An investigation is set to be launched by the Office of Fair Trading into online pricing practices.
Part of the investigation will focus on price comparison websites, which make claims to offer the best deals. It will also look into a procedure called “drip pricing,” where added charges are included as the purchase progresses.
Customised pricing, where [...]

Official statistics have shocked experts, by revealing that UK retail sales remained unimproved on August’s figures, with zero growth for September. This failure in the increase of retail sales has occurred for the second month in a row.
The expectations have been raised recently, with experts predicting that the UK was on course for economic recovery, [...]

Union members are being asked by Royal Mail to call off all planned postal strikes, with the proposal to include conciliation service Acas in discussions over modernisation.
Talks are back on course between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail in a desperate attempt to resolve all problems without the need for strikes.
Talks resumed following [...]

Google has revealed their biggest 3-month profit to date, implying that internet marketing is recovering from the recession.
During the three-month period from July to September, Google unveiled a net profit of $1.64bn (£1bn), a 27% increase on last years July-September figures.
Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, feels that “the worst of the recession is clearly behind [...]

The following will look at some simple ways to generate the most interest when displaying at a trade show. These tips and tricks come from some of the most experienced trade show users.
Set a realistic goal: this is one of the first steps that you need to take when considering setting up a trade show [...]

Three Fifths Of Workers Suffer
Age discrimination can be a minefield at the best of times, especially for smaller businesses that employ few staff.
According to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), around three fifth of workers believe they have experienced age discrimination first hand.
The most recent age discrimination rules prevent the use [...]

Online Isn’t Always The Answer
Although having an online presence can be one of the most important aspects of any businesses marketing plans - however, not every business deems it necessary to have any sort of online presence at all.
If you are one of the businesses that doesn’t feel it necessary to have a website, then [...]

Summer Selling
The summer is here and although the weather doesn’t know it yet we’re only getting started!  Bring on the barbeques and beaches - even though the sun hasn’t been making strong appearances recently we can still hope for the best.
In this light it’s about time we started looking at how we can maximise your [...]