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Why UK Omni-Channel Retailers in Exeter Are Turning to Payment Orchestration Platforms to Future-Proof Growth

Omni-channel retailers operating in the UK are experiencing a stage of structural change, which has been caused by a shift in the expectations of consumers, the costs involved in operations and the complexity in the physical and online sales channels. These pressures are extreme in the case of regional retailing centers like Exeter.

Local businesses have to compete with national chains and digital-first brands and stay relevant and operate efficiently at the local level. To this, most omni-channel retailers are resorting to payment orchestration platforms as a competitive ploy to...

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Promotion success for two new Directors at Exeter-based accountancy firm

Thomas Westcott , the largest chartered accountancy network in the South West, has further invested in its staff development with new promotions for two senior Tax Managers to Director-level.

Advisors Paul Webb and Lisa Lane have both been moved up within the practice and are based at the firm’s Exeter office on Southernhay East.

Paul, who is a Fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), has 24 years’ experience dealing with most areas of personal tax and a detailed knowledge of UK tax laws and compliance issues. He specialises in helping individuals with...

Flutter Entertainment launches a comprehensive sustainability initiative

Flutter Entertainment, an online gaming giant in the industry, has announced its plan to launch a sustainability initiative called the Positive Impact Plan. The Plan will provide support to all customers, staff, and communities for a safer and more diverse gambling strategy towards inclusion, community initiatives and environmental impact.

Flutter Entertainment is not new to the gambling world. In fact, it is one of the biggest software developers out there, offering a number of casino game options at various casinos in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The brands under Flutter,...

Devon and Cornwall receive £1.8m funding boost to support thousands of people into skilled jobs

Devon County Council and Cornwall Council have been awarded £1.8 million funding from the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund to run a third year of Skills Bootcamps .

The Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses lasting up to 16 weeks, that offer adults the opportunity to retrain into in-demand job roles in emerging and growth sectors. The bootcamps are designed alongside employers, to ensure people are developing industry skills that meet current recruitment needs, with learners guaranteed an interview at the end of their training.

The bootcamps...

Devon grant scheme receives half a million funding boost to support local businesses

The Heart of the South West LEP ’s Devon and Somerset inward investment grant scheme has received an additional £450,000 funding boost to support business growth.

The funding comes from the European Regional Development Fund, part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, and invites foreign-owned companies to invest in the area to boost the region’s economy and create high-value jobs in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.

The new funding boost brings the total amount of funding available to businesses in Devon, including Plymouth and...

Mental Health Week: A third of employees in the South West aren’t comfortable discussing issues at work

Almost a third (31%) of employees in the South West don’t feel comfortable opening up about their mental health issues and concerns to anyone at work, a new survey shows.

The findings come from Just Eat for Business for Mental Health Awareness Week - which takes place between the 9th and 15th May - to encourage employers to provide a safe space for employees to discuss mental health concerns, including stress, anxiety and burnout.

It’s concerning that a large proportion of the region’s employees don’t feel able to ask for help from colleagues, HR professionals or...

The sun has got its hat on — and so should you!

We all love a bask in the sun from time to time — especially if it's on a warm beach or in your garden on a summer's day. But when you work outdoors, overly warm weather may not be ideal for your health or for the projects that you're working on.

Knowing how to protect yourself from sun damage is important at any time of year. Not only can too much time in the sun harm your eyesight and put you at risk of dehydration, but it can also cause severe health problems in the long term, like skin cancer and a suppressed immune system. Heat can affect your work area too, for example by...

Devon-based electric vehicle charging company aims to raise £400,000 to fund one hundred charging points

Wenea South West are aiming to raise £400,000 through a 10-year investment bond offer on ethical investment platform, Ethex.

The funds are intended to help them deploy at least 100 rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers across 44 locations in Devon. This roll out of public chargers will enable more people across Devon to make the switch to electric vehicles, vastly improving air quality and cutting traffic carbon emissions.

Wenea are also working with electric car sharing service, Co-Cars, enabling people for whom the cost of an EV is prohibitive to rent them by the hour....

Labour shortage and lack of quality roles hindering economic growth in the South West

South West business chief, David Ralph has highlighted his priorities for growing the economy of South West England in a speech to the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) annual regional conference in Exeter.

Mr Ralph, who heads the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP); an organisation aimed at growing businesses across the region, highlighted concerns around increasing numbers of vacancies and a lack of access to skilled staff. To combat these imbalances, the LEP has committed to working with the education sector to deliver the skills that the economy...

Foot Anstey works with Empire Fighting Chance to donate 70 laptops to charities across the South and South West

Foot Anstey LLP has partnered with Bristol-based charity Empire Fighting Chance to donate 70 laptops to five charities based near its offices across the South and South West.

The laptops will help reduce the digital divide that impacts many communities. In 2021, Ofcom reported that one in five children who had been home-schooling did not have access to an appropriate device for their schoolwork all the time1. The laptop donation will help support those without digital access, which is vital for education, work and personal development.

Foot Anstey selected Empire Fighting...

Denial-of-service attacks have multiplied since the start of the war in Ukraine

Public attention for denial-of-service attacks has massively increased since the start of the Russian aggression, Marc Wilczek (COO, Link11)

If the pandemic had promoted the proliferation of computer attacks, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also boosted hackers' actions, including DDos attacks, the initial denial of service attacks. In this article we tell you what this type of attack is, what the risks are, and what tools companies or organizations can use to protect themselves against it.

According to a recent article on the specialized portal techrepublic, DDoS...

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Why UK Omni-Channel Retailers in Exeter Are Turning to Payment Orchestration Platforms to Future-Proof Growth

Promotion success for two new Directors at Exeter-based accountancy firm

Flutter Entertainment launches a comprehensive sustainability initiative

Devon and Cornwall receive £1.8m funding boost to support thousands of people into skilled jobs

Devon grant scheme receives half a million funding boost to support local businesses

Mental Health Week: A third of employees in the South West aren’t comfortable discussing issues at work

The sun has got its hat on — and so should you!

Devon-based electric vehicle charging company aims to raise £400,000 to fund one hundred charging points

Labour shortage and lack of quality roles hindering economic growth in the South West

Foot Anstey works with Empire Fighting Chance to donate 70 laptops to charities across the South and South West

Denial-of-service attacks have multiplied since the start of the war in Ukraine

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