UK online gambling suppliers must shift focus to delivering measurable commercial impact amid tax hikes
The UK online gambling market is entering a harsher commercial phase after Remote Gaming Duty rose from 21% to 40% on 1 April, a change announced in the autumn budget and confirmed in government guidance. The increase is the sharpest single rise in the duty’s…
In construction, the procurement decision that looks cheapest on paper is often the one that proves most costly in practice. Project teams usually focus first on price, delivery dates, availability and contract terms. Those matters are important, but they can obscure a broader truth: the…
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Procurement is being pushed into a faster, less forgiving environment. Supply chains can change in days, budgets can shift before a quarter ends and business teams increasingly expect purchasing decisions at the pace of delivery, not administration. In that context, the old model of lengthy specifications, sequential approvals and rigid…
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across software development, customer service, marketing and product design, organisations are discovering that the technology itself is only part of the story. The real commercial value often sits in the data, know-how, prompts, outputs and other material that flow into…
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Mikro+Polo launches comprehensive B2B marketplace to revolutionise laboratory procurement
Buying for a laboratory is rarely as simple as finding the right item and placing an order. Price, stock levels, lead times, order conditions, internal approvals and documentation all have to line up, particularly when a purchase involves several departments or a large basket of products. That is the gap…
Michael Van Keulen joins Omnea as CPO in Residence Convinced procurement’s generational moment has arrived, the former Coupa CPO chooses the AI-native platform built to seize it. LONDON, 4th August 2026 – Omnea, the agentic operating system for procurement and supplier management, today announced…
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View AllCopeland’s Oversight360 integrates with Blue Yonder Network to enhance cold chain visibility and reduce food waste
Copeland has linked its Oversight360 cargo monitoring software with Blue Yonder Network in a move aimed at giving cold chain operators a clearer picture of both shipment location and product condition in one place. According to the company, the connection between the two systems is designed to bring together data…
Europe’s digital economy is becoming harder to separate from Europe’s security policy, and that is precisely the point of a growing debate in Brussels. The argument, set out by transport economist Andrea Giuricin in Euronews, is that the continent can no longer treat telecoms, cloud…

