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The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is pushing Singapore-based retailer The Min List to stock more homegrown brands to support fellow local businesses and reduce logistical issues brought about by the pandemic.
Fragrance consumers in Europe are looking for ‘fresh’ scents in their perfumes but manufacturers should go one step further; offering escapism and multi-functionality amid COVID-19 disruptions, says Mintel.
Natural was the top product claim made across the online global beauty and personal care space last year, driven by a huge wave of new brands entering the market. But consumer interest in the space is fading, warns Euromonitor International.
In our final episode of the Clean & Ethical Beauty Video Series, we discuss how the events of today will impact how the clean and ethical beauty category might look in the future. Scroll down to watch episode 6.
Azelis is predicting a shift towards products highlighting safety, transparency, and sustainability in India, amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis – with skin care set to become a cornerstone of consumers’ health and wellness concerns.

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We Are Rosie, the flexible talent platform that brings together Fortune 500 brands and independent marketers, is no longer financially bootstrapped. The growth investment from Align Capital Partners brings the company to a value of $110 million, and founder and CEO Stephanie Nadi Olson will retain significant stake in the platform.
We Are Rosie, which saw 556% growth in the last year, has grown its network of freelancers to 10,000 and now works with more than 25 Fortune 500 brands and six major advertising holding companies.


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Switzerland’s Roche has waved a white flag in the face of international pressure and, this morning, said it would be willing to enter into discussions for compulsory licensing of its oral influenza drug, Tamiflu (oseltamivir), after cases of bird flu crept into Turkey and Greece, causing widespread panic and upping the scrutiny on governments to secure sufficient stockpiles and prevent an outbreak from extending its reach further.
Scientists have warned that this strain of flu, H5N1, which can jump from birds to humans, could prove deadly if it mutates into a form that is easily transmissible. Tamiflu has shown activity against the virus and, because it can be taken orally, has seen its sales skyrocket after what had been a low period for the drug: revenues are now expected to more than double in 2005 to 800 million Swiss francs, up from 330 million francs last year [[02/02/05a]].
With researchers ever more convinced that a flu pandemic is just around the corner, Roche has faced growing pressure to allow compulsory licensing of Tamiflu, whereby governments can override a company’s intellectual property and order third-party manufacturers to produce the drug. Meanwhile, others are looking to sidestep its patents as well, and India’s Cipla has said it will immediately start production of a generic version of Tamiflu for the developing world, where patents are absent or difficult to enforce [[17/10/05a]].
Roche has previously stressed it would not consider outsourcing production of Tamiflu – which has a 12-month lead-time - stressing that it expected to increase its manufacturing capacity eight-10 fold by mid-2006 [[13/10/05b]]. It has just been granted approval of an additional manufacturing site in the USA – part of a network of more than one dozen facilities worldwide, including third-parties – but now says it is “prepared to discuss all available options, including granting sub-licenses, with any government or private company who approach us to manufacture Tamiflu or collaborate with us in its manufacturing.”


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Take a take a look at a number of the greatest movers within the premarket:
Novavax (NVAX) – The drugmaker’s inventory plummeted 32.3% within the premarket after posting an surprising quarterly loss and reducing its full-year income steerage in half. Novavax stated it didn’t anticipate any additional U.S. gross sales of its Covid-19 vaccine this yr amid smooth demand and a provide glut.
GoodRx (GDRX) – GoodRx soared 39.6% in premarket buying and selling after the supplier of prescription drug comparability software program reported better-than-expected quarterly outcomes, and additionally stated a difficulty with a significant grocery chain had been resolved.
Allbirds (BIRD) – The sneaker maker’s shares dived 11.8% within the premarket after it reduce its full-year forecast, with the corporate saying exterior headwinds may strain client spending within the again half of 2022.
Micron Technology (MU) – The chip maker stated it anticipated adverse free money circulation for the present quarter, in addition to declines in income and revenue margins. Chip shipments are falling resulting from weakening demand from PC and online game firms. Micron misplaced 3.7% in premarket motion.
Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) – Take-Two fell 3.4% within the premarket after the online game writer issued a weaker-than-expected income forecast. Take-Two is the most recent firm to see its outcomes impacted by a basic slowdown in gaming following a pandemic-era growth.
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) – The vitality producer’s inventory added 2.3% within the premarket following information that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) had elevated its stake in Occidental to more than 20%. That signifies that Berkshire can report a part of Occidental’s earnings as its personal.
Upstart (UPST) – Upstart inventory tumbled 12.2% in premarket buying and selling after the cloud-based lending platform firm missed Wall Street’s estimates on each the highest and backside traces for its newest quarter. It additionally issued a weaker-than-expected income forecast, saying that banking companions have turned more cautious as a result of unsure financial system.
CarGurus (CARG), Vroom (VRM) – Both on-line used automotive sellers noticed their shares plunge in premarket motion after reporting weaker-than-expected quarterly outcomes. CarGurus sank 14.9% whereas Vroom slid 11.4%.
SoFi (SOFI) – The on-line monetary companies firm’s inventory fell 3.4% in premarket buying and selling after Japan’s SoftBank stated it will some or all of its 9% stake in SoFi.


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As published in Emirates 24/7 The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector at the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai, issued 9,514 new licenses from January through April 2019, a growth of 38.3 percent against the comparable period last year. DED issued 2,805 new licenses during April 2019, a growth of 60 percent compared to […]
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Changes in General Cargo export payment service Dubai Trade announced changes in General Cargo export payment service effective 15th February 2019 as part of its continuous effort to improve and automate processes. The following changes are: This is excerpted from Dubai Trade Communication email.
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FIFA 17 has been announced by EA Sports, and will run on the Frostbite engine.
EA has revealed FIFA is dropping the Ignite Engine and moving over to Frostbite, following the trend of other EA titles and using a unified game engine.
FIFA 17 introduces four football ambassadors that have been the driving force behind the latest gameplay changes: Manchester United’s Anthony Martial, Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez, Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.
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All four characters will be available as Ultimate Team loan characters in FIFA 17 pre-orders.
Fans who pre-order FIFA 17 Super Deluxe Edition will get up to 40 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs, Team of the Week loan players, and other content for FUT.
EA also released the first trailer for the game
FIFA 17 launches on September 29 worldwide on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PS3.
With EA set to host a press conference at E3 2016 next week, we’re sure to see plenty more from the game then.


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As many Arizona restaurants prepare to open back up for dine-in services Monday, one restaurant team in the valley plans to serve up some extra protection with help from a robot.
"What they call it is a shock and shield," says Bob Schulken, who runs the Phoenix and Scottsdale locations of Cien Agaves, along with his partner Roque Jimenez.
The shock is the UV light, blasting every surface to kill off germs and the shield is a heavy-duty spray designed to destroy any bacteria that lands on it.
The technology comes from Wisconsin-based OMNI Solutions. The technology is typically used in hospitals, like Mayo Clinic, and Cien Agaves is the first restaurant to try it out in Arizona, CEO Andrew Rupnow said.
"They’re taking hospital grade disinfection and bringing it to the restaurant level to make sure all their guests are protected," Rupnow said.
Rupnow says the shock and shield method should last 90 days. The team at Cien Agaves says they'll reapply the technology for as long as they need to, but that's not all they're doing to keep customers safe.
Ahead of reopening dine-in, they’ve put up partitions, spaced out tables, and are even retraining staff on using masks and gloves. Plus, you don't even have to touch a menu - you can scan it to your phone using a QR code.
"We’ve always believed in protecting the public," Schulken said. "We believed in it before this whole thing and we believe in it now."
The pandemic hasn't been easy on them. Jimenez and Schulken say they shut down their locations for several weeks before opening up for take-out late April. They missed out on all the spring training traffic, which is usually one of their busiest times during the year.
"That was probably the hardest thing of this whole virus hitting us," Jimenez tells. "Having to lay off our entire staff, including ourselves."
But, with all these extra measures in place, they feel the time is right to start filling their tables that have been empty for more than two months.
"It's going to feel great," Schulken says.
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Maymay Made It open house attracts out-of-town visitors
Published 1:00 pm Monday, November 18, 2019
By JOYANNA LOVE/ Senior Staff Writer
Christmas was in the air at the Maymay Made It open house in Verbena on Nov. 16.
Customers enjoyed sweet treats and browsed for supplies for their next project or purchased holiday items.
“We are card makers, and I follow her on YouTube,” Karen Hamm of Camden said.
Hamm invited her friends Marlyin Hammons of Camden to come to the open house with her.
“I like the variety: the stamps, die cuts and everything that she has,” Hamm said. “It is nice to know that there is somewhere close enough to use that if we really need something we can come and get it and not have to wait.”
Hammons said there is not a store like it in Camden.
The friends said they also enjoyed seeing the project samples.
Hamm found Maymay thorough her YouTube Channel and is a part of her ink stamp club.
Michelle Melton and her husband Will Melton of Clarksville, Tennessee also met the owners through YouTube. They now watch all of the Maymay videos.
“I had done a search (on) how to make a bow on YouTube, and one of her videos came up,” Michelle said. “This is my third year coming to their open house … Everybody who works here is extremely nice they’re helpful. They’re great.”
The couple has worked together to complete some of the projects.
Visitors were also invited to Chestnut Creek Baptist Church to participate in a “make and take craft” with several options to choose from.
“We really wanted to come and see all the ornaments and the crafts and all the vendors and get to make the free ones,” Kimberly Justice of Clanton said.
Maymay Made It is owned by Amy “Maymay” and Vince “Vinnie” Helms.
The name Maymay came from her nephew Thomas could not pronounce Aunt Amy and said Maymay instead. It was a name Amy Helms calls “an honor” because her late Aunt Maisy was also called Maymay.
The business has been at its present location for three years. While the vast majority of the business’ sales are made online, Maymay said they started the store front because people wanted to come in and shop.
She said the business has continued to grow.
“We had a house fire in 2011, and we lost everything we owned, so we had to move to an apartment in Prattville,” Maymay said. “I had already crafted my whole life, but when we got there I needed something to fill my time while we were trying to get back home.”
YouTube became her outlet for sharing her enjoyment of crafting, now the couple has a new video up every day with a live event twice a week.
Maymay said she enjoys seeing all the subscribers come to the open house each year.
“We love our community,” she said.
“It’s pretty special,” Vince said.
Maymay said it was good to hear about people making a craft and being happy with how it turned out for the first time in a long time.
Vince said the store ships all over the world through its website.
A map in a back-room marks where each of the visitors to the open house have traveled from, including as far away as California and Alaska.


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LG G5 is expected to be launched in just three weeks with a huge list of features such as innovative design, fast charging, easy one handed use and better optimization. When LG G4 was released in May 2015, this leather phone impressed its users a lot. Since the release of this phone we have also got some new android handsets emerge such as Nexus 6P and Sony Xperia Z5 that offer features not found on G4 handset.
When the Korean giant launched its original G Flex phone two years ago, it stood out from the crowds at the premium end of the smartphone market. This curved phone, which could be bent without shattering the screen, was a precursor to the Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge handset. Both these devices boast the innovative designs. The curvy build of this smartphone actually help you hold the phone more comfortably in your palm despite of its bloody large size.
LG has promised even better flexible tech in the future and has invested £600 million in a display plant last year that is located in South Korea. With this our expectations lie hugely towards a proper bendy screen on the upcoming LG G5 phone. However, we are not surprised to see advancement in LG G Flex technology shown off in the LG’s launch event to be held on 21st February. We should also expect the Korean giant to reveal two new models of the G5 handset in this case i.e. a standard G5 and a flexible model, even a G Flex 3.
Because the Korean giant is manufacturing heavy for display manufacturing which means increased prices for the company. On the other hand, the ability to mass produce the dislays will mean a standard market cost for the upcoming G5 handset.
Survival of the fittest:
LG G3 and G4 have survived impressively in several flips in the months we had been using them. We saw G3 falling from a distance of four feet, which could have killed it off but the phone was still in a perfect working order though its plastic casing was cracked a bit.
Motorola proved out its worth with the Moto X Force handset which was rugged enough, we want the next generation flagship phone from LG to be just as tough and come with a screen which can’t be smashed. Sony Xperia Z5 turned out to be more fragile than hoped; it appealed outdoor enthusiasts giving it an edge over the competition. We want our LG G5 smartphone to be something that can stand on the top in the competition.
Use the leather and ditch the plastic:
LG G3 and G4 were decent looking smartphones, but we would like the Korean giant to ditch the plastic in its new flagship model. But this depends on whether LG wants its upcoming phone to simply look good or stand out from the rest of the line-up that will be launched at the MWC event. LG G4 was an impressively stunning phone with its leathery backside, which gave it a unique look and feel. However, the textured surface fitted this handset perfectly on your palm which made it perfect to use one-handed.
Satisfaction with single handed feature:
The G4 handset had a one-handed mode for keyboard but we are hoping to see a more intelligent feature in the upcoming G5 phone. It will be a winner if its gets features that are easy to activate on a whim and allows you to use all the apps without dislocating your thumb.
Pop it out:
Today, when every smartphone is coming with an embedded power cell, LG will stick to a pop-off back and removable battery. We are hoping the G5 phone to retain this feature even though you have a choice to pick up some affordable chargers. If this upcoming phone can last for two full days between charges then it’s great.
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Another feature related to battery is fast charge, so G5 is capable of soaking up enough juice to keep it going for a few hours until we give it up a panic power before leaving the house. Also, the built-in wireless charging is good especially if LG uses Type C USB in its upcoming flagship phone, G5.
LG’s phones performed quite well at the beginning but then lack a proper optimization, they started showing the signs of ageing after being used for a couple of months. The only solution available was to us clean up app or when things become more frustrating, then just wipe up this handset and start again.
We would like to see a super secure way to unlock the G5 beyond the Trusted Places and Devices of Android. One of such features that is used by most flagships now and is also supported actively by Android Marshmallow is the fingerprint sensor. As per reports, the fingerprint sensor will be housed on the back of the G5 phone, just like Nexus 5X’s scanner.


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.Today’s The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup delivers up a pot of fintech updates, including funding successes and industry appointments.
Antony Stephen is named the new CEO of the bank’s point-of-sale finance business Barclays Partner Finance . His focus will be on growing the point-of-sale finance business in the UK, as well as providing senior leadership to Barclays Cubed, Barclays’ next-generation commerce platform.
Alfi Inc, the ad-tech and content AI SaaS platform company, has appointed Kevin Buchler as vice president UK and Europe operations, as the company looks to expand its European footprint. It has also opened a London office in Waterhouse Square, Holborn. Alfi already has offices in Miami, Denver and Belfast.
Meanwhile Yabx, a fintech venture offering credit products across 12 countries in Africa, has appointed Eunice R. Gatama as director for Africa Business. Gatama has previously worked with NCBA Bank Kenya and Safaricom PLC. Yabx has also revealed it is launching new service offerings to cater to customer needs.
Broadridge has hired Mike Johnson as vice president, global product manager of Derivatives Clearing . In his new role, Mike will be responsible for the continual enhancement of Broadridge’s leading global cleared derivatives platform. He will also leverage strategic client and industry partnerships.
interactive investor, the UK direct to consumer investment platform, has hired Victoria Scholar as head of investment. While Tracy Zhao joins as senior fund analyst. Scholar joins from IG Group, where she was a financial journalist and presented the business news at the firm’s IGTV broadcast channel. Zhao previously worked at The Share Centre. Victoria Scholar and Tracy Zhao More appointments
Encompass Corporation has appointed industry veteran Howard Dilworth as head of sales for its North America operation. He will focus on serving and leveraging existing US clients and opportunities within the region. His appointment coincides with the KYC provider onboarding its first top five US-headquartered bank, alongside other US firms and global banks using the Encompass platform.
Cornerstone , the cloud-based provider of international payment services to SMEs, has expanded into the Middle East. A new Dubai office is led by Robert O’Brien who joins as general Manager APAC and Middle East. His appointment is in line with the Group’s stated acquisition and expansion strategy.
Synechron , the digital transformation consulting firm focused on the financial services industry, has hired Rajeev Batra as MD insurance, North America. He most […]


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The export of goods during September reached US$ 719 million, which represented an increase of 18.8% from last year.
The current year’s exports have accumulated US$ 6,082 million experienced a growth of 21% compared with the first nine months of 2010.
Meanwhile, the import of goods ascends to US$ 806 million and has shown a rise of 30% from September last year.
In the current year, external purchases reached US$6,280 million which translates into an expansion of 30, 1%.
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Genius ERP customer LG Cloutier Group has opened a new $29 million manufacturing and inspection facility in L’Islet, Chaudière-Appalaches, northeast of Quebec City. This new state-of-the-art facility will help the company fulfill rising demands for its products, particularly in Quebec’s growing transportation sector.
LG Coutier manufactures products for the medical, industrial, transportation, aerospace and energy sectors, specializing in the production of diverse components such as bus structures, aircraft wing templates, train shells, sterilizers and essential transport assemblies. LG Cloutier plays a vital role in the supply chains of numerous industries throughout Quebec and beyond.
Operational since June, the newly established 110,000-square-foot facility has created many new jobs as well as enabled the family-owned business to increase productivity and efficiency to better serve its customers, including the likes of Alstom, Bombardier, Lion Électrique and Siemens.
LG Cloutier has over forty years of experience in the Quebec manufacturing industry. Founded by the Cloutier family in 1979, the company’s ownership changed in 2007 when Martin Grenier and two other shareholders acquired it. In 2019, Martin Grenier and his three children, who are all actively involved in the company, became the sole owners.
Across its two facilities located in L’Islet and Neuville, Quebec, LG Cloutier Group employs 160 people and has annual revenues of over 27 million dollars. Productivity increased by 60% in the last year due to LG Cloutier’s substantial investments in technology, automation and artificial intelligence.
Martin Grenier, President and Director of Business Development at LG Cloutier Group, takes pride in contributing to the economic vitality of L’Islet and the Chaudière-Appalaches region and being a homegrown company with an international reputation.
This new facility marks a significant step forward for LG Cloutier, reinforcing its commitment to the strength and success of Quebec’s thriving manufacturing industry. LG Cloutier Group has been a Genius ERP customer since 2019, and we are proud to support their growth.
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Skowhegan selling old-fashioned parking meters
Meters cost $25 apiece
Skowhegan is selling a piece of its history.
The Maine city has put about 25 old parking meters up for sale at $25 per pop. That's significantly more than the 10 cents the meters accepted for two hours of downtown parking 30 years ago.
Town Manager John Doucette tells the Morning Sentinel the aim was at first to sell the meters all together, but people kept asking if they could buy one or two, so selectmen agreed to sell them individually.
Made in Oklahoma City with a red "expired" flag in a glass window, each meter has a little lock box at the bottom, where coins would land for later collection. But no keys are available and the lock mechanisms are corroded.


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Mobile Marketing is definitely one of the buzz words that are being mentioned in the circles of the very experienced and knowledgeable marketing gurus. Even social media is one of the biggest mobile communication tools used today by people on the move. And due to the big increase in the need for mobile communication, Northlink College has taken its branding to the streets…literally.
Northlink College will be starting an extensive campaign that will see three Golden Arrow buses being branded by Northlink College that will be portraying their General Studies and Engineering Fields of study as well as a generic Northlink College branded bus.
Says Nolene De Costa, Northlink College Media and Events Officer: “In using this form of marketing we will be able to expose not only the Northlink brand, but encourage interaction and a sense of ownership with the students and other stakeholders.”
All the moveable advertising will be supported by a very innovative social media campaign and competition that will be done during the same period.
“The social media component of the campaign is the fun part and we hope that this will ignite more engagement with our fans,” adds De Costa
The three mentioned buses will be on the road in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town and Cape Town CBD itself.


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The fourth “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” – a series of initiatives and events, scheduled from 18 to 24 November, to spread the knowledge about authentic Italian F&B products – was officially presented yesterday at the Officine Farneto in Rome. In the last four years, thanks to the activities carried out by ICE – Italian Trade Agency and all those involved in the initiative more than 4,500 initiatives have been carried out in more than 50 countries in the world.
“Spreading Italian cuisine by communicating its values means enhancing the global knowledge of authentic Made in Italy food,” – said Luigi Scordamaglia, member of the board of ICE – Italian Trade Agency and coordinator of Filiera Italia. According to estimates, today there are more than 90,000 Italian restaurants in the world for a total turnover of about 200 billion euros.
“These dizzying figures – continued Scordamaglia – make Italian cuisine the second most widespread cuisine in the world, after the Chinese one”. A trend that is becoming more and more popular. “The world wants Italian food associated with our unique lifestyle: in some countries, such as the U.S., Brazil, and India, Italian cuisine is already the first choice for those who want to eat outside their homes.”
ITALIAN CUISINE: THE CHALLENGE OF COUNTERFEITING
The presentation of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was also an opportunity to highlight the problems that still affect Italian food in the world. “Even today, 2 out of 3 products are counterfeited, and Italian sounding steals important market shares,” said Scordamaglia. In this sense, Filiera Italia together with Italian farmers association Coldiretti and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture has long since launched and encouraged the spread of anti-counterfeiting and certification tools for Italian restaurants.
“Let’s not forget the educational role of our restaurants in the world – continued Scordamaglia – because through food we spread our culture and share a food model that has made Italy one of the most sustainable countries in the world.”
ITALIAN FOOD EXPORTS
Meanwhile, Italian agri-food exports continue to reach new records. According to the most recent ISTAT data, non-EU exports of ‘non-durable goods’ – of which food constitutes a significant part – grew by +26.6% compared to September 2018 and by +18.3% compared to the first 9 months of 2018.


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Porsche has announced it is introducing online car sales in eight European countries and that the UK will ‘follow soon’.
Selling cars online has already been successfully trialled in Germany since October 2019.
This process has now been rolled out in a further eight countries.
Customers in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, France, Poland, Slovenia and Estonia can now buy a new or used Porsche completely online.
Porsche explain that these vehicles are bought from the dealers through the central Porsche digital sales channel.
The brand also said that, depending on the specific market, ‘car sales will take place as much as possible online’.
Barbara Frenkel, vice president of sales region Europe, said: ‘The sales figures and positive feedback from customers and dealers are proof that we have paved the right way for digital car sales in the future with our online sales strategy.
‘We will be continuing on the same path in 2021 by launching online sales in additional countries.’
Porsche China has also launched a similar digital sales process, with used vehicles now available to purchase through the popular Chinese WeChat app.
Martin Urschel, vice president for smart mobility and digital sales at Porsche, added: ‘We have a clear omnichannel strategy – our customers can move freely from the digital marketplace to stationary retail formats.
‘We see enormous potential in e-commerce and intend to further strengthen and expand our worldwide digital business presence in partnership with the Porsche dealership organisation.’
Porsche GB said it can’t confirm when this will happen yet but are committed to physical retail, as with the recent announcement of new Leeds satellite centre.


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There has been no shortage of successful product launches in 2012. Think the iPhone 5 and “The Avengers.”In order for companies to have successful launches, they must invest a great deal, ranging from thousands of development hours to millions in marketing costs.
Yet, sometimes, despite the best efforts and the large investments, the products fail. 24/7 Wall St. editors reviewed 2012 product launches to find which were the biggest flops.
To be considered a flop, the company that rolled out the product must have invested significant resources in its development and marketing. Once the product was released, the failure had to have happened quickly.
None of the products on our list were on the market much longer than a few months before they were regarded as a flop. Finally, once the products failed, the companies took a sizable hit to both their reputation and, in some cases, their bottom line. One company, Sony, has two products on this list.
These products failed for several reasons. Some of the flops were due to significant company errors that caused the product to be faulty. Apple Maps, one of the worst flops of the year by any measure, was riddled with egregious flaws such as mislabeled buildings, streets and even cities. Sony’s unusual clamshell shaped tablet sold so poorly the company stopped offering it on its American Website.
Competition from popular rivals also played a major role in these flops. ABC’s “Pan Am” initially started off with strong ratings, but the novelty quickly wore off, and the series did not have enough to offer to viewers over other popular shows or sports.
Sony’s PlayStation Vita had trouble competing with the popular Nintendo 3DS, never mind competition from smartphone and tablet gaming. The Nokia Lumia 900, which operates on Microsoft’s Windows operating platform, just did not stand a chance against the strong branding of app-heavy Google Android and Apple iOS-based phones.
The intense competition that many of these products faced made pricing difficult. AT&T, which carried the Lumia, had to cut the price of the already inexpensive phone due to lackluster demand. Intel’s Ultrabook was widely panned as too expensive, especially with more people taking advantage of cheaper mobile options.
These are the worst product flops of 2012.
Company: Apple Inc.
When Apple upgraded its operating platform to the iOS6, the company decided to dump rival Google's Maps system and replace it with its own product.
When the service debuted in September, though, a host of problems arose. Users quickly noticed incorrect information, such as confusing Greenland with the Indian Ocean. Some images were only in black and white, and some points on the map were obscured by clouds.
The fiasco was so bad that Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a public letter apologizing for the mess. When Apple's senior vice president of iOS software, Scott Forstall, refused to sign the letter, he was shown the door.
As the company tried to solve the problem, it recommended using its competitors services. This month, Google maps returned to the iPhone and became the most downloaded app in the iTunes store less than a day after its release.
Company: Nokia Corp.
The Lumia 900 was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January, but sales were never able to take off.
Although the phone debuted at just $100 with a two-year contract, AT&T soon dropped the price to $50 to improve sales -- and even that didn't work.
A consistent criticism of the phone was that its screen resolution was weaker than competitor phones and, more importantly, that the Microsoft's Windows operating platform had a shortage of apps. By November, Nokia started selling the Lumia 920, and early predictions for sales of the newer version were mixed.
Nokia, once the world's largest mobile phone maker, has steadily declined in recent years, losing significant market share to companies such as Samsung and Apple. In the third quarter of 2012, Nokia's market share of smartphones was just 4.3%, according to Gartner Research.
Released first in Japan in December 2011 and then globally in February 2012, initial sales of the PlayStation Vita were encouraging. By the end of February, the company announced it had sold approximately 1.2 million units, followed by an additional 2 million units of software for the handheld game console.
Yet sales quickly declined. From its release date to June 30, just 2.2 million PlayStation Vita units were sold, far less than the 3.6 million units Nintendo 3DS sold in just its first month. Recently, Sony has clumped sales of the Vita and its predecessor, the PSP, together to avoid highlighting embarrassing sales figures.
Frequent complaints about the Vita were that the $300 price tag was too expensive and that its game lineup was both weak and small, especially given the availability of cheaper gaming through smartphones and tablets.
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Keller Lenkner’s Travis Lenkner said his firm, which has teamed up with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, is eager to begin arbitrating the claims of the 5,010 DoorDash couriers whose cases Judge Alsup ordered to arbitration. Lenkner said he was gratified that Judge Alsup refused to be swayed by DoorDash’s […]
Over 5,200 Postmates couriers told a California federal judge Wednesday that the on-demand delivery company should be held in contempt for refusing to comply with a court order to address their misclassification claims in arbitration, which the couriers called “an unambiguous violation.”
A California federal judge warned Postmates Inc. that it could be held in contempt if the company doesn’t explain why it ignored a court order to arbitrate the claims of nearly 5,200 couriers alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors and shorted on wages.
In his San Francisco courtroom, U.S. District Judge William Alsup has berated lawyers for Google, Oracle, Uber and PG&E. Last week, an attorney for DoorDash found himself the target. The issue was the way the meal-delivery startup pushed its couriers into arbitration. “Your law firm and defense law firms have […]
A federal judge in Oakland is asking Postmates Inc. to explain why the company should not be held in contempt for violating her order compelling the company to arbitrate more than 5,000 worker misclassification cases brought on behalf of individual couriers.
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Plaintiff Annastasia Rodriguez alleges in the putative class complaint that the construction equipment manufacturer scanned and retained workers’ fingerprints without informed consent in Illinois, violating the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. Keller Lenkner LLC represents Rodriguez and the putative class.
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The new James Bond movie, Spectre, will soon be hitting theaters and the various Jaguar Land Rover vehicles that are part of the action were revealed this week at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show.
They are the Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport RVR, and Land Rover Defender – all designed by the British automaker’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division and representing the pinnacle of luxury and performance within the lineup.
These three fantastic cars will star in spectacular action sequences and car chases in typical Bond fashion. While the Jaguar C-X75 will showcase its skills during a high-speed pursuit in the streets of Rome, the Range Rover Sport RVR and Land Rover Defender will roam the Austrian countryside where their huge 37” off-road tires should easily overcome big rocks and mountain trails.
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Beach Investment Counsel Inc. PA raised its position in Nielsen NV (NYSE:NLSN) by 2.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 482,518 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,984 shares during the period. Nielsen NV makes up about 3.0% of Beach Investment Counsel Inc. PA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Beach Investment Counsel Inc. PA’s holdings in Nielsen NV were worth $25,076,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nielsen NV by 2.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,101,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,616,326,000 after buying an additional 834,315 shares during the period. BlackRock Fund Advisors increased its stake in shares of Nielsen NV by 4.5% in the second quarter. BlackRock Fund Advisors now owns 6,017,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,720,000 after buying an additional 261,546 shares during the period. Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt increased its stake in shares of Nielsen NV by 12.5% in the second quarter. Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt now owns 5,719,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,159,000 after buying an additional 635,000 shares during the period. BlackRock Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Nielsen NV by 1.8% in the second quarter. BlackRock Advisors LLC now owns 5,379,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,562,000 after buying an additional 96,580 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nielsen NV by 2.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,374,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,322,000 after buying an additional 123,235 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.33% of the company’s stock.
Shares of Nielsen NV (NYSE:NLSN) opened at 44.09 on Monday. Nielsen NV has a 52-week low of $42.90 and a 52-week high of $55.94. The company’s 50-day moving average is $50.04 and its 200 day moving average is $52.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.76 billion, a PE ratio of 27.10 and a beta of 0.85.
Nielsen NV (NYSE:NLSN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 25th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.02. Nielsen NV had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.69 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Nielsen NV will post $2.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 18th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.81%. Nielsen NV’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.54%.
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Nielsen NV in a report on Tuesday, October 25th. Macquarie set a $61.00 price target on shares of Nielsen NV and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 12th. Pivotal Research lowered their price target on shares of Nielsen NV from $52.00 to $51.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 25th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Nielsen NV from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, October 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Nielsen NV from $60.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Nielsen NV has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.06.
In related news, Vice Chairman Arvin Kash sold 120,196 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.96, for a total value of $5,283,816.16. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 47,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,082,648.96. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey Charlton sold 5,574 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.72, for a total transaction of $254,843.28. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 18,266 shares in the company, valued at $835,121.52. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.
About Nielsen NV
Nielsen N.V. (Nielsen), formerly Nielsen Holdings N.V., is an information and measurement company. The Company is engaged in providing clients with an understanding of consumers and consumer behavior. The Company delivers media and marketing information, and analytics on a global and local basis. Nielsen operates through two business segments: Buy and Watch.


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A restaurant in Moscow, Russia, has begun serving an unusual dish to customers -- a burger made using rat meat.
The burger, sold at Krasnodar Bistro, is made from a rodent that lives in large numbers nearby known as a river rat, also called a nutria or coypu, according to The Guardian. The burger is said to fit into a new trend in upscale Moscow dining that focuses on local ingredients.
Muscovite restaurateur Takhir Kholikberdiev, 35, says that those who have concerns about eating the rodent burgers don't realize how clean and nutritious the river rats are.
"It's a really clean animal; not only is it a herbivore but it washes all its food before it eats. And it's very high in omega-3 acids. A lot of doctors and dietitians recommend it," said Kholikberdiev. The restaurant owner added that nutria is easy to cook, since it will remain tender no matter how long you cook it.
The burgers, which come packed in a soft bun with relish, cost around $8.50. The rodent is also available cooked in hot dog form. The meat reportedly tastes "somewhere between turkey and pork," according to Metro.
Kholikberdiev said that the idea to cook nutria came from the 1990s, when many Russians who could not afford fur coats made from the fur of foxes or minks used the river rat's coat as a cheaper substitute because of how common the rodent was in Russia. With the surplus of skinned nutria, people began to use them to cook.
"Every village in Krasnodar region would have 100 or so nutrias, and when you went to stay with your grandparents, they'd always stew one up for you," he said.
Kholikberdiev added that other chefs in Moscow have begun to use the nutria, as well.
"I have it here and at one of my other restaurants. Other chefs have started to use it here," he said. "And now, if you go to the market in Moscow, they might not have nutria available every day, but they’ll get it in for you within a week if you ask."


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The CEO of Macy's Inc. assured his fellow executives that the retailer is financially healthy, despite a decline in stock price that has brought the Cincinnati-based company to its lowest trading level in years.
Terry Lundgren told executives in a letter that sales at stores open at least a year declined by 1.9 percent in May and June combined. But, he said, that is better than the performance of many of its competitors.
"On a quarter-to-date and year-to-date basis, our same-store sales trends are better than J.C. Penney, Kohl's, Dillard's, Nordstrom, Bon-Ton, The Gap and Limited Brands, to name a few," Lundgren said in the letter, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Shares in Macy's (NYSE: M) rose by $1 in afternoon trading, to $16.58, after reaching a five-year low of $15.58 last week.
Company spokesman Jim Sluzewski said Lundgren wrote the letter to let executives know how the retail chain was doing. Macy's no longer reports its same-store sales the every month, as do other retailers. On July 10 the nation's chains posted sales that were for the most part below expectations, causing the sector, including Macy's, to spiral downward on Wall Street.
"In light of the results that everyone had announced last Thursday, he wanted to give everyone a status of where our business was," Sluzewski said.
Macy's, which two years ago transformed into a national chain of one brand, has been focused on tailoring its merchandise to meet specific market preferences while also offering more exclusive goods. In the fall Macy's will introduce a line of Tommy Hilfiger sportswear, as well as more than 250 FAO Schwarz toy shops. The Schwarz outlets include locations in Kenwood and Florence malls, to open in September and Tri-County Mall in October.
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For months we’ve heard about ESPN’s plans to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service that will cost subscribers $4.99 per month and provide thousands of live sporting events. On Monday, ESPN gave that service a name and a launch date, which is rapidly approaching.
ESPN+ is the name of the service (they really want you to know it is not ESPN Plus but ESPN+) and it will boast live sporting events from MLB, NHL, MLS, PGA Tour golf, Top Rank boxing, tennis, rugby, cricket, and a wide variety of college sports. The service will launch on April 12, with a $4.99 per month price tag, or a $49.99 option for a yearly subscription.
There will also be add ons available for those that want to tack on full MLB.TV and NHL.TV out of market packages for an additional $24.99 per month — which makes sense considering ESPN’s investment in MLBAM. Golf fans will be pleased to know that ESPN+ will include a PGA Tour Live subscription, so for those already shelling out $4.99 per month for the PGA Tour’s streaming service, you can get that plus everything else ESPN+ offers for the same monthly cost.
For MLS fans, ESPN+ will include the full MLS Live out of market package as well as being the exclusive carrier for Chicago Fire games in the Chicago market. The NHL and MLB game offerings for the standard ESPN+ package will be a daily game from each sport broadcast on ESPN+, totaling over 180 games of each.


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Mission Million Books is a pan-India initiative aimed at providing the underserved with access to quality educational materials for their growth and advancement.
Alibaba Group, in association with Crossword and Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, will work with its partners to solicit donations, collect and deliver textbooks to schools and colleges across India.
Collected material will be distributed to more than 2,500 educational institutions across India. A book donation ceremony is scheduled for the beneficiary schools in Mumbai towards end of September.
Donations can be made between August 18 and September 16, 2016, at 1,300+ branches of Kotak Mahindra Bank, as well as Shoppers Stop, HyperCity, and Crossword stores across major cities in India. Pick-up services from Delhivery are available for donations of 20 books or above. Toll free hotline 1800-103-7598 is available for those who seek information and guidelines.
Guru Gowrappan, global managing director, Alibaba Group, said, “Quality education is everyone’s right and plays a fundamental role in building character and intelligence at an early age, ultimately shaping a nation. We believe that every child in India must have the opportunity to learn and cultivate a reading habit which is an important ingredient for learning and building curiosity.”
In addition to mobilising and coordinating with partners to prepare for the Mission Million Books project, Alibaba Group will also donate over 50,000 books to the campaign, and Alibaba.com and UC Web will provide online marketing support to maximize the impact.


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Houses & grocery store damaged by falling trees as F1 tornado strikes community
A number of trees were knocked down by the tornado, falling on and damaging several houses and a grocery store. Striking at 9:00 pm, the twister’s path was 1 kilometre long and 180 metres wide.
This was one of seventeen tornadoes that touched down in Southern and Eastern Ontario during the evening hours of August 2, 2006. Until it was surpassed in 2009, the tornado outbreak set a record as the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded in Ontario. Other tornadoes included an F0 near Jackson’s Cove, an F1 at West Guilford, an F0 near Uffington, an F1 at Marsden Lake, an F0 at Myers Cave, an F0 at Kirk Cove, an F1 at Drag Lake, an F0 at Head Lake, an F1 at Minden Hills, an F1 at Big Mink Lake, an F1 at Anstruther Lake, the F2 that devastated Combermere, an F0 at Catchacoma, an F0 near Clayton, an F2 tornado near Bancroft, and an F0 at Morriston.


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Stroll near this truck at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and you'll find it hard to keep walking by.
Oct. 30TAMPA, Fla. Stroll near this truck at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and you'll find it hard to keep walking by.
First, its bright green color catches your eye. Second, this 2005 Chevrolet Silverado uses gasoline and electric power to claim the title as the only U.S.-made full-size hybrid pickup.
Although Toyota and Honda have been pitching their hybrids in the U.S. market for more than a year, Chevrolet began selling limited quantities of its hybrid pickup truck only two months ago, said Tom Riley, Chevy's hybrid specialist, working the auto show floor at the Tampa Convention Center.
Three standard 14-volt batteries help power the vehicle, which is made in Fort Wayne, Ind. The two-wheel-drive pickup sells for $28,540 plus $2,500 for the hybrid feature.
Riley said there's a $1,000 discount on the hybrid price. Curious truck fans took a look at the green pickup green because it's an environmentally conscious hybrid vehicle.
"I never knew it was in the truck," Don Kivisto of Dunedin said of the battery power.
The V8 truck offers gas mileage of 18 to 20 miles per gallon. Although that mileage might seem low compared with other hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, Riley said it's vital to keep in mind that the pickup is still a truck which means "people want a truck to do truck work."
That means the pickup can carry 1,000 pounds in its truck bed and pull 7,400 pounds, Riley said. While the engine is off, an electrical outlet in the truck bed can power refrigerators during hurricanes or power saws for up to 32 hours, Riley said.
The Toyota Prius had its fans, too. Louis Frescura, a pharmacist from Brandon, sat behind the wheel of a four- door Prius and liked what he saw. The Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, sells for $20,510. U.S. market sales have increased from 25,000 in 2003 to 45,000 in 2004. Gas mileage is 60 mpg in the city and 51 on the highway.
"It's the right car for the right time. With gas hitting $2 a gallon, you can't afford to spend too much on gas," said Frescura, noting it costs $30 to fill up his Ford Thunderbird.
Evelyn Hagmann of Venice is already convinced. She bought the Toyota hybrid and is on a waiting list of a year.
"The main thing is the price of gas," Hagmann said.
The auto show, which began Thursday, continues 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults and $4 for active military, students, senior citizens and children. The Tampa Tribune is one of several sponsors for the show.
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Electronic paper will begin to steal market share from print as soon as 3 years from now, predicted Michael Kleper, the Paul and Louis Miller Distinguished Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology‘s School of Print Media. Moreover, within three years, printers won’t be printing only paper but will also be lithographically printing electronic displays on various materials (paper, plastic, linoleum, metal, etc.) and within five years this will become a lucrative business for them.
During Monday’s session of Seybold-Romano Future of Print Conference at the Seybold San Francisco 2003 Conference, Kleper, author of the Handbook of Digital Publishing and the Kleper Report on Digital Publishing, gave a tour of the state-of-the-art in electronic paper technologies and how to print electronic displays.
These included the versions of electronic paper now being manufactured by the partnership between E-Ink and Philips Electronics, by the Xerox spin-off company Gyricon, and SiPix. Although these companies’ e-paper products are currently being manufactured for use in retail signs — a far more lucrative market than newspapers and magazines — these companies are working on e-paper prototypes of electronic periodicals.
Those technologies use electrophysical (i.e., apply current and a metalic ball or powder shows black or white images). However, Kleper was even more enthusiastic about newer e-paper technologies that use Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED). Invented in 1987, OLED are manfactured from organic materials that not only glow when electrified, but continue to glow even when the electric current is turned off. Modulating that current changes their intensity. Although OLEDs currently cost about 50% more expensive than LED to manufacture, those costs are declining even more rapidly than LED costs and OLEDs.
Kleper showed an e-paper prototype from Universal Display Corporation, a startup company that hopes to commercialize OLED e-papers. The color prototype (illustrated above) e-paper rolls into a pen-shaped CPU/battery. A variety of consumer products are already using OLED displays for smaller purposes, such as the display on the Philips-Norelco 8894xl electric razor. Rolltronics is another manufacturer.
Another very promising display technology is Light Emitting Polymers (LEP). Being commercialized by Cambridge Display Technologies and Add-Vision, LEPs are electronic displays circuits that can be screen-printed onto any flat material, such as paper, marble, linoleum, metal, etc. The screen-printing doesn’t require a dust-free ‘clean room’ and can be done by any commercial printing who has the right equipment. Imagine a pub’s with bartops that display today’s games. Or magazines pages (paper) that display animation when opened. Etcetera. This displays can be permanent (i.e., laminated under a protective surface) or disposable (lasting about six months, according to Kleper’s description of the current printing technologies).
He and other experts here at the conference believe that LEPs will be a major new market for commercial printers. Printers will print electronic displays rather than ink on paper.
So promising is this new market for printers that Flink Ink, the major American producer of printing inks, earlier this year announced that it will move into manufacturing of conductive inks and European companies (including Philips, Siemens, and Thomson) are forming a consortium to prevent American dominance of this new electronic technology.
Electronic devices and electronic displays won’t kill the printing industry. It will be the printing industry, not the electronics industry, who will print those displays.
Kleper’s demonstrations and predictions that electronic paper technologies will begin to steal market share from print as soon as 3 years were in marked contrast to the subsequent presentation, The Medium is the Message: Information Distribution, by Howard Finberg of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. Finberg noted the existence of the e-paper manufactured by E-Ink, saying he’s a big fan of that company. But Finberg predicted that consumers will be using e-paper to receive newspapers by 2025.


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In setting up their own shop, they have followed a path chosen by an increasing number of rural communities across the UK, many of whom are so empowered by their success that they’re going on to create more community-owned enterprises such as pubs, local food schemes and broadband services.
The storyline on The Archers, which the Plunkett Foundation has been advising on, began in October in a way that would be familiar to many rural communities.
The shop owner, Peggy Woolley, could no longer afford to run the shop and announced to villagers — to their great dismay — that the shop would be closing. The community decided not to take the threat of closure lying down and set about raising funds for a community-owned shop.
According to The Archers’ editor Vanessa Whitburn, the community shop storyline has proved a popular one with listeners, many of whom identify with the importance of keeping a village shop open in a rural community.
Community-ownership now saves around ten per cent of village shop closures and is the approach that rural communities are turning to first when looking to save their village shop from the threat of closure. Plunkett’s Village CORE Programme was launched in 2006 as a three-year support programme for community-owned shops but has been extended for a further three years to meet demand.
The programme is managed by Plunkett in partnership with the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Co-operative and Community Finance and is supported by the LankellyChase Foundation. It provides financial start-up packages and advisory support to communities looking to set up a community-owned rural shop.
There are now 237 community-owned shops in the UK with 38 opening in 2009 alone. They come in all shapes and sizes depending on the needs of the community which sets them up. Some (as is the case in Ambridge) are in previous shop premises while others are based in churches, pub buildings, village halls and portacabins.
Ambridge ‘received’ support from the Village CORE Programme, and had it been a real shop it would have been the 50th new shop to be supported under the programme. That distinction actually now belongs to Kirdford, West Sussex, which opened three days after Ambridge.
The community-owned shop storyline in The Archers has mirrored the journey taken by an increasing number of rural communities across the UK in setting up and running community-owned services.
We hope that for Ambridge, this is just the start as we have found that after communities go through the process of setting up and running a community-owned shop they then apply this approach to a range of other challenges they are facing. Our question is what is next for Ambridge?
Only time will tell whether the residents of Ambridge set up more community-owned enterprises to improve village life, but, as villages across the UK are discovering, community enterprise can provide a sustainable solution to many of the issues affecting them such as access to public transport, childcare facilities, broadband and local food. The possibilities for community enterprise to meet the needs of villages such as Ambridge are endless.


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WhatsApp is only mirroring payments data and it does not seem to comply with regulations. A strict warning was issued by RBI stating that all the data related to payments must be stored in India.
It was seen that MasterCard, Visa and Google have demanded the extension of mandatory data localisation rules by a period of 12 months. Many companies failed to meet the deadlines however, WhatsApp claimed that it had complied with the guidelines.
However, WhatsApp is said to be unclear regarding whether the payments data will be kept in India or outside. Serious concerns are getting raised from NCPI. WhatsApp has been trying to launch its payment services since the month of February. Currently, WhatsApp UPI is in beta mode.


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It's certainly been a long time coming, but sports brand Nike has finally put its money where its mouth is by announcing its first plus-size clothing range.
The athletic brand's new clothing line features an impressive 200 products that range from sizes 1X to 3X, including work-out leggings, training tanks, running shorts, t-shirts and jackets. In addition, Nike has also created new sports bras that will go up to a size 38E.
For many women, the move is both welcome but tardy one. In the summer of 2016, the sports brand posted a photograph of plus-size model Paloma Elsesser to their Instagram and got some angry responses. Many challenged why Nike were advocating plus-size fashion without actually offering plus-size clothing options.
Nike responded with a "wait and see" reply that acknowledged the criticism: "We're constantly innovating and working to improve our product to make you the best athlete," Nike Woman posted. "Stay tuned for what's to come."
A year later, the brand has finally followed through on this promise. It's a move that will hopefully place pressure on fellow sports brands to do the same and provide realistic workout clothes for all shapes and sizes.
As for Nike, their message is clear: "Strong is the keyword for us; size doesn't matter," Nike's vice president of women's training apparel Helen Boucher said in a statement.
"In today's world, sport is no longer something that she does, it's who she is," the brand explained. "The days where we have to add ‘female' before ‘athlete' are over.
"She is an athlete, period. And having helped fuel this cultural shift, we celebrate these athletes' diversity, from ethnicity to body shape."
We couldn't agree more. Here's hoping Nike's newest move signals a change across all sportswear brands. Inclusivity shouldn't still be headline news in 2017.
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In one of Sotheby’s most recent deals, space, high-end jewelry, and digital money all came together. After going on exhibit in Dubai, the Enigma, a big black diamond whose origin is related to outer space, possibly from a meteoric collision or a supernova explosion, was put up for sale.
The Enigma is a carbonado, a unique black natural diamond that weighs 555.55 carats and has 55 facets. It can’t be used for jewelry in the same way that “normal” diamonds can, but that doesn’t mean it’s useless. In reality, as the most recent auction shows, it’s rather costly.
The Enigma sold for £3,161,000 at the time of the auction, or $4,292,322 at today’s currency rate, according to Sotheby’s. “The buyer has elected to utilize cryptocurrencies for the purchase,” the auction house added. This wasn’t the first time Sotheby’s accepted cryptocurrency as payment, but it was the first time it did so for a Dubai-based auction.
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The Enigma, it turns out, is not only paid for with crypto, but it is also “the face” of crypto. Richard Heart, the creator of crypto firm Hex, has announced himself on social media as the new owner. He claims to have purchased the diamond for “our HEXican cultural legacy,” but he doesn’t specify.
He also mentions a “reason” for the purchase, although none of this has been addressed as of press time.
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According to Heart, the Enigma, the black diamond with so many firsts, will now be known as the HEX.com diamond. The transaction itself was not world-record-breaking, but when you have a diamond as precious as this one, past sales records may help you sell it effectively.


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Denver – May 3, 2017 – Dizzion, Inc., a full-service end user computing (EUC) provider specializing in virtualization solutions including cloud delivered desktops and application streaming, recently announced the addition of new EUC points of delivery (POD) to extend the company’s service capabilities. The new PODs are located in Pennsylvania and Amsterdam.
The Pennsylvania POD allows Dizzion to provide faster service delivery to customers with needs in the Eastern United States, further enhancing the user experience of Dizzion’s high-performance virtual desktops. The introduction of a POD in Amsterdam allows Dizzion to offer virtual end user computing solutions to customers with a presence in Europe while meeting the strict data residency requirements of the European Union and individual European countries.
In addition to expanding Dizzion’s service and coverage area, the two new PODs also offer Dizzion customers increased disaster recovery and business continuity solution options.
“Especially as organizations move more and more data into the cloud, data redundancy and disaster recovery is increasingly important,” said Steve Prather, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Dizzion. “We’re proud that we can expand our business in a way that makes disaster recovery and business continuity simpler to obtain for our customers.”
The Amsterdam POD marks Dizzion’s entrance into the European market. It is a critical part of Dizzion’s business plan to identify and penetrate new markets that present customer demand and an opportunity to expose Dizzion services to additional interested parties. This expands on Dizzion’s existing international presence in Central America and Asia Pacific.
“Our vision has always been to expand into new geographies and the EU was the next logical choice based on customer demand and opportunity to expand our reach to positively impact a new market,” said Robert Green, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Dizzion. “We specifically chose Amsterdam as our first EU data center location because the regional technology infrastructure and data laws allow us to serve neighboring countries with relative ease.”
The Amsterdam POD was quickly followed by the addition of a POD in Pennsylvania, which is a direct response to increasing customer demand in the United States.
“The way the world works is shifting, with the increasing adoption of cloud solutions and the growing trend of remote working. Dizzion very consciously positioned ourselves to enable that shift by providing end user computing solutions tailored to these emerging needs,” Prather said. “The need for an additional EUC POD on the East Coast demonstrates that our solution is something the market needs and that our clients trust us to provide reliable, high-performing cloud delivered desktops that meet their expanding needs in various geographies.”
The Amsterdam and Pennsylvania POD locations join several existing data center locations in the United States, Central America and Asia Pacific.
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, although the success rate of entrepreneurship of college students has been plagued by students hit off, but the entrepreneurial boom diminished. Nantong University in strengthening the innovation and entrepreneurship education system construction is fruitful, there have been 50 students successfully established.
Downton orchard Annong store day before the official opening, this is a 2014 graduate of Nantong University, Shen Jianxiang venture fourth stores in 3 years. And before the store is different, the introduction of a O2O+C2B shop operating mode, WeChat mall on the line, the amount of attention on the breakthrough million people, the daily sales of more than 2 yuan.
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"we take reservations, purchase and delivery of three yuan, the removal of intermediate circulation, thereby reducing the loss cost of fruit, but also ensure the freshness of fruit." Shen Jianxiang said, thanks to their successful Downton orchard school to understand entrepreneurship courses.
"University as a training ground, innovation resources concentrated and important source of university education should be all-round innovation and entrepreneurship students gene activation." Party secretary of the Nantong University Changchun of the "double" training this positioning. To encourage students to innovation and entrepreneurship, the school set up the electronic commerce, service marketing, knowledge enterprises, compulsory and elective courses, establish your business network such as the combination of innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum system, which accounted for a total of 12 credits of innovation and entrepreneurship education and quality development education, is one of the basic indicators of graduate students to. Three schools through a training camp, occupation career planning competition, entrepreneurship practice and a series of activities in science and technology, the formation of a thick atmosphere of the innovation, innovation and entrepreneurship will seed is rooted in the students’ heart.
the school also co-ordinate the professional teaching, theoretical research, education and management of 3 teachers, from the aspects of technology and management of student entrepreneurship for personal guidance. The school of public health college students Gu Yanfeng, founder of the Nantong 2011 green embroidered crafts Co., Ltd., there is no clear target customers, only mobile sales. Under the guidance of entrepreneurial mentor professor Guo Biyu, the company has removed the professional blind areas such as marketing, explore out of the patent, flower type library, award certificates constitute the core competitiveness of the product. Up to now, the company received orders hundreds of thousands of dollars, and there are 4 design patents are pending. Business mentor who has just set foot on the journey to escort students, at present, Nantong University has international certification business coach, mentor, entrepreneurial state occupation consultants business mentor more than 200.


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Monday, September 5, 2016
Daily Republic: Private equity firm buys Raley’s Plaza in Fairfield
The Daily Republic‘s Susan Hiland reports:
“Sterling Organization, a private equity real estate investment firm with headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida, has purchased the Raley’s Plaza in Fairfield, CA, from a subsidiary of San Diego-based Gerrity Group via the firm’s institutional stabilized fund Sterling United Properties I, LP for $22.775 million.
Raley’s Plaza is a 95,441-square-foot shopping center anchored by Raley’s, a privately held family owned grocery chain which is the No. 1 grocer in terms of market share in the area, according to a press release from Sterling Organization.”


text: When it comes to luxury, Rolls-Royce remains at the very top of vehicle manufacturers. Ever since it was founded back in 1906, the company continuously raised the bar and produced vehicles renowned for their level of luxury and elegance. One of the latest vehicles produced by Rolls-Royce is the 2016 Dawn convertible. If you want to sell old model of your Rolls-Royce you can consider www.trustedcarbuyers.com or any other online car buying service. The 4 seat vehicle was first announced just before the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. What makes Dawn unique is the fact that 80% of its bodywork is new compared with the Wraith, on which it is based. The soft-top convertible is said to be the quietest convertible on the market with Rolls-Royce publicly saying that it’s as smooth and quiet as its other models. It was revealed by the company’s design chief that Rolls-Royce’s main aim when creating Dawn was ensuring that it looked as good with the roof up as it did with the roof down. It probably won’t come as a surprise that the 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn is said to be priced at about £250k. It is pretty clear that Rolls-Royce is still going strong over 100 years after it was founded. Perhaps the new Dawn isn’t going to go down in history as the most exciting vehicle in the world but we can definitely agree that it’s a rather impressive vehicle that’s going to be enjoyed by many. Well, at least those who can afford it.


text: Divinity: Original Sin II ends with over $2mLarian Studios passes $500,000 goal by some distance Rachel WeberSenior EditorWednesday 30th September 2015Share this article Recommend Tweet ShareCompanies in this articleLarian StudiosWhen Larian Studios launched its Kickstarter campaign for Divinity: Original Sin II on August 26 it asked for $500,000. The campaign has now closed with over $2 million raised and all stretch goals met. “After 35 days, 42,713 backers, over 19,000 comments, and a whopping final total of $2,032,434 (plus an estimated $43,000 from Paypal), the Kickstarter campaign for Divinity: Original Sin 2 has come to an end,” the company said in an update. “Of course, this is only the end of the beginning – there’s still a game to finish! The updates and community involvement will continue for every step of the way; there’s plenty of stuff that we haven’t even gotten around to showing you yet, and we can’t wait to bring you the latest developments.”The game is due for release in December 2016.Related JobsSenior Game Designer – UE4 – AAA United Kingdom Amiqus GamesProgrammer – REMOTE – work with industry veterans! North West Amiqus GamesJunior Video Editor – GLOBAL publisher United Kingdom Amiqus GamesDiscover more jobs in games In September 2014 Swen Vincke, founder of Larian Studios, revealed Divinity: Original Sin had sold more than 500,000 copies since its release on June 30 2014. Only 10 per cent of those sales came from retail. Interestingly at that point he also said the company probably wouldn’t use Kickstarter again.”The current thinking is that we shouldn’t go back to Kickstarter. That’s not because we’re ungrateful of the support we received through our Kickstarter community or because all those rewards caused a bit of extra work, but because I think the crowdfunding pool is limited and it should be fished in by those who really need it. Since we now can, I think we should first invest ourselves and then see if we need extra funds to fuel our ambitions. Only then it makes sense to look at crowd funding.”Celebrating employer excellence in the video games industry8th July 2021Submit your company Sign up for The Daily Update and get the best of GamesIndustry.biz in your inbox. Enter your email addressMore storiesLarian plays dungeon master for a new era of Baldur’s GateCEO Swen Vincke talks Larian’s growth, recreating the accessibility of D&D with Baldur’s Gate 3, and finding the right balance when working on an iconic IPBy Marie Dealessandri A year agoLarian Studios will not “participate in the exclusivity game” with Baldur’s Gate IIIThe long awaited RPG sequel will not be exclusive to Google Stadia or any other platformBy Matthew Handrahan A year agoLatest comments Sign in to contributeEmail addressPasswordSign in Need an account? Register now.


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Just Announced - Free Car Hire For Winner Of Home To Mayo Competition Thanks To My Irish Cousin
Mayo County Council are delighted to announce a brand-new partnership with car rental company My Irish Cousin for their Home to Mayo competition to mark ten years of Mayo Day in 2024.
The winner of the Home to Mayo Competition will, courtesy of My Irish Cousin, receive free car hire for two weeks (Terms and Conditions apply), along with the amazing prize of two return flights to Mayo from anywhere in the world!
The Home to Mayo Competition which was launched at the Milwaukee Irish Fest in August has seen phenomenal interest from right across the globe already with entries coming from as far-flung places as Vietnam, South Africa, and Brazil, along with Irish emigrant hot spots like the USA and Australia.
It was at the Milwaukee Irish Fest, which is the largest Irish festival in the world that Mayo County Council and Malachy Quinn from My Irish Cousin first linked up after Malachy was taken with the Home to Mayo Competition.
Speaking about coming on board with the competition Quinn said: “My Irish Cousin is thrilled to contribute a car rental to this wonderful competition.
“Car rental is without a doubt the best way to get out and explore the hidden gems of beautiful Ireland.
“Mayo is one of my favourite parts of the country with lots to see and do and we are delighted to be working with Mayo County Council on this Innovative promotion of the county and all it has to offer."
Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr Michael Loftus who launched the competition in Milwaukee said: “I’m delighted that My Irish Cousin have decided to support the Home to Mayo competition.
“The competition has been a great success so far with entries from all over the world and the addition of free car hire for the winner is an added bonus for the winner and will enable them to explore every corner of Mayo and all it has to offer during their stay.”
Mayo Day is the annual celebration of all things Mayo and Mayo County Council are thrilled to announce its milestone tenth-anniversary celebration will be taking place in May 2024.
To mark this historic occasion, Mayo County Council are proud to present a fantastic Home to Mayo competition, offering participants the chance to win a pair of flights Home to Mayo during the month of May next year from anywhere in the world.
Since its inception, Mayo Day has become a celebrated occasion, embodying the essence of Mayo's rich heritage, vibrant culture, and strong community spirit.
The Home to Mayo competition is a key piece of next year’s tenth anniversary celebrations. It is open to individuals from all corners of the globe, this competition provides an unparalleled opportunity for one lucky winner and a guest to experience the warmth and charm of Mayo.
For more information about the Home to Mayo competition, terms and conditions and Mayo Day's tenth-anniversary celebrations, please visit www.mayoday.ie
For more information on car rental from My Irish Cousin, please visit www.myirishcousin.com


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The down economy has led to a significant increase in entrepreneurs starting businesses out of need, rather than opportunity, according to new research.
The University of Missouri study found that cases of necessity entrepreneurship, which result from a need to create new income streams due to job loss or pay cuts, rose from 16 to 28 percent of total entrepreneurship in the United States between 2007 and 2010.
"From economic stress, great ideas are born," said Thomas Johnson, a Missouri professor and co-author of the study. "Many large, profitable businesses have been created due to entrepreneurship during economic downturns."
Maria Figueroa-Armijos, a doctoral candidate at the University of Missouri, said the country has experienced this same movement during previous economic recessions.
"We've seen similar trends occur in past economically slow periods that have led to economic booms," Figueroa-Armijos said. "The doldrums in the 1980s led to increased entrepreneurship and the economic growth in the 1990s."
With necessity entrepreneurism on the rise, Figueroa-Armijos said there is a need for more help from lenders and policymakers to ensure their success.
"Currently, there is much more economic support for opportunity entrepreneurs than for people starting their own businesses out of necessity," Figueroa-Armijos said. "These necessity entrepreneurs could create jobs and economic growth for long-term economic prosperity."
The study also found that rural entrepreneurship levels have not decreased during the recession, despite previous research showing that rural areas lack the necessary resources for successful entrepreneurism. In addition, the research shows an increase in entrepreneurship among African-Americans.
Figueroa-Armijos said the findings offer policymakers an opportunity to permanently increase entrepreneurial involvement of historically underrepresented groups.
"Considering the decline of rural populations, rural development strategies must be re-examined," she said. "Increased support for necessity-driven self-employment not only offers a way of improving the incomes of rural residents, but also provides an opportunity to create more overall entrepreneurial activity following the recession."
This study was published in a recent issue of the Entrepreneurship Research Journal.


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Canon Hong Kong Teaser Video
Canon HK released a teaser video on the EOS-R system.
As you are probably aware, Canon is expected to announce the EOS-R system as well as the EF 400,600mm supertelephotos and a EF-M 32mm STM lens. This announcement is expected on September 5th.
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22 February 2019
The UK economy is facing a multi-million pound blow in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit due to the collapse of international trade deals, the CBI is warning.
With the prospect of a ‘no deal’ exit from the European Union on 29th March appearing ever more likely, the CBI is highlighting the damaging implications for UK businesses of crashing out of the trade deals EU membership provides.
The UK currently benefits from extensive trade agreements as an EU member, spanning around 70 countries. The CBI estimates the total amount of global GDP covered by the EU and the countries it has trade agreements and partnerships with to be 37%.
In the UK, exports to countries with EU free trade agreements are worth more than £41 billion every year, accounting for more than 13% of the UK’s exports.
Through these agreements, the UK exports goods worth £5.8bn to South Korea, £4.9bn to Turkey and £4.8bn to Canada each year, with the machinery/transport and chemicals/pharmaceuticals sectors among the most exposed.
If the UK leaves with ‘no deal’, these exports risk having immediate tariffs imposed overnight, costing the economy hundreds of millions of pounds.
Ben Digby, CBI Director of International Trade and Investment, said:
“If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, overnight businesses could cease to enjoy the benefits of tariff-free trade with, and easy access to, crucial markets for products and services, from Canada to South Korea.
“Many firms are unaware it is not just their relationships with EU customers at risk from a no deal Brexit, but relationships across the globe.
“Despite the work of Ministers and trade negotiators, individual businesses trading with markets outside the EU would face tariffs worth millions of pounds being slapped on them instantaneously. These trade deals span five continents and are vital for the smooth export of our goods and services.
“Exports to countries with EU free trade agreements are worth more than £41 billion to the UK every year. The risk to these deals is an overlooked danger to our economy and yet another reason why no deal is not an option for the UK and jeopardises jobs in our communities.
“It is vital no deal is taken off the table in order to unlock transition and allow the UK to remain part of these deals. We also want negotiators in these countries to come to the table to ensure continuity.
“Most importantly, compromise must be shown on both sides of the Channel and politicians must work quickly to come to a deal.”


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Institutional adoption of bitcoin is increasing tenfold, and exchanges are playing a crucial part in garnering these institutions the digital assets theyre so desperate for. Changpeng Zhao – the CEO of Binance, arguably the largest and most popular crypto trading platform in the world – has stated that hes seeing huge bursts of institutional interest in his company, and that large buys are becoming much more common.
Binance Is Seeing Its Clientele Grow
Binance came about in 2017, so its impressive that its garnered so much business in just under four years. On average, the daily trading volume of the exchange exceeds $28 billion, and with this sudden increase in institutional buying, its likely this daily average is bound to surge like it never has before.
In an interview, he comments that many of the platforms customers are legitimate businesses and company enterprises, and that the amount of crypto being purchased has shot up. He also says that the number of customers the company services has grown to unprecedented sizes. He claims:
The total size of the user base is growing very rapidly, especially in the last year.
He also says that the institutional booms the crypto world has been seeing can probably be attributed to Michael Saylor, the CEO of software firm MicroStrategy. The enterprise began investing in bitcoin last August when one unit of the digital currency was trading for about $12,000. It purchased more than $400 million-worth of the cryptocurrency between then and October, and ultimately engaged in future buys and even sold some of its convertible debt to garner more money to make purchases.
Overall, the company has invested more than $4 billion into the worlds leading digital asset ...
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- Chipotle increased its revenue by 38.7% year-on-year, product sales by 31.2% and digital sales by 10.5% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the company’s earnings release on Tuesday. Digital sales generated $ 916.5 million for the channel in the quarter.
- The company’s returns are expected to continue improving as it accelerates its Chipotlane model, CEO Brian Nicolas said in the press release. The company plans to open around 200 restaurants this year, and more than 70% of those units will understand the digital advance order pickup route, CFO Jack Hartung said on a call with investors on Tuesday. Chipotlanes opens with sales about 20% higher than traditional stores, Hartung said.
- The growth in the channel’s digital sales comes despite sales making up less of its overall sales mix compared to the first quarter – 48.5% versus 50%, respectively – as restrictions ease and restaurants are starting to return to pre-pandemic levels. Dining room sales are around 70% of pre-pandemic levels, and Chipotle has continued to maintain around 80% of its digital sales, Niccol said.
Chipotle’s digital presence is likely to remain strong as the chain experiments with digital-only product launches, like its quesadilla, and expands its already strong loyalty program, which now has more than 23 million members.
Notably, Chipotle’s profit margins are at their highest levels in years, in part due to increases in menu prices and declining promotional activity. The chain can be leveraged to take these steps as it has created more digital addiction of its consumers during the pandemic. In February, for example, Niccol touted the work Chipotle is doing in 2020 to make its digital channels more convenient, adding improvements like unlimited personalization, contactless delivery, and bulk orders.
“We believe our digital sales mix will moderate as capacity restrictions ease and customers feel more comfortable ordering and physically dining at our restaurants,” said Niccol. “However, we expect absolute digital sales dollars to find a new balance in 2021 and increase from there. We are encouraged to see that so far in July, we have continued to hold onto those same digital gains. if the in-store recovery has strengthened. “
Following a strong restaurant economy and significant unit growth – Chipotle has opened 96 new units so far this year – the company remains confident that its key growth strategies will allow it to reach 6,000 restaurants in North America with average unit volumes well over $ 3 million. , Niccol said. At the end of the second quarter of 2021, AUVs topped $ 2.5 million, Niccol said on the call.
With around 50% of its sales coming from digital channels, Chipotle is a rare company in the non-pizza industry. Wingstop makes around 60% of its sales through digital channels, for example, while Noodles & Company’s digital sales accounted for around 62% of sales in the first quarter of 2021.
Meanwhile, Chipotle’s quick-service peers are still in the high single-digit to low double-digit range on digital sales. Wendy’s expects to reach 10% this year, for example, while Burger King’s digital sales were around 8% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020. McDonald’s expects its digital sales in its markets to US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany and France reach about 20% of its system-wide sales this year as it rolls out its MyMcDonald’s loyalty program.
The disparity in the digital sales mix between Chipotle and its QSR peers illustrates the impact of drive-thru on QSR. While Chipotle is accelerating the rollout of its Chipotlane drive-thru model, these controls differ from a traditional QSR drive-thru in that they are facilitated by a mobile advance order functionality. This could help keep digital sales high for the channel. Over the past 12 months, Chipotlanes has generated about 15% higher digital sales than traditional stores, Hartung said.
“Not only are we happy with the level of digital sales and the overall mix, but we are also excited to see that our highest margin transaction, digital pickup orders is gaining ground and we expect this to continue to grow. as we add more Chipotlanes and customers experience the value of this opportunity, ”Niccol said.


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Samsung denies plans to buy RIM
Rumours that Samsung is considering buying ailing RIM are unfounded, the handset maker has said.
Speculation around what the struggling BlackBerry maker will do to survive has led some to suggest Samsung was considering an acquisition, to give it an alternative to Google’s Android mobile OS.
“We haven’t considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in [buying RIM],” Samsung spokesman James Chung, told Reuters. He added that RIM had not approached Samsung, and that his firm had no interest in licensing RIM’s OS.
The rumour boosted RIM’s share price by 10%, but it has since lost those gains. Samsung has previously been tipped to buy webOS from HP, but also denied that rumour.
With Samsung out of the spotlight, attention has now turned to Asian handset makers, including LG, HTC and ZTE – none of which have their own mobile OS.
“As we don’t have our own platform, it’s an attractive option to look into and we’re flexible about anything,” a source at one major Asian handset maker told Reuters.


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Rochling Automotive, a Germany-based maker of plastic components, will open a new U.S. manufacturing plant this year in Akron, Ohio, to supply fuel-saving engine and body undershields to Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.
Without being more specific, Rochling said it would invest a double-digit-million-dollar amount into the new 75,000-square-foot facility. An unnamed third carmaker will start sourcing parts from the plant in 2013, the supplier said in a release on Tuesday.
The company specializes in aerodynamic underbody plastic components aimed at improving airflow, thus reducing noise, fuel consumption and emissions.
The new plant will be Rochling's seventh in the United States.
"We see good development prospects in North America for the future," Georg Duffner, CEO of Rochling Automotive and its parent, the Rochling Group, said in a statement.
The Rochling Group, which has its headquarters in Manneheim, had sales of 1 billion euros (about $1.36 billion) in 2010, according to company documents released last month.
Rochling Automotive accounted for about half of those sales, but the group as a whole only did 12 percent of its business in North America. Europe accounts for 78 percent of the group's total sales while Asia represents the remaining 10 percent.


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Samsung released the Galaxy Tab S7 series in August 2020, but its successors might arrive a bit early. The Galaxy Tab S8 name appeared on the Support page of the Samsung Ireland website.
According to the page, a device called Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Enterprise Edition supports microSD cards up to 1TB capacity and has room for a nano-SIM card.
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This could be a mistake, given the fact the list does not include a Galaxy Tab S7 Enterprise Edition, but then again, it has been half a year since the Tab S7’s arrival, and a new lineup could be just…
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