• Issue 4 of Business Quarter is live

    Our latest digital magazine is now available to read. Issue 4 features JS Pelland of Eland Cables, alongside new pieces on AI infrastructure, green goals, careers, cyber resilience, financial supply-chain risk, data, leadership, and marketing.


  • Ocado sets timetable for Steiner succession

    Ocado has put a timetable around its founder succession plan. Tim Steiner will remain chief executive until the start of FY2028 before moving into a founder role, as the automation group manages investor pressure and technology-market uncertainty.


  • Co-op links search ads to store sales

    Co-op has connected search advertising with physical store sales. LiveRamp and Google helped the retailer link member data to offline outcomes, producing a 134% in-store sales uplift and 39x search ROI.


  • Xero brings finance data into Microsoft 365

    Xero is moving live finance data into Microsoft tools. The integration will bring JAX-powered financial intelligence into Copilot, with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint workflows set to follow.


  • NiCE extends AI CX to sovereign cloud

    NiCE is moving regulated CX AI onto sovereign infrastructure. The company is extending its platform to AWS European Sovereign Cloud as data residency, governance, and AI trust become enterprise buying priorities.


  • HMRC roadmap deepens digital tax shift

    HMRC’s digital roadmap is moving tax administration further online. The department says millions of taxpayers are using its app to check pay, manage tax information, and reduce reliance on paper correspondence and phone support.


  • AI claims strain employment tribunals

    AI is changing how employees challenge workplace decisions now. Workers are using generative tools to prepare claims and grievances, increasing access to justice while adding pressure to employers, HR teams, and an already stretched tribunal system.


  • Audion appoints Fox to drive EMEA growth

    Audion has appointed Liora Fox to accelerate EMEA revenue growth. The new role supports the company’s push to scale AI-led performance audio advertising.


  • Banks pilot voluntary digital identity service

    UK banks are testing digital identity through existing banking apps. The voluntary service could reshape online verification, fraud prevention, onboarding, and customer trust.


  • Burton rebuilds ecommerce on Shopify Plus

    Burton’s Shopify Plus migration resets its global ecommerce foundations today. By Association Only delivered the rebuild as premium brands seek more flexible digital commerce platforms.