Czech billionaires expand UK footprint with major business acquisitions
One of Czechia's wealthiest men as well as former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš have diversified their portfolios in very different sectors.
Mall and CZC websites to merge with Allegro online marketplace
The Polish-owned e-commerce giant, which bought both Czech companies, wants to streamline its operations and minimize losses.
Robots in the workplace? What 2024 holds in store for business services in Czechia
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A growing workforce and increased level of automation aren’t mutually exclusive, with experts forecasting them to sit side-by-side in Czech workplaces.
Corporate giants ranked: Czechia’s most valuable billion-crown companies
The study found that each business in the ranking had a valuation of over CZK 1 billion.
Czech tech, media, and telecoms sectors most attractive to investors
Though M&As are currently in decline, a stabler macroeconomic environment and a new tax on company sales in 2024 may cause an uptick in investor activity.
Pink and more pink: Barbiecore is Czechia's hottest summer trend
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A number of fashion retailers say the summer's most highly anticipated movie is keeping the fashion space in the pink.
Czech company sews hundreds of Union flags for Charles III coronation
The intricate design of the British flag is one of the reasons why manufacturing the flags took three months.
A university in Czechia helps students achieve their business dreams
The School of Business Administration of the Silesian University is a hidden gem of a Czech university town amid a rapidly transforming former mining area.
Czech shoemaker Vasky acquires iconic Botas footwear brand
The takeover will ensure that the Botas brand, which has been in liquidation since the start of this year, will live on.
Czech investor becomes new CEO of Chicago-based Groupon
Dušan Šenkypl of Pale Fire Capital has been appointed interim CEO of the U.S. e-commerce platform, which has seen significant recent losses.
Share prices in Czech cyber security giant Avast jump due to UK approval of takeover deal
The $8.6 billion deal was proposed in August 2021 but still has to be approved in the markets where both companies operate.
Which Czech industries will feel the impacts of the war in Ukraine?
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The economic impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will hit the Czech manufacturing and heavy-industrial sectors hardest.
11 Czech companies ranked among the fastest growing in Europe
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Czech e-commerce, HR, and logistics firms were among the successful Czech firms listed in the FT's index
Czech your cybersecurity: One in eight employees watch porn at the office
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A new survey has shown that a significant proportion of Czech employees are in the habit of watching adult content on their work devices.
Top 20 richest Czechs and Slovaks: A woman leads the ranking for the first time this year
The late PPF owner Petr Kellner's widow is now the nation’s richest person as administrator of the huge financial group.
Second dedicated Apple Shop opens in the Czech Republic
The shop, not to be confused with an Apple Store, will be an official partner of the American tech company
Brexit: Trade Minister warns of no-deal impact for Czech business
The UK is set to leave the EU on Dec. 31, but talks continue on a future relationship between the two parties
