Get into casuals with the latest menswear trends September 22, 2011 SO it’s goodbye London Fashion Week until next year, as the sartorial bonanza drew to a close with menswear day on Wednesday. Highlights included a spot of celebrity bingo with Topshop’s front row (Jamie Hince, Mr Kate Moss to you, and Sir Philip Green were all to be seen) and Oliver Spencer’s shortened trousers. Also [...]
MADE IN CHELSEA LINK IRKS TOPSHOP TYCOON September 15, 2011 A NIGHT in is inked in the diary for Sir Philip Green next Monday, when the first episode of the new season of Made In Chelsea airs, starring his 20-year-old daughter Chloe. “I will be watching it on Monday night, of course,” he told The Capitalist. The conversation took a turn for the worse, however, [...]
McCluskey in call for direct action on cuts September 11, 2011 THE head of Britain’s largest trade union has said workers should be prepared to engage in a campaign of civil disobedience against coalition cuts – just weeks after Britain was gripped by the worst riots in a generation. Len McCluskey, the firebrand leader of the Unite union, refused to rule out so-called “direct action” and [...]
Travelodge to splash out £165m on new UK hotels July 4, 2011 HOTEL chain Travelodge today announced 22 new hotels, including five in London, as part of a £165m expansion across Britain. The company has also entered a partnership with clothing retailer Arcadia Group. This partnership will see the construction of a 96-room Travelodge hotel above the Topshop store in Princes Street, Edinburgh, with the establishment due [...]
FOREVER 21 TO OPEN AT LAKESIDE July 4, 2011 US FASHION giant Forever 21 has announced it will open a new flagship store at Capital Shopping Centres’ Lakeside, in Essex. Forever 21 will open for Christmas 2013 after a revamp at Lakeside, which will also see new flagship stores for BHS and TopShop/TopMan. A total of 35,000 sq ft of new space will be [...]
Govt to cut £3bn waste spend after Sir Philip Green review June 3, 2011 The government has said it expected to cut spending on basic goods and services by £3bn per year as it implements the findings of Sir Philip Green’s review. Green, whose Arcadia Group owns the Topshop clothing chain, said last year the government was wasting large sums by failing to exploit its size and credit rating [...]
RAINMAKING WON’T STOP PLAY AT CITY’S CHELSEA POWER SHOW May 22, 2011 TONIGHT the worlds of high finance and horticulture will collide at the most popular fixture in the City year: the Chelsea Flower Show charity gala. BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch was spotted eyeing up garden sheds at last year’s Chelsea preview, while Topshop boss Sir Philip Green – known in the City as “PG” – [...]
Mary Queen of Shops in high street review May 16, 2011 RETAIL guru Mary Portas is launching a rescue campaign to save Britain’s struggling high streets, after being called in by Prime Minister David Cameron. TV’s “Queen of Shops” wants giant supermarket chains like Tesco to hand over some of their profit to help independent shops. The management consultant has been identified as someone with the [...]
HENDON, LONDON April 14, 2011 DOWNAGE, NEAR PARSON STREET Price: £1.35m This five-bedroomed detached family home stretches across 3,030 sq ft and three floors. It has a landscaped garden, two separate garages and a long driveway with space for more than one car. Contact: Aston Chase on 020 8455 3538 or go to www.astonchase.com TENTERDEN GROVE Price: £699,950 This mews [...]
Protests about tax payments have no effect April 5, 2011 SOMETIMES no change at all can be as interesting as dramatic movements and that is certainly the case when we look at brands that have been targeted by UK Uncut over the past five months. The protest movement has attempted to shame brands that it claims have dodged UK taxes. A series of actions began [...]