London developer Galliard invests £500m in new Birmingham homes October 15, 2018 London property developer Galliard has embarked on a £500m joint venture project in Birmingham amid efforts to expand beyond the capital’s subdued housing market. In its first Midlands project, Galliard has purchased a portfolio of new developments in partnership with regional developer Apsley House Capital, in a bid to tap into Birmingham’s growing popularity among young couples and first-time buyers. [...]
Why technology won’t transform every brand’s Fashion Week October 15, 2018 Now that this year’s Fashion Weeks in London, Milan, New York, and Paris have all come to a close, many people are questioning the role of a runway show in today’s age, and whether it could be brought into the twenty-first century. Some brands are embracing the latest technology to satisfy modern consumer demands by making [...]
Editor’s Notes: The joy of Scan-dining, coming down to earth and never mind the Banksys October 12, 2018 The City’s restaurant scene has changed enormously even in the last few years. There’s more life in the Square Mile at weekends and more choice for City lunches than ever before. These are exciting times. A good way to get a sense of this is to embark, as I did yesterday, on a lunch safari. [...]
London’s status as a tech hub helping drive transatlantic deals October 11, 2018 London's status as a hub for technology and financial services is helping drive a strong flow of deals between the US and the UK according to audit firm Deloitte. Deloitte said deal volumes between the UK and US “remained buoyant” in the first half of 2018, with 238 completed deals in the period. There were 152 [...]
Tesco scraps best before dates on fruit and veg lines as supermarket aims to cut food waste October 8, 2018 Tesco will remove the best before dates on apples, oranges and dozens of other fruit and vegetables in its latest attempt to help reduce food waste, the company announced today. The store is set to scrap dates on 116 fresh produce products, a move it claimed 69 per cent of customers would support. It wants to [...]
Carrefour jumps on blockchain bandwagon in effort to track food supplies October 8, 2018 Europe’s biggest retailer is to roll out blockchain technology to trace the supply of goods such as chickens and eggs. Carrefour is planning to gradually deploy a blockchain ledger across its fresh product lines over the next several years, in a bid to bolster the security of its global supply chains. The French retailer is employing IBM, [...]
Focus On Blackheath: New development is thin on the ground in this quintessential London village October 5, 2018 T here’s a lot of development going on in South East London, but you won’t find it in Blackheath. This little enclave is on the borders of Greenwich, Kidbrooke and Lewisham, which are all undergoing Joan Rivers-level facelifts in the next few years, but there’s nothing going on in Blackheath by comparison. Housebuilding behemoth Berkeley [...]
Someone’s redesigned London’s Tube map to show what salary you need to afford a flat at any station October 4, 2018 Have you ever wondered how much you’d need to earn to buy a flat in London? Then fear not – Totally Money has redrawn London’s Tube map to help you on your way – or entirely crush your home owning dreams, more likely. Read more: Millennial home ownership slides as affordability crisis worsens Even if [...]
Bull market: New version of Wall Street’s iconic ‘Charging Bull’ goes under the hammer later this week October 1, 2018 A new version of the Charging Bull, the dramatic sculpture which has become a symbol of Wall Street, goes on sale in London this week. The highly-polished bronze by Arturo di Modica features in the sale of 20th century and contemporary art by auctioneers Phillips on Thursday, City A.M. can reveal. At 6ft long the [...]
Focus On Harrow: Why this west London suburb is popular with families and first time buyers September 28, 2018 With inner city London gradually dividing itself into a series of ‘villages’, mimicking the community, farmers markets and independent high streets of semi-rural life, what’s the point of suburbs anymore? Places like Harrow have traditionally been quite pedestrian places, attracting families to its healthy stock of semi-detached houses and good quality schools. The ultimate – [...]