Image copyright Getty Images When you buy something at the supermarket, what makes you pick one brand – or one product – over another? Retailers invest huge sums trying to understand this decision-making process, or influence it, in a UK grocery market worth almost £200bn. We know supermarkets can learn a huge amount about us …
Image copyright Reuters Don’t be fooled by the Japanese characters emblazoned on its hoodies – Superdry was always a thoroughly British success story. From a small stall in Cheltenham market, it went on to become a truly global phenomenon and a commercial success. But 16 years after its founding, the firm started by James Holder …
Image caption Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web before launching the first ever website in 1991 Global action is required to tackle the web’s “downward plunge to a dysfunctional future”, its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told the BBC. He made the comments in an exclusive interview to mark 30 years since he …
Designer Aanchal Sukhija collects and recycles waste from Indian kabadiwallas (garbage buyers) and turns it into jewellery. Source by [author_name]
Image caption Graeme and Caroline Jarron reckon there is demand for their vodka overseas A potato-farming couple who make vodka using spuds which are too “wonky” to sell in supermarkets are planning to sell their product across the globe. Caroline and Graeme Jarron have been distilling Ogilvy Vodka at their Angus farm since 2014. They …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Methane is produced by cattle A dairy firm is pledging to make its operations carbon-neutral from cow to supermarket by 2050, including more than 2,000 farms in the UK. This will require “radical changes” over the coming decades, including developing new technologies, the dairy co-operative, Arla Foods, said. It …
Image copyright Getty Images The Financial Conduct Authority has plans in place for a financial war room to take action in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The war room will keep a close eye on the IT changes that will be required over the weekend following 29 March. It is understood that the regulator …
Image copyright Getty Images Brilliant Energy – which supplied gas and electricity to 17,000 households – has ceased trading, marking the latest casualty in the sector this winter. The business, based in Gosforth, had boasted of providing a “straightforward” service at a “fair and stable” price. Its collapse means energy regulator Ofgem has had to …
Vasu Primlani is an Indian stand-up comedian who likes to talk about environmental issues in her comedy. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright AFP Image caption MPs criticised auditor KPMG and the industry as a whole after Construction giant Carillion collapsed in January 2018 The Financial Reporting Council is to be scrapped and replaced by a new regulator for accountancy firms, the UK government has announced. The Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority will have enhanced powers …