Shoppers warned to be wary of social media scams this Black Friday November 24, 2024 Fraud is set to reach an all-time high this Black Friday, with online social media scams the most likely place for fraud to occur, according to new data. UK shoppers are expected to spend £9.14bn over the four-day Black Friday weekend – a 4.5 per cent increase on last year, according to Globaldata. But fraud [...]
How Tiktok is driving Brits to spend local instead of luxury this golden quarter November 22, 2024 Black Friday is known for being the one of the few days of the year when budget-conscious shoppers can flock to their favourite online retailer or high street shop and not feel (too) guilty with the price of their purchases. High-priced, big-name brands have traditionally taken the lead in terms of ringing in the festive [...]
Jaguar rebrand shows the risk of embracing the fleeting ‘now’ November 22, 2024 The Jaguar rebrand has been dreadfully misconceived. The fatal mistake? Throwing away their heritage, writes Eliot Wilson.
Ed Warner: Gold rush for athletes as sport venures into crazy territory November 21, 2024 Too much money chasing too few goods spells inflation. In the madcap pursuit of novel sporting ventures it is the athletes whose prices are swelling.
The Capitalist: Farmers protest heats up; Guardian strikes; Jaguar’s rebrand November 21, 2024 The farmers protest escalates, Guardian hacks threaten strikes and more; catch up on the latest City gossip in The Capitalist.
Great Britain dumped out of Billie Jean King Cup November 19, 2024 Great Britain were eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup on Tuesday with Emma Raducanu the only player to register a win in the semi-finals. The former US Open champion beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 to put Great Britain 1-0 up in the best-of-three tie against Slovakia. But Katie Boulter was beaten 6-2 4-6 4-6 [...]
Abrdn shakes up top team in turnaround push November 19, 2024 Abrdn’s new chief executive Jason Windsor has revamped his leadership team today as part of efforts to breathe life into the beleaguered asset manager after years of sluggish performance. In an statement today, the vowel-stripped FTSE 250 investment house revealed it had promoted its client head, Xavier Meyer, to chief of investments, and Richard Wilson, [...]
‘You made me enjoy the game more’: Emotional Federer’s tribute to Nadal November 19, 2024 Nadal will bring down the curtain on a career that brought 22 Grand Slam titles, 209 weeks as world No1 and Olympic gold by trying to win a fifth Davis Cup with Spain this week.
ECB chair Thompson: I’ve found myself in an extraordinary moment for cricket November 19, 2024 "A lot of the next 10 years will be determined almost by what happens in the next 10 weeks," said Thompson.
Sport facing ‘tipping point’ as youth ditch live coverage November 19, 2024 The sport industry is at “a tipping point” due to declining interest in watching live sport among young people, experts have warned. Two thirds of global sports executives are concerned that a shift amongst younger fans from live sport to highlights and documentaries could damage the commercial value of the industry, according to Altman Solon’s [...]