Amazon’s use of warehouse robots has surged to more than one million, putting them on par with the number of human workers and signalling a pivotal shift in the ecommerce giant’s operations towards AI-driven automation. The milestone, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, marks a turning point in Amazon’s warehouse operations, where automation now supports roughly three-quarters of all ...
High street health and beauty giant Superdrug has shrugged off rising tax burdens and wage costs to expand its workforce by more than 600 roles and post a jump in pre-tax profits. In newly filed accounts for the year ending 2024, Superdrug reported a pre-tax profit of £136.8 million, up from £111.6 million the year before. The performance came despite ...
Greggs has warned that full-year profits will come in below last year’s level, after scorching June temperatures dented footfall and overall sales — sending the high street bakery’s shares tumbling by over 13 per cent in early Wednesday trading. The sausage roll maker told investors that total sales in the first half of the year rose 6.9 per cent to ...
Eventwise, the end-to-end budgeting platform built for event professionals, has raised £525,000 in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures. The raise, completed on 30th June, marks a major milestone for the fast-growing startup as it scales its platform and infrastructure to meet increasing demand across the events sector. Designed to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented systems, Eventwise provides event ...
Scottish Bakers has launched its inaugural ‘Future of Bakery’ report, an exclusive new industry insight resource designed to empower Scotland’s bakery businesses with vital commercial and consumer data. Developed in partnership with global ingredients supplier Dawn Foods, the dual report spans both sweet and savoury categories and is available exclusively to Scottish Bakers’ members via the organisation’s new digital Insights ...
Royal Mail has today launched a new £1 million apprenticeship levy gifting fund to help small businesses across the UK tackle skills shortages and unlock growth opportunities. The initiative, announced alongside the publication of a new report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Royal Mail, follows in-depth research which found that a quarter of small firms are struggling ...
Across the UK and internationally, homeowners are rethinking how they use their outdoor spaces. Gardens are no longer simply areas for planting or summer barbecues. Increasingly, they are being transformed into functional, stylish extensions of the home. This growing focus on outdoor living presents clear opportunities for businesses across design, retail, landscaping and property services. Consumer expectations are evolving, and ...
Let me start with this: most bias isn’t loud. It doesn’t storm into the room or make a scene. It’s subtle. It hides behind compliments, casual comments, and unspoken assumptions. And that’s exactly why we need to prioritise talking about it. In today’s workplaces, many of us genuinely want to be inclusive. We pride ourselves on being self-aware, open-minded, and fair. ...
UK food price inflation accelerated in June as soaring temperatures and extreme weather hit fruit and vegetable harvests, pushing up prices at supermarket tills. New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show annual food price inflation climbed to 3.7% in June, up from 2.8% in May. This marks the first overall rise in shop price inflation in nearly a ...
Tech companies including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir proposed a range of futuristic—and controversial—ideas for managing UK offenders at a closed-door meeting with the justice secretary, it has emerged. According to minutes seen by The Guardian, representatives from over two dozen technology firms met with Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Prisons Minister James Timpson in London last month. The Ministry ...