Britain’s economy grew in February as businesses coped better with lockdown restrictions, official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.4 per cent after a 2.2 per cent decline in January, revised upwards from a 2.9 per cent fall, the Office for National Statistics said. The figure was broadly in line with forecasts. The […]Read More

Tesco’s profits fell by almost 20% to £825m during the past year, despite growing sales and winning customers from its rivals, because of the increasing cost of operating during the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer’s group sales rose by 8.8% to £53.4bn during the 52 weeks to 27 February, surpassing analysts’ expectations, while its UK […]Read More

Easyjet today said it expects passenger numbers to pick up from late May after continued lockdown measures sparked a hefty loss for the first half of the year. The budget airline forecast capacity to hit 20 per cent of 2019 levels in the third quarter, with an increase from late May onwards. It said […]Read More

The competition watchdog has provisionally cleared the £31bn merger between O2 and Virgin Media following an in-depth investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a probe into the tie-up amid concerns it would harm competition in the wholesale market. Virgin Media provides leased lines to mobile operators such as Vodafone and Three, while […]Read More

The value of the cryptocurrency bitcoin has surged to a record high, reaching $63,000 (£45,800). The cryptocurrency, which has risen in value by 450% in the last six months, continued to climb by a further 5% during trading on Tuesday. Bitcoin’s price has more than doubled since the start of 2021. The digital currency has […]Read More

When it comes to pricing it is vital that you are getting it right. Ask people to pay too much for a product or service and you will lose their business but make the price too low and you’ll be reducing your profit margins or potentially losing customers as they could assume the quality […]Read More

Author Bio: Michael is the founder and director of MR.SEO, and has worked in digital marketing for over a decade. After gaining experience across digital PR and content marketing, Michael decided to focus his career on search engine optimisation (SEO), where he managed projects for some of the UK’s largest ecommerce retailers in an agency environment. He […]Read More

A specialist in professional relationships and networking for over 20 years, we talk to Andy Lopata, who was called  ‘One of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ by the Financial Times. What do you currently do? I am an author, podcast host, speaker and mentor on professional relationships. That’s quite a mouthful, isn’t it?! In […]Read More

Due to the increase in competition in the online marketing space, every business must find innovative ways to improve, keep customers, and win new ones. Your customers are aware of the competition, and they know they can always consider other options if they are not satisfied with your service. Not only will some customers […]Read More

Advice from RVU’s Data and Analytics Executive, Safiyah Raja, on what teams should know about those partaking in Ramadan, and how best to support them. Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims across the world which involves fasting (no food or water) during daylight hours. The goal is to build good habits, become kinder and […]Read More