Rory Bathgate

The world’s top coffee traders and roasters are uniformly failing to meet upcoming EU living wage requirements, according to a new report by coffee sector NGOs.

The UK High Court has approved a rescue plan for Poundstretcher that will see the variety retailer keep its more than 300 UK stores open.

The French energy technology firm Schneider Electric has announced a strategic collaboration with Foxconn to develop next-generation AI data centre infrastructure.

AI adoption among small businesses could add £42 billion to the UK economy each year but widespread fear over the technology’s accuracy and risks are preventing this, according to Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Frasers Group has launched a £166 million takeover bid for the Australian footwear and clothing retailer Accent Group.

The Metropolitan Police and retail groups have called on the government to fast-track court cases against repeat shoplifters and to enforce court orders more consistently.

The German government believes UniCredit’s plans to squeeze out remaining Commerzbank shareholders will not be possible, according to Reuters.

A Chinese supercomputer has officially dethroned HPE’s El Capitan to become the world’s fastest, according to the internationally recognised benchmark for high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

Cyber security agencies from across the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, have urged organisations to act now to mitigate the imminent threat of AI-enabled attacks.

US consumers spent $8.3 billion across all online retailers on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event, as consumers moved to make the most of time-limited deals on Amazon and competing retailer sites, according to Adobe analytics.