Overall, in the year to March 31 British Land reported a 2.6pc increase in the value of its portfolio to £10.3bn, thanks to the retail performance and pre-lets on its office developments in London such as the Cheesegrater.
However, pre-tax profits fell from £830m to £479m because the eurozone debt crisis meant the growth in values was slower than last year.
British Land shares rose 10.82, or 2pc, to 499.52p.
Indians Shopping for Brahmin Sperm? - Silicon India
Bangalore: It’s quite natural for childless couples shopping for sperm to demand both looks and brains. Dr Aniruddh Malpani, an infertility expert in Mumbai says he is often inundated with elitist requests from couples seeking sperm donors. But what’s downright unnatural and not well known, is a more outrageous request: caste-based sperm, as reported Mansi Choksi and Sharmila Ganesan Ram for TOI.
Dr Saurav Kumar, a Patna gynecologist, caused an outcry a few years ago when he told a newspaper that childless couples showed keen interest in knowing the caste of the sperm donor. According to infertility experts, this is a phenomenon observed not only in states entrenched with caste biases such as Bihar, but also elsewhere.
According to Dilip Patil, founding president of Trivector, an infertility solutions firm, there is a sure preference for Brahmin donors in Mumbai. He says, ‘’Even among Muslims, couples want to know whether the donor is Sunni or Shiite.’’ He further added that, ‘’However, going by Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines, we reveal only the religion of the donor, not the caste."
Although he dismisses caste-based requests by calling it a ‘byproduct of the Indian mindset’, Patil willingly obliges queries related to educational and professional backgrounds, extra-curricular preferences and linguistic skills.
Efinancial Wholesale Sales Contest Winners Announced, Two Deserving Life Insurance Brokers Awarded a Dream Vacation - YAHOO!
Efinancial Wholesale, a leading online life insurance wholesaler, is proud to announce the winners of the First Quarter-2012 Efinancial Sales Incentive. The well deserved prizes were awarded to both an Efinancial call center agent and an individual producer.
Bellevue, Wash. (PRWEB) May 21, 2012
Efinancial Wholesale, a leading online life insurance brokerage, proudly announces the winners of their latest sales contest. The First Quarter-2012 Efinancial Sales Incentive proved to be a great success, motivating top Efinancial life insurance agents to compete for a chance to win one of two dream vacations.Originally established in 2003, Efinancial Wholesale has since revolutionized the life insurance industry. Today Efinancial Wholesale is widely recognized as an innovator in the field of online life insurance sales. Offering member agents access to a wide breadth of products, coupled with cutting edge technology; Efinancial Wholesale equips their family of brokers with the tools and resources necessary to excel in today’s modern business climate.
The Efinancial Wholesale First Quarter-2012 Sales Incentive began on Tuesday, January 3, and ended Saturday, March 31. During the contest, Efinancial life insurance brokers competed for a chance to win one of two tropical vacations. Call centers competed for one trip, while the family of Efinancial individual producers competed for a separate dream vacation. Each winner received: roundtrip airfare, an all-inclusive resort package for 4 days and 3 nights and transportation to and from the airport, for themselves and a guest. Each winner was given the opportunity to select either Cabo San Lucas, Mexico or the Bahamas for their dream vacation destination.
Agents and call centers competed to win contest raffle tickets based upon specific sales goals.
The Efinancial Wholesale team provided standings and updates throughout the life of the contest. Winners were then announced through a video recorded drawing on April 3, the results of which were posted on the Efinancial Wholesale Blog. Christopher B. was the call center winner and Michael G. took home the individual producer prize. Both Christopher and Michael posted impressive sales numbers, throughout the first quarter, and were handsomely rewarded for their efforts.
“We are pleased with the results of the First Quarter-2012 Sales Incentive,” said Pete Kalasountas, Director of Efinancial Wholesale. “The entire Efinancial Wholesale team got in the spirit of the competition. Both winners worked hard throughout the contest and it’s our pleasure to reward their efforts.”
The Efinancial Wholesale management team is committed to nurturing a healthy, positive work environment. Quarterly sales incentives are held to reward top performers and acknowledge hard work and dedication. Plans are already underway for the Second Quarter-2012 Efinancial Sales Incentive. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements from the Efinancial Wholesale team, as they explore new ways to motivate and encourage success among their growing family of top producing life insurance brokers.
If you would like to learn more about Efinancial Wholesale life insurance services, visit them online at http://www.efinancialwholesale.com or call 1.800.648.9504.
About Efinancial Wholesale
Efinancial Wholesale is a full service online wholesale life insurance brokerage. Offering a comprehensive life insurance framework, Efinancial Wholesale provides their community of life insurance brokers with resources and technology to remain competitive in the life insurance industry. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Efinancial is a licensed broker in all 50 states with access to the top-rated life insurance carriers in the market.
Sara Sonnen
Efinancial Wholesale
1.800.648.9504
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US wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in April - Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. wholesale prices fell in April, reflecting a big decline in gas and energy costs. But outside that drop, inflation was tame.
The Labor Department says the producer price index, which measures price changes before they reach the consumer, dropped 0.2 percent in April. It was the first decline since December and the biggest drop since October.
Excluding volatile food and energy costs, the so-called core index rose 0.2 percent.
For the 12 months that ended in April, wholesale prices have risen just 1.9 percent, the smallest 12-month change since October 2009.
Modest wholesale inflation reduces pressure on manufacturers and retailers to raise prices. That helps keep consumer prices stable.
Gas prices spiked earlier this year. But they have dropped 5 percent since peaking last month.
Shopping Offers Online System by Das Cheap! Enable Shoppers to Make Their Own Deals - YAHOO!
Online Retailer Enables Shoppers to Make Their Own Price
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 21, 2012
Everything you hear lately is about saving money. Even more so about offers, deals or some type of bulk savings from local merchants or online sites.These online shopping offers are always suggested, overstock or selected products that you may or may not be able to take advantage of.
Now there is one online company that is leading the way with shopping offers online for just about anything.
Das Cheap! is a global online retailer that features the first ever "make your own deal" offer system from a major online retailer. Potential price savvy shoppers can haggle the price online of name brand products, from party supplies, toys, electronics, housewares and more. Essentially customers can name their own price for their purchase quantities. Users are then notified of the pending deal and can purchase at the negotiated price.
"We feel confident that we can strike a deal on what you are looking for. At Das Cheap! we strive to put a real world shopping experience on the virtual level. I mean if I shop in a brick in mortar store, I always ask if I can get a better deal. Why should it be any different when shopping online? That's why we are the first online retailer to let customers "make an offer" using our proprietary system." - David Scarpitta of Das Cheap Inc.
The Das Cheap Shopping Offers is open to anyone, whether they are a previous customer or a passing user. There is no obligation to purchase, however once an offer is made there is a 24 hour validated offer expiration. All shopping offers once accepted have only 24 hours to make the negotiated deal.
"Of course our prices are already extremely cheap. But this also allows online bulk buyers or quantity purchasers to get an even better deal in a matter of minutes. It's just another way that we can save our customers even more in a rough economy." - David Scarpitta
For more information on the Das Cheap Online Shopping Offers, please visit:
http://www.dascheap.com/home.html
David Scarpitta
Das Cheap Inc.
626-435-0063
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Princeton Shopping Center's new ownership plans to keep up with community atmosphere - NJ.com
PRINCETON BOROUGH — The president of the company poised to buy the Princeton Shopping Center said the firm has no plans to mess with success.
“This is a very well-established part of the Princeton community and its vibrancy,” said Jodie McLean, president and chief investment officer of Edens, a South Carolina company.
“The things we will focus on here are community events, consistency and a commitment to continue that love of community. Our own values feel very aligned with the history and current operators. We are community oriented, quality-driven and the classic, mid-century architecture of the shopping center needs to be celebrated.”
Shopkeepers in the North Harrison Street center have been told Edens is the new owner, taking over from George Comfort & Sons. Sitting in the shopping center’s Bon Appetit cafe on Friday, McLean would not confirm or deny the impending sale but said there would be a “formal announcement” about the shopping center in the first week of June. She also declined to put a price tag on such an acquisition.
She did say there would be no plans for a second floor and denied the company has any ties to a French ownership concern. The 255,000-square-foot mall has about 50 ground-level shops and other businesses in a rectangular layout with a large, open-air courtyard. It last underwent a major renovation in 2007 and is about 60 years old.
“We want to enhance small gathering places, like the European Bistro,” McLean said, pointing out the customers who walked through the shopping center’s landscaped commons.
“We have known about this shopping center for 10 years and it absolutely fits in with the kind of shopping centers we have on the East Coast. A typical customer for us would be proud to be a Princetonian and would be part of a family community.”
Looking to expand its reach into New Jersey and the New York Metro area, Edens currently has 130 retail centers, two-thirds of them located between Boston and the District of Columbia. The remaining third are in the Charlotte-Atlanta-Miami areas. A center in Sewell and another in Closter are the only two New Jersey holdings owned by Edens, which has been in business since 1966.
A number of store owners in the shopping center expressed concern over the sale when they learned about it through letters they were required to sign acknowledging there would be a change of ownership. No one saw it coming.
“We love the community orientation of the Princeton Shopping Center,” said McLean. “I think they will find there is a very consistent philosophy with what we are doing as retailers with what they are doing.”
McClean also said that having a supermarket such as McCaffrey’s as the anchor helps attract foot traffic and keeps all of the stores and businesses supplied with customers.
“People make two to three trips a week to a supermarket,” she said.
Other businesses include a hardware store, a dress boutique, a Mexican restaurant, a gym, a gourmet shop, and an outdoor sporting goods store. Longtime owners George Comfort & Sons did not return calls about the sale of the shopping center.
Almost every shopkeeper contacted about the sale praised the current ownership.
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