By JANE DENTON Updated: 10:08 GMT, 3 December 2024 Retailers faced lacklustre sales again in November as weak consumer confidence continues to weigh on the sector’s ‘golden quarter’. Non-food online shopping sales figures slumped by 10.3 per cent year-on-year in November, new data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows. It…
Labour have launched more than 60 reviews since entering government less than five months ago. Analysis by Sky News shows dozens of reviews, consultations and taskforces have been kicked off by Sir Keir Starmer’s government in just 149 days. This means a different appraisal has been set up every two and a half days since…
Developing time management skills is easier now with hundreds of apps available on all devices that act as habit trackers, focus boosters and task managers. But what are the best time management apps? These apps help small businesses work smarter while achieving a better work life balance. Here we look at the best time management…
Getty Images Diego Garcia hosts a joint UK-US military base Migrants stranded for more than three years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been brought to the UK. The Sri Lankan Tamils are permitted to remain in the country for six months, with financial support from the Foreign Office, according to…
The sleepy Jaguar has had a sudden awakening. After months of gentle provocation, the British carmaker has unveiled its latest model: a fully electric “concept with bold forms and exuberant proportions to inspire future Jaguars”. As to be expected we’ve been bombarded with marketing speak alongside the launch of the Type 00, the biggest rebrand…
Rupee has maintained its position as one of the best performing Asian currencies, despite the ongoing challenges and geopolitical crisis in the Middle East. Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State for Finance on Monday said that this stance indicates India’s strong economic fundamentals. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, he mentioned that Rupee’s is…
As the US Thanksgiving season wrapped up with flat sales, retailers are trying to lure in customers with a wide range of promotions and discounts on cosmetics, electronics, toys, clothing and other merchandise for Cyber Monday, America’s biggest online shopping event. Retailers have been strategizing to pull in US shoppers with notifications, mails and other…
The slump in growth has also sharpened the debate over whether the central bank is doing enough to support the world’s fastest-growing major economy. One of India’s worst GDP growth misses in recent memory is suddenly adding more pressure on central bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, who still hasn’t gotten an extension even though his term…
Eva Namusoke The university hopes a clearer understanding of its Africa-related collections will promote further research and collaboration, particularly with African scholars An estimated 350,000 African artefacts and manuscripts, as well as human remains, photographs and natural history specimens, have been found in a university’s collections. Dr Eva Namusoke spent 15 months liaising with University…
