Archive for July, 2008

Yahoo and Icahn reach agreement

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Yahoo management and Carl Icahn, the share holder who seeks to replace the entire Yahoo board because of the way Yahoo handled Microsoft bid for Yahoo has reached and agreement. The agreement expands Yahoo board from eight members to eleven members. The new board comprise of the existing eight Yahoo board members,  Mr Icahn and two of his nominees.
The agreement meant Mr Icahn will not seek to replace the entire Yahoo board as he threatens to do at next board meeting.

Internet shopping rise by 38%

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Rising food bill, fuel cost and the credit crunch have forced shoppers to seek out bargains away from the high street, this direct beneficiary of this has been online retailers according to a survey by e-commerce group IMRG and consultancy Capgemini.
The report said that the total Internet spend was £26.5bn, up 38% on the same period last year, which also translate to the fact that online sales have reached nearly 20% of total retail spending.

Cloths and footwear sales on the high street see a sharp drop in sale despite tempting offers from high street retailers. Internet sales of cloths and footwear on the other hand saw a rise, with over all Internet clothing sales rising by 32%, lingerie sales rose 37% and footwear was up 38%.

Year on year, online shopping has been rising faster than traditional high street shopping, Christmas 2007 saw online shopping spend rise to 15.2 billion, with was an increase of 50% over online sales of December 2006.

Moderneon Lighting Design Usability Review

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

One of the most striking thing you notice when visiting a shopping mall, a services station or restaurant is how lighting is used to create desired atmosphere to match the theme or effect the establishment is trying to create. As a casual visitor, such subtle lighting is usually lost on us, however lots of careful planning has gone into selection of bulbs and other lighting accessories to create the effect you experienced.

Moderneon is one of the few specialist, whose core business is to install lighting at major establishment ranging from restaurant chain like Weatherspoons, shopping centres to petrol station. Established nearly sixty years ago, based in London, Moderneon provide custom made signage, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of handmade neon and cold cathode lamps which are made from a wide range of Tri-phosphors colour coatings.
Modereon are committed to ensuring environmental impact of lighting are minimised so they use voltage to provide an energy saving alternative to traditional lighting methods.


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