An entrepreneur based in California is looking to scale up his tech business, which helps retailers boost online sales, and strengthen its presence in his native Scotland after securing a seven-figure funding round from Silicon Valley investors.
Supermarkets have really upped their game for vegetarians at Christmas with Beet Wellington that looks so good you might not miss the beef, writes Stephen Jardine.
Half of British households could switch to faster broadband today, according to Ofcom, as the regulator announced proposed new rules that would make internet providers tell customers about their best deals.
Louis Vuitton and Glenmorangie owner LVMH is to buy luxury hotel and travel company Belmond for $3.2 billion (£2.54bn), concluding a sales process that attracted interest from a range of high-profile bidders.
Graham’s the Family Dairy has flagged an “exciting year ahead” after annual turnover was given a lift thanks to fresh investment and new product launches.
Consumers who believed they are bagging a bargain on deal websites are being misled by dodgy deals, unsubstantiated sales claims and unclear small print, an investigation has claimed.
Adverts which portray men unable to change a nappy or a woman struggling to park a car will be banned under new rules laid out by advertising regulators.
Why do we need 3D printing? is unfortunately not an uncommon response from Scottish companies when I ask if they’re interested in using additive manufacturing in their business.
Slime and putty toys sold by major retailers including Smyths Toys, Argos and Hamleys could pose a health risk to children, an investigation has claimed.
Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda are challenging the competition regulator for more time to be given to an investigation into their £12 billion planned merger on the grounds of its “unprecedented scale and complexity”.
Premium seafood brand Loch Fyne Oysters has reeled in a deal to supply fresh oysters and mussels to Waitrose & Partners. The Argyll-based firm will see its products, supplied in minimal packaging with the likes of recyclable cardboard oyster trays, stocked on 60 of the retailer’s fish counters.
The cost of luxury goods and services has risen more than twice as fast as that of everyday items, driven by strong rises in the price of a private school education.
One Select, an energy supplier with about 36,000 domestic customers, has become the latest small utility firm to cease to trade after Extra Energy and Spark Energy collapsed last month.
Airlines have been warned they are at risk of breaking consumer law by imposing rip-off “no-show” clauses, which they can use to cash in when a passenger misses the first leg of their journey.
A fledgling chocolate business has broken into the luxury hotel market, striking an exclusive Christmas deal with 5-star hotel residence The Edinburgh Grand.
A Scottish raincoat manufacturer, whose customers include designer Stella McCartney, is launching a crowdfunding campaign on Friday to back its first bespoke offering.
A specialist funding provider has launched what is being billed as “the UK’s first family finance review” after its survey showed a majority of people believe the high street is dying due to unsupportive local and national government.
