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Consumer Reports has pulled its recommendation from three midsize SUVs, after their poor performance in a new crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2014 Honda Pilot, Kia Sorento and the Mazda CX-9 all rated poor. Consumer Reports Director of Auto Testing, Jake Fisher, says, "Consumer Reports cannot recommend a vehicle that does poorly in the crash test, especially when others have proven they can do well." The new Insurance Institute's small overlap test is harder for many cars than its older head-on collision test. When hit head-on, cars have crumple zones in the front of the car that absorb much of the impact.
Fisher says that generally cars that don't do well in a crash test were designed before that test was instituted.
"Carmakers engineer cars to pass these tests. Even though these are 2014 models, they were designed years ago before these standards were even introduced."
Fisher says that if you own one of the cars that rated poorly don't panic. You're not driving a death trap. Your car is just as safe as when you bought it. It's the standards that continue to improve.
But if you're in the market for a new mid-size SUV, Consumer Reports has some recommendations. The Toyota Highlander earned top scores at the test track and did well in the Insurance Institute's new crash test. Another good choice is the Acura MDX. This luxury SUV costs a bit more, but it also earned high scores both at the track and in the crash test.
The Chevrolet Equinox and its twin, the GMC Terrain, also earned a good rating in the Insurance Institute's new crash test. But neither SUV scored high enough at Consumer Reports' track for the rating organization to recommend them.
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The web is posing new possibilities for multinational companies to market their products and directly sell to online consumers.
Although e-commerce is not a new idea, P&G announced this month that it would be putting an innovative concept on a trial basis. The multinational FMCG firm said it will launch a direct online store called e-store to sell consumer product categories such as beauty and grooming, health and well-being, and household care. The objective of the e-Store will be to test e-commerce concepts that unlock growth for online sales, said Proctor and Gamble.
The e-store will start with a pilot using 5,000 consumers. "Following a successful pilot, we expect the e-store will launch in the spring for US consumers. Pending a successful launch in the US, we will look to other regions however, we don't have details we can share regarding which regions or the timing", said the firm's statement.
The P&G spokesperson said: "The e-store is an example of our commitment to drive innovation to touch and improve the lives of more consumers in more parts of the world.
"P&G will work with PFSweb, an e-commerce services provider, to identify new concepts, programmes and marketing efforts to test via the e-store," he said.
Some observers analysed this move as a step to reduce costs depending less on points of sale and attracting consumers who are seeking to save on brands by eliminating the operational costs.
The FMCG have seen changes in consumers' preferences since the beginning of the global crisis mainly in terms of downsizing the portions they buy, upsizing for less money, and shifting towards less expensive brands.
P&G however said "the move tended towards testing concepts and programmes that could be reapplied with all our online retail partners in ways that grow consumer affinity for our brands and increase sales for P&G and our retail partners".
"Regarding the costs for P&G, the e-store works the same way as with our other retail partners. The retailer – in the e-store's case is PFSweb. What the e-store enables P&G to do is to test new concepts and programs that build greater consumer insight regarding FMCG e-commerce dynamics. This is important information we can share with all of our online retail partners to build online sales of our brands.
"We would expect our distributors continue to have an important role. The e-store is intended to be a learning lab for e-commerce and we view our retail partnerships as key to facilitating e-commerce success," said P&G spokesperson, adding: "We continually work to develop expertise with e-commerce consumers and shoppers, and create value for our retail partners by leveraging what we learn to benefit our businesses."
The e-store might be a beginning of a new trend say professionals in online marketing. P&G said that they would not be able to judge whether this initiative would be a trendsetter. The spokesperson said: "We can't speak of what other FMCG companies will do."
A representative of Unilever, the main competitor of P&G, said they did not have a similar plan and therefore would not be able to comment on whether it would be a future trend.
Emirates Business asked regional and local e-commerce websites whether such an initiative would be successful in the region.
Recent reports have shown a growing number of shoppers online, despite doubts regarding the security of the online payments systems in this part of the world. To overcome this challenge, cash on delivery is currently a popular option for shoppers in the Arab world, and particularly in the UAE.
Kajsa Dokakis, Managing Director, QuickDubai.com, said the e-commerce site has been approached by major skincare brands to study the possibility of starting an online store. Chocolates and sweets manufacturers are looking at the possibility.
Ronaldo Mouchwar, Chief Executive Officer of souq.com, said the question if a future trend could emerge from these initiatives, needs a further comparison between online niché e-stores and aggregators.
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On October 8, 2015, California Jerry Brown signed AB 888 into law, which bans plastic microbeads in personal care products (including toothpaste) at or above 1 parts per million by weight. The law goes into effect in 2020. Enforcement is by civil lawsuits brought by the California Attorney General and other public authorities. Violators are subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day; a court also may order injunctive relief.
California’s microbeads ban is not the first in the nation, but is the only one that would cover biodegradable plastics within its prohibition. An industry coalition opposed the bill, arguing that the law stifles innovation and creates confusing ambiguities about whether naturally derived and nature identical alternatives are prohibited.
In the meantime, on November 18, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved H.R. 1321, a federal bill that would ban the sale or distribution of rinse-off cosmetic products that contain plastic microbeads. Under a proposed amendment of this bill, state microbeads-cosmetics laws would be preempted.


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Face 2 Face with Amy from Amy's Ice Creams
Some suburban areas are put off by the company's quirky ways, but the biggest clash happened years ago in Austin's most urban mall, Highland. The owners asked her store to leave after they caught the Amy’s manager riding his bike through shoppers and catching scoops of ice cream thrown from a second-story balcony. From the way Simmons laughed when remembering the incident, it was surprising to learn that the Highland Mall location was the highest grossing store she had at the time. Losing it was a big deal.
But in a way, it makes sense. Simmons and her ice cream have turned a lone ice cream shop on Guadalupe into an Austin staple and one of the city’s weirdest businesses by encouraging their employees to be themselves, even if others might think that hurts the bottom line.
And as a result, Simmons and her company's “Why not?” culture – and of course her Mexican Vanilla – have built an impressive group of loyal customers in a city that shares much of the same values.
“The idea is really to develop entrepreneurs, and the measure of our success is how many businesses are started by ex-Amy’s employees,” Simmons told Austin Business Journal Editor Colin Pope.
Simmons sees her employee’s creativity as one of her company’s great assets, and is always prepared to step aside to give them more room. Sometimes, she joked, that even means pushing her employees out the door and helping them to do more than they could at Amy's.
Of course, Simmons, watches the numbers as well. Last year, her 15 stores pulled in $7 million in revenue. She said she won’t compromise the culture of the company for faster growth, but has been slowly expanding to Houston and San Antonio. Dallas, a city she pulled out of a few years ago, may be in store for a store, she said.
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Robots serve manufacturing
e-commerce firm joined hands to boost growth. Under the agreement, the two sides will work closely in basic telecommunication services, information infrastructure, marketing and emerging sectors, China Mobile said in a statement. The move came shortly after Alibaba inked a similar deal with China Unicom, the country’s second largest telecom carrier, last month. China Mobile is stepping up efforts to expand presence in the internet industry, and China Unicom also wants to arrest its continuing profit decline by partnering with internet giants. on exchanging ideas with friends from all sectors of the community. It is devoted to the Belt and Road Initiative and is looking forward to grasping the opportunities along with entrepreneurs and financiers from various countries. AROUNDTHEWORLD
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KATIE Price is selling pictres of her FEET to fans for just £2.35 ahead of her bankruptcy hearing.
The 43-year-old is cashing in on the foot fetish market in a bid to rake in money.
The former glamour model, who was made bankrupt in 2019, wants to clear her debts – and told fans they could get "a video I took whilst getting a pedicure today, for all the foot lovers" for $3.25, which is around £2.25.
But she is facing three months in a wheelchair as she is set to undergo urgent surgery.
Katie is still recovering from a freak accident in Turkey in 2020 which saw her break both of her feet.
A source said: "Katie's feet mean she's in constant pain – they haven't healed properly and doctors have told her she's facing another operation.
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"This time she'll have to take her recovering really seriously – staying off her feet for three months, using a wheelchair, not wearing high heels."
Meanwhile, over on Katie's Depop selling page she is selling used designer shoes for £175 a pop.
One fabric pair of size 4.5 shoes has a brown staining on the toes and inside.
Katie admits: "Christian Louboutin heels. Worn with marks as shown. No refunds/returns."
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A Link Between Sausage and Cancer?
Eating a single serving of processed meat per day might increase your risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Experts say the cancer risk is still small, but reducing the amount of processed meat in your diet is a healthy move.
Based on a review of seven previously published studies, Swedish researchers found the risk of pancreatic cancer was 19 percent higher among men and women who ate roughly 4 ounces of processed meat per day. That's about one link of sausage or four pieces of bacon. The study was published in the British Journal of Cancer.
"Right now, your lifetime risk of getting pancreatic cancer is 1.4 percent," said ABC News senior health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser. "If you have a serving of processed meat per day, your risk would go up to 1.7 percent; still very small."
Pancreatic cancer affects roughly one in 65 men and women, according to the National Cancer Institute. But because it's usually advanced by the time it's detected, the five-year survival rate is only 5.5 percent.
Although the cancer's cause is unknown, it's more common among people who smoke, have diabetes or are obese, confounding variables that make it hard to tease out the role of processed meats alone. "When you're combining a lot of different studies, it's sometimes hard to take all of that into account," Besser said.
Processed meats have also been linked to colon and bladder cancer. And because they're high in salt and fat, they can raise the risk of other health problems, too. "We've always said don't eat a lot of processed meats," Besser said.
As for the cancer link, the study authors suspect it might stem from nitrites, chemical preservatives broken down in the stomach and carried to the pancreas through the bloodstream. "If you want to cut down on that," Besser said, "you can look for products that don't have nitrites."
The American Meat Institute Foundation maintains that red and processed meat is "a healthy part of a balanced diet" and that nutrition decisions should be based on the total body of evidence, not single studies.
"Too often, epidemiological findings are reported as 'cased closed' findings, as if a researcher has discovered the definitive cause of a disease or illness," AMIF president James Hodges said in a statement. "All of these studies struggle to disentangle other lifestyle and dietary habits from meat and processed meat and admit that they can't do it well enough to use their conclusions to accurately recommend people change their dietary habits. What the total evidence has shown, and what common sense suggests, is that a balanced diet and a healthy body weight are the keys to good health."


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SolarisCare Founder and Chairman, Dr David Joske has been announced as one of 13 Western Australian Finalists in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award™.
As the 2016 Western Region Social Entrepreneur, Dr Joske will represent the state in the social category at the national presentation. Finalists from WA will join 64 entrepreneurs from across the country in October to compete for the 2016 award.
The nomination recognises Dr Joske’s pioneering role in bringing complementary therapies into the mainstream medical environment in a safe and caring manner. Through SolarisCare, David has enhanced the understanding of integrated care and the importance of physiological and psychological wellbeing.
Recognition in such a prestigious award not only acknowledges the efforts of Dr Joske, but also the dedication and commitment of our volunteers, advocates and sponsors who ensure the delivery of vital support services to cancer patients and families.
The Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award™ is the world’s most respected business award for entrepreneurs. The award recognises the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement.
“…Entrepreneurs are disrupting the traditional way we do business. They seize business opportunities and gaps in the market and, by taking calculated risks, create products and services that consumers and businesses want,” stated EY Managing Partner Western Australia, Mike Anghie
“Importantly, they’re following their dreams and inspiring others to do the same – no small feat.”
The Foundation is honoured Dr Joske has received this recognition and we look forward to continuing to develop towards a better future.


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‘Anywhere in Wyoming’ Listed as Best Vacation Spot for Couples
For any couple looking to make a quick getaway, usually you might have an idea in your mind of a specific location you would like to travel to. Perhaps a specific city is your destination. On a recent list published of cities that listed as the 'Best Vacation Spots for Couples', it turns out that one of those spots is literally, 'Anywhere in Wyoming'.
The popular fitness publication, 'Shape Magazine' recently released their list of best vacation spots for couples and Wyoming earned some recognition on the list, not with a particular city being singled out, but entire state. Sure, take your significant other anywhere in Wyoming and your couples getaway is pretty much already accomplished thanks to the wide open area throughout the Cowboy State, along with the scenery that you can find at pretty much any vantage point throughout the state.
To give you an idea of what kind of company 'Anywhere in Wyoming' was grouped with, the following cities were the only others listed as the best vacation spots for couples:
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- Catskills, NY
- Charleston, SC
- Napa Valley, CA
- The Berkshires, MA
And then there's 'Anywhere in Wyoming'. Here's what Shape Magazine had to say about picking the entire state to be on their list:
While there are some standout locations within its boundaries, literally anywhere in the state of Wyoming could be considered the best vacation spot for couples who want to unplug from the grind of daily life. With a little more than 581,000 residents, Wyoming earns the spot as the least populated state in America, so you won't have to worry about running into anyone you know — heck, even anyone at all if you don't want to — while on vacation...And if you think you'll have to "rough it" out in "the middle of nowhere," you'll be surprised to learn there are some incredible, luxury — and still entirely authentic — ranches to call home out West. Magee Homestead, the adults-only Relais & Châteaux option within the Brush Creek Ranch Collection of properties, offers an all-inclusive experience featuring adventures such as horseback riding, fly fishing, ATVing, rock climbing — and a spa, of course. But the real draw is the sunsets across the vast open land with horses and other animals running free in the distance. Add a cocktail in hand, and it becomes a truly pinch-me kind of scene to witness.
So who says there's nothing to do in Wyoming? There's certainly plenty of activities for couples to do on their getaway. As for Wyomingites, we don't have to go far to experience any of it considering that it's literally anywhere in our entire state.
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Taylor Swift fans have hit an HMV store in Birmingham with death threats, after the singer’s new album was accidentally leaked over the store’s speakers.
‘Reputation’, Swift’s sixth studio album, is set for release this Friday (November 10). However, early shipments of the CD have already seen the album’s tracklist revealed by one overzealous record store employee.
Now, the album itself has been leaked over the in-store speakers at HMV’s Birmingham Bullring store, after staff unwittingly played the record in full. The event has sparked furious backlash from Taylor Swift fans – dubbed ‘Swifties’ – some of whom have even sent ‘death threats’ to the store.
Check out some of the furious reactions to the leak below. When approached for comment by the Birmingham Mail, an HMV representative simply stated: “We are not commenting on that one.”
@hmvbirmingham YOU GUYS CAN CHOKE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF U ASSHOLES YOURE EVIL PEOPLE
— P (@snakeyswizzle) November 4, 2017
Lets just say that they are getting a nasty phonecall from me tomorrow.
— Ola | Will Meet Taylor ?? ????? (@tayswiftfan8913) November 4, 2017
‘Reputation‘ reportedly won’t be made available on major streaming services upon its release on Friday. The record will feature the singles ‘Look What You Made Me Do‘, ‘…Ready For It?‘ and ‘Gorgeous‘.
The New York Times spoke to four executives at the likes of Spotify and Apple Music, all of whom said they did not expect ‘Reputation’ to be available on their platforms as soon as the record dropped. The employees spoke anonymously to protect private negotiations, and said plans could change at any moment.
A spokesperson for Swift declined to comment on her streaming plans when approached by the paper.


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Extraordinary efforts for extraordinary times
What a difference a few months make.
When I was writing this letter for the last issue in late February, our magazine company, like many Treasure Coast businesses, was headed for another record year, with plans to expand our business and no end in sight.
And then the coronavirus pandemic hit, temporarily shutting many of the businesses along the Treasure Coast. Advertising is the lifeblood of our business, and because many of our advertisers were shut down or severely hampered, our advertising diminished as well.
Luckily, we have been able to keep our print publishing schedule for Indian River Magazine, Treasure Coast Business Magazine and Port St. Lucie Magazine. And, with some adjustments, we plan to continue doing so with the annual magazines that we produce late each year [Sunrise Theatre playbill, St. Lucie Travel Guide, Emerson Center program].
Social distancing and the stay-at-home order didn’t keep us from working. Instead, it enabled us to do some planning and provide additional services. For our most recent issue of Treasure Coast Business Magazine released last month, we worked with our partners at the Florida Small Business Development Center to produce a magazine that focused on helping businesses recover from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The online version can be seen at tcbusiness.com.
Beginning March 16, we switched the issuance of our weekly Treasure Coast Business e-newsletter from weekly to daily in order to keep readers better informed during this crisis and to provide information about changes local businesses were undergoing. The e-newsletter provided daily updates on coronavirus statistics for the Treasure Coast and the state as well as news from area businesses and nonprofits on changes to their operations during the pandemic.
To help restaurants, we created TreasureCoastRestaurants.com, listing restaurants in Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties that offered carryout and/or delivery.
At Easter, while churches were forced to close their doors to the faithful, we created TreasureCoastChurches.com and compiled a list of churches providing digital live-streaming services during Holy Week.
For the nonprofits whose fundraising efforts were thwarted at the peak of the season, we created a website at TreasureCoastNonprofits.com to list their needs and where donations can be made. You can see a print version on Page 62.
Looking for uplifting stories in the community, we created the Hometown Heroes for our e-newsletter and social media highlighting the extraordinary deeds of people in these difficult times. You can see some of the people we’ve featured on Page 61.
We have even more digital initiatives planned and hope you will stay in touch with us through our e-newsletters — you can sign up at both tcbusiness.com and indianrivermagazine.com — throughout the summer until the fall print issue of Indian River Magazine arrives.
Special thanks to Michelle Burney, who executes many of our digital initiatives, to bookkeeper Casey Glenn for running our office solo during social distancing, to Maryann Ketcham for leading our Hometown Heroes effort and to photographer Joe Semkow for coming up with an inspirational cover photo that matches our cover story and reflects how many of us are feeling these days.
Thank you, our readers and subscribers, whose support and words of encouragement keep us going. And above all, thank you to the advertisers who make all of this possible.
People have asked how they can support us at this difficult time. To that we say, support our advertisers. Many are small locally owned businesses like us. Many of the ones you see in this issue are the same ones who helped bring us through the recession of 2008 and the tepid economic years beyond. By supporting them you are supporting us. Of course, if you are not a paid subscriber you can become one at indianriverstore.com.
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Unimaginable Meals founder and CEO Pat Brown has been speaking about the way to get his firm’s merchandise in entrance of kids and educate them about what they’re way back to 2014.
Brown, who was a well-respected scientist when he began the plant-based meals firm a decade in the past, started his profession as a pediatrician. By means of Unimaginable Meals, he needed to mix his ardour for utilizing science to create meals free from animal agriculture with instructing kids the way to join what’s on their plates to what’s occurring within the surroundings. He is been speaking about this need with Unimaginable Meals Vice President of Communications Jessica Appelgren for years.
“It is profound, , the influence you possibly can have on the planet — one particular person,” Appelgren mentioned. “That is one thing in every kid’s speedy management, proper? They cannot management vitality programs, however they actually can management how what they eat impacts the local weather — after which the consequences they may have on their friends round that, and the impact they may have on their dad and mom and their grandparents.”
Unimaginable Meals has taken latest steps to have interaction with younger folks and allow them to know extra in regards to the ecological impacts of consuming merchandise derived from animals. For Earth Day, the corporate put out an on-line information, “The Birds and the Bushes,” that advises teenagers about the way to speak to their dad and mom about conventional meat’s influence on local weather change. Weeks later, Unimaginable Meals launched a report about youngsters’ familiarity with world warming and what they will do to cease its adverse results.
And final month, Unimaginable Burger acquired a Youngster Vitamin Label from the Division of Agriculture. Final week, the corporate’s Unimaginable Sausage additionally acquired the label. This implies these merchandise have gone by means of a rigorous course of to codify its dietary worth in a approach that makes it simpler for a public college district to make use of them in menu planning for cafeteria breakfast and lunch.
Regardless that the CN label primarily opens up one other marketplace for Unimaginable Meals, Appelgren mentioned this new push has nothing to do with making extra money for the corporate. There is not as a lot of a monetary profit from shifting into college cafeterias as there can be for different sectors, she mentioned. It additionally is not meant as a advertising and marketing marketing campaign.
“I believe it is extra in regards to the mission of the corporate, and discovering a solution to educate and contain youthful folks in that mission earlier,” she mentioned.
Getting on the cafeteria tray
Brown has famously mentioned that the entire motive he began Unimaginable Meals was to make the animal agriculture trade out of date by 2035. And because the plant-based firm began in 2011, that purpose has remained on the middle of lots of its choices.
Appelgren mentioned it drove the push to get Unimaginable Meals into colleges as nicely. The corporate has all the time been inspired by some college applications the place college students or native operations develop the meals that’s served within the cafeteria, she mentioned. Nevertheless, these applications do require an enormous programmatic shift — creating backyard area and altering curricula for meals rising and harvesting, shifting menus to work with the varsity’s personal produce, and doubtlessly altering the best way the cafeteria shops, shows and sells its choices.
Bringing plant-based meat into the varsity cafeteria is a neater approach for the varsity and college students to develop into extra eco-friendly, Appelgren mentioned. No giant procedural modifications are crucial. The plant-based meat can simply be substituted for the animal-derived model they already serve.
“That is one thing in every kid’s speedy management, proper? They cannot management vitality programs, however they actually can management how what they eat impacts the local weather — after which the consequences they may have on their friends round that, and the impact they may have on their dad and mom and their grandparents.”
Vice chairman of communications, Unimaginable Meals
A research launched final 12 months from sustainability nonprofit the Discussion board for the Future talks about how essential it’s for public colleges to extend and improve their plant-based choices. The Nationwide College Lunch Program served greater than 4.eight billion lunches in 2019, the final full 12 months that faculty was not disrupted by the pandemic. In keeping with statistics cited in that report, this program has a attain of 100,000 colleges and establishments nationwide, and might doubtlessly serve 30 million college students a 12 months. Some limitations to high school cafeterias adopting extra plant-based choices cited by the report embody an total lack of adaptable decisions, in addition to variations in class administration tradition and schooling about why modifications ought to be made.
This type of analysis, coupled with Unimaginable Meals’ present manufacturing capability, make this the best time for Unimaginable Burgers and Sausage to be accessible to colleges, Appelgren mentioned. Unimaginable’s manufacturing partnership with OSI Group, in addition to its personal factories, put the corporate in place to provide any demand which may come out of Okay-12 colleges, she mentioned.
Unimaginable Meals has been listening to from college districts taken with serving its merchandise for some time, Appelgren mentioned. The corporate developed pilot applications for 4 districts — Palo Alto Unified in Palo Alto, California; Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Washington; Deer Creek Public in Edmond, Oklahoma; and Union Public in Tulsa, Oklahoma — because it continued to pursue the CN label. Appelgren mentioned Unimaginable has been palms off with the districts about how they’ll use and promote the plant-based meat possibility. She was clear: The corporate doesn’t need to use this as a advertising and marketing alternative.
“The intention is to make our product accessible all over the place meat is served, and plenty of meat is served in our college lunch program nationally,” Appelgren mentioned. “Let’s make this accessible, and simply as in foodservice and retail, if folks need it, they’ll buy it.”
For college lunches, Unimaginable is doing as a lot as it could possibly to deliver the worth of its plant-based meat to parity with conventional floor beef, much like its efforts in foodservice and at retail, Appelgren mentioned. Whereas it will not be precisely the identical proper now, she mentioned, “the gulf just isn’t too nice.” College districts that supply Unimaginable undoubtedly should be motivated to have it, she mentioned, but it surely is not going to be so cost-prohibitive that they could not afford it.
Unimaginable Meals’ sustainability issue in comparison with the animal meat trade seems to be a motivator to date. Within the press launch in regards to the CN label, Michael Morris, senior supervisor of culinary supply implementation at Sodexo, mentioned including Unimaginable Burgers to the cafeteria foodservice operator’s menus will assist the corporate meet its purpose of lowering carbon emissions by a 3rd by 2025.
“The Unimaginable Burger is a product we expect youngsters are going to get enthusiastic about,” Morris mentioned within the launch. “We’re taken with how the recognition of this low-carbon meals may also help successfully decrease an entire district’s carbon footprint, whereas additionally getting college students extra engaged in occupied with their connection to the planet.”
In an e-mail, Appelgren mentioned the approval of Unimaginable Sausage’s CN label was particularly thrilling as a result of it could possibly get the plant-based meat choices within the cafeteria for college breakfasts. In 2019, there have been greater than 2.Four billion breakfasts served at Okay-12 colleges.
“We’re excited to play a small half in kick-starting the varsity day in a nourishing and sustainable approach,” she mentioned within the e-mail.
Unimaginable Meals just isn’t going to push college districts to be overzealous with branding on their cafeteria choices, Appelgren mentioned, although it’s going to attempt to get them to advertise that the dishes use plant-based meat, since that is a vital consideration for dietary wants. The corporate shall be placing collectively assets for districts to make use of, together with recipes and case research, Appelgren mentioned. Unimaginable Meals desires to navigate the road between being a useful and informative useful resource and advertising and marketing, she mentioned.
“I believe it actually goes to be as much as the person districts and principals and superintendents to make decisions that work for his or her inhabitants however undoubtedly will not be initiated by us,” she mentioned. “I believe we’ll have the ability to present supplies they usually can use [them] as desired.”
Appelgren mentioned colleges that serve Unimaginable may additionally have the ability to make plant-based meat accessible to kids who wouldn’t in any other case have the ability to afford it. In keeping with preliminary USDA statistics, 76.9% of all college lunches served in 2020 have been to lower-income college students who certified without spending a dime and reduced-price meals.
In keeping with data from the USDA, no different plant-based meat corporations had CN labels at press time.
The right way to speak to folks about local weather change
Providing plant-based choices in school is only one a part of Unimaginable’s youth outreach. The corporate additionally desires youngsters to understand why they’re the higher various. For Earth Day this 12 months, Unimaginable Meals put collectively a colourful on-line report known as “The Birds and the Bushes” with chapters which are tongue-in-cheek references to the sorts of awkwardly titled classes adolescents get about human sexuality. This report offers with a subject that’s actually hotter: local weather change.
“The thought actually was how can we offer a useful resource for teenagers that care about local weather change to really speak to their dad and mom about it with an knowledgeable perspective — with the info to share, with solutions for typical arguments, and so forth,” Appelgren mentioned. “It is a dialog information.”
The report seems at local weather change’s ties to animal agriculture, pulling collectively charts, satellite tv for pc imagery and statistics. The info is attention-grabbing and straightforward to learn by means of, however hyperlinks to further data — together with TED Talks, scientific journal articles and video explanations — enable customers to be taught extra. Only some components near the tip embody language selling Unimaginable Burger as a floor beef various.
“I volunteered to share every thing I’ve realized and our crew has realized alongside the best way with any firm that cares to ask us in for a chat. [We] undoubtedly need to collaborate on this matter.”
Vice chairman of communications, Unimaginable Meals
Once more, Appelgren mentioned the report just isn’t meant as a advertising and marketing device. Different plant-based corporations instructed Unimaginable they have been glad it was sharing kid-friendly sustainability data, and have been taken with working collectively to create related reviews and messaging, she mentioned.
“Undoubtedly, this can be a area of collaboration first,” she mentioned. “I volunteered to share every thing I’ve realized and our crew has realized alongside the best way with any firm that cares to ask us in for a chat.”
Unimaginable Meals’ analysis has proven that educating younger folks in regards to the hyperlink between consuming meat and local weather change is more likely to be efficient in getting Gen Z to alter their diets. In 2019, Unimaginable Meals’ Youngsters within the Kitchen report summarized attitudes of 1,000 U.S. customers starting from child boomers to Gen Z about plant-based meat. Final month, the corporate launched its Youngsters Rule report, which talked to 1,200 younger folks ages 5 to 18 about their data of local weather change and the way it’s impacted by animal agriculture.
Each of those reviews level to fundamental top-line findings: Youthful customers usually tend to eat plant-based meals and eat much less meat so as to save the surroundings. Within the 2019 report, greater than half of Gen Zers and about half of millennials mentioned they ate plant-based meat no less than as soon as a month. Millennials with kids of their very own have been extra more likely to eat plant-based meat extra typically, and extra millennial dad and mom than their Gen X and child boomer counterparts have tried to show their kids about sustainability and the way meals decisions have an effect on the surroundings.
The report printed final month discovered that nearly eight in 10 youngsters have been no less than accustomed to local weather change, and 87% mentioned it was essential to do one thing to cease or cut back it. Youngsters have been optimistic about their potential contributions to assist cease world warming, with 73% saying they might make no less than some distinction by means of their private decisions.
However many weren’t conscious that animal agriculture contributed to world warming, the report confirmed. Greater than 4 out of 5 mentioned reducing down timber, transportation, producing vitality and trash had a task in local weather change, however simply 54% mentioned the identical about elevating cows for meat and dairy. After these youngsters learn an announcement in regards to the influence animal agriculture has on local weather change, 78% mentioned it was essential to do one thing to scale back utilizing cows for meals.
Survey individuals additionally learn an announcement describing the Unimaginable Burger that touted most of the firm’s key advertising and marketing factors about style, look, sustainability and dietary worth. The biggest proportion — 29% — mentioned they have been most taken with its sustainability elements.
This analysis, Appelgren mentioned, was foundational to the CN label and the tutorial web site.
“We had assumptions that there wasn’t plenty of consciousness or understanding about animal ag’s function in local weather change, … however we undoubtedly needed to check that,” she mentioned
These conclusions have been corroborated by impartial analysis, together with a survey finished final 12 months by Mattson and cited by the Plant-Based mostly Meals Affiliation during which 100% of Gen Zers cited concern for the surroundings as a motive they eat plant-based meals.
‘It is Gen Zs who’re truly main right here’
Whereas right now’s younger individuals are extraordinarily savvy to advertising and marketing efforts by huge manufacturers, consultants in messaging to kids suppose they are going to be receptive to Unimaginable’s message.
Rob Lough, co-founder and chief model officer at kid-targeted digital media agency KidsKnowBest, mentioned that younger individuals are already steeped in data on sustainability and local weather change. His agency conducts month-to-month in-person or video chats with about 200 youngsters ranging in age from 5 to 18. Lough mentioned they let the children speak about what’s fascinating to them and ask no main questions. About 15% of all of these kids, he mentioned, have a tendency to speak about sustainability-related subjects.
“What we have realized, particularly with Gen Z, is they’re on a mission to reform and alter outdated norms, and actually try to pave the best way for a greater, extra constructive future: one that may protect society and communities, but in addition the planet.”
World director, Wunderman Thompson Intelligence
“Youngsters as younger as 5 are speaking about it now — speaking about plastic, saving the planet, recycling at dwelling,” Lough mentioned. “I am guessing you would not have been seeing this match even 10 years in the past. These most likely would not have been subjects [of conversation].”
Emma Chiu, world director for worldwide perception and traits agency Wunderman Thompson Intelligence, mentioned Gen Z is each savvy about local weather change and prepared to make modifications to profit the surroundings. In a survey earlier this 12 months of three,000 folks within the U.S., U.Okay. and China, 71% of Gen Zers mentioned they might be prepared to eat extra various proteins so as to assist the surroundings.
“It is Gen Zs who’re truly main right here, not millennials, though millennials are intently in second place,” Chiu mentioned.
Whereas there isn’t any information to help the concept youngsters will hunt down meals additionally served at their college cafeteria, the truth that Unimaginable Meals is on the menu will ship a message each to youngsters and oldsters, Lough mentioned. If it is branded — the cafeteria tags the meal as “Unimaginable sloppy Joes,” for instance — the product title would get into the scholars’ lexicon. And if the coed is aware of even from a fundamental standpoint that they’re consuming one thing that’s not meat, it’s the kind of factor they’ll speak about with their dad and mom, he mentioned. Regardless, in class, the model title and widespread demonstration of the product will get Unimaginable plenty of eyeballs, he mentioned.
Dad and mom are more likely to be impacted by branding, Lough mentioned. They might see Unimaginable’s title on cafeteria menus. If the youngsters like their college lunches, this will likely persuade the dad and mom to strive the plant-based product at dwelling — particularly since youngsters are likely to keep away from consuming greens.
“I do not suppose there’s any draw back on that so long as there’s an possibility on the menu and also you see the veggie burgers are Unimaginable,” Lough mentioned. “I believe it is a stroke of genius, to be sincere.”
Chiu famous that since many younger folks help plant-based consuming, if their college decides to serve Unimaginable Burgers, they might see it as a “badge of honor.” Youngsters and teenagers usually tend to take satisfaction in the truth that their college is doing one thing to protect the surroundings, she mentioned.
Whereas right now’s youth can spot an commercial miles away, Chiu mentioned they spend cash. If they will see that an organization is upholding values which are much like theirs, they’re extra more likely to help it.
“What we have realized, particularly with Gen Z, is they’re on a mission to reform and alter outdated norms, and actually try to pave the best way for a greater, extra constructive future: one that may protect society and communities, but in addition the planet,” Chiu mentioned. “And if messaging or schooling is there to additional floor this perception, that shall be undoubtedly helpful for them, as a result of they are not solely studying for themselves, however they need to educate their friends, they need to educate their household, their buddies.”


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Albany – In a year that saw some of the nation’s worst data breaches at major companies such as Home Depot and J.P. Morgan Chase, the number of adults arrested in the eight-county Capital Region on identity theft charges in 2014 rose to its highest level in six years. Last year, there were 69 adult identity theft arrests in the region, up 40.8 percent from 2013, according to a Tully Rinckey PLLC analysis of New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services data obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request.
Capital Region ID Theft Adult Arrests
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Data from NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services. "Identity ID Theft” includes 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree identity theft and aggravated identity theft (Penal Law § 190.78-190.80-A). Chart prepared by Tully Rinckey PLLC.
“Identity theft is happening in our backyard, and the perpetrators of it are not just hackers in Nigeria or Russia. They can work at a business you frequent, live next to you, or even be in your family. Everyone needs to vigilantly guard their personal identification information,” said Tully Rinckey PLLC Associate Lincy M. Jacob, who practices criminal defense.
Identity theft generally involves the obtainment of goods, money, property, or credit under someone else’s name, or causing financial loss to someone else by assuming the identity of another person “by presenting himself or herself as that other person, or by acting as that other person or by using personal identifying information of that other person.” Below is a general description of identity theft offenses:
- 3rd Degree Identity Theft (PL § 190.78): Offenses involving less than $500 (class A misdemeanor)
- 2nd Degree Identity Theft (PL § 190.79): Offenses involving more than $500 (class E felony)
- 1st Degree Identity Theft (PL § 190.80): Offenses involving more than $2,000 (class D felony)
- Aggravated Identity Theft (PL § 190.80-A): Offenses involving the identity theft of members of the armed forces deployed outside the continental United States and more than $500 (class D felony).
New York’s identity theft laws date back to 2002, when lawmakers created the crimes of identity theft in three degrees of identity theft (Penal Law § 190.78-190-80) and unlawful possession of personal identification information in three degrees (Penal Law § 190.81-190.83). In 2008, lawmakers created the offense of aggravated identity theft (Penal Law § 190.80-A). Note: Arrests for unlawful possession of personal identification information offenses are not included in the identity theft arrest totals.
Between 2006 and 2013, data breaches exposed 22.8 million of New Yorkers’ personal records. In 2013 the costs of breaches on entities conducting business in the state reached $1.37 billion, according to a report by New York Attorney General Eric Scheiderman. A recent surveyof New Yorkers by Experian found almost half of respondents claimed they or someone they knew were a victim of identity theft.


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Rolls Royce Phantom VII says goodbye with final one-off special
Production of current generation Rolls Royce Phantom ends after 13 years with a unique, ocean liner inspired send-off.
The last Phantom VII supposedly takes on a nautical theme and features individual design choices intended to evoke a 1930’s ocean liner. It sits on an extended wheelbase body measuring 6,092mm long – 250mm longer than that of the already huge standard Phantom.
The deep blue paint job with silver pinstripes and a solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy is matched by a powder blue leather interior featuring embroidered wave patters in the upholstery. Even the lambswool carpets get the ocean liner inspired treatment, and feature a hand-cut wake effect.
Elsewhere in the cabin, a sculpted art deco wooden veneers depicting ships and waves are found and even the clocks in the cockpit and partition wall have been styled to look like the radio clocks found on the grand ocean liners of the time, with 24 hour rotatable bezels representing 24 time zones.
No powertrain changes have been revealed, but it’s safe to assume that the final Phantom VII has the same 454bhp 6.75-litre V12 engine. Rolls Royce hasn’t revealed how much the special customer has paid for the car, but it should be plenty more than the £373,824 price tag of a standard Extended Wheelbase Phantom.
The car marks the end of 13 years of Phantom VII production though, Rolls Royce has confirmed a new version with a lighter aluminium platform is in the pipeline alongside the firm's first SUV - the Cullinan.
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Asia Blockchain Week is coming to Singapore. From November 27th to December first, Asia Blockchain Week guarantees to be five stunning long stretches of discussing systems administration and diversion. This amazing event will happen at the Marina Bay Sands Luxury Hotel. The energizing occasion will unite creators, designers, savants, businessmen, and numerous others. Point of fact: participants will tap from the abundance of experience of the excellent speakers.
Specialists from all circles will assemble to conceptualize on the accomplishments, difficulties, and fate of blockchain innovation. Since 2017, BlockShow, the coordinator, has been laying accentuation on the way that blockchain is certifiably not an eventual failure, however a bleeding edge innovation that is digging in for the long haul. After some time, BlockShow persuaded numerous individuals about the possibilities of blockchain innovation, in this way carrying millions into the overlap. Clearly, the eventual fate of blockchain is destined for more adoption in spite of the birthing torments, so this is the ideal time for all hands to be on deck. Really, there is a convincing requirement for all to move in the direction of the progression of blockchain innovation. To this end, all must meet up to share their qualities and encounters under one roof. This is the hidden explanation behind the creation of the Asia Blockchain Week.
The most noteworthy thing about a tech gathering is the nature of the speakers that will take an interest in the meeting. The Asia Blockchain Week has a lineup of brilliant speakers from the blockchain business. These specialists will convey fascinating addresses that will basically be focused on issues encompassing the blockchain business. A portion of the speakers planned to go to incorporate Bobby Lee, the fellow benefactor of BTCC and board individual from Bitcoin Foundation. Others are Sinhae Lee, an accomplice at Global Blockchain Capital, Justin Chow, business engineer at Cumberland, Thomas Lee, overseeing accomplice at Fundstrat Global Advisors, Alex Mashinsky, originator of Celsius Network, and numerous others.
As indicated by the coordinators, the Asia Blockchain Week will begin with a VIP pre-party. Toward the finish of the gathering, the headliner, which is the meeting, will begin at the setting. They additionally noticed that the gathering will center around the point, “The Future of the Token Economy.” what’s more, the most recent day of the occasion is known as the “Open Day.” That day, all the blockchain center points, organizations, and quickening agents in Singapore will toss their entryways open. The participants will appreciate blockchain and learn as the occasion will highlight prepared experts from the business.
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Who can forget the famous, or rather controversial, suit worn by PM Narendra Modi, which was decorated with weaves bearing his name? The pinstripe outfit, which he chose for a meeting with former US President Barack Obama a few years ago, had become the talk of the town and was an indication that the Indian Prime Minister doesn't take his fashion choices lightly. Over the years, while his party, BJP's hold has increased in the political arena (the recent example being the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh election wins), his wardrobe has played a significant role in his brand building.
From the beginning, PM Modi's dressing has been rooted in the very essence of India, its handicrafts, and handlooms, and often dominates headlines. His signature style majorly comprises a half-sleeves kurta, popularly known as the Modi kurta, and a sleeveless vest often referred to as the bandi. In fact, he is, perhaps, the only Indian politician (of course after Jawahar Lal Nehru who made the Nehru jacket famous), who has a particular kind of garment named after him. With this look, the PM has been diverting attention towards homegrown materials, which has led to growing impetus on khadi, a material, which had lost its glory before it was given a new lease of life.
Former US Barack Obama with PM Narendra Modi, who is wearing his famous pinstriped suit
On the other hand, his use of colourful turbans, especially when he is travelling across the country on campaign trails or delivering speeches, is a strong message to connect and establish himself as the 'son of the soil'. Even while campaigning for the Gujarat elections, Modi was seen donning a varying range of turbans – from the traditional phento to a bandhani pagri.
While Indian politicians' largely unimpressive style game has hardly been a topic of discussion, Modi's sharp dressing and crisp kurtas have not gone unnoticed. And the Prime Minister doesn't shy away from maintaining that he does pay attention to what he wears.
In a book, The Modi Effect, by author Lance Price, the 67-year-old has even said, "Yes I like to dress up well and stay clean. God has gifted me the sense of mixing and matching colours. So I manage everything on my own. Since I'm God gifted I fit well in everything. I have no fashion designer but I'm happy to hear that I dress well." Even though he is known to have a fancy for designer watches, Modi has, for years now, been getting his clothes stitched by Jade Blue, an Ahmedabad-based company.
In fact, his wardrobe for his international tours is clearly chosen with great care, too, and more often than not, is part of a strategic move. For example, for his 2014 visit to the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, he made sure to sport a rudraksha garland along with a complete saffron look. Even for his first Israel trip earlier this year, Modi sported a pocket square, which signified the colours of the Israeli flag.
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Packed with dual-Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti graphics card and a 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, the Aventum X is an infinitely upgradeable gaming PC that’s capable of far more performance than you’ll ever need.
US labor department accuses company of rampant exclusion of black and Hispanic people in hiring and higher pay for white men
The US Department of Labor (DoL) has accused the tech firm Oracle of widespread discrimination against women and people of color, including more than $400m in lost wages and rampant exclusion of black and Hispanic people in hiring.
A federal complaint filed Tuesday said that out of roughly 500 people hired into technical jobs over a four-year period, only five were Hispanic and only six were African American. The DoL has also alleged that more than 5,000 women have been underpaid, with disparities as high as 20%, and that more than 11,000 Asian employees have been underpaid, with gaps as high as 8%.
Everyone knows online dating can be stressful, time-consuming, and downright awful. Check out our top picks for the best dating apps, so you can streamline the process and find the right date, whatever you’re looking for.
Honor has unveiled the new Honor View 20, one of the best smartphones of the year. Alongside it, however, the company also took the wraps off of the new Honor Watch Magic and Honor Watch Dream.
The post With weeklong battery life, the new Honor Watches are a real Dream to wear appeared first on Digital Trends.
Resident Evil 2 will be getting a free post-launch DLC mode which will feature characters not playable in the game’s main campaign. No release date has been given for the new mode.
The post ‘Resident Evil 2′ will get free ‘The Ghost Survivors’ mode appeared first on Digital Trends.


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DENVER (CBS.MW) -- Qwest Communications and IBM announced a wide-reaching business-to-business e-commerce alliance early Monday worth an estimated $5 billion in new revenue.
The companies are joining to create Qwest CyberCenters, Internet data centers to deliver e-business services and applications.
The companies said in a press release that Qwest Q, -1.23% has selected IBM Global Services to build and provide operational support for 28 new CyberCenters over the next three years. The first four centers, which are expected to be operational later this year, will be located in Dallas; Philadelphia; Sterling, Va.; and the San Jose, Calif. area.
In addition, IBM-built CyberCenters are currently planned in the following locations: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., New York City, Phoenix, Silicon Valley, and Seattle.
By the end of 2000 Qwest plans to have 14 U.S. CyberCenters in operation. Once the IBM-built CyberCenters are completed, Qwest expects to operate a total of 42 CyberCenters in the U.S. and Canada.
IBM will purchase hosting space to support its customers' e-commerce initiatives and will become the anchor tenant in the CyberCenters it builds. At the new centers, Qwest and IBM plan to deliver services ranging from from colocation to integrated Web hosting solutions and application service provider platforms.
These new CyberCenter operations will be directly connected to Qwest's broadband Internet network.
More than $5 billion in revenues is expected from the agreement and will be split almost equally between the two companies. This relationship is one of the largest to be forged between a network services provider and an information technology company, Qwest and IBM said.
Target customers will include dot-com companies, Fortune 1000 companies migrating their business processes to the Web, intermediaries running e-marketplaces, and application service providers.
IBM IBM, -1.31% plans to enhance the services it offers to its Web hosting customers in existing IBM Internet data centers by adding connections to Qwest's high- speed, nationwide network. In addition, IBM will work with Qwest to deliver technology that supports and expands the hosting services offered through both new and existing CyberCenters.
Most of the new facilities will be built to a minimum of 100,000 square feet and all will have a direct connection to Qwest's Internet network.
IBM shares rose 6 1/4 Friday to close at 121 1/2. Shares of Qwest slipped 1 1/8 to 47 1/4.


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A North Carolina Subway franchise owner said he “regrets” hitting a woman’s cellular phone in a widely viewed video.
The woman who recorded the video, Tina Richardson, said she bought a sandwich at the Subway location in Concord. When she returned home to look at the food, she realized it wasn’t what she had ordered, according to WSOC.
Richardson said she returned to ask for a refund.
A worker at the store called for a manager, who came out, cursed at her, and threw the sandwich at her head, she alleged.
“He doesn’t get to treat anybody like that and that they get somebody into Subway to treat people with respect and fix problems when you’re wrong. That’s what you’re supposed to do,” Richardson told WSOC.
She is now planning on filing charges.
The franchise owner hit her head, threw her sandwich to the floor and then struck her cell phone, which she captured and shared on Facebook.
Richardson posted the video footage on Facebook, where it was viewed more than 1 million times.
The video allegedly shows the franchise owner charging at the customer before hitting her phone before going into the back room. The employee then swears at the woman and tells her to leave.
“Facebook Family and friends, please don’t give Subway at 601 and Hwy 29 in Concord [your] business anymore. The owner thinks that it’s ok to smack my phone away, smack me in the head and then throw the sandwich (that I was trying to get corrected by refund or store credit) at my head. What has this world come to,” she wrote on Facebook.
Tina Richardson said she left Subway in Concord with a bad taste in her mouth, but it wasn't because of the food she ate.
The initial part of the video was not recorded, and it’s not clear what she said to the Subway franchise owner or employee.
A spokesperson for Subway said the owner regrets how he handled the incident.
“The local team has reached out to the guest to apologize on behalf of the restaurant as this incident is inconsistent with the high standards Subway requires of its franchise owners,” it said.
Workers Walk Off at 3 Sonic Locations
Sonic Drive-In restaurant workers walked off the job at three Ohio locations and left a note blasting the new management.
Sonic locations in Circleville, Lancaster, and Grove City saw total staff walkouts after the stores were bought by new owners.
A handwritten note said the “new owners are treating them bad (sic) and they have closed down the restaurant,” describing the management as “terrible.”
Here’s the resignation letter from workers at the Lancaster Sonic, who quit at the same time as co-workers in Circleville and Grove City in protest of the new management: “You say racist things, you put people down and make them feel below you, you push push push push people.” pic.twitter.com/l6T48hCAxP
— Eric Blanc (@_ericblanc) February 24, 2019
“The company has been sold to people who don’t give a [expletive] about anyone but themselves,” it continued. “Sorry for the inconvenience but our team refuses to work for a company that treats their employees like they are [expletive] when they have put everything into this [store].”
“We are off to better things,” it continued, adding another curse word directed at the owners.


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Spotify for Students subscribers have been enjoying free Hulu with Ads for some time now. This is something that Spotify Premium users have been missing out on, but there’s some excellent news. Spotify has announced a new bundle to new and existing subscribers: $9.99 per month Premium plan will now include access to all Hulu TV shows and movies. The catch here is that Hulu’s free account users get is ad-supported, which normally costs $5.99 per month by itself.
Starting today, if you’re a current Spotify Premium subscriber, you can activate the Hulu bundle or link your existing Hulu accounts to Spotify’s services page. After you sign up, subscribers can then head on over to Hulu to watch TV and movies via supported devices or straight on Hulu.com.
Spotify Premium users should rejoice. According to a recent Nielsen report, the percentage of US homes that are without traditional cable or satellite TV has increased over the past 8 years, bringing to a total to 16 million households.
With the new Spotify Premium Hulu-supported plan, this gives more and more people reasons to quit traditional TV subscriptions and instead opt in for less expensive, contract-free, Internet-based streaming services, such as Hulu. This is a great look for both Spotify and Hulu because they distinguish themselves from their biggest competitors, such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Apple Music.
There is a caveat, however. The promotional image for the deal says, “Limited quantity of offers: open until 6/10/19 or while supplies last.” Unfortunately, if you’re part of Spotify Family plan, you are not eligible for this bundle. Hulu is currently only available for those with an individual Spotify Premium subscription.


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Visakhapatnam, Feb 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 4.39 lakh crore at the CII Partnership Summit which concluded here on Monday.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that the government signed 734 MoUs with various companies. The investment is expected to create 11 lakh jobs.
Addressing the valedictory function of the three-day event, he said the state received investment commitments from several major companies including Reliance, Adani Group, Lulu Group and Google.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners had on Saturday announced Rs 55,000 crore investment in energy, electronics and other sectors in the state.
Naidu said RIL signed MoUs for three projects. These include a unit at Tirupati to manufacture one million mobile phones. He said the company will also create best ecosystem for innovation incubation, and startups with venture capital.
United Arab Emirates-based Lulu Group signed a MoU to build a convention centre, hotel and shopping mall in Visakhapatnam.
The Adani Group has announced an investment of Rs 9,000 crore including the development of a port at Bhavanapadu.
Naidu said he would personally monitor the progress of the projects and assured the investors that all clearances will be granted within 21 days.
"If you have any problem you can bring it to my notice. I am only a call away," he said.


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Most Americans likely won't ever get a crack at Samsung's latest low-end portrait QWERTY design, despite the fact that Virgin Mobile Canada's managed to snag it
as the Link. Notice we said "most," because Alltel -- what little remains of it outside Verizon's clutches -- has picked it up as the "Freeform." The phone makes do with a 220 x 176 landscape display clocking in at 2.2 inches, a 1.3 megapixel camera (curiously forgotten from both the spec sheet and the press release), stereo Bluetooth support to accompany the microSD slot, GPS, and availability in both teal and burgundy -- both bolder choices than the deep gray offered up north. It runs $69.99 on a one-year contract (remember that those guys recently dropped the two-year deal
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Microsoft's phone business suffers a disastrous quarter as it feels the effects of layoffs. Will new phones make a difference? We won't know for a while.
Microsoft has a major update coming for Windows 10 in just a few weeks.
Windows 10's mandatory updates rub just about everyone the wrong way. But Microsoft's Joe Belfiore said the company's policy of requiring cumulative updates to Windows 10 is actually better for reliability than the old model of letting users and IT administrators apply piecemeal patches.
Cortana's new texting capabilities join new Messaging, Skype, and Phone apps in Build 10565.
If you’ve just bought a Windows 10 device, here are the apps you’ll want to download as soon as possible to get the most out of your new machine.
Road trip! Microsoft takes the Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, new Microsoft Band, and Lumias 950 on tour.
Microsoft may be pushing Windows 10 upgrades harder than ever, with users reportedly having trouble opting out.
Do you like cumulative updates? You'd better. Windows 10 users shouldn't expect Microsoft to bend on the just-take-it policy the company has adopted for the new OS.
Windows 10 Mobile insiders finally got access to a new build of Microsoft's operating system for smartphones, but the installation process is going to have many people seeing red.
Microsoft today shipped the latest Windows 10 preview to Insider testers, smoothing the activation process.
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The device is roughly the size of a carton of cigarettes and has seven different ports.
Better get used to the Settings app now, because it could completely replace Control Panel in the future.
Microsoft's foray into notebooks with the Surface Book is certain to tick off its computer-making partners, but there's little they can do except to grin and bear it.


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Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association Commissions First Research ProjectJune 3, 2020
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) announced that it has selected Jeremy Faludi, Ph.D. (LEED AP BD+C), to oversee its first commissioned university research project, a literature-based systematic review on the environmental sustainability of metal additive manufacturing (AM).
The AMGTA-commissioned research paper will be comprised of a literature review of existing studies “describing where metal AM provides environmental benefits compared to older manufacturing methods,” says Sherry Handel, AMGTA’s executive director. “This research also may reveal areas in the manufacturing process where AM could cause higher environmental impacts than older manufacturing methods. Through rigorous, independent and ongoing research, AMGTA will publish research findings and share with industry and other key stakeholders what our eco-footprint is now, and what we will need to focus on in the future to be more sustainable.”
A sustainable design strategist and researcher, Faludi is assistant professor of design engineering at Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, where he specializes in design for the circular economy and green 3D printing. He also serves in the adjunct faculty of engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
“We are excited to announce our first research project and thrilled to be able to work with Dr. Faludi,” says Handel. “This project will provide our membership and the public in general with an excellent survey of existing research on the sustainability benefits of AM. Dr. Faludi is a renowned researcher within this field, and we are looking forward to understanding better the existing scope of research on this topic.”
AMGTA was launched in November 2019 to promote the environmental benefits of AM over traditional methods of manufacturing. A noncommercial, unaffiliated organization, AMGTA is open to any additive manufacturer or industry stakeholder that meets certain criteria relating to sustainability of production or process.
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Jobs fears as Poundworld to axe up to 100 stores
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Up to 1,500 jobs could be at risk as discount retailer Poundworld is understood to be planning the closure of more than a quarter of its 355-store estate.
Poundworld, which has its headquarters in Normanton and is owned by American buyout titan TPG Capital, is expected to announce proposals for a Company Voluntary Arrangement next month.
If the CVA plans go ahead, it is thought that around 100 shops across the country may be shut.
In total, Poundworld employs about 5,500 people.
Poundworld started in 1974 as a market stall in Wakefield. TPG acquired a majority stake, understood to be for the sum of £150m, in 2015.
A string of big names have pursued CVAs this year, including New Look, Byron, Prezzo and Carpetright.
Prezzo, a restaurant chain which is also owned by TPG, recently revealed the terms of its CVA in a proposed restructuring that will see 94 restaurants shut. Terms included rent reductions and terminating leases of restaurants that are not trading.
TPG acquired Prezzo in November 2014, delisting the company from the AIM in a deal valued at more than £300m.
A spokesperson for Poundworld declined to comment when approached by TheBusinessDesk.com.


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Microsoft is finally bringing one of the best features of its Outlook mobile app to the desktop: Focused Inbox.
Software company, Adobe, has named BizTech Enterprise Solutions as its Australia and New Zealand digital marketing provider of the year.
Here's a look at Windows Information Protection and Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, two new features that will be launching next week with the latest major update to Windows 10.
Brisbane-based IT service provider continues to strengthen services play.
What next for digital policy, cyber security, NBN and skills shortages?
Last week's Windows 10 update for beta testers is almost certainly the final code for this year's big Aug. 2 upgrade.
Ailing Yahoo is selling of its operating business for US$4.8 billion to Verizon Communications, in a cash deal that will reduce the storied tech firm to mainly holding its cash, stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan and non-core patents.
Former IBM, Juniper Networks, Symantec and Veritas veteran takes charge of local channel
Light at the end of the tunnel as Big Blue bolsters cognitive and cloud capabilities.
ARN tests the theory of shrinking to success.
Microsoft said that consumer subscriptions to Office 365 topped 23 million, signaling that the segment's once rapid growth had slowed significantly.
Microsoft will preview a new service today that lets enterprises mine data that Windows collects to accelerate adoption of Windows 10.
The world of mixed reality will be populated by countless 'spirits, demons, angels, ghosts and gods'
ARN examines partners on the upward move - these are companies to watch.
The start-ups, unicorns and traditional large enterprise customers are leveraging APIs for faster time-to-market in today's hyper competitive world. CA technologies is clearly focused on digital transformation in the enterprise technology world. "App Economy is the fundamental change to the way businesses operate today as we help accelerate the companies' IT infra to help them seize net new revenues," says Kenneth Arredondo, President & General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan, CA Technologies.
As new technologies flood the market, and competition increases in parallel, the need for innovation heightens. In utilising financing, partners are transforming businesses through greater flexibility and purchasing options, acquiring leading edge solutions to drive larger deals with higher rates of success. This exclusive ARN Breakfast, in association with IBM Global Financing, examined the role of financing in driving technological transformation, assessing how partners can overcome in-house cash shortages to create new streams of revenue.
Software Alliance, BSA, has recorded a busy first half for 2016, actioning cases of illegal software use with an estimated value of almost $200,000 to-date.
Symantec global vice president of channel sales, John Thompson, has doused speculation of a major channel shakeup following the acquisition of Blue Coat.


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Modular accessories aren’t going away
The idea of adding features and functionality to existing smartphones isn’t new – Google themselves pursued the idea via Project Ara, Korean outfit LG put out the G5 with the idea of detachable accessories, and Lenovo subsidiary Motorola released their own interpretation of the concept with their Moto Mods. Of the three, only Motorola is staying the course with their modular idea – and despite the lukewarm reaction of the public to the Moto Z and Moto Z Play, the company’s still sees them as the future moving forward.
So it’s not surprising to see the company release a bunch of new Moto Mods for their newly released Moto Z2 Play. Today in Bangkok we’ve seen quite a few new mods that the company is releasing, which we’ll be going through briefly in this post.
First off, the new 3,400mAh battery pack dubbed the Turbo Pack. It works essentially like the Incipio power pack that was available when the Moto Z and Z Play launched last year, only now it obviously has more battery capacity and charges your phone quickly via Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0. Speaking of the Incipio power pack, there’s new color options available for it as well as wireless charging capability.
There’s a new version of the JBL Speaker add-on that has more juice and substantially bigger sound that has better color options as well.
For ADDA compliance freaks, there’s also a car dock that’s available as well, which attaches to either your aircon grill or via an optional suction cup accessory. Plugs behind the dock allows you to charge the phone while it’s sitting there and even tap to your audio system via a 3.5mm jack, and slapping the phone into the accessory automatically starts Android Auto for hands-free driving.
The most interesting mod that Moto put out is the game adapter. It essentially allows you to play Android games with physical controls, complete with thumbsticks and trigger buttons on both sides. It snaps quickly onto the back of the phone, and also charges the device while you’re playing. There’s Lenovo Legion branding on the back, though we’re not a fan of the overall aesthetic.
Motorola says that it’s not the final version of the add-on since it’s merely an engineering device, but we found that it did give us better control for compatible games (like Asphalt 8) while it was attached.
Motorola Philippines is looking to bring most of these new mods into the Philippines when the Moto Z2 Play launches later this month.


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'Realising this fact, the government is concerned about its ability and the needs of JKDM in carrying out this important task, efficiently, professionally and in a clean manner, ' he said at the officiating of the Upgrading Customs Division and Management and the launch of the e-Clearance System at Labuan customs building today.
He also praised the Labuan JKDM Initiatives that would help and make the agency more viable in this challenging era.
Guan Eng said the government had always improved JKDM's capabilities and achievements, and ensure services rendered to the people were also improved.
The operation that carried out checks on business premises selling alcoholic beverages in the area involved 46 personnel and officers from the police, the Port Dickson Municipal Council, the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, JKDM and the district health office.
If it is still there, they can lodge a report with the JKDM or the KPDNKK,' he said.
JKDM dari semasa ke semasa akan mempertimbangkan permohonan pelepasan kepada syarikat yang memohon serta layak,' katanya.
He said JKDM would continue to educate companies that had registered for GST through a customer-friendly strategy of 'compliance through education' rather than enforcement and punitive actions.
Asked on the GST collection target this year, he said JKDM had set a target of RM43 billion, up by RM1 billion from the figure in 2017.
On KAK1M, Subromaniam said the event, held simultaneously nationwide, was aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle and providing opportunities for the the public to interact with JKDM.
He said JKDM will continue to educate companies that had registered for GST through a customer-friendly strategy of 'compliance through education' rather than enforcement and punitive actions.
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A new T Galleria is set to be built in Brisbane in late 2022, with DFS Group bringing the store complex to Queensland in partnership with the Destination Brisbane Consortium.
The development at Queen’s Wharf will showcase a number of DFS’ luxury brands, and a number of international brands new to Brisbane, according to the travel retailer.
“DFS’ approach has always been to create destinations within destinations – we choose locations where our customers want to visit and then create stores of a quality and richness that elevate the local retail offering to a world-class level,” said DFS Group chief executive Benjamin Vuchot.
“We’re delighted to join the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane’s multitude of attractions and look forward to welcome our global traveling customers to this exciting city in the future.”
The location will be DFS’ largest in Oceania, and further grows the number of new store launches for the brand – with a recent launch in Hainan Island, China, and an upcoming store launch in Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf later this year.


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There are thousands of abandoned big box stores sitting empty all over America, including hundreds of former Walmart stores. With each store taking up enough space for 2.5 football fields, Walmart’s use of more than 698 million square feet of land in the U.S. is one of its biggest environmental impacts. But at least one of those buildings has been transformed into something arguably much more useful: the nation’s largest library.
Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle transformed an abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas, into a 124,500-square-foot public library, the largest single-floor public library in the United States.
The design won the International Interior Design Association’s 2012 Library Interior Design Competition. MSR stripped out the old ceiling and walls of the building, gave the perimeter walls and bare warehouse ceiling a coat of white paint, and set to work adding glass-enclosed spaces, bright architectural details and row after row of books.
The library even has an acoustically separated lounge for teens as well as 6 teen computer labs, 16 public meeting spaces, 14 public study rooms, 64 computer labs, 10 children’s computer labs and 2 genealogy computer labs. Other new features include self check-out units, an auditorium, an art gallery, a used bookstore and a cafe.
While you can still see hints of what the library once was in its sprawling shape and industrial ceilings, it seems like an entirely new space. According to PSFK, the library saw new user registration rise by 23% within the first month following the new library’s opening.


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The industry trend of gravitating towards higher horsepower tractors continues unabated thanks to its superior performance in hard soil and versatile use in both farm and non-farm applications.
At the recently held ETAuto Vehicle Virtual Summit, leading veterans of the Indian auto industry gathered to discuss the potential pathways and possible advancements that will reshape the future mobility landscape in the country.
In the automotive sector, three-wheelers are the worst victims of COVID-19. Increased preference for personal mobility, fear of infection from vehicle sharing, drastic fall in the last-mile transport requirements with the closure of offices, schools and other public places, together with the inherent financing problems, and price hike after the transition to BS-VI are the stumbling blocks in the three-wheeler market. Analysts believe the three-wheeler segment could face about 50-55% decline in sales in FY21.
The company’s operating margins improved by 280 bps, despite lower revenue, during the second quarter of FY21 on account of the efforts on localisation, according to vice president Pramod Duggal.
In the past six months, JK Tyre has done massive channel expansion to cater to the increasing demand from the replacement market, which contributed about 74% to its total revenue. The company’s renewed thrust on overseas markets has resulted in higher exports.
The slight improvements in lending and factory-gate shipments are signalling revival in the heavy trucks segment. But the commercial vehicle industry fears that macro headwinds such as sluggish demand, sub-optimal utilisation and excess capacity created in the system after the axle norm revision will continue to dampen demand.
The major challenges in the agriculture sector will accelerate the rise of the key megatrends of mechanisation, digitalisation, platformisation and precision farming.
Royal Enfield is seeing natural demand coming back, shared finance chief at parent company Eicher Motors. He hopes supply side issues to stabilize next couple of months, and expects the company to return to growth in the third quarter of this financial year on account of festive cheer.
With this launch, the truck maker is expecting to see huge accretion in its LCV business where it currently holds 18% market share.
Amid the unabated COVID-19 juggernaut, the auto parts industry is experiencing some positive trends. While many firms are gradually walking back salary cuts, some of them are seeing an upward swing in hiring, according to Deepak Jain, president of industry body ACMA. Jain, who has been re-elected as the ACMA’s new president for the term 2020-21, says that specific skill sets lead most of these recruitments. “Companies have realised that people are their biggest asset and therefore they are hiring not for today but the future,” he told ETAuto.com in a recent interview.
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking the manufacturing units of the automotive industry to never before levels. Digitalisation, resilience, and flexibility form the core of business operations that will speed up the sector's recovery after the Corona virus crisis—and beyond.
As per the company, close to 84% of its plants globally are now running at 50% capacity
JSW Steel is actively looking on the non-auto side, the company, for instance, is diversifying by supplying blooms and billets to the rails, said its Joint Managing Director and Group CFO Seshagiri Rao.
JSW Steel’s Joint Managing Director and Group Chief Financial Officer Seshagiri Rao shares details of the company’s roadmap in slashing Chinese imports to zero in the next 24 months. He also tells us that they identified the suppliers from the rest of the world including those from India as alternates.
The expectation of a normal monsoon, uptick in rural demand and improved financing conditions are some positive takeaways for the FY21 outlook for the company.
Among the most pertinent changes that the value chain will see in a post-Covid-19 world is the reduced control of vehicle manufacturers in product design and development, even as the life cycle will be massively trimmed down. Thus, the need for collaboration and partnership among the stakeholders especially suppliers and OEM will have to turn stronger to deal with challenges being thrown open by the pandemic, said industry leaders at a recent ETAuto CXO Roundtable.
Motherson Group last week announced a major rejig in its corporate structure, deciding to demerge its domestic wiring business into a separate listed entity.
The rapidly deteriorating demand outlook due to calamitous unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic is creating void in inquiry levels of commercial vehicles. With persistent delay in introduction of scrappage policy, dealers fear that the demand of heavy trucks will remain south bound in the remaining part of the ongoing fiscal and beyond.
With this launch, the company will make its debut in 5-7.5 tonne range.
Demand in the Agri sector has come back to pre-COVID levels; however in other sectors, it will take time to return to normalcy, said Manish Gangwal, Chief Finance Officer at Gulf Oil Lubricants.


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By Jessica De Nova
Source: ABC-7 Los Angeles
Hundreds of unionized grocery store employees rallied outside a Ralphs in Tustin Monday as bargaining continued on their contract set to expire March 6.
The group of about 300 members was just a fraction of the 60,000 workers across Southern California at Ralphs, Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons, Stater Brothers and Gelson’s stores affected by the contract.
Ralphs employee, Pio Figueroa, said workers were under increased stress mentally, emotionally and physically-especially during the pandemic.
“Not knowing who might be sick or not, trying to protect ourselves and our families,” said Figueroa. “I’ve been chased through back rooms from customers who, you know, I’ve asked to put on masks.”


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Automechanika Frankfurt has concluded, following five trade fair days with a record number of exhibitors, more visitors than the 2016 show and a new record for exhibition space.
The event drew 136,000 trade visitors from 181 countries, and of these, more than 10,000 were at the event for the first time. More than 80 per cent of exhibitors said they had achieved their goals for the event.
“The 25th Automechanika Frankfurt was the biggest and most international event in its history,” said Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt.
“From 11 to 15 September 2018, more than 5000 companies presented their new products and solutions in an area of around 315,000 square metres. The feedback from our customers has been unmistakable. Never before has the Automechanika Frankfurt fair been so focused on the future. All areas of the automotive aftermarket – industry, retail and workshops – have responded to megatrends that include connected cars, networked workshops and clean vehicles, offering an amazing range of innovations for the international group of professionals in attendance these past few days.
“In all 23 exhibition hall levels and in the outdoor exhibition area, things were really humming.”
US paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams, which was making its first-ever appearance at an Automechanika trade fair worldwide, used virtual reality to present new products and a new training app.
As a counterpoint to the emphasis on the digital world, the new Classic Cars exhibition area enjoyed an impressive debut at the trade fair. 75 per cent of exhibitors in this new area were very satisfied, including parts manufacturers, paint suppliers, start-ups and associations.
The next Automechanika Frankfurt is scheduled to take place from 8-12 September 2020.


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Taco Bell founder dies
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — Glen W. Bell Jr., an entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Taco Bell chain, has died. He was 86.
Bell died Sunday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, according to a statement posted Monday on the Taco Bell web site.
The Irvine-based company did not release a cause of death.
“Glen Bell was a visionary and innovator in the restaurant industry, as well as a dedicated family man,” Greg Creed, president of Taco Bell, said in the statement.
Bell launched his first restaurant, called Bell’s Drive-In, in 1948 in San Bernardino after seeing the success of McDonald’s. His restaurant sought to take advantage of Southern California’s car culture by serving hamburgers and hot dogs through drive-in windows.
The World War II veteran next helped establish Taco Tias in Los Angeles, El Tacos in the Long Beach area, and Der Wienerschnitzel, a national hot dog chain.
Bell launched Taco Bell in 1962 in Downey after cutting ties with his business partners and quickly expanding around Los Angeles.
He sold the first Taco Bell franchise in 1964. In 1978, Bell sold his 868 Taco Bell restaurants to PepsiCo for $125 million in stock.
Taco Bell is now owned by Yum! Brands and is the largest Mexican fast-food chain in the nation, serving more than 36.8 million consumers each week in more than 5,600 U.S. locations.
Bell is survived by his wife, Martha, three sisters, two sons and four grandchildren.
A private funeral is planned.
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Nike against Adidas, the other final of this 2022 football world cup
The French football team and its mega-contract worth more than 50 million euros per year have become the jewel of the American equipment manufacturer Nike in international football. A distant rivalry with its rival Adidas, which supplies Argentina’s jerseys.
With a world title won in 2018 and perhaps a second in a row this Sunday, the French football team and its mega-contract of more than 50 million euros per year have become the jewel of the American equipment supplier. Nike in international football.
Adidas against Nike, another World Cup final
Announced in 2016, covering the period 2018-2026, this partnership is the highest in the world for a national team, more or less on a par linking – but with less success – Adidas in Germany at the same time. .
Loyal to the three-striped brand for 60 years, Germany were knocked out in the first round four years ago in Russia and they suffered the same misfortune this year in Qatar, finishing third in their group behind Japan and Spain .
Adidas will however be represented in the final, but by Argentina and Lionel Messi (under a personal contract with the three-striped brand), and the sporting rivalry will be combined with a financial rivalry between the two giants: an estimated 30% increase in sales of football shirts in a World Cup year, but the world title will still boost this figure.
A record contract
The stakes are high for Nike, which only entered the circle of World Cup equipment suppliers in 1998 and is looking to add a third world trophy to its list after Brazil in 2002 and France earlier. four years, while Adidas is six.
Nike also put together the package to become the Habs’ official supplier. The contract signed in 2008 and entered into force in 2011 amounted to 42.6 million euros per year, a record amount and more than four times higher than what the FFF had received until then. Adidas.
It was renegotiated by President Noël Le Graët to bring it to more than 50 million euros per year. It is not the financial part that has increased, but the allocation of equipment (approximately 12 million euros per season) for the French men’s team and the 17 other national selections (women, U23, Espoirs, etc. ) but also amateur clubs for the Coupe de France, which now benefit from preferential rates to equip themselves with the American brand.
Since this first “big hit”, Nike has gained a large share as it is the best brand representative at the start of the World Cup in Qatar, with 13 countries out of 32 under contract. As many as Adidas (seven) and Puma (six) combined.
“We have proudly sponsored the FFF since 2011 and it remains one of our most iconic partnerships,” Nike said in a statement sent to AFP.
“We wish them good luck for the final this weekend”, added the company, which however did not speak much on the sales figures of the jerseys achieved or expected, or on the possible prospect of making a three- star jersey, in the event of victory.
On Adidas’ side, it was determined that Argentina’s jerseys were “almost sold out” in some markets even before Sunday’s final, according to a spokesman interviewed by AFP. And, unsurprisingly, the influx of the number 10 jersey, of Lionel Messi, is “particularly popular”, he added, noting that its influx at the German logistics center in Rieste, in Lower Saxony, is running at full capacity. speed .
How long is a three star jersey?
But with two or three stars? At this point, in 2018, the coronation of the Blues resulted in Nike delaying the ignition by providing a version with a second star.
Several tens of thousands of jerseys were sold in the first weeks after the victory in the final against Croatia. But, then, the “replica” versions, cheaper (80 euros) than the “matching” version (130 euros), came in dribs and drabs, and only from the fall, due to manufacturing and delivery from Thailand.
Again, Nike is unlikely to produce a mass of items it can’t sell should the Blues lose and, initially at least, any three-star shirts are likely to be reserved for the “happy few”.
Feverish sign before 2018’s precedent? The comma brand in any case placed an announcement online on Friday selling a “three-star” jersey from the Blues, before withdrawing it immediately, according to some media.