Ted Baker slashes losses as consumers splash cash on party and office-wear once more May 26, 2022 Ted Baker has narrowed its losses as the fashion brand edges closer to a private equity takeover. The London-listed retailer posted a loss before tax of £44.1m, an improvement of 59.1 per cent, in preliminary results for the year ended 29 January 2022. Ted Baker had suffered a £107.7m loss the year prior, after pandemic [...]
Exclusive: Unprecedented war for talent reflects a seismic shift in power on Britain’s hyper-aggressive job market May 26, 2022 Britain’s jobless rate has fallen to its lowest level for over 47 years. In fact, for the first time ever, there are fewer unemployed people than job vacancies. This is resulting in an unprecedented ‘war for talent’ and an unprecedented wave of pay hikes, but what does this actually look like for London’s business community? [...]
Ford Focus ST M365 by Mountune review: the RS kicker May 24, 2022 Saddened by the lack of a new Ford Focus RS? Mountune’s ballistic 365hp Focus ST should help fill the void, says Tim Pitt.
Only a semiconductor revolution can save the flagging British automobile industry May 24, 2022 In 1974, a failing New Mexico calculator maker took a gamble. Laden with debt after a brutal price war and a botched IPO, Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems decided to enter the microcomputer market. Its offering was the Altair 8800, the first commercially successful personal computer that would spark the microcomputer revolution. Inside each device [...]
Nearly half of Brits are exclusively back in the office May 23, 2022 Nearly half of Brits are now working exclusively in the office, as the work from home buzz seems to fade for many.
New 2022 Rolls-Royce Phantom offers illuminated luxury May 22, 2022 Rolls-Royce has given its flagship Phantom a delicate makeover inside and out, including even more options for personalisation.
Homeworking on the rise as growing number of employers introduce hybrid models for staff May 22, 2022 The pandemic has sparked a permanent increase in homeworking, with support from employers and staff for changes to working practices, according to a new report. The TUC said many workplaces and workers are still trialling new arrangements for homeworking and hybrid working and negotiating long-term policies. But there is evidence in support of change, with [...]
TfL looks for investment partners to take up office space at Bank, Southwark and Paddington stations May 20, 2022 Transport for London is looking for an investment partner to work on commercial developments at the sites of Bank, Paddington and Southwark stations. In a bid to reduce its reliance on fares for income, TFL is looking to offer commercial office space at the stations which could generate significant revenue. All three sites have either [...]
The TMT M&A game change: Are dealmakers ready to play? May 18, 2022 A few months into 2022, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector is already setting the tone for an interesting year ahead, with some organizations making bold moves into the new and next. This is after a banner 2021 where the sector topped the tables in both value [...]
Office workers can now use local Tesco to work from as supermarket giant joins forces with IWG May 12, 2022 Office workers across the UK will soon be able to use their local Tesco to work from as the supermarket group launches a new partnership with IWG. Tesco has said the flexible workspace business will convert excess space at its supermarket stores into office space designed for hybrid working. It comes amid the continued shift [...]