Uniqlo announced its quarterly operating profit at end May had increased by 27% to 292.5 million US. Same store sales in Japan have also grown 15.4% in the quarter compared to last year. For the full year to August 2009,...
Read MoreSamsung have launched new vending machines with 46″ LCD touchscreens. These have been developed in partnership with Kraft and at this stage at least will be used exclusively with Kraft product. The concept is pretty...
Read MoreImage by Getty Images via Daylife Michael Jackson’s Memorial was one of those events which will no doubt not only go down in music history but will stay in the minds of the millions of viewers for a very long time. With so...
Read MoreWith aeronautical revenue declining in the face of dropping pax numbers, airports are not only looking for new ways of generating money but also ways of saving it. Some of gotten pretty innovative. The Cochin International...
Read MoreThere are many uses for people tracking in retail areas, from simple people counting to determining customer flow, dwell time etc. This weekend at a rock festival in Brussels, bluetooth technology is being used to observe the...
Read MoreOK I know smoking is a bad habit but the simple fact is that many people still smoke. In airports this becomes a bit of an issue, particularly transit airports. The typical smoking rooms are nothing short of disgusting and...
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new Project Natal has the retail world buzzing but not only because of its potential gaming sales. Its also potentially game-changing for retail store design. Project Natal is, in a nutshell,...
Read MoreAt Starwood Aloft & Four Points by Sheraton you will now be able to view free digital copies of your favourite magazines. Zinio’s “digital newstand” can now be accessed on guests’ laptops in their...
Read More7.4 million tonnes of chocolate were consumed globally in 2008, which Rabobank estimates had a retail value of around AUD127 billion. This has been growing as a category for a number of years and in the GEC has continued to...
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