The impact of online shopping on high street sales has been revealed in a survey of the island’s retail sector. A retail strategy report commissioned by the Department of Economic Development will be laid before this week’s Tynwald sitting. It included the results of a survey of 1,000 households which reveals how increased online shopping […]
Island-based chartered accountancy firm Harding Lewis is to host free a business owners’ seminar on Thursday. The event, in partnership with the Academy for Growth, will take place from 4pm to 6pm at The Claremont Hotel, Douglas. Marketing expert Steve Hackney will be presenting at the event on the topic of ‘How to multiply sales […]
Manx Telecom has upgraded its @manx.net email service. The new system, which came on stream last week, offers faster speeds and greater reliability. Announcing the successful switch over to the upgraded network, Eddie Cleator, Manx Telecom Network Systems Manager, said, “With over 30,000 active accounts, @manx.net is the largest and most popular Manx-based email platform […]
SMALL and medium enterprises will remain ‘the backbone of the island’s economy’ according to the store manager at one of the Isle of Man’s best-known SME’s. Tynwald Mills’s Claire Britnell said: ‘Together with being a locally owned and managed SME, our ability to source stock through buying consortia or through concessions within departments give us […]
A review of the Isle of Man’s retail strategy is currently being undertaken by the Department of Economic Development in order to understand the impact of changing shopping habits on the Island’s retail sector. To enhance this review, the Department of Economic Development has commissioned a survey with the aim of identifying local residents’ shopping […]
by Mike Saunders Nowadays, there are tons of social networking websites available in the internet. Here, you will be able to keep in touch with your friends, find long lost relatives, and even make new friends. However, social networking isn’t just what you can get from Facebook. Because of its popularity, a lot of people […]
PLANNING policy regarding the establishment of out of town businesses needs clarification. That’s the call from Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce chief executive Mike Hennessy. He said ‘the lack of certainty’ afforded by current legislation was having a detrimental effect on business. Mr Hennessy said: ‘The lack of certainty – and therefore need for […]
BUSINESSES are being warned about a telephone scam that involves a bogus caller asking for sponsorship for a drug and alcohol awareness booklet. Police say the caller poses as a member of staff representing a company called Drug and Alcohol Awareness before then asking for sponsorship for an advisory booklet. The Drug and Alcohol Team, […]
Yes Roy Cottage is available for rental over TT 2012 – TT 2012 Accommodation Available! Roy Cottage has just been completed after a full internal restoration and is now available to rent – The good new is that we can offer accommodation over the TT fortnight 2012 We suggest that you hurry as this is […]
It was announced today that Manx Telecom is to buy isleofman.com, one of the Island’s leading news and community websites. First launched in 2001 by the Duke Group of companies as a tourism directory and information website, isleofman.com was bought in 2006 by Duke Marketing’s former Finance Director, David Le Prevost. Today, the website offers […]
