British shoppers aged over 55 to spend 14.5bn online in 2015
The UK’s online retailers have been warned not to overlook the grey pound, as over 55s are set to spend £14.5bn on the web this year, according to digital marketing agency Greenlight.
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Some employees won’t think twice about selling company data for Caribbean trip, claims report
Research by Clearswift amongst 4,000 employees in Britain, Germany, US and Australia, found that for £5,000 – the price of a family Caribbean holiday or less than three months of the average UK monthly wage – 25 per cent would sell company patents, financial records and customer credit card details.
Young adults could have right to remove embarrassing personal information from web
Echoing a similar motion made in California, the government is set to allegedly talk to technology companies about giving 18 year-olds the ability to edit or remove their “digital footprint” before it comes back to haunt them.
Majority of the world’s marketers use location-based targeting for ad campaigns
According to data from advertising marketplace xAd, 80 per cent of marketers globally use location-based targeting when advertising on mobiles in order to reach the right audience, which is set to result in big expenditure in the UK.
Mobile tech business Mubaloo appoints extra female leader to drive growth
Enterprise mobile app company Mubaloo, which was named in our Everline Future 50 2015, has appointed its second female managing director as CEO Mark Mason will stand down to become chairman.
Original Scotland Yard headquarters to be turned into luxury hotel by new billionaire owner
Indian billionaire Yusuffali Kader has brought the original Scotland Yard site in Whitehall for £110m to create a five star hotel – and profit from London’s property market.
Alton Towers has issued a 47m profit warning after Smiler rollercoaster crash
An accident on 1 June at Alton Towers, which resulted in four people being injured, led to the temporary closure of the park. This has, according to owner Merlin Entertainments, affected its profits.
Cameron sets off for Asia to seal business deal worth 750m and push for free trade agreement
Prime minister David Cameron has begun a tour of South East Asia, with the aim of sealing business deals worth more than £750m.
Oxford University to build consumer trust into British sharing economy with SEUK
To unlock business potential, British sharing economy trade body SEUK has revealed Oxford University as a partner that will work with it to develop a “trustmark” to boost consumer adoption – a move backed by Sajid Javid and Anna Soubry.
Cutting down on working hours could increase UK productivity
Research has found that a focus on shorter working hours and an increase of sleep could help the the UK improve its lack of productivity.