Food orders boost M&B pub group

Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) says “buoyant” food orders have allowed it to successfully offset falling sales of beer.
In a trading statement for the six months to 5 April, the owner of the All Bar One and Harvester chains said like-for-like food sales rose 4.8%.
While the equivalent beer sales fell 1.4%, overall [...]

New Net that’s 10K times faster

NEW DELHI: The Internet could soon be made obsolete by “the grid.” The lightning-fast replacement will be capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.
At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, the grid will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less than [...]

World Retail Congress 08

The World Retail Congress invites you to join Congress Connect.
Congress Connect is a secure online portal allowing you to maximise your networking opportunities as a delegate of the Congress. You can view the latest list of delegates to arrange meetings and initiate discussions in advance of the Congress.
To log in you will [...]

INDIA: Inflation at 3-year high, hits 7 pc

NEW DELHI: Inflation galloped to 7 per cent for the week ended March 22, on higher prices of food, vegetables, minerals and manufactured items, even as measures to tame prices are expected to take effect only in 2-3 weeks.
Inflation growth in the previous week was 6.68 per cent and was 6.54 per cent in the [...]

Apple’s iTunes largest US music retailer

APPLE’S iTunes online music store has surpassed Wal-Mart Stores to become the largest music retailer in the US, the company said overnight.
Apple’s statement, citing industry data, came on the same day that iTunes faced a new challenge as News Corporation’s MySpace social networking site said it had formed an online music venture with three record [...]