Industry News
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Jan- 2018 -24 January
UK sniffer-dog project awarded £1million
A ground-breaking search and rescue initiative has secured £1million in funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. ‘Search Dog Heroes’ is a joint project between national charity Missing People and the Lowland Rescue service and it was one of two winners of this year’s People’s Postcode Lottery Dream Fund. Similar…
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24 January
Cat bought online looks for new home
A black and white cat, who was bought online and later left no longer wanted, is now on the lookout for a new home. The one-year-old, named Noddy, was purchased from a website after the buyer recently lost one of their cats and decided to get another. Before buying they…
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24 January
Ombudsman access to small firms may be extended
More small businesses may have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service, according to a new consultation launched. Under changes proposed by the FCA, around 160,000 additional SMEs, charities and trusts would be able to refer complaints to the Ombudsman. Changes the eligibility criteria would include businesses with fewer than 50…
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24 January
New study reveals why dogs eat faeces
A study conducted by veterinary researchers at the University of California has revealed the reasons why some dogs tend to eat their own or others faeces. Nearly 3000 dogs were studied in two separate tests; the first analysed 1552 dogs, made up of canines which were prone to canine conspecific…
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23 January
‘Ghosted’ customers cost repeat sales
UK consumers who feel abandoned by a retailer following a purchase are less likely to purchase from the store again, a new survey finds. Narvar and YouGov asked 3000 UK consumers to uncover their biggest bugbears when shopping with online retailers. The study shows that retailers are failing to secure…
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23 January
Pet company receives excellence award
AmPet Products has been announced as the winner of the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards for Pet Accessory Wholesaler of the Year. Their corporate awards cover the most important sectors of business, from finance advisories, funding providers to law firms and specialist advisory companies that deal with mergers and…
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23 January
Online retail shows signs of maturing with tough 2018 ahead, says IMRG
The rate of retail sales growth is pointing to a ‘maturing market’, figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index suggest. UK online retail sales were up 12.1% on average year-on-year (YoY) in 2017, which was lower than the IMRG’s forecast of 14%. This figures also falls short of 2016’s…
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22 January
Female cats more likely to be right-handed, study finds
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have found that female cats are much more likely to use their right paw than males. Dr Louise McDowell, Dr Deborah Wells and Professor Peter Hepper from the School of Psychology at Queen’s, analysed 44 cats for the study and found that while there was…
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22 January
UK online SMEs ‘confident’ in 2018 sales growth
UK SME online retailers have expressed confidence in the year ahead with 74% anticipating sales will increase in 2018, according to a study commissioned by Royal Mail.Some 70% of retailers asked said they had experienced an uplift in sales in 2017 compared to the previous year. The health and beauty…
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22 January
Pet flea treatment polluting Britain’s freshwaters
A new study by insect and small animal charity Buglife has found that British freshwaters are heavily contaminated with neonicotinoids, which are used in flea treatments and greenhouses. The study took 23 samples from different sites in 2016; 16 from England, four in Scotland, three in Wales and three in…
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