Credit crunch boosts discounters, local shops and own label

The economic slowdown is good news for discount retailers, local shops and own-label products, according to research from retail consultancy him!
A survey conducted by the consultants found:
• 22% of adults said they would spend more at discount supermarkets
• 19% will spend more at local retailers, because they are cheaper to get to and offer perceived [...]

Google Launches Online-Publishing Service, a Potential Wikipedia Rival

Google Inc. has launched an online-publishing service that is a potential competitor to Wikipedia.
Google on Wednesday took the wrappings off its previously announced publishing-and-reference service called Knol, which allows users to write articles on specific topics and to make money from them.
By trying to provide such content, the service is likely to compete with online [...]

Supermarkets launch price war over petrol

Supermarkets began a petrol price war yesterday, bringing relief for millions of motorists in response to a fall in oil prices. Asda announced a cut in the cost of unleaded and diesel by 3p a litre, a move that triggered Morrisons’ 4p a litre reduction for unleaded petrol and diesel.
Sainsbury’s followed suit with a [...]

Retailers gear up for third Vodafone boycott

Thousands of independent retailers are gearing up for a third boycott of Vodafone products this weekend, in response to the mobile phone operator’s cut in commission payments.
The three-day boycott will take place from Friday 25 July 2008 to Sunday 27 July.
The retailers have been further incensed by Vodafone’s announcement earlier this week of revenues up [...]

Internet addresses going to exhaust by 2011

According to a prediction by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), it is reported that more than 85 per cent of the available addresses on the internet have been allocated and the remaining will run out by 2011. Thus internet world may face this doomsday inn exactly 1,273 day.
The web addresses I am [...]