Jessops warns of further losses as downward spiral continues August 19, 2009 PHOTOGRAPHIC retailer Jessops yesterday reported gloomy trading figures, with sales down 4.7 per cent in the 12 weeks to 16 August. The group said it still expects to post a loss for this financial year because of the difficult retail environment. The recent fall in sales comes after a 3.6 per cent drop in the [...]
Sovereign to cut board pay August 19, 2009 HOME equity release firm Sovereign Reversions said yesterday its directors would take a significant pay cut if they manage to fight off a rebellion from shareholders seeking to oust the board and put the group into run-off. In a letter to shareholders, non-executive director John Gummer, a Conservative party MP, said Sovereign would “propose long-term [...]
In-running trading hints August 19, 2009 ANDREW Strauss’s side may be encouraged by the Oval being Australia’s worst ground of those employed for this series in terms of win ratio, with just six victories in 34 visits. However, Australia have the momentum of the Jamaican 4x100m relay squad following their crushing defeat of the Three Lions in Leeds and England’s quest [...]
Australia to upset Freddie’s farewell fling at the Oval August 19, 2009 ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA TODAY 11AM – SKY SPORTS 1 HAVINGcrammed 4,542 runs, 1,211 overs and five balls, 13 innings and four Tests into just six weeks, nothing separates England and Australia heading into the fifth and final match of this fascinating Ashes series. With the outcome teetering on the sharpest knife edge the last chapter [...]
Beneath the bonnet of the geek’s geek August 19, 2009 CAR FEVERBY JAMES MAYHodder & Stoughton, £18.99 HE might not have quite such a high profile as his co-presenters on the BBC’s Top Gear programme, but James May is the most likeable of the three, less cocksure and sneering. He appears to live in a world of bad shirts, where chummy “mates” play darts in [...]
WINE GLASSES: THE SHAPES YOU NEED TO KNOW August 19, 2009 The BordeauxThis large, tapered glass is intended for big strong wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It provides plenty of surface area for the wine to aerate, and the big aromas to swirl, while its large rim slows the wine down in your mouth, tempering the tannins. For Cabernet and Merlot. The BurgundyThis glass [...]
Use the right shaped glass to make wine sing August 19, 2009 IF you’re anything like the vast majority of people, you probably don’t give a huge amount of thought to your wine glasses. As long as they look the part – big for red, smaller for white and flutes for fizz – who’s complaining? Well, after a tasting last week with Austrian crystal company Riedel, I’m [...]
CORPORATE FUN WHAT YOU CAN DO August 19, 2009 Get cooking – Venturi’s Table in Wandsworth is a corporate cookery centre, with two state-of-the-art kitchens and the chance to get stuck into Italian, Indian and Japanese cooking styles. www.venturis-table.com Make a film – True View Events runs film making days in which teams can make films in the style of Hollywood blockbusters, mini soaps [...]
Team building activities have come of age August 19, 2009 MENTION the idea of team building and corporate away days to many people and you’re likely to be met with a groan. For all that we spend such large amounts of our lives in the company of our colleagues, the idea of being forced into unnatural situations with them in order to bond can seem [...]
GEARING CAN HELP MANAGE YOUR RISK August 19, 2009 ALEXANDRE HOUPERTHEAD OF LISTED PRODUCTS UK, SG CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING VOLATILITY is be lower than it was at the end of 2008, but that doesn’t mean that markets are placid. This week’s Japanese GDP data showed that reactions to unexpected news can be extreme. This is just the kind of market where traders look [...]
