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Holland & Barrett tech push lifts revenue towards GBP £1bn

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Holland & Barrett's tech and automation drive lifts revenue 11% to GBP £981m, with digital sales surging towards the GBP £1bn mark.
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Leighton to manage eaga Trust's AWS cloud operations

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Leighton has secured a long-term deal to manage eaga Trust's AWS cloud, modernising its digital estate and boosting cost efficiency.
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UK health spending shifts from January spikes to habit

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UK health and wellbeing spend is smoothing into year-round habits, with fewer shoppers spending more and January gym spikes fading.
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Incentifi raises GBP £150,000 for wellbeing rewards pilot

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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London wellbeing rewards platform incentifi raises GBP £150,000 pre-seed to run pilot with employers, including Specsavers practices.
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The Marketing Centre raises GBP £10,000 for children's charities

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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The Marketing Centre raised over GBP £10,000 for children's charities through a global Challenge for Change, with 41 staff covering 8,400 kilometres.
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Thrive launches 'Wellness Era' with rewards for employee health

Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
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Thrive has launched the 'Wellness Era' programme, rewarding UK employees with cash and spa vouchers for improving sleep, stress, and physical activity.
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Yodel expands Retail Trust partnership for staff wellbeing

Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
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Parcel carrier Yodel has expanded its partnership with the Retail Trust, enhancing wellbeing support and launching new initiatives for its staff in 2025.
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Cloudera named among Ireland's best workplaces for women

Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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Cloudera has been honoured as one of Ireland's Best Workplaces for Women 2025, celebrating their ongoing commitment to supporting female employees.
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AI & employee focus to transform customer experience by 2025

Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
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As 2025 nears, AI advancements and a focus on employee well-being are set to significantly reshape the customer experience landscape, says Call Design.
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Apple adds hearing health features to AirPods Pro 2

Tue, 29th Oct 2024
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Apple has launched new hearing health features for AirPods Pro 2, aimed at tackling noise exposure and aiding users with perceived hearing loss.
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Deputy launches Shift Pulse+ to boost worker engagement & insight

Mon, 15th Jul 2024
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Deputy boosts HR suite with Shift Pulse+ upgrade, enhancing employee engagement and sentiment insights to tackle staffing and retention challenges.
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Prolific aims to establish industry standards for human data use in AI

Tue, 9th Apr 2024
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Prolific introduces a first-of-its-kind Participant Wellbeing report, advocating for ethical human data use in AI and academic research, following controversies over AI tasker exploitation.
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Vivup & Perkbox announce merger to boost UK employee benefits sector

Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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Health and wellbeing providers Vivup and Perkbox reveal a merger backed by Great Hill Partners, striving for an all-in-one solution for UK employee benefits and wellbeing.
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Zensory partners Flux to bolster clinician's well-being support

Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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The partnership offers members discounted access to the app, accelerating innovation and making the platform an inclusive go-to community for clinicians.
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Wellbe launches Tecala for workplace communications

Mon, 24th Jul 2023
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Wellbe Counselling & Psychology is rolling out a scalable AI application branded Soapbox, developed by managed services IT consulting provider Tecala.