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Blog: Is the UK the greenest of them all?
Dean Best | 25 October 2007
After attending three London conferences in three days that debated environmental and sustainability issues in the food industry, there is no doubt the UK is at the centre of the green debate.
In the last year or two, food manufacturers and retailers have opened their eyes to the role that they can play in the effort to tackle issues like climate change. From government-backed initiatives like WRAP and the Courtauld Commitment to moves from FMCG companies like Cadbury Schweppes, industry is taking the lead in the environmental debate.
Today, the UK food and drink industry, under the guise of the Food and Drink Federation, said it would go further and launched a five-point plan to tackle environmental issues.
Sure, more needs to be done, but as UK Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said, the food industry should be applauded. With food accounting for some 30% of greenhouse gases across Europe, the industry has to play a central role in combating climate change. Other problems, like cutting water use and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfall, are also issues that the industry should face – and it has outlined plans to do so.
Of course, this isn’t altruism. There is a business benefit for manufacturers. With consumers taking a growing interest in green issues and in how they can help the environment, it has become in the interest of business to hammer home their green credentials.
But business needs to be brave. Times are tight. This year, the food industry has suffered from myriad issues from rising commodity costs to floods to foot and mouth. Nevertheless, executives must remember that cutting waste means cutting costs. And being green will present lucrative, future opportunities for those that act now.
But is it just the UK that is acting on environmental issues? just-food’s reach stretches far and wide, from Baltimore to Bangalore. We’re keen to hear from your business if you’re acting to combat climate change and to drill a more sustainable ethos into your business. Send us your news to firstname.lastname@example.org
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For consumers, one of the great things about shopping online is bypassing the queue to check out. For producers of the candy, magazines and drinks often sold there, it's a problem.
In Britain, the country where e-commerce is most popular, about 13 percent of people do all or most of their grocery shopping online. Yet this only accounts for 5 percent of overall spending, suggesting consumers spend more when they visit a store.
That is because online shoppers search for what they need, usually sticking close to their shopping lists. They don't spontaneously buy magazines they opened while waiting to pay, or chocolate to eat on the go.
Elizabeth Clark, a 40-year-old teacher in Liverpool, England, now does most of her shops on the Internet, and says she ends up buying fewer sweets, newspapers, toys, and wine.
(Read more: Clipping grocery bills, without coupons)
"In the supermarket, obviously you walk past it and you see a special offer and you think 'Oh, I'll have that'," she said.
Even though retailers try to do the same thing by flagging special offers at online check-out, it doesn't usually work.
"I always just press 'next, next, next, next' without even reading them, deliberately, because I don't want to be tempted," she said.
The latest survey of European shoppers by IRI found that 73 percent spent more time planning shopping in order to avoid non-essential purchases amid the economic slowdown.
"Shoppers are reducing their impulse purchasing," said Cristina Lazzaroni, who monitors the confectionary market for IRI in Italy, where online shopping is less of a habit.
And when they do buy chocolate at stores, more Italian shoppers are buying larger take-home tablets instead of single-serve snacks, Lazzaroni said, noting that the shift can hurt the bottom line as smaller packages often carry higher margins. IRI said sales of confectionary fell 2.4 percent in Italy in the last year.
Worldwide, the retail confectionery market is worth $196.5 billion, according to Euromonitor International, up 5.6 percent from a year ago. Nearly all sales are from stores, though online made up 0.9 percent this year, up from 0.6 percent in 2008. That is the same amount as purchased through vending machines.
Grocery is one of the last areas of retail to go online, due to challenges around delivery and perishability, but a shift is underway. Amazon.com is expanding its grocery business in the United States and abroad, and traditional grocers are boosting their own digital capabilities as well.
In the United States, Bernstein Research estimates that about one quarter of spending on consumer goods — some $222 billion a year — will ultimately be spent online.
(Read more: Amazon plans major move into grocery business)
Not surprisingly, nonperishables enjoy the most online purchasing, with skin care products deriving 12.2 percent of sales online, Bernstein found, way ahead of the 2.4 percent average. Confectionary and biscuits were at less than 1 percent.
Of Britain's 7 million online grocery shoppers, only 12 percent visit a confectionery-related webpage, and just half of those actually buy anything there, according to Kantar Media.
When asked about efforts to lift sales online or at check-out, Hershey and Mars did not offer examples or make anyone available to discuss. Hershey said its sales have grown at a rate above the industry average for the past several years.
A Nestle spokeswoman said: "The online channel represents an opportunity for confectionery. It is an important channel for us and we are experiencing much success. The path to purchase for confectionery is nonetheless different online versus traditional channels."
Online grocery sales will roughly double on average by 2016 in five key European markets —Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands — the food and consumer goods research group IGD predicts.


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Independent reports that hundreds of jobs have been lost in a devastating day
for the troubled retail sector.
Big name companies including HMV and B&Q are shedding almost 400 staff between
them, although there remains hope that 600 jobs at the DIY chain will be saved.
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said: "It is a difficult time and our sympathy is
with the workers directly affected."
He argued that private-sector employment in the past 12 months had grown by
12,000 and some sectors were flourishing.
However, the retail sector has lurched from one crisis to another since
Christmas with a series of high profile firms experiencing financial difficulty.
HMV Ireland's 300 staff will now be made redundant after the receiver appointed
to the music and entertainment chain failed to find a buyer.
The workers who had been previously placed on temporary lay-off are being let go
and the 16 stores around the country will remain closed.
The staff will receive statutory redundancy only, equating to two weeks' pay for
every year of service and one further week's wages.
Receiver David Carson of Deloitte said he wasn't able to find a buyer for the
troubled business. A spokesman for the receiver said all workers have now been
paid up to date.
Administrators at HMV in the UK also announced last week that it was closing 66
of the chain's stores with the loss of 1,000 jobs.
Meanwhile the High Court confirmed an examiner to B&Q Ireland – which operates
nine home- improvement stores across the country employing 690 people, of whom
500 are part-time workers.
The company's two stores in Athlone and Waterford will close with the
"regrettable" loss of 92 jobs – 69 part-time and 23 full-time, Mr Justice Peter
The company's other stores could survive with renegotiation of what the judge
described as "extraordinary" rents.
Declan McDonald, who was appointed as examiner yesterday, had been encouraged by
expressions of interest from four potential investors in addition to the
company's parent, Kingfisher plc.
The court previously was told all vouchers, credit notes and deposits will be
honoured by the company throughout the examinership period.
Another DIY store, Wickes in Limerick, has also ceased trading with the loss of
A letter to all Limerick staff from Wickes manager Ciaran Ellis said the layoffs
arose from "a decision imposed on us by external factors beyond our control".
The company was last night contacted for comment, but none was forthcoming.
In further bleak news, fashion chain Republic is also set to enter
administration in the UK.
Republic has 121 stores employing 1,000 people in the UK, and also retails in
Liffey Valley, Blanchardstown in Dublin.
The Irish Independent also reports that THE Government will stick to its
programme of planned budgetary cuts, despite the deal on the controversial
promissory notes, stockbroker Davy has forecast.
It also claimed that the State would save on average €800m a year on interest
costs as the deal sees the extension of cheap ECB funding at 0.75pc.
The Government announced last week that the promissory notes used to help bail
out the now-defunct Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide would be replaced with
long-term government bonds.
But the stockbroker said that while the savings were significant, they would not
be "transformative for the budgetary arithmetic".
Conall MacCoille, Davy's chief economist, told the Irish Independent: "We're not
going to be changing our forecasts widely on the back of this.
"Perhaps there is some positive impacts on confidence that could help in the
margin, but in terms of the fiscal consolidation, we don't expect it to be a big
impact and we've still got quite a big one (Budget) this year and a substantial
one next year."
Davy said the decision by Europe's finance ministers last month to look at
extending the terms of some of Ireland's bailout loans could be more significant
than the promissory notes agreement.
The stockbroker said the underlying benefit of the deal was small for the years
up to 2015, with little impact this year because of the cost to the Government
of the Eligible Liabilities Guarantee scheme (ELG), under which depositors at
the now-liquidated Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) can claim.
The Government expects this could cost the Exchequer up to €1.1bn this year.
Davy's central view is that the Government will stick to its programme of
planned budgetary cuts amounting to 2.5pc of economic output this year and 1.8pc
"With the growth outlook uncertain and the Government locked in negotiations to
secure savings on overshooting current expenditure, there is little room for
manoeuvre," Davy said.
Announcing the deal last week, both Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Finance Minister
Michael Noonan said the State would have to borrow €20bn less over the next
decade as a result.
It also claimed that spending cuts and tax increases would be €1bn less up to
Davy said the next step for the Government would be to extend the terms of the
EU/IMF bailout loans.
It claimed that the proposal agreed by Europe's finance ministers last month to
consider extending the terms of some of the loans could be more significant than
the promissory note deal.
"Extending EU/IMF funding could reduce funding needs by €43bn – more than twice
the €20bn reduction in the NTMA's funding requirement – out to 2023, due to the
agreed extension of ECB funding," Mr MacCoille said.
The Irish Times reports that
former property magnate Sean Dunne will consider filing for bankruptcy in the
US, where he now lives, after Ulster Bank’s successful initiation of proceedings
against him in the High Court in Dublin.
It is understood that Mr Dunne is contemplating a
voluntary application in the courts in Connecticut to circumvent the UK-owned
bank. If he proceeds, the Co Carlow businessman would follow a similar route
taken by former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm, who filed for
bankruptcy in Massachusetts in 2010, avoiding proceedings taken by Anglo in this
State, where the regime is more onerous than in the US.
Mr Dunne owes €164 million to Ulster Bank arising
from the financial support provided by the lender for the purchase of the Jurys
Hotel site in Ballsbridge, which was rejected by An Bord Pleanála.
Ulster Bank applied for leave to serve bankruptcy
proceedings on the developer during his appearance in the Connecticut courts
where he is the subject of an action taken by Nama over personal guarantees on
bank debts of €185 million.
Bernard Dunleavy BL, for Ulster Bank, said that
while Mr Dunne was living at Indian Field Road, Greenwich, Connecticut, he was a
citizen of this State, carried on business here, acted as a landlord here and
his family continued to live here. Insofar as he was resident in the US, he was
there on a temporary business visa, he added.
The move could create complications for Nama’s
case against Dunne and his wife, Gayle Killilea, if he is declared bankrupt here
Nama tried unsuccessfully to freeze the couple’s
assets and are claiming that Dunne fraudulently transferred a half-share in an
apartment in Geneva to his wife, which she then sold, and that she is using the
proceeds to redevelop properties in Greenwich, one of the wealthiest areas on
the US east coast.
Kevin Nowlan, a former Nama employee who managed
the agency’s relations with Mr Dunne, is due to have a sworn statement taken in
a legal deposition set for Friday.
The court granted Ulster Bank leave to serve
legal papers on Mr Dunne.
The Irish Times also reports
that Ryanair will appeal any decision by the European Commission to prohibit its
takeover of Aer Lingus, the airline said yesterday, as it confirmed that
European regulators had indicated they plan to block the deal.
Discussions between Ryanair and the European
Commission had been intensifying in recent weeks, with a final decision due
before March 6th.
However, Ryanair said yesterday that it had been
told by the Commission of its intention to prohibit the deal.
“It appears clear from this morning’s meeting,
that no matter what remedies Ryanair offered, we were not going to get a fair
hearing and were going to be prohibited regardless of competition rules,” a
Ryanair spokesman said yesterday.
A European Commission spokesman said a final
decision would be made at the end of February or beginning of March.
While Ryanair’s share price stayed relatively
steady yesterday, Aer Lingus shares fell as much as 7.3 per cent yesterday, the
biggest intra-day drop in almost a year. About 1.8 million shares were traded,
more than 3.5 times the daily average during the last three months.
Ryanair declined to comment yesterday on whether
it now intends to sell its 30 per cent shareholding in Aer Lingus. Ryanair has
already spent €407.2 million on acquiring a 29.8 per cent stake in the airline.
It also declined to comment on whether it plans to submit additional concessions
to the European Commission before March 6th.
Ryanair’s latest takeover bid for Aer Lingus,
represented its third takeover attempt of the company.
The airline’s first attempt was prohibited in
2007 on competition grounds, while it withdrew its second bid in 2009 following
Government opposition. The airline was believed to have offered a much more
comprehensive remedies package this time around to allay EU anti-trust concerns.
This included a deal with Flybe whereby Ryanair would give the British airline
€100 million in cash to help acquire half of Aer Lingus’s short-haul business,
as well as a commitment from IAG to operate its London-Gatwick routes.
Noting previous aviation merger decisions,
Ryanair accused the EU of “holding Ryanair to a much higher standard than any
other EU airline”.
In a statement yesterday, Aer Lingus said it was
in a much stronger than it was at the time of the previous Ryanair offers and
was Ryanair’s only significant competitor on the vast majority of Irish air
routes. Last week, the former State airline posted a strong set of full-year
2012 results that saw its operating profit rise 40.7 per cent to €69.1 million.
“The reasons for prohibition are therefore even
stronger in this instance than with the previous offers,” Aer Lingus said in a
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said the
Ryanair offer did not meet required standards to ease competition concerns. “The
Ryanair remedies package as reported has not satisfied the Government’s concerns
about connectivity, competition or employment.”
The Government, which owns 25 per cent of the
former state airline, had previously voiced its concerns about the merger. It is
expected to sell its stake as part of the conditions of the IMF-EU bailout.
Cork Chamber yesterday said a Ryanair-Aer Lingus
merger would be anti-competitive and bad for Irish business.
Cork Chamber president John Mullins said a
favourable decision for Ryanair would effectively leave a single operator in
control of the vast majority of commercial flights into and out of Ireland.
The rejection of Ryanair’s bid for Aer Lingus, if
confirmed, will be the first time the Commission has blocked a proposed merger
The Irish Examiner reports
that the High Court has confirmed an examiner to B&Q Ireland Ltd, whose
situation the judge said had aspects that were both “depressingly familiar” and
B&Q operates nine home improvement stores in
Ireland, employing 690 people, of whom 500 are part-time workers.
As part of cost-cutting proposals, B&Q’s two stores in Athlone and Waterford are
to close with the “regrettable” loss of 92 jobs, 69 part time and 23 full time,
Mr Justice Peter Kelly noted.
A key ingredient for the survival of some of the company’s other stores includes
renegotiation of what the judge described as “extraordinary” rents. The total
rent roll for the nine stores is €11.6m a year, €5.8m above market rates, the
Declan McDonald, who was appointed interim examiner to the company late last
month, had been encouraged by expressions of interest from four potential
investors in addition to the company’s parent, Kingfisher plc, the judge was
Rossa Fanning, counsel for B&Q, presented letters to the court in which
Kingfisher, owed some €17m by the company, indicated it was prepared to support
the company through the examinership process and to invest in it on certain
conditions, including implementation of a cost-cutting programme and the
successful negotiation of a survival scheme.
Mr Justice Kelly said yesterday he was satisfied to appoint Mr McDonald as
examiner. There was no opposition to the proposed appointment while the Revenue
Commissioners took a neutral position. There are no arrears owed to the Revenue
and the company has undertaken to meet payments due shortly to the Revenue,
totalling about €1.25m.
The judge said the situation of the company had aspects which were both
“depressingly familiar” and “refreshingly new”.
It was depressing familiar in that it was “bedeviled” with a fall of 34% in
revenue since 2009 and it was also obliged to pay “extraordinary” rents. Its
turnover had fallen 24.2% from a peak of €124m in 2009 to €94.2m in the
financial year to the end of Jan 2012.
The refreshingly new aspect was that the company had no bank debt and had no
arrears to the Revenue, Mr Justice Kelly said.
He was satisfied from the material before the court that the company, provided
certain conditions were met, had a reasonable prospect of continuing to trade
and to be run in a profitable way into the future.
The examiner would have a lot of work to do, including renegotiation of rents,
but the court hoped this examinership would conclude quickly, the judge added.
The court previously was told all vouchers, credit notes and deposits will be
honoured by the company throughout the examinership period.
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The president of the Swiss Hotel Association, Guglielmo Brentel, shared his predictions for the development of hotel business in Switzerland. According to him, more than a thousand hotels in Switzerland will not survive the next ten years.
"Nowadays it is no longer enough to build a hotel, where you can just sleep, eat and drink. There are many other reasons why people travel, and hotel owners have to offer visitors a variety of services", - says Brentel, who himself owns a medium-sized hotel.
He also underlined that of Switzerland’s 5,500 hotels, 40 per cent account for 80 per cent of overnights. The remaining 60% are fighting for 20% of the total tourist flow. Brentel believes that half of these hotels, that is a third of all Swiss hotels, will not survive and will close shortly.
Small "family" hotels, which are unable to deploy a successful advertising campaign or reduce the prices to entice guests, will be the first to suffer. The only path to survival for these hotels is to provide a unique service and give a special experience to their guests.


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Jackie Aina received the Influencer of the Year award by WWD, and here's why that's important
It goes without saying that one of the original YouTube beauty gurus, Jackie Aina, has done an impeccable job of using her platform. She is always pushing for inclusivity and is a voice for people of color who don’t always feel “seen” in the beauty industry. So it came as no surprise that Women’s Wear Daily named Jackie its Influencer of the Year.
Jackie is more than deserving of this esteemed honor. Whether she’s working with brands to expand their foundation ranges or challenging creators to embrace Black-owned beauty brands, she’s the perfect example of how to use her influence for the greater good. On this topic, she told WWD:
Since starting her channel about 10 years ago, Jackie has amassed over 2.5 million followers on YouTube and over 1 million on Instagram. Aside from her impressive following, the beauty guru doesn’t just talk the talk. She walks the walk.
Back in June, Too Faced enlisted Jackie to help them expand its Born This Way Foundation. She helped create shades that were better-suited for people of color. This past summer, she spoke to HelloGiggles about how much thought she put into the range.
Jackie’s drive to push the beauty industry is always a priority. Take a look at one of her videos, and you’ll find her brutally honest yet informative reviews. Talking to WWD, the beauty guru makes it clear that she’s always going to be “Jackie, Jackie, Jackie.”
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Just last month, fans of Matilda Djerf were lined up around the block, eager to try on pieces from her brand, Djerf Avenue. The Swedish company has gained immense popularity on the internet for its nonseasonal ready-to-wear pieces, including classic button-ups, blazers, and trousers. The items make for great basics, and we loved them. But recently, the internet has started calling Djerf out.
Why Is Djerf Being Called Out?
This began when creators who post dupes for Djerf Avenue pieces, such as a printed pajama set, started noticing their videos being flagged with trademark warnings. Over the weekend, Djerf and her team allegedly began copyright-striking small creators’ accounts to have videos taken down. One creator, Aliya Sumar, posted a TikTok showing that she had received trademark warnings from Djerf against two of her videos. In the post, Sumar claims she didn’t even refer to the pieces as dupes and told her followers the Djerf items were of better quality than the Amazon ones she found. Following this, Djerf Avenue posted to its TikTok and Instagram Story, “Unfortunately, there has been a recent surge in websites selling products with our design and owned prints/artworks. In light of this, and to safeguard our prints and the individual print designers — we have an external intellectual property (IP) firm monitoring copyright infringements.” Djerf said she is reaching out to creators and small businesses individually.
Why Did Calling Out Dupes … Backfire?
For one, dupes aren’t a new thing; creators find them for everything from perfumes to jewelry. It’s a way to access products that are borderline the same but usually sell at a more affordable price. (Djerf’s price point is $44 to $296.) The problem is that people online are calling Djerf out for thinking she has invented a certain type of look: “clean-girl Scandinavian style,” as her fans describe it. “She acts like she owns the style even though it’s been a thing in Scandinavia,” one comment on TikTok read. Her line consists of pieces of clothing that fans are saying existed before she launched her brand — for example, a vintage trench that she reimagined as a trench for her own brand. While this is not uncommon in fashion and everything quite literally comes from somewhere, it feels ironic to then turn around and try to take down others for the same act. Djerf apparently deactivated her TikTok following the controversy, though the brand page is currently still live.
What Is Clean-Girl Scandinavian Style, Anyway?
Clean-girl Scandinavian style is what has helped propel Djerf and other designers like Elsa Hosk and Emili Sindlev into popularity. Whole Instagram accounts are dedicated to the corner of the internet defined by roomy jeans, spirited knits, flip-flops, and an effortlessness that can come only from having universal health care. Danya Issawi, our fashion news writer, traveled to Copenhagen earlier this year and described the trends that prevail there. Which brings us back to Djerf: If you are profiting from an aesthetic that already exists, how can you call out others who are doing the same? And sure, there are proprietary laws that protect specific designs — which Djerf says protect her prints — but most of Djerf’s pieces are quite simple.
When Did Djerf Rise to Fame?
Djerf launched her brand in 2019, and it took off almost immediately. The direct-to-consumer model of selling straight from her Instagram grew so quickly that by 2022 Djerf was a household name. More than anything, she was selling a lifestyle: one of morning coffee in Swedish countryside cottages, hygge afternoons spent under quilts, and lots of cute puppies. Djerf herself was the product, which makes perfect sense for why people would want to buy into it. But it’s also what confused people about her allegedly trying to take down small creators when she started as one herself.


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Nike's Vaporfly rattling running world as shoe credited for record times
Canadian marathoner hopes shoe technology provides boost to Olympic berth
For Canadian marathoner Reid Coolsaet, the choice was easy.
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"The Nike Vaporflys are on a whole different level," Coolsaet said. "Before you'd see little incremental changes to shoes. But this is just everything."
The Hamilton native has represented Canada at the previous two summer Olympics, but acknowledged that at his age, he's not as fast as he used to be. Coolsaet needs to run a time of at least two hours 11 minutes and 30 seconds in order to secure a spot in Tokyo. He said he's close but not quite there yet.
"I need everything I can get. And the Vaporfly is often worth about two minutes in a marathon, and if I can get two minutes, then I can be competitive," he said. "I've done that [run the qualifying standard] six times, so I know what it takes to get there.… And I hope the Vaporfly gives me that edge."
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The shoe industry is famous for its hype and hyperbole, promises that the latest shoe will change your life. But these shoes appear to live up to the hype.
"I can't think of anything else in my lifetime that's had a bigger impact on performances in running over the last two years — basically every world running record that I can think of has been broken," said Alex Hutchison, a science writer and a senior editor at Canadian Running Magazine.
The numbers don't lie. Since the Vaporfly was introduced in 2016, the fastest times ever recorded for both the men's and women's marathons have been recorded. And in the last six major marathons, 31 of 36 podium spots have been claimed by runners wearing the shoe.
And even though it wasn't during a sanctioned race, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge was wearing the Vaporflys when he ran a sub-two-hour marathon, something once considered unthinkable.
The ultra-light foam
So what makes this shoe different? Like many elite running shoes it has a carbon fibre plate, which prevents the foot from bending, that is encased by a layer of foam. But the Vaporfly is different because that layer of foam is much thicker but without any added weight.
"Normally, if you have a shoe with foam this thick it would be super heavy, but this foam is ultra light," Hutchison said. "The carbon fibre plate that keeps the shoe stiff prevents your foot from bending and losing energy and keeps it stable even though you've got this massive layer of foam that is compressing and giving you energy back with every step."
So far, other companies haven't been able to keep pace, despite feverishly working on similar prototypes ahead of this summer's Olympics. And with Nike set to introduce a new shoe with an even thicker foam base, some are saying it's time to regulate what many are calling a form of technological doping.
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Rare treasure pulled from Gold Rush era shipwreck SS Central America, dubbed the Ship of Gold, have sold at auction, including a 32 ounce ingot that went for $138,000.
A trove of items found in the ship that sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857 due to a hurricane went up for sale at the two-day event.
Items sold included a large 18-karat gold quartz engraved brooch, which went for $49,200. San Francisco businessman Sam Brannan was sending it to his son in Geneva, Switzerland, as a gift to his teacher.
The 32.15 ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush ingot was the highest selling item, while a saloon sign from the ship attracted a winning bid of $13,200.
The auction on March 4 and 5 was conducted in Reno, Nevada, as well as online, by Holabird Western Americana Collections, spanning 422 lots.
A haunting portrait of a young lady was sold in the auction. It is a 19th-century daguerreotype metal plate photograph, the first publicly available photographic process. The item was sold for $73,200
Also sold was a 32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush ingot (pictured left), which went for $138,000. A large 18-karat California Gold Rush gold quartz engraved brooch (pictured right) sold for $49,200
A haunting a portrait of a young lady found in the remnants of the ship was sold for $73,200.
The 19th century daguerreotype metal plate photograph was captured using the first publicly available photographic process. It is notable for its superb resolution.
The scientific mission recovery team nicknamed the woman ‘Mona Lisa of the Deep’, after retrieving the photo in 2014 from the seabed amid a scattered pile of the ship’s coal. There are no records on her identity.
Fred Holabird, President of Holabird Western Americana Collections, said: ‘We had about 7,000 registered bidders, including some from Canada, Europe and South America.
‘Many collectors were waiting for these extraordinary items to come on the market since the legendary, submerged ship was located in 1988 and Life magazine proclaimed it America’s greatest treasure ever found.
‘This was an incredible time capsule of the California Gold Rush era.’
A saloon sign from the ship attracted a winning bid of $13,200
A painting of the legendary Ship of Gold
The 280-foot sidewheel steamship was carrying 21 tons of gold ingots, freshly minted gold coins and raw gold from the California mines when it sank, as well as the personal wealth and belongings of its passengers, 425 of whom died.
The shipwreck was first located in 1988, and there were missions to recover its sunken wealth over the subsequent years.
The Central America steamship ran between Panama and New York, carrying prospectors and their fortunes made in the California Gold Rush.
On its last trip, it held tons of commercial gold valued at around $93,000 in 1857 and passenger gold valued at up to $1.2 million, court experts estimated.
Historians say the ship’s sinking triggered a New York banking panic that was part of a larger US financial crisis known as the Panic of 1857.
Holabird said: ‘Insurance claims for the loss were paid in the 1850s and the company that discovered and retrieved the treasure starting in 1988 settled with the insurers and their successors in 1998.
‘With court approval, California Gold Marketing Group subsequently acquired clear title to all of that remaining treasure as well as all the items recovered in 2014.’
This was the second and final auction of never-before-offered artifacts from the SS Central America.
The first auction of 270 other items in December attracted nearly $1 million in winning bids, including $114,000 for the oldest known pair of miner’s heavy-duty work pants – or jeans – that may have been made by or for the Levi Strauss Company.
The 165-year-old California God Rush-era jeans were manufactured in the 1850s.
The oldest known miner’s heavy-duty jeans found yet and were the highlight of the first auction. A bidder paid $114,000 for them
Pictured is the wax seal still embedded in the lid, which sold for $99,600 in the first auction
The lid to the oldest known Wells Fargo treasure shipment box was featured in the first auction and appeared to have withstood the watery grave under the Atlantic Ocean
The SS Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857 due to a hurricane. It was sailing from Colón in Panama to New York City and stopped at Havana in Cuba on the way
The miner’s work pants feature a five-button fly and are covered in black and brown stains from the trunk it was found in when a rouge captain discovered the wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
More than 7,500 bidders from around the world flocked to the auction house in Nevada to battle it out for jewelry, early Brooks Brothers undershirts and the lid to the oldest known Wells Fargo treasure shipment box, among other items pulled from the wreckage.
Dwight Manley, managing partner of the California Gold Marketing Group, consignor of the recovered artifacts, said in a statement: ‘Those miner’s jeans are like the first flag on the moon, a historic moment in history.
‘We can precisely date them because we know the Central America sank during a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on September 12, 1857. There are no earlier five-button fly jeans in existence.’
There is disagreement about whether the pricey pants have any ties to the father of modern-day blue jeans, Levi Strauss, as they predate by 16 years the first pair officially manufactured by his San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. in 1873.
Some experts point to historical evidence that suggests links to Strauss, a wealthy dry goods wholesaler at the time, and the pants could be a very early version of what would become the iconic jeans.
However, the company’s historian and archive director, Tracey Panek, said any claims about their origin are ‘speculation’.
‘The pants are not Levi’s nor do I believe they are miner’s work plans,’ she wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
How the Ship of Gold sank and took its treasures with it
A contemporary artist’s rendering of the sinking of SS Central America
On September 12, 1857, the SS Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina.
The ship was sailing from Colón in Panama to New York City and stopped at Havana in Cuba on the way.
It was carrying 578 passengers and crew members. The captain was Commander William Lewis Herndon.
When the hurricane hit, those on board dumped their bags, unable to save their prized possessions as well as their lives.
The 280-foot sidewheel steamship was carrying 21 tons of gold ingots, freshly minted gold coins and raw gold from the California mines, as well as the personal wealth and belongings of its passengers.
In the mid-19th century, a sea venture from California to New York, through Central America, could take just 24 days, whereas crossing by land would take up to five months.
The innovation of the steamship – such as the SS Central America – made ocean travel simpler.
It is believed that a category 2 hurricane sank the ship.
The sail was ripped to shreds and the bow was taking in water, according to reports.
A total of 425 people, including the captain, died when the ship went down.
In 1983, Tommy G. Thompson, of Columbus, Ohio, organized an expedition to find the epic ship and recover the treasure, promising his investors major returns if his mission was a success.
Five years later, on September 11, 1988, Thompson announced to much fanfare that his team, the Columbus-America Discovery Group, had found the shipwreck, but the big payday never came.
Sources: Reuters and BBC News


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. Ripple's cofounder and its first CTO has made nine transactions, carrying a total of 100.8 million XRP from his tacostand digital wallet. Each of them bore either 12 million or 8.4 million XRP tokens McCaleb moves 265 million XRP in batches. XRPscan shows that, since May 2, after receiving 442,127,865 XRP from a Ripple address, Jed McCaleb has made 20 transfers, carrying 10 million, 13.4 million and 17.3 million XRP. Last week, the Ripple co-founder dumped 80.4 million XRP (six transfers of 13,398,341.010000 XRP each) Jed McCaleb is the cofounder of Ripple and is considered the 40th richest individual today. It has been estimated that at one time, McCaleb had around 9 billion XRP and has sold much of the coins.
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Jed McCaleb served as the Ripple CTO until 2013 before co-founding the Stellar Development Foundation in 2014. As one of Ripple's main contributors, he acquired more than 9 billion XRP as part of the compensation plan for his role. Last month, McCaleb made his first sale in 2021, dumping 28.6 million XRP ($8.78 million) January 2021. Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb sold $5.2 million in XRP yesterday after a break due to SEC's lawsuit. The XRP sales brought McCaleb a total profit of $411 million in 2020. An investigation by Leonidas Hadjiloizou determined that Ripple 's co-founder and former CTO of the company, Jeb McCaleb, sold 28.6 million XRP again on. . His presence comes in the form of creating and supporting blockchain-based projects such as the non-profit financial system Stellar. Over the last 18 years, Jed McCaleb has changed a few jobs - from developing peer to peer storage system eDonkey in 2000 to creating the first bitcoin exchange Mt. The XRP sales of Jed McCaleb, the co-founder of Ripple and current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Stellar, continue to raise a lot of attention in the crypto community. First and foremost, the theory that McCaleb is permanently depressing the XRP price with his XRP sales continues to be ubiquitous, even though it has already been disproven Jed McCaleb, co-founder and CTO of Stellar, a value-transfer network that strives to be a faster and cheaper way to send money, doesn't consider himself a disruptor -- but he did want to.
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Jed McCaleb has unleashed another gargantuan XRP amount from his address in the last fourteen days upon receiving almost twice as much XRP tokens from Ripple Former Ripple's Jed McCaleb Dumps 259 Million XRP, 502 Million Still in His Walle Jed McCaleb, former CTO and co-founder of payment network Ripple (XRP) and current CEO of Stellar (XLM), has sold roughly 275 million XRP since early May as part of his daily dumping. The great XRP dump. According to blockchain explorer XRPScan, McCaleb received just over 442 million XRP from Ripple on May 2 Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb sold $5.2 million in XRP yesterday after a break due to SEC's lawsuit. The XRP sales brought McCaleb a total profit of $411 million in 2020. An investigation by Leonidas Hadjiloizou determined that Ripple 's co-founder and former CTO of the company, Jeb McCaleb, sold 28.6 million XRP again on January 18
. XRP Fire Sale Many that have been tracking the movements of McCaleb's XRP stash are unsurprised that this massive sell-off has coincided with the harshest legal allegations Ripple has Continue Jed McCaleb is an American programmer and entrepreneur who was involved in founding several technology companies over the years.In the crypto space he is known as the founder of 2 notable blockchain companies Ripple and Stellar.. Jed was born in 1975 in Fayetteville and spent his formative years in Arkansas According to data from XRPscan, in the past two days, co-founder of Ripple, Jed McCaleb moved roughly 40 million XRP from his tacostand wallet, which was named and activated when McCaleb was still working with Ripple. The former tech chief is very active when it comes to selling his XRP; a fact earlier noted by [
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Jed McCaleb, creator of the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange and co-founder of Stellar, predicts that blockchain technology will result in a universal payments network Well, Jed McCaleb's age is 45 years old as of today's date 8th June 2021 having been born on 15 August 1975. Though, he is 5′ 2″ in feet and inches and 160 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 168 lbs in Pound and 76kg in Kilograms. Education. Again, Jed has not talked much concerning his early education
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Jed McCaleb sold off more than 1 billion XRP between 2014 and 2019. Ripple has been accused of selling of XRP to make profits and keeping the price of the token low. According to the report, McCaleb's wallet still holds over 76 million XRP, with millions of tokens added in settlement payments, added every month Jed McCaleb was the first chief technology officer of Ripple Labs (initially known as OpenCoin and then rebranded), who cofounded it back in 2012 along with Chris Larsen. However, next year, over discrepancies with the latter, McCaleb resigned and went off to create the rivalling Stellar with its XLM token Jed McCaleb Agreement with Ripple. Jed McCaleb left Ripple in 2013 and founded rival company Stellar that targets cross-border payments via financial institutions. According to the XRP scan platform, McCaleb has released 13,169,006 XRP from his taco stand address to sell resulting in the current balance of his wallet with 645,305,649. Jed McCaleb sells 92.5 million XRP this week. According to XRPscan, since Sunday, April 25, Jed McCaleb, who helped to create Ripple Labs (known as Opencoin until 2015), has been sending 18.5 million XRP from his tacostand wallet to be sold. That makes it a whopping 92.5 million XRP tokens in total - $129,264,015 in fiat
Jed McCaleb Sells $22 Million Worth of XRP, Ripple Cofounder's Stash Could Run Dry by May - Altcoins Bitcoin News February 14, 2021 John Ripple 0 During the last few weeks, the former Ripple executive Jed McCaleb has reportedly been selling millions of XRP tokens and every sale has been monitored by the public News Former Ripple's Jed McCaleb Sells 265 Million XRP in May So Far On 21.05.2021 by admin. Figures shared by the XRPscan platform show that, over the past 20 days, Jed McCaleb, who built Ripple with Chris Larsen, has moved an amount close to 265 million XRP from his electronic address to sell.. Meanwhile, he has almost 400 million XRP remaining in his Taco stand wallet Jed McCaleb Bio Early Life. Jed McCaleb was born in 1975. He spent his formative years in Little Rock, Arkansas. He briefly attended UC... Blockchain Technology Career. While Jed McCaleb and MiSoon Burzlaff were starting a family in 2009, an unknown Satoshi... Stellar. After almost a year on.
Jed McCaleb Has Cashed Out 152 Million XRP Over Past Nine Days. Recent data from XRPscan shows that Jed McCaleb keeps selling his XRP riches—which are, however, nearing an end. In the past nine days, McCaleb has sent a staggering 151.9 million XRP from his tacostand wallet to be sold. Meanwhile, 453,564,660.225819 XRP remains on his wallet. Jed McCaleb - the future. Quote May 9th / 2020 by Jed McCaleb the co-founder and Chief architect of the Stellar Development Foundation, an open network that connects the world's financial infrastructure. Here is why I think blockchains are (still) the answer to how we build a more dependable, accessible and connected world - It promotes.
Jed McCaleb Net Worth. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2019-2020. So, how much is Jed McCaleb worth at the age of 45 years old? Jed McCaleb's income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from American. We have estimated Jed McCaleb's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets Who is Jed McCaleb and Why He Left Ripple? It's crucial to note that Jed McCaleb is not just a co-founder of Stellar.org, one of the leading cryptocurrencies, but he is also a former CTO of Ripple. As per Ripple's current CTO, David Schwartz, who reported in 2017, Jed owned XRP worth over $1 billion According to onchain data analytics researchers, one of the founders of the company Ripple, Jed McCaleb allegedly sold 29.5 million XRP in a single day. Crypto Billionaires: Ripple's Jed McCaleb World's 40th Richest Person, Cofounder Sells 29 Million XRP Last Wee Whale Alert stands as a blockchain analytics account, and has recently given out an updated report showing that one Jed McCaleb has sold a staggering $411 million worth of XRP in 2020 alone.
Jed McCaleb is an American programmer. He was the creator of Mt. Gox, the trading card website that briefly became the world's largest bitcoin exchange until it ceased operations in 2014. He is also one of the original founders of Ripple, though he left the company in 2013.He co-founded Stellar in 2014.. Background. McCaleb was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1975 Ripple has transferred over 408 million XRP tokens to co-founder and ex-CTO Jed McCaleb as part of a formal agreement that was established years ago In 2011, three engineers—David Schwartz, Jed McCaleb and Arthur Britto—began developing the XRP Ledger. Fascinated by Bitcoin, they set out to create a better version that improved upon its limitations—with the goal of creating a digital asset that was more sustainable and built specifically for payments
Jed McCaleb. According to Stellar, Ripple, Mt. Gox, and e-Donkey co-founder Jed McCaleb, Tron is just garbage. McCaleb, who forked away from Ripple to create Stellar due to personal differences with the mission of Ripple's corporate board at the time, also feels that the crypto market is doing well Ripple Sends 477 Million XRP to Co-Founder Jed McCaleb From Its Escrow. Ripple on the first day of every month routinely releases 1 billion XRP from its escrow as per its distribution model, and most of the released funds get locked back in the escrow. However, this time around instead of 1 billion XRP, the fintech firm released only 900. Jed McCaleb Transfers 5 Mln XRP from His Tacostand Wallet. According to XRPL Monitor, former Ripple CTO Jed McCaleb has transferred 5 mln XRP from his tacostand wallet to cash it out. Cover image via www.instagram.com. McCaleb keeps receiving XRP payouts from Ripple. McCaleb ditched Ripple to set up Stellar. Jed McCaleb cashes out 5 mln XRP 2014 Jed McCaleb MtGox interview. In February 2014, the Bitcoin exchange site MtGox began collapsing due to an unclear mix of mismanagement, theft, and hacking. The collapse was widely discussed since MtGox was one of the first & oldest operating Bitcoin exchanges (founded by Jed McCaleb in July 2010), and had once been the leading exchange
As per the data from XRPscan, in the past fifteen days, Jed McCaleb, who cofounded Ripple Labs, has sent a whopping 127 million XRP coins to be sold.In the meantime, 336 million XRP remains in his tacostand.. Ripple just sent a huge sum of XRP to the company's co-founder, Jed McCaleb. The crypto transfer tracker Whale Alert was the first to spot a movement of 63,704,590 XRP worth $12.2 million. #XRP (12,293,769 USD) transferred from Jed McCaleb Settlement to Jed McCaleb walle
Tidigare ripple-chef Jed McCaleb dumpade 310 miljoner dollar i XRP under den senaste månaden och han fortsätter att sälja massiva delar av sitt lager dagligen, vilket vi kan se mer i våra senaste Ripple-nyheter idag Jed Mccaleb is a resident of AR. Lookup the home address and phone 5015711887 and other contact details for this perso Jed McCaleb is linked to 4.42 billion XRP. The four primary XRP addresses linked to Ripple's co-founder Jed McCaleb are now holding 4.42 billion XRP, according to the latest reports coming from the online publication the Daily Hodl. McCaleb served as the chief technical officer of the global payments startup before leaving in 20113 and.


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We coordinated the grand opening of the Fritz Hansen Lounge – Fritz Hansen’s new standalone showroom in Singapore that houses their range of iconic designs and new collections!
A blast from the past! Royal Selangor Singapore came to us to coordinate their 50th Anniversary celebration! (We previously worked with them in 2012!) Their golden anniversary took media guests on a journey back in time with a curated heritage gallery and specially honoured their pioneering employees who were present at the event!
We organised the launch of Chateau d’Ax in Singapore where the media had the opportunity to meet and speak with Mr Francesco Stucchi, Export Manager of Chateau d’Ax, who specially flew in from Italy for the event!


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Once iOS 9 gets released, Apple won't allow developers of third-party apps to see which other apps are on a user’s iDevice. This is a move which will improve user privacy but it will prohibit developers to access app download data for advertising purposes, which is going to make their job much more difficult. Amir Afrati from TheInformation.com has more details:
"In order to decide what ad to show to a person, Facebook and Twitter have sometimes drawn on data about other apps that are already installed on that person’s phone. If that person has downloaded a lot of games, including ones that cost money, they may be shown an ad for a paid game that they don’t already have. But now Apple is quietly moving to prevent app developers from accessing that app-download data for ad targeting purposes as part of its attempt to appear more privacy-friendly."
Last fall, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook made it clear that his company is in the business of selling products, not harvesting consumer data, saying the following:
"Security and privacy are fundamental to the design of all our hardware, software, and services, including iCloud and new services like Apple Pay."
The change will apparently take effect with iOS 9, and it was formally documented by the company during an app privacy session held at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month.


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US businessman sold trade secrets to mainland China: jury
March 7, 2014, 12:09 am TWN
SAN FRANCISCO--A U.S. jury convicted a California businessman Wednesday of selling stolen trade secrets to Chinese firms so they could develop a pigment used to whiten a wide range of products.
U.S. officials said the conviction of Walter Lian-Heen Liew, also known as Liu Yuanxuan, marked the first federal jury conviction on charges brought under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.
Prosecutors said Liew paid former DuPont engineer Robert Maegerle to provide trade secrets to help China's state-owned Pangang Group companies develop a substance known as chloride-route titanium dioxide, or TiO2. The white pigment helps produce white-tinted materials such as paper and plastic.
Maegerle and Liew's company USA Performance Technology Inc., or USAPTI, were also convicted of stealing trade secrets from EI du Pont de Nemours and Company, among other charges.
After a seven-week trial, the men and the company were also found guilty of economic espionage, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.
DuPont welcomed the verdict, vowing to "continue to take aggressive steps to preserve our technological edge, including cooperating with governments and law enforcement agencies around the world."
Prosecutors said Liew sold the information for more than US$20 million to Pangang Group so its companies could develop large-scale production capability using the process in China, including a planned 100,000-ton TiO2 factory in the industrial hub of Chongqing.
"Fighting economic espionage and trade secret theft is one of the top priorities of this office, and we will aggressively pursue anyone, anywhere, who attempts to steal valuable information from the United States," U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said in a statement.
"Foreign governments threaten our economic and national security by engaging in aggressive and determined efforts to steal U.S. intellectual property."


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LONDON — Menswear at British retailer John Lewis has become a steady category that’s growing at its own pace.
Sales have increased by 13 percent for the brand’s in-house labels such as Anyday, Kin and John Lewis & Partners.
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“We have expert product design teams that are intensely focused on fabric, silhouette, print and quality, and they skillfully balance style and trend to ensure our customers keep coming back for more,” Daniel Bradley, menswear design lead at John Lewis, told WWD.
“While trends hold importance, our approach to design is authentically rooted,” he added, naming London’s cultural scene as an inspiration for the upcoming fall 2023 designs.
A highlight of the season for John Lewis has been knitwear and outerwear, which use natural and ethically sourced fibers, as well as luxurious merino cashmere blends.
“The collection that garners the most attention and is perhaps best known to the British customer is our tailoring. With expertly cut pieces featuring a soft shoulder and a higher-rise in the waist, we have reimagined suits from the ground up to prioritize comfort,” Bradley said.
The 2022-23 fiscal year results showed that John Lewis and Waitrose group sales sat at 12.25 billion pounds, a 2 percent dip from the previous year. As a whole, the group reported a 78 million pound loss, but the men’s category soared with a 20 percent year-on-year increase while womenswear sales rose 17 percent.
“The tailoring market is back in a big way and over the past year we have been busy behind the scenes developing an all-new proposition, new fits, modernized constructions and luxury fabrications with us being one of the only high street retailers to offer Ermenegildo Zegna fabrics within our suiting,” Kathleen Mitchell, commercial director at John Lewis, told WWD earlier this year.
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Microsoft launched the Xbox Game Pass service for PC in 2019 at a value of Rs 50 per thirty days.
In India, Microsoft launched the Xbox Game Pass service for PC in 2019 at a value of Rs 50 per thirty days.
Microsoft on Tuesday introduced that the preview of PC Game Pass is now obtainable in 40 new nations.
“Beginning on February 28, players in these new markets can join the PC Game Pass Preview program giving them instant entry to a library of a whole bunch of high-quality PC video games on Windows, together with new Xbox Game Studios releases on day one, iconic Bethesda video games, an EA Play membership, and member-only advantages in Riot Games,” said Microsoft.
In India, Microsoft launched the Xbox Game Pass service for PC in 2019 at a price of Rs 50 per month.
Moreover, last year, the tech giant dropped the price of the Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Live Gold membership in India.
The prices have dropped by almost 28 per cent from the original rates, and have been introduced according to the Indian market to gather more customers.
Further, the company mentioned that the PC Game Pass library adds new games all the time, and more great games from Xbox and Bethesda are coming to PC Game Pass soon.
Minecraft Legends, an action-strategy game, will be released on April 18 and Redfall, Arkane Austin’s story-driven first-person shooter, will be released on May 2, with more games to follow.
In the coming months, PC Game Pass will launch in these countries for all players to experience, meaning that Game Pass community members from 86 countries around the world can play hundreds of games together with their friends and family.
Read all the Latest Tech News here
(This story has been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed)
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Nail polish has added a shiny gloss to beauty sales in recent years, and the category continues to grow at a robust double-digit clip.
But its meteoric rate of growth has begun to slow somewhat, showing a slight fissure in the category’s lacquer, despite a horde of new entrants into the business across both mass and prestige. Sales of prestige nail products gained 19 percent in the year-to-date period ended in May, compared with an increase of 42 percent growth for full-year 2012 and 67 percent the prior year, according to The NPD Group Inc. In the mass market, nail polish sales rose 19 percent for the 52-week period ended May 19, compared with gains of 24.8 percent for full-year 2012 and 35.7 percent in 2011, according to SymphonyIRI Group.
“Growth overall is strong, and it continues to be strong. The momentum is still there,” said Karen Grant, vice president and global industry analyst at NPD, adding that an influx of new brands and a flurry of new finishes and textures continue to spark consumer interest. And companies continue to create new technology to expand the category. For instance, at the Cosmoprof North America trade show, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, a company called Tat’z Nail’z created a stir with its imaging machine that allows users to select from a host of designs or upload their own digital image (say, the pattern of their dress or their boyfriend’s photo), which is then printed on each nail.
The whirl of activity has created a billion-dollar industry in the U.S.: Retail sales reached $1 billion in 2012, up 26 percent from $793.8 million in the prior year, according to Euromonitor International.
But for any category, maintaining double-digit growth is a tall order.
“Not everything can grow at 40 percent a year, but if it grows at 5 or 6 percent, that’s pretty good. Growth invites a lot of people to jump in, but when you invite a lot of people, not everyone qualifies,” David Greenberg, president of Maybelline New York, Garnier and Essie at L’Oréal, told attendees at a recent panel hosted by Cosmetic Executive Women.
Industry consultant Allan Mottus forecasted that gains may settle in the mid-single-digit range, but added, “It’s a good spot to be in.” Mottus noted texting — which puts hands front and center — has served as a boon to nail grooming. “Nail is a heavy-use product business — frequent application means you can sell a lot [of bottles],” said Mottus.
The category’s jaw-dropping growth has prompted a slew of acquisitions in recent years: Essie is now owned by L’Oréal, OPI by Coty Inc., and Sinful Colors and Pure Ice are part of Revlon’s portfolio. As large beauty companies have increased their presence in nail care, they’ve also increased their exposure to swiftly changing trends and potential sales fluctuations. For instance, Stifel analyst Mark Astrachan estimates that OPI currently accounts for 6 percent of Coty’s sales and 20 percent of the firm’s color cosmetics segment.
With increased exposure to the nail category, retailers and beauty firms are determined to encourage the category’s growth spurt. Retailers — including CVS Pharmacy with Nail HQ and Sephora with its Nail Studio — have carved out generous display space for nail polish. The Sephora in New York’s Times Square expanded its Nail Studio area with seven “nail play” stations, outfitting each with an iPad and a host of nail polishes and tools to allow shoppers to try the latest nail effects, such as ombré, neons and brights, studded leather, and chalkboard. The Ciaté brand has created a microsite for its Chalkboard Manicure Kit that allows visitors to share their designs in the “Doodle Gallery.” The prestige channel, in particular, is awash with niche nail polish ranges, including Ciaté, JinSoon, Deborah Lippmann, Julep, Nails Inc. and Butter London. RELATED STORY: Kiss Products' Naughty and Nice Approach >>
Walgreens and its regional chain Duane Reade have cleared additional space and created dedicated displays for a rainbow of nail polish shades.
“The nail polish category continues to flourish, and we know it’s very popular among our customers,” said Shannon Curtin, divisional vice president and general merchandising manager for beauty, personal care and seasonal at Walgreens. “There are new trends developing daily, and we have expanded our assortment to reflect a variety of brands and nail accessories.”
A number of stores, including Wal-Mart, have placed assortments in secondary locations as well to entice more impulse sales.
“Secondary location plays a big role in fueling sales growth,” said Annette DeVita, vice president of marketing for the Coty Inc.-owned Sally Hansen brand. “High-impact displays, promotions and dedicated large self-service nail color units bring focus, excitement and attention to the category. Digital and social media as conduits for education, incentive and engagement with customers is also an area in which we have partnered with retailers to highlight the category.” DeVita said consumers continue to experiment with color — blue and green hues have been strong performers this year — and dabble in nail art and special effects. Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat, which imparts a woven-fiber effect, is a strong seller, she said.
Like Sally Hansen, a host of nail polish brands continue to launch new colors and finishes to excite consumers. Their interest in decals, art effects and 3-D textures have inspired a host of dedicated nail blogs, Instagram photos — and of course more products. Upcoming launches for fall include OPI’s Designer Series Raw Granite collection comprised of two matte shades with minerallike effects, namely DS Pewter (deep silver) and DS Lapis (sapphire blue). Coming to salons this October is Essie Gel, the brand’s first LED Gel System. Essie Gel will be available in 36 shades, and the manicure is said to last for 14 days.
But some wonder if the increasingly bold trends in nail may soon prompt consumer preference to swing the other direction toward cleaner, more traditional looks.
“I feel a little bit tired for all the gimmicks,” said Jin Soon Choi, a highly sought after editorial manicurist who oversees three eponymous nail spas in New York and a nail polish collection that was launched in late 2012. Choi forecasted that a simple nail color — with a slight twist — will be favored for fall. Choi is fond of a matte blue nail with a smooth finish and a subtle hint of shimmer. The shade Blue Iris (a deep electric blue) is a best seller in the JinSoon Nail collection, which is sold at Sephora, Henri Bendel, Space NK and Nordstrom. While interest in over-the-top textures may fade, clean nail art has staying power, said Choi, referencing the “Skinny V” in gold on olive green nails that she created for Prabal Gurung’s show during fashion week in February.
@chanel and @pharrell dropped what’s being dubbed as the world’s most exclusive sneakers yesterday. The Adidas Originals NMD Hu, which Williams designed in collaboration with Chanel and @adidasoriginals, has a waiting list of over 120K people who pre-registered online at chanelatcolette.fr –– and only 500 pairs are on sale. The singer predicted the resale value of the shoes could reach $40K. Read the full interview on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdfashion (📷: Dominique Maître)
@imanshumpert is diving deeper into his creative endeavors and relaunching his clothing line, Post 90s, and is helping to raise money for the hurricane victims in St. Maarten with a jersey he’s designed with his brother. The Cleveland Cavaliers player talked to WWD about kneeling during the national anthem, working with fashion brands and how he wants to be more than an @nba player. Read the interview on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
Not only does #TheProfit return to CNBC tonight, but @marcuslemonis has launched @shopmarcus, a new shopping and lifestyle retail experience in Aspen and Chicago, with more locations to come. The retail stores offer in-store stylists and a variety of contemporary womenswear selections.
“It’s life, I’m going to face it,” @mingxi11 sighed. “I fell, but you know, I think the most important thing is that I get back up. I had the love, the help from my sister — the girl next to me Gizele [Oliveira] — she’s so nice. When I went backstage everybody was trying to comfort me like ‘Oh Ming, it’s OK.’ I’m really, really touched. I think it’s them who gave me the courage to go back on stage for the finale,” Xi told WWD of her fall at the @victoriassecret fashion show. (📷: David Fisher) #wwdfashion #vsfashionshow #victoriassecret
@louisvuitton tapped @therealpeterlindbergh for its latest city-centric photo book, which is part of a series called Fashion Eye. The primarily black and white book captures the spirit of Berlin in 57 images shot between 1989 and 2019. “Berlin is an inspiration for me, more than a city. I mean @millajovovich is simply Berlin!” said Lindbergh. #wwdfashion
“You know, I think audiences expect a certain performance so I have to deliver to them what they’re expecting to a certain degree. But I’m also a different actor and a different person, I have my own spin on the character,” says @noahegalvin of his takeover of the leading role in “Dear Evan Hansen” following the departure of @bensplatt, who originated the role. Read WWD’s interview with the 23-year-old actor on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
For pre-fall 2018, @etro created richly-colored wonderland, using tapestries, textiles and wallpapers from the Eastern world at large. The line featured floral and graphic prints and jacquard motifs, like this two-piece look featured here. #wwdfashion (📷: Giovanna Pavesi)
@kith is moving into children’s. The men’s and women’s streetwear brand has launched Kidset, a Kith kids line located in New York at 64 Bleecker Street. The line includes mini versions of staple Kith pieces like the Astor bomber jacket and the Kith box logo sweatshirts, along with a wall that can display up to 120 pairs of shoes from @adidas, @newbalance, @timberland and more. #wwdfashion
“I just wanted to create this fully rounded character, but I do think what excited me most was just the opportunity to give a group of people representation that I feel needs it. I like to do characters in projects that stand for something and Karolina definitely does, so that was really exciting to me,” @ginnygardner says of her new role in @hulu’s “The Runaways.” Gardner plays Karolina Dean, a queer superhero, which is a rarity for @marvel. Read more about Gardner’s character on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @dandoperalski)