Most companies still unprepared to deal with whistleblower risk November 30, 2014 LESS than one in 10 managers at multinational companies says whistleblowing is currently an important issue for their firm, despite the fact that 12 per cent have blown the whistle and nearly half would consider it. The figures from law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer come in the wake of a spate of high-profile whistleblowers this [...]
Stars enjoy St Andrew’s Day at the Savoy November 30, 2014 IT WAS St Andrew’s Day yesterday and to celebrate for Scots in London, the London Scottish Football Club hosted a charity lunch at The Savoy on Friday – raising £23,000 for the STV Appeal. Presenter Kirsty Gallacher, magician Magic Romil and rugby star Kenny Logan (pictured) were all there along with ex-Tesco chair Sir David [...]
Chancellor warns of few sweeteners in Autumn Statement – London Week Ahead November 30, 2014 THE AUTUMN Statement on Wednesday will be the highlight of the business week, although chancellor George Osborne has already warned the government can not afford sweeteners to potential voters as it is too behind on its deficit target. Osborne told the BBC Andrew Marr show yesterday there would be “no unfunded giveaways.” Manufacturing, construction and [...]
Amazon Black Friday deals deliver busiest day ever as shoppers surge online ahead of Cyber Monday November 29, 2014 It's not even Cyber Monday yet, but Amazon has clocked up its busiest ever day of sales in the UK thanks to Black Friday, selling 64 items every second yesterday. Shoppers ordered more than 5.5 million items such as TVs, tablets and toys with huge price reductions, beating last year’s Black Friday sales of four [...]
Black Friday UK 2014 vs 2013: Live graph reveals how insane this year’s frenzy is as more retailers get on board November 28, 2014 Is it us, or has Black Friday gone crazy this year? There have been reports of punch-ups at supermarkets and even someone breaking their wrist in the clamour to get hold of a cheap telly. And as if we didn't already need a reminder of the sheer American-ness of it all, Asda has laid on [...]
Police blame retailers as Black Friday descends into chaos November 28, 2014 The chief of Greater Manchester Police has blamed retailers after officers were called to seven Tesco stores across Greater Manchester to deal with crowds at Black Friday events. In a video posted to YouTube, Sir Peter Fahy said three people had been arrested – including one who threatened to "smash" a staff member's face in, [...]
Why you won’t find Black Friday discount deals at Aldi and Lidl summed up in a single tweet November 28, 2014 Aldi has taken an overt swipe at its supermarket rivals over Black Friday deals with a single tweet. As shoppers wrestled each other over discount deals in Tesco and Asda, Aldi tweeted: "Hmm, we think we did #BlackFriday last week. Although it was just called 'Friday'. And it's the same every day!" Hmm, we think [...]
Black Friday 2014: These eight Vines will make you glad you stayed in the office November 28, 2014 Pandemonium has erupted as Black Friday reached fever pitch in a number of stores across the UK. This year the all-American import was bigger than ever with the likes of Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, and Tesco getting involved. They slashed prices on everything from electricals like TVs, tablets and other gadgets to designer watches, clothing [...]
John Lewis Black Friday deals: Record breaking online sales predicted with iPad, Macbook and Beats deals on offer November 28, 2014 High street favourite John Lewis is predicting a record breaking day of online sales as web traffic jumped in the first six hours of Black Friday trading. The John Lewis website struggled with the volume of visitors with some customers reporting error pages when looking for deals, however web traffic between midnight and 6am was [...]
Amazon Local Services will allow customers to order plumbers and mechanics alongside books and boxsets November 28, 2014 In the midst of this week’s Black Friday madness, Amazon quietly launched a brand new site for service providers. Instead of cut-price plasma screen TVs, Amazon Local Services puts you in touch with those who can put one back together again following a ruckus at Tesco in Edmonton. Amazon Local Services was launched in [...]