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Monday Motivation

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Monday Motivation: Sometimes it's only when you have lost everything you can see clearly. If you have lost your job due to this pandemic, you can still start fresh. Have any successful businesses started in a recession? Yes! Some of the biggest brands in the world started during a recession. An economic downturn can create a range of unexpected opportunities for entrepreneurs with an appetite for innovation. Here’s a few big names you might know… Four of the biggest brands tha... Read the full story

101 new colleagues in the crisis year

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November 2020 – LIQUI MOLY, the German motor oil manufacturer, is not immune to the pandemic. However, the company is not taking cover, but continues to invest in personnel. On 1 December, it will welcome its 101st new employee in 2020. Germany’s most popular brand for motor oils and additives is impressively demonstrating its strength and staying power this year. “As an exporter to 150 countries, we are also suffering from the global pandemic. But this is no reason to give up,” sa... Read the full story

Daish’s Holidays acquires Robinsons Holidays as part of strategic growth into the north

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Daish’s Holidays has confirmed the acquisition of Robinsons Holidays, expanding its current portfolio to 12 hotels, located in 10 popular tourist destinations across the UK. As part of the acquisition, the UK break specialist has welcomed the Imperial Hotel in Eastbourne and the Abbey Lawn Hotel in Torquay to the Daish’s group. In addition, Daish’s has acquired a fleet of 13 coaches, that will operate from a range of pick-up locations in the north west. Jeanne Wilson, Managing Dir... Read the full story

Europe’s leading foam supplier announces new innovative certified face covering

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Vita Shield - Creating Comfort, Delivering Performance, Enhancing Everyday Life Europe’s leading foam manufacturer The Vita Group, announces the new Vita Shield for the consumer market. An innovative re-usable foam face covering with >90% bacterial filtration efficiency, Vita Shield is Centexbel Covid-19 approved* and certified Oeko-tex Standard 100, which means it has been tested for no evidence of harmful substances, and this certification stands for customer confidence and high prod... Read the full story

Who Are Meaningful Paths?

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Who Are Meaningful Paths? www.meaningfulpaths.com Meaningful paths creating purpose for you and for others. Read the full story

CEO of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Sir James Mackey announces that they have achieved a Gold CSR Accreditation.

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Sir James, said: “I am immensely proud of achieving a gold CSR accreditation and being the only health organisation in the UK to do so demonstrates what an amazingly dedicated, skilful and passionate team I am privileged to work alongside. This accolade is testament to our commitment to delivering high quality and compassionate patient care and experience, while showing strong leadership and continuously pushing the boundaries and striving to be the best we can be. It very clearly highlight... Read the full story

VAYYAR IMAGING Wins Prestigious CLEPA SAFETY Innovation Award

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Industry-leading 4D imaging radar provider recognized for its trailblazing multifunctional approach to in-cabin and ADAS safety standards. TEL AVIV, Israel, November 24, 2020 – Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, has won the SME Special Prize for Safety at the 2020 CLEPA Innovation Awards. Announced today, Vayyar triumphed with its game-changing 4D imaging radar-on-chip technology, which is revolutionizing the way the automotive industry addresses safety. With... Read the full story

Finding meaning in challenging times

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Meaningful paths launches a new course bundle called Meaningful Journey. In this course it helps indivdiuals find direction and then teaches indidviuals how to create strong vision and action plan to turn that vision into a reality. More can be found here - https://www.meaningfulpaths.com/product/bundle-meaningful-journey/ Read the full story

Top Ten Pandemic Fundraising Ideas

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Virtual Bucket Collections: Many charities make money through spare change Bucket Collections so this was a huge loss for charities in the lockdown. So, we have made it possible to get small donations on the Investors In Community platform just as you would in a bucket collection. Make it happen, get a project on Investors In Community today. Donate Your Commute: We have saved a lot of money not needing to commute to an office, why not donate what you’ve saved, or even half... Read the full story

ATEQ introduces new Industrial EV Battery Module Balancer

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Paris, France – 26 November, 2020. ATEQ SAS introduces its new EV/HEV battery module balancer, the EVB 5100. The unit is ideal for rework stations in battery manufacturing or electric vehicle production plants. The EVB 5100 uses the most efficient and precise technologies to equalize voltage differences between modules to maximize battery performance. EV vehicle assembly plants cannot just assume the batteries they put in their electric vehicles are perfect. If batteries are under... Read the full story

New customers flock to local stores thanks to Henderson Technology App installation

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Local SPAR and VIVO retailers are attracting new customers who have not shopped with them before thanks to the introduction of a new home delivery and click ‘n’ collect app. Appetite, created in partnership with Blu Dot Technologies by Henderson Technology, is fully integrated into the company’s EDGEPoS system meaning stock levels are live and automatically updated so the shopper has pick of what is on the shelves in real-time. Always innovating to create efficient proce... Read the full story

COMAU technology for the new FIAT 500 and the mobility of the future

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The company has designed and deployed the manufacturing lines dedicated to the structural parts of FCA’s first fully electric vehicle, a Made in Turin product Comau worked alongside FCA and Fiat brand in reengineering the body to house the battery and transmission of the iconic vehicle A total of 187 next-generation Comau robots were used to build the New 500 The robots were equipped with custom-designed handling systems for the electric vehicle including a special 3D-printed gripper... Read the full story

PIRELLI ELECT: The Tyre That Increases Autonomy, Reduces Onboard Noise And Maximises Grip

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PIRELLI ELECT: THE TYRE THAT INCREASES AUTONOMY, REDUCES ONBOARD NOISE AND MAXIMISES GRIP PIRELLI’S RANGE OF TYRES FOR ELECTRIC CARS AND PLUG-IN HYBRIDS GROWS: FOR SUMMER AND WINTER THE FIRST CAR TO USE ELECT-MARKED TYRES IS THE PORSCHE TAYCAN: NOW WITH A DEDICATED P ZERO FOR EVERY SEASON Milan, 25 November 2020 – Low rolling resistance to increase autonomy, decreased road noise for ultimate comfort, immediate grip that puts the power down for a quick getaway, and a special struc... Read the full story

Over 80% of drivers don’t know when to stop for pedestrians on a zebra crossing

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Whilst drivers aren’t legally required to stop for pedestrians approaching a zebra crossing, 81% think this is written in the Highway Code. 58% of drivers admitted they are hesitant about stopping for pedestrians who are lingering nearby. One quarter of Brits don’t think pedestrians are allowed to use toucan crossings. 75% think cyclists have to dismount from their bike to cross at a Toucan Crossing, however, unlike other crossings, they do not. With the Highway Code set to be... Read the full story

The Outlierman's New Miura P400 S Collection

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THE OUTLIERMAN’S NEWEST COLLECTION INSPIRED BY THE LAMBORGHINI MIURA P400 S WITH A NEW EVOCATIVE DESIGN CELEBRATING ONE OF THE MOST REVERED CARS OF ALL TIME Bologna-based luxury brand, The Outlierman, launches all-new Miura P400 S design, inspired by Lamborghini’s definitive supercar The new pattern and rich colour palette features on both the ‘Silk Square Pocket’ and ‘Silk Tie’ 100% handmade in Italy by the best master tailors based in Como The Outlierman is an Itali... Read the full story

Sold | Mid Counties Co Op in Earlswood | Christie & Co

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Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, is delighted to announce the freehold sale of the Mid Counties Co Op in Earlswood, an affluent village of Warwickshire between Solihull and Redditch. After launching the store to the open market, Christie & Co received strong interest, attracting 13 offers from independent and corporate retailers. Following a best and final bid process, a local independent retailer was the successful bidder with their funding being arranged by Christie F... Read the full story

SPAR Scotland announced as key sponsor of Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards

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Scotland’s leading convenience retailing group to help deliver goal of ‘getting more Scottish products onto more Scottish shelves’ The inaugural Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards is delighted to announce that SPAR Scotland as sponsor of the vital Small Producer of the Year category. Scotland has long enjoyed an enviable reputation worldwide for the outstanding quality of its natural larder and its thriving £14bn food and drink industry is testament to the passion and... Read the full story

Sold | Pair of Mid-Wales petrol filling stations sold to Ascona Group | Christie & Co

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Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed on the sale of Ridgebourne Service Station and Crossgates Service Station, a pair of petrol forecourts situated close to Llandrindod Wells, a town in Powys, Mid Wales. Previously managed by Llink Group Limited, the portfolio comprising two freehold sites, was brought to market with Christie & Co in February 2020 and generated a great deal of interest amongst prospective buyers. Following a very competitive bidding process... Read the full story

New automotive industry survey by Majenta Solutions uncovers surprising losses in so-called ‘Hidden Factories’

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Almost half of interactions between OEM automotive design engineers and their suppliers happen outside of formal channels, representing £billions lost in reduced efficiency and profitability The automotive sector is 37% less productive than it could be in managing the design engineering interface between OEMs and tier suppliers Nearly a third of the automotive industry is unaware of the leakage of workflows outside of established processes Eradicating the ‘H... Read the full story

Red Star Brands appointed by General Mills to support snacking favourites

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GENERAL MILLS APPOINTS RED STAR BRANDS TO SUPPORT SNACKING FAVOURITES Global food producer and distributor General Mills has appointed UK based Red Star Brands as its agency sales and marketing partner, to support healthier snack bar brands including Nature Valley and Lärabar. Red Star Brands which has a proven track record in launching innovative brands to the UK market, has been chosen to support the distribution of the two brands within the Out Of Home sector including Foodservice,... Read the full story

NIO 333 FE Team Announces Driver Line-Up and Car Livery for 2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

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Shanghai, China/Oxford, UK: The NIO 333 FE Team has today announced its 2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship driver line-up and revealed the livery for its NIO 333 FE 001 challengers that will break cover at the official FIA all-teams test at the Valencia Circuit in Spain this week. The team is delighted to welcome experienced Anglo-Swede racing driver Tom Blomqvist as its second driver alongside Briton Oliver Turvey who remains with the team for a sixth full Formula E season behind t... Read the full story

New report on state of British High Street and C19 as a catalyst for retail change

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23rd November 2020: Today DownYouHighStreet.com is publishing a new report looking at the evolution of the British High street and how Covid-19 has been a catalyst for change within the retail environment. The report shows that history tends to repeat itself. If we look at the impact of change on Blockbuster, and then again on Borders, we can see that these two once great retailers failed to respond to changes in customer needs and desires. What customers value most has changed consid... Read the full story

The world's longest indoor test track for self-driving vehicles

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AstaZero is now building the world's longest indoor track for testing self-driving vehicles. AstaZero is the leading test bed for the automated transport systems of the future. With the new indoor track, AstaZero consolidates its position as a world-unique test environment. The Swedish test bed AstaZero, located in Hällered outside Borås, is the world's first full-scale independent test and demonstration environment for future traffic safety. Every year, more than 1.2 million people w... Read the full story

Motoring sector R&D spending collapses 9% — analysis of latest ONS data by tax relief consultancy Catax

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UK MOTOR INDUSTRY R&D SPENDING COLLAPSES 9% Manchester, 23 November 2020 – R&D spending in the UK motor industry has slumped 9% annually, analysis of the latest ONS data by R&D tax relief specialists Catax shows. Total motor sector spending on R&D fell to £3.42bn last year, a decrease of £338m from a record high of £3.75bn registered a year earlier1, according to data released on Friday. The industry now employs 22,000 people directly involved in R&D, however, the latest spe... Read the full story

Hyundai Motor Company and INEOS to Cooperate on Driving Hydrogen Economy Forward

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Hyundai and INEOS signed a memorandum of understanding to explore together new opportunities in the hydrogen economy Opportunities include production and supply of hydrogen as well as new hydrogen applications, technologies and business models The two companies will also work together to explore the use of the Hyundai fuel cell system in the INEOS Grenadier vehicle NOVEMBER 23rd, SEOUL / LONDON - Hyundai Motor Company and INEOS today announced the signing of a memorandum... Read the full story

Corona Virus Killed Your Business?

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Corona Virus Killed Your Business? Cost You Your Job? Living off Your Savings? Welcome to Tron Chain, the world's first decentralized community support funding ‘TRX’ cryptocurrency and smart contract technology, built by the people, for the people. Tron Chain is a form of savings account. We all know of ISAs, that pays approx. 1.2-1.4% (varies) PER ANNUM? Whereas, with Tron Chain, you get 310% return on your investment in 310 days. (1% per day) With Tron Chain, you are able to wi... Read the full story

Wedding Catering in Portsmouth

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Wedding Catering in Portsmouth If you’re re-organising a wedding that was unfortunately postponed due to Covid-19, or if you’re in the exciting first stages of planning your wedding, you need to look no further for your wedding catering needs in the Portsmouth area* than to Baffins Farm Catering. Experience We understand that your wedding is one of the most important days of your life and we are committed to ensuring that your catering is planned, prepared and delivered in a... Read the full story

Online sales boomed over 60% in October to lead the retail fightback

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MORGAN Launches New Limited-Edition 3 Wheeler P101 To Celebrate End Of Model’s Production

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Morgan celebrates 3 Wheeler production with global launch of Morgan 3 Wheeler P101 edition The Morgan 3 Wheeler in its current form will finish production in 2021 Just 33 examples of the 3 Wheeler P101 will be produced The celebratory edition exhibits several new features and is available in five ‘art pack’ variants The P101 is priced from £45,000 plus local market taxes and on-the-road costs Production of the P101 begins immediately Morgan confirm that “the Morgan 3... Read the full story

Henderson Group Implements GLORY CASHINFINITYTM Back-Office Cash Recycling Solutions Across Own Stores in Northern Ireland

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Glory announces the implementation of their CASHINFINITY™ back-office cash recycling solution across 26 Henderson owned stores in Northern Ireland. The Henderson Group is on a mission to bring efficiencies to all their company-owned and independent stores. In July 2020, the company selected Glory as their preferred supplier for in-store cash recycling technology to drive enhanced efficiency across all their cash processes including cash handling, cash management and CIT/banking p... Read the full story

Indian Automotive Aftermarket Industry Gearing for Growth in the New Normal

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“Deep localisation of supply chain in conjunction with government’s initiative for Aatmanirbhar Bharat will enable Indian aftermarket industry to emerge more resilient and strongly independent in the long run.” – writes Mr Raj Manek With Indian economy heading towards total unlock, the Indian automotive sector is strongly accelerating towards a promising direction. As recorded in September, a 20% month-on-month uptick was seen in domestic sales of automobiles (excluding commercial... Read the full story

Drive-in pantomime this December

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TOP NEWS: West End and TV actors Graham Tudor, James Wolstholme and Helen Noble star in a fantastic 'covid safe' drive-in pantomime 'Cinderella' this December, at the Dockside Shopping Centre in Chatham. With two performances every day, Director of sales Mr Nigel Cross said: "The pantomime, which is a mixture of live and recorded action, is set to take the drive-in phenomenon to the next level this festive season". He also added, "We believe children's Christmas time wishes remain the same as... Read the full story

Electric vehicle enquiries surge 500% as petrol & diesel ban from 2030 announced, says BuyaCar

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INTEREST IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES offered by the online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk surged by 500% this week as the government announced a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models from 2030. With electric cars normally representing little more than 300 searches per day, from a stock of more than 60,000 cars on BuyaCar.co.uk, this week’s announcement saw that figure shoot up to 1,679 in the 24 hours following Boris Johnson’s announcement. But electric cars still have a hill to... Read the full story

AEC Europe | Dodge and RAM | Official importer AEC Europe celebrates five years of strong partnership with Santander

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AEC Europe | Dodge and RAM | Official importer AEC Europe celebrates five years of strong partnership with Santander. AEC Europe, official Dodge and RAM importer in the EU/EFTA celebrates five years of strong partnership with Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) in retail- and wholesale-financing Mönchengladbach, November 19th 2020. It was exactly five years ago, on November 19th, 2015, when AEC started their financial service cooperation with Santander Germany. In these five years, b... Read the full story

LEVC adds three Netherlands sites to expanding European dealer network

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• LEVC continues its growth in Europe with three more dealerships in the Netherlands • Mobility Centre is an established dealer in Rotterdam with three city locations • Centres will provide full sales and after sales support for LEVC’s electric taxi, the TX Shuttle, and new VN5 electric van • LEVC’s global network will cover 21 markets by the end of 2021 • For more information visit www.levc.com Ansty, 19th November 2020: – LEVC (London Electric Vehicl... Read the full story

Over 80,00 Brits want to know the cost of insuring an electric car

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What Brits really want to know about electric cars, according to Google In a bid to slash the UK’s carbon emissions, Boris Johnson has unveiled a £12 billion 10-point plan, which involves the banning of petrol and diesel car sales by 2030. Raising concerns on whether the UK is ready for the rapid switch, experts around the country are questioning whether manufacturers will be able to supply enough vehicles to meet the demand, and whether there will be enough readily available chargin... Read the full story

New PROSECCO ROSE Available at SPAR

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GO PINK THIS WINTER ANOTHER FIRST FOR SPAR РPINK PROSECCO AVAILABLE AT SPAR The wait is nearly over - pink Prosecco is on its way and your local SPAR convenience store has plenty in stock! The Italian government gave the go ahead for the production of pink Prosecco in May, and from 30 November 2020 SPAR stores will have thousands of bottles of its very own Prosecco Ros̩ available for shoppers in time for Christmas. SPAR has been working closely with one of the b... Read the full story

Over 50 million facemasks go to landfill each day and the litter is killing wildlife

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Streets are littered, and animals are dying Keys, phone, facemask; this is the new routine as we prepare to go out and about during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what you do with your used facemask has unwanted consequences. It’s impossible to miss the sheer volume of facemasks that have been carelessly littered around our towns and cities, and these facemask hypocrites have infuriated one major waste disposal company. UK based waste disposal specialists BusinessWaste.co.uk are calli... Read the full story

Employability Workshops

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At the Shropshire Youth Support Trust (SYST) we aim to get you supported with the skills needed in order to gain employment. These include: • Interview Techniques • Marketing Strategies • CV Writing and many more... Get in touch to find out more... Tel: 01952 299214 Email: hello@systbusiness.co.uk Event links: www.systbusiness.co.uk/events/ Read the full story

Revealed: The most unusual car parks in the UK

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The UK’s amazing history and elaborate architecture means it has some of the most unusual spaces to park cars in the world. Parking a car is usually considered an annoying yet necessary chore. However the UK boasts unique structures, stunning scenery and haunting historical buildings - some of which just happen to be car parks. hiyacar - the unique car-sharing platform - has teamed up with YourParkingSpace to uncover the most 'out of the ordinary' place to park a car. The top 1... Read the full story

More than half of UK drivers suffer anxiety behind the wheel. Vicki Butler-Henderson teams up with NFU Mutual to boost confidence

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Study finds OVER HALF (58%) of UK drivers suffer anxiety behind the wheel   Top triggers are poor road conditions, bad weather, unfamiliar roads and driving in the dark A huge 42% of motorists have had a collision Vicki Butler-Henderson - racing driver, presenter of 'Fifth Gear' and ITV’s 'The Car Years' teams up with NFU Mutual to boost motorists’ confidence   A new study with 2,000 motorists has found that over half (58%) of UK drivers suffer anxie... Read the full story

New study reveals 83% of automotive business owners are optimistic about the success of their business in 2021

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Yell Business has released findings of a new report showing 73% of automotive businesses stating instant messaging is key for business success post Covid-19 96% of automotive businesses have introduced new ways of communicating with their customers as a result of the pandemic 43% of automotive businesses have introduced online booking services as a result of Covid-19 83% of automotive business owners are optimistic about the success of their business in 2021 November 2020: Yell... Read the full story

East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) joins forces with Investors in Community to bring businesses and good causes together

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East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) was the first UK Chamber to join the Investors in Community (IIC) platform, to show that by working together powerful and evidenced social impact can be created. The Chamber have for many years supported the charity and community sectors, but in recent times have realised that formalising that work, and producing verifiable reports is needed, to qualify for sales tenders, brand statements and accreditations and to showcas... Read the full story

GetApp stats: 59% of consumers spending less in physical stores and fashion beats groceries when it comes to pandemic shopping

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It is no secret that the UK retail industry is struggling. Just last month, the British Retail Consortium warned that the latest COVID-19 lockdown will have “a significant economic impact on the viability of thousands of shops and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country”. To help brands understand the eCommerce trends at play, we asked 1,005 consumers in the UK how the pandemic is changing the way they shop. The findings show that 59% of British shoppers are now spending more... Read the full story

Formula 1 Grand Prix’s Champion is Both Istanbul and Hamilton

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The Istanbul phase of Formula 1, the world's biggest motorsports event had been completed. Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton has won the season’s 14th race in Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix. The victory marks Hamilton's fourth consecutive world championship and his 7th in total. With this win, Hamilton has also equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles. The awards were presented by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sentop, the Speaker of Turkish Parliament. Last year with mo... Read the full story

Stores are making final Christmas order dates earlier, so don’t leave shopping too late: ParcelHero

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Retailers are making final Christmas order dates earlier, so don’t leave shopping too late, urges ParcelHero This Christmas, shoppers need to be more organised than ever before. Stores are setting earlier final online order dates, warns the e-commerce delivery expert ParcelHero. Its new Christmas deadline tool will help savvy shoppers avoid the lockdown logjam. The impact of Covid on delivery networks means the trend for ever-later Christmas final order dates will be reverse... Read the full story

Ride Vision launches globally the MobilEye for motorcycles, AI-tech for the ride

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Ride Vision is launching globally the world's first collision-aversion technology (CAT) for motorcycles, an AI-based system for motorcycle safety. Automated technologies for auto is no news, but until now, motorcycles haven't been privy to take advantage of similar tech. Accounting for the tilt of the bike, and rider behavior, such as riding between lanes and cars, makes the task of a machine recognizing danger a qualitatively different task than it is for cars. Moreover, with motorcycles... Read the full story

Social Responsibility is not a cost, it is an investment...

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Social responsibility is a key driver for the long term sustainable success of business going forward. Good strategy will have an impact on all aspects of your business. In order to maximise potential, it is essential for organisation's to smartly communicate their CSR efforts to ensure that consumers view them as driven by intrinsic (genuine) rather than extrinsic (profit led) motivations. Social responsibility is not a cost, it is an investment. Get CSR-Accredited now and not later to sh... Read the full story

Party Caterers in Hampshire

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Party Caterers in Hampshire Do you have something to celebrate? Is there a “big” birthday on the horizon? Or do you have special news that you want to share with family and friends in a memorable way? Baffins Farm Catering are Hampshire-based party caterers who will take the stress out of providing food for your guests. How it Works You can choose from our hot meals, BBQ service or a selection of the food you want from our cold finger food and buffet menus. Al... Read the full story

Heyoo no-nonsense, immunity-boosting vitamins now available to retailers nationwide

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Family-owned startup offers retailers a range of attractive, affordable and accessible health and wellbeing products, when customers need them most 13 November 2020, UK: New immunity-boosting vitamin brand Heyoo has launched to retailers today, offering great quality vitamin supplements for the grab-and-go generation. Available nationwide in Booker Retail Partners, the home-grown, UK-sourced and manufactured product is the best of all that is British. With its no-nonsense et... Read the full story