The Danish retailer plotting to outsmart ‘unsentimental’ Modella Capital Retail On the modern-day British high street, a Scandinavian shop featuring maze-like aisles, quirky homeware and bags of licorice near the till is not quite a reinvention of the wheel. But Mikkel Grene, chief executive of Danish homeware retailer Søstrene Grene, believes his business can go toe-to-toe with Ikea and Flying Tiger for pride of place [...]
Lego builds record sales on World Cup and F1 fever Retail Lego has posted record first-half sales as its World Cup and Formula 1 ranges helped extend a red-hot run for the toymaking giant. The Danish firm saw revenue grow by 21 per cent to 41.9bn Danish kroner (£4.8bn) in the six months to June, while pre-tax profit jumped by a third to 11.3bn Danish kroner [...]
Trump rows back from tariff threat after scathing Davos speech Politics Donald Trump has rowed back from a radical plan to apply tariffs on European countries objecting to his demands to annex Greenland, just hours after launching a scathing attack on the continent’s leaders during a historic address at Davos. In a post on his social media app, the President revealed he had reached a “framework [...]
Donald Trump won’t annex Greenland – this is part of his standard playbook January 19, 2026 Trump has a standard political playbook, and his Greenland threats are right on script, writes ex-US Embassy specialist Michael Martins.
Trump tariffs: EU ‘has tools at disposal’ to hit back amid Greenland spat January 19, 2026 The European Union has pledged it has the “tools” to hit back at the US after President Trump’s latest trade offensive amid the deepening Greenland crisis. In a daily briefing the European Commission’s deputy chief spokesperson and trade lead, Olof Gill, said “should the threatened tariffs be imposed, the European Union has tools at its disposal [...]
Starmer slams Trump’s UK tariff threat over Greenland January 18, 2026 Keir Starmer has joined European leaders in condemning Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on the UK and several Nato allies. The prime minister has warned the move risks damaging transatlantic trade and collective security. The US president said goods exported from the UK to the US would face a 10 per cent tariff [...]
US military won’t invade Greenland, but Wall Street Warriors might January 7, 2026 A US military invasion of Greenland would be self-defeating, but both sides have a great deal to gain from harmonious financial relations, writes James Gray.
Starmer sends Trump warning on Greenland in sign of icy relations January 6, 2026 Keir Starmer has joined EU countries in sending President Trump a warning to back off Greenland in another sign of tensions emerging between between the US and Western allies. In a statement on Tuesday, European leaders defended Nato member Denmark’s claim over the islands in the Atlantic Ocean, adding that the issue of control was [...]
Justice for Players: Fifa facing mega lawsuit following Diarra ruling August 4, 2025 Fifa and European national football associations are facing a huge class-action lawsuit after the Diarra ruling deemed the world governing body’s transfer regulations to be unlawful. Dutch foundation Justice for Players (JfP) is bringing the action on behalf of as many as 100,000 professional footballers who have played for clubs in EU member states and [...]
JYSK: Losses continue as stores close and jobs shed May 7, 2025 Losses continued at the UK arm of Danish homewares retailer JYSK as it closed stores and shed jobs during its latest financial year. The business, which forms part of the global group, has reported a pre-tax loss of £3.2m for the 12 months to 31 August, 2024. The total comes after JYSK also posted a [...]