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07/07/2013 08:51
Zara-owner Inditex's profits rise by 22%
Zara-owner Inditex, the biggest fashion clothing retailer in the world, has reported yet another increase in profits, helped by sales in Eastern Europe and its new online store in China.
Profits rose by more than 22% to 2.3bn euros in 2012.
The company also announced plans to open more than 440...
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04/07/2013 08:40
Nike free ID: Closer to the customer
Nike started this in 1962, formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports, and manufactured and designed footwear for athletes by athletes, with a strategy based on a "pyramid of influence" where a small number of athletes can have an influence so amazing in society, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Rafael...
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04/06/2013 10:05
Moscow Global Law and Investment Forum
The Moscow Global Law Forum
The Moscow Global Law Forum offers a series of educational programs and seminars on global law issues. These will be facilitated by top legal and...
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04/06/2013 09:38
How airline gear gets reincarnated
Every day airlines create an incredible amount of waste: food, fuel, uniforms, carpets, seats…
Fortunately, many of them have started to recycle their waste to get creative bags, shoes, quilts, carpets, even a wedding dress to give it a second use.
Many components in a plane have a shelf life....
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04/06/2013 09:38
House prices down
House prices down
The House Price Index (HPI) measures the price of residential housing according to data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Studies made show that home prices fell by 1.4% in EU and 1.8% in the euro zone last year...
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04/06/2013 09:17
The ‘hundreds of millions’ worth of an e-book deal by Apple
Apple are immerse into a trial process for price fixing at the moment.
Lawrence Buterman claimed that Apple fixed prices of e-books with publishers. He said that there was a rise in the e-book prices after the launch of the iPad in 2010, and that this rise was something deliberate. He claims that...
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04/06/2013 09:03
Coca-Cola brand first official account of Line in Europe
Coca-Cola is the preferred brand for Line this year in Europe and the first brand to have an official account on this platform of our continent, thanks to an agreement brokered by Carat and iProspect. The beverage company has achieved in the first 4 hours more than 10,000 friends on the network...
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04/06/2013 08:51
Japan's Shinzo Abe boosts Africa as "growth centre"
In the last conference on Africa, Japan is willing to support with trade, tourism and technology transfer. Japan goverment assures: " Africa will be an engine for world growth in the next couple of decades and we are going to invest on the continent."
The prime minister hopes to achieve a...
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04/06/2013 08:48
Does a beautiful web drive sales?
Having a wonderfully designed website works wonders for impressing your visitors and feeling good about what was created, but does it drive sales?
The purpose of most websites is to make money, so it's important to make sure your site has a professional look.
The first step is to start measuring...
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04/06/2013 08:41
Spanish companies win national marketing prize
International export efforts done by Spanish companies have been recognized this year by Spanish Marketing Association. The prize was given yesterday night in a party celebrated in La Zarzuela, Madrid. Several important companies as Telefonica, Indra and Banco Santander and ICEX Institute were...