| 14/10/08 | U.K. comparable retail sales down 1.5% in September: BRC (Market Watch) |  |
Published 14/10/08 08:43:34
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. comparable retail sales fell 1.5% in September, according to data released by the British Retail Consortium on Tuesday. Total sales climbed 1.0%. Financial-market turmoil continued to impact consumer confidence, the BRC said, while colder, wetter weather than last year hit sales in September. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts... Source : Market Watch (subscribe) Explore : Markets |
| 14/10/08 | Bellway profit falls 84%, focuses on conserving cash (Market Watch) | |
Published 14/10/08 08:40:39
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. home builder Bellway said Tuesday that its net profit for the year ended July 31 fell 84% to 27 million pounds ($47 million) as revenue slipped 15% to 1.15 billion pounds. The group said completed sales fell to 6,556 from 7,638 a year earlier and the average selling price also dropped 2% to 169,700 pounds. Bellway said it will pay a final dividend of 6 pence a... Source : Market Watch (subscribe) Explore : Markets |
| 14/10/08 | KPIs in the downturn (Sox First) | |
Published 14/10/08 08:33:57
In the downturn, companies are going to need to adjust their key performance indicators very quickly. In a boom market, the KPIs need to be build around getting the products and services out as quickly as possible. In a down market, it's about trying to get more sales, or in the worst case scenario. What KPIs should they be looking at in a downturn? What models do they need to make sure... Source : Sox First (subscribe) |
| 14/10/08 | Housekeepers at Beckham mansion arrested for 'stealing items and then selling them on eBay' (Daily Mail News) | |
Published 14/10/08 08:26:24
A couple who worked as housekeepers at David and Victoria Beckham's mansion have been arrested on suspicion of stealing personal items from them for sale on eBay. Source : Daily Mail News (subscribe) Explore : Victoria Beckham |
| 14/10/08 | Whitbread net income drops, revenue up 13% (Market Watch) | |
Published 14/10/08 08:25:22
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Restaurant and cafe chain owner Whitbread said Tuesday that first-half net income dropped to 39.9 million pounds ($69.7 million), from 500.6 million pounds at the same point last year. Last year's profit was flattered by a 397.2 million pound gain from the sale of a business. Sales rose to 682.2 million pounds, from 605.8 million pounds a year ago. "Whilst we... Source : Market Watch (subscribe) Explore : Markets |
| 14/10/08 | District unlikely to put land up for sale soon (IndyStar.com) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:57:00
Washington Township Schools owns about 137 acres of property not being used, but in the current economic downturn, school officials say they don't expect to sell it anytime soon. Source : IndyStar.com (subscribe) |
| 14/10/08 | After the Acquisition, Talk to the Sales Group....Please (Fryer's Blog in the Mountains) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:50:28
When you're putting together your product roadmap, sometimes it is better to license / acquire a technology rather than build it. Looks good on paper, much harder in the execution. You need to build a compelling case for sales to... Source : Fryer's Blog in the Mountains (subscribe) |
| 14/10/08 | House sales plunge, say surveyors (BBC News) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:46:49
The number of homes sold per surveyor in Wales has dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Source : BBC News (subscribe) Explore : Wales |
| 14/10/08 | Axfood's Sales September 2008 (Business Wire) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:45:00
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Source : Business Wire (subscribe) Explore : Business, Retailers, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14/10/08 | Legg Mason unit eyes distressed sales: report (Reuters) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:39:52
(Reuters) - Permal Investment Management, the hedge fund investment division of U.S. asset manager Legg Mason Inc , is aiming to raise up to $500 million to take advantage of a boom in distressed sales of hedge fund holdings, the Financial Times said. Source : Reuters (subscribe) Explore : Business, Hedge funds, Investors |
| 14/10/08 | Hyundai-Kia China has import permit revoked (Gasgoo.com) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:27:15
Since January 2008, China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) have received complaints from Hyundai-Kia dealers about the sales bundling and overstocking enforced by Kia China. In these months the dealers are facing growing pressures of the dwindling market and short funding. Now China's commerce ministry has temporarily revoked the import permit of Hyundai-Kia (China). Source : Gasgoo.com (subscribe) Explore : Beijing, Business, China, Shanghai |
| 14/10/08 | China-made Audi Sept sales top 10,000 units (Gasgoo.com) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:27:14
Shanghai, October 13 (Gasgoo.com) In September, sales of Audi cars made by FAW-VW grew by 22.6% year on year to 10,919 units, which is the fourth month this year after January, March and June that saw the joint venture's Audi sales exceeding 10,000 units, said China Business news today. Source : Gasgoo.com (subscribe) Explore : Business, China, Shanghai |
| 14/10/08 | Sept car sales regain m/m growth in China (Gasgoo.com) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:27:14
Shanghai, October 13 (Gasgoo. Source : Gasgoo.com (subscribe) Explore : Business, China, Shanghai |
| 14/10/08 | BMW says Jan-Sept China car sales up 30 pct (Gasgoo.com) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:27:14
BMW, the world's largest premium car maker, said on Monday it sold 30.4 percent more cars in mainland China in the first three quarters of 2008 compared to a year earlier. Sales for January to September came to 47,342 cars, up from 36,300 a year earlier, it said in a statement. Source : Gasgoo.com (subscribe) Explore : Business, China |
| 14/10/08 | One month later, cleanup from windstorm continues (Dayton Daily News) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:14:15
The windstorm of Sept. 14 is still generating work for municipal crews, backaches for residents and sales for businesses a month after it slammed Ohio and put much of the state in the dark. Source : Dayton Daily News (subscribe) Explore : Ohio |
| 14/10/08 | No more smoking in public places (Picturejockey) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:13:00
On the 2nd of October the Government of India banned smoking in public places which is good news if you are a non smoke. You would know how bad it is going to a restaurant with smell of stale smoke, right? The thing to note here is that the government has not banned the production or the sale of cigarettes but only the consumption of it in public places. The reason behind this is simple,... Source : Picturejockey (subscribe) Explore : Government |
| 14/10/08 | Financial clouds keep China's house buyers at home - Feature (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:12:15
Beijing - As house sales and prices tumble in China amid heightened uncertainty brought by the global financial turmoil, millions of would-be first-time buyers are locked in a standoff with giant, government-backed property developers. Developers ex... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) Explore : Beijing, Business, China, Government, World |
| 14/10/08 | T2: Sun, Fujitsu, Sparc, Solaris (OS Galaxy) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:03:23
Sun doubles processing power of UltraSparc T2 Plus servers : "Sales of systems based on the multithreading UltraSparc chips 'have seen dramatic growth.' [Jean Bozman, analyst at IDC] also said that she is seeing evidence of Sun gaining new customers via the multithreading technology.' " -- Computerworld Cool. Nice to see Solaris running a hot new platform driving growth. Sun press release... Source : OS Galaxy (subscribe) Explore : Operating Systems, Servers |
| 14/10/08 | Daniel Howes: Howes: One of Big 3 may not survive (Detroit News ) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:02:05
The truth about Detroit's painful automotive transformation, marked by new products, concessionary labor deals, asset sales, plant closings and job cuts, is that none of it will be enough soon enough. Source : Detroit News (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business |
| 14/10/08 | GM could use Chrysler's cash (Detroit News ) | |
Published 14/10/08 07:02:03
General Motors doesn't need Chrysler's brands, workers or plants, but if the companies merged, the Auburn Hills automaker's $11.7 billion in cash could help GM survive the worst sales market in 15 years, analysts said Monday. Source : Detroit News (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business, Chrysler, Conglomerates, General Motors Corporation |
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