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 […]
The charging concept, located in Nuremberg, Germany, is part of a pilot programme aimed at making life simpler for EV owners living in urban areas, particularly for those who don’t have access to a supercharger at home. “We want to use it to test flexible and premium-oriented quick-charging infrastructure in urban space,” says Ralph Hollmig, […]
The Bitter End resort was established as a family retreat by the Hokin family in 1973 and quickly became an esteemed destination for seafarers. However, following Hurricane Irma, the luxury 64-acre resort was forced to close its doors for four years. The Hokin family used the forced closure as an opportunity to renovate, with the […]
Whitman has spent decades in high-level corporate roles, taking eBay from $5.7 million to $8 billion in sales as CEO from 1998 to 2008. She then served as CEO at Hewlett-Packard from 2011 to 2015, where she oversaw its split into HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Alongside her corporate roles, Whitman has been politically […]
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has fulfilled his childhood dream today as he travelled to space as one of two passengers on board a Russian rocket headed for the International Space Station (ISS). Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo, and his production assistant, Yozo Hirono, have become the first space tourists to […]
In a press release, the Bezos Earth Fund said it had awarded 44 grants to climate organisations, including a $140 million donation to President Biden’s Justice40 initiative and a $51 million donation to support land restoration in the US and Africa. The grants are part of Bezos’ $10 billion commitment to support scientists, activists, and […]
Champagne Henriot has named the release Les Mémoires, which comprises three bottlings dating as far back as the 1950s. The Champagnes hail from vintages 1959, 1971, and 1981 and have been meticulously aged in Henriot’s cool cellars in Reims, northeastern France. In the spring of this year, the rare bottlings were disgorged by hand, then […]
Australian winemaker Penfolds has teamed up with BlockBar, a leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace for luxury beverages, to sell an NFT tied to a rare barrel of vintage wine. The digital token corresponds to a limited-edition barrel of wine made from vintage 2021, which is currently maturing. From the customers who sign up for the […]
Bertelli told an analyst presentation in Milan that he says three years because of his age, though insists he’s not anxious about it. He says he believes his son has “the right attitude” for the job, but “it will be up to him to decide” when to take over. Lorenzo, who currently stands as the […]
Gary Connors, Partner at Oliver Wight EAME, explains what business should be doing in the wake of the COP26 summit. The dialogue and agreements witnessed at COP26 this year have brought on important advances. Despite the last-minute disappointments on the reduction of the usage of coal by China and India the conference reflected a strong […]
We introduce you to Wascosa – a Swiss company focussed on the hiring out and management of freight cars for rail traffic and a pioneer in the industry. Peter Balzer is the Chief Executive Officer of Wascosa and works closely with Philipp Müller, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Peter has been in charge of Wascosa's fortunes since 2014 and since then has helped the company to become the fourth largest wagon leasing company in Europe. He tells us all about it over the next few pages.
The superyacht, known as the Y721, spans 417ft. It was rolled out in the Zwijndrecht shipyard in the west of the Netherlands earlier this week, since generating much excitement. The Y721 is set to be the largest sailing yacht in the world when it is finally complete in 2022, overtaking the current largest ocean passenger […]
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