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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Airbus, Boden, Amazon

Tue 17 September 2024 07:22 | A A A

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(Sharecast News) - Alison Rose, the former chief executive of NatWest, has taken a job as an adviser to one of the UK's top law firms as she tries to return to the City after a career-damaging row with Nigel Farage last year. Rose is joining Mishcon de Reya as a diversity and inclusion adviser, a role that will involve mentoring some of the firm's partners. She will also work closely with the equity, diversity and inclusion committee at the firm, which is known for having represented Diana, Princess of Wales during her divorce. - Guardian

The online gambling company Sky Betting & Gaming has been reprimanded by the data regulator for unlawfully sharing customers' information with advertising companies that could then target those users with personalised marketing. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it had investigated Bonne Terre Ltd, trading as Sky Betting & Gaming, after a complaint by the campaign group Clean Up Gambling. - Guardian

Airbus is preparing to revive plans for a new helicopter factory in the UK as part of its attempt to secure a £1bn contract from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The manufacturing giant has indicated it could proceed with the plant after reversing its decision to pull out of the bidding to replace the RAF's Puma helicopter fleet last month. At the time of its withdrawal, Airbus said the terms of the MoD's tender weren't sufficiently attractive for it to proceed. - Telegraph

"I made a series of mistakes and felt like a fool," the boss of Boden has admitted after his preppy British fashion brand sank further into the red last year. Losses at the London-based clothing and lifestyle retailer widened to £9.4 million in the 12 months to the end of December, compared with a loss of £3.9 million in the previous year. - The Times

Amazon employees have been told to return to working from the office five days a week from the start of next year, as the giant online retailer reverses a host of pandemic-era policies. Hot-desking will be scrapped in offices which were previously designed to have allocated desks for individuals. Layers of management will be removed to cut back on unnecessary meetings. - The Times

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