Archive

October 2009

Indonesia Food and Drinks Market: Emerging Opportunities

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Indonesia has emerged as one of the rapidly growing food and drinks industry in the South East Asia. Various factors, such as economic growth, increasing urbanization, young affluent population, and numerous regional food health and safety concerns have led to a surge in the industry. Considering the growth potential, numerous domestic and international players have set up their facilities in a...

Booming Retail Sector in India

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India is one of the most attractive destinations for retailers from all across the globe. Thanks to the entry of corporate, changing consumer behavior & lifestyle, increasing influence of western culture and rising income, the Indian retail industry has seen phenomenal growth in the last five years (2001-2006) and organized retailing has finally emerged from the shadows of unorganized...

Indian Non-Alcoholic Drinks Forecast to 2012

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India has witnessed radical shift in consumption of non-alcoholic drinks over the recent past. Fast expanding middle class population that is currently around 350 Million, increased urbanization and rising disposable income are some of the major reasons contributing to this change. Besides this, growing health consciousness among India’s young population has brought about a revolution in the...

Barclaycard announces 100 EAT stores across the UK to go contactless

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Barclaycard has announced that EAT, a leading sandwich, soup and coffee shop, will rollout contactless technology and payment across its entire network of 100 stores from mid November. The rollout of contactless follows a successful pilot project in 24 London based EAT stores over the past 18 months. The rollout, which began in March 2008 and will be completed by mid November, will see...

Hotels.com reports 100% increase in travel in one generation

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Hotels.com revealed the results of a new survey which shows that, in the course of a generation, the number of countries visited by an Irish under-16 year old has doubled. The survey was conducted by Hotels.com through Rollercoaster.ie, Ireland’s leading website for parents. While a child today will have visited an average of six different countries by the age of 16, their parents had...

Hotels.com finds Brits go off peak and on the money

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Hotels.com has revealed results from its latest survey* which indicate that credit-crunched Britons are increasingly looking to book holidays out of season in a bid to avoid peak prices and get the most from their holiday budgets. With some hotels slashing their prices by up to 70% for out-of-season stays, holiday-makers are taking advantage of off-peak prices to get more for their money...

Pajamas & Sleepwear Store SleepyHeads.com Announces 20% Store Wide Halloween Sale

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October 30th, 2009 Pajamas and sleepwear store, SleepyHeads.com (), has just announced a Halloween sale, offering 20% discount on all sleepwear and loungewear products, through November 2nd, 2009. In lieu of the Halloween sale, everything from pajamas to candles is available at 20% off on SleepyHeads.com. The ‘Super Scary Sale’ discount can be availed by entering the discount promo...

Whitaker Bank Coporation of Kentucky Deploys Custom Banker’s Academy Unlimited Training

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Whitaker Bank Corporation of Kentucky recently deployed custom Banker’s Academy Unlimited training. New York, NY, October 30, 2009 — Whitaker Bank Corporation of Kentucky recently deployed custom Banker’s Academy Unlimited training. This comprehensive suite of bank training programs will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®...

Commercial Loan Foreclosures: The New Mortgage Crisis

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There is another mortgage crisis coming in the commercial sector that may be more detrimental to the U.S economy than the current residential mortgage mess. Los Angeles, CA, October 30, 2009 — There is another mortgage crisis coming in the commercial sector that may be more detrimental to the U.S economy than the current residential mortgage mess. In the lending heyday, banks lent borrowers...