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Brazil Proposes Environmental Seal for its Biofuel Exports
2008-03-27 11:43:00 The Brazil ian government has proposed a scheme whereby it would offer an environmental seal of approval for its biofuel exports. While this is a response to possible punitive measures against current production methods, the certification scheme provides an innovative approach to the biofuels problem, and offers fuel retailers a means of differentiating themselves from their ... More About: Utilities , Environmental , Biofuel , Seal
Broadcasters in Need of an Overhaul
2008-03-27 11:17:00 The next 12 months will see the broadcast sector addressing new business models for distribution and advertising in a bid to retain and attract new audiences. This is one of the key conclusions to be drawn in a new report which says that the transforming communications and entertainment sector is creating a challenging new environment ... More About: Telecoms
European motorists: driving towards diesel
2008-03-25 12:23:00 The ACEA has announced that over 50% of cars sold in Europe in 2007 had diesel engines. Diesel cars accounted for over half of new car registrations in 2007. With fuel prices expected to stay high for the foreseeable future, the growing preference for diesel cars is likely to continue. However, while there is a general ... More About: Driving , European , Automotive
Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols Drive Growth in the UK Department St
2008-03-24 16:41:00 Premium/luxury operators are driving growth in the £14.7bn UK department store says a new report. The sector returned to growth in 2006 following two years of decline, and has not only sustained this trend for the second consecutive year in 2007, but is likely to outperform in 2008. Though Marks & Spencer?s recovery was a ... More About: Department , Drive , Retail , Growth , Harrods
Despite Challenges- Big Pharma Companies Turn Attention to Emerging Markets
2008-03-19 16:41:00 Faced with dwindling growth rates in the US and Europe, pharmaceutical companies are turning their attention towards emerging pharmaceutical markets whose double-digit growth is fuelled by their recent economic booms. However, although the patient potential of the emerging market countries is enormous, foreign pharma companies are currently tapping into only a fraction of the consumers, ... More About: Companies , Markets , Pharma , Turn , Attention
Customers Choose Asda and Tesco Over Big High Street Names such as H&M and
2008-03-19 16:33:00 More people than ever before in the UK, are shopping at supermarkets for items other than food, a new report reveals. Over 62% of all shoppers regularly use supermarkets to buy non-food items, collectively spending over £19.7bn. These numbers have risen sharply compared to five years back when just 45% used grocers for non-food, collectively ... More About: Customers , Street , High , Choose , Tesco
MNCs Compete to Enter China?s Booming Electric Motor Market
2008-03-18 11:56:00 A new report, which profiles the 100 top earning companies in China ’s electric motor industry, says that more and more multinational corporations are adopting new strategies and working to enter China’s booming motor market. Automotive More About: Market , Motor , Electric
H&M: Underlining its Fashion Credentials
2008-03-17 11:51:00 H&M has acquired a majority stake in Swedish fashion group Fabric Scandinavien. H&M has acquired 60% of Fabric Scandinavien. Besides allowing H&M to leverage its scale through the Swedish retailer’s fashion chains, Weekday and Monki, H&M can also exploit the success of its acquisition’s fashion brand, Cheap Monday. With its trendy, fashion-driven style, H&M will be ... More About: Companies , Fashion
Will the iPhone Help to Improve Healthcare?
2008-03-17 11:36:00 The next time you go to your doctor?s office, check to see if he/she is using an iPhone, along with a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff, to evaluate your health. With Apple?s announcement that it is allowing third party developers to create applications on the iPhone, Datamonitor believes that healthcare technology application, particularly electronic health ... More About: Iphone , Healthcare , Improve
Cadbury: hoping a new structure will keep it sweet
2008-03-16 10:05:00 Cadbury has announced the date for the de-merger of its US soft drinks arm. After nearly a year of deliberation, Cadbury has finally announced a date for the de-merger of its US soft drinks arm, American Beverages. Although it appears to make sense to separate this group from the company’s confectionery operations, the separation could ... More About: Drink , Sweet , Cadbury , Structure
Retail Banks to Make Huge Investments in Business Intelligence Technology
2008-03-14 12:56:00 A new report, ?Business Intelligence in Retail Banking?, predicts spend by retail banking institutions on business intelligence (BI) IT in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, will reach USD$9 billion by 2012, up from USD$5.6 billion in 2006. According to the report, the combination of compliance requirements, a competitive business environment, the sub-prime ... More About: Technology , Finance , Banks
By 2012 Half of German Grocery Retailing Sales will be Lost to Discounters
2008-03-14 12:24:00 A combination of the 2007 VAT hike and the discounter boom that has spread like wildfire from grocery to other sectors is severely impacting German y?s retailing landscape, reveals a new report. For the first time since 2002 the sector contracted, posting a decline of 0.9%. With a current value of ?354bn, the overall retail market ... More About: Lost , Sales , Retail , Grocery
Credit Card Fraud Reaches Record High of £500million
2008-03-12 16:49:00 If you frequently use your credit card or debit card when you?re abroad, or when you?re shopping online, think again. A new report shows that there has been a continued strong global transaction growth in both debit and credit card transactions. The continuous move away from cash to electronic mode of payment is creating significant opportunities ... More About: Credit Card Fraud , Finance , Card , Credit , Fraud
Get Back in Shape with a Snack- or More!
2008-03-12 15:10:00 Do you feel guilty when snacking in between meals? Do you think being healthy is sticking to your regular meals? Well, if scientists get the final call, you?re doing the wrong thing, instead of sticking to your diet, you?re actually putting on weight. A new report shows that a new generation of snack products are emerging ... More About: Back , Shape , Snack
Tesco Compare: Every Brand Helps
2008-03-12 13:01:00 A range of insurers is essential if Tesco is to muscle into the competitive comparison site market. TescoCompare .com, Tesco’s price comparison site, has announced that three new brands - Admiral, Diamond and Endsleigh - will now be appearing on its site, taking the number of car insurance brands available on TescoCompare.com to 33. In this ... More About: Finance , Brand
Google Set to Enter the Personal Health Record Market
2008-03-12 11:30:00 ??Google through its brand strength and consumer reach is likely to have the most impact upon the industry and bring PHRs into the living room of the population?? Datamonitor believes that Google?s entry into PHRs means that PHRs will become a success and result in consumers becoming more knowledgable about their own health. While other companies ... More About: Personal , Health , Market , Healthcare
Failure to Comply with Environmental Legislation could cost UK Food and Dri
2008-03-11 18:16:00 A UK government survey shows that many food and drink firms are unaware of new environmental laws. The fast pace of change in UK environmental laws are leaving many small food and drink manufacturers unaware of legislation, according to a government commissioned survey. With green initiatives a hot topic among consumers, companies risk alienating customers ... More About: Food , Drink , Environmental , Cost , Failure
Polish Gas Market to Face Possible Setbacks
2008-03-07 17:52:00 In an effort to reduce Poland’s dependence on Russian gas, and ultimately enhance the country’s energy supply security, national incumbent PGNiG is building an LNG import facility on its Baltic coast. However, the facility, which is set to be completed by 2011, could face numerous setbacks. Polish annual gas demand is expected to increase from 15.6 ... More About: Utilities , Market , Face
BT and Cisco Team up to Launch ?Communications Complete?
2008-03-06 11:15:00 BT has a strong presence in the SMB market and has just expanded its portfolio with a new unified communications (UC) service aimed at these customers. It hopes to utilize its ?Communications Complete? solution to build long-term partnerships. BT has chosen to work with Cisco and is using its UC500 platform for this new service. ... More About: Telecoms , Team , Launch
KFC: Focusing on Convenience Instead of Overstating Health
2008-03-03 17:04:00 The Advertising Standards Authority dismisses claims a KFC advert is misleading. The ASA has ruled out claims that a television ad for KFC’s Wrapstar product is deceptive. The watchdog stated that the ad, featuring a time-pressed doctor consuming the sandwich, doesn’t suggest the food is a healthy snack or that it is endorsed by medical experts. ... More About: Health , Convenience
Will a New President Bring Change to Healthcare Technology Adoption?
2008-03-03 16:20:00 The 2008 President ial election has been one of the best things that could have happened for healthcare and thus. Regardless of whether Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party?s nomination, she has placed healthcare at the top of her domestic agenda and therefore, her challengers have had to make it a priority for their campaigns as ... More About: Technology , Adoption , Healthcare , Change
ICT Solutions for Global Warming and Energy Saving
2008-03-03 13:22:00 ICT industry will play a key role in dealing with problems such as global warming and saving energy. Simply by making processes and systems more efficient savings will start to occur naturally. Furthermore, by giving the end-users more control we will see an increase in energy efficiency. Once the utilities are able to provide that level ... More About: Global Warming , Energy , Global , Solutions , Saving
Bacterial Diagnostics: Gene Expression Signals Way Forward
2008-02-29 16:56:00 Gene expression could yield treatment decisions up to 72 hours earlier than conventional means. Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated the potential of gene expression in the early identification of ventilator associated pneumonia, signaling a potential revolution in the speed and accuracy with which life-threatening infections can be identified. However, ... More About: Diagnostics , Gene , Expression , Forward
Bioenergy Europe 2008 Highlighted the Infancy of the Debate Surrounding Bio
2008-02-29 14:06:00 The biofuels sector has seen increased activity over the past few years. Recently, it has been in the eye of a veritable media storm. While Governments across the world have put in place mandates and subsidy schemes to encourage production of biofuels, there have also been a number of cautioning voices, warning of the ... More About: Europe , Debate , Infancy , 2008
Shift in Disease Perception Required to Fully Utilise Available Drug Treatm
2008-02-28 16:38:00 Enjoying a pint at your local, or an evening of drinking and dancing in a nightclub is seemingly as much a part of the fabric of British society as queuing or supporting the national football team, as it is in many countries throughout the world. But while the majority of people are able to consume ... More About: Disease , Drug , Shift , Perception
CRM Solutions on Brink of Widespread Adoption Across the Higher Education M
2008-02-28 16:37:00 Higher education institutions are turning to customer relationship management (CRM) technology solutions to differentiate themselves in a bid to compete more aggressively with one another to recruit and retain the ?right? students. The report,?CRM in the Higher Education Market? by independent market analysts Datamonitor, predicts IT revenue from CRM solutions in the higher education ... More About: Adoption , Solutions , Higher , Higher Education
Household Insurers? Losses Exceed £300m for 2007
2008-02-27 16:29:00 While the disastrous floods of summer 2007 were obviously devastating for all those whose homes were destroyed or damaged, they were also a disaster for household insurers. According to a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor, household insurers suffered an estimated loss of over £300million in 2007 due to the severe flooding experienced in ... More About: Finance , Household , Losses
Wireless Broadband Better Potential for the Delivery of VoIP
2008-02-27 11:04:00 A new report shows that the focus of wireless broadband, and in particular WiMAX has now shifted towards the area of mobility, although there will still be some opportunities in the fixed broadband markets. WiMAX is well suited to the mobile sector as the future of wireless/mobile rests very much with ?personal broadband? - where broadband ... More About: Wireless , Broadband , Telecoms , Voip , Delivery
Rising Obesity Levels Contradict Consumer Attempts to Eat Healthier
2008-02-22 17:20:00 Despite consumers making active attempts to eat healthier, the threat of obesity shows no sign of slowing down. Once confined to high income countries and households, obesity is now just as much of a problem as malnutrition in developing countries. A new report explores the contradiction between attempts to eat healthier and rising obesity levels. ... More About: Drink , Obesity , Consumer
Is it Time to Start Thinking About Your Health? -Diabetes Poses Biggest
More articles from this author:2008-02-22 16:23:00 A new study shows that type 2 diabetes poses one of the greatest public health threats of the 21st century. The majority of the western world is in the grips of a diabetes epidemic, driven by type 2 diabetes, which goes hand in hand with the escalating incidence of obesity. Alarmingly, in some working class ... More About: Health , Time , Start , Diabetes , Thinking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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