The Night Tube delay is not just frustrating for commuters – it’s putting business plans on hold, too September 10, 2015 The Night Tube is the promised land for many people reliant on London's night-time economy. A long-overdue culture shift away from people getting drunk as quickly as possible, to a world in which a more measured mass stay out and enjoy the finer things the capital has to offer, spending money until the early [...]
UK skills gap: Accountancy and finance sector is booming – but in a job-seekers market recruiters must not be complacent about filling those key roles September 10, 2015 The results of our quarterly review of the accounting and finance sector are in and they paint a picture of a sector on the rise as we move through the second half of 2015 and into 2016. I feel safe in saying that confidence is coursing through the industry; more than two-thirds of our [...]
Apple’s iOS 9 Spotlight update: The new ad-blocking functionality is not the only threat to Google September 10, 2015 Apple’s new mobile ad-blocking functionality has grabbed headlines recently, pitting the tech company against advertising giant Google. However, there’s something else Apple is building in to iOS 9 that has the potential to cause a seismic shift across the search advertising industry, and thus have a bigger impact on its main rival. It’s no [...]
Primark launches in Boston: Will the Irish retailer’s dream become a reality? September 10, 2015 In a bid to turn Primark into a global brand, the company is finally stepping out of its Western Europe comfort zone and making its American debut with its first store launch today (10 September) in Boston. Other leading European brands such as H&M and Topshop entered the US with stores in New York [...]
Next’s share price climbs as profits and sales rise, but retailer warns that Living Wage will cost retailer £27m a year September 10, 2015 Next's share price climbed this morning after the high street giant revealed better-than-expected results, keeping it ahead of Marks & Spencer yet again. Total sales up 2.7 per cent for the first half to the end of July. Pre-tax profits were up 7.1 per cent, while earnings per share rose eight per cent, thanks [...]
Sports Direct AGM: Mike Ashley, Keith Hellawell and retailer’s remuneration policy easily approved September 9, 2015 Dickension protesters at the back, you can stop demonstrating now. The votes have been cast and every resolution put forward at Sports Direct's AGM today has been passed. You could go as far as to say with flying colours. Which will come as a surprise to very few people given that founder Mike Ashley [...]
Mike Ashley is the least popular director among Sports Direct shareholders September 9, 2015 Mike Ashley is the least popular director at Sports Direct among shareholders, according to votes taken at the retailer's AGM held yesterday. The multi-billion-pound business, which Ashley set up in 1982, comfortably passed all the requisite resolutions including the re-election of all its directors. But the numbers revealed by Sports Direct showed proportionately [...]
Flotilla on the Thames: There’s going to be a royal river salute Queen Elizabeth II today with boats including Havengore, Gloriana, and Massey Shaw September 9, 2015 A flotilla of historic vessels will make a royal river salute on the River Thames today to mark Queen Elizabeth II becoming the UK's longest reigning monarch. The flotilla of boats will include the Havengore and Gloriana, which took part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant in 2012, as well as the fireboat, [...]
Why the Internet of Things is just one part of a much bigger prize September 9, 2015 By now you’re most likely familiar with the Internet of Things, the phrase often used to describe the growing network of once-inanimate objects that are becoming smart, Wi-Fi-connected devices. Some are extremely innovative – a British inventor has just created smart wallpaper, which uses magnetic charges to flip ‘physical pixels’ in fabric, creating potentially [...]
Taiwanese Animators take on the UK’s refugee crisis: Time for anti-migrant Brits to get English lessons September 9, 2015 They've satirised Tiger Woods. They've poked fun at the Scottish Referendum. And now those Taiwanese Animators have turned their delicate touch to the most sensitive of subjects – immigration. Specifically, the UK's migrant crisis. It starts by pointing out how "wondrous" the UK and Ireland are – great education and healthcare systems (visualised with doctors [...]
