Photo Prints and Gifts is an excellent partnership opportunity for mini labs and photo studios to get into digital photo printing partnerships. The digital transition in the US and the west is at 50% or more. As a result a number of family owned, regional photo players have gone out of business. Big enterprises have [...]

Optical Express, the number one provider of laser eye surgery in the world, has launched a new ecommerce site to help streamline the ordering process of eye care products such as contact lenses.
The new site has been redesigned in order to integrate fully with the existing customer and product information available on the main Optical [...]

According to new figures from the Prudential Class of 2009 retirement survey, UK women who plan to retire in 2009 can each expect to receive £6,642 a year less in their annual pensions than men, equivalent to a total income shortfall of more than £42 billion.
The 2.76 million women planning to retire in 2009 can [...]

The Harley Medical Group has reported a rise in breast augmentation surgery, with a growth of 27% year on year. This increase has been driven by a boom in post baby surgery, with mothers now accounting for 60% of breast augmentation patients, making it the third most common type of post-natal procedure.
Angela Fry, 38, from [...]

32Red Plc, the award-winning online gaming operator, announces the launch of 32Red Spreadbet, a platform for financial spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs).
32Red Spreadbet is the result of a partnership with CMC Spreadbet Plc and CMC Markets UK Plc who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The partnership offers 32Red customers [...]

SurgiCare has revealed a large rise in the number of enquiries from patients in relation to breast surgery procedures, as well as an increase in the number of breast surgery consultations that have been carried out.
New data from SurgiCare has revealed that enquiries regarding breast augmentation have risen from 485 in March 2008 to 624 [...]

Barclaycard has revealed that spending on Mother’s Day gifts was down in 2009 when compared to the year previous.
The data from Barclaycard Payment Acceptance, which enables retailers to accept payments from both debit and credit card, confirms that families across Britain are opting for less expensive gifts for Mother’s Day in the current economic climate.
Spend [...]

LighterLife has announced that it has been nominated for the British Franchise Association (BFA) Franchisor of the Year Awards, in the Brand Builder category.
The nomination recognises the huge marketing effort that has been a key focus for LighterLife over the last 12 months. LighterLife has launched a wide range of marketing initiatives. These include helping [...]

Joslin Rowe, the financial services recruitment specialist, has revealed in its latest salary review that the average time taken to find a new job within the financial services sector has increased by as much as 33 days since the demise of Lehman signalled the full impact of the credit crunch. This comes despite falling notice [...]

Braidwood Associates has announced that Matthew Juckes has been appointed to lead the company’s second and newest American office in New Jersey.
Juckes joins the Scottish headquartered specialist microsimulation traffic modelling consultancy having previously worked on projects for some of America’s largest departments of transportation including New York City, New York State, Wisconsin, California and New [...]