German market roaring ahead
GERMANY IS EXPERIENCING “roaring” economic growth according to the departing Bundesbank president Axel Weber. The economy expanded 3.6% in 2010 and GDP is on track to grow an additional 2.5%
Betfair succumbs to Mediterranean appeal
UK-BASED GAMING operator, Betfair has confirmed that it will follow the lead it competitors and locate in Gibraltar thus avoiding the 15% tax on gross betting profits
Barclays top bankers to receive £100m windfall
BARCLAYS' ANNOUNCEMENT that it will pay its senior team over £100m in pay, shares and bonuses looks set to reignite another spate of banker bashing.
BRICS turn VUCA for Proctor and Gamble
KEITH HARRISON, global product supply officer for consumer goods giant Proctor and Gamble has coined a new acronym in his quest to expand operations
Coke ad spend up as result of Winter Olympics campaign
COCA-COLA spent almost $3bn on advertising in 2010 an increase of 4.5% over 2009 despite concerns over the state of the global economy
Coke ad spend up as Winter Olympic campaign
COCA-COLA spent almost $3bn on advertising in 2010 an increase of 4.5% over 2009 despite concerns over the state of the global economy
Aspirational local consumers key to Henkel brands
KASPER RORSTED heads up one of Europe’s largest brand portfolios. As CEO of Henkel he is responsible for consumer brands such as Pritt adhesive sticks, RightGuard deodorants and Schwarzkopf hair products.
When is an Italian not an Italian?
QUINTESSENTIAL ITALIAN car brand Fiat is giving its local customers an identity crisis
Asia set for own-label boom
HAVING PROVIDED much of the growth of branded products in recent years, Asia is waking up to own-label groceries
Life’s not so good for LG and Sony
LG HAS PUT the pinch on shipments of Sony’s PlayStation 3 consoles after it won a temporary injunction against the Japanese company over a patent claim.