Bottom Line: New boss has big shoes to fill and very little experience October 15, 2013 IT MIGHT seem churlish to assume that just because Christopher Bailey is a fashion designer, he might not know his way around a financial statement. Plenty of designers before him have founded labels and led them to commercial success – notably Tom Ford, the former Gucci and YSL creative director who jumped ship in 2004 [...]
Ford named Surrey head coach October 14, 2013 CRICKET: Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has agreed a three-year deal to take charge at Surrey from February. The 52-year-old has previously worked with rival county Kent.
Jerome Booth’s investment firm buys UK’s Icon Film Distribution September 23, 2013 SERIAL investor Jerome Booth turned his focus to the silver screen yesterday, as his investment company bought UK film distributor Icon. New Sparta, the vehicle Booth founded to invest in film and media firms, bought Icon Film Distribution from its parent company Icon UK Group for an undisclosed sum. Icon has a library of more [...]
Tatum can’t save presidential flop September 12, 2013 FILM WHITE HOUSE DOWN Cert 12a | By Simon Thomson Two stars WHITE House Down could have been the biggest movie of 1996. Wedged in between Nicolas Cage’s The Rock and Harrison Ford’s Air Force One, the premise of terrorists attacking the seat of American government would have blown the minds of the movie-going public. [...]
Makeover for Sloane Street in battle to woo shoppers September 11, 2013 CADOGAN Estates, the owner of Sloane Street, yesterday unveiled a five-year plan aimed at increasing the number of shoppers to the world-famous street. The street, home to the likes of Tom Ford and Prada, has teamed up with Harper’s Bazaar on a new website. It will also employ guides to help shoppers.
Not convinced? September 9, 2013 HERE ARE THE ALTERNATIVES Ford C-Max Zetec 1.6 TDCi £19,345 The Ford C-Max Zetec 1.6 TDCi easily outdrives the Citroën and it’s also almost £5,000 cheaper. It’s a tad behind the Picasso on acceleration (0-62mph 11.3 seconds) but trails a bit on top speed (114mph). It’s also behind the Picasso’s impressive CO2 emissions with 117g/km [...]
South African motor and gold strikes ending September 8, 2013 WORKERS in South Africa’s motor and gold industries will return to work this week after strikes that have crippled operations at some of the country’s biggest producers were resolved yesterday. Prolonged labour disputes in the two key exporting industries had threatened to compound the woes of Africa’s largest economy, still reeling from last year’s violent [...]
City Moves for 06 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 5, 2013 Dentons The law firm has recruited Babette Marzheuser-Wood as a partner in its technology, media and telecommunications division. She joins from Field Fisher Waterhouse. Colliers International The commercial real estate services firm has appointed Simon Ford as a director in its corporate solutions team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He joins from [...]
Volvo plans cost cuts to try and stem its losses September 4, 2013 VOLVO Cars said yesterday it aimed to break even this year, banking on a pick-up in China and cost cuts to turn around a first-half loss. It is seeking to take on larger global luxury brands such as BMW, Daimler’s Mercedes and Volkswagen’s Audi and win a market share big enough to foot the bill [...]
Spanish regulator opens probe into claims car sellers fix prices September 4, 2013 SPAIN’S antitrust regulator CNC said yesterday it is investigating possible price-fixing in the country by some of the world’s largest car firms. The probe will examine evidence that affiliates of, among others, Volkswagen, Renault, Peugeot, Toyota, General Motors and Ford shared market-sensitive information to set prices and service contracts. “These are considered very serious (alleged) [...]