About Jessica Clark

Jess Clark is a City A.M. news reporter covering retail and property.

July 2019 articles

Premier Foods pay report passes despite shareholder anger
Premier Foods pay report passes despite shareholder anger
Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods passed its executive pay recommendations this afternoon despite frustrated shareholders’ anger at the state of [...]
July 17, 2019
Tory MP slams ‘con-artist’ Persimmon over Help to Buy faults
Tory MP slams ‘con-artist’ Persimmon over Help to Buy faults
A Conservative MP has branded property developer Persimmon a group of “crooks, cowboys and con-artists” after faults emerged in Help [...]
July 17, 2019
Elon Musk reveals plans to connect human brains to computers
Elon Musk reveals plans to connect human brains to computers
Billionaire Elon Musk yesterday revealed plans to develop technology to allow human brains to connect with computers.  Secretive “brain-machine interface” [...]
July 17, 2019
Activist investor Elliott takes stake in Saga
Activist investor Elliott takes stake in Saga
US activist investor Elliott has taken a stake in troubled tourism and insurance firm Saga in a move that could [...]
July 17, 2019
Mr Kipling sales soar as Premier Foods prepares for AGM
Mr Kipling sales soar as Premier Foods prepares for AGM
Mr Kipling sales soared 10 per cent in the first quarter of the financial year, boosting the revenue of parent [...]
July 17, 2019
US property firm challenges Arcadia restructuring plans
US property firm challenges Arcadia restructuring plans
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire has been hit with a legal challenge from a US landlord over the company’s [...]
July 16, 2019
Burberry shares soar as customers welcome new designer’s collections
Burberry shares soar as customers welcome new designer’s collections
Iconic British fashion brand Burberry boosted sales as new designs by creative chief Riccardo Tisci were snapped up by customers. [...]
July 16, 2019
Activist investor pressures scandal-hit Gam over compensation
Activist investor pressures scandal-hit Gam over compensation
Scandal-hit Swiss asset manager Gam Holding is facing pressure from activist investors to force suspended director Tim Haywood to pay [...]
July 15, 2019
Leicester Square’s Hippodrome Casino reports falling profits
Leicester Square’s Hippodrome Casino reports falling profits
Leicester Square’s Hippodrome Casino saw profits halve last year as political and economic uncertainty dented gamblers’ confidence.  Revenue slumped from [...]
July 15, 2019
Recipe box company Gousto secures £30m funding
Recipe box company Gousto secures £30m funding
Recipe box delivery company Gousto has secured £30m in a funding round led by London private equity firm Perwyn. Gousto [...]
July 15, 2019