Online grocery shopping growth stalls amid consumer frustration April 13, 2019 New research has revealed that online grocery is set to grow more slowly as customers concerns over order issues and delivery charges rise. In 2018 just 45 per cent of consumers said they did grocery shopping online, four per cent down on 2016, according to research from analysts Mintel. Read more: Revealed: All 15 LK [...]
Houses of Parliament’s refurbishment could face years of delays April 13, 2019 The £4bn multiyear restoration project on the Houses of Parliament is running behind schedule and could be delayed for several years, the Financial Times claim. A third of MPs and hundreds of administrative staff are due to move out of during autumn so that work be completed on creating a temporary debating chamber and offices, while [...]
British Steel wants £100m government loan after being frozen out of EU scheme due to Brexit delay April 13, 2019 British Steel is seeking an emergency £100m loan from the government after being frozen out of an EU-wide carbon trading scheme due to the UK's failure to secure a Brexit deal. The UK's second-biggest steel producer is in talks about securing the funding within the next few weeks, according to Sky News. Read more: Cross-party Brexit [...]
Uber IPO: Six things you need to know April 13, 2019 After Uber unveiled its pitch to investors ahead of the company's initial public offering, here are six of the most significant things to know. Revenue is plateauing As Uber continue to prioritise growth over profits, the ride-hailing giant's revenue has plateaued. The firm reported an adjusted loss before interest and tax of $1.9bn for 2018, 15 per [...]
Thames Water outlines refund policy if Labour nationalise utilities April 13, 2019 Thames Water has told investors they will be able to demand a refund if Labour come into power and nationalise the utility after inserting a new clause into to its outstanding bonds. In a stock market document to the Irish Stock Exchange, the company outlined Labour's policies of renationalising water, among other utilities like gas and electricity, as [...]
Cross-party Brexit talks ‘positive’, says shadow chancellor April 13, 2019 The government has held further talks with Labour as they continue to try and find a way to break the Brexit deadlock in Parliament. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said these discussions had been "positive", but said it would take until the end of next week to see how far they had got. Read more: MPs [...]
MPs urge government to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden April 13, 2019 More than 70 MPs have written to the government asking that Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden should the country request it. Assange was arrested by British authorities on Thursday after leaving the Ecuadorian embassy that he had resided in under diplomatic protection since 2012. Read more: Hammond says parliament likely to vote again on Brexit [...]
Which Game of Thrones leader are you? April 12, 2019 From Cersei Lannister to Daenerys Targaryen, every major character in Game of Thrones has a different approach when it comes to leadership. Over the last seven seasons, we have come to learn that attaining power is hard, and maintaining that power is even harder. The same holds true in the real world. Corporate competition often lies [...]
China is proving a tough market for western brands – here’s the common mistakes that companies keep making April 12, 2019 Last week, the International Monetary Fund upgraded its 2019 growth forecast for the Chinese economy to 6.3 per cent, up from 6.2 per cent. For comparison, the UK economy is only expected to grow 1.2 per cent this year. It’s worth noting these figures, because they highlight why many brands in the UK and elsewhere [...]
China’s mobile brands have global ambitions – this will have a big impact on the digital marketing ecosystem April 12, 2019 With the world’s online mobile population growing day by day, and a home market dominated by giants such as Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba, Chinese app developers are increasingly looking to market their apps abroad. I have seen first-hand this shift from a focus on the domestic market to a much more global viewpoint. And I [...]