McDonalds Tells Iceland - Burger Off

Are the forces of globalisation in retreat? Consumers in Iceland are about to join those in Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina - they will no longer be able to buy a Big Mac.

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McCurry beats McDonalds in a spicy Trademark Battle

This long-running curry war has all the perfect ingredients for a business lesson. Global giant McDonalds has just lost an eight-year legal battle against a fast food outlet in Malaysia which it claimed was infringing its iconic trademark.  Now McCurry is free to pursue its ambitious growth strategy without fear for further legal action from the burger kings.

Fixed-price retailing takes off in the UK

Another excellent piece on the changing nature of UK retailing - this time in the Independent - charts the rise of “fixed-price retailing"…

Wanna job? Get down to McDonalds

Two contrasting stories about the employment market recently illustrate really well how different businesses are coping in the economic downturn…