People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan is a fun misadventure August 18, 2021 Being a successful British comedy does not always guarantee film success. The Inbetweeners, Ab Fab, and Mr Bean all made millions at the box office; but for every triumph there’s a cautionary tale – Alan Patridge’s Alpha Papa and The Bad Education Movie had muted responses, while David Brent’s solo project lost millions. Hoping to be [...]
Premier League 2021-22 season preview: Fans of London clubs name their best and worst case scenarios and their players to watch August 13, 2021 For even the most jaded of football supporters, the start of a Premier League season is a special time. The arrival of new managers and players promises to transform fortunes, while last year’s disappointments have faded sufficiently to allow optimism to break out again, at least until the first round of games. So ahead of [...]
City Moves: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 24, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. BDBF lands former Slater & Gordon’s head Employment law firm BDBF has hired former national head of employment at Slater & Gordon’s as its new equity partner. Most recently a partner at employment [...]
Screenshot: Is social media heading for a new era of privacy? January 15, 2021 A weekly column from City A.M. bringing you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week **Media Moment of the Week: CNN’s crowbar correction **Whatsapp’s privacy exodus **Music touring: A victim of Brexit? Media Moment of the Week Given the extent of the carnage at the Capitol last week, reporters [...]
Forter valuation soars to $1.3bn after raising $125m in Series E round November 19, 2020 E-commerce fraud prevention platform Forter has raised $125m in a Series E round bringing its valuation to over $1.3bn. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Itai Tsiddon with participation from Felix Capital and Sequoia Capital among others. Forter said it would use the investment to expand its network, which has doubled in [...]
Linklaters tells lawyers they can spend half their time at home permanently August 25, 2020 Magic circle law firm Linklaters today said its lawyers could spend up to half their time out of the office on a permanent basis. The London-headquartered firm, which has more than 2,000 lawyers worldwide, said the new policy was based on its experience during the coronavirus pandemic. The majority of Linklaters lawyers are still working [...]
Hugo Boss will only ask staff to work in the office three days a week even after Covid-19 August 19, 2020 Hugo Boss will allow staff the option of remote working every Monday and Friday, even after the coronavirus pandemic has abated. The German fashion house announced today that it will only require the majority of its staff to come into the office from Tuesday to Thursday, with the option of working from home on Monday [...]
Boohoo shares dive following Leicester factory allegations July 6, 2020 Shares in fast fashion retailer Boohoo slumped more than 18 per cent today following allegations of illegally low wages at the firm’s factory in Leicester. Boohoo shares fell 23 per cent during trading today, after the Sunday Times yesterday reported that workers making clothes for the firm’s Nasty Gal brand were paid as little as [...]
New boss for Hugo Boss as fashion house drafts in former Tommy Hilfiger CEO June 17, 2020 Hugo Boss has announced that former Tommy Hilfiger chief Daniel Grieder will be its new chief executive. Grieder, 58, will take up the post in June next year, after a decades-long career at Tommy Hilfiger. It comes after outgoing CEO Mark Langer announced that he was stepping down in March. Langer will leave post at [...]
You’re not the boss of me: Dissecting the aggressive trademark tactics of Hugo Boss March 16, 2020 One of the most critical assets of every company is its brand. In fact, it is so important that the brand value of a company can be greater than its stock market valuation. Since the late nineties, an increasing number of successful companies have been “brand-led” — the concept that the character of the company [...]