Young families: more convenience, more health

The number of young families will decline by 0.4% a year to 2006, but increasing economic welfare and changing attitudes towards children will still have a significant impact on their spending. Following the birth of a first child, the opposing forces of both increasing time pressure and health concerns lead to greater spend on fresh, organic and convenience foods.

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Young drivers: design matters

A raft of recent vehicle launches, in particular from Japanese manufacturers, has demonstrated the automotive industry's obsession with the so-called Generation-Y market. But designing specific lifestyle oriented vehicles is a gamble that may not pay off.

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Yorkshire Electricity: attracting interest

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Yodlee: stepping beyond basic aggregation

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Yet another worry for Indian offshoring companies

It was recently reported that various problems with the Indian outsourcing industry are forcing UK and European firms to look elsewhere for their offshore provision. The issues cited include big wage rises, skills shortages, and incidents around data security. Such problems threaten to topple India's leading offshoring position, and come as rivals are growing ever stronger.

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Yellow: European strategy looks off-color

Following the breakup of its 10-year partnership with Frans Maas, Yellow will replace the Dutch firm with a network of European alliances. This is an unusual move, given that most logistics players eschewed alliances in the late 1990s in favor of acquisitions. Yellow now risks losing strategic control over its European operations.

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Yello Strom: from red to black by 2005

The newly installed CEO of EnBW, Utz Claasen, has warned that Yello Strom, its residential subsidiary, must reach profitability by 2005. While its current losses and faltering acquisition strategy make the goal look unreasonable, upcoming market changes could leave Yello in a strong position.

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Yahoo: broadening its range

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Yahoo!: porn doesn't pay

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Yahoo!: fighting recession with business services

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