Good news: It’s National Leave the Office Early Day June 2, 2015 There may be some US imports to grumble about but this surely isn't one of them. June 2 is National Leave the Office Early Day, a holiday (in the loosest sense of the word) designed to encourage better productivity among teams by allowing them a little time off. It was invented by so-called [...]
100 Southern, Thameslink, London Overground trains cancelled, delayed after Forest Hill trees block London Bridge line June 2, 2015 More than 100 trains were cancelled or delayed before 11am this morning, as a result of the trees that had blown over onto a major route into London Bridge – and the number is only going to get bigger as the day goes on. To put that figure into context, there were 22 trains [...]
Morrisons the only “big four” supermarket in growth June 2, 2015 Is this a case of too little too late or the beginning of a turnaround? Morrisons was the only one of the “big four” supermarkets to grow over the last 12 weeks, according to latest figures by Kantar Worldpanel. The supermarket, which this week faces demotion from the FSTE 100, managed a sluggish 0.1 [...]
Metropolitan police release images of men in connection with Douglas Carswell attack June 2, 2015 Police have released the images of three men in connection with the verbal attack on Ukip MP Douglas Carswell last week. Carswell was caught up during the anti-austerity protests that took place around Whitehall and St James' Park following the Queen's Speech last Wednesday. Demonstrators chanted “Ukip racist” and “don't come this [...]
New Look sales, profits rise despite “competitive” market June 2, 2015 New Look's new parents will be pleased with the fast fashion's latest set of results, showing the turnaround under Anders Kristiansen continuing to stabilise a previously struggling business. The figures Revenues were up 3.4 per cent to £1.4bn for the year to March 28, as like-for-likes climbed four per cent and UK like-for-likes rose 5.1 [...]
Fancy a buffet with Warren Buffett? World’s most expensive power lunch with the Oracle of Omaha goes under the hammer (again) June 1, 2015 There are some things you can't put a price on, but having lunch with the Oracle of Omaha is not one of them. The annual action to have lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett is underway and already bids have risen above $1,000,500. There are three days and several hours left to get [...]
Forgetting Ed Miliband: Internet trumps Milifandom and the bacon sandwich with a rom-com starring former Labour leader and Russell Brand June 1, 2015 After those crazy, heady days of Milifandom – and before that, the meme that was bacon sandwich – it was only a matter of time before the internet turned its hand to Ed Miliband's defeat and his unlikely love-in with Russell Brand. Brand fell so hard he called for viewers of The Trews [...]
Fifa corruption: What businesses can learn about the need for cultural change, rather than blaming individuals June 1, 2015 Whenever a large organisation gets into public trouble, the search for a scapegoat begins and the organisations are often relived to serve one up. Institutional illegality is all very well, but it does not appear to be interesting until we can put a face to the crime and a name to the nastiness. After [...]
Chief executive Jordan Hansell leaves Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway’s luxury jet firm NetJets June 1, 2015 Change is afoot at NetJets, the luxury jet business backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. The chief executive and chairman Jordan Hansell, who has been in the cockpit for four years, has stepped down from both roles with immediate effect. Adam Johnson, who has been at the business for 18 years and is [...]
Eight men convicted over “very substantial” fraud after huge FCA investigation Operation Cotton June 1, 2015 Eight men have been convicted for their role in running a scam fund in which 110 investors lost more than £4.3m between them. The men operated three property investment companies through which investors were pressured into buying land “at a vastly inflated price, on the false promise of a substantial profit”. The salesmen lied [...]
