It’s hard to trust, or even learn more about, carbon offset projects that make a certain event or product so-called carbon neutral. But a variety of startups are developing software and online tools to help make the process more transparent. One such company, eFormic, launched a product on Mon...

Ma uitam aseara la emisiunea de pe BBC si ma intrebam oarecum retoric daca in Romania ar avea loc niste bucatari-vedete cam asa cum avem noi Heston Blumenthal, Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay, Tana Ramsay, Nigella Lawson si toti ceilalti. Din cate stiu (local wisdom adica bunica) nu exista inca nimeni l...

The news that Microsoft has hired a senior Wal-Mart executive to spearhead a move into retail will not come as much of a shock. These days retailers run the world, and companies like Microsoft, which have typically supplied big retail, are now increasingly drawn to the idea of opening up for themsel...

What is the link between financially strapped companies and expensive sporting tie-ups? Back in 2004, in an earlier, more innocent age, Northern Rock was proud to spend £25m on sponsoring Newcastle United FC. Northern Rock chief executive Adam Applegarth looked ahead to five successful seasons toge...

Ah Philip do sit down. Now I'd just like to thank you for all your hard work over the past five years....

Well, Dell might have been super cagey about pricing and release dates for the new Mini 10 during its CES Adamo non-event, but you can't keep the kids locked up forever, and Dell's netbook middle child seems to have shacked up at Tesco for £349 ($480). Basic specs are generic netbook -- 1.6GHz...

The old expression may say "the customer is always right" but the sentiment is apparently not be shared by every shop assistant. Britain's biggest retailer has been embarrassed by the revelation that dozens of its employees posted abusive comments about customers on a Facebook group entitled "Tesco ...

Series: (Almost) 100 years of WoolworthsTOC Woolworths: The curiously British US-based company Woolworths as it was known and loved, and neglected Woolworths: Childhood memories and adult gripes I have felt very sad about the demise of Woolworths ever since the business began to unravel in front of ...

Another example HERE of Tesco and the way they manipulate (but stay within) the planning system to avoid scrutiny by the public. In Stalham, a small North Norfolk town which hase effectively been closed by Tesco driving local businesses out of business (for example, bread was sold at lower prices in...

Morrisons, Britain's fourth-biggest supermarket chain, yesterday announced a better than expected 8.1% leap in third-quarter sales, in stark contrast to the poor performance of bitter rival Tesco. The company, also one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, has successfully attracted cost-conscious...