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More than half of European suppliers say procurement teams aren’t enforcing standards for responsible labour

More than half of European suppliers say procurement teams aren’t enforcing standards for responsible labour

Majority of European suppliers not being asked to prove they protect against labour violations, while 76% of UK suppliers are unprepar..

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75% of the number the budget airline carr..

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant pos..

Business tourism woes: One in ten former flyers won’t fly for business post-Covid

Business tourism woes: One in ten former flyers won’t fly for business post-Covid

More than two in five (44%) who won’t continue travelling for business say it’s due to the ease of online meetings   Business travel..

MSDUK Announces Awards finalists for businesses who are championing diversity in supply chains

MSDUK Announces Awards finalists for businesses who are championing diversity in supply chains

Leicester, 31 August 2021:  The 19 finalists for the MSDUK Awards have been announced. From one of the largest consulting firms in the..

How to uphold security in the virtual and hybrid workplace

How to uphold security in the virtual and hybrid workplace

By: Paul Routledge, Country Manager D-Link UK and I After almost a year and a half of intermittent lockdowns and restrictions due to C..

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

PARIS (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman’s Pershing Square fund has committed to acquire an additio..

How to prepare your supply chain for disruption

How to prepare your supply chain for disruption

By:Gary Connors, Partner at Oliver Wight EAME https://oliverwight-eame.com/ We have seen through the last 18 months how quickly supply..

How construction and manufacturing businesses can overcome the current supply chain disruptions

How construction and manufacturing businesses can overcome the current supply chain disruptions

By: Craig Sanders, Managing Director at Protrade  The way we purchase has changed over the last 18 months.  Traditional methods are no..

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth ..

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Instagram will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally, the Facebook Inc-owned app said on ..

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

By Sohini Podder, John McCrank and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc expects retail investors to become less active..

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in July as shortages depressed motor vehicle ..

Businesses bounce back from Covid-19 but dearth of talent threatens growth

Businesses bounce back from Covid-19 but dearth of talent threatens growth

While businesses have bounced back from the darkest days of the pandemic and ramped up hiring as restrictions have eased, applications..

The Outdoor City: Why Sheffield has emerged as the ideal location for a post-lockdown staycation

The Outdoor City: Why Sheffield has emerged as the ideal location for a post-lockdown staycation

With 2021 being dubbed the ‘year of the staycation’ which could deliver a £22bn boost to domestic tourism,[1] Sheffield, known as The ..

Slow travel company, Byway, launches new multi-stop adventure trip in North Wales

Slow travel company, Byway, launches new multi-stop adventure trip in North Wales

Flight free travel company Byway partners with DMO Go North Wales to bring the slow travel trend to North Wales. LONDON, August 2021&#..

British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace

British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace

LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is not currently using Afghanistan’s airspace, the airline said on Sunday as Taliban in..

BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside

BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd is in talks to sell its petroleum business to Australia’s top independe..

Break in case of emergency – plan early, plan now, for effective crisis comms

Break in case of emergency – plan early, plan now, for effective crisis comms

Kat Jackson, Associate Director, The Media Foundry  Want to know the best way to make a complete drama out of a crisis? Not being prep..

The future of working from home – and other benefits that candidates want

The future of working from home – and other benefits that candidates want

 By Kelley Morse, VP, Talent & Business Partnering, Bullhorn The coronavirus pandemic has proven that working in an office isn’t n..

How the pandemic has driven a rise in virtual tours

How the pandemic has driven a rise in virtual tours

By Mark McCorrie, Made Snappy The pandemic has changed so much about the way we think about our homes – not just obvious things like a..

GoStudent becomes Europe’s newest Ed-Tech unicorn  at a €1.4B valuation

GoStudent becomes Europe’s newest Ed-Tech unicorn at a €1.4B valuation

GoStudent achieves unicorn status, securing its position as the highest valued K12 Ed-Tech company in Europe €205M Series C investmen..

Oticon launches MyMusic to deliver crystal-clear music for people with hearing loss

Oticon launches MyMusic to deliver crystal-clear music for people with hearing loss

Oticon More™ hearing aids now feature a groundbreaking music experience that allows you to fully immerse in the music you love and rea..

Wind turbine maker Vestas cuts 2021 outlook on supply constraints and costs

Wind turbine maker Vestas cuts 2021 outlook on supply constraints and costs

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Vestas cut its 2021 outlook on Wednesday after missing second-quarter operating profit forecasts as the w..

Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half

Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half

LONDON (Reuters) – Food delivery company Deliveroo said the value of orders on its platform more than doubled in the first half,..

Creating a hybrid working model to boost your team’s performance

Creating a hybrid working model to boost your team’s performance

Jonny Combe, UK CEO of PayByPhone, shares five powerful ways to make the move to hybrid working successful   The move to hybrid w..

Flexibility is the key to successful hybrid working

Flexibility is the key to successful hybrid working

The businesses that evolve will succeed; open-minded leaders are setting the pace by embracing a mix of home- and office-based work By..

The future of car manufacturing in a post-COVID world

The future of car manufacturing in a post-COVID world

In this article, Mark Barclay from PartsForAllCars.com shares his insight into the effects of COVID-19 on the automotive industry — an..

Hybrid Work and Why Employees want it

Hybrid Work and Why Employees want it

By: Gareth Hoyle, Managing Director of Manchester-based agency, Marketing Signals: I’ve seen first-hand the impact the past year has h..

The next hurdle for business leaders

The next hurdle for business leaders

By: Matt Parker, CEO of Babble   2020 flipped everyone’s plans for the year upside down, with no corner of the world left untouch..

Research reveals what employees really want as job market rebounds

Research reveals what employees really want as job market rebounds

New research reveals what employees really want as UK job market rebounds – only 6% want to be fully based at home, 66% want fle..