Directors of some of the Britain’s biggest companies were busy buying shares yesterday, even as the market was climbing towards a fresh record high. Two independent directors at Burberry, for example, were either taking an opening position in the luxury brands retailer or adding to their holding. Jeremy Darroch, chief executive of Sky and Burberry’s senior … Read More →
I don’t wait for weekends to arrive to do the things that I enjoy doing. And being in the profession that I am, I don’t really get weekends off. There have been days where I have worked non-stop without a break. I have no complaints because I enjoy what I am doing. Whenever I get … Read More →
Weekly online retail sales showed a maximum uplift of over 42 percent and a 35 percent rise in website visitors in the Middle East during Ramadan, according to new figures. Criteo, the commerce marketing technology company which has released data that reflects consumers’ online spending behaviours during the holy month, said the highest rise in … Read More →
Compulsive shoppers are unable to resist strong inner urges to make repeated purchases and to spend excessively. Recent research indicates that compulsive buying behavior affects almost five percent of the adult population in developed countries. (Photo: Pixabay) Many people will have hit the shops or gone online to bag a bargain in the January sales … Read More →
Farfetch is one of the most popular luxury fashion portals in the world. Getty images When auction house William Vintage and Versace partnered to curate a collection of vintage outfits last year, they put the coveted clothes on sale on Farfetch.com. The online-shopping platform has also collaborated with the likes of Gucci, for a 90-minute … Read More →
New Delhi: Mall developer Star ShoppingCentres is merging with Future Group’s primary retail infrastructure development unit, Future Market Networks, according to a BSEfiling of the latter. Star Shopping Centre is a subsidiary of Future Market Networks and is engaged in development and management of shopping centres and malls. According to the filing, a board meeting held on January 20, “unanimously approved the … Read More →
The construction on the skyscraper began in 2006. (Representative) BEIJING, CHINA: A Chinese court is auctioning a skyscraper on the country’s largest e-commerce website — with a sky-high starting price of 553 million yuan ($84.2 million). The 39-floor building in Taiyuan, northern Shanxi province, along with the land on which it sits, goes on the block … Read More →