London Fashion Week 2018: Why do brands still hold catwalk shows in a digital age? February 19, 2018 You might be hard-pressed to identify anyone sat on the front row at Mulberry’s spring/summer fashion show last Friday. Once the reserve of top buyers and the fashion press elite, the front row has undergone a revolution in the past decade. Actresses and models sat shoulder to shoulder with a new breed of fashion VIP: [...]
Seedrs opens up secondary market to allow trading of shares in the likes of Revolut, CommuterClub and Hummus Bros February 6, 2018 Seedrs has today opened up its secondary market to allow more freedom for sellers and traders, City A.M. can reveal. Previously buyers could only use the secondary market to purchase shares in companies which they had already invested in through Seedrs. From today, anyone will be able to buy shares in companies which have raised [...]
Cineworld climbs after new shares issued as part of Regal deal February 5, 2018 Cineworld shares are up this morning after the company issued over 1bn new shares to the market. The issue comes after the group's shareholders backed its bid to buy Regal Entertainment Group, which will create the world's second biggest cinema group. The share price was adjusted from 518.5p on Friday's close to an opening price [...]
Ping pong king Adam Breeden plots stock exchange float in next five years February 5, 2018 Bounce founder Adam Breeden has said he wants to put his company on the London or New York Stock Exchange in the next five years. Breeden, who also co-founded darts bar Flight Club and is bringing a minigolf concept calledPuttshack to London this year, said that the rate at which the business was growing made [...]
Nick Jones’s Soho House primed for $2bn float on New York Stock Exchange February 4, 2018 Private members' club giant Soho House is plotting a $2bn (£1.4bn) float on the New York stock market. Founded by entrepreneur Nick Jones, the network of clubs, restaurants and workspaces has sites across the world, with recent additions including the City's new hotspot The Ned. The company has now hired bankers from JPMorgan and Goldman [...]
Bounce founder signs lease for 1 Poultry as flagship for Puttshack crazy golf concept January 31, 2018 The founder of Bounce ping-pong bars and co-founder of Flight Club darts bars has tapped the City of London for his latest social entertainment venture. Entrepreneur Adam Breeden, who also founded All Star Lanes bowling, is to open a crazy golf bar in the basement of the iconic 1 Poultry building. Puttshack is a new [...]
Time In? Time Out’s plans for a London foodie market aren’t quite defeated yet January 24, 2018 Time Out toasted the success of its food market venture in Lisbon today, and said more openings were on the horizon including a possible site in London. The media and entertainment business is understood to be appealing the decision by Tower Hamlets council to block a market development in Shoreditch. This could put a London [...]
Number of UK coffee shops to increase by almost 50 per cent by 2022 January 16, 2018 The number of coffee shops in the UK will rise by almost 50 per cent in the next five years, according to a new report. Research by Allegra World Coffee Portal predicts that the total number of UK coffee shops will reach 31,400 by 2022, up from 24,061 in 2017. Last year the coffee market [...]
Carluccio’s appoints Goals Soccer Centres boss Mark Jones as CEO January 9, 2018 Deli and restaurant chain Carluccio's has announced that Mark Jones of Goals Soccer Centres is to become its new chief executive. Having announced his intention to leave Goals in October, Jones will take over at the chain of Italian eateries "in due course". He commented: "I am excited to be joining Carluccio's at this important [...]
Coca Cola HBC appoints Zoran Bogdanovic as new CEO following death of Dimitris Lois December 7, 2017 FTSE 100 bottling firm Coca-Cola HBC has appointed Zoran Bogdanovic as chief executive. He replaces Dimitris Lois, who passed away in October. Shares in the company nudged up slightly in early trading, reaching 2,342p. Bogdanovic is currently a region director for the firm, which is one of the largest bottling companies for Coca-Cola in the [...]
