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Tech Q&A: InView chair Nick Markham on digitising a…
On the back of our recent focus on the rise and rise of content, coupled with ever-increasing broadband and mobile network speeds, this edition of Tech Q&A looks at the impact streaming and On Demand content is...
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...
Mary Meeker and the Future of Everything
When Mary Meeker speaks, people tend to listen. The former Morgan Stanley MD and, as of 2010, partner of leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is widely considered as one...
Tech Q&A: Bloom & Wild CEO Aron Gelbard on…
In the latest in his Tech Q&A series, Stephen Rosenthal, Head of the Technology and Digital Practice at The MBS Group, met with Aron Gelbard, the founder and CEO of Bloom & Wild, the letterbox flowers and plants...
MBS white paper: Harnessing the power of data
Are you excited, confused or overwhelmed by the potential of data to transform your business? If the answer is “all of the above”, rest assured - countless executives who are racing to keep pace with the...
How the data revolution will change every element of…
As the global news cycles of recent weeks starkly demonstrate, we are on the precipice of the global data revolution. Companies, organisations, governments, regulators and individuals are starting to understand the...
Meal kits, a recipe for success?
The meal kit industry has grown rapidly in recent years and has seen a spate of stratospheric valuations and targeted acquisitions as grocery retailers move to get a slice of the pie (or part of the delivery box?). But,...
Vertical Farming, a growing industry?
Vertical farming is at root a simple concept – instead of spreading out, you spread up. Where previous agricultural innovations have tended to focus on intensity, vertical farming solves for density. And it needs to...
Tech Q&A: N Brown CEO Angela Spindler on the…
In the latest interview in the Tech Q&A series, MBS’s Stephen Rosenthal discusses the future of retail, the part technology and data will play, the rise of the North West and senior female executives with N Brown...
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Reliance Retail and ASOS confirm exclusive collaboration The two companies have announced that they are partnering to launch Asos own-brands in India. This is the first country-wide exclusive retail partnership for Asos, which will see Reliance Retail establish a multi-channel presence for Asos' brands. Read more.
Netflix to launch own advertising technology platform Netflix is introducing its own ad server, only a year and a half after entering the ads business. The business originally partnered with Microsoft to develop its ad-supported options. Read more.
Grab posts higher-than-expected Q1 revenue The South East Asian conglomerate Grab Holdings has raised its full-year profit guidance on the back of better-than-expected revenue in its first quarter. The ride-hailing business saw a 24% spike in revenue to $653m. Read more.
Revenue exceeds expectations at Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba The conglomerate has posted a 7% uptick in fourth-quarter revenue, driven by high demand for low-cost products. Sales at Alibaba's international division grew by 45%. Read more.
Credit-checking platform Experian reports better-than-expected results The platform has posted 6% revenue growth and a 34% spike in operating profit to $1.69bn in the year to the end of March 2024. Read more.
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