"The government's drug strategy is clear and our balanced approach combines effective enforcement, efforts to reduce demand and the promotion of robust treatment programmes, " he added.

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But soon Mr Lansley needs to address the central question: how does the system he's going to re-propose to parliament achieve this combined goal of increased productivity and moderating demand through health promotion?

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Even big brands that create consumer demand through advertising and promotion are vulnerable to the distributors' own-label products.

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Hill said the ability to drill down into real-time point-of-sale (POS) data to make informed decisions and receive early warnings about stock-outs, promotion effectiveness, sales velocity, and external demand drivers means retailers can quickly adapt plans to enhance performance.

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The fares promotion and new routes helped to offset the fall in demand for routes between Japan and China.

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They were part of a promotion that had come to an end, or were surplus to demand and risked passing their sell-by-date.

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These statements relate to, among other things, the timing, promotion, and support of the future availability of the Cox ON DEMAND service integrated with TiVo Premiere service.

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