The US firm using data to get corporates back to work June 9, 2020 Nobody is quite sure when Britain might go ‘back to work’ – but it’s clear that companies are going to have to play a bigger role than they might ever anticipated in ensuring that their offices are pandemic-proofed. One American firm, Everbridge, is trying to get a jump on the market with a new product [...]
Survive and thrive: Spencer Matthews’ low-alcohol brand is Clean-ing up June 5, 2020 London’s businesses have been forced to weather a storm they never saw coming, but many have pivoted to new ways of doing business. Today, City A.M. talks to the reality TV star-turned-entrepreneur Spencer Matthews about his Clean Liquor Company, selling low-alcohol spirits on Instagram and global ambitions For any business, at any time, consistently increasing [...]
Quite the tonic: Bombay Sapphire goes green June 5, 2020 On World Environment Day, City A.M. speaks to an iconic British brand that’s put going green at the heart of its business “Other than keeping people safe, the most important part of my role is nosing and tasting the gin.” So says Dr. Anne Brock, with the airy nonchalance of somebody who doesn’t quite understand [...]
Which south London pubs are serving pints this weekend? A non-exhaustive list May 22, 2020 The pint. The perfect measure; not too big, not too small. And now available in takeaway milk cartons in a host of pubs across south London. Here’s City A.M.’s very much non-exhaustive list of pubs south of the river that will allow you to have something cold, fizzy and poured by somebody else over this [...]
Watch: London’s 1945 VE Celebrations May 5, 2020 Londoners may not be packing the streets for the 75th anniversary of VE Day this Friday, but the capital’s screen archivists have pulled together compelling footage of the first to give a flavour of the original celebrations. London’s Screen Archives, a network of more than 70 heritage and history organisations across the capital, have found [...]
Breaking: IAG to consult on up to 12,000 redundancies April 28, 2020 British Airways owner IAG tonight announced plans to consult on as many as 12,000 redundancies as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the aviation sector. “In light of the impact of COVID-19 on current operations and the expectation that the recovery of passenger demand to 2019 levels will take several years, British Airways is formally [...]
Coronavirus: Formula One targets July 5th return April 27, 2020 Formula One is planning to resume racing over the first weekend of July, chiefs confirmed this morning. In a short statement, F1 CEO Chase Carey said that his organisation was planning to begin a truncated season with a full racing weekend in Austria from July 3rd-5th. Carey said he was “increasingly confident with the progress [...]
Fortnum’s picks six wines to get you through lockdown April 22, 2020 Self-isolation has robbed us of many of life’s luxuries, but one area where we can still enjoy a moment of relaxation is in our evening tipple. We spoke to Fortnum & Mason’s wine and spirit buyer, Jamie Waugh, for his tips on three reds and three whites to get you through lockdown. Heck, it’s the [...]
Coronavirus hits hospitality: London without the pubs, bars and restaurants would be so much poorer April 19, 2020 Living in London is not always easy. Over recent years, a cottage industry has developed in newspapers’ features sections in which a previously harried writer explains why they’re glad they left the Big Smoke, the packed underground trains, the occasionally grubby air. Good for them. But you try getting some decent Lebanese food at 10:30pm [...]
How to make the perfect cup of coffee at home April 14, 2020 It’s not just you struggling to get going without a decent cup of coffee in the morning. Covid-19 has robbed many of us of our regular fix in the morning – but all is not lost. With a bit more time at home (ok, a lot more), now might be the time to master a [...]
