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2006 "Build a Better Mousetrap" New Product Innovations of the Year

Non-alcoholic beer for dogs, hot dogs made with salmon, cappuccino-flavored cider and light beer fortified with vitamins were some of the more unusual new product innovations reported in 2006 by Datamonitor's Productscan Online database of new products.

Published By Datamonitor
16 Jan 2007
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2007 "Build a Better Mousetrap" New Product Innovations of the Year

Wasabi flavored sorbet, powdered peanut butter, beer with nicotine and hot dogs coated with yogurt were among the most unusual new product innovations reported worldwide in 2007 by Datamonitor's Productscan Online database of new products.

Published By Datamonitor
11 Jan 2008
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2007 still set to be a record year for UK mortgage lenders

The financial services industry has seen the most dramatic fallout so far from the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, with events at Northern Rock leading to the first 'run on a bank' in the UK in over 100 years. However, despite these recent events, the UK mortgage market is still expecting to see record lending for the year, while a slowdown has been forecasted for 2008.

Published By Datamonitor
18 Sep 2007
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2007 will be one of the most challenging years in contact center outsourcing's history

Coming hot on the heels of UK bank Lloyds TSB's announcement that it is to move its contact center operations from Mumbai to the UK, a new report has revealed that contact center outsourcing providers are set to face tremendous challenges with the emergence of late-adopting vertical markets. Indeed, vendors are struggling to adapt industry-specific solutions to both new and established clients.

Published By Datamonitor
08 Mar 2007
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2008 - the year of green IT

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, which runs from December 3 to 14 this year, looks set to send a clear and unambiguous message to the developed world: reduce your carbon footprint now before it is too late.

Published By Datamonitor
17 Dec 2007
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2009 will see the worst high street growth on record

Pressure on the high street will not ease after Christmas and is set to intensify in 2009. Excluding sales at grocery multiples and over the internet, high street retail spending will shrink by over 4%, the largest drop in over 40 years. Negative growth at a time of increasing costs could potentially wipe GBP3.6 billion off the collective profits of leading retailers in 2009.

Published By Datamonitor
10 Dec 2008
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2010 UK Budget: bank accounts for all

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has announced plans in his 2010 Budget to broaden access to financial services by compelling banks to provide accounts to all consumers, regardless of their financial status. However, the extra costs that this proposal may impose on banks could encourage them to levy monthly fees on all account holders in an effort to maintain profit levels.

Published By Datamonitor
25 Mar 2010
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2011 was nothing for retailers to write home about

2011 was a challenging year for retail, particularly for those in home-related sectors. A stagnant housing market prevented many first-time buyers from getting on the property ladder, and homeowners were reluctant to sell in a buyer's market.

Published By Datamonitor
05 Jan 2012
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2012 is destined to go down as the year of oddball liquor flavors

You have to be 21 to drink alcohol beverages in the US, but if you want to design an innovative new alcohol drink, think like a 12 year old. That seems to be the new mantra in the liquor category, judging from 2012's record-setting crop of unusual new alcohol beverage flavors.

Published By Datamonitor
08 Nov 2012
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2013: brighter prospects for competition in UK retail banking

Although the level of competition in UK retail banking has remained stubbornly low despite the disruptive effects of the 2008 financial crisis, there will be substantial changes in 2013. Relaxed capital requirements for new entrants, easier account-switching procedures, and the launch of bank accounts by at least two high-profile new entrants will significantly alter the landscape.

Published By Datamonitor
09 Jan 2013

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