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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...

Chance for businesses to join Made in Devon for a year for FREE

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 5:19pm

Fifty Devon businesses have the chance to join trading standard’s Made in Devon scheme with their first year of membership free.

Consumers need to be confident that they are buying genuinely Devon sourced products, which in turn is a selling point and source of pride for businesses.

Scheme membership will enable businesses to demonstrate that any claims made about a product’s Devon origins have been checked, vetted and verified by officers from Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards.

The scheme is an extension to Buy With Confidence, a trading standards...

Devon small business mentor wins Enterprise Nation’s 2020 Top 10 Advisers Award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 5:04pm

Marketing expert Jennifer Corcoran, founder of My Super Connector based in Shaldon, Devon, has been crowned one of the UK’s Top 10 advisers for the support she provides to small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them build their LinkedIn profile.

The virtual awards ceremony, which announced the winners of the Enterprise Nation Top 50 Advisers competition, across a range of professional disciplines such as legal, finance and funding, technology, HR, PR and marketing and a special ‘Above & Beyond’ category – took place on the evening of 25th November.

Jennifer, was...

64% Of Consumers Trust Review Websites In 2020

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 2:10pm

In a recent study by Feefo , it was found that 64% of consumers not only use review websites to help inform their purchase decisions, but they trust those reviews too. The importance of this cannot be underplayed, as it provides businesses with a big opportunity to improve their profits - if they succeed in obtaining positive reviews published with regards to their products, services or customer experience.

The findings, therefore, point to the fact that businesses have the capacity to do better and increase their conversion rates. It appears, from the data, that reviews are one...

7 Innovations and Trends in the Online Gambling Industry

The land-based casino industry has been significantly impacted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in a complete shutdown. While land-based casinos worldwide suffered because of the pandemic, online casino operators have profited significantly as they reported a significant spike in iGaming traffic.

UK iGaming operators who have been open to embrace the latest technology and innovate with their offerings had an edge over the competition as they were better prepared to serve and engage with their growing customer base.

Guest author Jordan Carry who is an...

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Exeter College launches Student Covid Charter for student and community safety

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 12:54pm

Exeter College has today announced the launch of a new Student Covid Charter, created in collaboration with students, to ensure the continued safety of students, staff and the wider community.

The Student Covid Charter provides an eight-point plan, which has been created and agreed with students from across the College, that lays out clearly the expectations of learners when conducting themselves at College and when interacting with the wider community.

The Charter builds on the College’s stringent COVID safety measures it has had in place since the start of the pandemic...

UK inflation continues to rise

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Wed, 11/25/2020 - 10:12pm

The year 2020 has been a challenging year for the UK and its economy. The covid-19 pandemic struck, triggering all businesses to close and people to stay indoors to reduce the rate of infections. It also led to the disruption of the UK economy, causing an increase in inflation by 0.2%. According to the BBC business news, the previous inflation rate was at 0.5%, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK's economy has been negatively impacted. The market has left the UK's FTSE 100 lower by 2.6%.

Effects of inflation

Inflation generally means the rise in price levels...

Julie Collins  & Tina Parkes Master Florists British Academy of Floral Art

Floristry training school launches Christmas campaign to save England's endangered species

Master Florists Julie Collins and Tina Parkes of award-winning British Floral Academy of Art, launches a special festive fundraising campaign to help save England’s most threatened species from extinction. The internationally renowned duo who offer professional floristry training and flower-arranging courses suitable from beginners to masters, have created an online professional Christmas floristry course to help you dress your home in style in aid of ‘The Back from the Brink’ project.

Back from the Brink is one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever undertaken. It is...

Steve Bolt BCR

Businesses look for quality over price

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Tue, 11/24/2020 - 8:01pm

Quality and value, and not cost savings, remain the two biggest factors for businesses, when looking for a new supplier.

The Facing the Future survey, conducted by Exeter based procurement consultancy BCR Associates, canvassed the opinion of South West businesses from a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, professional services and construction. The survey provides a snapshot of how Covid-19 has impacted the supply chain.

In the survey, participants were asked to share their supply chain challenges, priorities and predictions. Steve Bolt, Director for BCR,...

How to Improve Your Work from Home Conditions

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 11/24/2020 - 2:17pm

If remote workers were an exotic HR phenomenon in the previous years, COVID-19 has made it part and parcel of almost all modern offices. However, the freedom that your company grants you comes with additional responsibility. Remote working has tons of advantages for employees, like more significant levels of performance and work-life balance. Team members, team leaders, and managers all need to work together to make work from home successful. However, it is a risky but potentially beneficial proposition. It needs to be executed with proper care and in the right manner. The following tips...

RapidReg - The Simple Solution to Registration

Devon events entrepreneur pivots to help others bounce back

Covid-19 hit them hard but innovation and determination opened a new door

Today, Exeter based entrepreneur Chris Collins and the team launched their brand new software product, RapidReg , to help businesses in almost any industry manage their registrations, bookings, location sign-ins and more in a simple, efficient and Covid-safe environment.

Co-owner of South West Photo Booths and Founder of BoothBook , Chris’s event businesses has been affected significantly by the pandemic and he isn’t prepared to ‘wait and see what happens’. Something had to change somewhere to support his...

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