Features
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Feb- 2020 -11 February
Yes, the trade barriers are coming
I think both Leavers and Remainers probably expected this in the long run – Michael Gove announced yesterday that businesses should “accept”…
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10 February
Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold
A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend…
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5 February
The evolution of wellness and how it can be integrated into any hotel
If there was one buzzword of the 2010’s it was ‘wellness’. The industry has catapulted to success, reaching in excess…
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5 February
Tesla, Macy’s and organic food: serious change is afoot
Sometimes change is sudden and surprising, but sometimes it bubbles away under the surface for decades before making a serious…
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3 February
What’s Nissan driving at with Brexit plans?
Now that the technical aspect of leaving the EU has happened on paper, we are into the implementation period, but…
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3 February
Green scene: how UK hotels are changing their ways
Arguably 2019 will be remembered as the year where the eco-conscience reigned. We saw the rise of ‘eco-anxiety’, and figures…
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Jan- 2020 -31 January
The whole Amazon thing is getting scary now
The ‘growth of online retail’ is now so proverbial that the phrase itself is nearly redundant. Is anyone surprised to…
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29 January
British Airways gets flighty and Starbucks smells the coffee over coronavirus
The business response to the coronavirus situation, which appears to be developing into a serious crisis, continues apace today. British…
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28 January
Coronavirus dampens markets but boosts mask producers
Some years ago Bill Gates was asked in an interview what future scenario it was that kept him awake at…
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28 January
When an inspector calls: interest rate rumours
It was announced last April (2019) that the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, would leave his post…
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