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Despite Critique Brands Cash in on Hip-Hop Culture
2008-06-05 18:15:00 Despite the notion of hip-hop culture being a bad influence on young people today, a new report shows that it has become part of mainstream American consumer culture. Although being related to controversy, significant sales can be attributed to products prominently featured in lyrics, spontaneously embraced by the hip-hop world and products that appear to be ... More About: Culture , Cash , Critique , Brands
Video Nurses: the Future of Health Industry?
2008-06-05 15:44:00 A new report shows that E-health can save each country tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars over the next ten years and energy savings of 25% can be achieved by smart grids. Additionally, patients and older people can be monitored by video nurses, linked to video-based community support networks. broadband infrastructure, cost basis, education ... More About: Video , Health , Industry , Future , The Future
Will Price Increase of Fruit and Veg Lead to Make or Break?
2008-06-05 15:14:00 A typical basket of 100 grocery items cost 5.8% more in May than it did at the beginning of the year, according to new research, in effect adding around £514m a month to the Britain’s grocery bill. For hard pressed consumers such an increase comes on top of a host of other price rises and ... More About: Fruit , Break , Price , Make , Lead
Will Telecare become an Option When Choosing a Retirement Home?
2008-05-29 10:52:00 Is your worst nightmare being cared for or ending up in a nursing home? Well, in the future, this may not be necessary. Over the next two decades an increasing number of people will reach the age at which they need the type of support that can be provided using a telecare service. Most telecare vendors ... More About: Retirement , Healthcare , Home
Despite huge Spending Power- Teens Neglect Consequences of Reckless Spendin
2008-05-22 13:44:00 Today’s teens are the most affluent generation of young people to date. Over one-third receive some kind of allowance from their parents, and nearly three-quarters work around the house to earn it. However, a new report shows that although teenagers are highly motivated by money and the myriad products and services for which it can be ... More About: Power , Teens , Finance , Spending , Neglect
Should Teenagers be Banned from Driving at Night?
2008-05-22 13:09:00 Recent reports shows that the pressure is growing on the government to impose new US-style restrictions on young drivers after a series of fatal crashes involving teenagers. This would mean that they would be banned from driving during night time. Is this another sign of the ‘Nanny State’, or is it the only way of ... More About: Driving , Night , Banned , Teenagers
Despite Worldwide Credit Crisis Telephone Market in Afghanistan Experience
2008-05-22 12:10:00 While news of falling sales of mobile phones in the U.S has been reported due to the deteriorating credit crisis, the Afghanistan telephone market is growing at around 70%. A new report shows that as the political and social rebuilding of the country proceeds following years of war and civil unrest, Afghanistan has been busy putting ... More About: Credit , Market , Experience , Worldwide
Is Soy the ?New? Fat-free?
2008-05-22 11:16:00 So we’ve already heard about fat-free, low fat and sugar-free. However a new report shows that in the U.S. energy drinks, cereals and snack bars should include soy in order to boost our health. Is it yet another trap to fool the consumer, or is soy as healthy as the study suggests? During the ... More About: Free
Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saves Thousands of Lives
2008-05-22 10:51:00 Cancer Research UK reports that thanks to earlier detection and improved treatment, breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a fifth in the last ten years. A new report shows that until superior therapeutic treatments are developed to prevent, treat and cure cancer, the best means of reducing mortality and morbidity in a ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Early , Lives
Surging Oil Prices Shift Attention toward Biofuel
2008-05-22 10:43:00 Surging oil prices have shifted the world’s attention towards biofuel development says a new report. In a few countries, aggressive promotion of biofuels have begun to pay dividends. Brazil, the world’s leading producer of ethanol, continues to promote expansion of production. By 2012 the government estimates that its total export could reach 12 billion litres a ... More About: Biofuel , Shift , Attention , Prices
Ancient Grains Make a Come-back
2008-05-13 11:47:00 What is (really) old is new again as the latest craze sweeping the food industry worldwide is ancient grains. Packaged food and beverage markets are seeing a growing influx of new products featuring grains that were favoured by civilizations thousands of years ago. According to a new report, some 515 new food and beverage products were ... More About: Drink , Back , Make , Grains , Ancient
Abbey Grows UK Market Share in the Face of Slowing Mortgage Market
2008-05-13 11:12:00 Abbey has increased its mortgage lending by more than 10% since last year. Despite the slowdown in mortgage lending, which is at its lowest level in terms of new mortgages since January 1999, Abbey has increased its share of net lending in the UK mortgage market to 15.9%, up from 4.9% a year ago. This signals ... More About: Finance , Market , Mortgage , Share , Face
Manufacturers Tighten their Grip on the Drug Supply Chain
2008-05-12 13:00:00 Ideally drug supply should be a simple and transparent chain that connects the manufacturer and patient in as few steps as possible. However, in practice it can be a highly circuitous one that includes several intermediaries before reaching a pharmacy. Notwithstanding the possibility that drug integrity can be compromised in transit, complex supply chains risk ... More About: Healthcare , Manufacturers , Grip , Drug , Supply Chain
Systems Management Evolving to Deliver Real Business Benefits
2008-05-12 11:38:00 The time has come to think strategically about systems management, and how it can be used in a co-ordinated and effective manner to deliver real business benefit. This is one of the key conclusions drawn in recently published report, ?IT Systems Management ?, as organisations demand the IT infrastructure delivers increased levels of availability and quality ... More About: Business , Electronics , Real
Challenges ahead for Southern Hemisphere wine producers
2008-05-09 13:25:00 While Australia’s woes have attracted most media attention, all the wine-producing countries of the Southern Hemisphere face challenges in the year ahead. According to a recent report, wine production in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Chile in a marked state of flux. Epitomising the “feast or famine” nature which sometimes besets agricultural commodities, 2008 ... More About: Wine , Drink , Producers , Ahead
Despite Growing Demand, Environmental Concern makes Power Sector in India T
2008-04-24 10:48:00 India is the world’s sixth largest energy consumer, consuming about 3% of the world’s total energy per year. In the face of growing demand, India’s electricity sector faces problems of capacity, poor reliability, and frequent blackouts. The anticipated electricity shortage is estimated at between 11 and 18%. Currently 79% of electricity comes from fossil fuels, mostly ... More About: India , Power , Environmental , Growing , Demand
What Exactly is a Low-Cost Car?
2008-04-22 17:26:00 What’s a low-cost car? It’s clearly defined on low-cost but it’s a very broad category in terms of the sorts of vehicles that qualify - there are different approaches to getting to that low price point. One talking point in the industry is the Nano and whether it might be exported to Europe - it was ... More About: Automotive , Cost , Low cost
Big Pharma Uses Direct Tactics to Beat Parallel Traders
2008-04-22 17:19:00 Parallel traders are the thorn in the side for pharmaceutical companies operating in Europe. Local sales mangers see their bottom line eroded as independent exporters undercut them with their own product! The considerable efforts that pharma companies have gone to prevent this grey trade have largely failed. The majority of legal actions against traders ... More About: Healthcare , Tactics , Direct , Traders , Pharma
Surviving the Credit Crunch
2008-04-22 16:47:00 Many commentators have argued that today?s global ‘credit crunch’ has its origins in the relaxation of monetary policy following the bursting of the dot com bubble and efforts to avert a US recession post-9/11. Its impact on the global economy will be felt via the same transmission mechanisms that have led to past contagion. However, ... More About: Finance , Credit , Crunch
Mobile Payment Systems
2008-04-22 10:49:00 Mobile commerce is potentially important for a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, IT, finance, retail and the media, as well as for end-users. It will work best in those areas where it can emphasise the core virtue of mobile networks ? convenience. Japan and Korea were one of the first to offer low-cost models to ... More About: Mobile , Telecoms , Systems , Payment
Demand for Specialist Footwear Increases
2008-04-15 15:46:00 While Maasai warriors from Tanzania managed to run the London marathon in shoes made from car tyres, a new report shows that Westerners increasingly demand specialist footwear designed for specific sports, activities and occupations. In the case of sports footwear, one of the main market drivers is the ability of the shoe to improve the performance ... More About: Footwear , Demand
Consumers Choose Healthier Snacks in Favour of Biscuits and Cakes
2008-04-15 12:04:00 Consumers seem to be very easily fooled. As soon as ?reduced-fat? appears on a product they seem to fly off the supermarket shelves. In fact: it doesn?t mean you?re being healthy- instead it means increased carbohydrates, and in worse cases- fat-free means increased sugar and chemicals. But this doesn?t stop consumers. A new report shows that, ... More About: Snacks , Cakes , Biscuits , Choose , Consumers
Italy and Spain Experience Further Growth in the Out-of-Town Retail Market
2008-04-04 10:55:00 Despite the credit crunch, there are still significant opportunities for retailers and developers in the European out-of-town (OOT) arena, with the Mediterranean countries showing strong potential for further rapid development. However ? going forward ? these opportunities will become harder to find. In the South the prime OOT locations get snapped up, while in northern ... More About: Italy , Market , Spain , Retail , Experience
Despite Loss- Private Motor Insurance Market Expected to Gain £30 million i
2008-04-04 10:30:00 The UK private motor insurance market could finally make a profit in 2009 after 14 years of unprofitability. A new report forecast that the UK private motor insurance market will make a loss this year but move into a profit of approximately £30million in 2009 as premium income will grow at a faster ... More About: Insurance , Market , Motor , Loss , Private
Philadelphia: Salvaging the Future of Municipal Wireless
2008-04-03 13:25:00 After months of cost overruns, delays and plenty of bad press, EarthLink recently announced that it is putting its municipal wireless business up for sale, leaving one of its leading customers, the City of Philadelphia , at a crossroads regarding its municipal Wi-Fi deployment. The initiative in Philadelphia has been one of the most discussed deployments of ... More About: Wireless , Future , The Future , Municipal
Tesco Continues to Hold a Clear Lead over Rivals
2008-04-03 13:13:00 While Tesco extended its lead over its rivals in 2007 for the ninth successive year, a new report found that its 0.8 percentage point rise (to 27.6%) was the smallest market share gain since 2002. It was also the first time for five years that Tesco?s share increase was less than the combined market share ... More About: Companies , Clear , Hold , Lead
2008 ? Set to be a Challenging Year for the Logistics Industry
2008-04-02 12:57:00 The global logistics industry is set for a challenging year in 2008 as the effects of the credit crunch filters through to consumer spending. Margins in the industry are already thin, but shippers can make moves now to improve their chance of future success. A new report predicts that as the fallout from the global credit ... More About: Travel , Industry , Logistics , Year
New Report Reveals Top Global Contact Centre Outsourcers
2008-04-02 12:45:00 The ability to provide wide ranging contact centre services across verticals and geographies has long been the goal of players in this space. To do so with high levels of customer satisfaction is an even more ambitious goal. However, a new report, reveals the five players that have proven themselves capable of doing so. ambitious goal, ... More About: Contact , Report , Global , Centre
Denmark: Q8 Launches Female Friendly Petrol Station Concept
2008-04-01 13:09:00 In order to draw more female customers to its Q8 petrol stations in Denmark , Kuwait Petroleum is investing in cleaner stations and healthier food options for its shops. The move to improve service stations is a logical one. Indeed, as well as making the fuel outlets more appealing to women, the measures being taken are ... More About: Female , Retail , Station , Friendly
Visa Float Windfall to Boost Australian Banking
More articles from this author:2008-03-29 18:42:00 The shares of Visa , the largest card company in the world, have been floated on the New York Stock Exchange and, as a result, banks that have issued Visa cards will receive shares worth millions of dollars. For Australian institutions, this injection of funds, although one-off in nature, will be warmly received at a time ... More About: Finance , Banking , Boost 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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