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Experian Hitwise identifies the brands topping the World Cup sponsorship league

Experian Hitwise has revealed that drinks brands Corona and Heineken have broken back into the top five performers of the Experian Hitwise World Cup Brand Search Index after three weeks outside of the fastest-movers' list.

Arbor Technology selects Maxatec as UK partner for rugged tablet computers January 25, 2012 Maxa Technologies, (Maxatec), specialist distributor of IT hardware, software and services to the Mobile, AIDC and EPOS market sectors has been appointed as a distributor for Arbor Technology, the designer and manufacturer of rugged tablet computers. Blackroc Distribution becomes BlueStar UK Distribution January 18, 2012 BlueStar has announced its expansion of European operations to the UK and Ireland through the acquisition of Blackroc Distribution Limited, an ADC-specialty distributor in the region. Ergonomic Solutions Manufacturing is recipient of prestigious business award in Denmark December 18, 2011 Ergonomic Solutions Manufacturing A/S has been selected as a winner of the Gazelle 2011 award from Børsen; a leading business daily newspaper in Denmark. Cambridge event shines spotlight on innovation in sustainable buildings December 18, 2011 Green-tech company, Breathing Buildings, recently hosted an inspirational event that put the spotlight on innovation in sustainable buildings. Avery Dennison's Retail Branding and Information Solutions Division expands operations in Russia November 30, 2011 Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) is expanding its capabilities in Russia. Pennies, the electronic charity box, announces partnership with Commidea November 30, 2011 Commidea is the latest technology provider to get behind Pennies, the electronic charity box. Nedap Retail extends global partnership with H&M November 02, 2011 Nedap Retail and H&M have decided to extend their international partnership for another two years. Nedap will continue to install its high-quality anti-theft systems in the fashion chain's stores around the globe. Staff tune into Immedia Live! October 12, 2011 Immedia Group plc, which provides bespoke radio stations and in-store media solutions for retailers, has launched its first radio station dedicated to its employees. Retail customer car park ranks most popular location to charge electric car September 21, 2011 Statistics released by nationwide electric vehicle charging specialist POD Point have revealed that IKEA Wembley was the most popular place for charging an Electric Car in the whole of the Source London Network during August. Retalix announces new intake for its UK Graduate Programme September 21, 2011 Retalix, the provider of software and services to high volume, high complexity retailers, has appointed three new people to its graduate trainee scheme in the UK. Toyota and Sainsbury's – working together on innovation September 14, 2011 Sainsbury's and Toyota Material Handling UK are working in partnership to trial alternative battery technology Lithium Ion. Global Bay and Epicor partner to offer comprehensive in-store mobile retail applications suite September 13, 2011 Addressing retailers' desire to leverage the power and performance of the latest mobile devices to drive transaction efficiencies, improve operational visibility and in-store customer engagement, Epicor Software Corporation have partnered to provide retailers running heritage Epicor software soluti ons with an innovative and comprehensive suite of mobile retail applications. Neckermann will use FICO Model Builder to speed development of predictive analytics September 07, 2011 FICO has announced that neckermann.de GmbH has selected FICO Model Builder to develop and optimise scorecards for its new customers. Poundland chooses new IT Infrastructure from NextiraOne September 06, 2011 NextiraOne has signed a new contract with high street retailer Poundland to upgrade the company's core LAN infrastructure. Ponti's delivers Italian hospitality by asking their guests: How are we doing today? September 06, 2011 Italian restaurant chain, Ponti's Group that operates Ponti's Italian Kitchen and Caffè Italia, has implemented a customer experience programme provided by Empathica, the Customer Experience Management (CEM) company. Fat Face slashes call costs with help from Vodat International August 31, 2011 Fat Face is expected to save £5,000 per annum on all calls, while a proposed line rationalisation programme offers a further saving of £25,000 a year, following the selection of Vodat International to provide all telephony services across its stores. Brantano increases customer throughput courtesy of Vodat August 16, 2011 Brantano has selected communications company, Vodat International to implement a fully managed broadband network across its 150 stores in the UK, in order to improve customer throughput at the tills. Chico's FAS Inc. to use SAS Social Media Analytics to understand, predict and act based on intelligence from social media data August 16, 2011 SAS has announced that Chico's FAS Inc. will implement SAS Social Media Analytics to integrate social data across all areas of its business to understand what is being said about Chico's FAS Inc.'s brands and apply this intelligence to decision making.

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