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The week streaming came of age – and what…
July 2018 – and specifically the past seven days – will, I believe, go down in history as the fundamental moment in which streaming established itself a dominant global technology. A bold prediction perhaps, and...
Redefining The CDO: The rise of the chief data…
Last winter, Sainsbury’s appointed Andrew Day as their Chief Data Officer. Such a significant C-suite appointment - one that was historically a subset of IT or marketing (and a first for the UK grocery sector) merits...
Mobilising Money: The rise of fintech in China
Chinese consumers set a new record yesterday, spending more than US$1bn at Alibaba.com in just the first five minutes of Singles' Day. Within the first two hours, they had spent more than half of last year's total...
Adapt or die: the changing nature of taxi markets
Like most people in the professional services industry I spend a portion of my day riding around London in a taxi visiting clients. Up until recently, I had an account with a respectable minicab company – it was...
What drives companies to re-enter markets
When a company exhibits perseverance and an unwillingness to give up, it can be one of its greatest assets. On the other hand, sometimes knowing when to throw in the towel is just as important. In light of this, it was...
Lovespace: a disruptive new business model
It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air! Or, at least it is for storage company Lovespace, which has recently released its new Secret Storage Service for co-habiting couples looking to store their duplicate...
What Tilda’s sale to Hain Celestial tells us about…
January has certainly got off to a bang! Since the start of the new year we’ve seen bids and deals taking place left, right and centre. One that’s particularly caught my eye is the recent acquisition of rice brand...
Flat vs layered: which is the best management structure?
Welcome to a brand new year everyone! As 2014 rolls around there are few signs of big business slowing down, but one story from December - about Procter & Gamble’s structural reshuffle overseas under returned CEO...
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