The top five trends emerging in sports marketing in 2025 December 22, 2024 Sports marketing continues to play a diverse and increasingly important role in the marketing mix for brands. And for many reasons. It serves as a launchpad for brands seeking to enter new markets by capitalising on major events across the globe that command mass audiences. It’s a signal of a brand’s stature and prominence re-enforcing [...]
Mothercare slumps to loss as market woes in Middle East continue December 2, 2024 The firm slumped to an adjusted pretax loss of £1.4m in the six months to the end of September, swung from a profit of £1.8m in the same period last year.
India and Pakistan playing out political tension through Champions Trophy November 26, 2024 The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the 2025 Champions Trophy is set to reach a conclusion this week with a key vote on the row. The next edition of the tournament is set to take place in February and March in Pakistan, who won the last edition in 2017. But given historical political differences [...]
Mydentist looks to India for new recruits as loss widens November 20, 2024 Mydentist has sunk further into the red as it looks to recruit more new hires from overseas after the UK Government relaxed the rules. The business, which is one of the largest dental providers in the UK, has said hiring has been constrained by the limited number of dental school places in this country as [...]
UK to relaunch trade talks with India and form new Japan partnership November 19, 2024 The UK is set to relaunch trade talks with India and form a new economic partnership with Japan, Downing Street has announced. It was confirmed that trade discussions with India will reopen at the start of next year, following a bilateral meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Indian leader Narendra Modi at the G20 summit [...]
Informa: FTSE 100 events giant boosted by India and Middle East expansion November 19, 2024 Informa expects to hit already upgraded full-year guidance of over £3.5bn in revenue and £975m in adjusted operating proft.
UK surpasses India as world’s third-largest venture capital market July 11, 2024 The UK has leapfrogged India to become the world's third-biggest venture capital market, new figures show, as analysts forecast a return to growth after a drop-off in investment and dealmaking in recent years.
UK investors see India and tech funds smash June as climate strategies falter July 1, 2024 Ben Yearsley, director of Fairview Investing, described the Indian bounce as "slightly surprising" given the initial market panic initially after the election.
Election 2024: Our plan for business will ‘turbocharge growth’, Tories claim June 27, 2024 The Conservatives have claimed their plan for the UK’s businesses will “turbocharge growth and productivity” ahead of the July 4 general election.
England to face India in T20 Cricket World Cup semi-finals June 24, 2024 England will take on India in the semi-finals of the T20 Cricket World Cup after Rohit Sharma, captain of the tournament favourites, knocked 92 runs off 41 balls in a 24-run win over Australia. The result means England will head to Guyana to take on India on Thursday afternoon. Having lost Virat Kohli for zero, [...]