The retailer revealed in June, following its takeover by investment firm Gordon Brothers, that it planned to shut 68 shops and two warehouses in the UK, putting 1300 jobs at risk. Poundland concluded its main store closure programme recently, shutting 57 stores, while placing 11 closures on hold. At the beginning of the restructuring programme,…
On the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II, China watcher Kawashima Shin highlights Beijing’s recent celebrations in the context of Xi Jinping’s rewriting of history to support his domestic and foreign policies. The Meaning of September 3 On September 3, 2025, the eyes of Japan’s China watchers were trained on Beijing’s Tiananmen…
NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 11: Scott McTominay of Napoli battles for possession with Stefano Sabelli of Genoa during the Serie A match between Napoli and Genoa at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 11, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Antonio Conte has decided to give a rest to Kevin De…
Meghan Markle’s return to the European stage at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday night was nothing less than a statement of intent. This was her first time in Europe since she attended the Düsseldorf Invictus Games in 2023. Her team insisted that she was there simply to support Balenciaga’s new creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, but…
Anisimova continued where she left off against Gauff at the start of her final with Noskova, taking just 23 minutes to win the first set, in which she lost just 12 points. Noskova was reeling, yet she recovered brilliantly to break Anisimova in an 11-minute opening game of the second set and went on to…
Mark Gallagher gave Mrs Badenoch £2,000 for her leadership campaign last October and left the Tories around two months ago, Sky News reported. A Reform UK source said: “Nigel (Farage) and Mark have been friends for a long time. “We understand he is very disenchanted with the Conservative Party,” the source added. A Conservative source,…
Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said. Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said three of the injured were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police were called around 11:30 p.m. to what Graboys described as a…
Mark Gallagher gave Mrs Badenoch £2,000 for her leadership campaign last October and left the Tories around two months ago, Sky News reported. A Reform UK source said: “Nigel (Farage) and Mark have been friends for a long time. “We understand he is very disenchanted with the Conservative Party,” the source added. A Conservative source,…
Darren Watkins Jr., far better known as IShowSpeed, has attained a kind of fame that’s hard to wrap your head around. The 20-year-old streamer, named Rolling Stone‘s most influential creator of 2025, doesn’t just have 135 million followers online. He also gets mobbed and chased by fans wherever he goes, from Europe to South America…
An enterprise-centric recurring business can prove to be more resilient than consumer-exposed business models in an uncertain economic environment. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major disruptive force, transforming businesses and reshaping our daily lives worldwide. Alphabet (GOOG -0.04%) (GOOGL -0.16%) and Amazon (AMZN -1.34%) are widely seen as key beneficiaries of this revolution. Alphabet…