48 hours in… Bath November 16, 2014 WHERE TO STAY Savour premium whiskies in the hidden terrace gardens of the Queensberry Hotel, which is set in a quartet of historic Georgian townhouses. It’s only a short stroll from the city centre and the food is great too; thequeensberry.co.uk WHERE TO GO When in Bath, do as the Bathonians do, which obviously involves [...]
YoYo, Soul, Eggy and Wooky: Meet LG’s weird, gimmicky new Aka smartphones November 12, 2014 YoYo, Soul, Eggy and Wooky – they might sound like an updated version of the Teletubbies, but they’re actually LG’s new line of “Aka” smartphones. The names are nowhere near as weird as it gets. Each phone comes with a “personality” – for pink YoYo that’s a lady who eats too much (her weight [...]
What is China’s Singles Day? Alibaba nears record-breaking billion-dollar sales target in one day November 11, 2014 The 11th day of the 11th month has a very different meaning in China – in case you haven't heard, today is Singles Day, because of the combination of two 'ones'. But having initially been a day for young singles to meet future partners, and also eat lots of deep fried dough sticks and dumplings, [...]
Now there’s an “Uber for laundry” for Londoners as Rocket Internet launches ZipJet November 4, 2014 Calling all those who hate doing laundry (that’s most of us) or those too lazy to get their washing done (students). There's now a solution to your problem which means you can spend more time with your feet up, rather than matching up odd socks. A new app has launched in London that offers pick-up [...]
Just Eat’s third quarter orders soar as takeaway firm delivers November 3, 2014 ONLINE takeaway food service Just Eat saw orders jump by more than half from July to September, leaving chief executive David Buttress “very pleased” with the company’s third quarter performance. On a like-for-like basis, the company yesterday said in an interim management statement that orders had increased by 51 per cent in the third quarter. [...]
Just Eat share price rises as it celebrates 51 per cent surge in orders November 3, 2014 Shares in newly-listed online takeaway marketplace Just Eat rose 2.8 per cent in early trading as it reported a large surge in orders during its third quarter, with like-for-like orders up 51 per cent. Total orders rose 56 per cent, rounding off a positive interim statement. The company said its strong performance "reflect[ed] both the [...]
Finding Britain’s next Future Fifty: Tech City’s Gerard Grech in search of new UK stars October 29, 2014 Four London floats, over £260m of investment raised and just 10 months later, Gerard Grech is hunting for the UK’s top tech stars to join his new cohort. London has changed dramatically in the past year since Tech City UK, then simply Tech City, named 50 high-growth tech firms which would join its scheme [...]
Charismatic chief executives could be bad for firms October 29, 2014 Compelling as they may be, strong leaders can lack humility. I am soft, I am lovable, but what I really want to do is reach in, rip out their hearts and eat them before they die.” Not the words of a general before battle, but Lehman Brothers’s last chairman and chief executive Dick Fuld, [...]
Small is beautiful: Why the age of big business and big government is over October 29, 2014 THE CORPORATION has never been less fashionable. Politicians are falling over themselves to tell voters how they will constrain, bully and regulate large companies. It makes sense. The polls tell them that trust in the corporate world is at derisory levels. A recent Populus survey found 61 per cent wanted the government to be tougher [...]
Restaurant review: Tredwell’s – Marcus Wareing’s new venture in St Martin’s Lane October 29, 2014 Upper St Martin’s Lane, which neatly bisects the tourist wastelands of Leicester Square and Covent Garden, seems like the last place Marcus Wareing would pick for his third UK restaurant. His flagship venture “Marcus” – formerly Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley – is a two Michelin-starred love-letter to formal dining (and home to one of [...]