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Quite a big news for the e-commerce sector. Recently, Flipkart owned online fashion store Myntra has acquired a Bengaluru based smart wearables startup Witworks for an undisclosed amount.
Witworks has mainly focused on building smart wearable devices and their underlying software. Post-acquisition Myntra would be absorbing the team to its Innovation Labs, and this would be further strengthening its technology team and product development capabilities.
To look back, Witworks was initially launched in 2014 by Somnath Meher, Ankit DP, and Chandrashekhar Iyer. The company had launched its flagship wearable device Blink Watch in 2016, that operates on its voice-based platform Marvin OS. It also has a range of audio and fitness wearable devices, under the same brand.
Myntra reported that this acquisition would be of great help to them. Now, wearable products would be present for their in-house brands as well as leverage technology to drive innovation and improve consumer engagement in the future.
To this, Jeyandran Venugopal, Chief Technology Officer, Myntra also added that “Wearables is currently a Rs 300 crore industry in India and is growing rapidly, with online contributing 60% to the total business. This acquisition will help us to solidify our position in this segment and enable us to develop and launch cutting-edge wearable products like smart shoes, connected smart watches and interactive/intelligent clothing with biosensors.”
Also to know more, Myntra currently has 14 in-house/private labels across men and women’s fashion, and an offline retail store for their private label Roadster in Bengaluru. In fact, Myntra is also planning for more stores for the same label as well as for their other private labels.


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Another day, another Apple iOS 15 security fix, but this time it’s a hefty one. iOS 15.2.1 pushed out to devices a few days ago now for iPhone and iPad, but what does it actually fix? Also, can we read through the lines about Apple finally fixing a massive security exploit?
Well, looking at the Apple support page for iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 isn’t giving away much, such is their approach to security updates. For the most part, we can understand them not giving any details about potential vulnerabilities in iOS and PadOS, but telling users what has been fixed isn’t great.
Apple immediately implies big security updates have taken place thanks to the short article opening with their security disclaimer:
“For our customers’ protection, Apple doesn’t disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until an investigation has taken place and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page.“
iOS 15.2.1 issues
However, directly underneath the disclaimers and general information, we can see that Apple has finally patched and closed the HomeKit security issue. We predicted this would be fixed before the end of the month alongside other issues. Trevor Spiniolas identified the vulnerability with Apple back in August 2021, which is a bit worrying considering Apple took five months to officially respond and fix.
The vulnerability allowed devices within a HomeKit network to be renamed over the 500,000 character limit, this, in turn, exposed a vulnerability that allowed shady hackers to perform a Denial of Services and hold users iPhones and iCloud accounts ransom. More details can be found here.
Apple has also fixed the CarPlay issue that has been rife in iOS 15 powered devices since its launch back in September. This issue involves third-party apps not working correctly alongside CarPlay software whilst driving, which was less than ideal. Other fixes include battery life across the board, unstable Bluetooth and Apple Watch connections, and unresponsive screens.
All in all, it doesn’t look like iOS 15.2.1 issues are a reality, which is a good thing. We’ll make sure to keep an eye on any future developments and ensure fixes and guides are dropped into our iOS Hub. Why not visit and bookmark?

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Although many individuals use health apps on their mobile phones, a substantial proportion of the U.S. population does not. And many who try health apps eventually stop using them, according to results of a national survey of health app use among U.S. mobile phone owners.
In the survey of more than 1,600 mobile phone users funded by the Verizon Foundation, a little more than half of respondents indicated that they had downloaded a health app—fitness and nutrition were the most popular types—with most using them at least daily. However, of those who used such apps, about half stopped using them due to time-consuming data entry and loss of interest.
“As someone who has conducted usability testing on health apps and used them myself, it’s not surprising that users are turned off by the high data-entry burden,” says Paul Krebs, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University School of Medicine. “It’s a real pain to put the data in. It’s just not practical.”
According to Krebs, app developers need to not only address usability and data entry concerns among consumers, but also issues such as cost. He said that about 40 percent of survey respondents said that they wouldn’t pay anything for a health app, while most others indicated that $1-2 was their price limit—which doesn’t bode well for developers.
“This really challenges the idea that apps could be a viable business model right now,” comments Krebs, given that a large proportion those surveyed would not pay anything for a health app. “People just don’t want to pay for them.”
In addition, he believes that clinical trials are necessary to test the efficacy of health apps to increase adoption and overall interest not just from consumers but physicians as well.
“It’s kind of a crapshoot for most users. They’re not sure that the apps will be helpful, so they won’t pay anything for it,” observes Krebs. “The problem is a lack of hard, clinical evidence of health outcomes. There’s one diabetes app for which there was evidence found for it, but that’s one out of 40,000 available in the Apple iTunes store—certainly not the ones that are most popular and used by millions of people.”
Nonetheless, among those surveyed who had downloaded health apps, most felt that they had improved their health. Another surprising finding from the survey, according to Krebs, was that people who used these apps trusted their accuracy and the safety of their data. “I don’t trust apps,” he remarks. At the same time, a common reason cited by consumers in the survey for not having downloaded health apps was their concern about these apps collecting their data.
The survey results, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth, are available here.
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HOUGHTON — The vote to potentially allow a recreational marijuana retailer in Houghton will wait another two weeks.
The vote on three marijuana ordinances was postponed to March 25, as three of the seven City Council members were absent from Wednesday’s meeting.
Councilor Buck Foltz said the delay would also give council members the chance to consider comments made during the public hearings.
“It helps when people come in that are knowledgeable and provide information to us so we can make the best decisions, and it is important that all of us be present, or as many of us as can be, and this decision be a universal one,” he said.
One ordinance would allow recreational marijuana retailers in the city. The existing ban would still apply to growers, processors, safety compliance facilities, secure transports or microbusinesses.
Another ordinance would restrict the location of a recreational marijuana seller. Because of prohibitions on being within 1,000 feet of structures like schools or churches, it wuld effectively be limited to a space along Ridge Road or Razorback Drive between Sharon Avenue and Cedar Street.
The city would also revise its medical marijuana ordinance to state that permitted medical marijuana facilities can share retail space with a recreational marijuana retailer. Medical and recreational products would need to be separated and clearly labeled to avoid confusion. Only people 21 or older would be allowed on site.
To round out the set, the council delayed a resolution setting the application fee for a marijuana retailer license at $4,500.
Penny Milkey, co-owner of medical marijuana facility Northern Specialty Health, thanked the City Council and Planning Commission for their work. NSH is also seeking to become a recreational seller. If the city decides to modify the ordinance, it can always do so later, she said.
“People are really desiring this, and I wish we were able to sell to them with local approval,” she said.


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* During the first edition of "Labels Connected," an event held February 28 at press manufacturer MPS headquarters in Arnhem, the Netherlands, invitees learned more about the benefits of systems connectivity in the label industry and how to implement this in their businesses.
Labels Connected, organized by MPS, Esko and CERM as well as supporting partners AVT and Domino, attracted more than 60 professionals from the European label printing industry. This number was much more than anticipated, says Fredric Vanvinckenroye, field marketing manager EMEA at Esko. "The event revealed that truly understanding connectivity and embracing a new mindset is clearly a need in the industry. MPS and its partners are leading the way in innovation--together addressing label printing requirements and challenges with connectivity integration," Vanvinckenroye says.
Labels Connected started with the partners presenting a framework of drivers behind the need to connect people, processes and systems, as well as reviewing trends and innovations in the label industry. Peter Overbeek, CEO of the Dutch printing company Eshuis, concluded the plenary session with a story sharing Eshuis' experiences with the implementation of connectivity to the printshop.
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US pistachio growers and processors have joined forces to produce a website to inform consumers of the products and brands that are confirmed safe to consume, in order to help combat consumer fears over salmonella contamination.
As part of an ongoing collaboration with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the website – www.pistachiorecall.org – has been produced by Cal-Pure, a co-op of California pistachio growers, and the Western Pistachio Association.
It is being made available in light of a recent pistachio recall by the processor Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella and Setton International, due to potential salmonella contamination.
The latest statement issued by the FDA today (6 April) said: “FDA is advising consumers not to eat pistachios or food products containing them (such as pistachio bakery goods and pistachio ice cream) unless they can determine that the products do not contain pistachios from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc.”
The recall affects certain bulk roasted inshell and roasted shelled pistachios shipped on or after 1 September 2008.
As a consequence, last week Frito-Lay, Kraft and Kroger were forced to issue consumer recalls on a number of pistachio products.
US nut maker John B. Sanfilippo and Son and retailer Publix Super Markets also added to the growing list of pistachio recalls in the country.


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The UK retail industry has again warned that food prices will rise from next year if new tariffs are imposed.
With the prospect of a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU looking increasingly precarious, the UK retail sector again warned on Friday that UK buyers would face high food prices higher from next year if new tariffs were imposed due to the government’s inability to reach a deal.
The UK’s Brexit transition period ends on December 31, and if the UK and the EU cannot come to an agreement, the UK would be forced to trade with its European neighbors on the terms of the ‘World Trade Organization (WTO), which would mean new tariffs.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a “strong possibility” that the UK could not reach a deal.
“Currently four-fifths of the UK’s food imports come from the EU and without a duty-free deal supermarkets and their customers face over three billion pounds ($ 4 billion) in tariffs. customs from 2021, ”said Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
The BRC said the tariffs would force food retailers to raise prices to meet the additional costs.
He said many non-food retailers would also face large tariff bills for products of European origin, including clothing and ceramics.
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Under the UK’s new tariff schedule, which would apply from January 1 if a deal is not reached, 85 percent of food imported from the EU would be subject to tariffs of more than 5 percent.
The average tariff is said to be over 20 percent, with 48 percent on ground beef, 16 percent on cucumbers and 10 percent on lettuce.
The BRC also highlighted the challenges for seasonal produce in January, with a much higher proportion of fruit and vegetables imported from the EU at this time of year.
For example, the UK buys 85 percent of its tomatoes from the EU in January, up from 30 percent in June.
He said retailers had increased their stocks of cans, toilet rolls and other longer-lived products as part of their planning for a no-deal Brexit.
But he said lingering uncertainty over new controls and red tape from January 1 was likely to disrupt the supply of many products.
The UK left the EU in January and has since been in a period of transition, with trade, travel and business rules unchanged. This ends on December 31st.
If there is no deal to protect an estimated $ 1 trillion in annual trade against tariffs and quotas, businesses on both sides will suffer.
The EU and the UK are at odds over fishing rights, economic fair play and dispute settlement, despite months of discussions. The two sides set a deadline on Sunday to reach an agreement and avoid a chaotic breakup.
As a sign of potential disruption ahead, trucks heading to the English port of Dover lined up for miles on Thursday, with Brexit stockpiling and pre-Christmas traffic blamed.
Grocers fear a major disruption to their ‘just in time’ supply chains as the Brexit transition period ends shortly after the Christmas rush.
Delays of a few days in the entry into force of post-Brexit customs controls at ports could make fresh products unsaleable and lead to shortages of certain products.
Supermarket groups have built up inventory where they can, but warehouse space is scarce and most is needed to serve Christmas, the busiest time of year for grocery retailers. And although they will be looking to increase their stocks once Christmas is over, fresh produce such as salad and fruit simply cannot be kept for long periods of time.


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Peloton is appointing Twitter’s former marketing head, Leslie Berland, as its next chief marketing officer.
Her appointment comes two months after she resigned from Twitter, joining a mass exodus of executives and other employees who left the company after Elon Musk took over.
Berland, who has previously served as the executive vice president of advertising and marketing at American Express, will oversee Peloton’s membership, marketing and global communications. She will be reporting to CEO Barry McCarthy.
“As we continue our pivot to growth, showcasing the magic that drives people to Peloton and keeps them so passionate and engaged is essential. [Berland] and the marketing team will play a central role in broadening our reach, appeal, and impact,” McCarthy said.
Berland’s appointment follows Peloton’s recent efforts to revive its flailing business. In August last year, the company signed a deal to sell its products on Amazon’s marketplace. The company is also in the process of rolling out a national bike rental program that would allow users to rent Peloton bikes and subscribe to on-demand workouts.
Another initiative the company is experimenting with allows users to access the Peloton content library on third-party devices.


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For the second time in a week, police in the Chicago area are investigating a break-in at a car dealership — this time in Bronzeville on the South Side.
Three males broke a side window of a car dealership about 2:10 a.m. in the 2700 block of South Michigan Avenue and entered the business, Chicago police said.
It was not immediately known if any vehicles were taken, police said. The trio was seen wearing black clothing. No arrest has been made.
On Sunday, thieves stole fifteen luxury cars from a dealership in west suburban Warrenville, leaving the business with a loss estimated at $1 million.


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Home Retail, Britain's No. 1 household goods retailer, said it anticipated a significant cut in its full-year dividend as it posted a further slump in sales at its Argos business over the Christmas trading period.
The firm said on Thursday the trading environment had been both "volatile and demanding" and forecast at year to end-February 2012 underlying pre-tax profit around the mid-point of the current analyst range of £78-125m.
Sales at catalogue-based Argos stores open over a year fell 8.8 per cent in the 18 weeks to 31 December, which spans its fiscal third quarter.
That compares with a second quarter fall of 8.6 percent, analyst forecasts of a fall of 8-10 percent and reflects the market decline in consumer electronics categories.
In October Home Retail forecast Argos' like-for-like sales would fall up to seven per cent over the full-year.
With British shoppers' disposable incomes squeezed by rising prices, muted wages growth and government austerity measures, store chains generally had a tough Christmas, using early sales to attract customers. They do not expect 2012 to be much better.
Argos, which is facing intense competition from supermarkets, specialists and internet players, has been particularly hard hit because its predominantly low-income customers are suffering the most severe squeeze on their budgets.
Home Retail, also owns Homebase, the UK's second largest do-it-yourself chain. Here third quarter like-for-like sales fell 2.6 per cent. That compared to analysts' forecasts of flat to down 5.4 percent.
Gross margins at Argos fell 50 basis points but were up 25 basis points at Homebase.
Shares in the firm, which prior to Thursday's update had lost 57 per cent of their value over the last year, closed Wednesday at 87.25 pence, valuing the business at £710m.
Home Retail also said it would close its UK homewares trial format HomeStore&More at a cost of £10m.


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4G network key to China Mobile-Apple partnership
China Mobile and Apple have high expectations from their partnership.
China Mobile, the world’s biggest mobile carrier has recently announced it will start offering Apple 5S and 5C as of 17/1/2014. It is likely that China Mobile and Apple have high expectations to improve respective sales from this deal, however given the current characters of the market, and the Smartphone purchasing trend in China, the two companies involved will need to do a lot more to yield any significant return.
The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the global market leader in consumer panels, reports by the end of Q3 of 2013, approximately 63% of all Apple handsets in China are already on China Mobile’s network, which means even before the recent sales agreement, over half Apple devices is already on China Mobile’s network. The report also shows, for every 100 smartphones on China Mobile, approximate 18 handsets are iPhones, a similar ratio for China Unicom and China Mobile who have had been selling iPhone under their official sales agreement for a while.
Obviously, customers on China Mobile who wanted an iPhone, obviously had found a way to source one via other channels, and since Apple has already made some progress within China Mobile, its room for growth is somewhat limited, and unlikely to see a huge sales boost for both organizations.
ComTech’s recent report also shows, in Q1 2013, 33.4% of Smartphone purchases price were more than ￥3000 ($494USD), and in Q3 2013 that figure was 24.6%, a drop that is almost 10 percentage point. Nowadays, Consumers are spoiled with handset choices, with many local brands offering bigger, faster and most importantly, cheaper models, the increased competitions drove the average handset prices down, and “steal” people who otherwise would purchase a premium device like iPhone.
The report also indicates, iPhone has maintained its market share in China in 2013, however almost half of all iPhone sold were still iPhone 4 and 4s serials. Those earlier models have a clear advantage in price, and particularly appealing when bundled with carrier offers. Again, Chinese consumers are very sensitive to price, with China Mobile only offering only iPhone 5C and 5S, they really need to play its 4G card right to compete with competitors who will sell earlier models at a cheaper rate. On the other hand, Only iPhone 5C and 5S that will be sold by China Mobile are compatible with 4G networks in China, it definitely put China Mobile in the lead to attract high spend customers who are data hungry, also less concerned about handset price. We feel the deal between Apple and China Mobile brings many benefits to consumers as well as the two giant business involved, but new carrier bundle price and 4G network will be the key to success.
In the report, it also highlights repeat Smartphone purchases in China are equally important as Feature-phone upgrades. During the first 3 quarter of 2013, 52% of smartphone sales were generated by Feature-phone owners upgrading to a smartphone, and the remaining sales were actually from repeat Smartphone purchases. And the average purchase price for iOS is at ￥3919($645USD)， which is more than twice as much of Android average purchase price at ￥1561($257USD).


text: In March, Mandarin Oriental confirmed a malware attack on its credit card systems in a number of its hotels. After launching an investigation, the company now knows more about the incident and is notifying affected guests. In a press release, the company said it appears the hacker used malware to acquire the names and credit card numbers of guests who used a credit card for dining, beverage, spa, guest rooms, or other products and services at Mandarin Oriental properties in Boston, Geneva, Hong Kong, Hyde Park, Las Vegas, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Hong Kong. The company shared the specific timeframes each property was affected. The company stated that it did not find any evidence of acquisition or misuse of credit card pin numbers or security codes, or any other personal guest data.


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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (March 25, 2015) – Aire Serv of Eden Prairie has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2014.
“Receiving this award means a lot to us,” said owner Doug Dill. “We have worked hard to establish a great heating and air conditioning company in Minnesota. This is the second year in a row we have received the Angie’s List award and look forward to getting it again next year by providing the excellent service our customers deserve.”
“Only about five percent of the air conditioning companies in Minnesota have performed so consistently well enough to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “It’s a really high standard.”
Angie’s List Super Service Award 2014 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade; the company must be in good standing with Angie’s List, pass a background check and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.
Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality.


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We really need to hit the brakes on the idea that cutting the cord and instead subscribing to an over the top streaming provider will save you a significant amount of money. On Tuesday, YouTube TV announced a price hike of 30% a month, moving from $49.99 to a whopping $64.99.
In their statement announcing the price increase, YouTube noted that existing subscribers wouldn’t see the new price until July 30th. They also cited “the rising cost of content” as the reason for the price increase (which…well, yeah).
As we continue to evaluate how to provide the best possible service and content for you, our membership price will be $64.99. This new price takes effect today, June 30, for new members. Existing subscribers will see these changes reflected in their subsequent billing cycle on or after July 30.
We don’t take these decisions lightly, and realize how hard this is for our members. That said, this new price reflects the rising cost of content and we also believe it reflects the complete value of YouTube TV, from our breadth of content to the features that are changing how we watch live TV. YouTube TV is the only streaming service that includes a DVR with unlimited storage space, plus 6 accounts per household each with its own unique recommendations, and 3 concurrent streams. It’s all included in the base cost of YouTube TV, with no contract and no hidden fees.
Along with the price increase, YouTube announced the addition of various new ViacomCBS networks, the only one of which that airs sports is Paramount Network (Bellator MMA).
Earlier this year, YouTube TV engaged in an ugly carriage battle with Sinclair. The clash resulted in YES Network and Fox Sports West being completely dropped from the service, while the coverage areas for many other of the Sinclair-owned Fox RSNs were tightened.
There are essentially five major streaming services for live TV these days: YouTube TV, Hulu Live, AT&T TV, Sling TV, and fuboTV. YouTube TV does not have NFL Network, RedZone, NHL Network, or BeIN Sports. fubo has the standard NFL Network and BeIN on its standard tier, and RedZone can be added on a tier (which also includes NBA TV, NHL Network, and supposedly MLB Network) costing an extra $10.99/month. However, it doesn’t have local RSNs. Hulu has local RSNs, but no sport-specific networks or BeIN. Sling doesn’t have local RSNs, NFL Network, or RedZone, and BeIN is on an additional tier that runs $10/month. AT&T TV doesn’t have BeIN, NFL Network, or RedZone, and the vast majority of sports networks are on the choice tier.
The wildest part is that the pricing for most of these services is beginning to line up. If you want the extra sports package with your fuboTV service, it’ll run you between $65.98 and $70.98 a month (depending on whether or not you want the expanded DVR and extra screen). YouTube TV is now $64.99 a month. The AT&T TV Choice package is $64.99/month (though you’d need to upgrade even further for FS2, Golf Channel, and NHL Network). Hulu Live is $54.99/month. Sling with Orange and Blue is the best deal at $45/month, but you’re getting the least sports of all the major streaming services.
Remember when cutting the cord saved you money? There’s now no way to (legally) watch your local team for under $55 a month. If your favorite teams are out of market, you can get away with paying $45/month along with a sizable monthly or seasonal fee for a package like MLB.tv or NBA League Pass. It’s not surprising that subscription fees for streaming services continue to rise, and it won’t surprise me if subscribers eventually put their foot down and start cancelling their services.


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GMC announced via its Twitter page that it is going to unveil a Hummer-branded electric pickup on October 20. The company also added that pre-orders for the electric vehicle will open on the same day. Actual sales of the vehicle will begin in the fall of 2021.
Initially, a division of the carmaker General Motors (GM) planned to hold a presentation of the Hummer EV model on May 20. However, the event had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
At the moment, it is known that the Hummer EV will receive a power plant with a capacity of up to 1000 l / s and a torque of up to 15 592 Nm, as well as the ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 km / h) in 3 seconds. It’s no joke, but according to a recent hint from GMC, the electric car will be able to offer the so-called “crab mode”, which will allow it to move diagonally. Apparently, this way the car will be easier to park. Optionally, it will be possible to order a Hummer version with a removable roof.
Sometimes the biggest leaps forward are actually diagonal. The world premiere of the world’s first all-electric supertruck, #GMCHummerEV… See it. Reserve it. 10.20.20.https: //t.co/MM1MgDH8NJ pic.twitter.com/AAWnbvN5xl
– GMC (@GMC) September 14, 2020
At the moment there is no information about the electric vehicle’s range and its other characteristics. Earlier, however, GMC officials said the Hummer EV would be absolutely competitive with other announced electric pickups.
After entering the market, the Hummer EV will have to battle for buyers with electric vehicles like Tesla’s Cybertruck and Rivian R1T.
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Like millions of other internet consumers in Europe, when Alexandra Geese, a German member of the European Parliament (MEP), wants to read through a thing on the internet, she first has to open and scroll as a result of many options to refuse to share her facts with third-get together advertisers. Europe’s landmark privacy regulation, the Normal Data Defense Regulation (GDPR), means internet sites have to talk to people for consent to be tracked on the internet. But several firms make refusing consent a lot tougher than granting it, indicating Geese’s research to opt out can get additional time than she supposed to invest on a web-site. “The challenge with the current GDPR is that it’s not currently being enforced effectively and for that reason individuals don’t have a real choice,” she suggests.
Geese is amongst the European lawmakers presently drafting some of the world’s strictest rules in opposition to engineering firms in an try to fix the opt-out purpose of the world-wide-web.
As MEPs pondered how to give that actual choice to European world wide web users in January, an present process designed by Apple was introduced as a possible template for reshaping the world-wide-web. In 2021, the tech huge introduced a new privateness pop-up that it mentioned would give end users a authentic selection about irrespective of whether they want to be tracked. The feature presents Iphone consumers two extremely easy selections when they down load new apps—“Ask App Not To Track” or “Allow.” Figures that showed up to 98 p.c of Apple iphone users took this chance to choose out were taken as proof by some MEPs that men and women would pick to defend their privacy if they had the opportunity. “I actually believe that privateness shouldn’t only be an solution for persons who can find the money for top quality equipment or quality Apple merchandise,” claims German MEP Tiemo Wölken, from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Now European lawmakers want to use Apple’s plan across all significant on the web platforms—a definition that contains on the internet marketplaces, app retailers, and social media platforms—and force them to show very simple options when people today first take a look at a website. On January 20, a vast majority of MEPs voted in favor of an modification to the Electronic Products and services Act (DSA), which mentioned that refusing consent for advertisement tracking really should be no extra difficult or time-consuming than offering it. One more modification proposes banning darkish patterns—design alternatives that try to affect a person to consent to tracking. For proposals to make it into the final version of the DSA, they must be authorized by the European Council, which represents heads of authorities in the 27 member states. If proposals survive these negotiations, they could grow to be legislation as shortly as the stop of this year.
But latest revelations about Apple’s at the time-lauded program clearly show it is not the very clear-cut option EU lawmakers may possibly have hoped for. It is susceptible to workarounds, and the “do not track” selection does not block all tracking from advertisers. Considering the fact that the tracking adjustments rolled out in July, businesses these types of as Snapchat mum or dad Snap and Fb have been sharing person alerts from iPhones, as very long as that info is anonymized and aggregated. Apple reported builders are not allowed to use indicators from the machine to try to detect a user, but this has not stopped advertisers from collecting nameless knowledge to goal buyers. An Apple spokesperson states these procedures “apply equally to all developers.”
A Snap spokesperson mentioned the organization has designed privacy-protective answers that evaluate “aggregate conversion facts, devoid of tying off-system activities (like setting up an application or going to a web site) back to unique Snapchatters.” Facebook declined to remark.
It’s unclear no matter if Apple has endorsed these approaches, but it suggests that if people are below the effect that Apple’s new guidelines mean all monitoring has now stopped, they are wrong. Regulators have made notice of that reality. In December 2021, Poland’s level of competition regulator addressed some misconceptions about Apple’s App Tracking Transparency attribute. “This does not indicate that users’ information and facts is no more time getting collected and that they do not obtain individualized ads,” the regulator, recognized as UOKIK, claimed at the time. Apple also faced an in-depth probe in France to decide no matter whether the privateness improve will harm advertisers.


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THE third-largest bank in Canada has announced it will immediately close a key business unit and cut jobs without warning.
The Bank of Montreal announced on Saturday its plan to shut down its retail auto financing business.
“By closing the indirect retail auto financing business, we have the opportunity to focus our resources on areas where we believe our competitive position is strongest,” BMO told Reuters.
BMO worked with car dealerships as part of its retail auto financing business, arranging financing for buyers who made monthly payments to the bank.
The company said it will help support employees affected by job cuts.
It is currently unclear how many bank employees will lose their jobs.
Paul Hunsley, head of automotive retail finance at BMO, said the company would end its dealership agreement on Friday, according to a letter sent to car dealers and seen by Reuters.
However, the letter said BMO would fund all contracts submitted and approved before Friday.
The closure of the bank’s retail financing business comes after BMO’s retail bad debt provisions rose to C$81 million ($60 million).
As a rise in interest rates slows the Canadian economy, banks are investing more money to counteract an expected rise in bad loans.
BMO has looked to the United States to help grow the company, acquiring San Francisco, California-based Bank of the West for $16.3 billion in February.
According to the newspaper, the United States currently accounts for over two-thirds of BMO’s total profits.
As Canada’s third-largest bank changes its business model, the CEO of Citigroup, the third-largest bank in the United States, announced restructuring plans.
According to Wednesday’s press release, Citi plans to simplify itself by eliminating layers of management and having the heads of its five divisions report directly to CEO Jane Fraser.
“I have every confidence that our bank will achieve our full potential and we are making bold decisions to deliver on our commitments to all of our stakeholders,” Fraser said.
“These changes remove unnecessary complexity across the bank, increase responsibility for delivering excellent customer service and strengthen our ability to benefit from the natural connections between our businesses, all with the aim of achieving our medium-term goals and transformation. “
The restructuring plan includes job cuts, although the company has not yet settled on a number, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.


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Local business owners are weighing in on tax incentives the city of Quincy is set to propose next week. It's all part of Mayor Kyle Moore's 45x30 plan.
Part of those incentives are aimed at filling large vacant buildings like the former Sears building but the question is will these incentives work?
Emerald City Jewelers owner Sheri Busse said her store feels different now that the former Shopko building is vacant.
"At first it was a little frightening but not so much now," said Busse.
But, she said that vacancy does have its benefits for her store.
"We're a little bit more out in the open. People notice us just as much, maybe better than before," said Busse.
But there's a new strategy to fill those vacant stores. An ordinance to authorize three retail initiatives is expected to go before Quincy City Council on Monday.
One of those is a grant program geared toward attracting retailers to fill those large anchor stores.
"The more things we have to offer the people in the community then the more traffic we'll be able to bring to Quincy," said Domestics Etc. Owner Joy Berhorst.
Berhorst said filling the former Sears building could help her second location in the mall.
"With Quincy Medical Group coming in and the new soccer place coming in, it would only be a big plus to have another big retailer out there," said Berhorst.
Another initiative focuses on specialty stores and national brands. It would offer those a sales tax rebate program. The third initiative is a sales tax reimbursement program that existing businesses can use to help finance improvements if their buildings are more than 20 years old.
The 45x30 plan is aimed at increasing the population of Quincy to 45,000 by 2030. It's funded through a food and beverage tax city council passed in November of last year.


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:: Dr. Kazi Ertaza Hassan ::
After the Rana Plaza accident in Bangladesh, the crisis in the garment sector started. But it’s been a little bit ahead of its prediction. It had sterted by Tazreen Fashion Fireworks on 24th November 2012. And after the Rana Plaza accidents, the issue drove the whole world. In the context of this, the United States suspends preferential market facilities or GSP in Bangladesh’s readymade garments export. There are allegations that a person’s hand existed among Grameen Bank founder Dr. Muhammad Yunus or BNP leader Khaleda Zia behind this.
In other words, the fact that Bangladesh’s garment sector has been facing the situation from both sides of the house and outside. Now the alliance of 28 countries, the European Union (EU) wants to get back from the facility. That is, the EU has brought the issue of shutting down the GSP facility. According to the publication, they are sending messages of the GSP withdrawal of Bangladesh to increase the expiration of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord) program of Europe’s buyer co-operation in the garment sector. As a result, Bangladesh seems to be at a risk on this major export sector. Whereas, under the scheme ‘Everything But Arms’ (all without arms), Bangladesh was getting duty-free and quota-free access or GSP facilities in all markets except the arms in the European market. The fact is, when any country in the world starts moving towards economic growth, then the country faces a hostile situation. After the Rana Plaza Accident in 2013, the North American purchaser alliance and Europe’s Alliance Accord began to inspect the quality of factories in Bangladesh.
Many factories were closed due to non-standard quality. In the meantime, the expiration of the activities of both organizations is extended. According to the latest extension, their expiration will end in December. The matter has been discussed in the European Parliament recently. Some members also raised the issue of investigating and canceling the GSP facilities given to Bangladesh. The representatives of Bangladesh told them, it is not possible to extend the expiration of the Accord’s program by ignoring the court order. As a matter of view now, the European Parliament will turn to any decision. Now if the GSP facility is closed in Europe, then for Bangladesh it will be a big threat to the country’s progress. Of course, Bangladesh will have to face the new challenges. It is important to remember that there are many countries which have not been able to see much improvement after developing in developing countries. Rather it is more backward. One of them is Indonesia.
Now we think Bangladesh will have to continue diplomatic efforts. We will have to do the negotiations with the situation arising with the EU. At the same time, instead of relying on Europe and America, it will also have to walk towards the diversification and expansion of Bangladesh’s export products.


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Bubbling to the surface years before this week’s opening, the first clues CHS discovered that retail giant Amazon was planning a new grocery store on Capitol Hill were small: city paperwork with project manager names and shell companies.
In the days leading up to the debut of E Pike’s Amazon Go Grocery, CHS started looking into a similar new set of bubbles that has started in the area — 23rd and Jackson in the Central District.
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There, where the neighborhood’s Red Apple was demolished in early 2018 to make way, construction continues to create the Jackson Apartments, two seven-story buildings from developer Vulcan Real Estate with a combined 532 apartments, a whopping 44,000 square feet of commercial space, a massive amount of underground parking with room for more than 500 vehicles, and, yes, a 25,000-square-foot grocery store. Continue reading


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The fashion world is growing increasingly apprehensive about its role in dressing the new first lady, Melania Trump.
French designer Sophie Theallet, a favorite of current first lady Michelle Obama, took to Instagram on Friday to announce that she will refuse to lend her designs to Trump. The move comes on the heels of Vogue stating that it plans to feature Trump on the cover of a future issue, in keeping with its tradition of featuring first ladies as cover stars, which began with the Taft administration.
“As one who celebrates and strives for diversity, individual freedom, and respect for all lifestyles, I will not participate in dressing or associating in any way with the next First Lady,” Theallet stated. “The rhetoric of racism, sexism and xenophobia unleashed by her husband’s presidential campaign are incompatible with the shared value we live by.”
Theallet’s public statement poses the question of how many brands and designers are actively distancing themselves from Trump following the recent backlash experienced by New Balance. The brand faced widespread criticism and boycotting after its vp of communications said that he looked forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump.
Since the post, there have been more than 7,500 tweets about Theallet’s statement—they revealed widespread support from the fashion community, according to the marketing intelligence platform Affinio. Trump supporters have also weighed in to express their discontent.
— Myra Joloya (@myrajoloya) November 18, 2016
— Antiliberal (@raummer20) November 18, 2016
Theallet urged other designers to follow suit, and although several were supporters of the Clinton campaign (even lending their designs to campaign shirts), most have remained mum in regard to their plans for dressing the future first lady. For instance, designer Joseph Altuzarra told The New York Times that, although he doesn’t support Trump, he doesn’t want to be exclusionary. “I don’t want to not dress people I disagree with,” he said.
Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour was a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton—she fundraised for her and made donations to her campaign. She was also behind the decision for Vogue to endorse Clinton, the publication’s first-ever political endorsement. So her decision to feature Melania Trump on a future cover, while an ode to tradition, is being regarded as an abrupt about-face.
“While we never comment on future editorial, Vogue has a long, rich history, dating back to Mrs. Helen Taft, of covering America’s First Ladies, regardless of party affiliation,” a Vogue representative told Business of Fashion.
Vogue also experienced criticism for an article last week on how to wear safety pins to show support for immigrants and minority groups that feel threatened by President-elect Trump, a hat tip to the movement started in England after Brexit. The post stirred up anger, particularly on social media: A tweet from transgender writer and media personality Tyler Ford attacked the publication for recommending a $1,065 diamond and gold safety pin made by Illeana Marki versus a donation.
vogue advises you put your money where your mouth is by spending $1000s at barneys to make a quiet statement. or, you know, you could DONATE pic.twitter.com/oku2S6QXVZ
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It’s a common complaint that modern Audis, BMWs and Mercedes look very similar across their different model ranges, like different lengths of sausage cut from the same bratwurst, and it’s believed the practice of stylising cars with such monotony was started to familiarise buyers in emerging markets such as China.
But in a recent interview Audi’s design chief Marc Lichte indicated that the German brand might be ready to start giving individual model ranges more unique identities.
“We recognise that there is a place for more differentiation now,” Lichte told Autocar magazine.
“Since our cars are in production for a minimum of six years, in today’s world I think each model should have its own design to be attractive for this long time.”
The trend may have already started with the introduction of last year’s Q2, a compact SUV which shares little with other current Audis in terms of exterior lines.
And the design differentiation is taken even further in the near future with Audi’s X6 fighter, the Q8.
For now we’ve only seen the upcoming SUV/coupe in concept form, but its styling takes a big detour from the current crop of Q3s, Q5s and Q7s.
Electric drivetrains will also allow car designers to stretch imaginations a little further in future models, as the lack of conventional engines, gearboxes and drive axles will unlock completely new bodyshell shapes.
Three-box sedans with traditional bonnets to house motors, central tunnels for gearboxes, and boots for luggage could become a thing of the past.
At last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show Audi unveiled an electric concept car called the Aicon, which made use of storage compartments at both ends, offering similar cargo capacity to an SUV but in a relatively sporty coupe-like body.


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Principal Secretary Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal on Wednesday urged the Distribution Companies (DISCOMS) – JPDCL and KPDCL to take advantage of the special economic and comprehensive package under Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan.
The scheme provides for liquidity infusion of Rs 90,000 crore to DISCOMs for discharging liabilities of DISCOMs towards power generating companies and to tide over the financial crises arising due to COVID19.
He was reviewing the status of various pending issues and ongoing schemes of the department via online mode.
The meeting was informed that poor consumer metering in J&K was one of the main reasons for huge AT&C losses which were of the order of 48% against national average of 18.6%.
The J&K has a consumer base of around 21 lakh of which metered consumers are 50% only. The percentage of consumers with compliant metering was still lower.
The meeting was also informed that under PMDP a project for installation of one lakh smart meters each in Jammu and Srinagar cities (total two lakh meters in J&K) was currently under implementation and the project implementing agency, RECPDCL has already been able to procure 1.15 lakh meters.
The Principal Secretary directed that the available meters be distributed equally between the two capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu.


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Alltel enhanced caller ID
Phone carrier Alltel Wireless has launched a new feature that should help identify long-distance callers before picking up the phone. Called "City ID," it displays both the city and state of most numbers in North America, giving customers the ability to spot a relative calling from a business trip, or harassment from the same telemarketer. At the moment the option is only available on the LG AX275; it will, however, eventually come to every phone on the Alltel network. The service also costs $2 monthly, but there is currently a seven-day trial, and future phones will come with a 15-day trial.


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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – While some teenagers spend their time playing sports or video games, joining clubs, or auditioning for a school play, Jonathan Salinas and Fabian Salas decided to do something entirely different and new.
During an interview at their new business, Salinas shared that he is 17-years-old. Soon he will begin his senior year at Caprock High School. As for Salas, he has begun his academic career in college and recently turned 19.
With both teenage boys having a passion for shoes, they decided to open up the business “Soled Out.”
Salinas’ father, DiAngelo Lucero, shared, “They were just two individual shoe sellers that met one day and realized they could be even more successful together. They took the leap and opened their shop.”
Co-Owner of Soled Out, Fabian Salas, shared what went into the making of the business and its’ name. He stated, “We were referring to a lot of kids and stuff and they buy shoes like crazy. So I mean, we couldn’t keep inventory at the time. So we knew that we were selling out so I figured that’d be a cool name for the shop.”
Both Co-Owners, Salas and Salinas, mentioned that their support from the community has been incredible.
“We sold 86 pairs on the first day. People are coming in, in and out like crazy, going crazy. Whether they were buying a shirt or some shoes, it was all love,” said Salinas. His business partner, Salas, continued to say, “Yeah. We had a line outside before it even opened.”
The young men shared that they hope people can find their success as business owners at such a young age inspirational.
“I feel like we really started a wave,” said Salinas.
As for Salas, he shared, “I feel like it’s a good look on us. For the community. We never had something like this. I mean, if we’re- if we’re able to put it on for our city at a young age, then it shows.”


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Canada’s Green Building Product of the Year open for entries
January 5, 2017 | By HPAC Magazine
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced the opening of the competition for the 2017 CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award. CaGBC initiated the Product of the Year award in 2015 to promote the development of sustainable building products.
Product submissions are assessed based on four key areas: sustainability, transparency and verification, innovation, and application. Entrants must be a National CaGBC member to apply, and the product must be manufactured or designed in Canada to be eligible (services and software are not eligible). A jury of experts from across Canada will to decide on this year’s winner. Deadline to submit is February 3, 2017.
The top three entrants will be asked to provide a short video about their product that will be shown to delegates at Building Lasting Change 2017, CaGBC’s National Conference and Showcase, taking place this year from May 30 to June 1 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The winner will be presented with the award at the Leadership Awards Gala in Vancouver on May 31, 2017, in the Ballroom of the Vancouver Convention Centre, West. The winner also gains the right to use the CaGBC Product of the Year crest on its marketing materials and product website. This crest is only available to one winning project each year.
“This is our third year recognizing a Green Building Product of the Year, and we expect to see an increasing number of submissions as the demand for sustainable building products grows in Canada,” says Thomas Mueller, president and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council. “This award ties into our overall mission of encouraging innovation and getting products with reduced environmental and carbon footprints noticed in the market.”


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Morgantown’s annual winter farmers market returned Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church.
Vendors this year sold fresh fruit, vegetables, honey, meat, and more.
The Morgantown Farmers Market started the winter event since many farmers in the area have high tunnels and green houses they can use to produce crops almost year round.
Morgantown Farmers Market President Bryan Cheslock said they want their shoppers to have the experience of meeting the farmers that grew the product their purchasing.
“We have about ten or twelve vendors come every two weeks”, said Bryan Cheslock. “And especially if you think about our market is that we are a vendors marker. You have to grow whatever you sale. So you can actually meet the farmer the people that grow the product that you’re buying.”
Cheslock said sometimes the vendors sell different products each year but, mainly sell the standard farm products.
All the vendors that are at the Winter Farmers Market are within a 50-mile radius of the area.
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HUNTINGTON — Starting Sunday, June 14, Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which includes stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, will return to normal operating hours.
Kroger Mid-Atlantic adjusted hours in mid-March to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
The stores will open at 6 a.m. each day and close at 10 p.m., 11 p.m. or midnight, depending on location. Customers can visit the Kroger website to view exact hours for local stores.
Pharmacy hours will not change and fuel centers will open at 6 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. or 11 p.m.
Senior and high-risk shopping hours will remain for the time being, but will be extended from 6 to 8 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday each week.
“The health, safety and well-being of our associates, customers and communities remains our top priority,” Allison McGee, corporate affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic, said in a news release. “The expanded hours will allow for more social distancing of our customers. We will still utilize the same stringent sanitation requirements throughout our locations and ask that customers continue to practice social distancing and wear masks while shopping.”


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Coronavirus: Swiss ban exports of face masks and slap entry restrictions on all Schengen states
Switzerland has restricted exports of face masks and protective equipment and entry controls on all Schengen states, as it battles the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed more than 400 lives in the country.
Meanwhile, France reversed an export ban on face masks going to Switzerland, where the government says more than two million are needed every day.
‘Licenses will now be needed to export masks, gloves, goggles and swabs as of March 26,’ swissinfo.ch, the international service of Switzerland’s public broadcaster, quoted the government as saying. ‘Exceptions to the licensing requirement will apply to the EU as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein ‘as long as they treat Switzerland the same way.’
Economics Minister Guy Parmelin said the decision was in line with EU regulations.
‘It is a precautionary measure and is not intended to create more problems,’ he said. ‘It’s the least we can do for the Swiss population to avoid a shortage of necessary medical equipment in an emergency situation.’
Meanwhile, Swiss media said France had lifted restrictions on exports of face masks to Switzerland, following the lead of Germany, which sparked a diplomatic uproar last month when it stopped a truckload of face masks from crossing into Switzerland.
Last week, the Swiss government also imposed entry restrictions on all other 25 Schengen states, according to official Swiss media reports.
Citizens of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, people with a Swiss residence permit, and people who have to travel to Switzerland for work-related reasons or because of an emergency will continue to be allowed to enter the country. Travelers may continue to transit through Switzerland and movements of goods is still permitted.


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Satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM saw revenues increase in the fourth quarter, but still posted a loss, due to increasing operating expenses and the strategic choice to pay off some of its debt ahead of schedule.
Still, the satcaster's full-year results showed a marked improvement from 2009-2010, reflecting a growing subscription base and slowly improving economic conditions -- especially in the automotive sector, a key sales channel for new subscriptions.
On a quarterly basis, Sirius XM said total revenues increased 8.8% -- from $676.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 to $735.9 million. But over the same period, profits tumbled from a gain of $11.8 million to a loss of $81.4 million. For the full year, total revenues increased 14% from $2.47 billion in 2009 to $2.82 billion in 2010, while adjusted pre-tax earnings grew from $463 million to $626 million over the same period.
The company saw its total subscription base increase 8% from 18.8 million at the end of 2009 to 20.2 million at the end of 2010.
Looking to the future, Sirius XM forecasts total revenues of about $3 billion in 2011, and sees its subscription base increasing by 1.4 million subscribers, to 21.5 million. But the company also faces growing competition from digital audio platforms.
Discussing future growth projections, CEO Mel Karmazin specifically cited the threat posed by Pandora, the popular Internet radio service, which recently announced plans for an IPO in the near future.


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Quotient’s Ahalogy Launches Rising Keywords – Future Trend-Predicting Feature is the Next Frontier in Influencer Marketing MOUTAIN VIEW, Calif, September 12, 2019 –Ahalogy, a Quotient brand (NYSE: QUOT), today announced the launch of Rising Keywords, a social media feature for its Muse™ platform that predicts future trends on social platforms. Consumer packaged goods (CPGs) and […]
Delivered $104.7 million in revenue, up 17% over Q2 2018 Media revenue grew 65% over Q2 2018 Generated $14.1 million in cash from operations in Q2 2019 Steven Boal, Founder & Executive Chairman, returns as CEO; board member Scott Raskin named President Company revises full-year guidance MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.– Quotient Technology Inc. (NYSE: QUOT), the […]
Quotient Technology has launched Quotient Audiences, a data-powered audience solution that provides CPG brands more effective ways to deliver digital advertising that converts to sales. Leveraging its market leading footprint of over 100 million CPG buyers, Quotient Audiences offers scale and depth of consumer purchase history and intent to construct targetable shopper segments for use […]
By Ameya Dusane Jul 31 2019 | 12:00 AM New Agreement Delivers the Next Frontier of Seamless Measurement and Activation for Data-Driven Marketing New York: Today, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Quotient Technology (NYSE: QUOT), a leading digital-first provider of data, media, and promotions platforms powered by purchase […]
Nielsen has entered a partnership with digital media analytics specialist Quotient Technology, whose purchase intelligence will be integrated into Nielsen’s own audience and performance measurement solutions, creating a new industry omni-channel data set. Quotient combines a proprietary measurement solution and a retailer-powered data set of more than 100 million buyers, to deliver personalized digital coupons […]
Nielsen said it reached an agreement with Quotient Technology that lets Nielsen use Quotient’s omni-channel purchase information to support data-driven marketing. Using Nielsen insight and measurement systems, clients will have access to Quotient’s purchase and intent data, representing 5 billion transactions at retailers with more than $150 billion in sales. Quotient also has data on […]
By WGB Staff on Jul. 30, 2019 Collaboration to deliver pinpoint data-driven marketing for CPG segment Nielsen announced it is teaming up with consumer packaged goods marketing and data analytics outfit Quotient Technology in a partnership the companies said would help clients maximize data-driven marketing. Increasingly, brand marketers use data to drive decisions on how […]
Social platforms are making changes that might affect how fraudsters operate. For example, Instagram said last week it is expanding its test to hide “likes” in more markets. Bob Gilbreath, general manager of influencer and social media marketing firm Ahalogy (a Quotient brand), said that type of move could create less pressure to engage in […]
Bob Gilbreath, general manager of influencer and social media marketing firm Ahalogy (a Quotient brand), said more brands and agencies tapping into the paid model makes it so that Instagram can more deeply penetrate the big money being spent on Instagram on influencer marketing. “If people go more to this paid model, that’s making it […]
Ad tech is one area where you’re likely to need outside help, says Jason Young, chief marketing and media officer of Quotient Technology, which operates several CPG marketing-technology proprietary platforms. “The components required to do this well: You need data, marketing and ad-tech platforms, access to inventory,” he explains. “And you still need a whole […]
Ad Age’s Jack Neff reports Kao’s Jergens brand has named Quotient’s Ahology as social media agency of record following a review. Ahalogy will develop and execute all paid and organic social-media activity for Jergens skincare, including influencer content and studio/professional photography for placement across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Pinterest.
Japanese chemical and cosmetics giant Kao Corp., whose U.S. headquarters is in Cincinnati, tapped a Queen City firm to act as its agency of record for one of its most recognizable brands. Kao selected Over-the-Rhine-based Ahalogy, which was acquired by Quotient Technology Inc. (NYSE: QUOT) in the summer of 2018, as its social media agency […]
Kao USA chose Ahalogy, a Quotient brand, to be the social media agency for the Jergens Skincare brand. Kao awarded Ahalogy the contract after an agency review. In this capacity, Ahalogy will develop and execute all paid and organic social media activity for Jergens Skincare, supplemented by both influencer content and studio/professional photography. Ahalogy has […]
The US retail chain Albertsons, which also operates grocery brands like Safeway, Acme and Shaw’s, is accelerating investments in the data-driven advertising platform it launched last year for consumer brands carried in stores.
Albertsons Companies’ Quotient-powered digital media platform is delivering as high as two times return on ad spend compared to Nielsen benchmarks for CPGs over the past year, according to details shared with Marketing Dive.
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons and partner Quotient Technology Inc. said Thursday that Albertsons Performance Media (APM) is providing consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers as much as two times more return on their advertising spending versus industry benchmarks set by Nielsen.
Albertsons Cos. is seeing strong first-year results of its Albertsons Performance Media (APM) program. APM, powered by Quotient, is delivering brand makers of consumer packaged goods (CPGs) up to two times more return on their ad spend compared to industry benchmarks set by Nielsen, according to the retailer
Grocery retailers — along with their CPG customers — are starting to report impressive results from proprietary ad platforms. A year after launching its Albertsons Performance Media (APM) marketing platform, which is powered by Quotient, the retailer is delivering return on ad spend that’s as much as two times higher than industry benchmarks.
Consumer packaged goods companies can target shoppers at Giant Eagle supermarkets with personalized messages and offers by using a new digital media platform. The Giant Eagle Advantage Media, created by a partnership between the grocer and Quotient Technology, allows CPG brands to better reach Giant Eagle shoppers with more precise digital ads and promotional offers.
Giant Eagle has launched a digital media platform that enables vendor partners to target its shoppers with personalized offers and more relevant advertising. Called Giant Eagle Advantage Media, the platform is powered by Mountain View, Calif.-based Quotient Technology.
Influencer marketing is significantly reshaping the media and creative industries. Studies show that consumers relate better to influencer-created content then they do to conventional brand ads. Ahology’s Bob Galbraith comments in this article and highlights a play out of his playbook on Quaker Oats.


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The data can also be used to reduce damage to shipments. For example, if a shipment at a particular border crossing often overheats, that could be a sign that something is wrong there.
"So, from now you might say, 'Don't go to that border during busy times, so you're less likely to sit in traffic and less likely to have high temperature readings,'" Hayden said.
If damage has occurred, say, from a sudden shock to sensitive electronic equipment, the sensor data can identify exactly when it happened -- and which shipping company was responsible.
"Shock is important in a lot of industries," he said. "The damage can be up to millions of dollars, and customers usually didn't know when it was happening."
Hayden admitted that the technology can still be on the expensive side.
The high-end sensors, for example, can cost hundreds of dollars each, he said.
"That's a barrier to deployment sometimes," he said. But even the most expensive sensors have their uses, such as in protecting shipments of pharmaceuticals or engineering prototypes.
Despite the high price tag, the costs are falling.
"The way the sensors market is heading right now, the sensors are more powerful, with longer-lasting batteries, and cheaper," he said.
There are also ways to reduce costs, such as using inexpensive RFID sensors to gather information and communicate with a master sensor, which then, in turn, uploads the data to the cloud.
Some warehouses are even using drones, he said, to fly around and collect inventory data from RFID sensors.
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The firm has agreed to become a commercial partner for the 2022/23 season and will benefit from a number of brand recognition initiatives from around the Velocity Stadium including an advertising board and match sponsorship.
The brewery also teamed up with Oxford City FC to launch their brand new Oxford Helles Lager in the first pre-season friendly against Oxford United on Saturday, July 2.
The local brewery will also sponsor Oxford City FC 1882 Bar and a new Beer Box, which is to be installed next to the Shed End at the Velocity Stadium, next to the scoreboard. Oxford Helles is brewed in Chadlington, between Chipping Norton to the north and the Wychwood Forest and Charlbury.
Brewed using only natural ingredients including Oxfordshire spring water and the finest English hops and malt, the brewers say they are are committed to brewing high quality produce, at the same time being respectful of the environment.
Jason Chipchase, managing director of Chadlington Brewery, said: “The brewery team are proud to be supporting Oxford City Football Club, a genuine community club, and are looking forward to the season ahead.”


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This article was originally published on WeedWeek, and appears here with permission.
Three years ago, Hans Brand had his “eyes opened” to an issue that would change his family and his company.
Brand is a co-owner of Autumn Brands, a cannabis grower in Santa Barbara County Calif. As Autumn Brands transitioned from a nonprofit MED collective into the state’s newly legal REC market, Hans said he was issued a challenge to stop using pesticides – even those billed as “organic” – on his crop.
The person pointed out that some pesticides had been deemed safe for use on edible crops, like vegetables, but that not much information was available on the effects of burning and inhaling those same chemicals.
“We started thinking, ‘We don’t want to make people sick; we want to make people better,’” Hans said. “We create a product for people and they’ve got to be able to rely on us that it’s safe to use.”
With that in mind, the company, which is owned by Hans, his son Johnny Brand, his daughter Hanna Brand and Autumn Shelton, a longtime colleague and friend of the family, instituted some new practices that are now its lifeblood.
Autumn Brands is among a minority of operators its size that uses no heavy machinery in its four acres of greenhouses and also uses no pesticides, whether classified as organic or not. Having all the trimming and other cultivation tasks performed by hand improves quality control, said the owners, who turn to so-called “beneficial” bugs to handle pests.
Those farming practices can negatively affect the company’s bottom line, as its crops are more susceptible to damage from pests and its insect treatments are more expensive than chemical pesticides. Still, the owners say they’re fine with taking some losses if it means they can also protect the health of their customers and the environment.
“If we have a problem, either it’s going to be fixed by nature or the plant is not going to make it to market because we have to throw it away,” Hans said. “That happens sometimes. That’s part of the commitment to being pesticide-free. It does not always work. It’s not the highest yielding crop in the world, but that’s OK because you do have the best quality product in the world, in my mind.”
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Hanna Brand, left, and Autumn Shelton stand in one of the Autumn Brands greenhouses in Carpinteria, Calif.
Autumn Brands, which started as a nonprofit MED collective five years ago, has experienced tremendous growth over the past year. The company has seen its market share rise significantly and its products – jarred flower, pre-roll packs and vape cartridges – are now available in more than …


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Corn country is no longer limited to Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Farmers everywhere want to ride rising crop prices
The cafe chain is testing trucks on three college campuses
The 24-hour McDonald's on West Florissant in Ferguson, Mo., has electric outlets, Wi-Fi, and hot coffee, which has made it Ground Zero for some during the unrest
The company's product design director, Margaret Gould Stewart, discusses how she rolls out new features without alienating too many users
The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 are now farther apart than at any point in the last five years
Which ought to tell you something about the market for rare, weird cars
Facebook and Twitter connect most people in different ways. But why should the social networking giants imitate one another?
Goldman Sachs's junior employees are getting more money and more time off
The company, known for its credit card readers, raised new investment funding to extend “hundreds of millions” in small business financing
Who's hiring: Transportation & utilities, Finance, Professional & business services
Percent companies planning to hire in Q3: 21 percent
Population: 5,867,489 (+2.5 percent YOY)
Unemployment rate: 8.3 percent
Mean annual income: $44,880
The Houston area has performed better than many job markets during the recession and the population continues to grow. According to the Conference Board, there were 77,400 online ads for jobs in the area in June, up 38.3 percent from a year earlier. The Greater Houston Partnership, a business organization, expects the wholesale trade sector (driven by demand in Asian economies) to add 5,200 jobs, administrative and support services to create 5,400 jobs, and the public sector to grow by 4,100 jobs. Meanwhile, the group projects the construction and upstream energy industries to remain weak.


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Microsoft's fledgling Windows 8 app app store continues to grow, adding 14,557 apps in the past 35 days according to tracking website MetroStore Scanner. That brings the Windows 8 app ecosystem to a total of 35,167 apps, of which 22,000 are available in the US market. Microsoft's app store lags far behind the totals of industry leaders Apple and Google
, but the new figures may be encouraging for Microsoft as the software giant struggles to stake a claim in the new computing environment.According to The Next Web
, the Windows 8 store debuted with 10,000 apps on October 30, growing to 13,000 within a week. Windows 8 is currently adding about 415 apps per day, which puts the OS on track to hit the 50,000 app mark on February 1.
While Microsoft is no doubt encouraged to see its app market growing, the 50,000 by February figure is below expectations the company set earlier this year. In an interview in October, Microsoft's sales and marketing vice president said he expected Windows 8 to hit the 100,000 app mark
by February, with the company having sold some 400 million Windows 8 devices by July.


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The introduction of the Dodge Ram Quad Cab shocked the automotive industry last year as the first full-size extended cab...
Dodge and Mopar have come together once again to announce pricing on the new Scat Pack kits, offered in three different levels.
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Besides the holidays, savvy car buyers know deep discounts can also be had towards year's end as dealers cut prices on last year's cars to make room for the newest models.
In support of the newest installment of the Fast and Furious movies, Dodge, SRT, and Universal Pictures are joining forces.
There's nothing worse than getting pulled over, especially when a menacing Dodge Charger outfitted in police gear is starring at you through your side-view mirror.


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Big 5 Sporting Goods’s “Underperform” Rating Reaffirmed at Credit Suisse (BGFV)
Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV)‘s stock had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Credit Suisse in a report released on Monday, Analyst Ratings Net reports. They currently have a $11.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $14.00. Credit Suisse’s target price would indicate a potential downside of 11.58% from the stock’s previous close.
The analysts wrote, “We are lowering our 2014 estimate slightly following BGFV’s Q1 results and Q2 guidance last week. Off of the lower base, we lower our 2015 and 2016 estimates. Our target price goes to $11, which implies 10x our 2015 estimate. There is no change to our thesis, which balances the concerns over lapping strong firearm sales, increasing competition and incremental investments, with some merchandising improvements and longer-term operating margin expansion opportunities.”
Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) traded down 0.56% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $12.44. 359,131 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. Big 5 Sporting Goods has a 52 week low of $11.59 and a 52 week high of $25.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $14.55 and its 200-day moving average is $16.72. The company has a market cap of $274.0 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.26.
Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.09. The company had revenue of $231.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $230.23 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Big 5 Sporting Goods will post $1.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at TheStreet downgraded shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Separately, analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Needham & Company LLC cut their EPS estimates on shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods in a research note on Wednesday. They now have a “strong-buy” rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock. They previously had a $27.00 price target on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.20.
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation is a sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 414 stores in 12 states under the Big 5 Sporting Goods name as of December 30, 2012.
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InnoBev: Plant-Based Ingredient
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InnoBev has released its plant-based formulas that provide alertness and has an “awakening” effect. The two formulas are: WakeUp, for dietary supplements, and Rhythm, for beverages. The WakeUp formula is made from composition of plant extracts that help improve well-being, which the company has received a US patent for.
The formula incorporates functional extracts of guarana, ginkgo biloba, and elderberry, and is sweetened by a low-glycaemic fruit extract. The non-caffeinated beverage answers a growing demand among today’s health-conscious consumers who want to perform at optimal levels throughout the day without the drawbacks of caffeine.


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Motorola is soon going to launch a new smartphone running on Android One. The Motorola One Power is rumored to be the successor to the Moto X4. Recently, the specifications of the upcoming Motorola smartphone have popped up on the internet.
Moto One Power: Full specifications
Starting things off with the display, the Moto One Power sports a 6.2-inch FHD+ display with an 19:9 aspect ratio and a significantly large notch at the top. Under the hood, we get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset which is coupled with 4GB of RAM (though another rumor suggests 6GB of RAM) and 64GB of internal storage which can further be expanded with the help of an external SD card.
Moving on to the cameras of the device, the Moto One Power features a dual camera setup at the back (12MP, f/1.8 aperture + 5MP, f/2.0 aperture). There is an 8MP selfie shooter with a f/2.2 aperture.
There is a 3,70 mAh battery which is capable of quick charging. The Moto One Power runs on Android Oreo 8.1 which is a stock version of Android as the device is an Android One powered smartphone. Again, as the device runs on Android One, it will most certainly turn out to be one of the first smartphones to get the latest Android P update.
As of now, there is no word on the price and the release date of the device. That said, we are sure to receive further intel on it in the coming date.
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, published today the latest sectoral study on the economic impact of IPR infringement in the marketplace. This 11th study is dedicated to findings on the smartphones sector.
The report analysed the number of smartphones sold in 90 countries in every region in the world, based on point-of-sale tracking of consumer purchases. According to the report, it is estimated that 184 million fewer smartphones were sold by the legitimate industry in 2015, due to the presence of counterfeit devices in the marketplace.
The report also estimates that 12.9% of legitimate sales of smartphones were lost in 2015 due to the presence of fake products in the worldwide market – equivalent to EUR 45.3 billion.
Please click here for the full report.
EUIPO's full series of sectoral studies on the economic cost of IPR infringement are available here.


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Nintendo has a potential Game of the Year candidate with Zelda Breath of the Wild and everything about the game spells amazing. The base game itself is huge enough already but it looks like there’s more in store for everyone in the future. Right under our noses, Nintendo could’ve been teasing a massive Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC already.
Hyrule in Zelda Breath of the Wild is a massive and excellent take on the world we’re all familiar with. It’s the largest game in the entire series and it’s probably one of the biggest in the history of gaming. Redditor ionlyhavetwohands’ new discovery makes us believe that a massive Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC will further expand Hyrule with new areas to explore.
If players inspect the map, they’ll be able to see why the redditor thinks a massive Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC will come. If players scroll to the uppermost part of the map, they’ll eventually come to a point where the map no longer moves as it has already reached the limit.
However, when scrolling to the bottom, players will be able to see that there’s an obvious huge void below. Instead of having the map end at a certain point, the bottom part will instead be empty and it could be filled with at least an area that’s a third of the base map.
Players are speculating that the void will be filled with a new areas someday and the possible additions are already set up to connect with the pre-existing areas in the game. The Gerudo territory, for one, could connect the rest of Hyrule to the upcoming area. Another thing that Nintendo could do is to let Link get a boat in Lurelin Village so that he can travel to other continents.
If Nintendo does add a new landmass in a future Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC, players can already expect a lot of features from it. There’ll be new Shrines to complete, new areas to explore and possibly new equipment and items to grab.
Since there are still DLCs to come this year, it’s likely that Nintendo will expand the map in the game’s second year. Whatever the case, things are looking good for the game already and a map expansion would make the Zelda Breath of the Wild even better.


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A video of a delivery employee wearing an Amazon vest is going viral after the man appears to spit on his hand and smear it on a package on a customer's front porch. In the video, published by TMZ and recorded by a doorbell camera, the delivery man who appears to be an Amazon employee appears to use his hand to deliberately smear his saliva on a package that is out of frame before taking a photo of the delivery.
TMZ reports that the incident occurred Thursday evening in a duplex residence in Los Angeles' Hancock Park neighborhood. A source told the news outlet that Amazon was contacted by a neighbor and a friend of the person whose package was apparently spit on, and that a customer service representative watched the footage with them. The representative reportedly "gasped" upon seeing the footage and expressed shock that it was an older man delivering the package. The representative confirmed the delivery employee was from a third party service and that the incident was reported, but said it's possible he might be back on the job.
A neighbor reportedly posted the delivery confirmation photo, along with a strongly-worded note to Amazon — on social media. In the photo, a liquid can be clearly seen smeared across the top of the box. "Not so great [Amazon]," the customer wrote on their Instagram story in response to the company's message asking how the delivery was. "I'd like to believe this was an honest mistake. PLEASE make sure your staff is educated and taking all the necessary precautions!" they continued.
In response to the incident, an Amazon spokesperson told TMZ, "We have high standards for delivery service partners and expect every package to be handled with care. We've notified the right teams internally and will work with the customer directly on matters related to their package delivery."
The incident directly goes against recommendations from health officials, who have issued social distancing guidelines and warned against spreading bodily fluids amid the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, has spread quickly across the country in recent weeks after first appearing in Wuhan, China, in December. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 appeared in Seattle in late January, with the first death as a result of the illness coming a month later in Washington state. To date, the U.S. has 86,012 confirmed cases — leading the world in that statistic for the first time on Thursday — with 1,301 deaths as of Friday morning, according to data gathered by Johns Hopkins University & Medicine.
Italy has reported the most deaths, however, with 8,215 among its 80,589 confirmed cases. China sits in between Italy and the U.S. with confirmed cases at 81,897 and 3,296 deaths.


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Dalai Lama has just come to Apple store. An app called Dalai Lama is launched by a 82-year-old Buddhist monk for his users to see his videos, pictures and stay up to date with his activities. The app will showcase Dalai Lama’s upcoming event, daily activities, teachings, talks and his future travel plans as well.
As of now, the app is only available on Apple store and this is no official word about the Android version of the app.
The Buddhist monk also maintains a Twitter account with a huge following of 16.6 million. On December 14th, he announced his app on his Twitter account. As of writing this article, the App has 33 reviews. 5-star rating on Apple’s App Store.
Post and pictures courtesy: iDropNews
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Mercedes has imported one unit of the Sprinter van to India from Germany pointing towards a launch in our market this year.
With Mercedes having recently launched the E400 Cabriolet and the 2015 CLS facelift diesel in the country, all of us are well aware of the aggressive strategy that the company has planned this year as they aim to become the number one premium car manufacturer in India. Here at MotorBeam, we have been up to date with the trend Mercedes has been following with their 15 planned launches. Five of Mercedes’ launches were initially imported to India for testing purposes before they were launched and we have kept a keen eye on the same trend to get to know the brand’s other launches for our country.
In regards to the same, Mercedes has just imported one unit of the Sprinter. For those of you who don’t know about the Sprinter, well then firstly, it ain’t a car per say. The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a vehicle built by Diamler AG of Stuttgart, Germany and is termed as a van, chassis cab or minibus. Basically a mass mover, the Sprinter is very famous across the world and is also re-badged and sold by Volkswagen as the Crafter. The vehicle is primarily designed for business purposes and not for private usage.
According to import data, the imported Mercedes Sprinter is a brown coloured 2014 model and carries a 2143cc, turbo diesel engine mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle has been brought in from Germany, most probably from Stuttgart as its manufactured there. It features several driver assistance technologies including standard crosswind assist, optional blind spot assist, collision prevention assist, as well as lane keeping assist and highbeam assist.
Mercedes might be contemplating to launch the Sprinter van in India to cater to different business purposes such as a premium traveler and so on. We cannot actually determine at the moment that how the Sprinter will fare in the Indian market as its story primarily depends on its price tag. But we are sure that Mercedes is taking a good calculated decision by deciding to bring in the vehicle for testing purposes, followed by a launch in India sometime in the near future.
Source – Zauba.com
Update – The Mercedes Sprinter hasn’t been imported for testing or launch, it was bought by a famous South Indian actor.