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To say soft drinks are a big seller at Eurospar Donegall Road in Belfast would definitely be something of an understatement. Customers love soft drinks, confirms manager David Harrison, who added that they sell over £7,600-worth of impulse drinks and £5,000-worth of take-home drinks every week. The store is a great example of best practice in managing the soft drinks category, so much so that it was a finalist in last year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards.
“Ours is a busy store,” says David, “that caters for the local housing estate, the nearby hospital and the university. We get a lot of people passing through and therefore a lot of people buying soft drinks.”
He says the impulse drinks section is the busiest space in the store – right at the front and centre – where you will find all the big brands and where customers can also pick up a sandwich or snack from the hot food counter at the same time.
“Over 4,000 bottles and tins go onto our shelves and back out again and we pride ourselves on making sure that we always have 100% availability so much so it takes one person 10 hours to completely fill the section.”
David says Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Fanta and Club Orange are all big sellers and customers love having so much choice on their doorstep.
“While people dropping in on their way to or from the hospital or university favour impulse drinks, multipacks of cans are favourites with customers from the local housing estate with over 500 packs of Coke or Pepsi passing through the store each week.”
Not every store will enjoy the sales success of Eurospar Donegall Road but there are things retailers can do to boost their chances of selling more soft drinks, especially given the cost-of-living crisis.
Ben Parker, GB retail commercial director at Britvic, comments: “Consumers have been feeling the pinch from rising living costs and inflation this last year, with increasing numbers being mindful of the amount they spend. In a bid to make their money stretch further, these pressured shoppers are expected to move towards smaller transactions and smaller pack sizes. At the same time, we’re also seeing a ‘lipstick effect’ where shoppers are switching from expensive purchases to treating themselves with smaller treats and indulgences.
“As inflation is set to continue, it’s important for retailers to offer choice to shoppers who will all be impacted differently – there’s no one size fits all solution. This should include a range of on-the-go options, in addition to multipacks and larger bottles, as well as price-marked packs (PMPs) as people will continue to look for value for money to help manage their budgets.”
Parker says choice is important too when it comes to healthier products and explains that Britvic has a long history of helping people make healthier choices.
“Our innovation pipeline continues to centre around low- and no-sugar products which meet HFSS regulations and offer consumers better-for-you options as part of our strategy. Our leading approach to low- and no-sugar reformulations has resulted in 90% of our portfolio – 196 liquids – already being HFSS compliant, all while maintaining our commitment to never compromising on taste. A recent example of this is the launch of Tango Apple Sugar Free and 7Up Free Cherry in 500ml bottles for the first time last year, so that people could enjoy the popular drink on-the-go. With the growing popularity of flavoured carbonates, both products meet the consumer demand for tasty sugar-free flavours.”
Parker adds that the accelerated health trend has also created opportunities for wellness brands: “It’s no longer just about removing sugar or calories from diets. Shoppers are on the look out for added vitamins or ingredients that can support both physical and mental health, from immune boosting benefits to those helping them to focus.”
He points to Purdey’s, which is low in calories, with botanical extracts and added vitamins. “Purdey’s has broad appeal, making it perfectly placed to lead in the wellness drinks segment. Its ambition is to make wellness drinks accessible to more people, by aligning with current consumer trends and providing great taste. The brand delivers the important factors customers look for in functional soft drinks – clear benefits, great taste and healthier ingredients.”
For consumers looking for additional vitamins while on the move, Parker says Robinsons Benefits drops in four flavours are ideal as each has an added benefit. Vitality is Peach, Mango & Passion Fruit with added vitamin B3; Immunity is Orange & Guava flavour with added vitamin C; Boost is Raspberry, Strawberry & Acai with added B6; while Focus is Lemon, Lime & Ginseng with added B3 and Zinc.
Sticking with ‘on the move’ and Parker says on-the-go drink shoppers spend on average £3.82 per visit vs lunch on-the-go shoppers who spend £6.37 (Lumina Intelligence). “Meal deals will give stores opportunities to offer bigger ticket propositions, tempting shoppers with recognised brands which have a strong appeal.”
He continues: “With a wider set of occasions being undertaken outside of the ‘top-up shop’ and lunchtime ‘food to go’, it’s vital that retailers think beyond traditional occasions within convenience. Developing these increasingly more prominent occasions – such as meal for tonight, breakfast and snacking – will be important in driving future growth. And as consumer needs evolve, it’s important to cater to these changing needs with new food and drink pairings.”
Packing a punch
Flavour innovation is crucial in keeping shoppers excited by soft drinks and at a time when the cost of living is rising, Parker says it’s important to offer new products from well-known brands to help maintain basket spend.
Tango is an example of flavour success. Parker explains that 2022 was a “phenomenally successful year”, which saw the brand grow to £77m retail sales value, which was 48% up on 2021 and cemented its position as the third largest flavoured fruit carbonates range (Nielsen stats).
Innovation and specifically new flavours have played a big part in the brand’s continued success. Dark Berry Sugar Free was launched in 2021 and became the number one flavoured fruit carbonate that year and is now worth £13m and is still growing. Last year saw the launch of Tango Berry Peachy Sugar Free, the first of a new rotational flavour series. Since launch it has delivered £10.7m in sales and was the number one total soft drink NPD by volume in 2022.
Parker says the strength of the Tango portfolio, in particular the limited-edition flavours, showcases the opportunity for retailers to drive excitement among shoppers with a new and innovative flavour from a well-known and trusted brand.
Britvic’s latest rotational flavour for Tango is Paradise Punch Sugar Free which is an orange, mango and tropical sugar-free blend.
Says Parker: “The rotational flavour series has been a huge success to date, showcased in the launch of Berry Peachy. It’s helped us continue to recruit younger shoppers into the brand and, in turn, support with the driving of sales and footfall.”
What’s new in soft drinks?
• Diet Coke’s new Win What you Love promotion, in collaboration with ‘creative director’ Kate Moss, gives consumers the chance to access instant win prizes and weekly prize draws. Consumers can scan QR codes on promotional packs of Diet Coke that are illustrated with Kate Moss’s portrait for a chance to win. Prizes include Moss’s ultimate Diet Coke break experience, with an exclusive trip away to one of her favourite countryside retreats, alongside hundreds of cosmetic products from her new wellness brand ‘Cosmoss’ and retail vouchers. The activity runs until May 2.
• Frozen drinks brand Slush Puppie is now available as a fizzy drink. New Slush Puppie Fizzie is available in Blue Raspberrie and Strawberrie flavours, in 2-ltr and 500ml price-marked bottles, at £1.49 and £1 respectively. The 2-ltr bottle is also available in a plain pack format. Both flavours have no added sugar, contain only natural flavours and are HFSS-compliant. Brand owner Nichols Plc says that with a 50-year heritage and a presence in 40 countries worldwide, the launch of Slush Puppie Fizzie will help retailers generate excitement for their shoppers and maximise sales in the fruit carbonates category.
• Robinsons has unveiled a rebrand across its core squash, Fruit & Barley, Benefits and Minis. The brand, worth nearly £200m (Nielsen), is championing the ‘real fruit joy’ found in every bottle with a new look and feel that modernises it. The rebranded packs have a simplified design which features bold colours and sliced fruit to emphasise the real fruit, flavour and refreshment in each bottle.
• Totally tropical tasting Lilt has been moved into the Fanta family and been renamed Fanta Pineapple & Grapefruit. Brand owner Coca-Cola Europacific Partners says absolutely nothing about the drink has changed except its name. The change is being communicated via social media and out-of-home advertising, PR and influencer activity to reach the brand’s loyal fanbase.
• Sprite has a new taste and look backed by a global campaign aimed at driving trial among 18-29 year olds. The new formulations deliver an “enhanced crisp lemon-lime flavour” across Sprite and Sprite Zero Sugar. The new recipes aim to further differentiate Sprite Zero Sugar from Sprite regular, with a lighter taste profile to accelerate sales of the zero sugar variant.
At Your Convenience
Britvic has launched a new website for retailers called At Your Convenience as it sets its sights on becoming the best partner in soft drinks for all channels and support the industry during challenging times.
The new website has been designed and built with retailers’ needs in mind – using feedback from hundreds of retailers collated by an independent market research company. With a variety of symbol and independent retailers in the market, the website offers support for outlets whatever their size, location or sales volume, offering advice and tips on how to boost soft drink sales, information on the Britvic range as well as latest trends and insights. A dedicated trade contact will also be available for any retailer needing to speak to Britvic, ensuring they have the specialised support they need.
Know your shoppers’ needs
Every shopper need is different, so it is crucial that their favourite soft drink is available in a range of formats to help satisfy their immediate requirement.
Kantar data shows that two in three Red Bull shoppers actually go into a store knowing which can size they want to buy. And Red Bull is available in three different can sizes – 250ml, 355ml and 473ml – with each fulfilling a different role.
A Red Bull spokesperson explains: “Red Bull Energy Drink 250ml is ideal for on-the-go consumption, with 50% of 250ml shoppers drinking the can immediately after purchase. Whereas, one in three Red Bull shoppers are likely to consume the larger cans later in the day, with Red Bull Energy Drink 355ml linked to gaming, studying and socialising and Red Bull 473ml being the can of choice for all meal occasions, making it ideal for a meal deal offering.”
Nielsen data shows that Red Bull 250ml sells more packs than any other single serve soft drink and drives the highest demand in the Red Bull portfolio so is therefore an absolute ‘must-stock’ for forecourt retailers. Additionally, Red Bull 355ml and 473ml are the top two fastest growing price-marked SKUs in sports and energy, +£8.9m (+24%) and +£7.4m (+18%) respectively (Nielsen).
Britvic’s top tips for retailers
• Ensure that there is a sufficient range of reduced sugar drinks available, placed on gondola ends and fast lane checkout areas to attract a customer’s attention and increase impulse buys
• In line with on-the-go growth, ensure that there are a variety of lunch meal deals, snack and drink deals or breakfast deals, at different points of the day, which will nudge your customers to buy soft drinks on more occasions
• It is important to cater to all customer needs, so offer a range of on-the-go and take-home products. If customers feel their needs are met this will ensure their loyalty to your store.
• Know your events – make sure you are aware of upcoming events, including key sports events, bank holidays and seasonal occasions. Ensure you are prepared with the right range and enough stock to keep up with demand, catering for all the family.
• Know which products are most popular with your shoppers – customers are more likely to abandon their entire purchase if the product they want is not in stock
• Ensure your store layout is easy to navigate so customers can find their way to where the soft drinks are located, which will create a better overall shopping experience


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Boxer Amir Khan has revealed his latest business venture to be a one-stop wedding shopping centre in his hometown of Bolton.
Amir, 32, has spent £5million refurbishing the venue, which has been empty since 2015, into the destination for all your wedding needs – including a rooftop shisha bar (because why not?).
As well as all the shops you could need to arrange every details of your big day, Amir’s wedding mall – the first of its kind in the UK – will also have restaurants, parking for 200 cars and three wedding halls if you want to hold your reception there too.
The shopping centre will give the area an economic boost, as it’s expected to create around 200 jobs for residents of the local area.
A spokesperson said: ‘Amir is finishing off the wedding hall and we are hoping to have it all complete by August 2020.’
As well as the wedding business, Amir is also planning to turn the wasteland at the back of the site into housing, having met with Bolton Council to seek planning permission.
The spokesperson added: ‘Amir will see the job through and is overwhelmed by the support of all the local community.’
Amir had initially started the project six years ago when he submitted a planning application but suffered a setback in March this year when a fire in the empty building damaged building materials.
The fighter shared a series of images of the progress of his mall on Instagram, telling fans: ‘All stages of exterior now completed on my Project in Bolton. Interior fit out time.
‘This 60.000 sq ft building has Restaurants + cafes, retail units, wedding halls and roof top Shisha lounge and the UK’s First Wedding Mall. Over 200 jobs for locals. Suggestions on names for this building?’
It doesn’t sound like it will be long until we finally get a look at the inside of the mall and find out which shops will be coming on board, too.
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Longtime readers of Penny Arcade know that Gabe and Tycho — and their real-world counterparts Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins — are huge fans of D&D. For the past decade or so they’ve hosted Acquisitions Incorporated, their own D&D universe, on Twitch and their website. Now you can join in
Insulting customers and picking a fight with Penny Arcade all whilst claiming that Kotaku and IGN has your back when really they totally don’t? Probably not a good idea.
New full PS3 games headline this week’s PlayStation Store update!
Penny Arcade’s Jeff Kalles, and former Nintendo of America employee, has spilled details about a business deal which could have seen Nintendo with an exlcuisve FPS series…
Three different retailers, three differernt pre-order bonuses to get excited for.
Wargaming.net, the award-winning videogame publisher and developer, is attending Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle, Washington from August 26–28th 2011.
RedLynx today revealed that its highly anticipated game Trials Evolution will make its public debut at two upcoming trade shows, where it will be playable by both public and press alike. The first chance to play Trials Evolution before its release will be at the Gamescom videogame exposition in Cologne,
AGO Games are excited to announce that The Asskickers are taking their video game fight to PC and MACs immediately. Not only is the game available now for digital download at http://www.the-asskickers.com for $8.99 US, but players can also access a free demo of the game beginning Thursday, July 21,
PressRelease: Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) announced that the Company will be at Penny Arcade Expo Prime (PAX Prime), the highly popular consumer video game show, from August 26 to August 28, 2011. In celebration of Rusty Hearts’ debut
Today, Ubisoft announced new product details for Assassin’s Creed®Revelations, the thrilling fourth installment in the critically acclaimed entertainment franchise that weaves real world history and global conspiracies into an ancient war between Assassins and Templars.
It’s Wednesday and time for the EU PlayStation Store update. Ross McGrath writes: “Hello all, welcome to another ‘Heads-Up’date – I am speaking to you from beyond the Internet today as I’m out hobnobbing with bigwigs (but not the small wigs…) but I will not forget you and I will
It’s Tuesday and time for the US PlayStation Store update. To view the full list of content hit the break. US PlayStation Store Update PlayStation Plus Full Game Trial ATV Pure (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers) Featured Demo Yakuza 4 Demo Featured Games Let’s Golf – Playstation minis


text: Please Register or Log in to view images One of the main reasons Google decided to enter the wireless industry is it wants consumers to have more, better options for a wireless carrier. It hasn’t entered the industry yet, but it’s already had a major impact here in the US. Further proving that competition is always better for consumers, Verizon will open its network to other devices in 2008. As the most locked-down wireless service provider in the US, Verizon is the last company expected to make this move. Verizon is known to disable phone features, installing its proprietary OS on every non-smartphone offered. This isn’t the company’s first announcement describing plans to open the network. In September Arun Sarin, CEO of Vodafone, Verizon’s parent company, announced that when Verizon goes 4G, it will adopt the 4G GSM technology known as LTE, or Long Term Evolution. Currently, Verizon uses the CDMA standard, which provides for an advanced, reliable but very closed system. The GSM standard, on the other hand, is a more common standard around the world, and it also provides for easy methods of allowing unlocked handsets to connect. This is, unfortunately, not expected to happen until 2013, so what does Verizon have planned for next year? Early in 2008, according to CNN, it will publish technical standards for the development community. Any device that meets the minimum technical standards can be activated for the network. This includes everything from video game consoles, Google’s Andrioid handsets, refrigerators, cars, and maybe even the 3G iPhone expected next year. Sarin recently made it clear that he’d be willing to release the iPhone through his company but only when the device goes 3G. Yay!. we will soon be able to use the iPhone on the Verizon Wireless Network! Heres Another Post I Just Found: Arun Sarin, CEO of Vodafone, Verizon’s parent company, says iPhone sales can’t even get close to hurting Verizon’s numbers, criticizing Apple for making a 2G phone. In fact, according to the Electronista, he says that after Apple’s June 29th iPhone launch, it saw enough subscribers switch that Verizon’s porting ratios went negative for about two weeks, but they returned to normal right after. The same thing happened when Apple cut the price of the iPhone. Vodafone is so unfazed by the iPhone that they’re practically ignoring it in Europe, criticizing Apple’s decision to forgo 3G technology for the inferior 2G EDGE. Since many cell phone users are used to faster data connections in Europe as many places are saturated in HSDPA, Sarin believes the iPhone won’t make a significant impact against or for anybody. "When an HSDPA iPhone is available," says the CEO, "We would be interested in talking to Apple." Sounds like Vodafone’s calling out Apple to speed up 3G development, and, when the 3G iPhone hits next year, us unlucky/lucky Verizon subscribers may be touting Apple’s latest gadget. Until then, I’ll talk on my Q and listen to my Touch. Update: Apparently, Vodafone, Verizon’s parent company, is preparing to convert Verizon’s network into a 4G GSM standard known as LTE, or Long Term Evolution, which should be completed by 2013. Seeing as how the iPhone is a GSM device, it is becoming more and more likely that one day iPhone users will talk on Verizon’s network even if it takes a bit of unlocking to do so.


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In January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Green Motion has announced a collaboration with Eaton to provide customers with a combined electric vehicle charging and energy storage solution. The same month, Pininfarina SpA has announced a new partnership with the swiss EV charging pioneer to redefine aesthetic and user experience with a premium wall box designed by Pininfarina and engineered by Green Motion.
In July, Green Motion announced another game changing partnership with world-renowned general aviation aircraft producer Pipistrel to define the future of electric airplane charging.
More recently in October, Automobili Pininfarina has announced that Green Motion had been chosen to offer exclusive customizable chargers in partnership with Green Motion for its Battista Hypercar owners.
To drive these promising international developments and others to come, Green Motion has appointed an experienced manager, Dr. Thomas Ruhland, as Head of International Sales.
Dr. Thomas Ruhland studied mechanical engineering and holds a PhD in production technology.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive, construction and energy business. Based on his proven track record in the fields of product and process engineering, production, market development and sales, he held management positions on executive and top management level in international companies as Arvin Meritor, Rittal and Zhongding Group.
Thomas will apply his knowledge and experience in the positioning and further development of Green Motion in international markets.


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Fun Fact: At ESPN.com – the well-known U.S.-based pay television sports channel – revenues jumped 35% after they listened to their community and implemented suggestions around redesigning their homepage.
Not such a Fun Fact: 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience.
Tech companies should have no trouble then getting their organisations to realise just how crucial a great user experience is. Especially today, in the digital age we’re living in.
What could be the best and most effective ways to improve UX then?
Currently, Crowdsourcing represents a new way of doing QA, allowing applications to improve the user experience and be tested across a wide range of operating systems and devices to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Crowdsourced testing helps serve different technology related clients: from telecoms & media to finance, insurance, and even energy & utilities providers.
One sector that is certainly benefitting most from crowdsourcing is the telecoms sector, and, one of the most emerging sub-market is the industry of music streaming services and smart speakers.
The media market is rediscovering the value of sound, dethroning the “visual supremacy” of the last decade.
“We are living in an audio-first world.” said Bob Pittman, iHeartRadio’s CEO and chairman, in a statement.
Popular streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music have seen their monthly listener numbers grow year-over-year since 2017 in the 12-to-34 demographic by between three and nine percent.
While millennials were found to be the largest demographic for audio consumption, they weren’t the only ones enjoying radio, podcasts and music streaming services.
According to the Ipsos-iHeartRadio study, Americans of all ages listen to an average of 17.2 hours of audio per week, with millennials topping the list at 18.8 hours per week each and baby boomers coming in last at 15 hours per week. Along with an increase in streaming’s popularity, purchases of smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo devices (controlled via the Alexa virtual assistant) have also been on the rise. According to Edison’s 2019 media survey, an estimated 65 million Americans—or about one-quarter of the country—own a smart speaker, while 52 percent of households that have them own two or more, compared to 33 percent of households just last year.
How can brands take advantage of this new “era of sound”? Investing in advertising on music streaming platforms is certainly one way.
More important still, however, would be to create a perfect sound experience, in store for example, to optimise the customer journey and overall user experience.
In this case, according to a study from the Oxford Journal “Interacting With Computers”, the goal of UX design in business is to “improve customer satisfaction and loyalty through the utility, ease of use, and pleasure provided in the interaction with a product.”
And that is exactly what Clariter managed to do just a few months ago using one of its main assets. Its very own crowdsourced testing service through Crowdville’s community of highly-tuned, real life testers, played a crucial role in the release of the core audio streaming service from its client.
In constant contact throughout every step of the way, Clariter helped its client increase their number of subscribers during live music events by carrying out digital marketing activities, culminating with one of the most iconic music festivals in Italy. The goal? To come up with a completely flawless app before the show went live (the client invested billions to reach this target).
A systematic listening process of the main social networks and stores kicked things off. Analysing the Sentiment and Digital Reputation of the service, with the aim of monitoring the considerations of the users of the service after introducing new interactive features to be released coinciding with a festival.
In addition, a Social Influencing & Community Contest activity was carried out with the aim of increasing the use of the app, interacting with the latter and with the posts published by the service’s social accounts.
The total number of active crowders that participated in those activities in the first quarter of 2019 was 2552 and among them, it turned out that 314 of them became Ambassadors of the service, given their high appreciation for the app whose defects were finally classified and corrected.
It’s clear then how the collaboration with its community of testers, and final users, helped Clariter identify the most important actions to perform in order to ultimately improve its client’s user experience.
The User Experience Director at the client said:
“Clariter has been pivotal to our audio services’ success and, most of all, it made us understand that it is not enough to listen to your customer audience, you need to interact with it to create a real link and conquer loyalty”.
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COLONIA, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 01/16/13 -- Leave it to an inventor to design a brand new way to promote a company. This new way of marketing is called Solar Powered SEO. Inventor Raymond Saluccio established himself a few years ago with one revolutionary patent allowed, along with several others that are still pending. While considering what makes an idea stand out from all others, Mr. Saluccio has developed a method for all companies to increase their awareness, online visibility and overall image that seemingly has never existed before. And this method can be utilized by any company or brand -- no matter what size.
SolarCure has brought together two powerful, yet diverse concepts: solar power and search engine marketing. Never before has solar power been used to enhance a company's bottom line in such a unique way. By participating in the Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program, companies simultaneously help a targeted non-profit organization and potentially increase their online visibility via search engine optimized press releases. The press release marketing component, otherwise known as Solar Powered SEO, helps extend almost any brand's reach online quickly. By pledging to sponsor part of a solar installation for nationally recognized non-profits such as Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legions, volunteer fire squads, as well as others, the donor receives a truly unique publicity package to help boost their company's corporate image.
SolarCure's Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program follows a simple yet effective process. Generous organizations sponsor an entire solar panel or a portion of one through SolarCure. The non-profit organization will use energy generated through solar panels, and benefits for all participants are plentiful. They include:
- Reduced energy costs: Non-profits utilizing solar energy will ultimately save money on their energy bills. This money can be re-invested to further involvement in that organizations main cause. The savings can be put to better use towards the non-profit's mission.
- Solar Renewable Energy Credits: Solar panel utilization can also result in solar renewable energy credits for the business, or SRECs. These are tradable commodities that represent the green attributes associated with energy generated from renewable energy resources, such as sunlight, wind, or water. One SREC is generated every time one megawatt-hour (MWh) of clean, renewable electricity is produced via solar panels.
- Benefits to the environment: In addition to lower energy spending and being able to take advantage of SRECs, solar panel usage helps create a cleaner environment. Lessening the dependence on "dirty" fossil fuels purchased from foreign countries can only benefit our country as a whole. In fact, energy used from the sun is the ultimate Made in America statement; its resource is organic, will never permanently run out during one's lifetime, and will never have a detrimental effect to the atmosphere.
- Extended publicity and online awareness for the sponsor: Participating sponsors will receive nationwide publicity of their sponsorship through SolarCure's expertly written online press releases. Each press release is enhanced with Solar Powered SEO for greater search engine visibility and also to help increase Internet traffic and improve search engine listings. Online press release distribution helps "spread the word" about both the sponsors and organizations effects to better the environment and reduce energy expenses.
- The benefits of green branding: In addition to extending a brand's Internet reach, the distribution of online press releases also align the Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program's participants as a green brands. Green brands greatly appeal to consumers who are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment. The overall concept of green branding adds a unique selling point to your product or service and can boost overall corporate image. Green branding is about a genuine commitment to the environment, and in return those that consider supporting green brands often illustrate loyalty to them.
- Benefits for veterans: There is another important element to the Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program -- the ability to help veterans in need. For many veterans arriving home from duty, the transition from full-time military life to full-time civilian life can be difficult. Some may only be qualified for part-time work while attending college to help further their careers, and many others might be either unemployed or even under-employed. No matter what their situation, without a steady income, veterans from coast-to-coast could experience trouble bill collectors or having to borrow money to pay their rent in order to avoid eviction. SolarCure will be actively recruiting veterans to sell Adopt-A-Solar-Panel or install needed solar panels in their area.
Since its initial roll-out in October of 2012, SolarCure has worked with several New Jersey clients, including Cranford insurance provider O'Donnell Agency, patent attorney Ezra Sutton P.A., and Warren commercial landscape installation firm Peluso Landscaping. While the initial reach for SolarCure's Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program and Solar Powered SEO have initially connected with local businesses, their reach will soon expand to national levels.
"Connecting the power and natural benefits of the sun's energy with the ability to assist veterans in need creates a winning situation for all involved," comments SolarCure Solar Powered SEO Marketing Director Rick Mulholland. Previously the Marketing Director for a leading American bridal manufacturer, Mr. Mulholland has been hands-on with a wide variety of marketing processes and advertising campaigns throughout the years.
"In a crowded marketing and advertising landscape, the key aspect for a business looking to find success is to break through the clutter. There are a lot of companies trying to get attention for themselves in order to increase their business. Anyone can buy a series of print ads or pay to promote themselves on Facebook, but how many can declare that they also supported their local environment and Americans in need? All of the components of the Adopt-a-Solar-Panel program create a powerful three-pronged message, and it's one that has never been associated before with tradition promotional efforts. If you want to stand out from your competition in addition to giving back to society, adopting a solar panel is the way to go."
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Founded by EarthSure CEO and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New Jersey Award finalist Raymond Saluccio, SolarCure specializes in helping clients combine powerful messaging and promotion with legitimate, sustainable, renewable green energy practices. When this combination is achieved, green branding and localized marketing practices can help to transform a business' public perception and open up new markets of loyal customers. For more information about how your company can grow its business with SolarCure's assistance, please visit www.solarcure.us or email your questions to [email protected].
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"We've discovered that after shows 80% if leads that people get, 80% of the conversations end up on the show floor, meaning people forget about it, people forget who they talk to, people forget that there are actual business opportunities to be had here so we try to help out and keep the conversations going," explained Jeff Mesnik, Founder and President of ContentMX, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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Internet of @ThingsExpo has announced today that Chris Matthieu has been named tech chair of Internet of @ThingsExpo 2016 Silicon Valley. The 6thInternet of @ThingsExpo will take place on November 1–3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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When people aren’t talking about VMs and containers, they’re talking about serverless architecture. Serverless is about no maintenance. It means you are not worried about low-level infrastructural and operational details. An event-driven serverless platform is a great use case for IoT. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Animesh Singh, an STSM and Lead for IBM Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, will detail how to build a distributed serverless, polyglot, microservices framework using open source tec...
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The 19th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. Cloud Expo, to be held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, brings together Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Microservices and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportuni...
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From wearable activity trackers to fantasy e-sports, data and technology are transforming the way athletes train for the game and fans engage with their teams. In his session at @ThingsExpo, will present key data findings from leading sports organizations San Francisco 49ers, Orlando Magic NBA team. By utilizing data analytics these sports orgs have recognized new revenue streams, doubled its fan base and streamlined costs at its stadiums. John Paul is the CEO and Founder of VenueNext. Prior ...
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A critical component of any IoT project is what to do with all the data being generated. This data needs to be captured, processed, structured, and stored in a way to facilitate different kinds of queries. Traditional data warehouse and analytical systems are mature technologies that can be used to handle certain kinds of queries, but they are not always well suited to many problems, particularly when there is a need for real-time insights.
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CenturyLink has announced that application server solutions from GENBAND are now available as part of CenturyLink’s Networx contracts. The General Services Administration (GSA)’s Networx program includes the largest telecommunications contract vehicles ever awarded by the federal government. CenturyLink recently secured an extension through spring 2020 of its offerings available to federal government agencies via GSA’s Networx Universal and Enterprise contracts. GENBAND’s EXPERiUS™ Application...
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"My role is working with customers, helping them go through this digital transformation. I spend a lot of time talking to banks, big industries, manufacturers working through how they are integrating and transforming their IT platforms and moving them forward," explained William Morrish, General Manager Product Sales at Interoute, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with the 19th International Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world and ThingsExpo Silicon Valley Call for Papers is now open.
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Big Data engines are powering a lot of service businesses right now. Data is collected from users from wearable technologies, web behaviors, purchase behavior as well as several arbitrary data points we’d never think of. The demand for faster and bigger engines to crunch and serve up the data to services is growing exponentially. You see a LOT of correlation between “Cloud” and “Big Data” but on Big Data and “Hybrid,” where hybrid hosting is the sanest approach to the Big Data Infrastructure pro...
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The IoT is changing the way enterprises conduct business. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Eric Hoffman, Vice President at EastBanc Technologies, discussed how businesses can gain an edge over competitors by empowering consumers to take control through IoT. He cited examples such as a Washington, D.C.-based sports club that leveraged IoT and the cloud to develop a comprehensive booking system. He also highlighted how IoT can revitalize and restore outdated business models, making them profitable ...
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We all know the latest numbers: Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from last year, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. We're rapidly approaching a data production of 40 zettabytes a day – more than we can every physically store, and exabytes and yottabytes are just around the corner. For many that’s a good sign, as data has been proven to equal money – IF it’s ingested, integrated, and analyzed fast enough. Without real-ti...
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I wanted to gather all of my Internet of Things (IOT) blogs into a single blog (that I could later use with my University of San Francisco (USF) Big Data “MBA” course). However as I started to pull these blogs together, I realized that my IOT discussion lacked a vision; it lacked an end point towards which an organization could drive their IOT envisioning, proof of value, app dev, data engineering and data science efforts. And I think that the IOT end point is really quite simple…
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With 15% of enterprises adopting a hybrid IT strategy, you need to set a plan to integrate hybrid cloud throughout your infrastructure. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Steven Dreher, Director of Solutions Architecture at Green House Data, discussed how to plan for shifting resource requirements, overcome challenges, and implement hybrid IT alongside your existing data center assets. Highlights included anticipating workload, cost and resource calculations, integrating services on both sides...
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"We are a well-established player in the application life cycle management market and we also have a very strong version control product," stated Flint Brenton, CEO of CollabNet,, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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The developer of a new $350 million outlet mall on Staten Island is injecting more luxury into it.
BFC Partners, which is building the 350,000-square-foot Empire Outlets, just signed a deal with Brooks Brothers. The upscale apparel brand will open in a 4,040-square-foot store at the retail complex, which BFC said will be finished in the fall.
"We feel that Brooks Brothers elevates the brand of Empire Outlets," said Joe Ferrara, a principal at BFC Partners who has helped oversee the project's lease-up. "It's important for us to create variety and hit all the demographics and price points to attract different shoppers."
Much of the leasing so far has been to retailers with mass-market appeal, including Nike, The Gap and H&M. Ferrara said stores that sign leases at the outlet are required to stock 70% to 80% of their floor area with discounted merchandise.
With about 70% of the project leased, BFC has increasingly turned its attention to higher-end brands, Ferrara said.
"When it comes to classic luxury, we're going to have some exciting announcements," he said. "I'm not allowed to talk about a deal yet that we just signed that is with another luxury fashion retailer."
Asking rents at the mall have averaged around $125 per square foot, Ferrara said.
Although brick-and-mortar retail has taken a hit from online shopping, discount stores have been a resilient sector of the market. Private buses regularly shuttle New Yorkers and tourists to Central Valley, an hour north of the city, to shop at Woodbury Common outlets. Empire Outlets will be accessible for free in half that time via the Staten Island Ferry.


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PUBG MOBILE is one of the biggest Esports in the country and one of only a handful of properties with a vibrant ecosystem of esports teams, players, tournament organizers, endemic and on-endemic sponsors, & partners committed to the game.
PUBG Mobile was among the 118 apps and games of chinese origin banned by India’s government at the beginning of this month. This move came as a surprise and jolted the entire PUBG Mobile community.
Days after the ban, PUBG Corporation, the company behind the game announced that it no longer authorised the popular PUBG Mobile franchise to Tencent Games in India. The organisation added that it would be taking over the publishing responsibilities and looking for a local partner, and this move brought glimmers of hope.
A senior government official in India has confirmed that the ban on PUBG MOBILE will not be lifted anytime soon, though the official cited a different reason for the ban remaining in place because of the violent nature of the game.
The unnamed official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter told reuters that PUBG Corp. severing ties with chinese publisher company Tencent Games will not change anything anytime soon, and that the ban remains due to complaints about its violent content.
A PUBG Corporation spokesperson also confirmed that the company has been in talks with Indian telecom company Reliance Jio, but those talks are ongoing.


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Recovered paper consumption is down by more than 6% compared to 2010.
According to the U.S. Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), consumers are using less recycled paper. Recovered paper consumption fell sharply in July and August of this year, dropping by more than 6% compared to August of 2010.
During the first eight months of 2010, U.S. businesses consumed about 9% more recovered paper than during the same period in 2009.
And, exports of recovered paper are also up by 14% year-to-date compared with 2010, according to reports released by AF&PA.


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City Winery on the Greenway Will Be an Outdoor Wine Garden for Boston
Get ready to rosé all day at Dewey Square.
UPDATE, May 1, 12:30 p.m.: Happy Wine Wednesday, everyone! City Winery on the Greenway debuts today at 3:30 p.m., and is planning a grand opening party for Wednesday, May 15. Boston’s first dedicated open-air wine bar is now open for the season every Wednesday and Friday from 3:30-10 p.m., Saturdays from 1-9 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Meanwhile, its neighbor, the Trillium Garden on the Greenway, is on track to debut Thursday, May 16. It’s officially outdoor drinking season, and we are here for it.
We’ll have beer gardens a-plenty this season, but it looks like 2019 might just be Boston’s summer of the wine garden: City Winery will operate the city’s first dedicated open-air wine bar at Dewey Square this summer, the Greenway just announced.
City Winery, which has seven venues around the East Coast and Midwest, makes wine in-house at a location near the TD Garden. It’s also a full-service bar and restaurant, with live music, arts, and events spaces.
On the Greenway, the company is bringing multiple different white wines, reds, rosés, and a few Harpoon Brewery beers and cider to serve on draft, plus a menu of charcuterie, cheeses, olives, and nuts. It will host low-key (read: free) live music in a family-friendly environment, says City Winery chief growth officer, Avi Kent.
“We can’t wait to bring what we do at our existing Boston location with wine and food to The Greenway, reaching a whole new audience of locals, downtown workers, and visitors throughout the warmer months in Boston,” Kent said in a press release.
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, which manages the public park (that used to be an elevated highway) in the heart of Boston, is primarily privately funded. Pioneering in the beer-garden sphere has proven to be a good revenue source: In its inaugural year, the Trillium Garden on the Greenway brought in $150,000 for the non-profit. That partnership is headed for its third season, with a variety of Trillium beers and a selection of Massachusetts-grown wines from Westport Rivers Winery.
(Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association has pushed to rein in the beer garden trend, backing a bill at the State House that would limit the number of days they can open, and calls for new restrictions on where and when they can be set up.)
The Greenway Conservancy sees the the wine bar as “[building on our] history of bringing new innovations to Boston,” says Samantha McGinnis, the organization’s director of programs and earned income.
While it’s never gone out of fashion, wine is having a cultural moment, as environmentally minded winemakers around the world are letting loose; and funky, friendly wine bars like Haley.Henry and Rebel Rebel are making it feel more accessible than ever to explore the vino scene.
City Winery is also an appealing partner for the Greenway, McGinnis adds, because it minimizes packaging and waste by serving 80 percent of its locally made wine on tap. “We’re excited to work with a sustainability focused local partner like City Winery to build an iconic Boston destination this summer in our contemporary public park.”
The Dewey Square drinks garden debuted in 2018 with Downeast Cider. This season, the location will get rearranged a bit, still situated on the brick patio where food trucks congregate, but with the bar area located closer to the wall. Like City Winery’s brick-and-mortar locations, the wine garden will use rustic woods and repurposed wine barrels in its décor to “evoke the romance of being in wine country.”
City Winery on the Greenway will operate Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from May to October. Stay tuned for an opening date.


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Phoenix, AZ, USA– Emailage, the global leader in online fraud prevention and email risk assessment, is undertaking an ambitious global expansion program across Asia Pacific (APAC). The company is also doubling the size of its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Fraud in eCommerce is a growing problem around the world – according to payments consultancy Javelin Strategy & Research, losses from account takeover fraud alone increased 120 percent between 2016 and 2017.
Emailage supports eTailers in tackling the problem through its unique predictive fraud scoring technology, which uses email address metadata as a basis for transactional risk assessment and digital identity validation. The company works with customers around the world, including five of the top ten global retailers; three of the top five global airlines; and four of the top six credit card issuers. In 2017 alone, Emailage was responsible for analyzing $180 billion in transaction volume and identifying over 17 million high-risk transactions.
Recognizing the global opportunities for its unique fraud prevention technology, Emailage has identified APAC as a focus for growth, given the region’s rising rates of online fraud – as many as one in five APAC consumers have been victims of fraud, according to a recent report by Experian. The company has recently opened offices in Sydney and Singapore. Expanding into the region means the company will be able to support more businesses in a diverse range of global markets, while further bolstering its customer support and product development operations.
As part of this, Carlos Testa has been selected as General Manager of APAC. Carlos has headed the Emailage LATAM team for many years and is experienced in fostering new customer relationships in new markets.
In addition to building its presence in APAC, Emailage is also committing to a renewed focus in EMEA, welcoming a number of new faces to the team in the region. The first of these is Chris Thomas, who is joining as the new General Manager for EMEA.
Chris joins Emailage from Experian, where he held the role of Sales Director EMEA, Fraud and ID, for four years – a role which saw him build a dedicated risk management business unit for the organization from the ground up. He brings over 20 years of experience in fraud prevention and business development, and will be integral to ensuring the ongoing success and growth of Emailage across the region.
Speaking about the pace of Emailage’s growth in the first half of 2018, CEO,Rei Carvalho, commented: “As a business, we’re committed to building a unique solution that fights fraud to reduce organized crime globally, reduces costs, increases sales and accepts more good customers. Our achievements in this are being recognized by customers across the globe – we’re seeing particularly great results from our teams in US, EMEA and LATAM. Now we want to go even further. APAC, Canada and Mexico are largely underserved markets when it comes to fraud prevention. As a result, we’ve set our sights on providing our unique technology to support in the fight against fraud.”
Mr. Thomas added: “It’s an exciting time to become part of the Emailage family. The company has an excellent product and reputation in the space, which is what drew me to this opportunity. I’m looking forward to working closely with the rest of the executive team to develop a strategy to expand our business and network into the leading anti-fraud brand in the region.”
The business will continue to invest in the research and development of its solution over the next six months, and will double the size of the product team by the end of 2018.
To find out more about Emailage and its unique online fraud mitigation technology, visit:www.emailage.com.
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Cryptocurrencies should be added to this list too.
because they can.
money printing central banks are doing, it is prime time to buy bitcoin.
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Explosive Cryptocurrencies to Buy for the Bitcoin Halvening” was originally published in February 2020. It is regularly.
Mining, which could once be done on the average home computer is now only done profitably.
18 Mar 2020.
In many ways, this situation is exactly what Bitcoin was created for. The cryptocurrency has a hard cap on its total supply of approximately 21.
Eleven, CVS, and Rite Aid locations in the United States LibertyX wants to make Bitcoin available on every block in America.
14 Apr 2020.
The bitcoin price, which is now trading flat for the year, has swung wildly.
cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex, Arthur Hays, warning bitcoin could.
In response to interest from its "Buy Bitcoin on Every Block" 0% conversion fee promotion, LibertyX would like to reiterate.
6 days ago.
Investors looking for a safe haven have long turned to gold, but could.
working to verify transactions which take place on the Bitcoin network.
Price performance tends to flip bullish four months after peak whale withdrawals from exchanges — and the next cycle is.
24 Jan 2020.
Back then, you could buy one of the new digital tokens for less than $0.01. Prices steadily rose until peaking above $20,000 per coin in late 2017.


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Victor Co. of Japan plans to cut prices for rear-projection, high-definition televisions with flat screens as large as 70 inches, a JVC spokesman said Friday.
JVC will introduce three models in the United States in September and in Japan for the yearend shopping season, he said.
The TVs feature resolution of 2.07 megapixels, more than double the 920,000 pixels on conventional HDTVs. The screen sizes will range from 50 to 70 inches, he said.
The 70-inch model is likely to sell for around 1 million yen to 1.2 million, yen or 30 to 40 percent less than other makers’ liquid-crystal or rear-projection models, industry sources said.
The same model will sell for an estimated $9,500 in the United States, the sources said.
The models will use JVC’s proprietary direct-drive image light amplifier technology, which involves sandwiching an ultra-thin reflective layer between the silicon substrate and liquid crystal layers, the JVC spokesman said.
Among JVC’s rivals, Sony Corp. has started marketing a 70-inch rear-projection HDTV for a suggested retail price of 1.68 million yen. Sharp Corp. is selling its 65-inch liquid crystal HDTV at the same suggested price.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 19 — The California Department of Insurance issued the following news release:
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, joined by Assemblymember Nancy Skinner D-Berkeley) and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan will mark the 20th anniversary of the Berkeley, Oakland Firestorm and the 20th year of United Policyholders UP) consumer advocacy efforts at a meeting to be held at Oakland City Hall tomorrow night.
“I want to thank the team at United Policyholders for their outstanding work on behalf of California consumers over the last two decades,” said Commissioner Jones. “My staff and I, as well as those who preceded me as Insurance Commissioner, have appreciated the opportunity to work closely with UP to better protect consumers. What we learned in the terrible Oakland hills fires has enabled us to better assist survivors of fires across California.”
After Commissioner Jones recognizes United Policyholders for their outstanding consumer advocacy, Assemblymember Skinner will present a resolution and Mayor Quan will present a proclamation recognizing United Policyholders efforts over the past 20 years advocating on behalf of consumers.
For more information on United Policyholders visit www.uphelp.org.


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Dubai-based port operator DP World has completed a roughly $316 million deal to acquire a Peruvian container and logistics firm and a stake in one of the largest container terminals in the South American country.
The global port operator, which is majority owned by the Dubai government in the United Arab Emirates, said Monday the deal entails 100 percent acquisition of Cosmos Agencia Maritima, or CAM as it's also known.
The purchase of CAM includes its logistics business, Triton Transports and Neptunia, as well as a 50 percent stake in the Portuários Euroandinos terminal in Peru's Port of Paita.
DP World already operates a container terminal in the Peruvian coastal city of Callao and an inland container terminal in Lurin.
The firm operates nearly 80 terminals in over 40 countries.


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Months ago, we heard of HTC planning to make a Windows Phone 8 version of their flagship the HTC One. We thought the rumours died down, but now they’re back. According to a report, the device will sport a 4.7-inch full HD screen, 2GB of RAM, and will be powered by Windows Phone 8 GDR3.
The news comes to us courtesy of Windows Phone Blogging. According to the blog, “Back in June, Neowin reported such a phone might be in the pipeline and said it would have a 4 to 5 in display, Beats Audio and the Windows Phone GDR3 update.
“Now, one of my good sources with ties to HTC provided me with some additional information.
“The device will be released in the October-November timeframe, will sport a 4.7″ Super LCD3 1080p display, 2 GB of memory, 32 GB of storage and Windows Phone 8 GDR3.
“I wasn’t able to get the processor type for the new flagship, which is one of the components that will see major benefits from the OS update, allowing the OEM’s to deploy the latest chipsets with more power.”
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Nilpeter, the Danish manufacturer of narrow web printing presses, will open a new showroom facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the premises of Intergrafica Print & Pack, which hosts Nilpeter’s recently opened regional sales and service centre. To launch the showroom, an open house is being held December 4-5.
“This showroom will make our solutions much more accessible to the local market, and it has tremendous consequences for Nilpeter’s ability to meet the demand for our solutions,” says Kim-Regin Sustmann, director of Asian operations.
The open house will feature the Nilpeter FA-2500 flexo/UV-flexo press.


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As the world continues to be plunged into economic and social difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bahrain has won international praise for its response to the crisis. Kristian Harrison spoke to Dr. Jarmo T. Kotilaine, the Chief of Planning and Monitoring of Tamkeen, fresh after launching his latest book: Trials of Resilience: How COVID-19 is driving economic change in the Arab Gulf.
Congratulations on releasing your new book! What gave you the inspiration to write it, and why did you decide to focus on the effects of COVID-19?
I had already been thinking about the broader issues around economic development and change, and of course the conversation across the region has increasingly shifted toward the realisation that the future of energy markets will not look like the past. With strategies such as Saudi Vision 2030 and the growing interest in economic diversification, this is more apparent than ever.
Then, COVID-19 hit and the earlier agenda was no longer quite as timely, but it offered a new perspective to think about these issues. A colleague of mine suggested that I delve into how COVID-19 would affect the region and so I decided to write about it as I had a lot of the material ready, mainly concerned with how the virus is a stress test and a catalyst for change.
Can you explain what exactly this ‘change’ entails?
If there was any doubt that the region would have to change its economic strategy and people wanted proof that we now live in an uncertain world and we need to build a resilient, diverse and productive economic base, this is it.
The way forward has actually been understood for some time, but until now the broader buy-in for these changes has been coming somewhat gradually. The pandemic has brought this sense of urgency home to ordinary people and highlighted the importance of change.
COVID-19 is obviously bad for everybody with plenty of disruption and human suffering. However, in the context of the Gulf, it has been strengthening the sense of purpose around changes that had been spoken about for years. In a way, this growing determination is a silver lining to the whole crisis.
How do you think the economic focus has shifted in the past year?
One of the important aspects is that it has underscored the importance of nimbleness after decades of growth that relied on an evolving combination of oil revenues, government spending, and infrastructure investments. Businesses had easy access to low-cost labour and various subsidies, while many sectors saw brisk growth in demand and prices. Now in this new world, things are less predictable and COVID-19 has underscored the importance of thinking ahead. Alas, it is unlikely to be the last shock to the global economy in the 21st century so people need to think about a Plan B.
The tendency to assume that the future is always like the past needs to change because productivity comes from looking at alternatives and new ways to manage costs and increase revenues. For economic growth to accelerate, we need to think beyond past practices and focus on productivity. The global experience shows that this is good news for living standards. By contrast, if growth is achieved purely from additional inputs – labour and capital – the impact is less clear. It stands to reason if you bring in more people, you are pushing up the numerator and the denominator at the same time.
What effects has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the Gulf region, especially compared to the Western world?
The effects on the Gulf region have in some ways been more profound than the Western world because the shift in the corporate environment has been startling compared to, say, Europe, where businesses are used to being on their toes because of economic cycles, tough competition, evolving regulations, new government taxes and trade unions, which are things which force you to keep thinking ahead.
One of the areas in which Gulf countries have been channelling revenues into is tourism, which is changing in a way that is unprecedented. The product offering and touristic experience will likely keep evolving and call for new thinking in terms of making capital investments such as resorts, hotels and making them fit for purpose.
Recent years have seen huge investments in sectors such as retail. It seems quite clear that e-commerce has been a lifeline for retail companies during this crisis and fundamentally reshaped people’s attitudes because it has offered people a much more convenient way of getting the goods that they want.
This does, however, raise questions about how we enable shopping malls and other physical retail facilities to adapt and compete, and how we enable local businesses to benefit from the rise of e-commerce.
How do you feel that the workplace environment has changed since the pandemic hit?
The nature of the workplace is changing, with the whole “9-5 model” of coming to the office, doing your work and going home being challenged. Instead, we’ve arrived at a situation where people have worked from home and life has gone on. Many people are working in a way which is much more flexible in terms of hours and availability.
If remote work becomes the new norm, which I think it will, what happens to all these offices around? More by default than by design, companies have been forced to invest in digitisation, especially in the service sector with more money invested in technology than in low-cost labour which is great for productivity and also means there is now an alternative to reliance on it.
What changes do you expect in the labour market, especially with regards to women?
If the labour market becomes more flexible, local talent will be able to offer a better value proposition than the traditional reliance on low-cost labour. Look at female participation for example; women are typically better educated than men in the region but are less likely to join certain sectors in the market for a number of cultural reasons.
If we can move to a world where it’s possible for women to become economically active without having to leave home, then a lot of the traditional restrictions ease away because if they can work in a flexible manner, they no longer have the binary choice between their career and their family.
If we move towards this model where we have more people who are working as independent professionals, many companies can reduce the pressure on in-house resources which are not always cost-effective, especially for smaller businesses.
Finally, how do you feel Bahrain has handled the COVID-19 situation so far, and how does this bode for the future?
I think Bahrain has handled this well and in a way that deserves international recognition. You can see there was a realistic plan and the response in the Gulf has been especially effective by being pragmatic thanks to the readiness to learn to live with this threat rather than shutting down and waiting for it to go away.
In places such as Europe, firstly it didn’t go away and then you had everyone playing catch up when restrictions were lifted. Here, lockdowns were short and even more importantly, Bahrain built up huge testing capacity quickly with some of the highest testing rates in the world.
This gave Bahrain information about where the virus was spreading and where outbreaks were so they could be contained quickly. The knock-on effect of this was that economic activity could normalise to a very high degree. Obviously ensuring proper compliance with the rules still remains important. But overall, I believe this pragmatic approach has been the right one and now that the Kingdom is moving to scale up on vaccinations quickly, it will create confidence and further facilitate the process of normalising economic activity.


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Genalyte, Inc., a San Diego, CA-based life sciences company developing and commercializing innovative next-generation multiplexing technology, has completed an $11.8m Series B financing.
Backers include new investors Redmile Group and Claremont Creek Ventures, among others.
The company intends to use the new funds for commercialization of its Maverick™ platform and its highly multiplexed panels for autoimmune and immunoassay applications.
Founded in 2007 and led by CEO and founder Cary Gunn, Genalyte has developed a new approach to immunodetection using silicon chip manufacturing methods. Its Maverick platform uses a technology called silicon photonics to directly measure protein binding between antibodies and antigens or hybridization of nucleic acids.
The company is preparing to launch the platform this summer, initially addressing the autoimmunity research and testing markets.


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As part of its regionalisation strategy, Colgate-Palmolive Company is transferring a large chunk of its 51 per cent holding in Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd to its Singapore-based 100 per cent subsidiary, Colgate-Palmolive Asia (Pte) Ltd.
Colgate-Palmolive Asia (Pte) Ltd has sought the Indian government’s approval to buy 27.2 million equity shares of Colgate-Palmolive (India) from Colgate-Palmolive, New York, representing a stake of roughly 20 per cent.
The deal will be transacted on the floor of the stock exchange at the prevailing market price. At Colgate-Palmolive India’s closing price of Rs 194.65 on the Bombay Stock Exchange on February 11, it could fetch the Colgate-Palmolive Company about Rs 529.4 crore.
As the acquisition of shares by Colgate-Palmolive Asia (Pte) Ltd falls within the definition of promoter group, the transaction will not trigger the takeover code of the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the company is not required to follow it with an open offer for another 20 per cent stake.
Once the transaction has been completed, Colgate-Palmolive Asia (Pte) Ltd will hold 20 per cent in the Indian company and the US-headquartered parent’s stake will come down to 31 per cent. The remaining 49 per cent stake in the company is held by banks and financial institutions (14.95 per cent), other investors (1.55 per cent) and the public (32.5 per cent).
Colgate-Palmolive Asia (Pte) Ltd is an investment arm of Colgate-Palmolive Company and also undertakes the marketing and sale of consumer goods. Its existing paid up share capital is 20 million Singapore dollars.
Sources said the company had approached the government for the approval to the proposed transaction, although such a transaction between residents outside India does not require the approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board or the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
As per the plans of the US consumer goods major, the payment for the acquisition of the shares would be undertaken by Colgate Palmolive (Asia) through an inward remittance of foreign exchange and settled through the usual channels. Besides, the proceeds from the sale of the shares will also be converted into dollars and remitted to the US.
Colgate Palmolive India posted a net profit of Rs 28.54 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 as compared to Rs 27.45 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Total Income fell by 6 per cent to Rs 235.8 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.
The company has also made substantial investments in India over the last few years. For the period ended December 31, 2004, Colgate Palmolive India has incurred capital expenditure to the tune of Rs 53 crore to build a state-of-the-art toothpaste unit at in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.


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Australia's ACCC Examining Competition/Consumer Concerns With Online Retail Marketplaces Like Ebay, Amazon
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About eBay Inc
eBay Inc. is a global commerce company, which includes its marketplace platform. The Company’s technologies and services are designed to give buyers choice and relevant inventory and enable sellers to offer their inventory for sale, virtually anytime and anywhere. It develops user interfaces, buyer, seller and developer tools and transaction processing, database and network applications that help enable its users to complete transactions on its sites. The Company’s platforms are accessible through an online experience, iOS and Android mobile devices and its application programming interfaces (APIs). It operates through segment such as Marketplace. Marketplace includes its online marketplace located at its Website and its localized counterparts, including off-platform businesses in South Korea, Japan, and Turkey, as well as its suite of mobile applications.
Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc fell 8% on the payment company's downbeat current-quarter profit outlook that outweighed a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter from a pandemic-driven shift to digital spending.
Adevinta reported on Thursday a bigger-than-expected jump in second-quarter revenue, as the easing of pandemic curbs lifted businesses, while the Norwegian company initiated a strategic review after completing the acquisition of U.S. e-commerce group eBay's classifieds group...
EBay Inc has agreed to sell part of its stake in Norway's Adevinta to private equity firm Permira for $2.25 billion in cash, clearing the way for a tie-up between eBay and Adevinta's classified ads businesses.
A coalition of retailers, newspapers, printers, greeting card companies and others oppose the U.S. Postal Service plan to hike postage prices for most mail by 7% and called on Congress to direct a new review before the increases take effect.
Ebay Inc on Tuesday allowed the sale of non-fungible tokens for digital collectibles like trading cards, images or video clips on its platform, the first e-commerce company to tap into the recent frenzy around NFTs.
EBay Inc's second-quarter profit forecast came in below market expectations as it faces fierce competition from bigger rivals including Amazon.com Inc for a slice of the pandemic-led online shopping boom, sending its shares down 6%.
South Korea's SK Telecom, retailer Shinsegae Group and private equity firm MBK Partners were among those that entered non-binding, preliminary bids for the sale of eBay Inc's South Korean business, the telecom company and two sources with knowledge of the matter said on...
South Korea's SK Telecom and private equity firm MBK Partners were among those that entered non-binding, preliminary bids for the sale of eBay Inc's South Korean business, the telecom company and two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
U.S. e-commerce group eBay and Norway's Adevinta planned to sell three smaller British units in order to secure regulatory approval for a long-planned tie-up of their global classified ads businesses, the two firms said on Tuesday.
Norway's Adevinta and U.S. e-commerce group eBay aim to sell three smaller British units in order to obtain regulatory approval for a long-planned tie-up of their global classified ads businesses, the two firms said on Tuesday.
Norway's Adevinta posted stronger-than-expected revenues for the final three months of 2020 and said its planned takeover of eBay's online classifieds business remains on track for completion in the first quarter this year.
E-commerce firm eBay Inc said on Wednesday it would emerge "stronger" from the COVID-19 crisis after a pandemic-driven surge in online shopping helped the company beat estimates for sales and profit in the holiday quarter.
Viagogo must sell StubHub's international business, Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday, after a probe found that its $4.05 billion purchase of eBay's ticket reselling unit would reduce competition in the UK.
EBay Inc said on Tuesday it has started a process to explore a range of strategic alternatives for its South Korean business, which includes Gmarket, one of the largest online marketplaces in the country.
Elliott Management, which last year took a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T <T.N> and pushed the company to sell some assets, has itself exited the telecommunications and media company, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
Two former eBay Inc employees pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in a cyber stalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was viewed by top executives as critical of the e-commerce company.
EBay Inc's <EBAY.O> quarterly profit topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and the e-commerce company forecast fourth-quarter sales above estimates, as people staying at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic took to online shopping.
A former police captain who went on to work for eBay Inc pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a cyberstalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was viewed as critical of the e-commerce company.
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, a group of more than 300 chief legal officers and law firm managing partners, is challenging its members to personally and publicly pledge to increase diversity and inclusion in their organizations.


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For years crowdfunding sites have provided cash and marketing boosts to entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to reach out to the public. In exchange, donors receive prizes for their support, ranging from simple displays of gratitude to enormous giveaways for the most generous individuals. One reward they haven’t been able to receive, however, is a stake in the company. For instance, the makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset brought in millions from their 2012 Kickstarter campaign. Facebook eventually purchased the company for $2 billion, providing a big payday for major investors. Meanwhile, the crowdfunders who helped launch the device received nothing.
The site Indiegogo aims to change this. Thanks to a recently passed law, companies can now use crowdfunding platforms to offer equity stakes to small investors. In the past only accredited individuals with annual incomes of more than $200,000 could support such risky ventures. “In a lot of ways, this levels the playing field,” said Indiegogo CEO David Mandelbrot. “This was one of the few areas of the law where citizens were treated differently based on the amount of wealth that they have.” According to the equity crowdfunding site Wefunder, one-third of its investments so far have been for $100, the minimum amount allowed.
While these certainly aren’t bank-breaking sums of money, investing through crowdfunding sites comes with just as much risk as any financial venture. Plus, investments made in private enterprises are largely illiquid, meaning that investors can’t easily take out their money like in the stock market. The process of setting up an equity crowdfunding campaign can also be a headache for entrepreneurs. In traditional campaigns Indiegogo takes five percent of the funds raised with no additional fees. When equity is involved, though, the system gets more complicated. Entrepreneurs must pay Indiegogo $7,000 to cover regulatory costs while also forking over 7 percent of their funds as well as a 2 percent stake in their company. Because of red tape like this, other crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter have vowed to avoid equity-based campaigns.
- Why does the law permit only wealthy individuals to invest in risky private enterprises?
- Are equity crowdfunding campaigns good for new companies or do they come with too much red tape?


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IBRA News 27.11.2022 – Stamp Fair Almost Booked Out
This is good news for visitors, but bad news for exhibitors who hestitate to register: the 33rd International Stamp Fair in Essen, which is the commercial part of the World Stamp Exhibition IBRA from 25 to 28 May 2023, is almost fully booked. There are only a few small row stands available, which are suggested to be given away quite soon, looking at the figures of demand. In view of the Corona pandemic, this was not necessarily to be expected. Yet, it is evidence for the rank the Stamp Fair of Essen has achieved over decades.
Visitors will find international commercial offers presumably leaving nothing to be desired. There will be a number of rows of international post office stands around the large stand of the German post office of Deutsche Post. Traders and auctioneers will not only be from Germany and other European countries (Great Britain included), but will also come from overseas: companies from the United States, South Africa, and Australia will travel thousands of kilometers to present their offers in Essen.
Saving the best for last: Entrance continues to be free!


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On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti), a global provider of near field communication (NFC) and cashless payment systems, has introduced a new product lineup with feature enhancements designed to support entry into new markets and industry verticals. “oti has a rich history of innovation and world-class NFC technologies,” said the company’s CEO, Shlomi Cohen. “As we […]
Masabi, a leader in transit mobile ticketing and innovative fare collection, and Transit App, North America’s leading urban transport application, say they are to partner to simplify the transit experience through mutual integration, providing a seamless link between real-time customer information, journey planning, and ticket purchase. The partnership will see Masabi and Transit App exchange […]
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has selected Vix Technology to implement a new, state-of-the-art comprehensive fare payment system. The solution will be delivered through Vix’s eOTM (easy and open) product: an account-based, open payment and PCI compliant fare collection platform. This new system will allow DART customers the flexibility to pay via NFC-enabled smartphones, […]
BNP Paribas is running a trial of OT MOTION CODE™ with 1000 French customers. The dynamic security code solution replaces the 3-digit static code located on the back of the card, used to confirm online payments. The dynamic security code is designed to effectively combat payment card fraud, in which hackers obtain the payment information […]
Micropross announced today the reception of the EMVCo issued approval letter, stating that EMVCo had successfully qualified Micropross’ EMVCo Contactless L1 PICC and mobile analog test tool according to the brand new 2.5 test specification. This means, EMVCo authorized test laboratories can now start to deploy this new version in order to perform debug and […]
CardFlight, a company working in mobile point of sale (POS) technology announced that its suite of mobile solutions has been certified by First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, to accept EMV “chip card” payments. This will enable merchants to accept EMV payments on iOS and Android devices ahead of the October […]


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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is testing more heart drugs for a cancer-causing chemical, following a series of generic valsartan recalls that began over the summer.
Valsartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) that treats high blood pressure and heart failure.
According to an FDA statement issued on August 30th, the agency will now be testing all ARBs for the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).
Other ARB’s include losartan, telmisartan, olmesartan, irbesartan, eprosartan, candesartan and azilsartan.
While none of these medications have been recalled, the process for manufacturing other ARBs is often similar to the process that was used to make the tainted valsartan products. This has led to concerns that other heart and blood pressure medications within the ARB class might also be tainted with NDMA.
“These tests will continue until we identify all products that may contain NDMA in the ARB class, and they are no longer available in the U.S.,” the agency said. “And our robust investigation continues, as do our efforts to mitigate these risks and prevent them from recurring.”
Valsartan recalls have ensnared 5 generic drug makers and multiple distributors. More than 23,000 batches of valsartan and valsartan-containing medications have been recalled in 22 countries.
Most of the recalled drugs contained active ingredient supplied by China-based Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals. According to the FDA, the NDMA contamination may have occurred after the supplier altered its production methods. That change occurred in 2014, so tainted valsartan may have been on the market for at least the last 4 years.
NDMA was also found in active ingredient manufactured by an Indian company, Hetero Labs and a second Chinese company, Zhejiang Tianyu. So far, however, NDMA levels found in product from those two suppliers have been significantly lower than what was detected in active ingredient obtained from Zhejian Huahai Pharmaceutical.
NDMA is an organic chemical found in rocket fuel. It may also occur as a byproduct of certain production processes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified NDMA as a probable human carcinogen based on findings from animal experiments. The chemical has also been linked to liver damage.
“FDA scientists estimate that if 8,000 people took the highest valsartan dose (320 mg) from the recalled batches daily for the full four years, there may be one additional case of cancer over the lifetimes of these 8,000 people,” the agency stated. “This assessment led to FDA’s decision to have these batches recalled.”
Not all valsartan products currently on the market are affected by these recalls. The FDA has posted an updated list of products included in the valsartan recall, as well as a list of products not included in the recall.
Patients should not stop taking their medication even if their valsartan is included in the recall, as doing so could result in serious health consequences. Rather, they should contact their doctor to arrange for an alternative treatment.


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Humor by Om Jahagirdar
Every September, there’s a buzz surrounding the newest iPhone. Will Apple add a button or remove a button? Will they add this port or remove that port? They might even add a letter to its name! For the iPhone 12, Apple is taking the unprecedented step of simply hot gluing a fridge magnet to the previous model and doubling the price.
At the most recent virtual Apple Keynote, they told us all about it.
From under a couch in one of Apple Park’s many lounges, Jony Ive informed us in his soothing can’t-tell-if-it’s-British-or-Australian accent, “We listened to your concerns about the hassle of customizing a new phone every year. This is the first iPhone to come with the fridge magnet already attached. No more DIY projects.”
“Each new iPhone 12 comes with exactly 7.6 grams of hot glue, nearly a whole stick!” exclaimed CEO Tim Cook in a hair net and apron behind the counter of one of the campus’s several cafeterias. “That’s more than any other phone on the market! Even the Galaxy s20, which is just the iPhone 11 hot glued to a Samsung logo.”
The fridge magnet comes in several different shapes and color schemes. On the standard model, you can get a multicolored block letter, a tourist destination (chosen at random by Apple) or a tacky photo frame to keep a crayon drawing of your choice. For those with expensive taste, a magnet reading ‘Status Symbol’ in diamonds is available on pro models.
If you’re looking to get the newest model, the iPhone 12 has been available since October 23. However, you’ll have to make sure to get it quick before the iPhone 13 is announced this Friday.
Editor’s Note: This article is purely satirical and fictitious. All attributions in this article are not genuine and this story should be read in the context of pure entertainment only.