Anne Pitcher, the Selfridges managing director who has spent a lifetime working in shops, replies bluntly when asked how it felt to turn the lights out and pull up the shutters on Oxford Street’s most iconic store. ‘Awful,’ she says, describing herself as ‘never happier than when I’m on the shop floor’. ‘The day we … Read more
Let’s use local shops and save our vital national champions, says boss of software giant Sage By Steve Hare For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:28 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 10 May 2020 Steve Hare is the chief executive of Sage The Covid-19 pandemic is, first and foremost, a human crisis. … Read more
You can work from home forever, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey tells company’s 5,100 staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Twitter has told its staff they can work from home forever. Chief executive Jack Dorsey said the company’s 5,100 workforce, including … Read more
Tesco tears up pay rules to hand boss Dave Lewis £6.4m including £4.8m in bonuses By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 Tesco boss Dave Lewis was paid £6.4million last year after the board boosted his bonus by removing Ocado from the … Read more
BT boss warns ‘be on your guard’ after cyber criminals launch a wave of scams targeting customers staying at home By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 12 May 2020 The boss of BT has urged customers to ‘be on your guard’ after cyber criminals … Read more
Vauxhall boss warns UK factories will remain mothballed until it gets clarity over when showrooms can reopen UK factories in Ellesmere Port and Luton are ‘ready to go’ with production However, bosses said there is no point making cars if they can’t be sold due to dealerships being closed Vauxhall has prepared its manufacturing sites … Read more
Ocado rocked by fat cat pay backlash: 30 per cent of investors shun £58m deal for online grocer’s boss Tim Steiner By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 May 2020 Shareholders gave Ocado a bloody nose in a revolt against boardroom excess after chief … Read more
UK Cinemas set to reopen in July in time for summer blockbusters, Vue cinemas boss says By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 UK cinemas could reopen as early as mid-July in time for the launch of the latest Christopher Nolan film, … Read more
Poultry club charity boss sparks fury after claiming in newsletter that coronavirus is ‘nature’s way of cleansing the planet’ Louise Carpenter made the comments in a newsletter sent out to members Carpenter says she was ‘trying to find reasoning’ for the coronavirus pandemic Trustees have ‘apologised unreservedly’ to anyone offended by the comments Here’s how … Read more
Ronald Koeman ‘in a stable condition’ following heart surgery after Holland manager was rushed to hospital in Amsterdam Ronald Koeman was taken to hospital after feeling pain in his chest on a bike ride He underwent a successful heart catheterization and will return home Monday The 57-year-old has been manager of his country’s national team … Read more