Daily Archives: March 31, 2011

Group buying comes of age

Brazil is growing, but so is inflation. Despite increasing prices, consumer spending shows no signs of slowing and the online group buying phenomena has a lot to answer for.

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Nova Pontocom eyes e-commerce growth

Nova Pontocom, the business that consolidates the online operations of some of the largest high-street retailers in Brazil, is expecting to see growth well above its peers in the next couple of years.

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What’s the future for Brazilian techies?

The courts have ordered the São Paulo IT workers to end their dispute and to head back to work while a final settlement is agreed between the workers union, Sindpd, and the employers representative, Seprosp. The decision to be made in April … Continue reading

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