Image copyright PrettyLittleThing Sales at Boohoo grew strongly in the last four months of 2018, in another sign that people are choosing online shopping over the High Street. The online fashion retailer, which also owns the PrettyLittleThing and Nastygal fashion labels, saw revenues in the four-month period jump 44% to £328.2m. It revised its revenue …
Image copyright Greubel Forsey Making just 100 or so watches a year might not seem cost-efficient but when they can sell for up to £1m, that changes the financial dynamics. The Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey is one of a new breed of independent manufacturers turning out products of incredible complexity. Watch-making is Switzerland’s third biggest …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thirty new cars were unveiled at the auto show, fewer than in previous years Electric vehicles have been the number one topic of discussion at the Detroit auto show. But as the BBC’s Zoe Thomas found out, big fuel guzzlers are still crucial as carmakers need traditional vehicles to …
Image copyright Getty Images If China wanted to appease Donald Trump’s ever-present anger at its trade surplus with the United States, the latest trade figures won’t work to calm him down. China’s exports to the rest of the world, announced on Monday, were unexpectedly down when they had been expected to rise. But that was …
Power and speed took centre stage in Detroit as carmakers showed off new additions to their line up. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Neture Image caption Marlin Jenkins is trying to bring broadband internet to poorer households The digital divide – the economic gap between those with internet access and those without – is a growing problem throughout the world, and not just in developing economies. Many people are trying the bridge this gap, and here …
Gaggan Anand, the executive chef and owner of a two Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, uses hyper-modern cooking techniques to take Indian street food to new heights. His self-named restaurant in Bangkok has topped Asia’s best restaurants list for the past four years. Filmed and edited by Danny Bull; produced by Thanyarat Doksone; series produced by Pamela …
Image copyright Getty Images During the past two years, the pound has had a rough time of things when it comes to its price against the dollar and other currencies. The immediate aftermath of the Brexit referendum saw sterling decline sharply in value. And as the vote on the UK’s withdrawal deal from the European …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z, bought Tidal in 2015 The streaming figures of music service Tidal are under investigation in Norway over claims the numbers of listeners to 2016 albums by Beyonce and Kanye West, among others, were inflated. The Norwegian authorities said they would explore whether “someone” had manipulated the …
The Confederation of Paper Industries says it is concerned about the potential for delays if the UK does not achieve a trade deal over over Brexit. Guiseppe Munarie is country operations manager with Sofidel, which makes toilet roll for a number of brands. He has been advised to stock up in production materials – pulp …