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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Debenhams seeking UK suppliers
“The fantastic support for the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics this year shows how passionate we all are about championing the best of British,” said Suzanne Harlow, group trading director at Debenhams.
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Business travel buyers to maximise budgets in 2013
Instead of cutting budgets for the year ahead, travel buyers are focusing on cost control by renegotiating with suppliers and using travel management companies to get better returns on investment.
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Apple proclaims insourcing push
In recent years, the company has come under mounting consumer pressure regarding its reliance on low-cost labour in China, coupled with growing political restlessness in the US over its refusal to support national manufacturing.
The company will spen…
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Debenhams looks to local suppliers to cash in on Olympic fever
The new brand is set to be called ’Made by Great Britons’ and has been inspired by the Jubilee and Olympics which took place in the UK during the summer. The brand will feature a Union flag to emphasise where the brand has been made.
Debe…
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Global corporates rein in PC server spend
However Gartner’s data shows overall shipments grew 3.6% year-on-year.
“The third quarter of 2012 again produced shipment growth on a worldwide level, but server revenue was weak due to ongoing economic weakness and market segment differences,”…
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UK businesses urged to ‘green up’ packaging supply chains
According to a new poll of 500 of UK branding, packaging and marketing managers commissioned by event organiser easyFairs, 58% thought that consumers assume that packaging was environmentally friendly.
Consumers are so likely to expect the issue of e…
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Smart glass spend to reach $3.8bn by 2017
According to the market research report Global Smart Glass market 2012-2017, by technology (Thermochromics, Liquid Crystal (LC), Suspended Particle Display (SPD), Electrochromics, Photochromic), Applications (Architectural [Commercial, Residential], T…
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Rolls-Royce passes corruption concerns on to SFO
“I want to make it crystal clear that neither I nor the board will tolerate improper business conduct of any sort,” said CEO John Rishton.
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Barnet Council to outsource procurement to Capita
The authority has confirmed Capita as its preferred bidder for a £320 million, 10-year deal that will see corporate procurement, customer services, HR and IT outsourced to the provider from next year.
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NAO refuses to sign off MoD accounts for sixth year
The MoD failed “to provide enough evidence to meet the accounting requirements for its valuation of more than £10 billion worth of military equipment,” said Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office.
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