Fred Smith, CEO of the world’s second largest package delivery company, predicted a "relatively strong" first half as major economies emerge from the recession with steady economic gro…
Fred Smith, CEO of the world’s second largest package delivery company, predicted a "relatively strong" first half as major economies emerge from the recession with steady economic gro…
Retailers targeting a female audience need to understand the critical difference between men and women, according to Bob Deutsch of a US marketing firm Brain Sells. Namely, women cycle and men consumm…
John Lewis and Waitrose both produced strong performances in the week of their annual results announcement.
In the week to 13 March, John Lewis sales grew 18.1 percent, with all branches except the Sc…
Samsung Electronics Co. CEO Choi Gee-sung told shareholders on 19 March the company expects revenue to grow at a double-digit rate in 2010 and operating profit to meet or exceed last year’s…
Hong Kong hotel prices have posted double-digit falls as Asia-Pacific destinations become more affordable to travellers.
The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 14 percent in 2009, …
Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Rose faces criticism as analysts and the company’s investors raise concerns over the salary he will receive when he moves to a non-executive position in July.
Rose…
At Retail Wire there was a recent discussion headlined Consumers go for bad idea and buy food in tire stores, suggesting that it was a bad idea for Canadian Tire to begin selling groceries. However, a…
Taiwan-based passive components makers, including Yageo, Cyntec, Mag. Layers Scientific-Technics and TXC, are likely to see shipments grow in March, driven by expected sales of the Apple iPad, accordi…
UK retailer Debenhams’ unprecedented marketing campaign featuring disabled models has proved so successful it will consider rolling it out to more stores this summer.
The retailer featured disab…
Member nations of an international wildlife-protection body on 18 March rejected a proposed ban on trading of Atlantic bluefin tuna, handing a surprise victory to Japan, the biggest importer of the ov…