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Brandywine, Md. — Velocis, in partnership with Katz Properties, has acquired Brandywine Crossing, a 230,925-square-foot retail center in Brandywine, 20 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Safeway anchors the open-air center, which is also home to tenants such as Marshalls, Target and Costco. Katz Properties will manage the center. The transaction marks Velocis’ fifth acquisition in the Washington, D.C., metro area since 2011.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) has arranged the partial sale of Crossroads Square in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for $21.2 million.
Temecula, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 37,000-square-foot single-tenant property leased to LA Fitness in Temecula, California.
Roseville, Calif. — Armstrong Development has announced plans for Campus Oaks Town Center, a shopping center located at the corner of Blue Oaks Boulevard and Roseville Parkway in Roseville, California.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. — The Sherwin-Williams Co. (NYSE: SHW) has agreed to a sale-leaseback transaction with net lease REIT Agree Realty Corp. (NYSE: ADC) for more than 100 retail properties. Agree will…
Las Vegas — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed a $36 million permanent loan for Desert Marketplace, a shopping center located in Las Vegas.
Chesterfield County, Va. —Klein Enterprises has acquired two shopping centers located less than 20 miles southwest of Richmond in Chesterfield County.
Williamsport, Pa. — HFF has arranged the sale of Loyal Plaza, a 293,607-square-foot retail center located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
San Diego— A partnership between Seligman Group and Pendulum Property Partners has acquired Liberty Station, a 321,208-square-foot mixed-use center located in San Diego.
Columbus, Ohio — Easton Town Center is undergoing a significant expansion that will feature local and national retailers, breweries, restaurants, entertainment venues, hotels and public event space.
Palm Desert, Calif. — Paragon Commercial Group has sold a single-tenant, 45,648-square-foot property occupied by Walmart in Palm Desert, California.
Northville Township, Mich. — Associated Bank has provided a $14 million loan for the acquisition of Northville Park Place in Northville Township, Michigan.
Boca Raton, Fla. — Crocker Partners has unveiled plans to develop Restaurant Row, a 22,500-square-foot property set to feature four 5,000-square-foot restaurants with patios.
Denver — Evergreen Devco has purchased a 6.8-acre site at the northeast corner of 56th Avenue and Central Park Boulevard in the Stapleton neighborhood of Denver.
San Francisco — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged a $125 million, fixed-rate loan to refinance 111 Maiden Lane and 201 Post Street in San Francisco.
Los Angeles — Asana Partners has purchased The Balcony at Beverwil, a shopping center located at the corner of Pico Boulevard and Beverwil Drive in Los Angeles.
Stockton, Calif. — A Northern California-based private partnership has sold College Square, a community shopping center located at 4756 Pershing Ave. in Stockton, California.
New York City — IKEA U.S. has announced that it will open its first store in Manhattan.
Atlanta — JLL Atlanta has hired Eric Weatherholtz as senior managing director.
New York City — Cushman & Wakefield has acquired Colicchio Consulting, a strategic management firm with a focus on food hall planning and development, restaurant curation and music and event…
Davenport, Fla. — Prep Property Group Inc. (PREP) has purchased Posner Commons, a 460,565-square-foot shopping center in Davenport, Florida, seven miles south of Disney World’s main entrance.
Raleigh, N.C. — Halpern Enterprises Inc. has completed Leesville Market Place, a 62,880-square-foot retail development in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Southeast, N.Y. — Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. has acquired Lakeview Plaza Shopping Center in the town of Southeast, New York, for $12 million.
Humble, Texas — Floor & Décor will open a 79,864-square-foot store within Park Air 59, a 111-acre mixed-use development in Humble, Texas, located near Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Atlanta — GID and North American Properties (NAP) have formed a joint venture to develop High Street Atlanta, an 8 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Atlanta’s Dunwoody neighborhood.
Mansfield, Texas — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $59.3 million construction loan for Shops at Broad, a 193,825-square-foot retail power center in Mansfield, Texas, a southwestern suburb of…
Oldsmar, Fla. — Dallas-based Rainier Realty Investments LP has acquired Woodlands Square, a 315,000-square-foot power retail center in Oldsmar, Florida.
Los Angeles — SRS Real Estate Partners has hired Mike Rielly as senior vice president and managing principal in the company’s new Los Angeles office, scheduled to open in early…
Marina, Calif. — Shea Properties has sold The Dunes, a 233,892-square-foot retail center in Marina, California, for $45 million to a Southern California-based private investor.
Winnetka, Ill. — The Winnetka Village Council has given final approval to One Winnetka, a five-story retail-residential project in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka.
New York City — Progress Capital has arranged a $23 million loan to refinance a retail property in Harlem.
Chesterfield, Mich. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $43 million first mortgage loan for Waterside Marketplace, a 291,231-square-foot retail center in Chesterfield, located 25 miles north of downtown Detroit.
Nanuet, N.Y. — Metropolitan Realty Associates (MRA) is set to acquire a 218,000-square-foot Macy’s department store located within The Shops at Nanuet in Nanuet, New York.
Atlanta — Atlanta-based RCG Ventures has acquired The Landings, a 112,622-square-foot shopping center located in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbroke, Illinois.
Monroe, N.C. — Big V Property Group has acquired Poplin Place, a 227,669-square-foot shopping center located in the southern Charlotte suburb of Monroe for $28.3 million.
Orlando, Fla. — A joint venture between Collett Capital and Long Wharf Capital has acquired a 186,000-square-foot shopping center in Orlando for $26.2 million.
Edwardsville, Ill. — Contegra Construction is underway on a $6 million retail property in Edwardsville near St. Louis.
Taylorsville, Utah — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of two single-tenant retail buildings located within Taylorsville Shopping Center in the Salt Lake City suburb of Taylorsville.
Naples, Fla. — Equity Sabal Bay MOB has sold Sabal Bay Centre in Naples, Florida, to a local investor for $5.8 million.
Woodbridge, Arlington Heights and O’Fallon, Ill. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of three single-tenant retail properties in Illinois for a total of $5.2 million.
Adrian, Mich. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $1.2 million sale of Adrian Plaza, an 8,000-square-foot shopping center in Adrian.
St. Charles, Mo. — Cullinan Properties has announced two new tenants set to open at the Streets of St. Charles, a 27-acre mixed-use development located in Missouri.
Hampton Roads, Va. — Divaris Real Estate Inc. (DRE) has added five retail properties totaling 303,694 square feet in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia to its leasing portfolio.
Conshohocken, Pa. — Wedding dress retailer David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Conshohocken-based company says it plans to keep its more than 300 David’s Bridal stores and…
Los Angeles — Nadel Architects has announced that construction is underway on Jordan Downs Plaza, a $24 million mixed-use development in Los Angeles.
Wellington, Fla. — PEBB Enterprises and Pebb Capital have sold the Shoppes at Isla Verde for approximately $74 million to MetLife Investment Management.
El Monte, Calif. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Santa Fe Trail Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail center located in El Monte, 13 miles east of Los Angeles.
Summerville, S.C. — Nexton and RealtyLink Commercial have announced a list of 22 tenants that will occupy Nexton Square, a shopping center in Summerville that is set to open this summer.
Lake Oswego, Ore. — HFF has arranged the sale of Oswego Village, a 102,809-square-foot shopping center located in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego.
San Leandro, Calif.— Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Westgate Center, a grocery-anchored mixed-use retail center located in the San Francisco Bay Area community of San Leandro.
Piqua, Ohio — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the sale of Market Place, a 182,487-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center located in Piqua.
DRA Advisors, Pine Tree Acquire 171,339-Square-Foot Retail Center in Suburban Chicago for $32.5 Million
Kildeer, Ill. — A joint venture between DRA Advisors and Pine Tree LLC has acquired The Shops at Kildeer, a 171,339-square-foot retail center located in the Chicago suburb of Kildeer, for…
Cutler Enterprises Subsidiary Offers Pop Art Barn Doors as Alternative to Barricades for Vacant Retail Space
Marina del Rey, Calif. — A subsidiary of Marina del Rey-based Cutler Enterprises is set to offer Pop Art Barn Doors, a reusable alternative to traditional barricades used to block off…
Heidenberg Properties Acquires Shopping Center in Culpeper, Virginia from Regency Centers for $32.7 Million
Culpeper, Va. — Heidenberg Properties Group (HPG) has acquired Culpeper Colonnade in Culpeper, located midway between Charlottesville and Washington, D.C.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — CBL Properties is planning to redevelop a Sears building at its Hamilton Place mall in Chattanooga into a mixed-use project.
San Ramon, Calif. — Sunset Development Co. has opened City Center Bishop Ranch, a shopping, dining and entertainment development located in San Ramon’s Bishop Ranch area.
Murrieta, Calif. — Phillips Edison & Co. has purchased Sierra Vista Plaza, a value-add retail center located at 25030-25100 Hancock St. in Murrieta, for an undisclosed price.
New York City — New York City-based Thor Equities and Mexico City-based Thor Urbana are set to open three retail centers in Mexico.
Buford, Ga., and Northport, Ala.— Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group has developed two Publix-anchored neighborhood retail centers in the suburbs of Atlanta and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, totaling more than 126,000 square…
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.— United Properties has acquired Parkway Plaza, a retail center located in Fort Oglethorpe.
Fontana and Montclair, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of two retail properties in California’s Inland Empire.
Cookeville, Tenn. — CBL Properties, along with Browning Development Solutions and CHM LLC, has opened The Shoppes at Eagle Point, a power retail center located in Cookeville.
Myrtle Beach, S.C. — Eyzenberg & Co. has secured a $26 million first mortgage bridge loan to replace a $22.6 million construction loan for THEBlvd, a mixed-use property in Myrtle Beach.
El Segundo, Calif.— Meridian Capital Group has secured a $16 million refinancing for The Hub – El Segundo, a retail property located in El Segundo, on behalf of Decron Properties.
Charlotte, N.C.— A joint venture between private equity firms Durational Capital Management LP and The Jordan Company LP have agreed to acquire chicken-and-biscuits chain Bojangles’ Inc. for $593.7 million in an all-cash…
Mooresville, N.C. — Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has unveiled its plans to close 20 underperforming stores in the United States as part of its ongoing strategic reassessment. Additionally, the company…
Vero Beach, Fla. — The Simpson Organization has announced plans for a multi-million dollar renovation of Vero Beach Outlets in Florida.
Hoover, Ala. — Boyle Investment Co.’s Midsouth Capital Fund has completed the sale of Whole Foods Market Plaza, a retail property situated on 18.9 acres at 3780 Riverchase Village in Hoover…
Forked River, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of Sunrise Plaza, a 255,940-square-foot retail center located in Forked River.
Beaumont, Texas — CBL Properties has announced plans to redevelop the former Macy’s location at Parkdale Mall in Beaumont.
Lake Elsinore, Calif.— Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $44.3 million sale of Lake Elsinore Marketplace, a 144,034-square-foot shopping center located in the Southern California city of…
Cohen Financial Secures $18.2 Million Acquisition Financing for Hopkinsville Town Center in Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Ky. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has secured $18.2 million in acquisition financing for Hopkinsville Town Center, a 184,761-square-foot shopping center located in Kentucky.
Los Angeles — Michigan-based Taubman Centers Inc. (NYSE: TCO) has completed its $500 million redevelopment of Beverly Center, an 883,000-square-foot shopping mall in Los Angeles.
Nationwide Realty Unveils Plans for 1.8 Million-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Development in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Ariz. — Nationwide Realty Investors has unveiled plans for Cavasson, a 1.8 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Scottsdale, just east of Phoenix.
Sandy Springs, Ga. — Mimms Enterprises has sold two adjacent shopping centers totaling 334,787 square feet in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta.
Arlington, Texas — Weitzman has arranged the sale of Matlock Oaks, an 86,777-square-foot retail center in Arlington.
Eureka, Calif. — NAI Northern California has negotiated the $11.4 million sale of the Eureka Safeway, located at 2555 Harris St. in Eureka.
Gahanna, Ohio — PEBB Enterprises has purchased Hunter’s Ridge, a 93,743-square-foot shopping center in Gahanna, an eastern suburb of Columbus.
Irvine, Calif. — CBRE has arranged a $20 million refinancing for Jamboree Promenade, a shopping center located at 2626-2646 Dupont Drive in Irvine.
Vienna, Va.— MetLife Investment Management has provided a $156.2 million refinancing for Modera Avenir Place, a grocery-anchored mixed-use development in Vienna.
San Diego — Manchester Financial Group has launched Manchester Pacific Gateway, a $1.5 billion redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex in downtown San Diego.
Teterboro, N.J. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $37.5 million sale of a 159,542-square-foot building occupied by Walmart in Teterboro, New Jersey, eight miles outside Manhattan.
Goodyear, Ariz. — A joint venture between DRA Advisors and Pine Tree has purchased Palm Valley Pavilions West, a shopping center located in Goodyear, a suburb 20 miles west of…
New York City — ABS Altman Warwick has arranged the $51 million refinancing of the Pergament Enterprises Mall, a 360,000-square-foot grocery-anchored power center in Staten Island.
New Caney, Texas — STRIVE has arranged the sale of Brookshire Brothers Shopping Center, a 55,944-square-foot retail center located 32 miles northeast of Houston in New Caney.
Partnership Acquires 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Historic Mixed-Use Complex in Manhattan for $880 Million
New York City — A partnership between L&L Holding Co., Normandy Real Estate Partners and an institutional investor advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired Terminal Stores, a 1.2 million-square-foot…
Atlanta — State Farm Arena, located at 1 State Farm Drive in downtown Atlanta, has opened its doors following a $192 million renovation program, the second largest renovation in NBA…
North Port, Fla. — A joint venture between West Villages and The Sembler Co. has broken ground on West Villages Marketplace, a neighborhood shopping center located at the corner of…
Glendora, Calif. — HFF has secured $17.1 million in post-acquisition financing for Grand and Alosta, a 70,881-square-foot, newly redeveloped shopping center located in the Southern California community of Glendora.
Huntington Beach, Calif. — Stockbridge, on behalf of its Smart Markets Fund, has purchased Edinger Plaza, a power shopping center located in Huntington Beach.
Bethlehem, Pa. — A joint venture between Onyx Equities and PCCP has acquired Westgate Mall, a 270,000-square-foot enclosed mall located in the Lehigh Valley community of Bethlehem.
Beverly Hills, Calif.— Lang & Lang Properties has completed the sale of a retail building, located at 457-459 N. Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
Deerfield Township, Ohio— Silverman & Co. Inc. has broken ground on Phase I of The District at Deerfield, a $120 million mixed-use project in Deerfield Township near Cincinnati.
Memphis, Tenn. — HFF has secured $85 million in permanent financing for Crosstown Concourse, a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development located in Memphis.
Tucson, Ariz. — DSW Commercial Real Estate, along with Iridius Capital and JCR Capital, has purchased Campbell Plaza, a shopping center located along Campbell Avenue in Tucson.
Plano, Texas — The District, a chef-driven dining area, has opened at The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano.
Chicago — How retailers can best integrate online and brick-and-mortar sales as well as utilize new technology to analyze shopper activity were two of the most prominent discussion points at this…
Miami — Berkadia has arranged a $46.9 million loan for the acquisition of Downtown Dadeland, a seven-acre urban retail development located 7250 N. Kendall Drive in Miami.
Willard Retail Buys Land for 150,000-Square-Foot Town Center Project in Raleigh’s Research Triangle Park
Raleigh, N.C.— Chevy Chase, Maryland-based Willard Retail has signed an agreement with the Research Triangle Foundation to acquire a 12-acre parcel located in Research Triangle Park.
Charlotte, N.C.— The Spectrum Cos., in partnership with Invesco Real Estate, is developing a mixed-use project located on a five-acre tract linking Charlotte’s South End with its Uptown business district.
Lucescu Realty Arranges Sale of 326,608-Square-Foot Clovis Commons Shopping Center in California for $45 Million
Clovis, Calif.— Lucescu Realty has arranged the sale of Clovis Commons Shopping Center in Clovis.
Atlanta— Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), the owner and developer best known for Class A malls, has broken ground on the $300 redevelopment of Phipps Plaza, an upscale shopping mall…
Kimball, Tenn. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Kimball Crossing, a 280,476-square-foot retail center located in Kimball, 29 miles outside Chattanooga.
Taylorsville, Utah — HFF has secured a $69 million refinancing for Crossroads of Taylorsville, a 726,306-square-foot retail center located 10 miles outside Salt Lake City in Taylorsville.
Hoffman Estates, Ill.— Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. A $134 million debt…
Medina, Ohio— Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $15.1 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Giant Eagle Supermarket in Medina…
Elkins and Summersville, W.Va. — Regency Properties has acquired three shopping centers in West Virginia totaling 319,194 square feet.
Washington, D.C.— Walker & Dunlop has structured $61 million in financing for the recapitalization of The Shops at Dakota Crossing, a trophy retail center in Washington, D.C.
Longview, Wash. — CBRE has arranged the $38.3 million sale of Triangle Center, a 260,627-square-foot community shopping center located in Longview.
McKinney, Missouri City and League City, Texas — CBRE has arranged the sale of a three-property retail portfolio located on the outskirts of Dallas and Houston.
New York City — News headlines such as “Retail Is Dead” have painted a picture of desolation and destruction for the current state of retail real estate in the United States…
San Antonio — Los Angeles-based RPD Catalyst LLC has sold Pavilions North Shopping Center, a 165,993-square-foot retail property located in San Antonio.
Malden, Mass.— Encore Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $5.3 million sale of a net-leased Walgreens Pharmacy in Malden.
Hudson Pacific, Allianz to Acquire Historic Ferry Building in Downtown San Francisco for $291 Million
San Francisco — Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) and Allianz Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco.
Enfield, Conn. — Katz Properties has acquired Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, a 300,588-square-foot shopping center located 20 miles north of Hartford in Enfield.
Zephyr Cove, Nev.— Dickson Commercial Group (DCG) has arranged the sale of Round Hill Square Shopping Center, a retail property located in Zephyr Cove near Lake Tahoe.
Colorado Springs, Colo. — Confluent Development is nearing completion on an 8,265-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center located in Colorado Springs.
Boca Raton, Fla. — A trio of developers — Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties, Schmier Property Group — in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital have broken ground on Uptown Boca, a…
Warminster, Pa. — HFF has arranged the sale of Warminster Plaza, a 128,544-square-foot shopping center located 27 miles outside Philadelphia in Warminster.
Houston — Mattress Firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of the Houston-based retailer’s plan to restructure its balance sheet and ultimately close up to 700 stores across…
Evansville, Ind. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $12 million sale of Plaza East in Evansville in southwestern Indiana.
Crestwood, Mo. — Redevelopment plans have been unveiled for the former Crestwood Mall site in Crestwood, located 13 miles outside St. Louis.
Moreno Valley, Calif.— MCA Realty has purchased a portion of Stoneridge Towne Centre, a retail center located in Moreno Valley, for $16.5 million.
Tulsa, Okla. — R/D Investors has acquired Tulsa Hills, a 700,000-square-foot shopping center located in Tulsa.
Lancaster County, S.C. — Chattanooga, Tennessee-based developer Hutton has announced the completion of the Promenade at Carolina Reserve, a 258,000-square-foot shopping center located in Lancaster County.
Arlington, Texas— CBRE has arranged the sale of Bardin Place, a 420,550-square-foot retail center located just south of Interstate 20 in Arlington.
Robbinsville, N.J.— Colliers has arranged the sale of The Shoppes at Foxmoor, a 125,295-square-foot retail center in Robbinsville.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 3901 Hixson Pike Suite 181 in Chattanooga.
Monrovia, Calif. — Warner Pacific Properties has completed leasing Monrovia Landing, a shopping center located at 729 E. Huntington Drive in Monrovia.
New York City — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $13.5 million sale of a three-story retail building in Midtown, Manhattan.
Salt Lake City — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 2,513-square-foot, single-tenant building leased to Café Rio in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House…
Los Angeles-based LBG Real Estate Companies has always focused on opportunistic investments, but it’s revved up its game recently as it cultivates two customer-oriented shopping attractions out West.
Orlando, Fla. — HFF has secured $4 million in post-acquisition financing for Church Street Station South, a 50,888-square-foot, mixed-use property located in downtown Orlando.
Coral Springs, Fla. — Tiktin Real Estate Investment Services (TREIS) has arranged the $43 million sale of the Heron Bay Office and Retail Portfolio in Coral Springs.
Santa Maria, Calif. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Santa Maria Town Center, a 331,804-square-foot regional mall in Santa Maria.
Maryville, Tenn. — Hutton has opened the redeveloped Maryille Commons, a 69,540-square-foot shopping center in Maryville, located 18 miles south of Knoxville.
Owings Mills, Md. — Kimco Realty Corp. has inked a 66,450-square-foot lease with Giant Food at Mill Station, a $108 million project located at the site of the former Owings…
Florida and Georgia — Colliers International has arranged the $55 million sale of 10 single-tenant retail properties in Florida and Georgia that are net-leased to Walgreens.
Mansfield, Ohio — Out of the Box Ventures LLC has acquired Richland Mall in Mansfield, located midway between Columbus and Cleveland.
NKF Capital Markets Arranges Sale of 488,867-Square-Foot Esplanade Shopping Center in Southern California
Oxnard, Calif. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Esplanade Shopping Center, a regional shopping center located in Oxnard.
Davenport, Iowa — Equity Investment Group has acquired Kimberly West, a 113,713-square-foot shopping center anchored by Hv-Vee in Davenport, for an undisclosed price.
Dallas — Centennial has appointed Whitney Livingston chief operating officer (COO) of projects.
Hillside And Oswego, Ill. — Sterling Organization has acquired a two-property retail portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price.
West Lebanon, N.H. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Powerhouse Plaza, an 81,317-square-foot retail property in West Lebanon.
TREO Group Receives $33 Million Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Waterfront Project in Miami’s Coconut Grove
Miami — The TREO Group has received a $33 million loan from FirstBank Florida for the construction of Regatta Harbour, a mixed-use waterfront development located in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood
Harsch Investment Properties Acquires Gresham Station Shopping Center in Metro Portland for $64.5 Million
Gresham, Ore. — Harsch Investment Properties has acquired Gresham Station Shopping Center in Gresham for $64.5 million.
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $15.6 million sale of Spruce Plaza, a 15,555-square-foot retail center located in the Inland Empire community of Rancho Cucamonga.
Raleigh, N.C. — Berkeley Capital Advisors has arranged the $15.5 million sale of Greystone Village, an 85,649-square-foot shopping center in Raleigh.
Morton Grove, Ill. — Kensington Development Partners and IM Properties have acquired Prairie View Plaza Shopping Center, a 310,000-square-foot retail center in Morton Grove.
Select Strategies Purchases Seven-Property Shopping Center Portfolio in Metro St. Louis for $78.4 Million
St. Louis — Select Strategies Retail Holdings V LLC, an affiliate of privately held real estate investment firm Select Strategies Realty, has purchased a seven-property shopping center portfolio in metro…
Los Angeles — Quantum Capital Partners has secured a $16 million loan for the recapitalization of a retail center in downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District.
Brockton, Mass. — New England Development has signed Planet Fitness and Burlington to Westgate Mall in Brockton, a city 25 miles south of Boston.
San Bernardino, Calif. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $20 million sale of Seley Plaza, a 159,324-square-foot shopping center in San Bernardino.
Ooltewah, Tenn. — HFF has arranged the $18.5 million sale of Snow Hill Village, an 86,108-square-foot shopping center in Ooltewah, located 18 miles east of Chattanooga.
Jupiter, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $8.1 million sale of a vacant, freestanding retail building in Jupiter.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $55 Million Sale of Freestanding Whole Foods Property in Silicon Valley
Los Altos, Calif. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $55 million sale of a 50,451-square-foot retail property leased to Whole Foods Market in Los Altos.
Pompano Beach, Fla. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged a $10 million loan for the refinancing of Beachway Shopping Center, a 53,613-square-foot retail center in Pompano Beach.
Los Angeles — CBRE has appointed Brandon Famous chairman of the newly formed Global Retail Occupier Executive Committee.
Richmond, Va. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the $6.2 million sale of two-property retail portfolio in Richmond.
Lawrence, Kan. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of an 83,217-square-foot retail center in Lawrence for an undisclosed price.
New Orleans — UNTUCKit has opened its first Louisiana store in New Orleans. Carly Plotkin of Stirling Properties secured the 2,089-square-foot lease on behalf of UNTUCKit.
Kissimmee, Fla. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Vine Street Square, a 114,071-square-foot shopping center in Kissimmee, located 30 miles south of Orlando.
Michigan and Indiana — NAI Wisinski has arranged the sale of four shopping centers anchored by Kroger in Michigan and Indiana for $28.5 million.
Los Angeles — Ross Dress for Less will open three stores in downtown Glendale, South Los Angeles and Santa Fe Springs on Oct. 13.
Chicago — EQ Office, the office portfolio company owned by Blackstone’s real estate funds, has unveiled plans for Catalog, a five-story dining, retail and entertainment destination located at the base…
Huntington Park, Calif. — Sterling Organization has acquired Margarita Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center located four miles outside Los Angeles in Huntington Park, for $23.8 million.
Carson, Calif. — Macerich (NYSE: MAC) and Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) have formed a 50/50 joint venture to develop Los Angeles Premium Outlets, a new outlet mall in Carson…
Charlotte, N.C. — HFF has arranged financing for the acquisition and renovation of Seneca Place, a 41,310-square-foot retail strip center and outparcel pad in Charlotte.
Destin, Fla. — CenterCore Properties LLC has acquired The Market Shops, a 52,838-square-foot retail center in Destin.
Westlake, Ohio — British gas station and convenience store operator EG Group has agreed to acquire a portfolio of real estate assets, including 225 Minit Mart-branded stores, for $305 million.
Brentwood, Tenn. — HFF has arranged the $14.4 million sale of Mallory Corners, a 70,000-square-foot shopping center in Brentwood, located 10 miles south of Nashville.
Pasadena, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $23 million sale of a 39,290-square-foot retail building in Pasadena.
San Francisco — The San Francisco Giants has selected Tishman Speyer as its joint venture partner to develop Mission Rock, a waterfront mixed-use neighborhood near AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Papillion, Neb. — PREP Property Group Inc. has acquired Shadow Lake Towne Center, a 654,666-square-foot shopping center in Papillion, located 13 miles south of Omaha.
Houma, La. — HFF has secured the $27.2 million sale of Houma Shopping Center, a 204,879-square-foot shopping center in the southern Louisiana community of Houma, located 57 miles southwest of New…
Fredericksburg, Va. — Calkain Cos. LLC has arranged the $15.6 million sale of a property net leased to Publix in Fredericksburg, a town in northern Virginia.
Orlando, Fla. — Tavistock Development Co. has unveiled plans for Boxi Park at Lake Nona, an outdoor entertainment venue located within Lake Nona Town Center, a 100-acre mixed-use development that anchors…
Tyler, Texas — HFF has arranged a $105 million loan for the refinancing of The Village at Cumberland Park, a 649,636-square-foot shopping center in Tyler.
Macon, Ga. — A joint venture between The Sembler Co. and Berkley Development has broken ground on North Macon Plaza, a 166,465-square-foot retail project located in Macon, a city 83 miles…
Colorado Springs, Colo. — Kimco Realty Corp. has sold The Market at Spring Creek, a 107,310-square-foot retail center in Colorado Springs.
Northridge, Calif. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Northridge Promenade, an 89,473-square-foot shopping center in Northridge.
Sandy, Utah — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Canyon Center, a 47,866-square-foot, Smith’s Grocery-anchored shopping center in Sandy, located 18 miles south of Salt Lake…
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By Greg Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President of Henry S. Miller Cos. The retail market, both online and in physical stores, is evolving dramatically due in large part to Amazon’s…
Vision Growth Partners to Acquire 65 Salons in Michigan, Becoming Largest Supercuts Franchisee in Midwest
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. — Vision Growth Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire 65 salons in Michigan from Regis Corp. (NYSE: RGS).
Woodland, Calif. — Affiliates of El Tigre Holdings have acquired Woodland Crossroads, a shopping center located within the Sacramento Valley city of Woodland.
Richmond, Va. — Surge Trampoline and Panera Bread are set to open at Regency Mall in Richmond as part of the property’s ongoing redevelopment.
Westlake Village, Calif. — Sterling Organization has purchased North Ranch Gateway, a shopping center in Westlake Village.
Albuquerque, N.M. — Sapir Real Estate Development has broken ground on the first phase of Snow Heights Promenade, a retail and entertainment project in Albuquerque.
Woodridge, Ill. — North American Real Estate (NARE) has acquired Woodgrove Festival in Woodridge, located 29 miles west of Chicago, for $20 million.
Overland Park, Kan. — PEBB Enterprises has purchased Pinnacle Village, a 126,909-square-foot shopping center in Overland Park, for an undisclosed price.
Tampa, Fla. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $27 million sale of Tampa Bay Center, a 142,350-square-foot shopping center in Tampa.
Philadelphia — CBRE has arranged the $10 million sale of Liberty Plaza, a 372,130-square-foot shopping center in Philadelphia.
Atlanta — Braves Development Co. (BDC) has signed four new tenants to The Battery Atlanta in Cobb County.
Los Angeles and New York — CBRE Global Investors (NYSE: CBRE) has formed a joint venture with Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ: BPY) to purchase three super-regional malls totaling 3.7 million…
Chapel Hill, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged the $10.5 million sale of Glenwood Square, a 51,900-square-foot retail center in Chapel Hill.
Lawrenceville, Ga. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $5.3 million sale of a freestanding building leased to Crunch Fitness in Lawrenceville, located 34 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Statesboro, Ga. — CBL Properties has sold Statesboro Crossing, a 155,185-square-foot retail center in the southeastern Georgia city of Statesboro, for $21.5 million.
Delaware County, Ohio — Blue Horseshoe Ventures has signed UltraStar Multi-tainment Center to its $2 billion Planet Oasis project in Delaware County.
New York City — JLL has arranged a $221.8 million bridge loan through JP Morgan to finance a retail portfolio in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Tampa, Fla. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $18 million sale of a retail property leased to Sprouts Farmers Market in Tampa.


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Only the second two-wheeler to achieve the landmark.
To mark the occasion of the sale of 1 crore TVS XL Supers, TVS is launching a special edition variant which comes with a few cosmetic markers to show the landmark achievement.
The 2-stroke moped is now only the 2nd two-wheeler in the country to go past the 1 crore unit mark, the first being the Hero/Hero Honda Splendor. While the Hero Splendor has appealed to both rural and urban consumers, the TVS moped has had most of its loyalty from the hinterlands of the country.
Once laws were passed to ban 2-stroke vehicles from most of the country, TVS' market for the moped shrunk dramatically to rural India alone. Despite this, the moped still finds itself in the top 10 list of two-wheelers sold each year. The moped, as per the official website, is also exported from India.
The Special Edition XL Super carries a chrome-finished grab rail and an exhaust guard that hosts a 1 crore celebration sticker. Two new colours, Silver Grey and Titanium Grey, have also been introduced.
The TVS XL Super carries a modest 70 cc engine that puts out 3.5 hp at 5,000 rpm and 7 Nm of torque at 3,750 rpm which is mated to a simple one-speed gearbox. The moped retails for INR 34,058 (ex-showroom, Chennai).
TVS XL Super 1 crore sales - Press Release
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Metro 2033 was a cool game but had some issues when it released a couple of years ago under the wings of the now departed THQ. 4A Studios took on the criticisms and made for a more polished game in Metro Last Light which released recently – but this time under Deep Silver who purchased the rights when THQ went down. Well it seems the punters have been happy with the changes as there are encouraging results all round.
• On Windows® PC, the game more than tripled Metro 2033’s worldwide sales over the same opening week period
• In the US, Metro: Last Light sold through more boxed units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 has managed lifetime to date
• Across all formats worldwide, Metro: Last Light has sold more units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 managed in 3 months
• Metro: Last Light has shot to #1 in the weekly charts in multiple European territories including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and also in the UK, where publisher Deep Silver recorded their fourth straight week at number 1
Now that is good news for all concerned.


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Last year, Bermuda's Premier and Finance Minister, David Burt, launched the Blockchain Task Force.
Ripple's chief executive has some words of advice for issuers behind ICOs: do not spend all your funds in one location.
Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao has become the latest celebrity to permit his personal brand to a first coin offering (ICO).
The development team behind blockchain project Stellar has shown that they intend to establish a key net implementation of the Lightning Network (LN) by the end of the year.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is tapping into the expertise of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in implementing blockchain technology for core processes.
Payments giant Mastercard is completely behind supporting state-backed, fundamental bank-issued cryptocurrencies, a senior executive has shown.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors the global financial system to promote stability and coordinates financial regulation for G20 nations has dismissed calls from some G20 members to control cryptocurrencies like bitco
As recently covered by CCN, Brazil's biggest cryptocurrency exchange Foxbit recently went down and dropped a total of 30 bitcoins due to a bug that allowed users to withdraw their bitcoin balances double.


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Scripps College Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood, a leading scholar on elder abuse, is expanding her examination of why older adults may be more vulnerable to certain types of consumer fraud. She recently led a team of researchers from three prominent universities in the exploration of risk factors for individuals susceptible to sweepstakes-type scams. Their study, “CALL TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Perceived Benefits and Risk Drive Intention to Comply in a Mass Marketing Scam,” was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
Are consumers lured by the amount of money promised in Mass Marketing Scams (MMS) to the point where they may even discount the risks associated with responding to them? An analysis of over 500 adults sampled over the course of two experiments designed to get at the underlying psychological factors involved in responding to MMS suggests the answer is “yes.” MMS represent one of the most rapidly growing crimes, costing billions of dollars worldwide and extracting an enormous toll on individuals who fall prey to sophisticated scamming techniques.
In the study, based on 25 real scam solicitations that were successful at “hooking the victim” in the Los Angeles area, the chance to win a large sum of money, such as $25,000, influenced the perceived risks of participation—including the possibility of identity theft and further persuasive tactics by scammers. While prior research models primarily have explored the way the marketing ploys are presented to consumers, Wood’s research delves into the individual differences of the scam victims themselves.
“Our data supports the view that demographic disparities can play a part in response rates for these type of sweepstakes scams in particular. We found that less-educated consumers are more likely to be susceptible to the opportunity for a large reward, which is consistent with other research studies that tie similar behavior to such attributes as patience, delayed gratification, and opportunity for financial education,” Wood said.
The researchers found the most important factor in deciding whether to respond was the person’s assessment of the risk versus the potential reward. Almost half of their subjects indicated an interest in responding, which was more than researchers had anticipated. When the study added a requirement that people pay an activation fee of $5 to $100, nearly a quarter of the subjects still had an interest in responding.
The study also explored how activation fees might impact interest in responding to the scams. Among the demographic variables, age and education independently predicted responses after controlling for the activation fee, such that older adults and highly educated participants were less likely to “make the call,” and high activation fees deterred individuals reporting a high likelihood to respond.
“In our second experiment, in particular, participants were less likely to indicate they are willing to call when there is an activation fee, although there was no difference between $5 or $10. Similar to our first experiment, risk and benefits assessments remained the highest predictors of intention to respond.”
The study suggests something of a paradox, Wood concludes. On the one hand, consumers are for the most part able to recognize potential scams. The lure of the prize is largely driving individuals’ behaviors, leading many of them to discount the possible risks. The sentiment seems to be: “After all, what harm can be done by just responding to a letter?” On the other hand, protecting consumers from such alluring offers poses a much more difficult task than “just saying no.”


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Huawei's last digital series smart bracelet was released at the end of 2019, named Huawei Bracelet 4 pro, with a price of 399 yuan. Then, in July and December of last year, Huawei successively launched the Huawei Bracelet B6 and Huawei smart watch fit, and there was no news about the digital series. And today,Digital blogger @ courage digital Jun revealed that Huawei Bracelet 6 / 6 Pro will be released next month.
In addition, HUAWEI Bracelet 4 Pro built-in NFC function, support access control card, 252 city traffic card payment, also support Alipay scan code payment.
As the upgrade of Huawei Bracelet 4, the new version of Huawei Bracelet 6 should be further upgraded in appearance and function.
At the same time, there is also a smart watch to be released soon. The blogger said that the new watch is another version of fit, and its appearance is not low.
Huawei smart watch fit is Huawei's first square smart watch. It adopts a 1.64-inch AMOLED square full-color large screen, with a resolution of 456x286 pixels and a body weight of 21g (excluding strap). There are four colors available, including mint green, cherry pink, melon orange and obsidian black. It is full of the flavor of youth.
Huawei smart watch fit also uses Huawei's latest trusee 4.0 heart rate monitoring technology, combined with the data collection of optical sensors, which can carry out 24-hour heart rate monitoring and intelligent reminder. When the caution rate is too high or too low, the watch will remind users.


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Printed images look best
Tea time is always best served with a photo album.
The filter-free pictures may cause embarrassment, but it's something moms will never part with.
The Instagram youth are slowly catching on and realising the wisdom of having their pictures printed.
Unlike the cyber world, it can never be wiped clean - unless it finds itself in a furnace.
Deon Brits, the general manager for photo imaging at Fujifilm, says they realised consumers enjoy holding a printed photograph and brought back their popular Instax camera a few years ago.
People become bored almost instantly when anybody shows them images on a mobile or laptop," he says, adding people connect with the moment, and experience various emotions when holding printed photos.
He says prints will last a lifetime in an album, a wall frame, a purse or locker chains.
"Mobiles and laptops get lost, stolen and hard drives crash. Most of the time one cannot find the image when wanting to show someone at that given time; with prints they are always available to show."
The company, which has just launched its latest Instax camera, is also busy with an initiative called PrintLife. The project is part of the international drive to inspire consumers to print their images which will last a lifetime.
"We will be printing each photo and it will be displayed at the exhibition in Sandton City for a week during the month of June 2019. Part of the exhibition will consist of Instax and digital photography activations."
Brits says the world was excited when the Polaroid from the early 1980s was born, giving instant gratification by printing out images immediately. Next came Fuji's version Mini 10 Instax camera launched in Japan in 1998.
They have now officially teamed up with singer Taylor Swift for a limited edition Instax Square SQ6.
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As befits any executive in the electronics industry today, Inglis is worried about the economy. "We are beginning to see a recovery in this industry," he said, "but nobody knows if consumer spending will come back."
During this Great Recession, Inglis said that ARM accelerated the company's efforts particularly in engineering. This year, ARM has also kept a keen eye out for "strategic investment opportunities." ARM and Qualcomm, for example, recently led a group of investors to help network-on-chip IP supplier Arteris Inc. raise $9.7 million.
Inglis said ARM has made similar investments in a series of companies -- although not publicly announced -- in 2009. ARM's efforts have been critical, especially during this year's drought in VC money. Inglis said, "We made commitments to some start-ups, hoping that this will help them attract money from other sources." ARM's original funding in Luminary Micro is an example of how ARM's seed investment helped not just the start-up, but ARM and ARM's partners.
As widely successful as ARM has been on the mobile handset market, what's remarkable about the company is that it has never rested on its laurels.
In the third quarter of this year alone, the company claimed that 15 new processor licenses signed, including four next-generation processors, for a broad range of markets including digital TV, microcontrollers, hard disk drives and networking applications
During the interview, Inglis stated his ambition bluntly: "We want every socket MIPS is in today."
ARM's invasion into new market areas beyond mobile is already gaining a solid ground. Getting STMicroelectronics, one of the world's leading set-top-box chip makers, to adopt the ARM Corte-A9 MP Core processor, in addition to the Mali-400 graphics processor, for its upcoming set-top-box and digital TV system-on-chip ICs, was a huge win for ARM. ST, traditionally, has depended on home-grown processors to drive its digital consumer products.
Inglis acknowledged that ARM's ST persuasion has taken "seven years."
Similarly, ARM recently announced that it has talked Infineon Technologies AG into using ARM in security controllers for chip card and security applications.


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Honda has reportedly reneged on its promise to supply Sauber with customer engines next year.
The claim, carried by Germany's Auto Bild, fuels speculation that the hapless Japanese manufacturer could be about to quit Formula 1 altogether.
The news coincides with speculation that McLaren have looked into dropping their works Honda deal in order to switch to a customer engine supplied by Mercedes, Renault or even Ferrari.
Yet another victim looks set to be the small Swiss team Sauber, with the report saying that the end of the Honda deal leaves them with "no engine" for 2018.
"Honda has dissolved the contract," said the report.
Another reason for the Sauber-Honda split could be that the deal was brokered by Monisha Kaltenborn, who has since been ousted by the Swiss team's new owners.
Since then, rumours of continuing ructions at Sauber have swirled.
Swiss newspaper Blick reported that Beat Zehnder could be named the new team boss, but in fact Sauber announced on Wednesday that the deal with former Renault chief Frederic Vasseur has finally been done.


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By Alan Bedenko | ArtVoice.com
Today at 2pm, Buffalo’s Food Trucks will be at the Common Council as the city’s legislature debates how the food truck law might be changed. The law sunsets in April and in the past 12 months, not a single complaint has been lodged from any source against any truck.
The trucks, however, find themselves up against some intransigent lawmakers and some brick and mortar restaurants that believe they have the right to regulate and control what the trucks do and how they do it. Also on the agenda is expanding access to downtown Buffalo Place locations and freeing Canalside up to the trucks.
If you enjoy buying food from Buffalo’s food trucks, please come and show your support.
Because in the end, this isn’t about whether or not the law is fair for the trucks or fair for the restaurants – this is about you. This is about you telling the city, the trucks, and the brick & mortars – I like having a choice; I like the product that the trucks offer and I want more access to more trucks – not more restrictive access to fewer trucks. We’ve already lost the Cheesy Chick grilled cheese food truck due in part to the high cost of doing business across multiple municipalities in WNY.
Buffalo charges trucks $1,000 per year, while it costs a restaurant between $175 – 325 per year to hold a take out license. The city claims that it needs to charge trucks $1,000 per year because of the administrative costs involved, yet refuses to release a breakdown of those costs.
Ultimately, it might be time for a regionwide statute that is applicable to all municipalities in Erie County with a single fee paid. You want to encourage and help entrepreneurship in western New York? Then this should be the test case.
But for the time being, please show your support for your favorite food trucks. They need it, and the city’s lawmakers need to understand that this isn’t only about the trucks and the restaurants – it’s about you.


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For as diverse a group as entrepreneurs, business owners and investors can be, there’s something almost every single one has in common. No matter where they live in the world, what age they may be, or where their interests may lie, everyone wants to make it big on the internet. To be at the forefront of the next emerging online sector is the dream of every would-be titan of industry.
Take it from the cryptocurrency industry, however: there is bad with the good. Towards the end of 2017, Bitcoin and its ilk rocketed up every major trend list. Unfortunately for cryptocurrency, this included the list of industries most targeted by DDoS attacks. As much as it may seem like these ubiquitous attacks are being fired indiscriminately all over the internet, they aren’t. Certain industries are getting hammered, and as the Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report from the fourth quarter of the 2017 can attest, cryptocurrency is climbing those ranks.
In a rare interview with Harvard Business School that was published online earlier this month, (it has since been taken down) value investor Seth Klarman spoke at length about his investment process, philosophy and the changes value investors have had to overcome during the past decade. Klarman’s hedge fund, the Boston-based Baupost has one of Read More
A rising industry
For those who pride themselves on being in-the-know, cryptocurrency is nothing new, but it flew under the radar in terms of mainstream awareness until partway through 2017 when it blew up like a supernova, hailed as a disruptor and becoming a must-have investment for everyone from margin traders to your next-door neighbor who last invested in Hummel figurines.
By no coincidence, DDoS protection provider ssaw cryptocurrency enter the list of top 10 industries most targeted by distributed denial of service or DDoS attacks in the third quarter of 2017, making its debut at number eight. As cryptocurrency gained popularity, so too did it grow as a target for attackers. In the fourth quarter of 2017 it rose all the way to the fifth most-targeted industry.
As number five on the list, cryptocurrency joins such constantly-targeted industries as internet service providers, online gambling, IT and software and online gaming, and actually surpasses the finance industry.
Disrupting the disruptor
There’s a range of reasons the cryptocurrency industry has become so beleaguered by distributed denial of service attacks. Some are solely related to the industry’s status as the hot new thing, making it an attractive target for DDoSers that simply like to rabble rouse – to shut down what many see as an essential service and then sit back and watch the screeching fallout on social media, or to attackers who know sudden growth means an industry is generally unprepared and under-protected when it comes to these attacks. Platforms like cryptocurrency exchanges are made extra vulnerable by the stress of natural influxes of traffic, such as the ones that accompany rising or plunging currency values or an initial coin offering.
However, while the attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges have certainly intensified with the industry’s growing popularity, some of the reasons this industry is so heavily assaulted are ones that have made cryptocurrency exchanges an obvious target since 2009 and will continue to make them a target for as long as cryptocurrency exchanges exist.
The enduring vulnerability of cryptocurrency exchanges is illuminated in a study published in the Journal of Cybersecurity in June of 2017 that delves into the impact of DDoS attacks on Bitcoin exchanges, namely the now-defunct Mt. Gox. The study posits that cryptocurrency exchanges may be targeted by DDoS attacks because there is such a high level of competition between exchanges, and service disruptions caused by these attacks may lead to users turning to alternative platforms. The study also points out that attacks may be used to create favorable trading conditions for attackers, allowing them to buy and sell at their preferred values while blocking other traders.
The study analyzed millions of transactions that were publicly released after the collapse of Mt. Gox and found that DDoS attacks did, in fact, negatively impact the exchange’s business. Following confirmed and reported DDoS attacks, there was a significant reduction in the number of large trades made on Mt. Gox. Considering security events like DDoS attacks increase the chances of a failed transaction – including the possibility that the entire value of the transaction may be lost – it makes sense that traders would be wary of large transactions after a service disruption.
Though Mt. Gox ultimately shut down after a total of 850,000 Bitcoin went missing (approximately $450 million USD at the time), DDoS attacks played a major part in Mt. Gox going from the number one exchange in 2011 to nonexistent in 2014. After a total of 34 reported DDoS attacks on Mt. Gox in 2012 and 2013, four other cryptocurrency exchanges overtook it in market share. This was the beginning of the end for what was once the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in existence.
A problem to be solved
The answer to the DDoS problem for cryptocurrency exchanges lies in professional DDoS protection designed to preserve uptime for services that always need to be available. This means highly scalable, always-on protection with leading traffic analysis and a time to mitigation that clocks in under 10 seconds. Anything less and it’s angry traders losing out on thousands of dollars in a matter of seconds and an exchange losing out on an untold number of transactions as a result, with an ever-increasing number of competing platforms ready to scoop up that market share.
However, while cryptocurrency exchanges will remain a major target for many reasons, as the industry’s popularity eventually fades from white-hot to a steady red, there’s a good possibility it will drop a few spaces down the list of most-targeted industries. Not because trading conditions can no longer be manipulated or exchanges become less competitive, but because there will assuredly be a hot new industry that’s over-exposed, under-protected and ready to take cryptocurrency’s place on the charts. Unless, of course, that industry can learn its lesson from cryptocurrency.


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Tourist tip #304 / Jerusalem Wine Festival
Enjoy unlimited sips at the Israel Museum, and this year you get Herod the Great as a bonus.
Pssst! Yes, we’re talking to you, dear reader. We heard through the grapevine that the annual Jerusalem Wine Festival gets underway Monday, offering oenophiles and art-lovers a chance to sample the latest varieties, varietals and blends from dozens of Israel’s leading wineries.
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NPD Group Inc. this week said Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 5 ranked as top-selling video game hardware in the latest domestic retail data.
For the month of Sept., the PS5 ranked as the No. 1 best-selling video game hardware in both units and dollar sales.
Sony sold 2.5 million PlayStation 5 units in Q1. It has sold 10.1 million units to date.
The Game and Network Services division, which includes the PlayStation business, recorded Q1 revenue of $5.62 billion. It held an operating profit of $760 million for the quarter.
PS5/PS4 software sales totaled to 63.6 million units in Q4.
PS Plus members totaled 46.3 million.


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It’s Survival Saturday! Welcome to America, where the government gets more of your money than you do and technology has invaded our brains to the point that they are physically changing. But there’s also some good news this week – Monsanto is losing money hand over greedy fist and Vermont has stubbornly forced some of the biggest players in the food industry to label GMOs.
Survival Saturday is a round-up of the week’s news and resources for folks who are interested in being prepared.
This Week in the News
The Mastodon in the Room: Taxes
When an elephant just isn’t big enough, you have to go with a mastodon.
Most of the time when people discuss what takes the highest percentage of their income, they ignore the colossal mastodon in the room. We spend more of our income on taxes to fund things we do not approve of than we do housing, food, and clothing combined.
Think about it: with anything else you purchase, you have a little bit of a choice. You can opt for a splurge of a home with a big house and property, or you can choose to be frugal with a small little cottage. You can eat thrifty beans and rice, or you can go for the filet mignon. And either of those choices is fine if you can afford them because we’re supposedly free.
However, taxes are collected at the threat of time behind bars (nearly a hundred different taxes!) and you have no options whatsoever about how that money is spent. Do you want your money supporting the fools in Congress? Do you want it subsidizing GMO corn and soy? Paying for the FDA to crack down on small businesses while allowing Big Pharma to poison us? Paying for wars or welfare? (Our tax dollars helped the US to become one of the top executioners of human beings in the world in 2015.) Perhaps it will go toward luxurious vacations for the President and his family that cost more than we’ll make in 10 years?
As far back as the 1950s, a few brave thinkers were pointing out that income tax was a complete violation of our individual rights, particularly the right to own private property. Frank Chodorov wrote in 1956 that income tax was the root of all evil and presumed government control over all things. Frank had it right, but no one listened. His book is short at only 90 pages, but so worth the read if you want to understand more about the giant fraud that is forcible income tax.
It doesn’t matter if you like it or not, your money is stolen at gunpoint and you have no say in what is purchased with it. You merely get to try to survive off what they leave you with, which could be why more people than ever are without money for basic necessities like groceries. (Here’s how to live off the supplies in your pantry in a pinch.) I’m sure you can determine my strong feelings about the legalized Mafia at the IRS.
Monsanto Profits Plummet While Little Vermont Forces Big Food to Label GMO-Containing Products
Are we watching the end of an empire? Monsanto reported a drop of 25% for the last quarter, and a decline of 34% for their cancer-causing product, Round-up. The company blamed the plummeting profits on “less-than-ideal harvests” and “pressures in overseas markets.” However, one might suspect that the grassroots backlash against their GMO offerings and their blithe violations of the protocols of science may have had something to do with it. I’m sure that the WHO’s bombshell statement last year that Round-up “probably causes cancer” probably didn’t help their bottom line, either. The free market is speaking, as people are overwhelmingly seeking organic options in response to the questionable products. Farmers must change to meet this demand if they want to stay in business. This could very well mean the collapse of one of the most hated corporations in the world.
It looks like individual states have done what Congress will not. You may start seeing GMO labels on products at your local grocery store because the state of Vermont requires that they be labeled for sale in that state. Large companies like Kelloggs, General Mills, and Mars are now planning to “voluntarily” label their products because they can’t separately label only the products destined for that state without a dramatic increase in costs. This makes Vermont the little state that could. The labels will read “produced with genetic engineering.”
Related Note: With our knowledge that Round-up causes cancer, damages the environment, etc., I was pretty surprised to see that the Conservative website, The Blaze, had a sponsored ad on their homepage for the toxic product. A sponsored ad is not like an ad network, with which something mentioned in an article ends up being advertised randomly on a page. It’s an advertisement paid for by the company that puts money directly into the pocket of the media outlet. I believe in some circles, they call that “selling out.” Here’s the screenshot from this morning. Shame on you, Blaze.
Tech Addiction: The New Drug?
These days, more and more people are completely addicted to their smartphones. Maybe it’s the feeling of connection through social media, the access to instant information, or the constant stimuli provided by the tether that is in the hands of most Americans. One study says that it’s related to poor impulse control.
“Mobile technology habits, such as frequent checking, seem to be driven most strongly by uncontrolled impulses and not by the desire to pursue rewards,” said Henry Wilmer, a psychologist and an author of the study. “
Another study says that the average American spends a whopping 90 minutes per day on their phones – which adds up to four entire years of your life! To make matters worse, a direct link has been proven between the excessive consumption of social media and depression. What’s more, it can actually cause physical changes in the human brain. According to Nicholas Carr in his Pulitzer-prize nominated book, “Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways.”
We were recently forced to completely unplug for 10 days and it was pretty eye-opening, especially since we aren’t glued to our phones the way many of our contemporaries are. No phones, no internet, no Netflix….and we discovered we were a lot more productive with less of these things.
Classrooms to Invade the Brains of Students – It’s Educational!
Technology is doing a lot more than addicting us – it’s also spying on us and telling us it’s for our own good. DARPA wants to put EEG readers in every classroom in America to record the brainwaves of the kids.
According to the benevolent and loving Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, “there is a great need for inexpensive and easy to use neural recording devices” aka a cheap EEG brain electrical activity recording smart app “to allow widespread use by schools and average citizens” because “having EEGs in every classroom in America would engage students in science and technology in a way not previously possible in the field of neuroscience…” and with it “students could record their own brain activity and download the data to their iPad” right there in the classroom!
Watch this chilling video and see how technology is about to invade the very brains of our children.
Are You Prepared?
Do you have the supplies on hand that your family needs to survive (and even thrive) in the aftermath of a disaster? Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it is an issue that only affects your household, like a job loss or major medical expense. Other times, it’s a natural disaster, such as a storm that keeps you trapped at home and unable to get to the store. Civil unrest, pandemics, and terror attacks can all interrupt our way of life, forcing us to rely upon the products that we had the forethought to stock.
You don’t want to buy just anything though – emergency food should not be a health crisis. Shop for high quality emergency food without all of the chemicals in other buckets. Take care of your family tomorrow by taking action today.
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An article about manga magazines. While it doesn’t contain any information that’s new to me, it’s a nice, basic overview of a couple different ones, so I thought I’d include it.
Tag Archives: Weekly Shonen Sunday
Sell Me in 20 Minutes: Silver Spoon
The noitaminA block’s been out of commission for a few months now, and it’s not coming back as strongly as it could be. One timeslot is being taken up by Ano Hana, a move that’s good advertising for A-1 Pictures but means one less new show this season. Still, the new show we do get comes from strong source material; Hiromu Arakawa’s Shonen Sunday hit Silver Spoon.
Fun With Numbers: Inu x Boku SS and Square Enix Doing Something Right
So yesterday morning, I was reading through the newer articles on ANN, when I spotted one that piqued my interest: a comics ranking with Inu x Boku SS’s ninth volume at the top. I didn’t spit out my coffee*, but that was a fairly surprising result. And this wasn’t getting to the top in a total off-week, either. It sold about 220,000 volumes, more than the next two new volumes on the list (Deadman Wonderland 12 and Blast of Tempest 9) combined. That put it near the top, if not *at* the top, of the manga Square Enix is currently publishing. So I started to wonder; considering this company was publishing Fullmetal Alchemist just a few years ago, isn’t this kind of a notable downgrade? The answer, unearthed after some digging, was several kinds of interesting.
Though nowhere near this interesting
Fun With Numbers: The Evil Genius of Weekly Shonen Jump
If you know anything at all about manga, you’ve probably heard the name Weekly Shonen Jump before. Armed to the teeth with megahits like One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, and Toriko, it stands undisputed atop the manga industry. But did you ever wonder how that dominance came to be, or why it’s been largely unchallenged for upwards of 20 years? Here’s a hint: it’s no accident.


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My 4th July ended with a super interesting session about LGBTQ+ inclusive advertising. Pride AM’s second annual Outvertising event discussed all of the latest trends in LGBTQ+ advertising.
The full report is available to download for free from the organisation’s website, but for me, one of the central issues around LGBTQ+ advertising is how brands prepare themselves on social media when supporting the community, and how far they are prepared to go to stand their ground if their campaigns create a backlash.
Be willing to face the challenge of representation
There’s always a challenge for brands when they create more LGBTQ+ inclusive ad campaigns. Social media will be the first place that people will turn to when they want to express anger or joy at the brand’s campaign.
For example, Oreo posted in support of all gender identities during 2019 Pride, and created pronoun packs, inviting people to share their gender identities. It got a mixed response, with some people showing support, and others saying they would never buy Oreos again.
Once a brand has made a commitment to creating and running an inclusive campaign, there will inevitably be some people who turn against them for it. The exact effect this could have on sales is, as yet, unclear. Yet, a brand who has made this commitment should accept the risk, and be prepared to not back down.
The NSPCC made this mistake in June when it invited transgender activist, Munroe Bergdorf, to work with it as a campaigner for children and teens in the LGBTQ+ community, only to cut ties with her when people protested on social media. While the NSPCC has since apologised, the brand’s change in stance has undoubtedly created deep divisions amongst supporters and the very community they aimed to champion.
Plan for the backlash
We’re living in a time of significant polarisation. While a campaign that supports LGBTQ+ identities will be celebrated, or even simply accepted by many, others will react with fury and rejection. Social media and community management teams need to know how to respond to these reactions (or if they need to respond at all) otherwise they risk getting it wrong.
Social media teams should practise their response in a secure, safe environment (for example, by using our crisis simulator, Polpeo).
With these strategies in place, when the backlash hits, everyone on the team will know what to expect and how to respond.
Commit to real change, not tokenism
Brands also need to think about the long term. What happens after Pride? What real change has their campaign helped to create?
Plan for how the brand is going to continue to support the community. As Taylor Bennett said in a blog post earlier this week, it’s easy to show support for a community during a fun, inclusive event like Pride, or when issues are brought to people’s attention during Pride Month. But they could avoid tokenism by doing something as simple as sharing the profits of those rainbow coloured products, released for Pride, with LGBTQ+ charities. Or brands could look internally at their own cultures and HR policies. For example, the Co-Op’s training of their staff about being an ally for the community, in order to create a longer-term benefit to the community.
Don’t forget sensitivity testing
Test social engagement activity and potential responses within the LGBTQ+ community to ensure that the brand doesn’t accidentally cause offence. This isn’t one homogenised group, and one voice doesn’t represent all people. Pre-testing engagement and content prior to supporting events like Pride helps gain valuable feedback from across the community. It could help avoid a potential crisis.
Getting it right
We’re seeing more brands being called out for appropriating elements of LGBTQ+ culture – such as Pride – to sell products. But it’s easy to get it wrong. If you’re going to champion the community, make sure your social media team know how to navigate complex issues.
Being an effective ally takes commitment. It means genuinely embedding values through your business, before you communicate them to the outside world; and championing equal rights internally as well as externally. And in communications terms, it means training your team so that they are informed and aware. They are being brave and withstanding any backlash, and making a promise to stand by your support, beyond just Pride season.


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The Gaming Innovation Group has entered into a long-term agreement with K.A.K. DOO Skopje, the current casino customer, to provide sportsbook services for the group.
In order to launch both their digital and land-based sports betting operations in the controlled North Macedonian market, the agreement with the hospitality, tourism and services business involves online, over the counter, omnichannel and on-site sports solutions.
This expansion follows the group’s decision to enter Macedonia’s growing sports betting market under its own licence after a previous agreement to power K.A.K.’s digital casino transition, enabling up to an initial 25 physical sites around the nation as well as online operations.
GiG’s chief executive officer, Richard Brown, stated: “I am very pleased to expand our partnership with K.A.K, they have secured a local sports betting license and have exciting growth plans which are highly complementary to their existing premier retail casino presence in the country.
“By adding our online and OTC sportsbook technology offering to the online casino also powered by GiG, K.A.K’s end users will have a seamless end-to-end experience. We are very much looking forward to working with them to deliver a great product to the local market.”
Through the GiG partnership with Betgenius, the collaboration will also provide end-to-end live info, trading and risk management services. This will allow K.A.K. to deliver official sports betting content from over 300 competitions to its clients.
This sports offering is scheduled to go live in the second quarter of 2021, and is expected to make a positive contribution from H2 2021 onwards to GiG’s revenues.
Ognjan Cigovski, CEO of Skopje K.A.K. DOO, added: “Our recent decision to expand into both the retail and online sportsbook market was a natural step for us, building on our successful land-based casino activities and we see it as a very exciting proposition.
“We can now offer our customers a full suite of products across multiple locations as well as online. We are excited to partner with GiG on this venture who’s product and service offering were a great fit for what we want to achieve in the local sportsbook space.”
We are ending the week with some great news!
We’re excited to announce that we have signed a long-term agreement to expand our partnership with K.A.K. DOO with an online and #retail #sportsbook deal. $GiG#LeGrande #Casino #iGamingnews #omnichannel https://t.co/BUg5Q2NXYa
— Gaming Innovation group (GiG) (@GIG_online) November 20, 2020


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New York-listed gaming supplier Inspired Entertainment has signed a new long-term agreement to provide its Virtual Sports products across Entain’s online brands and retail venues.
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has reported its 20th consecutive quarter of double digit online net gaming revenue growth, although lower retail revenue due [...]
London-listed gaming operator Entain has announced the appointment of Jette Nygaard-Andersen as chief executive officer.
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US gaming operator MGM Resorts International confirmed Tuesday that it does not intend to make a firm offer to acquire London-listed operator Entain (formerly GVC [...]
Entain chief executive Shay Segev has handed in his resignation and is expected to leave the company in the next six months.
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London-listed gaming operator Entain is looking to expand into the Baltic region with a £250m offer to acquire Stockholm-listed rival Enlabs.
Entain has made a cash [...]
London-listed gaming operator Entain (formerly GVC Holdings) has rejected a £8.1bn acquisition offer from its US partner MGM Resorts International.
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London-listed gaming operator Entain has partnered with Verizon Media to develop a highly immersive proof of concept virtual reality experience.
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London-listed gaming operator Entain (formerly GVC Holdings) is celebrating the first day of trading under its new name with the launch of licensed operations in [...]
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US sports betting operator BetMGM has launched its new online casino offering in Pennsylvania’s regulated iGaming market.
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London-listed gaming solutions provider Playtech has launched its new Adventures Beyond Wonderland live casino game exclusively with leading operator GVC Holdings.
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Airbnb, the hot online room (and sublet) reservation startup, this morning announced that it has teamed up with business incubator Springstar to define a strategy for international expansion, confirming rumors that kept the German tech blogosphere busy the past weekend.
Springstar in a press statement said it will be providing strategic guidance in the expansion of Airbnb’s international operations in select markets around the world, but did not specify which markets.
It already provides such guidance to a number of companies scattered all over the world, including Russia’s KupiVIP, Turkey’s Markafoni and Brazil’s Brandsclub.
Founded in August 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique spaces around the world – online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more that 26,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community...


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Henan Province held a meeting on promoting the healthy development of the non-public economy in Henan Province on August 25th, 2018. There are 100 outstanding non-public enterprises and 100 non-public economic person with excellent socialist construction. At the conference, Weihua Group was rated as one of the province's outstanding non-public enterprises (the industry leader), and the chairman Han Hong'an received the honor.
Provincial leader Wang Guosheng and Governor Chen Run'er made an important speech at the meeting, saying that the province's non-public enterprises have made outstanding contributions to development and is a powerful engine for economic growth. Wang Guosheng and Chen Run'er affirmed and praised the long-standing innovation drive and transformation of Weihua Group.
Han Hong'an, the chairman of Weihua group, also held a discussion on the implementation of the spirit of the conference on promoting the healthy development of the non-public economy, and made comments and suggestions.


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Apple on Monday warned that it expects to fall short of revenue goals in the current quarter because of the coronavirus outbreak, underscoring the far-reaching effects of the public health crisis on the global economy.
In a statement to investors, Apple said that while factories in China were reopening, iPhone production in the country was ramping up more slowly than expected.
“Work is starting to resume around the country, but we are experiencing a slower return to normal conditions than we had anticipated,” the company said. “These iPhone supply shortages will temporarily affect revenues worldwide.”
Demand for Apple products has also dampened in China, where all the company’s stores and many of its partner stores have shuttered, according to the statement. The stores that have remained open were operating on reduced hours “with very low customer traffic,” Apple said.
“The situation is evolving,” Apple said, noting that it would provide more information in its April earnings call. “Apple is fundamentally strong, and this disruption to our business is only temporary.”
The announcement added to the mounting economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, which has sickened nearly 71,000 people and killed more than 1,700, the majority in central China.
Factories throughout China closed in response to the outbreak, sapping production in a range of industries. Many have reopened in the past week, but legions of employees in the sprawling quarantine zone in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, have had trouble returning to work.
Analysts expect the global economy to shrink this quarter for the first time since 2009 as a consequence of the outbreak.
Foxconn, a major electronics producer for Apple, said last week that most of its facilities would not be able to resume operations until the end of the month.
The deadly outbreak has already taken a heavy toll on the global automotive industry. Nissan temporarily closed a factory in Japan after running short on parts from China. Hyundai closed a factory in South Korea after facing similar shortages, and Fiat Chrysler warned that it may do the same.


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With some stores reopening following the easing of curbs on non-essential stores, Bata shops in Tier 3 and 4 towns are performing well, says CEO Sandeep Kataria
Bata expects an uptick in demand towards the festive season later in the year
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Bata India Ltd said it has reopened more than half of its 1,400 stores in India even as people working from home turn to its online portal and other online marketplaces to buy footwear.
The country’s top footwear retailer has also begun taking orders on WhatsApp and strengthen focus on online sales channels as immediate plans to reopen all stores remain uncertain amid the coronavirus outbreak.
On Monday, Bata reported a 56.6% drop in consolidated net profit for the March quarter to ₹38.40 crore as the lockdown since March-end forced the company to close all its stores.
With some stores reopening following the easing of curbs on non-essential stores, Bata shops in Tier 3 and 4 towns are performing well, CEO Sandeep Kataria told reporters.
“Demand is moving—we are tracking it on week-to-week basis. It also varies quite significantly across the type of store and the part of the country as well. So, high street stores are performing lower than those in residential areas. A lot of stores that are in smaller markets are performing faster," he said.
Kataria expects an uptick in demand towards the festive season later in the year. “Initially, people will be a little hesitant about stepping out. I’m sure by the time we come into the festivities in the later part of the year, we should be in even better shape," he said.
“As of last Monday, we had 809 of our stores, which is 53% of our total selling points, open. We are following the rules and regulations which the government has asked us to do. So, in some places if we can open till 3pm, in others till about 6pm or also the alternate day or three days a week, we are doing that," he said. Kataria said however that Bata will not open any new store in the next three to six months.
“Appetite for investment in India is very much still there. But we do need to really understand in which direction demand moves. As far as capex is concerned in our factories are distribution centres, that will continue," Kataria said.


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Do-it-yourself healthcare is closer than you think March 20, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Thanks to smartphones, cloud computing, sensors, and other technology, today’s tech entrepreneurs see plenty of opportunities to upend health care delivery.
Snowden-approved: The ‘Citizenfour’ hacker’s toolkit March 20, 2015 at 9:23 am
The end credits of Citizenfour, the recent Academy Award-winning documentary about Edward Snowden, gave thanks to various security software programs. Here’s how to use them all.
Weapons of World War III: How new technology will affect the next great conflict March 19, 2015 at 8:50 am
AUSTIN–During a panel this week at South by Southwest Interactive 2015, authors Peter Singer and August Cole discussed their collaboration on Ghost Fleet, a novel about the next great superpower conflict. Part of the reason they wrote the book is to be able to paint a picture, in fiction, of how big future wars might be fought…
The FREAK HTTPS exploit: Now even easier, affects 2,000 iOS, Android apps March 18, 2015 at 4:46 pm
The bad news keeps on coming. Not only are millions of servers and thousands of applications still vulnerable to FREAK, it’s even easier to crack the security system than we first thought.
Google WHOIS error reveals hundreds of thousands of owners’ personal info March 13, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Google’s registrar partner accidentally revealed customer details for hundreds of thousands of domains that were supposed to be kept secret.
Potent Penguinistas: Steam for Linux crosses 1,000-game threshold March 12, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Valve’s Steam gaming service has more than one thousand games now for Linux and SteamOS. Windows and Mac OS still lead, but could this be the beginning of a sea change in where and how people game?
Sony to launch PlayStation Vue IPTV in three US cities soon March 12, 2015 at 9:52 am
Later this month, Sony will be launching PlayStation Vue in three major US markets. New York, Chicago and Philadelphia will receive access in the next two weeks, and the service will supposedly roll out to the rest of the US later in 2015.
Google launches revised Chromebook Pixel — nicer, still not for mainstream buyers March 11, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Google unveils the revised Chromebook Pixel, along with a brand-new online store, but the machine is still too expensive for something running Chrome OS.
Windows PCs vulnerable to Stuxnet attack — five years after patch March 11, 2015 at 9:49 am
A new security patch update from Microsoft closes security holes that the company left five years ago from Stuxnet. We’ve all been insecure this entire time.
Not so Superfish-al: Lenovo still shipping infected systems as customers grapple with removal March 9, 2015 at 3:20 pm
When Lenovo said it was sorry about shipping Superfish, it apparently didn’t mean “Sorry enough to remove it from on-store-shelf systems.”


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Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s business and investing news quiz. Each week, join us to test your knowledge of the stories making the headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know.
This week in business and investing: It may be the depths of summer, but it was a busy week for financial news. Among the companies reporting their quarterly earnings were Shopify, BCE and Bombardier, while Strathcona Energy and National Bank announced a couple of big moves.
Elsewhere, the Bank of Canada tried to find answers about the country’s inflation woes, a Canadian company tried to find metals in an unusual location and Taylor Swift fans got an answer to whether she really feels bad blood toward Canada.
Do you remember these stories? Take our quiz below to test your recall for the week ending Aug. 4.
Corporate markups A paper released Tuesday found markups, or the difference between the production cost of a good or service and its selling price, rose early in the pandemic. However, the growth in markups slowed in 2021 and declined in 2022 as inflation soared to a four-decade high.
35 countries “The totality of Taylor Swift’s U.S. tour could generate US$4.6-billion in total consumer spending, larger than the GDP of 35 countries,” a report from the Common Sense Institute says.
Avion The Avion rewards program is opening up to people who aren’t clients of Royal Bank of Canada. The membership level open to all customers is called Avion Select.
A loan book National Bank said Tuesday that it is acquiring failed Silicon Valley Bank’s Canadian loan book in the technology, life-sciences and global-fund banking sectors.
Fifth The combined company will have a market capitalization of $11.5-billion, including debt.
The Pacific Ocean TMC said its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), plans on sending an application to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a global regulator, after its meeting next July. TMC wants to collect polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor, which could hike supplies of metals including nickel and cobalt.
c.) 5.95. The lowest nationally available insured variable-rate mortgage is 5.95, according to columnist Robert McLister. Meanwhile, HSBC offered 6.40 rate for uninsured variable-rate mortgages.
8. What is the asking price for this house? This spacious home features high ceilings and large windows with views of Toronto?
$1,895,000. The asking price for this child-friendly loft in Toronto’s Fashion District is $1,895,000.


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The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it is postponing most inspections of foreign manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, medical devices and food imported into the United States. The inspections will be suspended through April.
The agency already had suspended most inspections in China.
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement that the decision was based on State Department travel advisories, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travel recommendations and restrictions imposed on foreign visitors by certain countries. He added the agency will “maintain oversight over international manufacturers and imported products using alternative tools and methods.”
The postponement is likely to increase concerns about the U.S. reliance on drugs and ingredients made abroad and about possible shortages due to the novel coronavirus. Not only are many medications used in the United States manufactured overseas, but critical ingredients — and the chemicals used to make them — also are overwhelmingly made in China and other countries. Last month, the FDA said one drug is in short supply due to the virus, but it declined to say which one.
The agency says it will rely more heavily on other tools, such as denying entry of unsafe products into the United States, using information supplied by foreign governments and requesting company records.


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Gildan To Open Joint-Venture Facility In US
Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal, has formed a joint venture with Frontier Spinning Mills and plans to open a new yarn-spinning facility in Clarkton, N.C. Frontier will lease and operate the facility, which is expected to be fully operational by the end of Gildan's 2005 fiscal year.
The opening of the new facility comes in the wake of the scheduled closure at the end of this month of two Gildan yarn-spinning operations in Canada, which employ a total of 285 people. Most of the equipment from the Canadian operations will be shipped to the Clarkton facility.
The company is closing the Canadian facilities in an effort to remain cost-competitive, and is
expanding its operations in the Caribbean Basin and Central America. Gildan is using its textile
operations in Canada to manufacture shorter-run, higher-value product lines. The strategy has led
to a lessened need for commodity yarns from the yarn-spinning facilities in Canada.


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The products of Pakistan material items flooded by 28.26 percent during the initial 11 months of the financial year (2021-22) when contrasted with the comparing time of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said.
The material commodities were kept at $17,623.635 million in July-May (2021-22) against the products of $13,740.113 million July-May (2020-21), showing development of 28.26 percent.
The material wares that contributed in exchange development included cotton fabric the products of which expanded by 30.24 percent to $2,236.855 million during the ongoing year when contrasted with the commodities of $1,716.216 million last year.
Different wares that saw development in exchange included cotton year, the products of which developed by 24.18 percent, from $896.039 million to $1,112.713 million and crude cotton by 1009% from 0.593 million to $6.577 million.


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The Android Q Beta 5 is out. We’ve been hearing about the last Beta version but it’s only now that Google’s Android team is releasing the update. This is one is close to the final release and we have a feeling the ‘Q’ dessert will be announced soon. A number of Developer APIs are believed to be finalized so devs can make apps compatible and reader for wider release. Pixel phones are getting Beta 5 at once but only if you enroll. Those already on Beta can receive the newest version via an automatic update.
Android Q system images for the Pixel and Android jEmulator are included in Beta 5. Build tools for Android Studio have been updated as well. The release also includes the official API 29 SDK and the Android Q developer APIs (API level 29). According to Google, it’s already the final level of APIs. If you’re a dev, feel free to get the update and test your apps on Android Q so your apps are ready upon the public release.
Beta 5 brings an enhance Android gestural navigation. It’s more standardized for developers and users. With this feature, apps can take advantage of the full screen. It minimizes visible system chrome and navigation.
Swipe gesture has been added. It can be used to launch the Assistant once you swipe from either corner of the screen. DrawerLayout is updated so you can check on the navigation drawer. When it comes to custom launchers, Android devs have been working on several issues related to Recents and stability. The 3-button navigation will be available in Beta 6 so watch out for that especially on a custom launcher. In case you haven’t noticed, the new gesture navigation isn’t available on most third-party launchers as we mentioned yesterday.
The Android Q Beta 5 release is supposed to be good news but unfortunately, the Android team is discontinuing over-the-air updates. The release has been paused because of installation issues. This happened earlier and we’re actually surprised it’s happening again. Google has started investigating the issue so expect an announcement any day now or probably in a few weeks.