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The charging concept, located in Nuremberg, Germany, is part of a pilot programme aimed at making life simpler for EV owners living in urban areas, particularly for those who don’t have access to a supercharger at home. “We want to use…

Champagne Henriot has named the release Les Mémoires, which comprises three bottlings dating as far back as the 1950s. The Champagnes hail from vintages 1959, 1971, and 1981 and have been meticulously aged in Henriot’s cool cellars in…

Bertelli told an analyst presentation in Milan that he says three years because of his age, though insists he’s not anxious about it. He says he believes his son has “the right attitude” for the job, but “it will be up to him to decide”…

Gary Connors, Partner at Oliver Wight EAME, explains what business should be doing in the wake of the COP26 summit.  The dialogue and agreements witnessed at COP26 this year have brought on important advances. Despite the last-minute…

We introduce you to Wascosa – a Swiss company focussed on the hiring out and management of freight cars for rail traffic and a pioneer in the industry. Peter Balzer is the Chief Executive Officer of Wascosa and works closely with Philipp…

The superyacht, known as the Y721, spans 417ft. It was rolled out in the Zwijndrecht shipyard in the west of the Netherlands earlier this week, since generating much excitement. The Y721 is set to be the largest sailing yacht in the world…

The funding follows Personio’s $125 million Series D funding last January, bringing the total capital raised by the company to over $500 million. The company, which produces human resource software for small to medium-sized businesses,…

Interview with Petia Dimitrova, CEO of Postbank

A true veteran of the automotive industry, Torsten spent more than 13 years rising through a variety of positions at BMW Group. He took on roles in the Sales and Marketing Division, but became best-known for his impressive tenure as…

Image by Web Summit - SD5_7851, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74256111 CEO and co-founder Nik Storonsky said: “To be able to IPO successfully we need to be at least in the few billion dollars range of revenue a…

Image by Jérémy Barande / Ecole polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57236208 The luxury goods billionaire held a 5.7% stake in Carrefour, which raised €724 million by selling…

Business leaders have said that urgent changes to the visa system are needed as retailers struggle to keep shop shelves stocked, and restaurants run out of food and drink amid the supply chain chaos caused by Brexit and the pandemic.…