Luxury automaker Aston Martin has reported an 82% surge in sales to dealers in 2021. The news comes despite the company predicting lower-than-expected annual adjusted core earnings on fewer-than-planned shipments of its Valkyrie sports car in the fourth quarter of the year. On Friday, Aston Martin said it expects annual adjusted core earnings to come […]
As the New Year begins in the CEO chair, you would normally be feeling the need to attack this year with a fresh impetus – a renewed energy for achievement from your team and excellence in how you serve your customers. Great if you are, but it is also totally okay if you are not. […]
Whiteside has given notice of his intention to retire and is set to step down from the board at the close of the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May 2022. However, he will remain on hand to support the transition process until his notice expires in early January 2023. In the interim period, Currie […]
Business growth consultant Daniel Groves explores where startups should spend their marketing budget. When considering your finances and scaling a business, there are so many areas that are fighting for your budget. It can be difficult to know where to spend your money, and where you can save it. I've spoken about how to scale […]
Samuelsson has been president and CEO of Volvo since October 2012 and previously served on the company board for two years. Prior to his time at Volvo, Samuelsson served as chairman and CEO of the now-defunct vehicle manufacturer MAN SE. “I’m pleased to welcome Jim to his new role to continue the great journey Volvo […]
Annie Button, professional content writer and branding aficionado, recommends some winter sports to keep your competitive spirit burning during the colder months. Winter is a time to find someplace warm and bunker down until the spring. But, this approach doesn’t work for everyone, especially if your aim is to keep firing on all cylinders throughout […]
The virtual team bandwagon has been well and truly gathering speed prior to COVID-19. Even before the pandemic sent us all back home to work, 85% of us have at some time worked in a virtual team and almost 20% of us spent our working day interacting with other virtual teams. Building trust is harder […]
Bond is set to step down at the end of March after ten years with the European retailer, which owns discount stores under the Pepco, Poundland, and Dealz brands across the continent. Bond, who is also a former chief of supermarket chain Asda, will remain an adviser to the board until the end of the […]
As you would expect, the big three wine regions - Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne - drove demand, but there was interesting activity right across the market, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing. On average, the wine market has increased by over 15%, driven primarily by purchasing habits of high-net-worth individuals, who are […]
Study after study shows that younger generations of consumers are more environmentally and socially conscious than their elders. More importantly for brands perhaps, is that their disquiet with the current state of the world colours their shopping habits. Fashion brands around the globe are beginning to realise that they must adjust their offering (and more […]
At first glance, it seems absurd to mention genius scientists like Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in the same breath as Madonna or Kim Kardashian because their personalities could not be more different. What could possibly connect a giant of the intellectual stage such as the physicist Steven Hawking with the boxing legend Muhammad Ali, […]
Luxury is arguably the industry that has undergone the most disruptive changes over the years. To operate successfully in the luxury universe calls for a new and nuanced understanding of how luxury is changing and how companies create economic value and cultural value out of that change. Dr Federica Carlotto, lead faculty of a new […]
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