In the smartphone market, where there’s a will, there’s Huawei October 24, 2018 Chinese phonemaker Huawei has made strong inroads into Europe in the last couple of years, which we can see in steadily rising brand awareness and opinion data. The company is firmly established in China but has worked hard to gain a foothold in Europe. YouGov BrandIndex data shows that far more people are familiar with [...]
Ranked: Sports Direct tops poll of UK’s most loathed brands October 23, 2018 House of Fraser owner Sports Direct is the UK’s most loathed brand, according to consumer finance website Money Saving Expert. However, billionaire Mike Ashley's bottom-placed retail giant may have been hurt by a social media campaign against the company, admitted the website, which asked 7,600 readers to rank 52 household name brands. Read more: Mike [...]
iPhone maker Apple named the UK’s top employer October 22, 2018 US tech giant Apple has been named the UK’s best employer by recruitment website, Indeed. The rankings assessed factors including career progression, flexible working opportunities and salary across millions of reviews. Read more: Apple finds a coffee cup that will track your caffeine intake Apple was commended by its employees for its good pay, positive [...]
Technology is set to be this week’s hottest ticket on Wall Street as its biggest leaders go head-to-head October 21, 2018 This Thursday is set to be a battle of the technology heavyweights, as behemoths Amazon, Alphabet, Snap and Twitter all report their quarterly results. Both Amazon and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, trounced consensus estimates last quarter, with Amazon truly shaking up the game on Wall Street with earnings per share rising over 1,157 per cent [...]
ABB chairman breaks away from Saudi mega-city project amid Khashoggi case October 21, 2018 Former Shell chief executive and chairman of Swiss engineering firm ABB Peter Voser is the latest high-profile figure to distance himself from the advisory board of Saudi Arabia's $500bn £382.5bn) mega-city project Neom. The move follows the exit of a string of global business and political leaders from an upcoming investment conference in Riyadh. International ties to the region have been breaking [...]
Property of the Week: Fleetwood Mac star’s penthouse, designed by Foster & Partners, is on sale in Battersea October 19, 2018 If you’ve got Dreams of owning a penthouse apartment by the river, now may be your chance – thanks to a former member of Fleetwood Mac. Christine McVie, one of three main vocalists and the keyboardist in the legendary band, is selling her £3.45m penthouse in Battersea, south London. Riverside One, Battersea, £3.45m Riverside One [...]
DEBATE: Subscribers have surged, but are we nearing ‘peak Netflix’? October 18, 2018 Subscribers have surged, but are we nearing ‘peak Netflix’? Jon Tipple, chief strategy officer at FutureBrand, says YES. Netflix is an amazing success story. Its content, valuation, and subscriber numbers all say so, especially after Tuesday’s results. Our FutureBrand Index also confirmed it last week – we reorder the PwC Global Top 100 firms to [...]
Apple taps US design tech Ember to track caffeine intake as it launches in the UK October 17, 2018 Design tech firm Ember has launched with Apple to monitor caffeine consumption inside the Health app using its smart mug, as the company arrives in the UK as part of its international expansion drive. Ember, the maker of a ceramic mug which uses heat control technology to keep drinks at a desired temperature, will now appear as [...]
Customers stay sweet on Cadbury’s despite low-tax owner October 17, 2018 Last week, several news outlets carried the news that Mondelez International – owners of chocolatier Cadbury – paid no corporation tax in 2017, though the company made profits of £185m. Mondelez’s subsidiaries were reported to have paid a combined total of £5.9m to HMRC. The news drew opprobrium from figures such as shadow chancellor, John [...]
Card clash: Mastercard UK’s Mark Barnett on the battle for payments market share October 15, 2018 The likelihood is that, reading this, you have a Visa debit card somewhere on your person. Only two per cent of Britons currently have a Mastercard debit card, but that will change shortly after a string of wins for the US giant which will see its market share increase by 10 times. TSB and Santander [...]