Black Friday weekend: How to find the best deals and avoid the worst November 23, 2018 British shoppers are set to drop £7bn on products this Black Friday weekend, as they surf the web and hit the high streets in search of the most generous deals. But as price comparison site Finder.com predicts bargain hunters will spend an average of £220 each, with everybody discounting products it’s hard to know where [...]
Going it alone: Tech giants to be hit by UK digital services tax October 29, 2018 Technology giants operating in the UK will be served with a narrowly-targeted digital services tax, chancellor Philip Hammond announced today. With consultations to occur before the tax goes live in April 2020, the chancellor said the move is to ensure "the UK continues to be the best place in the world to start and scale [...]
Digital Withdrawal: How Britain’s fast-growing tech sector can flourish in the face of Brexit December 2, 2018 The last five years have seen an extraordinary phenomenon. The powerhouse that is the UK tech sector has boomed to a value of more than £180bn, outpacing the sluggish UK economy as a whole. Want to buy clothes online? Asos and FarFetch are leading the world. Play games on your smartphone? You’ve probably enjoyed one made [...]
These are the UK’s most sought after companies to work for, as revealed by LinkedIn March 21, 2018 There has been a significant rise in the number of banks and finance firms in the top 20 most sought after companies to work for in the UK, according to a new ranking out today from LinkedIn. The list is compiled through looking at the actions taken by LinkedIn’s 25m UK members, considering data such [...]
What’s Next? Questions remain over autumn results after retailer’s summer boost September 25, 2018 There’s been no shortage of negative headlines surrounding UK retail in recent weeks with the woes of the sector hitting some high profile names in recent months including House of Fraser, Moss Bros last week, and John Lewis surprising the markets in reporting huge drops in profits. Earlier this year Next warned that trading conditions [...]
Investing in Aim and EIS shares can add some excitement to your financial portfolio February 28, 2019 You have some cash saved in a rainy-day fund. You’ve invested sensibly in a diverse portfolio that contains a mix of low-cost trackers and well-managed investment funds. But now you want to add a bit of excitement to this financial cocktail. If this describes you, then there are a few ways to go about it, [...]
Why technology won’t transform every brand’s Fashion Week October 15, 2018 Now that this year’s Fashion Weeks in London, Milan, New York, and Paris have all come to a close, many people are questioning the role of a runway show in today’s age, and whether it could be brought into the twenty-first century. Some brands are embracing the latest technology to satisfy modern consumer demands by making [...]
Why Debenhams has had three profit warnings in a year and could Mike Ashley help? June 20, 2018 City grandee Crispin Odey, whose hedge fund holds a short position in Debenhams, said last year that the retailer was in a race with House of Fraser “as to who will go down first”. While House of Fraser’s fate will be sealed at its CVA on Friday, Debenhams’ future looks dark, with the embattled department [...]
Bitcoin is yet to prove its worth. We’ll need to keep an eye on it, says Japan’s finance minister December 19, 2017 Japanese finance minister Taro Aso has questioned the creditability of bitcoin. Aso said there was “no fixed definition” on whether the cryptocurrency was a currency or not. “This issue is a difficult one,” he said after a cabinet meeting. The comments come after his French counterparty said he would propose a discussion on the regulation [...]
Donald Trump says the US will only rejoin the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) if terms are “substantially better” April 13, 2018 Donald Trump late last night said he will only rejoin the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) if it offered “substantially better” terms than those offered to former President Barack Obama. Trump ditched the TPP, a multinational trade pact between 11 members, including Australia, Japan, Canada and Mexico, as one of his first acts as US President. [...]