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Ready for takeoff: The airline retailing opportunity

McKensey

More sophisticated retailing could deliver substantial value to the airline industry—if technology, processes, and mindsets can be changed.

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The hidden truth behind job market numbers and how they influenced the vote

Work Life

Many indicators, such as small business retail sales appearing up 2.1% In fact, over half of the jobs cut in August were in the tech sector, at nearly 40,000 , as companies hone in on revenue and start to incorporate new technologies. Household debt is also rising, with mortgage debts at the top of the list at a $77 billion increase.

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Reskilling: What is it and why is it important?

Insperity

For example, a retailer might reskill its in-store salespeople to work as remote customer service agents to support a change in focus from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce sales. For example, a developer on your team might be watching a new technology that you’re not using yet, but they think it’s on the horizon.

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Manchester Airport City plan reinvented as £ 1 billion science and tech hub

Workplace Insight

The southern portion of the site became a logistics estate named Global Logistics and was acquired by Icon Industrial in 2017. This included a large campus for THG, a troubled retail and branding company, that ultimately never materialised. However, the northern section, encompassing MIX Manchester, encountered difficulties.

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These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek

Work Life

The ethos has piqued interest across industries, including tech, healthcare, finance, retail, and even government, as hybrid and remote work are the norm in our economy. The company was more productive, made more money, and retained talent more consistently. The four-day work week is not conditional,” says Swift. It’s a mindset.”

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Bolder strategy needed to boost productivity and economic growth

Workplace Insight

The Government’s plan to transform the UK into a science and technology superpower will fail to boost living standards unless it’s linked to a broader industrial strategy aimed at raising productivity across all sectors of the economy.

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Landlords and occupiers don’t see eye to eye on the decarbonisation of European real estate

Workplace Insight

It provides an occupier perspective on leased real estate portfolios and decarbonisation strategies, highlighting the barriers hindering the most effective, sustainable approaches to addressing this shared responsibility, and outlines recommendations to align the interests of both parties and accelerate progress in decarbonising portfolios.