In the new this morning, following the latest proposed addition to the City skyline – The Tulip – the FT posits that London’s financial district is using architecture to project modernity.
Also today, the disagreement between Mike Ashley and landlord Intu Properties continues with the Sports Direct tycoon now vowing to close 17 stores encompassing five brands across the property company’s portfolio. And warning bells sound for Monsoon as insurer Euler Hermes reduces cover to suppliers – a move that has already hit suppliers to Debenhams, Arcadia and New Look.
NEWS ROUND-UP: Aberdeen Standard Investments markets UK malls
Five things you might have missed last week
Tulips, bubbles and the City skyline transformed
Britain’s billionaires now billions poorer
Insurer Euler Hermes sounds alarm over Monsoon trading
Mike Ashley vows to close Intu Properties shops in rent row
Tory tycoon Christopher Moran’s links to sex for sale in Chelsea Cloisters
Grosvenor concierge service opens door for ambitious retailers
