Goodbye Christmas jumpers – hello Christmas suits? The must-have self-purchase for 2014 revealed. Maybe December 2, 2014 Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a novelty outfit of some sort. The Christmas jumper has been a long-time favourite but, as with the Shoreditch beard that has grown in popularity over a similar period, it's safe to say we've now reached peak-jumper. Last year every retailer from Tesco to John Lewis jumped on the [...]
2014 Black Friday, Cyber and Manic Mondays set to break all UK records December 1, 2014 Black Friday became a weekend-long shopping spree yesterday as consumers were set to spend about £650m during Cyber Monday. Yesterday marked another pre-Christmas internet shopping frenzy, and industry body IMRG estimated that about £451,000 was spent per minute – making it the busiest online shopping day ever and a 26 per cent increase on last year. Market [...]
Lewis shakes up Tesco management structure December 1, 2014 TROUBLED retailer Tesco yesterday announced a new management structure that will see group chief executive Dave Lewis temporarily take over the day-to-day leadership of the UK operation. In other changes that will take effect on 1 January, Robin Terrell, its multi-channel director who stepped in to lead the UK business in September after the discovery [...]
The best take-away Christmas lunch: From Benugo’s hot roast turkey sandwich to Itsu’s “aggressively disgusting” pot of chicken December 1, 2014 December is upon us and it’s now perfectly acceptable to buy a take-away Christmas lunch – our sandwich committee checked out some of the most popular. Fred’s at Tesco Thanksgiving Sandwich Turkey, vegetable crisps, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, brie ★★★☆☆ Full marks for presentation but zero for practicality; trying to fit this [...]
Tesco executive Matt Simister returns as supermarket restructures top team in aftermath of profits overstatement December 1, 2014 Tesco has restructured its top team in the wake of its profit overstatement, with one of the executives who stepped aside during the investigation into its accounting irregularities returning to the company. Matt Simister, who was one of several executives to step aside in September, will return to his role as group food sourcing [...]
The best places to find Cyber Monday deals 2014: John Lewis, Tesco, Asos, Marks and Spencer, Game, Samsung, Halfords and Morrisons December 1, 2014 Beleaguered shoppers are still nursing their bruises and retailers are still fixing up their stores following UK's biggest-ever "Black Friday", yet the deals keep on coming. Tomorrow is "Cyber Monday", the internet's biggest shopping day of the year when online retailers offer consumers another chance to grab a bargain as the Christmas shopping season [...]
Vodafone eyes up Tesco’s video service Blinkbox November 30, 2014 Vodafone is eyeing up Tesco’s video streaming service Blinkbox following its chief executive’s comments that the firm intends to push into home broadband and TV in the UK next year. While the mobile operator is looking at Blinkbox, along with a number of other interested parties, it is “nowhere near final terms on a deal,” [...]
Most companies still unprepared to deal with whistleblower risk November 30, 2014 LESS than one in 10 managers at multinational companies says whistleblowing is currently an important issue for their firm, despite the fact that 12 per cent have blown the whistle and nearly half would consider it. The figures from law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer come in the wake of a spate of high-profile whistleblowers this [...]
Stars enjoy St Andrew’s Day at the Savoy November 30, 2014 IT WAS St Andrew’s Day yesterday and to celebrate for Scots in London, the London Scottish Football Club hosted a charity lunch at The Savoy on Friday – raising £23,000 for the STV Appeal. Presenter Kirsty Gallacher, magician Magic Romil and rugby star Kenny Logan (pictured) were all there along with ex-Tesco chair Sir David [...]
Chancellor warns of few sweeteners in Autumn Statement – London Week Ahead November 30, 2014 THE AUTUMN Statement on Wednesday will be the highlight of the business week, although chancellor George Osborne has already warned the government can not afford sweeteners to potential voters as it is too behind on its deficit target. Osborne told the BBC Andrew Marr show yesterday there would be “no unfunded giveaways.” Manufacturing, construction and [...]