
Alistair Houghton
Editor at BusinessLive UK
Editor @businesslive - Reach’s national business site. Was biz ed @LivEchonews. Winner Regional Press Awards, Wincott Awards. Wimpy enthusiast 🏴
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business-live.co.uk | Alistair Houghton
Manchester should be the national centre for excellence in online retail – that’s the message from Manchester Digital as it calls for the establishment of a National Centre of E-Commerce Excellence in the city. The tech trade body held its E-Commerce Conference in Manchester this week, attended by some 200 business leaders, policymakers and academics discussing issues from AI to cybersecurity.
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business-live.co.uk | Alistair Houghton
The proposed 800-home Marina Village development in Barrow is not a single "silver bullet" solution to the town's housing needs, council leader Jonathan Brook has said. Speaking to cabinet members at Westmorland and Furness Council , Cllr Brook stated that while the development will contribute to addressing the demand for additional housing, further significant development will be necessary.
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liverpoolecho.co.uk | Gary Stewart |Alistair Houghton
City region firms fear price rises and eroded trustAnxious, uncertain, and hesitant – that's how businesses trading with the USA are feeling as they wait to find out how Donald Trump's tariffs will affect them. The USA was Liverpool city region's biggest export partner in 2023, with local firms exporting more than £1bn in goods from more than 900 businesses. But the tariffs announced by President Trump this month have thrown the export market into chaos.
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3 weeks ago |
msn.com | Alistair Houghton
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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3 weeks ago |
business-live.co.uk | Alistair Houghton
Anxious, uncertain, and hesitant – that’s how businesses trading with the USA are feeling as they wait to find out how Donald Trump’s tariffs will affect them. The USA was Liverpool city region’s biggest export partner in 2023, with local firms exporting more than £1bn in goods from more than 900 businesses. But the tariffs announced by President Trump this month have thrown the export market into chaos.
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