Owner of Currys and PC World enjoys record Boxing Day sales January 16, 2014 DIXONS Retail emerged as one of the winners in the battle for consumers’ attention this Christmas as booming tablet sales and demand for kitchenware and large televisions helped drive sales. The owner of Currys and PC World said like-for-like sales in the UK & Ireland jumped five per cent in the period from 1 November [...]
Here’s why gold has fallen below $1,200 for the first time since June December 19, 2013 Gold has fallen to its lowest price since June at $1,200/oz. Gold fell sharply in the wake of the Federal Reserve's announcement that it will begin the process of tapering its asset purchasing programme by $10bn (£6.1bn) in January. The decline in the price of the gold was hardly a surprise and continues the downward [...]
Dixons back in health after a return to profit December 17, 2013 DIXONS’ chief executive said the group was well on its way to a recovery after exiting three troubled European businesses and posting its first underlying interim profit in six years. The recession claimed Comet, Jessops and HMV as casualties last year, with Dixons the last man standing in a sector particularly hit by the squeeze [...]
City Moves for 13 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 12, 2013 Quintant Partners The insurance and technology firm has hired Guy Shepherd as director for technology and solution design. He has over 20 years’ experience developing insurance technology solutions. Shepherd was formerly at PwC, where he was head of its insurance modelling practice. TSB The bank has announced the appointment of Susan Crichton as general counsel. [...]
Grill until the cows come home November 26, 2013 Fernando Larroude, master griller at steakhouse Gaucho, on how to treat a piece of meat EVERY time we have a barbecue in Argentina, we call it an asado and every time we have an asado, there is always a chimichurri rub. You can use it to baste the meat or as a marinade before you [...]
Any Other Business – 27/11 November 26, 2013 DAVID Cameron was guest of honour at the British Curry Awards on Monday evening, telling a packed Battersea Evolution centre that he would do more to help the industry flourish. The Prime Minister also proved that politics isn’t the only place he diverges from his Labour counterpart; after Ed Miliband revealed on Desert Island Discs [...]
Comfort curry for cold nights November 12, 2013 Alfred Prasad of Michelin-starred Tamarind, remembers his favourite dish growing up AT 29, Alfred Prasad was the youngest Indian chef to receive a Michelin star. Alfred was born in the central Indian city of Wardha and lived all over the sub-continent during his youth, an experience which expanded his mind to the immense variety and [...]
Dish of the day November 12, 2013 Alfred Prasad’s Methi & Potato Curry Ingredients ■ 4 tbsp vegetable oil ■ 6 cloves ■ 6 cardamoms ■ 2 cinnamon stick ■ 2 large red onions, sliced ■ 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste ■ ½ tsp turmeric powder ■ 1 tsp red chilli powder ■ 500g lamb shoulder, boneless, diced ■ 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped [...]
Tech whizz who knew online video was more than a fad October 27, 2013 Blinkx founder Suranga Chandratillake talks to Annabel Palmer about his success in Silicon Valley THE MAN behind video media company Blinkx, Suranga Chandratillake has strong views about why Britain lacks its own Facebook. Negative perceptions of tech engineers and software developers are holding people back. Whether this would mean all eight-year old schoolboys, when given [...]
The range of premium mixers produced to raise gin’s spirits October 21, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks luck, liquor and a lightbulb moment with Charles Rolls, co-founder of drinks label Fever-Tree WHILE gin may not be the most popular global spirit (that prestigious title goes to Korean rice wine brand Jinro), the world consumes 440m litres of it each year. But back in 2000, Charles Rolls, co-founder of the [...]