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Support local businesses old and new at the Popular Shop Fishers Summer Series event
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The Shop Fishers: Summer Series event began two years ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and local business closures. City leaders created the event to boost the local economy and support small businesses in Fishers. The citywide celebration returns July 16-23, offering shoppers discounts and promotions at their favorite shops, restaurants, gyms, spas and online retailers.
“The past few years have been particularly difficult for local businesses,” says Kara Hall, Marketing and Public Relations Manager for the City of Fishers. “Entrepreneurship is a major community-wide concern. This initiative really rallies our local entrepreneurs and directly affects the local economy.
Last year, more than 70 local retailers participated, showcasing Fishers’ diverse retail sector. This year, city leaders hope to increase the number of businesses joining the event. Businesses are spread across Fishers growth areas including Saxony, Nickel Plate District and West Fishers.
“This year we‘offer local Etsy shops to fishermen, so that‘is a new and unique element this year,” says Hall. “This‘It’s also a great way to find out about some of the businesses in the areas of Fishermen that you may not‘t normally visit.”
The Summer Series is offered as a sister event to Small Business Saturday in November. Sales in July are generally slower for local businesses as many families travel for one last summer getaway before heading back to school in August. Hall says the event is designed as a last gasp for the summer. Shoppers can take advantage of back-to-school deals and dine on patios before the fall weather arrives.
Since its creation, the Roman & Leo boutique for boys has participated in the event. Owner Angela Castelli says she participates year after year because she feels lucky to have her small business in a community that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation. She says she‘s in a group of shop owners across the country, and many do not feel the same level of support from their community that they receive from anglers.
“We love participating in Shop Fishers every year because as a proud resident of Fishers for 14 years, we love our community and couldn’t imagine raising our family or building our business anywhere else,” says Castelli. “This‘It’s also a fun way for the community to discover and support local businesses like restaurants, service providers, and stores, all during the same week. The city does a great job of educating and promoting local businesses to our community.
Roman & Leo is offering 20% off all shorts to help kick off the summer and help keep the boys cool through the fall.
The event also attracts first-time attendees like the Bay Area Bistro. Owner Anne Dinkel hopes to increase sales after struggling with her physical location during the 2020 closures.
“I had to close my storefront in 2020 and now focus on my catering and my participation in the fisherman’s market every Saturday,” says Dinkel. “I’m at the market every Saturday selling traditional Filipino lumpia and pancit. I‘I really hope that participating in these types of events will introduce more local fisherman residents to Filipino food.
Discounts and promotions vary by company. Some offer a free gift with a purchase, a percentage of your total, and even special events throughout the week. hall says so‘a diverse way to shop locally and save money. She says a ton of new businesses have opened their doors over the past few years, and this event is a great way to support your tried and true favorites while finding new businesses to love.
“At the end of this event, every year we do a survey to see what worked and make changes for the following year,” says Hall. “Last year we heard that one of our local businesses saw record sales during this initiative. »
Residents are encouraged to follow Fisher Town on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for offers and giveaways during the week.
“Many of our participating businesses will donate items to us to give away, and these are always popular with our shoppers,” says Hall. “This‘It’s a great way to increase their visibility in the community.
Local shopping provides residents with a personal touch of small business, as opposed to big business. The items sold are often unique and exclusive to this small business. It also reduces environmental impact by reducing travel. Finally, it ensures that money spent on local businesses stays in the local community.
For a full list of attendees, visit thisisfishers.com/shop-fishers.


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Mercedes-Benz has finally unveiled its next-gen electric vehicle, the SLS AMG E-Cell at Detroit 2011. The vehicle features four synchronous electric motors that provide a combined output of a whopping 525hp and 649lbs-ft of torque. The SLS AMG E-Cell features its motors mounted close to each wheel, which improves car handling.
The company has stated that the vehicle can hit a speed of 60mph in just 3.7 seconds and reach a speed of 130mph in less than 12 seconds. Power comes from lithium-ion batteries which also get recharged with the help of a regenerative braking system.

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Sir William Gunn -- wool booster
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died on April 17 in Brisbane, Australia. He was 89 and lived in Goondiwindi, a town about 200 miles west of Brisbane.
He was knighted in 1961 for his services to industry.
As chairman of the Australian Wool Board from 1963 to 1972, he developed the Woolmark label to advertise all-wool or part-wool products.
A competition was held for the invention of a symbol that would demonstrate what an Australian publication, the Weekly Times, called "wool's inherent quality and superiority." Francesco Saroglia, an Italian graphic artist, came up with the Woolmark trademark. It was first used in 1964, and by 1997 more than $1 billion was said to have been spent in promoting it.
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Spring is in the air, so Google is rolling out a developer preview for its next version of Android ahead of the May beta release.
Recent Android Stories
As you may know, I'm in Hannover, Germany this week for CeBIT, and will be heading to Berlin at the end of the week for some time off. Here are a few quick notes from the road.
Yesterday's post about Outlook for Android generated a lot of discussion about that app's shortcomings. Here are some alternatives to consider.
While I've often touted Microsoft Outlook for Android (and iPhone), it's fair to say that this mobile app, while great, has a few troubling limitations. The good news? They're working on it.
Google today announced a new Android app called Family Link that lets parents create Google accounts for their children. However, it requires the very latest Android version, 7.0 Nougat.
Microsoft's excellent Arrow Launcher for Android has received a major update that adds tablet support and many other improvements.
While Apple's iPhone is popular in certain countries, Android owns a near monopoly in the smartphone market. And it's the go-to mobile choice for the Windows Guy.
Three months after its release on Android, Cortana 2.0 is now available on iPhone as well. The big news here is a redesigned user experience.
The stock virtual keyboard for Android is getting a major update this week, Google says: Gboard for Android will gain emoji and GIF typing suggestions and more.
Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2017 yesterday. But as an added bonus, anyone who downloads the suite will also get a 60-day trial of Xamarin University.
Microsoft today announced that it has released six free new video training courses covering Office basics. They're available as part of the Office Training Center.
Last year, Google added support for Exchange email to its Gmail app for Android. Today, it has gone a step further, adding support for Exchange tasks as well.
Microsoft today highlighted the updates it is providing across various Office 365 products and services this month.
Google today revealed that its virtual reality (VR) initiatives are more successful than many had realized. Augmented reality (AR)? Not so much.
I am curiously excited by Nokia's return to the smartphone market. But the newly-announced handsets are not enough.


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Carvela and Mint Velvet to make regional debut in Wales
Womenswear brands Carvela and Mint Velvet are set to make their regional debut in St David’s Cardiff, Wales, later this year, as announced by the location’s real estate developer, Landsec.
Carvela’s 2,130 square foot space will be the footwear and accessory brand’s first standalone Welsh boutique, set to launch in July and located adjacent to its sister brand, Kurt Geiger.
Premium retailer Mint Velvet will be joining Carvela in a 3,700 square foot space offering the brand’s seasonal apparel, footwear and accessories. The opening is part of the brand’s nationwide expansion strategy.
“We’re excited to be welcoming both brands to St David’s for their regional debuts,” said Nik Porter, head of retail brand account management at Landsec, in a release.
Porter continued: “The addition of Carvela in particular is the result of a strong partnership we’ve built with Kurt Geiger which has allowed them to broaden their presence and introduce a new concept to Wales.”
The two additions join a flurry of brands that have debuted in the region over the past 12 months, including Zara, Hobbs and Phase Eight, each adding to St David’s growing portfolio.


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And many are accepting applications right now.
According to CBS News, 40% of Black-owned enterprises might not make it through the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Center for Responsible Lending estimated that 90% of small businesses owned by people of color “have been, or will likely be, shut out” from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Ashley Harrington, the organization’s director of federal advocacy and senior council, told CBS News in April. (You may remember how, quite controversially, the PPP initially sent loans to companies like Shake Shack and Ruth’s Chris Steak House, some of which were then returned due to public outcry.) A survey of Black and Latinx business owners and workers conducted by Color of Change and UnidosUS found that many weren’t receiving the aid they asked for from the Small Business Administration, if they received any aid at all, the New York Times reported.
In light of these statistics — and amid efforts to increase BIPOC representation in the fashion and beauty industries — some companies and educational institutions have created grants to support for these kinds of businesses.
A-Cold-Wall*, the U.K.-based luxury brand founded by Samuel Ross, announced in June that it would fund 10 individual £2,500 grants — so, £25,000 total — that would be awarded to independent, Black-owned businesses that applied via e-mail within a 72-hour period. The response was “overwhelming,” the designer told Vogue. “My primary thought process in collating the grant list was to understand the struggles businesses are facing in different industries, and to look at which fields are disproportionately underrepresented.” The recipients all “[excel] in ideation, and reinventing or bringing a newness to their respective industries,” Ross continued. A-Cold-Wall ended up awarding 11 businesses: Kwanda and Crypcentra for tech; Aeism and Plugull for design and engineering; Cremate and Uniform for retail and fashion; ïhe&Oherë for arts and recreation services; Biophile and Goodman for grooming; and Sunmo and Artels for food.
Many other grants are still available, and currently accepting applications. We will continue to update this story as more resources are announced.
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Art Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund at FIT
Initially funded by a group of fifty jewelry brands — an effort spearheaded by For Future Reference and Brent Neale Winston — the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) recently launched the Art Smith Scholarship, named after the famed Black jewelry designer. It provides ongoing scholarships and mentorship opportunities to Black students enrolled in the school’s jewelry design program. Those interested in supporting the Art Smith Scholarship can contribute to it here.
In June, Seattle-based brand Boma Jewelry announced a grant that will award a Black jewelry designer with $7,500 worth of mentorship (with Estelle Dévé), sample development and production opportunities. Suzanne Vetillard, the company’s CEO, said that it “[recognizes] that we have resources now that many Black jewelry designers have never had access to. It’s unfortunate that it has taken us so long to recognize this lack of opportunity and development, but we want to make it right and contribute to lasting, positive impact for our grantees and partners.” Those eligible can apply online by June 22, 2020.
As part of its million-dollar commitment to supporting the Black community, Glossier pledged $500,000 specifically towards grants for Black-owned beauty businesses that sell physical products (as opposed to services). There will be three tiers for these awards: $10,000 (for pre-launch businesses); $30,000 (for early-stage businesses); and $50,000 (for growth-stage businesses). Glossier will also offer grant recipients one-on-one advising, monthly check-in calls and introductions to contacts within the industry. Those eligible can apply online by July 3, 2020.
Icon360 by Harlem’s Fashion Row
Harlem’s Fashion Row introduced its Icon360 initiative to provide financial relief to designers of color amid the Covid-19 pandemic. It hosted a fundraising event in May to support these grants; the following month, it received $1,000,000 from Vogue and the Council Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)’s A Common Thread. Those eligible can apply online by August 3, 2020; those interested in donating to it can do so here.
In March, Kerby Jean-Raymond’s Pyer Moss posted an “imperfect solution” to the financial burden many minority-owned businesses were experiencing due to Covid-19 (as the majority of them were not receiving support from the stimulus package). The brand would dedicate $50,000 to help small, creative-focused companies run by POC and women through this tough period.
By the end of the month, Pyer Moss was not only able to get this effort up to $100,000 (with the help of Away’s Jennifer Rubio), but it had also distributed “over $78,000 of it to 38 businesses, including seven fashion brands, three health and beauty brands, two wellness studios, five cafes and restaurants, three childhood education initiatives, two concept stores and more community-focused creative businesses,” it announced on Instagram. Additionally, it was also working on turning it into something “more permanent.” Those eligible can apply for the Your Friends in New York Business Relief Fund online.
Resonance, the tech company that helps fashion business with on-demand production through its proprietary platform, founded a program titled beResonant, through which it will select 10 Black creators to launch their brands using its services. In addition to $50,000 in cash, products and services, each participant will receive financial, operational, educational and marketing support from Resonance, working with the company for approximately four months beginning in mid-July and bringing the brands to market by November. Those eligible can apply online by June 30, 2020.
Spanx and The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation partnered with Global Giving to create The Red Backpack Fund as a way to offer financial support — in the form of $5,000 grants, awarded each month (through September) to 200 applicants — to eligible female entrepreneurs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The next round of applications will be open online from July 6 through July 13, 2020; those interested in donating to The Red Backpack Fund can do so here.
As part of an ongoing effort to diversify its brand and its community, ThirdLove created The TL Effect, a quarterly program through which an early-stage company founded by a woman of color will receive support in the form of grants, mentorship, promotion via the lingerie brand’s social channels and office space within its San Francisco headquarters (when it reopens). ThirdLove co-founder Heidi Zak told WWD: “When thinking about how we could support the Black community, we wanted to create something that has legs and that can continue to grow and scale and that won’t just be something that we do today or do next quarter. But something that we can do for the foreseeable future,” noting that the first few rounds of this program will focus on enterprises founded by Black women. Applications for The TL Effect will open online on June 30, 2020.
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By 2014 consumer spend on digital content across video (including paid for online and pay TV VoD), gaming and music will reach nearly $52bn, accounting for 46% of total global spend across packaged and digital media. This compared with the 24% share in 2010, demonstrates that this $113bn industry is going digital.
"While packaged media is declining, it certainly isn't falling off a cliff," explained Futuresource Senior Analyst, Mai Hoang at this year's Futuresource Entertainment Summit. "The decline in packaged media across video, gaming and music has attracted a lot of debate regarding the future of entertainment content, but packaged media still plays a huge part in total sales. Combined with the availability of new platforms, digital and packaged media together will still achieve $112bn in revenue in 2014.
"In 2010, packaged video generated $42bn globally, and although decline is apparent in the video industry, packaged will continue to produce significant revenues in the coming years, with spend still at $33bn in 2014, accounting for 72% of total consumer spend."
Sell-through currently accounts for the majority of total revenues in packaged media, though rental plays its part, this trend is set to continue as Hoang revealed.
"2014 will see sell-through account for 70% of total physical video spend, of which Blu-ray contributes over 50%, compared to just 13% in 2010. Globally, DVD and Blu-ray rental is still significant, although popularity varies greatly between territories - in Japan, rental accounts for over half of total spend while in the European markets, rental barely accounts for 10% share."
While Blu-ray is gaining traction growth in the new format will not be enough to compensate for the decline in DVD. Any growth in the home entertainment industry will need to come from digital content distribution, though key challenges for digital video include the wide availability of other online content, in particular free content, and the ongoing consumption of illegal video.
"An estimated 400 billion videos were watched online last year in the US, most of which were viewed for free via services like YouTube and Hulu," said Hoang. "In Western Europe, paid for online video accounted for just 2% of total video spend and 5% in the US, but the market is gaining ground and expected to increase to 12% and 16% respectively by 2014."
In Western Europe Apple, Microsoft and Sony are the main contenders in the paid for online video market, while smaller service providers continue to fuel the competitive environment. As a result the market is hugely fragmented, with a variety of services offering very different business models. Objectives among online service providers also vary greatly and many services have struggled, with some exiting the market entirely over the last two to three years.
In conclusion, Hoang stated that a number of strategies are being trialled to build bridges between digital and physical content, including industry initiatives to push digital through bundling, experimentation with release windows and exclusive downloadable content.
"For digital, the online user experience needs to be as seamless and enjoyable as possible for the video industry to maximise the future opportunities and make this revenue stream really perform," said Hoang.
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Cold Spring Brewing plans 300,000-square-foot warehouse expansion in St. Cloud, adds 100 jobs
ST. CLOUD — Cold Spring Brewing Co. is expanding its warehouse capacity by more than 300,000 square feet by leasing the former Creative Memories manufacturing space near Interstate 94 and Opportunity Drive in south St. Cloud.
The lease brings CSBC's total warehousing capacity to over 1 million square feet and is expected to create more than 100 new jobs for fork lift drivers, production staff and warehousing staff, according to a press release from the company.
Cold Spring Brewing expanded its national footprint when it became part of the Carolina Beverage Group in 2018. Last year, CSBC opened a 300,000-square-foot facility in Cold Spring to expand manufacturing and shipping capacity, and the company has already maximized production and outgrown the space, according to the release.
“This new space is an excellent addition to CSBC’s facilities, and the opportunity arose at the perfect time” said Scott Bender, general manager at CSBC. “The additional 300,000+ square feet of warehousing space will allow us to meet growing client demands and create high-quality jobs in the region.”
Cold Spring Brewing produces, packages and distributes top names in soft drinks, beer, malt beverages, energy drinks and other beverages. It was founded in 1874 and was purchased by Brynwood Partners, a Connecticut-based private equity firm, in August 2017.
Brynwood acquired Carolina Beverage Group in May, adding two new production sites to the firm's portfolio in Mooresville, North Carolina, and Fort Worth, Texas. At the time of the acquisition last year, the three sites had 650,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 1.7 million square feet of warehouse availability.
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Burger King UK will no longer give away plastic toys with children's meals, amid pressure to reduce plastic waste.
The fast food restaurant chain is also encouraging customers to bring in old promotional plastic toys, which it says it plans to melt to make other items.
The move comes after two Hampshire children petitioned the fast food giant and its rival McDonald's to stop giving away free plastic toys.
McDonald's said its customers would be able to choose between a toy and fruit.
The petition, organised by Ella, aged nine, and Caitlin McEwan, aged seven, calling for companies to "think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids meals" has received more than half a million signatures.
The girls wrote: "Children only play with the plastic toys they give us for a few minutes before they get thrown away and harm animals and pollute the sea."
Instead, they suggested any giveaways could be made from sustainable materials.
Just hours before Burger King announced its change of policy, rival chain McDonald's in the UK said it had no plans to scrap its toy giveaways.
Instead, customers will be given the option of swapping the toy for a sachet of fruit if they wish.
McDonald's also plans a trial from early next year enabling parents to choose between a book or a toy.
"The gifts provide fun for many families and children. That's why we'll be running these trials, in order to give our customers a choice. They also can choose not to have a toy or gift at all," said Paul Pomroy, chief executive of McDonald's UK and Ireland.
But Burger King said it wanted to undertake "significant action" to address the issue of plastic waste.
The fast-food restaurant chain will provide bins in its restaurants to collect old toys. It said the move would save 320 tonnes of plastic a year.
Helen Bird, from sustainability campaign group Wrap, described Burger King's response as a "bold move", welcoming the in-store collections since plastic toys cannot be recycled with plastic packaging at home.
Pentatonic, which makes consumer goods from recycled materials, is working with Burger King to recycle collected plastic toys into restaurant items such as trays and play areas.
Most toys today are made from three polymers - polypropylene, ABS and PET.
Pentatonic said no harmful gases would be released into the environment when these plastics were melted.
The melted plastic forms a continuous strip and can then be cut into beads or pellets which are used to manufacture new plastic products, the firm said.
"If we were to use recycled polypropylene to make a tray, instead of new plastic, total energy consumption would be reduced by approximately 88% and carbon emissions would be cut by approximately 70%," Pentatonic's chief executive Johann Boedecker told the BBC.


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The National Grocers Association (NGA) condemned the economic discrimination that big grocery retailers and e-commerce giants have been using during the pandemic, hurting a large sector of independent grocery stores and the communities they serve.
NGA CEO and president Greg Ferrara said in a press conference that dominant companies use their buying power to take greater control of the market and demand special treatment from suppliers without an economic justification. As a result, independent grocery retailers are left without access to essential products or have to pay much higher prices for those items.
The situation became unsustainable, and the NGA called on Congress to stand up for independent grocers.
“Independent grocers have been feeling the financial squeeze from these anti-competitive tactics for years, and the pandemic has brought these illegal tactics to the kitchen table of every American. As families struggle under the weight of the pandemic, the dominant food retailers are squeezing suppliers and as a result, forcing higher prices and fewer products on independent grocers and their customers. Congress has to stand up for local businesses and consumers to demand an end to these harmful tactics and restore a competitive marketplace that benefits the economy and grocery shoppers alike,” said Ferrara.
NGA represents more than 1,600 independent grocery retailers who account for nearly 9,000 store fronts across the country, including at least one in every congressional district.
According to the association, independent grocers have seen over the years how dominant chains ignore antitrust law and abuse their buying power. They demand suppliers provide lower prices and more favorable supply terms, special package offerings, and product availability, leaving independent grocers to pay the price.
In light of the pandemic’s supply chain disruption, the NGA said its members are feeling the pressure more than ever. While Walmart alone captures one out of every four dollars Americans spend on groceries, independent grocers can’t get many of the must-have products and face supplier prices up to 53% higher than their larger competitors that sell the product at retail.
This isn’t just bad for independent grocers; it’s bad for their customers, who are often people of color and people living in rural areas who are forced to pay higher prices or travel farther distances to get the staples they need, the NGA said.
During a pandemic, when money is tight and leaving the house is discouraged, customers are forced to face hard economic and health decisions just to provide for their families. A parent may be forced to drive a farther distance to reach the nearest grocery chain store if the nearby independent grocery retailer is not able to stock its shelves with the products a family needs, meaning spending more on gas and taking multiple trips to complete a grocery list.
Dominant supermarket chains also harm small and medium-sized farmers and ranchers, who are paid prices far below competitive levels, the NGA said.
Demands for lower costs by large chains are forcing consolidation among food manufacturers. The association complained that farmers and ranchers are then forced to accept unfavorable economic terms, conditions, and prices imposed by the largest consolidated supply chain members.
That means rural residents who rely on the agriculture economy face a double punch: lower prices at the farmgate and higher grocery aisle prices.
NGA said that unless Congress and regulators act, illegal economic discrimination will continue to threaten independent grocery retailers and U.S. consumers and producers long after the pandemic is over.
NGA urged Congress:
- Investigations and Hearings. Through congressional investigations and hearings, Congress should shine a bright light on anti-competitive practices in the grocery sector—with a particular focus on the discriminatory impacts on rural and urban consumers, producers, and businesses.
- Congressional Oversight. Congress should use its inherent oversight and authorization powers to hold antitrust enforcers accountable if they continue to fail to take steps to check retail buyer power and its harmful effects.
- Legislation. The antitrust laws provide the tools enforcers need to curb discriminatory practices by dominant retail chains. However, if existing court decisions prove too high a bar to more vigorous enforcement, Congress should step in to restore the antitrust laws’ original purposes.
Enforcement and Agency Action
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and state attorneys general should investigate the arrangements between grocery power buyers and suppliers to determine the extent to which dominant retailer bargaining leverage is imposing discriminatory prices, terms, and supply on independent grocers.
- The FTC should immediately use its authority under 6(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act to study competition and concentration in the grocery supply chain and the impacts on independent grocers and producers, such as farmers and ranchers.
- In these and other inquiries, antitrust enforcement should look beyond price effects to consider other competition dimensions, including impacts on quality, service, and convenience.
- Other federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture, can also address these issues by studying the benefits of small business to competition and the role of independent grocers and farmers and ranchers in ensuring broad access to healthy foods.
Click here to read the release of NGA’s white paper titled “Buyer Power and Economic Discrimination in the Grocery Aisle: Kitchen Table Issues for American Consumers”


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NSRCEL Start-up: BluePine Foods – Steaming Ahead
Incubated at NSRCEL, under the Women Start-up Programme, BluePine Foods, by Aditi Madan, hopes to change the way we eat. Aditi Madan is one of the top 10 contestants in ‘Amul Master Chef Kitchen Ke Superstar’.
BluePine Foods is a food start-up with an endeavor to improve food shelf life and deliver convenience to consumers by providing ready-to-eat/ cook food in a healthy (read steamed) form. A huge part of farm/agro produce gets wasted due to its limited shelf life and inadequate infrastructure to process the same for future consumption.
“Our endeavor is to be part of the solution by preserving the food without preservatives, captured early at its highest nutrient stage, providing it for consumption in the healthiest way possible, minimizing waste. We aim to be innovative and maintain authenticity,” says the founder, Aditi Madan, who hails from Darjeeling. She launched the start-up in 2016, in Delhi NCR.
Under the ‘Convenient Foods’ category, BluePine started with basic strength momos and spring rolls. Under the brand name ‘Yangkiez’, which was started as a self-run QSR for product validation and acceptance, products were innovated with more than 35 variants.
Aditi Madan is one of the top 10 contestants in ‘Amul Masterchef Kitchen Ke Superstar’.
In February 2019, Aditi received the ‘Indian Women Excellence and Leadership Award’ at Vigyan Bhawan for BluePine Foods under the ‘Manufacturing’ category. She was part of AgriVikas 2018, held in Bhubaneswar in Odisha, as an agri-innovator, agri-preneur. She has won the ‘Woman Entrepreneur for Innovation’ award at the National Summit on Women and Education Empowerment for Innovation. Very recently, she was felicitated by the Ministry of MSME as ‘Enterprising Entrepreneur of the Year 2021’. “I am thankful to IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL for helping me work at business growth. I am learning from an inspiring cohort. The network provided by NSRCEL and the access to mentors and IIMB faculty are blessings for a start-up like ours. It has also helped in enhancing our credibility,” says Aditi.


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When New York Fashion Week rolls around again in September there is one celebrity who is looking forward to leaving Lincoln Center for a change of scenery.
“I am excited for it because I think that it will turn it into more of a London fashion-week scene, where designers have to actually prepare because it is going to be spread all over New York rather than one central place,” Kelly Osbourne, co-host of E!’s “Fashion Police,” said Friday night at the Standard Hotel. “I also think that it will get back to the core of fashion rather than the use of endorsements.”
Osbourne, 30, is also pumped for New York’s first men’s fashion week, coming in July, and the possibility of seeing some truly exciting new ideas on the runway.
“Men’s fashion is really growing,” she said. “[But] I don’t think anything in women’s fashion hasn’t been done before.”
Luckily, she has brother Jack and rocker dad Ozzy to indulge her interest in manly style.
“I vicariously [wear] menswear through my father and brother, it’s not all black anymore,” she says. “ I am really enjoying the colors and the cut of a suit when either one puts one on.”


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Americans are spending nearly 300 hours a year cleaning their homes.
A survey of 2,000 adults finds that cleaning is one of the activities that take up a good chunk of their week, along with watching TV and working.
Half of Americans admit to falling behind in cleaning their home at least sometimes.
The survey also finds that while some find cleaning to be fun, a third of respondents admit to disliking this chore. Forty-five percent of those surveyed find the burden of cleaning lies solely on them in their household.
Not only are they doing it alone, but one in four have even showed up late to an event or left early because they needed to prioritize cleaning their home. Similarly, 26 percent have missed out on events like going out for drinks with friends, spending time with family and attending their child’s sports game or recital because they needed to clean instead.
More than half of those surveyed anticipate having guests at their homes during the holiday season, leading most of these respondents to clean more frequently during this time of year.
On average, people would start cleaning three days before they have guests over for the holidays, while one in seven would start cleaning at least a week in advance. It’s no surprise, then, why a third of those surveyed admit that they dislike hosting others for events at their home.
Nearly three in five feel tired by the end of prepping for visitors and most of these respondents say this tiredness makes it difficult to have a good time and make memories with their guests.
Instead of occupying their time cleaning during the holiday season, Americans want to spend time relaxing, watching movies and spending time with their loved ones.


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Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has made a brand for himself, spreading his influence — and cash — across worlds as diverse as real estate, television, Twitter and fashion. Now, however, his controversial political comments may be starting to catch up with him: an online petition is trying to get the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection of shirts, ties and mens’ fragrance dropped by the department store Macy’s.
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Angered by Trump’s relentless birther conspiracy theories and neverending rants on Twitter, Angelo Carusone started a petition at signon.org to get Macy’s to fire Trumph; so far it as attracted more than 615,000 signatures. (The last straw, Carusone told Politico, was Trump’s offer of a $5 million donation to charity if Obama would release his college transcripts and passport application.) It has gained moderate steam until the past week, when signers have jumped up by about 50,000 each day.
On its website, Macy’s touts its commitment to “social responsibility,” noting it has a “belief that actions speak louder than words when it comes to helping tackle some of the toughest problems facing us today.” Carusone,who works as an online strategy director for progressive media watchdog Media Matters, uses the store’s own words against it in his petition, urging Macy’s to “dump Trump” over the reality TV star’s “especially unpleasant, nasty and despicable behavior.” He also cites what he sees as Trump’s “sexist” behavior and hypocrisy when it comes to American jobs (Trump has readily admitted his clothing is made in China and other Asian countries).
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But Macy’s isn’t budging. CEO Terry Lundgren issued a statement on Wednesday and, in an emailed reply to Carusone, underscored Trump’s right to express his own beliefs. ”Many of the individuals associated with products sold at Macy’s — or at any retailer, for that matter — express personal opinions that are not related to the merchandise we sell or to the philosophies of our company. That is the nature of a free society,” Lundgren wrote.
But it’s unlikely that Carusone will back down. He’s no stranger to pressuring companies to quit controversial figures. He’s reportedly the guy behind the petition to get Glenn Beck removed from the Fox News airwaves. The two-year “Stop Beck” campaign revolved primarily around tweeting at Beck’s advertisers to get them to stop placing their ads on the show; Carusone declared victory in 2011, when Beck announced the end of his Fox News program.


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Falguni Nayar, veteran investment banker-turned-entrepreneur, has become India’s new Billionaire ahead of her beauty retailer Nykaa’s IPO launch. In June, a pre-IPO private placement valued Nykaa at $2.3 billion that made Nayar’s net worth $1.1 billion and put her in the three-comma club.
The founder, managing director and CEO of the Mumbai-based online seller of cosmetics and apparel, Nayar, and her husband Sanjay Nayar, India CEO of US private equity giant KKR owns 54% shares in Nykaa. The company has recently turned profitable, attracting several investors because of the IPO.
At an estimated $4.5 billion or more, the listing would be a massive windfall for Nayar, propelling the worth of her initial $2 million investment further.
The nine-year-old company is looking to raise $71 million through a fresh issue of shares. Nykaa is also proposing to sell 43.11 million shares to existing shareholders. The IPO is expected to result in a massive payoff for Nykaa’s early investors like consumer goods billionaire Harsh Mariwala and Harindarpal Singh Banga, a Hong Kong-based commodities billionaire.
During the pandemic causing lockdowns, consumers binge-shopped online, ordering cosmetic products like lipsticks, mascaras, skin care creams, etc. This has generated Nykaa’s annual revenue of $334 million from $236 million. It has reported a net profit of $8 million in the fiscal year ended March 2021 versus a net loss of $2 million in fiscal 2020.
Nayar is looking to open new warehouses and stores through the IPO launch. She is also trying to deepen Nykaa’s presence on the ground as more Indians are relying on beauty products. Nykaa that created a niche by selling luxury beauty brands such as Estee Lauder, Clinique, Bobbi Brown, etc., has 73 stores across 38 cities in India and distributes around 1,350 brands to date. Another source of sales for this beauty product seller is its private-label range from fragrances to fashion apparel. However, the bulk of sales come from its website and apps.


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Consumer credit increased by $13.7 billion, or 5.4%, in September to $3.052 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.
In August, consumer credit rose a revised $14.2 billion, or 5.6%, to $3.038 trillion. August's increase was originally reported as $13.6 billion or 5.4%.
Revolving credit outstanding dropped to $846.9 billion from $848.9 billion.
Non-revolving credit edged up to $2.205 trillion from $2.189 trillion.
The increase exceeded the median $12.0 billion rise projected by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
Revolving credit includes credit card debt. Non-revolving debt includes automobile loans, loans for mobile homes, education, boats, trailers, or vacations.


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Enterprise IT, Featured, News - Written by Renai LeMay on Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:21 - 37 Comments
IT’S ON: Govt sets up IT price hike inquiry
news Price-hiking technology vendors are set to be hauled before Australia’s Parliament to justify their local markups, with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy confirming the Government will hold an official parliamentary inquiry into the issue, following a long-running campaign by Federal Labor MP Ed Husic.
Husic (pictured right) has been raising the issue in Parliament and publicly since the beginning of 2011 (he was elected in the 2010 Federal Election), in an attempt to get answers from technology giants such as Adobe, Microsoft, Apple and others as to why they felt it was appropriate to price products significantly higher in Australia (even after taking into consideration factors such as exchange rates and shipping) than the United States.
Just last week, for example, global software giant Adobe continued a long-running tradition of extensively marking up its prices for the Australian market, revealing that locals would pay up to $1,400 more for the exact same software when they buy the new version 6 of its Creative Suite platform compared to residents of the United States.
In late March, after achieving some initial success in raising the issue with David Bradbury, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer himself, Wayne Swan, Husic revealed he would write to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy (who is generally seen as having responsibility for the technology portfolio in Australia), asking for a parliamentary inquiry into the matter. In a letter to Husic on 10 April seen by Delimiter, Conroy responded.
“I agree that Australian businesses and households should have access to IT software and hardware that is priced fairly relative to other jurisdictions,” he wrote. “I also agree there is evidence to suggest that the innovative use of technology is not always matched with innovative new business models, in the case of products and services distributed online. The global digital economy is likely to make it increasingly difficult to sustain business models that are based on a geographic carve-up of markets.
“In light of your letter, I will consider possible terms of reference for the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications to inquire into the pricing of software and other relevant IT-related material.”
Top-ranking executives from major companies are often invited to appear before such parliamentary inquiries into their sectors. In this case, it is likely that high-profile companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, Lenovo and so on, would be invited to attend, due to their existing position in the line of fire, as well as companies retailing video games for the local market, which has also been an area of focus for the criticism, and other companies ranging from top-end camera manufacturers to business software vendors.
In his earlier communications with Conroy, Husic had written that such an inquiry held by the parliamentary committee mentioned by Conroy could:
- Determine whether a difference in pricing existed, as well as determining the extent of the difference
- Examine why households and small businesses have to suffer the increased prices
- Set out the impact of the price hikes on Australian businesses, households and even Government (“bearing in mind that $2 billion is spent on IT procurement by Government”)
- Examine what might be done within the law to deal with this issue, which Husic said IT companies had failed to respond to.
The parliamentary inquiry may also be given a little more bite through the interest which the competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has in the outcomes. In parliament last week fronting a committee on the NBN, ACCC commissioner Ed Willett was asked by Husic whether the regulator would consider pursuing the matter, “given that consumers rightly feel that they have been unfairly slugged for the prices that they are paying, particularly, as I mentioned before, on software”.
“Over time, information technology will mean it will be harder and harder for particular service providers to maintain higher prices for products in Australia compared to overseas,” Willett responded. “I think that model that we have seen in the past in a number of services has been exacerbated by the value of the dollar, and that has made those comparisons even more stark. I think those sort of practices will be harder and harder to sustain.”
“But certainly the Commission will be pretty keen to ensure that those sort of differences are not supported by contraventions of the Act.”
Technology vendors such as Adobe and Microsoft have in the past offered a number of reasons for why prices were set differently in Australia compared with their home country of the US. In August last year, Microsoft responded to Husic’s comments about Australian markups on its products by stating that it doesn’t set final prices to local customers — and stating that it was difficult to make direct pricing comparisons between countries, given differing local conditions in each jurisdiction.
Microsoft is charging Australian software developers about 83 percent more than their US counterparts to access subscription services associated with its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) platform, and also charges higher prices for software products and cloud computing offerings.
Adobe stated the issue wasn’t one for the technology industry alone — claiming it was a wider problem affecting other areas such as the automotive sector as well. At the time, the company said the majority of Adobe’s software in Australia was sold through channel partners — and so the prices listed on its online store may not reflect competitive pricing in the market. In fact, the price through its own online store would reflect a price towards the upper end of the range which its channel partners were charging. The company didn’t want to undercut its channel partners in Australia.
PC manufacturer Lenovo has also attempted to defend of its Australian pricing, despite in 2011 launching its flagship new ThinkPad X1 laptop in Sydney for $560 more than the same hardware will cost in the United States. Apple also commonly charges more for its products in Australia, although the company has made some moves towards international price harmonisation over the past year.
The issue has also come to the attention of the NSW Government, with NSW Fair Trading Minister and Liberal MP Anthony Roberts adding his voice to the debate about price markups on technology goods sold in Australia in October 2011, claiming iconic technology giant Apple was “price gouging” the Australian public when it comes to digital goods such as films, music and software.
In 2012, it’s common to be extremely cynical about politicians, but I think we have to re-think this approach when it comes to Labor MP Ed Husic.
Despite being a backbencher who only entered parliament in the 2010 Federal Election, Husic has proven extremely successful already at representing the views of his electorate (I note his efforts regarding the National Broadband Network) as well as the wider community. In his ongoing campaign to highlight technology product price hikes in Australia, Husic has tapped into an undercurrent of dissatisfaction on the issue on the part of the Australian community. And now his tireless efforts have paid off, with the creation of a dedicated parliamentary inquiry to look into the matter.
In some ways, Husic reminds me of that other relatively new parliamentarian interested in the technology sector — Greens Senator Scott Ludlam. Their personal styles and political affiliations are obviously markedly different, but like Ludlam, Husic has been successful at using the structures and relationships set up in Australia’s Parliament to his advantage. The Committee system, the openness of ministers to discussing issues within the Government, the Government’s relationship with regulators, the importance of comment on the Parliamentary floor (even late at night) in getting issues on the record; Husic has worked all of these tools to his advantage to a remarkable outcome.
I don’t know, at this stage, whether the inquiry will have any impact on actual prices of technology prices in Australia. However, what I do know is that it will certainly do much to highlight the issue to the broader community, and make powerful corporations accountable to their customers. And that can only be a great thing. You can bet that there will be a bevy of journalists listening in as Husic and others question the likes of Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe on Australian IT price hikes.
So for now, let’s recognise that Australia’s political process, even for the often-low profile technology sector, sometimes isn’t broken. Sometimes, when individuals such as Husic show determination and passion, it can work and achieve real outcomes. In all processes, there is a time for cynicism. But for now, with relation to the issue of IT price hikes in Australia, there is an appetite and determination for positive change. It will be fascinating to see where it takes us.
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Deep Silver CEO and apparent Bond villain Dr Klemens Kundratitz was asked about the Metro series last week, and managed to evoke hope and concern in such close proximity as to help even Red Dwarf’s Kryten master that most complex of human emotions: ambivalence.
“Our ambition is to absolutely continue with that brand,” he said. “And we will also, in the next phase, look to making it more accessible for a broader gamer audience.”
Hooraaargh, said the internet. Thankfully, Deep Silver have since released a soothing balm in the form of a clearing-things-up statement. It’s also good because our Steve likes it just the way it is now in his Metro: Last Light review.
“Fans of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light have been justifiably concerned by a story that surfaced at gamescom last week, and we wanted to set the record straight,” wrote Deep Silver brand manager Huw Beynon.
“Some media and fans have interpreted this to mean that Deep Silver will somehow seek to dilute Metro’s core gameplay values, ‘dumbing down’ the game in a bid to woo a wider, more ‘casual’ audience.
“We understand the concern, and we would like to reassure the Metro fanbase that Deep Silver has absolutely no intention of compromising Metro’s unique DNA. We completely understand that it is the passion and evangelism of our fans that allowed Metro to grow from a cult hit to genuine, bonafide hit.”
Bonafide, shmonafide – nothing crucial will change at Deep Silver or 4A as a result of Metro: Last Light’s success, said Beynon.
“Whatever direction a new Metro game takes (and we are still assembling the drawing boards), it will build on the bleak, post apocalyptic pillars of atmosphere, immersion, challenge and depth that sets this franchise apart from the crowd.”
The accessibility for a broader audience, then, will come via a new commitment to polish, “greater strategic investment in the brand” – which I think means more posters at bus stops – and right now, the release of Metro: Last Light for Mac and Linux.
“Metro is a pulsating, radioactive gem in Deep Silver’s crown of rotting zombie flesh,” concluded Beynon, disgustingly. “And we believe we can build on the success of Metro: Last Light by doubling down on our unique brand of bleak, Russian, post apocalyptic horror.”
I think Deep Silver are the first to say ‘broader gamer audience’ and mean ‘Linux’, aren’t they?


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High Hampton Signs LOI to Acquire California Extracts Manufacturer
Uncategorized November 2, 2018 MJ Shareholders
November 2nd, 2018
The cannabis industry is projected to reach $75 billion by 2030, according to Cowen & Co., driven by the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis across a growing number of states. According to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, a large portion of that growth will come from California’s newly legalized recreational market, which the analysts project will reach $5.1 billion by 2022.
High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE:HC) (HC.CN) (CNSX:HC) (FSE:0HCN) aims to capitalize on the market through its 100 percent owned 10.8 acre CoachellaGro asset and a series of strategic acquisition to expand its product lines and distribution footprint.
Building a Presence in California
High Hampton secured a Conditional Use Permit for its 254,000 sq. ft. CoachellaGro greenhouse facility during the second quarter and began construction soon after, under the guidance of the engineering firm, Infrastructure Engineers Inc., global greenhouse design firm ALPS Inc., and lead construction firm Vertical Construction.
Management’s long-term plan is to leverage the CoachellaGro campus into the largest consolidator in the medical cannabis space. By providing finance, real estate, licensing, distribution, branding, and operational expertise to tenant growers, the company aims to build an integrated vertical supply chain that lowers the cost of goods sold and maximizes profits for both tenant growers and its own shareholders.
The company also acquired several key companies to add expertise:
8 Points Management / Bravo Distribution LLC: The largest distribution footprint in California with the most sought after medical cannabis products. With immediate access to major distribution hubs in West Sacramento, the company provides cannabis wholesale logistics, distribution, and transportation.
Caligold Inc.: An award-winning edibles brand with seven multi-strain, award-winning chocolate bars in dispensaries across California. Last year, the company generated $2 million in top-line revenue as one of the state’s leading brands.
The company anticipates that its 254,000 sq. ft. greenhouse facility and leasehold business model will be capable of producing 50,000 pounds of dried cannabis per year. At $1,000 per pound, these production levels could translate to $50 million per year in top-line revenue.
Mojave Jane Adds Extraction Expertise
High Hampton recently announced a binding letter of intent to acquire Mojave Jane LLC, a licensed manufacturer of premium cannabis extracts and concentrates in California. Located in Coachella near the company’s existing facility, Mojave Jane is licensed for volatile and non-volatile manufacturing using state-of-the-art CO2 extraction technologies and proven distillation techniques to create products for both medical and recreational markets.
The acquisition will enable High Hampton to produce high-value white-label and branded extracts for distribution across the California market. The near-term revenue from these activities could fuel profitability and growth across the company’s portfolio. In addition, the experienced management team and operators will augment High Hampton’s existing team to help unlock significant long-term value for shareholders.
“The acquisition of Mojave Jane represents a cornerstone of our consolidation strategy in California in that it adds a proven cannabis manufacturer to our growing portfolio,” said High Hampton’s interim CEO Christian Scovenna. “Even more important, this acquisition integrates perfectly with our other subsidiaries, and I expect pivotal synergies to develop such as supply chain agreements between Mojave Jane and Caligold, as well as, access to an established distribution network through 8 Points Management.”
High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE:HC) (HC.CN) (CNSX:HC) (FSE:0HCN) represents a compelling opportunity to invest in California’s $5+ billion cannabis industry. With its CoachellaGro project expected to come online next year, the acquisition of Mojave Jane could bring near-term revenue and long-term synergies to its growing portfolio of businesses. Investors may want to take a closer look at the stock as these developments unfold.
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The company said the new facility will serve 68 stores and will offer a customized line of products for local and regional contractors. The center is part of its new strategic distribution model with the primary goal of next-day delivery.
In other news, Johnstone held its 2004 annual meeting Sept. 20-25 in Chicago. More than 700 store owners, manufacturers representatives and corporate executive staff attended the event, which included a trade show. The company reported its 2003 sales were up from 2002 by 13.5% at $704 million, and that it added 31 new stores in the past fiscal year.


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Why Treasury and Krugman are wrong about Germany
(c) 2013, Bloomberg News.
The U.S. Treasury Department's recent accusation that Germany's export surplus is beggaring euro-area partners such as Greece and France is as wrong in terms of economics as it is terrible politics.
Germany makes high-quality products at competitive prices. That's why it has a current account surplus forecast to reach 7 percent of gross domestic product this year, a position that the U.S. and other developed nations can only envy. This success is not due to some neomercantilist policy of using export subsidies and unfair trade interventions, so in what way can it be described as unfair?
If the United States, or France, or Italy could pull off such an export success story, they would. So they should: Just because a country has an export surplus doesn't mean it is stealing from its neighbors.
The two leading voices of Keynesian economic policy making during this economic crisis — Paul Krugman at the New York Times and Martin Wolf at the Financial Times — have weighed in to support the Treasury's view. You only need to read the headlines to know what will follow: For Krugman, it's "Those Depressing Germans;" for Wolf, "Germany is a weight on the world." The arguments they make against the country that has refused to drink their spend-and-grow Kool-Aid require a response.
Underlying both articles is the assumption that Europe's periphery countries gain nothing from the German surplus. Of course they do. When auto workers in Sindelfingen and Wolfsburg take vacations in Mykonos and Tuscany, the money they spend in effect contributes to Greek and Italian exports. Tourism accounts for more than 16 percent of Greece's GDP, and the biggest number of visitors come from — Germany.
Southern workers are also coming to Germany in record numbers to work in export industries, and commonly they remit a large part of their compensation home. This represents an import of labor services by Germany that aids the periphery. And don't forget that earnings from the manufacture of goods for export are often spent on imports, some of which are from the periphery.
The Treasury report's most startling charge is that the German export surplus is responsible for "a deflationary bias for the euro area as well as for the world economy." This is a bizarre way for the U.S. to treat an ally. First, the National Security Agency bugs Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone, then the administration accuses Germany of causing global deflation. High-handed behavior of this kind weakens U.S. influence and leadership.
Krugman and Wolf support Treasury's idea, arguing that by exporting too much, Germans must be spending too little, acting as a black hole that sucks in demand from countries that in many cases are already suffering a catastrophic demand shortage. The assumption behind this thesis is that only domestic demand can stimulate the periphery, but that is clearly mistaken.
As Germany's export sector grows, so does the economy and its demand for goods and services, including for Greek and Italian beaches and labor. Yes, increasing domestic demand at the euro area's German core also has stimulative effects for the periphery, but whether reallocating German savings from the export sector to domestic demand would benefit the likes of Spain, Italy and Greece more than the current situation isn't at all clear.
If Germans are given more money, for example, will they spend it or save it, buy houses or imports? And if they do buy a lot more imports, will these be Greek or Chinese? None of us know. Just as we can't predict what happens to the health of the euro area's strongest economy if its exports decline. A weak, overindebted German economy wouldn't help Greece or the global economy as a whole, it would hurt them.
What we do know is that Germany's exporting of savings is not responsible for falling global prices. Haven't the U.S. Treasury and its cheerleaders noticed that commodity prices have come down sharply in recent months? So far this year, gasoline on the New York Mercantile Exchange is down by 10 percent, copper by the same and corn by 40 percent. The decline in commodity prices and its effect on euro-area inflation has absolutely nothing to do with the German export surplus. Indeed, the more Germany exports, the more it supports commodity prices, by importing the raw materials it needs to make cars and industrial machinery.
That the U.S. Treasury secretary is on the same wavelength as Krugman, a Nobel-winning economist who has descended to shrill Germany-bashing, suggests he isn't listening to his own highly professional staff, and it's evidence of how politicized Treasury has become during Jack Lew's short tenure. If anything deserves the label "beggar-thy-neighbor" that Krugman used for German policies in his column, it is the Treasury's attack on Germany's export surplus and its concomitant obsession with increasing German domestic demand.
How convenient for bankrupt Detroit — which sells cars in direct competition with Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen and Volkswagen in Wolfsburg — for the U.S. Treasury to point the finger of blame for the world's economic problems at German exports. Where I live in California's Silicon Valley, one sees more German cars on the roads than Cadillacs, Chevrolets and Fords. German cars are no problem for us. If Lew wants to bail out Detroit, he should do so directly, instead of pursuing disguised protectionism.
Let's just walk through what would need to happen if Germany's government were foolish enough to follow the advice coming from the U.S. The government in Berlin would need to boost domestic demand, presumably by increasing public spending. This would have the effect of bidding away resources from Germany's export sectors, increasing labor and other costs of production. That would undermine the current competitive advantages of Germany's export sector. So yes, BMWs would become more expensive to buy in Silicon Valley, making its U.S. competitors more attractive.
German officials called the Treasury report incomprehensible, but I think not — it is the evil witch of U.S. protectionism dressed up as Snow White. Krugman, Wolf and others who think the economic crisis would be fixed if only Germany would rack up more debt have leapt onboard the Treasury boat to support their own Keynesian campaigns to increase government spending. In the process, they have opened themselves up to the charge of supporting Treasury protectionism.
Melvyn Krauss is emeritus professor of economics at New York University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.


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TECNO, Samsung Electronics and DXOMARK discuss innovation happening today and beyond during an industry event held by Counterpoint Research.
November 25, 2021 – Leading industry research analysts along with global experts in the field of optical imaging technology have shed light on what the smartphone industry can expect in 2022 with respect to mobile cameras, during a webinar titled “Global Mobile Camera Trends 2022: Innovation Talk”.
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Discussions focused on how camera systems are evolving, and how they have become critical for OEMs as consumers place increasing importance on image capture. Innovations such as the combination of quality image sensors and advanced software algorithms, light sensitivity, image and video stabilization, and continuous lossless zoom have been highlighted by these industry players as Mobile camera trends to continue in the coming year.
The webinar was organized by leading technology research firm Counterpoint, and included were guest speakers from TECNO, a global smartphone brand focusing on rapid-growth in emerging markets, Samsung Electronics, a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, and DXOMARK, an internationally renowned testing agency specializing in cameras, audio, displays, and batteries for consumer electronics.
Hosted by Counterpoint Research’s Peter Richardson, VP of Research, speakers Tarun Pathak, Hervé Macudzinski, Pan Xuebao, and Jimmy Hsu shared their insights on camera innovation, market trends, and the latest developments in imaging technology.
Tarun Pathak, research director for smartphones at Counterpoint, highlighted that burgeoning mid- end smartphones across both developed and emerging markets like Africa, Latin America and India will help form factors of quad-cameras and above to dominate.
Mr. Pathak also sees “the combination of quality image sensors and advanced software algorithms allowing brands to deliver great imaging experiences across all smartphone price points.”
DXOMARK’s Hervé Macudzinski, Image Science Director and Product Owner of DXOMARK observed that smartphones today help bring DSLR capture quality and pro photographer’s skills into the hands of consumers.
Further, he sees low-light imaging as a priority for devices in the highly competitive $400-$600 price bands – where significant improvements can be made.
Samsung Electronics’ VP and Head of R&D, Pan Xuebao, believes “We’re close to the point where smartphone brands can now deliver DSLR-grade photography in the hands of customers.”
He mentioned Samsung’s Tetra and Nona technology is bringing great performance across both bright and low light conditions by providing a bigger canvas to capture more light, while allowing smaller pixels for higher definition. Speed is also prioritized, with ISOCELL bringing faster autofocus capabilities. ”
Jimmy Hsu, Senior Product Manager of TECNO Image Technology, mentioned that demand for more diverse features and personalization could drive demand for ToF (time of flight) and DVS (dynamic vision sensor), which would help smartphone cameras rivals and outperform specialized cameras.
TECNO already focuses on personalization, with advances in dark complexion imaging aimed at users across key markets in Africa, India and other regions, with Hsu highlighting recent achievements and breakthroughs regarding light sensitivity, image and video stabilization, zoom and high-resolution – powered by technologies such as RGBW and G+P, Sensor Shift and telescopic lenses.
He promised some of these new technologies are slated for TECNO’s new products in 2022. Hsu also emphasized that “TECNO always aims to provide an excellent photo and video experience through constant innovation and a deep understanding of consumers’ needs.”
Media representatives and industry players from Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the US also participated in the webinar, sharing their questions with the speakers on topics that interest tech- savvy mobile users and photo enthusiasts globally.
The webinar highlighted future mobile camera imaging technology trends and set expectations of the application of these imaging technologies for global markets and consumers, paving the way for further long-term smartphone imaging developments.


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Where Dollar General plans to invest $100 million this year
Owen said the retailer made significant progress on its goals last year, including:
- Executing approximately 3,000 real estate projects.
- Completing the rollout of its non-consumables initiative, which focuses on non-food items, such as health care products and home goods.
- Tripling the count of its Popshelf store concept, a slightly more expensive store aimed at wealthier shoppers. The retailer aims to have about 1,000 Popshelf stores by 2025.
- Increasing the size of its private tractor fleet by more than double.
- Opening three new distribution centers.
“As a result, we believe we are well-positioned to continue serving our customers with our unique combination of value and convenience in the communities we call home,” Owen said, adding: “Building on the investments we made in 2022, and the substantial progress we have made in our supply chain, we believe this incremental investment will yield strong returns as we continue creating long-term sustainable growth and value for our shareholders.”
The dollar- and discount-store channels have seen growth among consumers, as they search for value in the face of inflation and other economic pressures. These channels become increasingly popular with consumers for grocery items, especially as the dollar channel offers value and often has a presence in communities with no or limited access to supermarkets or other retail channels, Retail Leader Pro recently reported.
Dollar General competitor Dollar Tree, which also owns and operates the Family Dollar chain, earlier in March signaled it would invest significantly in increasing its offering of private-label consumable products, as Retail Leader previously reported. The retailer said it would introduce hundreds of new private-label consumables by the end of 2023.


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Hundreds shop vintage at Florida Vintage Market
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Florida Vintage Market made it’s way to Cypress & Grove Brewery with a wide variety of vendors for hundreds to enjoy.
Vendors ranged from sustainable fashion, jewelry, candle makers and plant shops.
The market was closed for 10 months last year due to the pandemic,
An organizer, Nathalie Kanda, said she’s happy to be back to bring money to other businesses.
“It was rough,” Kanda said. “I mean these are small businesses, so I definitely rely on the community to maintain their business. It was rough even for us because we have our business as well so we had to shift everything online so that was another thing we had to adapt to and learn so it’s really good to be back in person.”
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Forevermark to Expand Presence at the Upcoming Luxury and JCK Shows With a Shared Salon
Forevermark’s new salon concept will provide an immersive brand experience and allow all Forevermark diamantaires, manufacturers, and retailers to connect in one efficient shared space (5,300 square feet of it) and learn about the latest brand programs, including marketing and public relations activities, exclusive product offerings, Diamond Asset financial services, Forevermark brand environments, digital platforms, and training.
Forevermark US president Charles Stanley said, “We are thrilled to host all of our Forevermark diamantaires together under one roof, providing the Forevermark retailer with an invaluable, seamless brand experience, a crucial ‘one-stop shopping’ opportunity for all Forevermark business needs.”
“We are excited to have industry leaders like Forevermark expanding their presence at LUXURY by JCK this year. They are consistently innovating to support their partners and bringing value to our shows,” said Yancy Weinrich, senior vice president of JCK Events.
IDD and Sandeep Diamond Corp. Enter Partnership
“IDD has found the right partner with a similar customer-centric culture in Sandeep Diamond Corp.,” said IDD CEO Alok Mehta. “Its expertise of the consumer, especially in the bridal category, is unrivaled. We look forward to welcoming its accomplished independent team of professionals and helping to create even more value for our combined clients. Both companies being family owned, we share a respect and admiration for the family-owned businesses in America.”
“IDD’s consistency, service, and ability to deliver value in diamond basics are an industry benchmark,” said Sandeep Diamond Corp. CEO Sandeep Shah. “We are thrilled to merge our independent jewelry division with IDD and open new sources of collaboration in a new consumer and retail landscape. Nothing will change for our customers in terms of the people and how they are being serviced. Sandeep Diamond Corp. will continue to focus on the majors, mid-majors and the department stores.”
All services at IDD’s New York office will remain fully operational during the merger process.
For more information, visit iddjewelry.com.
New Midas Chain Jewelry Catalog to Be Released at JCK Las Vegas
Midas Chain will release its new 2015–2016 catalog at JCK Las Vegas May 29. The 400-page catalog features more than 1,200 new pieces in addition to thousands of existing styles. New collections in the catalog include East2West, Hawley Street, Staple, Draw the Line and 4YR Spirit, among others.
“This year’s new catalog required a vast amount of product research and development. Our selection is extremely diverse, and our new designer collections will captivate the attention of jewelers nationwide,” said May Samuel, vice president of merchandising at Midas Chain. “Our core business has always been as a manufacturer of gold and silver chains, but our new collections such as our officially licensed NFL products, will differentiate us from others,” she added.
Midas Chain is currently accepting preorders of the catalog.
For more information, visit midaschain.com.
Frederick Goldman Partners With ion+radarworks for Online Marketing Efforts
Frederick Goldman has partnered with integrated marketing agency Radarworks to create an online presence for the company’s ArtCarved and Triton brands.
The initiative for ArtCarved will focus mainly on creating campaigns across social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest, while Triton will launch a new brand presence on Facebook and Instagram, utilizing partnerships with online influencers.
“We thoroughly understand that the marketing landscape has changed immensely, and we will continue to change with it,” said Robin Ettinger, chief marketing officer for Frederick Goldman Inc. “As thought leaders ourselves, we look forward to this tremendous opportunity to explore new and emerging media. Ion+radarworks brings groundbreaking ideas and proven results to everything they do. The company’s experience working with fashion, beauty, as well as technology brands will give us a fresh perspective on social and digital marketing.”
“Partnering with Frederick Goldman on the development of integrated campaigns for ArtCarved and Triton is a particularly exciting opportunity for our organization,” said David Henderson, executive vice president of ion+radarworks. “Through a mix of story-led social content, retail and influencer marketing, we will be able to engage and appeal to consumers shopping for their engagement rings and wedding bands.”
For more information, visit fgoldman.com.
Rosy Blue to Upgrade Production Facilities With Sarine Systems
“We are delighted that Rosy Blue has chosen to upgrade its production facility with Sarine systems,” said Sarine CEO Uzi Levami. “Sarine’s industry-leading technologies are designed to advance the diamond manufacturing process to ever greater levels of quality and efficiency. Rosy Blue’s decision to move to the exclusive use of Sarine systems may be the start of a broader cooperation further downstream.”
“At Rosy Blue, we strive at all times to maintain the integrity of our diamonds and the confidence of our customers,” said Vishal Mehta, director of Rosy Blue. “We have therefore chosen to rely on Sarine’s technologies, reputed for their world leading precision, in the ongoing upgrades to our manufacturing facilities. Sarine’s systems play an integral part in ensuring the consistent levels of quality, of which we at Rosy Blue are proud.”
For more information, visit sarine.com.
White Pine Trading’s Fine Jewelry Division Experiences Strong Growth
Less than a year after its launch, White Pine Trading’s fine jewelry division has experienced better-than-expected growth in its acquisitions and revenues.
“I’m pleased to announce that the fine jewelry division’s acquisitions and revenues have easily exceeded our initial projections,” said Jeffrey Sadowsky, vice president of fine jewelry acquisitions. “Since our May 2014 launch, we have purchased approximately $20 million of fine jewelry and estate jewelry, as well as branded and antique pieces. Individual items purchased have ranged in price from $500 to well over six figures.”
White Pine created the fine jewelry division in May 2014 to acquire inventory at below-market prices from jewelry manufacturers and wholesalers in the United States. The division expanded to include estate and antique jewelry acquisition activities, as well as in-store purchases from consumers. The company is also considering retail going-out-of-business opportunities.
For more information, visit whitepinediamonds.com.
Carla Corporation Launches New Website
To mark 50 years of business, Carla Corporation has launched a new website, carlacorp.com. The website features the company’s latest jewelry designs and invites visitors to learn more about the Carla family and its craftsmen.
“Ours is an American success story, one that we celebrate today with a new look and feel as
we move forward into our next 50 years,” said Brian Fleming, senior vice president of Carla Corporation.
For more information, visit carlacorp.com.


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GenDesign, the studio which is made up of developers that have previously worked on hit games such as Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and most recently The Last Guardian, has started showing off what it is working on next. While there is very little to see of this mystery project so far, a new image of the game has recently been let loose.
Over on the official GenDesign website, the studio updated the front page of the site to feature a new greeting that wishes fans well in 2021. The web page itself, however, also features an image that showcases four of the games that the studio has worked on. The three aforementioned titles in Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian were featured in the picture, with the fourth game that is being shown clearly being the studio's latest project.
As for what we can make out from this image of the new mystery game, well, there's not a lot to see. In terms of its aesthetic, it very much looks to be in line with what GenDesign has worked on in the past and features a bright color palette. We can also see a character that looks to be wearing a poncho of some sort standing next to what might be a boulder. Water and grass also surrounds this character.
Even though GenDesign hasn't formally revealed what this new title will be just yet, there are some key details about it that we do know of. Work on the project is said to have begun as early as 2018. Last year, it was also announced that Epic Games would be funding the game's development. GenDesign retains complete control and ownership of the IP itself while the profits are split 50/50 between the two parties.
It's unknown just when GenDesign's latest game might arrive, but based on this agreement with Epic, it should be coming to a variety of platforms. Despite having previously released all of its games for PlayStation platforms only, it now sounds like Xbox and PC players will be able to get in the action moving forward.
Hopefully, this initial tease from GenDesign to start the year means that the studio is looking to share more about the game in 2021. If that does end up transpiring, we'll obviously let you know here on ComicBook.com.
So are you excited about GenDesign's next game? Let me know down in the comments or hit me up on Twitter at @MooreMan12 with your ideas.
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Although Apple "won't comment on rumors and speculation," Bloomberg is reporting that the company's next event could be held on Sept. 7. Apple usually holds an event in September, last year's corresponding with the release of the revamped Nano. Could we see the unveiling of the next version of Apple TV, supposedly dubbed the iTV?
It's possible, but the iTV isn't the only thing that could potentially be revealed at the event. Find out what else could be in the pipeline after the break.
Apple rumors may be a dime a dozen, but there are a number of products and announcements that could be made on the still-rumored Sept. 7 event. Take these recent speculations for example:
- The iPhone is headed to Verizon
- The iPhone is headed to T-Mobile
- There will be a new iPod Touch, smaller iPad, revamps to the iPhone 5 and new iPhone 4 bumpers.
- The next iPad will have a camera.
- A smaller MacBook Air will be introduced
What do you think will be announced at Apple's next event?


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Playing games between an Xbox and Nintendo Switch may soon expand beyond "Fortnite," "Minecraft" and "Rocket League."
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