CES 2016: The weirdest new gadgets from the CES consumer tech conference January 7, 2016 An activity tracker for your dog £39.99 – pitpatpet.com “What has your dog done today?” is the faintly accusatory tagline for this pooch-centric activity tracker. The PitPat attaches to your dog’s collar and sends live information about your canine friend’s movements to your phone. A built-in accelerometer monitors how often he’s running, walking, playing or [...]
HMV beats Amazon and reclaims top spot as Britain’s biggest retailer of physical music January 16, 2015 HMV is making a comeback on the high street, reclaiming the top spot as the UK's biggest seller of physical music, with vinyl sales soaring to their highest in over 20 years. Total sales climbed to £365.7m in the year to December, up from £311.2m from the same period the previous year. Like-for-like CD sales [...]
Macy’s and oil weigh heavily on Wall Street – New York Report November 11, 2015 INVESTORS sold oil companies and dumped brick-and-mortar retailers yesterday after a disappointing full-year forecast from Macy’s pulling US stocks lower. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 56.52 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 17,701.69, the S&P 500 lost 6.77 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 2,074.95 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 16.22 points, or 0.32 [...]
How much are employees really worth to their companies? Apple, Google, and Microsoft show tech companies have highest revenue per employee September 23, 2015 How much are employees really worth? And how much would every person in a company get paid if they earned their value? Shell’s workforce would consist of 94,000 multi millionaires, according to a study by Expert Market, and every Apple employee would get paid just over £1m. The value of employees at the world’s top [...]
Agile working: How your firm can think fast and innovate December 18, 2015 Belinda Waldock explains how tech giants stay on top in a world of constant change. Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google. Have you ever wondered how these global giants have managed to navigate the relentlessly evolving technology industry, disrupting markets and creating multi-billion dollar valuations just a few years after starting from a garage? Their ability [...]
P2P lending: These are the nine key trends in alternative finance April 13, 2016 How will P2P lending fare in a downturn? Can the industry improve securitisation practices? Why did growth slow last year? Is China really the most exciting market? What will consolidation mean for the industry? These are just some of the questions thrown about at LendIt USA. With over 4,000 attendees, including the world’s leading platforms [...]
The curse of corporate spin: Firms need a radical rethink November 27, 2015 Volkwagen's car emissions scandal sent out shockwaves earlier this year. Thousands of individuals who work for VW, their families and their community were angered and dismayed. Millions of customers felt cheated. How Volkswagen decided to handle this drama – in particular, which information, and how much of it, to share – has been, and will [...]
In defence of metric-driven management August 19, 2015 Workers are willing to share data, but trust is paramount Before last weekend, the culture at Amazon was associated with break-out spaces and day-care for dogs. But a New York Times article has slammed its “bruising” regime, underpinned by “purposeful Darwinism”. The controversy centres on the data-driven approach to Amazon’s staff management, and its use [...]
Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 travel deals and cheap flights: Discounts on ski holidays, Mediterranean cruises London hotels and Los Angeles flights November 26, 2015 The shopping deals we’ve all been waiting for are upon us. Yes, Black Friday is here at last, and the travel industry is getting in on the action. After all, whether you’re planning to brave the crowds of the high street, or the crashing websites of online retailers buckling under the strain, when it’s all [...]
Property firm Knight Frank launches Tech team to target London’s booming digital sector November 16, 2015 Knight Frank has created a Tech team to tap into growing demand from digital firms looking for office space in the capital. The property advisory company said it has poached industry veteran James Nicholson from rival firm JLL to lead a new central London Tech and Creative team and build the company’s profile in the [...]