2019 was the year that sustainability became the biggest item on the agenda for consumer-facing businesses. Thanks to the rising influence of climate activists, the environment’s presence in the political sphere and a...

At a time of New Year’s resolutions, Veganuary and the tightening of purse strings, it is fitting that our first column of 2020 should be about Gousto – the recipe box delivery business that is fundamentally...

One of the great pleasures of my role as Director of Hospitality, Travel and Leisure at The MBS Group is witnessing up and coming talent progressing through the industry. It is a perk of the job to see individuals...

The global cosmetic market was valued at $532.43bn in 2017 and is expected to reach $805.61bn by 2023. Within the sector, there’s an increasing shift towards natural makeup, ease of application and higher quality as...

Every year, when the time comes for me to nominate candidates for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Awards, I live in hope that someone doing something extraordinary will emerge. This year, though, I was...

Last Saturday, in the Namibian capital of Windhoek, the national men’s cricket team played host to Oman in a one-day international. For the home fans, an assured win saw their team crowned ICC World Cricket League...

There are certain things that have become part of my London history. Like the first time I went into the Harrods Foodhall and experienced the visual feast of retail theatre at its best, or the first time, in 1979 on...

When Josh Wood, one of the world’s premier hair colourists and founder of Josh Wood Colour completed his hairdressing one-year YTS training course in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the salon where he was training let him go...

The most recent research carried out by the Hampton-Alexander Review argued that while significant progress has been made toward the target of 33% of women on FTSE 350 boards by the end of 2020, there is still ‘some...