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Gen Z is pulling physical retail into experience-led commerce again. New research suggests younger shoppers still value stores for discovery, connection, and memory-making.
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Mid-market expansion remains resilient despite harsher international trading conditions globally. Kreston’s Interpreneur Report shows optimism continuing alongside tariff, regulation, and geopolitical concerns.
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Cyber Essentials Plus now demands firmer proof of cyber hygiene. Jon Abott, CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatAware, explains how v3.3 tightens scope, MFA, and patching requirements as organisations face stricter evidence standards.
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Pay transparency rules are moving from principle into payroll practice. EU requirements will affect salary disclosure, employee pay-data rights, reporting, and equal-pay enforcement.
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Steel nationalisation powers would widen government intervention in industry again. The bill would create a framework for public ownership where ministers judge intervention to be in the public interest.
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Global ad growth faces a geopolitical stress test this year. WARC says Hormuz disruption could put nearly $94bn of projected advertising investment at risk.
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Late payment reform would redraw commercial terms for UK suppliers. The Commercial Payments Bill would cap payment terms, strengthen interest rights, and expand Small Business Commissioner powers.
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Cardiff Capital Region has passed its second UK Gateway Review. The approval unlocks £134 million in UK Government funding to support economic growth, jobs, skills, and priority sectors across South East Wales over the next five years.
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AI use is rising faster than workforce readiness levels. Skillsoft says 86% of employees use AI, but only 24% feel fully equipped.
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Most UK businesses are missing from AI-generated commercial recommendations online. LLM Listed says 87% of analysed UK businesses failed to appear for primary commercial AI search terms, despite many continuing to invest in traditional SEO.