All articles by Andrew Stone – Page 5

  • Data centre
    Insight

    Data centres: charge of the byte brigade

    2016-05-25T11:18:00Z

    Our hunger for ever-larger data flows is insatiable. Increasingly they are the lifeblood of the economy, of innovations and of operational efficiencies, not to mention our digital consumer lifestyles.

  • Aberdeen city centre, Scotland
    Markets

    Hydrocarbon slump takes toll on Aberdeen

    2016-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Mothballed rigs, as tall as skyscrapers and crusted brown with rust, crowd the hazy skyline of the Cromarty Firth, their ghostly silhouettes the most visible sign of a decade-long oil-boom-turned-bust.

  • Gridlocked lorries on M20
    Insight

    Economic gridlock in Kent

    2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Last summer’s cross-Channel chaos turned the M20 into a giant lorry park. Could it happen again?

  • Ashford Designer Outlet, Kent
    Markets

    Why outlets are in

    2015-10-08T00:00:00Z

    It’s cool to love a bargain these days; just ask the droves of shoppers heading to Poundland, Lidl and Aldi or, increasingly, those making a special trip to an outlet centre.

  • HSBC is set to move its retail arm to Arena Central in Birmingham
    Markets

    Regional resurgence and the ‘northshoring’ trend

    2015-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Professional, financial and tech service companies are all looking to expand outside London. We examine the ‘northshoring’ trend and what it means for regional centres.

  • Computer
    Insight

    Who shares wins: the pluses and perils of the sharing economy

    2015-05-08T00:00:00Z

    In March, the government brought in new rules to make it easier for householders to let their properties on websites such as Airbnb. The move was part of a wider attempt by the outgoing coalition to kickstart the UK’s sharing economy.

  • Face-to-face contact
    Professional

    Trade fairs: Face time pays off

    3 October 2014

    Andrew Stone explains how to make the most of your visit to Munich’s Expo Real