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Zoella Beauty Is FINALLY Available In The US
19 May 2016, 14:50 | Updated: 6 November 2017, 09:34
No more waiting for shipping!
We definitely struck lucky here at Unicorns HQ as we're only a short walk away from stocking up on all of our favourite Zoella Beauty products. Surprisingly to those of you in the States, this is how it has been for most of the UK since Zoe first released her iconic range two years ago. However, as Miss Suggs' amazing smelling body spritz's and bath fizzes have expanded, they have been in high demand; so much so that they're now branching out from the shelves of Superdrug and into the USA.
This comes as incredibly good news to those of you across the pond as Zoella Beauty will be coming to a store near you soon. There hasn't been a set date for the States release yet but the Zoella Beauty Twitter account have been teasing the announcement and revealed that the range shall be available in US stores, American Eagle and Tilly's.
If you didn't know, before this announcement, Zoella fans living in the US, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, could only order Zoe's products online and this came with the hassle of customs fees and the wait of what felt like an eternity for them to be shipped. However, it's not just America that's in for a treat, Zoella Beauty have also recently announced that Zoe's products are now available in Canada and Spain too - and we're guessing they'll be getting their hands on the whole range ASAP.
This recent shift to international stores comes at the same time as Zoe's brand new beauty release that shall be replacing the discontinued summer fragrance, Tutti Fruity. The sweet smelling range that was released last year saw Zoe manage to break Superdrug's sales records for a second time in a row, ahead of the release of her original products. Zoe has been teasing the announcement on Twitter with sneak peaks of the newest additions and everything just looks so pretty. We're expecting to hear the announcement tomorrow (20th May) and so far we have guessed at a possible cosmetics line or a new perfume - but we're sure it will see Superdrug sales go through the roof yet again.


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In 2013 Softbank struck a deal to buy a 70% stake in the American telco Sprint Nextel for $22 billion. It was Japan’s biggest overseas acquisition but it hasn’t worked out. Sprint has been losing share in the US and its debt has ballooned to $33 billion.
That has put Softbank under funding pressure too. The company said in May that it will sell shares worth at least $7.9 billion in Alibaba and now it has agreed to raise another $8.4 billion through a disposal to another Chinese internet giant, this time by selling its majority stake in Finnish game developer Supercell to Tencent.
Supercell is best known for its Clash of Clans gaming app. Softbank bought the company for $1.5 billion three years ago and the Tencent bid now values the firm at a little over $10 billion. The Shenzhen-based tech giant is purchasing Softbank’s entire 84% stake and the remaining shares will continue to be held by Supercell’s staff.
Sina Technology says the deal is Tencent’s biggest overseas acquisition to date and that it has picked a good time to make the offer because the Japanese firm is under pressure to cut debt.
Supercell has been valued at 10 times 2015 earnings, which compares favourably (for the purchaser) with an average of about 20 times for other online game providers. But some still wonder whether Tencent has overpaid, including the Wall Street Journal’s Jacky Wong, who points out that “it would take 12 years of Supercell’s earnings last year to pay back Tencent’s investment”.
Another concern is that game players are a fickle audience and that it is difficult to keep their attention for long, even for the most popular titles.
Tencent will also need to hold onto Supercell’s 100 or so staff and the Hong Kong Economic Journal reckons that managing the cultural transition to Tencent ownership might be a challenge. “Some people even compare it to the acquisition of IBM’s PC business by Lenovo 11 years ago,” it notes. “Tencent might suffer the same embarrassment – Lenovo faced a crippling industry downturn [in the PC market] after the acquisition.”
Tencent seems to have anticipated such concerns. “Supercell will retain its independent operations, the headquarters will remain in Helsinki, Finland and its existing team will continue to run all operations of the company,” it said in a statement.
Tencent’s bet is that it can generate a return simply by introducing games from the Clash of Clans franchise to millions of its customers on its messaging app WeChat and its internet portal QQ. Another reason for swooping for Supercell’s popular gaming apps is that Tencent is broadening its market exposure beyond its Chinese base, where it makes most of its money.
Chin Hao, a tech blogger, writes that Tencent has invested nearly Rmb50 billion ($7.6 billion) on acquisitions since 2010, including a number of gaming firms. The best payback has come from a relatively small deal in 2011, when it paid $230 million for a 93% stake in Riot Games. The developer’s blockbuster product is League of Legends and the game’s 67 million monthly users helped Tencent to earn $9 billion in gaming revenue last year.
“A tournament of the game this summer was watched by 220 million people, or 10 times the global viewership of the NBA Finals,” Chin says.
As WiC has reported, ‘super IP’, or money-spinning intellectual property that can be cross-sold to consumers, has been this year’s buzz concept for Chinese entrepreneurs lately (see WiC327). Tencent will be hoping that the Clash of Clans brand can be exploited in a similar way by converting it into entertainment content and merchandising items. Indeed, the Tencent-backed movie World of Warcraft, which was adapted from a popular online game, has been setting Chinese box office records since its release last month (see WiC328).
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AMERICAN AIRLINES has axed plans to levy a fare surcharge on bookings made by agents using Travelport-owned booking systems.
The airline was to introduce a booking source premium as part of a strategy to drive customers to its Direct Connect product, which bypasses the global distribution systems (GDSs) such as Travelport's Galileo and Worldspan systems.
AA had planned to collect the fee by issuing travel management companies (TMCs) with agency debit memos (ADMs), a feature of the IATA billing settlement plan that TMCs use to pay airlines.
The AA climbdown was the latest development in a dispute that started in late 2010. Both parties are still locked in litigation proceedings regarding an alleged breach of contract by AA.


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As Jewel and Wal-Mart square off in the Chicago grocery market, smaller players are hoping to gain a foothold in fast-growing exurban towns that might become a launching pad into the suburbs.
Smaller grocers circling Chicago
DeKalb, roughly 60 miles west of Chicago, represents a laboratory of sorts. In a market dominated for years by Jewel and a Wal-Mart Supercenter, Sullivan's Inc. of Downstate Savanna opened a store two years ago and has captured marketshare by offering the nearby Northern Illinois University community organic vegetables and single-serve dishes.
Now another rival, St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc., with stores in seven states, will open a store in DeKalb by fall. The company is eyeing other sites in Northeastern Illinois, including Yorkville and other towns west of Aurora.
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Schnuck Markets Inc., based in St. Louis, has 102 stores, 25 of which are in Illinois.
Woodman's Food Markets Inc., based in Janesville, Wis., has 10 stores in all, two in Illinois.
Sullivan's Inc., based in Downstate Savanna, has 15 stores, with 14 of those in Illinois.
Central Grocers of Franklin Park has 28 stores, 10 in Illinois under the Ultra brand.
Marsh Supermarkets Inc., based in Indianapolis, has 70 stores, one in Illinois.
"We've been understored in the grocery category until now," says Paul Rasmussen, director of community development in DeKalb, which has seen its population rise 15% since 2000 to 45,000.
SKIPPING SMALL TOWNS
New names are poised to take up positions on the periphery of the Chicago market, led by Woodman's Food Markets Inc. of Janesville, Wis. Woodman's now has stores in Rockford and Carpentersville. A North Aurora outlet opens in July, and Woodman's is seeking sites in the south suburbs.
Most of these chains were wedded to rural markets, but as the farming economy has declined, supermarkets have suffered. Two years ago, the Eagle Food Centers Inc. chain based in Downstate Milan closed its doors.
"Small towns have been dying for 20 years," says Woodman's CEO W. Phillip Woodman. "If you want to grow, Chicago is the likely place to go."
Sullivan's, which has stores in Rochelle, Mendota and Harvard, is coming to believe the same thing. "If the deal is right, we'll come closer to Chicago," says President Scott Sullivan.
Schnuck, which has stores in places like Peoria and Champaign, says it will consider any location within a six-hour drive of its distribution center outside St. Louis.
There are more names on the move. Central Grocers Inc., a wholesaler based in Franklin Park, acquired Indiana retail chain Strack & Van Til in 1998 and has been expanding its retail operations since. It recently opened an Ultra store, a warehouse-style grocery, in Forest Park and converted a former Eagle to an Ultra in Kankakee. In all, in the past three years Central Grocers has opened five new groceries and is considering a site in DeKalb, among other markets. New Strack & Van Til stores are under construction in Crown Point and St. John, Ind.
A FEW STORES WILL DO
"We don't expect to be a 50-store chain, but we will be adding more stores," says Central Grocers Chief Financial Officer Tim Kubis.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Arkansas, meanwhile, plans to open as many as 20 Supercenter grocery outlets in the area in the next two years (Crain's, Jan. 30).
All of the new arrivals could cut off some growth avenues for Jewel, which is sitting on raw land in Elburn and near New Lenox and is building a store in Minooka.
Bill Bishop, a grocery consultant based in Barrington, notes that grocers once believed they couldn't enter Chicago unless they put up dozens of stores to leverage advertising and real estate costs. "Now, companies aren't afraid to come in and do one or two sites and grab business where they can," Mr. Bishop says.
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LOS ANGELES — Allegro, a division of Conair that is known for creating beauty travel and storage solutions for brands and retailers around the world, has turned 40 and is looking forward to years of continued success.
“It takes dedication and hard work to stay relevant in a dynamic trading environment,“ said PJ Brice, president of Allegro. “Understanding the ever-changing needs of an increasingly sophisticated consumer has been the key to our success.”
With a heritage deep in cosmetic bags, boasting more than 90% of the soft-sided market in the United States, Allegro has grown into a global design and product development house with expertise in a variety of beauty categories.
Allegro's fashion trend identification and interpretation service has become a valued design resource for its retailers and design partners. This, coupled with the vertically integrated business model, enables Allegro to design, sample, produce and market commercially viable products across a variety of distribution channels, the company stated.
What’s next for Conair and Allegro? Conair will continue to support Allegro and its growth plans, while Allegro will continue to diversify its business, which includes the development of new product categories, expansion into the prestige sector and the marketing of two of its controlled brands, SOHO Beauty and Kestrel, the company stated.


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A new report claims that RealID, on behalf of Microsoft, mistakenly asked Google to remove web pages owned by Microsoft from Google's search results due to copyright violations.
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Google faces allegations of anti-competitive behaviour yet again, as a UK mapping company says its products are now "harder to find" due to Google's "cynical manipulation of search results".
Microsoft has released a list of the top searches on Bing for 2012, with the iPhone 5 on top of the list for the most searched news stories and Kim Kardashian on top of the most searched person.
Google seems to have introduced some new functionality for their main search engine, adding additional clarification to famous names and what they are most primarily celebrated for.
Google has announced that, starting next week, it will push down websites that have received high amounts of removal notices for copyright infringements in its search results.


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Google’s third-quarter revenue rose 20% but fell below Wall Street expectations as growth in the technology giant’s core advertising business slowed and expenses continued to rise.
Google missed on earnings, too, driving shares down as much as 6% in after-hours trading. Profit excluding certain items was $6.35 a share. Analysts had expected $6.53.
Google reported revenue of $16.52 billion, just shy of the $16.57 billion analysts were looking for.
Revenue, excluding sales passed on to partners, was $13.2 billion, in line with analyst estimates.
Most troubling to investors: Google posted a slowdown in the total number of ads, or paid clicks, in the three months that ended Sept. 30.
Paid clicks rose 17% year-over-year. Analysts had expected 22% or more.
Revenue growth at Google’s own websites was 20%, down from 23% in the prior quarter.
The Mountain View, Calif., company reported third-quarter earnings after the market closed on Thursday.
The earnings miss came amid growing concerns from analysts on heavy spending on new hires, data centers and cutting-edge technologies such as drones, driverless cars and Internet-connected eyewear.
Ahead of the earnings release, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali and other analysts expressed concern over Google’s eroding margins. Squali called margin deterioration a “long-term concern” in a recent research report note.
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Fiat Chrysler is calling on to its 20,000 customers that are affected by their most recent recall on its Ram trucks due to fire hazard concerns
The car manufacturing company has released a recall order for its 2021 heavy-duty diesel pickup and chassis Ram truck with 6.7L Cummins engines.
The recall order was released for fears of the affected vehicles catching into flames due to a defect on its inside components. According to reports, the affected models have defective heater electrical relays in them that can possibly malfunction.
The malfunctioning can cause it to overheat and cause the vehicle to burst into flames. This issue can happen in very rare cases, including when the vehicle’s engine is off and not in use.
Sold mainly in Canada and the United States, the defective 2021 heavy-duty diesel Ram trucks have caused three reported fire incidents that can be traced back to the defective heater electrical relay.
As of writing, there were no injuries or fatalities reported directly attributed to the recalled vehicles catching fire.
Fiat Chrysler is calling all owners or lessees to reach out to their customer service line at (800) 853-1403 to know whether their Ram truck can meet the qualifications for the recall.
The 2021 Fiat Chrysler Ram Truck Recall will commence on the last day of April this year.
This is not the first time that Fiat Chrysler’s vehicles have been the center of public attention for their alleged defects.
In fact, the company was sued by owners of its Ram truck in the past.
The class action lawsuit filed argued that their 2014-2019 Ram truck models have a defect that can cause them to catch fire without prior notice.
It was reported that some Ram truck drivers got to experience having their flames burst into flames, and they were lucky to be able to get off before it spread on to the other parts of the vehicle.
About the company
Fiat Chrysler, officially known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., is a multinational company established in 2014 after Fiat S.p.A. acquired the Chrysler Group. Italian holding company Exor controls a majority of the company with more than 29.19% shares.
Editor’s Note on Fiat Chrysler Ram Truck Recall Over Fire Hazards 2021:
This article is aimed to inform you of the latest recall order released by multinational company Fiat Chrysler after concerns that its 2021 Ram truck vehicles have a defect that can cause them to catch flames.
This is due to a defect in the vehicles’ heater electrical relay components, which causes the vehicle’s engine to overheat and catch fire.
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Australia Pledges $566 Million In Push For Digital Business Compliance
The Air Line Pilots Association mentioned Monday that the deal will allow United to unfold a reduced quantity of flying throughout the airline’s 13,000 pilots to save jobs at least until next June. The deal comes as United, American and a few smaller airways prepare to shed thousands of workers on Thursday, when $25 billion in federal pandemic-aid aid and a related prohibition on furloughs expires. (AP) — A U.S. district choose has dismissed New Mexico’s privateness claims towards Google. The judge concluded in a ruling Friday that federal laws and rules don’t require direct consent from mother and father when faculties participate in Google’s schooling platforms.
Digital channels like OmnyPay allow shoppers to buy goods instantly from commercials and through cellular scanning apps. There are simply more opportunities for folks to purchase items than ever earlier than, and the lines between browsing and consumption will probably continue to blur over time. Most of us think of media as something to be consumed, however it may be a fantastic trade for business house owners. Media covers a broad range of sub-sectors, from legacy media like tv to newer channels (assume streaming media, virtual reality, and gaming).
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Rather than stressing differences that enable increasingly targeted and potent messaging, this kind of segmentation aims to search out populations of shoppers who share a notion of what constitutes glorious service. Articulate which behaviors customers should reveal to get essentially the most worth out of your service.
If you continue shopping, we take that to imply that you settle for their use. Kim Gaskins is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Design for Designalytics, an organization that provides package deal design analytics to consumer manufacturers. Prior to this, she led advertising efforts for Nielsen Design Solutions.
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The Spring Craft Beer Festival is back at Belmont on Opening Weekend! This year will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2020. Local and national craft breweries will be in attendance pouring samples of their finest brews – more than 100 beers in all! Attendees can now watch and bet on live racing as they…
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Hops And Props Craft Beer Festival Returns To Cradle Of Aviation Museum
The Hops and Props Craft Beer Festival presented by Garden Social returns to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Saturday, February 9th. The event will feature over 40 craft breweries and a variety of over 100 distinct beers. Local businesses and food vendors will also be on site.
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The operator of fan Web sites for pop stars Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Demi Lovato agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to settle federal charges that the
sites had illegally collected personal information about thousands of children, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.
Artist Arena, a company that operates fan web sites for pop stars like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, agreed to settle federal charges that the sites had violated a children's privacy protection law.
In a complaint, the Federal Trade Commission alleged that Artist Arena, the operator of the sites, had violated a children’s online privacy rule by collecting personal details — like the names, e-mail addresses, street addresses and cellphone numbers — of about 101,000 children aged 12 or younger without their parents’ permission.
The law, called the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA for short, requires operators of Web sites to notify parents and obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using or disclosing personal information about children younger than 13.
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text: LAHORE: TikTok, the sector’s main short-shape video platform, held a mental fitness recognition Workshop in Lahore as part of TikTok’s well-being campaign, #MentalHealthAwareness – higher together, aimed at raising consciousness about intellectual health troubles and promoting virtual literacy in this vital region. world intellectual health Day (WMHD) is located each year within the month of October, serving as a global platform to deal with the importance of intellectual health and the demanding situations it poses in contemporary society. This 12 months’s WMHD subject matter, “mental health is a customary human right,” emphasizes the importance of equitable get admission to to mental fitness services. TikTok took this possibility to have interaction its community and promote open communicate around intellectual well-being, empowering individuals to speak about and cope with those important subjects. similarly to WMHD, October is also identified as national Cyber Bullying consciousness month. TikTok prolonged its campaign to create a more secure and extra effective virtual surroundings for all customers. the key objectives of the mental fitness awareness Workshop blanketed attractive with the TikTok network, developing a welcoming area for creators to express their worries, and producing precious content material related to mental health consciousness. The occasion featured renowned TikTok creators and intellectual health experts, fostering an environment of collaboration and studying. remarkable participants covered Kazi Akber, Arzu Fatima, Areesha (LittleKhanWanderLust), Danial Sheikh, in addition to Ola document Psychologist and Sexologist Tahira Malik. Stand-up comedy periods with the aid of Mir Zohair Ali and Shehzad Ghias supplied a hint of humor to the proceedings. The highlight of the event become a panel dialogue, wherein professionals and creators explored important questions associated with digital safety and intellectual health and shared their experiences in tackling with the online demanding situations. TikTok stays dedicated to promoting virtual safety, intellectual nicely-being, and fostering a supportive and inclusive community. The fulfillment of the intellectual health awareness Workshop in Lahore underscores the significance of open talk and collaborative efforts to address these essential issues.


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Cadreon, the trading desk arm of IPG Mediabrands is now buying more than half of its video ads direct with publishers via a partnership with TubeMogul. And a deal struck with the platform by Mondelez could be the shape of things to come in the Australian programmatic market.
Cadreon and TubeMogul worked on the Brand Access direct platform for two years. Cadreon started using it last year and now puts “the majority of our [video] exchange budget” with the “majority of premium publishers” including Mi9, Yahoo7, Ten digital and MCM Media (now called Authentic), according to Cadreon MD Marc Lomas.
Lomas said it was hard to quantify what premium actually meant but that the trading desk defined it as: “Broadcast quality content, especially long form. In addition unique specialist content that suits a specific audience profile, high quality contextual placements, high quality large players, curated content, high viewability scores etc.”
Direct programmatic means agencies, trading desks and, perhaps increasingly, brands themselves, can negotiate directly with publishers to strike deals on the cost of their inventory. That gives the buyer assurance that it is getting good quality inventory, and the seller a guaranteed price. It also reduces the risk of ad fraud and improves brand safety – as ads are placed within walled gardens as opposed to punted out into the broader web to meet impression targets. With a lack of premium video inventory in Australia, and a high demand, that can often end up in brand ads being placed in less savory environments, and in some cases, websites set up by scammers expressly to cream off brand dollars.
The announcement follows that struck in the US by Mondelez with TubeMogul last week, which also gave agency trading desks a glimpse of what may soon follow in Australia.
The snack food giant will do all of its video buys via the platform with Starcom Mediavest putting together a team to handle buying and strategy, but with Mondelez making its own technology decisions and retaining its data. It is not yet clear what impact the deal has locally, but MediaPost notes the potential for an Asia Pacific follow-on.
Brands going direct, cutting out agencies and taking programmatic in-house is the subject of much debate. While the trend has started to gather pace in the US, locally only a handful of big companies – such as telcos and banks – are thought to be currently investing seriously in their own capabilities.
Agency holding companies, pointing to their investment in acquiring audience data, have played down the threat, but accept it could happen. Clients taking chunks of their marketing in-house “is a cycle we've been through many times before and it will continue,” GroupM chief revenue and investment officer Danny Bass recently told AdNews. He said there may be some benefits to brands, but that “they will start to wane over time”. He also warned that in the auction environment, even for the biggest brands, “scale means very little... you're in there with everyone else”. (See AdNews' 2 May print issue programmatic special report for more details).
However, some say it is only a matter of time before all accounts above a certain threshold - say a $40m account with a 30 per cent digital spend and a third of that percentage traded programmatically - start to run the numbers around employing a team of four people and a cloud-based system versus paying an agency. For acquisition marketers, and those that spend a higher than average proportion of dollars digitally and programmatically, that threshold may be lower. Mondelez's decision to retain data ownership is also interesting.
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One of the year's biggest reports on entrepreneurship is out--and emerging technologies such as robotics and blockchain were the big winners.
According to the 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) from Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), the four fastest-growing industries globally are blockchain; advanced manufacturing and robotics; A.I. and big data; and agtech and new food.
The report measured growth by tracking early-stage funding deals from 2014 to 2020, in addition to other methods. Agtech and new food, which covers any type of technology that increases the efficiency of agriculture-related practices, had a 128 percent increase in early-stage deals over that period, the highest of the group. Blockchain was a close second with an increase of 121 percent.
The report detailed research on 280 geographic areas (termed "entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems") and three million startups from 2020 and 2021.
In 2020, "it became glaringly obvious that founders would be critical to global resilience and recovery," wrote JF Gauthier, founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Startup Genome, a research, advocacy, and consulting firm for entrepreneurship, in a letter accompanying the study. He also celebrated the exodus of founders and companies from Silicon Valley to other hotspots in the U.S., spurred by remote work.
Still, Silicon Valley topped several lists in the report. The region ranked No.1 for "performance success factor," which comprises a number of metrics related to funding, exits, and valuations of startups in the ecosystem. It also topped all ecosystems in "Funding Success," which measures the number and experience levels of investors in a given location, and the availability of early-stage funding.
North America led global funding, accounting for 50 percent of the top 30 ecosystems. Silicon Valley, New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles together made up 70 percent of North America's "ecosystem value," a measure of startup valuations and the value of exits in 2018, 2019, and the first half of 2020.
Despite the dominance of those big cities, smaller areas shared some of the spotlight: Dallas and Houston each had their first unicorn in 2020, and the report identified top "Regional Challengers" such as Miami and Detroit.


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Edmonton, AB — (SBWIRE) — 09/24/2014 — Is Cosmetic Surgery Painful? This is a very frequently asked question by prospective patients, and so it is the focus of this week’s short educational video from Edmonton cosmetic dermatologist, Dr Barry Lycka.
Los Angeles, CA — (SBWIRE) — 07/03/2014 — On May 9, 2014 Harper’s Bazaar magazine posted an article titled “Can Cellulite Be Erased?” to describe the latest advances in spa services and medical options for treating the skin dimpling said to impact 90 percent of all women. Cellulite is the dappled effect on the skin that results when the vertical bands of connective tissue fracture clotted packets of sub-dermal fat. The most common areas of complaint are the buttocks, thighs, and hips. Even fit and toned athletes aren’t immune to cellulite. And, as one’s skin becomes looser with age, cellulite can become more pronounced. (see: goo.gl/ava2fK)
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With all the buzz that’s been surrounding our online privacy, cybercrime has become an important issue in everyday life. After all, we trust our most sensitive information to many different websites, believing that they have the safeguards in place to keep our private information private. Unfortunately, our data isn’t safe at all—a fact that’s made clear by the large number of data breaches and cases of identity theft that continue to grow each year. Though encryption and cybersecurity are getting more sophisticated every year, so are the hackers intent on stealing our data. Because of all this, many people are worried about the trend toward mobile payments isn’t secure—that it will open them up to having their financial and personal information stolen. Others maintain that mobile payments are more secure than credit cards. So who’s right in this scenario?
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Recently, most new credit cards have started to feature “chip” technology, in addition to the traditional magnetic strip. This chip technology is more secure than swiping a card, because it doesn’t store the card number and name of the person in the system—it generates a code unique to that transaction, rather than providing the vendor with the actual …
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Netflix is no longer the online video titan it once was and, based on its current trajectory, is likely to lose the so-called streaming wars.. That’s according to a Needham & Co. analyst report published on Monday that’s skeptical of the company’s chances to fend off rivals like Disney, Apple, Peacock and Paramount. The analyst note, based on a survey of 504 U.S.-based Netflix subscribers, revealed the biggest challenges.
The return of live sports to U.S. TV screens will set “record” ratings in the second half of 2020 and attract new pay TV subs according to Needham & Co. analyst Laura Martin. “Streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, Apple+, etc. that benefited from live sports being dark have the most risk to their U.S. reported sub adds during the second half,” she writes.
In a report today, Needham & Co.’s Laura Martin suggested TV Everywhere distribution could bring an additional $5.6 billion into the ad market each year. Undergirding the bump would be the Nielsen “extended screen” ratings system that melds TV Everywhere viewing with the linear feed.


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The arrival of 4G mobile networks has boosted the Treasury by £2.34bn and will boost the economy by rather more for decades to come. HS2 this ain’t.
Delivered by the private sector and helped by state or European money only at the most rural fringes, new 4G signals already offer speeds theoretically up to 150 megabit per second (Mbps), and in practice up to 30Mbps. Chances are that’s three times faster than your home broadband — it’s certainly more than most people and many businesses need.
But like with the railways, the early days of 4G are proving rather messy. Although we’re not yet at the stage where competing lines end up with different terminuses next to each other — indeed networks will share masts more than ever — the birth of 4G has been a difficult process.
EE was given a six-month head start because, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, it already had the required mobile spectrum and asked if it could use it.
So as rival launches approached, EE last week sought to build on its advantage by announcing that it would double speeds. Britain’s 4G network is now, certainly in places, the best in Europe and arguably the equal of South Korea’s. Prices have been slashed in preparation for the launch of services by O2 and Vodafone.
So if customers sign up now for EE4G they will get that double-speed service and massively improved data limits, although later it will probably cost extra.
Consumers, EE hopes, will take 4G to their heart to such an extent that they won’t be able to live without streaming video whenever they need it. It could become so popular that even video calling takes off. More likely, perhaps, is the suggestion that people will start to distinguish less between a mobile connection when they’re on the road and when they’re at home or at work. That’s where 4G for business becomes a more interesting proposition.
It’s long been the case that many students, for instance, see no need for a fixed phone connection because it makes no sense to sign up for a one-year contract when a combination of pay-as-you-go mobile internet, a mobile phone and the college or university’s web connection will more than suffice. Happily, that combination’s also flaky enough to provide a plausible excuse for handing in work late.
For businesses, however, 4G will finally make it possible to easily ditch the weird combination between landline phone, mobile and internet involved in working from home or away from the office. A 3G dongle, thus far, has been a poor substitute; 4G does the job.
For now, such quality is only the case in the 12 major cities where EE has announced its double speed, but standard 4G, which will be upgraded in due course, has now reached towns as small as Hitchin, Horsham, Leatherhead and Warrington.
It won’t be long before small businesses, in particular, can ask whether they need to spend a small fortune on renting a phone line they only need in order to connect to the internet at speeds which are, in fact, slower than on the mobile phone in their pocket.
EE has been savvy in offering deals tying fibre broadband packages to 4G tariffs, but in these straitened times many SMEs may want to ask what they need the web for and how much money they might save. Personally, I think every small shop’s website could benefit from a bit of video, but even uploading that to your own site hardly requires fibre. Selling online is increasingly bandwidth-efficient.
When Vodafone and O2 enter the market over the coming months, they will need to be creative to attract the attention of both existing 4G customers signed up to EE and those who don’t think they need 4G. They could do a lot worse than pitch 4G as everything a certain size of business needs. This would put BT in an interesting position. If ever there were a demonstration of the power of competition, it’s likely to be 4G. The railways could learn an awful lot.


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In California where cannabis has been deemed essential, sales are booming as the state continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. As demand flourishes, many stores have shifted to delivery or curbside pickup options, which has provided a safe way for even more consumers to access the healing benefits of this plant. In this ever-evolving market, edibles sales have surged to new heights.
It’s safe to say that both new and veteran consumers have found a new appreciation for alternate options of consumption during a time where everyone is taking their health more seriously. When comparing this market increase to our own, it’s no surprise that Kanha Gummies have seen huge spikes in growth over the past few months to meet this evolving demand.
According to the recently released BDSA April Data, Kanha has recorded a staggering growth in sales since January 2020, surpassing competitors to claim the #1 spot in both units and sales. While overall edible sales have only seen 9.5% growth since January, Kanha has seen 44% growth, or 4.5x the category.
Interestingly enough, things don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, even as consumers settle into their new routines. Is this to say that the edible market will continue to boom and surpass traditional methods of consumption? Only time will tell.
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Ishanya Foundation is organising the ninth Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair from October 14 to October 17 at Ishanya. The fair will be inaugurated by chief guest Rashmi Shukla, Commissioner of Police, and Parul Mehta, founder-trustee of Ishanya Foundation. Promoting Skilling India, the ninth edition of Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair (YRNF) aims at providing a larger platform while empowering local artisans to be self-reliant.
The fair will showcase handpicked items from over 120 NGOs and artisans from across the country, offering a rich collection of Indian handicrafts by way of weaves and artifacts directly from the craftsmen. YRNF, over the years, has transformed into a platform showcasing repository of folklore cultural traditions and skilled craftsmanship, providing the artisans an access to the urbane audience.
YRNF has seen tremendous growth in stature with around 40-50 repeat participants, growing interest of NGOs/SHGs supporting varied dying art forms from across the country and increasing response from visitors’ year-on-year. Driven by the phenomenal response the artisans who participated last year, this year YRNF received enquiries from over 400 NGO’s/SHG’s/artisans supporting varied art forms.
Mehta said, “We were overwhelmed by the response from NGOs who were eager to participate. In the interest of survival and to safeguard the rich and diverse culture and art heritage of India, we should all support artisans and help them take pride in their skills. The onus to revive and empower our cultural heritage is in our hands and we should ensure it does not fade out.”
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Mattress Firm, the biggest retailer of beds in the US, on Friday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move to restructure the troubled business. Under the protection filed at Delaware Bankruptcy Court, the company said it aims to complete its restructuring measures within two months, which includes the initial closure of about 200 stores.
Mattress Firm, which is owned by South African firm Steinhoff International Holdings, has also sought approval for rejection of around 700 leases.
In addition, the company has committed to senior secured credit of $525 million for the restructuring purposes.
In October last year, the company had sued two former employees for allegedly conspiring to push the company to open more stores.
“The process we have initiated today will allow us to strengthen our balance sheet and accelerate the optimization of our store portfolio. Leading up to the holiday shopping season, we will exit up to 700 stores in certain markets where we have too many locations in close proximity to each other,” CEO Steve Stagner said in a statement.
The company’s profits have been weighed down by too many store locations as well as tight competition from startups like Caspar. In October last year, the company had sued two former employees for allegedly conspiring to push the company to open more stores. There are over 3,500 Mattress Firm stores across the US.
Shares of Tempur Sealy International (TPX), which pulled out its products last year from Mattress Firm stores due to clashes over product pricing, fell almost 2% following the news.
Box Inc. (NYSE: BOX) reported fourth quarter 2021 earnings results today. Revenues rose 8% year-over-year to $198.9 million. GAAP net loss was $4.9 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to
Technology firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE) reported higher earnings for the first quarter of 2021, despite a decrease in revenues. The numbers surpassed the consensus forecast. First-quarter earnings,
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Kicking off the third-quarter reporting season, aluminum producer Alcoa, Inc. (AA) is expected to announce its results for the quarter after the market closes on Wednesday. On average, 15 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to lose $0.11 per share for the quarter, its fourth quarterly loss in a row, while revenues are estimated to be $4.55 billion. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The New York-based company is engaged in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. Its products include precision castings, and aerospace and industrial fasteners.
The economic crisis has negatively impacted the demand for aluminum, as auto and aerospace, two major industries that require the metal, are bleeding. As a result, aluminum producers had to cut prices and slash production.
However, aluminum prices have shown indications of an upward trend in recent months, rising 19% this year on the London Metal Exchange, boosted partly by the stimulus package in China. In the May-July period, the average price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange was 1,598.83 per metric ton.
On Tuesday, Credit Suisse revised its third-quarter estimate for the company to a loss of $0.10 per share from a loss of $0.20 per share, primarily to reflect higher than expected aluminum prices during the quarter, although partially offset by adverse currency and energy moves.
Yet, it is too early to celebrate, as it is not sure how long the price rise will last. China, the world's largest user of the metal, is reportedly likely to reduce its import of aluminum as the gap between aluminum prices in China and internationally is not sufficient to promote import. This in turn may bring down the price of the metal on the London Stock Exchange to $1,500 a ton by the end of the year.
Alcoa said in July that the economic downturn has affected most of its end markets - automotive, commercial transportation, building and construction, and aerospace. The company has adopted various measures, including job cuts, reduced output and dividend slashing to weather the economic crisis.
For the previous quarter, Alcoa reported a net loss of $454 million or $0.47 per share, compared to net income of $546 million or $0.66 per share for the year-ago quarter. Second-quarter sales dropped 41% to $4.24 billion from $7.25 billion due to lower metal prices as well as curtailment of aluminum and alumina production in response to reduced demand.
AA closed Tuesday's regular trade at $13.89, up $0.47 or 3.50%, on 40.92 million shares. For the past year, the stock traded in the range of $4.97-$18.94.
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AgConnect, a WA young farmers' group, will undertake a high-tech project to educate consumers about how their food is grown, after being awarded a $6000 FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant.
AgConnect , a WA young farmers' group, will undertake a high-tech project to educate consumers about how their food is grown, after being awarded a $6000 FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant.
For the first time ever, Heywire partnered with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal to give communities around Australia the opportunity to implement Heywire ideas with up to $70 000 in seed funding.
Stemming from an idea developed at the 2013 Heywire Summit that aims to ensure a viable career in agriculture for young people, AgConnect will create QR codes (square bar codes) to appear on produce from the WA Wheatbelt, which links consumers to a mobile friendly website.
AgConnect President, Andrew Whitelaw, says the Heywire idea was compatible with their company's objectives of looking after the interest of young people in the agriculture industry.
"A lot of our young members felt there was a real disconnect between themselves as farmers and the actual consumers who use their products.
We thought it was such an innovative and clever idea and couldn't resist applying for it, we thought it was such an easy way to get in the consumers face and get them basic information about our industry and community."
The QR codes on products will lead consumers to a website that informs them of how produce is grown, an explanation of the supply chain, an indication of the farm gate price and case studies of the farmers.
Whitelaw says they will focus on staple products that consumers buy on a weekly basis.
"Initially a couple of main products, which are produced by our membership, which would be our wheat products, dairy industry, beef and lamb, basically we want to stick with what we know first."
Whitelaw says the initiative will be implemented with local grocers in the Wheatbelt area.
"We think best to experiment on a small scale, and then we will find a company that will support the idea and go out on a larger scale across the state."
Heywire 2013 winner, Tiffany Davey is thrilled her Heywire group's idea has been adopted and adapted, especially close to her hometome of Konnongorring, WA.
"Being an Ag enthusiast I believe this will be the first step to creating more consumer awareness. I'm hoping to now become involved in AgConnect and assist in getting the idea of the ground!
Whitelaw says the young farmers are enthusiastic about creating a positive image for the industry.
"We have approached a number of our members and asked them if they would be interested, a lot of them are keen to show off the way they practise and the way they work.
They want the industry to be seen as good, pro-active industry that you can be proud of."
Whitelaw says involving the young farmers and university students will provide them with valuable experiences.
"We want to get some of our younger members involved, we want them to talk to the stores where these bar codes could go so they can get some experience in marketing and business, it will give them some good experience to put on their CV and help them later in life."
Whitelaw says one of hurdles to overcome will be convincing supermarkets to display the farm gate price.
"One of the challenges will be whether the grocery store wants the consumer to know what prices the farmers get for the products as it highlights the difference in between wholesale and retail price but I'm sure we can get around that."
Whitelaw has a masters in agribusiness and a major in IT electronic business and would like to see the QR codes/website initiative be educational to Australians.
"We want to see, it's hard to quantify, but 1000 people a month use the website, we would like feedback and actually see if people have learnt something from it, increasing their knowledge, we will try to make it two-way at some point."
Click here to see the other ABC FRRR grant recipients from around Australia.
To be part of the 2014 Heywire Regional Youth Summit where you'll generating more great ideas to make a difference to young people enter the Heywire Competition before September 16.


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Samsung has announced that it will be showcasing the Samsung WB700 digital camera at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2011.
The 14Mp Samsung WB700 is expected to become available in April 2011 when it will sell for around £250.
Samsung WB700 superzoom camera
The digital camera has an 18x optical zoom, which Samsung claims is quiet in it operation. A noisy mechanical zoom can sometimes be heard when using a camera’s video mode, which can ruin video clips. The WB700 is able to capture HD video at 720p resolution.
Which? researchers shall be at CES 2011 to bring you a first look video of the WB700 in action and to test how quiet the camera’s zoom really is.
Art filters for creative photography
Samsung has included a selection of art filters in the WB700’s toolbox. Users can add artistic effects to their shots using the fisheye, miniature, soft focus, sketch or cinema filters. The WB700 also supports full manual control of the aperture and shutter speed, as well as priority modes.
Find out how other models in Samsung’s WB range of cameras fared in our in-depth, lab-based digital camera reviews.
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Health risk overweight: help a few pounds less
Most of those affected also know that being overweight is bad for their health. Nevertheless, they often find it difficult to reduce their weight. Experts recommend that people who want to lose weight should not set their goals too high. Just a few pounds less benefit your health.
More and more Germans are too fat
The number of overweight people in Germany continues to increase. 59 percent of men and 37 percent of women are overweight, the German Nutrition Society (DGE) reported a few weeks ago. The rise in obesity in recent years has been particularly worrying. Because overweight is associated with a great health risk. Most people are aware of this, but they still have problems losing weight permanently. Experts recommend that you do not set your weight loss goals too high.
Being overweight is a health hazard
Health experts, such as the German Society for Internal Medicine, warn that obesity makes you sick. Obesity is a risk factor for numerous lifestyle diseases.
These include secondary diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular problems or arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
In addition, being overweight increases the risk of joint wear (arthrosis) and cancer.
Even small weight loss has positive effects
According to experts, even a minimal weight loss shows clear positive effects. In addition to a healthy, low-calorie and low-fat diet, sport would be very helpful here. This not only burns calories, but also dispels the constant hunger, as scientists reported.
Prof. Martina de Zwaan, director of the Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the Medical University of Hanover (MHH) has another important tip in a message from the dpa news agency: Accordingly, those wanting to lose weight should lower their expectations and initially only lose five to ten percent body weight.
"It is better to lose five kilos and keep this weight than to want too much and then give up," said the expert.
Don't go shopping hungry
In order to lose weight without a yo-yo effect, experts recommend a permanent diet with fewer calories.
According to de Zwaan, people who want to change their eating habits shouldn't be tempted themselves. She said, "I advise small plates, for example." Scientific studies have already shown that small plates can help you lose weight.
According to the expert, studies also show that people are geared towards eating when there is something to eat. Therefore, it is advisable not to go shopping hungry.
And if you have sinned, it is important not to despair immediately. "It happens and it's not bad," said de Zwaan. It was crucial to keep going anyway - and to wrestle for every kilogram less. (ad)


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Mortal Kombat is the iconic fighting game series originally created by Midway. The game is known for its brutality and legendary Fatality moves. Modern Mortal Kombat is developed by NetherRealm.
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Mortal Kombat 11 gets ranked play in Kombat League mode
NetherRealm have introduced competitive Kombat League mode to Mortal Kombat 11 in the latest update. Kombat League brings ranked play and exclusive seasonal awards over the course of four weeks. The first season officially kicks off today.
Mortal Kombat 11 confirms four DLC characters, Spawn is in
NetherRealm Studios confirmed the characters coming in Mortal Combat 11's DLC and we're looking at four confirmed and two unconfirmed characters. The confirmed characters are Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Shang Tsung, Nightwolf and Sindel.
Mortal Kombat 11 patch brings Towers of Time and Krypt fixes
NetherRealm have released another big patch for their brutal fighter Mortal Kombat 11. This time, a fresh batch of fixes for Towers of Time, Krypt, some characters, stages and general gameplay issues have been rolled out on PS4 and Xbox.
NetherRealm to reveal all Mortal Kombat 11 DLC characters soon
Creative director of Mortal Kombat games, Ed Boon has officially confirmed on his Twitter profile that an announcement for the rest of the game's DLC characters roster could be revealed sometime next week if everything goes as planned.
Mortal Kombat 11 gets the 60 FPS update, has high requirements
NetherRealm Studios have delivered the update with 60 FPS support for Mortal Kombat 11 along with some other quality of life changes. They still didn't eliminate the need for Endri Lauson's original 60 FPS mod for the game though.
Katana Zero and Mordhau made top 20 on Steam in April 2019
Valve revealed the top 20 best-sold titles on the Steam platform for April 2019, surprising many users as this is not really a tradition for the store. It includes indies like Katana Zero and AAA big name titles like Mortal Kombat 11.
Mortal Kombat 11, Days Gone and Switch rock the US in April
NPD's report on the U.S. gaming market in April 2019 is in, and they practically confirm Sony's PS Store data from the same month, where Mortal Kombat 11 and Days Gone took the first two spots. In terms of hardware, Switch is ahead again.
Mortal Kombat 11 will get official 60 FPS support for some scenes
NetherRealm Studios have been announced that Mortal Kombat 11 will get additional modifications that will allow for displaying the game in 60 frames per seconds in situations other than actual combat, like fatalities and fatal blows.
Mortal Kombat film reboot is finally entering pre-production
Mortal Kombat film reboot is finally ready to enter pre-production according to the public announcement by officials in South Australia, where the reboot will be created. The film will be a joint project of New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.
Mortal Kombat 11 and Days Gone top PS4 downloads in April
NetherRealm's brutal fighter and Bend Studio's zombie action adventure were the most downloaded games on PlayStation 4 in April 2019. Mortal Kombat 11 took the first spot in the NA region, while Days Gone was the most popular in EU.
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If you're looking to enrich your chat capabilities on Steam, you've come to the right place as Clorthax Quest walkthrough will net you a bunch of new emotes and an animated profile picture.
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New Genshin Impact leak reveals more information about Sumeru map11
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Genshin Impact leak reveals Tighnari's splash art
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Riot Games kicked off another period of Essence Emporium, allowing players to get rid of Blue Essence but also to let them obtain 30 Mythic Essence at no extra cost.
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A new Genshin Impact leak has revealed the in-game effects for the new Diluc skin. The new costume is expected to arrive in the upcoming genshin Impact update 2.8.
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 pre-order date and editions explained
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Consumer healthcare app Mfine has raised $4.2 million in a pre-series A round led by Prime Venture Partners, to expand its presence in Bengaluru and introduce service in new cities.
Mfine is operated by Novocura Tech Health Services Pvt. Ltd, a Bengaluru start-up founded in February 2017 by Ashutosh Lawania, co-founder at Myntra (now owned by Flipkart), and Prasad Kompalli, the fashion retailer’s former technology and business head.
The company, which introduced its app in December 2017, raised $1.5 million from Stellaris Venture Partners, and healthcare entrepreneurs Mayur Abhaya and Rohit M.A. in September last year. Stellaris and Abhaya also invested in the latest round, the company said.
Mfine offers on-demand consultation with doctors over video chat on the app. It partners with leading hospitals and specialty healthcare chains, instead of directly aggregating doctors, which it bills as a differentiator that allows Mfine to offer high-quality service.
Mfine has partnerships with 15 hospitals in Bengaluru such as CloudNine, Aster, and Ovum and capability to offer consultation for nine specialties. For hospitals, the app serves as a channel to funnel new patients.
“Teleconsult and on-demand healthcare is poised to transform healthcare delivery. Mfine has taken an innovative hospital-first approach where experienced doctors and specialists from established hospital brands are available directly on the app,” said Shripati Acharya, managing partner at Prime Venture Partners.
In about five months since its launch, mfine claims it has facilitated over 10,000 doctor-patient consultations.
It plans to use the proceeds from the new rounds to market its platform and support the expansion of the tech stack and hospital partnerships.
The company has set its sight on 100,000 consultations, and to have the country’s top 50 hospitals on its platform by the year-end. It is also working on soon-to-be-launched features like monitoring health vitals on the app and a facility to call for lab tests and medicine delivery at home.
“We see a huge opportunity to bring the much needed, tech-driven transformation in the $50 bn primary healthcare delivery. With our deeply tech-driven approach and working with reputed providers, we are effectively creating a ‘cloud clinic’ where quality healthcare can be accessed on demand from anywhere,” said Kompalli, chief executive officer at mfine.
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OnStar’s Nick Pudar Discusses Future Of Automotive Connectivity And Destination Management (With Video)0
At the Where 2.0 Conference in April, OnStar Vice President of Planing & Business Development Nick Pudar delivered a very thought-provoking presentation (available below) discussing the future of what OnStar calls automotive connectivity and destination management. He also let slip that OnStar will soon announce a navigation component for its suite of mobile apps — a feature we’ve been anticipating for the last couple of months.
If nothing else, this ten-minute presentation will get you thinking about the plethora of possibilities where OnStar and the future of auto connectivity can go:
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The show, which will be taking place from the 14th to the 17th of November in Orlando, Florida is the meeting point for the entertainment industry professionals in America.
Interactive curling is a breakthrough and it has placed Xtraice at the top of the sector as one of the most innovative companies up to date.This product will be launched after 2 years of research carried out to make sure it is surprising and innovative. It has its own patented software that reflects the curling target on the synthetic ice surface through light projectors resulting in stunning light effects.
Xtraice will also present its interactive synthetic ice rinks: a light and sound display that will surprise everyone. This new product includes an Xtraice synthetic ice rink enhanced with multisensory effects and multiple interactive games reflected on the surface so skaters can interact with it.
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Hudson's Bay profit bests on Saks Fifth Avenue, online strength
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Hudson’s Bay Co on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit that topped estimates, as sales at its Saks Fifth Avenue stores rose during the holiday shopping season and the Canadian company benefited from an increase in online sales.
Comparable sales at Saks rose almost 4 percent, while the company’s total comparable digital sales, which includes online transactions, rose 8.7 percent in the quarter.
Chief Executive Helena Foulkes said Saks Fifth Avenue stores outside New York City fueled sales, as the iconic Fifth Avenue flagship in Manhattan was undergoing renovation.
“Saks has been particularly good at identifying both top stores and top customers to invest in, and I see that as a real opportunity at Hudson’s Bay,” Foulkes told Reuters.
The company’s total fourth-quarter comparable sales decreased 1.4 percent. Same-store sales at Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor and Home Outfitters tumbled 5.2 percent in the quarter.
Foulkes said the company had an opportunity to win Sears Canada Inc customers after the struggling retailer shuttered its stores but “took it too far” by adding too much merchandise at too many Hudson’s Bay department stores aimed at appealing to a lower-end customer.
HBC, which has been shutting underperforming stores to cut costs, posted a C$226 million ($170 million) loss from continuing operations in the fourth quarter, on the back of a restructuring charge of C$194 million.
The company also entered into a joint venture for its European business, sold its unprofitable online brand Gilt and has said it will close up to 10 struggling Lord & Taylor stores after selling the brand’s flagship building in Manhattan.
After adjusting for one-time items, the company earned 41 Canadian cents per share, beating the analyst average estimate of 25 Canadian cents, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Hudson’s Bay shares were flat in early Wednesday trade.
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There is a new device on the market that could change the way you control every piece of technology in your life.
It's called Welle, and it "can instantly turn any surface into a smart interface," according to CEO and founder Mark Zeng. The smart-home controlling device uses sonar technology to read hand gestures on any surface.
The company's Kickstarter campaign was launched in late March, and in just 21 hours, it hit the funding goal of $20,000. As of April 10, there are over 500 Kickstarter backers for the device.
Welle was created with a specific gap in the smart technology market in mind.
"There is a limited interactive surface of our current technology. Welle was created to solve this problem. It just wants to extend the interactive surface of the devices," Zeng told CNBC's "The Rundown" on Friday.
Smaller than a smartphone, Welle is around three inches long and weighs just 3.5 ounces, making it compact and portable. Users "can turn on the lights or change the Philips Hue colors by moving your fingers on the table, or you can clip it onto the wall, and move your fingers to turn the volume of your speakers up or down," said Zeng.
"It works just like a universal remote," he explained.
The device transmits sonar signals to track users' finger gestures on surfaces, which are then collected and translated to control designated appliances and applications.
"You can very easily connect Welle to PC or smartphone devices through our app. So after initialization, you can define your customized gestures, and also map it to the functions you like," said Zeng.
Users just need to set up a Bluetooth connection to connect the device to the Welle app, available on both iOS and Android devices.
Priced at $99, the Welle is expected to begin production in September this year and the first batch of shipment will be in October.


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Dining chain Outback Steakhouse is on track to release a smartphone app by the end of the year that will let customers pay their tabs at the table, with the help of their smart devices.
Nation’s Restaurant News said Tuesday (Aug. 4) that executives from Bloomin’ Brands, the parent company of the chain, unveiled the plans that day during a conference call with analysts. The site said that the app will look to help streamline the customer experience, with the app enabling diners to run the gamut from registering for the waitlist to paying at the table at the meal’s conclusion.
During the call with analysts, according to Nation’s Restaurant News, Liz Smith, the chief executive officer of Bloomin’ Brands, said that the company has “been working on the app for a long time.”
And, noted the executive, the app will have a second iteration, with as-yet-to-be-defined additional functionality.
Outback now joins a roster of restaurant chains that have been working with apps to get customer turnover and profits to increase — along with dining satisfaction, of course. Among the peers that have already ventured down the app road are Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and Chili’s Grill & Bar, which have brought tablets to the table in order to streamline bill payments. Other firms are looking to bring that concept to fruition, noted Nation’s Restaurant News, specifically mentioning the Buffalo Wild Wings chain.
For Outback, the elimination of “pain points” starts with the experience before actually getting to the table (i.e., the waitlist) and then hastening the process of settling the bill. In industry terms, waiting for the table and waiting for the check represent the parts of the dining experience that are among the least pleasurable moments for the diners themselves.


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The BlackBerry 8800 is headed for T-Mobile and will be available as of Monday April 23rd. Intended primarily for business users, the BlackBerry 8800 will be available through select channels and www.t-mobile.com. The BlackBerry 8800 marks the first time that a T-Mobile phone will come with GPS capabilities but as with the Cingular and Rogers versions, it will not come with Wi-Fi.
The BlackBerry 8800 packs quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, a full QWERTY keyboard and adds many of the multimedia features that RIM first unveiled on the Pearl. It will come with 64MB of memory, a trackball navigation system, a microSD slot, a QVGA display, voice-activated dialing, the aforementioned GPS and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP.
T-Mobile did not release pricing information.


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At approximately 12:23 a.m. on the morning of April 7, owner and operator of Page’s Beach Break Boardshop received an urgent call from his security company. The alarm in his store had been tripped and police were already en route to investigate.
Ryan Hensman, who had been called for false alarms in the past, groggily threw on some clothes and drove down. Much to his dismay upon arriving at the scene, he noticed the glass door to his shop was shattered. Inside were three police officers brandishing flashlights and on high alert.
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Natures Menu recognises Trusty Pet Supplies as Retailer of the Month to celebrate retailers’ outstanding COVID-19 practices during the pandemic
Derby-based independent pet superstore, Trusty Pet Supplies, has been named as this month’s winner of the Natures Menu ‘Retailer of the Month’ award.
Natures Menu, the UK’s number one for raw pet food and Europe’s leading expert in raw, aims to celebrate the work of retailers across the pet industry that have adapted to implement outstanding safety measures since the start of the pandemic.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Trusty Pet Supplies retained its well-earned customer base through its loyalty card schemes and ensuring the warehouse store was open as much as possible. With the floorspace being so huge, Trusty Pet Supplies could implement strict safe-shopping distancing guidelines without hindering footfall numbers, meaning that keen shoppers of Derbyshire and beyond could still get their pet essentials, and gain expertise from the knowledgeable staff.
Trusty Pet Supplies has been trading since 1999, with their first store opening Mickleover in 2006. From the outset, the store proved to be extremely popular, with a great location and friendly staff – many pet owners flocked from the local area to shop with owner Hannah Edmondson and her family team.
In 2017, Trusty Pets launched their online shop, which went from strength to strength, gaining traction with a fantastic trajectory, which was then accelerated further by the pandemic. Currently, Trusty Pets operate out of three large warehouses, with one warehouse being converted in 2021 into Trusty Superstore, a huge 7500 square foot of floorspace, creating the biggest raw food shop in the Midlands, with over 35 freezers in total.
Hannah Edmondson, Owner and Director of Trusty Pet Supplies said: “We are a three-generation family run business, and our customer service is well recognised in our shops and online. We have also been nominated for Pet Retailer of the Year numerous times in the last few years and have also won fantastic awards such as ‘Best Pet Shop in Derbyshire’.
“It is incredibly humbling to now be awarded Retailer of the Month by such a well-renowned company like Natures Menu. We stock their full range in our store and online, and we frequently sell their products in great quantities, so we have built a really great relationship with the trade team. We can’t wait to see what further heights our partnership can bring this year.”
James Langan, Managing Director at Natures Menu, said: “We are pleased to recognise Trusty Pet Supplies with our Retailer of the Month award. Hannah and the team have taken their business from a small local retailer to a nationwide leader in their 23 years of trading, showing incredible adaptability and perseverance. As one of the biggest retailers flying the flag for raw feeding, our trade team have built a special relationship with Trusty Pet Supplies, and long may that continue as they expand further. We look forward to working with independent retailers throughout 2022 and celebrating their efforts on the journey back to ‘normal’.”
Natures Menu specialises in raw and natural pet food made with fully traceable quality meats and fish, blended vegetables, fruits and healthy carbohydrates – and uses British suppliers and ethical product sources wherever possible.
For more information about Natures Menu, visit https://www.naturesmenu.co.uk
For more information about Trusty Pet Supplies, visit https://trustypetsupplies.co.uk/


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Apple TV made over $1bn revenue in 2013
Apple TV Made Over $1bn Revenue in 2013
Washington: Apple CEO Tim Cookreportedly announced that their Apple TV unit, a product touted to be a 'hobby,' made more than a billion dollars of revenue last year.
At Apple's annual gathering of shareholders, Cook said that the product was more than a "hobby" and the revenue includes content sales, like movies and TV shows, and not just hardware sales of its set-top-box.According to Cnet, the billion-dollar-figure revenue indicated that the product was getting attention from consumers.
A little over a year ago, Cook announced that in the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year, the company sold more than 2 million Apple TVs, up from 1.4 million a year before.
Apple recently announced that it was entering new product categories this year, which could possibly include the long-awaited full-fledged Apple TV set.


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“We are pleased to bring our All Natural Sports Drink to the consumers of central Florida,” says VP of Marketing Matthew Hatchette. “We are committed to telling the story of what we consider to be the greatest sports drink ever made to the people of Orlando, and it starts now.”
Title Sports Drink launched in South Florida stores in September and has increased its distribution monthly to now include Publix, Walgreens, Navarro, Sedano’s and Bravo Stores, along with hundreds of independents across the region. Title is endorsed by some of South Florida’s most recognized professional athletes including Ronnie Brown and Vontae Davis of the Miami Dolphins, Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat, All Pro Wide Receiver Terrell Owens and Hall of Fame Linebacker Lawrence Taylor.
About Blue Gem Enterprise
Blue Gem Enterprise is an emerging beverage distribution company headquartered in South Florida and serves the area from Southern Georgia through the Florida Keys, including major chains, independent stores, hospitals, gyms, hotels and other retailers. It is the mission of Blue Gem to become one of the leading distributors of non alcoholic beverages and foods in the state of Florida.


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There has been an explosion at a construction site close to Iso Omena in Matinkylä, Espoo. The explosion caused damages in some of the shopping centre’s windows and there is a hole in the glass ceiling. Several people have been injured in the accident, but fortunately no serious injuries have occurred in Iso Omena. The damages regarding the shopping centre have been preliminary investigated and the main entrance has been closed for the time being for security reasons due to damages in the glass ceiling.
Further information regarding the accident:
Western Uusimaa Police Department, tel. +358 71 8730 281
Further information regarding Iso Omena, Citycon:
Esa Sihvonen, Property Manager, tel. +358 50 304 6693
Niko Pulli, Director of Centre Managent, tel. +358 40 544 9014
Marjo Rosendahl, Shopping Centre Manager, tel. +358 40 555 7755


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Silas Xavier pulls credit card bills from a pocket on the door of the taxi he drives, more from the glove box and still more from a pouch behind his seat, waving them as his voice rises in frustration and desperation.
Like many of the 40 million Brazilians who have joined the middle class since 2003, he got a taste for American-style consumption and dived headlong into the enticing world of easy credit, once available only to the wealthy.
He defaulted three times in four years. Now heís in over his head again, struggling to provide for his wife and 4-year-old daughter.
Xavier is one more debtor adding to fears that the economic boom in Brazil may be partly built on a bubble in personal credit, even with interest rates on credit cards often topping 200 percent. Economists worry that if it pops, it could severely damage an economy that has come through the global downturn better than almost every other nation.
ďThe amount I owe keeps growing. I pay, but I canít stop this snowballing of the debt. The interest each month is too high,Ē said Xavier, pointing to the latest credit card bill, showing he still owes $2,200. ďIíve tried to learn from hard experience how to better manage my debt, but Iím too far behind.Ē
Brazilian leaders have praised newly empowered consumers such as Xavier as drivers of the nationís economic rise. Their spending helped the country emerge from the global economic crisis at a time when people in other countries pulled back.
Now some economists fear those same consumers are being buried by sky-high lending rates. They worry that if debt erodes middle-class buying power, Brazil could face a recession. The interest rate on credit cards in Brazilís financial hub of Sao Paulo averages 238 percent, according to a study conducted earlier this year by Fecomercio, a federation of commerce. That means carrying a balance of $1,000 for a year results in a $3,380 tab. That cost is expected to rise, with the Central Bank of Brazil likely to raise interest rates to battle inflation.
Before, people like Xavier, who is 24 and makes about $2,000 a month driving his cab, couldnít get credit. Brazil was beset by hyperinflation in the 1990s and economic turbulence in the early 2000s.
When the nation brought its economy under control, banks started expanding credit offers. The number of bank credit cards in circulation has tripled to 150 million in the past eight years.
Economists say many people here are getting credit cards without knowing how to manage the debt.
The sky-high interest rates mean Brazilians must pay off their cards every month or quickly drown in debt.
For the first six months of this year, the number of Brazilians in default was up 22 percent from the same period in 2010, the biggest jump in nine years, credit rating agency Serasa Experian said Monday. Private economists say one in 10 Brazilians is in default.
By the end of the year, the Central Bank expects 28 percent of Braziliansí disposable income will go toward servicing debt, compared with 16 percent in the United States and less than 10 percent in other developing nations.
Consumer confidence in Brazil sank to a two-year low in June, according to the latest survey from the National Industry Confederation. Thatís mostly because rising interest rates and inflation of 6.71 percent, above the governmentís target ceiling of 6.5 percent, are pummeling poorer Brazilians.
That all this is happening while Brazilís unemployment is at a historic low and the overall economy remains strong particularly worries some economists, who expect the situation to get worse as Brazilís growth slows. The economy, which grew 7.5 percent last year, is expected to slow to 4 percent growth this year.


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OCALA, Fla., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Franck's Compounding Lab of Ocala, Florida announced today the acquisition of Island Pharmacy Services in Woodruff, Wisconsin. Island Pharmacy owners, Randy Reek and Dave Rice, R.Ph., have decided to pursue other personal interests. Selling their pharmacy to Franck's Compounding Lab was based on a business decision made to ensure the continuance of high quality prescriptions and customer service. "The purchase of Island Pharmacy adds a tremendous opportunity for us to expand our full service veterinary compounding business," said Paul Franck, R.Ph., Owner and CEO of Franck's Pharmacy.
This buyout will add about 8,000 patients and 4,000 prescribing veterinarians to the Florida based compounding lab. Franck's Compounding Lab currently employs over 75 people and has pharmacists licensed to compound prescriptions nationwide in all states requiring licensure.
About Franck's Compounding Lab
One of the nation's largest compounding pharmacies, the Florida based Franck's Compounding Lab has been recognized nationwide for exceptional standards in the art of custom compounds for people and companion animals. As a leader in the field of compounding, Franck's Compounding Lab exceeds USP Chapter 797 guidelines for sterile compounding and maintains a valid DEA license to allow the compounding of controlled substances. In 2008 Franck's Pharmacy will celebrate 25 years of nationwide service.
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GameStop (NYSE:GME) needs a moat... In fact, Gamestop should go ahead and sell the entire castle. The videogame industry is moving in a new direction, and this company is positioned perfectly to be left in the dust. GameStop does not produce games, but rather serves as a third party distributor from physical retail locations. This company will face extreme pressure on revenue and margins from the first-party producers of the games which they sell.
Where will the money go?
Sales of video games are increasingly being made directly from developer to consumer. As developers realize that a third party distributor increases costs without increasing value, storefronts will become obsolete. The massive release of Starcraft 2 for Mac and PC will be available at Blizzard Entertainment's (NASDAQ:ATVI) website "Battle.net" as well as at Gamestop locations.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) now offers patches to its XBOX 360 console directly over the internet, without new hardware or third-party assistance. Supporters of Gamestop argue that each new generation of console will result in massive revenues, but remote patching has ensured that new consoles will be necessary with diminishing frequency. The used game market makes up half of GameStop's revenue, but digital downloads of new games eliminate the need for a physical game. This scenario is similar to the mp3, which eliminated the physical entity component of music.
To remain competitive, Gamestop must eliminate the overhead costs associated with storefront selling and move sales entirely over to their website. The cost reductions associated with this move would allow a few years of relevance, and increase margins.
Disclosure: This author does not own any of the stocks mentioned in this article.


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(This story is for CNBC Pro subscribers only.) With its unique content in a rapidly growing sports betting industry, Boston-based media company Barstool Sports can take Penn National Gaming's stock to new heights, according to Rosenblatt Securities. The firm initiated coverage of Penn National Gaming with a buy rating and a $80 per share price target, the highest target on Wall Street. Rosenblatt's target price implies a near-40% rally for the gambling company's stock from its closing price of $58.15 on Wednesday. The call sent shares of Penn National up more than 2% in premarket trading on Thursday. "With a unique, content focused strategy, we believe PENN has the opportunity to gain significant share in the online sports betting market at above peer margins driven by their Barstool partnership and physical footprint," Rosenblatt Securities consumer technology analyst Bernie McTernan told clients. "As sports betting moves from niche to mainstream, we believe Barstool can take advantage of this greenfield opportunity to be the dominant sports betting media company in the US." Shares of Penn National Gaming are up nearly 130% in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic forcing casino companies to shut their doors during the government mandated shutdown. Penn National's stock popped in January when it said it's taking a 36% stake in digital sports media company Barstool Sports — founded by Dave Portnoy — for about $163 million in cash and convertible preferred stock. The stake lets Penn National have a Barstool Sportsbook brand in retail facilities and on its interactive mobile and online products. Barstool will promote Penn's physical casinos and interactive offerings for up to 40 years, according to the news release announcing the deal. McTernan said Penn's success will come from leveraging Barstool's unique content to grab more users. "Similar to our thoughts on the traditional media industry, we believe content is king and should provide PENN with the opportunity to gain significant share," added McTernan. "If PENN can leverage Barstool's brand with a best in class and differentiated app, we believe there is potential for PENN to be the market leader." Barstool still faces challenges from incumbents in the space: DraftKings —which has seen its stock rally nearly 280% this year — and FanDuel. "In our base case we assume PENN is able to gain 15% market share in territories they launch in with higher margins given their physical footprint and leveraging the engaged Barstool audience," said McTernan. Of the 15 analysts on Wall Street that cover Penn National Gaming, 10 firms recommend buying the stock, according to FactSet. Four analysts have a hold rating and one analysts has a sell rating. Last month, Goldman Sachs started covering Penn National with a buy rating and the stock has surged nearly 17% since then. — with reporting from CNBC's Michael Bloom.
From left: David Portnoy, Erika Nardini of Barstool Sports and Jay Snowden, Penn National Gaming on CNBC's Mad Money, January 29, 2020.
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With its unique content in a rapidly growing sports betting industry, Boston-based media company Barstool Sports can take Penn National Gaming's stock to new heights, according to Rosenblatt Securities.


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Ahead of Friday’s reopening, a look inside the renovated Tops on Jefferson Avenue
A new front facade. More emergency exits. A water wall memorial for the victims.
Some community members got their first glimpse Thursday of what Tops Markets officials call a complete redesign and overhaul of their Jefferson Avenue grocery store following the May 14 racist mass shooting there.
Tops held a ceremony in the store parking lot and provided a tour of the inside for public officials, community leaders and the media ahead of its reopening. The store is expected to be open to the public by 10 a.m. Friday.
Tops President John Persons declined to say how much the Williamsville-based company invested in the renovation, but said it needed to follow through on the commitment it made when building the store back in 2003 to offer an oasis in a food desert.
“We felt very comfortable early on that people needed and wanted a store as soon as we could possibly provide it,” he said. “We also understood that we needed to take steps to give them the best possible food retail store that we could, and for it to be different, for it to look different, feel different, something to be proud of that would serve them better.”
In the two months since the shooting, the store has gotten new flooring, paint, lighting, equipment and signage. There’s more product in the store, too, including 25% percent more produce, and a bigger selection of health and beauty products.
In addition, there’s new video monitors displaying healthy food recipes.
There’s also a memorial for the victims, a water wall inscribed with Buffalo Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth’s poem, “Water.” Tops officials said the victims’ names were not included on the memorial “to respect the requests of some of the victims’ loved ones.
As for security, Tops officials said they’ve added more guards and emergency exits, as well as a new evacuation alarm. There’s also been additional active shooter training for employees.
“It was no matter what happens, I am coming back in this store,” said the store’s produce manager, Rose Marie Wysocki.
Re-entering the store was difficult at first, Wysocki said, but she’s excited to see customers return on Friday. She added that she and her co-workers now have a decompression room if things get tough.
“We're going to need that time, we're going to need that time to maybe step away and take that two minutes, three minutes, whatever we need,” she said.
Wysocki and her other Tops employees wore black “Jefferson Strong” t-shirts Thursday. Wysocki said she coined the term herself.
“Everybody was saying, ‘We're Buffalo strong. We're Tops strong.’ And I just all of a sudden went, ‘No, we're Jefferson strong,’” she said. “Yes, this happened at Tops. Yes, this happened to Buffalo. But it happened on Jefferson Avenue. And this whole community has always been a strong community. But now we're stronger than ever.”
While Wysocki felt passionate about returning to the store, about a quarter of its employees chose not to return.
Persons said 76% of those employed at the store May 14 have returned to work, and Tops has offered to transfer the others to other stores or help them find new careers if they so choose. He added that 10% of employees have expressed wanting to return to the store at some point in the future.
“We want them to come back at their own pace,” he said. "We want them to feel comfortable about working again.”
And there are those in the community who say it’s too traumatizing to ever step foot in the store again. An online petition is calling for it to remain closed, at least temporarily, so as not to “re-traumatize” the community.
Persons said he understands those concerns, but that building a new store would have taken two to three years, and the community couldn’t wait that long for its one and only grocery store to return.
“And from our perspective, we think being able to reopen to the community respectfully and honorably for the community and for the families of the victims and for our associates in two months, versus two-and-a-half or three years, we think is the right decision,” he said.
Before the tour, a moment of remembrance was held in the parking lot.
Several public officials gave remarks, including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who called the store “sacred ground.”
“And in the days, the weeks, the months, the years to come, it will be a national and worldwide example of a place of triumph,” he said.
There was also an interpretive dance by the African American Cultural Center’s Jacqueline Cherry. About two-and-a-half minutes into the performance, the music cut out.
But after a few moments, those in attendance began to spontaneously sing the song instead.
“You are the source of my strength,” they sang.
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