Royal Mail: online SMEs confident of the future

29 January 2020 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail has released research showing 70% of UK small and medium (SME) online retailers are confident of sales growth in 2020. Forty-eight per cent of those retailers are to increase advertising/marketing spend as well as 36% planning to improve customer experience. The prospect …

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eBay to Roll Out Unique Integration with Royal Mail

eBay will roll out a very unique integration with UK’s Royal Mail this year, according to interim CEO Scott Schenkel. The CEO made the remarks during the fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday when discussing eBay product initiatives and loyalty programs in different international regions. “What …

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The Digital Big Bang

Author: Phil Quade Publisher: WileyPages: 336ISBN: 978-1119617365Print: 1119617367Kindle: B07WDJV73PAudience: Non-technical people interested in cybersecurityRating: 4Reviewer: Kay Ewbank With the subtitle “The Hard Stuff, the Soft Stuff, and the Future of Cybersecurity”, this is an interesting book that consists of lots of short chapters from cybersecurity experts at a range of companies, …

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Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Receives Overweight Rating from Barclays

Barclays reaffirmed their overweight rating on shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) in a research report report published on Friday, January 10th, Stock Target Advisor reports. A number of other brokerages have also commented on RMG. Credit Suisse Group reiterated an underperform rating on shares of Royal Mail in a research …

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US consumer confidence hits November 2018 high in January

A widely-followed gauge of US consumer sentiment picked up more quickly than anticipated at the start of 2020, pointing to a still solid outlook for spending. The Conference Board‘s consumer confidence index rose from December’s upwardly-revised print of 128.2 to 131.6 (consensus: 128.0). A sub-index tracking consumers’ assessment of current …

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