Gymshark Reports Record Year of Sales Growth for FY25
Gymshark posted its 13th consecutive year of growth, with FY25 sales climbing to £646 million, up from £607.3 million in FY24. Pre‑tax profit dropped to £7 million as the company deliberately reinvested earnings, while EBITDA reached £53.3 million and margins stayed at 62.3 %. The brand expanded its physical footprint with new stores in Dubai, Manchester, Amsterdam and a flagship in New York, and appointed Carly Natalizia as chief commercial officer to steer an omnichannel push. CEO Ben Francis hinted at a secret project slated for announcement later this year.
R for Rabbit Doubles Revenue in Two Years, Crosses Rs 250 Cr in FY25
R for Rabbit, a D2C baby‑products brand, nearly doubled its top line from Rs 128 crore in FY23 to about Rs 251 crore in FY25, a 47.6% YoY increase. The company’s expenses rose sharply, with material costs up 40% and marketing spend...
Amazon’s AI Push Leaves Employees Spending More Time Fixing Errors
Amazon’s rapid rollout of internal AI tools is backfiring, with employees across engineering, supply chain and operations spending more time correcting flawed outputs than accelerating work. The generative systems frequently produce incomplete, inaccurate or fabricated code and data, forcing staff...
Morocco Rising: Inside the Kingdom's Startup and VC Revolution
Morocco’s startup ecosystem surged in 2024, raising nearly $95 million in venture capital across 40 deals, almost tripling the previous year’s total. Domestic funds such as UM6P Ventures and Al Mada Ventures supplied about 70 % of the capital, while high‑profile rounds like...
TD Bank Expands Embedded Banking with Workday Integration for U.S. Business Clients
TD Bank announced a new embedded banking solution that integrates directly with Workday’s cloud‑based ERP for U.S. business clients. The service lets companies access credit, payments and cash‑management tools within Workday’s workflow, reducing manual hand‑offs. Early adopters will receive a...
On the Move: Narrative Strategies Recruits Bissex
Narrative Strategies appointed former FTC deputy director Chris Bissex as managing director, bringing antitrust and data‑privacy expertise to its client advisory team. PR firm Marino elevated long‑time executive Elizabeth Latino to COO and managing director, tasking her with operational performance...
The Impact of Visual Media on Brand Authenticity in Digital Marketing Strategy by Actual SEO Media, Inc.
High-quality visual media has become the primary driver of brand authenticity, shaping how consumers judge professionalism and reliability within seconds of first contact. Consistent design elements—colors, typography, layout—across websites, ads, and social platforms reinforce trust and encourage deeper engagement. Conversely,...
Michelle W Bowman: Liquidity Resiliency, Financial Stability, and the Role of the Federal Reserve
Michelle Bowman opened a roundtable on the U.S. bank liquidity framework, reviewing the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio, internal stress testing and resolution planning. She argued that fifteen years after the financial crisis, these tools often create excess...
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Refurbed Founder Kilian Kaminski
The EU‑Startups Podcast featured Kilian Kaminski, co‑founder of Refurbed, a Vienna‑based marketplace that resells professionally refurbished electronics. Since its 2017 launch, Refurbed has become one of Europe’s fastest‑growing platforms for sustainable consumption, operating in multiple markets and securing more than €120 million...
Samsung Appoints Agency for CRM Transformation Task
Samsung Electronics Europe has signed a three‑year contract with Dentsu’s Merkle to revamp its customer‑relationship‑management (CRM) across 16 European markets. The initiative will deploy AI‑driven automation and advanced tools to streamline activation, improve scalability and future‑proof Samsung’s marketing operations. A...
Your Employees Aren’t Lazy, They’re Afraid
Employees often appear lazy or resistant, but neuroscience shows they’re actually in threat mode due to change fatigue. The amygdala treats reorganizations, AI rollouts, or new leadership as physical danger, shutting down the pre‑frontal cortex and narrowing focus. Gallup’s 2025...
Vinay Tonse Is to Be MD & CEO-Designate, YES BANK
YES Bank has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as its managing director and chief executive officer‑designate, pending RBI approval. He will take charge on 6 April 2026 for a three‑year term, succeeding Prashant Kumar, who led the bank’s recent recovery. The board highlighted...
Chang Yong Rhee: The Future of Asia - Can It Remain the Engine of Global Growth?
In a keynote at the IMF‑Bank of Thailand “Asia in 2050” conference, Bank of Korea Governor Chang Yong Rhee highlighted Asia’s remarkable economic transformation since 1991. Per‑capita GDP across the region has risen nearly eightfold, lifting more than 1.2 billion people...
Is A New Global Apparel Industry Emerging?
Robert Antoshak argues that a new global apparel ecosystem is forming as manufacturers scramble to bypass volatile tariff regimes. Companies are reshoring, leveraging digital cut‑and‑sew platforms, and adopting sustainable fibers to meet shifting consumer expectations. Trade policy volatility is prompting...
Navigating the New Food and Beverage Consumer
Food, beverage and agriculture brands face heightened consumer anxiety driven by inflation, job security concerns, and rising healthcare costs, prompting shoppers to seek trusted, value‑focused information. Third‑party validation—through journalists, experts, peers, and AI‑generated summaries—has become central, elevating public relations as...
From Discount to Data: Lidl Owner’s €11bn Wager on European Digital Independence
Schwarz Group’s digital arm, Schwarz Digits, has launched an €11 billion data centre project near Berlin, marking the retailer’s biggest investment ever and a push to create a sovereign European cloud platform. Chief digital officer Rolf Schumann says digital sovereignty will dictate...
Rethinking Risk in the P2P Cycle
Treasury departments now treat the Purchase‑to‑Pay (P2P) Risk Index as a core KPI. The index measures data integrity, fraud/compliance pressure, and working‑capital efficiency, exposing hidden leakage and regulatory exposure. AI‑driven forensic tools and automated segregation of duties are being deployed...
Cathay Pacific to Grant Employees Bonuses Worth over 11 Weeks of Pay
Cathay Pacific announced a discretionary bonus and profit‑sharing payout that totals more than 11 weeks of eligible pay, alongside a 2026 salary increase. The carrier reported 2025 revenue of HK$116.77 billion, up 11.9% year‑on‑year, and net profit of HK$10.83 billion, a 9.5%...
February European ETF Flows Close to Those in January: Morningstar
Morningstar reports European ETF and ETC net inflows of €49.7 billion in February 2026, virtually matching January’s €49.8 billion. Year‑to‑date flows have reached €93.5 billion, outpacing the €91.3 billion recorded in Q1 2025 and setting a new pace. Equity ETFs dominate, accounting for roughly 88 % of...
Why Sales Investments Aren’t Translating Into Performance
Sales organizations are pouring money into enablement, CRM upgrades, and dashboards, yet win rates, cycle length, and forecast accuracy remain stagnant. Gartner reports that 56‑60% of B2B deals end in “no decision,” while Salesforce finds much CRM data incomplete, highlighting...
War in Middle East May Press Pause on Bank Deal Boom
Bank merger‑and‑acquisition activity surged in 2025, but the war in Iran has introduced sharp stock‑price volatility that threatens to stall the consolidation wave. Falling bank‑stock values erode the equity currency traditionally used to fund deals, pushing pricing down and making...
Ford Campaign Shows Brands Testing Longer Streaming Ads
Ford is testing a micro‑docuseries on Apple TV that tells a multi‑episode story about its return to Formula One, using streaming ad slots instead of traditional 30‑second spots. The campaign places each short episode alongside race‑weekend coverage, highlighting engineers and power‑unit development....
Meeting Culture: Hidden Costs, Pitfalls and Practical Guidelines
The article quantifies the hidden costs of workplace meetings, showing that a one‑hour session can consume nearly three hours of employee time and cost roughly $300 per participant. It highlights how late starts, agenda‑free invites, and over‑inclusion inflate expenses through...
Meet the Drilling Entrepreneur Unlocking Geothermal Power for Google
Fervo Energy is commercialising enhanced geothermal systems that use horizontal drilling and rock fracturing to access heat reservoirs up to 12,000 feet deep. The startup has cut per‑foot drilling costs by more than 70 percent, reaching $400 per foot, and projects electricity...
Brutal Times for the US Battery Industry
The U.S. battery sector, once a hotbed of startups and lofty valuations, is now facing a wave of closures, highlighted by 24M Technologies’ liquidation after a peak valuation above $1 billion. 24M’s cost‑saving electrode‑on‑metal process and high‑energy‑density cells promised a 1,000‑mile...
6 Worthwhile Conferences for Women in Tech
Women remain a minority in tech, occupying roughly 30% of roles and an even smaller share of leadership positions at major firms such as Google, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft. Persistent workplace microaggressions and low representation of BIPOC women underscore the...
Why Women over 50 Are the Future of Work in the Age of AI
Companies are increasingly recognizing that women over 50 represent a vast, underused talent pool essential for navigating the AI‑driven future of work. Demographic shifts mean this cohort is growing, yet they remain absent from hiring pipelines and leadership tracks. Their...
Agentic AI and the New Governance Challenge for Treasurers
Agentic AI is moving from experimental chatbots to autonomous digital deputies that execute trade‑finance workflows without human prompting. In 2026 treasurers see agents handling document orchestration, real‑time payment interventions, and cross‑system data writes, dramatically speeding up back‑office operations. The technology...
Barcelona’s Delfos Energy Raises €3 Million to Build AI “Virtual Engineer” For the Energy Industry as It Charges up for...
Barcelona‑based Delfos Energy closed a €3 million seed extension, bringing its total funding to €10 million. The round, led by new investor Vox Capital/COPEL alongside existing backers, supports the company’s AI “virtual engineer” platform that now monitors over 1,000 renewable‑energy sites across...
MAS Unveils Climate Transition Planning Rules for FIs
Singapore's Monetary Authority (MAS) has issued new Environmental Risk Management guidelines that focus on climate transition planning for banks, insurers and asset managers. The rules require firms to embed forward‑looking climate risk assessments, governance structures and client engagement into their...
BSP Feted for ‘Modern Approach’ to Managing Foreign Reserves
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) received a Central Banking Publications award for its modern approach to foreign‑reserve management. The accolade recognizes the bank’s recent overhaul of its reserve‑management framework, featuring a refreshed strategic asset allocation, active risk‑management techniques, and...
Turkish Current Account Deficit Jumps After Methodological Revision
Turkey's current account posted a $6.8 bn deficit in January, far above the $4.8 bn forecast and analysts' $5.4 bn estimate. The gap was amplified by the Central Bank of Turkey's methodological change, which has retroactively added $8.9 bn to interest‑payment calculations since September 2020....
Middle East War Threatens African Agriculture
The Middle East war and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have driven oil prices to $87‑$120 a barrel and disrupted Gulf fertilizer exports. Fertilizer futures jumped over 10% on the first trading day, with analysts expecting a 17%...
Factors That Complicate Pricing When Using Microsoft Intune for Authentication
Microsoft Intune is a leading unified endpoint management tool, but its pricing becomes intricate when used for BYOD authentication. The base Intune Plan 1 costs $8 per user per month, yet BYOD scenarios demand additional services such as Microsoft Entra ID,...
Guidance: Consolidated Budgeting Guidance 2026 to 2027
On 12 March 2026, HM Treasury released the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance for fiscal years 2026‑27, detailing the budgeting framework that government departments must follow for expenditure control. The 203‑page document sets out new targets, reporting requirements, and risk‑adjusted allocation principles...
Satya Nadella Says Business Growth Comes Down to Mindset More Than Metrics
Satya Nadella reshaped Microsoft’s culture by replacing a metrics‑obsessed approach with a growth‑mindset focus. Since becoming CEO in 2014, he urged employees to view success as personal responsibility and continuous learning rather than quarterly revenue targets. This cultural pivot sparked...
Steve Jobs’ 10-80-10 Rule Is Even More Useful in the AI Era
The article revisits Steve Jobs’ evolution from a detail‑obsessed micromanager to a proponent of the 10‑80‑10 rule, a talent‑allocation framework that designates 10% of a team as top performers, 80% as solid contributors, and the remaining 10% as under‑performers. It...
Rethinking Affiliate, Creator, and Marketplaces with Levanta
Levanta is urging e‑commerce brands to dissolve the long‑standing divide between affiliate and creator marketing by consolidating tools, data, and budgets onto a single platform. The company’s one‑click integration with Amazon, Shopify and Walmart replaces multi‑tool spreadsheets, while its AI‑driven...
Tiff Macklem: New Players, Old Risks - Financial Stability in a Changing Landscape
Tiff Macklem warned that the financial system’s growing reliance on non‑bank players is creating new systemic vulnerabilities, especially through hedge‑fund leveraged trading in sovereign bonds and the rapid expansion of private credit. He highlighted that hedge funds now purchase up...
Navitas Appoints Former Lattice Chief Accounting Officer as CFO
Navitas Semiconductor announced the appointment of Tonya Stevens as chief financial officer, effective March 30, 2026. Stevens brings more than three decades of finance and accounting experience across the semiconductor, technology, and manufacturing sectors, most recently serving as chief accounting...
‘Last Man Standing’ Millner to Leave Iris After 26 Years
After 26 years at the helm, Iris Worldwide co‑founder Ian Millner is stepping down as chair to serve as a global advisor and take on other non‑executive roles. Millner helped grow the agency from a challenger start‑up to a $100 million‑plus...
“Usually the Exception, Not the Norm” – TETR Founder on Why He Ripped up the Rule Book
Pratham Mittal, a former university student, founded experiential institutions Master’s Union and TETR College, emphasizing learning by doing. Master’s Union in Delhi reports 25% of graduates become entrepreneurs and the highest entry salaries among Indian business schools. TETR College’s flagship...
Staying Ahead of the Compliance Landscape Requires a Modernised Workflow
Australian SMBs face rapidly growing compliance complexity, with 90% reporting tougher requirements and senior leaders losing focus. Most still rely on spreadsheets, email chains, and manual processes, exposing them to hidden risks. A modern workflow—centralised data, automation, and mobile-first access—can...
Slice Appoints Former SBI Executive Sreedevi Pillai to Bank Board
Slice, the Indian fintech‑to‑bank, has appointed former State Bank of India risk chief Sreedevi Pillai as an Independent Director on its bank board. Pillai brings 36 years of banking leadership, notably in operational risk and fraud‑detection frameworks. The move follows the...
Why Salary Sacrifice Pensions Should Be on Your Radar in 2026
Salary sacrifice workplace pensions let employers and employees contribute pre‑tax, cutting National Insurance liabilities and boosting retirement savings. With NI savings uncapped until April 2029, firms can immediately offset rising employment costs while offering more attractive benefits. Survey data shows...
AI May Never Be as Cheap as It Is Today
AI services are currently offered at unusually low prices, driven by venture‑capital subsidies and strategic compute discounts. However, as leading LLM companies prepare for IPOs, they will need to raise prices to achieve profitability. While advances in inference chips from...
Placer.ai Macroeconomic Indicators Analysis, February 2026 – Placer.ai Blog
Placer.ai’s February 2026 macro analysis shows a bifurcated U.S. consumer—price‑sensitive shoppers gravitate toward value retailers while still allocating funds for discretionary indulgences. Retail foot‑traffic remains broadly positive YoY despite weather‑driven dips, and e‑commerce fulfillment centers are logging high‑single‑digit visit growth fueled...
8 AI Tools Creators Swear By to Create More Content, Faster
The first quarter of 2026 is being labeled the year of AI efficiency, highlighted by the SaaSpocalypse that erased roughly $300 billion in SaaS valuations. High‑profile moves like Jack Dorsey's 40 percent cut at Square signal executives see AI as a structural...
Nielsen’s New Insights Could Help Shift Ad Budgets in the Upfront
Nielsen unveiled a new upfront planning guide that offers a granular look at ad‑supported TV viewership across linear, FAST and AVOD platforms, with a focus on the 18‑49 demographic and sports audiences. The study shows adults 18‑49 allocate 63.8% of...
Private Credit Exodus Forces Caps At Cliffwater, Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley and Cliffwater have imposed strict caps on withdrawals from their large private credit funds as investors demanded far more liquidity than the vehicles permit. Cliffwater’s $33 billion flagship fund limited redemptions to 7% of shares after a record 14%...