Lukoil: brand new to western forecourts

Lukoil is keen to continue its charge across the European forecourt retailing sector as displayed by its interest in the soon-to-be-auctioned portfolio of ChevronTexaco forecourt retailing sites in the Benelux countries. With upstream infrastructure already in place, the capture of such a valuable retail network will ensure Lukoil achieves its goal of establishing its brand as a major player.

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M-payment cooperation in the Netherlands is important but retailers will need to be convinced

Some of the world's largest banks and mobile network operators are working together for a national roll-out of m-commerce in the Netherlands, anticipated to commence in 2012. While cooperation at this level is important to the future widespread adoption of the technology, retailers as well as consumers will need to be convinced of the benefits.

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Maersk / P&O Nedlloyd: full steam ahead

Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has unveiled a E2.3 billion bid for Dutch rival P&O Nedlloyd. Although this represents a premium of almost 41%, the deal would cement Maersk's leading position in a booming market, while countering poor performance elsewhere in its portfolio.

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Maersk: steaming ahead with acquisition

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Marketing to seniors: elderly to account for 35% of Japanese population by 2006

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mCommerce: Spanish mBroking accounts to rise 372% per year

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Merck: generic Singulair threat becomes reality

As anticipated, Merck is about to face a significant decrease in revenue as the first generic versions of its blockbuster Singulair reach the US market. Although Merck's strong pipeline is aimed at offsetting the impact of generic erosion, little can be done in the immediate future to stem this loss.

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Microsoft/UPC: getting interactive

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mmO2: it's all about networking

Consolidating infrastructure contracts will bring major cash savings, and therefore seems sensible. More interesting, though, is the outsourcing deal: mmO2's Dutch business will effectively become a virtual operator, with Ericsson managing its entire network. This could be a good model for other mid-to-small scale mobile operators to adopt.

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National Grid: new interconnectors will boost efficiencies

The new interconnection capacity between the UK, Norway, the Netherlands and Ireland should increase efficiencies. It will take advantage of variations in the different countries' installed capacity and demand characteristics, and may alleviate potential problems associated with shrinking reserve capacity.

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