Jim Armitage

From Mayfair to the Oxfordshire fashion mecca of Bicester Village, tourists have to pay VAT at 20 per cent. Many shop in European cities instead

High-rolling wags joke that they have discovered an unexpected Brexit benefit. Since the UK left the EU, Brits visiting Europe are able to enjoy VAT rebates on their shopping. People who might

Forbes’ ancestors helped build America, then blew it. She’s now on her third career — in biotech, as chief executive of MeiraGTx

What a difference two years can make in the City. When the blossom was out in 2022, a convincing entrepreneur could whisper about a green project and investors would queue round the block. This spring

Rishi Sunak wants to take Moscow’s money and use it to help the invaded country but critics say that would be illegal

Matthew Crummack is leading warranties giant Domestic & General on a mission to conquer America. Along the way, he’s pushing the boundaries of flexible working

UK Research and Innovation chief Ottoline Leyser is bringing science to the mainstream

The Formula One stars Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard have teamed up with a pair of entrepreneurs to launch a stock market business that allows the public to

Britain’s top companies have increased the number of compliance documents they publish a year by 280 per cent over the past five years amid a welter of demands

When Arvind Krishna joined IBM as a fresh-faced engineer straight out of university, it was one of the most prestigious companies in America. The army of salesm

In the staff kitchen at the London biotech start-up Quell Therapeutics, a map of the world is dotted with dozens of coloured pins scattered, from the US, to Ind

When Geoff Unwin retired as chairman of Halma, one of its biggest shareholders presented him with a Stella Artois pint glass. Etched on the side were the words

According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, humans are descended from “middle managers” — mainly hairdressers and management consultants — booted off a faraway planet by “workers” and “leaders”

As Goldman Sachs sheds 3,200 jobs and braces for dismal profits this week, is it the last dance for David Solomon?

TalkTalk had a tumultous decade on the stock market. The pile ‘em high, sell ’em cheap broadband and telecoms company split off from Sir Charles Dunstone’s Carp

A university drop-out turned mining investor is set to launch one of the year’s only stock market floats as he lists his medical cannabis farm in a £40 million

When the co-founder of the ethically minded Lush cosmetics group gave an interview in April hailing a triumphant bounceback to profits after Covid, he made it

Anyone who claims that British manufacturing is dead should head to Todmorden. In this old mill town set in the rugged beauty of the Pennines lies the Weir Grou

Ivan Gazidis can be forgiven for his tears. Even by the standards of top-flight football, the AC Milan chief executive has been through more drama than most. He

Dechra made £680 million last year in revenues selling medicines for pets and farm animals to vets