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Kering is considering direct resale to rebuild luxury customer access. A branded secondhand channel could improve authentication, data ownership, and circularity, while creating complex questions around pricing, margins, and cannibalisation.
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Heineken’s profit growth arrived alongside another substantial workforce reduction programme. The brewer removed around 3,000 roles during the first half as savings, pricing, and operating changes lifted margins.
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France will require consent before most unsolicited commercial calls commence. The rules place new obligations on marketers, call centres, lead suppliers, and CRM teams, with corporate penalties reaching €375,000.
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Irrelevant marketing is pushing UK consumers to disengage from brands. Optimizely’s survey links generic and duplicated messages with fatigue, unsubscribes, and declining confidence in brand communications.
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Domino’s sales rose as football demand strengthened first-half trading performance. New products, loyalty, and supply chain investment supported growth, while cost hedging provided greater visibility into 2027.
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BP’s quarterly profit doubled as Meg O’Neill tightened strategic priorities. The group is accelerating disposals, reducing liabilities, and applying stricter return tests to investment decisions.
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National Grid has launched a £5m fund tackling youth worklessness. The five-year programme will provide training, qualifications, mentoring, and routes into energy and infrastructure employment for 5,000 young people.
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UK vacancies fell while employer demand for AI skills surged. Indeed recorded an 11% decline in postings this year, alongside record technology requirements and the weakest graduate market since 2020.
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New levy rules are changing apprenticeship costs for employers nationwide. Account top-ups have ended, new funds expire after 12 months, and levy-paying organisations face higher contributions for eligible over-25 training once balances are exhausted.
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Open banking is becoming deeper financial infrastructure. The UK has passed one billion open banking payments and 100 billion API calls, strengthening its role in payments, cash flow tools, and connected finance.