Worst corporate jargon of the week: Disruptor July 25, 2024 Offender: Disruptor Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand and calling out the worst jargon which travels around the City faster than you can drink an overpriced pint. This week: disruptor. What does [...]
The UK economy has defied gloomy expectations. Can this continue? July 25, 2024 The UK economy has surprised pundits again and again this year, growing at a much faster rate than almost anyone had expected.
Mark Kleinman: Is troubled Burberry heading for a chequered flag? July 25, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column. Today, he looks at Burberry’s threads wearing thin, Hammerson’s big Bicester sale and Love Island Is troubled Burberry heading for a chequered flag? Not only a chequered recent past, but on current evidence every [...]
Square Mile and Me: Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox on retail, her career and wine July 25, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox, who is also executive director at The City Pub Group and formerly held senior roles at Halfords and Walmart Canada, takes us through her sparkling career What was your first job? Potato picker over the [...]
E1 series heads to Monaco in crucial weekend for championship July 24, 2024 The E1 electric boating series will head to the grand shores of Monaco this weekend as motorsporting’s newest disciplines gets its showpiece weekend underway in the principality. The boats – whose team owners include the likes of Tom Brady, Rafael Nadal and Will Smith – have completed weekends in Jeddah, Venice and Puerto Banus and [...]
Dentons: World’s largest law firm hires new global chief executive from EY July 24, 2024 World's largest law firm (by size) Dentons has elected Kate Barton from Big Four EY to serve as the firm's next global CEO.
Taylor Wessing over half-way to €1bn revenue target July 24, 2024 Law firm Taylor Wessing reported its record global high revenue of just over £481m (€562m), as it sets its eyes on becoming a €1bn revenue firm
London T100 Triathlon: Triathlete star Lucy Charles-Barclay talks legacy, strengths and weakness July 24, 2024 In preparation for the triathlon, City A.M. caught up with Lucy Charles Barclay, who is known for her incredible swimming skills and multiple triathlon titles, at the iconic London Aquatics Center, a world-class facility from the 2012 Olympics.
Frasers Group: Four charts that show how Mike Ashley’s empire took over the high street July 24, 2024 Analysts are predicting Frasers Group will only continue to grow. Here’s four charts showing how it got there.
FRP Advisory financial results soar from mostly organic growth July 24, 2024 Double-digit growth all-round for FRP Advisory Group as it had a "very positive" year across all of service lines, with revenue shooting up by 23 per cent