Gunman, who was detained unharmed, was protesting about war in Gaza and had trapped seven workers for nearly nine hours
Turkish police have released seven workers taken hostage by a pro-Palestinian gunman at a plant near Istanbul owned by US consumer goods company Procter & Gamble in protest at the war in Gaza.
Local officials said police staged a raid nearly nine hours into the standoff when the lone gunman took a bathroom break.
Continue reading...Procter & Gamble, maker of 30-Minute Miracle and Fairy, and Finish Ultimate Plus manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser engaged in misleading conduct, the federal court ruled
Two big names in the highly competitive Australian dishwashing tablet market violated consumer law with unscientific claims that their premium products were better than others in their own range, a court has found.
Procter & Gamble, the maker of 30-Minute Miracle and Fairy dishwashing tablets, was found to have engaged in misleading conduct, making representations that were liable to give consumers the wrong impression.
Continue reading...Big suppliers want debts paid upfront in order to guarantee supplying shops
A rescue deal to save the majority of Wilko’s stores has been put at risk as some key suppliers want outstanding debts repaid upfront to guarantee continuing to provide products to the chain.
Doug Putman, who engineered a turnaround of HMV in the UK and owns Toys R Us in Canada, has been negotiating a deal to save as many as 300 of Wilko’s 400 stores, throwing a lifeline to its more than 12,000 staff.
Continue reading...Traditional TV shunned in favour of digital media and last-minute promotional campaigns
More than two-thirds of the UK’s biggest advertisers intend to cut back spending on traditional TV next year, as the recession fuels a shift to digital media and last-minute bursts of promotion.
A survey of 59 UK advertisers has found that 67% will make the deepest budget cuts to ads on broadcast TV, according to the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) and the media investment analysts Ebiquity.
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