News about Jay Wright

Overall revenues increased by 2% to £34.3 million over the six months to December 29, compared to the same time last year. Despite a subdued customer economic environment, chief executive Jay Wright said the online wine store is 'encouraged' by its latest success.'

JAKE FENNER of MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: The original Big East Conference is dead, but it will never die. The 'old' Big East Conference held its final tournament this week, with all of its founding members (except UConn). It was the last time basketball fans in the United States would see some of the most legendary programs in the world's Most Popular Arena: Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of College Basketball, in the United States. The Big East Conference combined some of America's top college basketball programs into one supergroup that represented flashiness, brutality, and beauty, which was never to be overflowing. Some people were defiant to the heat when the conference began in 2013.

Revenues in the six weeks to January 7 soared by 8.2%. As shoppers shrug off the economic gloom, Marks and Spencer celebrated a fruitful Christmas. Following the success of Next, Sainsbury's, JD Sports, Aldi, and Lidl, the pair are just the latest to reveal bumper festive figures.

Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help Duke open Jon Scheyer's coaching tenure, defeating Jacksonville 71-4, while Kyle Neptune's Villanova defeated La Salle, 868-68. I didn't talk to them about being their first or something like that,' Scheyer said of his first game as their new coach, having won five NCAA tournaments and made 13 Final Four appearances in his 22 years of teaching in North Carolina.

Virgin Wines UK has reported an annual pre-tax profit of £5.1 million, up from £1.7 million year-on-year, but has cautioned on the future's margins. The online wine store claimed that after adjusting for unusual expenses in the previous year, its pre-tax income was 'virtually unchanged' at £5.1 million for the year ending 1 July. When compared to the 2020 financial year's fits result, this represents an 83 percent increase. Virgin Wines reported group sales of £69.2 million, down from £73.6 million year-on-year, with WineBank's sales up to £38.5 million from £31.8 million.