To dream up what can be done with the empty Debenhams, look at Hounslow February 28, 2023 Nine out of ten of the former Debenhams shops are still empty. Projects like The Loft in Hounslow show what could be achieved if these precious spaces were to be repurposed, writes Elena Siniscalco
Meatless Farm wants to drive down prices to win cash-strapped customers February 27, 2023 Morten Toft Bech, the Dutch founder of plant-based company Meatless Farm, launched his company in an effort to save the planet. “Animal protein is unsustainable,” claims Bech, comparing it to driving an old car full of polluting fuel. The public has been made aware of this argument for years, with numerous documentaries warning about how [...]
London to power UK economy away from recession and clinch best growth across the country February 27, 2023 London will power the UK economy out of recession and is poised to be the fastest growing area in the country over the coming years, new forecasts out today reveal. The capital’s economy is on track to expand 2.6 per cent each year between 2024 and 2026, pushing it to the top of the countrywide [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Aon’s Dominic Christian on the Lamb, the Broker and the City’s green ambitions February 23, 2023 Every week we ask the great and good of the Square Mile to share their memories of the City – and their favourite pubs and restaurants. This week it’s Dominic Christian, Chair of Aon’s Global Reinsurance Solutions business and a City councilman First memory of the Square Mile Scary, surreal, fascinating. Suits everywhere. Everyone seemed [...]
Yoga for the many? Offering prices at a sliding scale relies on trust for profits February 22, 2023 Big pharma, hardly a stalwart of social equity, has been offering sliding scale payment for years and now purpose-driven businesses are trying to prove goodwill can pay the bills, writes Sascha O’Sullivan
Shareholder spat at The Restaurant Group hots up as investors demand improvement February 21, 2023 The Restaurant Group (TRG) came under increasing pressure today after its second largest shareholder, Oasis, doubled down on its demands to immediately improve the firm’s struggling share price. Oasis, which has a 6.5 per cent stake in TRG, has argued that the chain needed an “immediate” change of governance because it had “one of the [...]
Can The Maldives cure me? I went to find out February 20, 2023 “The first dedicated wellness retreat in the Maldives,” they said. “Nonsense,” I said. Every Maldivian island and their dog has “well-something” splashed across their website. Once you’re done petting dolphins, what else is there to do but be tended to by therapists promising repair, realignment, reconnection, restoration and revitalisation? “I’m not having it,” I thought. [...]
Crypto AM shines its spotlight on REKT Partners February 19, 2023 Spotlight on REKT Partners - a specialist reputation management and crisis communications consultancy focused on the crypto sector.
Made.com is no more – where to buy furniture online in 2023 February 19, 2023 When Made.com launched in 2010 it seemed like a miracle of the furniture world, creating stylish, affordable pieces that you were as likely to find in the home of a student as you were an architect. Over the next decade it would become so popular its mid-century-inspired designs became the de facto aesthetic in offices [...]
Super Bowl 2023: The three major takeaways from Rihanna’s performance February 13, 2023 So the Super Bowl happened overnight in the States, a type of US football, but eyes are really on the halftime acts. This year it was Rihanna. The big sporting event typically hauls in the biggest musicians on the planet to play at halftime. Previous years have welcomed Beyonce, The Weeknd and Shakira to do [...]