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This week at MWC Shanhai 2015, ZTE revealed the ZTE SmartHome, a device they call their “first ever smart home gateway.” This device works with wireless protocol, ZigBee, and 4G LTE connectivity for always-connected functionality. This device is set to be the center of your smart home, with an application for smartphones and tablets to control smart home devices of all sorts. In addition to a ZTE-made app for mobile devices, this device can also be controlled via web browser from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Google Chrome.
ZTE Mobile Device CEO Adam Zeng spoke up this week at MWC Shanhai on this release. “The smart home revolution is fast upon us,” said Zeng, “and our strong track record in R&D has allowed us to deliver an innovative product to support this emerging trend.” ZTE is confident that they’ll be able to jump in on smarthome electronics very, very soon.
Specifications and connections on this device are as follows:
LTE FDD Band 1,2,4(3),5,7,8,20(12,13,17,28)
LTE TDD Band 38(40,41)
DC-HSPA+ /HSPA/UMTS Band 1,2,4,5,8
EDGE/GPRS/GSM Quad Band
LTE FDD DL/UL 150M/50Mbps
LTE TDD DL/UL 110M+/10M+bps
DC-HSPA+ DL/UL 42M/5.76Mpbs
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2x2MIMO
Wi-Fi 300Mbps, up to 32 users
Support USB storage
Web UI , ZTE WIFI monitor
TR069/Fota upgrade (customized)
Internal Antenna (external antenna compatible, SMA interface)
Browser: IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome
While this is the first ZTE-made smarthome device, we can’t imagine a world where it’ll be the last. ZTE is one of several Asia-based brands taking a global stance this upcoming year, and with trends like smarthomes and wearables ramping up, ZTE will be riding this wave.
See our article by JC Torres by the name “Go West: The march of Chinese Mobile OEMs to the U.S.”. Also have a peek at the ZTE Axon, just the latest in a line of USA-aimed smartphones made to take on the biggest names in smartphone manufacturing.


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This is an extremely rare 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT by Zagato. In fact, this is the 14th of just 19 ever made. That makes it even more exclusive than a Ferrari 250 GTO. This particular DB4GT Zagato (chassis no. 0186/R) has a 3.7-liter inline-six engine that produces 314 hp—not too shabby at all for a car that was made when the U.S. embargo against Cuba had just been announced.
But that doesn't come as much of a surprise, considering this car's history. According to RM Sotheby's, this was the only DB4GT Zagato that was delievered, new, to Australia. Upon landing there, the car went on to win a number of Australian races and hillclimbs.
Like many good ideas in the auto industry, the DB4GT Zagato was born from an attempt to usurp Ferrari. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Ferrari and Aston Martin were locked in a fierce battle for the top in the World Sportscar Championship.
Aston Martin's original DB4 couldn't quite hold a candle to Ferrari's SWB Berlinetta, so Aston needed to do something. That something was to approach Zagato, the famous independent Italian coachbuilding house, to build a car that could beat the Ferrari. And that was how the Aston Martin-Zagato relationship was born.
Zagato lengthened the nose of the DB4 and gave it a more pronounced grille, making it look more aggressive than the stock DB4. He smoothed out the harder edges while they also dropped nearly 100 pounds of weight and added 12 hp. That's how you make a car faster.
When this DB4GT Zagato was purchased by its current owner in the 1990s, it underwent a complete restoration. Following the completion of this restoration in 2002, the car went on to win various awards at concours events.
The DB4GT Zagato will be coming to New York on December 10, 2015 for RM Sotheby's "Driven by Disruption" auto auction. Pricing is yet to be announced, but we're pretty certain it will be well into the six-figures.
Via Motor Authority

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Cyber Monday is observed annually on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Cyber Monday was developed as a way for Internet-based companies to have a way to compete with Black Friday, which is typically held by brick and mortar retail stores the Friday after Thanksgiving.
In 2014, Cyber Monday online sales continued to trend upward with 15.4% increase in revenue from 2013 sales, making it the biggest, online shopping day in history. In 2014 Americans spent an average of $124 per order on Cyber Monday.
Social media has also ramped up the advertising opportunities, bringing potential shoppers to retailers’ online stores. Cyber Monday shopping is expected to be up again this year with a predicted 3 billion in sales.
Purchases on mobile devices also have increased, adding to the convenience of Cyber Monday. No longer do you have to be strapped to your PC or Mac in order to make an online purchase. Purchases can now be made on the train during a morning commute while waiting for a doctor’s appointment or during a lunch break.
Some of the most popular online purchases are likely to be tech items, especially wearable technology as well as the traditional small appliances, clothing, gift cards and digital media.
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Get your computer out and enjoy those online deals. Use #CyberMonday to post on social media.
On November 28 of 2005, Cyber Monday joined the lexicon thanks to a press release in Shop.org. The announced a marketing revolution with a title “Cyber Monday Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year” with astounding online sales increases the Monday following Thanksgiving.


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You know that guy "sources"? BGR does. The tech blog has heard from Sources that Microsoft is working on a tablet-optimized version of the Office suite, which is expected to land in November of this year. According to BGR, their source actually saw the app working on an iPad, and insisted it looked nearly identical to a leaked shot that Microsoft has since disavowed.
To be clear, Microsoft has said that the above image is fake. Read More
Want to hear more about the EVO 4G LTE? Good! Because we have a release date for you! And if you don't like that one, we have another one. According to Wirefly's pre-order FAQ page, this slick beast will be unleashed on May 18th. Sprint's own pre-order confirmations seem to lend some credence to this idea, stating that pre-order will begin to ship as early as May 15th.
Sprint's promotional email also supports this, stating that the pre-order offer ends May 17th, which would make sense if the next day is launch day. Read More
An eager, eagle-eyed XDA member spotted a Google ad while searching for "xperia ion" that may be showing AT&T's hand concerning the release date of said device. One of a few ads that appear when searching for the device states that the Xperia Ion is "Coming Exclusively to AT&T in June." Well, that narrows it down a bit!
The ad doesn't give a specific date, but it does narrow down the date range significantly. Read More
I want to start this post by saying, in no uncertain terms, I am just as sick and tired of the Galaxy S III rumors as everyone else - it really is getting out of hand. So, you can rest assured that I wouldn't be bringing this newest "leak" to your attention if I didn't think it had some merit. Here are the photos:
Now, we're pretty sure that the Galaxy S III is going to be model i9300. Read More
OK, as much as I like to make fun of the Note, it's actually a pretty awesome phone that a lot of people want, and so news that it's coming to T-Mobile is nothing to scoff at. Photos published by TmoNews all but confirm the gargantuan Galaxy is headed to America's pinkest (and leatheriest) carrier, giving credence to a UA string and some FCC filings unearthed last week. Read More
Hope you're not tired of hearing about the Google Drive! As the rumors about Google's Totally Not Dropbox service leak out in ever-increasing droves, it gets safer and safer to assume the launch is imminent. According to Reuters, Google may be launching the service as soon as Tuesday. Or, as they're calling it across the pond, "today."
Reuters also reports that Google will be offering paid storage options going all the way up to 100GB for a price. Read More
It's pretty clear that many consumers are interested in the gargantuan Galaxy Note. Unfortunately, it hasn't seen the same kind of mainstream success as the Galaxy S2 because only AT&T has had access to the device. But according to FCC filings and a user agent string obtained by TmoNews, T-Mobile is preparing a device that multiple pieces of evidence point to being the Galaxy Note.
First off, we have the screen resolution: 800 x 1280. Read More
Rumors about the mythical Google Drive have been ramping up lately. The rumored Google Drive is gunning for Dropbox with universal storage and sync. The Next Web is reporting that the service may launch as early as next week, giving users an initial 5GB of storage space that will sync between Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS devices. Pretty sweet!
Earlier rumors suggest an early April release which we're pretty well past now, but with the intensity rumors have been milling about lately, it would surprise us if it wasn't going to drop soon. Read More
We deal with rumors and potential fakes on a daily basis, and I have to warn you right away - on a scale of unconfirmed to solid, the source of this post is leaning to the left. Read More
We've long suspected that the Spring Galaxy Nexus will be finally crawling out of the labs and into our hands on April 22nd, with today's Sprint planogram note BGR got ahold of confirming it. To make the case even stronger, we'll throw in a tip from one of our sources at Best Buy who sent us these internal images.
While neither picture explicitly names the devices, they should indeed be the Galaxy Nexus and the LG Viper 4G, the latter of which is officially coming out on the same date as well. Read More


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US search giant Google has announced it will ban advertisements for bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and so-call initial coin offerings (ICOs) starting in June this year.
This ban will extend to all unregulated or speculative financial products, including binary options and financial spread betting. ICOs are a way to crowdfund using cryptocurrencies.
In a blog post Google said those offering these kinds of financial products “will be required to be certified by Google before they can advertise through AdWords”.
The move is part of a wider crackdown on the marketing of this new breed of high-risk and less regulated financial products. Social media company Facebook took a similar step in January.
However, cryptocurrency ads soon managed to find their way onto Facebook, using a workaround popular with email spammers: changing spelling.
In a separate blog post Google boasted of the number of ads that it removed last year for violating its advertising policies.
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In 2017, we took down more than 3.2 billion ads that violated our advertising policies. That’s more than 100 bad ads per second! This means we’re able to block the majority of bad ad experiences, like malvertising and phishing scams, before the scams impact people. We blocked 79 million ads in our network for attempting to send people to malware-laden sites, and removed 400,000 of these unsafe sites last year. And, we removed 66 million “trick-to-click” ads as well as 48 million ads that were attempting to get users to install unwanted software.
Last year, Google generated $95.4 billion in ad revenue, up 20% from 2016.
Between them Facebook and Google dominate the online advertising market. Data out last year suggested the two tech giants accounted for 73% of all US digital advertising, up from 63% in the second quarter of 2015.
The bitcoin price was largely unchanged after Google’s announcement.
Bitcoin — along with other similar anonymous cryptocurrencies mainly used to buy and sell illegal items — and related ICOs have exploded in popularity over the past few years, promoting calls for increased regulation.
Since the trend of ICOs boomed back in 2017, there have been several horror stories about crypto scams. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning to consumers about the risks involved and for good reason.


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Saitama Institute of Technology and the local Fukaya Shopping District Federation, where the campus is located, signed a partnership agreement in December 2021 to conduct a fact-finding survey, sales promotion activities, etc. […]
Hokkaido University signed an industry-government-academia collaboration agreement with Furano City in Hokkaido and Oracle Japan to promote smart cities in Furano City.Division submitted by Furano City […]
Gifu University, Chubu Gakuin University, and Gifu City Women's Junior College have been selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for an emerging human resource development program in the Gifu region, which is being promoted in collaboration with […]
From October 2022th to 10th, 8, the Nobuyuki Katsuura seminar of the Faculty of Economics, Josai University, which is involved in the “Nagano City Apple Farmer Support Project”, will be held at high school […]
Students studying marketing at Otemon Gakuin University's Faculty of Business Administration market a ryokan in Kumamoto Prefecture that lacks local souvenirs and a food company that is struggling to secure sales channels.


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An Ohio manufacturer’s representative has been named Rep of the Year by Fresh-Aire UV.
The manufacturer of germ-killing ultraviolet light systems for HVAC construction said HBBPro Sales Group Inc. earned the honor for the numerous seminars and education programs it presented on Apco, Blue-Tube UV, Mini-UV System and commercial HVAC sales products to large HVAC construction companies and distributors in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
HBBPro, based in Valley View, Ohio, saw its sales increase 65 percent in 2014, officials said.
“They put the human element into sales and continually get in front of wholesalers and contractors,” said Fresh-Aire sales manager Sean Moseley. “Contractors already have a good foothold in particulate filtration, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate as 35 percent of contaminants in buildings. Now HBBPro is spotlighting the other 65 percent of indoor air quality issues — biological disinfection and volatile organic compounds purification — to contractors and is also helping them eliminate those critical contaminants from their clients’ indoor spaces through the use of FAUV equipment.”


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- Jones Soda is making its first foray into the alcohol space with the launch of Spiked Jones Hard Craft Soda. The drinks were made in collaboration with Rainmaker, which produces Locust Cider and will be launched in the second quarter with an unnamed grocer, with wider distribution to follow, the company said.
- According to Jones, the drinks feature a higher amount of alcohol than other hard soda products on the market. The drinks contain 8.4% alcohol-by-volume per 12-ounce can, and 6.9% ABV per 19.2-ounce can. The drink’s flavors follow popular Jones Soda offerings, including M.F. Grape, Orange & Cream, Strawberry Lime, Berry Lemonade, Cola & Lime and Green Apple.
- Soft drink makers are diversifying their product lineups and focusing on alcohol in order to capture the growing number of Gen Z and millennial consumers who are seeking ready-to-drink offerings that can fit a variety of occasions.
As a leader in the craft soda space, Jones Soda is expanding its lineup into the alcohol space by partnering with a brand that has a national footprint.
While Jones had sought to enter hard soda sooner, it was not able to perfect a drink that was up to its standards of taste until it partnered with Rainmaker, the company’s CEO David Knight said in a statement. Jones also valued Rainmaker’s existing distribution network which includes restaurants, bars and liquor stores across the U.S., the press release said.
"There was a natural fit due to our shared admiration of taste profiles, expertise and shared values in beverage philosophy,” Knight said.
Rainmaker, based in Washington state, sells a variety of cider offerings under the Locust brand, in flavors like Blackberry, Honey Pear and Vanilla Bean. The cider maker says it uses real ingredients in its products, like fresh apples and pears. In the press release, Jones said its collaboration on hard soda “compliments and broadens Jones’ classic flavors and formulation.”
Giants in the soda sector are increasingly prioritizing alcoholic offerings as younger consumers look for unique, cocktail-style drinks that can be easily consumed at home. The Coca-Cola Company has made two recent moves bringing its most popular sodas into RTD booze — launching a Jack Daniel’s and Coke product in collaboration with Brown Forman last year, and working with Pernod Ricard on an Absolut and Sprite drink which launched this year in select European countries.
The launch comes after Jones also expanded its THC-infused soda line, Mary Jones, last month with offerings containing hemp delta-9, which is able to be sold in most states as opposed to cannabis.


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Stony Brook University in New York has rolled out its Wolfie Wallet, a debit-card for students, faculty and staff that is linked to their ID cards and is designed for off-campus use.
With the new card, students can use their accounts to not only pay for food, laundry, concert tickets and other merchandise on campus, but also for goods and services at a growing number of local businesses.
Wolfie Wallet replaces the university’s Campus Cash program, said Angela Agnello, director of marketing and communications for the Faculty Student Association,
“The Wolfie Wallet program was implemented to use one tender with the Stony Brook ID card at merchants both on and off campus,” said Agnello. “Changing to a new system has allowed the Faculty Student Association to add many more merchants on and off campus for greater flexibility for students, faculty and staff.”
Some businesses pay to become part of the Wolfie Wallet program; said Agnello. Some merchants even offer student discounts if they use the card. The program is run by Off-Campus Advantage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBORD.
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Make no mistake, there's a lot of commotion surrounding the New HTC One M8. That commotion is understandable too, since the One M8 has a lot of notable features going for it. However, what if you're an existing owner of the current HTC One model? Was there any good news for you in today's HTC presentation? The short answer to that question is "yes."
The slightly longer version of that answer involves HTC Sense 6.0. HTC has announced that the One M8 will feature Android KitKat wrapped in Sense 6.0, but it won't be the only phone to get the latest version of HTC's custom UI. The company has also announced that current HTC One owners will be updated to Sense 6.0 sometime soon, though we don't know precisely when that will happen. HTC says the update will be available sometime during spring, so in addition to the thawing landscape, HTC owners now have another thing to look forward to in coming months.
The encouraging thing here is that HTC has been making a solid effort to keep users in the loop when it comes to update schedules. So, if HTC didn't give a date today, that probably means the company itself doesn't have a clear idea of when updates will begin hitting other devices in the One family. After all, there's a fair amount of compatibility testing that needs to go into these updates, so it's probably a good thing that HTC is being a little conservative with the information it gives away at this point in time, lest some HTC users end up disappointed.
However, an HTC update schedule was conveniently leaked yesterday, informing us that the HTC One M7, One Dual Sim, One Max, One Mini, and Butterfly S have all been confirmed to receive the Android 4.4.2 and Sense 6.0 update. The update for the One M7 has been given a May-June release window, while the other four devices are looking at a June-July roll out. Those seem to be the only devices in HTC's lineup that will be receiving Android 4.4.2 and Sense 6.0, so if you've got another phone in your pocket, it might not be the best idea to hold onto much hope. We'll have more information as it becomes available, so stay tuned.


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USA: Moving from the earlier practice of having a single global default search provider, Mozilla announced a change in the search partnerships strategy for Firefox. It has gone for expanded search partnerships by country to provide a more local flavour and choice on the Web.
Google will however continue to be a pre-installed search option, though Mozilla stated it is not renewing the agreement with Google for global default placement. Google will also continue to power the Safe Browsing and Geolocation features of Firefox
Firefox will now have more choice in search provider than any other browser, with 61 search providers pre-installed in Firefox across 88 different language versions.
In an official blog post, Chris Beard, Mozilla CEO said "We will now focus on expanding our work with motivated partners to explore innovative new search interfaces, content experiences, and privacy enhancements across desktop and mobile."
Yahoo Inc. and Mozilla Corporation announced a strategic five-year partnership that makes Yahoo the default search experience for Firefox in the United States on mobile and desktop. Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, eBay, Amazon, Twitter and Wikipedia will continue to be built-in as alternate search options.
As part of this partnership, Yahoo will introduce an enhanced search experience for U.S. Firefox users which is scheduled to launch in December 2014. It features a clean, modern and immersive design that reflects input from the Mozilla team. The agreement also provides a framework for exploring future product integrations and distribution opportunities to other markets.
Outsides the US, Yandex Search will become the default search experience for Firefox in Russia along with Google, DuckDuckGo, OZON.ru, Price.ru, Mail.ru, and Wikipedia. Similarly, Baidu will continue to be the default search experience for Firefox in China along with Google, Bing, Youdao, Taobao and other local options.


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Ambassador of Kosovo to Bangladesh Güner Ureya paid a courtesy call on BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at BGMEA PR office in Gulshan, Dhaka on November 24.
BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim was also present on the occasion.
At the meeting, both sides discussed possible areas of expanding bilateral trade and investment, especially in the garment and textile sector.
Ambassador Ureya expressed the interest of Kosovo in collaboration and cooperation with Bangladesh in expanding trade between the two countries.
He also invited Bangladeshi businessmen to explore opportunities for investment and joint ventures in Kosovo.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan thanked the envoy for his visit to BGMEA and called on him to source garments from Bangladesh.


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Brazil’s Natura & Co has agreed to buy Avon Products in an all-share transaction valued at around US$2 billion which will see it become the world’s fourth biggest ‘pure-play beauty group’.
Under the deal, Natura & Co (the owner of Natura, The Body Shop and Aesop) expects to generate gross revenues of over US$10 billion per year through Avon and Natura’s 3200 stores and 6.3 million direct selling consultants.
Announcing the takeover, Natura & Co, which will hold 76 percent of the shares, said it would leverage its “iconic brands, common passion for relationships and its omnichannel capabilities” to “bring beauty to over 200 million consumers across the world, anytime, anywhere, every day”.
The group expects the takeover to result “in target synergies estimated at US$150 million to US$250 million annually”.
Natura co-founder Luiz Seabra said the company had always looked at Avon with respect and admiration.
“Natura was founded on its passion for beauty and relationships, and today’s transaction creates a major force in the direct-to-consumer space,” he said.
“Direct selling was a social network before the word even existed, and the arrival of technology and globalisation only multiplied opportunities to connect with consumers in a meaningful way.
“The peer-to-peer sales model is evolving towards social selling and the power of digital allows the group to go beyond providing products and advice, and advances women empowerment, through financial independence and enhanced self-esteem.
“We believe that business can be a force for good and together with Avon, we will amplify our pioneering efforts to bring social, environmental and economic value to an ever-expanding network.”
Avon CEO Jan Zijderveld described the deal was “an exciting new chapter in Avon’s130-year history”.
“It stands as a testament to the progress of our efforts to ‘Open Up Avon’, and we believe it will allow us to significantly accelerate our strategy and further expand into the online channel,” he said.
“It will also enable us to better serve our millions of representatives.”
* Established in 1886 by door-to-door salesman David McConnell, in 2016 Avon separated into two companies, Avon Products (operates in all countries except US, Canada and Puerto Rico) and New Avon (operates in US, Canada and Puerto Rico only)
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SEATTLE - Washington residents have access to 13 new, year-round safe medication disposal kiosks in select Walgreens locations throughout the state, thanks to a new partnership between Regence BlueShield and Walgreens.
Safe medication disposal kiosks at Walgreens pharmacies allow consumers to safely and conveniently dispose of unwanted, unused or expired prescriptions, including controlled substances such as opioids, year-round at no cost. Kiosks are available during regular Walgreens pharmacy hours and offer a safe, convenient way to ensure medications are not accidentally used or intentionally misused by someone else.
“We need to start thinking about expired and unused medicines differently. Addiction can happen to anyone, so the old prescriptions sitting in our medicine cabinets at home are a dangerous risk to our family and friends,” says Dr. James Polo, Regence Behavioral Health Medical Director. “Regence is committed to being part of the solution to the opioid epidemic by making it easy and free for communities in Washington to remove that risk from their homes by safely disposing of their unused or expired medicines.”
The Washington kiosk expansion kicks off with a media event in Tacoma
- What: Washington Walgreens/Regence kiosk launch
- Who: Rep. Laurie Jinkins, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier, Dr. Jim Polo, Regence Behavioral Health Medical Director, Nicolas Le Gallo (Dir. Pharmacy and Retail Operations) from Walgreens
- Where: Tacoma Walgreens location, 4315 Sixth Ave.
- When: 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 19
“The opioid epidemic is one of the largest public health crises we face today,” Rep. Jinkins says. “It will take all of us to address the opioid crisis. It is a fight I take up every day as a mother, as a lawmaker, as a public health professional and as a member of our community. I’m very excited to be here today and support Walgreens in their continued voluntary efforts for a safe, confidential prescription drug take back program.”
Regence-sponsored safe medication disposal kiosks are now available in the following communities at these Walgreens stores: Seattle (5409 15th Ave NW), Lynnwood (20725 Highway 99), Kirkland (12405 NE 85th St.), Burien (14656 Ambaum Blvd SW), Kent (25605 104th Ave. SE), Tacoma (15225 Pacific Ave S, and 4315 Sixth Ave), Lakewood (9505 Bridgeport Way SW), Vancouver (1905 SE 164th Ave), Mercer Island (7707 SE 27th St.) and Olympia (1510 Cooper Point Rd SW). Two more kiosks are scheduled to be installed in Seattle later this year.
The expansion is part of a joint effort by AmerisourceBergen, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Pfizer, Prime Therapeutics and Walgreens to combat the national opioid abuse crisis by increasing the availability of safe medication disposal kiosks to an additional 900 Walgreens drugstores around the country. When the expansion is complete, kiosks will be available in approximately 1,500 Walgreens stores nationwide.
“We are proud to work with organizations from throughout the health care community to make it even easier for people to dispose of their unwanted medications,” said Rick Gates, senior vice president of pharmacy operations, Walgreens. “The expansion of the program throughout Washington is a great example of health care organizations coming together in collaboration to address a real health crisis facing the country.”
Safe medication disposal kiosks have collected more than 270 tons of unwanted medications since the program began in 2016. This an additional 115 tons since Walgreens announced its partnership last fall with leading health care organizations to expand the availability of safe medication disposal kiosks.
Regence BlueShield has been serving Washingtonians in select counties for over a century and now provides nearly 1.1 million members with comprehensive health insurance solutions. As a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Regence is part of a family of companies dedicated to transforming health care by delivering innovative products and services that change the way consumers nationwide experience health care. For more information, please visit regence.com, facebook.com/regenceblueshieldwa or twitter.com/regencewa
Walgreens (walgreens.com), a provider of trusted care in communities since 1901, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. Approximately 8 million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online each day, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,100 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its omnichannel business, Walgreens.com.


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Global auction site, eBay is calling on its users to change their passwords.The move comes after hackers apparently got into one of its databases that contain encrypted passwords and email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth.
The company said it has conducted extensive tests across its networks and has found no evidence of user’s accounts being compromised.
Hackers have been targeting a security hole in the popular word processing application Word 2010. The attacks are limited at the moment to unnamed targets, possibly a number of organisations, but in the meantime Microsoft has issued a temporary fix pending a full investigation.
Microsoft has just announced that Word 2010 has a vulnerability that has already been exploited by hackers.
Yahoo, the world’s second largest email service, has revealed an attempted hack on customer’s email accounts. The company hasn’t said how many accounts have been hacked but it has said it is contacting those who have been affected.
Yahoo is believed to have about 273 million accounts worldwide, including 81 million in the US. If you’ve got a Yahoo account, and haven’t received a notification from the company, it’s worth changing your password anyway, just to be on the safe side.
It’s a Facebook-based plot that asks users to visit another web page in order to claim the voucher.
No doubt, if users visit the web page they’ll unwittingly end up with some kind of nasty malware on their machine.
Apparently, it can break into the accounts of about 100 different banks and uses just about every trick in the hacker’s handbook to do so. Moreover, there’s a widespread belief within the industry that it could do a lot of damage and potentially infect millions of vulnerable computers.
An email is in circulation allegedly written on behalf of the Winamp Team. It cleverly uses the same language as that used in the original announcement on the Winamp site, informing users about the closure.
On Thursday, a hacker group called Cyber Reloaded Offensive Gangstas (Cyber RoG), released in the wild two videos showing how to exploit a “Password Reset” vulnerability for Western Union and Sify Mail Service users.
According to the data published by statisticbrain.com, more than 55 million iPhone 5 units were sold until May 2013; and it is expected that the new iPhone 5s to attract a large number of Apple’s fans, too.


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In a stunning reversal, Sony Computer Entertainment of America has decided to drop their lawsuit against George “Geohot” Hotz and hire the hacker to head up a new division of cyber security focusing exclusively on the Playstation 3 and Sony’s upcoming handheld platform, codenamed NGP.
A Sony spokesman was quoted as saying:
He just had so many good ideas, we felt that he would be a better asset to us and the gaming community as an employee rather than a defendant.
Hotz, the infamous hacker who was the first to jailbreak the iPhone, expressed a desire to return the Linux operating system to the PS3 via firmware update by the end of April and upload a PS2 emulator before the end of the year. Sony also promised to compensate Hotz for his legal expenses, which seems decent of them.
Well, frankly, I am pretty shocked and more than a little upset. It seems that the online hacker community, which has been clamoring for Sony to just shut up and hire Hotz, has finally gotten their wish. I think this sets a dangerous precedent, where bad and perhaps illegal behavior is rewarded. Although PS2 emulation rocks my socks.
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R.A.B.I supporters visited the Wool Room’s pilot store in Stamford Lincolnshire. Managing Director Chris Tattersall gave an overview of the history of the brand and explained how he sources his wool. Following an inspiring presentation everyone had the chance to try out the products.
Pictured are Anthony and Sandra Herbert trying out a woollen bed for size. The event raised £450 for R.A.B.I.


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Hot on the heels of the French gastronomy event La Liste, which was held in Paris this week, comes the launch of another dining guide which claims to base their winners on AI, this time for cities across Asia.
Online travel index and directory TravelIndex launched a restaurant ranking for five cities in Asia Pacific: Bangkok, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Delhi.
For the Mastercard Affluent Dining Guide, ratings and rankings are based on AI and “natural language processing technology” and re-assessed by a panel of top culinary experts. The final list takes into consideration factors like décor, ambience, service, quality of ingredients, cooking techniques, the personality of chefs, value for money and overall consistency.
The concept is not far from La Liste, launched in 2015 as an algorithm-based ranking that aggregates reviews and scores from hundreds of guidebooks around the world.
Meanwhile, a scan of the top-ranked restaurants on the Mastercard lists for cities in Asia reveals an eyebrow-raising trend: With the exception of Delhi, all the chart-toppers are restaurants that serve European cuisine, be it French or Italian.
Here are the chart-toppers for each city:
Shanghai: Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, chef Paul Pairet (cuisine is progressive European)
Hong Kong: 81/2 Otto e Mezzo, chef Umberto Bombana (Italian)
Singapore: Odette, chef Julien Royer (French)
Delhi: Indian Accent, chef Manish Mehrotra (progressive Indian)
Bangkok: Mezzaluna, chef Ryuki Kawasaki (progressive European)
For the full list of top 25 restaurants in each city, visit https://www.top25restaurants.com/asia/.


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ZTE has cancelled the Kickstarter for Hawkeye, their crowdfunded phone that was to come with eye-tracking cameras and self-adhesive material. The campaign only earned $36,000 out of its goal of $500,000.
Google has been crowdsourcing ideas for what their customers would like to see in an upcoming smartphone. A winner has been chosen and it is the eye-tracking software with a self-adhesive back to the phone.
ZTE is doing something cool: they're taking community suggestions for features that their next phone should have. The company will reward prizes for popular ideas which end up going into the phone.
There are catches, namely that the idea must be possible in a moderately affordable phone and...


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The Financial Action Task Force are telling countries to tighten up any oversight they have about cryptocurrency and the exchange in general. There is a lot of growing concern about the international law and the enforcement agencies that are present. Some believe that cryptocurrency is being used to launder money and to fund crime.
As a result, cryptocurrency firms are now going to be subject to rules which will stop them from abusing any kind of digital coin. This includes Bitcoin. The global watchdog announced this on Friday and the move marks the very first regulatory attempt to try and constrain the cryptocurrency sector. The FATF are a coalition of countries that span from the US to China. They have told countries to tighten up their overall opinion on the industry and they are also going to try and stop any digital coins from laundering cash. The move reflects any growing concerns that the international law enforcement have and they are also exploring the idea of implementing even more measures too. Countries are now going to be forced to try and register and even supervise any currency firms and this includes exchanges too. They are going to have to carry out any detailed checks of their customers and they are also going to have to report any suspicious behavior. This applies to transactions too.
Simon Riondet is the head of Europol and he has stated that cross-border investigations are now more important than ever. He has told the Reuters news agency that they have seen more and more people using cryptocurrency to try and launder criminal funds and that this is not acceptable at all. Earlier this year, a Spanish drug cartel was broken up by Europol and that they have also laundered cash through various crypto ATMS. These are machines that give cryptocurrency for cash.
Riondet has also stated that the currency was used to try and transfer money across the border and that it was also used to try and handle any criminal transfers of lower amounts. These are much harder for the firm to detect. They have also stated that they have done some degree of research into the dark web too. This is where a lot of the payments have been made. Privacy coins such as Monero and everything else of the sort also give users the chance to conceal all of their details in their transactions. The move has been done by the FATF and they do bring about a high level of concern. Some people believe that the sector is championed by some and that everyone is trying to shake off government concerns. Central banks are also a huge threat as their status are really guarantors of the entire financial system.
Facebook has also prompted some degree of criticism from those who regulate the currency because they have announced their plans to come up with a brand new crypto-coin known as the Libra. Three central bankers have also claimed some degree of oversight and they have also tried to make sure that they are not going to be jeopardizing the financial system.
Germany’s central chief is Jens Weidmann and he has stated that virtual tokens have been pegged to a huge range of official currencies. These are otherwise known as stable coins. They could potentially undermine banks if they do happen to become widely used.
The FATF’s move is going to try and tighten the oversight marks and they are also attempting to try and establish a goal in their approach too. They are going to try and regulate 300 billion and they are also going to try and instill a patchwork of measures to try and make sure that everything is as regulated as possible. A few examples of this include the outright ban in China to do with currency, and the move from Japan to try and license exchanges.
The Global Digital Finance is an industry body who work hard to try and represent any cryptocurrency companies across the world. They have chosen to welcome the FATF rules but Teana Baker-Taylor, who is the executive director has come out to say that they are going to ask firms to include details of the sender and even the beneficiary to try and make sure that every point can be met. They are also going to comply with any new regulations that are going to be present, and anything else that involves cryptocurrency. The challenge is asking for something that normally, a technical facility would try and do. There isn’t much data out there in terms of money laundering that actually involves cryptocurrency. When you look at the small scale of the market, you will see that money laundering probably isn’t going to be a fraction of the market and that more needs to be done in order to uncover the right data.
Sure, digital coins right now do not have a good level of anonymity and it was even believed that once, the movement can be traced right back to the blockchain technology. They are trying not to underpin this, but they are trying to identify loopholes and even beneficial ownership too. Some exchanges have very lax standards when it comes to checking details and they are also not very good at identifying the actual source of the funds.


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prostoalex writes "Each December the Bureau of Labor Statistics prepares a report on telecommunications spending among US households. They analyze the previous year's data, so their most recent release says that in 2006 the average US household spent $542 on their landline, and $524 on their wireless bill. The way the curves are headed, 2007 is likely to become the first year when wireless spending will surpass landline spending. 'To be sure, when corporate cell-phone use is counted, overall U.S. spending surpassed land line spending several years ago, analysts said.'"
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Just one bowl of cereal a day may raise risk of DEMENTIA - as study links ... trends now
While enjoying your favorite cereal may bring back memories of watching morning cartoons over a bowl, indulging in your childhood breakfast may actually raise your risk of dementia.
A study published in the journal General Psychiatry found a link between thiamine, which is commonly found in cereals, and cognitive decline in otherwise healthy people as they age.
Thiamine, or vitamin B1, is found naturally in some foods, while it is added to others and sold as a supplement. It helps to turn food into energy and fuel the body's nervous system.
Sources of the vitamin include whole grains, legumes, liver, salmon and fortified breakfast cereals. In the US, thiamine can be found in common cereal brands like Kellogg's and General Mills.
However, research has now found a strong association between too-little and too-much consumption of thiamine and cognitive decline.
The 'sweet spot' of the amount of thiamine to consume, according to the research, is 0.68mg per day - calling into question the US government's recommended daily value of the vitamin.
Sources of thiamine include whole grains, legumes, liver, salmon and fortified breakfast cereals.
Researchers said: 'Thiamine deficiency may lead to an insufficient supply of energy to the neurons of the brain... which may impair cognitive function... our study highlights


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Sainsbury sees sales slip
J Sainsbury, the supermarket group losing ground to its rivals, has announced a fall in sales.
Like-for-like revenues across the group for the 12 weeks to June 26 fell 0.4%, with total sales including new store space improving only 1.4%.
The company was hit hardest by declining sales at its British supermarkets, which saw like-for-like sales fall 1.9% and total sales down 0.1%.
Better performances were seen at its Homebase DIY stores and Shaw's, its US supermarkets subsidiary.
A recent survey showed the company, once Britain's biggest-selling supermarket chain, had slipped to third place on grocery sales.
Dino Adriano, group chief executive at the company, said: 'Sainsbury's Supermarkets has launched the most extensive programme of change in its history in a market place of increasing competitive severity.'
This process had affected sales in the short term but would position the group for like-for-like growth by the end of the current financial year.
The supermarkets would then outperform the industry average in the following year, he said.
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UAE-based shopping mall and supermarket operator Aswaaq has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Unilever with an aim to reduce the former’s environmental footprint at both operational and consumer levels.
The MoU was signed by Affan Al Khoori, deputy CEO of Aswaaq, and Emad Helwa, Unilever’s director for the UAE and Oman. Aswaaq’s sustainability agenda entails developing projects targeting a reduction in the consumption of water and energy, production and disposal of waste throughout its various sites, in addition to a number of onsite initiatives across their seven shopping malls and nine supermarkets in Dubai.
“This MoU is part of our strategic plan to further develop our corporate social responsibility programmes, in addition to collaborating with Unilever to promote sustainability,” says Affan Al Khoori. “The sustainability agenda will target changes in behaviour through employee engagement initiatives and consumer awareness campaigns that ensure long-term energy and water savings.”
“We are proud to be working with influential partners in the retail industry who have the same mind-set as us. If we are to achieve transformational change we need more concerted effort and long-term partnerships within and between the public and private sectors,” says Emad Helwa, Unilever’s country director for UAE and Oman. “This MoU is a fundamental step towards building the right network of sustainability partners that will help Unilever achieve its long-term vision of doubling the size of the business and halving its environmental impact.”
Aswaaq’s in-store activations will include a student smart shopper programme, school partnership programmes and campaigns to celebrate Earth Day and Global Handwashing Day, in addition to initiatives including collecting and recycling old batteries.


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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
QPharma, a premier provider of commercial and compliance services to the life sciences industry, has announced the launch of Ti Force™, a new, cloud-based mobile CRM system developed specifically for the life sciences industry.
The company made the announcement at the 2017 Sharing Conference in Baltimore, MD, which is taking place this week. Many of the industry’s top experts on pharmaceutical sample compliance and sales operations are in attendance at the three-day event.
Ti Force™ is an intuitive, freestanding mobile CRM application for the pharmaceutical field sales force, and although it can integrate with any third-party system, it is the first CRM developed specifically to integrate with QPharma’s market-shaping Titanium™ platform. It gives sales forces a comprehensive, 360-degree profile of their healthcare practitioner (HCP) customers.
“Many of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and life sciences companies are using Titanium™ to manage their sample operations, identify and engage Key Opinion Leaders, plan their product launches, train their sales representatives, and more,” said Patrick P. Den Boer, president and CEO of QPharma. “We’re excited to offer our clients a new choice when it comes to their mobile life sciences CRM.”
“Ti Force™ was designed to be as intuitive and easy-to-use as possible, while featuring all the functionality you would expect from a comprehensive CRM,” added Toni Carman, Managing Director of Ti Force™. “This includes the ability to record pharmacy drops and to view real-time practitioner eligibility status right at the account level, with virtually all information available in three clicks or fewer.”
The company announced that because of the application’s integration into Titanium™, clients can unlock additional functionality depending on which applications they use. For example, the CRM can limit the ability of sales representatives to order samples until they have completed compliance training via QPharma’s Ti LMS™ application. It can also limit the ability of healthcare practitioners to order direct-to-practitioner shipments until they have signed a previous electronic Acknowledgement of Content (eAOC) in the Ti Portal™ HCP ordering system. These features afford QPharma’s clients additional peace of mind that their sampling programs maintain compliance with the Prescription Drug Marketing Act.


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Hyundai Motor gets five first places from J.D. PowerHyundai Motor, Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Thursday that its vehicles were in first place in five segments of the J.D. Power 2019 India Initial Quality Study.
In the U.S. initial quality survey of vehicles sold in India, Hyundai’s Santro, Elite i20, Verna, Venue and Creta ranked the highest in the compact, the premium compact, the midsize, compact SUV and SUV segments, respectively, the company said in a statement.
Honda Motor’s Amaze and Maruti Suzuki Ertiga ranked highest in the entry midsize and MUV/MPV segments, respectively.
Initial quality was measured by J.D. Power by the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles for 66 models from 13 brands sold for one year through October 2019, it said.
Hyundai Motor expects the J.D. Power study results will boost its sales in India, which fell 7.2 percent to 550,000 units last year from 510,000 a year earlier amid a slowdown in the local automobile industry.


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Edward Lampert, ESL Investments Inc., Sears Holding Corp.
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The hedge fund controlled by Edward Lampert, Sears Holding Corp.’s chairman and its biggest shareholder, has made an offer it valued at $4.6 billion to buy the bankrupt retailer. Lampert and ESL Investments Inc. are offering a mix of cash, new loans and debt swaps to buy the entire company, rather
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Eddie Lampert, Kmart, Liquidation sales, Sears Holding Corp., Sears’ chief executive officer, Seritage Growth Properties
2016, Issue 10-03-2016, Issues
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Kmart is closing another 64 underperforming stores in the United States. Liquidation sales were set to start September 22, with the stores to be shuttered by mid-December, according to Business Insider, which cited sources familiar with the plans of parent Sears Holding Corp. In April, Sears eliminated 68 Kmarts and 10


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Telstra is offering users of wearables with embedded SIMs (eSIMs) the ability to connect these devices directly to Telstra’s mobile network and share the same mobile number as their smartphone.
Telstra has announced support for eSIM (embedded or electronic SIM) technology under the brand name ‘Telstra One Number’. It will be made available initially to post-paid consumer customers with small business, enterprise and prepaid customers to follow in the future.
eSIMs are permanently embedded in devices and can be switched to operate on different networks where the network operator supports this functionality. The eSIM specification was released by global cellular body GSMA in February 2016, as the first output of its Consumer Remote SIM Provisioning initiative with the GSMA saying it had the backing of Apple, Huawei, LG, Microsoft, Samsung and Sony, and other device makers.
It was followed in June 2016 by another specification for remote provisioning for any mobile device.
The first device to incorporate and eSIM was the Samsung Gear S2 smart watch, released early in 2016. The just released Apple Watch Series 3 also has an eSIM. The new iPhone X, however, does not.
eSIMs are tipped to fundamentally change the competitive dynamics of the mobile market, by enabling consumers to easily switch between networks and even to have services on more than one network at a time.
Announcing the launch of Telstra One Number, John Chambers, executive director, Telstra Product Innovation, said: “Up until now, customers have had to pair their smartphone with their wearable devices using Bluetooth to access calls, messages and notifications on their wearables.
“The ability to connect a wearable device, like a smartwatch, directly to a mobile network and integrate a customer’s existing mobile number will make these devices even more powerful companions.
“Customers won’t have to worry about forgetting their phone, or taking it with them when they pop out to the shops or go for a jog – with Telstra One Number they’ll still be connected to Australia’s best mobile network via their wearable.”
Chambers added: “Because eSIMs are smaller than typical SIM cards, the technology will help designers bring connectivity and calling to a broader range of smaller wearable devices – from clothing and health monitors right through to fitness trackers and watches.”
Shortly after the GSMA’s February 2016 announced, in a blog on the Optus web site, Optus head of marketing & strategy wholesale John Castro said the topic had “dominated discussion at the recent MVNO [mobile virtual network operator] World Congress in Amsterdam,” in April 2016
According to Castro, “No longer is the customer having to go into the store to get a different sim, or log online to wait two days for a sim to be delivered to your home, no longer are you having to go through the process of removing one sim, putting in another on the device, waiting hours for it to be provisioned or being ‘locked in’ to a service provider, all that vanishes in an eSIM world.”


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Accesso Technology Group, the attractions-industry company with North American operations based in Lake Mary, has its eye on South Korean theme parks.
Accesso just signed a three-year deal with South Korean consultant Vision Works Global to help broker deals with attractions there for ride reservation technology.
"We see that as a fantastic opportunity to perhaps extend our footprint," said Tom Burnet, the company's chief executive officer.
South Korea's theme parks include Everland, which features a zoo, water park and rides. Twentieth Century Fox last month announced plans to build a South Korean theme park as well.
"South Korea is a thriving market with existing large theme parks," said Dennis Speigel, the president of the International Theme Park Services trade group, in an email. "It is reasonable that companies from America are looking to direct their product there, particularly in view of the future and what is to come."
Accesso wants part of the action, but "doing business without being local is really tough," Burnet said. "It became clear that the operators we were speaking to felt it was really important to have somebody local on the ground with whom they could have a day-to-day relationship and engagement."
Accesso has quickly grown into one of the largest technology suppliers in the attractions industry, with clients including Universal Orlando and Six Flags Entertainment Co. The current company was created in 2012 when British Lo-Q bought Lake Mary's accesso in a $22 million deal. The combined company took the accesso name.
Accesso has about 70 employees in Lake Mary and plans to hire about 10 more throughout the year.
Also in the past few weeks, the company announced deals to provide new technology platforms for Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto and SeaLife Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
Accesso already ran ticket-sale software for Ripley's, but the new deal provides for it to manage the aquarium's Web store presence as well.
At SeaLife, it is providing a full range of services, including technology that allows customers to order tickets via iPad instead of waiting in long lines.
The theme-park industry has undergone a lot of consolidation, dominated by big players, Burnet said.
Over the years, he said, acquisitions have created some big players in the theme-park industry.
"While at an operator level there's been this consolidation ... the supply chain guys like us haven't really — to my mind, anyway — scaled to match that growth," Burnet said. Accesso, he said, is aiming to become "a supplier of scale to serve the global market into these big organizations that have been created."
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Blog: Polo Ralph Lauren on a roll
Leonie Barrie | 30 May 2007
The cost of a series of acquisitions this year was the only cloud on the horizon for Polo Ralph Lauren which today reported its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2007. While other US retailers have suffered in recent years, the company has managed to come in ahead of expectations through its focus on luxury consumers, an ongoing strategy to elevate its products, being more selective about sales and distribution, and reining back control of the brand.
For the fourth quarter, profits rose 17.1% to $73.2m helped by strong wholesale sales after earlier acquisitions started to reap rewards. Last year the company bought back the Polo Jeans business in the US from Jones Apparel Group for US$355m, and in July 2005 it bought its global footwear licensee, Ralph Lauren Footwear Co, from Reebok International Ltd for $110m.
This year too the acquisitions have rolled in thick and fast, including the remaining 50% stakes in Polo.com and New Polo Japan, the company's master licensee in Japan; the acquisition of the Polo Ralph Lauren Leathergoods business; and Impact 21, its Japanese sub licensee for men's and women's apparel, accessories and jeans. However, Polo Ralph Lauren admitted the price for its buying spree has been $360m or 27 cents a share – and lowered fiscal 2008 guidance accordingly.
Roger Farah, president and chief operating officer, says Polo Ralph Lauren’s fast-growing presence in Europe is likely to form the template for exciting expansion in Japan. “Europe represents nearly $900m in sales and is our fastest-growing region,” he told analysts today. “Japan represents the second largest area of sales outside the US…and we see it as an important stepping stone to growing our business throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim.”
The company also says it intends to invest a further $240m over the forthcoming year to support growth initiatives, including a new Ralph Lauren Media distribution facility in North Carolina and an extra 24 retail stores. Global Brand Concepts and its first initiative, American Living, a new lifestyle brand for men, women, and children is also due to be rolled out at the beginning of 2008.
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The Top 10 Countries where most of SA's tourists come from
In 2015, the Department of Home Affairs' 2015 Tourism report found the total number of foreign travellers who visited South Africa from African and other overseas countries, arriving through all ports of entry during 2015, amounted to 15 051 826!
That's a lot of people, generating a massive chunk of income for South Africans and creating thousands of job opportunities for locals.
Over the past year, mainly due to confusing visa regulations in SA, there was an overall drop of 6.8% in SA Tourism. Nonetheless, an influx of visitors from the UK and China was still detected.
The ten leading countries for overseas tourists, plus the number of tourist, in 2015 were:
United Kingdom - 407 486
United States of America - 297 226
Germany - 256 646
France - 128 438
Netherlands - 121 883
Australia - 99 205
China - 84 691
India - 78 385
Canada - 56 224
Italy - 52 377
A comparison of the 2015 volumes with the 2014 volumes indicates that the number of tourists decreased in all the leading overseas countries with the exception of the UK and China. Australia had the largest decrease of 10,8% while China had the largest increase of 2,2%.
The latter increase is a major market increase for South Africa. Last week, Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom has completed a three-day working visit to China to address concerns that could hinder growth from the top global source of tourists.
After the visit, Hanekom said that South Africa should expect a tourism boom China. Not only will this mean many new business opportunities with the Asian market, but also direct capital injected into the SA tourism industry.
Chinese tourists love travelling and they love spending money while doing so.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Chinese tourists have overtaken their German counterparts to become the highest holiday spenders in the world.


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One day, as a teenager working at a clothing store at the Smith Haven Mall, Charlotte Smilovich marched next door to the Pearle Vision counter, ready to complain about the incessant sound of a ringing telephone.
“I was really frustrated by it and said, ‘Can you guys please do me a favor and answer your phones, or hire me and I’ll do it.’ ”
Ms. Smilovich meant it as a joke, but just one month later she found herself doing much more than answering phones, quickly rising through the ranks to lead the store in sales.
She hasn’t looked back. Ms. Smilovich, who now lives in Mattituck, went on to work for Cohen’s Fashion Optical in Riverhead and ultimately purchased the business 13 years ago.
This month, she moved the business from the former Walmart shopping center to its new location across the street at 720 Old Country Road. It opened Jan. 4 with a small ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“It’s a whole new atmosphere,” Ms. Smilovich said. “It’s clean, refreshing and very modern. We worked very hard to get here.”
Activity at the former location, she said, had died down over several years as the Walmart remained empty. “We knew we needed to do something, then COVID kind of stopped us in our tracks.”
Despite the obstacles, she said her strong faith and support from her family have kept her motivated.
“It really is a family affair,” she said. Her husband, Raymond, can often be found crafting glasses at night after spending his days running North Fork Auto Body. Her daughter, Samantha, recently graduated from college with a business degree and is learning the business while her son, Anthony Remigio, works as a lab tech.
The new location is brighter and cheerier, with an expanded selection of lenses that allows the business to offer one-hour service in many instances.
In addition, audiology services are also available on-site from state licensed audiologist Lisa Roselli. “We’re able to now do hearing aids and hearing services that really go along with vision,” Ms. Smilovich said. “Since [Ms. Roselli] has been here, she’s already helped people get hearing aids. It’s been an amazing thing.”
Telemedicine has also become a large part of their model amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a game changer,” Ms. Smilovich said, explaining that the method allows for more thorough and advanced testing technology. “These days, a lot of people just like it. They feel safer.”
Offering telemedicine will also allow them to extend hours over the next few months to remain open some evenings and on Sunday, she said, as well as supplement the three doctors on staff.
In the new space, Ms. Smilovich and her son have also unveiled a new eyewear line they collaborated on.
Over 30 years in the business, Ms. Smilovich said it’s become a passion of hers to help patients find the right pair of frames. “It’s something fun. There’s different styles,” she said.
A concept design for glasses started in 2019 has now grown into the Charlotte Rose line for women, while Anthony’s line features men’s and gender-neutral styles. The entire line is made in Italy.
“I love the fact that I can make someone feel good and confident in a pair of glasses and proud when they walk out the door,” she said.


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Electronic devices continue to develop and gain new features. Wireless technologies provide practical usage for most electronic devices. But the 'charging problem' is still not widely resolved yet. Wireless charging keeps its development for us to enjoy a continuous experience. Innovative steps have been taken in this field with the wireless charging technology developed in recent years. However, now there has been a new development that will excite technology followers as a headset, the first of its kind, has been introduced. Solare, a new wireless solar powered headphone that will completely eliminate the charging problem is to be on the market.
The US company Blue Tiger introduced the world's first solar energy-powered wireless headphones called Solare. Military-grade Solare Bluetooth headphones with solar technology have the ability to harvest energy from light. Solare comes with high-quality speakers to be used for a long time without paying any fee. And you don't have to worry about battery life as the headset will run on complete solar energy to consume energy anywhere anytime to provide you with an infinite experience that has never been there.
Solar Power Both Indoor and Outdoor
Solare headphones are powered by solar technology, which can be considered a unique invention of the company. This new technology is capable of harvesting infinite power from both outdoor natural lighting and indoor artificial lighting. Simply put, inspired by the process of photosynthesis, the headset is equipped with a thin, non-toxic, printed, flexible plastic solar cell that allows it to generate energy from any light and store that energy for a very long time.
The headphones can collect light from a variety of different angles thanks to this solar cell technology. It is suitable for receiving outdoor natural lights as well as artificial lights inside the house. The company behind the technology claims that the Solare will be the world's first solar-powered headphones for driving or office or home use. The main feature of this new solar-powered wireless headset is that it can be used continuously with the power of light collected wherever you are, whether you are indoors at home or working in the office or you are outdoor under the natural solar lights.
Solare was described as a 'military-grade product working with sustainable energy as drawing attention from the crowd and digital world at the CES 2022. Solar energy-powered headset Solare is produced in a military standard known as MIL-STD-80. This newest wireless headset can maintain a wireless connection up to a distance of about 100 meters. Designed to be continuously charged indoors and outdoors, Bluetooth 5.1 compatible headset has 97% noise-cancellation to provide you with a high-quality sound experience by saving you from any audial intervention. This magical headset is also suitable for multiple weather conditions as it can operate between -40 and 50 degrees Celsius temperatures. Developers also stated that Solare is compatible with both Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri to use with voice commands.


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MUNICH, GERMANY. Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Product Architect of Tesla Motors, announced a leasing and financing partnership with Sixt last night at the Tesla showroom in Munich, Germany. For an effective monthly cost of 500 Euros, future clients will be able to lease a Tesla car, Musk stated. When asked about the fine print, he further specified that these monthly payments are in addition to a 10% down payment to be paid before leasing the car, equivalent to about 7,000 Euros.
But the financing program goes beyond the mere leasing of an electric car. Committed to sustainable energy resources, Musk further announced that, in collaboration with the Stadtwerke, or municipal utilities services, Tesla will offer clients leasing Tesla cars a bonus on the electricity bill for their homes, if and only if they can demonstrate they are using green electricity.
Those still doubting the purchase or lease of an electric car in Germany were assured, both by Musk and JB Straubel, CTO of Tesla Motors, that all of Germany will be provided with supercharging stations by the end of 2014. “We will have the whole of Germany covered, end of story,” stated Musk.
In the question and answer session, he showed himself to be open to accepting new ideas. A mother who plans to travel with her electric car during the coming summer, for example, incited Musk to build Tesla-specific playgrounds near the supercharging stations. In Germany, the supercharging stations are currently only surrounded by trucks, an unsuitable environment for kids who want to run around during the 30-minute wait while the car charges.
While Musk smiled at and accepted this remark, he was more adamant when opponents proposed they had a better battery that he could use. “I get a lot of suggestions concerning batteries,” he explained. Having received quite a number of empty suggestions, with no actual battery prototype to see, he has come to the following conclusion: “What I say is, ‘send me the battery’ and then we can talk.”
All in all, despite his ambitious ideas, he is down-to-earth about the future of Tesla, taking one step at a time and putting safety first. Every aspect of a new car has to be tested, he asserted, demonstrating himself aware of the fact that an issue might not show up in 100 test cars, but could become evident in 500 test cars.
To put his company in perspective, he outlined that Tesla Motors currently produces around 30,000 cars per year, compared to about 1,8 million produced by the BMW group, for example. “We are a small company,” Musk said, underlining Tesla Motors’ need to allocate resources effectively. To date, Tesla has around 3,000 employees and 31 locations.
While he is working “superhard” on Tesla’s growth, he is also open to sharing resources, willing to forge partnerships, for example, to share the supercharging stations with partners who share Tesla’s vision never to charge for using the supercharging stations – and meeting the electrical specifications, of course. “We can’t have the car blow up,” he joked.
To conclude, he commented briefly on the Los Angeles-San Francisco Hyperloop. Currently still in the testing phase, Musk said that if there is customer demand for the project, then he will move forward.
Musk himself is off to Norway and Holland this coming week. “We cannot announced everything here [in Munich],” he said. Stay tuned for more announcements, then.


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While Snapdeal had stated that it would follow an independent path and was, therefore, terminating all strategic talks, sources had said differences in valuation and terms of the deal had led to the fallout after five months of negotiations. Two people close to the negotiations said the share swap between Snapdeal domiciled in India and Flipkart registered in Singapore would have led to an extremely inefficient taxation structure due to restrictions arising out of laws in India, causing millions of dollars of tax burden to multiple investors.
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Snapdeal will trim its operations and over the next months, the workforce could be pared to about people, two people familiar with the company's plans said.
They did not wish to be identified as they are not authorised to speak on the matter. Snapdeal did not respond to emailed queries. Snapdeal is estimated to have about 1, staffers currently. Over the past few months, the beleaguered company has seen a steady exit of employees across levels. One of the persons said there could be a higher level of attrition in the coming days. Many employees were waiting for the Flipkart deal and see if things would turn around, the person said adding that now that the deal has been called off, these staffers may look at other opportunities.
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The closer we get to CES and MWC, the more rumors we receive filled with unconfirmed details about future Android devices, especially flagship ones, for the new year. Of those, the Galaxy S4 is one of the most expected, although the new high-end smartphone is likely to be unveiled at a special Samsung event rather than at one of the upcoming trade shows.
Just a few days ago we showed you an unofficial render of what the Galaxy S4 could look and feel like, but we also discussed the rumored model number(s) for the device, GT-I9500/GT-I9505, recently spotted in the wild.
At the time, it was speculated that we’re looking at the new Galaxy S4, although that model number was also said to stand for a flagship Samsung Tizen device.
Now, Sam Mobile reveals that it can confirm the GT-I9505 – most likely the LTE version of the Galaxy S4 – is an Android device. The product has been discovered in a firmware version for the Galaxy S3 mini (GT-I8190N), right alongside a new device, which was unheard of until now, the GT-Q1000.
We have no idea what the GT-Q1000 is going to be, but we could be looking at a new Android family of smartphones. What seems to be more important right now is the fact that the GT-I9505 is powered by Android – and obviously its GT-I9500 brother too. Just recently, a Samsung exec confirmed the Galaxy S4 product name, and now it looks like its model number is almost official too.
Naturally, we’re still waiting for more official confirmation, but rest assured that we’ll keep you posted on all things Android, Galaxy S4 included, in 2013 as well, so enjoy the new year and keep following us closely!
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I hope they bring the LTE model in Romania and other countries..
From what I’ve heard the gt-Q1000 is their new qwerty slider. Apparently they are going to have a bar and qwerty slider flagship.
If this is true, I’d like this. I loved the G1. So if Samsung releases an S3 with a slide out keyboard that will be considered a flagship phone, I’ll be in line to get one. That’s assuming it T-mobile USA releases it. lol
I really hope so
So that’s the new Samsung credit card on the table? :)
If Samsung release a 4G and non 4G version of the S4 then it is a failure. All flagship phones from now on should have 4G included and you either use it or leave it (see iPhone 5).
Releasing a 4G version a few months after the non 4G versions just aids in fragmenting the market and makes it harder to support (2 hardware specs which require specific software instead of 1 hardware spec with 1 software).
you do realize that in the US they still have to make a separate GSM and CDMA version and also Samsung is all about saving money why would they put 4G radios and waste all that money in phones that don’t need it?
America is obviously a unique situation (They have to be different don’t they…) but for Australia (and Europe?) it’s all GSM so we have one iPhone 5 version for all carriers.
I believe it’s more to do with available signal (some places still don’t even have LTE) more than “being different”. If you have the money to switch it all over to GSM we’d appreciate it, Daddy Warbucks.
Can wait to see what Google does with the nexus line. I love Samsung phones but they update their phones way too slow.
I hope the S4 sticks with the 4.8″ screen size of the S3. If they bump it up to 5″, what’s the Note 3 going to be, 5.5″? A 1080p 4.8″ screen would be fantastic.
The Note 2 is already 5.5″…..


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EVANS MILLS — Afterwards months of debate, bounded citizen annoyance and alike an accusation of fraud, the LeRay Zoning Lath of Appeals rescinded its approval of J&P Auto on Route 283.
The board’s accommodation Wednesday night came as its associates bent that there had been no accepted business operations at 26369 Route 283 back April 2014, barring the armpit from actuality grandfathered into the town’s zoning law.
“There’s added than a year that’s accomplished afterwards accurate activity,” said lath affiliate Jan Oatman.
The J&P Auto business, operated by Nick Carlos, additionally included what was declared as an authoritative appointment for Crossman Towing, endemic by Mr. Carlos’s brother-in-law Joseph Crossman and his sister, Allison Crossman.
The board’s accepted decision, based on a timeline congenital from canton annal and accompaniment Department of Motor Vehicles records, chaotic its antecedent approval of the business on Nov. 1.
“It’s unfortunate,” said David A. Renzi, advocate for the developers, account afterwards the decision. “They’re aggravating to accompany in a new business.”
Mrs. Crossman said in November that at atomic $60,000 was invested in the property.
Mr. Renzi said the developers will charge to actuate their abutting steps. He said the town’s zoning rules may crave them to get a use about-face and breadth about-face afore the business can resume operations.
“It’s problematic,” he said.
The adjustment boutique business drew new focus from the lath afterwards analysis from John Eisenhauer, a Woodlawn Drive citizen who accomplished out to banks, acreage managers and government admiral to certificate the control history of the property.
“I anticipate they fabricated a fact-based decision,” Mr. Eisenhauer said.
He additionally declared the board’s accommodation as the one “we as a adjacency were attractive for.”
Mr. Renzi said Mr. Eisenhaeur’s assignment was a “concerted accomplishment by one alone to put the Carlos barn out of business.”
Other adjacent association who abounding the board’s affairs bidding affair about assurance and cartage at the site. Supporters of the developers said the adjustment boutique brought new business to the town.
The lath did not abode questions aloft about the agent and authority of abstracts initially presented by the Crossmans and Mr. Carlos.
Among them were invoices and chump statements that declared auto adjustment assignment was done at the armpit in summer 2016, a year afore the developers bought the armpit in June 2017. The submissions additionally included a letter from Sheila A. Sweet, who endemic Auto Clinic of Northern New York at 234165 Graham Road, Watertown. Ms. Sweet in December declared that her signature was placed by the developers on a letter addition abroad wrote, and threatened acknowledged activity “for the artifice you committed.” The accusation from Ms. Sweet was denied by Mr. Renzi, who alleged her a “lousy businesswoman” afraid about her own tax implications.
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One raid on Mumbai abducted kids has resulted in their numbers being compelled to work at the sidewalk eating stands, which are declining sharply, said policemen and campaigners. Research shows that increased effort by policemen, non-governmental organizations and other authorities and greater alertness on platform level have gradually reduced the use of infant labour.
In January, the organization charted 200,000 stores in Mumbai for over a week and found 500 children's laborers in as many stores - significantly fewer than in years before. The majority of the 500 children's laborers worked in eateries or street stands, living alone in Mumbai and not going to schools.
This decline is possibly the result of a severe raid that we carried out in 2015, when over 1,000 kids were saved and proceedings initiated against their employer. In 2016, the riot squad saved nearly 800 kids. The numbers are small because we have concentrated on street restaurants and groceries that have a tradition of employing children," said Kishor Bhamre, Pratham's Thomson Reuters Foundation leader.
Pratham stuck thank-you labels on the store wall as a discount for stores and restaurants that did not hire kids, giving store owners a little credit and a little bit of glory. We wanted this to be a marketing initiative to help us find businesses that keep kids busy and value those who don't," Bhamre said. Businesses where paediatric laborers have been found will be re-evaluated in a few workdays.
We must keep up the pressures or the numbers will rise again," said Patil of Mumbai PD. In 2015, the International Labour Organization predicted that India had 5.7 million children's laborers, out of 168 million worldwide. Over half of India's children's labourers work in farming and a fourth in production - embroidery, carpet-making, or matchmaking.
Kids also work in eateries, stores and hotel rooms as well as servants.


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Recycling Technologies, a specialist plastic recycling technology provider; Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and a forerunner in drop-in renewable and circular chemical solutions; and Unilever, the consumer goods manufacturer of leading global brands, will collaborate to further develop and harness chemical recycling to recover and reuse plastic packaging that is currently either incinerated, buried in landfill or exported from the UK. A joint project involving these three companies has been awarded a £3.1m grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop chemical recycling by combining the expertise of these global leaders in their respective business areas to make hard-to-recycle plastic packaging recyclable.
In this three-year project, Recycling Technologies will take waste plastic packaging and process it using its recycling machinery to turn it into an oil, called Plaxx®. This material will then be delivered to Neste to analyse and test its quality and suitability for further upgrading it into high-quality drop-in feedstock for the production of new, virgin-quality plastics, such as plastic packaging. Unilever, joining an already well-established collaboration between Recycling Technologies and Neste, will bring insight on design for recycling for packaging.
The grant will help assist, support and refine the testing and any improvement of Recycling Technologies’ chemical recycling plant being built currently at Binn Farm in Perthshire, Scotland. This collaboration will allow the company to improve its systems to process waste plastic optimally to upgrade the Plaxx® so it can be easily further refined at Neste’s facilities into high-quality feedstock for the manufacture of new plastics. The alliance will demonstrate new added-value applications for hard-to-recycle waste plastic materials, such as films, sachets and pouches, using them to create output that can be used to make new packaging.
Neste has extensive experience of handling low-quality waste and residue raw materials, such as renewable waste and residue oils and fats, and processing them into high-quality products. Neste is committed to developing scalable solutions to accelerate plastics recycling with several partners and aims to introduce liquefied plastic waste as a refinery raw material to replace fossil oil use in the production of feedstock for new plastics. Its collaboration with Recycling Technologies enables Neste to accelerate the development of one of the very promising chemical recycling technologies.
Adrian Griffiths, Founder and Chief Executive of Recycling Technologies, said, “We are delighted to have been awarded this grant from UKRI to move the UK to the forefront of the next generation of plastic recycling systems. Our collaboration with Neste will allow us to refine and improve our technology to produce valuable feedstock from waste plastic that can be incorporated into the petrochemicals industry supply chain to increase the content of recycled plastic in new plastic production. Our work with Unilever will identify hard to recycle plastics from current mechanical recyclers and how to evolve their design construction to improve their recyclability, ensuring compatibility with Recycling Technologies’ chemical recycling process, for incorporation into new packaging.”
Mercedes Alonso, Executive Vice President, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals from Neste, said, “We are excited to have Unilever join the project that builds upon Neste’s ongoing collaboration with Recycling Technologies. UKRI funding for this ground-breaking joint project helps speed up the development of chemical recycling. It enables us project partners to generate new data on how design for recycling could best be geared towards increasing recycling rates of those types of packaging waste that to this day have not been recyclable. Collaborative efforts like this one across the plastics value chain are key to accelerating the transition to a circular plastics economy,”
Sebastian Munden, Executive Vice President, Unilever UK & Ireland, said, “We’re really pleased to be part of this collaboration with Recycling Technologies and Neste, developing a solution for plastic which is currently difficult to recycle, including plastic films and flexible packaging. “As part of this collaboration, we’ve committed to looking at the design of our products for greater recyclability, as well as the possibility to use the recycled material back in our product packaging, which would create the end market and value for the materials.
“Unilever is committed to halving the amount of virgin plastic we use in our packaging by 2025, including increasing our use of recycled plastic. Collaboration between partners and industry experts is so important, as together we can develop solutions with innovations that are effective and scalable”.
About Recycling Technologies
UK-based company, Recycling Technologies, is on a mission to accelerate the evolution of plastic into a more sustainable material. Currently, 88% of the plastic used in the world is either buried, burned or leaked into the environment1. This means that the world recycles only 12% of the 260 million tons of plastic waste produced each year2. Recycling Technologies has developed an innovative technology, the RT7000, which turns hard-to-recycle plastic such as films, bags, laminated plastics into an oil, called Plaxx®, used as a feedstock for new plastic production. The RT7000 is modular and small-scale, designed to fit easily onto existing waste treatment and recycling sites, providing a scalable solution to recycle waste plastic anywhere in the world. For further information, please visit www.recyclingtechnologies.co.uk.
1. McKinsey&Co – How plastics-waste recycling could transform the chemical industry
2. Plastics Europe – Plastics the facts 2019
Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We refine waste, residues and innovative raw materials into renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock for plastics and other materials. We are the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, developing chemical recycling to combat the plastic waste challenge. We aim at helping customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with our renewable and circular solutions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030. As a technologically advanced refiner of high-quality oil products with a commitment to reach carbon-neutral production by 2035, we are also introducing renewable and recycled raw materials such as waste plastic as refinery raw materials. We have consistently been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies. In 2019, Neste’s revenue stood at EUR 15.8 billion, with 82% of the company’s comparable operating profit coming from renewable products
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a day. Unilever has around 400 brands found in homes all over the world, including Dove, Knorr, Dirt Is Good, Rexona, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, Lux, Magnum, Axe, Sunsilk and Surf.
Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) underpins the company’s strategy and commits to:
- Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being by 2020.
- Halving the environmental impact of our products by 2030.
- Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.
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