EXPERT?VIEWS: IS THE VIRGIN BRAND ENOUGH TO DRAW CUSTOMERS TO BANK WITH BRANSON? October 26, 2009 GRAHAM HALES MANAGING DIRECTOR, INTERBRAND“The Virgin brand has always managed to pull customers towards it. Every time the company enters a market it always embarks on a consumer championing. People expect to get a better deal with Branson, and picture it to be a bright, fun environment, which will draw customers in.” ANGELA KNIGHT BBA“Competition [...]
Former GCap boss Richard Eyre is in the race for Channel 4 chairmanship October 26, 2009 FORMER GCap chairman Richard Eyre has been short-listed for the role of Channel 4 chairman, a position Ofcom said yesterday it intends to fill within the next couple of weeks. The communications regulator is in the final interview stages to find a replacement for Luke Johnson, whose tenure as chairman of the state-owned broadcaster comes [...]
UKCoal sees production slump after worker death October 26, 2009 UK COAL said yesterday its third-quarter revenue fell 20 per cent on lower sales, and added it expected deep mine output for the year to miss its own estimates after a death at one of its mines hit production. The firm said the death of a 46-year-old man at its Kellingley site in north Yorkshire [...]
Posen: lack of credit could hurt growth October 26, 2009 POOR availability of credit to non-financial companies will lead to insufficient investment in the British economy and could harm the potential rate of growth in the future, monetary policy committee (MPC) member Adam Posen said yesterday. In his first public speech since joining the MPC in September, Posen said he was concerned about the ability [...]
Retailers forced to shut up shop as crunch bites October 26, 2009 THE lingering recession has forced almost 26,000 shops out of business, draining life from the economy and leaving hundreds of town centres pockmarked with empty premises, figures from The Local Data Company show. One in ten of the 251,462 shops in 705 town centres tracked by the data house closed up in the nine months [...]
Lehman-backed products cause collapse of ACI October 26, 2009 A THIRD UK company which sold investments backed by Lehman Brothers has gone into administration, after a Financial Services Authority investigation into the way “structured products” had been sold. London-based Arc Capital and Income (ACI) sold the complicated “capital guaranteed” structured products, some of which were backed by the collapsed US bank, via independent advisers. [...]
Sam’s pig sick as Rovers hit by swine flu October 26, 2009 BLACKBURN’S Carling Cup tie against Peterborough tonight will go ahead despite boss Sam Allardyce confirming that a third player has contracted swine flu. Rovers were without defender Christopher Samba and midfielder David Dunn for the 5-0 defeat at Chelsea at Saturday, both suspected of having the H1N1 virus. Allardyce admitted after the game that five [...]
Johnson calls up uncapped trio for Tests October 26, 2009 CAPTAIN Steve Borthwick has urged the unfamiliar faces in England’s party for the autumn internationals to grab the opportunity with both hands. Manager Martin Johnson last night included uncapped trio David Barnes, Richard Blaze and Courtney Lawes in a patched-up 32-man squad for the upcoming Tests against Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. With injuries ruling [...]
Hill cagey as time runs out for Donington October 26, 2009 BRITISH Racing Drivers’ Club president Damon Hill insists it will not be held to ransom in its attempt to host the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Donington Park officially dropped out of the running yesterday when the final deadline for them to show they had the necessary funding in place passed. That leaves Silverstone, which [...]
Strachan: I know I’ll get time at Boro October 26, 2009 GORDON STRACHAN has vowed to lead Middlesbrough back into the Premier League after taking charge at the Riverside Stadium yesterday. Strachan, who has been out of work since stepping down as Celtic manager last summer, has signed a four-year contract with Boro. “I feel I can make the people I work with better and if [...]
