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Anheuser-Busch: buying presence in a growing market

Anheuser-Busch's acquisition of Goose Island marks a change in tack for the brewer that has previously focused on bringing its own ales to the market under the Budweiser name. Perhaps sensing that this branding lacked the necessary authenticity with consumers, it has turned to acquiring a brewer in an element of the market that will be vitally important in the future.

Published By Datamonitor
05 Apr 2011
CommentWire
CommentWire

Kellogg's: suffering losses after a challenging Q3

Breakfast giant Kellogg's has announced a net income fall of 6% in Q3, citing declining cereal sales and a product recall as key factors. While a recall is unusual and unforeseen, the result highlights the challenges posed in such a mature category. Kellogg's faces the problem not only of battling multiple competitors, but also the attitudes of consumers towards breakfast consumption in general.

Published By Datamonitor
03 Nov 2010
CommentWire
CommentWire

Standard Life Wealth: looking to attract regional customers with a lower investment threshold

Standard Life Wealth is to initiate various strategies in order to help it with its planned expansion drive. These include halving its threshold to GBP500,000, and headhunting staff from competitors to man its new regional offices, the first of which is to be opened in Birmingham. This is a shrewd move, considering the new office will have over 11,000 potential new clients in its catchment area.

Published By Datamonitor
02 Nov 2010
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Expert View

Ofgem's RIIO: the decarbonization of Britain's energy networks at GBP6 per household per year

After two years of consultation, Ofgem has finalized its new network regulation model. RIIO will replace RPI-X, which for 20 years has served Britain well in keeping network charges low and encouraging investment. However, as the government tries to reduce carbon emissions and increase renewable energy capacity, Britain's existing grid infrastructure is in need of a significant overhaul.

Published By Datamonitor
06 Oct 2010
CommentWire
CommentWire

Barclays Wealth: recent resignations signal staff uncertainty

The departure of product specialist Amy McNally follows a spate of defections from Barclays Wealth in the last few months. As the market revives, rivals are able to lure away key staff, casting uncertainty over their work environment in the minds of its employees. This will complicate Barclays Wealth's ambitions to double the amount of client-facing staff in five years.

Published By Datamonitor
09 Sep 2010
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Carlsberg: H1 2010 results paint a picture of growing profitability

According to its H1 2010 results, Carlsberg's operating profit has grown by 12% to DKK5.0 billion, largely due to strong margin improvements and market share gains across most of its businesses. While the results provide a lot of detail on operational performance, income, and cash flow, they also highlight some interesting points worthy of greater analysis from a consumer marketing perspective.

Published By Datamonitor
18 Aug 2010
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CommentWire

Asia: container traffic riding the wave of recovery

Container traffic is surging along transpacific and intra-Asian routes, with trade gaining importance between the West and markets such as China, India, Japan and Vietnam. More importantly, ocean carriers expect the current upsurge in the use of Asia-US and EU routes to continue over the next few months, leading to a rise in strategic collaborations.

Published By Datamonitor
29 Jun 2010
CommentWire
CommentWire

ENI Agip: expands Austrian presence with Esso network acquisition

Italian oil major ENI Agip has extended its presence in Austria with the purchase of 171 Esso branded service stations, doubling its market share in the country. The deal represents a further shake up of the Austrian fuel retail market, following German discounter Aldi's announcement that it is to expand its network of service stations selling cut-price fuel to 100 sites.

Published By Datamonitor
04 Jun 2010
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CommentWire

IOCs: facing difficult strategic choices

International oil companies (IOCs) are facing increasingly difficult challenges in the pursuit of sustainable development. Threatened by mounting pressure from shareholders and environmental groups, and restrained by limited access to high potential areas in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, IOCs must address these concerns while still offering value to their investors.

Published By Datamonitor
27 Apr 2010
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CommentWire

LBG and RBS: courting yet more public anger in the UK

Despite posting a combined loss of nearly GBP10 billion for 2009, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have announced plans to pay out sizeable bonuses. Growing unease surrounding the poor performance of state-supported banks, combined with public anger over bonus payments, could encourage consumers to move to a new generation of banks, untainted by the current crisis.

Published By Datamonitor
26 Feb 2010

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