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		  <title><![CDATA[Smokers retreat as non-smokers advance ]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[October 24, 2008 – German consumers have widely differing reactions to the national smoking ban in the F&B sector, which is now in force in all German states. As a result, regular smokers are frequenting pubs, clubs, cafés and restaurants much less than before, but of course this decline in customers is less evident for non-smokers. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-10-27T14:31:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Energy efficiency as a selling point]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[October 23, 2008 – Aside from the price, screen size and picture quality, energy efficiency is becoming an increasingly important factor when buying a television. These are the findings of an international consumer retail survey conducted by GfK Retail and Technology on “energy efficiency as a decisive factor when buying a television”.]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-10-23T08:15:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Germany: senior citizens feel younger than ever ]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[October 20, 2008 – The silver generation – that is the over-60s – is healthier, more active and feels younger than ever before. Senior citizens are becoming an increasingly important target group for the economy.]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-10-20T08:00:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[German private investors calm in face of financial market turmoil]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[October 17, 2008 – Tumbling share prices, government rescue plans and bailouts worth billions have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. Despite the gloomy news, up to now only a small section of the population feels affected personally. Overall, private clients still have confidence in German banks, especially public sector financial institutions.
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		  <dc:date>2008-10-17T08:00:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Germans still like to travel]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[September 10, 2008 – In spite of high energy prices and fears of a recession, Germans are still spending a great deal on vacations. The figures apply to the first tourism half-year of 2008. In particular, the trend is for older people and singles to travel more frequently, whilst families are generally cutting back. These are the findings of the GfK TravelScope survey on the travel behavior of Germans. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-09-10T08:15:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Innovation drives growth in technical goods]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[August 27, 2008 – The worldwide markets for technical goods are continuing to expand, with consumer spending on audio, video, photographic, IT and telecommunications hardware forecast to rise by 9% to EUR 462 billion (USD 680 billion) this year. These are the findings of a continuous survey carried out by GfK retail tracking in 73 countries and published at the 2008 Internationale Funkausstellung in Berlin. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-08-27T04:05:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Consumer electronics as a growth driver]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[August 19, 2008 – After a successful start to 2008, the German electrical appliances market sustained its strong growth in the second quarter with a rise of 5.2% on Q2 2007. In the wake of the Euro 2008 football championship, consumer electronics recorded the strongest growth, with LCD TVs doing particularly well. These are findings of the GfK TEMAX index for the German technical consumer goods market for the second quarter of 2008. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-08-19T12:34:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[iPhone 3G – new vitality in the mobile phone market]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[August 14, 2008 – The Apple iPhone is the ultimate must-have designer accessory and the “Invention of the year, 2007” according to Time Magazine. Now its new and improved successor, the iPhone 3G, has been met with a great deal of interest after its launch on the market a few weeks ago. A good 80% of those asked in a survey of cell phone users conducted by GfK Marktforschung in Germany and the UK said they had heard of the iPhone. Almost a third of respondents said they were considering buying an iPhone 3G. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-08-14T08:35:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Call money accounts becoming increasingly popular]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[August 12, 2008 – Turbulent financial markets and soaring interest rates are causing German private investors to look for secure, profitable and less-binding investment options. As a result, over the last year, call money accounts have rapidly become a lot more favorable for investors. In addition, savings passbooks, savings bonds and investment funds continue to remain favored banking products. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-08-12T07:58:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Global climate protection provides opportunities for consumers and for retailers]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[July 4, 2008 – Climate change represents the big challenge of our time for politics, companies and consumers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change regards a cut in greenhouse gas emissions of between 25 to 40% in the industrialized countries as being urgently required by 2020. How the consumer can make an active contribution to climate protection was the subject of the GfK 2008 Conference, held on July 4, 2008. The subject was “Climate-Friendly Consumption: Challenge and Opportunity for Manufacturers, Retailers and Consumers“. ]]></description>
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		  <dc:date>2008-07-04T11:00:00Z</dc:date>
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		  <title><![CDATA[How to combine consumer electronics and environment?]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[Nuremberg, June 11, 2008 – These issues were addressed by GfK Retail and Technology, who measure sales of technical consumer goods worldwide, at the Consumer Electronics Conference held in Munich on June 10, 2008 and who gave the 140 delegates an overview of the latest developments on green CE from various different perspectives.
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		  <dc:date>2008-06-11T11:49:00Z</dc:date>
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