Selling to Corporate Giants – Tessa Clarke on taking 3.5 years to land Tesco September 9, 2026 Tessa Clarke spent three and a half years trying to sign Tesco. Another large retailer took her six years and a third is still at the pilot stage after eight. In a fireside chat at SCALE Summit in London, Tessa talked to HelloFresh co-founder Hamish Shephard about the reality of selling into large corporates. It’s [...]
Are Peugeot’s 208, 2008 and 3008 good enough for the city? September 9, 2026 Peugeot has pushed hard on the 208, 2008 and 3008, with 0% finance across the range until the end of September. But do they actually stack up for driving in and around London? Not every car is suited to London life. Tight streets, scarce parking and low-emission zones all reward something compact, efficient and easy [...]
IMU Biosciences and Eurofins Transplant Genomics Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Transplant-Related Clinical Development Programmes September 9, 2026 IMU’s HD Immunology platform will advance Eurofins Transplant Genomics’ clinical development programmes focused on immunosuppression and transplant outcomes
EIG Announces Final Close of Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI With $4.0 Billion Raised Across Its Direct Lending Platform September 9, 2026 Platform exceeds original $3 billion fundraising target, reflecting broad institutional demand for infrastructure credit
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon to meet Chancellor John Healey ahead of Budget September 9, 2026 JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon is set to meet John Healey today ahead of the new Chancellor’s first Budget, City AM understands. The American banker – regarded as one of the most influential figures in global finance – is due to meet Healey in London for the first time following a phone call exchange last [...]
M11 Labs Launches to Fix the Trust Gap AI Buying Agents Can’t See September 9, 2026 Agentic trust platform emerges from stealth as AI reshapes buying decisions. Its first State-of-the-Category study finds 47% of skincare brands lack evidence supporting product claims.
Itsu blames inflation and Labour tax hikes as rising costs bite September 9, 2026 Itsu has posted its third consecutive annual loss as the Asian food-to-to chain blamed surging inflation and Labour hikes to employment taxes for its rising costs. The edamame eatery, founded by the grab-and-go tycoon behind Pret a Manger, said the UK’s fast food industry is suffering from fragile consumer confidence and a rising tax burden. [...]
Gareth Southgate hits out at WFH and warns high taxes are harming youth unemployment September 9, 2026 Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate has said he is against working from home and argued that young people need workplace mentors to develop their careers. On a trip with the Neets tsar Alan Milburn, Southgate hit out at companies’ working from home policies and linked it to the joblessness crisis facing under 25-year-olds. “What [...]
The art of the deal: Decisiveness can be better than capital September 9, 2026 After 30 years as an investment banker, Mervyn Metcalf knows that capital isn't always the most important part of a deal.
Options Announces Expansion of Singapore Operations Amid Continued APAC Growth September 9, 2026 Options Technology (Options), a global leader in market data and trading infrastructure solutions, today announced the expansion of their Singapore operations with a new office on Keppel Road, strategically positioned next to Singapore’s Central Business District (CBD). This expansion comes in response to sustained client growth across the region, rising trading volumes on APAC exchanges, [...]