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First look: JoJo's Espresso goes from food truck to storefront with new Germantown spot
Things are starting to percolate in Germantown’s Thornwood development.
On Friday JoJo’s Espresso opens its doors as a coffee shop.
Seasonal coffee beverages like the Bourbon Vanilla Latte, the Toasted Almond Coconut Latte and the Smoked Maple Latte have made the JoJo’s Espresso food truck a popular coffee destination in Germantown and East Memphis.
Now, customers will be able to get their favorite coffees six days a week, always in the same location.
The new coffee shop is located at 1730 S. Germantown Road, Suite 114, in Germantown. It’s between restaurant Uncle Goyo’s and clothing store Cashmere & Roses.
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A dream come true
JoJo’s Espresso is the dream of Taylor and Hannah Whiddon.
The couple started their business as a mobile coffee shop in summer 2020. The new brick-and-mortar location is the goal the couple have had since the beginning.
“We always wanted to have a coffee shop,” Taylor said. “When we started, we didn’t have the funds or the experience.”
After two years of operation, they now have the experience they needed and they've gained the attention of a silent partner who helped make the shop a reality.
Coffee has been a hobby for the couple for years.
“It all started with a Nespresso machine,” Taylor said. “I wanted to replicate a caramel macchiato at home. Our church had just opened a coffee shop, and I was inspired by the baristas.”
In 2019, Taylor talked his wife into letting him sell some things — a truck, a TV and a computer to be exact — to purchase a professional espresso machine.
After a year of learning about coffee, the couple decided to open a business. Taylor built out the truck himself, creating a space that feels like an upscale coffee counter on top of a trailer.
JoJo's is named for the couple's second son, Josiah, who died as an infant four years ago.
Coffee and snacks
The Whiddons explored roasting their own beans, but decided instead to partner with Memphis roaster Vice & Virtue Coffee when they opened the truck. The partnership will continue at the coffee shop.
Seasonal lattes are most often made with Vice & Virtue’s Fake Humble coffee blend.
“We also use Vice & Virtue’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coffee in our Bourbon Mocha and Bourbon Vanilla Latte,” Taylor said.
One of the things that makes JoJo's Espresso unique is that all syrups are made from scratch. "Hannah makes all our specialty syrups and the chocolate sauce for our drinks," Taylor said.
Freshly baked pastries, such as cinnamon rolls, cookies, scones and muffins, will be supplied by Palmer House Bakery. Bagels from Memphis-based Dave’s Bagels will also be available. Taylor said they will have some gluten-free treats as well.
The new coffee shop
The new 800-square-foot shop is a welcoming and inviting space that the Whiddons designed themselves.
Like in their food truck, gleaming white subway tiles with wood accents complement the state-of-the-art coffee equipment.
A stunning La Marzocco espresso machine is the centerpiece of the service counter.
Be sure to look up. A lighting designer by trade, Taylor has included stunning light fixtures, which include vintage-style LED Edison bulbs of various sizes, in his design.
The shop has 17 seats. Leather lounge chairs create comfortable spots to meet with a friend over a cup of coffee. There is also outdoor patio seating for when the weather is nice. “We made sure to include plenty of outlets,” Taylor said.
Initially, JoJo’s Espresso will be open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Taylor said he hopes to extend the hours to 7 p.m. in the near future, depending on staffing. Online ordering will also eventually be added.
For now, the Whiddons will retire the original custom-built trailer and focus on the shop. “The trailer is for sale if anyone is interested,” he said of the mobile coffee food truck that the couple closed in October in anticipation of opening the new storefront.
“We are beyond excited to see everyone again and to see new faces,” the couple said on a Instagram post this week announcing the opening. “We look forward to having you as our guests later this week.”
Jennifer Chandler is the Food & Dining reporter at The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at email@example.com and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @cookwjennifer.
Where: 1730 S. Germantown Road, Suite 114, Germantown
Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday; closed Sunday


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How Wendy’s New Zealand used weather data to quench its sales goals
Wendy’s New Zealand won Most Effective Contextual Ad Targeting Campaign in the Retail, Ecommerce and Consumer Products or Service at The Drum Awards for Digital Advertising APAC 2022 for its custom-built weather-triggered media solution. Here, we unpack what went into the campaign’s success.
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Wendy's New Zealand developed an innovative approach to selling its Summer Sparklers soft drink to gen Zers through contextually-targeted media informed by real-time weather data.
In the summer of 2021, Wendy’s New Zealand set out to launch its first drinks-only campaign to promote its Summer Sparklers drink to gen Z audiences.
It had a major challenge ahead of it, as New Zealand’s soft drinks category is extremely crowded and competitive, with players like Coca-Cola going head-to-head with quick-service restaurants (QSR) like Wendy’s. At the same time, other QSR competitors held strong market positions, with McDonald’s outspending Wendy’s by nearly 10 times to promote its Frozen Coke.
Wendy’s approached its agency Together with a task: help it drive sales of Summer Sparklers from 2,700 to 3,400 per week during a set campaign period. It represented a stretch target that the fast food chain had never achieved. Together had to find an innovative solution to achieving the sales goal – while working with a budget at a fraction of the size of competitors’ budgets.
Using Wendy’s analytics tools, the team assessed sales and mobile data, which revealed that weather was a key driver in purchasing. In essence: hot weather made consumers crave a cold drink. But beyond this obvious insight, the data suggested other weather-related connections to sales. Variables including wind speed, cloud cover, humidity and UV levels were linked to Wendy’s sales patterns.
The team set out on a mission to cut through the noise and connect with target audiences during key weather moments in places where the competition wasn’t playing.
With a goal of reaching gen Z audiences in particular, Wendy’s and Together turned to TikTok, since the platform has over 400,000 gen Z users in New Zealand and is home to viral food and beverage trends. It sought to activate data-driven weather-related moments across TikTok to identify unique contexts free of bigger competitors. It also wanted to reach gen Z users on Instagram.
Of course, TikTok is notoriously difficult for targeting. As such, Together built a custom contextual solution. It teamed with Open Weather Map, through which it could access both macro- and granular-level weather data. It created a custom API to interface between real-time data from Open Weather Map and the team’s data warehouse. Then, the team analyzed data within a 10km radius of 23 Wendy’s locations in New Zealand, mapping ideal weather attributes and aggregating the data across sets.
The team tapped contextual advertising partner Next, who created a custom code designed to be used to serve ads on TikTok and Instagram. With a serverless cloud function, Next developed an automatic switch to turn ads on or off based on highly-customized data triggers. To ensure Wendy’s was able to own specific weather moments, the switch was designed to assess weather patterns each hour.
Finally, Wendy’s wanted to ensure its efforts were effective. It ran contextually-targeted media alongside a control test line in order to validate its hypothesis. During a testing phase, the team was able to adjust specific triggers that didn’t perform as expected.
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The contextual Summer Sparkler campaign quenched Wendy’s thirst for higher sales.
Year-over-year, the fast food chain achieved an 85% increase in Sparklers sales. The brand surpassed its campaign goals by 47%, with a return on investment coming in at $2.18 for every dollar spent. Plus, the campaign incentivized repeat purchases long after the end of the campaign and inspired customers to buy other Wendy’s products, too.
The control ad group enabled Wendy’s to quantify the true effectiveness of its contextual strategy. Findings were impressive: the media deployed on TikTok and Instagram secured 83% higher video completion and click-through rate was 9% higher for the contextual ads.
“For our media campaign for Summer Sparklers, the agency blew us away with their insights and technical expertise. Having our ads run on TikTok and Instagram only when the weather was just right, in alignment with our moment’s strategy, made our budget work incredibly hard. The contextual campaign results were astounding, and we saw an uplift not only for Sparklers but across the entire Wendy’s menu as a result,” said Danielle Lendich, CEO of Wendy’s Hamburgers New Zealand, in a statement.

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“The growing bipartisan momentum for cannabis reform shows that Congress is primed for progress in 2022, and we are closer than ever to bringing our cannabis policies and laws in line with the American people,” Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) wrote in a recent memo to the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.
The congressional leaders’ comments were further underscored by Tom Rodgers of cannabis lobby Carlyle Consulting, who added, “We’re going to have a huge debate this year on cannabis, and they want to have that debate before the midterms. … Virtually every committee in the Senate will receive a piece of this.”
Cannabis acquisition and product brand builder Marijuana Company of America has been building its portfolio intently in recent months to dramatically expand its revenues in the legalized cannabis sector, positioning the company to take advantage of the rising swell of pro-cannabis sentiment.
On Dec. 15, MCOA announced the completion of its VBF Brands, Inc. acquisition, adding a marijuana cultivator and distributor based in the heart of the country’s largest legal cannabis market.
“We are especially intrigued with this acquisition because of VBF’s reputation for high-quality clones and its unique use of its growing space,” MCOA CEO Jesus Quintero stated as the transaction was announced. “The company employs a three-tiered growing system, thereby maximizing the square footage of its Salinas, California, facility. Few growers offer the efficiency of VBF Brands, Inc., which provides greater efficiency and sustainable cultivation techniques to provide growers with access to locally grown, high-quality clones to grow cannabis flower.”
The VBF acquisition follows vertical-building efforts by MCOA that include the addition of cannabidiol brands distributor cDistro to the company’s trademarked hempsmart CBD retail operation as well as partnerships and investments with cannabis industry operations such as Cannabis Global Inc. and Natural Plant Extract.
MCOA has also launched subsidiaries hempsmart Brazil and hempsmart Uruguay as part of its continuing forays into the international market, and announced a shift in its business strategy as it expands into the legalized cannabis tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) industry.
MCOA’s acquisition of VBF Brands exemplifies its commitment to remain fiscally prudent as the business grows through exposure to the global cannabidiol sector. The acquisition also grants MCOA the option to acquire 51 percent of former VBF owner Sunset Island Group, Inc.’s new cannabis growth facility, which is significantly larger than the clone facility operated by VBF and is expected to have an annual income after the first year of operations of over $30 million, once the licenses for mass cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution are finalized.
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Britain fines Pfizer record 98-million euros for huge drug price hikeComments
Britain’s competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record 98 million euros for radically raising the cost of an epilepsy drug.
In the UK the price for 100mg of phenytoin sodium capsules jumped from three euros to 78 euros in 2012, before reducing to 63 from May 2014.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also fined Flynn Pharma, a privately owned British firm, six million euros for overcharging for phenytoin sodium capsules, following a dramatic hike in 2012.
Pfizer used to market the medicine under the brand name Epanutin but sold the rights to Flynn, a privately owned British company, in September 2012.
The CMA’s ruling comes amid a growing debate on both sides of the Atlantic about the ethics of price hikes for old off-patent medicines that are only made by a few firms and where there is little competition.


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Bitso, the leading cryptocurrency platform in Latin America, with more than 4 million users, is honoring Earth Day by partnering with the world’s largest carbon offset platform, Moss.Earth. Through the partnership, Moss will offset all carbon emissions produced by all bitcoin and ERC-20 token transactions on Bitso, including ether, Tether, Chainlink, and Shiba Inu. This initiative marks the beginning of Bitso’s larger climate initiative aimed at supporting sustainable growth in the region.
According to a University of Cambridge analysis, Bitcoin energy consumption increased almost 62-fold between 2015 and March of 2021. While estimates point to 39 to 73 percent of this energy being produced through renewable sources, there remains a lot of work for the crypto community to offset its environmental impact.
“As crypto adoption increases throughout the world, it’s imperative that we address environmental impacts.” By partnering with Moss – a company at the cutting edge of blockchain and sustainability – we’re demonstrating to the larger crypto community that innovation and environmental responsibility can and should co-exist,” said Felipe Vallejo Dabdoub, Chief Corporate & Regulatory Officer at Bitso. “We are really proud to announce that as of today, all our clients’ BTC and ERC-20 token transactions in Bitso won’t impact the environment, and moreover will help contribute to conservation projects in the Amazon rainforest.”
For each transaction that Bitso processes, in any of the countries in which Bitso operates, Moss will measure the equivalent carbon footprint, and via the acquisition of credits from conservation projects in the Amazon Forest, will offset the greenhouse gas emissions. According to Moss’ projections, Bitso’s partnership will save around 342 thousand trees in the Amazon, offsetting approximately 5283 tons of carbon dioxide. Each MCO2 token is equivalent to a single carbon credit – one ton of carbon dioxide that is no longer emitted into the atmosphere thanks to initiatives that are part of the REDD and REDD+ mechanism (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation added to the conservation of the territory).
“We’re proud to partner with Bitso, an important leader within the digital currency space”, said Luis Felipe Adaime, CEO and Founder of Moss. “Our hope is that other projects within the space will follow suit to offset their carbon footprint.”
Moss was established in 2020 to provide individuals and businesses with blockchain-based avenues for combating climate change. As the first company to tokenize carbon credits and the issuer of the world’s first and most liquid carbon credit token, MCO2, Moss allows individuals to purchase and trade carbon credits. Recently, the organization also began offering tokenized governance and economic rights to small forest areas in the form of NFTs. Now, in partnering with Bitso, Moss is creating a replicable framework that future exchanges can follow to offset the carbon emissions produced by transactions on their platforms.
Bitso is the leading Latin American crypto-first platform with a community of over 4 million users. The company offers three main products: the Bitso App for new or experienced cryptocurrency users to buy, sell, send, or receive crypto in a simple and intuitive way; Bitso Alpha, a professional-grade crypto trading platform; and Bitso Business, a suite of cross-border products that enable businesses to thrive in a global digital economy. Bitso is one of the few crypto exchanges, and the only one in Latin America, to obtain a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), a sovereign agency that has developed one of the most advanced frameworks for regulating cryptocurrency trading. Bitso is also the first and only exchange in Latin America to insure its users’ funds.
Founded in 2014, with over 600 employees across 32 different countries, Bitso is working to make crypto useful by liberating the world from traditional financial players and redefining money.
To learn more about Bitso, visit bitso.com.
Moss is a climate tech company offering environmental services through blockchain knowledge. In 2020, it created MCO2, the first carbon credit-backed token used to offset greenhouse gases. Since March 2020, Moss has transacted over US$ 30 million that have helped to conserve approximately 152 million trees in the Amazon through internationally certified and audited projects. The MCO2 token is listed globally on Coinbase, Gemini, Gate.io and Probit.


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- RBI pushes 'Make in India' for currency security features
New Delhi, July 17 () In a big 'Make in India' push, the Reserve Bank today came out with fresh tender for currency security features, mandating that the supplier set up the manufacturing unit in the country within two years and gradually increase the local content.
- Nokia unveils Rs 999 feature phone in India
New Delhi, Jul 17 () HMD Global, which holds the rights for Nokia brand, will launch a new version of Nokia 105 model priced at Rs 999 as it looks to tap the feature phone market in the country. The dual SIM version of the device will be priced at Rs 1,149 (excluding taxes and subsidies).


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Reuters Health reported that a leading physicians' organization is calling for stricter videogame labeling. The American Academy of Family Physicians, the largest organization of family physicians in the U.S. representing nearly 90,000 family practitioners, called for clearer, more visible labels and more stringent restrictions on who can purchase what it deems "violent" videogames.
The AAFP asserts that the Entertainment Software Rating Board's self-monitored labeling system does not go far enough, and called for ratings labels to be larger and also color-coded, to help parents determine quickly and easily whether a game might be suitable for a child. In a statement, the academy "calls on all retailers to enforce the voluntary ratings systems and prohibit minors from buying, renting, or downloading mature-rated games." Some large retailers such as K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and Toys R Us have already made steps in this direction.
"America's children are caught in the cross-fire," said AAFP president Dr. Bruce Bagley. "We want to be sure America's children and youth are receiving positive messages, not negative ones."


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After 108 years of being in the country and almost three decades since the business was led by a Filipino, global beverage brand – The Coca-Cola Company – announced homegrown and returning Filipino talent, Mr. Antonio “Tony” Del Rosario as the next president for Coca-Cola Philippines, and the vice-president of franchise operations for Coca-Cola East Region (PH, Vietnam, and Cambodia) effective January 01, 2021.
With over 20 years of experience within the Coca-Cola system both locally and internationally, Tony is set to deliver on the Company’s ‘emerging stronger’ global strategy announced earlier this year. His main focus is to further cement Coca-Cola Philippines’ strong foothold, not only in the country, but across ASEAN as well – driving further growth through consumer-centric brands and continuously making a positive difference in the local communities. As president, Tony will work on the strategic business objectives in partnership with the Bottling Investment Group (BIG) leads for these markets.
Tony started his career in the Philippines as Coca-Cola region manager for North and South Luzon. After almost two years in the role, he was appointed national operations director. A year later, he took on his first international post in Indonesia to become sales & marketing director of Ades Waters in a joint venture between Coca-Cola and Nestle. He was seconded to the bottler, Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia, as commercial director and was based out of Jakarta for seven years.
In 2008, he began his journey in general management, beginning in Singapore & Malaysia then increasing in scale to lead Thailand, Myanmar & Laos. More recently, he led more markets as general manager for Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar & Cambodia, and as commercial lead for the whole ASEAN region.
Tony moved back to the Philippines from Singapore with his wife, Annette while their two kids Maiki and Xavi will continue to work in Singapore & in New York respectively. He is a graduate of the Santa Clara University in California with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce, major in Finance and minor in Marketing. Tony is an active board director of Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation.
Champions of Change Philippines
Antonio del Rosario is a Member of the Champions of Change Philippines Group established in 2019 in partnership with the Philippine Business Coalition of Women (PBCWE). PBCWE was formed from a partnership with the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PhilWEN) and Investing Women (IW), an initiative of the Australian Government.
The group includes leaders from various industries including oil and gas, logistics, insurance, professional services and retail. Members have a deep personal commitment to advancing gender equality in their organisations, and they are working together towards the advancement of gender equality in leadership, recruitment and promotions.


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Alibaba eyes purchase of Bangladeshi food delivery firm HungryNaki
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is in talks with HungryNaki to buy the local food delivery firm, industry officials said. The talks are still at the primary stage.
Contacted, HungryNaki deputy CEO Ibrahim Bin Mohiuddin neither confirmed nor denied the information. "I can't talk about this issue now," he told the FE.
However, a person close to the process said Alibaba expressed the desire to invest more in the local e-commerce firms. "But nothing is finalised yet," he said.
It would be the third investment in Bangladesh by Alibaba after its acquiring Daraz and buying 20 per cent share of bKash Limited in 2018 by Alipay, Chinese mobile payment giant owned by Alibaba Group.
Established in 2013, HungryNaki is the first on-demand food delivery company in Bangladesh.
Currently, the company is serving more than 500,000 customers across Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar and Narayanganj through its network of over 4,000 restaurants in these cities.


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"Our students gain valuable experience from participating in these hair fashion shows," said Christa Jones, CEO of Brillare Hairdressing Academy. "And it's a great opportunity to give back to the community by supporting Chrysalis."
Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) February 05, 2013
Phoenix-based cosmetology school, Brillare Hairdressing Academy, announced that their upcoming fantasy hair runway show, “Butterfly Kisses” will help raise funds for Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence. All tickets sales from the event will be donated to the non-profit organization.
What: Love will be in the air as more than 40 models take the runway with creative looks inspired by butterflies and Valentine’s Day. Brillare Academy cosmetology students from both the Phoenix and Scottsdale campuses will be showcasing their artistic styling talents. The event will include refreshments and attendees will be entered to win giveaways including beauty baskets from Wella Professional and Moroccanoil.
When: Sunday, February 10, 2013
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Brillare Hairdressing Academy
Scottsdale Quarter (third floor, Across from H & M)
15147 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite H-300
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Admission: Tickets are $5 and are on sale at Brillare’s Phoenix and Scottsdale locations. Tickets will also be sold at the door. All ages are welcome.
Why: Brillare Academy students are using their creative talents to support Chrysalis, a 30 year-old Arizona agency that leads the community to broad-based solutions to prevent domestic abuse. The lives of more than 1,200 individuals each year are impacted by Chrysalis’ services including crisis shelter, transitional housing, outpatient counseling, offender treatment, victim advocacy and lay-legal support, http://www.noabuse.org.
About Brillare Hairdressing Academy:
Brillare Hairdressing Academy is an award-winning cosmetology school and the only cosmetology academy in Arizona to be recognized as a Sassoon Academy | School Connection Member School, Wella Signature and Nuts and Bolts school. In addition to day, evening and midday cosmetology programs, Brillare Hairdressing Academy offers client hair and waxing services in an upscale salon-like setting.
Each campus features a retail area with high quality products from well-recognized brands such as Sebastian, Nioxin, Wella Professional, OPI, Paul Mitchell and Moroccanoil
Brillare Hairdressing Academy is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS). Client services are performed by students under the supervision of licensed instructors. Brillare Hairdressing Academy is located in Scottsdale at 15147 N Scottsdale Road, Suite H-300, phone: 480.994.4222, and in Phoenix at 15210 S. 50th Street, Suite 150, phone: 480.940.5300.
For more information about programs, services offered and consumer disclosures, visit http://www.brillare.com. Find Brillare Academy on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at brillareacademy and on Pinterest at Brillare01.


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BetSoftGaming, the originator and leader in true 3D cinematic gaming, have announced that they have entered into a partnership with Tain, one of the longest operating platform providers in the industry. Under the terms of the partnership, Tain will be delivering BetSoft’s entire suite of well over 150 games – including the iconic Slots3™ series of true 3D video slots – to their operators in the European market.
Roger Admeus, BetSoft’s Sales Director, said:
Tain have been leading the way in providing comprehensive platform solutions to operators since our industry was born. They’ve grown and adapted as the industry has exploded in popularity, creating and maintaining a strong presence everywhere in the world, as we have. We are thrilled to be launching our entire games catalogue on the Tain platform, and we are confident that Tain’s vast community of operators will reach new heights of success while offering our amazing, top-tier games to their players.
Christer Fahlstedt, CEO of Tain, said:
We are excited to bring BetSoft’s impressive offering to our clients. With the addition of such a wide array of games, unlike any other in the market today, we are thrilled to be able to offer these pioneering 3D games to our clients. Tain is always searching for the most outstanding, advanced games to offer our operators and their players, and BetSoft undeniably fulfils these requirements. We very much look forward to working together in the future.
BetSoft’s full suite of games is already integrated in to the Tain’s Thorium Casino, and will be rolling out to Tain’s operators in the next few weeks.


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Parvathy Raveendran, a Bengaluru-based computer engineer in her early 30s, was posted in Kolkata back in 2016. Being a strict vegetarian since childhood, her initial days here were full of struggles, what with limited vegetarian options the city had to offer. “I still can’t get over this one incident when I found a chicken bone in my plate of veg pulao at a restaurant in Kolkata,” she told us. But, Parvathy, like several other vegetarians, is heaving a sigh of relief now, as more and more city food joints have started offering an array of veg dishes. Not just that, restaurants are now also serving veg versions of dishes that are primarily associated with the non-veg palate — think veg steak, veg galawati kebab, veg sushi, veg carbonara and veg caviar!
Limited veg menu? Not anymore!
Gone are the days when vegetarians would stick to north Indian and Chinese staples while eating out. They can now experiment with global cuisine without having to worry about the tiny red dots alongside.
Talking about steaks, who’d have ever thought that this humble piece of grilled meat could be replaced by a vegetable patty? Said Rohan Chanda, chef and owner of The Steak Factory (Salt Lake and Sarat Bose Road), “Why not? Traditionally, steak is supposed to be made with beef. If we can modify it with chicken and fish, then why can’t we have a veg steak too? There’s a huge demand for this quintessential non-veg dish among the vegetarians. We’ve had customers requesting us for something similar — that is barbecue flavour and sauce on the side — in vegetarian. So, we have it on our menu.”
But what is a veg steak anyway? It is a patty made of mashed veggies and boiled potato. The patty is then grilled and served with sauce on the side and some sautéed veggies. And there are varieties of veg steak too. Calcutta 64, for instance, serves paneer steak. Owner Birojit Paul said, “We have paneer steak in peri peri sauce. The steak is marinated with Portuguese spices and peri peri sauce. We have a lot of demand from vegetarians for out-of-the-box dishes. So, we came up with this one.”
If that was too much to digest, read this. Like steak, caviar — the salt-cured fish roe and one of the most expensive delicacies in the world — has found a mention in the veg menu of many restaurants in the city. At Pa Pa Ya, veg sushi and dim sums are garnished with veg caviar that is prepared in their own kitchen. “Our veg caviar is made with agar-agar — a vegetarian substitute for gelatine — which is produced from seaweed. We add other ingredients including balsamic vinegar to give the final touch,” said Aayush Killa from Pa Pa Ya, Kolkata.
Another French item called croque monsieur, which is essentially made with ham, can be found in a veg avatar at chef Sambit Banick’s Spice Kraft. “I have a large vegetarian clientele. Over the years, I realised they also wish to savour popular continental delicacies and that’s why I came up with this dish. It’s my vegetarian take on the classic croque monsieur, where we replace pork ham with banana florets and use grilled pineapple in place of fried eggs,” he informed.
While veg biryani is nothing new in the city’s food circuit, accompanying it these days is veg galawati kebab. “We use soybean chunks and mixed vegetable keema soaked in galawati spices to make the kebabs,” said Debaditya Chaudhury from Oudh 1590, adding, “Though non-vegetarian Bengalis form a major chunk of our clientele, our restaurants are also frequented by several Marwaris and Gujaratis, who are essentially vegetarians. Hence, we’ve worked on our veg menu and tweaked traditional non-veg items to make them vegetarian-friendly. Also, we keep separate utensils for veg items.” Besides veg galawati and biryani, Oudh1590 also serves sugandhi paneer — their take on sugandhi mahi, a fish item cooked with gandharaj lime.
Going veg a new fad?
It is not just the people from Marwari, Gujarati or other non-Bengali communities, a section of hardcore non-vegetarian Bengalis is also happily savouring vegetarian delights. Utsav Guhathakurta, a software engineer by profession, who is a foodie, has happily started exploring the world of vegetarian cuisine. “I’m learning to appreciate the flavours, aromas and techniques used to create simple veg dishes. It is fascinating how something seemingly boring like a green banana can become a showstopper. That, I think, is sheer magic! It is easy to make a grand dish using meat, but can you marry bitter gourd and mustard and make a blockbuster out of it? That’s the real challenge. Though I prefer traditional veg delicacies from various parts of India, I’m also very keen to savour the veggie version of typical
non-veg items,” he said with a smile.
While the likes of Utsav enjoy vegetarian items as much as its non-vegetarian counterparts, there is a steady rise in the number of people who are giving up on meat for good. “Adopting vegetarianism or becoming vegan is an emerging lifestyle trend. Many are giving up on non-veg food simply due to the fear of potential cardiac problems and other health issues,” said nutritionist Reshmi Roy Chowdhury, adding, “But while non-vegetarians can fulfil their protein requirement by having just 50 gm of fish, a vegetarian will need to consume a lot more food to get that amount of protein from their diet.”
The availability of non-vegetarian items in a veg version has come as a boon for those who are trying to make that switch. Madhavi Tangella, a documentary filmmaker from Mumbai who currently teaches at a film school in Kolkata, said, “Veg steaks can act as a solace for someone who has just given up on meat and is still craving for a similar taste. I am new to this city and have heard that being a vegetarian here is not easy. But with so many veg options, I am hoping to keep my tummy happy.”


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Nick Symmonds won’t be wearing Nike — and he won’t be running with USA Track & Field at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
The 800-meter champ and two-time Olympian and silver medalist earlier this week announced that he wouldn’t sign a contract with the USATR stipulating that Symmonds would have to wear Nike products and without specifying in what capacity Symmonds and his teammates would have to wear the brand. He refused to sign — and was cut from the team. Symmonds, a Brooks-sponsored athlete who won trials in June, took to Twitter to explain.
Proud to have stood my ground and fought another battle for athletes’ rights. A huge thank you to the media and fans for all your support.
— Nick Symmonds (@NickSymmonds) August 10, 2015
The dust-up also started a conversation and hashtag on Twitter called #LetNickRun.
Symonds isn’t the first athlete or organization to have a beef with a sponsor.
In late 2014, Reebok announced a sponsorship deal with Ultimate Fighting Champion — but every athlete was on board, most notably Anderson Silva, who went on record saying he wouldn’t wear Reebok products. A longtime fan of Nike (despite the fact that the brand had dropped Silva as result of its moving out of the mixed-martial arts space), Silva put up a fight, saying: “I do not like that idea. I do not have any identification with Reebok. I always used Nike, even before having a contract.”
In 2010, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Cornell University both dropped Nike as their athletic sponsor because the company was failing to pay more than $2 million in wages owed to workers in its Honduras factories.
Today, Adidas sponsors the Wisconsin Badgers, while Cornell and Nike eventually worked out a solution.


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Facebook Erects Supercomputers With Giant Stacks of Mac Minis
If you walk into one of the massive data centers that underpin Facebook’s ever-expanding online empire, you’ll find tens of thousands of computer servers, many of them designed by Facebook itself. But those aren’t the only machines you’ll see stacked by the dozens inside these warehouse-sized computing centers. You’ll also find Mac Minis.
This Company Believes You Should Never Hack Alone
Inside the San Francisco offices of a rather unusual company called Pivotal, software engineers practice what’s known as pair programming. This is a well-known method of building software, but it’s also rare, and Pivotal takes things to extremes.
AMD — Yes, AMD — Paves Way to Computer Server of the Future
Inside Mozilla's new data center in Santa Clara, California -- about an hour south of San Francisco -- the machine was sitting against the wall, all by itself.
The Man Who Introduced Microsoft to Open Source Leaves For HP
Hewlett-Packard has hired the man who introduced Microsoft to the notion of open source. His job? To transform HP into a serious cloud player.
Cloud Computing Says Goodbye to One of Its Pioneers
The cloud computing game just got a little less interesting. The irrepressible Jason Hoffman has stepped down as the chief technical officer at Joyent, the San Francisco cloud computing company he co-founded almost a decade ago.
Why Some Startups Say the Cloud Is a Waste of Money
Eric Frenkiel ditched the stereotype. It was just too expensive. In Silicon Valley, tech startups typically build their businesses with help from cloud computing services -- services that provide instant access to computing power over the internet -- and Frenkiel's startup, a San Francisco outfit called MemSQL, was no exception. It rented computing power from the granddaddy of cloud computing, Amazon.com. But in May, about two years after the company was founded, Frenkiel and MemSQL shifted away from the Amazon cloud, moving most of their operation onto a fleet of good old fashioned computers they could actually put their hands on.
Amazon’s Invasion of the CIA Is a Seismic Shift in Cloud Computing
The rumors are true. In mid-March, word arrived by way of a publication called FCW that Amazon, the king of cloud computing, had inked a contract with the Central Intelligence Agency to provide $600 million in cloud services over the next decade, and last week, Amazon openly confirmed the deal -- if not the price tag -- after rival IBM filed a formal protest over the pact.
NSA Leaks Present a Business and Ethics Crisis for Silicon Valley
Late last week, as revelations about the National Security Agency’s telephone and internet data gathering programs splashed across the news, attorney Michael Overly heard from one of his clients, a consumer product company that had been looking at moving email systems to a cloud service provider. They’d decided to put their cloud project on hold. […]
Hackers Spawn Web Supercomputer on Way to Chess World Record
Ex-YouTube Man Builds Graphics Card for Entire Internet
At Google, Chris Zacharias spent his "20 percent time" building a new version of YouTube just for places with slow internet connections. It was called Feather, and the basic idea was to build a YouTube page that contained no more than 100 kilobytes of data, so that it could quickly load on machines in developing countries and other places where internet pipes were painfully narrow.


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US Bank to Deliver Free Treats to Webster Street
Did someone say free ice cream? U.S. Bank will be hosting a mobile food truck at their 1414 Webster St. branch, in Alameda this coming Wednesday, Feb 26, when the U.S. Bank “Made in the Bay Area” Food Truck Tour will be dishing out free ice cream sandwiches from CREAM, 2630 Fifth St., while showcasing new updates to the U.S. Bank mobile app.
The local visit is one of 30 stops the U.S. Bank mobile food truck is making across the Bay Area through February, featuring cuisine from favorite Bay Area restaurants that are also U.S. Bank small business customers.
For the full food truck schedule, visit www.usbank.com/newsroom/stories/us-bank-food-truck-bay-area.html.


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With 2019 now with us, many have turned their thoughts to the year ahead and are looking at what positive changes they can make in the New Year. Recently released figures have revealed the UK is now as likely to give up on meat as it is alcohol, as the trend of veganism continues to boom.
VoucherCodes.co.uk, the leading savings site, surveyed over 2,000 people across the country and discovered that 2,662,900 Brits will be aiming to avoid eating and using animal products as part of Veganuary in the New Year. Indeed, one in 20 (5%) will not consume meat or dairy products in January – making Veganuary as popular as those attempting Dry January (6%).
Indeed, young adults (16-24 year olds) are particularly invested in the veganism trend, with a tenth (8%) aiming to go vegan compared to 7% who are planning to go without alcohol.
A third of Brits (37%) say they undertake a New Year’s resolution to improve their health and well-being, while a quarter (27%) do it to challenge themselves. For some, however, it is an opportunity to prove they can achieve something they have previously failed to do (15%).
New Year’s resolutions
After the excitement and excess of Christmas, many Brits view the New Year as a chance to wipe the slate clean. A third of Brits (34%) believe January represents an opportunity for ‘New Year new me’ and two-thirds (67%) have already decided on a New Year’s resolution.
Amidst the festivities in the lead up to Christmas, we are perhaps prone to missing the occasional gym session. It is unsurprising, then, that more than two out of five Brits (44%) resolve to exercise more in 2019. However, despite the average person spending £39.55 per month on their renewed ambition of getting fit, the research has discovered half (50%) will have given up by March. Indeed, just a third (35%) will continue to make the most of their gym memberships for more than six months.
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Perhaps prompted by overindulging in too much food and booze over Christmas, two out of five Brits (40%) aim to eat more healthily in the New Year and a tenth (12%) want to cut down on their alcohol consumption. While the typical Brit claims they would be able to eat healthy for just three months, the research has found alcohol is a much tougher feat – particularly for men. Indeed, a quarter (26%) say they wouldn’t be able to do it at all while the average man wouldn’t reach the end of February. On the other hand, half of women (48%) believe they would still be going strong in July.
Anita Naik, Lifestyle Editor at VoucherCodes.co.uk, said: “With Brits more environmentally aware than ever before, we’ve seen a real surge in people going vegan – and it’s interesting to see it overtake Dry January among young adults’ New Year’s resolutions. Meanwhile, it’s great that we will be looking to compensate for overindulging in the Christmas festivities by exercising more and eating healthily come 2019.”


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It is not often that government ministers urge their citizens to boycott a specific product. But that is just what the French environment minister Ségolène Royal did with Nutella this week – claiming that the palm oil it is made from contributes to deforestation and does “considerable damage” to the environment.
Cue irritation from the Italian company Ferrero that makes the chocolatey spread and a backlash from Royal’s opposite number in Italy. Industry observers including Greenpeace and WWF also leapt to the defence of the company, pointing out that it has in fact led the industry in cleaning up its act and goes much further than most competitors on responsible sourcing of palm oil.
The company has met its commitments to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the voluntary mechanism for controlling the practices of the industry, a year ahead of time. This means it can trace 100% of its palm oil from RSPO registered oil mills.
Royal was flagging up a real issue but chose the wrong company to put in the stocks.
“Ségolène Royal opened her mouth but didn’t engage her brain,” said Scott Poynton, founder of the Forest Trust, an NGO that works closely with Ferrero and other companies on their palm oil supply chain. “It’s a shame that she chose Nutella. Ferrero are the leaders. If all the companies in the palm oil industry operated like Fererro, the palm oil industry would not have the reputation that it does.” Following the counter-blast Royal tweeted to offer “one thousand apologies” and said she would “flag up the progress” the company had made.
But the row has served to highlight the link between palm oil and deforestation and the less-than-perfect efforts by the industry to clean up its act. The RSPO is the key measure of progress for much of the industry. According to Duncan Brack, a researcher at the Chatham House thinktank, around 60% of the global trade is conducted by companies who either operate within its standards or have indicated plans to fall into line by 2020.
But many believe the standard set by the RSPO is too weak and, against this yardstick, progress amounts to going nowhere fast. At the beginning of June a host of US corporations, including Walmart and Starbucks, called on the RSPO to toughen up its standards.
The roundtable’s coverage of the industry is impressive, said Brack. But “in terms of the robustness of the system itself, clearly it could be better”.
“I’m not a great fan of the RSPO,” said Poynton. “Ten years ago people sat around a table and came up with the lowest common denominator standard. That’s rubbish.”
Marcus Colchester, a senior policy adviser for the Forest Peoples Programme, said the issue was with ensuring that voluntary commitments to the RSPO were followed. “We are trying to make this mechanism work but we’re not happy that it is working yet. There’s a lot of work to be done to ensure compliance.”
One problem with the RSPO is that its mills are not the source of deforestation. This happens in the plantations that supply the mills. The RSPO does not require mills to trace every palm fruit back to its source.
“Ferrero’s responsibility does not stop at certification,” said a spokesperson for the company, which has gone beyond the RSPO and developed its own palm oil charter. According to Poynton, Ferrero now traces 98% of its palm oil right back to the plantation. It is the first company to go this far.
But Ferrero does not buy its palm oil direct from these plantations. And while its own supply chain might be in order, their business can still indirectly support bad practice.
Corporate middlemen govern much of this vast trade. Colchester said the RSPO had not succeeded in stopping human rights abuses across the supply chain.
“The RSPO standard is meant to stop land grabbing, unfortunately RSPO members are still taking land without the consent of communities,” he said.
Like most buyers, Ferrero keeps its suppliers secret. “They are not able to say that the companies they are taking product from are yet fully compliant,” said Colchester. These suppliers still had “a long way to go” before they could be considered sustainable and ethical, he said.


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Rising British singer-songwriter Hamzaa has released her new single “London” – a powerful, anthemic love song for her hometown – via Elektra Records, available now at all streaming services and digital retailers HERE.
Hamzaa said – “I wrote a song about my city, my London , I love this place and I’m so happy I get to share that with the world. I feel like now more than ever huge changes are happening across the city and we may not like it all, but the people and the energy, the lifestyle and the culture is what makes this place home, and I’m sure you feel the same way about where you’re from, wherever you’re from.”
The companion music video for “London” made its premiere on The Fader and is streaming now on her official YouTube channel. Watch HERE. The video was filmed around East London starring family, friends and some of London’s most exciting creatives including Gal Dem founder Liv Little, Reprezent Radio DJs Henrie VII and Rellik The Don, Foundation FM’s Ellie Prohan, singer/songwriter Rachel Chinouriri, producer/songwriter Pantha, producer Ragz, renowned photographer Vicky Grout, Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams and artists Tia Carys, Kali Claire and Benji Flow.
The 20-year old artist is already causing a stir in her native UK, with sold out shows, critical acclaim (including a 4 star review from the Evening Standard), and love from the likes of chart-topping artists Stormzy and Jorja Smith as well as Beats 1 deejay Julie Adenuga.


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Pier 1 Imports yesterday announced an aggressive growth plan, which includes e-commerce initiatives, existing stores improvements, expansion of the store portfolio, and development of infrastructure and technology.
The Company plans to invest approximately $200 million over the next three years in these initiatives, utilizing cash flow from operations.
"We have numerous opportunities to profitably increase the reach of the Pier 1 Imports brand," said Alex W. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, in a statement. "We have carefully and thoughtfully analyzed our capital allocation plan to further strengthen our competitive position within our industry, both in-store and on a multi-channel level. Our Pier 1 Imports brand is getting stronger and we are ensuring that we have the right tools in place to become a best-in-class, multi-channel retailer. We continue to reap the benefits of the carefully planned investments we have made in our business and we look forward to building upon these successes one customer and one SKU at a time."


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- On Friday, Apple announced that two of its products – the iPhone X and the 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) – have known hardware issues.
- Apple said that some iPhone X screens do not respond or intermittently respond to touch.
- For the 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple said some devices might have an issue that causes data loss or drive failure.
- Customers with eligible devices can have both issues fixed for free at an Apple retail store or with an Apple Authorized Service Provider.
On Friday, Apple announced that two of its products – the iPhone X and the 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) – have known hardware issues. Bloomberg first reported on these issues after being posted on Apple’s support pages on Friday.
Apple said that on some iPhone X devices, display screens are experiencing touch issues. Those issues include:
- The screen, or part of the screen, does not respond or responds intermittently to a user’s touch.
- The screen reacts even when a user hasn’t touched it.
The company said users with eligible iPhone X devices can have their display modules replaced for free at one of its retail stores or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.
According to the Bloomberg report, iPhone X users had been complaining about touch issues online for months. Also, interestingly, the iPhone X was on the market for less than one year after being discontinued in September following the release of the iPhone XS and iPhone XR.
A similar touchscreen issue crept up in 2016 with the iPhone 6 Plus. To repair the problem back then, however, Apple charged it’s customers $149.
Apple also confirmed that its 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) sold between June 2017 and June 2018 might have an issue that causes data loss or drive failure.
The company said affected laptops could be serviced at one of its retail locations or an Apple Authorized Service Provider for free as well. To know if your MacBook Pro needs to be serviced, you’ll need to enter your device’s serial number on Apple’s support page.
Source: Business Insider
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Jim: Just when I thought we were done worrying about the vicissitudes of foreign lands... just when it seemed like the Greek deal had ended our obsession with what's happening overseas... we're suddenly right back in the soup all over again. Except this time, it's with China, the true proximate cause of today's selloff, with the Dow plunging 163 points, the S&P plummeting 1.07%, and the Nasdaq losing 1.12%.
Yep, the idea that there's big trouble in not-so-little China, based on some very weak Chinese factory orders, and a stock market that we know is being propped up by the communist party... that's what lay behind today's carnage. The rollover of the entire commodity sector... breathtaking by the way... has us thinking that something evil does lurk in China. And China... well, some think it could take the whole world down with it.
These Chinese worries have created to me what looks like a short-term "top" in our markets, at least until we get some clarity on what the heck is going on over there. And that might not be so easy. I have no idea what the real situation is in the People's Republic, nor does anyone else. And what's really worrisome is, maybe not even the people running the country. That's the new "emperor has no clothes" theory. Therein lies the problem. Until China's stock market debacle that began a little bit more than a month ago, the vast majority of investors around the globe figured that, while China was slowing, the totalitarian government would maybe be able to exercise enough control... it is a command economy... over what's going on there. So maybe it would just be another headwind for the U.S. stock market. And now China's front and center, with the astonishing breathtaking collapse of...


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Credit Suisse upgrades Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) to an Outperform rating from Neutral on its view that the company is still one of the "best growth stories" in retail.
"DPZ shares have pulled back sharply from recent highs, despite significant upside to forward earnings around tax reform. With the relative P/E multiple now ~30% below the 2-yr. avg. we believe concerns around a 4Q sales miss and incremental delivery competition are priced in," writes analyst Jason West.
The new price target from CS on Domino's is $220.
Shares of Domino's are up 2.46% in premarket trading to $196.37.
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Over one hundred children create a human banner reading: "Detox Our Future" with the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior in the background, displaying the 'Detox symbol between her masts. The activity took place to mark the launch of the Greenpeace...
Today we told the world a story, a story about the Little Monsters in children's clothes and shoes. As the mother of a young daughter this is one story I had to read and one that revealed a shocking truth about the clothes we buy for...
The latest report by Greenpeace East Asia revealed the presence of hazardous chemicals in clothing items bought from 12 global brands, from fast fashion giants like Primark, to sportswear brands like adidas and luxury labels like Burberry.
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Chevrolet offers a sneak peak of its next generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt at its CES 2015 media event. 2016 Chevrolet Volt is all set debut at NAIAS or Detroit Auto Show 2015 on 12th January 2015.
Chevrolet has already announced to officially reveal its 2016 Chevrolet Volt at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. However, the company offered a brief preview of its next generation Volt at its CES 2015 media event yesterday.
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Chevrolet's CMO Tim Mahoney offered a sneak peek at the 2016 Chevrolet Volt on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. And the media event was titled #NextGenVolt as you can see in this image.
Chevy Volt 2016 is a redesigned gasoline-electric sedan. But no such details were revealed yesterday despite a look at the next generation Volt. But some reported specs of the Chevy Volt 2016 include a 1.5-liter gasoline engine and a bigger battery.
But to get full details about the #NextGenVolt, we have to wait for another week as Chevy will fully unveil its next-generation extended range electric vehicle on January 12 at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Till than, you can see 2016 Chevrolet Volt images that were posted by Chevy on its official twitter handle.
Some more pics of 2016 Chevrolet Volt are given below.
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Legendary retailers Syms Corp. and subsidiary Filene’s Basement have filed for Chapter 11 and plan to liquidate, the company announced Nov. 2.
“After careful consideration [our board] has come to the conclusion that a bankruptcy filing and liquidation is the best way of maximizing value for all stakeholders,” Syms CEO Marcy Syms said in a statement.
The company owns 46 “off-price” retail stores, with 21 of them bearing the Filene’s Basement name, which it acquired in a bankruptcy auction in 2009. Several Syms stores carry a selection of fine jewelry, while Ultra Stores runs the jewelry departments in a dozen Filene’s stores, according to Ultra spokeswoman Kris Land, who otherwise declined comment.
The company’s court papers say it tried to sell the business a while back, but the process unearthed “no viable bids.” The liquidation of stores is expected to run through approximately January 2012, the company added.
Both companies were well-known in the Northeast and Midwest markets. Syms Corp was founded by Sy Syms in 1959, and was famed for its commercials starring its founder, declaring “an educated consumer is our best customer.” Filene’s Basement dates back to 1909 and founder William Filene, and has its own well-known slogan: “Where bargains were born.”
The companies blamed the filing on the “increased competition” in the discount store business, and notes that Syms Corp. has “experienced significant operational losses during the last two years” and that it projects the losses will continue “for the foreseeable future.”


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Press coverage about Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) has trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hasbro earned a news sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 45.1876414600725 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.
These are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:
- Form 4 HASBRO INC For: May 17 Filed by: Davis Sir Crispin (streetinsider.com)
- Form 4 HASBRO INC For: May 17 Filed by: PHILIP EDWARD M (streetinsider.com)
- Form 8-K HASBRO INC For: May 17 (streetinsider.com)
- Hasbro Buys the Power Rangers, but Maybe Toys R Us Would Have Been Better (fool.com)
- Hasbro, Expedia And Three Other Stocks To Sell Now (forbes.com)
Hasbro traded down $1.34, hitting $87.37, during midday trading on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. 742,404 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,645,896. The firm has a market cap of $11.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.85. Hasbro has a fifty-two week low of $79.00 and a fifty-two week high of $116.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.
Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.21). Hasbro had a return on equity of 35.43% and a net margin of 4.25%. The company had revenue of $716.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $816.00 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.54 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. equities analysts expect that Hasbro will post 4.82 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 1st will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 31st. Hasbro’s payout ratio is currently 46.15%.
Hasbro announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, May 17th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 4.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on HAS shares. TheStreet lowered Hasbro from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Friday, April 6th. Wells Fargo reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $95.00) on shares of Hasbro in a report on Thursday, February 8th. SunTrust Banks reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares of Hasbro in a report on Thursday, April 12th. KeyCorp reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Hasbro in a report on Thursday, March 22nd. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised Hasbro from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.07.
In other Hasbro news, EVP Wiebe Tinga sold 3,955 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.19, for a total value of $384,386.45. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Deborah Thomas sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.33, for a total value of $577,980.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 394,435 shares of company stock worth $38,337,975. 9.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hasbro, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a play and entertainment company. The company's U.S. and Canada segment markets and sells action figures, arts and crafts, and creative play products; electronic toys and related electronic interactive products; fashion and other dolls, infant products, play sets, preschool toys, plush products, and sports action blasters and accessories; and vehicles and toy-related specialty products, as well as traditional board games, and trading card and role-playing games primarily in the United States and Canada.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The days of lofty year-over-year increases in monthly U.S. auto sales may be reaching an end, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday.
May U.S. new vehicle sales will slide 5.7 percent from the same month a year earlier, in part because of two fewer selling days this year. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate closely followed by the industry will be 17.4 million vehicles for May, down from 17.7 million vehicles a year ago.
In April, the seasonally adjusted annualized rate for sales was 17.4 million vehicles as well.
The consultancies also lowered the full-year 2016 forecast for U.S. new vehicle sales to 17.7 million vehicles from 17.8 million.
“Vehicle sales growth appears to be flattening out,” said Jeff Schuster, head of forecasting for LMC Automotive. “While this is driven by an array of variables, including slow economic growth and stock market volatility, a pattern is emerging sooner than anticipated. While we do not anticipate a retraction in volume over the next 12-18 months, strong year-over-year growth will be difficult to come by.”
Deirdre Borrego, manager of automotive data at J.D. Power, said there is a chance that Memorial Day weekend sales may be stronger than now anticipated if automakers offer rich marketing incentives to lower prices for consumers.
Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli
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Chennai, June 24
SUNDARAM-Clayton's Rs 58-crore facility for producing air brake systems for commercial vehicles was inaugurated today by Mr Ravi Kant, Executive Director, Tata Motors. The plant will be able to produce 1,50,000 sets of compressors, actuators, and valves.
Speaking to newspersons, Mr Venu Srinivasan, Managing Director of Sundaram-Clayton, said that the new facility would turn out to be a production base for exports to the company's US collaborator, WABCO.
At a later stage, perhaps next year, the company could begin manufacturing electronic brake systems from the new plant, he added.
Mr Jacques Esculier, President, WABCO, and Mr Frederic M. Poses, Chairman and CEO of American Standard Companies, the parent company of WABCO, were present at the inauguration.
Sundaram-Clayton manufactures three types of products - air brakes, anti-lock braking systems, and aluminium castings.
The company is undergoing a restructure under which the air brake division would be spun off into a separate company in which WABCO will have majority stake.
Negotiations between the TVS group and American Standard Companies have been going on for quite some time and were originally expected to be complete by March. TVS officials expect a result to emerge shortly.
A background paper issued by Sundaram-Clayton said: "To ensure road safety, the Government of India has introduced regulations stipulating systems that reduce braking distances and require more powerful braking systems on commercial vehicles."
Automatic slack adjuster and anti-lock braking systems will become mandatory from October 2006, the paper added.


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Blog: Nike's ongoing restructuring
Leonie Barrie | 11 February 2009
Nike is keen to stress that a cull of up to 1,400 jobs is part of a wider restructuring announced a couple of years ago rather than a symptom of the current economic climate.
The realignment will “bring the company closer to consumers, reduce management layers and leverage efficiencies to increase speed-to-market advantages globally,” the company said. And it will include a review of the sportswear giant’s entire supply chain from the sourcing base to the retail footprint.
Although Nike has largely been shielded from the economic slowdown – in December it recorded a 9% increase in second quarter profit to US$391m, boosted by strong performances in Asia Pacific and the Americas – US demand is slowing and profits have been hurt by the strong dollar.
But it is pinning its future growth on a focus on six core categories: running, basketball, football (soccer), women’s fitness, men’s training and sport culture. These areas alone are expected to generate about 75% of the Nike brand’s growth by 2011.
Having contributed to just-style for five years, serving as news editor for the last two, it has been a pleasure to observe and report on the global textile and apparel industry....
The US footwear industry has voiced its disappointment that athletic brand New Balance has come out in opposition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. ...
Despite years of denial, British garment making showed signs of a revival in the second half of 2015. Is the long-anticipated UK onshoring boom finally coming into view?...
Risks ranging from cargo theft to natural disasters and terrorism incidents are among the biggest threats seen to global supply chains in 2016...
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NVidia is showing its latest GameWorks technology for use in video games. TurfEffects allows to simulate and render large areas of grass with physical interaction. The rendering supports natural shading with correct shadows from the individual blades of grass as well as self-shadows, two sided lighting and correct occlusion for scene geometry. While cube collisions are shown in the demo the simulation supports interaction with highly complex shapes. More on NVidia's website.
Steve Gilbert has kindly shared a brief report of a webinar held today by Motion Media on the subject of Autodesk subscription and upgrade policy changes. Read his comment for more. (Note: please keep in mind that what is stated is not official information coming straight from Autodesk, and as such should be treated as a rumor)
Magic Leap announced that it has raised $542 million in financing (led by Google), which will be used
to accelerate development of its proprietary mobile wearable system. According to Rony Abovitz, CEO and founder of the company, "Magic Leap is going beyond the current perception of mobile computing, augmented reality, and virtual reality." (more...)
Jasper Brekelmans from Motek announced that a new version of his Kinect-based applications Pro Body and Pro PointCloud will be released November 1st, bringing a significant boost in data fidelity and quality thanks to the use of the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor. More on Brekel.com.
Act-3D announced the upcoming release of v5 of its real-time architectural visualization software. New features include: physically-based materials, new materials interface, Mass Placement feature to build scenes faster, Mass Move effect to animate large numbers of objects, faster rendering, content library updated with new characters and plants, etc. (more...)
Japanese artist and programmer Lyouta Koduka has released a new version of his application for sculpting and customizing particle simulations and point clouds. The latest version incorporates a proxy point cloud system that allows to handle large scale point clouds, among other features. Watch a video on Vimeo and find out more on Sparta's website.


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European components distribution reports record 2022
DMASS reports Q4 growth of 38% in semiconductors and 8% in interconnect, passive and electromechanical components. Second consecutive record year in sales. Normalisation is inevitable, but the outlook is difficult.
Distribution of European components ended 2022 in a record-breaking fashion. DMASS Ltd. says that unexpectedly robust semiconductor sales and normalising sales in IP&E (Interconnect, Passive and Electromechanical) components led to reported revenues of EUR 5.03 Billion in Q4, which were 27.8% higher than the same quarter last year. Semiconductors saw record Q3 sales of EUR 3.62 billion, and IP&E finished at EUR 1.41 billion, or 7.9% more than Q4 of the previous year. In total, companies represented in DMASS reported consolidated components revenues of EUR 19.5 Billion for 2022, an increase of 32.6% over 2021.
“While we are certainly happy about record numbers, we more importantly feel a general relief that availability is improving – although not for all products – and customers will see their demands being met now to a large extent. Q4 numbers were an all-time record for semiconductor distribution, a stark contrast to what can be seen in the overall market at the moment,” says Hermann Reiter, chairman of DMASS, in a press release.
Reiter continues to state that while in 2021 volume and sales growth were nearly balanced, last year saw a mix of price increases and exchange rate effects as well.
“In total, the share of distribution in the components market has gone up significantly, considering that the total components market in Europe grew at a much slower pace.”
Semiconductors growth in Q4 amounted to 37.7%. At a country/regional level, the numbers varied significantly, from -97% in Russia to +53% in Switzerland. Major regions grew as follows: Germany by +49.6% to EUR 1.06 billion; Italy by 34.7% to EUR 316 million; France by +41.9% to EUR 243 million; UK by 30.4% to EUR 227 million; Eastern Europe by 39.9% to EUR 659 million and Nordic by 46.4% to EUR 311 million. Significantly above-average results were recorded in Switzerland, Austria, Iberia and Turkey, at or below average in Benelux, Israel and Ireland.
At product level, by far the biggest growth occurred in Programmable Logic, Other Logic (ASSPs) and MOS Micro, while Analog products hit the average and all other areas showed signs of normalisation (Discrete, Power, Memories and Sensors) or outright disappointment (Opto). Interconnect, Passive and Electromechanical (IP&E) components again grew at a slower – normal – pace in Q4/22.
“Admittedly, the last 2 years have been extremely positive from a growth perspective but very challenging through a prolonged allocation, with some products still in short supply today. 2023 promises some relief here, but the overall economical and political signs are anything but predictable or plannable. In our opinion, distribution has done a maximum of support for customers and increased and accelerated deliveries as much as possible, as well as created more possibilities to exchange data digitally in much faster fashion,” Chairman Hermann Reiter concludes.
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by Mitch Joel (@mitchjoel)
Late last week, LinkedIn became the biggest U.S. Internet IPO since Google back in 2004.
Everyone from investors to startup entrepreneurs and media pundits has looked at this deal sideways. The commentary mostly revolves around this being either a sign of the new apocalypse or what is to be the next great Internet stock market bubble (in some business circles, these are the same thing).
Beyond the hype (the stock doubled in price on its first day of trading) to confusion (the Atlantic Monthly ran a blog post titled “Did bankers scam LinkedIn out of over $130 million?”) to speculation (the International Business Times published an article titled “LinkedIn IPO: What does this mean for Facebook?”), there is no doubt (just take a look at the market) that LinkedIn’s IPO continues to rally tech stocks.
It’s just hard to imagine that an online social network specifically targeted to the business professional suddenly has a valuation that rivals brands like Tiffany & Co., Hormel Foods, Electronic Arts, Hyatt Hotels and Hertz Global Holdings.
It’s even harder to imagine when our social media include brands like Facebook, Twitter and Zynga (all of which get much more media attention than LinkedIn, and all of which are still not public companies) and we’ve rarely heard much public excitement about LinkedIn and its growth.
The big question: Is LinkedIn just hype or is this the real deal? The lesser-hyped question: Is this the sign of a second dot.com bubble?
I joined LinkedIn very early on. In fact, I am member No. 23,540, according to my profile information (as of March, LinkedIn has more than 100 million members in more than 200 countries and territories, according to its website).
For years, I’ve blogged about the merits and quality of LinkedIn over other online social networks. It was (and still is) a fairly private experience (you have to approve every person who would like to see your profile, and only a limited amount of information is made public before that approval of a LinkedIn connection).
On top of that, if you would like to connect with an individual, you have to either know that person’s professional email address (that person is then asked if they would like to allow you to connect back to them) or you have to be introduced to that person through someone who is a direct contact (one degree of separation).
Beyond that, LinkedIn has a premium service that members can pay for. The premium service offers features like the ability to message anyone on LinkedIn – whether you’re a direct connection or not -and the ability to see who has been snooping on your profile.
Its advertising model may not be any more unique than other online spaces (display and text advertising solutions), but the information and targeting capabilities are secondto-none, as members of LinkedIn tend to spend a lot of time ensuring their business profiles are up-to-date (this information includes the type of specific data that advertisers drool over).
So, while it’s easy to see and follow what any one individual is tweeting about over on Twitter, LinkedIn connections don’t come so easily. People add friends on Facebook like they’re collecting baseball cards; LinkedIn has always focused and catered to those who were looking for quality over quantity in their businessfocused online social networking needs.
On top of that, LinkedIn is a business -a real business, with multiple revenue models -which, sadly, is being clumped in with other social media darlings that haven’t yet figured out how to make money.
The average LinkedIn user takes this online social network seriously. Investors, journalists and media critics should do the same.
The dot.com bubble and crash (1995-2000) happened because investors were speculating on the potential of businesses that few of them truly understood. In all fairness, the technology and connectivity weren’t advanced enough for anyone to really know how this would pan out.
That being said, for every sock puppet selling pet food, there were companies like eBay and Amazon that had a clear vision of how commerce and business would change in the not-sodistant future. Sadly, when the crash came, the serious businesses got lumped together with those whose business model was nothing more than an empty box.
Times have changed. Serious money is being exchanged in these digital channels and consumer usage is off the charts. While we still have regions that lack blazing connectivity speeds, it’s getting better. The Internet has been commercialized for 20 years and social media are over a decade old.
LinkedIn could well be validating something that many of us have been saying for a very long time: This is not a fad. This stuff works and people are using it.
The businesses that are still ignoring this digitization of everything -from how we buy and consume our media to how we network -may well be the ones whose bubbles burst first.
Mitch Joel is president of Twist Image.


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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: New 20 Euro banknotes are presented at the Austrian national bank in Vienna
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro was buoyant on Thursday as trade concerns eased on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump will delay implementing tariffs on imported cars.
Trump administration officials told Reuters on Wednesday that the president is expected to put off a decision on imposing tariffs on imported cars and parts by up to six months, for now preventing a further increase in transatlantic trade tensions.
The euro was 0.05% higher at $1.1207, having bounced overnight from a one-week low of $1.1178. The single currency was initially hit as Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini criticized European Union rules for the second day.
“Long term prospects for the euro are not particularly bright, given the region’s soft economic fundamentals. But the news on the auto tariff delay is helping the euro establish support at the $1.1200 threshold,” said Shin Kadota, senior strategist at Barclays (LON:) in Tokyo.
The dollar traded little changed at 109.500 yen.
The greenback had retreated to a low of 109.150 against the safe-haven yen on Wednesday as U.S. yields slid on weak U.S. April retail sales and industrial output data. China had also reported surprisingly weaker growth in retail sales and industrial output for April, denting riskier assets.
But the U.S. currency retraced its losses against the yen as trade tensions softened.
The against a basket of six major currencies was nearly flat at 97.542 after posting modest gains the previous day.
The Australian dollar nudged down 0.1% to $0.6922, staying within touching distance of a 4-1/2-month low of $0.6915 touched the previous day on weak domestic wages data and soft Chinese economic indicators.
Immediate focus for the was on the Australian employment data due at 0130 GMT.
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Judge sides with HP in Itanium case
A California court told Oracle to continue porting its software to the Intel Itanium chips used by Hewlett-Packard.
Oracle, which is an HP rival, last year announced it would cease supporting Itanium. However last year HP filed suit maintaining that Oracle was contractually bound to continue supporting Itanium.
According to Business Insider, judge James Kleinberg ruled that all this case was about was whether a contract exists, and what it meant.
This case depended on another one where HP sued its former CEO Mark Hurd after he took a job as co-president of Oracle in September 2010. In that case it claimed he held trade secrets that could hurt HP competitively.
While Oracle and HP quickly negotiated a settlement agreement, the two sides disagreed over whether some of the verbiage drafted in it amounted to a binding contract between Oracle and HP over continued Itanium support.
Kleinberg wrote that for nearly 30 years the two dealt with contracts on an informal basis. Even when the financial consequences were in the billions, they shared resources, worked together, supported mutual customers, and with only a handful of exceptions did so without a written contract.
He said that HP had "every reason to believe" the settlement agreement "was consistent with 'business as usual'".
He ruled that Oracle's statements amounted to a valid contract and the company is required to continue porting its products to HP's Itanium servers at no cost to HP.
He defined those products as being a list that were offered on HP Itanium platforms as of 20 September, 2010, "including any new releases, versions or updates of those products".
Oracle is obligated to continue the ports until HP stops selling Itanium-based servers. Or the heat death of the universe, whichever comes first.
But last March, Oracle made an engineering decision to stop future software development on the Itanium chip.
It claims it did so because it became convinced that Itanium was approaching its end of life and the company says it explained its rationale to customers.
Needless to say Oracle plans to appeal the ruling and we suspect this will run on and on.
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Alibaba and Kering are to assemble a joint taskforce to tackle anti-counterfeiting Christopher Penler
French luxury group Kering, Alibaba Group and its affiliate Ant Financial Services have come to a groundbreaking agreement to cooperate in their efforts to protect intellectual property and take joint enforcement actions online and offline against infringers in order to provide the best consumer experience and a trusted environment. As part of the agreement, Kering has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit filed against Alibaba and Alipay, an Ant Financial subsidiary, in the US district court in New York.
Joint task force
The landmark agreement between the luxury group, home to some of the world’s most desired luxury brands, and Alibaba’s e-commerce marketplaces is a major breakthrough on anti-counterfeiting. The new partnership represents a milestone in both parties’ investment and efforts to protect brands’ intellectual property rights. The companies have established a joint task force with the purpose of collaborating fully, exchanging useful information, and working closely with law enforcement bodies to take appropriate action against infringers of Kering’s brands identified with Alibaba’s advanced technology capabilities.
In a statement, Kering said it will 'continue to vigorously enforce their intellectual property rights against individuals and third parties responsible for the production, distribution and sale of unauthorised materials in China and throughout the world. This agreement reflects the parties’ firm belief that taking proactive measures and using advanced technology will help law enforcement bodies and other relevant authorities address the challenges of intellectual property infringement.'
Kering owns a group luxury houses in fashion, leather goods, jewellery and watches including: Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, Pomellato, Qeelin and Ulysse Nardin. It is also involved in developing sport and lifestyle brands Puma, Volcom and Cobra.


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The Unite union, which represents some of Unilever’s staff, says it is considering the impact of today's announcement from the consumer goods giant.
The firm's announcement to invest £40 million in its biggest UK factory in Wirral, Merseyside, will lead to hundreds of job losses.
The union will be meeting with senior management later this month and say its main concern is to ensure there are no compulsory redundancies.
More top news
A female motorcyclist who hates litter bugs seems to have taken drastic action to make people stop dropping rubbish on the streets in Russia
You can buy just about anything on Alibaba, including some very unusual items.
Firefighters across California have been battling major wildfires in what could be the most destructive wildfire season on record.


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According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the Ethernet controller and adapter market surpassed $1 billion for the third consecutive quarter. The shift of product mix to higher speed ports and rising prices drove recent revenue growth.
“The Ethernet controller and adapter market achieved strong double-digit growth year-over-year in 3Q 2022,” said Baron Fung, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “Vendors are able to command higher prices, which contributed to topline growth. Furthermore, the supply constraints that have limited shipments in the prior quarters have been improving. However, demand is starting to soften in some sectors, with the server vendors reducing inventory levels of certain products,” added Fung.
Additional highlights from the 3Q 2022 Ethernet Adapter and Smart NIC report include:
- The Ethernet controller and adapter market is on track for 43 percent revenue growth in 2023.
- Ethernet controller and adapter port shipments are expected to decline in 2023 as the market undergoes digestion.
- The Smart NIC market is poised for strong growth in 2023, with major vendors AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA in a position to capture opportunities in the Cloud and Enterprise markets.


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These days, it seems like you can’t walk down the street in a big city like New York or Los Angeles without coming across a boutique boxing studio like Rumble or Shadowbox.
In general, boutique fitness studios are doing great business. Spynergy Consulting reports that boutique fitness studios added new locations at a rate of 450 percent per year between 2010 and 2014, while the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association notes that participation in boutique fitness studios doubled from 21 percent in 2013 to 42 percent in 2014.
Shadowbox, which currently operates one location in New York City, plans to open another studio there while also expanding to Chicago, LA, Austin, and Dallas, reports Forbes. The chain, which first opened its doors in New York in 2015, made $3 million in revenue in 2017.
Boxing used to be the black sheep of the fitness world in a way, Christa DiPaolo, co-creator of The Cut™ and the Cut Jump Rope™ by Equinox and creator of Boxing & Bubbles, explains. In 1998, when Cary Williams, CEO of Boxing & Barbells, opened her first boxing gym, she wanted to be a pioneer because back then, “you either went to a boxing gym and were a fighter or you did Tae Bo,” she says. “There was no in-between.”
Boxing was viewed as a male dominated sport up until a few years ago, says DiPaolo, but women in particular are the ones who are flocking to boxing studios in droves these days. As reported in Forbes, more than 65 percent of Shadowbox’s customers are women. One of the biggest factors to spark women’s interest in boxing: models like Adriana Lima and Karlie Kloss, who’ve posted photos and videos on Instagram of themselves doing the workout, says DiPaolo.
Another reason: Boutique studios have taken away the intimidation aspect. “I think some of the main reasons why boxing has seen an explosion in popularity is because a lot of boutique studios made it more tangible and less intimidating,” adds Mary Onyango, Aaptiv trainer. “They’ve added music, lights and fun and took the seriousness out of it.” Gone are the days that boxing was a sport only for professional fighters, says Onyango. It’s now something people of all age groups and fitness levels can participate in.
“I do believe the setup is key to mass appeal starting with the music first—it immediately stimulates the mind, followed by the type of lights—which gets the senses going,” says Onyango. The trendiest boxing studios feel like SoulCycle (think: dimly-lit rooms as opposed to bright lights where everything can be seen, says Onyango). These studios also hire instructors who have rockstar-like personalities that make people want to come back and feel less intimidated about the workout, says DiPaolo.
Even online boxing classes are increasing in popularity. Onyango notes that customers of Aaptiv (an online workout platform) are clamoring for boxing workouts.
The benefits of boxing are legit, which is also what keeps people coming back, whether that’s at a studio or from the comfort of their own home. After all, boxing classes are expensive (some studios charge more than $30 a pop!), so even the trendiest locale would lose business if customers didn’t see results.
Williams says that boxing’s benefits are twofold. First, there’s the physical transformation you’ll notice. Boxing is heavy on cardio, which means you’ll lose weight, and a focus on proper technique will also give you a toned look, says Williams. “You’ll see muscle toning, especially with your abs, if you’re taught properly,” she says.
Beyond the physical, though, there’s the mental strength that comes from boxing. “You have to use your mind to make things work in class,” says Williams. “You’re no longer thinking about the project you have to go home and deal with—you’re thinking about what’s right in front of you.”
Boxing is also a major stress reliever, adds Williams, and it can feel empowering to finally master a move (like throwing a jab) that you’ve been working on in class. “It seems small, but it’s not,” she says. The biggest thing mentally is that boxing really boosts your confidence, says DiPaolo.
“You feel like a badass,” she says. And that’s reason enough to visit your local studio.