The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (May 13) that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews the director. According to a news release, Andrews, who has served as a project manager within AEDC’s business development division since 2016, will be responsible Continue Reading
AROUND 2million workers across the UK will see their wages rise today (April 1), which also marks 20 years since the National Minimum Wage launched. The increase in rates will boost pay packets by up to £750 a year, according to new analysis by the Resolution Foundation. The National Minimum Continue Reading
The June report from Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale city offices indicates the cumulative sales tax revenue from April sales totaled $7.976 million, up 40.76% from a year ago. Revenue for the month also rose 25.8% from April 2019, well ahead of the pandemic. The June report reflects the Continue Reading
Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event has had a noticeable impact on the market share of consumer packaged goods (CPG) categories such as baby and beauty. According to a recent report from data marketer Numerator, the e-tail titan is taking share from competitors like Walmart and Target. Over the Continue Reading
BEN Francis was just a 19-year-old student who delivered pizzas when he started making gym clothes in his parents’ garage in 2012 – the start of sportswear giant Gymshark. The 26-year-old from Birmingham could never have dreamed that six years later, his business is about to turnover £100million. Ben Francis Continue Reading
LIDL is to give a pay rise to its 16,000 employees, overtaking Aldi to become the UK’s highest-paying supermarket. The bargain supermarket said that staff will earn £8.75 per hour, up from £8.45 outside of London and £10.20, up from £9.75, within the M25 starting from March 1 next year. Lidl has announced that it will Continue Reading
In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden delivered an hour-long speech calling on the nation’s lawmakers to enact an ambitious domestic and foreign agenda. “Tonight, I come to talk about crisis and opportunity. About rebuilding the nation, revitalizing our democracy and winning the future for Americans,” Continue Reading
MORRISONS is slashing around 1,500 shop floor roles as it becomes the latest supermarket to announce large-scale job cuts. As part of the changes, the supermarket revealed its intention to erase the position of warehouse managers in every store. The supermarket said the shake-up is part of a restructure that Continue Reading
