Tag: UK
UK ‘could be living without cash in 10-15 years’
When I read this line, “The UK could be living without cash in the next ten to 15 years” I thought there are quite a few people there already. Read the short article at this link: UK ‘could be living without cash in 10-15 years’. Personally I think it is a little unlikely that cash will have disappeared…
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Smartphone users ignore mobile ads
This is an interesting piece of research from Deloitte. In the UK, 88% of consumers ignore adverts they receive on their mobiles and 36% automatically delete them. Just 9% of UK consumers take any further action once they view a mobile ad. via Smartphone users ignore mobile ads | News | Marketing Week. So, assuming…
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Superdry UK Success Story
Superdry, the fashion label, has seen profits triple. This world-famous brand has its roots in Hereford and grew with grants from the Thatcher government. Founder Julian Dunkerton made this upbeat statement to The Guardian: “We are in a unique position: spitting out cash, trebling profits and virtually doubling sales. I have been in business nearly…
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UK No1 for speed cameras
According to my satnav information there are more speed cameras in the UK than France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Portugal combined! Here is the list of the number of cameras by country: Austria 410 Belgium 1202 Spain 606 Finland 779 France 1235 United Kingdom 4256 Italy 1095 Luxembourg 2 Netherlands 1659 Norway 347 Portugal 40…
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What are Average Earnings in the UK?
According to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), the “median” gross annual earnings in the UK are £20,801. If you are earning that sum a year it means that half the surveyed working population earns less than you and half more. The BBC analysis of the ASHE survey shows that the top 25% of people have a gross…
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Bing, It Bounced
I was rather enthused about Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing. I Tweeted about this a few days ago saying, “Giving Bing www.bing.com a go. It’s good and localisation seems to work well. I also like the ‘format to phone’ feature; ace on Blackberry.” Today I was further impressed by the following email that I received: Hi…
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