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At least 75 ASDA stores could close in merger with Sainsbury’s, handing market share to Tesco

Following the news that supermarket chains ASDA and Sainsbury’s agreed to merge in a deal that will create Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, with a combined market share for food & grocery of 23.3% compared to Tesco’s 22.0% (2018 est), Patrick O’Brien, UK Retail Research Director at GlobalData considers the implications […]

“Netflix for Business” Launches

Business mentor and educator, Dale Beaumont, has launched a new platform touted as the ‘Netflix for Business’ aimed at the 800 million people worldwide who are business owners. Named, Bizversity, the platform is an app compatible with mobiles, tablets and TV, like Netflix, but instead of dealing with the realm […]

How Cambridge Analytica uses data

Data science, machine learning, and predictive analytics are the tools used by companies like Cambridge Analytica to gather information from social data and create predictive marketing campaigns. Data Scientist, Expert Interview: Dr. Kenneth Sanford, US Lead Analytics Architect of the data science software company Dataiku, is available to talk about: […]

Social Climber’s Handbook

Book release: The Social Climber’s Handbook – A Shameless Guide by NIMROD KAMER The infamous enfant-terrible gonzo-journalist turned turned prankster-supreme Nimrod Kamer (Vice, GQ) has just released his first book: The Social Climber’s Handbook – A Shameless Guide Published by BIS Publishers www.bispublishers.com available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Social-Climbers-Handbook-Shameless-Guide/dp/9063694830/ and selected retailers. […]

The majority of Baby boomers are now sitting on a potential £280,000 property nest egg

By Astrid Hall The majority of ‘baby boomers’ are now enjoying life mortgage-free and sitting on a potential £280,000 property nest egg. New research from SunLife shows the average over-55-year-old has lived in the same property for more than 20 years, during which time house prices have shot up by […]

UK bosses risking workforce stress burnout

45% of UK businesses do nothing to help alleviate workers’ stress Despite 25% of workers being less productive when stressed Hospitality, leisure and transport bosses least likely to offer ways for staff to manage stress levels UK BUSINESSES are in danger of having their workforces experience burnout, as despite a […]