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 [...]
Regulators to review financial sector levy in the wake of “unacceptable” IT failures March 13, 2020 Regulators have welcomed a number of reforms to the financial services sector after the Treasury Committee called its IT failures “unacceptable”. The Treasury Committee’s report, which was published last October, called on the regulators to address the growing number of tech issues in the financial services sector. As part of the proposed reforms, the committee [...]
Hugo Boss’ name might suffer, but the brand will survive March 11, 2020 Luxury fashion label Hugo Boss made headlines earlier this month when comedian Joe Lycett legally changed his name to… Hugo Boss. The move was in reaction to a small independent brewery contacting his consumer rights show Got Your Back to complain that they’d been forced to spend thousands in legal fees and rebranding from Boss [...]
Bayern Munich have been revived under caretaker boss Hans-Dieter Flick as they prepare to face Chelsea February 25, 2020 On Bayern Munich’s last visit to England, nearly five months ago, they dismantled Tottenham 7-2 in north London. Chelsea will be hoping to avoid a similar fate when they welcome the German champions to Stamford Bridge tonight but, worryingly, that was Bayern amid a relative slump; since then, they have rediscovered their mojo. Just 33 [...]
Dr Martens owner snaps up luxury trainer brand Golden Goose for €1.3bn February 12, 2020 Permira, the private equity owner of Dr Martens and Reformation, has snapped up Italian trainer brand Golden Goose for €1.28bn. US private equity firm Carlyle has sold its majority stake in the luxury fashion brand after buying the firm in 2017, the companies announced today. Permira was battling with rival private equity firm Advent and [...]
Private equity firm buys stake in Instagram fashion brand Reformation July 11, 2019 European private equity firm Permira has acquired a majority stake in sustainable fashion brand Reformation. The company, which was founded in Los Angeles 10-years ago, is e-commerce driven fast fashion brand with a dedicated following on social media platforms such as Instagram. Read more: UK fashion brand Karen Millen hoists for sale sign The firm plans [...]
Notre-Dame fire: Paris public prosecutor rules out arson as L’Oreal donates €200m to repairs April 16, 2019 French authorities believe the devastating fire that has caused untold damage to Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral was the result of an accident. The Paris prosecutor told media today that there was no sign that the inferno that engulfed the historic cathedral was started on purpose. Read more: Notre-Dame fire: French billionaires pledge €300m for repairs “We [...]
Luton Airport enjoys busiest ever March as passenger numbers swell to over 1m April 8, 2019 Luton airport enjoyed its busiest ever March this year with 1.3m passengers, up 10.4 per cent on the same month last year. The airport anticipates it will welcome over 210,000 passengers over the Easter weekend, taking the total this year to 17m. Over 58,000 passengers are expected to fly through the airport on 18 April [...]
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham: Fortune favours the Reds as they go back top of the Premier League March 31, 2019 The title race remains on. It looked very much to be slipping away from Liverpool, but as the ball trickled over the line at the Kop End it was clear fortune favoured the reds. Rather than one of their own players, Liverpool fans were left celebrating the mistake of an opponent, as Hugo Lloris inexplicably [...]
WPP hunts for replacement as last Chinese board member steps down March 25, 2019 WPP is on the hunt for a new Chinese board member after it emerged a long-serving director from the country will step down, Sky News reported. Ruigang Li, who founded venture capital giant China Media Capital (CMC) and has served on the WPP board since 2010, has reportedly told colleagues he will not stand for [...]