The megatrends included: massive urbanization and growth of megacities; emergence of a large, upwardly mobile, relatively affluent middle class; growth in financial services; continued large investment in physical infrastructure; global outsourcing of …

That's the idea behind GoldieBlox, a toy company designed “to get girls building.” The company's founder and CEO, Debbie Sterling, is a Stanford grad who grew frustrated with how few women were in her Mechanical Engineering/Product Design program.

China is a land of contrasts. It's a country of rich traditions mixed with thriving capitalism; a vast and varied landscape that covers seven time zones; wide-ranging economic and social developments for rich and poor; and the yin and yang of medical …

Many like to cite the statistic that there are more barrels of bourbon in Kentucky than residents – 4.7 million barrels compared with 4.38 million residents (and that's not counting 300,000 barrels in reserve for use in products aside from straight …

At Tooley Street Metro, Tesco took a different tack to serve city workers as well as affluent riverside dwellers and older local residents. … Nutri Centre nutritional products were introduced alongside health and beauty and “worked really well”, said …

ICICI Bank's Privilege Banking offers products and services designed to meet all banking and financial needs of affluent customers. A valued Privilege Banking customer enjoys dedicated service area, priority service and special privileges that make the …

In fact, while 50% of retailers say they are seeing increased demand for luxury goods among affluent shoppers, 45% say they are seeing middle class shoppers shift their preference from premium to lower-priced products. Complimentary copies of the full …

Though products from Blueprint like the detoxifying Green Juice cost as much as $75 for six 16-ounce bottles, they have been a hit with the affluent masses. The steady rise in the organic and natural juice market (13% in 2012) has also encouraged the …

"We've been targeting affluent Gulf markets especially the Emirates and Saudi Arabia for some time and have secured encouraging business for our 40-day-aged beef and 14-day-aged lamb with a leading retailer and the prestigious Raffles Hotel Group in …