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Can nostalgia save Topshop?
With Topshop set to return to the high street next week, Becky Mailen asks whether nostalgia alone will be enough to save the beleaguered brand Topshop was the reason you …
Trustpilot: Can reviews site really be trusted?
Trustpilot’s CEO has insisted his reviews site “isn’t perfect” but wants to be “the universal symbol of trust”. Speaking on the latest episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered show, Adrian …
Inside Finsbury Circus Gardens, the City’s biggest green space
Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the City’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: the redesigned Finsbury Circus Gardens. If the Square Mile were to be designed today, …
One in ten London homes would be hit by ‘mansion tax’
A tenth of houses in London would be hit by a ‘mansion tax’ on the sale of houses above £1.5m, according to new data. In London, 10.9 per cent of …
Should we be worried about Instagram’s map feature?
Instagram’s new location-sharing feature, dubbed ‘Instagram Map’, has been rolled out to 170m users, but a journey through the platform reveals a perplexing reality: it’s a digital ghost town. While …
Bank Holiday picks: Silverstone, Hundred and Rugby World Cup
In case you have forgotten it is Bank Holiday weekend across the coming days. With that, and the extra day off, in mind, City AM has compiled its top three …
Forest hikes e-bike prices amid fragmented London market
Forest, the e-bike operator recently licensed by Hounslow Council, has announced it is raising its “pay as you go” service fee by 50 per cent to £1.50, citing a doubling …
Law firm partners’ pay rockets past rest of UK workforce
Partners at British law firms have seen their income rise over twice as fast as the rest of the UK workforce over the last five years. According to data shared …
Atom chair: Big banks don’t know their role in economic growth
The chair of digital bank Atom has slammed Britain’s banking giants for failing to drive the country’s economic ambitions. Lee Rochford, who had tenures at Virgin Money, RBS and BNP …