Research released today by Joules shows that one in
five women feel that they must sacrifice fashion for function when on holiday
- More than 1 in 10 (15%) find that having to choose functionality over fashion because of the weather is their biggest holiday weather woe
- Just under half (46%) of British adults estimate that they typically talk about the weather once a day
- The most common holiday weather woe is not taking enough layers, leaving you feeling cold and uncomfortable (35%)
Fast-growing smokehouse concept Red’s True Barbecue has secured £5M investment, stoking the fires of its roll out plans. The debt funding and equity investment deal brings together a handpicked consortium of eight of the industry’s most respected CEOs and MDs to help accelerate its aggressive expansion. The ‘Super 8’ includes industry veteran Ian Neill, Jamie […]
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Digital.
It’s a word that can strike either excitement or fear in the heart. That’s because many business leaders are being thrust into a new world. A world that doesn’t make them feel brave. A world built on technology.
In April 2012 The Economist ran a front cover feature that talked of a Third Industrial Revolution, on how manufacturing is going digital. If we pause for a moment and consider what that means in practice, the profound shift that is underway: advanced manufacturing, 3D printing, cloud computing, social. This is not only industrial change, it is cultural change. On a global level.
Whitbread, the owner of the Costa Coffee and Premier Inn brands, has named Alison Brittain, currently head of Lloyds Banking Group's retail division as its new chief executive.
Ms Brittain aged 50, will replace Andy Harrison, who said in April he would retire from full time executive life at the end of February next year.
Ms Brittain is one of the UK's top female bankers and has previously said she would "bash the bonus bullies" and change the sales culture at the taxpayer-owned bank.
The Lloyds boss will join the leisure group on 4 January 2016. She has previously held senior roles at Santander UK and Barclays as well as a non-executive role at Marks and Spencer.
The bank said that Ms Brittain would be replaced on an interim basis by David Oldfield, currently responsible for IT and operations. He will be replaced by Karin Cook, currently commercial banking chief operating officer.
“Alison has played a significant role in leading the transformation of our retail business and I thank her for her contribution”, said António Horta-Osório, Lloyds Baking Group chief executive. “I am also delighted we have proven executives able to step up to fill the positions created by her move.”
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