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...“Then, it was all about managing the expansion programme and the supply chain, as opposed to anything imaginative and inspirational,” he says. “The middle ground is challenged....
...At the helm of Lonrho and on the boards of a number of other groups, he has dabbled in industries ranging from mining to music to food supply....
...“We are looking at every bit of the supply chain to see where we can improve.”...
...Reporting by Michiyo Nakamoto and Gwen Robinson in Tokyo and Claer Barrett in London...
...“While revpar [revenue per available room] is likely to decline for several more quarters we believe the low point of the cycle has passed,” said Tim Barrett, Cazenove analyst....
...Talk of a co-ordinated rate cut by central banks has gained ground as a way to try and restore confidence. Even this might not work....
...VoiceSage is currently in discussions to supply similar technology to Royal Mail and to DHL in Ireland, as well as a number of leading mail-order catalogue companies, Mr Kett says....
...The best performer among the latest recruits was Solar Integrated Technologies, which was boosted in January by a contract to supply its solar power roofing to Tesco in California....
...James West, Centennial, CO Craig Barrett: It seems you are citing two of the challenges that we all face today....
...Sales of home installation services grew 28 per cent, with strong demand for roofing, countertops, kitchens, windows and flooring....
...Solar Integrated Technologies , which supplies solar-panelled roofing for commercial premises, rose 6.8 per cent to 300p as Mirabaud Securities revealed it had placed the remaining 12.5m-share stake of co-founder...
...Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, gained 1.4 per cent to $23.17 after it named a new chief executive officer replacing Craig Barrett....
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