Sales up by HALF in supermarket frenzy as store chiefs expect profits surge to run on for months

Sales up by HALF in supermarket frenzy as store chiefs expect profits surge to run on for months Major chains said spending at individual shops had risen even more than 50% Even less popular items like tinned meat or and long-life milk flew off the shelves By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more

Waitrose limits toilet roll sales to two and introduces dedicated opening hour for the elderly

Waitrose battles panic buying with shoppers limited to three items from the same line as it gears up to launch online cookery classes To counter stockpiling, Waitrose toilet paper sales limited to two per person No more than three of the same item for any product can be sold in Waitrose Retainer launching major local community fund … Read more

The Killers postpone ticket sales of their Australian tour due to COVID-19

‘Our hearts go out to those affected’: The Killers postpone ticket sales of their Australian tour due to the coronavirus outbreak By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:03 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 04:04 GMT, 17 March 2020 The Killers announced they would be touring Australia in November just last Friday.  But … Read more

Airlines are running ‘ghost flights’ to hold on to airport slots amid coronavirus crisis sales slump

A slump in passenger numbers as a result of coronavirus has led to an increase in airlines running ‘ghost’ flights to hold on to valuable take-off and landing slots at British airports. The slots are run by the independent slot coordinator ACL on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis, with carriers told to use … Read more

How improved sentiment analysis in voice-based communications can help increase sales

Helping call-center agents understand how customers feel emboldens them to sell more. Image: fizkes, Getty Images/iStockphoto More about artificial intelligence Understanding how customers feel about your company and its products is an ongoing challenge, especially as more transactions are conducted through e-commerce instead of face-to-face interactions. Nowhere is this challenge more keenly felt than in … Read more