City Moves for 13 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 12, 2015 Cunningham Lindsey The claims management and third party administration services provider has appointed Mark Thompson as global head of major and complex loss, and chief executive of Cunningham Lindsey International. He has over 20 years’ experience managing loss adjusting and insurance forensic accounting. LME The London Metal Exchange has appointed Andrew Dodsworth as head of [...]
Retail sales helped by early Easter and likely to continue – London Report April 12, 2015 RETAIL sales data from the British Retail Consortium due out this week is expected to show decent sales growth due to the fact that Easter occurred at the very beginning of April this year. The report will also show that UK consumers are highly unlikely to hold back on making purchases due to the possibility [...]
Apple Watch UK pre-orders begin: Demand expected to outstrip supply for online-only sales April 10, 2015 The Apple Watch has gone on sale but Apple has admitted that demand for the watch will outstrip supply. The much-hyped smartwatch is now available to buy in the UK, but has only been made available to order online "to provide the best experience and selection to as many customers as possible," said Apple retail [...]
Tories vow to freeze commuter rail fares April 9, 2015 The cost of rail season tickets will be frozen in real terms throughout the next parliament under plans announced as part of the Conservative party’s General Election manifesto. Train companies’ regulated fares – which include commuter season tickets – will only be able to rise, on average, at the rate of retail price inflation (known [...]
These stunning pictures show what the New Covent Garden Market at Nine Elms on the South Bank will look like April 9, 2015 Plans to rejuvenate the Covent Garden Market cleared another hurdle today, as Vinci St. Modwen and the Covent Garden Market Authority reached a final agreement over the project. Construction will begin this summer to build the 500,000 sq ft project on the South Bank, but what will the site actually look like? These amazing photos [...]
Another milestone passed for the New Covent Garden Market site in Nine Elms April 9, 2015 Vinci St. Modren (VSM), and the Covent Garden Market Authority (NCGMA) have reached an agreement for the redevelopment of the 57-acre development in in Nine Elms, which will include a market, offices, swanky homes, and space for new start ups. Construction is expected to start this summer. The figures The project is a big one: [...]
City Moves for 09 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 8, 2015 Lambert Smith Hampton The commercial property consultancy has promoted Sean Brew to lead its London team, following its acquisition of ES Group last month. He joined in 2011 from DTZ to head Lambert Smith Hampton’s national property and asset management team. M&G Real Estate Kerry Williams has been appointed retail investment director at M&G’s real [...]
It’s a TI: Collectors are clamouring for The Watch Gallery and Hublot’s ultra-exclusive titanium timepiece April 8, 2015 The Swiss have certainly been making their presence felt in London of late. Within the last 36 months, Bond Street and Mount Street have experienced a veritable Helvetian takeover, with (deep breath) Bell & Ross, Blancpain, Breitling, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Parmigiani, Richard Mille and Vacheron Constantin opening mono-brand boutiques in the capital. All in tasteful shades [...]
What’s ticking? Watch News April 8, 2015 New brand at Harrods gets hearts ticking IT’S been a long road, but independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin is finally selling his own brand of exquisitely crafted, classically styled dress watches back in his homeland. Made on the outskirts of Geneva in his Swiss atelier, which he founded in 2002, Speake-Marin watches are, as of this [...]
Caught in the act: Why Facewatch has turned to crowdfunding April 1, 2015 I have always wanted to raise investment through crowdfunding, because so much of what my company Facewatch does is based around empowering individuals to help themselves and others to reduce crime. That’s why we want to encourage lots of ordinary people to share in what we believe is going to be a great British success [...]