Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop (R) stands with Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, during the launch of a new Nokia Lumia phone. Source: AFP Microsoft was in talks to boost its position in the mobile phone market by buying ...
Latest report from world leading consumer panel research service provider Kantar Worldpanel said that smart phones took 42% of the Chinese market in the first quarter of 2013, climbing 1.4 percentage points quarter on quarter. Kantar ...
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The number of Spanish citizens buying apparel online increased by 12.5 percent year-on-year to 2.4 million in 2012, according to a report released by Kantar Worldpanel, a leading market and consumer research firm. The report titled "The ...
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NOKIA has signalled it will lift the lid on future additions to its Microsoft Windows-based smartphone range in mid-May. The Finnish phonemaker will hold a May 14 press conference in London and issued invitations to journalists this ...
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Smartphones using the Android platform boosted their US market share in recent months, extending their lead over Apple's iPhone, a new survey shows. Android, the free mobile operating system from Google, accounted for 51.2 per cent of US ...
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Apple's iPhone dominance in the U.S. is largely due to carriers suppressing market economics, an analyst said today. U.S. carriers artificially dampen demand for lower-cost smartphones by disconnecting calling and data plan prices from ...
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Sainsbury's was the only retailer to increase its market share in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer increased its share from 16.9% to 17% in the 12 weeks ended 17 February, beating ...
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Food giant Heinz has launched a range of gluten-free pasta and sauces in the UK as the company looks to tap into the growing category. Available from mid-March, the Deliciously Gluten Free range comprises three pasta varieties: Penne, ...
Fresh market share figures for the UK grocery sector show strong gains for discounters Aldi and Lidl as consumer budgets are squeezed by inflation. Aldi and Lidl saw sales rise by 28% and 10% respectively in the 12 weeks to 20 January, ...
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Android handsets are on top worldwide but Apple's iPhone remained the most popular smartphone among US buyers in the closing months of 2012. "At the end of 2012, the global (operating system) picture shows Android on top, but clearly ...
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German retailer Lidl is to make a "multi-million pound" investment in 35-50 new UK stores this year. The discount retailer said today (16 January) the investment, which will expand its portfolio from the current 600 UK store count, is ...
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More frugal consumers are evolving the way they shop in response to the austere economic environment, Sainsbury's CEO Justin King has suggested. Sainsbury's booked a 0.9% increase in third-quarter like-for-like sales excluding fuel this ...
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Food price inflation is expected to stabilise over the next few months – despite recent reports of big food price increases from Waitrose – according to market research organisation BRC-Nielsen. Sainsbury reported total ...
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Sainsbury's was the only UK retailer among the big four to increase its market share in the last three months of 2012, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer's sales climbed 3.4% in the 12 weeks to 23 December, ...
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Computerworld-Soaring iPhone 5 sales in the U.S.have helped make iOS the top smartphone operating system in the country,edging out Android,according to market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Kantar Tuesday said its research found ...
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