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Selling Without Pressure: Why Customers Are Becoming More Resistant to Hard-Sell Tactics
Customers can compare offers, prices and reviews within minutes, making traditional pressure-based selling less effective. Sales conversations are increasingly shifting toward needs analysis, advice, trust and giving buyers genuine room to decide.Poland’s HoReCa Debt Exceeds PLN 526 Million as Payment Reliability Weakens
Debt owed by Poland’s HoReCa and tourism businesses has risen to PLN 526.9 million. Restaurants and food-service outlets account for almost 65% of the total, while average arrears per debtor continue to increase.Paweł Racis Returns to Arval Poland as Commercial Director
Paweł Racis has returned to Arval Poland as Commercial Director. He will oversee B2B sales, commercial strategy and relationships with corporate fleet customers.Three in Four Polish Companies Use AI or Plan to Adopt It — Fraud Risks Are Rising Too
Three quarters of Polish entrepreneurs already use AI or plan to implement it. At the same time, 62% of business leaders believe the technology makes it easier for criminals to develop new fraud methods.Polish Companies Accelerate Digitalisation. Cyber Resilience and Data Sovereignty Become Critical
Cloud computing and AI are accelerating across Polish business, but the shift is making cybersecurity and data sovereignty more important. Companies increasingly need to assess not only security, but also where data is stored, which law applies and how easily it can be moved.
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Companies Measure Time Saved with AI. Far Fewer Calculate the Return on Investment
Companies are increasingly able to show how much time artificial intelligence saves, but they are far less likely to measure its actual business value. SAP data highlights a broader problem in IT implementations: achieving a quick efficiency gain is relatively easy; redesigning a process so those gains can scale is much harder.
Central Banks Drive Gold Demand as Investors Diversify Away From the Dollar
Gold rebounded strongly in August, supported by a weaker dollar, changing Fed expectations and ETF inflows. Central-bank buying remains a key long-term driver, with Poland among the largest reported buyers in Q2 2026.
Fear of war index in Europe hits its highest level of 2026
Europe’s fear of war index reached 22.96 points on 14 September, its highest daily reading of 2026. In just two days, coverage of Russian attacks in western Ukraine generated 28,900 publications and nearly 807 million potential media contacts, according to the Institute of Media Monitoring (IMM).
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Selling Without Pressure: Why Customers Are Becoming More Resistant to Hard-Sell Tactics
Customers can compare offers, prices and reviews within minutes, making traditional pressure-based selling less effective. Sales conversations are increasingly shifting toward needs analysis, advice, trust and giving buyers genuine room to decide.Poland’s HoReCa Debt Exceeds PLN 526 Million as Payment Reliability Weakens
Debt owed by Poland’s HoReCa and tourism businesses has risen to PLN 526.9 million. Restaurants and food-service outlets account for almost 65% of the total, while average arrears per debtor continue to increase.Paweł Racis Returns to Arval Poland as Commercial Director
Paweł Racis has returned to Arval Poland as Commercial Director. He will oversee B2B sales, commercial strategy and relationships with corporate fleet customers.Three in Four Polish Companies Use AI or Plan to Adopt It — Fraud Risks Are Rising Too
Three quarters of Polish entrepreneurs already use AI or plan to implement it. At the same time, 62% of business leaders believe the technology makes it easier for criminals to develop new fraud methods.Polish Companies Accelerate Digitalisation. Cyber Resilience and Data Sovereignty Become Critical
Cloud computing and AI are accelerating across Polish business, but the shift is making cybersecurity and data sovereignty more important. Companies increasingly need to assess not only security, but also where data is stored, which law applies and how easily it can be moved.
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