Inflation balloons to 21-year high

Petrol: up 4 percent. Power: up 2.7 percent. And tomatoes: up 63.6 percent (that’d be the work of the Queensland floods). Inflation is outpacing expectations, as the consumers price index rose 1.0 percent for the June 2011 quarter —pushing the annual rate to 5.3 percent, the highest since 1990.

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GrabOne toasts first birthday by drinking design

If you want to sway the discerning public’s attention to your product, there’s nothing quite like involving them in the development of the product, risky as it may be. Yet, in a bid to celebrate its first year of business, that’s exactly what local daily deal site GrabOne did.

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NZ: A place where talent can thrive?

We Idealogues are fond of Sir Paul Callaghan; he loves our country and has plenty of thoughts on how we can make it an even better place. And more importantly, he’s not afraid to share them. His Survive and Thrive address is a must-watch for those in the creative industries. Rise up, creatives, and claim your rightful place.

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Franchisors sceptical about Rugby World Cup

For all the touted economic benefits of hosting the Rugby World Cup, franchisors don’t actually expect the event to have a positive impact on their businesses. Some respondents even said the Rugby World Cup could pose a distraction that will draw focus away from franchise owners. And those trying to cash in on the event will have to toe a very fine line.

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Innovator of the day: The swissRoomBox

Ah, those crazy Swiss people. First they invented the Swiss Army Knife, now they’ve come up with a way to turn your car into a house. Created by misC Sport and Leisure, the swissRoomBox is our innovation of the day.

Do you have an innovation to share? Enter the Innovator Awards and you may be up in bright lights.

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