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...“The jury is still out on whether that can turn around,” says Karen Egan, head of telecoms at Enders Analysis....
...Iliad, admittedly faster growing but as yet barely profitable, would have been valued at 17 times ebitda, estimates Karen Egan at Enders Analysis....
...The decision to cut Italy loose after almost a quarter of a century is surprising, not least because it is Vodafone boss Margherita Della Valle’s home turf....
...Karen Egan, a senior telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, said the Spain deal will be taken as a positive sign that Della Valle is “delivering on her promises” and that it “helps to demonstrate that she...
...But Martin Porter, executive chair of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, said the business community had to show “new thinking” beyond complaining about red tape....
...Part of the brand’s new prêt-à‑porter label, Studio by Tai Ping, they are made with mechanical tufting technology, and hand-finished....
...Jungle Juice Brewing Via del Mandrione 109, 00181 Rome USP: A true urban brewery with a great taproom attached One to try: Senhor Porteiro (5.5 per cent) is a rousing espresso martini of a porter, made...
...And although she manages the house in which pret-a-porter was invented, she’s been careful to check the inventory hasn’t been overwhelmed by streetwear trends....
...Ashurst has elected its current UK corporate head and board member Karen Davies as its new chair....
...At one point, the company came close to acquiring Net-a-Porter, now owned by Swiss group Richemont....
...But that didn’t stop the essence becoming a bestseller on Net-a-Porter and winning a slew of awards....
...In Moisey’s pictures, and in other works such as “Gentlemen”, Karen Knorr’s photos of the stultifying milieu of all-male private members’ clubs in London, there’s a vivid sense of men acting out an idea...
...Some buyers prefer the less flashy town of Anacapri, where Diego della Valle of Italian leather brand Tod’s has a home. E&V is selling a three-bedroom villa with pool near Anacapri for €2.15m....
...Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod’s, and Patrizio Bertelli, co-owner of Prada, have also ruled out sales....
...Entrepreneur Federico Marchetti sold Yoox Net-a-Porter to Richemont for a total value of €5.3bn in May....
...Sotheby’s is holding an online-only sale of bespoke jewels created by Italian jeweller Michele Della Valle until October 1....
...When we started Net-a-Porter, the first, I would say, 10 employees were actually dominant with male. Because we had IT, accounting, CFO. That's kind of natural at this stage....
...Neves Founder, Farfetch Julian Ranger Founder and Executive Chairman, digi.me Julie Deane OBE Founder and CEO, The Cambridge Satchel Company Julien Hammerson Chief Executive Officer, Calastone Karen...
...Wine waiters such as Yannick Benjamin of the University Club, Daniel Johnnes of Daniel Boulud’s Dinex group, Pascaline Lepeltier of Rouge Tomate, Juliette Pope of Gramercy Tavern, Jeff Porter of Batali &...
...Mr Della Valle said that actually, last season had been his first collection, as a test. Notice that he calls it “style of life” rather than fashion....
...Like Net-a-Porter’s founder Natalie Massenet, Simmons has leapt the industry fence from editorial to retail with aplomb....
...Following the success of Alessandra Facchinetti’s womenswear debut last season, owner Diego Della Valle has decided to fill out his menswear offering....
...Take Weargrace, for example, a contemporary yoga label designed and produced in Italy by Karen Joyce, former director of image for Gucci Group....
...Della Valle spoke of the possible source of future design talent. “All of our companies are full of young people,” he said. “The average age in the industry is pretty young.”...
...Industry titans such as Prada’s Patrizio Bertelli, Tod’s Diego Della Valle and Ermenegildo Zegna talked much about the importance of the fashion business, though as yet offered little concrete detail about...
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