Bose launches SoundTouch range October 16, 2013 @steve_dinneen The Boston-based manufacturer has reimagined its wireless speaker systems with these app-controlled devices AUDIO firm Bose has launched what it is calling “an entirely new way to listen to music”. The SoundTouch range is a set of wireless speakers that sync wirelessly with your music library, audio streaming services such as Pandora and almost [...]
Entertainment One set to pick Allan Leighton as new chairman September 2, 2013 CITY heavyweight Allan Leighton is in line to take the top job at media group Entertainment One, it emerged last night. The ex-Royal Mail chairman and former Asda chief executive is reported to be preparing to take the job at the business which co-owns television sensation Peppa Pig, and which backed the Twilight film series. The [...]
Forever young: The scientists trying to cheat death December 11, 2012 Since our species became self aware, it has dreamed of cheating death and ensnaring eternal youth. Life extension experts think it's possible
L&G secures big retail lettings November 20, 2012 Legal & General Property yesterday revealed it has secured Swedish retail giant H&M and restaurants Wasabi and Kim Chee Korean as tenants at its Covent Garden estate on the Strand. The group said it has also signed New Look, Pandora and Sports Direct to its Jackson Square shopping centre in Bishop’s Stortford, which it bought [...]
Matalan names Allan Leighton as its chairman October 16, 2012 FORMER Asda boss and Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton is to join the board of Matalan as chairman, the discount fashion and homeware retailer said yesterday as it posted robust second quarter sales. The highly-regarded Leighton will replace John Mills, who has been in the role for six years and will now become deputy chairman. [...]
Living the charmed life July 25, 2012 Pandora Union Jack London Bus charm ‰ £40 ‰ pandora.net Pandora British Rose charm ‰ £40 ‰ pandora.net (£6 goes to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity) Pandora Murano glass charm ‰ £40 ‰ pandora.net Links 18ct Rose Gold Thumbprint Star Charm ‰ £310 ‰ linksoflondon.com Old Bond Street W1 charm ‰ £120 ‰ tiffany.co.uk Wimbledon Hat [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 19, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Hedge funds bet on Bunds sell-off as Eurozone woes weigh on Berlin Leading hedge fund managers are betting on a significant sell-off in German government bonds in the coming months after a sharp fall in yields on the debt paper driven by a flight to safety in the Eurozone. One small step for [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 23, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Web pioneer sues over iTunes A General Electric-owned company is squaring up to Apple in a Pennsylvania courtroom over whether its patents were infringed when Apple launched its iTunes platform. The case, which pits two of the US’s biggest companies against each other, is the latest in a string of high-profile patent disputes involving technology [...]
Facebook shares decline deflates internet banking star May 22, 2012 HOTSHOT Morgan Stanley banker Michael Grimes is the target of some angry finger pointing after Facebook’s share price fall since its debut on Friday. In many ways he shouldn’t be surprised. In the run-up to the float, Grimes was the subject of a number of press reports extolling his prominence in the technology sector, detailing [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING February 21, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES OSBORNE URGED TO CUT TAXES ON BUSINESS George Osborne has come under renewed pressure from the Conservative right to cut business taxes and simplify labour laws in next month’s Budget. Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, called for urgent action to deal with the “true horror” of the government’s economic inheritance. PANDORA PLUNGES [...]