Stephanie Uhlig: Three things you didn’t know about eDreams Odigeo’s UK managing director 1 She used to play the double bass in a jazz and blues band. 2 She was once denied entry to a country due to a change in the visa requirements. 3 She currently volunteers with Girlguiding UK to help girls build confidence.
The John Lewis Monty effect strikes again: Penguin confectionery flies off the shelves at Choc on Choc Bath-based, artisan chocolate brand, Choc on Choc has sold £260,000 worth of penguin confectionery in what the brand is calling the “Monty effect” following consumer hype around this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert. Since the debut of the Monty the Penguin advert, Choc On Choc has seen a huge surge in sales of its penguin [...]
Christmas jumper day turned out to be something of a cracker We asked… you delivered. Friday was probably the only day of the year when the brighter, the sillier, the most garish, the more glittery jumper imaginable was allowed in even the most staid of City offices. It was, of course, Christmas Jumper Day and it was all in a good cause, too – Save [...]
Cold weather fails to deter warm hearts as Canary Wharf runners raise money for Kids City charity December 14, 2014 Some very brave (and badly dressed) runners sprinted around Canary Wharf on Friday to raise money for the Kids City charity. The theme was the 12 days of Christmas, so there were nine ladies dancing and 10 lords a leaping. The ladies and lords were provided by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. Joint winners were two [...]
Retail reunion at Shore Cap’s Christmas lunch December 11, 2014 The who's who of the retail world trotted over to the Montague on the Gardens Hotel yesterday to share a Christmas toast (and another, and another) with Shore Capital’s retail guru Clive Black. Any airs and graces were brushed aside as each guest arrived at their table to find some sort of festive [...]
Christmas Jumper Day: Have you pulled on your festive woolies? December 11, 2014 The day has finally arrived. It’s probably the only day in the year when the brighter, the sillier, the more glittery jumper imaginable will get you props at work. Flashing lights will get you a gold star. It’s Christmas Jumper Day, of course. Singer (turned housing tax critic) Myleene Klass The festive attire [...]
MW Solicitors law posters: There’s creative and there’s just plain scary December 11, 2014 And the award for scariest corporate graphics 2014 goes to… MW Solicitors. The firm has recently applied to trademark some new graphics, which it’s using on its homepage. The six images are used to identify the various branches of the firm’s services but we can’t help but find them a little bit, erm, freaky. [...]
Farewell Nomad hello Champagne Odyssey at Daniel Stewart’s Christmas party December 10, 2014 ‘Tis the season to be jolly and for those of us in the City, the Christmas drinks invitations are piling as high as the empty mince pie casings in the bins. But there’s one party The Capitalist has been looking forward to the most – Daniel Stewart’s Champagne Odyssey, taking place this evening at Brown’s. [...]
Sledge fund: Hundreds of Santas run through City for Brainwave December 10, 2014 City workers heading for the Tube on Tuesday evening may have received a bemusing surprise – as hundreds of their peers ran past dressed head-to-toe as Little Saint Nick. The annual 5k fun run through the City started at Old Spitalfields market and ended up there once more – with mince pies and mulled wine [...]
Wetherspoons’ Tim Martin sticks by Heineken pub snub in the City after brewer halts beer supply to Dun Laoghaire site December 9, 2014 We love a good bar brawl in The Capitalist and Wetherspoons’ Tim Martin has just smashed a metaphorical bottle over Heineken’s head. Following Heineken’s refusal to sell Heineken and Murphy’s Irish Stout in the British pub chain’s latest Irish outpost, in Dun Laoghaire (because of the below average price point), Wetherspoons’ mulleted founder and chairman [...]
