Three reasons why your strategy isn’t working November 18, 2021 Why is it that while all firms have strategies, some are more successful than others? Certain firms do have a first-mover advantage in offering services and products to their customers and extracting value that competitors cannot. Others are able to reinvent themselves in a way that competitors are unable to match. Whatever the approach taken, [...]
The Week Ahead: Markets set for flurry of big bank earnings, ahead of the Budget October 25, 2021 It was contrasting week for US and European markets last week, with the Dow and S&P500 once again setting the pace with more record highs, while European stocks lagged behind, finishing the week lower, despite a valiant attempt to recoup their losses from an early week sell-off. The recovery in the latter part of the [...]
The Metaversal Evolution Will Not Be Centralized December 20, 2022 Crypto fuels the metaverse Traditional fiat has and always will be devalued by central banks. It is only a matter of time before the Fed moves from QE-lite to full blown QE, spurred by another crisis. This is why crypto which acts as fuel for the metaverse is so important. The metaverse is simply communication [...]
Super efficient DAOs can change the world, and they’re only just starting September 14, 2021 DAOs are just getting started with seemingly limitless potential, says Dr Chris Kacher.
Uber’s model was rife with flaws but the gig economy deserves saving November 15, 2021 It has been less than ten years since Uber started operating in London. In that short time, the ride-hailing service has transformed the way many urban dwellers think about their transportation needs and their expectations of connectivity. By the beginning of 2020, just before the pandemic, Londoners took it for granted that Uber—or Bolt Kapten [...]
Naughty or nice: Big Tech is eyeing up our kids for their Christmas wishlist December 8, 2021 Christmas is coming and the Amazon parcels are gathering in drifts of tech gifts around Christmas trees all over the world. This year, again, Christmas wishes are being realised online as we wonder nervously whether we might be able to visit family for Christmas or if new travel restrictions may thwart Santa’s plans too. Like [...]
Amazon in talks to invest £450m in Deliveroo May 16, 2019 Amazon is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in Deliveroo giving the food delivery app a boost as it takes on takeaway rival Uber Eats. The internet retailer will announce a deal to back Deliveroo as part of a $575m (£450m) funding round which is expected to be revealed in the coming days, [...]
E-commerce group Samarkand announces float plans February 8, 2021 Cross-border e-commerce technology and retail group Samarkand has announced its intention to float on the Aquis Exchange Growth Market. Samarkand is proposing to raise around £10m from the float, which is targeted for March 2021. Headquartered in London, Samarkand focuses on connecting Western brands with China. Samarkand CEO and co-founder David Hampstead said in the [...]
The worst movies of 2021: 10 films that made us cover our eyes December 28, 2021 Everyone focuses on best-of lists at the end of the year, but what about the ones that truly sucked? Hundreds of movies launched this year across cinemas and streaming services, and inevitably there are a few that fell well below expectation. Here are 2021’s worst movies that had me choking on my popcorn… Chaos Walking [...]
Shopper numbers surge as stores reopen but retail footfall lags behind pre-pandemic levels May 6, 2021 The number of shoppers visiting UK retail destinations surged last month as non-essential stores were able to reopen for the first time in months. However, despite the spike caused by the lifting of lockdown restrictions, retail footfall in April remained 32.7 per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. It was an improvement from the [...]