MBS Intelligence

Category: Technology

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

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

What does marketing mean in the today’s tech-driven, consumer-savvy world? In a constantly changing landscape, where start-ups succeed or fail at pace and the role

The fast-growing tech sector may have met its match in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. From veteran conglomerates like Tata to burgeoning innovators,
In an era where the pace of change is relentless, businesses have needed to abandon traditional organisational structures, seek out new kinds of talent where
The so-called ‘buy button’ has been around for a while, but there seems to have been a flurry of activity from YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and

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Cera launches AI lab to tackle care capacity and boost productivity. Cera has unveiled what it calls the first AI lab dedicated to the care sector, aiming to build and license tools to ease global capacity strains. The company cites AI that predicts risks with over 80% accuracy.

Doctor Care Anywhere embeds Tandem AI to automate clinical documentation at scale. The integration places Tandem’s AI inside Doctor Care Anywhere’s virtual primary care platform to auto-capture consultations and create structured records. It supports around 60,000 consultations a month and aims to cut admin for clinicians.

The Equity Studio backs All Things with multimillion-pound funding to scale. The investment, alongside Access Industries, is targeting growth for the UK’s fastest-growing dairy brand. All Things launched in 2023 with viral butter and added cottage cheese this year, which beat early retail expectations.

Tilray buys Lyphe Group to build integrated UK medical cannabis platform. Tilray Brands has acquired UK-based Lyphe Group to expand Tilray Medical’s presence. Lyphe has dispensed about 150,000 units and treated over 16,000 patients. Tilray says the deal creates its first fully integrated, patient-centric platform.

Pernod Ricard flags travel retail hit as Q3 sales edge higher. The spirits group posted a like-for-like sales rise to €1.95bn, beating expectations, however it now sees full-year organic net sales down 3-4% due to tourism weakness. Travel retail was 6% of sales in 2025 and long-term growth guidance was reaffirmed.

Dunelm lifts Q3 sales but guides full-year profit to lower end. Total sales rose 2.1% to £472m, with digital at 43%. Year-to-date sales grew to £1.4bn. Dunelm expects FY26 pre-tax profit at the lower end of £210-217m amid softer March trading and weaker consumer confidence.

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