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Hey there, fellow digital marketing enthusiasts! If you have also been keen on the ever-evolving world of programmatic advertising, hold onto your hats as you dive into something exciting today. This blog post will unpack the latest insights from the Q3 2023 Programmatic Ad Spending Forecast. It’s not just about numbers and charts; we’re going to dissect what’s happening in the digital advertising universe and what it means for marketers like us.
Last year, programmatic ad spending growth hit a record low as advertisers braced themselves for a potential recession. But fear not because as we move forward into 2023, it seems the tide is turning. Let’s explore the critical question: How and where are advertisers spending their programmatic budgets?
Despite their strong post-cookie value proposition, walled gardens will lose a share of the programmatic digital display ad spending market—for the first time since we began tracking the segment in 2017. Intrigued? You should be!
The Digital Ad Landscape in Q3 2023
Before we dive headfirst into the walled gardens and their shifting share of the pie, let’s take a moment to appreciate the current state of the digital advertising landscape in Q3 2023. It’s been a rollercoaster ride, to say the least. After a somewhat lackluster year in 2022, total programmatic digital display ad spending will increase in 2023 to $92.55 billion, while in 2024, it will reach $102.33. So, we’re all eager to see what’s on the horizon.
A Recession’s Aftermath
Advertisers played it safe last year as the economic forecast looked uncertain. Programmatic ad spending growth was sluggish, and budgets were tightened. But as we venture further into 2023, it’s apparent that the worst storm may be behind us.
The Great Bounceback
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, programmatic advertising is on the upswing. Advertisers are regaining confidence, and spending trends are bouncing back, albeit with intriguing variations.
The Big Question
Where exactly are advertisers putting their precious programmatic budgets? That’s the million-dollar (or should we say billion-dollar) question.
Walled Gardens vs. the World
Now, let’s get to the juicy stuff: the walled gardens. These digital advertising behemoths have long dominated the landscape, wielding immense power over user data and ad placement. However, a seismic shift is underway as we peer into the Q3 2023 crystal ball.
The walled gardens are losing their share for the first time since the inception of programmatic digital display ad spending tracking in 2017. But why is this happening, you ask? Well, it’s a complex tale of changing dynamics, evolving consumer preferences, and a dash of tech disruption.
The Cookie Crumbles
One of the critical factors in this tectonic shift is the demise of third-party cookies. With their treasure trove of first-party data, walled gardens initially seemed immune to this disruption. However, the digital advertising ecosystem is proving more resilient than expected.
Rise of Privacy Concerns
In a post-GDPR and post-CCPA world, privacy concerns are at an all-time high. Users want more control over their data, casting wary glances at platforms that appear too nosy.
The Power of Open Web
The open web is making a comeback. Advertisers are exploring alternative avenues to reach their target audiences without relying solely on walled gardens. It’s a bit like a David vs. Goliath scenario, with smaller players gaining ground.
Diversification is Key
Advertisers have learned how to diversify their ad spend. Putting all your eggs in one walled garden basket may not be the wisest move anymore. Marketers are seeking out a mix of platforms that offer a balance between data-driven targeting and user privacy.
Innovative Ad Tech
The world of programmatic advertising is a hotbed of innovation. Advertisers are exploring new tools and technologies to reach their audience effectively, from contextual targeting to AI-driven solutions.
The Road Ahead
So, what does all this mean for the future of programmatic advertising? We’re entering a new era where the once-untouchable walled gardens face formidable challenges. Advertisers are no longer content with the status quo; they demand more transparency, privacy, and control.
A New Normal
As we move further into 2023 and beyond, this shift away from walled gardens will likely become the new normal. Advertisers will continue to explore diverse avenues for their programmatic spending, creating a healthier and more competitive advertising ecosystem.
The focus on user-centric advertising will intensify. Advertisers must build trust by respecting user privacy and delivering personalized, relevant content without crossing ethical boundaries.
The programmatic advertising industry will see ongoing data usage and analysis innovation. First-party data will become even more valuable, and advertisers will seek creative ways to harness it for effective targeting.
Education and Adaptation
Advertisers and marketers must stay nimble and adapt to the changing landscape. This means staying informed about new regulations, emerging technologies, and shifting consumer behaviors.
Collaboration and Competition
While walled gardens may lose some of their grip, they won’t disappear soon. Expect to see increased competition among these giants, leading to more innovation and, hopefully, better offerings for advertisers.
In the ever-evolving world of programmatic advertising, change is the only constant. As explored in this blog post, the Q3 2023 Programmatic Ad Spending Forecast has revealed a fascinating transformation in the digital ad landscape. Walled gardens, once the undisputed rulers of the domain, are ceding some of their territory to the open web and other innovative platforms.
But fear not, for this shift represents an opportunity—a chance to diversify, engage in more ethical advertising practices, and ultimately deliver more value to our target audiences. As we navigate this dynamic landscape, let’s keep our eyes on the horizon, ready to embrace the next wave of programmatic advertising innovation. The journey is bound to be exciting, so you must wait to see where it takes us.


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Do you want to enjoy your favorite spicy and juicy burger? But you also have to main social distance? Things do not seem complicated now as Burger king has brought a creative way to present you yummy burgers while maintaining social distancing rules.
Fast-food expert Burger King has made “social-distance crowns” that keep the customers 6 feet away from each other at the restaurants.
Governments have eased lockdown measures and several restaurants and cafes have begun reopening.
A burger king told to the international news source, “We wanted to reinforce the rules of high safety and hygiene standards that the BK restaurants are following,”
“The do-it-yourself social-distance crown was a fun and playful way to remind our guests to practice social distancing while they are enjoying food in the restaurants.”
Burger King is coming up with creative ideas to reopen its work. The fast-food chain is selling a “Social Distancing Whopper,” that seems three times the amount of raw onions usually found on the burger. In this way, onion-induced bad breath will keep people distant from each other.
On the other hand, a restaurant owner Jacqueline Rothe provided hats topped with pool noodles to the customers. This concept was implemented to consider social distancing rules while reopening the restaurant.

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Fueled by the pandemic, the use of contactless mobile apps boomed in 2020, with in-store mobile payment usage up 29% last year, based on a report
by eMarketer. The pandemic pushed consumers to swap out cash and credit cards for the presumably safer mobile payments option at point-of-sale. According to the report, 92.3 million consumers age 14 or older used proximity-based payments at least once during a six-month period in 2020. That figure is expected to increase to 101.2 million in 2021, and digital wallets are anticipated to be used by half of all smartphone users by 2025.
These statistics indicate that digital wallets may be entering a growth phase. Based on a survey
by recentfinder.com, 150 million American adults have tried a digital wallet, with 98 million Americans stating that digital wallets offer convenience over traditional payment methods. Now may be the time to create your digital wallet strategy.
The Case for Mobile Payments
There is no doubt that mobile payments are faster. According an article
by ReadWrite, the typical card transaction takes 15 seconds to complete, while a mobile payment transaction takes only 6 seconds. This makes mobile payments a more efficient payment method, one that is quickly becoming a payment preference for digital users.
Retailers who were slow to adopt mobile payments were finally forced on board by the pandemic. The National Retail Federation and Forrester
found a 69% increase in no-touch payments in 2020, and 67% of retailers in America now offer some form of contactless payment. Retailers have also gained efficiencies during the checkout process, with consumers completing the checkout process in less time, often with an increase in spending. As payment providers, credit unions benefit from additional revenue from this spending increase.
Are Digital Wallets and Mobile Payment Apps the Same Thing?
Mobile payment apps enable a purchase at a single retailer by tying a payment method to that app. Perhaps the most famous use case, and one of the first in the country, was the Starbucks app. Digital wallets, on the other hand, enable multiple cards, including credit and debit, to be stored in one convenient payment method. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal, and even Amazon (more on that in a minute) are the standard wallets in usage. Consumers have an average of four
credit cards, which creates a challenge for financial institutions to keep their card or account top of wallet as the preferred payment method.
Are Proximity-Based Payments the Next Use Case for Digital Wallets?
It probably comes as no surprise that Amazon is taking digital wallets and contactless payments to the next level with proximity-based payments. With Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods in 2017, they moved into the world of physical retail. Amazon quickly began studying areas where efficiencies could be gained during the checkout process. To conduct this research, Amazon created the Amazon Go stores. During the shopping process, Amazon uses a combination of technologies to constantly update items in the cart, creating a real-time receipt. Once the customer has completed their shopping, the items in their cart are charged to their payment source(s) on file with Amazon. Amazon has its own wallet (included in the Amazon app) using the same card-on-file model as the other digital wallets. Other large retailers (Costco comes to mind) are likely to adopt similar technologies in the future. Creating and implementing a digital wallet strategy now ensures that you are future payments proof as these new merchants come on board.
Non-Cash Payments. No Plastic Required.
Card payments were already on the rise before COVID. Consumers' desire to use contactless payments accelerated that usage. With consumers owning an average of four credit cards, a convenient digital method to store these was inevitable. Digital wallets enable smartphone users to have multiple payment methods available at the point of sale, with an increased projected growth of both smartphone owners and digital wallets. Financial institutions need to develop strategies to encourage their payment methods' inclusion and primary usage within the wallet. As proximity-based checkout technology becomes more advanced and prevalent, mobile wallets will become necessary for all payments providers. It is no longer a matter of which card the consumer reaches for the most, but rather which card is the preferred payment method in their digital wallet. In the digital payments race, you always want to have the first position.


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Technology group Wärtsilä and automaker Hyundai Motor Group have signed a technology and commercial partnership to use second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries towards the growing energy storage market.
The global partnership will combine Hyundai’s expansion in EVs, with Wärtsilä’s growing energy business, which includes 67 GW of installed power plants, as well as advanced energy storage technologies and software through the acquisition of Greensmith Energy.
The partnership will target advanced energy storage products and platforms that maximise Hyundai’s second-life EV batteries to be commercialised in Wärtsilä’s existing customer and channel networks across 177 countries.
The long-term partnership is expected to create a growing business and market for advanced energy storage systems and target both utility-scale and commercial applications suitable for second-life EV batteries.
The associated business model and collaboration will pursue the establishment of a continuous, global supply chain that leverages key original-equipment manufacturer relationships to take a holistic approach involving battery manufacturing, EV applications and energy storage redeployments, as well as the recycling of materials.
“Energy storage is the logical next step in the after-market use of EV batteries,” said Hyundai Motor Group strategy and technology executive VP and chief innovation officer Dr Youngcho Chi.
By repurposing resource-intensive products like EV batteries, we eliminate disposal costs and extend the value of the research and development investment that goes into manufacturing the technology.
Hyundai is strengthening its leadership in clean technology and sustainability by participating in the new energy business, he added.
In 2025, there will be 29 GWh of second-life EV batteries available, far exceeding the size of today’s stationary storage market, with 10 GWh currently available for storage application.
This presents a ‘blue ocean’ in the new energy business that the partnership between Hyundai and Wärtsilä aims to capitalise on.
“Wärtsilä, through the capabilities and integration experience of Greensmith Energy, will develop a cleaner and more powerful approach to second-life battery applications for Hyundai,” said Wärtsilä Energy Solutions president Javier Cavada.
He added that the company’s strategic partnership with Hyundai represents the lifecycle vision Wärtsilä strives to deliver to its customers and partners around the world.
“Incorporating second-life EV batteries into our energy and integration business underscores our deep commitment to building sustainable societies with smart technologies.”


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The web is full of tracking codes, available on websites, web applications and more.
When online privacy rules change, it can affect how publishers make money when serving ads. And when big tech companies like Apple is making the change, publishers can experience a huge cut in their income.
That, according to executives from Condé Nast and The Wall Street Journal.
Speaking at AdAge’s Next: Publishing forum, Craig Kostelic, Condé Nast’s chief business officer, head of U.S. advertising revenue and global video sales, and Josh Stinchcomb, global chief revenue officer of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s Group, discussed the changing privacy landscape on the web and how it impacts digital advertising.
It has been long known that Google has the web, Facebook has the app, and Apple has the device. And for almost that long, Apple has been leading the way in preventing online trackers on its mobile devices and Safari web browser.
Since the company introduced ways for its users to hide their online identities, publishers have become increasingly worried.
There are a lot of Apple users. Without trackers functioning like they should, or blocked by Apple devices, publishers are losing a significant portion of their ability to target users with ads.
Apple is confident about blocking trackers and hiding users' identity, mostly because its business model never really relied on users' data as a commodity. Apple is unlike Google or Facebook, as its main revenue comes from selling physical devices, like iPhones, as oppose to free software or services.
There has been an ongoing debate in the advertising community about just how much Apple’s changes can affect other platforms.
For instance, Google has been pressured to implement similar anti-tracking measures for Chromium-based browsers, by providing the necessary tools that would give people more control over how websites collect cookies. Here, the company warned that blocking too aggressively would harm publishers.
This statement is partly because Google relies heavily on its advertising platform for revenue.
If publishers' revenue declines and having a hard time monetizing their contents like they normally would, Google will share that experience.
According to executives from Condé Nast and The Wall Street Journal, they see a difference in the value of ads, depending on where their readers come from.
When visitors use Chrome, ads tend to be more expensive, resulting in proper revenue and proper analytics data. But when visitors visit them through Apple's Safari browser where cookie tracking is more limited, ads tend to be cheaper.
"Obviously, the more that you understand who somebody is and what actions they're taking and an ability to retarget them," Kostelic says, "the higher the price point that they're willing to pay from a supply standpoint. And without that information the less they're willing to pay."
The publishers can see the relative value between the two browsers when the ads were served in open ad auctions.
Big publishers like Condé Nast and The Wall Street Journal have direct relationships with the advertisers to set prices, rather than sending their ad space to real-time programmatic auctions, like most smaller publishers.
And here, "We are seeing significantly lower eCPMs [effective cost per thousand ads]," explained Stinchcomb. "So, I think that's a sort of early look at sort of diminished value of inventory when you start to take out certain targeting capabilities."
For this reason, publishers are moving away from targeted advertising, and more into contextual advertising, where ads are targeted to the content of the page, rather than tailored specifically to the visitors themselves.
"You're seeing a lot of publishers, I think smartly sort of beef up their contextual targeting capabilities. You know, we certainly are doing that," said Stinchcomb. "I think contextual targeting, which I guess is kind of where the web started, is going to come somewhat back into vogue and be part of the mix of solutions."
Kostelic suggests that publishers using contextual advertising should offer high prices, saying that publishers should be able to charge a premium price for providing contextual data that helps advertisers understand the quality of the ad inventory.
"I think publishers will start to bring more contextual data into the programmatic offering," explained Kostelic.


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Sony will be launching its Xperia XZs smartphone in India today . The event is scheduled to take place in Delhi at 2PM. Although the Japanese tech firm is yet to reveal the price and availability of the smartphone, its specifications and features are already out. This is because the smartphone was launched last month in Barcelona, Spain during the MWC 2017 conference. Three more smartphones were announced at the event but are not launching today.
The Sony Xperia XZs is the company’s first major launch in India. It is also world’s first to record videos in 960 frames per second. For those unaware, the latest flagships from Apple and Samsung are still limited to 240 frames per second.
The smartphone comes with the same 19MP 1/2.3″ camera as the flagship XZ Premium, one of the handsets that were launched at MWC 2017. Consequently, everything from OIS and PDAF to 4K video recording is included in the handset. Another feature that is unique with the Xperia XZs is the brand new ‘Motion Eye’ technology, complete with 5-axis digital stabilization for jerk-free video recording. For selfies, there’s a 13MP front-shooter capable of recording 1080p video thrown into the mix.
The Sony Xperia XZs is IP68-certified for water and dust resistance and is made out of metal. Like in previous models, the fingerprint sensor here too is placed on the power button at the right side. The company has even included the support for Hi-Res audio and Digital Sound Enhancement System. There’s a 3.5mm headphone jack port too.
The dual-SIM supporting smartphone is powered by last year’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. Internal storage stands at 32GB, with support for microSD cards of up to 256GB in size. The smartphone has a 5.2-inch Full HD TRILUMINOS IPS LCD display of 1080×1920 pixel resolution along with X-Reality display tech and Corning Gorilla Glass coating.


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EE extends 4G coverage in the UK
EE has extended its 4G network in the UK to 13 new locations.
The UK operator now covers 75% of the population, including 263 towns and cities and over 2,500 villages and small towns.
As of today, EE’s 4G service is also available in Buckingham, Burntwood, Chesham, Chesterfield, Dalkeith (Scotland), Glossop, Hertford, Rugeley, Sheerness, Thornaby-on-Tees, Ware, Wickford and Witney.
“Our fast, nationwide roll-out continues, with hundreds of new sites being switched on every month to bring 4G to more places, often giving people a fast broadband experience for the very first time,” said Olaf Swantee, EE CEO.
In July, EE announced the addition of 1.3 million customers to its 4G network in Q2 this year and claimed that take-up of its mobile broadband service was the fastest in Europe.
In June, EE revealed plans to ramp up its investment in voice, and began trialling a voice-over-Wifi service. The £275 million investment will also see the operator begin trialling 4G VoLTE calls later this year.


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The bacteria, bacteroidales, which is linked to pneumonia and gonorrhoea has been found in month-old bedsheets according to Time4Sleep research.
Discovered in new research conducted by Time4Sleep, the UK bed retailer, people who don’t wash their bedsheets for as little as a month will sleep alongside bacteroidales that are linked to a host of diseases such as pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and Lemierre’s syndrome.
The world of bacteroidales
The UK bed retailer asked a member of the public to sleep in the same bedsheets for a whole month, swabbing parts of the bed at the end of each week. Each swab was sent to the Biology Development Centre at the University of Seville, Spain, laboratory and tested, revealing an alarming list of dangerous bacteria.
Among the bacteria discovered in the laboratory were bacteroidales, a bacterium linked with pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and appendicitis, fusobacteriales, known to cause throat infections leading to Lemierre’s syndrome, as well as neisseriales, bacteria that is known to cause gonorrhoea.
When tracked back to the original source, bacteria were found to come from everything from human skin and the oral cavity to human stool.
Changing bedsheets every three to four weeks
The research comes in light of a recent survey that discovered almost a quarter (24%) of the UK only change their bedsheets every ‘three or four weeks.’
The findings substantiate recent research from the North Carolina State University, USA, that revealed the ordinary beds of human beings have a greater diversity of bacteria than chimpanzee nests.
Jonathan Warren, CEO at Time4Sleep said: “Despite the accepted habit that you should change your clothes every day, there is significantly less attention paid to how often you should look to change your bedsheets. Given almost a quarter wait as long as a month, we decided to find out what meant for the hygiene of your bed.
“The results highlight how important bed hygiene is to us all. Look to change your bedding at least every fortnight. If you don’t, you’re likely sleeping in worse condition than a chimpanzee.”
For more on the research, including expert comment from bed hygiene experts, visit the Time4Sleep blog: https://www.time4sleep.co.uk/blog/clostridiales-neisseriales-and-fusobacteriales-the-bacteria-that-lurks-in-four-week-old-bedsheets/


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June 1, 2002 |
Procter & Gamble Co. sued Coca-Cola Co., accusing Coke's Minute Maid division of infringing P&G's patented calcium-supplemented fruit juice beverages. Dan Schafer, a Minute Maid spokesman, said Minute Maid will fight the lawsuit. Minute Maid has made its own calcium-fortified orange juice since 1987 and hasn't varied the formula since then, he said. Shares of Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble rose 80 cents to $89.55. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola rose $1.17 to $55.56, both on the NYSE.
August 15, 2003 |
Coca-Cola Co. asked a Georgia judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a fired executive whose claims prompted an accounting probe by federal authorities. Coca-Cola asked Judge Elizabeth E. Long to dismiss the lawsuit by Matthew Whitley, the ex-finance director of the company's fountain division, or at least delay pretrial evidence gathering until he identifies more facts to support his claims.
April 2, 1998 |
Coca-Cola Co. is betting that the Russian folk legend that inspired Igor Stravinsky's fabled Firebird ballet and "Suite" will be powerful enough to sell soft drinks. The five-part series of commercials that began airing in Moscow in February will also be shown in Europe and the U.S. In the ads, modern-day versions of the tale's hero and heroine win out over the forces of evil--all the while drinking Coke.
March 21, 1990 |
Coca-Cola Co. lost its bid to return to India today when the government turned down an application that would have allowed the soft drink maker to compete with domestic producers. Even a spokesman for Coke's top competitor, Pepsi-Cola, criticized the move as a return to economic nationalism by India, which in recent years had encouraged foreign investment. Commerce Secretary S. P. Shukla said Coke's application to build a $3-million plant in an export zone had been rejected.
December 27, 2002 |
PepsiCo Inc. lost a bid to revive a lawsuit that accused rival Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest soft-drink maker, of violating antitrust laws by forcing distributors to sell only its drinks to retailers. A two-judge appeals panel affirmed U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska's September 2000 ruling dismissing the lawsuit brought by the No.
January 19, 2000 |
Coca-Cola Co., as it moves from the era of retiring Chairman and Chief Executive Douglas Ivester, anointed a strong second-in-command for the first time in several years. Coca-Cola said it intends to elect Jack Stahl, who oversees the company's prestigious operations in the Americas, as president and chief operating officer in April. Stahl, a 20-year veteran now responsible for operations that account for about half of Coca-Cola's revenue, will become the No.


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Apple is reportedly delaying production of its rumoured 12.9-inch iPad into early next year.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the upcoming tablet is being pushed back to make way for demand of the iPhone 6 Plus.
Some 200,000 Foxconn workers in China are currently working on iPhone parts but are struggling to keep up with orders.
It is claimed that the larger screened iPad was originally meant to go into production from the beginning of December for a potential Christmas release.
Yesterday (October 8), the iPhone maker confirmed that it would be holding its latest product launch event on October 16.
Watch Digital Spy's review of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus below:


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Flipkart teases new Samsung F series smartphone with quad cameras
Samsung is expected to launch a new budget-range smartphone, called the Galaxy F62, in India later this month. In the latest development, Flipkart has teased the arrival of a new Galaxy F series handset, which is believed to be the upcoming F62. The handset is seen with a square-shaped quad rear camera setup and a volume rocker and power button on the right spine.
Samsung Galaxy F62: At a glance
As per the previous leaks, Samsung Galaxy F62 will have a waterdrop notch design with a thick bottom bezel and a side-mounted fingerprint reader. On the rear, it will house a quad camera setup. The smartphone will bear a 6.7-inch Full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) Super AMOLED screen with an aspect ratio of 20:9. It is likely to be offered in Blue and Green color options.
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The Galaxy F62 will sport a quad rear camera setup comprising a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 5MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. Up front, it will sport a 32MP selfie camera.
Under the hood
The Galaxy F62 will be powered by an octa-core Exynos 9825 chipset, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. Under the hood, it will run on Android 11-based One UI 3.0 and pack a 7,000mAh battery with 25W fast-charging support. For connectivity, it will offer support for dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and a Type-C port.
Pricing and availability
The official pricing and availability details of the Galaxy F62 will be revealed at the time of launch later this month. However, going by the purported specifications, it is likely to be priced at around Rs. 20,000.


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Old clock tower from Minot's Dakota Square Mall up for sale
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The old clock tower from Dakota Square Mall in Minot has been put up for sale.
The clock had stood in the mall for 35 years, since it opened in 1980, and was an integral part of the shopping center's identity. It was a meeting point for many shopping families.
Mall management removed it a year ago as part of remodeling and had hoped to bring it back in a new, outdoor location once a mall addition was constructed.
General Manager Chuck Massey tells the Minot Daily News (http://bit.ly/28W6qbQ ) that those plans didn't work out because the clock couldn't be weatherized.
The mall donated the clock to Craft Builders, which had done construction work at the mall. The company is now selling it, hoping to get $3,000.
Information from: Minot Daily News, http://www.minotdailynews.com


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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ShopSavvy, the world's largest mobile shopping platform, today announced the release of Product Cloud 2.0, the latest iteration of ShopSavvy's proprietary big-data platform that enables the community's millions of active users to easily find real-time pricing, inventory, reviews and other information for more than 20 million products. Field testing of top price-comparison apps shows that ShopSavvy consistently displays more local store results as well as online price results and lower prices for a greater variety of products than Amazon Mobile, eBay's RedLaser and other major platforms.
Based on a study of 600 random product searches across popular product categories such as consumer electronics, video games, books, movies, home and family, and office products, ShopSavvy outpaced other apps in the number of results displayed. As an example, with Product Cloud 2.0 ShopSavvy displayed on average 30 percent more local, in-store offers than RedLaser, as well as almost twice as many online price results. This new back-end update continues ShopSavvy's commitment to local commerce and ShopSavvy customers will start to see improvement in results and content immediately.
"Innovations like Product Cloud 2.0 bring much more robust connections to ShopSavvy Marketplace, which allows our retailers to enter and manage their inventory, price and store information directly into our mobile marketplace of retailers," said John Boyd, co-founder of ShopSavvy. "We've been adding around 150 new retailer accounts each month and Product Cloud 2.0 advances our local store results in particular when our customers want convenience and immediacy of buying locally."
ShopSavvy has the best price on new products 67 percent of the time while Amazon has the best prices only 5 percent of the time. The average competitor has the best result only 17 percent of the time. For used products, ShopSavvy has the best price 96 percent of the time, while eBay's RedLaser only has the best prices 12 percent of the time. The average shopping platform has the best prices 9.5 percent of the time.
"Our brand promise to ShopSavvy customers is to provide a neutral and unbiased shopping experience. We are not trying to steer customers to any particular retailer or skew the playing field for one retailer versus another. We are committed to building a healthier and more vibrant marketplace for our customers and leveraging big data technology to help users shop smarter," Boyd said.
Earlier this year, ShopSavvy launched ShopSavvy Marketplace, which empowers retailers of all sizes to list their products for free within Product Cloud; retailers can access the portal at http://retailers.shopsavvy.com. More than 150 new retailers per month add their inventory and price information to ShopSavvy's shopping platform.
ShopSavvy is the leading mobile shopping community, with more than 40 million downloads and millions of monthly active users. ShopSavvy empowers smartphone users to quickly and seamlessly locate, research and buy products at the point of sale. When users scan a barcode or input a product name, they discover where the item is sold locally and online, where it's in stock and at what price. ShopSavvy aggregates product data, deals, ratings and reviews from retailers, partners and its own users to provide the most comprehensive source of information and advice for mobile shoppers anywhere. For advertisers, ShopSavvy delivers hyper-relevant deals, promotions, warranty offers and other UPC/GPS-targeted content to consumers. For more information, visit http://shopsavvy.com.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that FalconStor Software® Inc., a 15-year innovator of software-defined storage solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. FalconStor Software®, Inc. (NASDAQ: FALC) is a leading software-defined storage company offering a converged, hardware-agnostic, software-defined storage and data services platform. Its flagship solution FreeStor®, utilizes a horizonta...
Feb. 13, 2016 02:30 PM EST
With an estimated 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, several industries will begin to expand their capabilities for retaining end point data at the edge to better utilize the range of data types and sheer volume of M2M data generated by the Internet of Things. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Don DeLoach, CEO and President of Infobright, will discuss the infrastructures businesses will need to implement to handle this explosion of data by providing specific use cases for filte...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Avere Systems, a leading provider of enterprise storage for the hybrid cloud, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Avere delivers a more modern architectural approach to storage that doesn’t require the overprovisioning of storage capacity to achieve performance, overspending on expensive storage media for inactive data or the overbuilding of data centers ...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Pythian, a global IT services company specializing in helping companies adopt disruptive technologies to optimize revenue-generating systems, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2015 at the Javits Center in New York, New York. Founded in 1997, Pythian is a global IT services company that helps companies compete by adopting disruptive technologies such as cloud, Big Data, advanced analytics, and DevO...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Commvault, a global leader in enterprise data protection and information management, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7–9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 19th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 1–3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Commvault is a leading provider of data protection and information management...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Alert Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Alert Logic, Inc., provides Security-as-a-Service for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures, delivering deep security insight and continuous protection for customers at a lower cost than traditional security solutions. Ful...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Interoute, owner-operator of one of Europe's largest networks and a global cloud services platform, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2015 at the Javits Center in New York, New York. Interoute is the owner-operator of one of Europe's largest networks and a global cloud services platform which encompasses 12 data centers, 14 virtual data centers and 31 colocation centers, with connections to 195 ad...
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The Quantified Economy represents the total global addressable market (TAM) for IoT that, according to a recent IDC report, will grow to an unprecedented $1.3 trillion by 2019. With this the third wave of the Internet-global proliferation of connected devices, appliances and sensors is poised to take off in 2016. In his session at @ThingsExpo, David McLauchlan, CEO and co-founder of Buddy Platform, will discuss how the ability to access and analyze the massive volume of streaming data from mil...
Feb. 13, 2016 12:00 PM EST
When building large, cloud-based applications that operate at a high scale, it’s important to maintain a high availability and resilience to failures. In order to do that, you must be tolerant of failures, even in light of failures in other areas of your application. “Fly two mistakes high” is an old adage in the radio control airplane hobby. It means, fly high enough so that if you make a mistake, you can continue flying with room to still make mistakes. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Lee...
Feb. 13, 2016 11:45 AM EST
In most cases, it is convenient to have some human interaction with a web (micro-)service, no matter how small it is. A traditional approach would be to create an HTTP interface, where user requests will be dispatched and HTML/CSS pages must be served. This approach is indeed very traditional for a web site, but not really convenient for a web service, which is not intended to be good looking, 24x7 up and running and UX-optimized. Instead, talking to a web service in a chat-bot mode would be muc...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Men & Mice, the leading global provider of DNS, DHCP and IP address management overlay solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. The Men & Mice Suite overlay solution is already known for its powerful application in heterogeneous operating environments, enabling enterprises to scale without fuss. Building on a solid range of diverse platform support,...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that AppNeta, the leader in performance insight for business-critical web applications, will exhibit and present at SYS-CON's @DevOpsSummit at Cloud Expo New York, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. AppNeta is the only application performance monitoring (APM) company to provide solutions for all applications – applications you develop internally, business-critical SaaS applications you use and the networks that deli...
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Fortunately, meaningful and tangible business cases for IoT are plentiful in a broad array of industries and vertical markets. These range from simple warranty cost reduction for capital intensive assets, to minimizing downtime for vital business tools, to creating feedback loops improving product design, to improving and enhancing enterprise customer experiences. All of these business cases, which will be briefly explored in this session, hinge on cost effectively extracting relevant data from ...
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More and more companies are looking to microservices as an architectural pattern for breaking apart applications into more manageable pieces so that agile teams can deliver new features quicker and more effectively. What this pattern has done more than anything to date is spark organizational transformations, setting the foundation for future application development. In practice, however, there are a number of considerations to make that go beyond simply “build, ship, and run,” which changes ho...
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Tencent Holdings Ltd, best known for its all-in-one app WeChat, is making inroads into artificial intelligence or AI to give its exisiting businesses a tech fillip.
Though a latecomer to the voice computing field, the Shenzhen-based company aims to catch up with existing players on the back of its sprawling ecosystem and increasing investments in speech recognition and natural language processing capabilities.
In late June, Tencent unveiled Xiaowei, an intelligent voice computing platform developed on the basis of WeChat’s voice recognition technology.
Xiaowei comes with all the usual bells and whistles of voice assistants: weather reports, traffic updates, music requests and news blurbs.
Tencent’s Chinese peers Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Baidu Inc had also launched similar open voice computing platforms, in the hope that more third-party service partners will connect with their digital assistants.
What helps Tencent stand out, however, is its sprawling ecosystem. It has interests in e-commerce, ride-hailing, food delivery, education and search engine businesses.
It has licensing deals across mobile/online games, movies, music, sports and literature. All of these can be linked to Xiaowei and used through voice commands by users of Tencent’s products and services.
WeChat’s 938 million users share voice messages with friends. That’s data fodder for Xiaowei, which can improve the accuracy of voice recognition.
Mao Hua, head of the Xiaowei project at Tencent, said among the current partners are ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing, electronic appliances brand Midea and search engine Sogou.
Hardware maker Asus also plans to launch Xiaowei-powered educational and home companion robots this September.
The Xiaowei platform came into being after Tencent established its first US-based AI research laboratory in Seattle in May.
Former Microsoft researcher Yu Dong is in charge of the lab, which focuses on how to drive fundamental research in, and commercial application of speech recognition and natural language understanding.
Yu said the development of AI depends on four core elements: rich application scenarios, big data, strong computing ability and excellent scientific talents.
“In the past 18 years, Tencent has accumulated rich resources in these aspects, which are important basics to develop AI,” Yu said.


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Coastal Confections Bakery opens in Mathews
Branches, a home décor shop on Main Street, Mathews, has opened a sister shop next door, Coastal Confections Bakery.
George Olrogge of Yorktown, who owns the business with his wife Bonnie, said that Coastal Confections is part of the main store. The addition, which once housed another bakery, has doubled the store’s space to more than 2,500 square feet.
The Olrogges opened their bakery on April 12 and the addition to Branches has proved to help bring in a lot of customers. Customers can browse in Branches for antiques and gifts and walk through to the bakery, or vice versa
Bonnie Olrogge previously owned a bakery in York County for 14 years. She and George once ran an antique and gift business near Yorktown for 13 years.


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As more and more consumers look to fill their plates with more plants, supermarkets are loaded with options for alternative ‘pork’ products. Here are some of our favourites!
Many people are surprised to learn that pigs are considered to bemore intelligent than the dogs we share our homes with as companions, yet sadly they’re one of the most used and abused animals on the planet. In our industrial food system driven by consumer demand, over a billion pigs are born and killed every year for pig-based products. And the conditions they are forced to endure are generally terrible.
On top of this, we’re discovering that our planet and our own health bear an enormous cost for consuming processed meats too.
Each year, more and more people are seeking alternatives that are kinder to animals and the planet we share. And food companies are paying attention, developing a sweeping range of products that are versatile, delicious, and animal-friendly!
Here are a few of our top picks for pig-friendly options in Australia…


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Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced professional footballer, Zlatan Ibrahimović, will be the new face of its global marketing campaign in anticipation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. As the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA, Visa, in collaboration with Zlatan, will help fans not miss a moment of the action this summer.
“I am incredibly proud to work with Visa, the global leader in payments,” said Zlatan Ibrahimović, star athlete and new face of Visa’s FIFA World Cup™ campaign. “I always try to be the best in football, so a partnership with Visa represents what I continue to strive to be—the best.”
As one of the most decorated active footballers in the world, Zlatan has won 33 trophies in his career playing for nine teams across England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United States. Zlatan is regarded as one of the best strikers in the game and footballers of his generation.
Zlatan is not only known for his prowess in sport, but for his character and global appeal. Born in Sweden to a Bosnian father and Croatian mother, this football legend, United Nations ambassador and business owner, speaks five languages and embodies the global nature of the Visa brand and its acceptance.
“We have always been aware of Zlatan’s impressive on-field accomplishments, global appeal and colorful personality,” said Lynne Biggar, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Visa Inc. “At Visa, we are thrilled to partner with Zlatan to bring our FIFA World Cup™ campaign and product innovation to life and connect with fans around the globe, showing once again Visa is ‘Everywhere You Want To Be’.”


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About a month ago, the semifinalists for the 2015 LVMH Prize were announced, and Off-White designer Virgil Abloh made the cut, as did designers Craig Green, Nasir Mazhar, Alex Orley, and Demna Gvasalia of Vetements, among others. Today, the LVMH Prize committee has revealed the list of eight finalists, and Abloh is the only American still in the running. A huge win for him.
Each of the other seven finalists are European designers or design teams, according to WWD: Arthur Arbesser from Austria, French designers Sebastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant, British designer Craig Green, French designer Faustine Steinmetz, Portuguese designers Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida, French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, and German designer Demna Gvasalia.
The finalists were selected by 45 experts from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton after they got a chance to view collections by the 26 semifinalists during Paris Fashion Week. "Even if you’re not one of the eight finalists, the visibility you get from the showroom, and seeing all the people from the fashion industry, is really great for building awareness around your brand," Louis Vuitton's Delphine Arnault told WWD. "Conversations for me are everything," said Abloh. "One conversation with the right person at the right time can be the spark that creates a genre-defining moment. During the process of the prize thus far, I have had about 10 of those conversations."
On May 22, the finalists will present their collections for 10 minutes to a jury at Fondation Louis Vuitton that includes Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Raf Simons, Riccardo Tisci, and Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim. The winner of the LVMH Prize will walk away with around $300,000 and a year-long mentorship and support from LVMH. For more about the selection process and the finalists, visit the LVMH Prize website.


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02nd Mar 2007, by Andrew Barr
The latest issue is out and is brilliant as always. Well worth a read.
The articles this issue are:
Semantic Flash: Slippery When Wet by Dan Mall
Where Our Standards Went Wrong by Ethan Marcotte
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Netflix added far more customers over the holidays than Wall Street analysts expected, the company announced as part of its quarterly earnings. Netflix added 8.33 million net total customers in the fourth quarter of 2017, well above the estimate of 6.30 million additions.
The company’s shares were up 8 percent in after-hours trading, pushing Netflix’s market cap to over $100 billion for the first time.
While Netflix’s subscriber numbers were healthier than expected, the underlying financials were right on the money. Earnings per share came in at 41 cents, the same as a Thomson Reuters consensus estimate. Revenue was $3.29 billion, marginally above the consensus estimate of $3.28 billion.
The subscriber growth came both from Netflix’s US customers but also internationally. Netflix saw 1.98 million domestic net additions, and 5.05 million internationally.
Netflix is also raising estimates for the first quarter of 2018, despite competition in the streaming market heating up.
But at the same time, the market for streaming services is growing. Customers are ditching cable faster than ever, and Netflix is still the service of choice for cord-cutters.


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Festive fun for a great cause20 December 2017 / News
The VFE team flaunted some fabulous festive knits when they took part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. A total of £146 was raised to help children around the world, which the company is rounding up to £300.
In aid of this great cause, members of staff made cakes to sell and gave donations to enter VFE’s ‘Best Christmas Jumper’ competition. Entrants were asked to take a photo wearing their seasonal sweater for a chance to win an Amazon voucher, donated by the company.
Thank you for all the fantastic entries. The winners have been chosen and are as follows:
Natalie Eastwood from Field Service – £100 Amazon voucher
Jenna Wall from Finance – £50 Amazon voucher
Pete Salt from Design – £25 Amazon voucher
A huge thanks to all everyone who took part. A selection of the photos are shown below including a few photos of those not eligible to enter!


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The huge increase in laptop demand driven by the shift to remote work and learning has not only caused double-digit growth in laptop panel shipments, but also increased their prices by more than 40%. This is the conclusion reached by the specialists of the TrendForce analytical company. They predict that the upper segment of the laptop market, which uses high-quality panels, including OLED panels, will reach 17.8% this year and 21.4% next year.
OLED panels are mainly supplied by Samsung Display Company (SDC). In 2020, this company shipped 800,000 pieces of panels. SDC is expected to ship over 4 million OLED panels for laptops this year. Chinese company EverDisplay Optronics (EDO) will join SDC this half year or next. TrendForce expects OLED panels to account for 1.3% of laptop panel shipments this year and 2.4% in the future.
World’s first 14″ laptop with 75Wh battery and Magic OS. Honor MagicBook 14 unveiled with 2K screen, Intel Core 12 processors and GeForce RTX 2050 GPU
Huawei has officially unveiled the next-generation 14-inch MagicBook 14 laptop. Even before the announcement, Huawei characterized the novelty as a device with outstanding autonomy, and now it became clear why it was implemented: the developers call the novelty the world’s first 14-inch laptop with a 75 Wh battery. It was also said about the influence of Magic OS (this is a set of proprietary applications for Windows) on the device’s ability to work 20 hours offline, but battery capacity still plays a decisive role here.
I must say, while the MagicBook 14 2022 is thin and compact (although the screen bezels could be smaller), it even allows you to play games – and even with ray tracing! The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 discrete 3D accelerator is responsible for graphics processing in this model. However, the basic models get by with integrated graphics, and the “middle” version offers a simpler discrete GPU – the GeForce MX 550.
Processors – Intel Core i5-12500H in the base version and Intel Core i7-12650H – in the top one. The amount of LPDDR5 RAM was 16 GB, the amount of SSD – 512 GB. The novelty received a new cooling system with two fans, two heat pipes and a radiator increased by 66% of the area. Compared to its predecessor, the airflow is increased by 35%.
The 14-inch laptop screen covers 88.15% of the lid. The resolution is 2160 x 1440 pixels, the frame rate is standard 60 Hz. The display is characterized by a brightness of 300 cd/m2, a contrast ratio of 1500:1 and coverage of 100% of the sRGB color space.
The case of Honor MagicBook 14 2022 is made of aluminum. The thickness is 15.9 mm, and the weight of the device is 1.54 kg. The configuration of the device also includes a fingerprint scanner built into the power key, a backlit keyboard, a webcam that allows you to record 720p video, a pair of USB-C ports.
The new MagicBook 14 with Core i5 retails for $810, but early adopters can pre-order for $735. The Core i7 version is priced at $840. Sales of new items in China will start on May 19.
Next generation laptop? Samsung introduced Flex Note
During SID 2022 Display Week, Samsung Display unveiled a new foldable device called the Flex Note, which could very well turn into a next-generation commercial laptop.
Flex Note resembles a hybrid of a foldable laptop and a tablet. It has the same design as the Galaxy Z Fold series, but its dimensions make the device look like a laptop. It looks like the device also works on Windows, as you can see the start menu in the bottom left corner of the screen.
When expanded, the keyboard may disappear to free up more screen space when watching a video. Another design benefit is the option that allows you to customize the appearance of the keyboard. It can be monochrome or multi-colored.
The source writes that Flex Note has a very thin body. Details on the technical characteristics are not yet available.
LG at the same event showed an OLED device that can be folded and unfolded 360 degrees.
360 Foldable OLED Smartphone Prototypes, Keyboardless Laptop Prototypes Unveiled
Even though LG officially exited the smartphone business last year, the company is actively developing new displays. At this year’s Display Week, LG announced that its research and development team has successfully created a foldable OLED device that can be folded and unfolded 360 degrees.
LG Display has unveiled an 8.03-inch foldable OLED touch screen. The uniqueness of this display lies in the fact that the panel can be folded with the screen in or out. It can be left at any angle from 0 to 360 degrees.
In terms of durability, LG is said to use UTG (Ultra Thin Glass) technology for the foldable OLED, and the outer screen is covered with an anti-fingerprint material. LG also claims that the 360 Foldable OLED screen is rated for 200,000 folds under normal use. Its resolution is 2480 x 2200 pixels, the density is 413 pixels per inch. The display covers 109.9% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. Brightness is 430 cd/m2 in typical situations and can reach 600 cd/m2 in difficult situations.
The company also showed a 17-inch foldable OLED panel that folds up to 180 degrees and looks like a laptop without a keyboard.
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It's Time To Sell This Controversial Stock
It's quite possibly the most controversial holding in the Daily Paycheck portfolio.
But it's not my job to pass judgment -- you're on your own for that.
My job is to point my subscribers to the best opportunities for income and portfolio growth.
And after nine years (and currently paying a robust 5% yield), tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) has done just that.
In fact, it's rewarded us with a gain of roughly 334% during this time. And while we make a habit of reinvesting our dividends as part of our strategy over at my premium newsletter, you can see how the stock's total return has absolutely crushed that of the S&P 500...
There's just one problem... Or, a few, in fact.
The company just posted soft first-quarter results that fell short of expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Revenues for the period dipped by 6% to $4.4 billion, while earnings dropped by a similar percentage to $0.90 per share.
While there were some extenuating inventory issues, they couldn't disguise the fact that domestic cigarette shipment volume plunged 14% from a year ago. Worse still for the company, Altria's market share slid below the 50% mark as more customers opted for discount brands.
Smoking rates have been falling for years. Altria has done a good job managing that headwind (there's something to be said for Marlboro's brand loyalty), but it's fighting an uphill battle. You can only offset falling volume with price hikes for so long.
At the same time, sales of smokeless tobacco rose 3% for the quarter, and wine revenues climbed 6%. But these are much smaller operations. Altria has also invested $1.8 billion in cannabinoid company Cronos (Nasdaq: CRON), becoming its largest stockholder. While that stake could yield big profits in time, management concedes that any near-term financial gains over the next year will be negligible.
The reality is that Atria's core cigarette sales volume has been cut in half since 2000 and remains a shrinking business. That secular trend will only accelerate if efforts to raise the legal smoking age to 21 (which Altria supports, by the way) are successful. This has put the company under pressure to make a bigger shift into smokeless products (which account for just 10% of sales). Investment in e-cigarette maker Juul could be the solution but ceding valuable retail shelf space might cannibalize sales of traditional cigarettes. Not only that, but the entire industry has come under fire for the teen-vaping epidemic.
Meanwhile, the debt incurred to make these investments has led to a sharp increase in interest expenses.
Action to Take
MO has been very good to us over the years at Daily Paycheck -- and our 334% gain just goes to prove how lucrative it can be to find a well-run company that rewards shareholders handsomely and hold for the long haul. (Not to mention that our strategy of dividend reinvestment meant that our income from the stock kept getting bigger and bigger over the years.)
And while the generous dividend is on solid ground, there are too many potential negative catalysts for me at this point. That's why I recently advised my premium readers that I think the time has come to collect our gain and move on.
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Economic recoveries from crises can take many forms. What shape do economists think the current recovery will look like?
Sep 24, 2020
Is there a looming debt crisis like during the Great Recession?
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Since the virus crisis, has demand for certain household items been met?
Sep 11, 2020
What impact does the Federal Reserve's policies have on interest and inflation rates, and the economy as a whole?
Jul 23, 2020
There's usually a common trend in recessions between spending on goods and services. Has that trend followed in this current recession?
Jul 6, 2020
Calculating inflation during the downturn can be tricky in the unusual circumstances. Do the numbers accurately reflect the current circumstances?
Jun 26, 2020
The Federal Reserve recently released their economic forecasts for the next few years. What do they look like?
Jun 5, 2020
The coronavirus crisis already has had a massive impact on the job market. As jobs start to come back, will they be the same or different?
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As states start to open businesses back up, what other lingering impacts could there be?
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Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to follow the trend of ultra-luxury sport utility vehicles, alongside the Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Maserati and Land Rover brands – mulling the development of a Maybach crossover.
With the entire world succumbing to the pandemic of crossovers and SUVs, the last frontier has been reached – the utilitarian (in philosophy, mostly) vehicles have converted even the brands that stood as bastions of tradition and conservatism. Yes, now every luxury brand that has six-figure priced models is considering or already developing at least one crossover. So, it’s only natural that Mercedes-Benz’s own high-priced Maybach brand would also mull such a model. According to Autocar, during March’s Geneva motor show Dieter Zetsche, Daimler’s chief executive and the boss of the Mercedes-Benz Cars division hinted it was “a good idea” that an upcoming Mercedes-Maybach model would be a crossover. Additionally, sales and marketing chief Ola Kallenius added to the mix that existing Maybach and Pullman models could soon be complemented by a GLS-based ultra-luxury offering – though “the more likely scenario” would be to have the subbrand offering complete after Mercedes officially introduces the next generation GLS.
Mercedes would stand to lose nothing from such a daring move – the brand itself has seen tremendous growth for the SUV range and is moving to fill every gap – they recently presented during the 2015 Auto Shanghai motor show a concept that previews a future GLC Coupe model designed to fight the BMW X4.


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MALAYSIA: Perodua targets 2% 2013 sales rise
Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua (Perodua) aims to sell 194,000 units this year for a market share of 30%.
Business Times said the automaker would spend RM2.3bn over four years to expand its factory.
The 194,000 unit target is up 2% from last year's 189,000 units, a seven-year record.
The 189,000 units were the highest ever for the country's top vehicle seller seven years running, for a market share of 30.2%. Over 2m Perodua vehicles currently are on the road.
Managing director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said the carmaker would commit RM2.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and sales business in Malaysia over the next four years.
"This year's target is based on the expected strong economic performance of above 4% as well as a healthy demand for vehicles, especially among the younger generation," Aminar said.
As part of the automaker's moving forward strategy, Aminar said, the investment between 2012 and 2016 will further boost efficiency in terms both of manufacturing and sales and aftersales business.
He said Perodua, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in August, will spend over RM68m this year to upgrade and modernise machinery, equipment and facilities at its plant in Rawang, Selangor, plus over RM54m on land acquisition and infrastructure development for the sales and after sales business.
The carmaker, 38% owned by UMW Holdings, announced a spend of RM790m last month on a new manufacturing plant adjacent to its existing plant due for completion in 2014.
On the company's aftersales business, Aminar said Perodua posted a record intake of 1.78m vehicles in 2012, up 5% from 1.7m in 2011.
With 170 service outlets nationwide, Perodua also saw another milestone when its parts sales division booked sales of RM240million, up 17% from RM205.1m in 2011.
The carmaker exports 10,000 units to seven countries and aims to ramp up foreign sales to over 20,000 by 2015.
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Ride-hailing company Uber is reportedly removing the “split fare” option in April as the company is planning to build a better system for sharing the cost of a ride.
According to an Uber spokesperson, a replacement feature should roll out within the next few months, reports Engadget.
Uber riders in the UK received an email this week alerting them of the shutdown, as spotted by Mashable.
A spokesperson confirmed to Engadget that the feature is on its way out.
We are in the process of reworking how riders split fares and the feature will be temporarily removed from the Uber app next month, – the spokesperson was quoted as saying.
“We know this is a popular feature, so rest assured that we are planning to roll out a new, improved version in the coming months,” the spokesperson added.
This change eliminates the ability to split the cost of a ride within the Uber app itself, but it does not stop users from using Venmo, Cash App, or other services to make things equal, the report said.
The original email to UK Uber customers said the “split fare” feature would be discontinued on March 21, but it is definitely sticking around until April, the company clarified.


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Kodak Bankruptcy Engineered by JP Morgan, Wall Street?
For the investor in silver, the recent Kodak chapter 11 bankruptcy is big news, for Kodak is among the largest consumers of silver. The photography industry is the second largest consumer of silver behind industry, using annually about 50 million ounces of silver. According to Bloomberg, the 131-year-old company consumes about 8.5 million ounces or $300 million worth of silver each year for its manufactured goods and supplies.
According to Bloomberg News, Eastman Kodak consumes approximately 8.5 million ounces or $300 million worth of silver each year for its manufactured goods and supplies. This is a sufficient amount of silver to put pressure on the silver market considering inventories at the COMEX are purported to be around 35 million ounces of unallocated silver.
Sprott Asset Management had communicated with investors just days before the Kodak bankruptcy informing them Sprott’s Fund has raised enough money to take delivery of ten million ounces of silver. The big question is, from where would they take this silver delivery?
The Kodak bankruptcy will be handled by a specialist from FTI consulting, Dominic Di Napoli, who has worked for JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.
The silver investor understands the irony in a former JP Morgan employee handling the bankruptcy of a company who not only demands many ounces of silver for their products on a annually basis, but also one which very likely has stockpiles of the metal considering ten years + of rising prices.
Could JPMorgan get lucky again, in the wake of MF Global, by inheriting Kodak’s silver? The firm is already lucky to be alleviated of Kodak’s silver demand, to be sure.


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PlayStation Reveals Colorful New Line Of DualShock 4 Controllers (VIDEO)
Sony is at it again, busting out yet another batch of colorful new DualShock 4 controllers for PlayStation owners to feast their eyes on. The bar was set fairly high by Sony earlier this year with its reveal of the impressive Alpine Green controller, though said bar appears to be getting raised only higher still with the release of four new controllers: the solid colored Electric Purple and Titanium Blue, as well as the fancier Red Camouflage and Rose Gold. Check out the reveal trailer for the new DualShock 4 controllers below:
Rose Gold is by far the most impressive of the four (depending on style preference), featuring a metallic gold look on the front and a rose backside. Those looking forward to the Rose Gold controller have even more to be excited for, as Sony has also announced that the color scheme will also be available on a matching headset that will be released later this year. Check out the exclusive trailer for the Rose Gold collection below:
All four color schemes are slated to release in Fall 2019, though no other details have yet to be released at this time. The only given at this point is that each controller will feature the same time tested DualShock 4 features we’ve come to appreciate since the release of the PlayStation 4.
So, thoughts on the new color schemes? Which controller is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below, and as always, stay tuned to Don’t Feed the Gamers for all the latest gaming and entertainment news! Don’t forget to follow DFTG on Twitter for our 24/7 news feed!
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Artisans and florists will once again be allowed to sell at B.C. Farmers Markets, as the B.C. government has lifted restrictions that were in place preventing artisans from attending.
Earlier this year, flower vendors across B.C. were circulating a petition to allow artisans (which includes flower growers) to sell at markets. Farmers Markets were deemed an essential service last year, but the government put restrictions in place that excluded artisans from in-person sales.
This created an issue for flower growers that would effectively end up with hundreds, if not thousands, of blooms going to waste. Not only that, but vendors such as soap makers and jewellers who make a living during the market season were frustrated as well.
We are SO excited to be able to have our talented artisans back as well as personal care items like soap/lotion and flowers when we open the market on May 1st! Apply now on our website 🎨🧼🌻Posted by Cranbrook Farmer's Market on Saturday, March 20, 2021
“In March 2020, when COVID restrictions first hit B.C., non-food vendors such as flower farmers and artisans were removed from farmers markets. It was a stressful time for all but especially so for small, local business owners and flower farmers, some of whom who had thousands of dollars of spring flowers in the fields waiting for eager hands,” reads the petition on change.org.
“The first non-food market ban lasted from early April to mid June 2020, and it was incredibly stressful and time consuming having to pivot business models to e-commerce in only a matter of weeks. A second Provincial Health Order banning non-food vendors at farmers markets came again mid December 2020, a time when many small businesses rely on farmers market sales at Christmas time to support their families.”
On Friday, March 19, the government announced that all artisans would be allowed to sell at markets province-wide, effective immediately. This news comes as many markets prepare to open their proverbial doors in the coming weeks. While many markets in B.C. operate year-round, others begin their season in early spring between March and May.
Vendors are required to follow strict COVID-19 protocols. Market-goers are also asked to practice physical distancing, sanitize their hands upon entry and to wear a mask. As with last year’s markets, there will be a specific flow of traffic to help make physical distancing easier.
There may also be times when there is a line-up to get into the market, as the number of people allowed in at one time is often limited.
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For[a]ged is excited to be partnering with Right Cream to offer Denverites delicious and unique ice cream flavors this summer served from a to-go window facing Blake’s Passage in the Dairy Block Alley.
Right Cream serves handcrafted ice cream paired with delicious homemade mix-ins, including cookies, toffees, brownies, caramels, sauces and more – many made with Colorado products like Palisade peaches and cherries.
Locally owned by David Right, Right Cream was named Denver’s “Best Ice Cream” in the 2022 Westword “Best Of” awards.
“This is a great new partnership and we are very excited to be mixing ice cream at Dairy Block and serving it out of this awesome pick-up window in the Alley, which sees great foot traffic,” said Right, who started Right Cream in 2020. “We see this as a fantastic opportunity to expand this business.”
New at the Dairy Block location, enjoy Right Cream flavors mixed with spirits for a decadent adult treat inside For[a]ged.
Pints are also available for order every Monday on Right Cream’s Instagram page to be picked up at the new For[a]ged location.
The company made the move to Dairy Block from its location in RiNo at 3407 Larimer Street. And, according to Westword, the company plans to move into a permanent location on Tennyson Street in 2023.
“We are thrilled that they are activating a part of our restaurant that was underutilized,” said For[a]ged co-owner Meghan Gold. “We just love the Right Cream story and their passion for creating such a tasty product.”
Led by Executive Chef Duy Pham, who forges his own Japanese carbon steel knives, For[a]ged serves sushi, sashimi, yakitori, a raw bar & more in a sunlit Dairy Block dining room, along with Omakase experiences.
Developed by McWHINNEY, Sage Hospitality and Grand American, Inc., Dairy Block is a mixed-use redevelopment of the historic LoDo block that once housed Denver’s Windsor Dairy. Dairy Block is downtown Denver’s hottest new destination for shopping, drinking, dining and overnight stays at The Maven Hotel.


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PRESS RELEASE: SAN DIEGO, CA (August 15, 2019) – With a commitment to continue growing value for both exhibitors and attendees, four leaders from different segments across the industry have committed to co-chair the United Fresh BB #:145458 2020 Convention & Expo Committee. The event will take place June 16-19, 2020 in San Diego, CA. The 2020 Convention Committee co-chairs include:
- Paul Kneeland, Executive Director, Fresh Foods, Gelson’s Markets
- Abby Prior, Vice President of Marketing, BrightFarms
- Matt Roy, Senior Director, Produce, US Foods
- Ben Zamore, Director of International Sales & Service, Atlas Pacific Engineering Company
“We’re grateful to have such a strong team to lead our 2020 Convention Committee,” said United Fresh President & CEO Tom Stenzel. “Each individual brings a unique value and energy to the committee, whether as a produce buyer, grower-shipper, or equipment and service provider. Their leadership, and the expertise of the entire committee, are sure to make our 2020 show a great opportunity for industry growth and success.”
The United Fresh 2020 Convention & Expo Committee includes 30 members representing an international mix of wholesale, retail and foodservice buyers, grower-shippers, fresh-cut processors and service providers across the industry.
“I’m excited to see the United Fresh Convention come to San Diego,” said Kneeland. “This is a great convention city, with all hotels close to the convention center overlooking the beautiful San Diego waterfront. This is ideal setting for the strong education and business-to-business networking that we’ve come to expect from the United Fresh show.”
“One of the unique values of the United Fresh show is its focus on innovative new technology, equipment and services for the industry in the FreshTEC section of the show, as well as the FutureTEC pavilion highlighting start-up companies,” said Zamore. “As a supplier to the fresh processing sector, I’m committed to growing this part of the show to serve our customers throughout the produce supply chain.”
“BrightFarms is a relatively new player on the produce scene but our rapid growth reflects the excitement about how controlled-environment growing can meet the demand for local produce, sustainability and consumer value,” Prior said. “Our sector has become a major part of the United Fresh show attracting new retail customers, but also allowing us to find new indoor technologies to help grow our businesses.”
“My excitement about United Fresh 2020 is twofold,” said Roy. “I participated in the first Partner X-Change B2B matchmaking event last year, and found great value in meeting with new companies that I might be able to do business with. And as a graduate of the United Fresh Leadership Program, I can’t wait to celebrate the program’s 25th anniversary in San Diego together with more than 250 fellow alumni who are now leading their companies, associations and commodity groups across the industry.”
“Due to the success of our reimagined convention this past June, I’m pleased that exhibit renewals have surpassed 80%, with more than a dozen new exhibitors already signed up,” Stenzel said. “I encourage exhibiting companies to put San Diego 2020 in their budgets now, and sign up soon for the best space.”
“Many of the enhancements from the 2019 show that surprised attendees and allowed for innovative new networking and business opportunities will continue in 2020, including the Produce X-Change B2B matchmaking program, the United Fresh “late-night” Party at the San Diego House of Blues, and our annual Opening Party aboard the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier that promises a memorable kick-off to the 2020 show,” Stenzel said.
For more information about exhibiting at United Fresh 2020, contact United Fresh’s Vice President of Convention & Industry Collaboration John Toner, at email@example.com or 202-303-3424.
About United Fresh Produce Association
Founded in 1904, the United Fresh Produce Association brings together companies across every segment of the fresh produce supply chain, including growers, shippers, fresh-cut processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, industry suppliers and allied associations. We empower industry leaders to shape sound government policy. We deliver the resources and expertise companies need to succeed in managing complex business and technical issues. We provide the training and development individuals need to advance their careers in produce. Through these endeavors, we unite our industry with a common purpose – to build long-term value for our members and grow produce consumption.
United Fresh 2020 Convention & Expo Committee Roster
- Paul Kneeland (Co-Chair), Executive Director, Fresh Foods, Gelson’s Markets
- Abby Prior (Co-Chair), Vice President of Marketing, BrightFarms
- Matt Roy (Co-Chair), Senior Director, Produce, US Foods
- Ben Zamore (Co-Chair), Director, International Sales & Service, Atlas Pacific Engineering Company
- Nelia Alamo, Vice President of Communications, Renaissance Food Group
- Larry Brown, EVP, Sales and Purchasing, Coastal Sunbelt Produce
- David Bruggen, General Manager, Camposol Fresh USA, Inc.
- Jackie Caplan Wiggins, Vice President and COO, Frieda’s, Inc.
- Karen Caruso, Market Development Manager, Zespri Kiwifruit
- Michael Castagnetto, Vice President, Global Sourcing, Robinson Fresh
- Greg Corrigan, Corrigan Consulting
- Julie DeWolf, Director of Retail Marketing, Sunkist Growers, Inc.
- Todd Eagan, Berries Buyer, Costco Wholesale
- Richard Gonzales, Vice President Global Produce Sourcing, Walmart Stores Inc.
- Sarah Grady, Manager, U.S. Strategic Supply Chain, McDonald’s Corporation
- Roger Harkrider, Director of Produce, Meijer
- Cindy A. Jewell, Vice President of Marketing, California Giant Berry Farms
- Douglas Kling, CEO/Managing Partner, Kling Strategic Partners, LLC
- Andrew Maiman, President, Mastronardi BerryWorld America
- Lisa McNeece, Vice President, Foodservice and Industrial Sales, Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
- Mark Munger, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, 4Earth Farms
- Lisa Overman, Director of Brand Marketing, Dole Food Company
- Susan Reimer-Sifford, Fresh Connect LLC
- Michael Spinazzola, President, Diversified Restaurant Systems
- Sean Stolarik, Category Sales Manager, Big Y Foods, Inc.
- Lisa Strube, Director of Finance & Administration, Strube Celery & Vegetable Company
- Chris Veillon, Chief Marketing Officer, Pure Hothouse Foods Inc.
- Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel, Director of Social Responsibility, Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce


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SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/14 -- Today, CreditCardChaser.com, an expert authority on credit cards and credit, announced the best credit cards to prevent identity theft. Identity theft is a very real problem that can result in damages to a consumer's finances, credit history, and reputation. Luckily, many credit card issuers have programs in place to help consumers that have fallen victim to identity theft. These programs ensure that consumers are fully protected against unauthorized purchases, and they offer various other fraud protections.
To create their ranking of the best credit cards for identity theft, Credit Card Chaser experts weighed security programs, rewards, introductory offers, annual fees, customer reviews, and expert opinions. According to their findings, here are the best credit cards to use to prevent identity theft:
With the Discover it card, cardholders are never responsible for unauthorized purchases on their Discover card. U.S.-based Fraud Specialists monitor every purchase, every day and will alert cardholders of unusual activity by email, phone, or text. In addition, there are no annual fees, overlimit fees, or foreign transaction fees, and there is a 0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers for 14 months. Users can earn a generous 5% cash back on up to $1500 spent in rotating categories (currently Home Improvement Stores & more) and 1% cash back on all other purchases. Cardholders also receive a free FICO score on all monthly statements.
The Citi Simplicity Card is another excellent card to use to prevent identity theft. With this card, users have a $0 Fraud Liability Guarantee on Unauthorized Charges, as well as access to Citi's Identity Theft Solutions program. This program allows consumers to identify compromised accounts, file police reports, and take steps to get their good name and credit back. There are no late fees, penalty rates, or annual fees ever, and cardholders enjoy a 0% intro APR on balance transfers and purchases for 18 months.
The Citi Dividend Platinum Select Visa Card rounds off CreditCardChaser's list of the best credit cards to prevent identity theft. This card also offers $0 Fraud Liability Guarantees on Unauthorized Charges, as well as Citi Identity Theft Solutions. There is no annual fee, and cardholders enjoy a 0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers for 12 months. Users also earn 5% cash back every quarter in must have categories (currently purchases at the Home Depot, home furnishing, and home and garden stores) and 1% cash back on all other purchases. They can even earn $100 cash back after making $500 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.
These are the best credit cards to use to prevent identity theft. For more information on how you can stop identity theft, access Credit Card Chaser: http://www.creditcardchaser.com/how-can-i-prevent-identity-theft/
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FAIRFIELD, N.J., Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Inception Company, a technology-driven engagement products and services company, is pleased to announce several enhancements to their Pando platform. Pando integrates an in-studio moderator or moderators, remote participants, a full studio production, and seamless onboarding support by live helpdesk staff to deliver superior engagement and the impact of an in-person meeting. The platform supports up to 60 participants or locations displayed on the 40-foot Pandorama video wall and up to 5,000 off-wall users worldwide.
Inc. Magazine recognizes The Inception Company as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies
The Company’s First Time on the Inc.5000 list Fairfield, NJ. (August 13), 2020 The Inception Company, a technology-driven production company that builds and supports virtual engagement platforms and services, announced today that it has been recognized for the first time on the Inc. 5000 list, the most highly esteemed ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private


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Online spending, sometimes also labelled ‘home shopping,’ is consistently achieving double-digit growth and slowly taking a bigger share of overall retailing. In the first quarter
It will come as no surprise to strata property managers that life in a strata corporation means living under certain laws of the land. The
Newly expanded eligibility for Ontario's Industrial Conservation Initiative could be even more punitive for smaller customers on the losing side of cost redistribution.
CF's national electric vehicle charging program will add 45 networked chargers at 15 shopping centres, helping to ease range anxiety and ramp up EV sales.
Past, present and would-be recipients bristle at suggestions that the rebate is a subsidy or a disincentive to improve the marketability of their properties.
In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.
The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.
The City of Mississauga has slashed the electricity use of the ice-making equipment at its Iceland Arena during winter and shoulder season operations.
The sale of a property in midtown Toronto that closed in January marks Ontario’s first case of unit owners terminating a condo corporation by vote.
GTA warehouse space is getting a makeover as consumer populations grow, flagging potential for more fulfillment centres closer to downtown Toronto.
Accessibility, ventilation, noise mitigation and privacy have become key design concerns as office floor plans are configured, or reconfigured, to accommodate more people than past workspace norms.
CBRE now has four out of the ten WELL-registered projects in Canada: one in Vancouver and three in the GTA, including the Toronto North office.
Amendments to the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation allow all types of businesses to apply for a liquor license — potentially giving physical store locations an extra perk to counter online competition, but also increasing landlords' risks under the Occupiers Liability Act.
The real estate industry figured highly into a national human resource study that helps organizations better understand human capital.
When KPMG selected its new location, proximity to clients factored prominently, leading the growing professional services firm to set up shop in Vaughan.
Annual results of the REALPAC/IPD Canada Quarterly Property Index, released late last week, reveal a year of below-average performance for index participants' directly held standing assets.
Office staging is increasing among landlords who are refreshing existing space with new build outs in order to remain competitive.


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Container volumes at West Coast ports declined 1 percent in September compared to September 2011, dragged down by exports.
According to numbers posted on the Pacific Maritime Association Web site, containerized exports in September were down 3 percent from the same month last year. The economic recession in Europe is hurting manufacturing in Asia. When Asian factories produce less, U.S. exports of raw materials to those factories decline.
Meanwhile, containerized imports at West Coast ports increased in September. Imports were up 2 percent compared to the same month last year as holiday merchandise entered the U.S.
Year-to-date numbers in all categories remained positive through September. Total container volume was up 2 percent, with imports also up 2 percent and exports up 1 percent year-to-date.