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Survey: 92% Of Restaurant Chains To Raise Menu Prices In 2014
February 2014 - Food
According to a report from supply chain co-op SpenDifference LLC, the majority (92%) of restaurant chains said they plan to increase prices in 2014, an increase from the four fifths (83%) who said they increased prices in 2013. The findings suggest that this… Read more...
Survey Finds Android Apps Developed Faster Than iSO or Windows
February 2014 - Information Technology
According to findings from Evans Data’s newly released Mobile Development Survey - an in-depth worldwide survey of 464 developers actively developing apps for mobile devices. Two-fifths (41%) of developers said their typical Android app is finished… Read more...
Market Research Survey Shows That Almost Two-Thirds Of Adults In England Are Classed As Overweight
February 2014 - Health
Copeland, Cumbria, has the most overweight people in England, according to the data from Public Health England. The analysis shows that more than three-quarters of Copeland’s population (75.9%) are overweight or obese. Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has… Read more...
Research Suggests That The Shop Vacancy Rate Is At Its Lowest For Four Years
February 2014 - Retail
Research from The Local Data Company, which monitors more than 2,000 town and shopping centres and retail parks, suggests that the average vacancy rates were below 14% for the first time in four years. However, the report reveals a North-South divide, with… Read more...
UK Service Sector Slows But Remains Strong, PMI Survey Says
February 2014 - Professional Services
The latest CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the UK’s service sector fell to 58.3 in January, down from 58.8 the month before but still well above the 50 mark that indicates expansion. The PMI figure for January was the lowest reading… Read more...