Julia Constable gives us the scoop on the new store opening this week and takes a look at the strategy behind their business model… Many of you will have already heard of T.K. Maxx, the […]
Moving money in/to the 21st Century: the new Peer-to-Peer payment system
Do you know PayPal’s vision when it was created? Well it was one of smiling people that split the bill after having brunch together but don’t have to squander their time looking for correct change. […]
Krafty Move Falls at the First Hurdle
The US food giant Kraft Heinz shocked the financial world little over a week ago, scrapping its $140bn takeover bid for Unilever, just two days after the news of the offer was leaked. This move […]
Incremental Innovation at its Best
Every year millions of Apple users around the world go into a frenzy when the next iPhone, Mac, iPad and now even the Apple Watch get released into the ever changing technology market. But is […]
What skills do employers value most in their graduates?
With competition for graduate jobs ever increasing, what skills are employers really looking for in their graduates? Julia Constable talks to business representatives at the LUBS Night of Exchange and reviews the night as a […]
Peugeot Gearing up for Acquisition of GM European Unit
On Tuesday (February 14th) it was revealed that Peugeot (formally PSA Group) is in advanced talks to buy GM’s European Unit. For most of us that is Opel/Vauxhall. To give some context to the deal; […]
Return of the Brick
As much as I hate to admit it, it appears that your Grandma’s ugly brick mobile phone you’ve been begging her to get rid of for years, may soon be more ‘in’ than your fresh […]
The Death of Michael Kors ?
The future of Michael Kors looks uncertain. According to Reuters, shares’ have plummeted by around 15%! Other analysts reviews show slightly different data, but all of them agree on the fact that profits are falling […]
Launch of the ‘Women in Leadership Society’
On Monday a new Society was born; the “Women in Leadership Society”. Launched is more appropriate as the society members explained that this had been in the making for quite a lot longer than just […]
Care to Share?
Uber, Deliveroo and Airbnb are all names we hear of, see, and perhaps even use, daily. On average, each day 40,000 people rent accommodation using Airbnb and 5.5 million people catch an Uber. But imagining […]
Loans For Sale
On Monday the Government announced plans to sell student loans to private investors. The deal will involve around 4 billion pounds’ worth of loans from almost half a million students whose repayments began between 2002 […]
Farms of the Future
The UN predicts that the world population will be 9.7 billion by 2050! The answer to feeding this dramatic number of mouths may be robotic farming — set to improve production efficiency, while reducing resources […]