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Keeping up the Customer Experience between Restaurant Visits

More and more restaurants are realising that true competitive advantage lies in creating an engaging customer experience. Not only in the restaurant, but between visits. One that is personal, timely, and insightful. By using advanced analytics to find out the...

DOGFI.SH Mobile: App Design Is Vital in Ensuring Customer Experience Remains a Key Differentiator

Organisations should focus their efforts on architecting intuitive apps to drive competitive advantage As the marketplace for consumer facing apps starts to reach saturation point, organisations will need to focus their efforts on developing engaging consumer facing apps that deliver a...

A Digital Workplace Requires Revisiting Employee Engagement

Digital technology is shaping our culture — and ultimately changing the way we work. Remote software and mobile technologies allow an increasing number of professionals to work remotely and with more flexibility. But the ability to work remotely is now forcing...

JPMorgan Proves Wall Street Bank Profits Don’t Depend on Traders

Lender had record second-quarter earnings on higher rates Trading revenue dropped 14%, casting doubt on year-long rally Jamie Dimon proved JPMorgan Chase & Co. doesn’t just rely on traders for profits. The bank earned $26.5 billion over the past 12 months, the most ever by...

Tech Start-ups Should Consider Offering Perks, Shares And Holidays to Attract Staff, Expert Says

KPMG tech specialist Mark Lockey says firms should consider offering staff unlimited holidays and share schemes in place of large salaries Technology start-ups should offer competitive employment packages such as unlimited holidays and share schemes to help attract talented staff, according...

A ‘Hard Brexit’ Could Be ‘Catastrophic’ for The City of London And Cost 70,000 Jobs

LONDON — The number of jobs displaced from the City of London could be as high as 70,000 if Britain fails to secure a favourable trade deal upon leaving the EU, according to a report from think tank the Centre for...

Lockheed Martin Officially Opens £3m UK Cyber Security Centre in Gloucester

Lockheed Martin, the US-headquartered global aerospace, defence, security and advanced technologies company, has opened a £3m Cyber Security Centre in Gloucester. The new ‘Cyber Works’ centre is designed to tackle cyber threats against the UK. The facility will create 90 high-tech jobs...

Retail App Poq Gets £3.5m, Brings Total to £7m

Retail app Poq has received £2.5m in an equity funding round led by Beringea and with participation from Meyer Bergman. The firm also secured £1m in debt funding from Barclays. With this raise, Poq brings its total amount of money raised to date to £7m. The...

A Retail Startup That Allows People to Try on Clothes Digitally Just Got a £10 Million Boost

LONDON – Metail, which allows customers try on clothes in a virtual fitting room, secured £10 million ($12.88 million) in a Series B funding round, as fashion retail continues its move from the high street to the internet. The round was led...

Engaging on Mobile Just Got More Personal

If you are a business in the 21st century, you cannot afford not to engage with your customers via mobile. At a time when consumers’ expectations for brand engagement have changed dramatically with the ubiquity of mobile, social, messaging and the...