Labour leadership race: Want to be like Jeremy Corbyn? Now you can, with this blazer September 7, 2015 We all know Jeremy Corbyn, the nation’s new political celebrity, is more than a man with bold ideas: with his characteristic beard and crumpled suits, his distinct style transcends generations. Now you can look just like him – with the "Jeremy Corbyn 70s Beige Burton Blazer" on Ebay. Simply combine with a white shirt and dark [...]
Tesco: What assets has it sold and what’s left at the checkout after £4bn South Korea Homeplus sale? September 7, 2015 Tesco has bagged up another asset, adding a nice £4.2bn to its coffers from the sale of its South Korean Homeplus business to a consortium of investors, it was revealed today. It's a major milestone in the supermarket's efforts at fixing its balance sheet – here's how it's progressing so far. Bagged up South Korea [...]
We will never shy away from celebrating risk, hard work and reward – The City View September 6, 2015 The idea of launching a new, free newspaper was born from a belief that London and the City are unique, and that the people who work in the heart of our nation's economy deserve a paper that understands, informs, challenges and celebrates them. Ten years ago this week, the first editions of City A.M. [...]
City A.M.’s 10th Anniversary: Celebrating 10 years of events that shaped a decade September 6, 2015 A crunch, a crash, a coalition… When City A.M. hit the streets in 2005 no one could have predicted what was in store for the Square Mile and the broader UK – and global – economy. Here we revisit a selection of the moments that defined the last 10 years, and remember how they were [...]
How the City got its mojo back September 6, 2015 A decade is a long time, and a decade in the City feels like a lifetime. You only need to look out the window to see how much things have changed. New cathedrals of glass and steel climb over the horizon – to the chagrin of traditionalists – while others are quietly and efficiently razed [...]
The UBS rebrand: CMO Johan Jervoe talks art and Annie Leibovitz September 6, 2015 Following the financial crisis, banks have struggled to clean up their public image. But last week, the Swiss banking giant UBS began a global brand relaunch, its first since 2009. The campaign will be 70 per cent digital, and feature photographs by American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz, as well as a 90 second [...]
Obelisks to Old Street: What next for out-of-home? September 6, 2015 SINCE the Ancient Egyptians inscribed their laws on giant stone obelisks, “out-of-home” advertising (OOH) has been grabbing our attention. Few commuters will have missed the “dino” domination of Waterloo Station earlier this summer – a project by Universal Pictures and JCDecaux UK to create buzz around the release of the blockbuster Jurassic World. It was [...]
Fuelling online hypochondria, luxury Onhub Router and Project Sunroof: New projects Google’s been working on September 4, 2015 Google's has been fuelling everyone’s hypochondria for years – but now its new health information feature, launched today, will send those with a tendency to panic about every little twinge into overdrive. What’s the first thing you do when you think you’ve fallen ill? After reaching for Lemsip or painkillers, many go online, searching for [...]
Apple News isn’t the big threat to publishers from iOS 9 – ad blocking is September 3, 2015 Much has been written about the imminent launch of Apple News and how – along with Facebook Instant Articles – it could completely change the landscape for digital publishers. And, of course, it could. Apple and Facebook are masters of user experience and their respective plans to ingest other people’s news into their worlds will [...]
Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: What does your favourite social network say about you? September 3, 2015 Linkedin lover or addicted to Twitter? What social network you spend most of your time on reveals more than you might think about your gender, age and even social grade. Polling institute Ipsos Mori has released its latest quarterly Tech Tracker, which analyses how Britons access the internet (short answer: everywhere and a lot). Alongside [...]