STRESS and burnout were among the topics that dominated the business news this week. A Bournemouth University graduate who suffered a heart attack at his desk wrote a LinkedIn post which triggered a debate around the world about whether people are filling their days with too many Zoom meetings. Our other top stories included the prospects that Bournemouth might plunge down a league table of the “city” areas with the highest economic growth. We told how BH Live is expecting to make substantial losses this year; how cruise is expecting seven cruise visits this summer; and how a skin care product manufactured in Poole could play a part in protecting more men from a rising rate of skin cancer.
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Shoppers have been returning to non-essential shops in Bournemouth at a faster rate than almost anywhere else in the country BUSINESS has never been as important to daily life as it is now, with every day bringing news that affects jobs and livelihoods. At the Daily Echo, we bring you all the key stories from Dorset and the New Forest, often updating our business pages multiple times a day to react to breaking events. This week’s top stories have included the first indications of how Bournemouth’s retail trade has done since lockdown was eased; a landmark in the town’s retail scene being put on the market; Sunseeker displaying new models; and the accusation that BCP Council is “destroying” a long-established family business.
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