Archive for July 31st, 2012

London shopping centre

UK consumer confidence stagnant for third consecutive month

There was no change in the UK’s consumer confidence in July, for the third consecutive month, market research company GfK reported today. In fact, GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index shows that confidence among consumers has been stuck between -29 and …

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HSBC

British banking giant HSBC continues asset disposals

British banking group HSBC Holdings Plc (LON:HSBA) said today it is selling its entire Hungarian unit, HSBC Credit Zrt, to local venture capital firm Central-Fund Kockazati Tokealap without

Online travel

Online travel agents and hotel group broke competition law, OFT claims

Two online travel firms and a hotel group have been accused of infringing competition law by limiting hotel room discounts. The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued a

Pig farm in northern China

UK genetics firm Genesis in JV with Chinese pork producer BeSun

British animal genetics company Genus Plc (LON:GNS) said today that its porcine genetics division PIC had signed a deal to set up a joint venture in China with

Bertolli markets olive oil

London-listed Unilever sells Bertolli,frozen food unit to ConAgra

US food company ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG) unveiled a definitive deal to buy the Bertolli and PF Chang's Home Menu frozen meals businesses from Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant

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