SYDNEY--20 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
LOYALTY PROGRAMME...
SINGAPORE: 37% of guests said that a loyalty programme was a major factor in
deciding on their hotel.
www.givex.com
RESTAURANT CHAIN..
NEW YORK: Otarian, a new boutique fast-casual restaurant chain, is set to have
a big impact on the competitive New York food scene with the opening of its
first two locations in the United States this spring, and a third location
opening later this year.
http://www.Otarian.com
PACKAGING TRENDS...
BRUSSELS: Packaging trends in Europe are compared with the U.S. since they
occupy similar geographic areas, have similar climates and topographical
features, and their containerboard companies supply many of the same global
food, beverage and consumer goods companies. However, average basis weights of
corrugated are now 20% lighter in Europe than the U.S., as shown in the new
study published today by RISI, The Future of Lightweight Containerboard in
North America.
www.risi.com .
BANK OPERATIONS...
SINGAPORE: Microsoft Corp. today announced at Asian Banker Summit 2010 that the
Singapore operations of Maybank, the largest financial services group in
Malaysia, has been able to meet major banking customer challenges through key
business benefits from the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
http://www.microsoft.com/financialservices
HOUSING OUTLOOK...
WASHINGTON: Housing is stabilizing but excess inventory and shadow supply are
hindering recovery according to the April 2010 Economic Outlook released today
by Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group.
URBAN GROWTH...
ABU DHABI, UAE: Rapid urban growth in emerging nations has rarely been
accompanied by foresight and planning. As economies expand, sucking more and
more people into towns and cities in search of jobs and prosperity, the up-shot
has too often been uncontrolled development, scant regard for building
standards and an ugly urban sprawl.
CONCERT PROMOTION...
LONDON and LOS ANGELES: Live Nation, the world's premiere live entertainment
company, today announced the launch of its concert promotion business in
Australia, the 7th largest music market.
http://www.livenation.com/investors
OUTSOURCING BUSINESS...
NEW JERSEY: Birlasoft, the global IT services business of the 150-year-old
multi-billion dollar CK Birla Group, has been named among the Best 10 in the
Australia New Zealand region, a sublist of the Global Outsourcing 100 for
service providers.
http://www.birlasoft.com
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