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Demystifying Business Innovationpost by Chris Curran on June 9, 2011
Guest post by John Sviokla
Because the growth of your business ― and, ultimately, its success and sustainability ― demands it.
In the past two decades over a billion new customers have entered the market economy, mostly in the parts of the world we now refer to as “emerging markets”.
In the eyes of today’s CEO ― regardless of his or her home market ― that’s where the action is: it’s among the customers of the fast growing market economies in countries like China, India, Russia and Brazil. (To learn more about what CEOs are thinking about emerging markets and other topics, check out the results of PwC’s 2011 CEO Survey.)
As a result, businesses seek innovations that will lead to competitive advantage in the right places around the globe. Those reliant on mature markets need to differentiate, while those in emerging locales are moving up the value chain to lessen their dependence on cost advantages they know can be fleeting. Everyone wants to grow in their own back yard, and someone else’s. Business innovation will flourish as companies fight to win.
In today’s hyper-connected globalized economy, innovating is not optional, it’s an imperative. And making innovation a reality has clearly moved beyond allocating resources for men in white coats working on mystery projects in isolated labs.
Innovation today not only involves deep science and “people in white coats”, it is also the continuous need to improve and re-invent products, processes, services. . .and even brands. These days, that means involving a lot more people, both inside and outside the organization ― engaging them in rigorous processes, structures and practices to help ensure that rapidly evolving customer expectations are met.
So just how do successful innovators create the processes, structures and practices to move the handful of viable ideas from among the thousands circulating within all organizations all the way to implementation?
A new global report I helped create along with my colleagues at PwC highlights some of the misconceptions surrounding business innovation and looks at how successful innovators create the right environments that turns viable ideas into reality. It’s called Demystifying innovation: Take down the barrier to new growth.
Earlier this year CEOs in virtually every sector told PwC that innovation is a priority, with 78% saying that they believe innovation will generate ‘significant’ new revenue and cost reduction opportunities over the next three years.
While many companies are pursuing innovation to secure competitive advantage, for certain industries ― such as pharmaceuticals and media and entertainment ― innovation is a matter of survival where scientific and technological advancements are changing customer demand and business models.
Besides this report, there are several other recent pieces of PwC thought leadership on the topic of innovation that may interest you. Among them are…
Decoding Innovation’s DNA
This issue of PwC’s Technology Forecast contains several different articles about innovation. It focuses on enterprise innovation and the role of information technology. In it, the authors try to answer the question: Is innovation the result of inscrutable, opaque genius, or can innovation be treated as an end-to-end process that can be optimized over time?
If innovation isn’t measured, can it be managed? Understand how universities manage innovation through a range of disciplined and novel approaches.
Six Tensions Influence Innovation
Later this month PwC’s View magazine will feature an article where I introduce the six tensions that most impact a company’s ability to successfully innovate. Be sure to look for that at
Tells us what you’ve learned about how to “demystify integration” and take down the barriers to growth in your organization.
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Since its founding in 2014, the company has launched a new platform, attracted more than 1,000 customers and raised two rounds of funding worth a total of $11.6 million.
Today’s $9.2 million series A round comes from Mayfield, with participation from existing investors MHS Capital and Floodgate.
Outreach helps businesses automate and streamline communication with sales prospects. It offers one system to track all touch points, from phone calls to emails to LinkedIn messages.
Outreach tracks sales statistics, helps teams collaborate and sends automated alerts to make sure prospective buyers don’t slip through the cracks.
The platform attracted 200 customers in its first four months last time we heard from Outreach when it raised its seed funding in May. Now, the company says it has five times more customers, and is used to send about 1 million sales emails each week.
It plans to use the money to keep developing and expanding the sales automation platform.
“Our vision is to completely transform the way sales professionals communicate by streamlining traditionally manual processes and using data to optimize the effectiveness of every sales activity,” Outreach co-founder and CEO Manuel Medina said.
Medina is a former business developer manager who participated in the Techstars class of 2011, operating the startup company GroupTalent. Outreach.io grew out of that previous startup.

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Firms start to reap benefits of peace
THE number of profits warnings has plunged to its lowest level on record - but analysts say this does not mean business is booming.
Only 39 companies issued warnings in the three months to June 30, a survey by accountant Ernst & Young showed. This marks a dramatic fall from the 81 warnings in the first three months of 2003, and the lowest figure recorded since the survey was started in 1998.
Ernst & Young said that the lack of shocks such as the Iraqi war or the Sars outbreak in the Far East had given business a more predictable environment.
The best improvement was seen in retailing. In the first three months of 2003 there was a dramatic leap in the number of warnings from retailers as a poor Christmas forced them to adjust their expectations. But in the second quarter only one issued a profits warning, compared with 12 in March alone.
The leisure and hotels sector, severely battered by international events and economic slump, also improved, with six profits warnings in the second quarter, down from 11 in the first.
The buoyant stock market since March has helped companies. Ernst & Young said it expects the total number of warnings to stay low. But the authors highlighted official figures showing UK economic growth stalling.
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NEWS: Microsoft and Digimarc Integrate Scanning Software in Windows® 1013-05-2018
Digimarc Corporation , an AIPIA member participating in the upcoming Summit of the Americas (Jersey City 4/5 June), has announced a new 15 year partnership with Microsoft. The partnership includes the integration of Digimarc scanning software into Windows, as part of the Windows 10 update. The two companies have worked together to improve retailer operational efficiency and increase consumer engagement with products.
“Microsoft continually evaluates technologies in the service of adding greater functionality to Windows developers and end users,” said David Lemson, director of program management, Windows and devices group, Microsoft. “Digimarc is at the leading-edge of auto-detection and scanning capabilities and their technology brings great value to Windows 10 and its users.”
Scanning capabilities will now available worldwide in Windows 10-supported devices with built-in cameras. The new built-in support of Digimarc detection technology gives the Windows development community easy access to several powerful technologies. Using standard Windows APIs, developers can benefit from high performance scanning of the most common traditional barcodes found in retail, including QR codes, Digimarc Barcode and DWCode™ by GS1.
Potential applications can leverage detection and scanning capabilities within Digimarc software to enable retail associate applications as well as unlimited consumer scenarios. The companies will work together to expand support for additional use cases in future releases.
“The inclusion of Digimarc detection and scanning software in Windows 10 and future releases of Windows is a testament to the growing value and maturity of our platform,” said Bruce Davis, CEO at Digimarc. “Our vision is to improve upon the auto identification facilitated by barcodes, and to spread this capability to all media. Windows developers will now be able to more easily and effectively take advantage of our Intuitive Computing Platform when developing their applications.”News overview


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VeriSign has launched Trust Seal, an extension of its online trust mark that can help websites that do not require SSL Certificates to be safer for its customers.
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According to the company, by displaying the new VeriSign Trust Seal, any business website has the opportunity to leverage the global awareness created by the VeriSign Secured Seal.
The VeriSign Trust Seal pairs the familiar VeriSign checkmark circle with the words “VeriSign Trusted,” enabling Web sites of any size to display a highly recognised visual element commonly seen on brand-name Web sites.
The VeriSign Trust Seal will be able to authenticate the business and domain control, scan for malicious software daily, seal-in search results, and even help lesser-known sites establish consumer confidence and credibility, which can lead to increased sales.
The additional features of the VeriSign Trust Seal, including malware scanning, will soon be available with all of VeriSign’s trust products, including SSL and Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates. Existing VeriSign SSL customers will receive this added functionality at no extra cost.
IDC’s Vice President of SMB Research, Ray Boggs said, “Reputation is vital to the success of the growing number of small-to-medium-sized business competing in the online marketplace, and trust is a key component for protecting brand reputation and increasing consumer confidence. VeriSign’s brand recognition will extend to the new VeriSign Trust Seal to help small and medium-sized businesses communicate trust and safety to customers and prospects.”
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South Korean NCsoft has confirmed that it will shut down its free-to-play MMO Dungeon Runners.
From January 1 NCsoft will power down the game’s servers, and will administer refunds and compensation deals for the game’s paid-subscribers.
Stephen Nichols, the game’s producer and lead programmer, revealed in a statement that the game had been maintained by a five-man team, yet recently two of those staffers had been let go.
“Rebuilding the team isn’t really an option for various reasons,” he explained.
“Dungeon Runners just isn’t cutting the mustard. If she were a ship, she’d be taking on water. The game just isn’t profitable. And, the first rule of business is to be profitable,” he added.
"We’ve got some ideas that could work. But, they’re expensive to implement and pretty risky. Those two facts, coupled with the recent loss of some key developers, make achieving the success we seek pretty much out of the question.”
The closure of Dungeon Runners is another disfigurement to the utopian idea of free-to-play games, where revenue is usually attained by advertising and premium membership upgrades.
With advertising revenues plummeting in recent years, coupled with widespread consumer pessimism, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the model may be for another time.


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Jack Skellington may be the Pumpkin King, but Warner Bros. also deserves a title for horror royalty. WarnerMedia is home to SO many iconic horror franchises, including IT, The Exorcist, The Conjuring, The Shining, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. And now, Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) is making it easier than ever to show off your love of all things scary.
This spooky season, WBCP is going big for fans of these franchises, launching a new “Horror Icons” brand. This initiative includes TONS of new merch inspired by your fave scary movies! To start, there is a new Horror Icons Instagram account (@horroricons), which highlights horror-ific collabs with leading brands, such as the Hot Topic “Halloween Unleashed” apparel collection (pictured above) and Pennywise decor from Party City.
Keep watching the account throughout October for new merch from companies including Brain Dead, The Hundreds, Factorie, Mattel, and Spencers!
Then, to wrap up the spookiest month of the year, WBCP will launch a new, online Horror Fan Shop on Oct. 31. This e-store (wbhorrorcollection.com) will feature exclusive apparel designs all year long.
This seems like just the start of a push for year-round horror merch, which we are 100% here for! Horror fans, which merch are you excited for? Let us know in the comments.


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Addressing the growing market for eco-friendly packaging in ChinaAddressing the growing market for eco-friendly packaging in China
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PR Newswire -- As businesses in China wake up to the importance of environmentally sustainable packaging one UK firm is celebrating its first export orders of a pioneering new degradable PE additive.
CFN Packaging has sold two consignments of Biothene(R) - a new additive developed to tackle the problem of discarded bags and packaging - to China.
The latest order was taken at the China International Degradable Plastics and Decomposition Materials Exhibition in Shanghai last week.
CFN Packaging's Sales Director Peter Wood spent three days at the exhibition spreading the word about degradable PE packaging among Chinese businesses.
"It was a very worthwhile trip," said Peter. "There must have been several thousand delegates through the doors and we had around 40 enquiries about our Biothene(R) product.
"We also took a firm trial order for five tonnes of Biothene(R) which was very encouraging."
Peter says China is behind the curve in terms of degradable PE additives - but it is catching up fast with the West.
"There is considerable interest in degradable additives," he said. "They're about 10 years behind but catching up fast with a growth rate of 10 percent this year and a forecast of 10.1 percent for 2011.
"It's difficult to estimate the tonnage we could achieve as it's early days, but suffice it to say that it could be quite substantial over the next couple of years."
CFN Packaging's first export shipment to China was purchased by the firm's agent Envisage Technology Ltd, a distributor of antimicrobial, degradable and fragrant additives based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen in Guangdong.
"We have been agents for CFN Packaging for about a year but this is the first time we have imported the company's degradable PE additive Biothene(R)," said Kevin Lau of Envisage Technology.
"We supply many Chinese manufacturers and we expect that Biothene(R) will prove to be very popular. It perform wells and it will sell well in the near future.
According to Jayson Clark, Director of CFN Packaging, the world is getting smaller thanks to communications technology, which makes exporting easier even for small family firms like CFN.
"There's tremendous potential for growth in China and this momentum, coupled with an increasing awareness of environmental issues in that country, makes China a fertile market for green products like Biothene(R)," he said.
Source: CFN Packaging Group Ltd
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The future of 3D technology is bright. Whether we are talking about 3D printing and scanning, or virtual reality and holographic displays/goggles, these spaces are sure to spawn multi-billion dollar markets within the coming years ahead. There’s little doubt that large corporations will eventually enter the 3D printing space. In fact, a few already have, and many others show inklings of entering.
Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled its much anticipated Windows 10 operating system. With it, they also unveiled what seems to be the most advanced consumer-level holographic 3D system to ever hit the market, and best of all it may eventually be a valuable tool within the 3D modeling and printing spaces.
We’ve seen virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift, and Magic Leap’s augmented reality goggles, but what Microsoft has revealed — HoloLens — may just be what takes augmented reality to the next level. The Microsoft HoloLens is a wireless 3D holographic display with its own CPU, graphic, and holographic processors built in. Yes, this is a standalone product requiring no secondary control system like a PC or laptop. The user can wear it on his/her face and interact with a computer environment in 3D space anywhere they choose.
While many of you, right now, are envisioning the possibilities when it comes to interactive gaming, people like myself are looking at this as a tremendous tool for the 3D modeling and printing communities.
Alex Kipman, who helped lead the project with the Operating System Group at Microsoft, called it “print preview for 3D printing”. We are all familiar with a 2D printer’s interface, and the ability to review a print layout on a computer screen prior to actually printing it out. Well, what the Microsoft HoloLens does, is provide an intuitive interface for its users so that they are able to envision what a completed 3D print will look like. Size, shape, color and more are all able to be realized in real time, in 3D, right in front of a users face prior to a print being confirmed.
This isn’t all though. It appears that users will be able to manipulate 3D objects in space right in front of themselves, in essence being able to edit a model prior to printing it out. Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet showed off a souvenir of an actual 3D print which designers at Microsoft created using the HoloLens, and then handed out to the media who were on hand. The object was able to be designed in an augmented space via hand gestures or other methods, sent to a 3D printer and then fabricated in the physical world.
With one of the biggest obstacles to mainstream 3D printing being the lack of intuitive 3D modeling software, such a new type of interface could be a boon for both the 3D modeling and printing communities. With the applications, the HoloLens has the potential to make 3D model manipulation as easy as touching the air.
Microsoft has been working on this project for years, and has worked closely with NASA on the technology behind it all. The company has not provided a specific launch date, however they have stated that it will be available in the Windows 10 time frame (a typical OS’s time frame is 4-5 years), and that developers will be able to get their hands on it within a matter of months.
Let us know your thoughts on the Microsoft HoloLens and what it may mean for the 3D modeling and printing spaces. Discuss in the HoloLens 3D modeling and printing forum thread on 3DPB.com. Check out the video below showing off some potential 3D printing applications for this new technology.
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The iPhone XS and its front-facing camera are supposed to help its owners make better self-portraits. However, some think their iPhone selfies look better than they should.
Users are taking to internet forums like Reddit to question whether Apple added an undisclosed beauty filter to the front-facing camera on the iPhone XS and XS Max. Some are even posting side-by-side selfies taken with an XS and an older handset to make a case that the newest iPhone has more than deeper pixels and an improved portrait mode going for it.
Thanks to its front-facing camera, the iPad 2 is capable of producing a glasses-free 3D effect using head-tracking technology. Jeremie Francone and Laurence Nigay from the Laboratory of Informatics of Grenoble at the EHCI Research Group have used this technology, along with some really basic applications, to show off what the iPad 2 is capable of when it comes to 3D.
We track the head of the user with the front facing camera in order to create a glasses-free monocular display. Such spatially-aware mobile display enables to improve the possibilities of interaction. It do not use the accelerometers and relies only on the front camera.
The video below demonstrates how the concept works, and I think it’s really impressive. I can’t wait to see how developers might use head tracking to create a 3D gaming experience.
Despite Apple’s struggle with the white iPhone 4, a new iPad digitizer discovered by the iFixYouri iPhone repair shop suggests the company’s second-generation tablet may also be available in white. The part comes from Shenzhen City in China, where many of Apple’s products are assembled.
Closer inspection of the white digitizer above shows a small circular cutout along the top bezel, for what we expect to be the iPad 2’s front-facing camera, and it’s a perfect match for 9to5 Mac’s recently discovered iPad 2 screen protectors from Asia.
Just like all of Apple’s unreleased products, details and specifications regarding the second-generation iPad are under lock and key at Apple HQ until the device is announced on March 2nd, however, reports have suggested the upcoming device will be thinner, lighter, and faster.


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2011 will be the Year of the App without a doubt. It is the year that you won’t be able to turn the corner without bumping into someone with a device that supports apps. More and more smartphones, eReaders, tablets PCs, and other consumer electronics are utilizing mobile applications.
Gartner analysts estimate that by the end of the year, consumers will have spent $6.2 billion on mobile apps, reflecting over 4 billion downloads from app stores such as Apple’s App Store, Google’s Android Market, Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace for Mobile, RIM’s BlackBerry App World, and Nokia’s Ovi Store. 2011 will only show continued growth, as Gartner estimates that by 2013, mobile users will be downloading more than 21 billion apps worth more than $30 billion from app stores.
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Today, while checking up on one of my favorite game franchises, I ran into this article about how Treyarch are going to “defeat” the problem of pre-owned games. For a minute I was under the impression this article was going to be about how difficult it is these days for gamers to trade, swap and resell their old games, but no. It seems the “problem” is not the game itself, but the honest gamer who paid good money to buy the game in the first place.
You see, they still don’t get it. They think that they’re going to lose money when those gamers are able to trade in or swap games, just like you could swap books or DVD’s. Surely that criminal activity must be stopped! I should note that the article itself details how Treyarch is going to handle the “problem” by providing more quality. Uhmm, sure. But between the lines you can read how the industry feels about its consumer base. How long do they think those honest gamers will stay honest? Surely none of them will have the guts to look for a no-cd patch or any other way to circumvent the roadblocks put in place to stop their malicious behavior.
It happened before with DRM on music, and it will happen again with games and tomorrow with ebooks. Copy protection has had and will have zero effect on those who are not willing to fall in line with the publisher’s demands. Instead, it will keep pushing the paying customers away from spending their hard-earned cash.


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Order your vehicle online and have it delivered to your doorstep!
Snapdeal.com, India’s leading online marketplace has partnered with Mahindra for selling two-wheelers to its customers on the site.
With this partnership, Snapdeal.com customers now have convenience of ordering a two wheeler in the comfort of their homes or offices. After purchasing the vehicle on Snapdeal.com, the customers will be contacted by a Mahindra executivewho will inform them of the required documents and will collect the same from them as per the customer’s convenience. Customerscan choose to pay for the vehicle either at one go or avail 3/6 month EMI options (0% interest). Once the customer submits all documents, the vehicle will be delivered at the preferred address within one week’s time.
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From the delicate chairs to the boiling hot pots, almost everything in this quirky Chinese restaurant is made of PAPER
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- Menu include hot pot 'pans' made with paper that can withstand up to 250 degrees Celsius
A restaurant made almost entirely of paper has captured the imagination of China's web users recently.
Every day items including tables, chairs and lamps were made of paper products at the restaurant in Shanghai, China, reported People's Daily Online.
Even more incredibly, hot pot 'pans', filled with bubbling broth, were also made of the material.
But don't worry, the paper is said to be fire resistant and can withstand high temperatures.
Hot pot 'pans', filled with bubbling broth, are made of paper at recently opened Carton King restaurant in Shanghai, China
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Almost everything inside the restaurant is made of paper and paper products, including food containers, tables, chairs and even walls
While we generally keep paper away from fire, Carton King in Shanghai has used it to their advantage - to entice curious customers.
Inside the cardboard world of the restaurant, it is certainly the paper hot pots that are the key attraction.
Photographs of the restaurant show that the hot pot appears to be made of thick, lined paper that's stapled together with plastic pins.
Inside is filled with enough soup for two to share, that's already bubbling away on top of a glowing electric heater.
According to reports, the special paper is able withstand temperatures of up to 250 degrees Celsius.
It can also be reused up to three times with no ill health effects. After that, it can be recycled just like paper.
All the fixtures are made of paper too. Picture above shows the cashier's counter in the restaurant is made of durable cardboard
Special 'paper' is given special treatment so that they can be strong, durable and even waterproof. It can also be recycled afterwards
Carton King is part of a hospitality and entertainment group that originated in Taiwan where it has shops, restaurants and theme parks
Although the precise details of this special paper hasn't been revealed, it's said to have received special treatment so that it can also withstand substantial pressure, is waterproof and is extremely durable.
The restaurant opened in April this year but made the headlines again after a cardboard theme park from the same parent company opened in the city as an extension to the restaurant.
Carton King originated in Taiwan, where it has shops, restaurants and theme parks made of cardboard.
In recent years, it has branched out to mainland China and has gained many fans in the process.
It is one of the few companies in the world to successfully use paper products for hospitality although it is not the only one.
Paper straws have also become incredibly popular in the last few years in trendy bars and restaurants in the UK.
However, the phenomenon of making everything from paper has yet to arrive.
Restaurant started business in April but has made the headlines again after a cardboard theme park from the same parent company opened
Originated in Taiwain, Carton King is one of the few companies in the world to successfully use paper products for hospitality
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According to Sampo Parkkinen, CEO of Finnish-American personalised digital brand experience company Revieve, beauty retailers’ future success will be intrinsically tied to their ability to embrace technology.
“Whether it’s the art of creating captivating ‘phygital’ experiences that seamlessly merge online and in-person shopping, streamlining operations through the adoption of automation, or exploring the transformative potential of Gen AI, technology serves as the cornerstone for not just surviving, but thriving in the ever-evolving retail landscape of 2023 and beyond,” he said.
“It’s the conduit to delivering unparalleled customer experiences and staying ahead in an industry that continually demands ingenuity and adaptability.”
More ‘Phygital’ stores & the rise of text shopping
Although many retailers are aware of the need to embrace technology to stay competitive, it can be challenging to know where to invest first.
Revieve has just released a new report to help guide beauty brands and retailers when creating their strategies.
In the report, it highlighted how more retailers are integrating their digital experiences with physical stores, creating a hybrid hub and store model and developing a greater number of mobile apps for use in brick-and-mortar locations.
The company cited statistics from a digital retail report by Adobe, in which 41% of retailers highlighted mobile apps as one of their top two investment areas in 2023; and 29% said they also explored the potential of hybrid-hub install models.
It flagged another rising trend, text shopping. The report showed that 19% of consumers expressed an interest in purchasing directly through text or chat messaging tools, compared to only 17% in 2021. While 57% stated that self-service checkers or chatbots were important.
There are also more opportunities for retailers to use data-driven personalisation to create an in-store experience that turns first-time shoppers into devotees.
According to Revieve, retailers can accomplish this by implementing effective loyalty rewards programmes. “Customers who enrol in such programmes are twice as likely twice as likely to become a repeat patron and also spend on average 37% more than those who are not part of a loyalty programme,” the company said in its report.
By nurturing these relationships and harnessing zero- and first-party data, retailers can cultivate customer loyalty and secure a loyal fan base of enthusiastic brand advocates.
Personalisation & automation
Personalisation is an ongoing challenge for beauty retail industry, as while retailers are aware of its benefits, many are still dipping a toe in the water and are yet to implement it.
Revieve said that the key to effective personalisation lies in putting the customer's needs first and that effective personalisation now means brands need to adopt an omnichannel approach to meet customers wherever they engage. It also highlighted that customers now expect brands know them on a deeper level and understand their needs.
A survey from Shopify found that 88% of customers emphasised that the ‘brand experience’ was crucial as the product. Real-time personalisation is playing an important role by quickly responding to changes in customer experiences during interactions, both online and offline.
Data is key to this process and beauty brands and retailers can use zero- and first-party data, self-reported preference behavioural and psychographic data, to create a complete picture for customers, and to enhance revenue generation and customer retention.
Another notable trend in beauty retail is that it's not enough for a brand to just have a good product and service. Customers now crave experiences that have a lasting impact on their heart and mind and leave them with memories.
According to Revieve’s report: “Customers crave more than just shopping. They want immersive unforgettable encounters that leave them eager to come back for more. And retailers who embrace this paradigm shift and curate experiences will win the hearts and loyalty of today's experience-centric consumer.”
Revieve said it was important to understand that tools are not designed to replace human staff or render jobs obsolete. Instead, they should be “revolutionising the retail landscape by streamlining time consuming tasks. This in turn, allows employees to focus on what they do best: create unforgettable brand experiences with a personal touch and expertise.”
Leveraging AI insights
According to Revieve, the spotlight is now on the rapid expansion of AI in the retail sector and beauty retailers can take advantage of the potential benefits of both generative AI and conversational AI.
As well as leveraging AI to predict customer churn and provide personalised product recommendations fuelled by data-driven insights it can use a live chat interface to expertly guide customers to devise personalised beauty routines tailored to their unique needs and skin/hair types etc, as well as harnessing the potential of selfie diagnostics.
In its report it said that: “Users transition from assessing visual data to engage in in text-based conversations. This approach not only delves into intricate skincare details, it also transcends conventional boundaries…. Generative AI doesn't just replicate a look a consumer wants. Instead, it deciphers their very essence and tailors this to individual preferences, serving as virtual beauty guide.”
And the interactive journey doesn't stop there. Users can virtually trial the proposed makeup look, and then generative AI will curate personalised product recommendations.
The report concluded by saying that retailers that invest in innovative tech solutions and foster a culture of adaptability, will be well positioned to thrive in the ever-changing landscape of 2023 and beyond.


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If there’s one thing Windows phones were known for, it’s the camera. That’s largely due to Nokia and optics-expert Zeiss, two companies that brought us excellent camera phones like the Nokia 808 PureView and the famous Nokia Lumia 1020. Now, the legendary collaboration is making a return, as HMD Global has announced an exclusive partnership deal that will see Zeiss and HMD work on new photographic systems for future Nokia smartphones.
If you’re unaware, Nokia itself isn’t making smartphones anymore — that honor has passed on to HMD Global, which is mostly comprised of ex-Nokia employees. Don’t pass this partnership with Zeiss as a mere branding exercise, either. The long-term agreement will see HMD Global and Zeiss work together on all aspects of Nokia smartphone cameras. Zeiss will collaborate on camera optics, of course, but it will also assist with the software experience, services offered, and even the screen quality of the phone itself. It’s exclusive, too, so we won’t see Zeiss’s work on any other phones.
HMD Global’s CEO Arto Nummela is understandably excited about the potential. He says he’s aware we want more than just a great smartphone camera today, and expect “a complete imaging experience that doesn’t just set the standard but redefines it.” He promises the Zeiss partnership will help Nokia deliver this.
While the 2012 Nokia 808 PureView, or 2013 Lumia 1020 are probably the last Nokia camera phones with a Zeiss lens to wow smartphone photographers, the partnership extends back to 2005, and produced many other notable camera phones in Nokia’s highly regarded N Series, including the award-winning N95. At the time, there was nothing quite like the N95’s 5-megapixel, f/2.8 aperture camera; it was arguably the first “modern” camera phone, and extremely influential in the industry.
It’s not just this history that makes us excited to see the first devices from HMD Global and Zeiss. Huawei and Leica have shown how successful a camera-related partnership can be today, with the superb dual-lens camera on the Huawei P9, Huawei P10, and the Huawei Mate 9. We’re hopeful a Zeiss-equipped Nokia phone can meet the expectations many will have of it; there’s no news yet on when the first models will arrive.
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NEW DELHI: Tata Docomo on Wednesday launched a seller engagement, rewards and retention program, Bonus Plus for sellers working for Club Premier Partners.
The company said that the program lets the top rung channel partners and sellers, earn points which can be redeemed after a lock-in period of 3 months. The accrued points can be redeemed against a plethora of items from the Bonus Plus website like Mobiles, Consumer durables, Vouchers, etc, the objective being the generation of long term relationship with sellers in the TTL postpay ecosystem.
“Our Sellers and channel partners are key to our business ecosystem and play an important role as customer facing representatives of our brand. Launching first of its kind program specially made for our large format channel partners aims at building a long term relationship with them. It is also to recognize their contribution and create a platform to bring them closer to the brand thus maintaining sustained growth and profitability,” Elango Thambiah, President-Mobility said in a statement.
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Due to unconfirmed and mysterious food safety concerns, Target just pulled all twenty Hampton Creek products — including Just Mayo, Just Mustard, and Just Cookie Dough — off its populated shelves.
“The decision to remove Hampton Creek products was made by Target. At this time we don’t have any information to share,” an FDA spokesman said Friday afternoon, as reported by Food Safety News (FSN). Target’s statement was just as ambiguous, explaining to FSN that they decided to pull the products “pending a full review.”
So what’s the possible reason the plant-based company has gone extinct at the iconic discount store?
“The Target spokeswoman said the company received allegations of food safety concerns as well as accusations of manipulation and adulteration of Hampton Creek’s products,” Bloomberg reported. In non-corporate speak? There were allegations of products testing positive for listeria and salmonella as well as other allegations that Hampton Creek said their products were non-GMO when they weren’t. One odd claim was that Hampton Creek’s Just Sweet Mustard salad dressing contains honey and it doesn’t list it as an ingredient on the label.
Here’s the thing, though. Not only have none of these claims been confirmed, but Hampton Creek is also outright denying all of these allegations. They passed along this official statement to Eat This, Not That!:
"The allegations that our products are mislabeled and unsafe are false. The Sweet Mustard product complies with all FDA labeling requirements. Our Non-GMO product claims are supported by ingredient supplier documentation. We are confident that our Non-GMO products are properly labeled. We have robust food safety standards, and as such, we remain confident about the safety of all products we sell and distribute. We look forward to working with Target and the FDA to bring this to a quick resolution."
While some people believe Target is trying to be extra cautious in regards to food safety concerns, others believe there’s something more devious going on.
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To trigger your memory: Unilever — the parent company of the #1-selling mayo in America, Hellman’s or Best Foods — sued Hampton Creek in 2014 for false advertising since their vegan mayo didn’t have eggs in it. (And thus, shouldn’t legally be allowed to be branded as mayo.) Following backlash, Unilever ended up dropping the lawsuit. And it sounds like some people on Twitter are suggesting that the battle between corporate mayo and new-to-the-scene Hampton Creek isn't done yet.
While we can’t be sure of the sources of the rumors, one thing we know for sure is that Hampton Creek is standing by the current safety of their products.
The company’s food safety consultant, Cliff Coles, explained in a letter that Hampton Creek “[provides] the safest possible products to the retail markets” by utilizing the product hold-and-release program, which requires “food safety analyses to be completed before allowing product into distribution.”
Since Target is one of the largest distributors of Hampton Creek, if you’re in desperate need of some more mayo for your summer pasta salads, you might have to stick to purchasing Hampton Creek’s sustainable, vegan foods on Amazon.com or other major retailers like Walmart, Safeway, Whole Foods, Kroger, and Publix as we wait to see how this story plays out.


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By Rachit Vats
U.S. automakers are facing a problem most forecasters and industry executives did not expect when the pandemic slammed the economy this spring: Strong demand and lean inventories at dealerships.
Automakers report September U.S. sales on Thursday, and forecasters expect the annualized sales pace will exceed the August rate of 15.2 million vehicles. Consumer demand for high-profit SUVs and pickup trucks has recovered rapidly since the spring.
Detroit automakers say their plants are now running at close to full speed in order to re-stock showrooms.
“We are running full out,” said Gerald Johnson, General Motors Co’s head of global manufacturing.
Even so, North American production is about 2 million vehicles behind last year, said Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at research agency Cox Auto. “The consumer demand after the shutdown ended was very strong and it continues to outpace the ability of the industry to stock the shelves,” he said.
The third quarter is usually when the industry starts building new models, and piling up inventory for the holiday season. That transition is way behind the normal schedule this year.
“The share of MY2021 inventory is only about 2.7% of all of the available inventory so far in 2020,” said Chesbrough, referring to model year 2021. “In comparison, it was almost 22% last year. Consumers are not finding the new models as automakers are still making the older stuff.”
The sales recovery is driven by customers such as Michael Dean, a 58-year-old real estate agent in North Carolina. He bought a new seven-seat Toyota Land Cruiser Prado equipped with a diesel engine for $62,500, to help him expand his online swimming pool business, Pool Research.
Dean’s original first choice was a Mitsubishi Pajero, another sport utility vehicle with a more affordable price tag. A $3,000 discount, however, lured him to stretch his budget by $12,500 and buy the Prado, a rare diesel variant that some dealers in the United States still import and sell.
“My online business is doing rather well and I’m optimistic about my future income … and the dealer discount let me justify the extra expense to myself,” Dean said.
Cox Auto and J.D. Power expect 2020 U.S. auto sales will fall by about 15% from a year earlier, but earlier in the year the forecast was for sales to decline by more than 30%. Supplies of used vehicles are also tight, sending wholesale used vehicle prices up nearly 20% compared with August 2019, Moody’s Analytics said in a report on Monday.
The combination of better-than-expected sales and lean inventories should rebuild profits at the Detroit automakers.
(Graphic: U.S. auto inventory position in 2020 – https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-AUTOS/ygdvzkbwopw/chart.png)
Analysts expect General Motors to report a third-quarter profit of about $1.8 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Rival Ford Motor Co is expected to earn $638.9 million, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles 469.5 million euros ($546.03 million).
“Most automakers have not projected huge losses and the rebound is stronger than what most forecasts suggested months ago,” said Kristin Dziczek, vice president, Industry, Labor & Economics at the Center for Automotive Research in Michigan.
CAR’s 2020 sales volume forecast is 13 million units in the United States, down about 24%. In comparison, the industry volumes were down 40% during the 2008-09 financial crisis.
U.S. dealers could have fewer vehicles to choose from for the rest of the year. J.D. Power estimates dealers will have about 3.1 million vehicles in stock by year-end, down 400,000 from 2019.
“Industry is seeing about 50% of the vehicles turning in under 20 days,” said Tyson Jominy, vice president of data and analytics at J.D. Power.
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(Reporting by Rachit Vats in Bengaluru; Editing by Joseph White and Matthew Lewis)


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AUSTIN, TX — Today Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, along with Comptroller Glenn Hager and State Representative Drew Darby, held a press conference announcing the first ever sales tax holiday for water efficient products intended to encourage water conservation. This Memorial Day Weekend, beginning Saturday, May 28 through midnight on Monday, May 30, Texans can purchase water conservation products and/or a WaterSense product without paying a sales tax.
This past legislative session, Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa authored and passed SB 1356 to add water efficient products to the already existing tax free weekend for energy efficient products to incentivize consumers statewide to make smart choices in conserving water. Water efficient products save consumers money and reduce consumption rates for our state's valuable water resources, which are even more valuable in the event of a drought.
Senator Hinojosa issued the following statement:
"Although Texas is currently experiencing heavy rains and dangerous flooding, we must remember that many of our state's regions are "water-challenged" and often experience long periods of drought which can have devastating impacts to our state. I'm proud to have passed legislation to help our families statewide get a tax break as they do their part to conserve water and utilize water efficient products.
This tax free weekend is estimated to save our hard-working Texans almost $5 million in sales tax by buying these products over the Memorial Day weekend. We hope to raise public awareness about the importance of water conservation through this tax free weekend highlighting the steps that Texans can take to make smart water choices in an effort to have more water available during times of drought."
Tax free items include shower heads, a soaker or drip-irrigation hose, mulch, plants, trees, and grasses, rain barrels, a moisture control for a sprinkler or irrigation system, and others. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase. The following link to the Texas Comptroller's webpage will provide more information:


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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives that would provide a safe harbor for in vitro diagnostic test makers if their tests that are approved for research use only (RUO) are used by their customers in certain clinical settings.
The proposal would protect test companies, and other manufacturers of RUO products such as probes, primers, and instruments, from the possibility that they might be liable for how their products are used inappropriately by customers, a concern that arose from a Food and Drug Administration draft guidance on RUOs published in 2011.
That document was supposed to clarify what types of tests are labeled for RUO and for investigational use only, products which FDA said are "distinctive" because they may eventually be cleared for use as clinical diagnostics and because they may be marketed and used in studies of other FDA-regulated products.
The FDA document detailed some terms of how RUOs should be marketed, and noted that test makers cannot sell or provide technical support to labs that are using these products for clinical diagnosis or in clinical investigations. Under the guidance, if a test maker discovers that it is selling to a lab that is using its RUO-labeled IVD for clinical diagnostic purposes, then the manufacturer is expected to halt sales to that lab.
The Medical Testing Availability Act of 2013 (H.R. 3005), introduced earlier this month by Mike Burgess (R – Texas) and Jackie Speier (D – Calif.), aims to protect IVD test makers by stating that the RUO label for its tests will still hold even if it sells to an end user who is using the test in ways that are not consistent with that labeling, i.e. clinical diagnosis.
The bill also would enable the test maker to engage in a range of business communications, including technical support, customer service, and other related communications, with the end user.
Biotechnology Industry Organization President and CEO Jim Greenwood said in a recent statement that BIO supports the bill because the FDA guidance would expand the definition of 'intended use' to cover "downstream use of the product outside of a manufacturer's control," and that the guidance was legally without precedent and would mark a shift in FDA's approach to regulating how products are promoted.
"By creating a safe harbor for these targeted, ordinary business practices, the bill allows for continued use of and access to research use only products," said Greenwood. "BIO appreciates that the bill is narrowly tailored to address only those commonplace practices that FDA claims would constitute a 'reason to know' that a product is being used in a clinical diagnostic application under its newly promulgated standard.
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Social Entrepreneurship Summit to be Held at Rutgers-Camden on Feb. 18
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CAMDEN — A conference examining how investments in social entrepreneurship can help to increase jobs and grow businesses, non-profits, and other organizations will be held at Rutgers-Camden during 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18.
“Innovation, Social Benefit, and Job Creation: The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship in South Jersey” will explore how new business models and services are helping non-profit and for-profit organizations to diversify their revenue streams and create new jobs. The conference will consider how southern New Jersey’s economy can benefit from continued social impact investments by area businesses. Sources of funding to attract and support social entrepreneurs to the region also will be discussed.
The event is sponsored by the Community Foundation of South Jersey; the Rutgers-Camden Office of Economic Development; and the Rutgers Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.
Around the world, social entrepreneurs are credited with addressing critical community needs by generating jobs, improving infrastructure, and creating sustainable solutions. The gathering of regional non-profit, business, and community leaders at Rutgers-Camden will seek to apply some of those best practices to southern New Jersey.


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The longstanding partnership between Microsoft and AMD has been a strategic alliance that has shaped the tech industry in various ways.
A recent report has revealed that shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) rose nearly 5% on Thursday following comments from Kevin Scott, the Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) about the chipmaker’s efforts to strengthen its position in AI, an arena long dominated by Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA).
With AMD’s stock up approximately 60% this year, investors are keeping a close eye on this tech powerhouse.
“They’re making increasingly compelling GPU offerings that I think are going to become more and more important to the marketplace in the coming years,” Scott says while speaking at the Code Conference in Dana Point, California, on Wednesday.
This endorsement from a tech giant like Microsoft lends credibility to AMD’s AI initiatives and suggests that the company may be on the cusp of a breakthrough. Notably, AMD has been diligently working to bolster its presence in the AI sector.
In June, the company announced its intention to begin sampling the MI300X chip during the third quarter of the year. Unlike traditional GPUs, these chips were meticulously designed with AI models in mind, reflecting AMD’s commitment to delivering tailored solutions for the AI market.
Meanwhile, Nvidia has long been synonymous with AI prowess. The company’s GPUs have been instrumental in powering AI workloads, driving Nvidia’s meteoric rise. So far this year, Nvidia’s shares have nearly tripled, an impressive feat that further cements its position as an industry leader.
The surge in demand for AI applications, particularly those reliant on deep learning models, has created a need for exceptionally powerful GPUs. Nvidia’s GPUs have risen to meet this challenge, and the company is confidently forecasting a staggering 170% year-over-year revenue growth in the current quarter, highlighting the immense demand for its products.
The Strong Microsoft-AMD Partnership
The longstanding partnership between Microsoft and AMD has been a strategic alliance that has shaped the tech industry in various ways. For years, Microsoft has relied on AMD’s cutting-edge technology to power various aspects of its business.
This partnership extends beyond conventional computing devices to encompass cloud services and gaming consoles. Notably, Microsoft has offered AMD GPUs to its Azure cloud customers, recognizing the value of AMD’s graphics processing units in handling diverse workloads, including AI and machine learning tasks.
Moreover, AMD chips have found their way into Microsoft’s computers and Xbox gaming consoles, further cementing this collaborative relationship. In May, AMD made headlines by announcing that Microsoft had begun offering a cloud networking service, drawing upon AMD’s Pensando products.
This development underscores AMD’s increasing relevance in the data center and cloud computing space, where the demand for high-performance chips is insatiable. Microsoft’s utilization of AMD’s Pensando products demonstrates its confidence in AMD’s capabilities to deliver innovative solutions for its cloud offerings.


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Washington had hoped the diplomat’s visit would gain a US citizen’s freedom.
Residents of the border town of Sinuiju say the project won’t benefit ordinary people.
It will be the first public trip to Pyongyang by a U.S. official in more than two years.
Tailors produce fake luxury brand clothes inspired by the first lady’s designer goods.
National leader Kim Jong Un calls for a switch from poultry and pigs to rabbits and goats.
The food center was the brainchild of ex-dictator Kim Jong Il.
The milk was provided by South Korea for humanitarian assistance.
A seventh round of talks yields the deal, but no date is set for reopening the joint project.
North Koreans hungry for tech skills are buying them up on the black market, sources say.
The move appears to have sharply reduced the number of North Koreans crossing into China.
He is punished for the second time over a performance gaffe.


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As the sun sets on Microsoft's support for Windows XP this may be a great time to think about trying out a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) operating system for your still-working PC.
I can still remember getting my first BlackBerry. It was a pager that had a full keyboard, and we used them to communicate among co-workers in what was then called the Tech Services department.
China's government says it will avoid buying computer equipment that runs on Windows 8 in a setback for Microsoft's efforts to promote the operating system.
Apple is expanding into home and health management as the company tries to turn its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers into an interchangeable network of devices that serve as a hub of people's increasingly digital lives.
The BlackBerry Z10 went on sale Friday in the U.S., and BlackBerry loyalists will like the improvements that come with the new smartphone and operating system. But for consumers who are looking for an alternative to Apple's ...
Apple has set developers in a frenzy with an overwhelming spread of software updates, unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference.
BlackBerry will consider selling itself after the long-awaited debut of its new phones failed to turn around the struggling smartphone maker.
For years, Joe Belfiore and David Treadwell waged their own separate battles at Microsoft Corp., with Belfiore helping to lead the upstart Windows Phone division and Treadwell heading Xbox software and services engineering.
Smartphone application developers say they are challenged by the glut of apps as well as the need to update their software to keep up with evolving phone technology, making creative pricing strategies essential to finding ...


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged other countries to come up with a uniform approach to regulating cryptocurrencies while speaking via videoconference at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda event earlier this Monday.
Due to the nature of the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, he believes that a single country will not be able to reign in the fast-growing industry:
The kind of technology it is associated with, the decision taken by a single country will be insufficient to deal with its challenges. We have to have a similar mindset.
Modi also stressed that a global coordinated effort is needed in order to successfully deal with such challenges as climate change, inflation and supply chain disruption.RelatedJPMorgan's Exec Says Crypto Is in Napster Agewas hacked
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Volkswagen Malaysia Begins Work On Its Largest 4S CentreAuto News
To celebrate the start of the construction to what will be the largest Volkswagen Malaysia’s dealer facility yet in Malaysia, they along with Swire Motors hosted an on-location ground breaking event. Volkswagen Puchong North will also be the brand’s second Technical Service Centre in Malaysia.
The facility itself will be classified as a 4S center, with the capacity to display up to 16 different models and its aftersales department having 25 service bays to cater to Volkswagen owners. Following Volkswagen Malaysia's first Technical Service Centre, this one will serve those in the southern portion of the Klang Valley.
Aiming to be a full-service facility, a team of certified Volkswagen master technicians will be on hand to accommodate a variety of problems owners might face. Also, the Puchong North centre will house a body and paint workshop, stocked with the latest equipment operated by skilled technicians.
Once it is fully operational, this new facility will have more than 100 people employed and, being a Technical Service Centre, will also provide 24 hour breakdown service to Volkswagen drivers in the area.
Overseeing and officiating the event were representatives of the two partnering companies: Armin Keller, Volkswagen Malaysia’s Managing Director and Eric Khoo, General Manager of Swire Motors SEA – signifying a major investment from the conglomerate in Malaysia and the local automotive industry.
“We are very happy to have Swire Group find this investment prospect in Malaysia through Volkswagen. This will help the local market in many ways – from job opportunity for locals to expanding the automotive industry here. Volkswagen Malaysia is excited about the opportunities of growth this partnership offers,” said Keller during his speech.
According to Eric Khoo, the partnership that the Swire Group has established with Volkswagen in Taiwan has put this new venture in very trusted hands and also elaborated on their optimism to be embarking on this automotive venture in the growing market of Malaysia.They’ve got big plans for their future here.
“Our promise for the Volkswagen Puchong North dealership is that we will present an exceptional experience to each and every one of our customers and ensure they receive the best service standards of Swire Group and Volkswagen,” said Mr. Khoo.
With construction expected to begin immediately (21 May, 2015), the facility will be expected to be completed in October or November 2015.


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Hyundai cars assembled in Taganrog are not on sale in Russia anymore. Assembly of Accent, Sonata and Santa Fe models has been stopped back in spring of this year. Moreover, neither Vortex Corda (or Chery Amulet) nor Vortex Estina (or Chery Fora) sedans are in the production plan of the car factory now. Currently, the Taganrog-based car plant is still engaged in production of BYD F3, Tagaz C10, Tagaz C190 and Vortex Tingo models.
Production of Hyundai Accent cars at TagAZ started back in 2001 and further on the car plant’s product offering was renewed by other models of Hyndai and various Chinese cars. The year 2008 came out to be the most prosperous and economically advantageous time for the car factory; the number of Hyundai Accent cars sold back then rose beyond 66.000 units. However, the financial crunch and overwhelming debts that the car plant had led to a sharp decline in the volume output, production line standstills and subsequent smashup of the business. Recently the greatest part of TagAZ’s workers was laid off and the future prospects of the establishment do not look too promising.


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Starbucks is planning to expand and open 1,300 new stores next year, but if you'd like to get a job with the coffee giant, first log on to Facebook.
The national chain has unveiled a new system called Branch Out that will let potential applicants search for jobs using their social networks, according to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal.
The system takes the form of an app on the Starbucks Facebook page that lets users browse open positions by location, but it's also a promotional effort with videos about what it's like to work at Starbucks and links to info about the company's benefits.
The journal cites a Seattle-based tech blog from one of its sister publications called TechFlash, which talked to Sara Parker, a member of Starbuck's employment brand team.
"It makes it easy for candidates and partner to find out about career opportunities," Parker told Techflash.
The move aims to help a generation of candidates who have now grown up with social media to leverage their online connections while making it easy for Starbucks to instantly share openings with its 32 million Facebook fans.
Starbucks has two locations in the City of Hazelwood on North Lindbergh and one at St. Louis Outlet Mall.
Have you used social media to find a job or to help you secure one? How do you use your social media connections to help in your job search? Let us know in the comments section below.


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Trans fats are no longer safe — in the heart or on store shelves.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided Tuesday to remove the “generally recognized as safe” designation for partially hydrogenated oils (PHO’s) also known as artificial trans fats. Phasing them out will take three years.
"This action is expected to reduce coronary heart disease and prevent thousands of fatal heart attacks every year.” said Stephen Ostroff, acting commissioner of the FDA, in a press release.
Trans fats are most commonly found in processed foods and have been linked to several health issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends keeping trans fat consumption "as low as possible."
The American Public Health Association called the ruling a “public health victory.”
“The evidence is clear. There is no safe level of trans fat,” said Georges Benjamin, executive commissioner of the APHA, in a statement. “By FDA’s estimation, partially hydrogenated oils cause up to 7,000 deaths each year in the U.S. and should be phased out of the food supply as soon as possible.”
Trans fats promote bad LDL cholesterol and depress good HDL cholesterol, according to the Mayo Clinic. That can lead to heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Trans fats naturally occur in small amounts in meat and dairy products. Manufacturers use artificial trans fats because they are inexpensive and have a long shelf life.
Consumption of trans fats decreased by 78 percent from 2002 to 2012, the FDA said. Trans fats content was added to nutrition labels in 2006.
Gavin Stern is a national digital producer for the Scripps National Desk.


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Google Play revealed the top applications and games on its service in 2016. For these lists, the top “trending” apps and games were those that were the most downloaded in 2016. On a global level, Google Play said Scoompa’s Face Changer 2 was the top trending app in 2016, followed by Lumyer – Photo & Selfie Editor from Lumyer and CastBox – Podcast Radio Music from CastBox.
… App store optimization company Sensor Tower released its Data Digest for the first quarter of 2016, analyzing application downloads and trends on iOS and Android. In Q1 2016, apps were downloaded 17.2 billion times worldwide on the iTunes App Store and Google Play combined. This is an increase of 8.2 percent year-over-year. Of those 17.2…


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In a measure to save the struggling economy that because of the coronavirus lockdown has come to the brink of collapse, Zimbabwe has decided to ease the three-week lockdown.
It will allow citizens to access transfers from the diaspora as many citizens in the country rely on money from relatives in the diaspora. It will also permit farmers to take their produce to the market from April 7.
John Mangudya, Governor of the Central Bank said, “to allow for the receipt of foreign currency remittances which cannot be transacted on any digital platform”, money transfer agencies would be allowed to open three times a week from April 7 but banks will remain closed for any other transactions.
Farmers will be allowed to transport their products to the market because there has been a shortage of supplies on one hand, while on the other, products are rotting in the farms. It will aid the country to adopt a balanced approach towards curbing the spread of COVID-19 as well as saving the falling economy.


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This is absolutely glazy.
Popular TikToker and Food Network Champion Bobby Parrish, known by his username as @FlavCity, has revealed a large cup of Dunkin’s Pumpkin Swirl Frozen Coffee contains as much sugar as 14 glazed donuts — 185 grams, to be precise.
In the video, which has already reached over 2.5 million views, he shows off the large coffee, topped with whipped cream, as he sits in a Dunkin’ store.
“My friends, this is a Pumpkin Swirl Frozen Coffee, who the fu— thought it was a good idea to put this on the menu, because this drink has 185 grams of sugar in here,” Parrish began in the clip.
He then showed a visual of just how much sugar that is equivalent to, as he filled up a small cup with the crystals — 46 teaspoons, he said.
“I’ll give you another perspective,” he continued, pulling out a large box of glazed donuts from the fast-food chain.
“The amount of sugar in there is equal to 14 glazed donuts,” he said. “Plus there’s no pumpkin in here, it’s artificial flavors. There’s 12 mentions of sugar and high fructose corn syrup in here, there’s 930 calories and 194 carbs.”
At the end of the video, Parrish pointed out that many Americans already have type 2 diabetes, or are prediabetic — more than 1 in 3 have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or 96 million Americans.
“If ‘America runs on’ this, we’re f—ed,” the content creator boldly said.
According to Dunkin’s website, there are indeed 185 grams of sugar in the drink when it’s made with whole milk. And the amount of sugar in a single glazed donut from the chain contains 13 grams.
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 25 grams of added sugar per day for women and 36 grams for men.
The Post reached out to Dunkin’ and Parrish for comment.
“My jaw dropped,” gasped on viewer of the viral TikTok video.
Another agreed, wondering, “How is it legal for companies to have this on their menu?”
For some, the pleasure of partaking in their beloved bev outweighed the potential pain, as one wrote, “Life is too short, drink the shake.”
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Trump’s Tariffs Taking Toll on Chinese Economy
Beijing maybe closer to seeking an agreement to end the trade war than many realize.
New reports appear to indicate that the Chinese economic picture is not as rosy as Beijing would like the world and the U.S. to believe. As The Wall Street Journal reports:
Beneath China’s stable headline economic numbers, there is a growing belief among economists, companies, and investors around the world that the real picture is worse than the official data. That has analysts and researchers crunching an array of alternative data — from energy consumption to photos taken from space — for a more accurate reading.
Their conclusion: China’s economy isn’t tanking, but it is almost certainly weaker than advertised. Some economists who have dissected China’s GDP numbers say more accurate figures could be up to 3 percentage points lower, based on their analysis of corporate profits, tax revenue, rail freight, property sales and other measures of activity that they believe are harder for the government to fudge.
In related news, Fox Business notes, “The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said Wednesday U.S. companies are steering business away from China at an increasing rate amid the escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. More than a quarter (26.5 percent) of the 333 respondents to AmCham’s annual survey said they have redirected investment away from China over the past year, up 6.9 percentage points from 2018.”
CNBC reports that China’s Ministry of Finance recently announced that it will “exempt 16 types of U.S. products from additional tariffs.” Meanwhile, China’s central bank has inserted another $126 billion into the economy, as the nation is feeling the tariffs squeeze. The New York Times observes that “the price of pork has been rising for months, and it is now nearly 50 percent higher than it was a year ago. … Consumers are frustrated, and officials are quietly expressing alarm as they fight the outbreak of a disease that is devastating the country’s pig population and causing the shortage.”
After China’s announcement, President Donald Trump announced, “At the request of the Vice Premier of China, Liu He, and due to the fact that the People’s Republic of China will be celebrating their 70th Anniversary on October 1st, we have agreed, as a gesture of good will, to move the increased Tariffs on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods (25% to 30%), from October 1st to October 15th.” This is “Art of the Deal” maneuvering to be sure, but did Trump really have to cite the communist takeover celebration as a reason for delay?
Finally, the months-long Hong Kong freedom protests have also had a negative impact upon the Chinese economy, as the city is an important hub of international trade for the country. Sen. Lindsay Graham argued, “We’ve just got to accept the pain that comes with standing up to China.” It’s imperative to know that isn’t for naught — that Trump’s tariffs are indeed having a significant impact.
Update Oct. 18: Reuters reports that “China’s third-quarter economic growth slowed more than expected and to its weakest pace in almost three decades as the bruising U.S. trade war hit factory production…”
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By CATHERINE KRIKSTAN
Capital News Service
Thursday, November 12, 2009
ANNAPOLIS - Maryland's parks, trails and estuarine allure are often what sell the state to tourists.
This month, the state unfolded an effort to encourage the tourism industry to more actively safeguard these natural resources.
Launched on the heels of the Maryland Green Registry, Maryland Green Travel is a free and voluntary self-certification program that urges businesses in the tourism industry, starting with the lodging sector, to adhere to eco-friendly practices, from waste reduction to energy efficiency.


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With a few weeks left for 2016 to move into, forecasts for upcoming trends and changes in the industry for the coming year have started pouring in persistently.
Based on a world-wide survey, focusing 73 countries, the report says that nearly 62 countries experienced a growth in ad revenue this year. However, eleven – including Russia, Finland, France, Greece, Peru and Singapore – suffered a cut.
In that context advertising spending grew by +16.3% in 2015 to 487 billion rupees (approx. $8 billion) allowing India to become the 12th biggest ad market in the world at the expense of Russia.
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I believe most of us use Instagram, either for personal or business purposes. Therefore, I want to warn you that there seems to be a new phishing scam going around on Instagram at the moment. By sending fake copyright notices, hackers are trying to get your account details and hack your account.
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A social media influencer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after trying to violently steal a web domain name from a stranger. No, this isn’t a Black Mirror episode or an Onion article. The influencer known as “Polo” developed a scheme that involved a Taser, a gun, and his violent cousin who went to the stranger’s door. The cousin broke into the man’s home, and even some blood was spilled as he tried to force the man to give up the domain name.
Instagram’s been trying hard lately to clean up its act. It’s shut down several popular botting services. The so-called Instagram pods also seem to have been sort-of thwarted. And, for better or worse, they’re constantly tweaking their algorithm to help us see better content. They also took steps to help prevent misrepresented paid content on the platform, too.
To help add another layer of transparency to that, Instagram are making it obvious when sponsored content shows up. Until now, many Instagrammers have been adding hashtags such as #ad and #sponsored tags in the description. But they largely go unnoticed. A new “Paid pernership with” tag on posts and stores lets creators clearly communicate paid posts to their followers.
If you’ve downloaded InstaAgent, an iOS and Android app designed to let you see who’s viewed your Instagram profile, you might want to delete it from your smartphone. According to a new report, the app – whose full name is ‘Who Viewed Your Profile – InstaAgent’ – is not only storing usernames and passwords in plaintext and sending them to a remote server, but also using those very credentials to log in and post unwanted images to users’ profiles.
InstaAgent has since been removed from both the Google Play Store and iOS App Store, but so long as it’s on your phone, it can still send your information.[Read More…]
A super-star of TikTok, Charli D’Amelio, published her first book in December last year. However, it looks like some photos in it were used without the photographer’s permission. In a series of tweets and a video, photographer Jake Doolittle accused the young dancer’s team of using photos without his permission and without any compensation.
Google is making some changes in Android 11 that you may not like if you prefer third-party camera apps. Soon you will basically be forced to use your native camera app as default even if you’d rather choose a different one. But according to Google – it’s for your own safety.
Many celebrities have been sued for posting a photo of themselves without permission. Now it’s Jennifer Hudson’s turn. The famous actress and singer posted a photo of herself to Instagram, and the photographer who shot it is now, of course, asking for damages.


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After winning the Kellogg’s Social Entrepreneurship Award, Pablo Jaramillo and his business partner returned to Colombia to launch Grou, a sales channel for small-holder farmers. The official launch took place on November 21, 2016.
After finishing his MBA, Thiago de Assis Silva and wife Isabella took a well-deserved break. They travelled to Brazil, Spain and Europe in order to recharge energies before they settle back in Chicago to start a new period in their lives.
Eric Weissmann '16 and JV Colleen were joined at their wedding in Washington, D.C., by fellow Kellogg alumni and JVs
Pablo Jaramillo '16 makes his first delivery for his newly founded company, Grou


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The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced the election of Chris Northup, CEO of the Professional Parts Group, to its Board of Directors.
Northup is one of the most well-known aftermarket parts executives in the country and has been involved in automotive aftermarket since 1983. He began his career with Keystone Automotive in Pomona, Calif. where his responsibilities included operations, sales management, strategic planning, marketing and brand development. The company expanded from a family owned business with $12 million in annual revenues to a company with over 4000 employees and annual revenues of over $725 million. Chris was a leader


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Arrival timing for the new Jeep Wrangler JL has arrived, along with some new details on the upcoming model.
According to Jeep Boss Mike Manley, the JL will debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, which takes place on November 29-30 this year. Manley also told Auto Express plenty about the new JL, and much as we expected, the basic formula for the Wrangler hasn't changed.
"It's definitely going to move the game along but you will absolutely know it's a Wrangler - for sure! If we did anything that departed from the Wrangler formula I don't think I'd be able to get out of the States," said Manley.
Check out the article here: The Wrangler JL will Debut in Late November | Off-Road.com Blog