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Three Key Considerations as Retailers Enter the 2020 Festive Period

The festive season is traditionally one of the most profitable times of the year, especially in retail. Between 2011 to 2019, Christmas spending in cash terms continued to rise each year. Meanwhile, last-minute shopping and the rise of in-store and...

Consumers Will Turn to Local Retailers This Holiday Season, Report Finds

Over half of global holiday shoppers plan to shop local during the 2020 holiday period, according to new research from Rakuten Advertising, the global leader in performance marketing, media and consumer insights. The research, conducted among 8,673 adults worldwide, found that...

DeviceBits Announces Rebranding With ResultsCX

DeviceBits, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) software provider, and ResultsCX (formerly The Results Companies), a premier customer experience partner to Fortune-100 and 500 companies worldwide, announced the two companies will be uniting to enhance customer assisting software solutions under one...

Putting the Customer Back In the Driving Seat: Why Customer Experience Has Never Been More Important For Survival

With the UK officially entering a recession for the first time in 11 years, it’s fair to say that many organisations are facing an uncertain future. Sales and revenues have been rocked in recent months and, with the economy still struggling to...

Being Remembered For the Right Reasons in Times Of Crisis

The swift and dramatic impact of COVID-19 has created tough challenges for brands but keeping consumer relations on ice isn’t a viable solution. As carefully laid strategies and plans continue to be derailed, brands must remember that the way they respond...

2020 UK Employee Experience Awards: Winners Announced

The winners of the 2020 UK Employee Experience Awards have been revealed at the Live Online event on 10th September, celebrating teams and individuals who are committed to improving the employee experience. Finalists were competing to secure Gold, Silver and Bronze...

Managing Teams Effectively in The New Blended Workplace

Recent reports show that the blended workplace is very much a reality. Nearly 1 in 5 UK workers plan to work from home indefinitely, half expect to go into the office every day, and two thirds of Londoners plan to...

Unilever CEO Expects Shareholder Support for UK HQ Move

Unilever expects shareholders to support its plan to unify its headquarters in London and scrap its Dutch base. It also believes a potential law enacting an “exit tax” in the Netherlands would breach European Union law, its chief executive has said....

How Remote Working Encourages Compassion In The Workplace

There is no question that video calls have become a lifeline for many over the past few months. Sales of the software have skyrocketed, virtual happy and coffee hours were our new favourite pastime, our workdays became cluttered with video...

UK Sick Day Costs Could Rise by 45% in 2020

As the UK eases further out of the tight lockdown restrictions that were put in place at the end of March 2020, more and more workers are heading back into offices and factory floors that have laid dormant for nearly...