Walmart Inc. (WMT) – Get Report posted weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, thanks in part to a charge linked to taxes in the United Kingdom, but still managed record sales of more than $150 billion as U.S. shoppers continued to favor big-box retailers over smaller rivals. A planned surge in investment costs, …
Read More »Seeds sown for entrepreneurial start-ups as mini business park to emerge from historic Haith’s site
A legacy building of a business that has evolved through Grimsby generations is to be repurposed to aid start-ups in a digital-driven world – after more than a decade on the market. Bird seed specialist Haith’s derelict Park Street premises has been taken on by the man behind the conversion …
Read More »European stocks partly reverse rally, awaiting Wall Street restart
EasyJet planes standing behind a car park at Stansted Airport on June 30, 2020 in Stansted, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images European stocks clung onto most of the previous day’s rally, as traders waited for Wall Street’s return after a three-day break. Up 1.7% while U.S. markets were shut for the …
Read More »European stocks drift after rally, awaiting Wall Street restart
EasyJet planes standing behind a car park at Stansted Airport on June 30, 2020 in Stansted, United Kingdom. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images European stocks clung onto most of the previous day’s rally, as traders waited for Wall Street’s return after a three-day break. Up 1.7% while U.S. markets were shut for …
Read More »Tide appoints Sir Donald Brydon as non-executive chairman
Tide, the UK’s leading business banking platform has today1 announced the appointment of Sir Donald Brydon as its new independent Non-Executive Chair. Sir Donald Brydon is Tide’s first independent chair. He brings significant Board experience, including the Chairmanships of leading listed companies such as the Sage Group, the …
Read More »Give your dad some daditude with unique personalised gifts!
In celebration of Father’s Day, all-new UK-based brand Daditude is launching to help consumers celebrate the father figures in their lives by offering them a truly unique and personalised collection of gifts. Acting as the one-stop-shop for dads, (YorkPedia Editorial):- West Midlands, Jun 21, 2020 (Issuewire.com) – In celebration of Father’s Day, …
Read More »Is the “unsustainable” US Postal Service doomed to be Amazon’s next victim in the e-commerce economy?
As far back as 2016, diginomica was deeply skeptical about the ‘King Canute’ like comments of Fedex founder and CEO Fred Smith about the disruptive impact of e-commerce – and particularly Amazon – on his business: The concerns about industry disruption continue to be fuelled by fantastical – and let …
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