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The modern market opened in 1868 as London Central Meat Market
Police said the second two cases occurred Monday afternoon in Athol when a man first exposed himself at Larry's Meat Market
on Main Street and later, about a half-mile away at Athol High School, where a girls junior varsity softball team was practicing.
Special is Kaya's first release on Ultimate Fake Records since signing to the Merseyside label this year.
The first 60 or so pages of Meat Market
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The Save Gansevoort Market Task Force, in collaboration with the Flower Market Association of New York City, announced the commencement of a major study to assess the feasibility of relocating New York City's Flower Market to the Gansevoort Meat Market
Mike Wooley had three key questions to answer when Long's Meat Market
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The ban on Thai poultry meat could prove beneficial to the UK cooked hen meat market
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Tokyo's central wholesale market in Minato Ward on Saturday started a campaign to persuade consumers about the safety of beef and pork by opening its meat market
to the public and preparing ''shabu shabu'' and other beef dishes for free.
Mr Ron Walker, chairman of the British Turkey Federation, said it was predicted that by the year 2001 the turkey meat market
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Articles about Facebook on Benjamindada.com
Sama, Facebook's largest content moderator has discontinued its services for the social media company.
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Facebook is set to launch "Bulletin", its latest effort to compete in the Newsletter market.
Facebook and WHO Africa have launched the ‘Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation’ campaign. The campaign will promote information about Covid-19 vaccines.

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HOUSTON (ICIS)--DuPont expects to see further significant year-on-year declines in its photovoltaics (PV) sales and profits in the current second quarter, as the market continues to be bumpy, the CEO of the US-based producer said on Tuesday.
“It’s bumpy and has been bumpy,” Ellen Kullman said during DuPont's 2013 Q1 results conference call.
“In PV, ‘confidence’ would not be a word I would use,” she told an analyst who asked how confident DuPont was about its outlook for that business.
Q2 sales and profits in DuPont’s electronics and communications segment, which includes PV, should be down substantially due to lower sales in PV, compared with a strong 2012 second quarter when “there was a lot of over-production, in hindsight”, Kullman said.
However, the segment’s sales and earnings should improve in the second half of 2013 on stronger demand in PV and consumer electronics demand, she said.
In the first quarter of 2013, DuPont's electronics and communications sales were down 9% year on year to $616m (€474m), mainly because of lower sales into the PV market.The segment’s operating earnings fell by 17% year on year to $49m. However, earnings and margins improved sequentially from the Q4 2012.
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“I have long admired the work that Natalie has done to revolutionize the fashion industry with Net-a-porter. I am excited and honored for her to join and help further Everlane as a change agent in creating the industry we all want — one that is more ethical, inclusive and drives environmental progress,” said Michael Preysman, founder and chief executive officer of Everlane.
Everlane, which was founded in 2011, built its foundation on delivering ethical, affordable essentials. However, the company has faced numerous work culture and transparency issues in the past year. In December 2019, Everlane’s remote customer service team revealed plans to unionize. At the end of March 2020, most of them had been laid off in what Everlane described as pandemic-related cost saving measures. Employees described it as union busting and were publicly supported by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Everlane recently named Jonathan Mildenhall, chief marketing officer of Dave and cofounder and CEO of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, along with Matt Leeds, partner at L Catterton, to its board of directors. L Catterton invested in Everlane last September as part of a reported $85 million fundraising round. In total, there are six members on the company’s board.
In addition, Sophie Bambuck, most recently Nike’s global vice president of brand marketing for Nike Sportswear, has been named Everlane’s first chief marketing officer, and Matt Gehring has joined Everlane as general manager of e-commerce. Gehring had been senior vice president of growth at Rothy’s.
Bambuck’s initial focus will be to accelerate Everlane’s mission, scale the brand to reach new audiences and continue to foster loyalty with its customer base. She will lead a team across both brand marketing and creative and reports to Preysman.
In an e-mail interview, Massenet was asked whether she had made a personal investment in Everlane, and what attracted her to the brand.
“I first became a fan of Everlane as a consumer and subsequently through a meaningful investment made via Imaginary, the venture firm I cofounded with Nick Brown to back breakthrough consumer brands and retail platforms. Everlane was one of our first large investments from our first fund.” She doesn’t have a personal investment in the brand.
She explained that she was attracted to Everlane’s transparency mission, while acknowledging it’s a difficult road to take.
“Everlane pioneered transparency in the fashion industry and it is needed now more than ever. Everlane has an authentic vision to challenge the ethical and environmental practices of the industry. I have always enjoyed a challenge and Everlane’s mission is perhaps the hardest to crack. It is not a simple task to create product consumers want to wear at an accessible price while also reimagining the supply chain and business model. I believe this change can happen step-by-step with a clear vision until it becomes a new standard. The company’s journey has only just begun to become the next great all American apparel brand,” she said.
Massenet, who is in the process of moving from London to New York City, said she will support Preysman and the executive team to first operationalize and then scale the brand. “Over the past 20 years, I have worked with brands to deliver iconic products, build best-in-class customer experiences, drive innovation in the industry and hire world-class leadership teams,” she said.
In response to whether she plans to get involved in some of the company’s transparency issues, she said, “Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to have great mentors to guide me and I will pay it forward with Everlane. Growing pains are part of the journey, but it’s resilience that creates strong brands. The brand is committed to holding true to its values and I’m committed to bringing my expertise to them to help them on their journey.”
Originally, Everlane had resisted opening stores, but has since opened seven brick-and-mortar locations in Austin, Texas; Boston; Stanford Shopping Center; San Francisco; Manhattan and Brooklyn, N.Y., and Los Angeles. Asked if she felt they should expand their retail fleet, she said, “Yes, the Everlane community is one that continues to have incredible loyalty to the brand. Pre-pandemic there were lines out the door for their stores. Even during the challenges of COVID-19, Everlane was able to maintain strong conversion at its stores. While the future of the industry will rely on a mix of digital strategies, retail will continue to play an important role in helping people connect with the brand.
“There is a misconception that direct-to-consumer should mean online only. If you are a consumer business you need to be where your consumer is and that means that retail and even wholesale is relevant. The most important thing, though, for a business today to focus on is digital-first,” she said.
As for her opinion of the product and what she sees as the company’s strengths, she said, “Right now people are seeking both value and purpose with the items they purchase and Everlane delivers on both. The brand has redefined industry standards of offering honest, high-quality products at accessible prices. People want to feel good about their purchase not only because it makes them look better, but it also makes them feel better about themselves.”
When asked where Everlane could most use her help, Massenet sees international growth as a real opportunity. “Everlane is only just beginning its work internationally which presents a huge opportunity. The products and mission resonate globally — this brand has massive potential to scale.”
In 2000, Massenet founded fashion online retailer Net-a-porter. In the year before Massenet stepped down from her role in 2015 following the Yoox Net-a-porter merger, the Net-a-porter Group recorded net revenues of almost $1 billion. In 2017, Massenet became non-executive co-chairman of Farfetch, a role she left last August. She and Brown, formerly of 14W, founded Imaginary Ventures in 2018, focusing on innovations at the intersection of retail and technology. Its investments include Glossier, Camp, Bread Beauty Supply, Dirty Lemon, Universal Standard, Goodfair, Mejuri and Skims.
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President Trump's Twitter outburst against General Motors Co. (GM) - Get Report marked an important milestone in his commentary on the automotive industry. Why is that? To my knowledge, for all of Trump's automotive commentary over the years, this is the very first time he has ever addressed electric car subsidies specifically -- whether in a tweet or in a speech.
Of course, this all comes on the back of GM's decision to "unallocate" new products to three of its North American automotive assembly plants in 2019. That does not necessarily mean shutting down those factories permanently. It may mean that those factories could return in the future with some new products. GM has not said one way or the other.
As for Trump's reaction to the matter, there are so many levels of the analysis. On the one hand, a free-market person should be aghast at how any politician has opinions on how a business is being run, let alone threatening the corporation for exercising is constitutional property rights.
On the other hand, one can also ask why Trump was not equally upset in June 2018 when Tesla Inc. (TSLA) - Get Report laid off 9% of its workforce, all while touting its imminent decision to build a new car factory in China.
I mean, if it's so terrible for GM to lay off employees and instead build car factories in China, why was Trump silent only half a year ago when Tesla did the same thing as GM this week? One suspects Trump barely had paid any attention to Tesla, despite having intersected with Elon Musk a few times in the prior year or two.
That, of course, brings us to electric car subsidies, from which almost all automakers are benefiting. The U.S. federal subsidy is up to $7,500 per car until you hit 200,000 sold in the U.S., after which a six-quarter phaseout period begins, during which time the automaker can sell an unlimited number of eligible vehicles.
These subsidies go overwhelmingly to people living in California's richest coastal ZIP codes, where people recently have been the most hostile against Republicans in general, and Trump in particular. And who are the people who pay for these cars purchased by rich Californians? Regular Americans in the heartland, of course. These people buy regular cars, and disproportionately pick-up trucks from companies such as GM, Ford Motor Co. (F) - Get Report and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCAU) - Get Report .
One wonders if the recent GM-Trump spat has awoken some sense in Trump about this radical wealth transfer from America's heartland, to California's richest coastal ZIP codes. If so, will this mean he will make it a new cause?
That is also where the matter will have to go outside just GM. Whether the U.S. president or the U.S. Congress, they probably can't selectively abolish these subsidies for just one company. If the subsidy will be abolished, it would have to be for all automakers -- not just GM.
All of that brings us back to Trump's relationship with Musk, Tesla's CEO. Has Trump forgotten what Musk said about Trump shortly before the 2016 election?
"Obviously I think Hillary's economic policies, her environmental policies in particular, are the right ones, but, yeah ... Also I don't think this is the finest moment in our democracy in general ... I feel a bit stronger that probably he's not the right guy. He just doesn't seem, he doesn't seem to have the sort of character that reflects well on the United States. I don't know... no."
-- Elon Musk, November 4, 2016
This GM-Trump spat had been brewing under the surface over the last month. GM and other automakers had asked for more electric car subsidies. At some point, the Trump administration would have to answer these requests by the automakers for more electric car subsidies.
Given these recent conflicts, and that it is all coming to a head, this is the right time for Trump to finally engage on this issue of electric car subsidies. What should be the new policy of the U.S. government?
The answer is as simple as it is self-evident, from the viewpoint of basic economics 101: Subsidies are bad, period. We can't rationally base an economy on subsidies. They distort competition and the natural market forces. Adding insult to injury are two more political no-nos when it comes to electric car subsidies.
The U.S. Federal government is running a near-record annual budget deficit. If there were a more evident place to cut expenditure than subsidies to help millionaires buy muscle cars, I can't think of one, and secondly, the electric car subsidies constitute a major wealth transfer from the average Joe Sixpack in the American heartland, who buys a Chevrolet Silverado or Ford F-150 pickup truck, to the wealthiest and most Trump-hating ZIP codes on the bluffs of the California coastline.
For all of these reasons, and because Trump has suddenly addressed electric car subsidies for the first time, he ought to call for their immediate abolition. Congress should join him in this effort to clean up our budget deficit, and address the wealth transfer from most of America, to California's extremely richest neighborhoods.
Does Elon Musk, worth somewhere in the ballpark of $20 billion, need regular Americans to pay higher car prices so that he can enrich himself and his wealthy California friends and fans? Trump needs to be firm on this.
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A few companies have seen their share price hit a new high this year.
Many are small biotech companies developing tests or treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19).
Nestling within the list, though, is the FTSE All-Share listed flavourings group Treatt PLC (LON:TET), which now has a market value of around £320mln (at 542p),
What makes Treatt’s rise all the more noteworthy is that many of its traditional markets and customers have been severely disrupted by the virus and the measures taken to contain it.
Daemmon Reeve, the group’s chief executive, believes the group is now well- positioned to benefit both from a recovery in its core business and also from new growth avenues that have opened due to the impact of the virus.
Treatt’s business is built around oranges and other citrus fruit flavours such as lemon and lime, which are used in soft drinks, speciality teas and beers to add a touch of zing.
This side of the business had been growing strongly ahead of coronavirus but on-sales and hospitality in the US are a big market for the group and only now are some US states coming out of lockdown.
China, too, is a key area market for the group and here the business was affected early by the start of virus and the restrictions imposed.
Reeve believes, though, that due to the lockdowns consumer spending has gone through one of the biggest changes ever seen and in the longer term this spells only good news for the business.
For example, as lockdown restrictions ease and the emphasis switches to safety and cleanliness, Treatt has seen a big uptick in demand for fragrances from detergent and hand soap makers, not traditionally large markets for the group.
As more economies reopen, Reeve can see demand rising even more as cleaning protocols become more rigorous and manufacturers try to differentiate their products.
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That is likely to coincide with its traditional beverage customers re-starting operations and trying to recoup some of the ground lost due to the pandemic.
There has been evidence of this already in China, he says, where having been through what he calls the ‘hibernation cycle’ caused by the virus, demand is ramping up rapidly again.
A recovery in the price of oranges, where low prices hit the business there, is adding to the recovery impetus.
Trading still accounts for around half of revenues, but over the past decade the emphasis has been to move up the value chain with more sophisticated ingredients in areas such as tea, health & wellness and the fruit & vegetables categories
Reeve says there remains uncertainty and caution from customers in some areas, such as new product development, but he is encouraged by order levels and current demand across its range from beverages through to cleaning.
The group underlined its confidence in April when it raised its dividend by 8% alongside interim results that showed underlying profits of £6.1mln (£6.2mln) on revenues of £53.6mln (£56.6mln).
Reeve adds that Treatt is also preparing for a substantial pick-up in business over the longer-term.
An expansion of its facility in the citrus belt in Florida has doubled capacity there, while work is underway on a new custom-built plant at its UK home in Bury St Edmunds.
The schedule is to move next year. There has been some disruption due to building restrictions, but Reeve says it is a once in-a-generation opportunity for the company.
With its interim results, Treatt said it was on track to meet expectations for the full year, but there might be scope to build on that in the current environment.
Client retention is the focus currently, but if opportunities arise due to supply chain disruption or to bulk up its presence in hand soaps or cleaning Treatt would be interested, adds Reeves.


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Android 7.0 Nougat will be introduced soon to popular Smartphones devices. Among the first few Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who would be able to introduce it to the device is LG. Early in November, the LG G5 might get the firmware.
LG, the South Korean technology giant was among the first to connect a device running Google's latest operating system Android 7.0 Nougat with V20. It is expected that in the middle of next month, it will release the firmware update to LG G5. But LG has not yet disclosed the schedule for updating its devices with Android 7.0 Nougat.
Even if it does, according to xda-developers, "this timeline should not be treated as a date that is set in stone. It's currently in the testing phase and there could be many roadblocks in its path. With it being in testing right now, Optus could find something wrong with the update, a connectivity issue for instance, and that will cause a delay in the roll out."
Already Google has made the Android 7.0 Nougat update to Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and Android One.
LG G3 ran Android 4.4.2 KitKat and later updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It was running Android 7.0 Nougat on Geekbench benchmark test.
Even though the number or names of handsets that will be updated with the new firmware has not been announced, it is reported by many that the OS will be rolled out to LG G5, G4, V10, X Cam, X Screen, X Power, X Max, X Mach, X Style, LG G4 Stylus, K10, K8 and K7.
What are the additional features of the OS? They are quite interesting and myriad and make the users wait eagerly for the updates. They include "multi-window, direct reply notifications, extra power efficiency, Google Assistant, VR interface, seamless updates, screen zoom, clear all, data saver, improved file browser, instant apps, app switch, bundled notifications, improved Java 8 language support, and new emojis."


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Growing great pot in limited space can be tricky but HIGH TIMES editorial director and cultivation expert Nico Escondido has the solution. All-in-one, turn-key growboxes – like the one featured here from Cabinet Grow – offer solutions for w...
Before performing for hundreds of fans Sunday evening, hip-hop superstar Xzibit was cited by Customs officers upon his arrival at the Guam International Airport Authority. Acting Customs director Rick Blas says K-9 dogs alerted to the rapper's baggage, and that during a seco...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Ten years after it was created, a little-known law requiring marijuana dealers to pay taxes on pot sales has had little impact, officials say.
The stars of Reefer Madness smoke pot in May issue of HIGH TIMES.
WASHINGTON—A surge of high-potency marijuana illegally smuggled into the United States from Canada is fuelling a rise in drug dependency among young Americans, the Bush administration's drug czar says.
The head of the RCMP marijuana enforcement team in British Columbia wants to crack down on hydroponics stores that sell equipment to marijuana grow-ops, but one store owner says innocent gardeners will be targeted.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - If Nevada voters want to legalize marijuana, they're going to have to do it themselves.
NEW YORK (CBS) A marijuana-flavored candy is sold in big-city drug stores and on the web but some say it is really aimed at children. Now lawmakers may "just say no" to the controversial candy.
Alan Cumming and Neve Campbell, who co-star in the new movie musical "Reefer Madness," are sporting some illegal smiles in the May issue of High Times.
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March 9, 2005 — A substitute teacher is facing several charges after he was arrested on Wednesday for smoking marijuana with students at Fresno High School.


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U.S. discount retailer Dollar General Corp (DG. N) reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and said it would raise wages for store managers, replicating similar moves by larger retailers such as Wal-Mart (WMT. N). Dollar General said on Thursday it would hike compensation and provide more training for its store managers, a move that it hopes will improve service quality in stores over time but will pressure earnings this year. Wal-Mart in 2015 had said it would spend $2.7 billion on wages, benefits and training, a move that it said had improved service quality and boosted sales last year. Other retailers have also hiked manager salaries in the past year in response to a tight labor market and also to comply with a rule change that extended mandatory overtime pay to more workers.
Dollar General said it had earmarked about $70 million in 2017, mainly for the pay hikes. The company said sales rose 13.7 percent to $6.01 billion in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 3, helped by higher average spending at its stores, even as store traffic declined slightly.
Analysts had expected sales of $5.97 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Dollar General and larger rival Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR. O) face stiff competition from Wal-Mart and Target Corp (TGT. N), which have been discounting aggressively, even amid falling grocery prices, to boost store traffic.
Wall Street to open higher on Fed's 'gradual' rate-hike outlook U.S. stocks looked set to open higher on Thursday, building on a day-earlier rally after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time this year and indicated it was in no hurry to increase the pace of tightening.
Britain asks regulator to investigate Sky takeover by Murdoch's Fox LONDON The British government said on Thursday it would refer Rupert Murdoch's planned takeover of European pay-TV group Sky to regulators to decide if the deal was in the public interest.
Yahoo cyber indictment shows Kremlin, hackers working hand-in-hand (Story corrects first name of U.S. Senator Warner to Mark, not John in 15th paragraph of March 15th item.)


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Local Businesses Tapping Social Media To Grow
Kale Walch, co-owner of vegan meat alternative producer The Herbivorous Butcher, has this to say about the world’s largest social network.
“I don’t know if anyone would know about us, if not for Facebook.”
For Herbivorous Butcher, which will open a Northeast Minneapolis storefront this fall, Facebook has become a vital lifeline between the unique business and its potential customers. The company shares pop-up event times, displays photos of delectable meat-free dishes and calls on fans to urge restaurants to carry their items.
Listening to Walch was an audience that shares the challenge of growing a business with a limited advertising budget—800 small business entrepreneurs attending Facebook’s Boost Your Business event on July 30. Speakers at the event, held at ARIA, included Facebook’s director of small business, Jonathan Czaja, and Mari Smith, a social media marketing expert. Smith moderated a panel of local small business owners and marketers, including Walch, who discussed how the social media platform can help build awareness and drive sales.
Minneapolis is one of four U.S. cities to host the program this summer. It was selected, according to Czaja, due to the breadth of its small businesses.
“There are great, vibrant small businesses here,” said Czaja, a native of Rochester. Czaja said the Boost Your Business programs aim to educate people about Facebook’s advertising and user-targeting options, but also provide an opportunity to get grassroots feedback from those using the tools. About 40 million small businesses have a presence on Facebook, with about 2 million advertising on the platform.
Of the four companies represented on the panel—Brightpeak Financial, The Patchery, The Herbivorous Butcher and Greenwich Vintage—two of them estimated that Facebook comprises at least 90 percent of their marketing strategy. Often, however, this energy is dedicated to producing organic, not paid, content. For Brightpeak Financial, a division of Thrivent that focuses on financial solutions for young families, their Facebook page serves as a hub for spreading brand awareness. They continually run sponsored posts to increase page “likes.” But the rest of the panel largely said it preferred using the platform’s free tactics, such as groups and video-hosting capabilities.
“The only time we really [promote] anything is if the post contains a link to our online store,” said Ryan Strandjord, chief marketing officer at The Herbivorous Butcher. “It's inherently more difficult to connect with our audience when those links are included.”
The buzzword of the day was “authenticity,” frequently tossed out by both Facebook representatives and panelists. The Patchery, which produces custom-designed children’s apparel, sources clothing testers from Facebook, giving potential customers the opportunity to first-hand experience and respond to their products. Greenwich Vintage, a cobbler services that specializes in updating shoes with bright-colored rubber soles, frequently incorporates the unique personality of its owner in its marketing messages. Facebook’s post format helps showcase this personality, panelists said, because it allowed them to both show and tell their business’s story.
According to Facebook, panelists were selected with this in mind. They identified local companies that represented a spectrum of industries, had an engaging story and demonstrated a history of promoting their business on social media.
For panelists, the event offered equal parts education and promotion—Strandjord said Boost Your Business introduced him to new tools that The Herbivorous Butcher might invest in, such as geo-targeting and a posting feature that targets users based on their similarity to a list of leads. The Herbivorous Butcher also handed out samples of meat-free ‘jerky’ for people to munch on.
“The event created an opportunity for us to connect with a very different kind of audience by telling them our story and how we connect with our customers,” said Strandjord.
Audience members had the opportunity to network and chat one-on-one with panelists; Facebook and partners Mailchimp and Shopify also held practical training sessions. Future Boost Your Business pop-ups are planned for Nashville and Boston.


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Private-Equity Investors Poised To Acquire Nestlé Skin Health, Promising US Expansion
After working hard to turnaround its troubled Skin Health dermatology operation, Nestlé looks set to offload the business to a consortium of private-equity buyers. The consortium - led by EQT - have identified expansion in the US consumer health market as an immediate priority.
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Nestlé's once troubled Skin Health business is now a "leader in its space" after an astonishing turnaround, according to the Swiss firm's CEO. What's more, potential buyers for the unit are queuing out the door, waiting for Nestlé to kick off a much anticipated sale process.


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Welsh Business Awards 2020 Finalists
The South Wales Chamber of Commerce has announced the businesses shortlisted for the widely anticipated Welsh Business Awards 2020.
Across the 10 categories, 38 companies have been shortlisted, all of whom represent innovation, growth and success across Wales. Leading the pack with three nominations is Convey Law, one of the largest specialist legal conveyancing companies in the UK, who have been shortlisted for the Workplace Wellbeing, Customer Commitment, and Employer of the Year categories.
Many of you will recall that we won the award for People Investment and Support as well as the overall award for Best Welsh Business in 2015.
The winners will be announced on the 8th March. Congratulations everyone!February 2, 2020


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With the $3 billion acquisition now in the past, Apple is looking ahead with Beats Electronics. Aside from a possible lawsuit with Bose looming, Apple is quickly blending Beats into its everyday business operations. So much so that former head of Beats Music, Ian Rogers, will now be running iTunes Radio.
We knew that Interscope Records founder Jimmy Iovine and hip hop icon Dr. Dre were already joining the Apple family but now with Rogers coming on to lead the failing Apple music-streaming service, three of the most important people that made Beats successful are now within the Apple empire. Apple posted on its site about the acquisition, saying that,
Today we are excited to officially welcome Beats Music and Beats Electronics to the Apple family. Music has always held a special place in our hearts, and we're thrilled to join forces with a group of people who love it as much as we do. Beats cofounders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have created beautiful products that have helped millions of people deepen their connection to music. We're delighted to be working with the team to elevate that experience even further. And we can't wait to hear what's next.
So what's next? We're not sure yet. All we know is Rogers has extensive background in running media businesses, as he used to run Yahoo's media operations before moving over to Beats. Sources say that his role will include bringing iTunes Radio to the forefront of the iTunes business model to compete with Pandora and Spotify.
On top of the announcement, Apple is also slashing 200 jobs out of the 700 employees coming over from Beats. The departments losing its positions will be from HR, financing and customer support, all departments where Apple already has covered. Apple has gone on record to say it is looking for new positions for those losing their jobs.


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Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader is now available in Canada and the National Post and The Globe and Mail are the first Canadian newspapers that are available for purchase through the Kindle store, CBC News reports.
The Kindle will cost US$259, plus import fees, which Amazon says will be about US$31 per device.
The Globe and the Post are now available for subscription purchase and Canwest announced that “soon all of Canwest’s big city daily newspapers, will be available on Kindle devices.”
The Kindle is available for purchase from Amazon.com, not Amazon.ca.
Here is the list of the magazines currently available (there are currently no Canadian titles).
Here is the list of newspapers currently available. A subscription to the Post costs $14.99 monthly and the Globe is $15.99 monthly. Each subscription includes a 14-day free trial period and the current issue can be purchased for $1.25.
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If we could, I’m sure many of us would want a do-over on 2020. After all, no one could have predicted the pandemic we would be facing now all over the world.
But in the midst of countries and cities undergoing lockdown, big companies and brands have stepped up to do their part in the fight against Covid-19. Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen news about brands, big and small, coming forward to help in their own way.
LVMH, L’Oréal and Clarins have started using their facilities to make hand sanitisers for hospitals and healthcare professionals while Dyson, known for its home appliances, is making ventilators for ICU use.
Closer to home, here are four Singapore-born beauty brands doing their part against Covid-19.


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Google Music Beta live NOW!
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Hedge fund Jana Partners in a regulatory filing has revealed a nearly twelve percent stake in struggling book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS).
The news had a salubrious effect on Barnes & Noble shares which jumped to its highest in nearly a year. Its stock closed Monday at $13.41, up 18.25%, on the New York Stock Exchange.
In a filing last Friday with the SEC, Jana Partners said it owns about 7 million shares of Barnes & Noble, representing a stake of 11.6 percent. Jana Partners also said it has an option to buy an additional 250,000 shares at a price of $13.00 each.
Jana Partners now becomes the third largest stakeholder in the company, after Barnes & Noble Chairman Leonard Riggio and Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos investment firm.
Jana Partners' purchase of the stake comes at a tough time for Barnes and Noble which is facing stiff rivalry from Amazon.com and others. The company is hoping to turn around with its Nook business and digital library.
Faced with falling book sales, Barnes & Noble has been assiduously developing its Nook digital reader business. The company's foray into the tablet market with the Nook Tablet was aimed to rival Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad devices, as well as the Kindle Fire. While sales of Nook Tablet exceeded expectations, sales of the Nook Simple Touch e-reader product lagged.
The company has also been mulling a spin-off of the Nook digital books and e-reader business to unlock value. It recently named Cablevision Systems executive Michael Huseby as its chief financial officer, hoping to smoothen its digital-business transition.
Barnes & Noble had opened up for sale in 2010 and was offered a price of $1 billion by Liberty Media. But that did not happen. Nevertheless, Liberty Media invested $204 million in the company. Barnes & Noble is now desperate to avoid the fate that plagued Border, its one-time rival that was liquidated in 2011.
BKS closed Monday at $13.41, up $2.07 or 18.25%, on a volume of 4.8 million shares. In after hours, the stock gained $0.24 or 1.79%. In the past year, the stock has ranged between $9.35 and $18.73.
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It's not an easy feat finding a vibrantly pink brew, but Penguin Beer Co. wouldn't be deterred.
This week, or until the keg runs out, the bar is selling flamingo pink lemonade sours to aid the town's breast cancer fundraiser.
Each drink sold will see $1 donated to the fundraiser.
Owner Scott Seymour said the business had been looking at ways to show their support for the cause since before they'd even been open.
"I think, with breast cancer, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn't been touched," he said.
"Shirly, who dresses the Big Penguin, does such a great job every year supporting the cause. It was something we'd planned to do when we opened, so it was always on the cards."
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Giesecke & Devrient, the German company that invented the SIM card, recently came up with the idea of the nano-SIM. This new, even smaller version of the SIM is only a third of the already tiny micro-SIM and will help device manufacturers save some precious space inside their devices.
But now there is problem. Hardware manufacturers have proposed their own version of the nano-SIM, which they think should be made the standard. Once chosen, the other manufacturers will then have to license it to use it in their devices.
Two of the designs put forth till now are by Apple and Nokia. Apple's design makes use of a tray to hold the nano-SIM, not unlike the ones it uses on the iPhone and the iPad. Nokia, of course thinks that this is not a good idea and that its version of the nano-SIM has significant technical advantages. Moreover, Motorola and RIM seem to agree with Nokia on this.
But if you think Apple is alone in this battle, then you're wrong because Apple is being backed by most of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). Moreover, Apple is registering six different European subsidiaries as voting bodies, that can provide up to 45 votes each, which should be more than enough to outnumber Nokia's existing 92 votes.
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Greetings, tech aficionados! We've got some fresh and exciting news from the Apple universe that's bound to have you on the edge of your seat. Ready to dive in? Let's unravel the story behind the 2023 Apple Watch Ultra!
According to a recent report, the future is now, and Apple is leading the way, as usual. Their next big reveal? The 2023 Apple Watch Ultra featuring 3D printed parts! This groundbreaking innovation not only pushes the boundaries of tech design but also potentially revolutionizes the manufacturing process for consumer electronics.
3D printing in electronics isn't entirely new, but it's still a largely untapped area, especially when it comes to major consumer products. This cutting-edge technology allows for rapid prototyping, streamlined production, and increased customization possibilities. It also opens up an intriguing window to the future where customers might even print replacement parts at home - talk about next-level customer service!
The 2023 Apple Watch Ultra is reported to be the first Apple product to implement this technology. The specifics of which parts will be 3D printed are yet to be disclosed, but this development sparks a lot of speculation and sets the stage for a new era in tech manufacturing.
This advancement is not just about the cool factor, though. It points to an even deeper commitment on Apple's part towards sustainability. 3D printing reduces waste by using only the material necessary for the part creation and can employ a wide range of materials, including eco-friendly ones. It's a win-win for both Apple and our planet.
The report does not elaborate further on what else we can expect from the 2023 Apple Watch Ultra. However, knowing Apple, we're certain to see more state-of-the-art features that continue to push the boundaries of what smartwatches can do.
As always, until we hear from Apple directly, these reports are just informed predictions. But one thing is for sure, the idea of 3D printed parts in a mainstream consumer product like the Apple Watch is pretty exciting!
Stay with us for more updates on this groundbreaking development and all things Apple. The future of tech is unfolding before our eyes, and it's an exhilarating ride!
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Then last week on the 3rd December it was time for the ‘UK Lingerie Awards 2014’ in Covent Garden. With a record number of digital and independent retailers put forward for awards it was definitely a tough competition this year! The best names in lingerie, swimwear, boudoir, nightwear and hosiery were in attendance and hoping to win their categories. It was a fun evening of dining, entertainment and socialising with industry professionals and celebrity guests. After waiting with baited breath for our category to be announced we were thrilled when Simply Beach walked away with an award after winning ‘Online Retailer of the Year’! Here’s our Jo and Jade looking glam on the night;
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a pair of recalls on children's items — one for an activity desk and another for a ride-on toy.
The first involves Kidoozie Activity Desk Toys sold at Marshalls and online through Amazon and Walmart.
The desk can also be attached to a crib, but there is concern that a knob on it can then get tangled with a child's clothes. Additionally, the opening in the desk's handle could also possibly hurt them.
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There's also a recall for more than 2,800 Blue's Clues Foot to Floor Ride-on Toys.
They were sold exclusively at Walmart.
The concern is they can tip forward when a child is riding on them, hurting or injuring them.
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Charter Hall Retail REIT has sold a shopping centre in the Western Australia top end town of Carnavon.
The $16.1 million off-market deal for Carnavon Central is to an Adelaide based syndicate.
At 35-55 Robinson Street, at the south west corner of Olivia Terrace and also with frontage to Alexandra Street, the neighbourhood complex is both at the centre of the coastal holiday hotspot and a block from the town’s airport.
It includes four offices and 15 speciality stores, anchored by a Woolworths and occupies a 1.6 hectare parcel.
Carnavon is about 900 kilometres north of Perth in the Gascoyne region – also a major mining-related employment zone.
Charter Hall flagged its intention to sell three Retail REIT assets mid-last year including Carnavon Central, and at Katherine in the Northern Territory and Balo Square in New South Wales.
These three assets had a combined book value of $60.9 million.
Carnavon Central “insulated” from e-commerce retail threat: CBRE
Just over two thirds of Carnavon Central’s rental income is derived from Woolworths, which occupies a BWS outlet as well as a supermarket.
Mr Del Borello added that, based on income, the complex has a 7.7 year weighted-average-lease-expiry (WALE).
“Mining sector recovery has seen an uptick in demand for assets in Western Australia’s north west, which has resulted in additional activity in many of the towns in the state’s top end,” the executive said. “Population growth and infrastructure spend has also positively impacted the region’s shopping centres”.
Improved mining conditions are seeking may workers drawn back into the region, the agent added.
Mr Cash said Carnavon Central is the second neighbourhood shopping centre to settle this month in Western Australia: following Primewest buying Woolworths Greenfield for $32 million on an approximate 5.9 per cent yield.
“The convenience and non-discretionary nature of neighbourhood shopping centres has insulated these assets from e-commerce and local conditions, ensuring that the demand for these assets has remained very strong in Western Australia” Mr Cash added.


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Kkiko’s Grill finds home in West End
Transcona trio tantalize local taste buds
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A new restaurant and delivery business specializing in authentic Filipino cuisine won’t leave you hungry.
Kkiko’s Grill is located inside Raffy’s Cafe at 1060 Ellice Ave. in the West End. Its founders are Mary Kate Estanislao, chef and CEO; Janel Francisco, chef and COO; and Kiko Cadorna, barbecue master and president. Cadorna’s wife Dianne Cadorna handles the admin work.
“We love to eat,” Estanislao said.
Estanislao, Francisco and Cadorna were born in the Phillipines. Estanislao and Cadorna met early on in their culinary careers as employees at a KFC restaurant. They became fast friends. Naturally, the business partners — all Transcona residents — decided to open a restaurant while having dinner. They began to work out the logistics that same week.
“When you are an immigrant from the Philippines, you miss the foods back home that you can’t find here,” Cadorna said. “Why don’t we bring those menus here to Winnipeg. Let them feel the Philippines’ streets again.”
Kkiko’s Grill began as a ghost kitchen operating out of Canton Buffet in the Pacific Industrial area. But, when the kitchen inside Raffy’s Cafe opened up, they jumped at the opportunity to expand.
Kkiko’s Grill’s first day in the West End was Sept. 9.
Estanislao enjoys feeding others just as much — if not more — than she loves folding into a well-crafted meal. Estanislao owned and operated a restaurant in the Province of Rizal in the Philippines. More specifically, Cardona — an hour’s drive outside Manila, two with traffic.
Estanislao explained her restaurant was turo turo-style, which translates as “point point” in Tagalog. Guests sat on a stool in front of Estanislao while she cooked and told her what dishes they wanted. The eatery wasn’t much larger than the front counter of Kkiko’s Grill, but offered everything from soup to dessert.
“She wants to bring the flavour of her restaurant from back home here,” Francisco said.
The restaurateurs consistently brainstorm new menu items. Two savoury delights on the current menu include isaw, meticulously cleaned pork intestine served on a skewer, and siomai, a dumpling offered in both a Filipino version (with shrimp and pork), and a Japanese version with crab encased in seaweed.
Fret not, vegans. Kkiko’s Grill has a full slate of options containing no animal products.
“Vegan communities would like to try Filipino dishes in a vegan style,” Cadorna said. “We did that and we are overwhelmed with their support.”
So far the vegan menu offers pancit, chop suey, veggie rolls, and more. A vegan skewer is in the works.
Now a hub for Kkiko’s Grill, Raffy’s Cafe hosts live music and karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
“On the weekend, that’s when the action happens,” Francisco said.
Though the music is reserved for weekend nights, Kkiko’s Grill serves customers every day. Third-party delivery apps like Uber, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes and large delivery orders fill the line with orders during the weekdays, they explained.
Kkiko’s Grill is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, to give staff, “some time to rest,” Estanislao said, with a laugh.
In reality, the restaurateurs have little downtime. Each has a full-time career separate from Kkiko’s Grill. But there’s always time to cook a homemade meal for others — sometimes hundreds of others. Kkiko’s Grill has dished up hundreds of meals in one day, with heated serving dishes provided.
“Our mission is to grow this business,” Cadorna said. “It’s not just about profiting from it. It’s being able to share Filipino food with the community.”
Kkiko’s Grill can be contacted about delivery options and menu items through Facebook, by phone at 204-881-1201, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.org
Katlyn Streilein was a reporter/photographer for the Free Press Community Review.


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Baidu and Bytedance, two of China’s tech behemoths worth tens of billions each, are in a legal battle over stealing each other’s search results.
On April 26, Baidu filed a lawsuit against Bytedance over unfair competition, alleging that Jinri Toutiao (or Toutiao), a news aggregator app and a core product of Bytedance, stole a number of search results from Baidu's Top1, a search product that displays information and answers for certain queries in a card-like format on top of the search results, similar to Google’s OneBox, enabling users to see information directly by clicking through a URL to enter a website to view it.
According to Baidu, the search results that Toutiao stole include those provided by advanced algorithms and a collection of historical data, as well as those generated by Baidu and its partners at high costs.
Two pieces of evidence Baidu submitted to the Haidian District People’s court in Beijing are shown in the following.
The screenshot above shows the result Toutiao displayed when users search for a certain question in the app. Baidu claims that the result contains a picture which has Baidu’s logo on it, making it clear that the result was somehow swiped from Baidu.
In another result displayed, Baidu claims that the alleged stolen result shown by Toutiao contains a coded phrase that says "copied from Baidu," with the individual Chinese characters scattered. This is the work of a technical tactic which Baidu applies: a system that automatically adds coded phrases like this when it detects a third-party trying to access and aggregate information stored on Baidu’s servers.
Baidu filed the complaint in Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing, seeking 90 million RMB ($13.4 million) in compensation and apologies to be posted on Bytedance’s official website for 30 days. Additionally, Baidu applied to the Haidian Court to take measures of preservation of actions to prohibit Bytedance from appearing in search results in Toutiao immediately.
PingWest found that all Top1 results had been removed from Toutiao shortly after Baidu’s lawsuit was filed.
Then, theatrically, Bytedance filed a counter-lawsuit against Baidu just five hours later, alleging that Baidu stole a significant amount of short video clips from Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) and placed them in its standalone app, "Search Craft,” a search engine app that Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, promised to be ad-free and lightweight in order to provide the best user experience.
The image above submitted by Bytedance is a screenshot of Baidu’s Search Craft. In the trends section, Baidu added a subsection, Douyin, where the latter’s video clips are placed, and, moreover, edited to remove their watermarks. Bytedance, the parent company of Douyin, issued harsh criticism, saying that the unauthorized placement of Douyin’s short videos stole was theft and took away a portion of users and traffic on its platform.
Bytedance claimed in its complaint that Baidu’s actions benefit itself while hurting Bytedance, enhancing the competitive advantage of “Search Craft” while weakening that of Douyin. Baidu’s "free-riding," it says, defies the principle of fair competition and integrity.
Bytedance demanded 90 million RMB ($13.4 million) in compensation and that Baidu apologizes publicly on its official website for 30 days, exactly the same demands as made by Baidu.
Technology Used: Web Scraping
Aggregating information or search results is a relatively simple task. The technique used is called web scraping, or web crawling, which simply amounts to “scraping” a large amount of data and information from a website and then saving it in local files. It is also the basic idea behind how a search engine can provide search results.
Normally, if the owner of a website would not like search engines to scrape its data, they can add code in a file called a Robots Exclusion Protocol, or Robots.txt, which is an instruction for other websites to follow when trying to fetch data on a site. This actually happens quite often in China where competition in the internet industry is quite fierce.
The most well-known case is Alibaba’s Taobao blocking of Baidu’s robots for crawling its website since September 2008. Since then, items sold on Taobao have not been shown in Baidu search results. Taobao also blocked users of WeChat, the dominant social app in China and which is owned by Tencent, from viewing its website in the app.
But the codes are not foolproof, and scrapers use tactics to bypass them. One example is Qihoo 360’s violation of Baidu’s robots.txt file in 2013. In the subsequent lawsuit filed by Baidu, it sought $15 million compensation for damages. A Chinese court ordered Qihoo 360 to pay 700,000 RMB (about $104,000) to Baidu in compensation for violating fair competition.
Similar lawsuits also arose between Baidu and Sogou, which was a recipient of strategic investment by Tencent. In December 2015, Baidu’s spider crawled a significant number of WeChat articles from Sogou search engine. (Sogou is the only search engine authorized by Tencent to provide search results on WeChat articles). Qihoo 360 and Sogou once sued each other over Robot.txt issue too. Fights among the search engines go in every direction.
Baidu’s Worry and Toutiao’s Ambition
Bytedance has been China’s fastest-growing tech startup since 2012, and currently is the most valuable startup around the world, with an estimated valuation of $75 million by October 2018. Though known throughout the world for its short video app TikTok/Douyin, Its flagship news app Toutiao has seen dramatic growth since 2016. Data shows that its DAUs (Daily Active Users) increased from 50 million to 120 million, up 140% within just one year from July 2016 to July 2017, according to a tech industry media channel called Kaiqi.
The way Toutiao works is by generating an endless feed of news and stories using AI algorithms. As you scroll your phone screen down, new content shows up continuously. As with so many other apps that trade in the attention economy, it is engineered to be addictive.
But only a small portion of these news and stories come from journalists working for known media outlets, while most of them are written by people who write articles for a living on Toutiao’s platform. According to a Toutiaohao introduction video, 1.5 million Toutiao accounts generate 600,000 pieces of new content every day, which is then clicked on by users more than 5 billion times. The numbers may have since changed, but the main point that tons of information is being generated on and aggregated by Toutiao is beyond all doubt.
And with a vast amount of information flowing on the platform, Toutiao has become a de facto search engine.
In March 2019, Bytedance launched a searc feature within its Toutiao app, enabling users to get access to external content. This was a significant move as it challenged Baidu’s leadership in search.
Search has always been Baidu's core service, and its revenues from ads account for the majority of its total revenue. Baidu’s 2018 annual financial results show that its total revenues were 102.3 billion RMB ($14.88 billion), increasing 28% year-on-year, and revenues from online marketing services, where ads play a major part, were 81.9 billion RMB ($11.91 billion), up 19% YoY and accounting for 80% of its total revenues. It is no exaggeration to say that online marketing services are Baidu’s lifeline. Without them, Baidu is in danger of losing everything.
While Bytedance is testing the waters in Baidu’s backyard, the same can be said the other way around. Baidu has been pushing hard in its Baijiahao content business, which is basically the same as Bytedance’s Toutiao, prioritizing the display of Baijiahao content in search results.
By the end of 2018, the number of Baijiahao accounts reached 1.9 million. The company achieved this partially by claiming to provide rewards and subsidies of up to 10 billion RMB ($1.48 billion) to content creators. Baijiahao is also deemed to be the content platform where it is easiest for creators to generate income.
Nevertheless, Baijiahao is also facing disputes due to its low-quality pieces, plagiarism, and more. Baidu was also caught in a scandal a few months ago over prioritizing fake news on Baijiahao articles as search results.
Baidu as a search engine seems to play a less and less important role. In today’s China, people use apps like Toutiao for news, Douyin/TikTok for video entertainment, Meituan for food delivery, Taobao for shopping, and WeChat for basically everything else. Baidu’s position as the gateway to information on the internet is diminishing, all while Bytedance has already taken at least two seats in China’s "Game of Apps," where internet giants battle for users, traffic, and territory.
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SHANGHAI -- Growth in China's vehicle sales slowed to an annual 9.9% in July, an industry group said Friday, as the world's largest car market entered its low season.
Sales totaled 1.52 million last monththe China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said, a slowdown in growth from June's 11.2% improvement.
Sales for the first seven months totaled 12.30 million units, the group said, up 12% from a year earlier but lower than the 12.3% growth registered in the first half.
Automakers usually carry out equipment maintenance and send workers on holiday to avoid China's hottest weather in late July and early August, CAAM said in explanation of the slowdown.
Monthly passenger vehicles sales grew 10.5% year-on-year to 1.24 million units, with Chinese-brand sales increased 5.8% to 435,500 units to give them a 35.2% market share.
It was their lowest share of the market since the global financial crisis in 2008, the group said, adding their situation was "grim."
Among foreign brands, German carmakers had the largest share with 21.4%, followed by Japanese companies on 17.6% and U.S. firms with 13.6%.
China became the world's largest auto market in 2009.
Consulting firm McKinsey forecasts the country's passenger car market to grow an average of 8% annually through to 2020, when sales will reach 22 million.
Foreign automakers have announced plans to expand in China, where increasing wealth is giving consumers more money to spend.
General Motors announced in June it would invest $11 billion in China through 2016, as it broke ground on a plant to produce luxury Cadillacs.
And in May Volkswagen broke ground on a new plant in the central city of Changsha, due for completion at the end of 2015, with an annual output capacity of about 300,000 vehicles.
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British based chip designer ARM Holdings announced the launch of a powerful chip design for mid-range smartphones and tablets. The announcement comes at a pre-show press conference for Computex in Taiwan which starts tomorrow.
ARM said its new Cortex-A12 processor is targeted at users who want a device with premium features and the appearance of a high-end smartphone without a premium pricetag.
Although demand for the mid-range market has declined in recent years, 580 million mid-range mobile devices will be shipped in 2015 compared to 200 million today, according to projections from analyst company Gartner.
“Mobile users expect a range of devices at different price points and for a mid-range mobile experience to include some high end mobile features,” said ARM's chief marketing officer and executive vice president Ian Drew, speaking at a pre-show press conference.
“With a billion smartphones predicted to ship in 2013 and tablets projected to out-ship notebook PCs, device-makers can now provide quality, high-performance products with the features that matter the most, at a range of price points.”
The small battery size of mid-range devices means that energy efficiency is a key in breaking the market. ARM said its new Cortex-A12 processor has a performance improvement of more than 40% over its predecessor the Cortex-A9, which is used in devices such as the iPhone 4S, while using the same amount of energy.
Chips based on ARM designs are currently used in 90% of mobile devices including those using Google’s Android operating system. However, the battle for performance in mobile processors has intensified with US rival Intel’s push to overhaul its Atom processors for the mobile market.
While Intel's new x86 Atom chip for smartphones and tablets, also launched at Computex today, competes with the Cortex-A12 in terms of performance-per-watt, ARM said that its new technology combines low-power and high-performance cores, allowing users to more efficiently switch between demanding tasks like graphics and more mundane tasks like text messaging.
ARM said it expects the Cortex-A12 chip to be on the market by mid-2014 and is partnering with third-party manufacturer Globalfoundries Inc. for the release of the new designs.


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10-Strike Releases LANState Pro Version 4.0
Latest version includes more than 20 new features, fixes
10-Strike Software recently released version 4.0 of its LANState Pro network mapping program.
Designed for small and mid-size businesses working within Windows environments, LANState Pro lets users create maps of their networks and all network devices -- including hosts, printers, routers, and servers -- and view details about network events "almost in real time," the company said in a press release. LANState monitors the network for changes, lets users directly manage remote hosts, and sends users event alerts.
This latest version of LANState Pro includes "over 20 new features and bug fixes" the company said. Version 4.0 comes with "enhanced monitoring with dependent checks." Specifically, monitoring checks can only proceed after the related dependency checks are fulfilled.
Other features include "administrator authorization" for the purpose of managing remote computers, and improved importing capabilities.
10-Strike is currently offering a 30-day trial of the latest release of LANState Pro. Pricing starts at $249.95. For more information, go to http://www.10-strike.com/lanstate.
Gladys Rama (@GladysRama3) is the editor of Redmondmag.com, RCPmag.com and AWSInsider.net, and the editorial director of Converge360.


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BorgWarner Inc. may back away from its $1.5 billion deal for Delphi Technologies Plc after the latter auto-parts supplier tapped out its credit line without receiving permission from its acquirer.
Delphi drew down its full $500 million revolving credit facility to position for the downturn related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Gillingham, England-based parts maker said Tuesday. BorgWarner gave Delphi notice that this breached their agreement announced in January and that it has 30 days to resolve the issue.
BorgWarner said it received a response letter from Delphi disputing its breach assertion, claiming BorgWarner unreasonably withheld its consent to the revolver draw.
“Both companies continue to believe in the long-term strategic value of the transaction and are still working together towards closing the transaction in the second half of 2020,” Delphi said. “There can be no assurance, however, that BorgWarner and the company will reach a mutually acceptable…


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After more than 20 years of loyalty to the PlayStation, Everybody’s Golf is also coming to iOS.
Everybody’s Golf, or Hot Shots Golf in America, has been a PlayStation exclusive since its first sequel back in 1997. The series regularly received new sequels every two or three years, and to this day we count as many as 13.
Sequels are usually pretty similar games without overly big changes but always sell well. Although the series is far from a kind of golf simulation, it has always been adorned with exceptional gameplay and fun.
Sony released the last big Everybody’s Golf in 2017 for PS4, and two years later it was followed by a performance for PlayStation VR
But after more than 20 PlayStation loyalty, Everybody’s Golf is coming to another platform, but under a different name. So developer Clap Hanz, to everyone's surprise, announced that as of today, Clap Hanz Golf is active within the Apple Arcade subscription, while Everybody's Golf name will remain exclusively on the PlayStation.


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Harley-Davidson has introduced another cruiser to their Dark Custom line at the NY Motorcycle Show. This time, it’s a Softail model called the Blackline.
Unlike most of Harley’s Dark Custom line, the Blackline sports a fair bit of chrome, including the redesigned, round air intake cover.… Continue reading
Ducati announced the updated Monster today, known as the Ducati Monster 1100 EVO.
For the first time, the Monster breaks the 3-digit horsepower wall, with the Desmodue engine putting out 100HP at 7,500RPM, and 76 ft-lbs of torque at 6,000 RPM. It puts that upgraded… Continue reading
Since BMW announced the new straight-6 K1600GT and K1600GTL models, they’ve become one of the most hotly-anticipated motorcycles of 2011. So much so, that BMW has announced that they will take pre-sale orders for them, starting today. All you have to do is go to… Continue reading
The BMW F800S is not the the only 800cc European naked standard making its way to our shores this year. Yamaha is following up with the FZ8.
The FZ8 is powered by a 779cc I-4 powerplant that puts out a reported 105HP and 61ft-lbs of torque,… Continue reading
Via A&R, it seems that Ducati has been listening to prospective owners about what they’d like to see in the new Diavel. As a result, Ducati has moved towards the Dark Custom movement with a new model of the Diavel called the Carbon Black.
Honda is planning to unveils a new adventure bike at EICMA next week. This new bike is based on the new V-4 platform that is currently embodied only in the VFR1200F. Honda has been saying that this new platform will be the basis for a number of different… Continue reading
While there’s still no word from Triumph on the specs of the new Tiger 800, there are new pictures. Both the Tiger 800 and 800 CX are shown below. Click on the thumbs for full-sized pics.
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The first official image of the 2011 Ducati Diavel has been released by the manufacturer.
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Triumph has released the first official picture of the new adventure bike they’ve been touting, the Triumph Tiger 800 XC.
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Foursquare, the poster child for check-in tech when the trend was hot, announced this week that it has raised US$41 million in a new financing round.
The funding was provided by private-equity firm Silver Lake and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Spark Capital, and Union Square Ventures.
What is striking about this transaction is that the funding was debt — specifically convertible debt — rather than equity.
That is startling for a company of Foursquare’s name recognition and still-emerging status in the startup cycle.
Entrepreneurs Don’t Like Debt
“Typically, entrepreneurs are averse to debt,” explained Rohit Arora, CEO of Biz2Credit.com. “They always want equity,” he told E-Commerce Times. “If they are viewed favorably by the market, they usually get it.”
When growth has slowed — either for the company specifically, or perhaps the particular tech niche — the market usually turns to offering debt, he explained.
That said, debt financing is hardly the end of the world. While it may not be as commonplace as equity, convertible debt notes are not unusual in start-up financing, Andreas Scherer, managing partner with Salto Partners, told the E-Commerce Times.
“This instrument has a number of advantages for investors as well as for the issuing company. One important advantage is that with a convertible bond, dilution of the voting rights of existing shareholders only occurs at the actual conversion of the bond as it reaches maturity.”
More Breathing Room
Translation in Foursquare’s case: It gives the company and its executives more breathing room.
“Foursquare has a ton of work left to do to build an indexing and filtering engine that can handle 3.5 billion check-ins in real time to provide its user base useful recommendations on businesses close to their current location,” Scherer said. “At the same time, Foursquare needs to build a monetization engine that gets the company to meaningful revenue levels.”
The financing it just secured buys the company time to do all that, he continued.
“Foursquare avoids dilution since the investors are not receiving equity right away. If the company is able to get significant traction, it will be able to raise money at higher valuations down the road and replace this debt note.”
In essence, Scherer concluded, Foursquare doubled down on itself.
A Business No One Wants
That is the glass-half-full view, at least. There is no escaping the perception that debt financing is a stigma for a company of Foursquare’s stature. It also highlights a fact that Foursquare would no doubt like to avoid: The company has not generated blockbuster sums of revenue by any means.
For 2012, Foursquare generated $2 million in revenue, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
There is the perception that check-ins are more a novelty than a longstanding trend — and a novelty that is fading fast. That may be why Foursquare recently shifted its focus to mobile search.
The signs point to a dismal reality for Foursquare in the eyes of Eric Steiman, a Covestor Investment Model Manager.
“Foursquare is basically a business that no one wants,” he said.
“At this point in the company’s life, it only has users — no revenues,” Steiman told the E-Commerce Times. “Besides users, they don’t have any differentiating product. They use maps and local spots like everyone else. Everyone in this market is trying to grow their own user base. They are taking on Google, Yahoo and Facebook, all of which have billions in capital.”
At the end of the day, Steiman said, “Foursquare is stuck in a box.”


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Rabbittransit announces new website, plans mobile version
YORK - Rabbittransit, the company that oversees the Northumberland County Transportation Department and its Shared Ride program, announced the launch of a new website.
The updated layout and navigation was designed to help riders gain information more quickly and easily and showcases rider-friendly technologies.
Known as "Rider Tools," the section highlights state-of-the-art features available to riders to enhance their mobility experience, including a rider alert system that offers e-mails and text messages regarding service updates, a real-time bus tracking tool, a Google Transit trip planner and smartphone apps for iPhone and Android users.
"We know that technology is central and it's how people stay connected. There's a comfort in knowing where your bus is, and we want to offer that to our customers," said Richard Farr, executive director.
Rabbittransit is working on a mobile version of the website.
"Approximately 44 percent of our web users are using mobile devices to access our information. The next logical step is to create a version that is most compatible for that platform," Farr said.
Along with easier access to schedules and fares, the site offers an area to provide online feedback.
The site hosts information for all of Rabbittransit's services including York Fixed Route, RabbitEXPRESS commuter service, Gettysburg's Freedom Transit service and the paratransit program for York, Adams and Northumberland counties.
The website can be found at www.rabbittransit.org.


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Next week, after months of planning, the new-look Spirit Show will open its doors to thousands of trade buyers and members of the public.
During the day exhibitors will have the opportunity to meet trade buyers from both the on- and off-trade. Over 3000 decision makers, with a combined buying power of over £400,000,000, have already registered from top London hotels, bars, restaurants as well as major nationwide multiple retailers, luxury department stores and online sellers. Registered companies include:
Four Seasons Hotel
Hilton Hotels Worldwide
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
As day turns to night the show will welcome members of the public. This will give exhibitors an opportunity to sell direct from their stand, as visitors stock up their drinks cabinets and start their Christmas shopping.
The new look show has attracted over 130 brands, more than ever before. The line-up includes distributors such as Cellar Trends, Hi-Spirits, Quintessential Brands and Brown Forman. The show will also feature dozens of independent distillers. The full list can be viewed here: http://thespiritshow.co.uk/exhibiting/exhibitors-list/
There will be plenty to keep the visitors informed and entertained.
The Spirits Live Stage in partnership with Re’al Cocktail Ingredients, will be hosted by top bar tender and educator Dean Callan and will feature sessions from industry personalities including Georgi Radev of Laki Kane, London’s new tropical escape bar, and world-famous bartender Luca Cinalli, plus Imbibe Educator of the Year for 2018 Myles Cunliffe. Amongst others, visitors will also get the opportunity to hear from 2 exhibitors who have recently been through the Dragon’s Den experience on BBC2, Young in Spirit and NOVEL TEA
Over on the Tasting Stage, visitors will be able to do a selection of tutored tastings including a preview of WSET’s forthcoming Level 3 Award in Spirits, as well hear from the likes of Luxardo Brand Ambassador Gareth Franklin.
Finally Laki Kane will be bringing the fun with a tropical pop-up and showcasing their very finest cocktails.
Geraldine Reeve Show Director of The Spirit Show said “We’re delighted with how the changes to the show have been received by the spirits industry. The show has gone from strength to strength this year and has now become a firm fixture in the drinks industry calendar. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Business Design Centre for another successful year”
Trade Buyers can register for their free entry pass here: https://spirit-2018.reg.buzz/trade
For more information contact Geraldine Reeve, Show Director
Tel: 01707 260862, firstname.lastname@example.org
Liquid Careers are happy to support The Spirits Show – for the latest drinks industry jobs see HERE


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Australia's leading vitamin supplement company Blackmores (ASX: BKL) saw strong results in almost all its markets in FY19, but there's one important exception - China.
The Sydney-based company's net profit after tax (NPAT) was down 24 per cent at $53 million, despite good results and home and aggressive diversification efforts in other parts of Asia.
In its results announcement this morning, the group noted sales in China were disrupted by changes to e-commerce laws which took effect in January.
"We continue to see an ongoing evolution in the way Chinese consumers access our products, with a shift away from Australian retailers to more direct purchasing from e-commerce platforms in China," Blackmores said.
"Sales in the China segment, comprising key export accounts and in-country sales were $122 million (down 15% compared to the prior year)."
There were however positive signs in Blackmore's largest export market with a sales increase of 22 per cent for its in-country business.
Importantly, Blackmores noted a massive 65 per cent jump in sales for the November 11/11 Single's Day promotion, which is China's equivalent of Cyber Monday but on a much larger scale with Alibaba notching $30.8 billion in sales in last year's 24-hour event.
Amidst these changes, Blackmore's business elsewhere in Asia has started to close the gap on China, bringing a 30 per cent rise in sales to hit $107 million.
"Across Asia, we saw strong growth in both well-established and new markets due to increased distribution and new product launches," the company said, noting the benefits of free trade agreements in the region which includes Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore
"This includes Vietnam up 157% and Korea up 28%. Indonesia sales were up 90% and pleasingly, the business turned profitable for the first time during the second-half.
"We are focused on continuing to diversify into new markets with new products. The business is continuing its evaluation of market entry into India."
While much attention is often given to Blackmores' China-oriented exports as a growth indicator, it is worth remembering sales in Australia and New Zealand are still its largest source of revenue with around 43 per cent of the total share.
"Sales in Australia and New Zealand of $267 million were slightly ahead of the prior year (with a modest gain in Australia and a slight decline in New Zealand)," the company said.
"Blackmores remains the number one vitamin and dietary supplement (VDS) brand in Australia with 15.9% domestic market share and a strong gap over our nearest domestic competitor.
"Blackmores was again recognised as Australia's most trusted brand for the 11th year running, and our products are now used in more than one-in-five households."
The company explained challenging trading conditions in its channels in China were likely to continue during the first-half of FY20.
"The impact of changes to China's e-commerce laws and costs associated with restructuring and the Braeside acquisition are expected to result in profit for the first-half being below the prior corresponding period," Blackmore said.
"The second-half of FY20 is expected to benefit from operational efficiencies as a result of the execution of business improvement initiatives.
"Despite a challenging year, the Board remains optimistic about the significant opportunities available to thebusiness and is focused on ensuring these are seized and delivered."
Blackmores' AGM will be taking place on 31 October.
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Migos reveal the cover art for their anticipated debut album "YRN: Tha Album."
After Migos teased fans on twitter earlier today that they would reveal their official album cover for YRN: Tha Album, their distribution company, 300, comes through with just that.
Migos had to delay their debut album as well as their tour after all three were locked up. Both Takeoff and Quavo were released on bail, while Offset remains the only rapper confined to prison. They've since announced a new release date for YRN: Tha Album, July 31st.
They're not allowing this bump in the road to affect their business moves either, announcing a YRN clothing line would launch on June 16th, and more recently, inking a partnership between Quality Control Music, Capitol and Motown.
Take a look at the cover image above, and the Instagram reveal below.
Are you excited for the album?


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Macy's said Thursday that its sales at stores open at least a year rose 1.2 percent in June as a result of an economic environment that it said was "stagnant at best."
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected that key same-store sales metric to increase by 1.9 percent.
The operator of Macy's and Bloomingdale's department stores also cited less spending by tourists in major cities for the lower-than-expected results. CEO Terry Lundgren said major renovations at the company's flagship store in New York hurt sales as well. In August Macy's plans to open the first phase of what will be the world's largest women's shoe department.
The company stood by its full-year earnings guidance of $3.25 to $3.30 per share, with sales at stores open at least a year forecast up 3.7 percent.
Total revenue for the five weeks ended June 30 rose 0.8 percent to $2.41 billion. Lundgren said Father's Day and a Brazil-themed fashion promotion were bright spots for the month.
For the fiscal year so far, Macy's sales at stores open at least a year are up 3.6 percent.
Macy's has corporate offices in New York and Cincinnati and operates about 840 department stores nationwide.


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Hotel Travaasa in Austin was listed in the top 10 hotel spas in the U.S., more precisely, it came in 7th. This is a great honor and adds great prestige to the hotels name. Luxury and relaxation go hand in hand and apparently hotel Travaasa found the perfect equilibrium, which landed them on the top 10 spas in the nation list.
Nearly 30 percent of U.S. travelers will plan a rejuvenation trip at the beginning of the new year, according to a survey, and an Austin spot has been listed as a top hotel spa that may help guests find that inner peace.
Hotel Travaasa Austin rings in seventh on TripAdvisor's wellness travel survey that ranks the top 10 hotel spas in the U.S.
"Surrounded by the hills of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, this posh hotel offers a selection of guided activities geared toward adventure, nutrition, fitness and wellness. Travelers can find balance in hatha yoga sessions, tune in to harmonica lessons, or discover the spirit of the Lone Star State in a two-step Texan dance class," TripAdvisor wrote about Travaasa.
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We used to be able to see what people searched for when our websites appeared in Google, by taking a quick look at Google analytics. This keyword data proved to be invaluable for site owners looking to increase the amount of profit that their sites generated. Smart marketers would analyse the traffic that was coming into their site; and then make adjustments to their site, to target certain keywords that were bringing in a lot of revenue.
This week, Google put an absolute and total stop to it.
Google’s reason for withholding the keyword data was to provide more privacy for users that are searching for sensitive information. So by preventing all search terms from being found in Google analytics, they erase that security problem.
Seems like a good reason to withhold the data, right?
I’m not buying it.
The 3 Suspicious & Deliberate Loopholes
If Google really wanted to entirely prevent us from spying on sensitive search terms, they would make sure that there was no other way for us to see it, whatsoever.
But they didn’t.
The data is still being leaked in three ways:
1) Searches that are suggested through auto complete when you type a search into Google.
2) Searches that are provided to publishers through Google’s webmaster central service.
3) Searches that Google continually provides to anybody that is advertising on Google AdWords.
Google’s Plan To Take Over The World
Well maybe it won’t help them take over the world. But it will make them more money, that’s for sure.
One of the ways for us to keep accessing our site’s keyword data is to go into Google Webmaster Central. However, the keyword data is only saved for three months. We need to see data from a much longer time period before we can make accurate decisions and make site changes.
But Google has a solution! An extremely suspicious one…
They quietly released a new paid and organic report for anybody with an AdWords account. It allows us to store and analyse search terms that Google withholds or dropped out of Google webmaster central for longer than 3 months. (The time it takes for the search data to be deleted from the webmaster central entirely).
You don’t need to be a paying AdWords customer to access this, you just have to open up an AdWords account and dig through the data.
Hang on a minute. We have to access a paid ad interface to see information about our data that we aren’t paying for?
I don’t think these two changes happened within a month of each other, by coincidence. They are giving anybody that is actively marketing on the internet only one way of accurately analysing their keyword data.
So, anybody that wants to increase profit levels, just got forced into entering Google AdWords.
In case you didn’t already know, Google AdWords increases the profit levels for websites, when it is used correctly.
See the connection? Pretty smart, right?
A massive chunk of Google’s target market just got forced into the AdWords interface; many of them will do so on a daily basis.
I think Google are driving site owners towards their ad interface on purpose, to indirectly promote the idea of using AdWords.
But hey, I could we wrong. What do you think?


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Melvit and PLMA trade fair
Our portfolio company, Melvit, participated in the PLMAinternational trade fair "World of Private Label" in Amsterdam. PLMA is one of the most prestigious trade fairs for retail and private label producers.
The LUX MED Group has acquired CM MAVIT Sp. z o.o., which includes an ophthalmological hospital and diagnostic center in Warsaw and a specialist hospital in Katowice, offering medical services in the field of ophthalmology, maxillo-facial surgery and ENT. This is one of the largest transactions of this type on the Polish healthcare market in recent years.
The company known for box-based diets, is becoming a market consolidator. As for now, it has built up space for almost threefold increase in sales.


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One of Europe’s top-selling frozen pizza processors, Dr. Oetker, Bielefeld, Germany, will create a new line that will be marketed and sold in the U.S. Fabio Viviani, owner and executive chef for Café Firenze, Ventura, Calif., and a featured star on Bravo’s “Top Chef” television series, will team up with the company to promote and develop Dr. Oetker’s Ristorante frozen pizzas.
“Growing up in Italy, my mom often had Dr. Oetker’s products in the home, so I’m excited to help introduce Ristorante brand frozen pizzas to American households,” says Viviani. “As a chef, I am very particular about the ingredients that I select. That’s why I am a fan of Dr. Oetker’s Ristorante pizza because it features fresh, high-quality ingredients - such as spinach, mozzarella, mushrooms and other vegetables on a thin, crispy crust.”
William Whalen, executive vice president, Dr. Oetker USA LLC, said the pizza will debut this summer in Northeast markets. Dr. Oetker has North American offices in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and Mount Laurel, N.J. The German parent company also is known for baking and dessert mixes, as well as preserves.


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Hong Kong’s self-proclaimed celebrity chef, Harlan Goldstein, has opened Ee Da Le – the first of his new four restaurants in Hong Kong’s 8 Lyndhurst Terrace.
One of Berlin’s most innovative restaurants, Dóttir will host a four night Hong Kong pop-up in collaboration with Test Kitchen.
London-based M Restaurants has postponed plans to open a third large venue following Brexit, with its founder instead revealing plans to open four smaller venues under the name M Social.
A week before the release of the 2016 Michelin Guide Singapore, Michelin has also unveiled 34 restaurants and street food outlets distinguished with a Bib Gourmand.
A London pop-up restaurant has launched a specials menu written entirely in emojis with diners asked to order their food via Whatsapp.
An augmented reality game in which players ‘catch’ Pokémon characters placed in real life locations is presenting US restaurants and bars with a unique opportunity.
db heads to Marylebone this week to try out master sommelier Xavier Rousset’s hotly anticipated debut solo venture, buzzy bistro Blandford Comptoir.
A Michelin-starred gastro pub described by its owner as a “grotty rundown pub by the sea” has been named the UK’s best restaurant.
US singer Kelis has teamed up with London burger restaurant Le Bun to launch a pop-up restaurant in Soho.
One of Hong Kong’s most colourful F&B characters, Harlan Goldstein is back with four new restaurants set to open from July to September.
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FarmVille developer Zynga is on its way to record revenue as the company continues to dominate mobile gaming
- Zynga, the mobile-first developer behind games like "Words With Friends" and "FarmVille", reported second-quarter results that revealed the company is on track to generates its best sales since 2012.
- The company posted a 41% year-over-year increase in revenue to R4.4 billion, with mobile revenue accounting for R4.1 billion and recording its best performance in Zynga 's history.
- Zynga's flagship game, "FarmVille" - which allows users to cultivate their own digital farming community - celebrated its tenth anniversary in June, and the company announced a soft launch of the game's third iteration in July.
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The creator of the decade-old, mega-hit mobile games "FarmVille" and "Words With Friends" is on pace to have one of the best years in company history.
Zynga, a mobile-first game developer, reported $306 million (R4.4 billion) of revenue for the second quarter of 2019, representing a 41% jump from the same period last year. Mobile revenue accounted for $287 million (R4.1 billion), a 49% increase from last year and the highest in company history.
"Words With Friends," one Zynga's oldest and original games, recorded its best second-quarter mobile revenue and bookings in franchise history. The company's performance was also boosted by record revenue from "Empires & Puzzles" and "Merge Dragons!"
"A lot of the franchises that we have, whether it's Words With Friends, the upcoming Farmville 3, Merge Dragons!, they're reaching audiences that traditionally a lot of the game companies haven't reached," CEO Frank Gibeau said during an earnings call.
Following Zynga's strong quarter, the company rose its sales outlook for the year to $1.24 billion (R18 billion), a 37% increase from last year. If the $1.24 billion (R18 billion) target is hit, it would be company's highest annual revenue since 2012. Zynga also expects its games to reach 2.4 billion people in 2019.
The company celebrated the ten-year anniversary of FarmVille in June, and rolled out a soft launch of game's third iteration in July as player demand continues to rise.
Zynga also introduced "Game of Thrones Slots Casino" in late May, which it said has already shown strong user engagement and monetisation metrics, and the company plans to continue investing in the franchise to drive growth in the coming quarters.
Zynga is up 67% year-to-date.
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