L’Oreal sells Body Shop
L’Oreal never quite managed to get to grips with what it bought from Dame Anita Roddick in 2006, but was it all worth it?
WHEN...
That’s the spirit!
George Clooney isn’t just a pretty face. It turns out the Hollywood heartthrob is also a shrewd businessman…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN celebrated actor George Clooney...
Putting Liberty in the driving seat
JOHN Malone is a man of colossal wealth. A simple google search for news on the American billionaire will quickly confirm just how eye-wateringly...
Holland America Line: Old World Charm with All the Mod Cons
Retaining its old world charm and eschewing the floating brick concept, Holland America Line (HAL) offers its guests an opportunity to enjoy world class...
Billionaires’ Toys: There Is No Point other than Bigger is Better
Turn the clock back a few centuries, and all a man had to do to show off his wealth was to build a massive...
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc: Plus Ça Change
In a fast-moving world driven by relentless technological progress that disrupts everything in its path, unhurried comfort and timeless style have become statements of...
The bottle of Hastings
The driving force behind the success of Netflix.
IF he didn’t have a healthy fear of the uncompromising wrath of his wife, Reed Hastings' net...
The Power of Incremental Change and the Quest for Perfection
Toyota spends in excess of $10bn annually on automotive research and development. That pile of money buys the company incremental improvements in nearly all...
Ray Tomlinson – the alpha email
WHEN Ray Tomlinson inadvertently invented the email, he had no idea his coding and revolutionary use of the ‘@’ sign would change the world...
Monte Carlo or dust?
Even the world’s finest treasures collect a bit of grime once in a while. Business Vision’s Tony Lennox takes a look at the famous...
