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A major commodities summit was recently held in Tokyo, with keynote speakers from industry leaders discussing the topic ‘Preparing for the Energy Transition’. Benedikt Sobotka represented Eurasian Resources Group,articulating the role of key metals in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The summit was hosted in partnership with the Financial Times and Nikkei. The broad focus of the summit revolved around the growing shift towards decarbonisation and the drive towards cleaner, greener sources of energy. Key Metals in Industry 4.0 Sobotka, the...

RFID is an affordable technology that is helping restaurants and bars transform how they operate. With a multitude of different applications, it can improve everything from inventory tracking to customer service. What’s more, the highly valuable data it produces can be used to make significant improvements in the running of the business, cutting costs and increasing productivity. Here are some of its major benefits. Better inventory tracking Inventory tracking is essential for restaurants and bars, it ensures that they do...

Despite the 3.2% decline in footfall in November—the lowest November shopping figures since 2008—t’s not all doom and gloom for the British highstreet. Brands are constantly evolving the retail experience in order to attract consumers and entice shoppers back to their stores, and there promises to be some very exciting developments on the horizon. In this piece, we’ll look at the three retail trends to look out for in 2019. Personalisation With more stores than ever offering consumers a personalised...

Billionaire media mogul Alki David has announced that mobile use in the UK will be "revolutionised" in 2019 with huge investment and a mass convergence to live television viewing on handheld devices.The Coca-Cola bottling heir told the London Economic that upgraded 4G networks alongside alongside record tech investment means that live TV streaming will replace music and podcasts as the dominant trend.Next year 80% of the world's entire internet traffic will be video according to Cisco research."I've invested millions in...

In most businesses the vertical management structure is commonplace. In fact, it’s so common we rarely question it. But do those at the top of this ladder realise how employees at the bottom really feel and how this can affect the business? The role of staff in a vertical hierarchy means people tend to work in narrow and tedious roles. They understand there is very little chance of climbing a career ladder;rather opportunities only arise when somebody leaves or gets...

2018 was a year of big changes in terms of website cookie alerts. In the past many websites had some sort of throwaway popup letting a visitor know that their cookies would be collected in order for the website to work – this was a matter of course. Today, you are more likely to find a large disclaimer, with the option to read further about how the website will use your data and exactly what they will store when they...

As an office manager, it is your job to keep the office going as proficiently as is possible. Although, when you put together a group of people with many different personalities, various pieces of office equipment and software tools, and a huge list of distractions, office management can become a bit difficult. It is imperative that you do not let any of this chaos distract you. It should even be motivation to get and keep your office in shape! Communication...