Supermarkets made hay from restrictions, now they need to consolidate to keep going March 11, 2022 THE rapid grocery delivery sector has grown at a staggering pace across Europe and the US. Two years on from when we first saw Getir, Weezy, Zapp and Gorillas advertised on buses and hoardings across London, data from the ONS revealed the average weekly sales of online groceries in December 2021 were £372m – more [...]
Brexit has dented Britain’s exports when we should be relaunching our global brand March 11, 2022 It is fair to say that this government is facing a myriad of challenges. Having pushed Brexit through and just about overcome the pandemic, the government is now facing war in Ukraine and a cost-of-living crisis at home. On top of this, the structural challenges of “levelling up”, boosting growth, and making a success of [...]
Three Mobile suspends £40m Chelsea sponsorship amid Abramovich sanction March 10, 2022 Mobile giant Three has said it is reviewing its £40m sponsorship of Chelsea following the UK's sanction of owner Roman Abramovich.
Lib Dems call for £18bn cut to VAT to ease cost of living crunch March 10, 2022 The Liberal Democrats are calling for an £18bn VAT cut that would see the rate slashed from 20 to 17.5 per cent in a bid to ease the cost of living crunch on British households. The Lib Dems say the new policy proposal, released on the eve of the party’s spring conference, would save households [...]
Fit and proper? Time for a regulator to fix football’s broken market March 10, 2022 The word unprecedented is thrown around a lot, and often, it’s overdone. But it has to be said that a major Premier League club being pseudo-nationalised due to its Russian owner’s links with a warmongering dictator in eastern Europe is not something we remember happening all that often. In the immediate term, it is not [...]
UK data watchdog fines Tuckers Solicitors £98,000 after hacker leaked legal papers onto dark web March 10, 2022 The UK government’s data regulator has fined London headquartered law firm Tuckers Solicitors £98,000 for failing to properly look after its clients data, after a cyberattack saw almost a million legal documents stolen and leaked onto the dark web. The UK government’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the criminal solicitors firm – which has offices [...]
Middle East’s ‘Crypto Oasis’ expected to reach 1,000+ organisations target by Q2 2022 March 10, 2022 The Middle East has officially connected to the global blockchain ecosystem in a way that expresses community and embodies excellence.
Oil prices to remain high despite ‘unprecedented’ volatility March 10, 2022 Oil prices have gone on a wild journey this week - with prices fluctuating amid escalating conflict in Ukraine.
Softbank’s internet arm teases plans for launch of NFT marketplace March 10, 2022 Japanese investment giant Softbank Group is cashing in on the NFT craze with the launch of a new marketplace.
Twitter removes Russian embassy’s post calling Ukraine’s maternity bombing staged March 10, 2022 Tweets from the Russian embassy in London have been removed by the social media giant after it suggested that images from Ukraine's Mariupol maternity hospital bombing yesterday were staged.
