NEWSPAPER VETERAN APPROACHES GUARDIAN WITH A HEAVY HAND March 24, 2010 HEATED words in the media world yesterday after Carolyn McCall’s abrupt defection from the helm of Guardian Media Group to easyJet. Some say McCall won’t be too sorely missed by her former charges at the Guardian, given the messy state of the group’s finances and her recent controversial decision to sell the Manchester Evening News. [...]
Retail heavyweight Phil Wrigley to join Majestic as chair January 26, 2010 MAJESTIC wine yesterday unveiled a shake-up of its board, revealing retail heavyweight Phil Wrigley, 57, as chairman-designate, replacing Simon Burke who has been at the helm for five years. Wrigley, who until recently was chairman of fashion retail chain New Look, has also held senior management roles at Debenhams, Topshop owner Arcadia and BHS. Wrigley [...]
Festive fashion should be sexy and smart November 26, 2009 METALLIC JACQUARD DRESS, OSCAR DE LA RENTA£230www.netaporter.com LINEAR EMBELLISHED SHOULDER DRESS, WAREHOUSE£80www.johnlewis.com SPACE STRAP FRILL DRESS, TOPSHOP£70www.topshop.com KNITTED BEADED DRESS, TOPSHOP£65www.topshop.com TIGER SHORT DRESS, COAST£115www.coast-stores.com MIU MIU BALLERINA PUMPS£255At Miu Miu, New Bond Streettel: 020 7409 090 JIMMY CHOO GESTURE LEOPARD PRINT PLATFORMS£435www.netaporter.com POWER BANDAGE DRESS, PREEN£710www.netaporter.com MARNI SATIN SQUARE-TOE PUMP£395www.netaporter.com STEVE MADDEN GENIUS PLATFORMS£175www.johnlewis.com [...]
Make a stylish statement with this season’s winter coats November 12, 2009 JOHN Lewis today announced some shocking news – sales of winter coats have shot up as a result of the current cold snap. Once you’ve recovered from this mind-bending news, you may realise that you are, in fact, one of the (shivering) women that are still without a proper coat for winter. If you’re holding [...]
HENDERSON GROUP TO RID ITSELF OF ITS FALLEN NEW STAR’S LEGACY November 2, 2009 AS FUND management veteran John Duffield gets busy with his new venture, Brompton Asset Management over in Knightsbridge, having completed FSA registration for the name last week, it looks like those lording it over his old employees are preparing to eradicate his legacy for good. Duffield’s second venture, New Star, was taken over by asset [...]
LSE CHIEF XAVIER ROLET PONDERS AN OVERHAUL OF INTERIOR DESIGN October 26, 2009 XAVIER Rolet, the dynamic new top dog over at the London Stock Exchange, just can’t seem to ease up in his quest to stamp his mark on the exchange. In the past few months, Rolet has been very busy – commencing talks to buy up rival Turquoise, axing the LSE’s long-standing M&A and PR advisers, [...]
Green appoints chief exec to run clothing empire Arcadia October 22, 2009 RETAIL magnate Sir PhilipGreen yesterday appointed a full-time chief executive to run clothing business Arcadia. Green said he had hired Ian Grabiner, Arcadia’s chief operating officer, as chief executive, as he warned of a tough Christmas on the high street. And the tycoon – who is adamant that the shake-up will not see him take [...]
Kate’s smart move September 3, 2009 KATE Moss’s latest collection for Top Shop has hit the ground running, as usual. But among the most sought- after pieces are her jackets, ranging from a sexy striped blazer (above) to a Russian velvet jacket to a faux fur coat to – and this one has made the biggest splash – the bejewelled black [...]
HEATHROW TOP DOGS READY FOR A GRILLING August 18, 2009 YESTERDAY marked the first working day at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 for philosopher Alain de Botton, who’s spending a week as “writer-in-residence” at the airport while scouting for fuel for a new book. The tome, “A Week At The Airport: A Heathrow Diary”, is due to be published in September and will feature conversations with passengers, [...]
MOSS AND THE MOGULS July 13, 2009 SUPERMODEL Kate Moss is to become director of style and image at Sir Philip Green and Simon Cowell’s new international entertainment firm. The two moguls and Moss hope their pool of contacts and industry knowledge will enable the company to rival Disney. It is thought that Moss will earn £100m in the fashion figurehead role. [...]