Monthly Archives: January 2013

Reports by Computer Weekly suggest that the bank will cut its software development costs by up to 90%, equal to billions of pounds worth of savings, but the plan will also bring many other benefits.

Barclays plans to introduce a Linux system, which r…

KFC, which is owned by Yum! experienced a greater decline in same-store sales than forecast as a result, it claimed of “adverse publicity associated with a government review of China poultry supply”. Sales fell in China by 6%, compared with a projecti…

The largest global paint and coatings company and producer of specialty chemicals in the world, AkzoNobel joins a group of 18 global companies, including Maersk Line, Cargill and Unilever in committing to the sustainability forum.

The SSI, a global s…

Warc’s Global Marketing Index reported that marketing budgets continued to show a decline globally in December. European marketers were found to remain the most pessimistic and expect budgets to continue to fall (44.8). In Asia Pacific budget ex…

The latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Activity Index registered 60.3%, which is 0.9% point lower than the 61.2% reported in November, reflecting growth for the 41st consecutive month. The New Orders Index increased by 1.2% points to 59.3%.

According to th…