Stay of execution for Marks & Spencer?

Headlines. BBC news reported that by the middle of next week 30th May 2018, Marks and Spencer will discover whether it will remain in the FTSE 100 or whether it has lost its place as a British blue-chip stock. The retailer has been a member of the FTSE 100 since the...

Automation driving ambitions

Automation transforming operational ambitions.  According to Deloitte the retailing industry is seeing significant disruption and is transforming in response. Retailers need to reduce costs and increase efficiency in a challenging market where consumer spending is...

GDPR Opportunities

GDPR Opportunities. Get the most from the disruption of GDPR and maximise your ROI. Business transformation initiatives involve making fundamental changes in how the business is conducted, in order to help it to cope with shifts in the market environment. GDPR...

Why SMEs need to change

by Steve Tuitt Why Change ? Disruptions in technology, changes in market conditions, more flexible and agile product/service delivery models, and world’s economic trends are forcing businesses to either reinvent themselves to succeed or fade away.   Major...

Skills Crisis in the UK Digital Economy

by Steve Tuitt The UK has the opportunity to develop the infrastructure and solutions to keep it at the forefront of the worldwide drive towards the digital economy. To achieve this the skills gap needs to be addressed. Key Areas and the Skills Gaps: Data Analytics...

Scanning the Business Environment

by Steve Tuitt Staying Competitive Businesses do not exist in a vacuum but exist in an environment that provides resources (i.e. people, customers, products, services, national economy). The business environment is changing all the time and there are several factors...