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Expectedly, the RIL stock has outperformed benchmarks by 9% in the past three months, thanks in no small measure to the proposed sale of its energy assets to Saudi Aramco. A cut in corporate taxes also helped.
Quarterly earnings have surpassed Bloomberg’s consensus estimates, although upside potential for the stock would depend on the core energy vertical. RIL has beaten Bloomberg consensus estimates 14 times out of the last 18.
To be sure, global macro headwinds continue to weigh on RIL’s refinery & petrochem businesses. The latter vertical witnessed lower realisation due to falling margins on mono-ethylene glycol, paraxylene, polyethylene and polypropylene. This caused operating profit in the division to contract 6.3%, despite a volume growth of 5.3%.
But RIL’s consumer-facing businesses are helping more than offset the global headwinds. The telecom and retail businesses accounted for 28% of RIL’s revenue in the September quarter, logging gains of 545 basis points from a year ago.
RIL’s retail business appears to have upended the broader consumption-slowdown story in India, with revenue growth at Reliance Retail climbing 27% to Rs 41,202 crore.
Retail stores reported a 13% increase in footfalls, while 337 new stores were added, taking the total store count to 10,901.
At present, the quarterly revenue of RIL retail is higher than the annual revenue at the next largest retailer in the country.
Reliance Retail operations reached 24.5 million square feet, a gain of 25.6% on a year-on-year basis. Nearly two-thirds of its stores are in tier 2-4 cities.
In the telecom space, Reliance Jio’s revenue expanded 5.7% sequentially, with net subscriber addition of 23.9 million during the quarter under review. Average revenue per user remained largely unchanged at Rs 120 in the September quarter, compared with Rs 122 in the previous quarter.
RIL’s quarterly capital expenditure run-rate has come down to Rs 19,095 crore, as compared with about Rs 30,000 crore in the past six quarters. Total debt increased to Rs 2.91 lakh crore in September 2019 from Rs 2.58 lakh crore in the same quarter last year. The company’s net debt, which takes into account the cash in hand, is about Rs 1.57 lakh crore.
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Nebraska Manufacturing & Distribution Summit
IN-PERSON EVENT |
RSM US LLP and the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry have been co-hosting this educational industry summit for nine years—but this year promises to be the best.
We have an outstanding list of speakers already committed, including:
- Ernest Goss, Creighton University economist
- Eric Burkland, president of the Ohio Manufacturers Association
- Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has also been invited
- A panel of Nebraska manufacturing and distribution leaders
- And more…
We’re also excited to announce this year’s Manufacturers-of-the-Year awards during the summit.

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The Netherlands is bracing for a new round of violence at home and against its embassies in the Middle East. The storm would be caused by "Fitna," a short film that is scheduled to be released this week. The film, which reportedly includes images of a Quran being burned, was produced by Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch parliament and leader of the Freedom Party. Mr. Wilders has called for banning the Quran -- which he has compared to Hitler's "Mein Kampf" -- from the Netherlands.
After concern about the film led Mr. Wilders's Internet service provider to take down his Web site, Mr. Wilders issued a statement this week that he will personally distribute DVDs "On the Dam" if he has to. That may not be necessary, as the Czech National Party has reportedly agreed to host the video on its Web site.
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By Meghan Coyle
May 8, 2014
Deloitte’s recent study, “The New Digital Divide: Retailers, Shoppers, and the Digital Influence Factor” shows that digital technologies are an integral part of the entire shopping experience since they influence $1.1 trillion of in-store retail sales. By the end of 2014, the percentage of in-store sales that digital technologies influence will increase from the current 36 percent to 50 percent. The retail categories most influenced by digital include electronics, furniture and sporting goods. Continue reading Study Measures Influence of New Technology on In-Store Sales
By Rob Scott
March 7, 2014
When mapping out product placement strategies, marketers often avoid scary movies so that consumers will not associate their brands with fear. However, a recent study from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business suggests that viewers, especially when alone, are actually more likely to remember products and think of them favorably when they see them in a scary movie. When subjects of the study experienced fear, they also experienced an emotional attachment to familiar brands. Continue reading Product Placement Most Effective When Viewers Are Scared?


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"As RED PR celebrates our 15th year in business, this award brings another reason to celebrate.” - Julia Labaton
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 02, 2015
Julia Labaton, President and Founder of RED PR, has been named an Honoree on PR News’ first-ever “Top Women in PR” Awards list for 2014.
Executives were nominated by their peers and judged by the staff of PR News, as well as a blue-chip panel of PR leaders. The 70 influential women that made the list are recognized as trendsetters and risk-takers in the industry; women who have managed communications crises, created successful multi-platform content and built name-brand reputations for themselves and their clients. Other honorees are entrepreneurs and senior executives from notable organizations such as Time Warner Cable, Discovery Communications and Weber Shandwick.
RED PR has won numerous industry awards and commendations since its establishment in 2000, such as PRSA Big Apple, SABRE, ABBIE, and Bulldog Reporter awards. Julia is a member of Cosmetic Executive Women, Fashion Group International and on the executive board of PR Boutiques International.
“To be in the company of so many talented women is truly an honor,” Julia says, “and I am flattered for the recognition by my peers. As RED PR celebrates our 15th year in business, this award brings another reason to celebrate.”
An Awards Luncheon will be held on February 27, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. For more information, visit http://www.prnewsonline.com/top-women-luncheon2015 or http://www.red-pr.com.
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Last month, US environmental protection authorities accused Volkswagen of installing software in their automobiles that falsifies diesel engine emissions tests. Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn admitted to the company's wrongdoing, and quickly resigned.
The US Department of Justice opened a probe into the company's activity, and the US government obliged Volkswagen to withdraw over 400,000 Volkswagen and Audi cars sold in the country during the period 2009-2015. Volkswagen may also face a fine of up to $18 billion.
Last week, Volkswagen Germany CEO Matthias Muller said that the company planned to begin a recall of cars involved in the emissions scandal.


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FOX NEWS — The FOX Business Network, the flagship business channel of Fox News, is launching a new product.
It’s called The Business Call.
This call, according to the business, is meant to help you grow your business.
Fox News, the network that hosts the flagship FOX Business Channel, launched the call in September.
We call it the business call because it is an easy way to reach out to a customer and talk about their business or the business.
They can be any size of business.
It’s a great way to expand your business, said Fox News vice president of business development, Jeff Smith.
We have a variety of different calls available for customers, said Smith.
You can talk about the products and services they sell, or how they are expanding.
We will give a free, personalized call to customers that have a business that needs help.
You can have it be for one week and then we will take it to the next level.
The business call, said the network, will be a place for customers to reach one another and discuss the challenges they face.
They will be able to discuss challenges with the potential customers, and you can get an answer, according the network.
The call is available through FOX Business apps for Android and iOS devices.
The new call is part of the network’s efforts to expand beyond its flagship business program.
In September, Fox Business announced a new program, The FOX Business Podcast, that will allow customers to connect with one another.
That program, which is available for Android, iOS and Apple TV devices, will include a call from one of the show’s hosts, John Stossel.


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How area laundromats are dealing with the coin shortage
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The coin shortage isn’t just affecting grocery stores, it’s also affecting area businesses that rely on them, including laundromats.
The Federal Reserve says the pandemic is disrupting the coin supply chain and coin circulation, and now coin-operated laundromats in the Milwaukee area are finding other ways to maneuver through the shortage.
Laundromat customers say they’ve felt the effects.
”Doing laundry was difficult because I thought, oh no what are we going to do?,” said Tami Williams.
”We just kind of ask if customers get change as they need it, because that just helps make sure we have enough for everyone,” said Patric Cavanaugh, Manager at East Side Maytag Coin Laundry.
Cavanaugh says their laundromat is lucky because they haven’t experienced a drastic change during the coin shortage.
“We do ask customers if they’re coming in to get change just to make sure they’re using it for the machines and not just taking it for other uses,” he added.
Cavanaugh is hoping more people take advantage of the phone app customers can use to pay for their laundry loads.
“Our goal is to have them over time use the apps more and more because it’s easier for them and easier for us as well too,” says Cavanaugh.
“For things like parking, mostly I use the app,” said Williams. “So everything’s moving to using the app.”
”People don’t want to use cash because they’re afraid of germs,” said Ted Rossman, an industry analyst at Creditcards.com
While technology is now playing a part during the coin shortage, Rossman says cash is still a big deal. The Federal Reserve says in 2019 half of transactions under $10 were paid in cash.
”One in four Americans are unbanked or underbanked, so for them it’s not quite as simple as, ‘hey could you please use a card? They may not have a card,” Rossman adds.
Rossman believes the coin shortage is going to take a little while to sort out.
”There’s this whole mismatch right now, a lot of coins are locked up in people’s homes, they’re in piggy banks, they’re in jars,” he says.
To increase the flow of quarters, dimes and nickels, the U.S. Mint is asking coin hoarders to pay using their saved up change.


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California State University at Northridge (CSUN) invited 1,800 of its students to join its MyCSUNtablet Initiative, a pilot program designed to cut textbook costs on campus.
Student volunteers are able to access e-texts, apps, and other learning materials after buying an iPad through a CSUN partnership with Apple or using a device they already happen to own. The program is offering classes in seven CSUN majors and will be assessed on how well the devices and digital course materials help students learn.
“What we want to do is get out of the grasp of the publishers of this stuff,” CSUN Provost Harry Hellenbrand told the Los Angeles Daily News. “I figure our bookstore will disappear in 10 years, with the money deferred to portable devices and service contracts.”
CSUN officials say students will only need to take three classes to break even on the cost of the iPad assuming professors design and furnish free digital course materials. They also suggest e-books are available for purchase for $12-$15, although that is not always the case.
“No, no, no. We’ll never get rid of the bookstore,” countered Paul Schwantz, director or web and tech services at the school. “We will always need CSUN sweaters. I think some of the books will be around for a long time as well, because some people always want books.”
Not to mention the program directs students to the Matador Bookstore to purchase their iPads.


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- It is also believed to feature a high-end camera.
- The upcoming smartphone series also expected to feature curved edges.
- There is no official confirmation about the timeline of the launch.
The Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei introduced HarmonyOS operating system and it is the rival of Android as it can able to power Smartphones and Tablets. Well, now we got a new piece of information which suggests that Nokia is gearing up to adopt the new operating system. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the new surfaced information.
According to the latest information, Nokia will launch its latest and greatest Nokia X60 series later this year and the same will feature HarmonyOS out-of-the-box. Apart from this, we don’t have any other information about the same and the company is yet to reveal the launch timeline.
The upcoming Nokia X60 series believed to feature a 200-megapixel camera sensor along with the high-end specifications on the board.
As of now, we can only wait to get more information about the upcoming smartphone series and we recommend you to stay tuned with us for more interesting information from the technological world at your fingertips.
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The last week has been a whirlwind of jamón-flavored chips, 5G talk and things that fold, so naturally, we're still reeling a bit. As we begin pulling ourselves out of this trade show-induced stupor, though, we've taken stock of everything we've seen in Barcelona and compiled this list of our favorite smartphones from the show floor.
Not everything that made the cut will be a massive success, or go on sale around the world — still, because of the ambition and ingenuity that went into each of these devices, each is worth celebrating in its own way.
Samsung Galaxy S10+
Alright, alright, yes — the Galaxy S10 family was revealed at an event in San Francisco, well before Mobile World Congress even started. Whatever. It's still one of the most influential devices at the show: ads are plastered on buildings across the Barcelona, and every flagship here has been compared to the standard Samsung has already set. It's big, beautiful, powerful, and it uses an updated interface that's staggeringly more pleasant to use than what we found on earlier models.
The reason the bigger model makes our list instead of its little brother is, well, because we've been testing it this whole time. The official Engadget review is still in progress, but the process of using it in Barcelona has given us time to appreciate Samsung's shifting priorities and mutually gripe about what it gets wrong. (Trust us: It's an excellent phone, but certainly not perfect.) You'll have to wait a little longer for our final verdict, but even now, it's safe to say this is one of the best smartphones you'll see all year.
Nokia 9 PureView
Seven years ago, Nokia — the original Nokia, I mean — rolled into Barcelona with an astonishingly chunky smartphone with a then-unheard-of 41-megapixel camera. The following years were a roller coaster for the company, but now the Nokia brand is back and this spiritual sequel is every bit as ambitious as the Lumia 808 PureView announced so long ago. The Nokia 9 PureView's claim to fame is the five-camera array tucked into the phone's back, all of which work together to produce highly detailed, bokeh-filled photos that none of those 12-megapixel sensors could capture alone.
At the end of the day, though, the Nokia 9 PureView is many things at once. It's an experiment in computational photography, a tool for curious camera nerds, and a limited edition device. (Nokia will only produce and sell a few thousand units before calling it quits.) With any luck though, HMD will learn from the process of building the Nokia 9 and start to bring those ambitious camera setups to the rest of its devices.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G
The Mi Mix 3 is hardly a new phone — it was announced in China in October 2018 and went on sale shortly after. It's no slouch on its own, with its Snapdragon 845 chipset, 6GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a 6.39-inch slider display that locks into place with a satisfying thunk. What makes this really special, though, is its support for 5G networks. There have been no shortage of 5G devices on the MWC show floor (some functional, and some less so), but Xiaomi's Mi Mix is easily among the least expensive.
When it launches later this year, the phone is expected to cost about €600, or roughly $680. That's less than what any of Samsung's new, non-5G phones. Granted, its modem only supports so-called "sub-6" 5G, so its value will take a hit once wireless carriers start lighting up their mmWave-based networks. Still, Xiaomi's goal has always been to make cutting-edge features and performance available to more people, and the Mi Mix 3 5G feels like another step in the right direction.
Huawei Mate X
We couldn't not mention this one. Huawei is an MWC mainstay, but it has never — never — made a splash at the show the way it did this year. All the buzz is thanks to the Chinese company's new, foldable Mate X, an absolute stunner that proves Huawei is a hardware maker of the highest caliber. (Whether the company is ultimately trustworthy, though, is a question that still needs answering.) Sleek, premium design? Check. A beautiful screen that stretches edge-to-edge? Check. And support for 5G networks? Check.
The Mate isn't without its shortcomings, though. The company still hasn't offered many specifics on how durable that outward-facing, 8-inch display is — others who have attempted the feat think this design is a dead end. And my god, that price tag: certain corners of the event space collectively groaned when they learned the phone would cost €2,300 (or about $2,600) at launch. Make no mistake: very few people will ever own a Huawei Mate X, but what the company learns about making foldables might prove to be priceless.
Honorable Mention: Sony Xperia 1
Despite its incredible popularity in gaming, entertainment and consumer tech, most people wouldn't be caught dead using one of Sony's Xperia phones. That might not change with the forthcoming Xperia 1, but Sony has accepted its niche and built a love letter to creators and content consumers. That massive, 21:9 4K OLED HDR screen might feel like a remote control in your hand, but the screen is of impeccable quality. Not only that, the Xperia 1 also packs a triple camera with features culled from the company's mirrorless cameras, not to mention the ability to shoot 4K HDR at 24 fps. It's not a phone that makes sense for everyone, but people who wanted a more cinematic kind of smartphone should love it.
So, why does a phone we admittedly like only get an honorable mention? Because Sony wouldn't let us use one. By the time the show ended, we spent more time handling the illusive Mate X than we did with a fully functional Xperia 1. I get Sony's rationale here: none of the Xperia 1s at MWC were running final software, and it didn't want to show off incomplete features and give people the wrong impression. Fine. But for once, Sony has made a truly fascinating smartphone that we couldn't wait to try out, and we were ultimately left wanting.


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Mazda expands a recall of faulty passenger air bags that inflate with too much force and eject metal fragments into the vehicle. This is after federal regulators ordered the recall of all vehicles with Takata air bags.
The new recall affects around 374,519 vehicles linked to potentially defective front passenger-side air bags made by Takata Corporation. The Japanese automobile maker said the latest recall was prompted after Takata Corp. said that additional air bag inflators could be prone to ruptures.
"In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death," says the letter of acknowledgement (PDF) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Takata Air Bag Recall
Takata Corp. faces more than $70 million in fines for supplying defective air bags to at least 12 car companies covering 19 million vehicles. This is one of the largest recalls in the history of the U.S. automotive industry.
Upon investigation, the root cause was identified as the air bag inflator, a metal cartridge loaded with propellant wafers. During a crash, the inflator housing ruptures and metal shards could spew throughout the passenger cabin.
A supposedly life-saving device was linked to nine deaths and more than 100 injuries in the United States. Automakers and independent investigators established causes of why these air bags became defective. Some causes identified were poor quality control in manufacture, design of the car itself, and several years of exposure in high heat and humidity.
List Of Affected Mazda Vehicles
According to NHTSA, the latest recall of Mazda vehicles covers model year 2003-2008 of Mazda 6, model year 2006-2007 of MazdaSpeed 6 and the 2004 RX-8.
Mazda 6 2003-2008 vehicles were manufactured from May 29, 2002 to May 5, 2008. While Mazdaspeed 6 vehicles were manufactured from July 1, 2005 to June 29, 2007. The limited edition of model year 2004 RX-8 was manufactured from June 25 to 30, 2003.
The inflators of the front passenger air bags are vulnerable to rupture during a crash. In the event of a vehicle crash, the inflator could be ruptured with metal fragments spewing the vehicle passengers. This may lead to serious injury and even death.
Mazda will notify owners, while dealers will handle the free replacement of front passenger air bags with new ones.
If owners have the mentioned models, they may call Mazda's customer service at 1-800-222-5500 or the NHTSA vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.


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Volkswagen (VW) has suspended the sale of more than 4,000 vehicles in the UK over fears they could have been fitted with the same emission cheating device used in the US. The scandal-hit car company said the vehicles it is preventing from being sold amount to just 3% of its stock and all of them had not yet been registered.
VW said the move is "temporary halt on sales" as the cars contain the EA 189 engines that are fitted with software that was used to cheat the emissions test. The brands of cars involved in the suspension includes VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat.
The company recently announced nearly 1.2 million vehicles in the UK are affected by the fraudulent emission software, meaning they could be producing more emission gasses than legally allowed. The German car maker admitted there could be as many as 11 million diesel vehicles fitted with the device.
The affected vehicles include five million VW-branded cars, 2.1 million Audis, 1.2 million Skodas and 700,000 SEATs. Owners of the affected cars will be notified "in the coming days" and will also be able to check via a self-serve process to see if their car requires a modification.
A Volkswagen Group UK spokesperson said: "Step by step, affected customers will be contacted with details of a process to get their vehicles corrected in the near future. In the meantime, all vehicles are technically safe and roadworthy."
The British government announced it is to investigate vehicle emissions in the wake of the scandal that resulted in Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn stepping down. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the government is taking the "unacceptable actions" very seriously.


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Nokia 1 Android Go Smartphone Launched at MWC 2018
Nokia 8 Sirocco With Dual Cameras, Stainless Steel Frame Launched at MWC
Nokia 7 Plus With 18:9 Display, Dual Rear Cameras Launched
That's a wrap folks! Thanks for sticking with us for this live blog.
We're now watching a preview of the add for HMD Global's new smartphones.
There is now a Nokia phone for every consumer, says Seiche.
Seiche is back on stage. Looks like we're wrapping up.
Jamie says that the new Android One phones will automatically get the next Android P update too, later in the year.
This collaboration for Android One with HMD Global is the largest one yet, says Jamie.
He's talking about how Google partnered with HMD Global for the new offerings. Nokia 1 will be among the first devices to use the Go edition of Android.
Jamie from Google, VP of Android and Google Play is on stage.
Sarvikas is recapping all the announcements that were just made.
Features three high dynamic range mics with Nokia Ozo spatial audio. Will be available in April, it will retail for 749 euros (~Rs. 60,000).
We now have a video of another new Nokia announcement. This is the Nokia 8 Sirocco. Over 95% of the surface area is covered by Gorilla Glass 5. Everyone is milled out of a single block of stainless steel. It's IP67 rated. There's also wireless charging in the design. It's also just 7.5mm thin at its spine and at the edge, it less than 2mm.
Will be available in April at an average retail price of 399 euros (~ Rs. 32,000).
Sebastian from Zeiss is on stage to talk about the camera
You can now add masks to your bothies or animate a character and send a video message.
Nokia 7 Plus - 6-inch, 18:9 display. It features three imaging sensors with Zeiss optics. Powered by Snapdragon 660 mobile platform and promises 2 days of battery life. Built from a single block of aluminium. The dual camera setup at the back has a second telephoto sensor. All Nokia phones with Zeiss optics will have Pro camera option in the Settings app. New Imaging suite that's AI powered.
We now have a follow up to the Nokia 6, simply called the 'New Nokia 6'. Continues the same unibody aluminium build. It now has Zeiss optics, supports bothies and there's a face recognition feature too. It features a Snapdragon 630 mobile platform, wireless charging. Two colours. Will be available globally beginning April for 279 euros (~Rs. 22,260).
Nokia phones will be part of the Android One program. Sarvikas is talking about the Nokia 6, which was an instant success when it launched last year.
Sarvikas is talking about how the Nokia 8 is already on Android 8.1, compared to the competition. Other existing Nokia phones are also due for the latest Android update. This is thanks to the unique partnership with Google.
It features Android Oreo Go Edition. Will features Xpress-On covers. Will be available starting early April for around $85 (around Rs. 5,500).
Sarvikas just announced the Nokia 1, the company's most affordable smartphone.
The 8110 4G is a unique proposition. It's for a the customers who want the ease of use of feature phones. It's truly transformational, says Sarvikas. Comes with Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps, Assistant. Supports hotspot. WIll ship in two colours, Black and BananaYellow. Will ship in May starting at 79 euros.
Juho Sarvikas is up on stage now for a new product announcement. Nokia 8110 4G.
We're going through some of the innovations that HDM Global brought in 2017, with phones like the Nokia 8 and 3310.
Nokia is No.1 globally in feature phones, by value, says Seiche. Shipped over 70 million Nokia phones in a year.
Seiche says Nokia has presence in over 170 countries. Nokia phones are now available in over 250,000 retail stores, globally.
In just over a year, we've introduced 11 new phones, says Seiche.
Florian Seiche, CEO of HMD Global is on stage.
The giant screen that you see below is looping some highlights from last year's MWC event. There's also some live acoustic guitar music being played, till the event begins.
About half an hour to go before we kick off.
We're finally inside.
We're still in the same spot. But hey, we got our badge and are good to go!
Which new Nokia phone are you most excited to hear about? The flagship Nokia 9? Nokia 1? or maybe the 4G version of the Nokia 3310?
We're in the line. Waiting for the doors to open.
Welcome to the Nokia live blog from MWC 2018! We'll be bringing you live updates from Nokia's keynote event at MWC, where we expect a bunch of new smartphones to be announced. It's scheduled to kick off at 4pm CET or if you're joining us from India, then that's 8:30pm IST. HMD Global is expected to announce the Nokia 1, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Pro, Nokia 3310 4G, and Nokia 6 (2018), based on the leaks we've had so far. But of course, nothing if official till Nokia actually announces them so we'll just have to wait and see if the rumours were true or not.
The Nokia 1 and Nokia 7 Plus launch event ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC 2018) has started, with a recap of the company's activity in 2017 being the starting point. Nokia says it has shipped 70 million new Nokia phones in 2017, and claimed it was the biggest brand in feature phones last year. For 2018, it says it will double down on smartphones and aims to do even better than it did last year. But the first order of business will be the Nokia 8110 4G slider feature phone, giving the fans a revamped version of its popular phone from 1999 but with high-speed Internet access. Key features of the Nokia 8110 4G include access to Google and Facebook apps, the option to create hotspot, and a global average price of EUR 79 (roughly Rs. 6,285).
Nokia 1 is the next model to be announced, another stock Android smartphone with Oreo on board. Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Offer, HMD Global has also announced the Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6 (2018) at the ongoing MWC 2018 event. The new Nokia 1 smartphone is priced at EUR 85 (about Rs. 6,700).


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Jennifer Aniston is headlining Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2013 Key to the Cure campaign.
As the Entertainment Industry Foundation ambassador for the initiative, the actress will appear in ads wearing this year’s limited-edition T-shirt designed by Emilio Pucci’s Peter Dundas. As of Oct. 1, shoppers will find the $35 item at Saks and Saks Off 5th stores, as well as saks.com. All proceeds will be donated to the EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund, which benefits charitable programs seeking new detection methods, better treatments and potential cures for cancers that affect women.
Aniston follows in the ranks of former EIF ambassadors such as Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Hudson and Uma Thurman. For the national public service announcement, Aniston paired Dundas’ white shirt with a gray heart-shaped design with slim jeans and an oversize brown leather belt. The image will run in September and October issues of major fashion and lifestyle magazines. While tabloids continue to debate the status of her wedding plans with Justin Theroux, who has just signed up for HBO’s “The Leftovers,” Aniston made her 8-carat engagement ring easy to spot by posing with her left hand on her left shoulder. Next month she starts filming “Squirrel to the Nuts,” directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
She said, “My hope is that everyone will contribute to this worthy cause by purchasing a Key to the Cure T-shirt designed by Emilio Pucci.”
Saks will stage this year’s charity shopping weekend Oct. 17 to 20 at all Saks and Off 5th stores, and via saks.com. In the 14 years since Saks launched its first charitable shopping weekend, the retailer has raised more than $33 million for cancer research with the help of its vendors and partners. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund, the Cleveland Clinic, Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Nevada Cancer Institute are among the organizations that have benefited from KTTC.
Saks chairman and ceo Stephen I. Sadove said, “In our 15th year, the continued support of our charity affiliates and efforts made by our clients, vendors and associates have proven to be a true testament to the Key to the Cure legacy.”
Dundas also weighed in on the cause. “I think every living person has been touched by this disease through the illness or even the loss of a friend or family member. I have. It would seem that in 2013 this would no longer be a worry, but it very much is so. The fight continues.”


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Monday, November 12, 2018
Cell C slashing subscription price for its premium Binge Elite on its black streaming service by 80% to R89 per month.
The catch is that people have to subscribe for a year and a payment default or a deregister after sign-up will see a customer being billed for the full R499 per month thereafter.
From Black Friday on 23 November, Cell C black Binge Elite - its top tier - will be available at R89 per month instead of the usual R449. Binge Elite gives access to all content on Cell C black, except for movie rentals.
The R89 offer will be valid for a 12 month period.
"This is by far one of our biggest discounts ever, we wanted to make sure that our customers do not only get the best deal on the biggest shopping day of the year but enjoy a discounted deal until the end of this year," says Precious Nkabinde, black PR manager.
"We took into account the fact that consumers have had a tight spending year, given the recent fuel and food hikes. We want to make sure that everyone has affordable access to premium entertainment during these holidays."


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There’s a new trend sweeping Silicon Valley: Startups raising “down rounds” of funding at valuations lower than they set in previous rounds.
Research firm CB Insights has crunched the numbers on all the companies that are raising down rounds; you can view the info at this link. To quickly rehash, a company raises a down round when investors think the company is worth less than it was before.
If you’re a VC and you don’t know if a portfolio company of yours is on there, just grab a brown paper bag before you click in case you get dizzy.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, the largest company on the list, is rumored to be raising a down round. Some other recent notables include companies that were once worth several billion dollars, like struggling Jawbone and the life-support-sustained Gilt Groupe.
Jawbone cut its valuation by $1.5 billion in a $165 million down round that it mostly raised from the Kuwait Investment Authority in January. Foursquare also raised a down round at a valuation of $250 million, way below its peak of $650 million from 2013. Flash sales pioneer Gilt Groupe didn’t raise cash but was snapped up for $250 million by the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue. Gilt was once valued at more than a billion dollars.
The down-round phenomenon is not particular to private funding markets like the VC world; in November, commerce startup Square went public at a share price that set its valuation much lower than it had previously reached in previous funding rounds.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.


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Donald Trump’s alarming dietary habits are no secret. We know he celebrated his primary election win with a Big Mac and fries. We know the Virginia stop on his campaign trail was preceded by a bucket of fried chicken from KFC, wolfed down in his private jet. He once said KFC is “not the worst thing in the world,” which counts as almost overwhelming praise coming from DT. We know he believes all fast food is germ-free, just like him. He once said he loves the “Fish Delight” from McDonald’s, which isn’t even a real thing.
We know Trump’s relationship with fast food is disturbing at the least and abominable at worst– we just didn’t know that it was veritably death-defying as well. In an advance copy of Let Trump Be Trump attained by the Washington Post, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie’s new book chronicling their experience on Trump’s campaign, the paper writes that the president’s appetite “seems to know no bounds” when it comes to McDonald’s. His TYPICAL dinner there consists of “two Big Macs, two Fillet-O-Fish, and a chocolate malted.”
Let’s break this down real quick:
- Big Mac: Two 1.6-ounce beef patties, three buns, “special sauce,” lettuce, American cheese, pickles, and onions (540 calories and 28 grams of fat each.)
- Filet-O-Fish: fish filet patty, tartar sauce, American cheese, and a bun (410 calories and 20 grams of fat each)
- Malted Chocolate Shake: 772-calorie shake if Trump gets a medium size
Grand Total: 2,672 calories, 117 grams of fat, 3,556 milligrams of sodium, and 326 milligrams of cholesterol.
The confluence of all these items exceeds the recommended daily calorie intake for men of Trump’s age as well as the recommended amount of sodium to avoid high blood pressure. Unsurprising, seeing as many of the other passages pulled from the book describe his frequent wrath and frequent “expletive-filled tirades” which made the co-authors want “to parachute off Trump Force One.”
Great afternoon in Ohio & a great evening in Pennsylvania - departing now. See you tomorrow Virginia! pic.twitter.com/jQTQYBFpdb— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2016
“Trump’s fast-food diet is a theme,” added the Washington Post. “On Trump Force One there were four major food groups: McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza and Diet Coke,” the authors write.
As for snacks? “The plane’s cupboards were stacked with Vienna Fingers, potato chips, pretzels and many packages of Oreos because Trump, a renowned germaphobe, would not eat from a previously opened package.” A far cry from our last president, who snacked on raw nuts and frequently dined on salmon and broccoli in the evenings. Ah, to be 2015 again…


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Nick Davies, producer at Project Gotham and Geometry Wars developer Bizarre Creations, has said that the studio plans to create more Blur games and develop the franchise.
Davies said that they consider Blur to be "the start of a big franchise for Bizarre" and "plan" to develop more games in the series.
Despite a rather ballsy marketing campaign that mocked Mario Kart and generally favourable reviews, the 'Mario Kart for grown-ups' racing game has had lacklustre sales.
Davies attributed the poor sales performance to the fact that Blur was released at "a very busy time for racing games" and believed that the strong multiplayer component would give the game staying power.
"It came out at the same time as ModNation Racers and Split/Second. It rates incredibly highly and it's a very popular game, and I think it's going to be a slow-burner. I think the multiplayer will stay for a long time and I think people will come back to that time and time again, long after some of the other games have gone back to the second-hand shelf" said Davies.
Davies said that Bizarre isn't done with Blur and that they intend to make it the biggest racing franchise.
"...it's always been the plan to make the number one racing franchise. That's as much as I can say!"


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Unilever will stop marketing food and beverages to children under the age of 16, across both traditional media and social media. In most countries, the food and beverage industry restricts marketing to kids under 13 years old, however, Unilever decided to raise the bar.
Under its new principles, Unilever said it would also not be collecting or storing data on children under 16. It also would not be using influencers, celebrities, or social media stars who are younger than 16 or primarily appeal to children.
The policy change shows how Unilever is taking an increasingly cautious approach to digital and social media. Efforts to limit marketing to young audiences come amid health concerns, such as childhood obesity.
“When food companies target kids, it undermines parents’ efforts to teach their children good eating habits and encourages poor nutrition, which can lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases,” Healthy Food America warns.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says high fat, sugar, and salt foods (HFSS) marketing in traditional media has detrimental effects on children’s eating, and early studies suggest that HFSS food marketing in digital media has similar effects.
According to WHO, existing regulations are insufficient to address the challenges in this field.
Unilever said that with self-imposed regulations, it is recognizing the power that social media and influencer marketing can have on children’s choices.
“By making these changes, our goal is to continue to reduce children’s exposure to advertising from the food and beverage industry, and instead support parents to select appropriate treats, to be enjoyed from time to time,” Matt Close, president Unilever's ice cream division, said in a statement.
The deadline for Unilever's brands to comply with its new principles is January 2023.
This is the first major move Unilever has made with regard to advertising to children in two years. In 2020, it banned the promotion of food and drinks to kids under 12 in traditional media, and to those under 13 in social media.
The new initiative also comes shortly after a major investor criticized Unilever for focusing on sustainability at the expense of business results.
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There has been some completely astounding cyber safety dangers in recent years. Large, expensive, and damaging the game of huge Australian enterprises for several days.
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Facebook involved visiting company Cambridge Analytica to produce an app, Here’s your internet living, for reports purposes. It had been expected to collect information from those which decided ina€”but finished up obtaining the internet off their naive good friends, also.
While only 270,000 someone downloaded the app, reports had been amassed on 87 million owners. This consisted of things like brands, union updates, institution, birthdate, employers, research actions, and check-ins. Your data ended up being employed by both Senator Ted Cruz and leader Trump to achieve information on the constitutional choice of People in the us throughout their constitutional advertisments.
Although might not witness this as a cyber battle, it was one from the leading cyber protection risks recently annum, the fallout which changed how exactly we look at social networking as well as make use of.
2. Ashley Madison
Ashley Madison, the famous online dating site for those previously partnered or in dating, is once hacked in 2015. An internet team referred to as the effect Team advised the web site that received taken the personal critical information of 32 million of these customers, and endangered to post it online unless the website sealed out.
Ashley Madison overlooked all of them, and much to the surprise of these with the website, the hacking crowd accompanied through and announce the company’s painful and sensitive records online, exposing those owners to open examination.
This infringement are priced at the company about $30 million in fees and damagesa€”and untold misery in houses everywhere in the US.
3. Sonya€™s double-header
Amusement massive Sony found alone under attack double during the early 2010s.
Last year online criminals took the personal facts of 77 million PlayStation consumers, such as credit card and financial critical information. an allotted refusal of program (DDoS) battle closed the PlayStation system down for 23 time, being the firm $15 million in compensation to its people.
These people bore the force of further cyber safety risks in 2014, slipping prey to a spyware combat. The online criminals acquired use of employees messages, sensitive movies texts, employee salary data, and copies of unreleased videos. They then utilized cleaning malware to fight Sonya€™s calculating system.
It had been figured out your encounter originated in a North Korea-sponsored crowd, in reaction to their looks resistant to the Seth Rogen and James Franco movies, an interview.
Globally-used and liked imaginative system Adobe dipped target to a cyber security danger in 2013, if they announced a backup servers were hacked. The hackers took the private info of 153 million of the customers, contains usernames and accounts. This info ended up being left on the internet.
Celebgate amna€™t an extensive fight, but it really had been surely actually publicised. In 2014, a gaggle of online criminals utilized spearphishing strategies, generating email messages that mimicked official online and Apple e-mail, to increase the usernames and accounts to celebrity affect accounts. His or her intent were grab individual photos of feminine famous people.
Hundreds of well0known actors had been influenced by this, together with the company’s individual and individual files left onto imageboards throughout the online.
The cyber safeguards pressure effects associated with the combat continue to be seen, and other instances consistently arise. It goes to demonstrate that cyber criminal activity happens to bena€™t usually about funds; commonly ita€™s solely considering spite, resulting in chaos.


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World now in a 'deep recession' with global economy set to shrink by 1% this year, say Goldman Sachs analysts
Coronavirus has already pushed the world economy into a 'deep recession', according to Goldman Sachs.
The slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will cause the global economy to shrink by 1 per cent this year, analysts at the investment bank said.
That is weaker than the year following the global financial crisis just over a decade ago.
Goldman's warning came as Lord King, former governor of the Bank of England, said the uncertainty caused by coronavirus would be even worse than the 2008 crash.
The slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will cause the global economy to shrink by 1% this year, analysts at Goldman Sachs said
And in a startlingly bleak forecast, James Bullard, president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, said the US economy would shrink by 50 per cent in the second quarter of the year as unemployment jumped to 30 per cent.
King, 71, said: 'I think this is much more serious and much more difficult to cope with.
'In the financial crisis, we were dealing with a relatively small number of financial institutions, we knew broadly what we had to do.
'In this case, the situation is extremely uncertain.'
He added that the Government should commit to borrowing 'whatever is necessary' to allow businesses and the self-employed to survive until the pandemic passes.
The Government has already committed to pay 80 per cent of people's wages if they are forced to stop working, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month, which Goldman's analysts believe will cost £40billion.
By the 2024-25 financial year, Goldman thinks public sector borrowing will have grown to 4 per cent of Britain's economy, compared to 2.25 per cent had the virus not hit.
Analysts at Swiss bank UBS have predicted that Europe's economy will shrink by 4.5 per cent this year, similar to 2008.


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Dockworkers Secure 'Hero Bonuses' Amid Pandemic
West Coast dockworkers' 32% pay raise and $72m 'hero bonuses' reflect a growing trend of frontline workers seeking recognition for their services during the pandemic.
West Coast dockworkers secured a six-year contract featuring a 32% pay raise and $72 million in "hero bonuses" for maintaining cargo flow during the Covid-19 pandemic. This reflects a growing trend where laborers, from seaports to hospitals, are seeking and often receiving remuneration for risking their health amid economic tumult. These hazard pay or pandemic appreciation payments are generally added to contracts alongside annual wage increases.
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, dockworkers were vital to ensuring the steady flow of goods, especially as consumer spending on goods surged, leading to rapid growth in global trade. Despite the risk to their health, they continued to work on the front lines, dealing with increased demands and the burden of maintaining critical supply chains. This service was not without sacrifice - in Southern California, for instance, at least 43 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union lost their lives due to Covid-19. However, their hard work contributed to the record-breaking operating earnings for global shipping lines, which were estimated at $208 billion in 2022.


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As travel resumes, consumers are showing an increased interest in the use of digital solutions such as travel apps to boost their confidence when taking a vacation.
A new report from Amadeus, the “Rebuild Travel Survey,” indicates that travellers are increasingly more willing to use apps to alleviate their anxiety over last-minute cancellations and refunds, as well as to store and share personal health data.
Between 02-14SEP 2021, the survey gathered responses from 9,000 travellers in nine markets; France, Germany, India, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States, who have travelled at least once in the past 18 months. Canadians were not among those surveyed, but the results may hold similar insights for the Canadian market.
97 per cent of respondents say that the use of digital tools will increase their confidence in travel, up from 92 per cent in a similar survey from FEB 2021, and up from 84 per cent in SEP 2020, reports PhocusWire.
- According to the survey, the top five technologies that would increase confidence to travel within the next 12 months are:
- Mobile applications that provide on-trip notifications and alerts (44 per cent)
- Self-service check-in (41 per cent)
- Contactless mobile payments, such as Apple or Google Pay (41 per cent)
- Automated and flexible cancellation policies (40 per cent)
- Mobile boarding (40 per cent)
More than one-third (35 per cent) said guidelines about where and how to travel are “confusing” and make them less likely to book either business or leisure travel.
The Rebuild Travel Survey also indicated that travellers are increasingly willing to provide personal health data in order to travel.
7 in 10 respondents said they were willing to provide health data for international travel using tools such as digital health passports or certificates.
“The travel industry still faces many challenges in light of COVID-19, but we are seeing positive steps taken as restrictions lift and developments in digital health certificates continue around the world,” says Decius Valmorbida, president of travel at Amadeus.
OpenJaw recently reported that Public Safety Minister Bill Blair updated the timing for Canada’s upcoming vaccine passport, as more news should come “by the end of OCT.”


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Reidy said that as long as employees are protesting for better working conditions and it's not a personal gripe with the company, they should be OK. But there are some things to watch out for.
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NOT TO RETURN, SUBSEQUENTLY WE'LL BEGIN ADVERTISING FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. OUR HOPE AND STRONG PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE MARKET BASKET'S INCREDIBLE ASSOCIATES RETURN TO WORK. BUT THESE MARKET BASKET EMPLOYEES STAND UNITED, NO ARTY T., NO BACK TO BUSINESS. WE'RE DEFINITELY ALL GOING TO STAY OUT HERE AND SUPPORT OUR MARKET BASKET, UNTIL ARTY T. COMES BACK. ARE YOU WILLING TO LOSE YOUR JOB? YES. WE'RE NOT WILLING Puma Creepers Rihanna Oatmeal TO GIVE UP OUR SUPPORT FOR HIM. MANAGERS AND ASSISTANT MANAGERS NEARLY ALL 71 STORES AGREED TO SIGN A PETITION SAYING THEY WOULD RESIGN IF ARTHUR T. DEMOULAS ISN'T REINSTATED. EMPLOYEES POINT OUT THEY HAVE NOT WALKED OFF THE JOB, THEY'RE STILL SHOWING UP, BUT THE CUSTOMERS ARE NOT. AND THEY BELIEVE CUSTOMERS WILL SUPPORT THEM. Puma Ignite V2 Pwrcool
But workers News 9 has spoken with during the protests said they have been rallying during their off hours and working their shifts. Some have said they're worried about getting fired.
While the board of directors considers Arthur T. Demoulas' bid to buy the company, it has asked employees to get back to work. But employees said they won't budge until the former CEO is back in charge.
Market Basket board tells employees to get back to work
"I really believe that in the long run, they are going to see that this is the right way to go, and they will sell out," said employee Donald Lynch.
"The real issue that comes up is whether or not they are trying to block access to the store or force the company out of business," Reidy said. "That may not be protected."
In the meantime, workers said they are staying positive and taking one day at a time.
I THINK THE CUSTOMERS WILL STAND BEHIND US 100% BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE SO FAR, AND THIS COMPANY IS LIKE IT MEANS SO MUCH TO AWFUL US, THE EMPLOYEES, THE CUSTOMERS. WE LEARNED THAT MARKET BASKET WILL POST JOBS IN NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW FOR STORE MANAGERS AND CORPORATE POSITIONS. HERE AT THIS STORE TONIGHT WE SAW ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE CUSTOMERS IN THE FINAL TWO HOURS BEFORE
NO ONE COVERS NEW HAMPSHIRE LIKE WE DO. NOW, WMUR NEWS 9 TONIGHT. TONIGHT MARKET BASKET EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONDING TO THE ULTIMATUM ISSUED BY THE COMPANY TODAY. GET BACK TO WORK OR BE REPLACED. GOOD EVENING, I'M SHELLEY WALCOTT. THEY SAY NORMAL OPERATIONS SHOULD RESUME BY MONDAY OR REPLACEMENTS WILL BE HIRED. ARTHUR T. DEMOULAS WAS OUSTED. AND THE REACTION TONIGHT INDICATES IT'S NOT OVER YET. JEAN MACKIN JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE MARKET BASKET STORE IN LONDONDERRY. WE TALKED TO EMPLOYEES OUT HERE AND THEY RESPONDED TO THIS ULTIMATUM, IN UNISON. AND WITHOUT HESITATION. HERE AT LONDONDERRY, THE LARGEST MARKET BASKET IN THE STATE, THEY SAY THEY'LL BE BACK AT WORK WHEN ARTY T. IS BACK AT WORK. THE ANSWER IS LOUD AND CLEAR. AT THE HELM. I THINK THEY'RE JUST THREATENING US. BUT I'M JUST GOING TO STAND OUT HERE AS Puma Ignite Evoknit Casual
"These are loyal employees that are talking about their allegiance to and their belief that a certain person in management would be better for them," Reidy said.
"Generally speaking, it's protected when it's talking about terms and conditions, wages, benefits and so on," he said.
"Work time is for work, and if they want to be out before their shift or after their shift or on a break, they have to understand that they have to abide by company rules with regards to attendance," he said.
There is no word on when the board might come to a decision on the bid to buy out the company.
The statement Wednesday said the workers can return without penalty. It also said the company will begin seeking replacements for those who don't.
Even though business at the stores has slowed, Reidy said employees need to careful about when they protest to avoid any legal action.
Labor and employment lawyer James Reidy, of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass and Green, said that as long as employees keep fighting for better working conditions for the company as a whole, their actions are protected.
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Reidy said Market Basket employees are not part of a union, but their actions are protected under the National Labor Relations Act.
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Pennsdale, Pa. – Another Lycoming Mall store in Muncy Township is set to close. Rue 21, a fashion clothing store for young women and men, will close at the end of September, according to a Facebook post from a store employee.
Reached by phone Thursday, a store employee confirmed that the last day of provisional opening of Rue 21 would be September 30. A clearance sale will begin next week.
It’s another blow for a mall that now has just under 10 stores. At the end of June, Aunt Anne left. Gertrude Hawk left in April.
Earlier this year, the mall was put up for sale by the sheriff after incurring more than $240,000 in debt with the Lycoming Water and Sewer Authority. The sale was scheduled for May 6, but mall owner Kohan Retail Investment Group (which owns the mall as Lycoming Realty Holdings, LLC) posted the debt 48 hours before the sale began.
At this point, the mall still has flagship Burlington Coat Factory and Books-A-Million stores, along with a handful of other stores, including Maurice’s, Claire’s, American Eagle, and Spencer’s.
Major anchor stores began moving out of the mall in 2017, starting with Macy’s in March and JC Penney in July. In 2018, Sears left the mall and Bon-Ton left due to company-wide bankruptcy.
Several stores, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Old Navy and Bath & Body Works, have moved to nearby Lycoming Crossing over the past year.


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Vaak, a Japanese company, has developed a software that can detect customer’s intention of shoplifting. The software uses an artificial intelligence-based algorithm, which analyses body language and flags customers that seem to show signs consistent with shoplifting behaviour. It can send out an alert to the staff so they can intervene before anything happens.
How does it work? Vaak’s technology uses the live security feeds from the cameras installed in retail stores. It then monitors customers behaviour, looking specifically at their body language. If there are signs that someone is overly nervous, looking around a lot, fidgeting, or generally restless, the system contacts staff via a smartphone app. The staff can then approach the potential shoplifter, engage in a conversation, and offer help just like with any other customer. This intervention will likely reduce the danger of shoplifting as the customer will now feel identified and maybe under watch.
Opportunities for Retail giants to prevent Shoplifting: Amazon’s new cashier-less grocery concept stores, branded Amazon GO, in downtown Seattle have generated a lot of curiosity lately. These stores have cameras and sensors installed which sense when a customer has walked in and when the items are removed from shelves. Also, there are check-in kiosks near the entrance where customers can scan their phone and register their presence via Amazon Prime. Alibaba is also investing in the cashier-less stores model – it is growing its chain of Hema Groceries stores, where customers can go in, scan the products that they want, and get the details regarding that product. However, there still exists a considerable doubt in distinguishing between customers who are willingly picking up items without paying and those who do it accidently. The challenge of shoplifting is quite prominent to everyone in the retail industry.
Recently, NCR, the banking and commerce solutions company, acquired StopLift Checkout Vision Systems, which specialises in developing intelligent computer vision systems that can distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent behaviour at check-out. Vaak’s software takes this space of innovation to next level and is just not restricted to the check-out – it actively monitors customers throughout their presence inside the store. Vaak AI is already being tested across 16 stores in Tokyo. It is expected to globally roll out soon. Interestingly, many retailers do not want their customers to know about the system to maintain the secrecy.
These technologies do face a lot of challenges as well. With new GDPR regulations coming up in Europe and similar compliances likely to come up in other markets, there is a huge task of compliance, which may be tough since these regulations give foremost importance to customer privacy and data protection. There are also studies suggesting that these AI platforms exhibit racist and sexist biases that are inherent in the data they use.
Still in early stages, these technologies do need a lot of improvement. Seeing the interest that they are generating, we are sure to see a lot of innovation happening in this space. For retail industry, which loses around $50bn annually to theft, these technologies can be of great help to shrink losses.


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Asus says 'awesome' new firmware coming to Transformer Prime
Asus has revealed another update will hit the Transformer Prime soon with new features
Asus has piped up on Facebook about the next firmware update for its popular Transformer Prime Android tablet.
The Prime launched with Android Honeycomb 3.2 at the end of last year and has already seen one update to the latest Google build, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) 4.0 in January 2012.
This gave a significant performance boost to the already impressively snappy device as well as plenty of new features and functionality.
Now Asus is promising another update.
The company's official Facebook post reads: ‘Awesome new features coming in the next Transformer Prime firmware update. Stay tuned!'
Of course, the company hasn't gone into any further detail about what those new features actually are. We've got in touch with Asus to find out more and will report back if and when we hear anything.
In related news, regular readers may remember that shortly after release of the Prime, toy manufacturer and owner of the shape-changing robot Transformers trademark, Hasbro, filed a lawsuit against Asus alleging misuse of its intellectual property.
Interestingly enough, Techcrunch reports that a US Judge has ruled in Asus' favour for the case, stating that consumers would be unlikely, in his view, to confuse the tablet with Hasbro's products.
The case is still ongoing though, at this stage the Judge's ruling simply means Asus doesn't have to pull the Prime from store shelves.


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Lowe's downsizing continues
About two weeks ago we reported that Lowe's decided to close 50 stores in the US and Canada. Reuters now reported that Lowe's is now looking to shed its retail operations in Mexico and two of its smaller US businesses as the (country’s second-biggest) home improvement chain strives to compete with rivals, including Home Depot. Lowe's CEO said the company failed to boost its sales due to the assortment of merchandise and an inability to restock shelves with the right kind of inventory, despite a rise in customer visits. In our opinion: quite a fundamental mistake - what's the point in promoting the business, and then when the customers come in, fail to deliver?


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VILLA PARK, Ill. — The owners of Kuppie’s Bakery in Villa Park said this weekend is one of their busiest, glad to be back in business after a broken oven forced a temporary closure.
The bakery’s industrial oven broke in January, forcing the business to raise funds for a new oven that cost approximately $50,000.
For one customer, the bakery’s reopening could not have come at a better time.
“We are so happy that they’re here and we love this local bakery and we are so glad they’re back,” customer Leah Pedersen said.
After the bakery’s oven broke, a customer posted about the issue on social media. Another customer created a GoFundMe page and the community rallied around the beloved bakery.
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It seems like Sony might begin kicking off its own video announcement series that could be its take on Nintendo Directs and Microsoft’s Inside Xbox. The first PlayStation State of Play will air on March 25, 2019 at 2pm PT/4pm CT/5pm ET. The company announced it via the PlayStation Blog this morning.
People will be able to catch the first State of Play on Sony’s Facebook page, Twitch account, Twitter account, and YouTube. The announcement says it will focus on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games that will be coming soon, by offering new footage of games we know about and announcements for ones we don’t.
No information on which games could appear was revealed. However, some of the major titles coming to the PlayStation 4 soon include Days Gone, Death Stranding, Ghosts of Tsushima, and The Last of Us 2
The first Sony’s State of Play will air at 2pm PT/5pm ET on March 25, 2019.


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By MATT WALLACE, AP Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. have announced plans to build cloud-hosted services that allow users to buy products from Amazon.org and other online retailers.
The two companies are announcing their Cloud First Initiative, which will use a combination of existing technology to create cloud-computing infrastructure and allow customers to buy, sell and store products across multiple platforms.
The effort will leverage existing data centers, storage and compute resources, and deliver cloud services on a per-device basis, said Jeff Miller, the group’s chief executive officer and chief operating officer.
The company plans to partner with third-party providers to support Cloud First.
Customers can buy and sell products on a variety of platforms, including the Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, said Miller.
Users will be able to choose from a range of cloud-like services and products, with Amazon’s cloud offering offering the largest list, followed by Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Apple, Google and Microsoft will also partner to develop and provide cloud-related services, such as storage and storage management.
The initiative is the result of a series of meetings with customers, the companies said in a statement.
The announcements come as Apple continues to be plagued by a string of software and hardware issues and the company has struggled to attract new users and revenue.
The company’s share price has fallen by more than 40% in the past year.
Apple’s share of the U.S. smartphone market dropped by more that 50% in 2016, to more than 4 million.
In addition to its hardware issues, Apple also has been struggling to make significant inroads into the online retail space.
The Cupertino, California-based company has faced intense competition from Google and Amazon, which have taken on the mantle of the dominant online retailers in the U:U.S., but Apple has been the best-performing U.s. company in 2017, according to analysts at Jefferies.
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Visteon Corp. cut its third-quarter earnings and says it expects an after-tax loss of $60 million to $70 million, excluding any restructuring charges. The shortfall is a direct result of Ford's Sept. 15 decision to lower third-quarter production by 110,000 to 120,000 units. Visteon relies on Ford for more than 80 percent of its revenues.
Ford cited the terrorist attacks and subsequent parts shortages for its lower production.
Despite difficulties in bringing freight into the United States, Visteon said it has been able to meet all production commitments to Ford.
"Although we've been able to hold our forecast until now, there is no way we can contain this level of reduction this late in the quarter," Visteon President Michael Johnston said in a prepared statement.
The company is holding off on full-year earnings estimates because of economic and auto sales uncertainty. Auto sales were curtailed severely during the week of the terrorist attacks, and many analysts expect that sales will continue to falter through December.
Intermet Corp., a maker of cast metal parts, also downgraded third-quarter expectations. The company is now expecting to lose $2.5 million to $3 million, or 10 cents to 12 cents per share, during the period.
"Sales are being affected by a slowing economy and the reduction of vehicle production at our customers as a result of the tragic events of last week and, at this point, appear to be less than $200 million for the quarter, thus impacting earnings," Intermet Chairman John Doddridge said in a statement on Friday, Sept. 21.
Sales volume could actually decline even more, he warned, as Intermet is receiving daily order changes due to the worsening economic conditions.
Too soon for predictionsThe Ford cutbacks also will hurt supplier Freudenberg-NOK, which counts Ford as one of its top three customers.
"Definitely, it's something we're taking seriously," said Sharon Wenzl, Freudenberg-NOK vice president of corporate relations. "We have some concerns that we might be looking at some lower production schedules."
The overall affect on orders is not clear yet, but the aftermath makes a recent decision to extend holiday shutdowns even more prudent, Wenzl said. The company, which makes seals and suspension components, said it would extend the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with six days of unpaid vacation for all employees at U.S. facilities. That decision had been made based on weakening economic conditions before the attacks.
Many suppliers say it's too early to predict how business might be damaged until customers adjust their orders. The fallout could be felt in North America and in Europe, where exporters have enjoyed strong sales in the United States in recent years.
Still, "everyone should be very careful in talking down the economy," said Mathias Lenz, vice president of corporate public relations at ZF Friedrichshafen AG. "We think there can be an impact, but it's impossible to evaluate how strong it will be and if it's maybe only a short-term impact or maybe a bigger impact."
ZF hasn't had significant problems meeting its production schedule or making deliveries, Lenz said. But a bomb scare at its suspension plant in Lapeer, Mich., shut down production for a few hours on Sept. 13.
Autoliv Inc. said it would suffer because of the attacks, though the exact degree isn't known.
"Production is going down," Autoliv spokesman Mats Odman said. "The outlook for the next few quarters has been reversed downward."
The Swedish safety systems supplier already has received fewer orders, though the figures are changing daily, Odman said, making it hard to predict what the financial outcome will be for Autoliv. Affected customers include North American producers as well as European automakers that export to North America.
Problems at the bordersAutoliv hasn't caused any delivery or production problems for its customers in North America, but it has had problems shipping parts from Mexico and Canada into the United States.
Said Odman: "We have also been helped by the demand. The need for the components from us has been a little less because they have closed the plants for a day or two."


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This week at WWDC, Apple had announced the much anticipated iOS 13 that brought highly demanded feature that is Dark Mode for iPhones. Besides, there were several other new features on its native apps like – Photos, Maps, Reminders, and Notes as well. Also, the company had showcased its stand regarding privacy and also introduced a new Sign In with Apple feature with which a user’s private information cannot be shared via third-party logins such as Login with Facebook/Google. With first developer beta out to the developers ever since the launch, other noticeable features are popping up on the web lately.
A new report from TechCrunch has revealed that with the newly announced iOS 13, Apple will be blocking App developers from accessing the ‘Notes’ data from the iPhones’ native ‘Contacts’ app. This move from Apple is said to protect users’ sensitive data stored in Contacts’ Notes section after they allow access to Contacts after installing the app. The report further denotes that iPhone users have been using the Notes section in the Contacts app as a makeshift password manager and address book. Apparently, most iPhone users have been saving sensitive data that includes ATM Pin codes, Addresses, or Credit cards information like it’s number or a CVV PIN kind of stuff. This practice has been widespread amongst the users despite security professionals suggesting not do so.
Henceforth Apple has decided to block access of the Notes data, which can be acquired by developers when they get access to users’ contacts. The report further indicates that Apple had denoted that most of the apps don’t require that section even though Contacts has been accessed, regardless, blocking would help users to have their typical Notes secured. Further, if a developer still wants to access the Notes in the native Contacts app, he/she would have to raise an exception to Apple after the implementation of this new rule with iOS 13. We would also recommend not to store any data in the Contacts Address book other than a phone number or an email, as there area several secured options to save the typical Notes on your iPhone. Stay tuned to PhoneRadar for more such interesting updates.


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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said the global economy will likely grow 2.2% in 2023, slower than the 2.8% projected earlier, weighed down by monetary tightening in advanced economies to fight inflation. Japan will see growth of 1.4% next year, slower than the 1.8% expansion previously forecast in June, the OECD's economic outlook report showed, even as the Bank of Japan is in no rush to tweak its ultra low rate policy. Global economic growth stalled in the second quarter of 2022 as Russia's war against Ukraine has lifted energy, food and other raw material prices to the detriment of consumers.
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Navistar International Corp. is skipping the chase for incentives on demonstration electric trucks to consult with customers on custom-built zero-emission medium-duty models with a total cost of ownership rivaling a diesel truck.
“We’re in this for the long haul,” said Jason Gies, director of Navistar’s eMobility business development. “We’re not just chasing grant money in the short-term. Our goal is to electrify everything that makes sense.”
That does not mean the company will not partake of incentives offered through the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The CARB-backed Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project provides vouchers of up to $220,000 for California purchasers and lessees of battery-electric trucks and buses.
Navistar’s competitors are at various stages of launching electric truck demonstration fleets in California. The programs are partially paid for by CARB and other agencies pursuing the state’s goal of having only zero-emission trucks on its roads by the mid-2030s.
“We’ve seen it with other technologies,” said Persio Lisboa, Navistar chief operating officer. “When grant money goes away, investment stops.”
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The Lisle, Illinois-based truck maker revealed its first electric truck, an MV Series-based medium-duty model on October 28 at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. The truck has a sloped hood for greater visibility and battery packs tucked between the frame rails.
“The goal is to be sustainable and to be at parity with diesel from a total cost of ownership standpoint,” Lisboa said.
Navistar will begin selling electrified versions of its IC school buses in 2020 followed by the eMV in early 2021.
The International eMV Series concept is powered by an electric motor with peak power of over 474 kilowatts, the equivalent of 645 horsepower. Continuous power is 300 kW, or more than 400 hp, across the operating range.
Three battery capacity options range from 107 to 321 kilowatt hours. The 321 kWh battery in typical pickup-and-delivery cycles should achieve a 250-mile range on a single charge, according to Navistar estimates.
“The eMV (displayed in Atlanta) is pretty much production intent,” said Gary Horvat, Navistar’s vice president for eMobility. “The next year is primarily dedicated to engineering validation.”
Before joining Navistar, Horvat oversaw technology development for electric bus maker Proterra Inc. In 2017, a Proterra bus set a world record of 1,100 miles on a single charge at Navistar’s proving ground in New Carlisle, Indiana.
Navistar’s approach to electrification is to manage all aspects from design to delivery through a new business unit called NEXT eMobility Solutions. A dedicated engineering team reporting to Horvat will focus on consulting, construction, charging and connecting.
“This goes beyond the vehicle alone,” Lisboa said. “It is a custom plan for each customer. Companies interested in operating electric trucks have more questions than answers; they are looking for a partner who also brings clarity,”
Over time, Navistar expects to combine electrification efforts and other connected technologies with TRATON Group, the holding company for Volkswagen’s truck brands. TRATON owns 16.8% of Navistar.
The German truck maker projects spending $1.1 billion on connected and autonomous vehicle research and development by 2024. Navistar can leverage that on its way to converging to a global technology platform with TRATON, Lisboa said.
“NEXT and our partnership with TRATON means Navistar is ready when that tipping point comes,” he said.


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M Magazine has an exclusive premiere of alt-rock quartet Pace’s latest single, Strange Secrets.
M Magazine has an exclusive premiere of Right Said Fred’s latest release, Tide, lifted from their forthcoming EP, Good Times Everybody.
Denmark-born, London-based singer-songwriter Winnie Raeder is a breathtaking talent who should be on your radar.
Inspired by the likes of Whitney, James Brown and Beyonce, Tamera’s soulful, glistening vocals put her up there with some of the best newcomers of the last few years
Among other highlights, 2019 saw Glowe becoming the face of Spotify’s New Pop Revolution and creating her own live concept Glowe In The Dark, which was launched in London.
Start your week right with a selection of some of the best new releases.
A.Fruit’s most recent EP, Nocturnal, was released in 2019 via Cosmic Bridge – an electronic music label owned and run by iconic Bristol-based producer Om Unit.
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When our beloved festivals are finally back up and running, you can expect to see Liverpool band Chinatown Slalom appearing on bills across the country.
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Fincash, a Mumbai-based finance technology startup has raised ₹1 Crore (approx. $150,000) in a new funding round led by angel investors. The company will now be using the raised money to expand their product solutions.
The money will also be used by the company to expand customer base and widen the reach of its financial services across the country. In a statement, the company said that “we plan to utilize this for team & product line expansion coupled with marketing.”
The angel investors who participated in this funding round include industry veterans like Mohammed Khan (Founder of Rediffusion), Sameer Narayan (ex- Fund Manager BNP Paribas), and a couple of other industry stalwarts from financial services.
Founded in the year 2016, Fincash has raised total $250,000 funding to fund its business expansion, product expansion, and team expansion. The company will soon be expanding its existing product solutions— i.e., SmartSIP, SavingsPlus, and TaxSaver.
There will be new categories of these solutions that will help customers to invest as per their financial goals and time frames as per the company’s claims. Further, it says that investors will get wide choices to invest in different time frames, right from very short, short, mid to long duration, as per their investment needs & risk-appetite.
Gaurav Perti, co-founder, and CEO of the company said, “I think people to a large extent don’t have an idea about how to plan their investments. We aim to bridge this gap. We strategies customers’ investment goals and help them achieve within respective time frames. Addressing customers risk-appetite and giving them better solutions, I think, is a great way to encourage their investment journey.”
The company claims to have crossed more than 5000+ investors and is working exponentially towards adding users every month. The platform has 30% of active users and gains a monthly traffic of 3,00,000+ views. Currently, the company’s services are available in about 150+ cities across India.