Kelly Hoppen reveals how she re-invented luxury in Mauritius while growing a global design empire February 19, 2015 Kelly Hoppen is an internationally renowned designer, the empress of all things taupe and beige, an entrepreneur, and a business ambassador for the UK. She was even a fixture on the BBC’s Dragons Den for two years, but she recently left “due to a packed schedule”. Juggling so many roles sounds like it requires time [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct on target but sales growth slows February 19, 2015 The figures Shares in Sports Direct rose two per cent in early trading as it announced sales and gross profits had risen across the Christmas period – up 2.6 per cent to £771m and 7.6 per cent to £346.9m respectively. However, that was a slowdown compared to the same period last year, when sales grew 11 [...]
Major Mullins ready for battle February 18, 2015 NEVER before has a trainer gone to Cheltenham with an army of talent as powerful as the one Willie Mullins will send over from his County Carlow base next month. Betway offer just 6/5 about him training six or more winners. But the army is not just powerful, it’s also huge. Where Mullins would normally [...]
Online shoppers don’t proceed to checkout in Jan February 17, 2015 THE BLACK Friday and Christmas shopping bonanza has led to a slow-down in online retail sales in January, according to the latest monthly figures from industry analysts IMRG and Capgemini. Sales slumped by 25 per cent compared with the previous month as consumers recovered from the festive shopping period, the IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index [...]
Revolutions Bars intends to float amid rush of pre-election IPOs February 17, 2015 Revolution Bars Group, the owner of a string of drinking dens familiar to UK high streets, has become the latest to jump on the IPO bandwagon. The group, which owns 58 bars in towns and cities across the country, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, amid a flurry of pre-election [...]
Mourinho set to unleash his lethal weapon February 16, 2015 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho is ready to plunge star striker Diego Costa straight back into frontline action against Paris Saint-Germain tonight and has blasted counterpart Laurent Blanc for claiming the Blues hold a physical advantage. Costa has missed Chelsea’s last three Premier League matches after being handed a retrospective suspension for stamping on Liverpool’s Emre [...]
The end of cheap oil? Brent crude just hit its highest price in two months February 16, 2015 Brent crude oil rose sharply to more than $62.17 per barrel today, its highest price since December. The black stuff built on strong gains over the past two days. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose to $53.14 per barrel. Last week Brent crude climbed above $60 per barrel for the first time since just before [...]
Balder looks primed to give Alan King a second Ascot Chase success February 12, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND RACING ACTION WITH just over three weeks to go until the start of the Cheltenham Festival, the excitement is really starting to build. Most of the key protagonists have now had their prep runs but there are still a couple of decent trials to look forward to, [...]
SuperGroup share price falls after surprise exit of chief operating officer Susanne Given February 12, 2015 SuperGroup's share price fell this morning after it revealed chief operating officer Susanne Given has left the company. Her role is being made redundant, with SuperGroup saying her responsibilities would be “absorbed by the executive team”, so the heads of UK retail, IT and logistics will report directly into chief executive Euan Sutherland. [...]
Clarke could yet face England February 11, 2015 AUSTRALIA coach Darren Lehmann says captain Michael Clarke could face England in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday after stepping up his return from injury yesterday. Opener Clarke, whose participation in the tournament has been jeopardised by a torn hamstring suffered before Christmas, hit 64 as Australia thrashed the United Arab Emirates by 188 runs [...]