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Hundreds of jobs created in outlet expansion
A shopping centre boss says building work on a multi-million pound expansion project will start in November.
Peter Corr has been the Ashford Designer Outlet manager since December last year and will oversee the project, which includes up to 50 more shops or restaurants and is said will create 500 more jobs.
He added that the centre could even hold a Guinness World Record for the largest “living wall” containing plants and flowers when it is complete.
But he admitted that it would only be temporary, as a project in Dubai will build one five times larger and is set to open several months later.
Mr Corr said: “We already have the largest tented shopping structure in Europe and we want to get hold of the world record for the living wall, even if that’s only for a few months.
“The expansion will include 50 new units and an extra car park on land behind Asda. It will give the centre a plaza type feel.
“We have to remove the current food court area and the tented structure first and we hope to start construction in late November this year.”
The food court and play areas will need to be removed, along with car parking spaces, with new play areas and car parking spaces to be created.
McArthur Glen, which runs the outlet, has estimated that around 12% of visitors are tourists from further afield, but it is the company’s hope to double this to 25%.


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While a relative newcomer to the merchant mobile payment app landscape, Walmart Pay has been enhancing its in-store functionality to attract more shoppers. As the following article reports, Walmart has added new features that will enhance in-store shopping.
Walmart Inc. has updated its smartphone app with store maps and shopping-list builders, the latest step in the retailer’s push to reduce hassle amid a migration to e-commerce. Walmart’s app will add a feature called Store Assistant, which activates when shoppers walk in the door.
The goal is to make it easier to build shopping lists while calculating costs and quickly locating items. Maps will eventually be available for all of the chain’s 4,700 U.S. stores. The app will also show if a store has services like auto care or photo processing. The additions build on features added last year, such as tools to refill prescriptions and wire money. Over the holiday period, Walmart also employed its app to speed up the returns process.
The moves show how the world’s largest retailer is trying to embrace mobile shopping while maintaining the in-store customer traffic that remains its lifeblood. Customer visits to Walmart’s U.S. stores have risen for 12 straight quarters, fueling sales gains that helped push its shares up 43 percent last year.
The ranks of U.S. shoppers who browse and buy with smartphones should grow 5.4 percent to 187 million this year, according to data tracker EMarketer. So-called mobile commerce revenue — mostly generated via smartphones — will reach $208 billion, an annual increase of 40 percent, EMarketer forecasts.
Beefing up Walmart Pay will grow its user base and should result in more sales. There is a direct relationship between a mobile app’s integrated features and the frequency of use by shoppers. Consumers spend more and shop more frequently when they are more fully engaged with a mobile app. Just ask the quick service restaurants and cafes what mobile apps have done for their sales and repeat business. As Walmart become more e-commerce centric, watch for Walmart Pay to play a big role in this effort.
Overview by Raymond Pucci, Associate Director, Research Services at Mercator Advisory Group
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Ensenada Beer Fest
The famous Ensenada Beer Fest will take place March 22 & 23. The two-day event will take place at the Riviera Cultural Center in Ensenada and will feature craft beer from over 120 regional breweries as well as food from 30 different local restaurants and 7 stages with live music. For tickets and more information, visit the Ensenada Beer Fest website.
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Sashimi Fest Los Cabos
The Los Cabos Sashimi Festival will take place in San José del Cabo on Saturday, March 16. The event will feature food from regional chefs, a sashimi contest, and live music. The event will take place in Plaza Mijares in San José del Cabo. For more information, visit the Sashimi Fest website.
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Mole Festival in Loreto
Loreto will host the Ruta del Mole festival on Sunday, March 17. The event will feature more than a dozen chefs presenting their best recipes featuring mole. For tickets and more information, please visit the Ruta del Mole Facebook page.


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Everywhere, you see headlines with impressive thousand % gains for “coins” like bitcoin. But what provides them worth? When have you ever utilised bitcoin?
The truth is that it is not practical correct now, mostly due to the quantity of time it takes to comprehensive a transaction. But there are other coins out there that are emerging as viable candidates to succeed bitcoin as the No. 1 cryptocurrency.
There’s a lot to comprehend about the intricacies of cryptocurrencies, but this report is more about discovering an investment opportunity than explaining the science behind them.
A Bubble in Bitcoin?
One particular issue that is important to know is the idea of “mining.” This is the very basis of cryptocurrencies. That is how new bitcoins are made.
In straightforward terms, the “miner,” by way of unique application, solves a complex math trouble and is rewarded with new bitcoins as a outcome. Then, the transaction is stored in the blockchain, and those new bitcoins are officially in circulation.
As a lot more bitcoins are in circulation, mining them becomes much more complex and time-consuming, and less lucrative. So even even though about 80% of possible bitcoins are in circulation ideal now, the last a single will not be mined until 2140.
As most folks know by now, bitcoin has observed a gigantic rally this year. In fact, it is up about 1,200% more than the past year, causing a lot of people today to believe it really is in a bubble.
The total worth of bitcoins in circulation is now over $150 billion. If bitcoin was a organization, it would be in the major 50 biggest in the United States.
I personally think that the only reason bitcoin is so a lot far more valuable than any other cryptocurrency is mainly because it was the one that initially broke through to the mainstream. That is nevertheless vital, even though. It, at the very least, gives other coin developers anything to increase on.
The great thing is that even if you assume you have missed the boat with bitcoin, there are lots of other cryptocurrencies out there. Of course, some are scams, but others have real potential.
A single of the ones that I think has true, sensible use is named Dash.
Dash: Digital Money
Very first, Dash is ahead of the game in terms of convenience. Appropriate now, bitcoin transactions take about ten minutes to an hour on typical. Dash is setting out to be the major cryptocurrency that can be transferred quickly (in less than one particular second) between parties, generating it significantly much more sensible when it comes to obtaining points on line or at a shop.
One particular of the most appealing attributes of Dash is that 10% of the newly mined coins are given to the Dash DAO (decentralized autonomous organization). Simply put, the DAO is the treasury of Dash. At the existing cost of a lot more than $600 per coin, that is $four million per month that it can use.
It’s important to know that no other coin has this kind of continuous funding. With this dollars, the Dash DAO can create and marketplace the currency.
Also, any individual can submit an notion for a project to improve the value of Dash. Then, the project is voted on by thousands of Dash developers. An instance would be partnering with retailers to make Dash a viable means of transaction for their goods.
Of course, these developers make funds from Dash, so anything that benefits and promotes the currency will be enticing.
This creates a circular effect, where the currency appreciates in cost for the reason that it is much better funded and marketed, then the DAO tends to make much more funds, and it’s capable to market place Dash even much more.
A Breakthrough for Dash
So far, Dash can be utilised at more than 300 physical stores and more than 100 internet sites to obtain goods or services. But the breakthrough for it could come from the marijuana industry.
Ideal now, banks are not permitted to have anything to do with marijuana transactions every little thing has to be accomplished in cash. Vendors can’t even place funds from their sales in a bank.
Not only does this bring the threat of being robbed, but these providers have to spend for money storage and transportation. That adds up speedily.
Getting in a position to use Dash would be substantial for these vendors. It would also imply terrific issues for the value of Dash.
The very good news is that it has currently started producing progress. In April, Dash partnered with a digital payment method referred to as Alt Thirty Six, which has partnerships with some of the leading dispensary enterprise management application firms in the country.
These application organizations track transactions for hundreds of dispensaries and delivery services. That means that Dash customers already have hundreds of techniques to use the currency.
Considering that Dash officially became a payment approach on Alt Thirty Six on October 11, its value has gone up 118%. That’s only in a month and a half.
Just the Beginning
With a industry cap of only $4.8 billion compared to bitcoin’s $156 billion, I think Dash still has lots of space to climb going forward.
The marijuana sector is just the start off for Dash, but it is a good 1. In 2016, legal sales have been about $7 billion. Bitcoin mining machines estimated $46 billion was sold on the black marketplace.
And as much more retailers open and marijuana becomes legal in additional states, that legal quantity is anticipated to be $23 billion by 2021 and $50 billion by 2026.
Once more, this is just the beginning for Dash. Its exclusive immediate transaction feature makes it a viable alternative to cash, giving it an edge over other cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.


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Renowned Golden Mousetrap Awards recognize Nordic’s single-board Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy development kit in ‘IoT & Connectivity’ category shortlist
Nordic Semiconductor today announces that its Nordic Thingy:52 Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) IoT Sensor Kit has been shortlisted by editors of U.S. trade publication Design News for a prize in the highly-competitive “Electronics & Test: IoT & Connectivity” category of the 2018 Golden Mousetrap Awards. The awards are a renowned program recognizing innovation in North American advanced product design and manufacturing.
Nordic Thingy:52 IoT Sensor Kit is a development tool based on Nordic’s nRF52832 Bluetooth LE System-on-chip (SoC) and S132 SoftDevice (RF software protocol ‘stack’). The IoT Sensor Kit enables an app developer with no firmware coding expertise or high-level development tools to quickly design and demonstrate Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and associated mobile device and Internet apps.
The Electronics & Test: IoT & Connectivity category of the Golden Mousetrap Awards is open to any developer of innovative semiconductor technology commercially available in the U.S. between September 1, 2016 and October 1, 2017. Benefits of being shortlisted and winning the award include widespread exposure across a range of popular print and online industry publications, including the monthly Design News, and recognition via the annual awards ceremony and its national promotional campaign.
The Golden Mousetrap Awards recognize the people and companies who are redefining manufacturing and engineering with their fresh approaches and new ideas, qualities that are critical for innovation and progress
Suzanne Deffree, Design News
In addition to Nordic, the 2018 shortlist for this category includes two other major U.S.-based electronics and semiconductor vendors. All entries will be scored on four key criteria: design and engineering innovations; functional innovations; benefits to user; and market differentiation/competitive landscape.
The Golden Mousetrap Awards are organized by UBM plc, a London-based global business-to-business events organiser and the publisher of Design News, a leading industry publication in the horizontal engineering space. Each year the awards program searches for exceptional, cutting-edge products in the engineering and manufacturing industry.
“The Golden Mousetrap Awards recognize the people and companies who are redefining manufacturing and engineering with their fresh approaches and new ideas, qualities that are critical for innovation and progress,” said Suzanne Deffree from Design News in a statement. “We were extremely pleased with the volume and quality of submissions we received this year, and while it was challenging to narrow down the finalists in each field, we believe this year’s list recognizes the best of the best, and we can’t wait to see the continued success of our honorees.”
The winner of the Electronics & Test: IoT & Connectivity category (and 17 other categories) of the Golden Mousetrap Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, in conjunction with the Pacific Design & Manufacturing trade show on February 6, 2018.


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Matson, Inc has entered into a private placement agreement pursuant to which Matson expects to issue $75 million of 30-year senior unsecured notes. The Notes will have a weighted average life of approximately 13 years and will bear interest at a rate of 3.92 percent, payable semi-annually, the company said in a press release.
Photo from Matson’s web site offering service to Alaska. Matson has earmarked more than USD 30 million to invest in new equipment planned by Horizon prior to its acquisition.
U. S. carrier Matson, Inc. is pushing ahead with its plans to fund improvements in its new Alaska operations following its acquisition of Horizon Lines’ [...]
BBC photo from Saturday’s event at the Suez Canal.
The first trial operation of the new Suez Canal started Saturday morning, with six large ships crossing in both directions, Youm7 reported.
The trial operation aims to assure that the canal allows ships with different sizes and drafts to sail.
The executive agency that manages [...]
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From Port Technology:
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has called on the world’s largest shipping companies to provide detailed documentation on how they are implementing service agreements on the US West Coast amid concerns over a supposed collaboration the companies formed to address port congestion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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APM Terminals, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, said on Friday it is interested in buying into Greek ports Piraeus and Thessaloniki, slated for privatization if a new bailout deal is agreed between Athens and the European Union.
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Oil and shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk said it was experiencing no problems funding operations in Greece or getting paid by Greek customers despite the imposition of capital controls by Athens.
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One major global shipper compared the container shipping freight market to a car dealership. “The basic product is not profitable, but if you can sign the customer up for a sufficient number of additionals, you’ll survive,” he told JOC.com.
[S]urcharges contained, among other items, terminal handling fees at both [...]
The Port of Los Angeles announced this week it will begin construction this summer on a two-year, $127 million project to improve the marine terminal operated by Yusen Terminals, so that it can more efficiently handle larger vessels.
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Cosco has reportedly ordered nine 20,000-teu ships, with an option for four additional vessels of the same size, according to several news media.
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From the Journal of Commerce:
The capacity of container ships ordered so far this year is up 60 percent on the same period in 2014, at just over 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units, driven by a wave of contracts for mega vessels, according to Alphaliner.
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”Things are going from bad to worse, with these threatened sackings and the use of navy sailors as strikebreaking mercenaries. Those kind of tactics would be unthinkable in APMT’s home country of the Netherlands, not to mention Denmark, home of its parent, the Maersk Group.” — Paddy Crumlin, ITF President
The International Transport Workers’ [...]
Hapag-Lloyd has ordered five modern container ships from the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for its South American trade. Each of the new ships is 333 meters long, 48 meters wide and has capacity for 10,500 standard containers (TEU). In addition, they are equipped with a highly efficient main engine, an optimized [...]
Lloyd’s Register has signed a contract with COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard in China and Maersk Line in Denmark for the classification of the shipping carrier’s seven new 3,600 teu containerships.
The vessels will be built to Danish Flag and have a length of 200 meters and a breadth of 35.2 meters, according to Maersk.
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Mumbai/UNI: Titan on Wednesday rallied by 4.44 pc to Rs 1253.20 a major gainer in 30 scrips of BSE.
Kolkata/New Delhi: The fifth largest watch brand in the world, Titan Company Limited has partnered with country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) to introduce Titan Pay powered by YONO SBI.
Bengaluru/UNI: The Titan Company Limited, India’s leading manufacturer and sellers in watches, jewellery and eyewear, has launched a new full smart watch ‘Titan Connected X’ here on Tuesday.
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What Will Chuck E Cheese Look Like Post
A generation ago, Chuck E. Cheese was the place with the ball pit and the animatronic band and the lukewarm pizza consumed by children so they could keep playing games.
Today, the ball pit is gone and Chuck E. Cheese himself is sidelined from walking the floor due to COVID. Even the companys pizza recipe has been reimagined to reach a wider audience.
The pandemic has sped up the pace of change for the eatertainment brand and its parent company CEC Entertainment, which in June became the first major chain to declare bankruptcy amid the coronavirus crisis, the companys CEO David McKillips said in an interview with Restaurant Business Monday.
As the Irving, Texas-based company, which also operates Peter Piper Pizza and delivery-only Pasquallys Pizza, navigates bankruptcy proceedings, it is re-envisioning the future of its 43-year-old food-and-games concept Chuck E. Cheese.
Everything were doing, we want to have in-store, at home and online, McKillips said.
Case in point: Parties.
Birthday parties have historically made up 15% of Chuck E. Cheeses revenue, McKillips said. Due to capacity restrictions, the number of birthday parties that can be held at each location per day is greatly reduced.
We are significantly down in our birthday parties right now, in the comp basis, he said. Weve pivoted to delivery birthdays at home.
At-home offerings include goodie bags, tickets for future game play, branded tableware and photo backdrops.
What Brand Of Pizza Does Chuck E Cheese Serve
Pasquallys is a separate brand that has its own logo and premium menu, according to its parent company, CEC Entertainment Inc. It also refrains from referencing the anthropomorphic mouse mascot that Chuck E. Cheese is famous for. Pasquallys Pizza & Wings recipes use fresh, homemade pizza dough, just like Chuck E.
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Did Chuck E Cheese File Bankruptcy In 2020
Yes, Chuck E. Cheese entered bankruptcy in 2020. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pizza and entertainment company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company eliminated $705 million in debt and increased liquidity in order to continue operations in a stronger financial position.
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How Do You Get Free Chuck E Cheese Tickets
Referral Reward: More Cheese Rewards members earn 100 free tickets every time you refer a friend to the More Cheese Rewards program. You can earn referral rewards up to 20 times per year! Book a Chuck E. Cheeses birthday party online and youll receive both free tickets and free tokens or play points.
Cec Entertainment Which Also Owns Peter Piper Pizza Cited The Financial Strain From The Pandemic But Still Plans To Operate Venues
The parent company of Chuck E. Cheese declared bankruptcy on Thursday, citing store closures and stay-at-home orders during the pandemic as driving factors.
CEC Entertainment, which also owns Peter Piper Pizza venues, said in a news release that it filed for Chapter 11 protection to achieve a restructuring that supports its re-opening and longer-term strategic plans.
The company signaled no immediate plans to close any of its 612 Chuck E. Cheese locations a favorite destination for childhood birthdays or its 122 Peter Piper Pizza restaurants in four-dozen states. CEC has reopened about half of its 555 company-operated venues since states began lifting coronavirus shutdown orders and said it will continue offering dine-in, delivery and carryout services and hosting birthday parties during specific hours, as well as reopen more locations.
The restaurant and entertainment industries have been hard-hit by the coronavirus shutdown. FoodFirst Global Restaurants, the parent of Brio Italian Mediterranean and Bravo Fresh Italian chains, filed for bankruptcy protection in April, while the Le Pain Quotidien cafe chain followed suit in May, according to news reports. Some restaurants, including Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, have moved to carryout and curbside pickup orders. But both chains reliance on interaction by way of arcade games, ball pits and mechanical claws made them particularly vulnerable in the age of social distancing.
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Are Brio And Bravo Going Out Of Business
FoodFirst Global Restaurants, the parent company of Brio and Bravo restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2020 and temporarily closed over 70 of its over 92 locations. In June 2020, it was announced that Earl Enterprises, owner of such restaurant brands as Buca di Beppo, Planet Hollywood and Bertuccis, had acquired the company and planned to reopen the restaurants.
Types Of Restaurant Closings
As the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic continues, many businesses have been forced to make the difficult decision to close restaurant locations. Restaurant closings have come in a variety of ways:
- Temporary closings: Some restaurants have closed their dinning rooms temporarily, sometimes shifting their efforts to their online ordering for delivery or pickup. When reopening, restaurants have had to follow local occupancy guidelines.
- Permanently reducing locations: Many restaurant chains have had to permanently close some of their locations while keeping others open.
- Bankruptcy: If a business is in financial trouble and needs to reorganize its debts to continue operations, they can file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the terms of their bankruptcy, retailers may have to reduce services, liquidate some assets or even close some locations to cut costs and cover debts.
- Going out of Business: Some restaurants have had to cease operations entirely. Depending on their financial situation, they may need to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which will entail going out of business and selling their assets to repay their debts.
Here is a list of major restaurant chains that have reduced some locations, filed for bankruptcy or gone out of business in 2021. .
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The Rise And Fall Of Chuck E Cheese
- Atari came up with the idea for Chuck E. Cheese back in 1977.
- Combining Chuck E. Cheese was a success, and it rose to kids birthday party stardom by the 90s.
- But due to its $1 billion debt load and the COVID-19 pandemic forcing closures of all its locations, the parent company, CEC Entertainment, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2020.
- Experts say the company will be fine, but may come out of the pandemic and bankruptcy looking different.
- CEC Entertainment did not respond to Business Insiders request for comment.
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Chuck E. Cheese Chuck E. Cheese When youre hungry for fun Its Chuck E. Cheese
Narrator: Chuck E. Cheese was once the go-to spot for birthday parties, marketing itself as a place where a kid could be a kid.
Kid: When my mom asked me where to go for my birthday, I said, Chuck E. Cheeses!
Narrator: With its infamous pizza, iconic games, and this guy.
Kate Taylor: People loved the rat.
Narrator: It was a huge success from the start.
Kate: Kind of like living your seven-year-old dream to just roll around in a ball pit and play some arcade games.
Narrator: Through the decades it became a behemoth of a brand. In 2019 Chuck E. Cheese saw $913 million in revenue. It had about 15,000 employees and over 600 locations across the globe.
But with nearly a billion dollars in debt and a 21% drop in sales in the first quarter of 2020, Chuck E. Cheese declared bankruptcy in June. So what happened?
Is Chuck E Cheese Going Out Of Business
As of now, CEC hasnt filed for bankruptcy. However, its future isnt looking rosy. The chain was hit extremely hard by COVID-19, as it was forced to temporarily close all its locations. Even though Chuck pivoted to takeout , delivering pizza alone couldnt help Chuck E. Cheese stay afloat. QSR reports that revenue fell by 94 percentduring the first week of quarantine across the country. This is due to the fact that over half of business comes from the restaurants arcade and entertainment venue.
Although Chuck E. Cheese recently released new safety guidelines for their locations, itll be hard for the company to be making the same kind of money they were pre-COVID. With fewer kids allowed in the arcade section of the establishment, parties, and the decreased utilization of the entertainment space, will Chuck E. Cheese ever recover? The guidelines also sadly stated, And for now, during phase 1 of reopening, Chuck E. himself will be resting until he feels ready to get back out on the dance floor.
i think we all know #WhatsNextForChuckECheese
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Are Lubys Cafeteria And Fuddruckers Going Out Of Business
In September 2020, Lubys Inc. announced that, upon board approval, they would be liquidating assets for the Lubys Cafeteria and Fuddruckers restaurants. Unless an offer to buy the brands is received, the restaurants will close permanently by the end of 2020. The company operated over 100 Lubys locations and there are over 90 Fuddruckers franchises.
What Age Is Appropriate For Chuck E Cheese
4-5 year old Birthday Parties Cheese! Designed for the kids who arent quite ready to join the big kids and tweens for fun and games, our tot activities feature a mix of fun rides, and video games that will leave them smiling all afternoon. And when you host a 4- or 5-year-old kids birthday party at Chuck E.
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The Unsinkable Chuck E Cheese Emerges From Bankruptcy
Although 2020 was the Year of the Rat, the good fortunes of famously beleaguered spokesrat Charles Entertainment Cheese seem to have been delayed until 2021. Yet here we are in a new year, after months of uncertainty and peril for the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant/arcade chain, with good tidings to share: CEC Entertainment has completed its financial restructuring and, according to Nations Restaurant News, emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy.
look forward to beginning a new chapter as a stronger and healthier company well positioned to execute on our long-term goals, said CEC Entertainment CEO David McKillips in a statement. Under new ownership, and with the leadership of our new Board, the CEC team is excited to continue delivering memories, entertainment, and pizza for kids and families around the world for generations to come.
The company has managed to pay off $705 million in debt and, per Nations Restaurant News, now has $100 million of liquidity to support operations and growth. But now that the empires future is bright, what might those new operations and growth opportunities be, exactly? More ghost kitchens? Burning heaps of prize tickets? Please, god, let it be the reinstatement of the Chuck E. Cheese animatronic house band. We could use their nostalgic sound right about now.
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How Grocery Stores Are Handling Rising Food Prices
New York Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company, CEC Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy Thursday, blaming the financial strain caused by Covid-19 and the prolonged closures of its entertainment centers from stay-at-home orders issued across the United States.
— CNN Business’ Chris Isidore contributed to this report.
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Is Chuck E Cheese Going Out Of Business 2021
Is Chuck E. Cheese Going Out Of Business. According to reports, the kids entertainment space will close three dozen locations nationwide. Bloomberg also reported that after going public, chuck e.
But in actuality, it serves the same kind of food as chuck e. But it appears destined for a sale of some sort coming out of the.
Financial Requirements And Fees
The family entertainment chain recently filed for bankruptcy, so the chance isnt good that you can still own a Chuck E. Cheese franchise. As it navigates the most challenging era in its history, CEC Entertainments CEO says that the food-and-games business might focus more on technology and at-home experiences.
But if, by some miracle, the pandemic ends and everything goes back to normal, all the available financial details that you need to know about this franchise opportunity are available here.
Note: Success or failure of this concept could be highly dependable on where you operate. Operate in a state with recurring lock-downs? Thats not great news. You need to be confident you can remain open prior to investing in this concept.
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Did Chuck E. Cheese File for Bankruptcy? With $12 billion estimated debt, all CEC properties are threatened to close if the companys bankruptcy refinancing failed. The company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on June 25, 2020. Chapter 11 is one of the most common divisions that companies adhere to when they are unable to pay their creditors but want to restructure and continue operating.
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Chuck E Cheeses Parent Companys Merger Deal Collapses
Chuck E. Cheeses is not heading to Wall Street, at least not right now.
The owner of the pizza and games chain, Queso Holdings, has terminated its proposed reverse merger with blank check company Leo Holdings. That deal would have taken public CEC Entertainment, which operates Chuck E. Cheeses and Peter Piper Pizza.
No reasons were given for the termination.
The companies announced their proposed merger in April in a deal that would have returned CEC to the public markets five years after Apollo Global Management took the company private in a $1 billion deal.
Apollo has been trying to do something with CEC for much of the past two years. It was believed to be considering an IPO in 2017. The chain was then put up for sale, but Chuck E. Cheeses same-store sales began taking a hit.
The chain has been on something of a roll more recently. Same-store sales rose 7.7% in the first quarter. They slowed some in the second quarter. but company executives were satisfied with the results.
CEC had been planning to use $300 million in proceeds from Leo Holdings to pay down debt, and Apollo would have remained a majority owner of the company after the merger. It is uncertain what CEC plans to do now that its deal with Leo is off.
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Chuck E Cheese Could Go Bankrupt So Here Are Some Of The Consequences If That Happens
Chuck E Cheese could become the latest high-profile name in business to go bankrupt in 2020.
People Magazine, quoting the Wall Street Journal, reported that the parent company, CEC Entertainment, has nearly $1 billion in debt, partially because all of its 610 stores had to be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to The Takeout, 17,000 employees were laid off due to the shutdowns.
Chuck E Cheese has always had pizza, of course its part of the appeal of the place, at least in theory. In practice, if their menu had anything else to offer, customers would likely order that instead. So in May they resorted to disguise in order to drum up some trickle of revenue, posing as Pasqualles Pizza on food delivery apps.
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Is Le Pain Quotidien Going Out Of Business
Le Pain Quotidien filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2020 and closed all of its 98 locations in the U.S. In June 2020, Aurify Brands announced they had purchased over 40 of the U.S. locations of Le Pain Quotidien, with plans to reopen the restaurants starting in July 2020. The remaining restaurants would be permanently closed.
In November 2020, Aurify Brands purchases the New York City locations of bankrupt restaurant chain Maison Kayser, and announced plans to reopen 10 locations as Le Pain Quotidien.
Are Pizza Hut And Wendys Going Out Of Business
In the beginning of July 2020, NPC International Inc., a large franchisee of Pizza Hut and Wendys restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company operates over 1,200 Pizza Hut and over 380 Wendys locations across the United States. The restaurants will continue operations as the company seeks to restructure its debts. There are almost 8,000 Pizza Hut and over 6,000 Wendys restaurant locations in the U.S.
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Why Chuck E Cheese Needs To Destroy 7 Billion Paper Prize Tickets
COVID-19 shutdowns and a recent bankruptcy filing have left the chain with surplus tickets as it looks to go digital.
According to the United Nations, the world’s population hit 7.7 billion in the middle of last year. And according to Chuck E. Cheese, it has enough leftover paper prize tickets to give one to at least seven billion of us. CEC Entertainment, the ‘eatertainment’ chain’s parent company says that pandemic-related shutdowns have caused a serious backlog of prize tix, and it has asked a Texas bankruptcy court for permission to destroy all of them.
According to CNN, because the California-based chain has filed for bankruptcy, it has to get the court’s approval before it spends money on anything. The restaurant’s attorneys say that the cost of destroying the tickets will be $2.3 million, which is around $1 million less than it would cost if the tickets were circulated through the supply chain and distributed to restaurants. If that sounds like a lot of money, well, it’s because they’re dealing with a lot of tickets: seven billion paper tickets are enough to fill 65 forty-foot cargo shipping containers.
One of the first steps that McKillips took was partnering with third-party delivery companies like Grubhub and DoorDash to launch its own virtual brand, Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings, which offers “premium pizza” that has been prepared in and picked up from Chuck E. Cheese restaurants.


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Micro Target Media has introduced new Porta Potty Advertising which enables advertisers to consider each porta potty an extra 'frame' in their panoramic ad billboards.
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We've been wondering for some time, which date will SEGA and SI choose for the release of their newest game. Now, after an announcement from SEGA's blog, we know!
Sports Interactive programmers were very generous this year. We got the preview of their new game, screens, movies, new options list and cover at one time. So how will Football Manager 2012 look like?
Long silence about the release of new Football Manager concerned some players – but, as it turned out, absolutely unnecessarily. FM 2012 was officially announced.
In the past years information about the newest version was always coming around the middle of August and so it was predicted this year for Football Manager 2011. We couldn't have been wrong!


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(Reuters) – British chemical company Ineos is selling assets Sika is selling to appease antitrust regulators, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. is nearing a deal to acquire
In December, Sika and MBCC Group received approval from the UK competition watchdog for a £4.5 billion ($5.5 billion) merger, with the condition that they sell some of their businesses to address competition concerns. I was.
The deal, which values the Swiss chemical company’s admixture business at $750 million, could be announced on Monday, the report said.
Ineos, which declined to comment for the report, beat out private equity firms including Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Clayton Duvilliers & Rice (CD&R), Bloomberg reported. ($1 = £0.8179) (Reporting by Shubhendu Deshmukh of her in Bangalore; Editing by Christina Fincher)


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On Wednesday, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop showed off the first Windows phones Wednesday: the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710 on Nokia World, the Finnish phone maker’s annual analyst and press event. The two phones are the first fruits of the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft.
In February, Nokia announced that it would abandon Symbian (and, later, its other mobile platform efforts, such as MeeGo) in favor of Microsoft’s nascent Windows Phone platform. It was a stunning move.
Now, six months after the Nokia-Microsoft marriage became public, we’re about to see the fruit of this ambitious project.
And this marks a milestone in the collaboration between the two companies that will see Nokia shift away from its Symbian operating system.
The high-end Lumia 800, available in black, cyan and magenta, features a 3.7-inch 800×480 AMOLED screen and a 1.4 GHz Snapdragon processor, along with 16 GB of storage and an 8-megapixel camera. The Lumia 710 offers the same 3.7-inch screen and 1.4 GHz processor found in the Lumia 800, but contains only 8 GB of storage and a 5-megapixel camera. The device is available in black and white, with changeable back covers available in an assortment of colors. Both handsets run the latest Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system.
The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 800 will be approximately EUR 420, excluding taxes and subsidies. And the Nokia Lumia 710 will be sold at the price of EUR 270. Both devices are being sold in six European countries and will be sold later this year in parts of Asia. Other smartphones are planned for the United States, but not until early next year.
Analysts said the Nokia smartphones could also help Microsoft extend its dominant computer software business into the cellphone and mobile device market.
Nokia was paying $15 to Microsoft for each Windows smartphone it produced, less than the estimated $20 other handset makers must pay. The new Windows phone lineup has the potential to help restore Nokia’s fortunes in the smartphone market.


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AmazonGo coming to the Prudential Building
By Stephanie Racine and Mat Cohen
AmazonGo is under construction at the Prudential Building on the plaza level, near Lake St. and Stetson Ave., according to the Amazon website.
It will be the second AmazonGo location in New Eastside, joining its Illinois Center location at 111 E. Wacker Drive. AmazonGo is Amazon’s version of grocery and convenience store shopping. Customers scan in with the AmazonGo app, take what they need from the shelves, and walk out.
“Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning,” the website stated. After Amazon automatically detects what has been taken, the items appear in a virtual cart, and the customer’s account is charged.
AmazonGo is a popular stop for workers and busy people in New Eastside. “I’m about to get on an airplane so just wanted to stop in quick to grab a bottle of water” said AmazonGo Shopper Bill Meier. Meier has been to the AmazonGo in San Francisco as well, and is a big fan of the convenience. “It’s high tech, futuristic and where things are going,” said Meier.
“I don’t always have a ton of time in the middle of the work day, or when I’m trying to get home at the end of the day,” said shopper Catherine Phaneuf. For Phaneuf, stopping at AmazonGo is the easiest and fastest way to grab a snack, or a full meal in a hurry.
Beyond groceries, AmazonGo offers ready-to-make meal kits, which can be cooked for two people in 30 minutes. Local bakery and other artisanal items are also available.
AmazonGo even has organic raw beef or chicken to pick up. “It saves an extra trip to the grocery store if you decide to cook something on a whim last minute,” says Phaneuf.
For more information about AmazonGo, visit amazon.com or download the AmazonGo app.


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Bryn Mawr, Pa.- based Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. is looking at an opportunity to tap lucrative New Jersey markets with a recently announced deal.
Bryn Mawr, a bank with $3.42 billion in assets, agreed to buy Bala Cynwyd, Pa-based Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. in a deal valued at $127.7 million. The transaction, expected to add more than $600 million in loans and $630 million in deposits, will push the company's total assets to approximately $4.3 billion. Bryn Mawr expects single-digit accretion beginning in 2018.
A loan production office that opened in 2014 in Princeton, N.J., will provide the company entrance into a "lucrative market," Bryn Mawr President and CEO Francis Leto said during a Jan. 31 conference call. Leto said that New Jersey has always been an area the company has explored in terms of expansion and said it considers the market "really just a suburb of Philadelphia."
He said Bryn Mawr has been especially interested in Princeton and that the location allows the company to offer products such as wealth management and insurances services. Royal Bancshares President and CEO Kevin Tylus, who is from Princeton, will join Bryan Mawr as managing director of new markets following completion of the deal.
"We're hoping to continue to build out in that central New Jersey up to the north New Jersey area, and I think Kevin will be the leader for that," Leto said.
He added that the company is comfortable with its branch concentration, but it "always likes to fill in gaps." He didn't say if the company would be closing any overlapping branches.
CFO Michael Harrington said the deal combines similar institutions, which will help with the integration process. On the synergies front, he noted that the companies share the same core processing vendor. The company is expecting cost saves of 40% of its current general and administrative expenses.
Leto said the the companies' culture and approach to credit are similar. Both companies have similar concentrations in commercial real estate, which Leto said Bryn Mawr is comfortable with, though Bryn Mawr's concentration is expected to increase slightly after the merger.
Leto said the company will consider future mergers and acquisitions that fit its internal model. "I think anything that is strategic and makes sense and sort of fits our internal model, we will consider," Leto added. "And I think we've been pretty agnostic as to the type of deal. And as to the geography, I think it's just got to make sense for us. And I think this was a great example of being strategic."


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Nintendo will release a side-scrolling Super Mario Bros game for3DS in its next fiscal year.
The news was revealed by company president Satoru Iwata, and means the game will be on shelves between April 1 and March 31, 2013.
During an investor briefing, Iwata said: "We are planning to release a totally new side-scrolling Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS in the next fiscal year."
The announcement came with a pledge from Iwata that Nintendo would improve software support for 3DS, recognising the need to "release new titles seamlessly." He also promised more titles aimed at western markets, with releases spread more evenly throughout the year rather than condensed into the fourth quarter.
Nintendo has also announced a new online service, Nintendo Network, for 3DS and Wii U. Iwata also revealed that the company expects to once again profit from sales of 3DS hardware in the first six months of the coming fiscal year, which begins on April 1.
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PARK RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering again on its commitment to provide the fastest and easiest experiences in the car rental industry, The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ) announced today that its Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members may now select an upgraded or different rental vehicle via their smartphone. Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members are offered a range of cars on their smartphone which they can instantly rent in lieu of the reserved vehicle. A significant enhancement of its 'Carfirmations' or Mobile Gold Alerts service, members can now execute a vehicle change in three simple clicks prior to pick-up and without talking to a rental agent.
"Our customers expect speed and convenience which is why we continue to invest in user-friendly services and tools to meet their expectations in an increasingly technology-driven world," commented Hertz Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark P. Frissora. "Carfirmations now give our valued Gold Members the ability to upgrade their reserved rental directly from their mobile devices as soon as they've landed. This new level of convenience and choice is unique in the car rental industry – and customers love it."
Hertz Carfirmations are an email and mobile SMS text service that notifies Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members, prior to arrival, about their rental, including specific vehicle information and car location. Clicking a link in the message provides customers renting at U.S. airport locations up to three options: switching to a different car at no additional cost; the Deal of the Day; or upgrading to a nicer car while presenting the specific make, model and color of the available cars. In addition, where available, cars with NeverLost GPS are offered.
To launch the new upgrades, Hertz piloted the service in both Los Angeles and Washington D.C. throughout December and has since introduced Mobile Gold Alert upgrades to the top 50 airport locations in the U.S. Thousands of customers participated in the pilot program and overwhelmingly positive responses included everything from 'loved it,' to 'being able to see in advance what I'm getting, and change it to something more suitable, is a big selling point,' to 'I couldn't believe how awesome this was.'
With more than two million customers using Mobile Gold Alerts, and more than 500,000 alerts sent each month, Hertz's Carfirmations upgrade is one of many recent technology upgrades from Hertz, including:
- Hertz Gold Choice ("Choose Control") gives a Gold customer the power to select their own car and go. They can keep the pre-assigned car or simply choose another and head straight to the exit gate, something no other car rental company offers. Gold Choice is currently available at 58 locations worldwide.
- Hertz's e-Return ("Zap Technology") allows customers to simply drop off their car and go at time of rental return. With Hertz e-Return, Hertz emails the customer's receipt in a flash (typically within 30 minutes of returning a car). More than two million e-Return receipts have been sent on 78% of Gold transactions, with 650,000 e-Receipts sent each month.
- Hertz ExpressRent Interactive Kiosks™, available at more than 100 airport and neighborhood locations in the U.S. and Europe, is the only self-service kiosk in the industry equipped with a touchscreen interface and a second screen that allow customers to interact directly with live customer service agents via video to pick up existing rentals or create new rental agreements. Recently, Hertz recorded more than 8,000 kiosk rental transactions per week in the U.S., setting a new record. Hertz ExpressRent Interactive Kiosks have been recognized for innovating the car rental experience, winning awards including the 2012 CIO 100 award and Best (Self Service) Kiosk in Zagat's 2012/2013 car rental survey.
Hertz is committed to offering its customers the most technologically innovative products and services available to keep customers "Traveling at the Speed of Hertz." This includes Hertz 'Carfirmations'; 'Gold Choice', which gives Gold members the power to keep the car they reserved or simply choose a different car from the Gold Choice area; and e-Return, with the fastest car rental drop-off that includes an email receipt within hours. These are all complimentary services for Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members, which is currently free to join. In addition, Hertz continues to expand the presence of its ExpressRent Interactive Kiosks that let customers rent a car, with or without a reservation, through a live, face-to-face video kiosk.
About The Hertz Corporation
Hertz operates its car rental business through the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands from approximately 10,400 corporate, licensee and franchisee locations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. Hertz is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental brand, operating from approximately 8,800 corporate and licensee locations in approximately 150 countries. Hertz is the number one airport car rental brand in the U.S. and at 111 major airports in Europe. Dollar and Thrifty have approximately 1,580 corporate and franchisee locations in approximately 80 countries. Hertz is an inaugural member of Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards Hall of Fame and was recently named, for the thirteenth time, by the magazine's readers as the Best Car Rental Agency. Hertz was also voted the Best Overall Car Rental Company in Zagat's 2012/13 U.S. Car Rental Survey, earning top honors in 14 additional categories, and the Company swept the global awards for Best Rewards Program and Best Overall Benefits from FlyerTalk.com. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, NeverLost®, and unique cars and SUVs offered through the Company's Adrenaline, Prestige and Green Traveler Collections, also set Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, Hertz owns the vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation and operates the Hertz On Demand car sharing business. The Company also owns a leading North American equipment rental business, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, which includes Hertz Entertainment Services.
To make car rental reservations or for more information, customers can call their travel agent, or call Hertz toll-free at 1-800-654-3001. Information and reservations are also available on the web at www.hertz.com.
SOURCE The Hertz Corporation
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Power insulator maker WS Industries (India) Ltd, is looking at becoming the world's fifth-largest manufacturer. It has weathered some turbulent times, but the Rs147-crore one of the country's leading insulator companies, is pursuing ambitious plans to leapfrog from 11th place to the world's fifth-largest porcelain insulator manufacturer.
The flagship company of the Rs225-crore WS group, it has decided to set up a new 8,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) plant; to modernise and expand its existing Chennai unit and, at long last, enter the high-end porcelain insulator segment.
While the company is yet to finalise the location of the proposed Rs100-crore plant, Murali Venkatraman, vice chairman of WS Industries, says, "We are looking at Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. As nearly 90 per cent of the production will be shipped overseas, the plant has to be set up in a port city." Expected to be ready by 2008, the new plant will make hollow porcelain insulators in the range of 72kV to 171kV.
"The expected increase in turnover when the plant goes on stream will be around Rs275 crore," adds Narayan Sethuramon, managing director. Last month, it signed a technical and marketing agreement with the US-based PPC Insulators, the second-largest insulator manufacturer in the world, under which the latter will provide necessary technical inputs for the new plant and bake high capacity insulators, disc insulators and direct current insulators.
On the marketing side, the American company will source substation insulators of up to 171kV for its overseas markets from W S Industries. In return, WS Industries will market a higher voltage range of products (400kV) made by PPC Insulators in India and neighbouring countries. "The idea is to make the product at a location where it is most cost competitive," explains Venkatraman. The company has a production process efficiency of 85 per cent - factory rejects account for around 15 per cent.
Apart from the new plant, WS Industries will investing around Rs15 crore to modernise and upgrade its existing Chennai plant, increasing its capacity from 14,000 tpa to 16,000 tpa. Following the expansion and modernisation programme, the company's production capacity will go up to 24,000 tpa.
Sethuramon says, "The domestic insulator industry is worth around Rs666 crore, and is growing at 20 per cent." Official projections say that by 2012, the length of transmission lines will go up to 3.5-lakh circuit km. "Around $65 billion is going to be invested in the power transmission sector. There is a huge growth potential in inter-regional power transmission," he points out excitedly. The Power Grid Corporation (PGC) is one of its largest customers. It also supplies to ABB, Areva, Siemens, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and state electricity boards (SEBs).
In the domestic market, WS Industries is second to market leader Birla NGK Insulators, the world's third-largest insulator manufacturer. "Overseas we will target the new substations that are coming up. The tie-up with PPC Insulators will enable us to enter the East European market," says Venkatraman.
According to him, the global insulator market is around $2 billion. "Of that, 72 per cent is accounted by porcelain insulators and the balance is shared between glass and composites." The Asian porcelain insulator market excluding China and India is around $270 million. The demand for electricity in China and parts of South America are driving global insulator makers. The company also exports insulators on private branding arrangement. "Exports account for nearly 35 per cent of our turnover," Sethuramon adds.
For W S Industries, which recently implemented a financial restructuring process, the funding for the new projects will come from private placement, debt and also dilution of its stake in a subsidiary company. Venkatraman says the company has raised Rs21.20 crore by offering a 14.9 per cent stake (31.50 lakh shares) to Schroeder Credit Renaissance Fund. The per-share value works out to Rs67.30. For the fund, it is a medium term investment, and it will have one representative on the WS Industries board.
While the company plans to raise Rs30 crore debt for the project, the balance is expected to be funded by diluting its stake in wholly-owned subsidiary WS Electric, which is implementing an IT park project, along with The Chatterjee Group (TCG) of Kolkata. As its share of the Rs250 crore project, WS Electric has offered the 14-acre plot, then valued at Rs16 crore, that it received from WS Industries in 2004, while TCG will construct the building.
According to the deal with TCG, the WS Industries can dilute a minority holding as long as it retains a controlling stake in WS Electric. He hopes to realise around Rs30 crore from the stake sale. The first phase of the 1.4-million sq ft IT park will be ready by next June.
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This article was originally published in Arab News on 22 November 2021.
The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission published an open consultation on its draft Digital Content Platforms Regulations on Nov. 10, 2021. This was designed to regulate platform providers and operators in alignment with existing laws on service provision, content moderation, consumer protection, competition and foreign direct investment.
The regulations are the first of their kind across the Middle East and are likely to dictate other countries’ approach, noting Saudi Arabia’s prominent role at the Digital Cooperation Organization and its commitment to providing training on digital regulations in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union.
Article 4 of the consultation document highlights the scope of the regulations, which includes four types of content platforms The first type includes digital video platforms, including satellite pay TV platforms, IPTV platforms, Video OTT platforms and video sharing platforms
The second type includes digital audio platforms, including audio-on-demand platforms and Internet radio platforms. The third has digital gaming platforms, including online gaming platforms and Esports participation platforms, and the last one includes digital advertising platforms, including online advertising platforms and social media platforms.
Casting the net this wide means the entire digital content industry will be affected. This is evident in Article 5.1, which says that digital content platforms that fall within the scope of the regulations cannot provide any service (free of charge or for a fee) to the public in the Kingdom, prior to meeting regulatory requirements.
The regulatory burden will not be equally shared. Article 5.2 highlights that Satellite Pay TV platforms, IPTV platforms (e.g. Amazon), Video OTT platforms (e.g. Netflix) and Audio-on-demand platforms (e.g. Spotify) face the heaviest burden as they are required to obtain a license prior to offering services. On the other hand, video-sharing platforms (e.g. TikTok) and social media platforms (e.g. Instagram) simply need to notify the CITC of their intentions to offer services, while online gaming platforms (e.g. Nintendo) and online advertising platforms (e.g. Facebook) do not require a license, registration certificate or notification to provide services.
“The draft Digital Content Platforms Regulations introduce a broad set of obligations and compliance requirements.”
Other burdens introduced by the regulations include the provisions in Article 12 on “Procedures for applying for Annual Fees Calculation” and Annex 2 on “Fee Requirements,” which specify that digital content service providers are obliged to pay a fee requirement to the CITC in lieu of services provided in the Kingdom. This includes an application/renewal fee ranging from SR5,000 — SR10,000 ($1,330-$2,660) as well as an annual fee ranging from 0.2 percent — 0.5 percent of “relevant revenues,” which includes revenue from users, revenue from partnerships and third-party retailers and advertising revenue. It remains to be seen if this will deter foreign direct investment, with a possible outcome that platform operators and providers — particularly smaller companies — limit participation in the Saudi market to reduce their tax exposure.
New provisions requiring a local presence, including Article 7.1 which mandates platform operators and providers have a physical presence or an office in addition to an official representative in the Kingdom, will also raise compliance costs.
Other key provisions include Article 6.1 on content moderation and takedown requests; and Article 6.3 on lawful access requirements. These articles are likely to cause compliance difficulties as platform operators are often guided by their community standards and guidelines. Establishing a mechanism for the flagging of harmful content (in consultation with platform operators and providers) may be a more suitable alternative.
In conclusion, the draft Digital Content Platforms Regulations introduce a broad set of obligations and compliance requirements. They usher in a new era of digital regulation in the Kingdom and are timely, noting the expanding Saudi user base for these services, but without business input they may result in a reduction of choice and limit access to innovation. Responding to the CITC’s public consultation by the Nov. 30 deadline is key, noting that the results of the consultation will dictate the future of platform regulation in Saudi Arabia and beyond.


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FinTech Scotland, working with Deloitte, Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and Abrdn, has launched an innovation challenge. The industry-led call to action will encourage financial institutions and innovators from across the Fintech community and beyond to learn collaboratively and facilitate industry forums to collectively share best practices for companies to develop new solutions to key financial regulatory challenges.
The inaugural innovation challenge, spearheaded by the newly established Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), and funded through the UK Governments’ Innovation Accelerator programme, delivered by Innovate UK, focuses on ‘Simplifying Compliance through the Application of AI and Emerging Technologies’.
The challenge is to be the first in a series of innovation projects
The first in a series of industry-led innovation calls, the initiative is dedicated to fostering confidence in the adoption of emerging technologies into financial services. Notably, this call aims to demonstrate the ability technology could have in meeting global regulatory requirements, setting a new standard for future advancements in the industry.
FinTech Scotland and the financial services firms are inviting entrepreneurs and innovators to identify and use technologies to address industry compliance challenges. Launched under the principle of responsible innovation, these calls set the stage for exploration and development of effective solutions that will yield positive outcomes for the pressing needs of consumers and businesses alike, resulting in an overall economic contribution.
Nicola Anderson, CEO of FinTech Scotland, said: “We are extremely excited to kick off this inaugural industry innovation challenge. Demand-led innovation calls are an important part of the toolkit that the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab will employ to drive positive outcomes. It is also an opportunity to bring together financial institutions and innovators, enabling financial institutions to learn collaboratively about ways to improve compliance processes to drive efficiency for the sector and, ultimately, increase consumer protection.”
In partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow, the Lab aims to leverage expertise in financial services risk and compliance and combine this with emerging technologies to build capabilities that maintain and grow both Scotland and the UK’s position as a global leader in financial services regulatory innovation.
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The use of e-cigarettes is proliferating globally, notably among youth and children. Yet, little is known about the landscape of digital e-cigarette marketing, particularly in India where 268,000 people are currently using these products, despite complete ban on it.
A new study released in Frontiers in Public Health compares e-cigarette marketing in India, Indonesia and Mexico—three countries with different e-cigarette regulations and large populations of youth online—to detail the extent and messaging of e-cigarette marketing. In India, 100% of marketing originated from accounts associated with third-party retailers.
With the rise of social media and digital marketing, India’s youth have worryingly become a more easily reachable market for the tobacco industry, saidVaishkahi Malik, Associate Director, South Asia, Vital Strategies.


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Final Fantasy XI has a few things planned for the month of January according to a recent forum post from the devs. Players can look forward to some Beastmaster and Domain Invasion changes, a new fight in the Ambuscade, and a couple of other updates.
The Ambuscade appears to be celebrating the coming new year with a fight against clots that apparently looks like large mochi. These clots will create little slime companions under certain conditions, decreasing their own HP in the process, so it sounds like players can get swarmed in short order. One of these tiny slime companions, though, is promised to possibly hold a New Year’s treat.
January will also see some merit point changes and pet adjustments to the Beastmaster in order to “pick up the pace in battle,” introduce improvements to Domain Invasion based on player feedback, add some new items, and update the monthly objectives for the Records of Eminence. All of these features are still tentative, but the devs promise to do their best to ensure the full list of features makes it in.


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(CBS) — It can be devastating: your personal financial information getting into the wrong hands. Cyber criminals can ruin your credit, making it difficult to buy a house or car.
But CBS 2’s Jim Williams learned, not everyone takes action even after the fraud’s been discovered.
Chauncey Daspit says he continually monitors his financial statements.
“When that doesn’t add up in my head, that’s when I say, ok, let’s look deeper,” said Daspit.
For many online consumers, like Daspit, “looking deeper” means searching for evidence of fraud, such as purchases they didn’t make and identity theft.
When Daspit sees it, he’s on the phone.
“It would be something I’d have to do,” Daspit said.
But according to the National Consumers League, not everyone is as vigilant a finding that stunned Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who’s made fighting cybercrime a priority.
“I’m shocked to hear that people actually don’t seem to do anything once they find out they’ve been a victim of fraud,” Madigan said.
The NCL says its research shows one in three victims of fraud takes no action to correct it.
“I think some consumers simply have too much going on in their lives sometimes and they don’t know they steps they need to take,” said John Breyault of the NLC.
Step one, consumer advocates say, is to freeze your credit.
“You can lift it if you need it. In the meantime, if anyone has stolen your identity that they cannot get credit under your name,” said Sally Greenberg.
By freezing your credit, your credit report won’t be released without your consent.
Despite some tough laws in Illinois, Chicagoans are among the nation’s prime targets for cyber criminals who operate around the world.
If you’re the victim of fraud, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office has other suggestions on its website.


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Within a year, police forensics could be employing the new method of determining which fingerprints are relevant to a crime scene.
US Sen. Al Franken pens a letter to the smartphone maker raising concerns about the security and privacy of users' biometric data.
Reseachers at Germany's Security Research Labs were able to sneak past Samsung's fingerprint security by using a fingerprint spoof.
Samsung’s latest smartphone can utilize fingerprints to unlock your device, access private content, and even authorize payments. Here's what you need to know to get started.
Your finger can do more than dial and text on the newest Samsung smartphone. The Galaxy S5 lets you pay with your fingerprint. As CNET's Kara Tsuboi explains, Samsung is turning up the heat on Apple with the smartphone, two smartwatches, and a fitness tracker.
CNET’s Dan Graziano shows you how to set up one of the coolest features on Samsung’s new smartphone.
With these five handsets, all it takes to secure your phone is a scan of your digits.
The updated operating system also makes some changes to Siri and fixes some bugs and user interface issues.
In a patent application, the iPhone maker explains a system for wireless pairing and device communication using biometrics like fingerprint scanners, retina scans, and voice signatures.
We talk you through the S5's two most interesting pieces of new hardware, and how they promise to protect your phone, and measure your fitness.


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OnePlus is set to release the Buds 3 alongside the Ace 3 smartphone on January 4. The TWS earphones’ design, which was leaked earlier this year, has been confirmed to resemble the Buds Pro 2. The Buds 3 is said to offer flagship-tier audio quality due to its dual drivers and next-gen noise cancellation.
According to OnePlus, the Buds 3 will outperform a competitor across five key aspects, including bass, clarity, timbre, vocals, and spatial sound. The company claims the Buds 3 will score nearly perfect across the board, with an average rating of 4.74 out of 5.
Reservations for the Buds 3 have already opened, allowing interested customers to receive a notification when the product becomes available for pre-order on Wednesday.
While the design of the Buds 3 and its case may not be revolutionary, the promise of high-quality audio and noise cancellation suggests that it may be a popular choice among consumers looking for a new pair of wireless earphones.
The upcoming release of the Buds 3 is generating anticipation among tech enthusiasts, with many eager to experience the new audio wearable firsthand. With the confirmation of the Buds 3’s design and features, all eyes are now on the official launch date to see if the product lives up to the hype.


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It's no secret that current trends are leading the way to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. Still, most automakers believe that there is a place for large, luxurious sedans (saloons for those in the U.K.). Soon, though, that may no longer be the case. In Europe at least, the days of full-size vehicles, including standard sedans as well as coupes and MPVs, may be coming to an end as Renault, which partners with Nissan to form the world's fourth largest automaker, has reportedly scrapped plans for the next generation of its large Laguna sedan, Vel Satis hatchback and Espace minivan.
According to Renault and Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, "We will have to adapt to new market conditions, re-think individual mobility and adapt to the new trends. But we also think [in the medium to long term] that the oil price will remain high and there will be increased environmental concerns." Instead of continuing to develop new large cars, Renault may simply rebadge vehicles like the Samsung SM5 that's based on Nissan's FF-L platform to sell in small numbers to the few buyers that are still looking to go big.


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Thursday, September 5, 2013
NEC has released a cool cable for the Wireless Plantronics Headsets allowing a DT330 and DT730/750 terminals to answer simply by pushing your headset answer button. Instead of some massive contraption that lifts your handset while you are out of the room you can just press a button on your headset and the call will be answered for you. I know this seems like it should be pretty basic since cell phones already have this feature but it is a pretty big deal for a business phone system. Of course with the NEC you may utilize your cell phone if you wish.


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Vehicle Scrappage Policy - Is it as good as it sounds?
In her budget speech on 1st February, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a "Voluntary Scrappage Policy" will soon be introduced. Apparently, those who scrap their old vehicles and buy new ones will get some incentives and Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road Transport and Highways, is giving the finishing touches to this long awaited policy. Gadkari has said, "This policy will boost buying of new vehicles besides generating huge employment. Automobile industry turnover which is 4.5 lakh crore at present is likely to swell to Rs 10 lakh crore in years to come with India becoming an automobile hub".
According to the government, the voluntary scrappage policy will increase sales of new vehicles and also reduce pollution and our oil import bill
The term "voluntary" being introduced into the "scrappage policy", has brought a sense of relief to some car owners, who feared the policy would be "mandatory" and they would be forced to part with their old automobiles. While this is not the case, what the government will be doing is charging a higher amount for renewing the registration, and states are also free to levy an additional "green tax". All these new taxes along with the increase in cost of getting a fitness certificate will make it more expensive to continue using an old vehicle, and this additional cost is meant to act as a "disincentive"!
About 1 crore old vehicles are likely to be scrapped
Commercial vehicles that are over 15 years' old and private vehicles (both four-wheelers and two-wheelers) that are more than 15 years in age will have to undergo the fitness tests. The government says that fully automated fitness test facilities will be set up and there will be no possibility of human intervention or fudging of the fitness reports! And those who continue to drive a vehicle that has failed this automatic fitness test will have to pay substantial fines and the vehicle can be impounded too!
New vehicle buyers will possibly get incentives to scrap their old ones
According to Gadkari, about 1 crore old vehicles will be scrapped due to this policy and as they will be replaced by less polluting and more fuel efficient vehicles, our air pollution levels will come down and the nation's oil import bill burden will also reduce. Sounds like a win-win situations doesn't' it.
Historical cars that are over 50 years old could be exempted from scrapping. But what about the Ambassadors and Premiers, made in the 1970's, 80's and 90's?
If it all happens as the government says, the new "Voluntary Scrappage Policy", will surely prove to be a big boon for India. But as we all know, in our country, plans don't always unfold the way they are meant too. And then there is also the question of the scrapping of historical or classic vehicles. It is believed the government will exempt historical cars that are over 50 years old from being scrapped. But what about classic cars that are not so old - for example the Fiat's and Ambassador's? Will they be scrapped?
The Premier Padmini is an undeniable part of Indian automotive history. But will it survive the scrappage policy?
Also ever since the famed Cartier Concourse D'Elegance, vintage and classic car event, introduced the "Indian Heritage Class", these made in India classic cars like the old Herald's, Premier Padmini's, Hindustan Ambassador's and so on, have become far more popular. In fact they have given an additional impetus to the entire classic car movement in India, and now we have so many new clubs (and groups) for owners of these vehicles.
The Hindustan Ambassador was made till 2014. But now the ones that are over 20 years old, may have to be scrapped
Enthusiasts are now even restoring and collecting Maruti 800's, Contessa Classics, Premier 118 NE's, and what have you. Are these cars not worth saving? And like an ardent automotive enthusiast asked me recently, "Are these historic cars not part of our country's cultural wealth"? Especially when all of them were "Made in India".
Even the iconic Maruti SS 80, which started the automobile revolution in India, may have to be discarded
To throw some more light on this, our Consulting Editor Bob Rupani spoke with some leading luminaries who are closely associated with our historical car movement. Stay tuned below for insights from the stakeholders.
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After confirming that it will partner with Samsung last year, Google is now revealing that Wear OS is coming to more devices in the market.
During the company’s event, it confirmed that in addition to entering Samsung devices, Wear OS is expected to integrate with smartphones from other brands in the market, including Montblanc, Mobvoi and Fossil.
Google has not revealed much details about the devices in these entities, but some of them are expected to be revealed later this year. The company also confirmed that several third-party applications are expected to begin receiving support for Watch OS in the coming months, including SoundCloud and Deezer.
Samsung also recently posted a message on its official blog stating that owners of the Galaxy Watch 4 should soon be able to download Google Assistant directly to their devices. The Galaxy Watch 4 also gets voice controls for Spotify from Assistant, further expanding its features.
Keep in mind that during the event, Google also officially confirmed Pixel Watch, which unexpectedly uses the brand’s latest watch operating system.


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Hero MotoCorp shares were trading 0.73 per cent down at Rs 2,594 (at 10.52 am) on Tuesday ahead of its second quarter earnings to be announced later in the day.
Hero MotoCorp shares closed 0.33 per cent down at Rs 2,605.05 on Tuesday ahead of its second quarter earnings to be announced later in the day. Market experts believe the company may register a fall in topline and bottomline figures figures for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
According to KR Choksey Shares and Securities, Hero MotoCorp’s earnings are expected to decline by 3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) on account of 7 per cent YoY decline in volumes. The operating margins are also expected to decline sequentially due to volume de-growth.
For the quarter ended June 2015, the auto maker posted net profit of Rs 750.34 crore, up 33.33 per cent, against Rs 562.76 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Net sales of the company slid 2.05 per cent YoY to Rs 6,855.98 crore.
Angel Broking in a research note said, Hero’s topline is expected to decline 4 per cent YoY to Rs 6,657 cr. Hero’s volumes have declined 7 per cent during the quarter largely due to subdued two wheeler industry and market share loss in the scooter segment. Realisation is estimated to grow 3 per cent mainly due to price hikes. On the EBIDTA front, the margins are likely to improve 120 basis points yoy to 14.7 per cent on account of cost control initiatives under the margin improvement programme “Leap”. EBIDTA is estimated to grow 5 per cent yoy to Rs 980 cr. However higher depreciation on account of capacity expansion and lower other income, the net profit may decline 5 per cent YoY to Rs 726 cr.


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PIC JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY Meagan Sheridan (17) and Kaitlyn Ryan (17),Lola Star Davern (aged 17) from Tipperary members of the Youth Work Ireland Tipperary Junior Board
According to a new survey by Youth Work Ireland, 82% of young people say they want to avoid fast fashion.
The survey was carried out on 800 young people aged under 24 years in Ireland.
Youth Work Ireland President Deborah Fakeye said young people are concerned about the effects of fast fashion on the environment.
“What’s clear from the results of our survey is that the overwhelming majority of young people in Ireland are conscious of the impact that their consumption has on the planet, particularly when it comes to fashion, and that they are extremely eager to do something about it,” said Ms Fakeye.
The survey found that out of the 800 young people surveyed, 408 actively try to avoid fast fashion.
Thirty-five percent of young people said they shopped in charity shops, while 21% said they shopped in vintage stores.
Twenty percent say they shop on resale websites.
Youth Work Ireland Tipperary Board Member Meagan Sheridan says that encouraging young people to shop more sustainably is a priority for the junior board and group leaders.
“I only have access to one charity shop where I can buy secondhand clothes, and often, the items on sale there are not of the quality or style that would appeal to my age group. However, our Junior Board and group leaders want to do everything we can to spread the message that alternative options to fast fashion are out there, even if they can be hard to come by,” said Meagan.
The survey found that 86% of respondents bought fast fashion because of its affordability.
However, most of those say they keep the clothes until they are damaged or no longer fit.
Just 13% say they throw clothes away when they are out of fashion.
Youth Work Ireland has created a resource pack for young people who want to know more about the impact of fast fashion on the environment.
The PDF contains information on fast fashion, tips on how to shop more sustainably and tutorials on repairing clothes.
The resource pack is funded by Youth Climate Justice Fund 2021.
For more information on the pack, contact Youth Work Ireland Tipperary.
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Launched ePluto 7G Pro Electric Scooter in India at Price of 95K
Pure EV is a start-up in the field of electric scooters. Pure EV has recently launched a new electric scooter, which they have named the Pure EV ePluto 7G Pro.
This electric scooter is powered by an electric motor rated 1.5 kW. The electric motor has a 2.5 kW MCU and a CAN-based charger.
The electric scooter will have a 3.0 kWh AIS 156 certified battery and a smart BMS and Bluetooth connection.
ePluto 7G Pro Electric Scooter to have a range of 100-150 km on a single charge. And, this will come in 3 different modes.
Pure EV has launched ePluto 7G Pro electric scooter in Indian Market with a price tag of 94,999/- (ex-showroom).
The company has started booking it, which you can book by visiting the official website of Pure EV.


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Tesla Inc TSLA is set to debut in India early next year, the country's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told the Indian Express at an event held Monday.
What Happened: The minister said that Tesla would commence operations with sales and then look at assembly and manufacturing based on the response to the cars.
The Palo Alto, California-based company will mark its Indian foray by launching its Model 3 vehicle, bookings for which could begin in a few weeks, the Indian Express noted.
The cars are likely to be priced at INR 5.5 million ($74,559), as per Indian media.
Why It Matters: A Standard Range Plus model in the United States costs $30,190, while the same vehicle in China costs RMB 249,900 ($38,239).
Musk confirmed on Twitter in October that Tesla would debut in India in 2021. Local media reports emerged earlier that Tesla could begin taking orders for the Model 3 in a few weeks’ time.
In 2016, Tesla collected a $1,000 deposit from potential buyers in India but those consumers have yet to receive the cars and say they feel let down, as per the Indian Express.
Price Action: Tesla shares closed nearly 0.3% higher at $663.69 on Monday and fell 0.56% in the after-hours session.
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