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31 Jul
Telkom Kenya and Loon to bring internet via balloons
Many of Kenya’s major towns and cities have network coverage, but several rural and suburban areas with small populations often struggle to connect to a network.
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24 Jul
UK store closures are driving shoppers online
When physical stores close down, almost a third of their customers switch their spend to the internet.
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29 Jun
Consolidation, variation and innovation: three insights from the diverse Africa and Middle East telecoms market
The Africa and Middle East telecoms market is united by disruption.
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29 Jun
Saudi Arabia family travel on the up, but is the tourism industry ready
Family travel is dominating international travel from Saudi Arabia, one of the largest source markets in the Middle East and the largest market of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), presenting lucrative business opportunities for tourism players willing to target this cohort.
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11 Jun
Multi-price retailing not enough to save Poundworld
UK-based Poundworld’s introduction of multi-price retailing and smaller product sizes has failed to shore up margins, and the discounter has been forced to appoint administrators today.
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7 Jun
M&S stands to gain the most from House of Fraser closures
Mid-market players Marks & Spencer and Debenhams stand to gain the most from the planned closures of 31 House of Fraser stores, should landlords accept its proposed Company Voluntary Agreement.
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31 May
Fuel prices are soaring, will OPEC come to the rescue?
UK petrol and diesel prices on the forecourts hit a 3-year high in 2018 and they look unlikely to slow down anytime soon unless OPEC can increase production.
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27 Apr
Chinese tourism is booming but domestic travel is the real driving force in the country
Chinese tourism is already big and it’s still growing.
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27 Apr
A combined Takeda Shire would be the ninth biggest pharma company in the world by sales
Takeda’s possible $65 billion takeover of Shire could be the largest deal value in pharma this year and combined Takeda Shire company could be catapulted to the ninth position in terms of 2017 sales.
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18 Apr
Which countries have the most McDonald’s? And where are the Golden Arches emerging?
McDonald’s has revealed that it recorded 37,241 outlets across 120 countries in 2017, a net store increase of 342 on the previous year.
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6 Apr
Countries with the sugar tax — How it’s changed countries around the world
There are increasingly more countries with the so-called sugar tax around the world and today the UK’s sugar tax takes effect.
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3 Apr
People’s love for Apple isn’t dead yet — the iPhone X is the most desired phone in the UK
Apple’s iPhone X — released back in November last year — is the number one choice for people in the UK when asked which phone they want to buy next, a good sign for Apple investors who are concerned the company is losing its appeal.
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20 Mar
US providers are ready for 5G roll-outs: This is what to expect
All major US wireless operators are rolling out 5G this year.
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15 Mar
Financial services are not ready for fintech — survey
Only a minority of those working for financial services providers believe their organisation is adequately prepared to meet the fintech challenge, according to a GlobalData survey on the impact of fintech.
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28 Feb
Toys R Us collapse is not just due to its failure to compete with Amazon
While the demise of Toys R Us in the UK has focused on how it was killed by the internet, data shows that the rise of local rival Smyths caused even more damage than Amazon.
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28 Feb
Amazon is now the UK’s fifth biggest retailer
US ecommerce giant Amazon has become the UK’s fifth biggest retailer by spending market share, accounting for £4 in every £100 spent on retail last year.
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20 Feb
HSBC is banking on a booming Asian financial sector, but overreliance on China will end in disaster
The latest annual results for HSBC — released today — are at first glance a company boasting of a job well done.
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7 Feb
Big beer is taking over the craft scene leaving people gasping for something real
After a series of corporate takeovers people are beginning to wonder what the craft beer definition is.
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2 Feb
EE maintains momentum as BT revenues continue to slide
UK telco giant BT has reported a three percent decline in third quarter revenue and a one percent fall in underlying profit before tax.
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1 Feb
Vodafone revenue slips but data use is booming around the world
Vodafone has revealed revenue slipped in its final three months of the year — but as mobile data continues to grow, Vodafone is in a good position.
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18 Jan
Pepsi is trying to go back in order to move forward and it might just work
Soft drinks are facing another challenging year amid ongoing negativity around sugar and a looming sugar tax in the UK.
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17 Jan
For sale: one of the largest Nigerian mobile operators
9 Mobile, the fourth largest Nigerian mobile operator, is in the process of being sold off that could change the competitive dynamics in one of the largest mobile markets in Africa.
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16 Jan
Merck is the pharmaceutical company to watch in 2018
In the pharmaceutical industry one well performing drug can make or break a company’s year.
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11 Jan
CES 2018 will likely break attendance records — how much bigger can the tech fair grow?
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will likely break attendance records.
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9 Jan
South Africa is getting closer to launching 5G after its first trial
South Africa telco MTN has launched South Africa’s first 5G trial, racking up blistering download speeds of more than 20 gigabytes a second.
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8 Jan
Are department stores at all relevant any more?
Department stores are struggling, with poor sales, over supply of space and increasing costs.
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23 Nov
There are huge differences in how much mobile data European countries use
Across Europe there is a huge disparity between the countries that use the most mobile data each month and the least.
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23 Nov
There will be 100m mobile subscribers in Egypt by the end of the year
By the end of 2017, Egypt will become just the second country in Africa and the Middle East to reach 100mn mobile phone subscribers, putting Egypt soaring well above the likes of Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
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8 Nov
How much mobile data does €10 get you across Europe?
Just €10 a month buys a lot of data across Europe but people in some countries have it much better than others.
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6 Nov
Telecoms are going to be a big winner from Saudi Arabia’s reforms
Telecom revenue in Saudi Arabia forecast to reach $12.6bn in 2017 as the market opens up.