Everything you need to know about Black Friday: Get a Samsung TV, Apple iPad, DKNY perfume and more all on the cheap November 25, 2016 If you're trying to buy all your Christmas presents online without your boss noticing, we're on hand to help. Here's everything we know about Black Friday deals so far, all in one place: John Lewis The department store has announced deals on Samsung TVs, KitchenAids, DKNY perfume, casserole dishes and more. Apple The tech giant [...]
Currys PC World offers deals on TVs, laptops, kitchen appliances, smart toys and more November 24, 2016 Can't make it out on Black Friday to scoop up the latest tech deals? Do not be afeared. Currys PC World has announced deals on more than 3,500 products in a Black Friday event running until 1 December. The electrical retailer's 10-day event has been running since 21 November, but a fresh set of deals will be released on [...]
An ex-White House adviser and two banking bosses have been recruited to join Liam Fox’s trade ministry November 17, 2016 A former adviser to George W. Bush and two senior bankers have been recruited to advise Liam Fox's trade ministry, following former IoD director general Simon Walker. Walker's appointment emerged last month, but now City A.M. can reveal three further non-exec hires at the government department. Former Bush adviser and economist Pippa Malmgren leads the [...]
Everything you need to know about Black Friday 2016 November 1, 2016 Black Friday 2016 is almost upon us. Falling on 25 November, this year's mega-deals day is already expected to exceed last year's sales bonanza. Already the rumour mill has started up, with deal tip sites suggesting plenty of bargains will be on offer from electricals specialists from Currys to Carphone Warehouse, while the big players Amazon, John Lewis [...]
Black Friday 2016 history: What is it, when did it come to the UK and where will it hit next? November 1, 2016 Black Friday fever is sweeping the nation, with many retailers saying they will get some of their best sales yet. But where did the bumper discount day come from and where will it hit next? Here's a short history. Where did Black Friday come from? Black Friday – like Halloween, McDonalds and theme parks – [...]
Amazon Echo review: Or how I started talking to a little black cylinder every day October 25, 2016 How often do you trust Siri to do much besides setting a timer when you’re cooking pasta, or telling you whether or not it’s going to rain? Since they crept into our pockets, virtual assistants haven’t progressed much past the point of pseudo-capable helpers, who are unreliable in most roles beyond fancy egg-timers and meteorologists [...]
Our resident chef Mark Hix explains how Goatober has crossed the Atlantic and is now converting British chefs on our windy shores October 18, 2016 Ginuary, Leek Week, Avocado Hour – if you can think of it, there’s a date in the calendar set aside to honour it. It’s all got a bit ridiculous, to be honest, and that’s why we pick and choose the foodstuffs we celebrate at Hix group to suit each restaurant. In case you missed it, [...]
City Moves for 14 October 2016 | Who’s switching jobs October 14, 2016 London Bullion Market Association The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has appointed Andy Quinn as non-executive director. He currently serves as a director of Randgold Resources, the Africa focussed FTSE 100 gold mining company, where he chairs the remuneration committee and is also a member of the audit committee. Having served on the board since 2011, he takes up [...]
Bao Fitzrovia review: London’s most fashionable Taiwanese buns move into their biggest premises yet October 11, 2016 Working Lunch – BAO Fitzrovia 31 Windmill Street, W1T WHAT? A Taiwanese restaurant that’s as famous for its queues as it is for its cloud-like buns crammed with meat and fish. After freezing their ‘nads off waiting outside, diners are invited to cosy up on bar stools, tick off their choices on a paper menu, [...]
Goldman Sachs warns ‘oversupplied’ market will curtail crude price rise October 6, 2016 Crude prices are unlikely to pass $55 in the near term, Goldman Sachs’s head of commodities research Jeff Currie has said in an interview with Bloomberg television. A recent rally in prices will be curbed by low-cost players such as Russia, combined with an upcoming ‘wall of supply’ from large-scale projects commissioned in the past 5-10 years, [...]