In Africa, a Cube and a Parachute test consumer demand
LONDON/ACCRA (Reuters) - Tucked in a corner of a Guinness brewery in a run-down part of Ghana's capital, flanked by industrial silos and crates of bottles, stands the Cube, a...
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London art exchange lets collectors buy shares of a Banksy
LONDON (Reuters) - It may look more like a trading floor than an art show. Hundreds of well-heeled Londoners mill about, checking screens to see the latest trades and buy...
Britain says ready to ban all branding on cigarette packs
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to force tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets without branding to improve public health and cut the number of child smokers, a government...
Britain says ready to ban all branding on cigarette packs
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to force tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets without branding to improve public health and cut the number of child smokers, a government...
Australian tobacco sales edge up despite plain packs: industry
LONDON (Reuters) - Deliveries of tobacco to retailers in Australia rose slightly last year for the first time in at least five years, even after the introduction of plain packaging...
Australian tobacco sales edge up despite plain packs: industry
LONDON (Reuters) - Deliveries of tobacco to retailers in Australia rose slightly last year for the first time in at least five years, even after the introduction of plain packaging...
Big consumer companies cut costs, Wall Street wants bolder steps
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Investors are growing impatient with the makers of global brands like Cadbury chocolate, Campbell Soup and Tide laundry detergent, as these stalwart consumer products companies...
For companies, a rocky road ahead in emerging markets
CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - International companies are taking steps to mitigate the effects of the turmoil in emerging markets, including hedging foreign currency exposure more aggressively, reducing some investment plans, cutting...
Japan’s Suntory to buy U.S. spirits maker Beam for $13.6 billion cash
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Suntory Holdings Ltd on Monday said it would buy U.S. spirits company Beam Inc for $13.6 billion cash in a deal that would make the Japanese...
Japan’s Suntory to buy U.S. spirits maker Beam for $13.6 billion cash
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Suntory Holdings Ltd on Monday said it would buy U.S. spirits company Beam Inc for $13.6 billion cash in a deal that would make the Japanese...