Christmas 2015: Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda predicted to clean up this festive season – but Aldi, M&S and Lidl will beat Morrisons November 10, 2015 Black Friday might be set to be less of a big deal this year but Christmas is going nowhere. In fact, the UK is expected to spend £16.5bn on food, drink and presents during the festive season – up 2.5 per cent from last year. That's an average of £442 per person, according to data from [...]
TfL and unions go back to the table over Night Tube November 10, 2015 The Night Tube negotiations are the will-they-won't-they debate of our generation. Who needs Harry and Sally when you have Transport for London and the unions? Today the two sides return to the table to see if they can thrash out a deal around the 24-hour service, which was supposed to have launched on 12 September [...]
Black Friday UK 2015 deals: Asda confirms it is “calling time” on the bargain bonanza day November 10, 2015 Looking for Black Friday deals? Don't bother checking out Asda this year. Black Friday might be rather more grey at the supermarket for 2015, with the Walmart-owned supermarket confirming it is scaling back its plans around the bargain bonanza day. The supermarket said it was "calling time" on the day, and instead of stomaching the [...]
Hornby share price dips as it warns on full year profits, revenues despite turnaround plan building steam November 10, 2015 Shares in Thomas & Friends manufacturer Hornby fell almost six per cent to 91.25p in early trading, after it admitted full year profits and revenues will be lower than expected as it attempts to build up steam on its turnaround plan. The group is expecting to make a "disappointing" pre-tax loss of £2m this year, although it [...]
Thomas Cook to send just one flight out of Sharm el-Sheikh today, as more than 12,000 Brits thought to remain November 10, 2015 More than 12,000 Brits are still thought to be in holiday resort Sharm el-Sheikh, nearly a week after the UK government imposed a ban on flights coming in and out of the region following the weekend's Metrojet crash. Around 20,000 British nationals were left stranded, of which 9,000 were thought to be holidaymakers. The decision [...]
ITV posts strong third quarter results in 2015 despite X Factor viewing figures and the end of Downton Abbey November 10, 2015 ITV's top shows might be haemorrhaging viewers (The X Factor) or ending (Downton Abbey) but that hasn't stopped it posting strong results for the three quarters of the year so far, powered by double-digit growth in its production arm ITV Studios. The figures Revenues at the broadcaster rose 13 per cent to £2.04bn in the nine months to [...]
Severe delays on Northern Line services disrupt morning commuters travelling from Kennington to Edgware via Bank November 10, 2015 Morning commuters were disrupted by severe delays on the Northern Line, following a signal failure at Clapham South. There were severe delays between Kennington and Edgware via Bank during the early morning rush hour. Although Transport for London said a good service had resumed on the line, there was confusion as to whether this was actually [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: Harvey Nichols wants you to avoid “giftface” with its new festive ad November 9, 2015 High end department store Harvey Nichols has obviously been on the receiving end of a few less-than-awesome presents. The business has just released its Christmas advert for 2015, and it's all about that moment when you're confronted with a gift that is… not quite what you were hoping for. Designed by the same agency behind [...]
CBI conference: Tesco boss Dave Lewis urges Tories to consult more with retail industry – taking side-swipe at policies ranging from apprenticeship levy to Living Wage November 9, 2015 "Drastic Dave" Lewis has called on the government to pay more attention to the retail industry when adopting new measures, taking a swipe at key Tory policies ranging from the apprenticeship levy to the Living Wage. Speaking at today's CBI conference, the Tesco boss suggested that government did not allow retailers enough of a say [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: John Lewis, Burberry, Duracell, Sky Movies and Asda are the most popular festive ads so far this year November 9, 2015 It's been just four days since John Lewis unveiled its festive advert for Christmas 2015 – but the department store chain is already head and shoulders in front of the competition when it comes to online impact. Tear-jerker quite possibly, but John Lewis' Man on the Moon advert has already been shared nearly 478,000 times [...]
