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Alpega Partners with FourKites to Deliver Supply Chain Visibility in North America, Europe and Latin America
October 13, 2020 | technology | No Comments
The global partnership enables Alpega customers to strengthen their connected supply chain ecosystems with predictive data
Alpega, a global provider of cloud-based transportation management systems (TMS), today announced it has partnered with FourKites, a global leader in real-time and predictive supply chain visibility for shippers, carriers and logistics service providers, as part of its strategic value-adding partner ecosystem.
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The partnership delivers integrated real-time, in-transit freight tracking across all modes and serves Alpega customers of all industries and verticals, enabling improved visibility and reduced supply chain costs.
“Successful end-to-end supply chain planning and execution requires real-time visibility and dependable predictive ETAs,” said Matt Elenjickal, CEO at FourKites. “Our predictive visibility platform leverages machine learning and advanced analytics to provide supply chain professionals with the real-time data needed to make informed, trusted decisions, and to remain agile in the face of


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Summer is a good time to travel, but the Port’s Business Development team is hitting the road pretty much year-round. Port representatives have seen a lot more boardrooms than sunny beaches, as they meet face-to-face with customers far and wide to build upon strong relationships and promote the Long Beach trade gateway.
It’s all part of the Port’s initiative to keep Long Beach – the second-busiest container port in the U.S. – front and center in the minds of the businesses that import and export goods. The Port team has been trekking recently to corporate offices and industry conferences in New York, Oregon, Ohio, and overseas to connect with customers. Earlier in the year, they were in Europe, New England, North Carolina and Tennessee. And, they host visitors in Long Beach, too.
“We want our customers to see us as a partner in their success,” says Port Managing Director of Commercial Operations and Chief Commercial Officer Dr. Noel Hacegaba. “In the past, we may have relied on our strategic location and superior infrastructure, but today we have to be more aggressive in attracting cargo. We cannot wait for the cargo to come to us, we have to go get it. The 'build and they will come' approach is today as obsolete as a 1,500-TEU vessel.”
The Port has expanded outreach to cargo owners, the ones who make the logistics and shipping decisions that determine which seaport moves the goods. Cargo owners are one of three major customer segments where the Port is directing its outreach, in addition to marine terminal operators and shipping lines. The updated strategy is aligned to new realities in global trade.
“We already offer world-class facilities and award-winning service here in Long Beach,” Hacegaba says. “We need to make sure that the shipping lines and cargo owners know what we are doing today to make our port even better tomorrow.”
Roger Wu, Port of Long Beach Assistant Director of Business Development, explains that meeting with customers provides a unique perspective that can’t be communicated just through standard email and phone calls. “Each customer is unique, and you can’t really understand or learn the difference unless you really work with them closely.”
By visiting factories where goods are manufactured, or meeting with a company’s logistics team for example, Port staff can better understand how a business operates and see firsthand how Port services can benefit the customer’s bottom line.
“It would be easy to sit back and just see things from our perspective, but when we meet in the customer’s office and hear about how our port impacts their supply chain, we leave with a better understanding of what we need to do improve our gateway,” Hacegaba says.
In-person visits have also provided a great opportunity to communicate directly about the successful resolution of recent West Coast labor contract negotiations, and the Port’s readiness for the peak shipping season and beyond. And if customers have received outdated information, Wu says, “it’s great to be able to bring them up to date.”
The Long Beach trade team is also talking to customers about the Port’s efforts to improve the overall customer experience. This includes discussing the $4 billion capital improvement program underway this decade and emphasizing the Port’s environmental achievements and ongoing sustainability programs.
“We are also very excited to talk about our efforts to improve the supply chain,” adds Wu.
Customers have appreciated the extra effort and face time, Wu says. “They really value it. Customers can openly talk about their challenges and know they can come to us for help solving problems.”
Port representatives have gained valuable insight from these in-person exchanges.
“The experience has been invaluable to me and my excellent team, and it’s a reminder of how important it is to keep a big-picture perspective in order to continue to improve not just our gateway, but the entire supply chain,” says Hacegaba. “Every improvement we make to our gateway creates value for our customers, the supply chain and for the national economy."

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The Singapore Management University's Toilet Cleanliness Index survey revealed the failure of efforts to maintain a culture of clean toilets in Singapore, and showed that toilets in coffee shops and hawker centres have been getting dirtier over the years instead of getting better (Singapore's public toilets dirtier since 2016: Study, May 27, 2020).
We disagree with Public Hygiene Council (PHC) chairman Edward D'Silva saying that responsible users are also part of the solution, since cleanliness has not improved over the years (Coffee shop operators and users play a part to keep toilets clean, Jan 18).
He mentioned that the Foochow Coffee Restaurant and Bar Merchants Association, which represents more than 400 coffee shop owners, is a significant partner in the cleanliness drive, but has offered no concrete details on what these coffee shops are doing to improve the cleanliness of their toilets.
The PHC is funded by taxpayers' money and the public has a right to know what it is doing in concrete terms, and what the measurable outcomes of its efforts are.
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Business leaders in Colwyn Bay have revealed the 11 point masterplan they believe can regenerate the town and surrounding villages.
Traders in the town, along with those in Rhos-on-Sea, Old Colwyn and Mochdre are set to vote on whether to back plans to create a Business Improvement District (BID).
This would see businesses pay 1.8% of their rateable value to fund the investment of £1.2m over five years in the town.
Decisions on how that money is spent would be made by a board of business people.
Now after widespread consultation with firms they have unveiled the key targets for the funding in the BID proposal.
A ballot will start at the end of this month so businesses can vote on whether they want to support the BID project.
The 11 key proposals are:
- Clear and distinctive Bay of Colwyn brand used for promotion of all parts of the area
- Signage, maps and guides to improve access and links between all parts of the area
- Campaigns and promotions for retail and leisure businesses
- Improved appearance of derelict sites and vacant buildings
- Work closely with the Council and other car park operators to improve the ‘parking experience’ across the area
- Support professional service businesses to raise their profile locally and regionally
- Promotion and development of the culture and leisure offer both day and night
- Stronger links between the sea front, the different event venues and facilities to maximize benefits from the events, the markets and leisure activity
- Increase awareness and profiling of businesses in the industrial areas
- Improved broadband infra-structure for businesses
- Projects to support businesses in Old Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea and Mochdre, specific and appropriate for each area
In terms of spending it would see £300,000 for Developing the Identity and Promoting business. Examples of this could include marketing and social media campaigns, and promotional work.
There would be £397,000 allocated to the ‘Functional and Appealing’ objective.
This would be work on regenerating vacant and derelict properties, better parking, and work on cleaning up and enhancing the streets.
There would be £307,000 on area specific targets, from connecting the seafront and town of Colwyn Bay to improving leisure facilities in Rhos-on-Sea.
Chris Jackson, Chair of the BID Steering Group, said the feedback throughout the consultation to draw up the plan had been “very positive”.
He said: “This is huge opportunity, a once in a lifetime chance for businesses in this area to take control.
“It is in hands of businesses themselves, access of £250,000 a year.
“What is key is that the money is purely for use by businesses for businesses, according to the plan.
“They can also make the money go further by getting more match funding, these are exciting times for Colwyn Bay.
“Things that people have been complaining about are matters that can be addressed by the bid.”
He added: “This is a unique BID in that it is combining four different business communities.
“Despite the different areas there is an amazing similarity in the top 10 issues on each hitlist.
“The things on the top are community of interest, which is very helpful although there are also area specific issues as well.”
He said that while he had received very favourable feedback he was concerned there could be a silent group of traders that will not back this.
'I am optimistic for a Yes vote'
He said: “I really want anyone with concerns to get in touch so we can speak to them and hopefully set those concerns to rest.
“Judging by feedback with the prospectus I am optimistic it will be a Yes vote.
“I think this will make a massive difference to Bay of Colwyn as a whole.”
Even though there were a significant number of activities which were common to all the communities there were also targets which were ranked highly in some areas which were not considered important by others.
‘Improve awareness of industrial zone businesses’ and ‘Networking and local trading’ both appeared in Mochdre businesses’ top ten most important activities but neither of these featured in the top twenty of either Colwyn Bay or Rhos-on-Sea.
‘Improvements to the sea front’ and ‘More Street/Specialist Markets’ both featured as top ranking activities for both Rhos-on-Sea and Colwyn Bay but, not surprisingly did not feature in Mochdre’s top activities.
Chris added: “Inevitably there will be a need to ensure that all areas receive attention which is unique and relevant to them.
“This may mean the activity is not necessarily appropriate for the other areas.
“These variations within the range of activities must be accommodated and this will go towards developing distinct identities of each of the four areas in the Bay of Colwyn; Old Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea and Mochdre.”
'We stand to gain from everyone working together'
Speaking in the prospectus, Tony Earley, a financial adviser based in Mochdre, said: “The BID will help the businesses in the industrial and business park area of Mochdre raise their profile locally and further afield.
“We stand to gain from everyone working together to increase the numbers of clients and customers we have here.”
Jackie Crane, of the Alpha Business Centre, said: “The BID will help Colwyn Bay become an even more attractive place for visitors and as a place for businesses to set-up and grow. We all stand to gain from the BID.”
The notice of ballot has gone out with the prospectus to business owners. There will be a launch event on October 27 at 5.30pm in the Conwy suite, Parc Eirias and ballot papers go out on October 29.
The ballot closes on November 26 at 5pm.
Businesses in Bangor and Caernarfon recently voted to set up BIDs in the two Gwynedd communities and will launch these next year, with hopes it will boost their economies.
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Spotlight on ZTE and the Devices Headed to the Mobile World Congress
Everybody’s pretty excited to see what smartphone and tablet manufacturers will be announcing at the upcoming Mobile World Congress scheduled for this weekend. This is why they have been looking out for information on what new devices can be expected from their favorite device manufacturers.
Over here at Android Authority, we also can’t hold our excitement. That is why we have kept our readers up to date with the latest news. Although we’ve been talking mostly about the Samsung Galaxy S3 and rumored quad-core Huawei smartphones, we have to play fair and give news on the other manufacturers that are also planning something big for the public; and certainly, we have reason to believe ZTE is doing remarkably well in the inexpensive smartphone market. But now that we’ve learned the company hopes to make it big in the high-end smartphone market too, we’re keeping our fingers crossed! As part of this attempt, ZTE has announced (at least) a couple of these devices will be revealed at the MWC on Sunday. Here are more details about these devices:
The PF200 is an Android smartphone running on the latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS. It features a 4.3-inch screen complete with a 960x540p resolution and 1.2GHz processor. As for its camera, it will have a 8MP rear camera and a front-facing camera capable of recording up to 1080p video. According to ZTE, the PF200 will support the main GSM, LTE, and UMTS bands.
On the other hand, the N910 is another device which ZTE is slated to announce at the MWC. Compared to the previous smartphone, the N910 is a lower-end model which will run on Android 4.0 and have a 1.5GHz processor. Other specs include a 800×480 capacitive touchscreen, 5MP rear camera, front facing camera, and 1080p video capture. It is also headed towards the LTE and CDMA networks, so you can bet it will be available on Verizon.
The ZTE Mimosa is also another device scheduled for revealing at the MWC. However, we don’t have any information on that as of this writing. Also, there are still a number of missing information on these devices but since the MWC is just a few days away, we’ll leave it at that. However, if you are dissatisfied with these devices, ZTE says that these are just some of the first devices they are announcing over the coming months. So you can stay tuned for that as well!


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Members of Gen Z think their ‘culture war’ with millennials over skinny jeans is, like a lot of things, overhyped.
For some influencers, the pandemic was time for incorporating social distancing into their content.
I was sitting in a bar with two friends and looking at my Tinder app. Edan’s nickname popped up. Wait. It couldn’t be my sixth-grade crush, could it?
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“El Pino,” a beloved East L.A. bunya tree, is generating controversy. Developer Art Gastelum says he won’t damage it. These organizers don’t trust him.
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Is India’s milk sector all set for a solar revolution? Indian Government has huge plans for the milk industry in the upcoming years – shifting its power dependence entirely to solar energy is in the works. An upfront 30% subsidy is to be announced for the milk sector – from dairy farmers to processors, the policy for which is expected to be officially announced at the earliest. The happy news came from Dilip Rath, the chairman of National Dairy Development Board, on 9th of January 2019, Wednesday. He added that the Ministry of New and Renewable energy will be providing the subsidy.
India’s ‘Milk’ history
Dairy farming is India’s largest self-sustainable rural employment generator today. The milk sector runs on a highly successful co-operative business model – the producers and milk processors act as stakeholders in this collectivized model of dairy farming. It hadn’t always been this way – thanks to the ‘White Revolution’ under the able leadership of Verghese Kurien, which lifted millions out of poverty through the power of cooperative movement, India grew from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer in a matter of 30 years, from 1970 to 2000. This inspirational story of social entrepreneurship and cooperative movement acts as a remedial alternative against mass production – that production by masses can build such a functional and profitable business model while sharing the profits more democratically amongst all, the prodigious potential of people’s power being realized through people’s own institutions.
How the solar subsidy scheme will function
The first phase of the transition aims to bring down the sector’s power consumption from conventional sources, which are electricity and diesel, by 25%. The added incentive for farmers to go solar would be their being able to sell back surplus power to the grid, earning them more profits. That the plants would produce more energy than the farmers would consume is certain, for it has been proven by Dhundi’s Solar Pump Irrigators Cooperatives Enterprise, world’s first solar cooperative for irrigation in Gujarat.
National Dairy Development Board aims to transition the entire milk chain into solar power. District-level milk unions, equipped with the subsidy, will install solar power plants for dairy farmer households. Milk cooperatives that collect and process milk supplies are also eligible for the subsidy.
Why transition to solar?
At present, relying on conventional power causes many a problem in the dairy industry. The frequent power outages disrupt the processing and deteriorate the quality of milk. Solar power, in addition to being a reliable source of power in India’s sunny climate, would also empower them to earn money by selling surplus power back to the grid.
The government aims to dovetail the programme with the KUSUM scheme ( Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyaan ), the ₹1.4 lakh crore project that aims to promote solar power among India’s farmers to be launched in February 2019.


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Top Gear is known for its "special' love for Electric Cars and Tesla even filed a lawsuit against the program.
'We have wrote before that BBC with its coverage of Electric Cars can be called BP TV - they must have forgotten that the company is funded by UK taxpayers, who are chocking now with gas prices at almost 10 dollars per gallon.
Hopefully, now the Tesla record will be set straight and we expect further publicity supporting Electric Cars."
Problem is serious enough now in UK to embrace Electric Cars with all available resources. Gas prices across the pond are already above $8 dollars per gallon! We think that Tesla Model S will change a lot of minds in thinking about Electric Cars.


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The Nikkei is reporting today that GREE added yet another payment method for virtual and avatar-related items in Japan: starting today, players using GREE on smartphones can pay via PayPal.
PayPal does have a presence in Japan, but for legal and other reasons, the service hasn’t took off in this country as it did in the US and other places. But with PayPal, GREE has added one more option for its Japanese smartphone users to pay for virtual items, increasing the total number to five.
Needless to say, GREE’s “unified” mobile social gaming platform is likely to offer PayPal from the get-go when it launches next year.
I just tried to see if PayPal is already listed in GREE’s payment options, and it is, as you can see below:


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Tinder's parent company allegedly faked financial information to lower the dating app's valuation, according to a new lawsuit
- Tinder's cofounders and executives are suing parent company IAC and Match Group over allegations that the parent company cooked the books to create a lower valuation for the popular dating app.
- IAC and Match allegedly inflated Tinder's expenses and downplayed new features in an effort to create a "false picture" of Tinder's finances.
- This led to a private valuation of $3 billion 2017, according to the lawsuit.
- The end goal was to save the parent company billions of dollars when employees cashed-in their equity, by maintaining an inaccurately low valuation for the dating app, the lawsuit claims.
Tinder's parent company allegedly faked the popular dating app's financial figures in a scheme to avoid having to pay the app's founders and long-time employees billions of dollars in equity, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed in New York on Tuesday.
The lawsuit, filed by a group of Tinder founders and executives, alleges that the app's parent company IAC and its subsidary Match Group created a "disinformation campaign" and a "false picture" of Tinder's financial figures and projections in order to reach a lower valuation for the company.
The key allegations in the complaint are that IAC inflated Tinder's expenses, "inventing an alternative universe in which Tinder was stagnating toward freefall." IAC also allegedly downplayed upcoming features which would impact Tinder's performance figures.
As the result, Tinder was valued at $3 billion in 2017 when its growth could have valued it even higher, according to the lawsuit.
Like many companies in Silicon Valley, Tinder offered employees and founders stock options to give them "skin in the game," according to the lawsuit, and Tinder plaintiffs owned more than 20% of the company's value.
But as a subsidiary of IAC, Tinder's financial figures were private and its valuation was set outside of the public eye.
This gave IAC the opportunity to "undermine Tinder's valuation" to "save themselves billions dollars," according to the complaint.
After the $3 billion valuation was set, IAC cancelled three scheduled independent valuations set for 2018, 2020, and 2021, and reorganized Tinder's executive structure so that its early employees could not exercise their stock options at a higher valuation, according to the complaint.
Founding CEO Sean Rad was replaced by IAC insider and Match.com CEO Greg Blatt.
Business Insider has reached out to Match Group for comment on the lawsuit and its allegations.
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Jessops denies camera maker ‘tie-up’
November 21, 2008
Jessops has denied a newspaper report that it is in talks about a possible tie-up with a camera manufacturer to rebuild its finances.
A spokesman for Jessops today told Amateur Photographer: ?It?s not something we are talking to anyone about.’
The camera retailer?s response followed an article that appears in the Daily Mail.
The report states that Jessops chairman David Adams is ?understood to be looking at an idea to team up with a single camera maker rather than selling a range of brands’.
The Daily Mail article, published last night, adds: ?The Jessops stores would then effectively become a UK retail arm of one of the big Japanese camera firms. The chain has particularly strong links with Canon.?
In September, Jessops announced that it had agreed an extension to its loan facilities with HSBC bank until 31 December 2011.
Jessops sales fell 6.4% for the year to 21 September.
The firm is expected to announced its half-year trading results next month.


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When national businesses become global operations… With the industry sourcing more raw materials and services from around the world and distributing its products in new markets, companies are adapting their business processes to suit a more complex global operating environment.
15-Jul-2015 - Sandoz will shutter an Indian API facility in 2016 as part of a manufacturing refocus in the region.
07-Jul-2015 - The European Commission last week officially added Israel and Brazil to a list of countries outside the EU that have standards of manufacture and supervision of APIs equivalent to those...
02-Jul-2015 - Manufacturing operations at an Actavis legacy site in Iceland will cease and products will be transferred out the country from 2016, Allergan has announced.
23-Jun-2015 - Eli Lilly’s President of Biomedicines says the transatlantic trade agreement TTIP will “force” the FDA and EMA to standardise regulations on manufacturing and trials.
10-Jun-2015 - Site audits by Brazilian pharma regulator ANVISA are “exactly the opposite” to the US FDA’s, says CMO Kemwell as it prepares to export to Brazil for Johnson & Johnson.
10-Jun-2015 - Drug companies will continue to supply Greece for the time being, but mounting debts make it hard to predict what will happen in the longer term according to industry group...
03-Jun-2015 - Multinational excipient-makers will drive US interest in EXCiPACT, the industry-led certification scheme says as a UK Colorcon plant becomes the eighteenth site to receive accreditation.
07-May-2015 - Although the US FDA has drastically increased its preapproval inspections of generic drug makers worldwide, the agency failed to conduct all of the inspections requested by its own generic application...
28-Apr-2015 - Mylan has rejected an unsolicited bid by Teva and upped its offer for Perrigo, as the ongoing saga in the generics space continues.
23-Apr-2015 - Pfizer reduced costs 40% without cutting jobs at a facility in Sweden using an alternative approach to organisational and cultural behaviour, and hopes to do the same at its newly acquired Austrian...
23-Apr-2015 - Technology transfer is the first step to bringing pharma investments to Africa, says the African Regulatory Network (ARN).
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08-Apr-2015 - Three Amgen manufacturing sites, along with Pfizer’s Perth, Australia site are part of a list of more than 100 US FDA Form 483s issued so far in 2015, according to...
08-Apr-2015 - The reputation of Indian clinical trials has been damaged by the “unjustified” suspension of medicines tested by GVK Biosciences, Pharmexcil says as it attacks the evidence submitted by French regulators.
07-Apr-2015 - The Director of the new 'super' Office of Pharmaceutical Quality must address issues surrounding increasing globalisation and manufacturing complexity, the FDA says as it begins the recruitment process.
02-Apr-2015 - Pharma has focused investment in lower risk specialty and orphan diseases to the detriment of 80% of the population, according to Sanofi’s head of R&D who calls for regulatory convergence...
01-Apr-2015 - Margaret Hamburg has called for increased regulatory co-operation to tackle the issues raised by globalisation of the drug industry as she steps down as Commissioner of the US FDA.
30-Mar-2015 - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has completed its $4bn (€3.7bn) acquisition of Ranbaxy after receiving the thumbs up from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
27-Mar-2015 - Aarti Drugs says the US FDA has not provided details of observations that earned its E-22 facility in Tarapur, India an import ban.
17-Mar-2015 - The European pharma market isn’t likely to deliver much growth over the next five years as generic markets commoditize, IMS Health VP Graham Lewis warned participants at the DCAT (Drug,...
23-Feb-2015 - The EMA wants help applying new ID and information standards to medicines sold in Europe and has asked drugmakers to join its implementation taskforce.
19-Feb-2015 - The Indian Government wants to build API production capacity and revive state run manufacturer Hindustan Antibiotics to cut reliance on Chinese imports.
16-Feb-2015 - Warburg Pincus-backed HIV drug ingredient firm Laurus Labs has set up a US presence and development facility in a bid to win more North American customers.
09-Feb-2015 - Pfizer visited three troubled facilities in Hospira’s manufacturing network before entering a $17bn definitive merger agreement, the company says.


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Apple Inc. (AAPL - Free Report) recently announced that its App Store generated record sales of more than $20 billion for developers in 2016, up almost 40% from 2015. According to The Wall Street Journal, the revenue figure was nearly $28.5 billion and the company collected almost $8.5 billion from these sales compared with roughly $6 million in 2015. Notably, Apple keeps 30% of all App Store sales.
Apple also stated that the New Year’s Day was the busiest day for the App Store with nearly $240 million in sales. During the holiday season (Dec 2016), App Store sales topped $3 billion, which is a record in the company’s history. Nintendo’s (NTDOY - Free Report) Super Mario Run was the most downloaded app (40 million downloads in just four days since the games release) globally on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
However, Nintendo’s another super hit game Pokemon Go took the top spot as the most downloaded app in 2016, trailed by Super Mario Run. Prisma, Reigns, Procreate, Lumino City, Sweat With Kayla and djay Pro were the other most successful games in the App store. Netflix (NFLX - Free Report) , HBO Now, Line, Tinder and MLB.com At Bat were the top subscribed apps last year. Currently, the App Store offers 2.2 million apps in total.
App Store Sales: China a Key Driver
The strong sales growth despite lower sales volume of the company’s flagship iPhone device reflects the stickiness and superior app offerings of the store. Apple stated that top-grossing markets were the U.S., China, Japan and the U.K. China reported growth of more than 90% year over year.
The Chinese market has proved tough to crack for western services like Apple, Facebook (FB - Free Report) and Google due to strong competition from local providers and excessive censorship of the government. We note that since Apr 2016, Apple’s iBooks and iTunes Movie stores remained blocked in the country.
The App Store has also faced pressure from the Chinese government. Notably, Apple removed both the English-language and Chinese-language apps of The New York Times from its App Store in China on Dec 23 following a request by the government authorities.
Per Reuters “The New York Times pointed to a recent investigative report on government subsidies offered to Apple supplier Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precison Industry Co, as a possible reason for the ban.”
Although China remains one of Apple’s largest iPhone markets, the sales have slumped in recent times. In fiscal 2016, Greater China Sales declined 17% from fiscal 2015, primarily reflecting macro-economic headwinds and tough competition from low cost handset providers. In such a scenario, surge in App Store sales is significantly encouraging for Apple, in our view.
First Retail Store in Seoul
Meanwhile, the Apple-Samsung rivalry is set to heat-up in South Korea, as the iPhone maker is reportedly planning to open its first retail store in Seoul. According to WSJ, “One potential location is within a stone’s throw of Samsung’s longtime headquarters in Gangnam, where Samsung has a three-story global flagship store.”
Reuters quoted a South Korea's Yonhap News Agency report, which said that Apple’s store will be possibly located in a southern district of Seoul and construction work will likely be completed by the end of Nov 2017.
Similar to China, South Korea has proved to be a tough market to penetrate for Apple due to dominance of Samsung and LG in the country’s smartphone handset market. However, the company is now banking on its new iPhone to make headway in the Asia’s fifth largest economy.
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According to Counsel Financial – class claims were filed in federal court in the Central District of California against actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s luxe lifestyle and wellness brand, GOOP Inc., alleging that the company’s kitschy “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle may explode during normal use. You can learn more HERE!
According to the Wall Street Journal – the company will evaluate use of the active ingredient in the weedkiller after a judge rejected its plan to resolve future lawsuits from cancer patients. You can learn more HERE! Bayer AG said it will evaluate whether to continue using the active ingredient in its popular Roundup weedkiller … Continue reading Bayer to Rethink Roundup Formula for U.S. Consumers →


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Stella McCartney sees revenues rise despite digital sales drop
Stella McCartney's financial results for the year ending 31 December 2021 reveal a 14% increase in revenue to £32.4 million.
In the UK, revenue totalled £5.3 million, compared to £3.8 million in 2020. Revenue outside of the UK reached £27.1 million, a rise from £24.5 million in 2020. The rise in revenue was led by "profit split income from group undertakings" of £12.2 million, compared to £2.1 million the year before.
Store sales increased 26% to £4.9 million, with the number of directly operated stores remaining unchanged at the end of 2021 compared to 2020.
However, digital sales through the brand's website dropped 78% to £2.3 million, largely due to a change in the business's operating model, with e-commerce revenue now being recognised as part of Stella McCartney Italia SRL.
The company also delivered a loss before tax of £32.7 million, compared to a £31.4 million loss in 2020.
Throughout the year, Stella McCartney remained "rooted in its strong sustainability values". The company participated in COP 26, as well as developed a new fungi-based 'Mylo' material.
Last year, Stella McCartney and LVMH's beauty division unveiled STELLA by Stella McCartney, a new line offering an alternative to luxury skincare, which they branded "Alter-Care". In keeping with the British fashion designer's approach to her clothing and accessories collection, the conscious skincare line is vegan and cruelty-free.


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SHAREit has announced the setting up of its India headquarters in Gurgaon (Delhi NCR) as well as outlined an aggressive campus outreach program in the country. The company is also looking at an exhaustive hiring programme across the country. The announcement was made at the 1st SHAREit Campus Meet-up held in Bengaluru where over 800 students and SHAREit enthusiasts participated in a day long program involving a series of interactive contests, quizzes, talk shows etc. SHAREit has clocked over 700 mn users across key markets of North & South America, Southeast Asia, MENA region and Europe with an overall 80% market share in the category over the last one year. On a daily basis around 150 mn file transfers are undertaken on SHAREit. It has consistently ranked first in Google Play Tool Ranking lists across 28 countries and the first in App Store Efficiency ranking list in 58 countries.
Talking on the sidelines of the meetup Xiaolei Du, Marketing Director of SHAREit said, “India is a country which is giving birth to so many start-ups every day and SHAREit also being a start-up aspires to share its success story among Fund within India that will focus on app developers and potential entrepreneurs, aiding rapid growth in India’s app development ecosystem and want to students and young aspiring entrepreneur. With a vast majority of SHAREit users coming from this subcontinent, it has become imperative to include India in our global plans. We have established an Investment engage with young developers especially from colleges across the country. Also, we are actively preparing to open our first office in India in Gurgaon.”
Shreya Deshpande, emerging dancer and actor said SHAREit completely transformed her music sharing and listening experience. “It’s fast, easy and time saving especially for a dancer like me for whom sharing music is very important.” “The name itself is so appealing and it gives an instant feel that it’s not only an app but it’s a feeling” said public speaker Mohammad Younus. Popular RJ and Actor Danish Sait also entertained the audience with his wit and humour.
Centered on its comprehensive content distribution platform, SHAREit has also introduced a product family of CLEANit, ClONEit, LISTENit, LOCKit, to cater to users' demands for information security, content browsing, sharing and application, device update and more. These have enabled SHAREit to create a product matrix which focuses on the full ecosphere of users' content acquisition, sharing, application and consumption needs. SHAREit is also forging into areas like big data sharing, applications and users and endeavoring to establish a strong link between users and business by accurate prognosis & analysis on user behaviors, current situations of markets in different nations and potential user core data.


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Harvey Norman enjoys sales rise despite difficult six months for high street
Furniture and electronic goods retailer Harvey Norman has managed to grow sales locally despite the difficult economic conditions.
Like-for-like sales in Northern Ireland jumped by 4.2% in the last six months of 2010 while sales in the Republic climbed 2.6%.
Blaine Callard, chief executive of operations in Ireland, said consumer confidence was hit hard during the last half of the year.
"During this period we had the European bailout, a full account of the Irish banking losses, and another tough budget," he said. "On top of all that, severe weather dampened consumer spending in December."
On a global basis, sales for the group rose 1.3% to A$3.31bn (£2bn) but fell 3.1% on a like-for-like basis.
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As noted by The Apple Post, Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims Samsung will begin production of new OLED displays for the next gen iPhone X, and the rumored “iPhone X Plus” in May, with plans to double its production in July.
The article says the tech giant is beginning production of the next line of iPhones early to help alleviate supply constraints faced by the iPhone X when it launched last fall.
Chances the rumor is true, per the Sellers Research Group (that’s me): 90%. It makes sense that Apple would want to avoid the production problems of 2017.
As for new Apple smartphones, I think the follow-up to the iPhone X will keep the same $999 price point, but will be joined by the 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus that will cost $1,100 (or even $1,200, depending on which new features are introduced).
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New iPads likely to star in Apple's latest show
Apple is expected to round out its line-up of gadgets for the holiday shopping season with the Tuesday unveiling of its latest iPads.
The San Francisco showcase is likely to feature remodeled versions of its standard-sized iPad with a 10-inch display screen and the IPad Mini with a nearly 8-inch screen. Hewing to its usually tight-lipped ways, Apple Inc. hasn't shared details about what's on the agenda. The Cupertino, Calif. company merely sent out invitations that said, “We still have a lot to cover.”
Apple's secrecy notwithstanding, glimpses of the revamped iPads have been showing up in videos posted on the Internet, including on websites that provided early — and accurate — peeks at the new iPhones Apple rolled out last month.
It will be a shock if Apple isn't taking the wraps off new iPads on Tuesday because it has been nearly a year since the previous generation came out. This would be the fifth generation of Apple's tablet computer. The original iPad debuted in early 2010 and accelerated the consumer shift away from traditional laptop and desktop computers. Tablets, including rival devices inspired by the iPad, are now outselling laptops.
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Shares of Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory rose about 5% after it said revenue rose 6% to £422.1 million in the year to January 31 — and that it plans to pay another special dividend to shareholders.
However, profit before tax fell 12.3% to £72.6 million with Card Factory blaming the “impact of foreign exchange and national living wage.”
Total ordinary dividend per share increased 2.2% to 9.3p — and a special dividend of 15p per share was paid in December 2017.
Card Factory said a total of £268.4 million — 78.7p per share — has been returned to shareholders via dividends since the firm’s IPO in May 2014 and a further return of surplus cash is “expected to be made towards the end of the FY19 financial year in the range of 5-10p per ordinary share.”
Card Factory CEO Karen Hubbard said: “We delivered strong like-for-like sales growth in a tough trading environment.
“We sold more cards than the prior year, and delivered a higher average card selling price and total basket size.
“We also saw a record breaking number of customers shopping with Card Factory for both card and complementary non-card products, demonstrating our resilience against a backdrop of High Street footfall decline.
“Our store roll-out programme continues, with 50 new UK sites opened in the year, and our Card Factory online business has seen further growth, with increased visitors and sales, and represents a clear opportunity for future growth.
“From a profit perspective, we faced strong headwinds of £14.6 million in the year, principally due to the combined impact of foreign exchange and national living wage.
“Our cost saving initiatives during the year provided substantial mitigation and we have laid the foundations for further efficiencies to be delivered in the future.
“However, given the continuing headwinds, and as previously stated, any EBITDA growth in FY19 is likely to be limited.
“Our unique, vertically integrated business model remains strong and we have now established a solid platform for future growth, with our four pillar strategy continuing to support strong cash generation and a progressive dividend policy.
“We currently expect to declare another special dividend with our half year results in the range of 5-10p per ordinary share.
“Whilst the new financial year is just two months old, we are satisfied with the start we have made and particularly pleased with the record seasonal performances from Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter, and being recognised by our peer group as Specialist Retailer of the Year at the recent Retail Week annual awards.”


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Macy’s, the US department-store chain, has received a takeover approach from Hudson’s Bay, as the Canadian retailer seeks to further expand it collection of American-based fashion shops.
People who have been working closely with both companies said the two were in preliminary deal talks and it was too early to determine whether a final agreement would be reached.
For Hudson’s Bay, which has been aggressively expanding its footprint in the US, including the 2013 takeover of high-end chain Saks Fifth Avenue, the acquisition of Macy’s would transform it from a niche upmarket player to a giant retailer.
The Canadian group, which also owns Lord & Taylor, is significantly smaller than the Ohio-based retailer in market value terms, and will be forced to taken on a very large debt pile to finance the transaction. Hudson’s Bay has a market capitalization of less than $2bn, while Macy’s public value it about $10bn.
Macy’s has been under significant pressure in recent years as changing shopping habits and the rise of online retailers has negatively impacted sales at traditional brick-and-mortar department stores.
Macy’s shares jumped about 10 per cent after the Wall Street Journal first reported about the talks. Hudson’s Bay, which is Toronto-listed, saw its stock rise 3 per cent.
Both companies declined to comment on the talks.
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Pinterest takes aim at Google with auction-based pricing as it shakes up ad offering
Visual bookmarking tool Pinterest has debuted an auction-based system that allows advertisers to bid on CPM campaigns.
Pinterest previously only allowed brand partners to purchase CPM, or cost per-thousand impressions, slots at a fixed price but the latest shakeup means they will now be able to bid on inventory on a case-by-case basis.
Pinterest has introduced auction-based pricing
The bidding offering is available to all US, UK and Canadian ads using Pinterest via its Ads Manager platform, and is similar to Google's Display Network.
Writing in a blog post, Pinterest's partnership lead Jenny Chiu advised brands: "By using this new solution, you'll get more impressions for your campaigns at more efficient rates and drive higher results."
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The company has also announced that marketers can now add frequency capping, a function that will let them stipulate the maximum number of times a user can see their ads, on to their campaigns.
Pinterest says brands using it to advertise their services and products have noted double digit lifts in all brand metrics.
In a recent study, consumer packaged goods advertisers saw on average five-times more in-store sales per-impression than the industry average, it claims - with brands like JCPenney, The Home Depot and General Mills having already trialed the platform's latest auction CPM solution.


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Online dating: More and more people are doing it, but no one wants to talk about it. On the record, that is. A recent Pew study found that 11 percent of American adults have used online dating sites or mobile apps — a figure that was just 3 percent five years ago. Among Internet users who were currently single and looking for a partner, 38 percent had tried online dating. Yet, according to the Pew study, 21 percent of Internet users agree with the statement: “People who use online dating sites are desperate”/Cara Kelly, Washington Post. More here.
Question: Do you consider people who use online dating "desperate"? If you were single, would you use online dating?


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Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
The investment could generate 500 jobs.
Global sales look good, too.
We forget that a big hedge fund or mutual fund switching out of tech winners into everything else can roil the market.
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Swidarski took over as CEO in December, 2005 after a decade at the company and two months as its president and chief operating officer. He took over Diebold from Walden W. O'Dell (pictured), who resigned after struggling earnings that prompted a major restructuring.


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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Pop superstar Ariana Grande is suing Lincoln Heights-based fashion retailer Forever 21 alleging that the company used a look-alike model in a social media campaign without permission.
The Hollywood Reporter says the singer is asking for $10 million in damages.READ MORE: Laguna Hills Student Spouts Racial Slurs At Black Player
According to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Forever 21 contacted Grande’s representatives regarding an endorsement deal but they never came to an agreement.
The singer claims the retailer then published 30 unauthorized images using unlicensed imagery from her “Thank U, Next” album and “7 Rings” music video.
A Forever 21 representative issued a statement saying, “While we dispute the allegations, we are huge supporters of Ariana Grande and have worked with her licensing company over the past two years. We are hopeful that we will find a mutually agreeable resolution and can continue to work together in the future.”READ MORE: Authorities Searching For Missing Teen Girl Allegedly Taken By Her Mother
Grande alleges that Forever 21 ran the ad campaign on its website and social media platforms in late 2018 and early this year.
“As of February 2019, Ms. Grande became the most-followed woman on Instagram in the world, amassing more than 160 million Instagram followers; a title she continues to hold through the date of filing this complaint,” according to the lawsuit.
“Even a single social media post by Ms. Grande can garner fees of several hundred thousand dollars, and her longer-term endorsement arrangements command fees in the millions of dollars.”MORE NEWS: Woman Details Encounter With Man Accused Of Killing Brianna Kupfer
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In China, sell gold iPhone 6 for 140 000
Fans of Apple technology in the UK stood in line for a new smartphone for almost a week. The number of people gathered in the vicinity of the Apple store is growing from day to day. All these people gathered here to purchase new product from Apple. But some of this equipment can be sold on the black market in China for triple the price.
Latest reports indicate that already advertised on the Chinese black market for gold iPhones cost 140,000 rubles ($ 3600). In fact, in the UK, this iPhone costs 43 500 roubles. In London, hundreds of people are Queuing for the new Golden smartphone.
27-year-old Sam Sheikh said he waited three days in line to get your gold iPhone. This guy was the first customer fancy iPhone in the UK. In the US, the place grows on 100 meters every 10 minutes of sales.
«I’m in the queue, because it’s not sold in China, said Chen Manwani, 21-year-old tourist from Fujian province, adding: «Though it is expensive, but at home I will be able to sell the iPhone is more expensive.»


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Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic.
To limit crowds in stores, retailers last year were forced to turn what had become a weekend shopping blitz into an extended event, with holiday sales beginning as early as October.
That forced shift, however, appears to have been embraced by shoppers who could get the same offers over a broader timespan, relieving some of the stresses that go hand in hand with the holidays.
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New Head of Marketing Chris Stevens started his role at the Spanish car maker today and declared the Seat Mii was the most exciting new car in the pipeline.
He said: “The recent announcement of the new Seat Mii, for instance, will return Seat to a sector where it achieved great things in the past. This smart new little car will, I’m sure, make a big impression and I’m very much looking forward to seeing it here soon.”
Previously Seat’s smallest car was the Seat Ibiza supermini, but the Seat Mii is even smaller. Designed for the city, it will compete against the likes of the Fiat 500 and Ford Ka in the UK.
Based on the new Volkswagen Up! – Seat is owned by the Volkswagen Group – the new Seat Mii is a sportier version of the small city car in keeping with the other cars in its range.
Prices for the new Seat Mii have not been announced in the UK but the Volkswagen Up! is priced at £8,000 and the Seat model is expected to undercut this price slightly.
Available originally as a three-door model, a five-door version is expected to arrive in 2012 after the initial launch.
Seat’s Ecomotive signature will also appear on the new Seat Mii, making it the greenest car in Seat’s range.
It will also be the first petrol-powered Seat car to boast CO2 emissions under 100g/km – enough to qualify for free road tax and exemption from the London congestion charge – thanks to its 1.0-litre petrol engine.
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19-year-old FIA Ladies European Rally Champion, Catie Munnings, has been chosen to launch the new PEUGEOT 208 Black Edition; a sporty three-door which is captivating many young and audacious drivers.
Catie’s affiliation with PEUGEOT comes after her remarkable achievement of being the first female British driver to win a European Rally title in nearly 50 years, making her the ideal ambassador for a brand which specialises in fresh, athletic vehicles with a charismatic edge.
Available in a head-turning Nera Black, Bianca White and Hurricane Grey, the 208 Black Edition also features 16” Titane gloss black alloy wheels with white laser engraving, equaliser grille with gloss black finisher and gloss black door mirror shells with colour accents.
Beneath the bonnet, the tenacious 208 is powered by an award-winning 1.2L PureTech engine, named ‘International Engine of the Year’ in the 1.0L and 1.4L category in 2015 and 2016.
The innovation doesn’t stop there. Packed with technology including a 7” multifunction colour touchscreen, DAB Digital Radio, Bluetooth, CarPlay, MirrorLink and AndroidAuto technology, every journey will keep you seamlessly connected, informed and entertained.


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The McLaren 600LT has just been launched in Australia, but McLaren is expected to announce more Longtails in the future, with the topless version of the 600LT already confirmed.
McLaren Asia Pacific managing director George Biggs spoke with MOTOR at the Australian launch for the 600LT – the fourth member of the Longtail family, as McLaren considers 675LT Coupe and Spider separate – saying it’s something customer demand is likely to drive.
“This is the Coupe obviously, and we’ve said we will bring a Spider version, but we haven’t confirmed details or timing around that.
“I think that the McLaren customer is crying out for that kind of car, high performance, low weight, more aero – so I think we will be responding to that demand in the future.”
He was keen to add that the number of Longtails wasn’t likely to ‘skyrocket’, so the models that do already exist won’t lose their exclusivity, but he did say that the lack of ‘hard limit’ on production numbers meant this could be quite a numerous run of cars, for a Longtail.
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“Last year we produced around 4300 cars, and globally 570S accounts for about a third of that number.
“The 675LT was in the Super Series, and we limited global sales of the Coupe to 500, and the Spider to 500.
“Obviously we’ve taken a slightly different strategy with [the 600LT] and rather than say we’re building a specific number, we’ve said how many months of production we’re going to go through.
“This is still going to be a very special car to see around. It’s still very exclusive, and in the countries that we have launched it in so far we’ve seen a huge response. It’s sold out well into next year.
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Topla! has grown by leaps and bounds since the first location opened in Beauport in July 2014. We opened seven more restaurants in three years! Topla!’s popular sauces are sold at all Metro stores in the Québec City area and at IGA stores across the province. With sales and the number of retailers steadily on the rise, the future is bright for our sauces!
Following the resounding success of its seven restaurants in the Quebec City area, Topla! expanded into the greater Montreal area in fall 2019. According to Francis Dufresne, it’s the first move in an expansion plan that aims to open multiple locations in the Montreal area, including on the North and South shores.


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A Twitter campaign by McDonald’s aimed at spreading good news about the firm has backfired spectacularly – with people using the #McDStories to highlight their worst experiences of the fast food chain.
The exercise began with the firm deciding to share the “love and passion” that goes into producing the beef for "our burgers”.
It continued with an invitation to meet “some of the hard-working people dedicated to providing McDs with quality food every day”.
But rather than opening the floodgates for praise, the move prompted an outburst from users who began posting the specially-created hashtag alongside horror stories.
Tweets began to arrive from customers claiming to have found fingernails in their food, to vomiting stories and grisly stomach complaints allegedly caused by the company's fayre.
Animal rights activists also got in on the act, with Peta using the hashtag to link to an article claiming the chain used mechanically separated chicken for it’s nuggets – a suggestion that saw a swift denial from McDonalds.
Rick Wion, the company’s social media director admitted the campaign had backfired.
He told Paid Content: “Within an hour, we saw that it wasn’t going as planned. It was negative enough that we set about a change of course.”


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A diamond larger than a strawberry has been found at the world’s most-famous diamond mine in South Africa.
Miner Petra Diamonds today revealed the discovery of an “exceptional”, 232.08 carat white diamond — weighing around 46 grams — the largest found in more than four years.
Petra’s share price sparkled 6 per cent brighter on the news.
The discovery at the Cullinan mine in South Africa is the latest in a long history of large, expensive diamonds found at the site. The most famous, the Cullinan diamond, dug up in 1905, was the largest rough gem diamond ever found at 3106 carats. It was cut in two for the Queen’s Crown Jewels and called the First and Second Star of Africa.
Dmitry Kalachev, an analyst Canaccord Genuity said: “Around a quarter of all the world’s diamonds above 400 carats were recovered from Cullinan.”
He estimated Petra’s latest stone could be valued at more than $12.5 million (£7.7 million).
Petra is also set to sell a rare, 122.5-carat blue diamond it found at the mine in June this week which could set a new record. This follows the sale of its 29.6 carat blue diamond, found in January, which sold for US$25.6 million in February.Reuse content


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Delhi, India (PressExposure) June 17, 2013 -- Quick Dry Cleaning Software team launched a new video for demonstration of the software. Company recently launched its new website and declared more new launches are underway. Keeping to its word, a new demonstration video launched covering the basic introduction of the video. The video is available at http://www.quickdrycleaning.com under "Quick Tour - Video" section
On the occasion, RachitAhuja, director business development, stated that the previous demo video was made 2 years back and during this period software has undergone tremendous change. There have been 14 releases of the updated versions of the software during last year only which made the video out of context. Quick Dry Cleaning Software team follows the agile methodology for software development and customer feedback based development process, which leads to release of new features in about every quarter.
The company feels the new video, despite being short than the previous one, is short, crisp and precise making the first time visitors on the website a quick overview of the software, its capabilities and how it works. Future of the company is dependent on its online sales and hence this video can help as a catalyst to boost the automatic sales through website without depending upon human interaction.
The demo video covers basic processes that can be automated though the software like order generation, tagging, garment tracking, and pick up. Company promises to come up with more videos including detailed demonstration and training videos making it easier for the website visitors and user of the software to comprehend the software in a better way.
Quick Dry Cleaning Software is a product by DC Web Services Pvt Ltd, a software development company. The software is for dry cleaning and laundry industry and is being used by more than 100 dry cleaners in India, Australia, Canada, UK, Malaysia, Oman, UAE.


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It has been 25 years since former First Lady and fashion icon Jackie Kennedy Onassis died.
Born Jackie Bouvier, she became one of the most famous women in the world after entering into a relationship with then-Congressman John F. Kennedy, who would go on to become the 35th President of the United States.
During her time as First Lady, Jackie brought a new type of elegance and fashion that had never been seen before, and refurnished the White House to a whole new look.
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of her death, PEOPLE has a new special in tribute to the woman that changed fashion forever.
Here are some of the biggest (and most surprising) highlights of PEOPLE’s special for Jackie Kennedy.
The Accident with Her Wedding Dress
While most people may not know, there was a big accident that occurred just several days before Jackie and John’s wedding day.
Jackie’s dress, which was designed by African-American designer Ann Lowe and had 50 yards of taffeta, was drenched after a pipe burst, along with all 10 of her bridesmaids dresses, as Digital Director Zoe Ruderman explains.
“In those few days leading up to the wedding, the designer had to recreate all 11 of the dresses,” Ruderman explains.
The wedding, described by East Coast Editor Liz McNeil as “the closest thing we’ve had to a royal wedding,” went as scheduled, with a crowd of 3,000 arriving to witness the newlyweds marriage at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
- Watch the full episode of Jackie: A Life in Style streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device.
Refurnishing the White House
“She wanted the White House to be a house that was equal and of stature,” McNeil says of Jackie’s remodeling following JFK’s 1960 presidential victory.
After completing a full remodeling, Jackie invited the public in to see the changes, which became the 1962 Tour of the White House.
That day became one of the very few interviews Jackie gave, where she showed the public that “style was much more than what you wore, it was how you live, how you spoke, the dinner parties you held, the furniture,” McNeil explains.
Her Iconic Look the Day JFK Died
The Chanel designed, watermelon-pink suit, that Jackie wore came to symbolize the tragedy that struck her on that fateful day.
According to PEOPLE Books Editor Patrick Rogers, JFK had told his wife the day of his death that he wanted her to “look elegant.”
After JFK was murdered, Jackie was asked if she wanted to change her blood spatted clothing on the flight home, when she responded that she wanted the world to see what they had did to him.
A Different Jackie
“Gone were the brightly colored, costumed-like official dresses,” Rogers said of Jackie’s fashion choices after her husband’s assassination. She now became a woman living a private life, away from the constraints of public opinion.
In 1968, she married Aristotle Onassis, and wore a very different look for her second wedding, that being a Valentino dress that was beige, not white.
“It was a new Jackie that we were seeing,” Ruderman says. She became Jackie Onassis, or Jackie O as many people know her as.
A Widow Once Again
Following Onassis’ death in 1975, Jackie embarked on what McNeil describes as her “happiest period of her life.” She watched her children grow up, and became a career book editor.
On May 19, 1994, Jackie lost her cancer battle at 64 years old.
Jackie Kennedy created a legacy for women today, such as Meghan Markle and Michelle Obama, in how they include fashion in their lives, and her legacy is something that will go on forever.


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San Francisco-based developer Perpetual Entertainment has pushed back the release of its PC MMORPG Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising
, due to the need for further beta testing.
This is the second time the target launch has been delayed; the prior incident coincided with layoffs at Perpetual
in December 2006.
However, in an exclusive interview with Gamasutra, Perpetual CEO Chris McKibbin maintained that a formal ship date has never been solidified. "We have been targeting a fall launch and we are extending the time in beta to focus on quality and polish," he explained. "From our standpoint we want to give our game more time to get to [that level] of polish, rather than rush to a ship date."
McKibbin stressed that Gods and Heroes
is a content-complete closed beta, whereas prior testing as of early 2007 had involved only an art-complete build.
Additionally, McKibbin told Gamasutra that Perpetual would be laying off another 30-40 employees. "The size and bar of content creation is very high and requires a pretty sizable team," he said, "The process of really play-tuning and balancing takes a much smaller, more focused and agile team, and so that is the transition right now."
He added that Perpetual would be assisting its former employees in finding new positions, either as part of the team of Perpetual's Star Trek Online
or with other developers.
Asked about reports that Sony Online had shifted from co-publisher to solely a marketing role
with Gods and Heroes
, representing a backing-off the project by Sony, McKibbin called it a "non-story that people spun a little." He clarified: "There was no change in our relationship with Sony... part of the confusion comes from the difference between online games and packaged goods games. Perpetual has always been the financer and creator of Gods and Heroes
. What [Sony was] doing initially versus what they are doing now is the same; marketing and distribution, and that's it. We have a great relationship with them, and there hasn't been any change with that."
Though McKibbin said that his team is "pretty happy" with the current progress of beta testing, he was hesitant to set a ship date. He allowed, however, that Perpetual is hoping for an early 2008 release.
"We put a high value on listening to our beta community and then reacting and making those changes, and we want to continue and give ourselves more time to do that, and give the community more time to play the game," McKibbin said.


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We still don’t know exactly what Nintendo’s NX platform will be, but there’s a good chance it won’t support VR.
Following the surprising reveal of Super Mario Run at Apple’s press conference earlier this week, legendary game developer Shigeru Miyamoto expressed doubts that the Italian plumber was right for VR headsets. Speaking to USA Today, Miyamoto noted that it was important to adapt Mario to new platforms going forward, but Nintendo still wanted “families to play together, and virtual reality (which requires players to be closed off from the real world) doesn’t really fit well there.”
He also noted that it was hard to play VR for a long time, and the company wanted people spending long sessions on its titles. We’re not sure that fits the bill for the new Mario mobile game, but exceptions can be made.
It’s not the first time a major Nintendo figurehead has expressed concerns about VR. Back at E3 2016 Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime stated that the company wouldn’t get involved with VR tech until it had mainstream potential, obviously disagreeing with the likes of Oculus, HTC and Sony about when that time will be. Prior to this there had been rumors that the NX itself would support VR, though it seems like this won’t be the case.
That said, Miyamoto has previously confirmed the company is still looking at the tech, so there is hope for a Nintendo VR headset one day. Given the company’s incredible stable of franchises, including the likes of Metroid and The Legend of Zelda, we hope that day comes sooner rather than later.
There are VR experiences out there that defy Miyamoto’s assumptions, though. Local multiplayer games like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes offer unique takes on social play that we haven’t really seen before. Sony is also giving away The Playroom VR for PlayStation VR, which brings players together across a range of mini-games, not unlike Nintendo’s own Mario Party series.
Still, if Super Mario Run can happen, anything’s possible, right?


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In recent days, the price of Ripple has been going up and many people are starting to buy. This speculation is due to several factors that have been developing in the last few weeks. One of these developments is that the price of Bitcoin has been on a strong uptrend for a while now and this could be fueling speculative demand for other cryptocurrencies. Another factor may be due to XRP being listed on BitOasis, a popular cryptocurrency exchange in Dubai with over 700 digital currencies traded on it.
Moreover, BitOasis is reported to be the first to allow XRP trading and many people are excited about this development because the price of XRP has been increasing since it was listed on BitOasis. Many people believe that XRP will continue going up as the currency takes on a more global role and more currencies are added to it. In fact, the CEO of GateHub, Mr. Kent also believes that XRP will soon take over Bitcoin. This implies that he will have more faith in Ripple as opposed to Bitcoin, even though it is not without challenges. He believes that Ripple will complete whatever challenges come its way because it is a worthy investment choice. Mr. Kent is confident that XRP will be the next cryptocurrency that will take over Bitcoin because of its unique features.
Will Ripple drop?
Ripple (XRP) is a very unique cryptocurrency. It is not a currency but it serves as an alternative digital asset. XRP can be treated and traded just like any other currency and this makes it a very attractive investment choice for many people. Due to its decentralized nature, Ripple allows money to move around the world in seconds instead of taking hours or days.
Now, these are all very good reasons why people have started investing in XRP. However, any asset or currency can be affected by external factors that may negatively affect the price. Ripple is a very unique cryptocurrency because it can be tied to other currencies and this makes it even more valuable than most others. Because XRP is tied to other currencies, its price will continue going up as long as more people start investing in it because demand will increase at the same time.
Indeed, XRP has the unique ability to solve many problems that cryptocurrencies have and this may greatly increase investor confidence in it. XRP is more secure than most other cryptocurrencies because it uses a decentralized public ledger system. The Ripple network consists of more than 100 trillion transactions which means that it can process more transactions than any other platform. Moreover, Ripple uses this feature to remove friction from cross-border payments and financial transactions and to make them faster as well as cheaper for both parties involved in such transactions.
As a result of the many advantages that it has, the price of Ripple has been increasing and this trend is expected to continue. The good thing about the increase comes from the fact that even though XRP is not a cryptocurrency as such, it still serves as a stable store of value and therefore, it is unlikely to experience any major setbacks in its value. Just like Bitcoin has been on an uptrend for a while now and most investors are excited about this move, XRP is also expected to continue going up in value in the next few weeks because many people believe that it will be able to solve many problems that cryptocurrencies have.
In addition to the features that set it apart from other cryptocurrencies, XRP also enjoys support from banks and financial institutions around the world. Popular banks and institutions like the Bank DBS of Singapore, HSBC, the Bank Of China, and many others use XRP for cross-border payments. Because it has been adopted in many countries as an international payment system, its value is expected to continue going up as more people start using it to send money overseas.
When can I invest in Ripple?
Ripple (XRP) is a very unique cryptocurrency and unlike other cryptocurrencies, it has a real-world application. This is why you will find that it is tied to other currencies and this means that demand for XRP will increase as long as more people start using it as an alternative to other currencies. It is now possible to invest in Ripple by purchasing it with fiat currency or through direct investments like buying XRP on BitOasis or GateHub.
Thus, if you want to buy Ripple, this is the best time because it is now possible to do so through various direct investment options like buying it on BitOasis or GateHub. If you want to buy XRP through an exchange platform, it may take some time because central exchanges usually have blocks on deposits for a few hours. However, if you want to make the most out of Ripple (XRP), this is the right time to invest in it and you can trade it for other assets like Bitcoin.
Should I invest in Ripple?
Ripple (XRP) is one of those digital currencies that many people are taking seriously because it has the unique ability to solve many problems that other cryptocurrencies have. Other cryptocurrencies cannot completely replace fiat currencies. The decentralized public ledger system may make cryptocurrency a more attractive option for international transfers but since XRP is faster than BTC, it may be a better option for international transfers and money transfers between countries.


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The Director of “Euroset” in Ekaterinburg Alexander Insurance announced a reward for any information provided about the kidnapper iPhone 6. The time of the theft was recorded by surveillance cameras, the company hopes that someone can identify the attacker.
As told to the Employees on the evening of may 21 in store “Euroset” young man stole from the shop window expensive smartphone. Phone the thief hid in a sweatshirt, and then asked a few questions to the consultant and retired. Shoplifting is discovered only after several hours.
“Was a daring theft. The robber is a young man of slim build, with black hair and thick eyebrows, non-Slavic appearance. He spoke Russian well. Was dressed in blue jeans, blue hoodie, grey shirt, white socks and black loafers”, – reported resource 66 in “Euroset”.
For the information — name, place of work, residence, or a link to a page on the social network — the company is willing to pay. “The amount of compensation corresponds to the value of the stolen iPhone — 45 990 rubles”, – said the representative of the company.
The case of stealing an iPhone 6 from the salon in Yekaterinburg, is not an isolated. In December last year in Ruzaevka, Mordovia, unknown it took 30 seconds to get out of their office “Beeline” whole showcase with smartphones Apple. In January in Saransk unknown has committed a daring robbery of the office of the operator of the big three. Double front door of the cabin of the operator, is protected by the shutter, he smashed through a manhole. Prey of robber are iPhone 5 and iPhone 6.


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French Trade Deficit Up
Published: June 30, 1989
PARIS, June 29— France's trade deficit almost doubled in May, from April, the Government reported today, adding to concerns that an improvement since the beginning of the year was being reversed. The gap between imports and exports was 6.6 billion francs ($1 billion) in May, the French customs office said. Economists had been expecting at worst a deficit slightly lower than April's 3.7 billion francs ($555 million).


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The FDA has the authority to control all tobacco merchandise, including e-cigarettes. The FDA is engaged on a number of choices to stop youth access to e-cigarettes, such as recent legislation to raise the minimal age for the sale of tobacco products. On May 15, 2019 a federal judge sided with the American Lung Association and our partners on this lawsuit. The judge concluded that FDA acted unlawfully by delaying requiring e-cigarettes and different newly deemed tobacco merchandise to go through a pre-market evaluation process. The choose subsequently ruled that the filing deadline for all premarket evaluation applications is May 12, 2020.
The FDA deeming regulation established a federal minimum age of 18 for the sale of all tobacco merchandise, together with e-cigarettes. Retailers should check photograph IDs of everyone under age 27 who attempts to buy tobacco merchandise, together with e-cigarettes.Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn’t have a law limiting youth entry to e-cigarettes. States have the power to manage the time, place and method of tobacco advertising, together with e-cigarettes. For instance, California and Delaware prohibit websites and on-line and mobile applications directed at minors from advertising or advertising e-cigarettes. California additionally prohibits advertisements of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, on any outdoor billboard positioned inside 1,000 feet of a college or public playground.
Lawyers count on folks to file extra Juul lawsuits within the litigation as time passes. Electronic cigarettes are more popularly often known as e-cigarettes, e-cigs or vape pens. They include vape pens, vaporizers, e-pens, e-pipes, e-hookahs and e-cigars, which are all categorized as digital nicotine supply techniques, or ENDS. Although e-cigarettes don’t give off smoke like tobacco cigarettes, they do expose people to secondhand aerosol or “vapor” which will comprise dangerous substances. Scientists are still learning in regards to the well being results of being exposed to secondhand e-cigarette aerosol.
Federal Investigations Into Vaping
The potential public health impression of e-cigarettes is a subject of scorching debate. Despite inconclusiveness about their brief- and long-term health results, e-cigarettes stay largely unregulated and their recognition amongst youth and young adults continues to rapidly escalate. At the same time, severe sickness and deaths have been linked to their use and recent analysis couldn’t conclusively determine that they posed fewer health dangers than combustible cigarettes. Among adult users, this is a troubling sample as a result of it means that some e-cigarette use could also be supplementing smoking instead of replacing it. Some people using e-cigarettes to stop may expertise a period of twin use as they transition between merchandise, complicating the issue.
E-cigarette use has increased in recent years, especially amongst youth and younger adults, who use e-cigarettes more than some other age group. In 2018, the fast rise of tobacco products led the U.S. surgeon general to issue an advisory about youth e-cigarette use, calling it an “epidemic.” In 2019, youth e-cigarette use elevated to even greater ranges. While the newest research present a decrease in youth use in 2020, the speed remains to be alarmingly excessive.
Consumers need to constantly know what they are getting and whether or not it’s secure — significantly from a product designed to deliver chemicals by frequent inhalation. The rising evidence of potential well being risks and lung injuries related to e-cigarette use has led researchers to question whether e-cigarettes are safer than flamable cigarettes. Our e-cig cartridges , advanced kits and are designed to offer the last word vaping experience that you just deserve without the unnecessary hassle. Our gadgets have been voted greatest e cigarette vaporizer by a number of vaporizers evaluate organizations. Browse our choice and purchase the right e-cig for you or your loved ones. In October 2019, a complete of forty e-cigarette lawsuits filed in opposition to Juul Labs had been mixed in a mass litigation in a San Francisco federal courtroom. The lawsuits declare the company marketed nicotine merchandise to minors and Juul devices led to severe well being problems.
- Wells Fargo estimated that VTMs accounted for 57% of the three.5 billion greenback market within the US for vapor products in 2015.
- In 2014, dollar sales of customizable e-cigarettes and e-liquid surpassed gross sales of cigalikes within the US, despite the fact that, general, customizables are a cheaper vaping option.
- Wells Fargo analyst Bonnie Herzog attributes this decline to a shift in consumers’ behavior, buying more specialized units or what vapinger.com she calls “vapors-tanks-mods ” that are not tracked by Nielsen.
- However the 2015 slowdown in market progress affected VTMs as well.
Since 2016 the US Food and Drug Administration regulated e-cigarettes beneath the classification of tobacco merchandise and labeled them as electronic nicotine delivery systems. A 2018 report commissioned by the US FDA determined to use the time period e-cigarettes, indicating that for some use e-liquids containing no nicotine. BLOW began promoting e-hookahs, an digital model of the hookah, in 2014.
E-cigarettes, vapes, vape or hookah pens, e-pipes, and different vaping merchandise are battery-powered devices that allow customers to inhale, or vape, aerosolized liquid (e-juice). Beginning August 1, 2019, Minnesota law prohibits using these products indoors where cigarette use is prohibited, including bars and restaurants.
Any product that doesn’t submit an utility by this deadline must be faraway from the marketplace, which if correctly enforced, could lead a significantly smaller marketplace. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, include e-pens, e-pipes, e-hookah, and e-cigars are known collectively as ENDS— digital nicotine delivery systems. According to the FDA, e-cigarettes are units that permit customers to inhale an aerosol containing nicotine or other substances.


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HiLo is one of many new food companies attempting to sell healthy lunches to office workers in London.
After 10 months of planning, prototyping and testing, HiLo opened a tiny shop window in Broadgate Circle by Liverpool Street station in July 2017.
It didn’t last long: three months later, co-founders Tiffany Arntson and Jasper Wight (pictured) pulled the shutters down for the last time.
Arntson and Wight had decided to open the Broadgate Circle site – signing an 18-month lease – following a successful week-long pop-up nearby at Old Street tube station in May.
But they quickly discovered the format at Broadgate wasn’t working for HiLo. Local workers walked past the kiosk in favour of more familiar option.
‘At Broadgate we discovered a small group of really loyal customers who were nuts about HiLo,’ Arntson reflects. ‘But the reality was they were a niche audience in a mainstream location.’
HiLo was still selling its pots in co-working spaces, which is how it started out in 2016. In the summer of 2017, HiLo lunch pots were also sold for the first time in retailers, such as independent deli chain Sourced Market, which began stocking the pots after the founder saw Wight eating one at the Ministry of Startups in Spitalfields, where both businesses were based.
Wight crunched the numbers and realised that while HiLo was selling about 20% more through the Broadgate Circus site, it was three times more expensive to run compared to selling in Sourced Market and the co-working spaces combined.
Shutting the shop seemed like an obvious option. The founders don’t rule out opening in another location in the future, but have decided to focus on selling via co-working spaces and exploring more opportunities with third-party retailers such as Sourced Market.
‘We stopped [our own shop] before it stopped us,’ says Arntson. ‘On paper that could be seen as a failure, but we know people love the product because they keep coming to us.’


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The Federal Reserve cut a key short-term interest rate for the first time in a decade, lowering the federal funds rate a quarter point. It had raised that rate, which reflects what banks charge each other for loans, in December.
By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 470 points Tuesday as the U.S. and China moved closer to an escalation of their already costly trade war.
By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
The quarter-point hike, to a range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent, lifted the Fed's benchmark rate to its highest point since 2008. The increase will mean higher borrowing costs for many consumers and businesses.
Wall Street saw gains across the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 amidst signs interest rate hikes might slow. Fed chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged that “moving too fast” could jeopardize economic growth, although he also cautioned against going…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cast a bright picture of the U.S. economy Wednesday and appeared to suggest that the Fed might consider a pause in its interest rate hikes next year to assess the impact of its credit tightening.
Tuesday in our news wrap, another choppy day of trading on Wall Street. Stocks fell on lackluster earnings reports and steep losses overseas. Also, Hurricane Willa is making landfall on Mexico's Pacific Coast tonight, with winds diminished to around 120…
By Gretchen Frazee
Wednesday marked the longest bull market in the stock market's history, and financial analysts say the economy is strong enough that the gains could continue.
By Associated Press
The consumer banking giant continues to navigate several investigations related to the opening of fake customer accounts, forcing customers to take unnecessary auto insurance policies, unfairly charging fees tied to mortgage rates and other matters.
By PBS NewsHour
Stocks plunged on Friday over fears that the Federal Reserve will accelerate interest rate hikes. The sell-off was driven by news that the economy added a net of 200,000 jobs in January, with wages rising at the fastest pace in…
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The Senate voted narrowly to repeal a banking rule that would have allowed consumers to join together to sue their bank or credit card company.
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India’s young and tech savy population ranks 11th in crypto adoption
In an article released today on the internet business platform Quartz India, it was reported that India ranks 11 in the world as regards cryptocurrency adoption. According to the report “Indian investors are flocking to cryptocurrencies like never before”.
With a population of 1.39 billion that is predominantly young and tech savy, the potential for India is staggering. And despite an ambiguous or somewhat negative stance on crypto by the government, its popularity is unrivaled, and the market continues to grow.
The growing rate of adoption in the country is happening in the face of the possibility of imminent prohibitions and regulation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI has been pivoting on the issue of cryptocurrency in the past years.
It was in 2018 that the RBI issued a prohibitive ruling in dealing in virtual currencies, due to the associated risks involved in transacting in these assets. This ruling was overturned in March of last year, effectively starting a renewed surge of crypto investment in the country.
Th best thing, yet quite confusing, related to this ruling happened on March 31 this year when the RBI ordered banks not to cite the original 2018 prohibitive ruling, stating:
“It has come to our attention through media reports that certain banks/ regulated entities have cautioned their customers against dealing in virtual currencies… by referring to the RBI circular dated April 06. Such references to the above circular by banks/ regulated entities are not in order as this circular was set aside by the supreme court.”
With this note, the RBI ordered Indian banks NOT to stop its customers from dealing in crypto assets.
The future and direction of the Indian government with regards to cryptocurrencies remains unsure. There are some indications that India might go the same path as the Chinese by concentrating exclusively on backing a central bank digital currency, whilst banning crypto in order to allow it to flourish.
The potential hammer hanging over the Indian market does not withhold Indians to stack up on cryptocurrencies. Indians are buying the dip in while they still can, hoping to maintain a strong position in crypto as a hedge against the manipulative powers of their government and a driver for their own personal financial freedom.
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VistaJet has received delivery of the first two of its Global 7500 aircraft. Up to 12 of the aircraft are planned to join its fleet over the next two years, the majority of which are expected to be delivered through 2022. VistaJet has also announced the order of 10 new Challenger 350 planes from longstanding partner Bombardier. The orders come after “growing and urgent” demand from corporates in the supermid segment, with a surge of nearly 50% in corporate interest globally since July 2020.
Travelodge has appointed industry veteran Martin Robinson as its new Chairman. Robinson spent 17 years at Center Parcs as CEO of its European business and Chairman of the UK and also spent 10 years on the Boards of Disneyland Paris and Regus Plc and has chaired various other businesses, including Holmes Place Health Clubs and wagamama. Martin currently chairs the UK business for Burger King.
Ireland’s Carton House will reopen this summer as a Fairmont Hotels and Resorts property following an extensive two-year, multimillion-euro refurbishment. It will join more than 80 Fairmont hotels around the globe as the oldest property in a collection famed for its grande dame hotels and iconic properties including The Savoy in London and The Plaza in New York.
TapTrip has launched a new partnership with British Speedway to help its team travel safely and securely to sporting fixtures during and after Covid and has signed World Speedway Champion Tai Woffinden as a brand ambassador. Born in Scunthorpe, Woffinden is the UK’s first ever triple World Champion.
The BTA has signed a partnership with transport and accommodation solutions provider CMAC Group. The two organisations will work together to improve client services by introducing one cohesive platform for TMCs to make integrated travel arrangements for their customers and leverage CMAC’s managed coach, taxi and hotel booking services.


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While the redesigned 2020 Ford Escape has been on the market for awhile now, the plug-in hybrid variant hasn’t yet hit dealerships. Actually, its pricing hasn’t been formally announced by Ford yet, but that hasn’t stopped one publication from publishing the Escape PHEV’s price, which starts at $34,235.
The folks over at CarsDirect have got their hands on the order guide for the Escape PHEV, which confirms the starting price for the Escape SE Plug-In Hybrid will start at $32,040 and require a $1,195 destination charge. That’s just under $5,000 more than the non-hybrid Escape SE and $4,785 more than the Escape Hybrid SE Sport.
According to the order guide, the Escape PHEV adds standard 18-inch aluminum wheels in addition to its electric-only range. Aside from that, the PHEV is almost a carbon copy of the non-hybrid Escape SE.
Folks wanting more features on the plug-in hybrid can opt for the Escape SEL for $36,815 and includes higher quality seat coverings, fog lights, a hands-free power liftgate, remote start, reverse sensing and roof rails. If that isn’t enough, the Escape Titanium can be had for a hefty $40,300 that includes acoustic glass, leather-trimmed seats, park assist, ten-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio, and wireless charging.
For now, the 2020 Escape Plug-In Hybrid is the cheapest plug-in crossover on the market, but there isn’t a lot in terms of competitors at the moment. Toyota will be rolling out the RAV4 Prime Hybrid, which will plug in and offer the most power of any RAV4, though it is unlikely it will beat the Escape on price.