Car service Addison Lee has acquired Camden-based rival Cyclone VIP Cars & Couriers to compete against Uber by bolstering its fleet of private hire vehicles to dominate the sector across London.
Mobile health startup Peak has received a $7m Series A funding round from multiple investors, which will allow the brain training app to expand its team with additional neuroscientists and engineers.
Sporting goods retailer Sports Direct has taken its commitment to the industry a step further with the launch of SportsDirectFitness.com, a venture that plans to launch 200 gyms across the UK – 27 of which are open now.
KPMG Enterprise has found that a fifth of mid-market companies plan to invest in digital initiatives with an aim of “transforming the customer experience” as the primary objective.
A 23-year-old trader at energy and financial brokerage Marex Spectron was challenged by his peers to eat eight quarter pounders from McDonald's within an hour, which resulted in him being violently sick, as reported by the Daily Mail.
British businesses are encouraged to embrace smartphones and tablets as consumers will spend around £53.6bn annually via mobiles by 2024, which is more than a fivefold increase on the £9.7bn spent through devices today, according to Barclays.
The latest UK Expenditure Index from Visa Europe has revealed British consumers are increasingly spending their money on the hospitality sector, while the appetite for clothing and footwear continues to fall.
Middle Eastern holidaymakers are the biggest international spenders travelling to Britain, according to Hotels.com, powering the UK hotel industry with an average spend of £174 per night in 2014.
Staff retention is an ongoing issue for employers, with many employees desiring more money, skills and so on. But for a company to be truly “cool”, there are 50 things that can be considered.
The average British household owns 7.4 internet-connected devices, which drove the digital advertising spend up by 14 per cent to hit a record £7.2bn in 2014, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau and PwC.
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