Waterstones CEO James Daunt: ‘We have stubbornly held on in places like Middlesbrough long after M&S left’
James Daunt is running between meetings and apologies for having to dash off for a minute before we can begin our chat. While ...
LONDON BRIEFING: Dowlais accepts GBP1.2 billion cash and shares bid
In early UK corporate news, water firms United Utilities and Pennon accepted Ofwat's final determinations for the new pricing period. Pennon also announced a GBP490 million fundraise. Dowlais agreed ...
Disused public toilets near Oxford Street to become tiny speakeasy bar where only 30 customers fit
The Central London public toilets were flooded in 2020 and would take 'significant investment' to make watertight again, council documents show ...
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From London’s Oxford Street, a lesson in main street revitalisation
After years as a ‘national embarrassment’, Oxford Street is thriving. The realtor behind the revamp has advice for Auckland. Vacant stores, cheap pop-ups, clearance sales: it is the story of main ...
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The West End now has a new chocolate shop from a descendent of Cadbury
A new Wonka is in town and his name is James Cadbury. The great-great-great grandson of Cadbury founder John Cadbury has opened his own chocolate store just off Oxford Street.
Major city cancels London-style ULEZ scheme set to charge drivers of petrol and diesel vehicles up to £60 a day
It opens the door for reviews of other emissions-based zones across the country and whether they could achieve pollution ...
Microsoft is Closing its UK Experience Center in London
Microsoft is planning to close its UK Experience Centre in London in February, nearly six years after the flagship location ...
UK Consumer Morale Sinks to Lowest Since Late 2023: GfK Survey
The monthly consumer confidence index published by market research firm GfK fell in January to -22 from -17 in December, its lowest reading since December 2023. A Reuters poll of economists had ...
US super-rich to launch London property spree amid Trump optimism
Ultra-rich US buyers are poised to revive London’s struggling high-end property market amid a wave of American optimism ...
'Fury' of Bonnie Blue's rugby player husband after she slept with 1,057 men in 24 hours as friends expose real story - and the devastating fallout from her sex marath…
Bonnie Blue embarked on a sleazy mission to bed 1000 men in 12 hours last Saturday. I can exclusively reveal, that those ...