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Apple enters top five list of UK PC sellers

...in western Europe at the start of 2011, citing economic pressures on consumer spending. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Apple joins... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Bank of England turns to Google for data

...of England has said it is using Google features to investigate unemployment, consumer spending and the housing market, according a report. The Bank of England... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Staff
How to Deliver a Great Customer Experience and Lower Costs - Achieving Interaction Excellence Across Multiple Touch Points - CMO

How to Deliver a Great Customer Experience and Lower Costs - Achieving Interaction Excellence Across Multiple Touch Points - CMO

With budgets tightening and consumer spending on the decline, winning new customers and — more importantly — keeping existing... Read more

29 October, 2010

Super-fast broadband bolsters Virgin Media revenue

...rate that outpaces IDC's flatter outlook for the development of total consumer spending on telecoms and TV services in 2012," Hein Bakkers said in... Read more

25 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Amazon's Kindle Fire: Likes and Dislikes surveyed

...price. ChangeWave Research surveyed 2,607 North American consumers for its January consumer spending report, which costs $1,500. However, it has published some of... Read more

2 February, 2012

Consumer electronics sales set to disappoint

...the consumer electronics industry was just as susceptible to the downturn in consumer spending as every other industry. While the holiday season often makes up... Read more

22 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

European PC market slumps 11 percent, says Gartner

PC shipments in Western Europe fell by 11.4 percent to 14.8 million units in the third quarter of 2011, according to... Read more

14 November, 2011

Record amount of gold used in electronics in 2010

...has been tempered by slower-than-anticipated growth and a curtailing of consumer spending". The tsunami hit Japanese demand, but manufacturers in China, Taiwan and... Read more

19 May, 2011

PC sales slip in Western Europe as Apple makes Top 5

...shipments to 19.1m units. Gartner said: "In a weak economic environment, consumer spending shifted decisively from PCs to other consumer electronic devices, including media... Read more

8 February, 2011

If you want to get Britain shopping, give it 4G, Whitehall told

...auctions should be subject to no more delays in order to boost consumer spending, according to eBayPhoto: Apple The government is being asked to press... Read more

13 November, 2011 by Jo Best
CapitalVue Mobile Terminal 1.0.3

CapitalVue Mobile Terminal 1.0.3

...capMACRO- Macroeconomic database updated monthly with key indicators such as GDP, inflation, consumer spending, exports, investment and fiscal spendingWATCH LISTS- Track your Stocks! Populate watch... Read more

21 October, 2011
CapitalVue Mobile Terminal HD 1.0.3

CapitalVue Mobile Terminal HD 1.0.3

...capMACRO- Macroeconomic database updated monthly with key indicators such as GDP, inflation, consumer spending, exports, investment and fiscal spendingWATCH LISTS- Track your Stocks! Populate watch... Read more

12 October, 2011
PwC E&M Outlook 2011-15 1.1.1

PwC E&M Outlook 2011-15 1.1.1

...publication is 2011 to 2015 inclusive. The revenues tracked include advertising and consumer spending. Consumer spending includes internet access fees, subscription television fees, filmed entertainment... Read more

11 October, 2011

Apple joins UK's top table of PC sellers

...Western Europe at the start of this year, citing economic pressures on consumer spending and a shift away from netbooks as factors affecting PC sales... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
Entertainment & Media Outlook for the Netherlands 2010-2014 1.0

Entertainment & Media Outlook for the Netherlands 2010-2014 1.0

...Outlook for the Netherlands 2010-2014, offering a five-year outlook for consumer spending and advertising revenues, along with insights into the technological, governmental, political... Read more

5 March, 2011

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