“Very few” PCR tests left at London testing sites December 14, 2021 There are currently “very few available” PCR tests at testing sites in London, according to the government’s official website. Earlier today the government’s official booking website briefly showed there were no PCR tests available at any testing sites in England, according to reports. A screenshot of the official site, published by the BBC, showed a [...]
Incorporating business purpose into corporate social responsibility: how and why December 8, 2022 Consumers, candidates and society, in general, seek to live in and create a much fairer world where the organisations they purchase from or are employed by mirror their personal values and purpose. This fairer world benefits all of us – especially young people facing a rapidly changing world. More and more organisations are placing social [...]
How do you replace somebody like Jeff Bezos? February 6, 2021 There are very few CEOs who are household names, and fewer still whose actions, ethics and business acumen are discussed as widely as Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos and Amazon are almost interchangeable – he basically is the company which he has worked so hard to build. This week though, the founder and CEO of Amazon [...]
Tesco opens new check-out free store October 19, 2021 Tesco has launched GetGo, its first checkout-free store in central London. The new store trial will allow customers to shop and pay without scanning a product or using a checkout. It is rolling out the technology to Tesco Express High Holborn. Customers with the Tesco.com app will now be able to check-in, pick up their groceries walk straight [...]
Private equity interest: Why is Morrisons such an attractive takeover target? June 21, 2021 Morrisons has rejected a £5.5bn takeover approach from a US private equity firm amid speculation that more UK supermarkets could be snapped up. Shares in Morrisons jumped earlier this morning following confirmation of the rejection at the weekend, as the chain said potential bidder Clayton, Dubilier & Rice “significantly undervalued” the grocer with its 230p-per-share [...]
Audioboom revels in record quarter revenues with robust advertising growth April 11, 2022 Audioboom has sounded off its first quarter with record revenues of $19.7m - up 107 per cent year-on-year amid robust advertising growth.
A Lord of the Rings pilgrimage to The Ribble Valley October 24, 2022 THE WEEKEND: I’m a lifelong fan of the great JRR Tolkien, and so to mark the release of the new Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series dropping on Amazon, I’m visiting the village of Hurst in Lancashire’s rural Ribble Valley, which has a circular 9 km trail in honour of the Lord of [...]
Fear is being weaponised against the good intentions of cryptocurrency August 29, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher explores how sowing the seeds of fear, uncertainty and doubt in different fields have a knock-on effect for cryptocurrency.
The award for the world’s most-talked about entrepreneur goes to… October 11, 2021 Certain entrepreneurs are so innovative and forward-thinking, their ideas and creations have a monumental impact on the world. Turns out, South African Elon Musk is the most discussed entrepreneur in the world, as there were 340,957 online articles published about the Tesla tycoon from September 2020 to August of this year. In second position is [...]
Crystal Palace owner Josh Harris tips Premier League rights to rise in value October 6, 2021 Crystal Palace co-owner Josh Harris has predicted that Premier League media rights will continue to rise in value, defying forecasts that football’s bubble may be about to burst. The league’s domestic broadcast revenues appear to have plateaued for now and the global sports rights market has cooled, in part as a result of the pandemic. [...]