http://marketpublishers.com/lists/news_44.html Services news en-us 2008-10-01 03:35:27 GMT 2008-10-01 03:35:27 GMT http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3499/news.html Turbulence in the aviation industry has already brought down a series of small airlines over the past year - but the collapse of XL Airways is on an entirely different scale. The demise of the carrier and its parent firm, the UK's... 12.09.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3409/news.html Holiday Inn-owner Intercontinental Hotels has reported a 29% rise in half-year profits but said revenue growth has slowed in recent months. Operating profits at Intercontinental's continuing operations rose to $284m (?149.4m) in the six... 12.08.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3259/news.html Coffee chain Starbucks plans to shut 500 stores in the US on top of the 100 closures it had already announced, reported The BBC. Up to 12,000 full and part-time jobs will go, although Starbucks will try to move staff into other stores. ... 02.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2975/news.html The demand for expensive coffee has been hit by the US housing slowdown and economic downturn, reported The BBC. Starbucks has cut its forecasts for 2008 profit, blaming an economic environment that it describes as "the worst in the... 24.04.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2881/news.html Starbucks Corp., the largest U.S. coffee-shop chain, was sued on behalf of more than 2,000 ``baristas'' who seek $5 million in damages for allegedly cheating them by pooling their tips with supervisors, reported The Bloomberg. ``Current... 04.04.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2612/news.html Coffee chain Starbucks is cutting 600 posts, with its headquarters in Seattle taking the bulk of the reduction, reported The BBC. 220 staff will be laid off and another 380 open jobs will not be filled, as the company tries to revive its... 22.02.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2461/news.html McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, plans to this year double its stores in India and open 125 outlets in China to tap growing demand for fast food in Asia, reported The Bloomberg. McDonald's plans to open as many as... 29.01.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2154/news.html Boeing and Airbus have both won outline orders for 100 planes from jet leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), reported The BBC. The state-owned Dubai group said it had signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Boeing planes for... 12.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2050/news.html Eurotunnel is halving the cost of taking rail freight through the Channel Tunnel, as it attempts to win more business from the ferry operators, reported The BBC. The average toll for a train of freight will be £3,000 from the start of... 22.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2033/news.html Canadian stocks fell the most in almost three months after earnings and sales by U.S. banks, manufacturers and industrial companies raised concern that the economy of Canada's biggest trade partner is headed for a slump, reported The Bloomberg.... 20.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1996/news.html Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are increasingly catering to U.S. tourists who want to dodge the rising euro while visiting Europe. The trend will help reverse two years of share declines for both companies, reported The... 17.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1915/news.html There is a "question mark" over almost £10bn in Whitehall savings claimed by the government, MPs have said, reported The BBC. The Treasury announced last year it had made efficiencies worth £13.3bn but the Commons... 11.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1874/news.html The £16bn Crossrail scheme to build a railway link through the centre of London has been given the go-ahead by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, reported The BBC. Construction for the link - from Maidenhead, Berkshire, through to Essex -... 05.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1797/news.html Rail ticketing will be made simpler and easier to understand, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has promised, reported The BBC. Her pledge follows a survey by Which? suggesting about only half of people who make enquiries get the "best... 27.09.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1783/news.html Shares in UK logistics service provider Christian Salvesen have risen as much as 28% after the firm confirmed it had received an initial takeover approach, reported The BBC. The firm, which provides warehousing and distribution services for... 25.09.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1621/news.html InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, the owner of the Holiday Inn chain, reached its target of opening a hotel a day in June, putting the company on course to beat a goal for the number of rooms added worldwide by the end of next year, reported The... 14.08.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1620/news.html National Express has won the battle to operate the main London-to-Scotland rail route, reported The BBC. The transport group was awarded the contract to run the East Coast Main Line franchise by the Department for Transport after a bidding... 14.08.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1592/news.html Hilton Hotels Corp., the second- largest U.S. hotel chain, sold the Caledonian Hilton hotel in Edinburgh to Caledonian Operating Co. for 51.7 million pounds ($105 million), reported The Bloomberg. Hilton will continue to manage the 251-room... 10.08.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1283/news.html With only a few exceptions, fast-food restaurant profits continue to grow in large countries, Fast Food Restaurants Industry Barners Reports company says. However, annual sales in some countries (Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, Russia)... 22.06.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1252/news.html According to a report released by Barnes Reports and entitled Full-Service Restaurants Industry , restaurant profits in large countries grow by an average of 3-7% a year. America offers the most favorable terms for the restaurant business... 20.06.2007