Image copyright Boohoo Surging demand for floral prints and soft tailored dresses have helped Boohoo post a huge jump in revenue for three months to the end of May. The fast fashion retailer, which also owns PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, said strong block colours and ankle boots had also sold well. Group sales jumped 39% […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Richard Yu had been expected to unveil a new laptop at the CES Asia 2019 tech show in Shanghai Huawei has ditched a product launch for the first time since the US placed it on a trade blacklist. It was reported that the Chinese tech firm had intended to
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Image copyright Getty Images Discount supermarket chain Lidl plans to open 40 new stores in the south-east of England. The £500m investment will take place over five years and will include a new UK head office in south-west London. The move will create 1,500 new jobs, a boost for the traditional retail sector which has
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Boeing has reported zero new commercial plane orders for May ― the second month in a row that the world’s largest plane-maker has announced such an abysmal order tally. Boeing’s order and delivery totals have plummeted since its 737 Max jet was involved in the deadly Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes. The aircraft has
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Met Police hopes the change will make police work more attractive to both men and women with family commitments The Met Police will recruit part-time police constables for the first time as the force tries to “break down barriers” deterring women from joining. From November, all new constable
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption All those emails you don’t have time to deal with could be making you ill Andrew Crosby has 7,000 emails in his inbox. To some that might not sound like many, but he’s only been at Relax Gaming for a year, so there’s not been much time for the
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Image copyright Uber Image caption Test flights for Uber’s flying taxis are due to start from 2020 Uber has said Australia will become the first international market for its flying taxi service Uber Air. The firm has selected Melbourne as the third pilot city for its air taxi programme, joining Dallas and Los Angeles. Test
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Image copyright BooHoo Image caption Online fashion giant Boohoo’s revenues jumped to more than £328m at the end of 2018 A web developer is suing the founder of online fashion retailer Boohoo for £118.5m amid claims he reneged on a promise to reward him for creating the firm’s website. Richard Womack has brought a claim
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Image copyright Getty Images Landlords and other creditors will meet on Wednesday in London to vote on revised proposals to save Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire. Arcadia’s brands include Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Wallis. Last week, a vote on Sir Philip’s proposals was postponed after some landlords, including shopping centre
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Norman Borlaug is credited with saving millions of people from starvation In the early 1900s, newlyweds Cathy and Cappy Jones left Connecticut in the US to start a new life as farmers in north-west Mexico’s Yaqui Valley, a little-known dry and dusty place, a few hundred kilometres south of
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