Liquidity of shares U.K. – 19 Aug 19 Last orders: Rise of closing auctions stirs worries in European... The final five minutes of trading have become the busiest time of day for stock ... Seems stock market has only 3 times in the day when it is busy/ liquidity driven, rest of the time " meaningless".perhaps LSE should switch to part time working hours/practice?
Land sale - update? yorkshirepost.co.uk Exclusive: Burberry to sell its land in Leeds Luxury retailer Burberry is to sell the 10 acres of land it owns in Leeds next to the Grade I listed Temple Works building after deciding the land is not suitable for its development plans. It is over 3 months since B announced proposed sale of 10 acre site.
Stock Market valuations The takeover of Greene King may be timed to take advantage of a weak £; the premium also reflecting, in my opinion,the stock markets under valuations of some assets. If GK is an example of City undervaluing an asset what about B ?
B's future What about merging with Tiffany or Prada ?
B's future The strategy for B is silent on how it grows in the future to compete with the likes of Chanel, LVMH and Kering What about new product lines, new brands, future designers, spreading the risk, etc? Should B be part of a bigger business or merge to create the new LVMH or Chanel?