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...Speaking after his death, Michael Cole, Al Fayed’s long-term spokesman and friend, said he “was a remarkable man in many ways and did more good in this world than all his mealy-mouthed critics put together...
...Managing director Michael Ward, who described the retailer as a “shop window to the world”, said the business was now “trading ahead of 2019 [levels]” after it was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and a...
...We are in Farmacy, a Notting Hill vegan restaurant filled with plants that is a regular hang-out when he is in London: the owner, Camilla Fayed, daughter of Harrods’ former owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, even comes...
...Sir Michael Scholar, another mandarin, is reported as complaining about “a dysfunctional government”....
...In August, Harrods managing director Michael Ward joined other business leaders in calling for increased airport capacity in London and the southeast....
...Across town, at Harrods, Michael Ward, managing director, has also helped to lift sales at the department store, which was acquired by Qatar Holding from Mohamed Al Fayed four years ago for £1.5bn....
...A group of stonemasons take down the statue of late popstar Michael Jackson that was erected by previous owner Mohammed al-Fayed, on the northwest corner of Fulham Football Club, west London....
...Chinese travellers are “by far” the biggest spenders, according to managing director Michael Ward....
...Additional reporting by Michael Peel in Riyadh...
...In May 2010, Qatar Holding bought Harrods outright from Mohamed al Fayed....
...Richard Bernstein, fund manager at Crystal Amber, wrote to Michael Grade, chairman of Pinewood, this month and asked him to clarify the status of discussions with Mr Fayed at the time of the recommendation...
...The sale of Star Energy’s onshore UK wells comes a year after its victory in a legal dispute with businessman Mohamed Fayed....
...Crystal Amber in 2010 criticised Michael Grade, Pinewood chairman, for his “poor stewardship of shareholder interests” and went public with a demand for him to step down....
...“We’ve had the support of our new owners in continuing to spend at a rate that is really not seen anywhere else in the retail industry,” says Michael Ward, Harrods’ managing director....
...Crystal Amber, its second-largest shareholder, called for Michael Grade, chairman, to step down last year....
...To hell or Chelsea If Jodrell Bank represents the sublime, the statue of the late Michael Jackson unveiled at Fulham FC’s ground on Sunday by the club’s owner, Mohamed al-Fayed, is an insouciant testament...
...elephant to Ronald Reagan, keeping a live lion on premises, hiring an Egyptian cobra to guard a pair of jewel-encrusted sandals in the shoe department and opening the store at 2am for a shopping spree by Michael...
...Michael Burt, analyst at Execution Noble, predicted a bidding range of 187-199p, factoring in a 30 per cent premium....
...Mr Sayed would not be drawn at the weekend, saying only that he would “upgrade and expand” Harrods while praising its management, led by Michael Ward, for “doing an excellent job”....
...Michael Queen, chief executive, has cut debt. 3i’s vow of chastity is lifting....
...While at Kleinwort Benson, MacArthur publicly vouched for the Fayeds’ wealth during their successful battle to buy House of Fraser in 1985....
...The new Stroll/Chou era swings into action this season with the launch of Michael Michael Kors, a mid-priced line that will include everything from women’s wear to men’s wear, bags and shoes, accessories...
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