• CLOTHING
    Head office fees sink Crew Clothing profits

    Crew Clothing, the British retailer famed for its nautically-inspired clothes, lifted sales by almost 6pc last year while its losses swelled after splashing out on its head office. The casual fashion brand reported £58.3m of sales for the year to Oct 30 2016, compared with £55m in the previous year, after strong online sales and […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    A wearable alert to head injuries

    Hard knocks to the head are a constant concern in contact sports – and not just in football or boxing, where recent attention has focused. Millions of girls and boys play hockey, soccer, lacrosse and other sports where blows to the head from collisions and falls are part of the game, even in youth leagues […]