One of the key learnings to come out of the eHealth Conference in London last week was the hankering for electronic data solutions such as EDI to help the health industry in the 21st century. Professor Azeem Majeed, head of the department of primary care and public health at Imperial College, London, said: “GPs and [...]
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The UK’s big supermarket quartet sparked a price war last week in the hope that their reductions would ultimately bear fruit. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons all launched bids to boost sales of pineapples, grapes, strawberries and all other kinds of fruit, according to Trade mag The Grocer. Good news for consumers, but what about [...]
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It looks as though supermarket giant Tesco will carry on regardless with low-cost alcohol shipments by way of EDI, despite fears over an excessive drink culture in Britain. Last week, Tesco made what appeared to be a supportive move towards Government efforts against over-consumption. In future, the company declared, it was prepared to stop selling [...]
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Sainsbury’s has launched the Sainsbury’s Supplier Trainee Partnerships, an innovative programme that will help over 100 people find work in the coming year. The Partnerships will be operated in conjunction with 60 of Sainsbury’s top construction, engineering, facilities management and retail suppliers and will provide real training opportunities for people in trades that, due to the economic [...]
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Britain’s businesses are becoming increasingly more connected. Even a simple grocery store or mechanical outlet can have an online presence, with many franchise stores communicating with one-another online and sharing important customer and client data. From accounts to strategy sheets, the amount of business data shared online is growing at a remarkable rate. Whereas five [...]
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The office has finally turned digital, and the once-concept idea of a ‘paperless’ workspace has become a reality. During the last five years, a significant number of Britain’s office spaces and business environments took a turn towards the digital age, opting for electronic data storage and archives instead of their traditional paper alternatives. The change [...]
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Operating a green business is not only good for the environment but good for your business’s bottom line because conserving resources and cutting down on waste saves money. The good news is that whether you run a small business or a large enterprise, there are simple things you can do to run an environmentally friendly [...]
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The whole 2010 general election changed on the night of Thursday 15 April with the first ever live Q&A policy debate with the three main political parties. The Conservatives, until recently the likely winners on 6 May, now only have 33% support, ensuring a struggle to win enough votes or seats for victory. Labour, previously [...]
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Puma are known as one of the most innovative companies in the sportswear industry, and their recent green policy changes reflect a company that’s just as concerned about real change as it is marketing and brand image. The sportswear giant plans to limit their resource usage through redesigned shoe packaging, and decrease dependence on paper [...]
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Tim Berners-Lee, often credited with inventing the modern internet, is calling for a greater deal of transparency and public data sharing between governments and their citizens. Citing the web’s potential for public data and detailed records, the technology expert is claiming that governments owe their public adequate access to information and public records. Mr Berners-Lee [...]
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