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NEW YORK (AP) ? Small businesses are toning down their holiday celebrations and gifts ? again.
Many companies that had cut back during the recession were willing to spend more on the holidays in 2010. But owners are uneasy because the economy is still sluggish and there are growing concerns about a recession in Europe. So many are retrenching this holiday season.
Caterers say companies are having smaller parties this year than they did last year. Many that have rented space for parties in the past are instead having the events in their offices. Or owners are taking employees to a restaurant. And they’re continuing a trend that began in the past few years ? they’re planning holiday events or giving gifts that are meaningful or that help a charity. They want to let staffers and clients know that they’re appreciated, but they don’t want to do it in a frivolous way.
“People are becoming very thoughtful with their dollars and their entertainment in a different way,” says Nancy Wright, president of Blue Plate, a Chicago-based caterer and restaurant operator.
The economy is making it harder to have a good time this year.
NOT ENOUGH TIME, MONEY AND BRAIN POWER TO PLAN
Caterer Ricky Eisen says many companies aren’t planning any holiday parties even though the season starts in just a few weeks. “There is a reluctance to make a long-term commitment — and long-term is like two months,” says Eisen, president of Manhattan-based Between the Bread.
Money is definitely part of the problem. But, Eisen, says, “they’re not really finding any time to actually plan it. They’re working so hard, spinning their wheels to just survive.” She’s anticipating a lot of eleventh-hour calls for help when owners realize that the holidays are fast approaching.
Eisen says she’s also being asked to handle more of the planning for some companies than she has done in the past. They’re telling her, “take care of me, just come here and do it, I have no brain space.”
Companies also want their parties to be more relaxed, pressure-free affairs than they’ve had in the past. So they’re putting on informal get-togethers with just hors d’oeuvres, not formal dinners, Wright says. That’s also a big money-saver.
CELEBRATING WITH RELEVANCE
Tom Madden used to have parties on a boat for the employees of his PR firm, TransMedia Group, in Boca Raton, Fla. This year, the big celebration will be at a fund-raising dinner for multiple sclerosis. Madden is buying two tables at the black tie dinner on Dec. 3. One of Madden’s clients is emceeing the event. And he has other clients involved. So a social evening will strengthen his company’s relationship with those clients, and it will also benefit a charitable organization. And give his workers a celebration that will make them feel good.
The economy is a factor in Madden’s plans this year. “We’ve changed our practices quite a bit. We’ve looked for synergies,” Madden said.
He does plan to take his staff out to a lunch to mark the holidays. But he noted that this is will be far from the lavish affairs his company has held in the past.
Gifts are another holiday expense that small business owners are rethinking. Terri Slater, who owns a PR firm bearing her name in Boca Raton, is taking more time to find gifts for clients that will help build strengthen their relationship, but that won’t hurt her budget. “I’m cautious about what’s going to happen next year” in the economy, she says.
MAKING SURE THE ECONOMY DOESN’T HURT THE MESSAGE
Helen Gregory says that at her PR firm, New York-based Gregory White, “our philosophy has been to maintain consistency.” That means the company will again close the last week of the year to give employees time off for the holidays. And the company will still have a party for them, although it hasn’t yet decided on the format.
There are some changes this year. Instead of an expensive gift, clients will be taken out for a holiday meal. “We’re very aware of the need to acknowledge our clients this year more than ever,” Gregory says. And face-to-face contact means more to clients these days than a box of chocolate truffles or a fruit basket, she says.


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Rescale and Hyundai have announced they are collaborating on a multi-cloud, high performance computing (HPC) environment for the mobility industry.
“We think the commercialization of autonomous driving for trucks will probably take place a lot sooner than it will take place in the passenger car vehicle sector,” says Richard Zhang, CFO of Full Truck Alliance.
Lucid Motors has unveiled the Lucid Air, an electric luxury sedan aimed as a competitor to Tesla.
Tesla may have batteries with as much as 50% higher capacity in just a few years, if a tweet by Elon Musk is correct.
Ford, Bedrock and Bosch are set to address one of the more irritating elements of a night out—valet parking.
Gene Munster discusses how California in forcing drivers to be employees may ultimately speed up the efforts of Uber and Lyft to go fully self-driving and thereby simply eliminate all human drivers.
At Tech Day, China’s version of GM’s EV Day, GM has announced major advancements coming to its vehicles in China.
The law will ban hundreds of different professions and especially the hundreds of thousands of jobs created by the gig economy over the last decade.
If the judge and a court finds that we are not and they don’t give us a stay to get to November then we will have to essentially shut down Uber until the voters decide.
Dashcams and in general taping rides, etc. is actually technology that we’re working on says Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. I really would like to get something that balances safety and privacy, but it’s a lot of work to do so.

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Cryptocurrency markets have often sold themselves as having an advantage: they are largely unregulated by government agencies by design. The underlying idea of decentralized finance was a utopian vision. In this vision governments do not control money. After all, many see governments as unpredictable.
Regulation a Key Ingredient
Recently industry leaders have come to see regulation by government agencies as a key ingredient. In fact, it is necessary for the wide scale adoption of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance. A greater swath of consumers will adopt cryptocurrency and decentralized finance. A recent article in Ars Technica highlights this shift. It says that if regulation doesn’t keep up, the crypto industry may move out of the U.S.
In the United States, the lack of regulatory clarity threatens to slow down not just mainstream adoption of new technologies but also innovation in digital payment options, potentially cutting off consumers and businesses nationwide from sought-after conveniences, simply because regulators can’t keep up with how digital assets are being used today.
Fraud on Crypto Platforms
One obstacle to wide scale adoption of crypto is the epic level of fraud on crypto platforms. PaymentsJournal has covered this extensively, noting how smart contracts can include code which divert funds in crypto transactions, amounting to theft. Many customers are used to the Federal Reserve guaranteeing their bank accounts should banks go under. After all, fraud is a rare occurrence to them. So, Crypto seems like the wild west. For widespread adoption, the U.S. has to create regulations which prevent fraud and security risks associated with digital assets.
Applying Regulations to Crypto
According to James Wester, Head of Cryptocurrency at Mercator Advisory Group, the call for regulatory clarity is not necessarily about determining what’s illegal and what’s not.
“We have plenty of regulations on the books that cover payments, securities, options contracts, derivatives, and every other type of financial product or service,” said Wester. “Financial services is one of the most regulated industries we have. We also know a lot about risk, compliance, fraud, and security and how to regulate them in traditional finance. What the call for regulatory clarity in crypto is about is the application of those regulations to digital assets and cryptocurrencies.”
“It’s about determining which agency is responsible for policing bad actors,” he added. “It’s about how ownership of digital assets, a topic that will be vital in an evolving digital economy, should be treated from a legal and regulatory perspective. To this point, the process to determine those things has been slow—arguably, too slow—and lacked leadership. If any good comes out of the FTX bankruptcy from a regulatory standpoint, I hope it will be that interagency posturing and taking a wait-and-see approach is no longer considered acceptable.”


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Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut Coming to PS3/Vita September 25th
Today, Curve Studios announced that Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut will be released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on September 25th for Europeans. North American gamers will have to wait a couple of weeks to take part in the pleasures of Lone Survivor on PS3. The release will be accompanied with new content, updated graphics and feature Sony’s popular Cross-Buy functionality.
Jasper Byrne, creator of Lone Survivor, had this to say about the games impending release on Sony consoles:
“It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to release one of my games on a console, and it’s been amazing to watch it coming together in the last few months. Lone Survivor on the PlayStation has gone from a simple port to nearly a completely new game that I’m very proud of.”
Jason Perkins, the Managing Director at Curve Digital, also added his thoughts on the console release:
“Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut isn’t simply a console port but a completely reworked version of Jasper’s original game. It’s been very interesting watch the game grow in all sorts of ways since we started working with Jasper, and when it comes to new content this game has been our biggest project yet.”
Lone Survivor is a popular, critically acclaimed, Indie survival horror title that was previously released on PC.


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Appliance maker Electrolux announced today that it’s bringing Google Assistant integration to its line of connected kitchen products in the EU starting with its smart ovens early next year.
“We are very happy to collaborate with Google to give people a simple, rewarding way of interacting with their connected Electrolux appliances,” says Dan Arler, Head of Major Appliances EMEA at Electrolux. “Voice control supports a clear user need. Whether it’s hands-free cooking or just an easier way to interact with the oven, we think consumers will love it.”
As for what exactly you’ll be able to do with your smart ovens and Google Assistant, the company noted that users will be able to turn the appliances on and off, select cooking programs, and adjust the temperature remotely.
The announcement today is a continuation of a partnership between Electrolux and Google that saw the appliance maker integrate Google Assistant on its line of Frigidaire and Anova brand products in the US last year.
Ahead the launch of Google Assistant for smart ovens in the EU sometime in early 2019, the company will be showing off the products and Google voice integration features during IFA in Berlin next month.
Yesterday we reported that Google is preparing a settings redesign for Google Assistant and in the process revealed new “Household”, “Family Mode”, and “Downtime” features possibly coming to the platform.
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In mid-September, a “dynamic security feature” installed in a HP inkjet printer firmware update earlier in the year went live, causing certain third-party inkjet supplies to stop working in various OfficeJet, OfficeJet Pro, and OfficeJet Pro X inkjet devices. From September through November 2016, four class actions were filed against HP over the controversial move.
Saying it is the first to do so, Chinese chip manufacturer Apex Microelectronics has developed replacement chips for the first of HP’s A3 MFPs to employ Samsung engines. HP’s LaserJet MFP M436n and M43nda were released in the fourth quarter of 2016 in China and India. These A3 monochrome MFPs print and copy at up to
Aster Group recently announced several toner cartridges for laser devices from Brother, HP, and Samsung. According to Aster’s announcement, the company now has alternative versions of Brother’s TN-850 and TN-880 toner cartridges, as well as the DR-820 drum. Brother introduced these consumables last year in a new family of A4 monochrome laser printers and MFPs
With the year 2016 rapidly coming to an end, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued what appears to be one last seizure-and-forfeiture order for violating general exclusion orders (GEOs) on printing supplies. On December 29, the Commission issued a seizure-and-forfeiture order to Green Project of City of Industry, CA, for importing inkjet cartridges covered
The number of class actions that accuse HP of advertising a printer-installation technology called Smart Install on numerous LaserJet models when this technology had been disabled grew to four this week. All four complaints were brought against the printer giant by the Law Office of Todd M. Friedman on behalf of various plaintiffs. The latest
On December 15, PrintFleet, a managed print services (MPS) and data solutions provider, announced that it has partnered with HP Inc. to incorporate support for HP’s Smart Device Services into PrintFleet’s print-management solutions. In its press release, PrintFleet says it is one of a select group of companies that HP has invited to share its
While HP faces four class actions that accuse it of using a firmware update to suddenly disable printing from third-party inkjet cartridges, HP is also the defendant in three class actions claiming that the printer giant continued to advertise a printer-installation technology called Smart Install on numerous LaserJet models when this technology had been disabled.
Last month, Samsung Electronics announced a new A4 monochrome laser MFP: the Smart MultiXpress M5360RX. In light of Samsung’s upcoming acquisition by HP (see “HP Makes Big Play for Copier Market with Purchase of Samsung’s Printer Business”), Samsung’s hardware introductions become a whole lot more interesting. While Samsung has indicated that HP will sell Samsung’s
In September, HP announced that it would buy Samsung’s printing business for $1.05 billion (see “HP Makes Big Play for Copier Market with Purchase of Samsung’s Printer Business”). On December 13, Samsung published a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about how the deal might affect customers and channel partners. The deal with HP called
HP’s road to enter the 3D printing market has been a long one. Now, at long last, the company’s Jet Fusion 4200 3D printer is shipping. In 2013, the company pledged to enter the 3D printing market by mid-2014 (see “HP Makes Headlines with Pledge to Enter 3D Printing Market”). Then, in October 2014, HP


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THE Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce has called on VicRoads to suspend vehicle registrations for owners ignoring Takata airbag recall notifications.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued an urgent safety alert on Friday for "critical" Takata airbags following warnings from major car manufacturers including BMW and Honda Motor.
Chamber of Commerce chief executive Geoff Gwilym said it was the responsibility of vehicle owners to heed warnings about the faulty airbags.
But he said VicRoads also had a role to play.
Car dealerships have rectified airbags on 3.04 million cars to date.
"Dealers have clearly done their job, and then some," Mr Gwilym said.
"It remains the duty of vehicle owners to heed the numerous warnings that have been delivered over an extended period and return their vehicles to dealerships for rectification.
"VicRoads should access the last known registered owner details and other VIN information from its database and write to the last known owners of these vehicles, stating clearly that the vehicle's registration is cancelled forthwith."
Mr Gwilym said VicRoads needed to act to help safeguard motorists.
"The classification of 'critical' by ACCC is particularly alarming, as this means that the manufacturers have identified the fitted airbags as being particularly dangerous should they activate," he said.
Most of the 20,000 'missing' vehicles are produced by BMW, Holden, Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota.
Owners of vehicles identified as being critical can have their vehicles towed to a dealership at the manufacturer's expense and have the airbag replaced free of charge.
Motorists unsure if their vehicle is affected can check by entering their vehicle identification number at IsMyAirBagSafe.com.au.
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In a press conference in Shanghai on Friday, Foxconn chief Terry Gou reportedly made some revealing — yet puzzling — comments about Apple’s rumored big-screen television set.
According to a report in the China Daily, Gou said Foxconn is making preparations for the iTV, but manufacturing and development has not yet started. The China Daily report also said that the television set would include Siri and FaceTime, and feature an aluminum construction.
Foxconn recently made a deal with Sharp in preparation for the upcoming product, Gou said. (Reading between the lines, Sharp makes displays for big-screen TVs, a point that lends further credence to Apple television set rumors.)
It’s important to note that the China Daily report mentions Gou’s iTV statement in a scant three sentences. The English-language newspaper based in Beijing didn’t report Gou’s words in a direct quote (let alone in Chinese), and it’s possible that whatever Gou said was lost in translation. Indeed, for Foxconn’s principal officer to leak a confirmation of Apple’s rumored TV would be an egregious gaffe.


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DUECO, a Waukesha-based manufacturer of aerial lifts, digger derricks, cranes and custom truck bodies used by utilities, contractors, municipalities, telecommunications companies and other industries, has passed the leadership of the company to a third generation of the Dalum family.
The company was founded by Clarence Dalum in 1955. He named his son Thomas Dalum president in 1976.
At the beginning of this year, Dalum’s daughter Judie Taylor was promoted to president of DUECO. Joe Dalum, her brother, is DUECO’s executive vice president and also president of Odyne Corp., a DUECO subsidiary. Their sister, Marikris O’Grady, was recently named manager of sales administration at DUECO.
“What is unique about this situation is that we’re a sibling team structured to move the businesses forward for a third generation,” Taylor said. “We’re looking at ways to improve the business based on the incredible foundation that our dad laid out.”
Thomas Dalum is CEO of DUECO, and involved in the long-range planning of the company, both Taylor and Joe Dalum said.
DUECO has developed a series of trucks that are powered with hybrid power systems in recent years. Most of those trucks were developed with technology developed by Odyne. DUECO acquired selected assets from Odyne earlier this year and moved its operations to its Waukesha headquarters from the East Coast. The two companies operate hand in hand on DUECO’s hybrid trucks, Joe Dalum said.
“The two businesses are very complimentary,” he said. “It’s a nice way to have the companies work together and have a management team that also works together.”
DUECO has a total of 386 employees. Its manufacturing is done in its 100,000-square-foot facility in Waukesha, but the company also has facilities in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Minnesota and South Dakota. While many manufacturers are experiencing lower orders, DUECO’s book of business has increased over the last six months – it has hired 25 to 30 new employees in that time frame.
“We were able to secure a couple of large accounts that we had been working on for some time in the January to February timeline that pushed us to the point where we’re at with the levels of business and sales volume being up this year,” Judie said. “These were two Midwestern utilities with three to five year contracts.”
At the same time, DUECO’s existing customers have also ordered new products, Joe Dalum said.
As the third generation of the Dalum family grows into its leadership roles with the company, DUECO will carefully examine entering new markets. Those include utilities that perform underground maintenance, wind power providers and increased activity with railroad utilities.
“We’re always looking for opportunities to expand our operations,” Joe Dalum said. “With our new subsidiary Odyne, we have opportunities to integrate new technology into the medium to heavy duty trucks we produce.”
The company will also look at improvements to its own operations, Taylor said.
“We need to increase our lean manufacturing operations and sustain them,” she said. “That’s another area of improvement – increasing the capacity for improvement and sustaining it.”


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Internet domain registrar and web hosting provider GoDaddy has now introduced several new India-specific payment options including NetBanking, cash cards and mobile payments, in addition to the regular credit cards and debit cards payment modes.
Interestingly, while the company self-processes all transactions done through credit and debit cards, it has tied up with the payment gateway CCAvenue to offer these new payment modes. At the time of writing this article, CCAvenue’s payment gateway supports net banking for several banks, cash card payments through Done card, ICash Card, Itz Cash, and OxiCash cash cards and mobile payments through State Bank Of India and Paymate.
Why is this important? This is a significant move from GoDaddy India since it would enable more users who either don’t have a credit card or are hesitant to use their credit cards online, to purchase domains from the portal. However, it was quite expected considering that GoDaddy had launched its Indian operations in June 2012, and GoDaddy CEO Warren Adelman had noted India as a priority market under its global expansion plans. He had also stated that they intend to expand the company’s footprint in the country and make it GoDaddy’s largest international office by the end of this year.
GoDaddy India Stats: Along with this announcement, GoDaddy also stated that its customers from India has increased by 52% since January 2012 and 91% year-on-year (July 2011-July 2012). Also, as anticipated earlier, the company has also opened a new support centre with local employees in Hyderabad to retail its suite of services including Web hosting, domain name registrations and SSL Certificates to Indian businesses and serve its existing Indian customers better.
The company claimed that GoDaddy India currently supports more than 120,000 customers, although there is currently no information on how many of them are business and how many are individual customers. GoDaddy India also claimed that its monthly web traffic to in.GoDaddy.com has significantly increased, recording a 54% growth year-on-year.
Globally, GoDaddy claims to have more than 10.4 million customers and manages more than 53 million domain names at present.


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Earlier this week, Morrisons and Amazon announced a new wholesale supply agreement, whereby hundreds of Morrison’s ambient, fresh and frozen products will be available to Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry customers in the UK over the coming months.
It is the first time the US online retailer has struck a supply deal with one of the UK’s ‘big four’ supermarkets.
At the same time, Morrisons announced that it will continue to run its online delivery service through Ocado and it was nearing a new deal to add its products to a second Ocado warehouse.
According to Morrisons’ Chief Executive Davis Potts: “The combination of our fresh food expertise with Amazon’s online and logistics capabilities is compelling. This is a low risk and capital light wholesale supply arrangement that demonstrates the opportunity we have to become a broader business. We look forward to working with Amazon to develop and grow this partnership over the coming months.”
What does this landmark deal mean for the UK grocery sector?
According to Profitero’s VP Strategy & Insights, Keith Anderson, “For Morrisons, the deal is a low-capital, low-commitment way to increase volumes. This agreement with Amazon may also give Morrisons leverage in ongoing discussions with Ocado as Morrisons seeks to expand its geographic coverage for Morrisons.com to the entire UK. For Amazon, this agreement clearly signals its deepening commitment to grocery products as well as improving its logistics capabilities in the UK.”
The tie-up enables Amazon to finally go head-to-head with UK supermarkets, whether shoppers want their goods delivered via Prime Now, Amazon Pantry, or even – if and when it launches – Amazon Fresh. However, the biggest concern for supermarkets is how they’ll be able to compete with Amazon on price.
Profitero analysis conducted two months after the launch of Pantry reveals that Amazon has continued to maintain its significant price advantage over other grocers: UK supermarkets were priced between 18% and 26% higher on identical products in January 2016.
Looking ahead: pressure on UK supermarkets will continue
The deal with Morrisons firmly establishes Amazon’s presence in the fresh food market and poses a direct challenge to the big UK supermarkets, already under fire from discounters Aldi and Lidl.
With competition fierce in the UK supermarket industry, this deal will inevitably place even further pressure on a highly competitive, as well as extremely lucrative, sector – with supermarkets facing the increasing risk of UK shoppers spending less with them and more with Amazon.
In terms of food assortment now available on Amazon, the agreement will modestly expand Amazon’s selection but according to Keith Anderson, is unlikely to be a substitute for Amazon’s more comprehensive Fresh service, which has been speculated to be launching imminently in the UK for months.
“In its headquarters market, Amazon has struck similar deals with wholesalers, distributors, and restaurants to expand selection available through its Amazon Fresh and Prime Now services”, noted Anderson.


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According to a new report, Microsoft is set to overhaul the Windows 10 UI. Codenamed Sun Valley, the new look is scheduled to debut in the Windows 10 fall 2021 update, codenamed Cobalt.
Apple is rumoured to be working on a deal that will allow it to buy cobalt, an essential battery material, directly from miners. It's prompted by fears that electric vehicles will create shortages.
Microsoft's mobile commitments: "We expect to keep [flighting Mobile builds] beyond release of the Creators Update." "The future of Windows 10 Mobile is that we're continuing to invest in Mobile."
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Microsoft announced a number of upcoming games slated for release for the Xbox One today at Gamescom, including Fable Legends, the next game in the fantasy RPG series from Lionhead.
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William Schawbel, founder and owner of Schawbel Technologies LLC and the ThermaCELL Heated Products line, announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Heat Factory USA, a brand of air activated disposable warmers and heated apparel. Heat Factory USA will have an exclusive license to Schawbel’s heated products patented technology in the United States and Canada and will assume the day-to-day management of Schawbel’s existing heated products business.
Launched in 2012, ThermaCELL Heated Insoles were a new heated footwear product that incorporated wireless thermal technology and state-of-the-art materials. The product line has been extended over the past five years to include insoles with removable/rechargeable lithium ion polymer batteries, extra flexibility, USB charging, water resistance, and Bluetooth capabilities along with rechargeable hand and pocket warmers.
“The addition of the ThermaCELL Heated Products to Heat Factory’s product offerings expands the options available to the consumer for head-to-toe warming solutions," stated William Schawbel, founder and president of Schawbel Technologies. “With the integration of the two lines, we can now offer a price point solution for any budget and need – disposables and rechargeables with controlled heat settings at an economical per-use advantage. Our products have offered consumers a reliable body-heating source and now we can continue that history by being able to make available a broader line of products, and going forward, having Heat Factory bring to market new and innovative products using our patented technology.”


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Cryptocurrency: Is it only for Billionaires?
Amidst the dynamic money market trends, crypto currency swiftly has made its place. With enticing investments from billionaires to debates on its acceptance in emerging markets, the intangible currency model has only scaled to new heights. However, holding crypto is still a dream for an aam aadmi.
Recently, a new debate sparked after Tesla CEO, Elon Musk tweeted on crypto throwing the currency market to a new height. Musk has been named for allegedly changing the market trends as per his convenience and playing with market sentiments.
His tweets came as a wakeup call for many as they plan to invest in the market. Questions on the reliability of the model surfaced. Masses are now beginning to recognize crypto as a billionaire’s pet only. On July 1 mimicking the popular baby song ‘Baby shark’, Musk tweeted “Baby doge do do do do” grabbing the eye balls of many investors in the digital money market. And instantly Baby dogecoin which is a sequel to Dogecoin rose up to 80%.
This has given rise to new gossips and debates on whether Baby Dogecoin is actually a good deal or the billionaire is just relentlessly hyping Baby Doge.
So how good or bad it can be to invest in a currency which is being controlled by a group of people instead of a regulatory authority?
Well, making wealth through crypto currency isn’t a cake walk as the internet money makers make it look like. Many have yielded huge profits from cryptocurrencies with the traditional rule of long term investment and started at an early age, while there are numerous who cracked on the deal breaker at the correct time gaining manifolds of their investment.
Looking at the overnight millionaires, many are regretting not to have invested a few bucks in the crypto market. Cryptocurrencies are new shiny thing in the market and are surely difficult to ignore. However, before you start investing in this riskier investment sector, you need to understand that invest has to be smaller. One should only invest the amount he can afford to lose in the future with no guarantee of future profits.
The investor should be well aware of the cryptocurrencies available for investment as online a few are popular, there are hundreds of other cryptocurrencies that are swiftly gaining momentum day by day. Investing in lesser known currencies and keeping a tab on market trends can be very helpful.
You need to buy cryptocurrencies that are likely to skyrocket in future. However buying only on the basis of hype and noise can be highly risky. But being prepared for the worst will help you not to panic in tough times. Being aware of the risks and rewards is a must.
To lower your risks it is always better to spread your investment amount on buying a variety of cryptocurrencies available in the market. Though you have to be really careful about the scam coins and choose the real coins.
In simple words, cryptocurrency is the amount of wealth you own digitally. It can be in the form of bitcoins, doge coins or any other new coins trending in the markets. However, it must not be categorically confused with a non-fungible token.
Crypto is a currency format which gained popularity recently. Many foreign companies are now willing to accept it as a medium of exchange against the products or services discharged by them. Lately El Salvador became the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as a legal tender.


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Coke corrals curious NASCAR fans to loyalty site
ATLANTA Coca-Cola teamed up with and mobile service information company ChaCha to create a trivia campaign that led participants to the Coca-Cola loyalty Internet site, MyCokeRewards.com.
On the Jumbotron at the Brickyard race track in Indianapolis, prior to the Allstate 400 NASCAR race on July 27, Coca-Cola asked cellular phone users to text in trivia questions related to the race with the answers to be provided by the ChaCha service. Once a player received the answer via text message from ChaCha, he or she could then click to the MyCokeRewards Web site where the participant could view NASCAR prizes, such as hats and t-shirts available by redeeming Coke rewards points.
More than 100,000 trivia questions were received during the campaign, and of that total about 5.2 percent of cell phone users clicked through to MyCokeRewards.com, the companies said.
Coca-Cola and its marketing affiliates also said that they are now considering more ways to incorporate ChaCha and its text messaging services into the company’s marketing.
More consumers turning to drug, convenience stores for groceries
WASHINGTON Sources across the country, and in the capital city, have reported that more consumers are shopping at their local convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, and such drug stores as CVS, to buy grocery staples. In many U.S. regions the ease of location and sometimes better prices are enticing more people to buy everything from canned beans and soups to quarts of milk and fresh fruit—even pancake syrup—at local drug and convenience stores.
In its latest annual report, CVS showed that general merchandise sales—into which grocery sales are folded—accounted for 15 percent of its business. While the drug store chain does not market itself as a grocery store, management does hand-select items according to neighborhood. And, in response to growing demand, CVS has made efforts to expand its selection of staple food items, such as bread and milk, sources have reported.
In many places, reports have stated, the move to convenience and drug shopping for groceries is largely a result of simply having more locations in an area. In the Washington, D.C. region, for example, the Washington Post reported that there were 416 7-Elevens and 190 CVS stores in an area where only 32 Whole Foods grocery stores operated.
The Washington Post over the weekend reported on one 7-Eleven franchise owner in Arlington, Va., who was responding to the trend by stocking his store with basic cooking items such as cooking oil, salt and sugar, to match the demand. More people were coming in for chips, crackers, gallons of milk and budget beers, the Post observed.
Anti-smoking legislation loophole gives tobacco makers 21 months for new products
WASHINGTON A loophole in the new anti-smoking bill will provide tobacco companies a 21-month window to introduce products to the market prior to federal approval, reports for the weekend stated. Several advocates have complained that the window goes against the reasoning behind adopting the bill, which will for the first time allow federal public health authorities the power to regulate tobacco.
HR 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, passed in the House August 6 by a vote of 326 to 102, granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greater authority over tobacco makers. However, some critics have said that the 21-month “escape clause” built into the bill will allow companies to push new tobacco products in the next year and three quarters, before the FDA is prepared to begin regulating.
According to the language of the bill, the loophole clause applies only to “substantially equivalent” [very similar] new products compared to items already on the market at the bill’s introduction in 2007.
According to industry professionals and HR 1108 critics, tobacco companies often launch different versions of nearly identical formula cigarettes while working to expand their market. Critics said that companies that are right now developing these new items would simple speed up their marketing to launch them between now and the 21-month deadline.
Others have said that they are simply thankful for a compromise between the major tobacco makers in the country and anti-smoking advocacy groups. A spokesman from U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morris USA said that the bill speaks for itself and offered no other comment from the company.


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In addition to its long, musical “yummmm,” Red Robin has always been associated with gourmet burger offerings. But as Nation’s Restaurant News reports, the brand has lost sight of that lately and is trying to course-correct.
At a recent conference, the burger chain’s CEO, G.J. Hart, was reportedly candid about the shortcomings of Red Robin and how the company plans to overcome those issues. Hart noted that there is a major gap between the brand’s highest performing locations and its lowest performers when it comes to foot traffic, guest satisfaction, and sales, citing a 38% difference in sales, 32% better traffic, and 7% higher guest satisfaction levels at the better locations.
Red Robin is making two major changes to its operations to improve performance—or rather, it’s reversing two changes from the recent past. To bring the chain back to its former glory and prepare for the future, it’s scrapping some earlier decisions that turned out to cause nothing but trouble.
Red Robin is bringing back bussers
“In early 2018, the company got rid of bussers,” Hart told attendees of the ICR Conference. “When you take the bussers out, the servers have more work to do.” As someone who has dined at Red Robin in the era of no bussers, I can attest to the fact that eliminating this position was a bad move.
Sure, removing bussers likely saved the company some money in the short term, with fewer employees staffed during each shift. But the long-term consequences of that decision were evident when I sat down in a Red Robin a few years back and saw that many of the tables around me had not been cleared, even though the customers who had dined there were long gone.
When a business is understaffed, not everything can run smoothly. But from a customer perspective, seeing multiple tables littered with leftover food and dishes does not inspire confidence in the quality of the service or the food. Bussers have been restored to Red Robin locations, as have kitchen managers, a role that had also been eliminated in an (unsuccessful) effort to streamline operations.
Red Robin wants to put the “yum” back on the menu
As a sit-down restaurant with table service, you’d think Red Robin’s operations would be similar to that of other dine-in restaurants like TGI Fridays or Chili’s, but that’s not the case.
“We are going to invest in becoming the best at gourmet burgers,” said Hart. “Our cooking platform was created in the fast-food industry. It’s belt-driven. If you have gourmet burgers and a promise to have the best burgers in the casual dining space, you have to look at yourself in the mirror and ask if you’re executing on that.”
Many Red Robin locations display the tagline “Gourmet Burgers and Brews” under the moniker, yet the restaurant’s own CEO describes Red Robin’s current cooking process as closer to how fast food chains make their burgers. On top of trying to make a fast food cooking method work in a casual sit-down restaurant, over the past few years Red Robin has simultaneously attempted to broaden its food offerings through various partnerships and expansions.
In early 2021, Red Robin introduced The Wing Dept., a delivery-only digital brand (or “non-burger virtual concept”) that’s currently in the process of rolling out nationwide. In 2018, the brand added Donatos Pizza to the menu at a few Red Robin locations and continued the rollout into 2021. The plan was to have Donatos in all Red Robin restaurants by the end of 2023, but nationwide rollout of the pizza has been put on pause so that the company can focus on Hart’s five-point comeback plan.
Taken together, it sounds like Red Robin has spent the past several years trying to be two things at once and failing at both. Making burgers like a drive-thru business while attempting to live up to the “gourmet” expectations of a dine-in restaurant was, by its own CEO’s admission, a poor strategy. And expecting servers to essentially take on additional jobs while maintaining the same level of customer service was also a misstep. But if Red Robin lost sight of its identity, let’s hope a renewed focus on the fundamentals will help.


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ISLAMABAD: Textile exporters should not impressed with the commerce ministry’s supply to make use of the workplaces of Pakistan’s commerce officers posted in embassies to assist dissuade international patrons from cancelling their orders.
The supply was made by Commerce Secretary Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera in a tweet on Monday. In response to that, commerce officers from Pakistani missions in New York and The Hague tweeted their telephone numbers and electronic mail addresses, inviting exporters to get in contact.
Based on some associations of textile exporters, near $1.three billion price of orders from international patrons have both been cancelled or postponed.
They argue that governments of their competitor international locations have issued appeals to those international patrons from the best ranges, such because the prime minister and really feel that commerce officers within the embassies wield little to no clout to have the ability to change the minds of big firms.
Pakistan Readymade Clothes Producers and Exporters Affiliation (PRGMEA) Chief Coordinator Ijaz A Khokhar says the message must be despatched from the best stage, even perhaps the prime minister.
He mentioned in India and Bangladesh appeals have been made to world patrons for not cancelling or deferring orders as a result of it would have an effect on the employees and would ship extra individuals under the poverty line. “The Indian textile minister posted a very strong message for the world buyers, such messages should go from our prime minister and commerce adviser,” commented Khokhar.
Regaining these orders isn’t a straightforward job, he factors out, and the workplace of a business councillor doesn’t possess the requisite clout.
Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Textile Exporters Affiliation Khurrum Mukhtar informed Daybreak that “there is no harm in making efforts in this regard”.
Order deferment or cancellation is going on in these shops which have closed down their operations within the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Mukhtar mentioned. They embrace retailers like Inditex group, JCPenney, Macys, H&M, Kohls, Mattress bathtub and past, Nike, Peacock, American eagle and IKEA.
As well as, patrons from the hoteling enterprise have additionally deferred their imports from Pakistan. Airways and the lodge trade are the prime victims of the coronavirus outbreak the world over.
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A family-run charity from Huddersfield has picked up funding of almost £8,000 following “amazing” support from a town centre supermarket.
Margaret Dearnley, who set up the Brain Damaged Children’s Charity in 2011 following the birth of her grandson Travis Goddard, praised staff at Sainsbury’s Market Street store in Huddersfield for promoting their cause as ‘Charity of the Year.’
The money – totalling £7,766.98 – has already been largely earmarked for a range of causes including part-payment for a specialist wheelchair for an 11-year-old boy and support for a local special school.
The Sainsbury’s boost marks the latest stage in the charity’s development. It is run by Margaret, partner John Taylor, and Margaret’s sons Sean and Martin Goddard, Together the foursome commits time to hold pool marathons, sponsored rides, and other events often raising as much as £6,000 in a year.
The cash is distributed to people around the UK as well as to Castle Hill School in Newsome, where six-year-old Travis, who was starved of oxygen during birth, is a pupil.
“Sainsbury’s have been amazing, absolutely fantastic,” said Margaret, 68, who lives in Almondbury.
“It’s quite emotional knowing the effort they have put in. Some staff have done things in their own time to raise money. And I cannot thank customers enough. We have been there for 12 months and they still put cash in the buckets.”
Partner John, 77, said the charity was “plodding along nicely” and had formed a close association with Castle Hill School, its staff and pupils.
However he says it could do more by embracing tools such as JustGiving and urged anyone who had experience of online fundraising to get in touch.
Mary Kitchen, PR ambassador at the Market Street store, said more money had been raised for the Brain Damaged Children’s Charity than for any other in seven years of fundraising for local good causes.
“We were overwhelmed by Margaret and John when they came and pitched to us,” said Mrs Kitchen. “They are just so passionate and have been a pleasure to work with.
“We have 180 staff in the store and everyone has been involved, from management to the shop floor. They ran teddy stalls, tombolas, baked cakes and sold knitted items. The amount of money raised has been phenomenal for this small store. I think it’s going to make a huge difference.”
The charity can be reached via its Facebook page or on 01484 450364.


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Facebook, owner of the world’s largest social network, said it unveiled an upgraded mobile application for phones and tablets running on Google Inc.’s Android operating system that will make the program run faster.
“Today we’re launching an updated Facebook app for Android,” wrote Facebook’s Keith Peiris in a blog. ”It’s now quicker and easier to view photos, get messages and navigate around the app.”
He cited three major changes:
Photos get better
- Photos and albums are up to two times faster than the previous Android app. It’s also easier to share photos, view comments and edit captions on the go.
Messages on top
- Your messages and notifications are now at the top of your screen. You can respond to friends and stay updated without leaving the page you’re on.
Menu on the side
- You can quickly access your News Feed, Groups, games and apps from the new left-hand menu. The features you use most are now at your fingertips.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), using a new approach with code to create the software, aims to make it quicker and easier for users to open the app, view photos or post comments, said Frank Qixing Du, an engineer on the Facebook for Android team, in a note on the site. The company also added a story banner to show the latest posts, no matter where users are in their news feeds.
“This new release creates a solid foundation for the Facebook for Android app moving forward,” Qixing Du said. “The infrastructure in place will let us continue to make the app even faster, smoother, and feature-rich.”
The company is focusing on mobile services as more users access the social network from wireless devices instead of through the traditional desktop-computer version. Facebook’s number of mobile users jumped to 604 million in the third quarter, up 61 percent from a year earlier. It had more than 1 billion total active members.
The new Android application follows an upgrade to its counterpart for Apples iPhone and iPad tablet, which was announced in August. Speed was a focus for that update as well.
(Bloomberg contributed to this report.)


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U.S. companies have sent a letter on Thursday to President Donald Trump saying that tariffs on China will have a negative long-term impact on American businesses.
Some 600 American retailers, farmers, and manufacturers, which include Walmart and Levi Strauss, signed the letter, and urged Trump to forego levies on Beijing amid an ongoing trade war between the two countries.
"Broadly applied tariffs are not an effective tool to change China’s unfair trade practices. Tariffs are taxes paid directly by U.S. companies, including those listed below— not China," the companies said in the letter.
Last month, Trump increased the tariffs on China to 25%, up from 10%, on $200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods.
The president has also warned that he would impose more tariffs on $300 billion dollars worth of goods from China.
The companies warned that the additional tariffs could create a huge penalty for the average Americans, adding $2,000 more to the cost for a family of four and reducing the U.S.'s GDP by 1%, and the amount of jobs in the country by 2 million.
"We urge your administration to get back to the negotiating table while working with our allies to develop global, enforceable solutions. An escalated trade war is not in the country’s best interest, and both sides will lose," the letter read.
Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, a coalition of U.S. businesses and firms created to oppose tariffs, organized the letter to the Trump.
By Umar Farooq in Washington


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Seventy-five percent of top European banks still believe growth prospects for supply chain finance (SCF) remain "strong" or "very strong," according to Demica's latest research report conducted amongst the top 40 European banks. This represents a somewhat more cautious outlook compared to 2010 opinion, but shows the enduring appeal of SCF despite slow economic recovery and concerns in the Eurozone. Respondents anticipate annual SCF growth rates between 10 percent and 30 percent per annum in mature markets, and 20 percent to 25 percent in emerging markets where the need for financing is particularly pressing to help cope with rapid expansion. Growth over the next few years will primarily be driven by developed economies such as the U.S. and Europe, along with larger emerging economies, including China and India.
Respondents to this latest Demica research noted that the financial markets crisis, followed by anemic economic growth and current concerns about the spread of the sovereign debt crisis across the Eurozone, has propelled optimum liquidity management to the top of the financial management agenda, prompting a heightened interest in supplier financing. In mature markets, working capital optimisation and reduction of supply chain risk have been identified as the primary drivers for establishing SCF programmes. In emerging economies, access to liquidity and enabling suppliers to keep pace with buyers' growth are the key motivations.
Although SCF is seen as having growth prospects in both mature and emerging markets, corporates and banks still face a number of challenges in order to maintain and increase the momentum of adoption. Especially in emerging markets, bank financiers believe that legal and jurisdictional issues and access to technology platforms require further work to accelerate SCF growth. However, with the growing popularity of domestic SCF facilities, respondents expect that supplier financing solutions will take on a new dimension as corporations and banks are increasingly interested in extending this success into global programmes.
Demica CEO Phillip Kerle says, "The corporate credit squeeze triggered by the financial crisis has made companies much more aware of the need to optimise working capital and to protect their smaller suppliers in order to avoid supply chain disruptions. Particularly in emerging markets, suppliers might not have sufficient working capital and often have poor access to bank credit. By binding suppliers into a structured SCF programme, buyers can ensure the financial health of their suppliers and thus secure their supply chains. This strengthened awareness has contributed to the accelerated growth of SCF in the past few years across a wide spectrum of industry segments such as retail, consumer goods and manufacturing as well as different geographic regions including Europe, the Americas and Asia.
"Especially in light of the growing trend towards off shoring and outsourcing, trade business is increasingly transcending the boundaries of mature and emerging markets nowadays. If suppliers in emerging economies are not able to cope with the pace of growth of their buyers in developed markets, SCF facilities can help them meet the requirements of their large customers by providing them with sufficient liquidity. Even though credit conditions have eased up slightly, many companies, especially SMEs, are still struggling to obtain bank financing. In a lending market that continues to remain tight, SCF solution offers both buyers and suppliers a particularly valuable proposition to monetise their supply chains to maximise working capital."
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With Zomato launching a new event vertical, Zomato Live, it has announced the appointment of Chaitanya Mathur as the Global Head the new vertical.
According to a statement from the company, Chaitanya comes with vast experience in the entertainment space in India and has been instrumental in bringing down some of the most prolific international artists to India in the past.
“I met with Chaitanya around four months ago, and we immediately connected on the idea of organizing an array of engagement driven, large-scale events for all foodies around the world. We’re thrilled to have him on board to build Zomato Live and expand it globally,” said Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato.
With an Economics degree from the University of Warwick, Chaitanya has over 12 years of experience working in various positions ranging from a financial analyst to an event manager and restaurateur. Chaitanya has founded Excited Monkey Entertainment (EME), where he mastered in event planning and management. He then launched Bangin Beats, an online electronic music and entertainment portal. Soon after he went on to co-founding The Grub Fest, and led strategic alliances, marketing and digital activations for 3 years till June 2018. Chaitanya also serves as the Director at Bohca, a Euro-Spanish restaurant in New Delhi.
“Zomato’s journey has really inspired me over the years and I am excited to be strengthening its future by leading the company into new domains and territories. I look forward to building Zomato Live together with the incredible team here," added Chaitanya Mathur, Global Head, Zomato Live.
Chaitanya’s appointment follows a slew of executives joining Zomato at various leadership positions over the past few months. The company hired ex-MakeMyTrip COO Mohit Gupta as the CEO for the Food Delivery business, GE veteran Sameer Maheshwary as CFO, ex-Digital practice leader (Asia Pacific) at Egon Zehnder and principal at Bain & Company Rohithari Rajan as the Global Head for its Ad Sales Business and Partner at Khaitan & Co Thomas Phillippe as the General Counsel.


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Bruce Springsteen defends high ticket prices for his 2023 tour
The boss has finally addressed the sky-high prices for his upcoming 2023 tour.
For the first time in his career, 73-year-old Bruce Springsteen told Rolling Stone that he had opted to use Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model to sell tickets. This allows for extreme inflation based on demand.
But fans weren’t happy with the varied ticket prices — some reached as much as $5,000 — when they went on sale in July.
“What I do is a very simple thing. I tell my guys, ‘Go out and see what the others are doing. Let’s ask for a little less.’ That’s generally the direction,” he told the magazine. “They go out and set it up. For the past 49 years, or however long we’ve been playing, we’ve been pretty much under market value. I enjoyed that. It was great for the fans.
“This time I said to them, ‘Hey, we’re 73 years old. The boys are here. I want to do what everyone else is doing, my colleagues.’ So this is what happened. They did” Springsteen laughed.
Noting that buying tickets has become confusing for both fans and artists, he claimed that “most of our tickets are absolutely affordable.
“They are in this affordable range. We have the tickets that fit for it [higher] price somewhere anyway. The ticket broker or someone else will take that money. I’m like, ‘Hey, why shouldn’t the money go to the guys who’ll sweat three hours a night up there for it?’ ‘ he reasoned.
While the average Springsteen ticket fetched a fan $250, the Born in the USA legend said he knew the decision to sell seats this way “might be unpopular with some fans,” but it is yet confident his performances are worth the investment.
“But if there’s any complaints on the way out, you can get your money back,” he joked.
While Springsteen admitted that he “don’t like being the poster boy for high ticket prices,” he revealed he hasn’t completely written off dynamic pricing for future tours. But that discussion, he said, will not happen any time soon.
His comments come as Ticketmaster faces criticism – and an investigation by the Justice Department – of the fiasco that was the presale for Taylor Swift’s forthcoming Eras Tour.
The ticketing company reported that more than 14 million Swifties flocked to its website on Tuesday, resulting in insanely long waits and limited – and expensive – tickets for those selected to attend the verified fan presale.
The company then canceled its public ticket sales for the singer’s forthcoming tour, outraging millions of would-be concert-goers.
Swift addressed the disaster on Friday, blaming Ticketmaster, which reportedly repeatedly told its warehouse it could handle the heavy demand.
“It really pisses me off that a lot of them [fans] feel like they went through multiple bear attacks to get them,” the “Shake It Off” singer wrote in a statement posted to her Instagram Story.
Earlier this week, Springsteen addressed speculation on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that he and Swift might stop by and perform at each other’s shows from time to time.
He said he would attend a Swift show, but only because his daughter “will make sure of it,” adding, “She’s always welcome on E Street.”
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band 2023 Tour begins February 1, 2023 in Tampa, Florida and ends July 25 in Monza, Italy.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/18/bruce-springsteen-defends-high-ticket-prices-for-his-2023-tour/ Bruce Springsteen defends high ticket prices for his 2023 tour


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The comeback of “non-resident” investors
The number of international purchasers in France is increasing. According to a study by French bank BNP Paribas, the British are the most active, looking for a luxury second home in Paris.
According to the research presented in the 7th edition of l’Observatoire du marché des acquéreurs étrangers non-résidents en France, published on 30th June by BNP PARIBAS International Buyers, based on some 13,823 transactions, non-resident purchasers are making a noticeable return to French turf and in particular, the British to the Paris market.
Number of deals on the up
Carried out in 2014, this study indicates that the number of deals is up 1.5%. This positive trend is new, following three consecutive years of downturn (2011: -1%, 2012: -1%, et 2013: -1.3%). According to the study, this increase is set to continue in 2015.
Average sale price falls
In the wake of the reduction in prices on the standard and luxury property markets, the average sale price for international purchasers has fallen by 10% settling at €315,000.
This figure hides significant disparities between an average sale price of €582,000 in Paris and €287,000 elsewhere.
Note: in 2014, British purchasers invested on average €710,000 in the French capital and €589,000 on the Côte d’Azur.
The Premium on luxury real estate
Used as a pied-à-terre or second home, the properties prized by international clients are often “luxury, in good condition, with a certain cachet and offering working fixtures and fittings”.
The British in pole position
Attracted by the French way of life, buyers come from all over the world. Among the nations most strongly represented, the British come out on top at 73%. From 2013 to 2014 they logged an increase of 33% in numbers of transactions completed in comparison to 1.5% for all other nations combined. According to BNP Paribas International Buyers, this more significant presence is due to “the UK’s strong economic recovery, historically low interest rates, the weak Euro, and a small reduction in real estate prices”.
As for acquisitions by Americans, they have increased in number by 12%.
Finally, the study highlights an increase of 13% in Dutch sellers between 2013 and 2014. They are 6th in the non-resident rankings and represent 4% of total deals made.


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There are 2,000 empty restaurants during the day in New York — and this startup is trying to do something about it
Business Insider, Indonesia
It’s seven hours before DBGB Kitchen and Bar officially opens, but there are already people seated in the restaurant’s dining area.
They all have their laptops out, and a pair are holding a meeting at a bar table. It’s because, during the day, the restaurant doubles as a shared workspace.
That’s thanks to Spacious, a startup co-founded by Preston Pesek and Chris Smothers to make use of empty restaurants by offering them up to freelancers and others without an office as an alternative to crowded coffee shops.
“When a place like DBGB is closed until 5 or 6 pm, it basically means an excess capacity that the city at large has. Meanwhile, in every coffee shop that you pass by, people are piling on top of each other with laptops.”
Please read more here at Business Insider: http://bit.ly/28LDaoC


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With the constant pressure of rising costs it comes as no surprise to hear that Google searches for food banks near me have seen a 39% increase, with some places in the UK hitting a whopping 64% increase on 2021 figures!
The data from Google was presented at this year’s Convenience Conference, and just goes to highlight even more how the cost of living crisis is affecting UK families who are struggling to feed themselves and after a 70% of food bank providers admitted to having to turn people away, there is a feeling of uncertainty over this winter.
”Three-quarters of the 9,500 charities FareShare supports have told us that they’re seeing an increased need for our redistributed food due to the cost of living crisis. That’s on top of demand during the pandemic.”- Food poverty charity FareShare
“When even food banks are warning they may need to shut up shop this winter because they can’t meet the demand, we know the country is heading for a catastrophe without action.”
- Shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth
However, it’s not all doom and gloom as sales for products such as Ice Cream, sweets and takeaway coffee has seen an increase throughout August, It’s always good to see that even in the face of uncertainty, us Brits can still take some time to enjoy the finer things in life…a nice ice cream by the beach.


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MasterCard CSO Ron Green touted his company's latest effort to fight malware as not only being successful, but saying it also helps keep up employee morale by giving everyone a reason to keep an eye out for malicious acts.
With the ever increasing amounts of ransomware and general spam pouring into all companies, Green told SCMagazine.com in an exclusive interview at Black Hat that MasterCard wanted to come up with a way to not only spot the malware, but make everyone feel as if they are playing an important role in keeping the company safe.
The answer, he said, was to hold quarterly phishing tourneys where each employee who spotted a malicious email would get credit. More points are gained for digging out a piece of malware and fewer for finding general spam.
Prizes range from goofy gifts to a monetary payout for those who find the most malware.
“We wanted to give everyone the message that we are all in this together,” Green said.
In addition to using positive reinforcement, MasterCard has also implemented another technique designed to give workers a taste of what would happen if they clicked on a malicious link.
Like many other firms, MasterCard sends out fake phishing emails to see how their staffers react. Those that mistakenly open and take action on the supposedly malicious email have their PCs lock up and give a very real impression of a computer that is being hacked. The scare lasts for eight seconds before the worker is told that it was just a test, Green said.


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Cuomo Administration Expands Investigation into Prohibited On The Internet Payday Lending and Associated Customer Abuses
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that their management is expanding its efforts to shield New Yorkers from unlawful, online funding that is payday associated fraudulent tasks that harm customers. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) delivered subpoenas to 16 online lead generation companies suspected of deceptive or misleading marketing of illegal, payday advances online in ny as a feature of a thorough and ongoing research. DFS suspects that these companies are putting consumers prone to punishment by gathering and providing https://quickinstallmentloans.com/installment-loans-sc/ their information that is specific to unlawful online payday lenders and various organizations, including scam music artists, in breach of new York State legislation.
Previously this that is present my administration established an investigation of online loan providers that are payday year
And we are expanding this investigation to protect New Yorkers from similar scams that ensnare families in endless cycles of debt, Governor Cuomo said today. We are going to continue steadily to follow this considerable research anywhere it leads and make use of every product at our disposal to shield New Yorkers from those that seek off to focus on upon susceptible clients.
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In August 2013, DFS demanded that 35 businesses cease and desist providing unlawful payday loans online in violation of brand ny legislation. Most of these companies (at the least 23) have actually ceased company in ny after obtaining the letters from DFS. Governor Cuomo also announced for the reason that Superintendent Lawsky delivered letters to 117 financial institutions along with NACHA, which regulates use of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system and whoever board includes representatives through the level of these finance institutions asking which is why they utilize DFS to reduce use of ny client ‘s the reason loan that is payday operating unlawfully august. Furthermore Superintendent Lawsky delivered an internet web web page in August to any or all commercial collection agency online pay day loans Nevada companies running in ny particularly directing them never to gather on illegal payday advances from the businesses DFS research had identified to date, since such loans are null and void.
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Consumers whom genuinely believe that theyвЂ™ve been the prospective of a money this is certainly company that is nasty prospecting company operating unlawfully or if perhaps a financial duty collector is planning to get for an unlawful advance loan can register a problem with the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736. DFS has additionally published information regarding its internet site for customers about fighting payday that is illegal on the web, which can be made available from the internet website link that is after.
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In today's unpredictable business landscape, resilience has become the cornerstone of success. As companies face increasingly complex challenges, their ability to adapt and innovate has become critical for survival. One area that plays a pivotal role in enabling organizational resilience is procurement and supply chain management.
One of the biggest benefits of hiring freelancers is cost savings. Freelancers can often be hired for a fraction of the cost of a full-time employee. This is because freelancers do not have the same overhead costs as businesses, such as office space, equipment, and benefits.
In its campaign against the UK's continued membership of the European Union, 'Vote Leave' claimed that EU procurement rules, which govern the purchase of goods and services by public sector bodies, cost UK taxpayers £1.6bn a year. It also claimed that 1.9 million days a year are lost to red tape delays.
Is it likely or possible that the UK can save this money and time cost by changing the public procurement rules after Brexit?
A couple of months back, we published our Top Ten Outsourcing Acronyms – a piece that had been a long time brewing, after we’d initially put out a call for entries the previous year. Well, as seems frequently to be the case with this series, that publication prompted a flood of new submissions, and we’re delighted to be able now to unveil a hilarious – if somewhat potty-mouthed – sequel.
A couple of years back, I approached a number of legal process outsourcing (LPO) firms - all of the largest and most reputable American and British ones. Many replied; only one expressed interest and took it further. I made a proposal to establish a centre in Beirut, Lebanon, and was hoping it would go further - but it didn’t.
But what if it had? What would have happened?
With the United Kingdom set to leave the European Union, the impact on the Polish outsourcing market looks likely to be both positive and negative. The full extent on outsourcing is yet to be determined, but some predictions can be made based on various scenarios.
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The correct answer is Micromax.
- Micromax has announced its return to India’s smartphone market.
- The company has been out of the market for over two years now, having failed to battle against Chinese smartphone companies.
- The company will not make low-cost smartphones anymore.
- Micromax plans to make phones in the ₹7,000 -10,000 to ₹20,000 -25000 segment and will sell both online and offline from early November 2020.


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Qianlong Garden Complex, part of the Chinese exhibits on display this summer at the Milwaukee Art Museum. | Photo courtesy Palace Museum
Updated: October 27, 2011 12:32AM
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Can’t travel 6,000-plus miles to China this summer?
Settle for the next best thing: a quick trip to nearby Milwaukee.
In this Wisconsin city well known for its German roots, Mayor Tom Barrett has declared it the “Summer of China.” He’s even signed an official proclamation to prove it.
The Milwaukee Art Museum has five — count ’em: five — exhibits encompassing 3,000 years of Chinese art and culture.
And China’s national pastime, table tennis, is the sport of the summer. (Sorry, Brewers.) Free ping pong tables have been set up throughout the city, which hosted some of the world’s top players earlier this month during the U.S. Table Tennis Open.
Milwaukee doesn’t have a Chinatown like Chicago. But visitors can easily cobble together their own Chinese shopping and dining experience by hitting a few worthwhile spots — especially the bargain-filled Artasia Gallery — all within walking distance of one another downtown.
Speaking of walking, you don’t even need your Japanese car to visit Milwaukee’s China. Take one of the frequent trains or buses from Chicago and see the sights on foot. Burning calories = more crab rangoon.
The Chinese exhibits, ping pong tables and other Asian activities will be going on all summer, but this weekend may be the best time to drop by. Milwaukee is putting on its first ever Chinese Culture Fest on Saturday and Sunday.
One of the festival’s highlights is sure to be Sunday’s dragon boat race, when paddlers in colorful vessels slice through the water to the beat of the boats’ drums. The action takes place at Discovery World’s south lagoon. It’s not the Yangtze River, but it sure is close to home.
Art and culture
Of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s five summer exhibits devoted to Chinese art and culture, the headliner has to be “The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City.”
The 90 paintings, decorative works, architectural elements and religious artifacts on display were plucked straight from the Qianlong Emperor’s garden. The powerful emperor’s opulent retreat was built in the 18th century deep within the Forbidden City, a compound for China’s imperial rulers. The garden’s belongings sat virtually untouched in China until restoration work began only a decade ago. When the exhibit ends on Sept. 11, the treasures are headed home — and will likely never leave the country again.
The museum’s other Chinese exhibits include ancient tomb artifacts, modern ink paintings and European vases decorated with Chinese motifs. Also on display is one of Beijing artist Zhan Wang’s large, stainless steel sculptures of a “scholar’s rock,” a feature found in classical Chinese gardens; mam.org.
Back in 1971, when the relationship between China and the United States was nastier than a “Real Housewives” reunion, China extended an unexpected invite to U.S. table tennis players to compete at an exhibition in Beijing. The move opened the door to trade and negotiations between the two nations.
Milwaukee is celebrating the 40th anniversary of “ping pong diplomacy” by setting up free ping pong tables at various locations downtown. Play a pick-up game at the Harley-Davidson Museum, Lakefront Brewery, InterContinental Hotel — even General Mitchell International Airport.
Want more? Head over to Spin, 233 E. Chicago. The hip restaurant/bar/ping pong playground — opened last year and co-owned by actress Susan Sarandon — has 17 tables that can be rented by the hour ($16-$24); spinmilwaukee.com.
What began as a humble kiosk in a mall is now the massive Artasia Gallery, 181 N. Broadway, a store filled with finds the owners pick up on their frequent buying trips to Asia. Most of the items come from China: tea sets, silks, gongs, opium beds, vintage Communist Party posters, copies of Chairman Mao’s “little red book” and Chinese puppets over a century old.
Artasia boasts one of the world’s largest collections of Chinese folk, or ancestral, statues. Many families were forced to hide their statues — considered “religious artifacts” — to keep them from being confiscated by the military during the cultural revolution. Statues in Artasia’s collection, numbering close to 1,400, sell for $95 to $5,500; artasiagallery.com.
Head over to 1125 N. Old World Third Street to stock up on bamboo leaves, fortune cookies, sticky rice and other groceries at Asian Mart, an anomalous little shop in a landmark zone made up of European-style buildings. Owned by a friendly Filipino couple for the past 38 years, the modest store has shelves stocked with all kinds of products, from bamboo steamers and chopsticks to joss sticks and Chinese teas labeled “Kidney Fortifier” and “Female Joy.”
Jing’s Chinese Restaurant has all of the usuals — fried rice, egg foo young, chop suey. But if you’re craving more authentic and unusual Chinese specialties, ask for the “Chinese menu” at this inviting spot hidden in the Marshall Building at 207 E. Buffalo St.
Jing and her husband, who graduated from culinary school in their native China, serve up Shanghai duck in a savory brown sauce, mung bean noodles with pork meatballs, and a whole filet of sole glazed in a sweet tomato sauce.
If what you want isn’t on either menu, don’t be afraid to ask. That’s how I scored a steamer full of six delicious Shanghai soup dumplings; jingsmilwaukee.com.
Organized by the Milwaukee Chinese Community Center, this family-friendly festival on Saturday and Sunday is packed with hands-on opportunities. Make your own paper lantern. Dress in a traditional wedding gown and catch a lift in a red carriage. Learn how to write your name in Chinese calligraphy. Take part in a tea ceremony.
Entertainment includes Chinese acrobatics, folk music, dance and martial arts. Food vendors will be dishing up Chinese delicacies, and you can go on a shopping spree with dollars, not yuan, at the Oriental market.
The fest will be held on the grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum except for Sunday’s dragon boat race at Discovery World; chineseculturefest.org.
Information for this article was gathered on a research trip partly sponsored by the Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau.


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Rockdale’s newest business will be a ‘Snap’
Snap Fitness, owned by Wayne Vinson of Columbus, is forecasting an August opening in the building being vacated by Comfort AC, 734 West Cameron (US 79).
The 24/7 fitness center will feature “state-of-the-art workout machines, personal training, massages and group exercise sessions,” Vinson said.
Vinson already owns a Snap franchise in El Campo. “This one in Rockdale will be bigger,” he said. “We’ll have about 4,800 square feet. The El Campo facility is 4,000.”
MOVIE GALLERY—Vinson gives Comfort AC owner Cody Caldwell the credit for making his Rockdale venture possible.
“I was looking into places which had vacant Movie Gallery buildings,” Vinson said.
Caldwell’s next door business neighbor, Marie Williams State Farm Insurance, has moved to Taylor and that opened the door for things to fall into place.
Caldwell is moving into the former State Farm building, allowing him to lease most of the Comfort AC building to Vinson.
“It’s almost like this was meant
ENTRY CARDS—“This is the former Western Auto building and most of it was a showroom, so it’s easy to reconfigure,” Caldwell said.
Vinson said the main, 3,000- square-foot area will include training machines.
“ We’ll have cardio (heart health) equipment, workout bikes, treadmills and elliptical workout machines,” he said.
And members will be able to use them any time of the day or night in air- conditioned comfort.
“You’ll get a card which will unlock the door, which will then stay locked, of course,” Vinson said. “It’s sort of like the doors at motels and hotels.”
Snap Fitness will be staffed dur ing business hours. “ We haven’t decided on the exact hours,” Vinson said. “But in El Campo our hours are 9 to 7 Monday through Thursday and 9 to 3 Friday and Saturday.
CLASSES—Vinson and wife Delores plan to move to Rockdale and operate the facility.
“I know about Alcoa and the economic climate of Rockdale,” Vinson said. “I believe this facility will work here and we’re looking forward to showing everyone what we can offer.”
“I believe this business model is perfect for Rockdale,” Caldwell said.
In addition to the main exercise room, Snap Fitness w ill offer a 800 to 1,000-foot area for classes. There will also be a 500-square-foot office area.
Comfort AC is keeping a storage warehouse behind the building.


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Today’s Logistics Report: Packaging for Refills; Airbus May Take Wing; Walmart’s Driving Trucks
Michael A. Guidry is the founder of Guidry Group, a company established in 1985. The Guidry Group is a security services company.
Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2019, By Paul Page
Some of the world’s biggest consumer-goods suppliers are taking aim at packaging. Companies including Procter & Gamble Co. , Nestlé SA, PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever PLC say they’ll start selling some products in glass, steel and other containers designed to be returned and refilled, reports the WSJ’s Saabira Chaudhuri. It’s a plan to eliminate plastic waste that would reverberate across their supply chains. The efforts could reduce waste from single-use packaging, and the companies hope it lures eco-conscious consumers, provides important data and fosters brand loyalty. The idea seems to face long odds, though there is history here: Refillables once dominated industries such as beer and soft drinks but lost out to single-use containers. The new effort takes in products including shampoo, laundry detergent and cereal. Some stores sell such goods in bulk with reusable containers, but the practice is a niche without large-scale distribution channels.
The corporate alarms over Brexit are growing louder. Aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus SE sharpened its threat to move operations out of the U.K. if politicians can’t strike a deal for an orderly departure from the European Union, the WSJ’s Robert Wall and Max Colchester report, raising the prospect of a big shift in high-value aerospace supply chains. Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders calls the lack of clarity for businesses as the March 29 deadline nears a “disgrace,” and some corporate managers are starting to take their own actions. P&O, the once-iconic British shipping giant now owned by Dubai’s DP World, says it would re-flag its English Channel ferries in Cyprus. A shift in the aerospace industry would sting more. The sector is among the country’s biggest exporters, but even British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC says it could shift some operations to Germany depending on the Brexit terms.
Global energy markets may have to brace for another shift in oil supply chains. The economic slowdown taking hold in China will likely curb the country’s appetite for gasoline this year, the WSJ’s Kevin Kingsbury writes, leading to a likely flood of exports to the rest of Asia. That could pressure margins for the region’s refiners but may boost some tanker operators who have been looking for more stability in volatile international crude markets. Chinese demand has been a key support for oil prices, and import volumes rose at double-digit rates in 2017 and 2018, as car ownership and industrial use both grew. Car sales fell last year for the first time in nearly 30 years, however, and could decline again this year. Official fuel-export quotas, which include diesel and kerosene, jumped 35% last year, and China may raise them again so refiners can maintain production.
SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES
Walmart Inc. is sending a new warning signal to the U.S. trucking industry. The retailer plans to add around 900 drivers to its sprawling U.S. private-fleet operations after hiring about 1,400 truckers last year. The hiring effort comes in a trucking sector that added nearly 37,000 jobs last year as freight demand heated up and carriers raised pay and incentives for drivers. The Dallas Morning News reports Walmart’s new hiring effort includes higher compensation that will take average annual pay to $87,500. The bigger impact on the market may come in a streamlined “on-boarding” process aimed at getting new hires on the road faster. It’s a sign Walmart sees greater private-fleet operations as a long-term solution to the capacity and service concerns of 2018. With dedicated fleet operations growing rapidly at some trucking companies, Walmart doesn’t appear to be alone in that decision.


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Girl Scout cookie time arriving on Okinawa
January 5, 2006
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Samoas, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs and Thin Mints: The mere mention of those words can make some people’s mouths water. And while not everyone knows what those words mean, to the cookie connoisseur, they mean one thing — it’s Girl Scout cookie time.
The 700 Girl Scouts on Okinawa will begin their annual cookie campaign this weekend, according to Shannon GaNun, volunteer public relations coordinator for the Kadena Girl Scouts. Sales will begin Friday and will run through Feb. 27. Each installation has several sale locations, and local Girl Scouts will sell door-to-door in certain areas, GaNun said.
At each sale site, customers can purchase cookies to be donated to servicemembers deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations throughout the world, GaNun said.
Each box of cookies costs $3.50, GaNun said. On Okinawa, 4,400 cases, or 52,800 boxes, are typically sold each year. Much of the nearly $185,000 raised will stay on island for the Girl Scouts there.
“The money raised by each troop is used for whatever the girls decide to do — such as going to camp, going on field trips, conducting a service project, doing activities to earn badges, or other great adventures,” GaNun said in an e-mail.
“A portion of the money goes to USA Girl Scouts Overseas-West Pacific, which provides services to Girl Scout troops and volunteers in Mainland Japan, Okinawa and Korea.”
In addition to raising money, GaNun said the cookie sale teaches the girls to set goals, plan, market, manage money and accept responsibility.
Sale times and dates at U.S. bases on Okinawa
Get your Girl Scout cookies at the following locations:
Kadena Air Base: At the USO Friday, 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ongoing cookie sales on Kadena will take place every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Jan. 14 to Feb. 26 at the following locations: commissary, exchange, Fairchild shoppette, Mainstreet USA food court, Olympic shoppette, Post Office and USO.
Camp Shields and Torii Station: At the respective bases’ shoppettes, the same dates and times as at Kadena.
Camp Courtney: A “Cookie Kick-Off Carnival” is scheduled Friday at Bechtel Elementary from 5 to 7 p.m. for all registered Girl Scouts. Girls interested in registering for the Girls Scouts also are invited to attend. The Camp Courtney Girl Scouts will hold booth sales from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the following days: Saturday, Sunday, Jan. 11, 14-16, 20-22, 25 and 27-29; and Feb. 3-5, 8-12, 17-20, 22 and 24-26. Booth locations scheduled at the exchange and food court.
Camp McTureous: At the shoppette the same dates and times as Courtney’s booth sales.
Camp Hansen: At the Building 2377 shoppette the same dates and times as Courtney’s booth sales.
Camp Schwab: At the USO and exchange the same dates and times as Courtney’s booth sales. Courtney’s Girl Scouts also will hold one-day door-to-door sales on Courtney and McTureous on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
Camp Foster: From Friday to Feb. 26, Girl Scouts will be selling cookies every Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the exchange, commissary, post office and 24-hour shoppette.
Camp Kinser: Cookie sales will take place from Friday to Feb. 26 at the exchange and shoppette on Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The girls also will be selling door-to-door.
Source: Kadena Girl Scouts


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Leading UK internet service provider (ISP) Virgin Media may soon be able to offer 400Mb broadband deals, it has been claimed.
Speaking to Techradar, the ISP's Executive Director of Broadband Jon James claimed that the company is continuing to strive for further technological innovation.
Later this year, Virgin Media's 100Mb consumer broadband service comes online, and trials on 200Mb downloads are said to have already been carried out successfully.
"The DOCSIS 3 network really gives us a dial we can turn to give more speed to customers if we think that is the right thing to do both for those customers and commercially," Mr James explained.
"We know very well we can do 200Mb and we could do 400Mb. We are launching a new modem by the end of the year that will be 400Mb-capable."
A time-frame for the development of the technology has not been set, but Mr James said the "capability of fibre-optic networks for truly super-fast broadband is clear".


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“If they want the best price in Chevrolet they think of Gwatney Chevrolet first. We’ve always been committed to being that dealership, we haven’t changed that,” he says.
Harold Gwatney, the first owner and operator, still comes to the dealership and talks to every customer in the store, according to Miller.
He says Gwatney stands out from the competition because of how he treats people and the fact that he’s a hometown man.
“He is a Jacksonville guy who is involved in the community and has given back to the community,” Miller says.
“Gwatney had a military career; he was in the National Guard and served as the chief general,” he says.
Gwatney started his dealership on Nov. 7, 1957.
Miller says the business is unique not only in the fact that it is family-owned, but also because it is an automobile business.
Miller’s path to becoming general sales manager at Gwatney Chevrolet started when he began working as a salesperson for the dealership. “I’ll be here 30 years next year when I started selling cars here originally.”
Over his time at the shop, the biggest changes Miller has seen within the business have come with the digital age.
“It’s the age of shopping for a vehicle that you want online and knowing what every dealership has and buying digitally, buying online,” Miller says.
The digital age has transformed the process of buying a car; it allows people to know exactly what they want and how much it costs, all before they show up to the store, he says.
Miller says Arkansas is a great spot for the dealership.
“Arkansas people are friendly and when they want to purchase an automobile, we are able to give them the type of service they expect and the service they want,” he says.
He says understanding the people is what separates an Arkansas dealership from others, and that Gwatney Chevrolet wants to make everyone’s experience enjoyable.
“We understand you want to buy a car or sell a car,” he says. “We want to make the experience pleasant and we want to accomplish that. We want to give you the best price on a vehicle that we can… We want to know about you and know about your family and have that relationship with you, not just one time, but for a lifetime.”


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HBO Now, the premium channel's new online service for people who don't pay for cable, will be available through Android devices this summer.


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