Selling to Corporate Giants – Tessa Clarke on taking 3.5 years to land Tesco Partner Tessa Clarke spent three and a half years trying to sign Tesco. Another large retailer took her six years and a third is still at the pilot stage after eight. In a fireside chat at SCALE Summit in London, Tessa talked to HelloFresh co-founder Hamish Shephard about the reality of selling into large corporates. It’s [...]
Why people tired of banks and exchanges are looking at Swiss staking Partner You know the pattern. The bank wants one more check. The exchange wants a freeze, a selfie, then another freeze. The coins don’t move. You just spend the week proving you still own them. That is why a certain sort of City reader — the one who already holds crypto, and is bored of being [...]
Telling the truth makes you honest. Selling it makes you effective. Partner Anyone can sound credible now and almost nobody is believed anymore. Most leaders already hold a truth worth hearing and have never been taught how to make it travel. Tell the truth, or as Bryan Adams advocates in his new book, Sell The Truth. It’s a delightfully straightforward concept. The book sets out the five [...]
What’s On This September In London September 3, 2026 | Sponsored September brings the tail end of summer into a golden autumn shift across London. The city settles into a lively rhythm with The city settles into a lively rhythm with energetic sports fixtures, live music evenings, and thought-provoking exhibitions. It is an ideal season to catch a movie night near historic landmarks and gather for [...]
A Gulf Trade Agreement could accelerate UK data centre development September 2, 2026 A newly inked trade agreement between the UK and Gulf region offers tantalizing potential for collaboration as the race to build data centres heats up. Data centres, like Amazon warehouses before them, are simultaneously springing up everywhere, vital to current consumer and business trends, and wildly unpopular with the public. But despite these objections, the [...]
How I earn cashback on everyday purchases with the Complete Savings shopper rewards programme August 28, 2026 I joined Complete Savings in July 2024 and since then I’ve earned £1,276.26 in cashback. I’ve used it for everything from everyday grocery deliveries and takeaways to flights, accommodation and car hire. Cashback has now become one of my first considerations before making an online purchase. What is Complete Savings? Complete Savings is a shopper [...]
Four mistakes founders are making with AI and the true cost of inertia August 25, 2026 Advice about AI adoption usually comes in two flavours: move fast, or proceed with caution. Take too long to deliberate how and when to integrate AI into your business, and your competitors will leave you for dust. But, rush to adopt AI trends without properly diagnosing the problems in your business, and you risk eroding [...]
Freenow by Lyft is enhancing the taxi experience with unique tech innovations August 24, 2026 | Sponsored A set of new features from Freenow by Lyft, including Airport FastPass, Multistop, and custom road mapping, is aiming to boost trip efficiency for both London passengers and drivers. Navigating the streets of London demands precision, route accuracy, and reliability. To meet these dynamic needs, Freenow by Lyft has rolled out a suite of new [...]
Beyond your 9-5: things to explore in the Square Mile August 20, 2026 For most, the City of London is defined by the rhythm of the working week. Offices fill from Monday to Friday, and the streets fall quiet at the weekend. But since the pandemic that pace has changed, and incredibly the Square Mile offers so much beyond the traditional 9-5. A weekend in the City of [...]
The Summer Slowdown can become a thing of the past August 18, 2026 Every year through July and August, the same trend resurfaces across corporate Britain: the pace slows, offices empty and productivity dips. This summer, that has been more pronounced than ever. Britain is about to weather a record-breaking fifth heatwave of the year. Some of London’s biggest firms have slackened their in-the-office mandates and given staff [...]