Tesco Now trademarked: Is one-hour delivery on its way? October 19, 2015 Tesco has filed a trade mark for the name Tesco Now, fuelling speculation that it's considering offering customers deliveries within the hour. Filed on 29 September and spotted by the Grocer, the trade mark covers five different food areas and the delivery of goods. The move follows the introduction of Amazon's Prime Now service, which can [...]
From Uber and the Night Tube to Megabrew and Amazon Fresh: Here’s what got us talking this week October 16, 2015 It was a week in which an eagle gave us a glimpse of its view of London. We learned how much fare dodgers are getting away with (and where are the stations giving them a free ride). And we discovered that, while spiralising is in, sexy pants are definitely out. Here's what got us talking this week [...]
Amazon Fresh UK Vs Ocado: One chart showing why Amazon is about to seriously disrupt supermarkets’ online grocery delivery October 15, 2015 As if supermarkets weren't suffering enough with the threat of discounters, a new spectre is rearing its head – Amazon Fresh. Stealthily launched in London and Birmingham under the Amazon Prime Now banner, kitchen essentials like milk will be delivered to people's door within the hour. Analysts have already warned that Amazon will have an impact [...]
Amazon Fresh launches in London: Some postcodes now get one-hour chilled and frozen food deliveries through Prime Now October 8, 2015 Amazon is delivering fresh chilled and frozen food in selected London postcodes for the first time, testing out the waters for Amazon Fresh. A fresh pint of milk, tub of Ben and Jerry's or a packet of fish fingers for tea can be on some Londoners' doorsteps in less than 60 minutes with the new delivery service [...]
One third of Brits have already started Christmas shopping September 17, 2015 If you haven’t already done your Christmas shopping, then you might want to get stuck in because a third of UK shoppers are already one step ahead of you this season. A survey conducted by New York-listed technology company Rubicon Project found that 30 per cent of us have already started Christmas shopping. Among parents [...]
Ocado leaves investors in suspense but insists overseas deal imminent September 16, 2015 INVESTORS hoping that Ocado would announce its long-awaited contract with an international partner were left disappointed yesterday – despite the company insisting that a deal was imminent. “We’re still targeting to sign one this year,” chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown said, adding the company was in muliple discussions with potential partners. Ocado’s shares, which have [...]
Inflation likely to have dipped during August – London Report September 13, 2015 UNEMPLOYMENT figures out this week are expected to show a stable labour market, while elsewhere economists are forecasting a dip in inflation and retail sales. Data out tomorrow is expected to show that consumer price inflation dipped back to zero per cent in August, after rising to 0.1 per cent in July zero per cent [...]
Morrisons share price forecast: Supermarket warns of long recovery as profit slumps September 11, 2015 Morrisons chief executive David Potts warned yesterday that it will take “years not months” to turn the ailing chain around as first-half profit plunged by a third to its lowest level in nine years. Unveiling his plan for the business, the former Tesco director who took over in March said his main focus was on [...]
Coding overtakes French as UK’s most popular second language in primary schools August 27, 2015 Coding has become the most popular second language to learn at UK primary schools, shoving French into second place, according to a new study released today. Read more: We are jeopardising UK tech by failing to tackle UK skills shortages Ocado Technology carried out a survey of 3,000 people falling into three different age [...]
Houlihan Lokey buys boutique firm McQueen July 22, 2015 BOUTIQUE investment bank Houlihan Lokey has taken over London-based corporate advisory McQueen in a deal giving it a bigger presence in North America and London. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will see McQueen’s 45 staff in London, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco merge into Houlihan Lokey’s consumer team. McQueen is [...]