Dixons Carphone boss Sebastian James steals Retail Week Power List crown from Next’s Simon Wolfson June 26, 2015 Dixons Carphone chief executive Sebastian James has been crowned the most powerful person in British retailing, knocking Next's Simon Wolfson off the top spot. James has stolen the number one position in Retail Week's annual Power List, published today, for his work successfully merging the two retailers, creating a £10bn business that swooped into [...]
Amazon’s UK sales jump by 14pc June 25, 2015 UK sales at online retailer Amazon rose 14 per cent to £5.3bn last year, as British consumers engaged in an online shopping bonanza. A filing with Companies House showed Amazon’s UK division recorded a profit of £34.4m during the period, paying out £11.9m in tax. UK sales accounted for 9.4 per cent of Amazon’s global [...]
Online retail bonanza: Amazon’s UK sales jump 14 per cent June 25, 2015 UK sales at online retail goliath Amazon rose 14 per cent to £5.3bn last year, as British consumers engaged in an online shopping bonanza. Read More: Amazon says it “received no special tax treatment” after EU begins Luxembourg tax arrangement investigation A filing with Companies House showed Amazon's UK division recorded a profit of £34.4m during [...]
London’s black cabs could be made to offer contactless payments June 19, 2015 Black cabs could be legally obliged to accept contactless credit cards, as a new set of proposals are opened up to consultation. Transport for London has put forward the idea – that contactless payments be accepted in all London taxis – as part of a move to modernise the industry and make it easier [...]
London mayor Boris Johnson told black cab driver to “f*** off and die” June 17, 2015 London mayor Boris Johnson has been filmed telling a London black cab driver to "f*** off and die" before adding "and not in that order". The Tory MP was cycling home when he became involved with the cabbie who appears to gesticulate at him and say "you're one of them mate" in footage obtained by [...]
Panther hiccup spoils the Ascot party June 14, 2015 GEOFF LESTER TALKS TO TRAINER TOM DASCOMBE AHEAD OF THIS WEEK’S ROYAL ASCOT TO paraphrase that well-used political expression, “24 hours is a long time in racing”. Having lived the dream with trainer Tom Dascombe on Friday that his stable-star Brown Panther was “jumping out of his skin” in readiness for Thursday’s Ascot Gold Cup, [...]
Emphasis on new attacking brand overrides defeat, admits Morgan June 14, 2015 ENGLAND skipper Eoin Morgan insisted that his side’s continued commitment to a more expansive batting style counterbalanced the disappointment of losing the third one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton yesterday. Morgan top scored with 71 as Ben Stokes and Joe Root also struck half-centuries before England lost their last five [...]
Root: We will aim to repeat perfect game June 11, 2015 PROLIFIC batsman Joe Root has urged England to replicate their monumental display from the first one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand when the two sides do battle at the Kia Oval today. Records tumbled as England racked up their highest ever ODI total of 408-9 before routing the tourists for 198, inflicting their heftiest victory [...]
Fifa imploded and Morrisons bumbled through: Here’s what got us talking this week June 5, 2015 Fifa imploded. Greek talks went on (and on) and on. And somewhere in the Surrey hills, even more oil was found. Here's what got us talking this week 1. Working nine to five… but not if you're at the top If your office starts to look a bit thin on the ground [...]
Stock exchange reshuffle puts Inmarsat in FTSE 100 June 2, 2015 Troubled banknote printer De La Rue is likely to tumble out of the FTSE 250 less than a week after it posted a £20m decline in profits during the last financial year. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) yesterday announced several potential changes to its indices, with supermarket group Morrisons expected to move from the [...]