Archives for August 2011
August 5th, 2011
The city of Kunming in southern China is real, but its stores are another matter. After the recent closure of five imitation Apple stores there, a phony Ikea store has now been uncovered, reported Cinco Dias. From the path through the exhibition of furniture, to the exact same beds, wardrobes and ...
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August 4th, 2011
Electronic commerce continues its progressive growth. In the first quarter of 2011, Spain saw online trade turnover rise to 2055.4 million euros, 23.1% more than the same period last year. According to the report from the Telecommunications Marketing Commission (CMT), these figures were achieved between January and March, marking a record, ...
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August 3rd, 2011
July 30, 2011 will go down in history as the date on which the world's most famous restaurant, El Bulli, closed its doors. Ferran Adrià (born in Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 49 years ago) said goodbye after 18 years of life and experiences fronting this restaurant, located in a secluded spot ...
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August 2nd, 2011
The EU is to award the highest amount of compensation to Spanish vegetable producers at 70.97 million euros, followed by Poland (46.3 million), Italy (34.6 million) and the Netherlands (27.1 million). Spain will receive the 70.9 million euros claimed from the European Union as compensation for losses caused by the so-called ...
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August 1st, 2011
The CEO of Banco Santander, Alfredo Saenz, has announced that from August, they are to offer private and self-employed clients "with income problems," a period of three years deferment on mortgage loans for primary residences. "We will offer those individuals or self-employed clients who are unemployed or have suffered loss of ...
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