Monthly Archives: October 2007

30th October 2007 Apple have taken the bold move of banning cash payments for its iPhone in the US. The move would help to support its “two iphones per household” rule reports London’s Financial Times. By mandating credit or debit card purchases Apple hoped to keep track of individual transactions to uphold the rule. The … Continue reading

29th October 2007 Research from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies shows that social networking sites like Facebook are increasingly being used to find potential staff. Whilst social networking sites are still relatively new – their popularity and growth has been astonishing – ATSCO’s research points to a growing trend in the recruitment environment to … Continue reading

28th October 2007The UK’s Observer newspaper’s recent investigation into child labor around the world has sure hit home with fashion retailer Gap. Despite acting swiftly by calling an immediate investigation (the garments in question will be destroyed) – the story of a 10 year old being sold into forced labor will be sure to tarnish … Continue reading

24 October 2007 Canadian based RIM (Research in Motion) announced on Tuesday that it has agreed a distribution deal with Alcatel-Lucent (France) that will see it’s famous Blackberry handsets distributed in China. The announcement coincides with the first shipment of smart phones to distribution centers and the launch of the Blackberry service with China Mobile. … Continue reading

23 October 2007 A study by the Local Government Association has stated that the big supermarkets must do more to cut packaging or Britian will fail to meet agreed recycling targets. The reports paints a worrying picture, with upto 40% of a standard shopping basket being non-recylable, pressure must be mounted on the supermarkets to … Continue reading

22 October 2007 A somewhat surprising move for Tesco’s sees the UK supermarket giant linking up with Disney’ Disney consumer products division in order to launch co-branded food products at Tesco’s stores. The healthy foods, which will have no trans fats artificial colors or flavors, will feature some of Disney’s well known characters on the … Continue reading

October 22 2007 It would appear that internet behemoths such Youtube and Mysace should tread carefully over the coming months as the entertainment industry, led by the likes of the MPA, continues to increase pressure on copyright infringements as it looks towards the industry to police the online trading of music and movies. It looks … Continue reading

18 October 2007 It seems the strong demand for the latest “must have” phones are driving Nokia’s growth. Nokia’s third quarter results were up 11% on the previous quarter having sold over 111 million devices. Whilst it’s grown it’s portfolio of high end phones – what’s may surprise some is it’s raised margins on low … Continue reading

October 16th 2007 – Leading UK hospitality company Whitbread have reported better than expected half year results and some of it appears down to the Whitbread run coffee shops Costa Coffee. Costa, the UK’s fastest growing coffee shop brand, has over 800 stores (150 of which are overseas). These helped drive profits up 13.3% on … Continue reading