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Four-day weeks ‘could keep spirits high’
OUR JOBS fill up most of our weekdays — and sometimes our weekends and evenings, too.
For many, the idea of settling down with a...
All going well, and green, for London’s Addison Lee
LONDON private hire, courier, and black taxi provider Addison Lee financial results show an adjusted EBITDA of £7.9m for 2021 — two years after...
If you want to get ahead … look after that head
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, so think on these things…
WHILE many organisations do offer mental health support, the service is obsolete if fewer...
Drone expert: Focus on supply chains to save Donbas
AS RUSSIA cuts supply lines to Ukrainians trapped in Donbas cities, the question of how to get necessities to where they’re most needed is...
Feeless crypto trades in Houses of Parliament
FEELESS cryptocurrency Nano was used for the first-ever crypto transactions at the Houses of Parliament.
An official event took place at the Centre of FinTech...
Slip into something ethical, like plastic-free workwear
ECO-FRIENDLY uniforms are the next step in the bid to cut plastic use.
The plastics issue is high on the global agenda. The UK introduced...
Generating wealth for generations: a family office like no other
HOLDUN Family Office is tucked away in an idyllic part of the Caribbean, helping generational clients to preserve and grow their wealth — sounds...
Covid relief programme ‘looted by fraudsters’
UNITED States prosecutors are investigating “the largest fraud in US history” — billions of taxpayer dollars for coronavirus aid stolen and used to buy...
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Retail industry must commit to sustainability: report
THE RETAIL industry must work harder and faster to deliver on climate change commitments, a report warns.
Survey management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in...
Consumer ‘personas’ driving ongoing internet sales boom
Research by the World Retail Congress and Railsbank investigates the behaviours of today’s global consumer — and finds that the online buying habits are...
Ukraine invasion could drive a recession and is crippling retail
Deloitte economist looks beyond the immediate tragedy of war to predict tough times ahead
THE WAR in Ukraine has dramatically dialled up the risk of...
Opaque contracts, exit fees hit the UK’s broadband subscribers
BROADBAND exit fees and above-inflation price rises should be scrapped as UK customers face a cost-of-living crisis.
So says Alex Fitzgerald, CEO and founder of...
Internal auditors ‘strategic advisers’ on online fraud
DATA AND tech company Kroll has issued a report on the changing role of internal audit in fraud risk-management since the start of the...
Ukraine invasion submerges Russia under barrage of sanctions
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
TENSIONS which had been building between Russia and Ukraine came to a head on February 24, when Vladimir Putin ordered a...
TGIF, right? Hybrid- and home-working add flavour to Fridays
FRIDAYS may be everyone’s favourite weekday, but the last day of the working week sees 15 percent less business activity than Mondays to Thursdays.
As...
Global partnership to give start-ups wings
A NEW global collaboration aims to make it easier and faster for start-ups to raise capital and grow.
Start-ups play a pivotal role in a...
Recognise contributions of SME workers to retain staff: report
DATA from Sodexo Engage’s inaugural SME guide reveals more than half of SME employees would rather work at a big corporation.
The finding perhaps illustrates...
Boris out! UK SMEs voice drop of confidence in PM
THE MAJORITY of UK SMEs want Boris Johnson to step aside — with 63 percent saying they would like to see him forced out.
In...
No more Ms Nice Girl: trust your gut instinct
Business coach and podcaster Melitta Campbell gives BV readers some timely advice for International Women’s Day
RESEARCH last year by Starling Bank found more than...
Roaring ’20s, take two: Life returns to the high street
AS THE pandemic’s disruption fades, new patterns in consumer behaviour are taking shape.
Increases in spending at the start of this year, coupled with the...