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Five things you need to know ahead of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly deadline

HMRC busts five common Making Tax Digital myths ahead of the 7 November quarterly update deadline.

GUEST COMMENT Boxing Day boxes clever: are retailers missing the bigger Q4 sales opportunity?

Andy Squire, regional lead at Brave Ads, looks at why retailers concentrating their firepower on Black Friday could be overlooking some of the most valuable sales opportunities of the Christmas period. The post GUEST COMMENT Boxing Day boxe

Three new Evri support channels and delivery diversion options ahead of Christmas

Evri is introducing three new customer support options designed to help customers get the right assistance more quickly when they need it, and in time for the busy Christmas parcel season. The enhancements include an expanded ‘Tell Us Strai

AI is changing the workforce faster than jobs can keep up

95% of HR leaders say staff use AI daily in roles where AI isn't in the job description.

Fraud, capital and owning the infrastructure

Discover how unified financial infrastructure and smart fraud prevention power modern platforms.

Context changes everything: what supplier contracts reveal about supply chain performance

Clarity across supplier contracts helps procurement teams uncover savings, risk and performance insights.

Why more inventory won’t fix your supply chain’s fill rate

Record inventory but still missing fill rate targets? The problem isn't supply or forecasting; it's your supply chain decision layer. Here's how to fix it.

How can associates power personalization in retail?

Empower retail associates with mobile technology to deliver personalized, seamless customer experiences.

Your catalog may already be visible to AI agents. Making it trustworthy is the next step.

Three barriers hinder agentic optimization. Discover how AI agents evaluate products and sway shoppers.

The power of the mall: Why the best shopping centers are thriving

The mall is thriving. Here's what's driving its success and why it matters to retailers.

Involved amount of 3 billion, 379 companies implicated! Online freight platform collapses

Platform collapses, freight forwarders investigated, sellers implicated.

The Gig Economy in Logistics: Trends, Challenges and How it’s Reshaping the Industry

Running an online business outside the major metropolitan areas comes with its own challenges. You might have limited resources, a... The post The Gig Economy in Logistics: Trends, Challenges and How it’s Reshaping the Industry appeared fir

Screwfix expands rapid delivery service to 600 stores across UK

Screwfix has expanded its on-demand delivery service, Screwfix Sprint, to 600 stores nationwide, giving more than 62 per cent of the UK population access to rapid delivery. The Kingfisher-owned brand has continued to scale the service in pa

Transpacific airfreight rates take off in October

Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane increased rapidly during October as the air cargo industry headed towards its traditional fourth-quarter peak season. Figures from data provider TAC Index show that average airfreight rates –

How to work out the margin and VAT due using VAT margin schemes

How to work out the margin and VAT due and how to calculate the purchase and selling price.

DATA: retail theft surged 163% on Halloween

As Halloween landed on a Saturday this year, shoplifting incidents rose sharply – jumping 163 per cent year-on-year. Data from the SAI One Platform, which analyses insight from more than 1,000 UK retail locations and inputs from over 30,000

Superdry to relocate and revamp Harlequin Watford store as tenant investment hits £30m

Superdry & Co is set to relocate and refurbish its store at Harlequin Watford, as the shopping centre’s total tenant investment reaches £30m since 2024. Superdry will move into a 5,549 sq ft unit on the centre’s Upper Mall, joining brands i

Without chasing scale or viral hits, how can a 3-person team find business opportunities in Southeast Asia?

RSA Warns Banks of the Risk of the Shadow Agent Explosion

Watch more: Monday Conversation With RSA Security’s Greg Nelson For anyone who remembers carrying an RSA SecurID key fob to log in to work, the company’s role is familiar. For more than 40 years, RSA has helped organizations establish who b

AI Travel Agents Give Hotels a New Guest to Impress

A traveler asks an AI assistant for a quiet hotel near the water with a spa and a late checkout. The assistant compares dozens of properties in seconds and never opens a hotel website. The hotel it recommends is the one whose information it

Most Firms Using Three or More AI Tools Stop 90% of Fraud Attempts

Companies using several artificial intelligence fraud tools are more likely to stop attempted theft before money leaves their accounts, offering an encouraging direction for businesses strengthening payment defenses. That’s a central findin

Billtrust CFO Says More Automation Doesn’t Always Mean More Cash

Automation and cash generation aren’t the same, Billtrust Chief Financial Officer David Zwick writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Payments Leaders Rethink What Works in 2026.” In January, I believed automation was the finish line. As a CFO, I’d

Buying or selling joint purchases and shares using the VAT margin scheme

How to use the margin scheme to account for VAT on joint purchases and shares.

Accounting for VAT on bad debts when using the VAT margin scheme if you’re a seller

How to account for VAT on bad debts when using the VAT margin scheme.