Kipper Williams on McDonald's table service
Fast-food chain announces it is trialling table service at one UK restaurant, with a view to nationwide rollout Continue reading… Source: The Guardian Circular Economy RSS
Serious Fraud Office opens inquiry into Quindell after it publishes late accounts
Insurance claims handler, which revealed loss of £238m in 2014, is also being investigated by Financial Reporting Council and Financial Conduct Authority The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened an inquiry into the insurance claims handler Quindell after the company published its long-delayed 2014 accounts showing a £238m loss. The involvement of the SFO means […]
Dixons Carphone boss could earn up to £4.9m next year
Sebastian James, CEO of newly merged company, is in line for £820,000 base salary with possible £1.02m bonus and up to £3m in share awards The chief executive of Dixons Carphone, Sebastian James, could earn up to £4.9m next year if he meets performance targets for the newly merged retail group. James earned £1.7m in […]
The winners and losers in Osborne’s RBS sell-off | Letters
The chancellor’s sell-off of the first tranche of UK government shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland could not have been more poorly timed (Report, 5 August). The predicted £1bn loss on the price paid for the stake when the bank was bailed out demonstrates that we, the taxpayers, have been ridiculously shortchanged. This is especially […]
Happier meal? McDonald's trials table service in UK as part of major revamp
Fast-food chain is experimenting with staff bringing orders to customers at Mottram outlet in attempt to see off growing competition McDonald’s is responding to increased competition in the fast food market by entering the slow lane. The home of the Big Mac and the rapid-fire eating experience is offering table service in the UK for […]
Super Thursday: Bank of England transparency or information overload?
Mark Carney’s tone will pave way for market predictions over interest rate increases – but the data dump may make it harder to scrutinise Bank thinking It’s Super Thursday and the City scribblers can barely contain their excitement. It is the day when they get not one, not two, but three big pieces of information […]
Tsipras: Greece on 'final stretch' of concluding bailout deal – live
Greek government spokeswoman: elections ‘likely’ in autumn Athens stock market in the red again, banks drop further Eurozone economic expansion eases despite strong growth in Spain UK services growth slows as hiring hits 16-month low Oil prices rise for second day, dollar and pound also up Ex-BOE’s Bean: UK’s official statistics out of date 3.00pm […]
Kipper Williams on the RBS sell-off
Critics brand UK government’s share sale as ‘short-changing the taxpayer’ Continue reading… Source: The Guardian Circular Economy RSS
Spain outperforms rest of eurozone's big four amid Greek debt crisis
Madrid tops list with 1% third quarter growth, helped by services sector, as single currency area largely avoids Greece fallout, says Markit Spain emerged as the best performer of the eurozone’s big four economies last month as the single currency area largely shrugged off the impact of the Greek debt crisis. The latest health check […]
Amazon, Best Buy and the free rider problem
What happens when a company embraces social responsibility, and a competitor does not? When my wife’s printer recently went on the fritz, she ordered a new one from Amazon, which arrived two days later. I took the broken printer to Best Buy, which offers free and easy recycling of electronics. Is this a problem for […]