By: Amber Murray

Retail Reporter Amber Murray is a reporter at City A.M., covering retail, luxury and property stores. Prior to City A.M., she worked as a sub-editor for Fastmarkets and completed a Masters in Financial Journalism at City University. Please get in touch with stories/tips/coffees at amber.murray@cityam.com

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Happy hour: Green shoots for fine wine with ‘normalisation of demand’ after Covid

April 14, 2024

The industry benchmark, the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100, rose by 0.4 per cent in March, the first rise in 12 months.
Rolex watches, private jets and third homes? Here’s what it takes to be in the world’s one per cent of wealth

April 13, 2024

To become a part of the wealthiest band in developed countries, you need to have at least a net worth of £1m - and in some countries, assets of up to eight digits, data from Kinght Frank’s Wealth report finds.
Livestream shopping finds its footing in the collectables market

April 1, 2024

Helped by a restless and largely furloughed population during the pandemic, livestream shopping made its way over to the UK in 2020
‘People got burnt’ the Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet luxury watch boom comes to an end

March 30, 2024

The average price of a Rolex has fallen 8 per cent in the last twelve months to £20,768, while the average price of a Patek Philippe watch has fallen 14 per cent.
Tom Hayes: Court upholds Libor conviction as top MP warns London now an ‘outlier’

March 27, 2024

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of former Libor trader Tom Hayes today after he spent years in prison for rate-rigging – with one MP saying the decision made the capital an “outlier” compared to other financial capitals. On Wednesday, Lord Justice Bean read out a press summary at the Court of Appeal, [...]
Travelling this Easter? Here’s all you need to know for London transport, planes, trains, and cars

March 27, 2024

After more than a year of rail delays, and the recent M25 closures, we take a look at what the great Easter getaway will look like this year.
‘The superstars are getting smaller’: Why emerging artists are Spotify’s golden ticket

March 23, 2024

Despite industry concerns about the viability of these platforms as a way for small artists to make money, according to Spotify’s yearly report into music streaming Loud & Clear - it's starting to actually make money.
Bank of England embarks on ‘Kardashian-style spending spree’ as IT budget hits almost £100m

March 20, 2024

704 IT staff shared a salary pot of £48.9m, making the average salary in the tech team a whopping £69,000-a-year.
How Westminster planning restrictions will choke off London’s super-prime property boom

March 16, 2024

Changes to planning laws made by Westminster Council could see the current boom in super-prime developments shut off and bring a scarcity value to expensive central pads in the next few years. The local authority’s new restrictions, which were adopted in 2021 as part of the borough’s 2019-2040 ‘City Plan’, mean that no new residences [...]
Gen Z can’t use pens and Boomers are too slow: The office as a generational battleground

March 14, 2024

Gen Xers (born 1965-1980) and Millennials (born 1981-1996) are the biggest groups in the workplace, accounting for over a third of employees. Around

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