Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches China playbook with eye toward EV showrooms
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is revamping its playbook in its home country by openi..
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Volkswagen plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to stop making Santana cars in China, bidding farewell after over three decades to its firs..
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TSMC, Sony to invest $7 billion for new Japanese chip plant
TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it would build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan w..
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Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets
BERLIN (Reuters) -Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in a German court, the N..
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Improving customer satisfaction with local social content
Businesses that streamline their management of social media and their responses to online reviews can significantly enhance customer e..
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impact.com Names HubSpot Veteran Kim Walsh as Chief Growth Officer
London, UK, November 9, 2021 – Today, impact.com, the global leading partnership management platform, announced that..
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Henkel trims earnings outlook on raw material price spike
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer goods group Henkel trimmed its full-year earnings outlook on Monday, saying it could not full..
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Ant Group starts to differentiate consumer loan business Jiebei from bank loans
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ant Group said on Monday that it is making efforts to “differentiate” part of its ..
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U.S. job growth regains momentum; worker shortages persist
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge ..
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Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday that a global chip shortage which forced the firm to scale back e..
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Tips for Starting a Business Post-Pandemic
By: Rajesh Velayuthasamy Coronavirus has been a learning curve for everybody. We’ve all had to work out how to unmute ourselves on Zoo..
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How criticism at work is handled by different cultures
4 November 2021 Cultural differences in communication and dealing with conflict lead to significant challenges in international workin..
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5 benefits of hybrid working for companies
After working remotely for so long, many organisations are wondering how to reincorporate office working. Should we go ‘back to normal..
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NEW OZONE STUDY DEMONSTRATES CLEAR LINK BETWEEN QUALITY OF ATTENTION TO CONTENT AND QUALITY OF ATTENTION TO ACCOMPANYING ADS
Latest analysis by Lumen Research highlights significantly more attention to ads on premium publisher websites 3rd November 2021: The ..
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AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd is in talks with Airbus SE about its interest in the manu..
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Online fashion retailer Zalando’s profit falls as in-store sales rebound
BERLIN (Reuters) -German online fashion retailer Zalando reported a slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as it offered discounts to ..
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The Supermarket switch: just 38% of shoppers stay local to grocery brands post-pandemic
1 November London — Only a third of UK consumers stayed loyal to brands during the pandemic, shows the latest research from antu..
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1 in 5 consumers want to escape Christmas excess and live more sustainably, reveals Hall & Partners poll
Advertisers might elicit a Yuletide yawn instead of Christmas cheer from customers if they don’t get the tone right this year Over on..
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Customer journey: four ways digital businesses use data across all touchpoints
By: Nick Phipps, Optimisation Strategist at Rawnet It’s no secret that customer expectations are on the rise. With almost 90% of consu..
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Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system
ALMATY (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Tuesday denied a claim by the Kazakh government that it had been granted exc..
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Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday said record-high freight rates boosted quarterly earnings de..
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WeWork rival IWG quarterly revenue dips on prolonged pandemic impact
(Reuters) – Office rental firm IWG Plc reported a slight fall in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday as a resurgence in global COVI..
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Elon Musk goes viral on Chinese social media with ancient poem post
(Refiles to fix location in dateline) By Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG (Reuters) – The posting of an ancient Chinese poem by Tesla ..
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Promotions after the upheaval
Retailers hoping for decent returns from their promotions investment this year will need a much more detailed picture of what’s actual..
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Jewellery maker Pandora lifts 2021 outlook
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery maker by production capacity, on Monday lifted its sales and..
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Oil drops on China fuel reserves release; OPEC+ meeting in view
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped on Monday as China’s release of gasoline and diesel reserves eased concerns..
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Oil prices set for first weekly drop since August as supply concerns ease
By Roslan Khasawneh and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up on Friday but were headed for their first weekly losses i..
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Professional staffing firms remain resilient post-Covid, but a shortage of recruiters threatens recovery
Despite the struggles of the pandemic and the stripping back of business support schemes such as furlough, recruitment firms remain po..
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DS Smith says cardboard box volumes strong; flags higher costs
(Reuters) – Cardboard maker DS Smith said on Thursday its box volume growth has been strong in the first half of the year, suppo..
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Wagamama-owner Restaurant Group names former Cadbury executive Ken Hanna chairman
(Reuters) – Britain’s Restaurant Group, which owns Frankie & Benny’s and Wagamama, on Thursday named former Cadb..
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McDonald’s sales soar on higher U.S. prices, newer menu items
By Aishwarya Venugopal and Hilary Russ (Reuters) -Higher U.S. prices and celebrity-themed meals boosted quarterly comparable sales at ..
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Gas price surge pushes Europe’s ceramics industry to breaking point
By Stephen Jewkes, Isla Binnie and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Continental Europe’s $35 billion ceramics industry tho..
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impact.com announces new product functionality for B2B SaaS through partnership with HubSpot
Integration provides direct visibility into partnerships value through the sales funnel London, UK – Wednesday, October 27, 2021 ̵..
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Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, wi..
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Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Santander is to release some of the cash it set aside at the height of the pandemic in a sign the Sp..
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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust selects Zivver to empower staff and patients to share sensitive information securely and prevent data leaks
LONDON, UK, AMSTERDAM, NL and BERLIN, GER – Zivver, a leader in secure communication solutions and an established global healthtech pr..
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GB Bank receives UK banking licence
New ‘Champion of the North’ challenger GB Bank unveiled • New lender focused on underserved regions of the UK will fund almost 20,000 ..
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