I was walking along the high street the other day and was striding past a branch of WH Smith when I realised that I hadn’t stepped foot in that shop for years. It got me wondering how that particular retailer was still in business given the odd assortment of goods that it sells and the fact that most of these have become almost irrelevant. Continue reading What’s The Point of WH Smith?
Monthly Archives: June 2015
The Most Expensive Work of Art Ever Sold
May 2015 saw a new record established for the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. A Picasso oil painting completed in 1955 sold at Christie’s for $179.4 million (including the auction house fees). It had been estimated that “Les Femmes d’Alger (version”o”)” would achieve a sale price of around $140 million but several bidders competed against each other and drove the final price up to a record level. The winning bidder has not been identified. Continue reading The Most Expensive Work of Art Ever Sold