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| World’s Top 250 Consumer Products Companies Achieve Sales Over $2.65 trillion |
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11 March 2008 |
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Total sales for the Top 250 consumer products companies exceeded $2.65 trillion in fiscal 2006, according to the inaugural Global Powers of Consumer Products Industry report from Deloitte. According to the report, sales grew by 8.4 percent for the year, although 16 percent of the companies actually experienced declining sales. Over a quarter (28 percent) of total sales were concentrated among the 10 largest companies, which reported combined sales of $751 billion. These companies... |
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| Protection in 2008 more Expensive than Ever |
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28 February 2008 |
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In 2008, some PC owners will spend more on virus protection, online backup and insurance over the lifetime of the computer, than they did on the initial outlay for their PC. This trend will extend beyond the PC to other devices, from MP3 players to mobile phones, from DVRs to external hard drives, says the latest Technology Predictions – TMT Trends 2008 report produced by Deloitte 1. “Declining prices of digital devices in combination with increasingly valuable data stored... |
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| Children are mostly unprotected from the user generated content on the internet |
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25 February 2008 |
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The biggest problem for filtering tools for illegal and possibly harmful online information aimed at children represent Web 2.0 contents. This and other results were published in European study on filtering solutions, carried out by Deloitte on behalf of the European Comission as part of the Safer Internet plus Programme. Up to 30 percent of filtering tools analysed this year showed lower results due the inclusion of user generated content into the study. Half of the filters tested have improved their filtering capabilities relative to non-sexual content. Study showed that, generaly speaking, filtering tools for children younger than 8... |
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| Online advertising to generate over 40 billion $ in revenues in 2008 |
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21 February 2008 |
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Since the first online advertisement was sold 15 years ago, online advertising has enjoyed massive growth. In 2008, it is expected to generate $ 41,6 billion in revenue, a 23 per cent increase on 2007 and more than the commercial radio sector. However, online advertising could soon start to face a barrage of obstacles as a result of consumer antipathy and regulatory scrutiny, says the latest “Media Predictions - TMT Trends 2008” report produced by Deloitte1. One barrier to online advertising may be... |
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| United rise but Real Madrid stays top |
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14 February 2008 |
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Manchester United has climbed two places to second in the latest Football Money League from business advisory firm Deloitte, which ranks the 20 biggest football clubs in the world based on revenue. Real Madrid remains the world’s largest revenue generating club, completing a hat-trick of first place finishes. Analysis in the Football Money League is based on the latest financial information for the 2006/07 season.
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| People will carry more than 16 billion minutes of calls in GMS networks daily |
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12 February 2008 |
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In 2008, mobile phones users will send six billion text messages and carry more than 16 billion minutes of calls each day. Over six million GSM handsets are expected to be manufactured, and GSM’s global subscriber base will grow by 1.2 million. GSM is forecast to generate 3 billion dollars of world’s daily GDP, according to Deloitte’s Telecommunications Predictions. TMT Trends 2008. “The will to grow via acquisitions is likely to remain strong in the mobile telecommunications sector. Developed world mobile operators are... |
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| Retail sales for the Top250 rose to $3,25 trillion |
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31 January 2008 |
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Total retail sales for the Top 250 retailers rose to $3.25 trillion, up eight percent from the previous year. At the top of the list is, once again, is US based retailing giant Wal-Mart. Europeas retailers, facing saturated markets at home, are expanding further to the East. Retailers from China and Russia entered the list of the world’s 250 largest retailers for the first time, according to a new report “2008 Global Powers of Retail” from Deloitte. Facing saturated and intensely competitive markets at home, European retailers are most likely to... |
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| China and USA will have the greatest impact on the world economy in 2008 |
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18 January 2008 |
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Global economy is currently undergoing a transition from one era of economic expansion to another. The transition itself was brought by the bursting of a bubble in the US housing market. The medium-term direction of the global economy will be set largely by two countries, China and the US, according to Deloitte’s study “Global Economic Outlook 2008”. In the past decade, there has been a massive flow of funds from China to the US, since funding America’s external deficit has enabled China to cheaply export its goods and keep millions of workers employed.... |
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| European investors think globally, act localy |
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16 January 2008 |
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Up to two-thirds of European venture capitalists rather invest in Europen regions than in Asian and American states. The preferred region for almost three quarters of European investments is Central and East Europe, according to the “Global trends in venture capital 2007 survey”, a global report by Deloitte and EVCA (European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association).1 Almost half (48 percent) of European venture capitalists developed strategic alliances with... |
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| TMT businesses must increase their security efforts and investments |
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08 January 2008 |
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Although the majority of the TMT companies in last 12 months have managed to successfully avoid a major security crisis, 49 percent of respondents are either falling behind or still catching up to the security threats, says the 2007 TMT global security survey from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Security investments generally climbed over the past year, but the increases were often just enough to offset the rising volume and complexity of threats. Only a small number of the surveyed TMT companies (5 percent) increased their security investment by 15 percent or more and half... |
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