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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...

How to Improve the Local Reputation of your Business

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Thu, 01/06/2022 - 5:35pm

If you’re a business based locally, you’ll know that reputation is everything. Exeter is a small enough city with a tight enough community for word to travel fast – which is great news for exciting new restaurants and bad news for stores, shops, and cafes that swiftly gain a negative reputation. So, maintaining a good local reputation, or improving on your business’ local standing, is an important pillar to your future success. Here are four ways that you’ll be able to enhance the image of your brand and business locally in the new year.

Outreach

There’s nothing like a...

Why being hacked is good for your business

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/05/2022 - 2:58pm

Businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously than ever. In 2021, executives ramped up their cybersecurity spending in response to the explosion of cyber-attacks exploiting lockdown remote working. Despite this, the frequency and severity of security breaches has only increased, with small to medium businesses in the UK subject to an astonishing average of 10,000 attempted cyber-attacks a day. Successful attacks breach sensitive data, and recovery can result in severe financial losses, sometimes millions of pounds, for affected businesses. So, what is going wrong? Before we discuss...

What Kind of Digital Marketing is Best for Your Business?

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Wed, 01/05/2022 - 12:16pm

Digital marketing is on the rise. With a lot of benefits, it has become an important targeting and engaging tool for your prospective and current customers. Effective digital marketing will help to interact with your audience and solve a lot of issues. Digital marketing options promise wider opportunities. To find the most relevant option for your business needs you will need to partner with a digital marketing agency London. Agencies like Focus On Digital will offer the best solutions to target high-quality traffic and boost your brand success.

Digital Marketing Over Traditional...

Is real estate benchmarking the future for investments?

Authored by Frank Parker
Posted: Wed, 01/05/2022 - 11:27am

Real Estate Investments warrant strict checks and while it has always been tricky, the inclination of people towards investing in Real Estate refuses to die down. With the world now being a global village, the investments keep flowing in.

Like the rest of the technological landscape, the property investments portfolio is also seeing huge changes as the need for making informed decisions is increasing more than ever before.

The rapidly evolving world and technology have given birth to intricate methods that help evaluate property holding companies and organizations. The...

The Growth Hub Service for All: Thrive

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/29/2021 - 4:50pm

A new business support programme has been launched offering a range of business training and support services for the self-employed and small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay. Up to 600 businesses will be supported through the Heart of the South West Growth Hub’s new Thrive programme. The programme is part funded by the ERDF and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities with match funding from the Growth Hub and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The programme aims to stimulate economic development through...

Tarmac announces biggest ever recruitment drive for graduates and apprentices

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/29/2021 - 3:09pm

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction materials business, has announced the biggest recruitment drive in its history to attract the leaders and workforce of tomorrow.

Demonstrating that the construction industry has much to offer people at an early stage in their career, the new opportunities span the length and breadth of the UK and will enable graduates and school leavers to earn while they learn.

Entry-level jobs in operations, engineering, commercial and logistics are available alongside technical, financial and other support positions as the company...

Exeter-based company, AnTech, is presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/28/2021 - 7:56pm

Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, David Fursdon has officially awarded AnTech, an Exeter-based oilfield innovation company, with the highest accolade a business can receive – The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

A world leading designer and manufacturer of products for the upstream oil and gas industry, AnTech, which has its headquarters in Exeter and a presence in The USA and Saudi Arabia, is one of just 205 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, and is in fact the only company in Exeter to receive...

Foot Anstey trainee solicitor fights food poverty this winter

Olupitan Aganga, Trainee Solicitor at Foot Anstey LLP, has used the firm's CSR hour initiative to volunteer with FoodCycle, the community project charity.

Olupitan, based in Exeter, joined FoodCycle as part of its kitchen staff where she helped cook meals for homeless and vulnerable individuals.

FoodCycle is a community project that brings people in need together through the power of good food. Its mission is to provide nourishing meals, using food which would otherwise go to waste, to the hungry and lonely in the local communities it operates in.

When asked about...

How local businesses can benefit from infrared radiant panel heaters

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Thu, 12/23/2021 - 6:32am

Businesses always need to be looking for ways to improve cashflow, their operating environment and even look after the environment. Advancements in technology is usually the easiest way to see and utilise these improvements. Infrared radiant panel heaters offer an exciting opportunity for all businesses.

What are infrared radiant panel heaters?

You’ve heard of infrared, it’s the rays that come from the sun and warm the planet. In fact, infrared is a form of electromagnetic pulse. When the wavelength is between 0.78 and 1000 microns it is considered to emit heat.

To...

Retiring former PKF Smith Cooper Partner was ‘one of the foundations upon which the firm was built’

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/20/2021 - 4:55pm

Respected former Partner and Audit Director Janet Morgan retires after dedicating 20 years of her career to PKF Smith Cooper.

Janet’s illustrious career began back in 1984, when she qualified as a Chartered Accountant for a sole practitioner. This was followed by a position at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

In February 2002, Janet joined PKF Smith Cooper in a Senior Manager role within the audit and assurance department, quickly being promoted to Partner.

During her time with the firm, Janet held numerous voluntary and charity positions...

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