Amy Bell

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Platforms for buying, selling and renting second-hand clothing resonate with tech-savvy consumers. Plus: two sellers’ views

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Mean and even vicious behaviour is often defended as ‘just a joke’. But the effects are insidious

An ecommerce company from the Philippines tops the list, while Japan has the most growth champions this year

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

In-house lawyers are collaborating with other business areas to speed innovation and development. Plus: four case studies

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Many of the Andalucían art form’s most exciting performers and rising stars are based in the Spanish capital — and to be seen on the stages of small, atmospheric venues

By all means analyse the options and consult your colleagues — but at some point you must trust your judgment

Games Workshop has finalised a deal with Amazon to develop films and television series based on the games company’s Warhammer 40,000 series. The deal, which was first announced in December last year, gives Amazon exclusive rights in relation to content set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, as well as an option to license equivalent rights in the Warhammer Fantasy universe following the release of the initial production. Games Workshop creates fantasy war game miniatures, which players use to e…

Ministers have capped next year’s rail fare increase in England at 4.9 per cent, well below July’s retail price index figure of 9 per cent on which annual fare rises have historically been based. The move comes as the government tries to bear down on inflation and alleviate cost of living pressures ahead of a general election, expected by the end of 2024. The rail industry is already heavily reliant on subsidies as the switch to hybrid working has left passenger numbers well below pre-pandemic…

My alarm goes off just before 2am and it’s time for the night watch. I clamber down from my top bunk, taking a few seconds to get my balance, and lean against the side of the boat to pull on my foul weather gear, life jacket, boots and woolly hat. It’s dark below deck, the interior bathed in a red glow from the night lights. A kettle swings back and forth on the gimballed stove as I make my way carefully through the galley. Stepping up into the cockpit I feel the wind on my face; the sails are…

Having to get along with different kinds of people is a normal part of working life, and some disagreement is inevitable. In fact, it is even a sign of a healthy business, experts say. “Conflict is a sign of a high-performance workplace . . . of people who care, people who are passionate,” says Leigh Thompson, professor of dispute resolution and organisations at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Illinois. Conversely, organisations where people are too fearful of confront…

This is the sixth annual ranking of 500 high-growth Asia-Pacific companies, compiled by the Financial Times and Statista, the data company. Technology-related businesses represent nearly a third of the 2024 list, and our top-ranked company this year is Zypp Electric, an Indian electric-vehicle platform. The ranking is based on revenue growth of companies between 2019 and 2022. More details about the ranking, including the methodology, can be found below the table While the Asia-Pacific regio…

This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to Madrid When I was living in Madrid in my early twenties, warm Sunday afternoons were for El Retiro park. My flatmate and I, normally a bit worse for wear from partying the night before, would walk from our place down through Chueca — stopping off at a bar called El Tigre, where large plates of tapas appeared with every drink order — and onward to the park, feeling heavier. Heading straight to the boating lake, we would stretch out on the grass…

One afternoon in early April a mist descended across the Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain, where Guadalupe Vada was out with her sheep. At this time of year they graze in the lower peaks close to the village, before moving into mountains for the summer. As evening drew in, she left the flock of 800 for the night, guarded by eight Mastiff dogs, and returned home. At sunrise the sky had cleared. Three vultures flew in circles high above the area where Vada knew the sheep were. “I thou…

Swiss women successfully argued their government must do more to protect their health

Meet the captain hoping to pioneer a more environmentally friendly way to see the polar regions — using rigid sails and solar power