A charity that employs 112 people
Well, actually, one that could only, possibly, max out at 112 employees. Alarge part of Ianne Fields Stewart’s advocacy is centered on universalizing experiences that are often thought of as a luxury,...
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Giant US retailer Walmart is set to discontinue sales of “All Lives Matter” merchandise on their website, after a social media backlash. The company, which is the biggest retailer in the US, caused...
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One of the things people have been muttering about concerning Wirecard is that the real, underlying, business was processing dodgy payments. Porn, gambling sites, things which weren’t necessarily legal...
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The gaming industry is particularly conducive to a culture of misogyny and sexual harassment, Ms. Gordon said, because straight white men have “created the identity of the gamer as this exclusive...
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‘They’re all passing the buck’: UK travel firms flout the law on holiday refunds Thousands of UK travellers face long struggle to get their money back for trips cancelled because of pandemic They’ve...
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For those who don’t know: Daily Mirror publisher Reach to cut 550 jobs Print revenue tumbled by 29.5pc during the second quarter, while digital turnover also fell by 14.8pc Online traffic soared during...
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Mary Trump was unimpressed: “Considering that Charles (Kushner) had been convicted of hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, taping their illicit encounter, and then sending the recording to...
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The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, it’s data. It’s a catchy phrase alright but it’s nowhere near true. Facebook, for example, might sell some data – anonymised and all that – but it’s...
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Dr Rosemary Hiscock, the study’s lead, said: “For many years, the tobacco industry had used packaging to signal the difference between premium and cheap cigarette brands, with smokers often willing to...
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Warren Buffett would not get a job with a hedge fund today, according to Sir Paul Marshall, co-founder of Marshall Wace, one of the most successful alternative investment powerhouses. Sir Paul, 60, is...
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Unemployment claims in the US have risen for the first time in nearly four months in the clearest sign yet that the new surge in coronavirus cases is stalling America’s economic recovery. Initial...
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Transferwise has consolidated its status as one of Britain’s biggest private technology start-ups with a $5 billion valuation. It’s good at what it does. Anyone working in more than one currency should...
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Quite a lot actually: The McDonald’s policy forbids “any kind of intimate relationship between employees in a direct or indirect reporting relationship”. But why? Because that’s how sexual mores work...
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Victoria’s Secret’s UK arm sunk to a £100m operating loss before it fell into administration, with 200 creditors owed nearly half a billion pounds. And: It has 25 shops in the UK. Plus perhaps 900...
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A question from Rob Fisher: My conjecture is that supply chains, even “just in time” ones, are in fact robust, on account of the self interest of the people involved in them, and the price signals of...
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House of Fraser owner threatens landlords with store closures over rent Retail rents are falling because internet. Any retail boss who isn’t threatening landlords isn’t doing his job.
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Amusing as it is to see the ethical company slammed: Three current Lush workers, who spoke to Guardian Australia on the condition of anonymity, claimed that they have suffered back and wrist injuries...
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Finally, accountability needs to be embedded in order to build momentum. This could be achieved by establishing joint liability of brands and suppliers for what happens in their supply chain (as...
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Justin Fryer, the number one Amazon reviewer in the UK, left a five-star rating once every four hours on average in August, according to the FT’s analysis. Many of these reviews were for products from...
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Quantum computing is on cusp of commercial breakthrough A Cambridge start-up’s operating system could lead to the creation of a software market Given that one reader here is a senior bod in this...
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