As the dust settles following another busy Christmas period, the first weeks of the new year are traditionally seen as a time for new beginnings. Resolutions, plans to get fit, clear outs of garages, wardrobes

For UK businesses, Value-Added Tax (VAT) is often viewed as one of the more complex of all tax liabilities. This is because, in effect, VAT-registered businesses collect VAT on the sale of eligible goods and services

It has never been easier set up your own online business. From digital marketplaces like eBay and Amazon to ecommerce platforms like Shopify and and Magento, there are dozens of options that make it simple

It was a story many in the tech world thought was impossible. The fact that Apple, the originator and innovating powerhouse of the global smartphone market, had some years ago ceded its number one position

It is not like the big supermarkets to miss a trick in retail trends. The sector still referred to somewhat anachronistically as ‘grocery’ long ago abandoned any pretense of only being interested in food and drink,

Thinking of adding mobile phones to your product lines? Already have a successful mobile retail operation but keen to find new ways to extend choice and add value for your customers? Then there is something

Buying and selling used mobile phones used to be something that happened on a handful of online marketplace sites. Mainly peer-to-peer, low key and informal, the perceived lack of value in or demand for pre-owned

For all its much-publicised battles with Apple, there is no disputing Samsung’s predominance in the global smartphone market. With one in every five new smartphones bought worldwide bearing the Samsung brand, the Korean electronics giant really

There is little doubt that the graded phones market is a growth industry that is starting to attract serious attention. Almost every report you read about current performance and future forecasts depicts a sector in

Mobile technology is changing - again. Just as the original mobile phones went ‘smart’ in the mid-2000s, adopting many of the characteristics of a full-blown computing platform, we could be on the verge of seeing

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When you buy used mobile phones from a wholesaler to sell on the retail market, it is increasingly common to find each handset comes with a grading. These are intended to provide handy guidance as

Every type of commercial business has more or less the same goals - to maximise sales while minimising costs, in order to get the best profit margins possible. For any business selling physical goods,

The global market for second-life mobile devices is going to reach epic growth say the Phoenix men Phoenix Cellular specialises in distributing used mobile phones and now claims to be Europe’s top distributor in its

Compared to the usual fanfare that accompanies a new iPhone launch, the release of the 2018 offering has been decidedly muted. Perhaps that is because, rather than slapping its adoring public with an entirely new

Mobile operators come in all shapes and sizes. At the top end of the scale, you have your big carriers - the EE’s, T-Mobile’s and Vodafone’s of this world which not only run huge retail

For 38 years, the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) has been a platform for the world’s most innovative and forward-thinking tech specialists to gather and share their visions for the future. Now a truly global

When you are dealing with pre-owned goods of any kind, there is always going to be an extra factor that doesn’t apply to brand new products - wear and tear. The signs of ‘love’ a

One of the advantages of buying a used smartphone is that there is so much choice out there. As the operating system that powers the overwhelming majority of the world’s smartphones, most of those choices

It is no secret that we now live in a world where we all want to do our best to be eco-friendlier. We are aware of the challenges that our planet faces and we know

Who doesn’t like the idea of being able to save money as well as get the things that you want or need? Chances are that you will be hard pressed to find anyone. So, what

People invest a lot into their iPhone, both in monetary terms and otherwise. When you use your phone dozens of times each day for a wide range of tasks, from catching up with friends to

A damaged charging port is one of the most common faults that can occur on a smartphone. It happens easily - repeated plugging and unplugging of a cable into the socket eventually leads to wear

The iPhone X is a stunning phone, and a rare example of Apple trying something genuinely different. It’s good to see the company reaching beyond the usual design of the iPhone and attempting to innovate.