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Report Examines Textile Lobbying in Europe

DUBLIN, Ireland -- A new in-depth report by Research and Markets looks into the business of textile lobbying in Europe. The report, Textile Lobbyists in Brussels, examines the growing regulatory influence of the European Union has led to the presence of up to 20,000 lobbyists in Brussels, Belgium acting for industry and commerce associations, in-house public relations departments or specialist firms, law firms, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

BASF, Dow Chemical and DuPont have worked to make environmental and health regulations on chemicals -- such as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) -- more industry-friendly. The Bromine Science and Environmental Forum (BSEF) sought to prevent an EU ban on brominated flame retardants (BFRs).

E-Commerce Expansion Vital to Online Retail

ChannelAdvisor, a major provider of e-commerce channel management solutions, today announced the results of a JupiterResearch study on marketing and sales strategies for online retailers. Sponsored by ChannelAdvisor and conducted by independent research firm JupiterResearch and Internet Retailer, the study provides in-depth insights into the fundamental issues driving multi-channel online retailing.

Seventy-five percent of online retailers surveyed cited multi-channel expansion as a key component in their marketing strategies. Ninety-eight percent report they market on at least two online channels.

"The results provide actionable information for retailers who are evaluating online programs including paid and organic search, and comparison shopping engines," said Brad Wolansky, Vice President Global E-Commerce of The Orvis Company. "We partnered with ChannelAdvisor for solutions to help us manage our paid search and comparison shopping engine initiatives and they have provided good value including higher ROI and predictable rates of success."

RBS, MasterCard Announce Payment Platform

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and MasterCard Worldwide have announced that they joined forces and implemented MasterCard's state of the art payment platform, MasterCard inControl.

MasterCard inControl builds on MasterCard's unparalleled global processing platform and combines enhanced authorization controls with an intelligent routing capability and personalized real-time communication features including alert functions, for both Commercial and Consumer products. The Royal Bank of Scotland will be the first in the world to leverage the new payment platform's purchase control module to provide advanced functionalities for their corporate customers, including multi-national corporations so they can better manage, analyze and control procurement expenditures.

Top European Business Awards Announced

The crème de la crème of European business is toasting success after the winners of the European Business Awards 2008 were announced in Paris this week.

The success of companies and people including Procter & Gamble, Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited, Intamac Systems Ltd, Econcern, Petrotechnics Limited and Steve Leach (Group CEO, Bigmouthmedia) was marked today before an audience of European business leaders, politicians and press at the annual gathering to celebrate Europe's top businesses and business people.

Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar presented The Business Leader of the Year Award to Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President and CEO of Nokia.

French Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, Christine Lagarde, welcomed the audience. "It is wonderful that all 27 member states of Europe are together, particularly at a time when Europe has been so criticized for not moving forward. We want a strong Europe and you are participating in the process of building a strong Europe, piece by piece," she said to the attendees.