World Cup Kick-Off Times Rewrite Hospitality Trading Patterns, Fourth Analysis Reveals Business Wire Fourth, a leading provider of workforce and inventory management software for the hospitality industry with more than 25 years’ experience, has analysed anonymised trading data from over 5,600 customer locations to reveal how this summer’s World Cup is reshaping consumer behaviour across the sector. While England’s opening World Cup fixtures generated a 20% uplift in [...]
New WorkJam Research Reveals Manufacturers Navigate Cost Pressures and Workforce Challenges While AI Maturity Remains Limited Business Wire Survey Finds More Than Half Have Slowed Hiring as Sector Grapples with Financial Pressures
UK Pupils and Students Aren’t the Only Ones Feeling Exam Pressure – Universities Are Too, with £2Bn at Stake Business Wire Universities Gearing Up for Clearing in August with More than 80,000 Pupils Expected to Blitz Phonelines in an Eight-Hour Window
European Semiconductor Firms Seek Integrated Ecosystems June 24, 2026 Sovereignty goals, supply chain pressures and AI-driven operations are accelerating demand for end-to-end semiconductor partnerships, ISG Provider Lens® report says
Over Half of Consumers Will Pay More for Brands That Are Transparent About AI Data Use, New Usercentrics Research Finds June 24, 2026 52% of consumers globally will pay a 7% premium for AI transparency — rising to 73% in Germany. Almost half have already taken an action with a direct revenue consequence.
Over a Quarter of UK Employees Admit to Using AI to Generate or Manipulate Expense Receipts to Top Up Their Salary June 23, 2026 New research from Emburse highlights growing financial strain on employees is leading to fraudulent expense claims
Retailers Lose £29 Million to Returns Fraud Across 1 Million Orders, as New ReBound Data Reveals Industry “Blind Spot” June 22, 2026 Analysis of one million real-world shopper returns finds £29 million in potentially fraudulent activity, with retailers exposed to significant gaps in detection
Top Summer Destinations 2026 Revealed by Leading Travel Agent Opodo June 18, 2026 Leading online travel agent Opodo (part of eDreams ODIGEO) launches its 2026 summer travel report, uncovering British traveller’s top destinations – and also diving deep into travel patterns for July and August compared to last year. Want to check out the full summer report? See Opodo’s latest blog post here. Top summer city destinations booked [...]
Finimize data: Fees alone won’t win UK retail investors June 18, 2026 Finimize reveals the best platforms and products as voted for by UK retail investors Fragmentation: Platform rankings vary significantly by wealth and investing experience, challenging the idea of an “average” retail investor The £50k divide: Higher-value investors prioritise trust, service and investment range, with different platforms leading in this segment Fees are table stakes: Low costs remain important, but investors are weighing up trust, usability and product quality alongside price
GoldenSource and InvestOps Research Reveals Weak Data Foundations Are Putting AI Outcomes at Risk, Slowing Growth and Costing Investment Managers Billions June 17, 2026 GoldenSource today announced the release of a new report with InvestOps Insights, The Basis Point Blind Spot: How Weak Data Failures Quietly Undermine Performance, Growth, and AI Ambitions. Produced in partnership with InvestOps Insights and informed by 100 global buy-side firms, the report highlights a growing industry challenge: firms do not have an AI model [...]