Retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies today are dealing with new rules of consumer engagement as they seize opportunities from advanced technology and the digitally connected consumer, according to the 2013 Financial ...
Tags: CPG, Packaging&Printing, Digital
With Y2K long behind us, the greatest threat to mankind appears to be the zombie apocalypse, if "The Walking Dead" and "World War Z" are to be believed. And it is clear from studying those survival training "documentaries" that having the ...
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse, Transportation
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is moving toward relaxing the rules about using electronic devices on airplanes, according to a published report, but the decision isn't final yet. An advisory panel to the FAA has recommended that ...
Tags: FAA, Electronic Devices, Flights
More secret National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden to The Guardian suggest that the U.S. agency's British counterpart intercepts petabytes worth of communication data daily from fiber-optic cables. The operation ...
Tax Free Worldwide, a specialist in VAT refund services for shoppers and retailers has announced a significant extension to its refund network across China, Russia and Ukraine. Partnerships have been agreed with Transforex in China, SMP ...
Tags: United Kingdom, Apparel&Accessories, Network
Is your car watching your every move? Can the cable company track your DVR habits? Those two privacy issues are bubbling up in Congress, where lawmakers this week filed bipartisan legislation that would give car owners control over data ...
Tags: Black Box Recorder, Lawmaker, DVR Snooping
Technology has changed everything we know about the office. Now it is threatening to get rid of the office as we know it. A series of surveys undertaken by Intelligent Office, a virtual office space provider, show just how profound this ...
The growing adoption of the open cell business model in the LCD panel industry has generated different views on the future of the backlight unit (BLU) sector, said Wang Pen-Jan, chairman of Taiwan-based BLU maker Radiant Opto-Electronics. ...
Tags: Open Cell, Blu Makers
Coffee giant Starbucks has refused to comment on plans to tackle tax avoidance agreed by G8 leaders in Northern Ireland yesterday (June 18). Many have found Starbucks' UK tax strategy hard to swallow A spokeswoman for the firm ...
Tags: Tax avoidance, Archbishop of York, Starbucks, G8 Summit
The proposed Asean framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) between the 10-nation Asean grouping and six other counties, viz., Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, will benefit Vietnam's ...
Tags: Garment, Textile, Apparel, Accessories
'I am delighted to support London Collections: Men, which with great aplomb shows why London is the menswear capital of the world. From the raincoat to the bowler hat and the sharp-suited gent to the peacock dandy, we have a heritage that ...
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The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has agreed to hold off on several possible changes to equity market trading rules, in the wake of concerns expressed by market participants and market manager ASX Limited. Yesterday's ...
Tags: ASIC, Trade Rule Changes
The National Communications Commission (NCC) revealed that more than ten industrial players have applied for 4G licenses. Application deadline will end on July 1, 2013. Notably, both Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. and Chunghwa ...
Tags: 4G, Electrical, Electronics, taiwan
The National Security Agency is creating new processes aimed at making it harder for systems administrators to misuse privileged access to agency systems, NSA officials told the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Tuesday. NSA director ...
Tags: NSA, 2-Person Rule
2 Sisters Food Group is considering a bid for Bernard Matthews, according to recent press reports. Speculation surrounds Bernard Matthews as the subject of potential takeover by 2 Sisters The meat processing group, which has hit the ...
Tags: Faccenda Group, Julian Wild, Seara Foods, 2 Sisters Food Group