Hot dog stuffed pizza helps Dominoes increase sales
Pizza giant Dominoes has recently introduced a hot dog stuffed crust pizza. The recent introduction on April 4, 2013, along with other new products was the reason for an increase for underlying sales in the UK to go up by…
Samoa Airlines to charge passengers by weight
American-based Samoa Airlines has come up with a unique offer for its passengers. The passengers will now have to purchase tickets not by seat, but on weight basis. On April 3, 2013, the airline started pricing its first international flights…
Auto makers in US mark increase in sales
Auto manufacturers in the US have reported their strongest sales for five years in the month of March 2013. The recent situation has prompted some analysts to lift their US estimates for the full year. The sales figures for General Motors…
Boeing 787 conducts first successful test flight of Dreamliner 787
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, which manufactures the controversial Dreamliner 787, on March 25, 2013, took the aircraft to the sky for a test flight. The test flight was aimed to show that the flight’s new lithium-ion battery system meets the…
Chinese consumers spend more on home appliances
Chinese consumers have been getting increasingly rational of late and do not mind spending more on high-end products. The income growth in recent times has slowed down, but consumers are still willing to pay more for home appliances, especially the…
Coca Cola announces 750 job cuts in US
Beverage giant Coca-Cola, on March 21, 2013, said that it will cut about 750 jobs from the United States. The company has taken the step so as to streamline its business, three years after it made a big acquisition. The…
Kingfisher Airlines employees threaten to disrupt IPL matches
Employees of the ailing Kingfisher Airlines are frustrated about not getting their salaries on time. It has now been ten months that the employees have not got their salaries. Due to this, the people in question have demanded that the…
Sales of diesel decline for first time since May 2009
In some good news for diesel vehicle owners in India, domestic diesel sales had gone down by 2 percent in the month of February 2013. This was the first dip since May 2009 and the hike in prices, along with…
Tata looking forward to expansion in Africa
Indian business giants Tata Group is now looking forward to expand in Africa, through its various business ideas. The group is expecting its revenue from Africa to grow by about 30 percent every year, from the current level of USD…
Japan Airlines to resume Dreamliner operations after US approval
On March 13, 2013, Japanese Airlines has hoped for a rapid resumption of its Dreamliner operations. The decision was taken after US authorities approved test flights with the help of a prototype battery fix after a global safety scare. After…