Waitrose is reportedly in talks with Amazon to sell groceries via the internet marketplace, in an attempt to lure in more shoppers and claw back market share.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Britain’s manufacturers urge Hunt to ditch autumn statement to provide financial solidity
Manufacturers have urged Jeremy Hunt to do away with the autumn statement, insisting that the constant “flip-flopping” on policy is holding back investment and is making the UK “uncompetitive”.
Metro Bank seals a near billion pound rescue deal
Metro Bank has clinched a £925 million funding deal last night that shores up the troubled lender but inflicts pain on its investors and leaves the group shouldering expensive borrowing costs.
BBC blocks ChatGPT from accessing and using its content
The BBC has blocked the artificial intelligence software behind ChatGPT from accessing or using its content amid copyright and privacy concerns, after concluding that it was “not in the public interest”.
Wetherspoons toasts first annual profits since pandemic
JD Wetherspoon has credited a surge in sales and reduction in costs for its first annual profit since the COVID pandemic.
BA pilots on brink of three-year pay deal to avert threat of strike
British Airways is on the brink of a long-term pay deal with its pilots, aimed at removing the renewed threat of strike action until at least 2027.
UK oil and gas sector ‘must it must do more’ to meet 2030 emissions target
UK oil and gas companies need to do more if they are to meet an official target of halving their emissions from fossil fuel extraction by the end of the decade, the North Sea regulator has warned.
Uber ordered to pay €584,000 in penalties for failure to comply with court order
The District Court of Amsterdam has today ruled that Uber has failed to comply with the April 2023 Court of Appeal order that Uber must provide transparency into the automated decision to dismiss two drivers from the UK and Portugal.
ChatGPT overtakes Netflix in web traffic
The digital landscape continues to evolve, mainly driven by the ceaseless march of technological innovation. Amid this ever-shifting landscape, ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) language model developed by OpenAI, has risen to prominence, outshining some of the most dominant players in the online ecosystem.
Drop in consumers buying electric cars as new number plate released
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines for links posted on the site, after site owner Elon Musk said it would make posts look better.
Retail sector woes continue with flat sales in September
Retailers recorded total like-for-like sales growth of just +0.2% across discretionary categories in September, with this low level of growth comparing to an already very weak base in September 2022, according to accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP.
Sunak scraps A-levels and T-levels combining them into new baccalaureate-style ‘Advanced British Standard’ with pupils to study at five subjects including maths and English to 18
Rishi Sunak today announced plans to scrap A-levels and T-levels by combining them into a new single qualification known as the ‘Advanced British Standard’.
Rishi Sunak announces plan to gradually ban smoking
Rishi Sunak has announced plans to eventually ban smoking by raising the legal age people can buy cigarettes by one year, every year.
Rishi Sunak confirms Manchester HS2 line is scrapped
Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he is scrapping HS2 to Manchester.
Petrol prices rise for fourth month in a row
Petrol prices have risen for the fourth month in a row, jumping by 4.5p a litre on average last month, the RAC says.
















