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How the pandemic has driven a rise in virtual tours

How the pandemic has driven a rise in virtual tours

By Mark McCorrie, Made Snappy The pandemic has changed so much about the way we think about our homes – not just obvious things like a..

GoStudent becomes Europe’s newest Ed-Tech unicorn at a €1.4B valuation

GoStudent becomes Europe’s newest Ed-Tech unicorn at a €1.4B valuation

GoStudent achieves unicorn status, securing its position as the highest valued K12 Ed-Tech company in Europe €205M Series C investmen..

Mayflex Appoints a New Security Account Manager

Mayflex Appoints a New Security Account Manager

August 2021, Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, has appointed Sarah Long as an account manager to manage and develop ..

Wind turbine maker Vestas cuts 2021 outlook on supply constraints and costs

Wind turbine maker Vestas cuts 2021 outlook on supply constraints and costs

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Vestas cut its 2021 outlook on Wednesday after missing second-quarter operating profit forecasts as the w..

Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half

Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half

LONDON (Reuters) – Food delivery company Deliveroo said the value of orders on its platform more than doubled in the first half,..

Is your board ensuring you are future ready?

Is your board ensuring you are future ready?

Karen Thomas-Bland, Founder of Intelligent Transformation Partners, explores five strategies to deploy to ensure organisational growth..

Managing the hybrid workplace – What CISOs need to know

Managing the hybrid workplace – What CISOs need to know

By Jonathan Fischbein, CISO, Check Point Software Technologies   The impact of COVID-19 has rippled through the way we work, soci..

Major Boost by UK Businesses to Help Tackle Major Social and Environmental Challenges – as New Generation of Global Millennials Put Social Value First

Major Boost by UK Businesses to Help Tackle Major Social and Environmental Challenges – as New Generation of Global Millennials Put Social Value First

Leading UK businesses have spent £165m through their supply chains over the past five years to help tackle major social and environme..

Asendia UK invests £4m in fulfilment operations upgrade in Nursling, Southampton, creating 75 jobs

Asendia UK invests £4m in fulfilment operations upgrade in Nursling, Southampton, creating 75 jobs

Today, local employer Asendia, a global logistics provider, announced its move to a bigger facility in Adanac Drive, Nursling in Test ..

Three quarters of UK startups confident about the next 12 months, Angel Investment Network survey finds

Three quarters of UK startups confident about the next 12 months, Angel Investment Network survey finds

Despite seeing growth significantly impacted during the pandemic, the vast majority of UK startups are now confident about the next 12..

Cheshire fintech Income Group expands ‘Faster Payments for payroll’ footprint through new Zellis partnership

Cheshire fintech Income Group expands ‘Faster Payments for payroll’ footprint through new Zellis partnership

Neston-based Income Group along with strategic partner Mastercard will power a new collaboration with Zellis, providing faster payment..

Thomson Reuters lifts sales outlook on back of earnings beat

Thomson Reuters lifts sales outlook on back of earnings beat

By Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp reported better-than-expected results in the second quarter ..

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs lowest in more than 21 years

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs lowest in more than 21 years

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined further la..

Boeing 737 MAX departs for key test flight in China

Boeing 737 MAX departs for key test flight in China

By Eric M. Johnson and Norihiko Shirouzu SEATTLE/BEIJING (Reuters) -A Boeing Co 737 Max jet departed for China on Wednesday to conduct..

Siemens raises profit guidance again as orders surge

Siemens raises profit guidance again as orders surge

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens became the latest industrial firm to report a post-pandemic surge in demand, prompting the Ge..

Zellis unlocks real-time Faster Payments payroll capability with Income Group supported by Mastercard

Zellis unlocks real-time Faster Payments payroll capability with Income Group supported by Mastercard

Payroll processing in seconds, at speeds consumers are coming to expect Agile, more cost-effective alternative to Bacs transfers cuts..

UTP Group’s Same-Day Settlement Proves a Hit with Merchants

UTP Group’s Same-Day Settlement Proves a Hit with Merchants

London, 2nd August 2021: UTP Group, a European card payment solutions provider, is seeing increased demand for its services as more an..

Kraft Heinz flags margin pressure from inflation, shares fall

Kraft Heinz flags margin pressure from inflation, shares fall

By Praveen Paramasivam and Mehr Bedi (Reuters) -Kraft Heinz Co on Wednesday warned of margin pressure from higher prices of ingredient..

GM keeps on trucking despite Covid, semiconductor concerns

GM keeps on trucking despite Covid, semiconductor concerns

By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors Co’s pickup trucks are hauling in cash through the global semi..

How I turned my passion for art into a global business through online sales

How I turned my passion for art into a global business through online sales

By: Kate Chesters, a Liverpool-based online boutique owner and Amazon Handmade Seller Over the last few years, the digital world has b..

The Spritz gets a shake up! Something & Nothing launches new ready-to-drink Spritz in time for summer

The Spritz gets a shake up! Something & Nothing launches new ready-to-drink Spritz in time for summer

7 July 2021 The Spritz is getting a shake up! The new Something & Nothing Spritz elevates the RTD, blending quality dry wines from..

How to grow your luxury boutique brand online

How to grow your luxury boutique brand online

By: James Sanders– founder and Managing Director of London Diamonds.  Growing a luxury boutique brand online is no mean feat; it..

The power of mindset, meditation and mental health

The power of mindset, meditation and mental health

Nurturing the mental wellbeing of your staff and encouraging meditation reaps huge dividends By Chris Shannon, CEO Fotech June 2021, H..

Spain’s La Liga attracts $3.2 billion investment from CVC

Spain’s La Liga attracts $3.2 billion investment from CVC

(Corrects in seventh paragraph to remove reference to matchday revenue) MADRID (Reuters) -La Liga, Spain’s top soccer league, ha..

salesBeat’s AI driven platform is pioneering sales intelligence in FMCG

salesBeat’s AI driven platform is pioneering sales intelligence in FMCG

If you ever do a search/have done a search on Google for sales intelligence for FMCG companies, you’ll find several academic art..

Face-time pressure may force us back to the office, new research reveals

Face-time pressure may force us back to the office, new research reveals

Employees feel they need to go back into the office in order to be promoted according to new research conducted within the “Reinventin..

The future of retail and the ways that retail has changed for consumers during the pandemic

The future of retail and the ways that retail has changed for consumers during the pandemic

By: Stefan Hauswiesner, CEO and co-founder of Reactive Reality (www.reactivereality.com), E-commerce and online retail has grown signi..

Understanding Customer Needs

Understanding Customer Needs

Customer Trends in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution It will not surprise anyone that customers’ expectations have been rapidly..

Advertising on social: three strategies to unlock 3.78 billion doors

Advertising on social: three strategies to unlock 3.78 billion doors

By Teodora Gavrilut, Chief Operations Officer, Creatopy There are billions of reasons why brands should be advertising on social media..

Brightpearl helps Goose & Gander process orders FIVE times faster – and transform customer experience

Brightpearl helps Goose & Gander process orders FIVE times faster – and transform customer experience

Key facts DTC ecommerce brand, established in 2013 Live in JUST eight weeks 500% INCREASE in order processing speed [Pullout quote] ..

Listen and Learn: Why Assets Are The Source of All Customer Strategy

Listen and Learn: Why Assets Are The Source of All Customer Strategy

While industry 4.0 technologies played a decisive role in the pandemic response at many companies, COVID-19 has also exposed frailties..

Why We Need To Predict The Future of Customer Unhappiness

Why We Need To Predict The Future of Customer Unhappiness

According to a recent McKinsey article entitled Prediction: The future of CX, there is a bit of a mismatch in terms of what companies ..

Touchless Service: Redefining The Relationship Between Technician and Asset

Touchless Service: Redefining The Relationship Between Technician and Asset

As the world begins to tentatively emerge from the pandemic, it’s possible to now determine what has and hasn’t worked for business. W..

Surviving the Lockdown: Key Considerations for Long-Term Remote Support Success

Surviving the Lockdown: Key Considerations for Long-Term Remote Support Success

by Sumair Dutta, Senior Director of Digital Transformation at ServiceMax  As the pandemic continues, field service organizations globa..

Five Things I Learned Moving to an Outcome-Based Service Model

Five Things I Learned Moving to an Outcome-Based Service Model

Many of us have heard about the shift from cost-centric to profit-centric business models that’s spearheaded by services. There are lo..

CDC Advice: Re-opening Your Service Organization

CDC Advice: Re-opening Your Service Organization

If you’re a service organization looking to get back to business following lockdown from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a numb..

A Pandemic Awakening: Resilient and Flexible Service Supply Chains

A Pandemic Awakening: Resilient and Flexible Service Supply Chains

Supply chains can’t afford to be caught short in a crisis again, so what do they need to do to ensure continuity? “Only when the..