A tale of two industries: Government will regret saving steel over Britishvolt January 23, 2023 The government could regret backing British Steel while leaving Britishvolt to collapse, writes energy editor Nicholas Earl.
KERB: How London street food giant behind Seven Dials Market aims to make Berlin taste better January 23, 2023 The London street food favourite behind Seven Dials Market, KERB, is expanding via a venue in Berlin’s famous Potsdamer Platz. German foodies will be able to indulge their palates across a two-story street food market which is set to open in the Sony Centre by next year. The market will showcase 12 independent food vendors [...]
Planet Crypto: Reasons to be cheerful in 2023 January 20, 2023 The custodians of comedy at Planet Crypto are back and, as we are now nearly three weeks deep into January, they have some thoughts on 2023.
Having your cake and eating it! Three lucky winners receive sweet treats in City A.M. competition January 19, 2023 Three lucky City workers received yummy cakes from award-winning London bakery Cutter and Squidge after teaming up with City A.M. The special delivery to three Square Mile workers took place after this paper ran a competition in response to comments by the boss of the food regulator about cakes. And we take these things very personally. [...]
Just Eat: Takeaway delivery giant’s shares rise over 10 per cent despite reporting a drop in orders January 18, 2023 Shares in Just Eat Takeaway.com rose this morning after the food delivery company reported a positive outlook for the year ahead. Shares in the firm jumped despite the fact the Amsterdam-headquartered firm reported a fall in orders towards the end of last year. The total value of orders placed on Amsterdam-based Just Eat’s platform globally [...]
Big Business needs to check its screen time and stop throwing money at trying to go viral January 18, 2023 A viral TikTok about Negroni Sbagliatos pushed up Lidl's prosecco sales, but the truly valuable viral videos are luck of the draw.
Food in 30 minutes: Sainsbury’s is latest to strike delivery deal with on-demand app Just Eat January 16, 2023 Sainsbury’s shoppers can prepare for groceries at the doorstep in just 30 minutes after as Britain’s second largest supermarket struck a deal delivery app with Just Eat. With the Just Eat app, customers will be able to order items from Sainsbury’s and have them arrive at their doorstep in under half-an-hour. The on-demand service will [...]
Deliveroo shares in the spotlight this week as analysts say firm could be undervalued January 15, 2023 Investors will be watching Deliveroo’s share price this week when the firm releases a fourth quarter trading update on Thursday. The London-headquartered firm has been under pressure since floating on the stock market in 2021, with the share price down some 67 per cent from the original offer price. Competitors, the re-opening of society post-lockdown [...]
Bitcoin keeps on rising, despite being surrounded by bad news narratives January 13, 2023 Jason Deane goes beyond the headlines as Bitcoin continues to move upwards against a backdrop of crypto catastrophes.
The Square Mile and Me: Bill Blain on Bear Stearns, the Old Dr Butler’s Head and sailing on the Solent January 11, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to tell us about what makes the Square Mile special. This week, it’s Shard Capital’s Bill Blain. What’s your first memory of the Square Mile? As a young Scotsman fresh to London, I thought the City was all bowler hats before a university chum invited me for lunch [...]