{"id":103377,"date":"2017-05-18T13:06:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=103377"},"modified":"2017-05-18T13:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T13:06:49","slug":"magazine-publisher-hearst-commits-to-londons-west-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/magazine-publisher-hearst-commits-to-londons-west-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Magazine publisher Hearst commits to London\u2019s West End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Magazine Publisher Hearst <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressgazette.co.uk\/hearst-uk-in-move-to-bring-london-offices-under-one-roof-for-first-time-with-new-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>has announced<\/u><\/a>\u00a0it will be moving into new office space in the heart of London\u2019s West End. The move will see all of Hearst\u2019s titles, which include Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire and Inside Soap, brought together under one roof for the first time in the company\u2019s history.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The move from its current base in SoHo to Leicester Square, where they will occupy five \u201cbespoke fit\u201d floors, is expected to take place next summer.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Hearst told journalists: \u201cThe move will bring Hearst\u2019s London business under one roof for the first time to create a future-facing, highly collaborative and creative work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With \u201cbrand new modernised facilities for employees and first-rate technology specifications\u201d the company is clearly investing in what it believes will be a bright future for the company\u2019s magazine titles \u2013 which have gone from strength to strength despite a downturn in the wider publishing industry.<\/p>\n<p>It also demonstrates a commitment to London at a time when other publishing companies are exploring cheaper options to house their businesses. Reuters have invested in subbing hubs in Nottingham and The Guardian are rumoured to be examining possibilities to return to their roots in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>James Wildman, president and chief executive of Hearst\u2019s operation in the UK, told journalists: \u201cWe are extremely proud of Hearst\u2019s new UK headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe a long-term commitment to London\u2019s West End is paramount to retaining and attracting the very best talent, as well as keeping us in close proximity to our commercial partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLSQ London will provide a contemporary and vibrant space for our staff to enjoy and will help cultivate an, even more, joined up, creative culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts high-specification facilities offer a fabulous platform for growth and digital acceleration, and will truly reflect the modern media company that Hearst is today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magazine Publisher Hearst has announced it will be moving into new office space in the heart of London\u2019s West End. The move will see all of Hearst\u2019s titles, which include Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire and Inside Soap, brought together under one roof for the first time in the company\u2019s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":103381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,3729],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103377"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103389,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103377\/revisions\/103389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}