Clive Lewis, head of SME issues at the ICAEW, explains that in light of improving confidence, business owners need to make sure that groundwork is completed before expansion.
At first glance, a pricing system might seem very simple – even young children understand that it’s all about profit, and that the easiest way to accomplish this is to calculate your costs, put your price per unit higher, and sell as much as possible. Pricing in the real world, however, gets a lot more complicated than that; there are many more factors to consider.
This year’s record-breaking Amazon Prime Day results were up 60 per cent and could top $3.5 billion; but with discounts of 45 per cent or more, Amazon will lose significant sums against its regular prices. E-commerce delivery expert David Jinks at ParcelHero says Prime Day could cost Amazon $700 million, but is still the biggest sales hook of 2017.
Amazon is eyeing up a lucrative new sector, the multi-billion pound pharmacy industry. But the UK medicines market might leave Amazon with a nasty taste in its mouth, warns ParcelHero's David Jinks.
With the launch of Amazon's foray into the Internet of Things through its WiFi enabled on-demand automatic delivery service, Ran Berger, CEO of Flat Rock Technology explores the scope for new technology in other areas of our daily lives.
Amazon's proposed $970 million purchase of Twitch has pushed year-to-date technology corporate deal levels to heights not seen since the dot.com bubble.
Companies including Amazon and Publicis are contributing to a growing need from technology, media and telecom companies for office space in the City of London.
Global online retailing giant Amazon.com has taken full control of European DVD and games rental business Lovefilm, allowing the company’s venture capital (VC) investors to cash out.
