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Costs are spiking in the US warehouse sector, as the heightened demand for storage space sustains, but the above-trend rent increases are likely to fall back before long.
Rent rates aren't the only costs going up, however; associated labor costs for warehousing are also moving that way. Retailers and suppliers are struggling to find talent to manage and operate warehouse space. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows year-on-year growth of 8% and 10% in wages for associates and supervisors respectively.
But the circa 580 million square feet of warehouse space now in development forecast by the Mohr Partners Commercial Real Estate Intelligence Market Analysis – a 50% leap on 2021 levels – could shift the balance away from constricted supply, while increasing tech adoption could offset the rise in labor costs.
The Mohr Partners analysis showed that just 3.7% of warehouses sat vacant in Q2 2022, a 27-year low. Average rents were over 9% higher than in the same period a year earlier, with rent rate increases of 10.4% this year and an estimated at 8.8% in 2023.
The hotspot of Inland Empire (IE), outside Los Angeles, has seen even higher increases compared to the rest of California and the US, reflecting its popularity for importers operating through the port at LA/Long Beach.
The robust demand for warehousing has been driven by the boom in e-commerce, an impact of COVID-19 that doesn't appear to be going away.
Adding to this has been trade normalization after the disruption of the pandemic, creating a bullwhip effect on inventory from previously constrained supply chains. Another shorter-term factor playing a role on rent rates is the threat of a recession and consumer downturn. Retailers have cut back on buying faster than expected, leaving suppliers with excess inventory to store.
The effect is cost escalations being built into contract renewals with third-party providers and warnings from landlords that rents are multiplying on terms expiring in the next six months.
This rise in value in the warehouse space has attracted less experienced investors, backing developments that could take over a year to come online. These sites could miss the current elevated levels of demand and add supply that will draw down prices in the medium and longer term.
At the same time, that 580 million square feet of warehouse space being created isn't evenly spread across the US. New construction growth in California, including the IE area, has lagged the rest of the country. The US (excluding California) QoQ construction growth rate is 7.9%, for the period Q1 2020 to Q2 2022. The rate in IE is 5.7%. That suggests that development levels may have a variable effect on rents, if demand stays as it is currently.
From capacity crunch to capacity management
What happens to demand is the key question. It's difficult to predict how inventory and the economy will play out, as the new warehouse capacity comes online. Either way, these dynamics will cross over; take the news reports of Amazon letting go of some of its warehouse space as it, along with Target and Walmart, see sales growth softening.
Despite the uncertainty on the exact path warehouse costs will take, there are ways to better manage the current crunch and warehouse capacity going forward:
- Make more from the space you have: investing
in storage and automation technology can help achieve maximum
density and limit exposure to higher labor costs. Robotics and AI
systems can reduce error, harness data and augment the role
existing staff play.
- Do you have excess space or processing
capacity? There's potential to monetize it through
subletting and short-term partnerships for sharing space and
- Question your current strategies on warehouse footprint and inventory: Where can forecasting and buying processes be improved to reduce inventory? Is there potential to consolidate warehouse locations? If you have some flexibility on location, is there a more competitive market nearby?
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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Planned changes in motoring laws offer dealers increased opportunities to drive sales of Bluetooth headsets into top gear.
That’s the view of telecoms distributor Nimans who are advising dealers about proposed forthcoming changes to the Road Safety Bill involving the use of mobiles when behind the wheel.
Drivers are facing a £60 fine and three points on their licence instead of the current £30 fixed penalty ticket, if they are caught driving with a hand-held mobile.
This toughening up of the law is expected to significantly increase demand for Bluetooth headsets and phone cradles, according to James Burns, a headset specialist at the Manchester-based company.
He confirmed: “We expect the new legislation will be officially approved early in the New Year and will significantly clamp down on the use of mobile phones without a headset and cradle.
James said the best way for motorists to stay on the right side of the law will be to invest in a Bluetooth compatible headset and phone with separate cradle.
One dealer is already considering getting involved in a high profile local campaign to raise awareness of the new laws. Lister Communications has already worked with Gloucestershire Police and the County Council, when the original legislation came into force in December 2003.
Managing Director Rob Lister confirmed: “We originally got involved in a three way marketing campaign and branded 3,000 posters that were put on roundabouts throughout the county to inform drivers of the dangers of using mobiles behind the wheel. We repeated the exercise on the anniversary of the new laws and will consider a similar initiative to highlight the proposed changes this time around.”

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Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a provider of data center services, wants the approval formalities to be simplified after recently announcing an investment of Rs. 2,500 crores in the construction of data centers in India.
In a chat with businessline, Vipin Shirsat, PDG’s General Manager, said there is an increasing need for data centers in India, thus it would be quite beneficial if the government made the clearance procedures easier to get. In this regard, he mentioned that the Center is developing a data center policy, for which there have been several rounds of industry consultation.
The policies of the corresponding State governments currently govern the Indian data center industry. Shirsat claimed that Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra are developing their own laws, while Uttar Pradesh has a “very progressive policy.”
With a combined current operating capacity of 650 MW, India is home to a number of businesses like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Azure (of Microsoft), Digital Ocean, and Domain Racer. (The industry switched to measuring capacity in terms of power consumption from the previous methods of evaluating data center capacity, which were the size of the real estate, in square meters or feet, and then the number of server racks, respectively.)
India’s requirement for data centers creates an investment potential of around $4.9 billion by 2025, according to the Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (Meity) 2020 Draft Data Center Policy. The draft strategy (then) said that India’s 375 MW of data center capacity “may rise three times by 2025,” although the country’s data center capacity has already doubled in the two years since it was published.
The proposed strategy mentioned creating “data center economic zones,” making it easier to do business, and fostering a supportive environment for data centers.
Building data centers with a 48 MW capacity in Mumbai in two equally spaced phases is being done by Princeton Digital Group, which has incorporated a company in India. According to Shirsat, 4 MW of the capacity is currently operational, and another 10 MW will be in a few months. Regarding clients, he stated that discussions were ongoing with some for a capacity of 10 MW but added that obtaining customers was not a challenge because of the digitalization of the Indian economy.
A prospective client of PDG is any business that might not have room on its own property or might not want to invest in on-premises infrastructure for its server banks. “Enterprise customers” are those. However, “hyperscale” or larger, clients include financial institutions and online retailers.
PDG is also considering building data centers in Pune, Delhi, Chennai, and Hyderabad at the same time. These would fall outside of the $300 million investment package. In response to a question, Shirsat stated that the industry’s margins were in the range of 30-35 percent.


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Stefan Hartung, the future chief executive of German technology company Bosch, says the chip industry shortage will not go away any time soon.
“Let’s be clear, the chip crisis is not over,” Hartung was quoted as saying by Focus magazine.
“All of us in German industry are relying heavily on resolving supply barriers. Any missing chip could mean that a steering system – and therefore an entire machine – could not be built. “This will take a lot of energy for the whole of 2022,” he said.
The chip crisis could also prevent Germany’s new center-left coalition government from achieving some of its goals, such as putting about 15 million fully electric cars on the road by 2030.
This will not be possible “if global supply chain problems are not resolved soon. “And this does not only apply to the automotive industry,” said Hartung.


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Korean mobile messaging service Line has reached another milestone -- 450 million registered users -- and it's aiming for more by the year's end.
The subsidiary of Korean search engine giant Naver says it attracted 30 million users in May alone.
Line currently has 24 million users in Thailand, 20 million in Taiwan and 20 million more in Indonesia.
Globally, it has 15 million users in Spain, 10 million in Mexico and 50 million in Japan, among other countries.
Line has set a year-end goal of 500 million users, and there are rumors the company is reviewing an IPO with a dual U.S. and Japanese listing.
The estimated valuation is in the range of 10 billion dollars.
Facebook paid 19 billion dollars for WhatsApp, a service similar to Line.
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Thinking outside the box
How DOCKR's development team have innovated their way to success
31 JAN 2023
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BY TOM PARR, CO-ORGANISER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL
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Jurjen Vellinga is Product Development Lead at DOCKR, a Netherlands-based company offering businesses access to cargo bikes and light electric vehicles on a flexible, subscription-style basis.
Jurjen’s easy-going nature – he’s a self-confessed bike nerd – belies a relentless focus on detail which has helped him see several high-impact design projects come to fruition in his short time at DOCKR.
We sat down with him to discuss some of the innovations he’s most proud of, and find out what they mean for DOCKR’s customers and the wider cargo bike industry.
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Nuts and bolts
Sixteen years of experience in the cycling industry and engineering has prepared Jurjen Vellinga for the role he took when he joined DOCKR in December 2021. In it, he works closely together with Co-founder and Head of Product and Innovation Kees-Jan Blankestijn, who liaises with clients and takes a wider view (see part two in this series of articles for an interview with Kees Jan). Meanwhile, Jurjen describes his role as “taking care of the nuts and bolts” – in other words: the details.
DOCKR’s concept – unique on the market when they appeared in 2018 – has seen them grow from strength to strength; there are now over 150 customers on their books riding a fleet of 3000+ cargo bikes and light electric vehicles across the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. And there are plans to expand to more countries. It’s a concept that puts different demands on the cargo bikes than those sold or leased in the normal way. A DOCKR customer demands not only flexibility, but minimum down-time – so it’s up to DOCKR to make sure that their vehicles run smoothly at all times.
What does that mean day-to-day? Custom solutions that are even more durable than the already excellent models rolling off the production lines at Urban Arrow, Cargo Cycling and Kettler Alu Rad. Solutions that are even more sturdy and street-ready.
Quite the challenge, and that’s precisely why DOCKR has set up their own product development team. “It’s not like ordering something online” states Jurjen plainly. “You have to visit your manufacturers, make production moulds and everything has to be checked at every stage of the process; visually and otherwise. There are so many small parts; so many details. That’s how we get the quality, get everything going right and make sure we get our end product.”
The first area this team went to work on was with cargo boxes. “Why did we start on the boxes? Out of necessity” explains Jurjen. “We started out specifying flightcase-style boxes for our Urban Arrow Ls, but in a collision an aluminium box doesn’t bounce back. They’re labour-intensive and expensive to repair, so we found ourselves writing off a lot of boxes. That’s unsustainable – both financially and environmentally. We wanted our bikes to last as long as possible.”
DOCKR’s cargo boxes are now made from multiple layers of glued polyurethane foam. “This deforms in a collision and bounces back” explains Jurjen. “It absorbs the impact first, preventing more serious injuries and write-offs.” The team also developed their own, originally designed hinge for the box – an expensive detail. However, the priority in the long-run was that it worked perfectly – even when the box is opened and closed 200 times a day, 7 days a week.
In November 2021, DOCKR announced the addition of Kettler Alu Rad cargo bikes to their fleet. The development team was already hard at work on a DOCKR box for the model. “We took what we learned from the development of our Urban Arrow L box and applied it to the Kettler” states Jurjen. “Plus, we’ve also added plenty of extra innovations to it. For instance, we improved the way water ran off the box, preventing water from getting in and damaging cargo. We also revised the lock location to make it more ergonomic and to add water protection.”
The light within
Another area the team is working on is lighting. “We’re in the end development stage of a lighting package right now. Not only with front and back lighting, but also directional indicators. The idea is simple – allowing riders to keep their hands on the handlebars while signalling. On a cargo bike with a heavy load, that’s really important. You don’t really want to take your hands off when steering in traffic, right?”
There is also a simple rationale behind the placement of the lights, which are mounted on the box. “The normal option for mounting lights is on the bike frame – but this isn’t as wide as the vehicle” says Jurjen. “Because we have a wider-than-normal box, you can mount it on there and still have it visible from all sides. And since we developed the lighting alongside the box, it also deforms with the box in a collision. That’s something I’m really excited about because it means you don’t have lights popping off and needing to be repaired. It’s flexible lighting and while it’s not something that reduces costs directly, it does make things safer, and importantly makes people feel safer too.”
Jurjen is also keen to point out that the lights are as much for the day as for night. “They help with visibility in the day too – and at night the front and rear lights don’t blind.”
Higher spec components
Another, broader area in which DOCKR’s bikes are distinct from factory models is in componentry – much of which is custom specified to a higher level. “Because we own every vehicle in our fleet, keeping control of the total cost of ownership is fundamental to our existence” states Jurjen. “That’s why it’s beneficial for us to spec higher than standard quality parts.”
Why? Because DOCKR’s bikes are used differently. More intensively. “It’s common for our bikes to be ridden in three shifts every day of the week. There’s a big difference between what DOCKR’s bikes go through and how cargo bikes are used by a family, or by an organisation making less rigorous use of them.”
“We’re in a continuous discussion with all our supplying vehicle manufacturers – and what this often means is that not only we get higher spec, but because of the way supply chains work in the cycling industry, the manufacturer then also raises the spec for all customers. For example, we might ask them to make incremental changes, such as enhancing a steering eyelet or headset, or request other individual parts – and some of these changes may then be incorporated into their standard specification.”
“We have a large fleet, which means we can often see patterns better – or at least differently – than manufacturers themselves can. When we give them this feedback, it helps everyone. The same goes for design improvements that lead to shorter, easier maintenance intervals. Because bicycle manufacturers don’t do maintenance, it’s logical that is not the highest priority on their agenda. For us at DOCKR it is of the utmost importance – so we use our close relationships with manufacturers to ensure that there is a focus on design for maintenance from the first conception of a vehicle onwards.”
And what are the most common parts that need replacing? “Worn brake pads and tyres. For things like this we’re leaning towards using stronger parts. Motorcycle parts, even. It makes sense if you think about it – with a full load there’s a lot of force involved.”
It’s clear that through the developments made by Jurjen and his colleagues, DOCKR’s customers – and their customers’ customers – can expect a smoother user experience. All of which helps in the transition from polluting vehicles to cleaner alternatives. But the team is not standing still; Jurjen is already thinking about their next move.
“I think our box at the moment is sustainable in the sense that it lasts long and can withstand impacts. But I want to make it more sustainable in the environmental sense too. Looking at what the end-life of the product is. It’s a really interesting time right now – a lot of new materials are being developed. Could we even make it bio-based and yet keep all of the same functionality?”
Time will tell on that – but for now one thing is certain: DOCKR will continue to push the envelope with their innovations, and that’s a good thing for everyone.
This is the third article in a four-part series going behind the scenes at DOCKR. Don’t forget to check out Part one about DOCKR’s expansion into Germany and Belgium and Part two, which looks at the five trends that will shape the future of mobility.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle: FedEx Ground to add Atlanta distribution center
From staff reports
According to a story from the Jan. 14-20, 2011, edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Pittsburgh-based FedEx Ground will begin development on a 215,000-square-foot distribution center on a 50-acre site in Norcross, Ga., just northeast of Atlanta.
The new facility is reportedly part of the company's efforts to boost daily package volume capacity and speed up service capabilities of its network nationwide network.
Since 2002, FedEx Ground has added 10 distribution hubs featuring advanced material-handling systems, according to the company. It also said that average daily package volumes have increased by more than 60 percent, from 2.1 million in 2003 to more than 3.5 million today.
FedEx Ground could develop the Norcross-site as a major Southeastern hub that employs hundreds of workers. The company is also developing a $55 million distribution facility in upstate New York that could employ more than 400 people. In September, it will open a $110 million, 400,000-square-foot center near Winston-Salem, N.C. That facility is expected to employ 800 people.
In a Jan. 17 article, Company spokesman David Westrick told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the Norcross center should open by September 2012.


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Sri Lanka Tourism is yet to create another hallmark in the international travel market by participating in the Internationale Tourismus – Borse (ITB) Berlin, that will be held from 8th -12 March at Messe, Berlin.
It is an annual event which takes place in March, where Sri Lanka has been a regular participant. ITB is also one of the most important events in the international tourism calendar, and also the world’s largest tourism trade fair.
There will be approximately 120 representatives consisting of top 60 travel agents and hoteliers, representing Sri Lanka at the event.This year,Sri Lanka Tourism has focused more on visibility and onsite branding opportunities. Many banners have been displayed throughout the venue. Sri Lanka Tourism has advertised in ITB Berlin news which has an online and print version.
The print version is distributed widely at many outlets, which sells around 15,000 copies per day. The content of ITB Berlin News is designedto be highly useful for trade visitors and press and advertising in the magazine enables to capture a wide audience.
In addition to that, TTG Show Daily is also another newspaper where Sri Lanka Tourism will be advertising and is distributed widely. It distributes 9,000 copies on site while 70,000 e-copies are circulated globally. TTG Show Daily is Asia – Pacific Travel’s Leading Publisher in Life Event Coverage and brings the latest news, developments and insights. All daily issues are circulated in digital format, ranging from the event grounds to industry leaders.
The Sri Lankan delegation to Berlin will be led by John Amarathunga, Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs, Paddy Withana, Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. They will be joined by Karunathilaka Amunugama, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Germany. The opening ceremony will take place with the ceremonial lighting of the traditional oil lamp on March 8th. This will be followed by a press conference on 9th March, and over 60 foreign journalists are expected to attend the conference.
‘’The ITB Berlin will be an excellent opportunity to promote Sri Lanka as a compact destination filled with cultural and historical values. Sri Lanka has achieved a positive growth in the tourism sector. Due to the peace and reconciliation process in Sri Lanka, there is a better and a safer environment for tourists to have a holiday experience of their choice. I’m sure this will be a great experience to all travel and tourism industry officials who will want to proceed further and take their fields to greater heights’’, said Paddy Withana.
IMM is another mega media event where SLTPB will be participating to target high profile journalists from Europe. IMM is a media eventwhich brings together world’s leading media personnel. Sri Lanka Tourism will be showcasing it’s best at IMM, which is scheduled to be on 7th March, 2017. This is the first time that Sri Lanka will be participating at this event. IMM Germany 2017 is organized by TravMedia Germany Ltd. TravMedia .com is the world’s largest PR Portal connecting approximately 40,000 leading travel journalists around the world with more than 3,500 travel organizations globally. IMM events are organized in the US, UK and Asia and Australia since 2013. Germany will be hosting the IMM event for the first time and the headline sponsor of the event is Brand USA.
In 2016, total number of tourist arrivals stood at 2,050, where it marked a 14 percent increase. Tourist arrivals from Western Europe were reported as 643,333, which was a 16.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Germany recorded 133,275, tourist arrivals which was a 15 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous year.


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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has called for national protocols on freight movements across borders to be adopted by state and territory governments to support essential workers across the network.
ARA Chief Executive Officer Caroline Wilkie said the protocols published by the National Cabinet last week provided a clear and coordinated approach to support the freight network.
She said different approaches by individual states and territories, as has emerged since the protocols were established, could lead to freight delays and unintended safety risks.
“Rail freight operators are acutely aware of the importance of maintaining COVIDsafe operations as they cross borders to keep supply chains open,” Ms Wilkie said.
“We have already seen long delays and some confusion at our borders for rail freight operators.
“It is essential state and territory border restrictions account for the vitally important role of the rail freight sector and make sure operators have consistent protocols to follow as they travel across the country.”
The ARA welcomed the national protocols for freight movements, which would prioritise freight operators at state and territory borders and provide clarity on COVID-19 testing and reporting requirements for staff.
Ms Wilkie said it was important governments responded quickly to the protocols to ensure they were operating in practice effectively.
“The rail industry has been working throughout COVID-19 to keep our supply chains open and ensure essential services are there when we need them,” she said.
“Delays at the border or differing approaches across the country frustrate those efforts at a time when we rely on our rail freight network more than ever.”
The protocol for domestic border controls on freight movements is available here.


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Audi e-Tron India launch has been delayed due to the on-going Coronavirus pandemic. The company is now reconsidering the plans to launch the electric-SUV in the country.
According to NDTV Auto, the company is now re-evaluating its plans to launch the e-Tron electric SUV in India. Audi has already showcased the e-Tron SUV ahead of its launch in India and would have been the first luxury carmaker in the country to launch an all-electric SUV.
However, the on-going Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many plans in the country. As a result, automakers have no option left but to review their plans for the year. The company officials have confirmed that the Audi e-Tron will be launched in the country at some point in the future.
The Audi e-Tron is powered by two electric motors: a 125kW motor at the front, and a 140kW motor at the rear. Both motors produce a combined output of 408bhp of power and 664Nm of torque with all four wheels being driven.
The electric motors are coupled to a 95kWh Lithium-ion battery that can be charged to 80 per cent in 30 minutes via a DC fast charger. A regular home charger takes roughly 10 hours to completely charge the battery (100%). The electric-SUV can accelerate from standstill to 100kmph in 5.7seconds, and continue to reach a top speed of 200kmph.
The upcoming Audi e-Tron SUV features a sharp octagon-shaped front grille with flaps for air cooling. The electric-SUV also features a sloping roof-line, an LED bar across the boot, blind-spot monitoring, LED headlamps with Audi's Matrix technology, and 20.5-inch spoke alloy wheels.
On the inside, the interiors of the Audi e-Tron feature multiple touchscreens, premium Bang & Olufsen sound system, and more. It also features different power modes and regenerative braking as well.
The Audi e-Tron measures 4.9-meters in length and can seat five occupants. The electric-SUV is longer than the Q5 SUV in the brand's line-up. The SUV is also practical by offering boot space of 660-litres, which can be increased to 1,725-litres by folding the second-row seats.
Once launched, the e-Tron is expected to rival the upcoming Jaguar iPace, and the Mercedes Benz EQC in India. The all-electric vehicle will be imported to India via the CBU route. The new import rules in effect are expected to help the company in pricing the e-Tron aggressively.
In related news, The company have unlisted the A3 and the Q3 from its official website. Both the models were not updated to meet BS6 emission standards by the company — here are more details.
Thoughts About The Audi e-Tron India Launch Delayed Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
We notice most auto manufacturers launching an electric variant of existing gasoline-powered vehicles in the Indian market. However, there are not many models in the luxury segment in India.
With the increasing presence of EVs, the major hurdle for EV buyers and manufacturers is the lack of charging infrastructure in India. We expect the Indian Government to build more charging infrastructures across the country. For now, the e-Tron's launch timeline is uncertain in the country.


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Bank-owned card scheme Visa says it could make up to $18.8 billion in its forthcoming flotation on the New York Stock Exchange, making it the largest IPO ever.
Details of the share sale were revealed in an SEC filing. Visa says it expects to raise up to $17.1 billion from the sale of 406 million Class A shares valued between $37 and $42 each. If demand is high, Visa says it may release a second tranche of 40.6 million shares, boosting the potential proceeds to $18.8 billion.
The headline figure easily outstrips the previous record $10.6 billion raised by AT&T Wireless at the height of the dotcom-fuelled stockmarket boom in 2000.
Visa is selling into a weaker market, but it has been encouraged by the success of rival MasterCard, whose shares have quintupled in value since going public in May last year.
Visa says it will set aside some $3 billion of the proceeds to cover potential litigation and anti-trust costs.


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- In a recent announcement, General Motors (GM) has issued a recall for nearly 900 vehicles globally due to potential risks associated with Takata-made airbag inflators.
- The company fears that these inflators might explode during deployment, posing a significant danger to drivers and passengers who could be hit by sharp metal fragments.
The vehicles affected by this recall include 767 2013 models of popular GM brands such as Chevrolet Camaro, Sonic, and Volt, along with the Buick Verano in the United States. Additionally, 101 vehicles in Canada (including the Chevrolet TRAX) and 46 in other countries are also part of the recall.
The decision to initiate this recall comes after a disturbing incident in Brazil, where the driver airbag inflator of a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ruptured upon deployment. This event was reported in documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
To address the safety concerns, GM dealers will be providing free replacements for the driver-side airbag module, as stated by NHTSA.
It is essential to note that this recall adds to the already massive recall efforts for vehicles equipped with Takata airbags. Takata, a now-bankrupt Japanese manufacturer, has faced extensive scrutiny due to its airbag inflators’ tendency to explode when exposed to prolonged high heat and humidity.
Tragically, Takata airbags have been linked to at least 26 deaths in the United States, and over 400 occupants have suffered injuries, ranging from severe to life-altering. This has led to the largest automotive recall in history.
In response to the issue, GM had already spent a substantial amount, $1.2 billion, in 2020, replacing Takata airbags in approximately 7 million vehicles.
However, prior to 2020, GM contested the necessity of a recall for four years. The company argued that its tests indicated that the airbags in the additional vehicles being recalled had a different type of inflator and did not pose a threat. This assertion came after GM had already recalled 800,000 cars.
GM’s latest recall underscores the seriousness of the Takata airbag inflator issue, affecting vehicles worldwide. With safety being a paramount concern, GM is taking proactive measures to ensure the well-being of its customers and address potential hazards promptly. Vehicle owners are urged to act upon the recall immediately to have the driver-side airbag module replaced free of charge, mitigating any risks associated with these faulty inflators.


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(CNN) — An electric scooter manufacturer is recalling some of its products due to the risk of a loosening bolt that could cause injuries.
Delaware-based Apollo Imports issued a voluntary recall of its Phantom Electric Scooters made in China, according to a news release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The issue affects Phantom V1, V2 and 60V electric scooter models sold between June 2021 and May 2023, according to Apollo.
“The stem bolt used to secure the front wheel and suspension assembly to the stem of the scooter can become loose over time and break,” according to the electric scooter company’s recall announcement.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission received at least seven reports of the bolt breaking, causing the stem to detach or loosen. Three people were injured with cuts, abrasions and bruises, according to the release.
The manufacturer and commission advised people to stop using the recalled users immediately.
Meanwhile, Apollo is offering customers free replacement bolts and instructions to repair the scooters at home, the company said.
“Apollo will also make its servicing and partner locations available to any customers to have the bolt replaced or tightened free of charge,” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The recalled scooters sold for between $2,000 and $2,500, the release stated.
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Answering an unknown number is always a bit of a risk, as more often than not, it’s a telemarketing call, offering you something you don’t need. Despite the ‘Do Not Call’ lists, telemarketers always seem to find a way to reach us. But with a new update on the way, telemarketing calls may become a thing of the past.
Android’s latest update, labelled ‘Android P’, is set to host a range of new features, including what will be known as the ‘Enhanced Call Blocking’ feature. The feature, which looks to build upon the current blocking capabilities, will allow users to block calls from numbers that aren’t currently in your contact list, calls from payphones, or if the number does not have any caller ID information.
The function could also boast additional settings, meaning you’ll be able to customise how and when you block numbers. Reports also indicate that the call blocking function will be disabled after the user places an emergency call, allowing emergency services to call users if need be.
Currently, users are only able to block numbers either after they have already contacted you, or after you’ve manually entered the number into your phone and selected the block function. With the new upgrade, the feature looks to block the number outright, meaning that you won’t be disturbed by any suspicious phone calls.
The new feature looks to be revealed later this year.
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Aussies and smartphones
A recent Canstar Blue survey of smartphone users found that just over half of us always buy the same brand of smartphone. Overall, 56% of respondents confessed to their smartphone loyalty, with those aged 18 to 29 the most likely to always buy the same brand (67%).
Familiarity was found to be the most common reason for users to always buy the same brand (61%), with fewer than half of respondents (46%) declaring their brand the best around.
Overall, 15% of survey respondents said they upgrade their smartphone every year – the majority (59%) doing so simply because they like to have the latest device. However, one in three (33%) put it down to their telco offering a new deal whenever a new handset rolls around. A further 13% identified social pressure as their main reason for upgrading every year.
The survey also asked users how they acquired their latest smartphone, with a small majority of 54% buying outright, while the rest signed up to a contact to pay off the cost gradually.


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BBT Lunch and Learn coming up Wednesday
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Don't miss the next Bradford Board of Trade Lunch and Learn.
Brought to you by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Office of Economic Development, the upcoming session will run from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in the multi-purpose room at the new leisure centre and will feature TD Canada Trust small business advisor Alex Davidson as its guest speaker. The topic will be: Am I spending too much on my business banking?"
The cost of the lunch and learn is $10 for BBT members and $15 for non-members. Pre-registration is required and you can sign up here.


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The southeastern US pecan crop is shaping up, and reports are mixed as to the size and quality of the crop in the area.
Last year hurricane Micheal destroyed roughly half of the 2018-2019 pecan crop when the CAT 4 hurricane blew through the southeast in Early October, just before pecan harvest was to begin. The long term damage is now being seen a little more clearly as this years crop begins to come into focus.
Opinions of the pecan crop in this area are a mixed bag, some growers say that some varieties such as cape fear and pawnee have weathered the storm better than others. While some farms have a mediocre crop across all varieties. Even more interesting are farms that were not directly in the path of the hurricane and that may not have sustained significant tree loss, are now seeing the results of the high winds and the damage done to last years growth. While the areas affected by the storm have a less than stellar crop, other parts of Georgia, and the Carolinas look to have good crop this year, with the nuts sizing up well. However, when looking at the southeastern crop as a whole, the crop is expected to be significantly off. This is due largely to the fact that the majority of the southeastern crop comes from the areas most affected by last years, hurricane Micheal. Scab pressure has been average for this time of year and is now starting to increase as the humidity hovers between 40 and 80 percent with a perpetual 30% chance of showers. Growers in this area with good quality pecans at harvest this year should expect to sell them for a premium. With around half of last years crop taken from the market, retailers will be eager to get their hands on mammoth pecans.


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- ISP Partnership Pledges Net Neutrality
- What will it cost?
A group of Australian executives are looking to capitalize on the net neutrality debate by partnering with small U.S. Internet service providers to offer guaranteed equal access to the Web.
Community Powered Internet (Copowi) was founded on the premise that consumers will pay for an ISP that guarantees net neutrality, said George Matafonov, a Copowi senior partner.
"We believe the market segment exists where people would choose an ISP based on whether or not they're allowed to keep the Internet open and clear," he said, pointing to the two million signatures the Save the Internet Coalition has gathered in support of net neutrality.
Net neutrality refers to the notion that every Web site on the Internet, whether it is a major company's portal or a homemade storefront, has the same right to speed and access. Chief executives of some major Internet service providers, however, have voiced support for a system that would allow them to provide quicker download times or site access for those willing to pay for it.
The controversy has prompted members of Congress to introduce legislation that would prevent a tiered approach to the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission also recently closed a public comment period on the issue and is expected to address it in the near future.
Matafonov and his business partners are based in Australia, where net neutrality is not yet as pressing as issue as it is in the United States "because of population size and lack of awareness," he said. The real "battle over the Internet" is in the U.S, he said.
"What we'd like to do ideally is once we've started to establish a market in the U.S., is do the same thing in Australia, Canada and the U.K.," Matafonov said.
In the United States, Copowi has set up partnerships with independent ISPs that provide wholesale access to their networks. Copowi handles administration, accounting and all points of contact with the customer through U.S.-based representatives.
How it works
Why would a small ISP provide access to their networks? "The independent ISP market has been shriveling quite dramatically over the last five years," Matafonov contended. But they still service 10 million people the problem is being able to differentiate themselves from other providers, he said.
Cooperating with Copowi allows partners to negotiate a wholesale price, which at this point are "fairly uncompetitive" because the market is weakened, Matafonov said. "They can provide this service to us and they can make a profit connecting our customers. Basically, they're reaching a market segment they might not actually reach" without Copowi, he said.
In addition, some partners have imposed monthly minimums, he said. "To become a partner, we would have to pay out a monthly minimum in terms of sales and some actually had initial administration charges. So it's going to cost us as we go along."
Copowi signed non-disclosure agreements with their U.S. partners and cannot reveal their names at this time, Matafonov said.
Those partnerships now provide DSL service to 11 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Dial-up service is available nationwide, he said.
Additional independent ISPs have said they would be more inclined to join when Copowi has secured between 5,000 and 10,000 customers, Matafonov said. Since its launch last week, Copowi has signed up 230 customers and has interest from more than 100 people who live in states not currently served by the company. If Copowi can get between 400 to 600 subscribers, the company will look to expand, he said. Next: What will it cost?


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Honda Cars India, Toyota Kirloskar, and Renault India will cease production of Bharat Stage-IV vehicles on January 31, two months before the country's transition to the cleaner BS-VI emission standards. Many automakers like Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors have ferociously begun upgrading BS-IV production line and inventory, while auto-giant Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor India are already selling many gasoline-run variants that meet the BS-VI rules.
The companies try to make sure that there's no fire sale, as seen during the transition from BS III to BS-IV transition for two-wheelers and commercial vehicles.
While they proportion production of BS-VI vehicles, whilst oil marketing companies make fuel compliant with the new regulations available pan India, they're going to seek to clear the stock of BS-IV units that can't be sold or registered from April 1. The real issue still remains, BS-VI standard fuels aren't presently available for the majority of the country.
As per multiple retailers, the planned output for December and January is down 30-40% at Toyota, 30-50% at Honda, 30% at Mahindra and 20% for passenger cars at Tata Motors.
Toyota said the corporate was doing a pipeline correction to liquidate stocks by December and work towards a smooth transition to BS-VI.


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California-based Radii Footwear is making a quick impact in the urban boutique market. Formerly a buyer for renowned action sports stores Beach Bums in Southern California, founder Casey Arisohn made the jump from buying to production just a few short years ago when he noticed that his suggested design tweaks always ended up being the styles that sold out in store.
Debuting at MAGIC in August of 2008, the Radii collection features clean lines and is produced in action and full grain premium leathers as well as treated canvas. The line also includes textured, patterned materials such as suede, patent leather, nubuck, animal prints and perforations. The metallics and patent leathers are selling out as of now, but the white and black combinations a close second. For winter, expect to see more high tops with subtle embellishments like buckles and zippers as well as cleaner hues with accents of poppy colors. With a shopper-friendly price point of $90–120, these sneaks are sure to be a new basic for the fashion forward crowd.
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With a new women’s clothing story now under construction and a new boarding-focused store poised to begin construction, the Bangor Mall is “pretty much filled up,” according to General Manager James Gerety.
“There isn’t a space that is vacant – all of our spaces either have permanent tenants, short-term tenants or, in one case, a storage agreement,” Gerety tells me.
The store now under construction is maurices, a women’s clothing store with 800-plus stores in 44 states. (That’s not a typo, btw – maurices’ starts with a small “m” and there’s no apostrophe at the end. How very.)
There’s already several maurices (what’s the plural of maurices? mauriceses? mauricesia?) in Maine, in Waterville, Topsham, Auburn and Presque Isle, according to the store’s website.
That store is taking up two mall spaces previously occupied by Spencer’s and Motherhood. Spencer’s Gifts has moved into a space across the hall that had been intermittently leased to short-term tenants, and Motherhood moved into a spot in the Sears wing, says Gerety.
The store will likely open in early September, Gerety predicts.
The other store opening in the mall is Zumiez, a men’s and women’s, girl’s and guy’s sort of casual/sporty attire space, with an emphasis on snowboarding and skateboarding. Hence, the name — zoom, Zumiez. Get it?
“Zumiez is kind of cool, kind of neat – I think it is a product apparel that we service – this will certainly add some great brands to that mix,” says Gerety.
According to the company’s website, Zumiez began in the Seattle area in 1978, and now has more than 400 retail stores around the country, including two in Maine at the Maine Mall in South Portland and in Kittery at the outlets.
That store will take two spaces in the Macy’s wing, next to the Select Comfort store. One of the spaces it will occupy was vacant, the other was for short-term leases, says Gerety.
“This fills those spaces with a strong brand and will appeal to our demographic, as well,” he adds.
Zumiez will likely open in early October, he says.
These stores add to others that have recently planted roots in the Bangor Mall, perhaps hinting at a recovering economy as companies in the retail sector begin to make decisions and take action.
Sephora – the store within a store at JCPenney that sells beauty prodcuts – had its “official” opening last Friday, and had 80 people waiting outside for the doors to open, Gerety says.
“Sephora is going to be a destination – I think it’s a fantastic move on their part to bring in such a well-known personal product brand into their store,” he says.
A Regis Salon is also a new mall tenant, and there’s a new anchor store, as well – the Maine-based Cadillac Mountain Sports, which opened in early April.


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Driscoll’s berries being sold in a store (Photograph courtesy of Driscoll’s. Copyright 2014. All rights reserved.)
Two years ago this month, the United States and the European Union (EU) implemented an organic equivalence arrangement, meaning products that are certified as organic in the U.S. can also be sold as organic in the EU, and vice versa. This arrangement broke down many of the barriers that organic producers, especially small and medium-sized farmers, were facing in exporting their goods to one of their largest markets. It has also proved to be a good example of how we can recognize each others’ systems and work together across borders to arrive at beneficial agreements.
The U.S. and EU have some of the strongest regulatory protections in the world, and the organic equivalence arrangement recognizes these standards and uses them for everyone’s benefit. Before the agreement, growers and companies wanting to trade products on both sides of the Atlantic had to obtain separate certifications to two different standards, which meant a double set of fees, inspections, and paperwork. Now, if a product is certified organic by one party, it can bear both the USDA organic seal and the EU organic logo, without going through that second certification process. This is possible because the EU and the U.S. have recognized that though our regulatory systems are different, they both produce high quality organic food and agricultural products under rigorous programs. Secretary Vilsack, while addressing the EU agricultural ministers earlier this week, had the same message of cooperation in regards to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP). Read more »
Through USDA, the United States works with countries across the globe to ensure our Nation’s interests are represented in the international meat industry.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has the vital mission helping market American agricultural products competitively in the marketplace. One way AMS meets this mission is through our globally recognized meat standards. AMS has participated in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) for many years to help develop global agricultural quality standards that facilitate trade – essentially ensuring everyone speaks the same trade language.
Recently, AMS traveled to Serbia to provide technical assistance to the Serbian Government and meat industry. In cooperation with the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), AMS has worked with Serbia to help modernize their meat standards and specifications. Read more »
U.S. dairy exports are currently valued at $6 billion and the country is the world’s leading exporter of skim milk powder, cheese, whey, and lactose products. USDA Photo Courtesy of Scott Bauer.
Every June, USDA joins the rest of the country to celebrate Dairy Month. It is a time to thank our nation’s dairy producers and processors for their tireless work to produce quality dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt. Here at USDA, besides getting our fill of our favorite dairy products, we celebrate our nation’s dairy industry every day by finding new markets where people can enjoy their products. This often entails working with other countries’ governments to negotiate export and import requirements as well as helping businesses meet these requirements.
Our nation’s dairy exporters reach new markets with the help of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Export certificates are often the critical piece in the trade puzzle. On this front, AMS offers certificates for more than 80% of the countries that accept U.S. dairy exports. Our Dairy Programs can verify that businesses’ dairy products meet export requirements. The AMS Dairy Grading Branch provides export certificates for products or conditions for which they have documentation for or from plants they inspect. Read more »
FAS Administrator Phil Karsting visits the USA pavilion at SIAL China 2014.
It seemed as though the entire world was in Shanghai in mid-May, celebrating World Trade Week at SIAL China, Asia’s largest food and beverage trade show. The booming, bustling city was the perfect place for a show of its magnitude, where 99 U.S. companies and organizations showcased their products to the main players from China’s food and hospitality sectors.
The USA Pavilion was the largest international venue at the event and, of the U.S. companies exhibiting there, over half (54) were small or medium-sized businesses, 23 were new to the Chinese market, 16 were minority-owned and nine were completely new to exporting. Read more »
The international seed trade plays an intricate role in what we call the American way of life, providing us the products we know and love.
Did you know that corn and soybeans account for 50 percent of the harvested acres in the United States? Together, these two commodities had $106 billion in sales in 2012—not bad for products that start off as humble seeds. The U.S. seed industry is valued at more than $7 billion, and accounts for 34 percent of the world’s international seed trade. Our top seed exports are corn, soybean and sunflower seeds. And the international seed trade plays an intricate role in what we call the American way of life, providing us the products we know and love.
In today’s global market, limitations in manufacturing capabilities, shifts in climate, or simple geography all impact a country’s ability to satisfy all of its own needs. This means economies and agriculture systems around the globe are interconnected. Through trade, countries are able to market their resources to boost their economies and ensure access to a stable supply of food and products. Read more »
Several hundred non-native forest insect species have become established in the U.S. Recent arrivals, such as this adult Asian longhorned beetle, have killed millions of trees and altered urban landscapes in the Northeast and Midwest. (U.S. Department of Agriculture/Kenneth R. Law, courtesy of Bugwood.org)
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio.
Wood makes great packaging material—it’s inexpensive, abundant and versatile—but there’s one drawback: destructive forest pests stowaway in the pallets, crates and dunnage (wood used to brace cargo) used in international shipping. Over many years, international trade has resulted in the inadvertent introduction of many non-native wood-feeding pests and plant pathogens in the U.S. and throughout the world. Some of these non-native insects, including the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned beetle, have become highly invasive and caused serious environmental and economic impacts.
But an international standard for wood packaging material is slowing the inadvertent export of invasive bark- and wood-boring insects, according to a study conducted by Robert Haack, a research entomologist with the Forest Service’s Northern Research Station in Lansing, Mich., and a team of scientists. Researchers found as much as a 52 percent drop in infestation rates in the U.S., where the standard was implemented in three phases between 2005 and 2006. The study was published May 14 in the journal PLOS ONE. Read more »


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A typical retail pharmacy is equipped to handle most of the prescription needs of its customers, whether they have a skin rash, chronic illness or the need for a vaccination against the flu or shingles.
One of the highlights for Rite Aid’s business has been Wellness+, its loyalty card program that has played a major role in driving growth in the company’s comps, as well as attracting new and more loyal customers.
Health is about to be made a lot less expensive as the agency explores ways to expand which therapy categories can be made self-selection- and self-care-friendly through communication or diagnostic technology in conjunction with a consultation with a retail healthcare professional.
Walmart and healthcare partner Humana are out with a new prescription drug program called Rx4Value that guarantees savings and relies on the proven strategy of improving affordability by restricting choice to generic drugs.
Hisamitsu America on Wednesday announced the company shipped a season's supply of their topical pain treatment Salonpas products to Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks point guard who recently underwent surgery to repair a chronic meniscus tear in his knee and is expected to be off the court for about six weeks.
Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, now is providing wellness services for Medicare enrollees at all Take Care Clinic locations throughout the country, the retail health clinic operator announced on Thursday.
A federal judge in Pittsburgh will rule "later" on whether to block or allow a merger between pharmacy benefit managers Medco Health Solutions and Express Scripts, and is considering a request by two trade groups seeking to keep Medco's operations and assets separate from ESI while the lawsuit is pending, according to published reports.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a change to the label of a Novo Nordisk drug stating that it offers superior blood-sugar control to a competing drug made by Merck, based on results of two clinical studies, Novo Nordisk said Monday.
Idaho on Monday became state No. 21 to adopt the real-time, stop-sale technology National Precursor Log Exchange in its battle against the diversion of the cough-cold ingredient pseudoephedrine to methamphetamine.
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus on Monday referred advertising for Serranol dietary supplement, marketed by Good Health Naturally, to the Federal Trade Commission for further review, after the company declined to fully participate in a National Advertising Division review of its advertising claims.


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Newcastle-based QSP is the latest financial applications vendor to link up with analytical software specialist Cognos.
QSP Financials 4.5, which began shipping this month, combines QSP’s own reporting routines with Cognos PowerPlay to meet customer demands for better reporting capabilities.
The software upgrade also brings QSP into the world of Windows NT and expands the financial application’s ability to link to other business software.
Designed for between 30 and 100 users, QSP Financials typically interfaces with up to 40 other programs, said QSP group marketing director David Pinches.
‘From customer feedback, it was clear that business reporting was the number one requirement,’ said Pinches. ‘They wanted to be able to provide data not just for the financial community but to business managers.’
Cognos PowerPlay, which is now bundled with financials applications from several leading vendors, extracts data from both accounting and other business applications and compiles it into ‘desktop hypercubes’. The system is usually set up and configured by the vendor, and QSP is training its consultants in the Cognos methodology.
The new version of QSP Financials also includes the company’s Web Enterprise Extensions. These allow users to read and write to the core databases via a Web browser and include routines for customers and suppliers to access their own records.
If businesses do not take cyber security seriously in their business planning regulators may do it for them, the ICAEW has warned
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A new battle kicked off today in the war between Apple and Google for device dominance in the education market, as the first-ever tablet running Google’s Chrome operating system was unveiled.
The announcement about Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 10, designed specifically for use in K-12 classrooms, steals some thunder from Apple before the company even had a chance to debut its new iPad for schools in Chicago today. At Apple’s education event, taking place at Lane Tech College Prep High School, the company promised to reveal “creative new ideas for teachers and students.”
Google’s Chromebook laptops currently hold 58 percent of the K-12 mobile device market in the U.S., while Apple’s iPad remains the overall global leader in tablets. After seeing iPad sales decline for a while, Apple last month reported its third consecutive quarter of revenue growth for those devices, due in part to last year’s launch of its lowest-cost iPad yet, a 9.7-inch tablet priced starting at $329.
Includes Stylus, Education Apps, Support for VR
Set to become available to school and commercial customers in North America next month, Acer’s new 9.7-inch Chromebook Tab 10 will start at the same price as its similarly sized iPad rival: $329. It’s also the first school-focused tablet to run Google’s Chrome OS instead of the Android operating system.
“Since their debut, schools have chosen Chromebooks because they are fast, easy-to-use and manage, shareable, secure and affordable,” Google for Education group product manager Cyrus Mistry wrote yesterday in a blog post. “We’ve listened carefully to feedback from educators around the world, and one common theme is that they want all the benefits of Chromebooks in a tablet form.”
Acer’s Chromebook Tab 10 was designed to meet that need while providing educational users with the same ease of management available with Chromebook laptops, Mistry…


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A STOLEN bank card was used to fund a £1,500 shopping spree in Leeds city centre.
Police have released CCTV images of men they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a man’s wallet.
It was taken from his pocket in Boar Lane, Leeds, on May 24, and a bank card inside was later used to withdraw cash from two cashpoints and pay for numerous items from shops in the city centre.
PC Matt Thirkill, of Leeds City Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We would urge anyone who recognises any of the men pictured in these CCTV images, or indeed the men themselves, to get in contact with us. We would like to speak to them as part of our ongoing enquiries in to this incident.
“Anyone with information is asked to call Leeds City NPT via 101.”


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Our kids' online security can feel like it's out of our control. Nearly 70 percent of teens admit to hiding their online activities from the parents, and 86 percent of girls say they conduct online chats without their parents' knowledge, according to two studies.
A new game from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Girl Scouts might be able to change those statistics. The new interactive, narrative game called Cyber Squad launched today, and it aims to teach young girls cybersecurity skills.
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Cyber Squad provides players with mock scenarios involving cybersecurity concerns, and it simulates the consequences of both risky and safe online behaviors.
The goal is for girls to learn to navigate the internet in a safer and more defensive way, and of course to get them excited about technology.
"Kids are becoming more mobile, networked and connected, but this also comes with alarming risks and dangers," said HPE Chief Information Security Officer Liz Joyce. "Making basic cybersecurity awareness at a young age is imperative, and as fundamental as safety skills in the physical world, like learning how to cross the street."
The new game ties to the Girl Scouts' efforts to reduce the gender gap in STEM by bringing 2.5 million girls into the STEM pipeline by 2025.
Cyber Squad is now available via a web interface, and in the coming year, it'll be launched across mobile and desktop platforms as well. The game is also being launched to Girl Scouts as a printable board game, which aims to enable a more interactive style of play in-person.


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Kathmandu. Chinese brand Vivo has introduced two new smartphones under the ‘Y’ series in the Nepalese market. Under this, the company has made available ‘Vivo Y35’ and ‘Y22’.
On behalf of the company, ‘Y 25’ has been given the nickname of Stylish Phone. It includes a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display. Powered by Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G chipset, the phone is based on Android 11 operating system.
Similarly, this model packs a 50-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is a 16 megapixel camera for selfie.
This phone has 5000 mAh battery and includes 44 W fast charger.
Vivo Y35 model available in Nepal has 8 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. The company has fixed its price at Rs 30,999.
Similarly, another ‘Y’ series phone ‘Vivo Y22’ released by the company has a 6.55-inch IPS LCD display.
Powered by MediaTek Helio G85 processor, this phone is based on Android 12 operating system.
This phone has two rear cameras, including a 50-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. Similarly, there is an 8-megapixel single camera for selfie lovers.
This phone has 5000 mAh battery and 18 W fast charging has been given.
The price of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage variant of this phone has been fixed at Rs 22,999.


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Row erupts over diesel rip-off at the pumps as oil price slides again to hit an 11-year low
- Oil price slides to 2004 level of $36 a barrel as slump continues
- Wholesale diesel 2p cheaper, says RAC, but it's pricier at the pumps
- Cuts to diesel 'should have happened far faster', says RAC expert
Row: Diesel car drivers are not seeing the cheaper fuel that they should be, says the RAC
Oil prices hit an 11-year low today as a fresh row erupted over whether drivers are being ripped off for diesel.
The price of a barrel of Brent Crude oil slipped back to 2004 levels as it hit $36 a barrel today, but while petrol prices have fallen close to the £1 a litre benchmark, diesel remains stubbornly higher.
Yet the RAC says that diesel wholesale prices are 2p cheaper than petrol and has called for a cut at the pumps as savings are ‘not being passed on at the forecourt’.
A price war has pushed petrol prices down towards the £1 level, with some supermarkets cutting below that.
Diesel car drivers have not reaped the same benefits from the recent oil price slump, however.
RAC Fuel Watch spokesman Simon Williams said: ‘With the price of oil now falling back to 2004 prices of around $36 a barrel, the sight of £1 a litre petrol on supermarket forecourts should be common for some time to come.
‘While unleaded has come down at the pump, we are still looking for the supermarkets to cut the price of diesel properly and give motorists the Christmas present they deserve.
‘The wholesale price of diesel is still 2p a litre cheaper than petrol, but despite this the average pump price of diesel is 106p – 3p a litre more expensive than unleaded which is now 103p a litre.’
Diesel prices briefly fell below unleaded earlier this year but the effect reversed in October after just two months.
The oil price has sunk from $60 at the start of the year and $110 as recently as 18 months ago.
It slipped again today, with Brent Crude falling 1.8 per cent to $36.20. Experts blame a glut of oil, as producers keep pumping despite the falling price and traders have been repeatedly wrong-footed by OPEC’s decision not to cut production to stabilise prices.
This has spelt good news for motorists, with prices at the pump falling, although some argue they should have fallen further despite a substantial amount of the price of a litre of fuel comprising of tax.
Last week, the RAC called for supermarket fuel retailers to reduce the price of diesel to under £1-a-litre after wholesale prices dropped 3p below unleaded this month.
Asda, Morrisons Tesco and Sainsbury's all committed to drop the price of petrol to 99.9p per litre across all their respective fuel stations at the end of the previous week.
The RAC believes if supermarkets reduce costs of diesel further, other major retailers, such as BP, Esso and Shell will be forced to follow suit.
Scandal: Diesel cars have been caught up in an emissions row with VW admitting to cheating tests
Yet, with concerns over diesel cars' air pollution coming to a head after the recent Volkswagen scandal, it is unlikely that politicians will jump on the cheaper diesel bandwagon.
Drivers have been encouraged to buy diesel motors through the CO2-graded car tax system for many years, but campaigners argue that the cars emit far more nitrogen oxide (NOX) which is harmful to human health.
VW was found to have been cheating NOX emissions tests with some of its diesel vehicles.
Mr Williams said: ‘If forecourt pricing was a closer reflection of what was happening with the wholesale fuel market we would have seen £1 a litre diesel already.
‘The cuts to the diesel forecourt price should have happened far faster and been far more dramatic than has been the case.
‘Indeed, if the retail fuel market mirrored the wholesale market we actually would have seen the price of petrol increase very slightly due a short-lived upward blip in the wholesale unleaded cost.
‘Diesel, however, should have reduced much faster than it actually has which is bad news for the country’s 11 million diesel car drivers.’
Oil production is running near record highs and more is due to arrive on the market from Iran, the United States and Libya.
Oil exporting countries have revalued their currencies, sold off assets and even issued debt for the first time in years to deal with the slump.
Even wealthy Gulf Arab states have been hit. Last week Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain raised interest rates as they scrambled to protect their currencies.
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Elaborate $25K bike theft in Derby
By Taylor Clyne
June 13, 2019
More than $25,000 worth of mountain bikes and merchandise were stolen from Evolution Biking in Derby’s main street yesterday morning in what looks to be an organised crime.
The elaborate theft took place at 5.32am after the perpetrators worked for nearly forty-five minutes to break the shop front locks.
Once inside, the thieves took just four minutes to complete the act, loading the items into a white 2WD Mitsubishi Triton ute.
Evolution Biking owner Ben Jones said after watching his CCTV footage it was clear the offenders had been in store before to ‘scope out’ the place.
“They knew what they were going for, they even went behind the counter to try and pull out the cameras and they took my drone,” he said.
“Two of our E mountain bikes were stolen and another brand, one of them was a 2020 model which has just been released, the bikes alone retail for $25,000.”
After speaking with other business owners Ben said a fellow Launceston bike shop had thieves in the same vehicle try and break into their store last week but were unsuccessful.
“It’s obviously someone who is targeting bike shops that knows what a large amount of money they could potentially make in a short time.”
“I don’t believe it’s a reflection on the area, we are proud of our town and feel comfortable to leave our bikes here – mountain bikers respect other people’s gear because they know how much it costs,” Ben said.
Watching the footage, you can see one of the thieves return to the store to retrieve a charger for the E bike before jumping back in the ute and speeding off in the Scottsdale direction.
“They only stole one charger and they don’t have the keys for the bikes so you’d hope if a mountain biker was going to buy them, they would flag something.
Constable Chadwick from the Derby Police Station is continuing the investigation and said he is keen to hear from anyone with further information.
“There was another burglary nearby on the same night that is obviously related.”
“Anyone with more information to help progress these cases are asked to get in touch.”
As for Ben he said they would keep doing what they’re doing with the hope that the items are recovered.
“We will install additional high-quality cameras in-store, but it would be nice to see some type of surveillance installed on the main street to record number plates considering the high value of items sitting in Derby.”
Anyone with information are asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The community are asked to keep their eyes peeled for:
2020 Trek Powerfly LT9.7 G2 (18).
2019 Trek Powerfly LT9 (19.5)
2019 Trek Fuel EX 8 (18.5)
Police report number: 615251.


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Can local payment gateways capitalise on the opportunity and realise the benefits of digital payments?
Amid endless speculation, the news of PayPal's decision not to come to Pakistan in the near future comes at a time when the country is in dire need of foreign remittances to offset the trade deficit. The global payments giant cited 'internal issues' as the reason behind the decision further elaborated by internal sources as concerns regarding money laundering and regulatory inadequacies in the local financial infrastructure.
This is in line with what prominent local technology influencer Iqra Hameed learnt during her visit to PayPal's HQ in Silicon Valley last year, where she had the opportunity to discuss the matter with senior members of the organisation who expressed scepticism regarding expansion rates, expenses, taxes, language barriers and market potential for the service in Pakistan, especially in light of their experience in India where PayPal is struggling against local competitors.
Although these concerns and the comparison with India may be questionable due to the significant differences in the payment landscape between the two countries, the fact is that PayPal is not coming to Pakistan anytime soon, despite government efforts and pleas by countless freelancers and start-up owners who hoped to capitalise on the ubiquitous payments solution to sell their products and services online.
So, what exactly makes PayPal this important, and why can't we use alternatives like Payoneer, Skrill and Transferwise among others? One word: ubiquity. Having the early-mover advantage, PayPal has become a de facto global standard for quick money transfers for individual and B2C transactions. Whether it is to buy a couch off eBay, hire a freelancer to design a logo, pay a monthly software subscription or lend money to a friend, PayPal makes it quick and dead-simple. And for PayPal-to-PayPal transfers, free. Good luck trying to pay or get paid by someone from the US via Payoneer or Skrill; it's unlikely they would have an account on the service in the first place and the KYC and verification processes of these services gives them little incentive to open one for an odd, one-off payment.
While freelancers offering their services on platforms like Upwork and Fiverr or medium-to-large businesses conducting B2B transactions over wire transfers can manage without such a service, independent freelancers and small digital business owners suffer the most. Wire transfers are cumbersome and expensive for frequent transactions with multiple users, especially when the value of each individual transaction is low. Similarly, freelancing platforms take a major cut for every project, making them unviable for those who do direct business development and don't wish to pay the 20% Upwork fee to get paid by a client they didn't find on Upwork in the first place.
Fortunately, PayPal isn't the only ubiquitous mode of quick and easy online payments. While they might not let you quickly send $20 to your mate by simply entering his email address and the amount to send, credit and debit cards such as those on VISA and MasterCard networks offer a great, no-frills method for global commercial online transactions. In order to accept payments via these cards, a payment gateway is required at the seller's end, and since both VISA and MasterCard operate here, that should settle things, right?
If only it were that simple!
Unfortunately, most major international credit and debit card payment gateways don't offer their services in Pakistan and the few that do (2Checkout is the only one that comes to mind) have a rigorous approval process and high rejection rate. When it comes to local options, almost all banks offer merchant accounts for the purpose, and then there are EasyPay and JazzCash, which are successfully used by major local merchants to sell online. However, If you are a freelancer or a start-up, good luck even hearing back from them months after you have applied.
After speaking to representatives from several of these providers, I have come to the conclusion that in the most outrageous display of short-sightedness and being penny-wise pound-foolish, their only aim seems to be to service established businesses with a significant transaction volume, hanging most freelancers and start-up owners out to dry. By not providing freelancers and early-stage start-ups with a payment solution when they need it most, these providers are not only depriving them of a way to effectively start selling their products and services online, they are depriving the economy of much-needed foreign exchange, not to mention themselves of future business they can get through supporting them in their struggling phase.
Earlier, I would have attributed the lack of a local payment gateway with easy on-boarding facilities for freelancers and early stage start-ups, to restrictive regulations. However, after speaking to senior officials at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and its Pakistan Remittances Initiative, I found them to be most accommodating and welcoming to the idea of local players entering the market.
For the few who manage to open an account with these providers, there's the question of integrating these gateways into their websites. Before we get into their options, let's take a look at the way freelancers and early-stage start-ups need to accept payments online.
First and foremost, most freelancers and many companies in the services industry need to send invoices to their clients that can be paid on the click of a button, enabled by the payment gateway. Then, there are providers selling products and services on their e-commerce stores as one-off purchases or ongoing subscriptions, both of which need to be enabled at the gateway level. The most widely used solution for all three billing scenarios (and which does not require custom coding and also provides the quickest and easiest on-boarding process) comes in form of WordPress and its plug-in ecosystem.
However, not many local providers offer plug-ins to integrate their solutions with WordPress and its popular plugins like WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Gravity Forms and the like, while the few that do, only support integration for one-time transactions, which isn't too useful for those selling on a subscription-based model, a practice common in the technology industry as well as in the increasingly popular virtual assistant landscape. Most local providers require custom integrations to be built for every client, adding needless on-boarding delays and significant expenses that many freelancers and early-stage start-ups cannot afford, especially if they are already paying a hefty monthly fee for the gateway due to their low transaction volume.
Earlier, I would have attributed the lack of a local payment gateway with easy on-boarding facilities for freelancers and early stage start-ups, to restrictive regulations. However, after speaking to senior officials at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and its Pakistan Remittances Initiative, I found them to be most accommodating and welcoming to the idea of local players entering the market. In fact, I was surprised to learn that all commercial banks have instructions from SBP to facilitate freelancers with monthly sales volumes of up to Rs 500,000 with no documentation required other than their CNIC and biometric verification.
It's about time that banks, digital payment service providers such as EasyPay and JazzCash and investors interested in the financial sector realise the disservice they are doing not just to freelancers and early-stage start-ups but to the economy as well as their stakeholders, by not facilitating them in selling their products and services online directly without having to limit themselves to an intermediary platform like Upwork and Fiverr. These platforms are earning hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars per year from our local workforce in the form of service charges, when a hefty part of that sum can be earned by local providers, not to mention the potential earnings from those currently un-served by such platforms.
They say "it's never too late" and "it's better late than never", but considering it's 2019, and we seem to be stuck in the previous millennium when it comes to available options to capitalise on the benefits of digital payments and e-commerce, my question is "if not now, when?"
Haroon Q. Raja is a technology solutions architect and founder of Happy Cloud. email@example.com


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What happens when our parks are privatized – is this a benign thing as some assume or are there notable and negative consequences? Is Midtown’s Bryant Park what we want our public spaces to be… its spirit sold out to the highest bidder with a focus on consumerism and corporate influence all while being uber-programmed? Bryant Park is currently run by a Business Improvement District (BID) whose president, Daniel Biederman, proudly told the City Council recently that the space doesn’t take any money from the city – and has not since 1997. And it shows.
This week, The New York Observer looked a bit closer at Bryant Park over the winter … calling it out as a Mall, not a vibrant public space which is what it ought to be.
From The New York Observer, Eat, Shop, Skate, Smile: On the Mallifcation of Bryant Park by Chris Pomorski, November 11, 2014 (Note: the underlined sentence sums it up perfectly):
By most metrics, Mr. Biederman’s efforts to spur park attendance through the cold season have been tremendously successful. (Though there was a shooting at the skating rink last year.) For all intents and purposes, though, Bryant Park looks and functions during the Winter Village months more like an outdoor mall than a park. Mr. Biederman suggested that the skating rink is used primarily by New Yorkers, while the shops draw a mix of natives and tourists. But it’s difficult to imagine many New Yorkers thrilling to either the Winter Village’s environment or its wares.
On an overcast afternoon last week, small groups toting guidebooks and backpacks predominated on the walkways on which the shops are set. The huts sold winter accessories, chocolate, inexpensive jewelry and fragrant candles. One sold stuffed animals, another metallic figurines inspired by science fiction films and comic books. A third hawked “edgy,” often New York-centric t-shirts, as might be found at a Hot Topic. Through many corridors, the sort of candied cleanser aroma familiar to anyone who has ever been dragged to a Bath and Body Works hung in the air. Around the skating rink, a grungy mat of synthetic royal blue turf had been laid. A woman in pink leather high-top sneakers tugged at the arm of a male companion. “There’s a Starbucks across the street!” she cried.
The park was crowded. But it was not vibrant. It was productive, but it was not particularly pleasant—at least not for one visitor who has valued the place in part for its being an exceptional space in a city whose territory seems ever more devoted to the getting and the celebration of stuff. But the mallification of Bryant Park was, after all, the solution to the riddle of the free skating rink, the one Mayor Daley couldn’t crack. And it’s hardly unique in ceding public space to commercial purposes—Grand Central has its Holiday Fair and Columbus Circle its market; Union Square has often been virtually impassable on weekends for the throngs eager stock up on all manner of organic goods from the Green Market.
Nonetheless, the binary philosophy that appears to underlie Bryant Park’s Winter Village—and which many members of the city’s corporate upper crust are fond of promoting—that our only choices for urban life are a wholesale embrace of unfettered consumerism or descent into savage, gratified ruin, seems to sell New Yorkers rather short. (No pun intended.)
You can read the full piece at The New York Observer.


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Lupita Nyong'o's Calvin Klein Oscars dress is stolen
Red carpet theft
The dress, which was custom made for the actress and features a whopping 6,000 pearls, was stolen from a room at the London Hotel in Hollywood earlier this week. Calvin Klein, who created the magnificent bespoke creation for the Academy Award-winning actress, have yet to comment on the theft.
Calvin Klein creative director Francisco Costa designed the red carpet stunner for Nyong'o, who wowed at the 2015 Oscars ceremony wearing the open-back masterpiece. Following the theft, the police have put the value of the gown at $150,000; however AmericanPearl.com, an e-commerce luxury jewellery retailer, has calculated the value at about $1 million wholesale, or $10 million at auction according to WWD.
“Based on our analysis of the size range of the pearls used in the dress, over a hundred 16-inch strands of natural pearls of 4 millimeters to 7 millimeters in diameter would be needed to create this dress. Natural pearl strands of this size and quality are easily valued at $10,000 each for fair market value,” said Heidi Cohen, director of marketing for American Pearl. Adding that Costa created the gown out of natural pearls.
“The $150,000 estimate that many news outlets are reporting would be an approximate estimate for cultured pearls. Knowing how rare natural pearls of this quality are, we estimate the value of the dress much higher for just the raw pearls alone, which may be why the dress became a target for theft.”
According to reports, the one-off gown was stolen some time during the day on Tuesday when Nyong'o was out of her room. West Hollywood sheriff’s detectives said they were investigating the theft.


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For Ralph Rucci, a designer who has spent the past 25 years unceremoniously honing his craft, it was fitting that scores of his admirers were on hand Thursday when he received the first Artistry of Fashion Award from The Museum at FIT's Couture Council.
NEW YORK — For Ralph Rucci, a designer who has spent the past 25 years unceremoniously honing his craft, it was fitting that scores of his admirers were on hand Thursday when he received the first Artistry of Fashion Award from The Museum at FIT's Couture Council.
James Galanos, Ron Frasch, Linda Fargo, Joan Kaner and John Pomerantz were among the industry insiders at a luncheon honoring Rucci at Brasserie 8 1/2. Aside from the mannequins Fargo styled with pieces from the designer's fall collection, several guests including luncheon chair Charlotte Moss, Amy Fine Collins and Kaner wore some of Rucci's creations. As guests found their seats, The Museum at FIT's director, Valerie Steele, said, "The dresses look so wonderful — it's really like a fashion show."
In 2002, Rucci became the first American designer since Mainbocher to be invited by Paris' Chambre Syndicale to show as part of the haute couture. But during her remarks, Steele noted that Rucci was being honored for his extensive body of work, not for that European honor. To that end, The Museum at FIT will stage "Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness" from Jan. 13 to April 14.
Clearly humbled by the attention, Rucci singled out about a dozen employees and supporters by name. As for his outlook, he said: "What I do has to do with the evolution of the woman herself and her spirit. It doesn't have anything to do with trend."
He added, "I hope we can always create things that allow you to suspend your vision of fashion."
Afterward, Kaner recalled how a decade ago she did everything she could to get people to look at Rucci's work. Despite their resistance to seeing a new designer, "once they did come and saw the clothes, they were very impressed," she said. "This is not a job for him. It is his life's work."
Galanos, who became friends with Rucci after a chance meeting at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, said, "He makes the most beautiful clothes in the world. He's an artist — he's not just a fashion designer."
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A Stella McCartney sketch of a custom dress made from protein-based silk in partnership with biotech lab Bolt Threads. The dress will be displayed at The Museum of Modern Art's upcoming design exhibition, "Items: Is Fashion Modern?"


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The shutdown of economies around the world due to the virus pandemic has affected Swedish sawmill companies to a lesser extent than the sawmill industry in other large forest countries.
Some products, especially tissue, packaging materials and wood products for the Swedish construction trade, have even had an increased demand. But the pandemic is also clear in the forest industry and the consequences are likely to be greater the longer it takes before global demand and production starts again.
”The [Swedish] forest industry started the year strongly, but in March we see that the industry is affected by the coronavirus pandemic and how it is handled around the world. Then, for example, annual growth in mass deliveries is clearly dampened and exports to China went from an annual growth of 20 percent in February to a fall of 30 percent in March. We can conclude that the world economy needs to get started again and soon, says Kerstin Hallsten, chief economist at the Swedish Forest Industries.
Increased production of tissue and packaging materials
”At the same time, it should be pointed out that many companies in the pulp and paper industry together made a good result during the first quarter of this year and some parts went really well. Tissue and packaging materials were strongest and increased by up to 23 percent in March compared to March 2019,” says Katrin Heinsoo, pulp and paper market analyst at the Forest Industries.
The mood in Sweden’s forest industry was clearly worse in April than at the beginning of the year. However, the forest industry’s view of the economic situation is not as negative as in the manufacturing industry or during the 2008 financial crisis.
Swedish construction trade a glimmer of light for the sawmills
During the first quarter of this year, Swedish sawmills largely maintained their high production and delivery rates from 2019. In late March and into April, important export markets such as the United Kingdom began to introduce restrictions in their countries and at their borders. Several industries in the UK closed down, which reduced the demand for wood products. As a result, Swedish sawmills announced that they intended to reduce their production.
”There has also been a shift between export markets at the same time as we see that sales of timber products in Swedish construction trade increased by almost 12 percent over the same period last year,” says Christian Nielsen, a market analyst of timber products at the Skogsindustrierna.
”The limited flow to the UK is partly offset by the high demand for construction materials in the construction trade and that other important export markets such as China and Japan are now starting to ease their restrictions,” says Christian Nielsen.
It is crucial for the continued development of the entire forest industry that demand is maintained throughout the complex value chain. The pulp and paper industry, for example, is dependent on raw material from the sawmills. Here, investments in increased wood construction in Sweden are a very important instrument.
The post Swedish sawmill industry performed better than those in other countries during pandemic appeared first on Timber Industry News.


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