Where to drink February 24, 2014 North Greenwich has never been much of a destination for London revellers, but that looks poised to change following the opening of Brooklyn Bowl at the O2. The Big Smoke has essentially purloined one of The Big Apple’s more celebrated institutions, and done an accomplished bit of thievery at that. This baby is more of [...]
7 UK retail bosses that have quit unexpectedly February 24, 2014 Mothercare’s future on the UK high street looked promising when Simon Calver, the former head of online movie rental service Lovefilm, was appointed by chairman Alan Parker two years ago to lead its turnaround efforts. The board banked on his online experience to overhaul its estate and turn the chain into a multi-channel retailer. But [...]
Visa swipes top spot for business brands from Apple February 24, 2014 BRITISH firms have chosen Visa as the best brand for business services, knocking tech firm Apple off the top spot, a poll out today reveals. Visa topped a survey of 2,000 companies and was joined by several other payment companies in the higher reaches of the Superbrands UK league table. Superbrands said the shift in [...]
Europe’s liquidity tax will sacrifice innovation for a false promise of stability February 23, 2014 THINGS are finally looking up for Europe’s beleaguered economies. So it is incomprehensible that we are still taking the idea of implementing a European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) seriously. Last week, the French and German governments pledged to continue pushing for a FTT, while Greece hosted a meeting of the 11 states working on the [...]
What you need to know before the US open February 21, 2014 US stock futures have edged higher as investors concentrate on the fortunes of tech companies, following some strong results. Better-than-expectated manufacturing data have continued boosted confidence across European and Asian markets, particularly after China’s equivalent results were weaker than forecast. Focus is on existing home sales, which are expected to have fallen slightly in January, [...]
Upwardly mobile technology February 19, 2014 Melissa York talks you through what to expect from the big-hitters at this year’s MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS THE TECH world will gather on Monday in eager anticipation as some of the biggest players in portable technology unveil their latest creations at the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014. The four-day conference in Barcelona, currently in [...]
The rumour mill | Other gadgets at MWC February 19, 2014 A new operating system for Samsung Samsung is kicking off the Mobile World Congress with a major event, Unpacked 5, taking place on the first day. Previously, the Korean tech giant has used these events to announce new smartphones, so we shouldn’t be too surprised if the Galaxy S5 is the thing that ends up [...]
Ferrari keeps a lid on sales but profit still soars February 18, 2014 FERRARI’S plan to cut the number of cars it sells in order to maintain its exclusive image has paid off, with revenue and profits both rising in 2013. The Italian marque sold 6,922 of its high-end cars last year, down 5.4 per cent. However, rising revenues from custom-made vehicles and Ferrari-branded souvenirs helped push turnover [...]
First Bitcoin shop opens its doors here in the City February 18, 2014 BITCOIN, Bitcoin, Bitcoin – not a day goes by when the pioneering cryptocurrency isn’t dominating headlines, but actually getting hold of the virtual coinage is still relatively difficult for most people (The Capitalist included). But that might be about to change. There’s now a Bitcoin shop (Europe’s first). And it’s in the City – [...]
Video: We take a look around Europe’s first Bitcoin shop February 18, 2014 Bitcoin had a pretty rough time of it last week. The Apple app store banned it, so did Russia, $2.7m worth of the cryptocurrency was nicked from Silk Road 2 and its value fell to half of what it was two weeks before. But here’s some good Bitcoin news. Europe’s first physical Bitcoin [...]