Robert Walters blames Budget uncertainty for slump in UK fees October 15, 2024 Recruiter Robert Walters has posted a slump in net fee income as economic and political uncertainty dragged on hiring in the UK and Europe.
Being ‘the grown ups in the room’ won’t cut it with investors October 14, 2024 At today’s International Investment Summit, ministers must recognise that businesses want concrete assurances about the kind of returns they can expect, says Eliot Wilson Today is the government’s long-anticipated International Investment Summit, which will bring together potential investors from abroad and within the United Kingdom and is intended to show, in the business and trade [...]
Brewdog founder James Watt on Britain’s ‘existential’ debt crisis October 11, 2024 Founder of beer chain Brewdog has warned Britain’s political system faces an “existential crisis”, and has offered a solution to get on top of it. James Watt took to LinkedIn to vent his frustration at the levels of debt being serviced in the UK economy at the moment, which makes it “impossible for us to [...]
Post Office boss told he did not need to ‘dig into’ Horizon scandal October 9, 2024 The outgoing Post Office chief executive said he was told he “did not need to dig into the details” of the Horizon IT scandal when he joined the business despite it having led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters. During what was the first of three days of evidence at the Horizon inquiry, [...]
Stefano Cantino: Who is Gucci’s new boss tasked with turning the luxury brand around? October 9, 2024 First Mulberry, then Burberry, and now Gucci – reshuffles at the very top of luxury businesses are definitely in vogue. Gucci, owned by Kering, has announced the appointment of Stefano Cantino as its new chief executive. He will take over from interim boss Jean-Francois Palus on 1 January 2025. Much like Mulberry and Burberry’s new [...]
Two IPL team owners battle to buy Manchester Originals in Hundred sale October 9, 2024 The interest is a significant boost for England cricket chiefs’ much-maligned sales process.
Shein parks tanks on Boohoo’s lawn as UK sales pass £1.5bn ahead of IPO October 8, 2024 UK sales at Shein, the Chinese-founded online retailer on track for a bumper IPO on the London Stock Exchange, passed £1.5bn last year, the company has revealed. The division generated a revenue of £1.55bn for 2023, up from the £1.12bn it achieved in 2022. Shein also posted an annual profit of £18.7m, a significant rise [...]
Inside the SHA Wellness retreat, the world’s most high-tech spa resort October 8, 2024 With private heli-pads, NASA-backed technologies and high-powered guests, does SHA Wellness retreat's brain spa deliver what it promises?
The dirty, dangerous and ‘obsessive’ world of mudlarking October 8, 2024 Once the domain of Victorian street urchins, the art of mudlarking has gone mainstream. Lucy Kenningham investigates
Flowers laid at Ladbroke Grove rail disaster memorial to honour those killed October 5, 2024 Families bereaved by the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster have laid flowers at the memorial to honour those killed 25 years ago – each remembered as “precious and loved”. Thirty-one people died and more than 220 were injured when a rush-hour train collided almost head-on with a high-speed train around two miles from Paddington station, west [...]