B2B marketing innovator Jam 7 has closed its seed funding round, securing backing from investors led by Stephen Altman, founder of New World Private Equity Partners. The funding will accelerate Jam 7’s mission to transform how B2B tech firms innovate, compete and grow through its Agentic Marketing Platform (AMP). AMP acts as a centralised “marketing brain,” blending human expertise with ...
Britain’s biggest retailers have warned that hundreds of large shops could close and as many as 100,000 jobs be lost if the government presses ahead with plans to raise business rates on larger properties. The proposed surcharge, aimed at funding discounts for smaller firms, could see supermarkets, department stores and other “anchor tenants” facing higher property tax bills, with potentially ...
Global Counsel, the political advisory firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, is cutting ties with the former Labour minister after his dismissal as Britain’s US ambassador following revelations about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The firm, which advises some of the world’s largest companies on regulatory and political risk, has begun selling Mandelson’s multimillion-pound stake and expects to complete the process ...
London’s transport strikes have driven a surge in demand for flexible offices, with workers increasingly choosing to base themselves closer to home rather than commute into the city centre or remain entirely remote. Data from International Workplace Group (IWG), the world’s largest provider of flexible workspaces, shows a 43 per cent rise in visits to outer London locations during the ...
Strava Group has strengthened its Domino’s Pizza franchise footprint in Scotland after securing a seven-figure funding package from NatWest to acquire 14 additional stores. The deal takes the group’s portfolio to more than 40 outlets across England and Scotland and forms part of an ambitious strategy to operate 75 Domino’s stores nationwide. The expansion marks a significant milestone for managing ...
The UK economy flatlined in July, with GDP growth stuck at 0 per cent as a sharp contraction in manufacturing weighed on activity at the start of the third quarter. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed output falling short of the 0.1 per cent growth economists had forecast, underlining the fragile nature of Britain’s recovery. The ...
Octopus Energy’s partnership with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy has triggered warnings over national security risks, with critics questioning the involvement of Chinese firms in Britain’s critical infrastructure. Britain’s largest household energy supplier, led by government adviser Greg Jackson, announced the deal to develop up to 6 gigawatts of offshore and onshore wind capacity—potentially the first time ...
The chief executive of Barclays has warned the government against pushing up public sector pay or raising further taxes on banks as chancellor Rachel Reeves searches for ways to plug a looming fiscal gap. CS Venkatakrishnan said curbing government spending and tackling wage-driven inflation should be priorities as ministers prepare the November budget. Speaking to the Financial Times, Venkatakrishnan said: ...
UK private schools grappling with declining pupil numbers in the wake of VAT being applied to fees could turn to Chinese investors for financial support, according to audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. The firm’s partner, Winnie Cao, said that while the tax change has priced some British families out of independent education, strong demand from Chinese parents is opening ...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the U.S. would respond after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after his loss in the 2022 election, although the secretary did not go into detail about what a U.S. response would look like. ‘The political persecutions by sanctioned human rights ...