Celebrating the women in wine November 16, 2021 Only five per cent of the Chef de Caves in Champagne are women and Caroline Latrive of Champagne AYALA is one. Wanting to do something about this disparity, she partnered with SquareMeal to support the Female Chef Of The Year Award, a similar industry where male chefs outnumber women at a rate of over four [...]
Lucrative for luxury: Metaverse could untap $50bn for brands by 2030 November 16, 2021 Opening the door to the Metaverse to meet the growing digital demand for luxury goods will present brands with a $50bn revenue opportunity within the decade, according to a new analysis by Morgan Stanley. In projections that are slightly difficult to compute right now, considering revenue streams for digital mediums for luxury brands are currently [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: In-form Manfred Man unlikely to stop the winning feeling November 16, 2021 CHAMPION jockey Zac Purton gets his first ride of the season for the Douglas Whyte stable when taking over from Jerry Chau aboard Harmony Fire in the Kokura Handicap (1.15pm) over five furlongs. It seems strange that Chau has been substituted having won twice previously on the progressive four-year-old, but maybe the narrow nose defeat [...]
Trevor Steven: England have mojo back as World Cup countdown begins November 16, 2021 As we’ve come to expect from Gareth Southgate’s England, they completed a very comfortable qualifying campaign for the Qatar 2022 World Cup with a flourish this week. While Monday’s 10-0 walkover in San Marino grabbed the headlines, a better benchmark of their performance came in Friday’s 5-0 win against Albania. England have got their mojo [...]
Just keep moving November 16, 2021 [Re: Uber’s model was rife with flaws but the gig economy deserves saving, yesterday] The piece in support of Uber is fair enough, but it ignores the fact that a lot of Uber traffic came from tempting people off of public transport. In doing so, it added to the problem of climate change and congestion, [...]
Revolution Bars cuts losses as young people revive bar chain after Covid-19 revenue drop November 16, 2021 Revolution Bars Group’s (Revolution) revenues are being revived by the return of its young customer base, as it looks to recover from a brutal drop in sales. Sales plummeted by nearly two-thirds this year, falling from £110.1m in the previous year to £39.4m. The premium bar chain suffered restrictions or closures every day during its [...]
Retirement gap: Women must save £185,000 more November 16, 2021 Young women need to save an extra £185,000 to reach the same retirement income as men, says a report published today. The annual Scottish Widows report found that while men currently in their 20s will have saved £350,000 by retirement, women will have only saved £250,000. Coupled with the fact that women on average live [...]
Almost half of women experience cyberbullying via social media November 16, 2021 Almost half of all women and one third of all men claim to have experienced cyberbullying via social media direct message.
No bitcoin believer: Bank of England rate setter warns of imminent danger of crypto assets November 16, 2021 A member of the Bank of England’s rate setting committee has warned the possibility of crypto assets derailing the financial system is ramping up. “The point at which [crypto assets] pose a risk is getting closer. I think regulators and legislators need to think hard about that,” Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of financial stability at [...]
UK calls for ‘constructive’ work with France on migrant crisis November 15, 2021 The UK government has said it wants to work “constructively” with France to tackle the migrant crisis. It comes as a record number of people, 1,185, arrived on the country’s shores last week, according to PA data, which forms part of the more than 23,500 people that have risked the Channel and made it to [...]