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Those who often travel by train know how difficult it may be to take the ticket in needed direction. Purchasing turns into steeplechase with several levels to pass. Despite the fact that there are 49 booking officials functioning in the Central
March purchases accelerate driven by demand for entry-level models China's pa sse nger vehicle sales returned to high-speed growth in March due to surging demand for entry-level cars, as well as the flurry of new models launched in the spring, the
Commercial vehicle registrations of 2,705 units were up 33.3% (676 units) on March 2012 and are the strongest March sales volumes since 1985. Passenger car registrations of 6,800 were up 301 units (4.6%) on March 2012, the third strongest monthly
Passenger cars with seven or fewer seats and motorcycles will not be charged on toll roads, bridges and tunnels during the Tomb Sweeping holiday from April 4 to 6, according to the Ministry of Transport. The coming Tomb Sweeping holiday is the second
Most of the dominant German brands saw slower growth in sales in January and February compared to previous years, while numbers even declined for some. Audi, the top premium brand in China in terms of sales, sold nearly 30,300 units in February, a 3.
The vehicle market, including all New Zealand new and first time registered used imported passenger and commercial vehicles was up strongly in February compared to the corresponding period last year. Sales of 15,229 units were up 1,757 units (13
Commercial vehicle registrations of 2,148 units were up a noteworthy 38.4% (596 units) on February 2012 and are the highest monthly February sales since 1982. Passenger car registrations of 5,798 were up 163 units (2.9%) on February 2012. Mr Crawford,
The board is scheduled to vote by phone during a special meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Members of the public can meet in the board meeting room at 1 Penn Plaza, Newark, to listen in on the vote. If approved by the board: * Bombardier Transit Corp.
Feb passenger car sales may drop below 1m Updated: 2013-03-01 16:49 ( chinadaily.com.cn) The total retail sales of pa sse nger cars in China last month is estimated at 880,600, a 2 percent drop over February 2012, Chinese Security Journal reported
Each year, IntelliChoice compiles and analyzes data on every new model sold in the United States to identify those that not only have low total ownership costs, but also lower than expected costs over time when compared to other similar models...Two


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German challenger bank Fidor acquired by France’s BPCE
German online bank Fidor Bank has been acquired by Groupe BPCE, France's second-largest banking group. The price of the deal is undisclosed.
P2P lender Funding Circle looks to a £300m IPO on London Stock Exchange
P2P lending platform Funding Circle is planning a £300m IPO on the London Stock Exchange, which could value the company at around $1.6bn.
Crédit Agricole acquires FinTech Linxo Group
French bank Crédit Agricole has announced its plans to buy the Linxo Group, the FinTech startup launched in 2010.
Why it matters that InsurTech unicorn Lemonade has raised the price range for its...
A lot of InsurTech stakeholders are watching Lemonade's upcoming initial public offering (IPO) with great interest, so they have no doubt noted that its upcoming listing will be more expensive than expected.
FinTech Ohpen acquires loan and mortgage software company Davinci
Dutch cloud-banking FinTech Ohpen has acquired cross-border loan and mortgages software provider Davinci.
GI partners acquires majority stake in Doxim
GI Partners has acquired a majority stake in Doxim, a customer engagement and content management company for financial services, from Strattam.
Klarna picks up team and tech of bankrupt Cookies
Swedish payments processor Klarna is acquiring the technology and team behind bankrupt peer-to-peer payments app Cookies. No price is disclosed on the deal.
Seven Stars Cloud to raise $40m from GT Dollar
Traditional financial market asset management platform Seven Stars Cloud Group has entered a purchase agreement with GT Dollar for the sale of SSC common stock.
Lendingkart acqui-hires personal loans startup KountMoney
Indian online lending firm Lendingkart has acqui-hired the team behind personal loans marketplace KountMoney. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.
PayPal becomes first foreign payments platform in China after latest acquisition
Payments giant PayPal has acquired a 70% stake in China-based payment gateway GoPay.

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Malls may have opened in several cities post-lockdown but multiplexes, food courts, restaurants and gaming zones continue to be shut, because of which revenues of India's top 10 malls would fall by 50% this fiscal.
The sales volume for the June quarter fell 53% YoY to 64 million metric standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) as piped natural gas (PNG) demand fell 40% and compressed natural gas (CNG) supply dropped 66%.
Free till the end of this year, BackToWork, powered by Zoho Creator, is the latest programme built in India to be introduced as part of the company’s ongoing relief efforts, supporting businesses impacted by the pandemic.
Interestingly, of the 21 Indian unicorns, Chinese investors like Alibaba, Tencent and DST Global have invested in 11 of them. Japanese investor Softbank has investments in 9 of them, while the USA’s Tiger Global has investe
Citing the example of the US post the financial crash of 2008, the Tata Sons chairman said that small-scale entrepreneurs helped that country get back on its feet, creating 60% of net new jobs between 2008-2013.
The agency had earlier pointed that the safeguard duty had increased the implementation cost of around 5.4 giga watt (GW) of solar projects by as much as 15% and compressed the returns of developers by 160 bps.
The move is also in line with the company’s strategy to “accelerate” at-home consumption at a time when the away-from-home consumption segment, which typically forms the bulk of its sales, has been severely impacted.
The recovery for the month of June was largely driven by a choice for personal vehicles over public transport in the current Covid-19 crisis along with high disposable incomes in the rural markets owing to a good harvest and


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Football kit news from League One today as the new Shrewsbury Town 2016-17 Errea away kit was officially revealed by the club yesterday.
The new Shrewsbury Town 2016-17 away shirt is made up of red and black vertical stripes with a white polo neck collar and cuffs.
Shrewsbury Town CEO Brian Caldwell said, “I’m sure the fans will love the new red and black shirts and it’s good that they will be on sale ahead of the important game with Peterborough United.
“We have worked closely with Errea to make sure the kit if up to their normal high standards and I look forward to see us playing in it next season.
“The club previously had mentioned that the kit would be designed by a fan but this has got over looked in the changes at the club.
“I have spoken to Errea about running this next season to design the Shrewsbury Town kit for 2017/18 and we hope to have full details on this very shortly.”


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Following the reveal of the three-door Fiesta hatch last month, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has introduced the new five-door version of the car at the Geneva Motor Show today. Both variants share the same dimensions and will arrive in showrooms in Western Europe in the second half of the year.
The Fiesta will initially be available with a range of petrol and diesel engines. Entry-level models will come with a 60hp 1.4L petrol engine and will be followed by a 115hp 1.6L unit. Diesel fans will get two 1.25L units developing 60hp and 80hp respectively. Transmission choices include a six-speed manual or a new Durashift automatic. The cars also come with Ford’s new EPAS electronic steering to help save fuel.
The new Fiesta is the first major product of Ford’s new global product development process and it will eventually be sold in China and North America, where it will be styled as a sedan. Ford is yet to announce if the hatch will be sold alongside the sedan variant, which itself isn’t set to arrive until the end of the decade, but interest for the car outside of Europe so far has been much strong than previous models.


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9/10/2019 By Madi Golightly
California could be days away from passing legislation that would force packaging manufacturers to switch to reusable products or recyclable or compostable single-use packaging by 2030. Additionally, these bills would require companies to reduce all plastic packaging waste by 75%. AB-1080 and SB-54, known as the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Prevention Act, are two bills that would make plastic manufacturers responsible for their single-use packaging.
If these bills pass, all single-use products made from unrecyclable material will be banned in California by 2030.
Many people have commented on @ZeroWasteCalifornia that 2030 is too far away. Unfortunately, that seems to be the nature of environmental action when the public is unaware of the of the urgency of the situation. It took decades to stop adding lead to gasoline. DDT was banned a decade after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published. So what can we as consumers do to speed things up?
Immediately, we must stop buying any items that are non-recyclable whenever possible. And better, we must try to skip out on buying plastic entirely. I am really saddened by the amount of styrofoam and plastic wrap in Asian supermarkets here in California. I love Asian food and it’s difficult to find many of their ingredients elsewhere. I write to these supermarket chains, asking them to switch to an alternative material, but so far I’ve received no response Maybe if we all chimed in, they would listen.
And it’s not limited to Asian supermarkets, it’s basically almost all stores of any nature, not including those specifically designed to be sustainable.
If we stop buying these materials, we are voting, we are saying we do not want these products in our life or our environment.
This means we need to remember to bring our reusable items with us like grocery bags, water bottles, and reusable mugs if you’re a hot beverage on-the-go drinker. If you’re a straw user, carry a reusable straw with you. I only use straws for homemade smoothies, but some people rely on them and they deserve a sustainable alternative that’s safer for them and the planet. The science is already there, we just need to increase the support to make plant-based compostable single-use straws with the same durability as plastic (as well as other necessary utensils) for those who rely on them.
For the rest of us, carry a reusable or go without!
The next thing we can do is contact the consumers. Comment publicly on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts so the world can see the issue and their response. The more voices are heard, the more they will be forced to listen.


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How to get your mobile sms ads blocked in Egypt
‘Toxic’ email messages may be sending the wrong message to kids
A mobile SMS ad may be seen as an invitation to send sensitive information to a trusted third party.The risk of it going wrong can be significant.But what about mobile smis?How do you know it’s not going to go wrong?The answer is mobile smi adverts can be blocked in the mobile market.Read more mobile smas […]
How Sms Advertising Groups Are Making Money for Ads on Wikipedia
Posted July 25, 2018 05:04:29 A new study has found that while parents are right to use social media to share information with their kids, the messages they send may be unintentionally reinforcing the harmful messages they receive.Key points:”Toxic messages” are the messages parents send to their children that reinforce harmful messages that their kids […]
Which internet service provider is best?
Sms ad groups are a new form of ad-driven online advertising that is being used by many ad networks.They are often more targeted than traditional ads, but they are also much more effective, with users paying more.Sms ads have been growing in popularity over the last year, with the group’s revenue rising in the past […]
How to get the most out of your Google search ads
The best internet service providers in Australia are: Aussie ISP (Australia’s main ISPs) iiNet iiNet has long been the leader in Australian broadband and has a market share of around 70%.iiNet offers a number of internet speed and data plans including $10 per month for unlimited data.The service is currently priced at $39.99 per month […]
What you need to know about the new Italian Super Cup title bid
Best sms ads are becoming more common and less expensive, and they are offering a unique way to engage with your audiences.Sms ads can now be placed in a variety of places, and some have a unique, personalized value, but for others, there is an option to place ads in a specific area.In this article, […]
Which SMS Advertising Laws apply to SMBs?
Italian football fans have been treated to a spectacle of epic proportions for the past few weeks with the opening ceremony of the Serie A champions’ match against Lazio.The match, staged on Saturday night at the Campo Santo stadium, was the culmination of a year of negotiations between the Italian and Italian-based companies who control […]
Australia’s new Facebook ad campaign aims to increase consumer trust
SMS advertising is a booming sector in France, where the government is investing more than €100m (£83m) over the next two years to bring the industry into line with other EU states.The government hopes to create a new regulatory framework for SMBs, which are already regulated by the country’s national regulators.France’s law on SMS advertising […]
Australia’s first Facebook advertising campaign aimed at boosting trust in the social network has launched.The Australian social network said it had partnered with SMES advertising company SMES Australia to create a 30-second ad featuring Australian model Sam Daley, with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of consumer trust.“I hope you’ll take the time […]


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BBM Stickamania is now live in Nigeria, encouraging the most creative and expressive stickers to be designed for BBM. BBM Nigeria invites you to create your signature stickers – the winning sticker pack stands the chance of being featured in the BBM Shop.
“In Africa, the BBM Shop gets over 20 million views each month and has tallied 60 million total stickers sent and received,” said Matthew Talbot, SVP, BBM at BlackBerry. “This contest opens the doors for more talented artists and designers to make their own unique stickers come to life in BBM and we are hoping to see huge enthusiasm in Nigeria.”
BBM Stickers have become one of the most important and interesting components of BBM. The competition offers illustrators, designers and any talented creatives’ the chance to create stickers based on unique characters and win a range of exciting cash prizes, as well as the opportunity for their sticker range to be made available for download from the BBM Shop. Those voting for their favorite stickers will also have the chance of winning 10,000 Naira Airtime Recharge.
How to Apply
- Fill out the registration form and agree to the terms and conditions.
- Read the design guidelines and follow the instructions.
- Submit your sticker using the provided submission form. Deadline for submission is February 12, 2016.
Submissions must be in transparent PNG format, with 72 dpi resolution and sized 1000 x 1000 pixels
If you suck at designs and feel left out, you'd be glad to know you can also vote for your favourite stickers for a chance to win too. Voting will be on from February 8th until February 19th, 2016
To increase chances of winning, contestants should encourage their friends and family to vote online for their sticker pack, as well as promoting their creative designs via social media. Winners of the BBM Stickamania competition will be announced on February 22, 2016. For more information visit the official page.


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Japanese auto major Nissan's Datsun brand today made a global comeback with the company launching its entry level car 'Datsun Go' priced between Rs 3.12 lakh and Rs 3.70 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) in India, intensifying competition in the small car segment.
"Indian car market is very competitive and with Datsun we are entering a segment which we can't address with the Nissan brand. We expect the Datsun brand to contribute half to one-third of Nissan's sales in India," Nissan Motor India MD and CEO Kenichiro Yomura told reporters here.
The company will launch three models under the Datsun brand by FY'16 and it has already announced the Go+ as the second model to be launched.
Commenting on the return of the Datsun brand, Datsun Global Programme Director Ashwani Gupta said the global automotive market has undergone a shift with the high growth markets such as India, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil that accounted for 40 per cent of the total sales, expected to account for 60 per cent by 2016-17.
"The opportunity of new car demand lies in high growth markets with first time buyers. The transaction price in India ranges from USD 8000-9000 as compared to USD 25,000 to USD 30,000 in high growth markets like the US, EU and Japan. That's why we decided to bring the Datsun brand," Gupta said.
The entry-level car under the Datsun brand is aimed at the first-time car buyers. The Japanese carmaker is reviving the Datsun brand after almost three decades.
In March 2012, Nissan had announced that it would launch the Datsun brand in India by 2014. After its introduction in India, Datsun will be launched in Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.
The car would compete primarily with the likes of Maruti Suzuki's Alto 800 and Alto K10 and Hyundai's Eon.
While the 800cc Alto 800 is priced between Rs 2.37 lakh and Rs 3.52 lakh, Alto K10 is priced between Rs 3.15 lakh and Rs 3.31 lakh.
On the other hand, Hyundai's Eon, is priced between Rs 2.83 lakh and Rs 3.85 lakh (all prices ex-showroom Delhi). The five-door front-wheel drive Datsun GO comes with a 1.2 litre engine with a five speed manual transmission.
The car is being manufactured at the Oragadam plant, a joint venture between Nissan and France-based automaker Renault. Both the companies have invested about Rs 4,400 crore.
The launch of Datsun comes at a time when Nissan Motor India has plans to introduce 10 new models in India by 2016.
The company is targeting to garner a 10 per cent market share in the automobile industry by 2016. It has also proposed to increase dealership networks to 300.
Nissan Motor would sell the Datsun GO and other models from the Datsun range on its own in India.
Besides Datsun, Nissan Motor India currently retails hatchback Micra, sedan - Sunny, SUV Terrano, among others.


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Russell begins Boots shuffle
New Boots chief executive Steve Russell has made his first mark on the boardroom, appointing the head of international retailing, Martin Bryant, to a new strategic development post which reports to him directly.
In his eagerness to step up Boots' international expansion, Russell has also put for the first time a single board member, Barry Clare, in charge of both Boots' international strands, marketing over-the-counter drugs and retailing.
Russell was promoted to chief executive in April by chairman Lord Blyth.
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MTN, Africa’s largest mobile operator, revealed that it has secured a significant investment of up to $200 million from global payment giant MasterCard into its fintech business arm. The announcement, made public today through a statement, outlined the telecoms company’s strategic move to bolster its fintech operations through this substantial investment.
According to the statement, MTN finalized definitive agreements with MasterCard detailing the terms of the transaction. The agreements, signed yesterday, pave the way for MasterCard’s substantial investment into MTN’s fintech business, signifying a notable collaboration between two industry leaders.
The investment from MasterCard underscores the growing importance of fintech in Africa’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. MTN’s fintech business has been a key driver of financial inclusion across the continent, offering innovative solutions to address the unique challenges faced by underserved communities.
With MasterCard’s financial backing, MTN aims to further expand its fintech offerings, leveraging technology and innovation to drive financial inclusion, enhance digital payments infrastructure, and empower millions of people across Africa.
The strategic partnership between MTN and MasterCard is poised to catalyze the growth of digital financial services in Africa, tapping into the region’s vast potential for economic development and digital transformation.
As both companies embark on this collaborative journey, they envision unlocking new opportunities and delivering impactful solutions that address the evolving needs of consumers and businesses in Africa’s dynamic fintech ecosystem.


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Shanshan has knocked Alibaba founder Jack Ma from his mantle.
According to a report by the BBC, the new richest person in China is a bottled water tycoon.
He founded Nongfu Spring in 1996 in the Zhejiang province on China's Eastern coast.
Mr. Shanshan’s wealth is pecked at $58.7bn (£46.2bn) according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The recent stock market listing of his bottled water firm and a controlling stake in a vaccine maker have helped boost his fortunes.
Nicknamed the "Lone Wolf", Mr. Zhong is now Asia's second-richest person behind India's Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire behind Reliance Industries.
Mr. Zhong now ranks 17th overall on its list of the world's top 500 richest people.
Most of China's new billionaires come from the tech industry. But rising tensions between China and the US over Huawei, TikTok and WeChat have pushed down valuations of Chinese tech stocks.
China's food and grocery sector is now vying with its tech industry in producing the country's richest business people.
In April, Mr. Zhong's Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise listed on the Chinese stock market.
This article is written with excerpts from the BBC.


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Nephi Garcia is a 32-year-old fashion designer, husband, and a father of three who decided to combine all those things together into something that's pretty amazing.
It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Floyd Mayweather that the boxer known as "Money" has some serious cash to spend. The divisive and controversial boxing icon is reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and he isn't afraid to flaunt it.
The Obamas will be evicted from their fancy white home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in January, so with the end Barack's presidency in mind, the family has selected a new house to move into when their time at the nation's most famous address runs out.
You’re no doubt familiar with many of these corporate logos today, but few of these iconic brands have stuck with the same image over time.
Even if you're a fashionista, you probably haven't thought much about the trends for nails before your lifetime. I mean, why would you?
As a kid, you put yourself into various situations while trying to get to sleep — crime fighter, princess, etc. — but for one little boy, going to bed means he gets to be an astronaut every night.
Reddit user BrooklynEWD gets the award for coolest dad today because he turned this empty space into a spaceship bed complete with control panel and storage space for his 4-year-old son.
Babies basically live the life of luxury. People wait on them hand and foot, cook for them, clean them, and let them sleep for a majority of the day. Plus, they get to be pushed around outside while just chilling in a stroller. But how do parents know if that stroller is really all that it’s cracked up to be?
They take a giant replica out for a spin, despite how ridiculous it might look.
At least that's the idea from Kolcraft, a U.S. baby products company that has designed an oversized version of its Contours Bliss stroller to give parents a better idea of what their children experience.
If you're wondering why Drake's smiling in this picture it might be because of the insane deal he got on his most recent LA real estate move. The 'Views' singer was able to score a house that was on the market for $27 million for only $7.7 million.
There might not have been turtles in Jurassic Park, but there is in this miniature version that Oliver Turpin created for his leopard tortoise Louie.
With a grazing area, swimming pool, visitor’s center, and the iconic gates that surround the park, it seems this turtle is living the high life.


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70 investors rejected an idea. It has become a unicorn and helped create another
Handling two tough services of fulfilment and finance, the growth story of OfBusiness and Oxyzo is all about skill, hard work and determination.
OfBusiness is seeking $2 billion in India’s biggest tech IPO since Paytm
OfBusiness, a startup founded by entrepreneurs Ruchi Kalra and Asish Mohapatra to help Indian enterprises buy bulk raw materials, could file initial listing documents around October, people familiar with the matter said.
India’s ‘unicorn couple’ aim for first startup IPO within a year
OfBusiness, a supplier of raw materials from steel to chemicals to small businesses, could go for an initial public offering in six months to a year, Ruchi Kalra, who co-founded the startup with husband Ashish Mohapatra, said.
Lok Sabha approves crypto tax; Rebel Foods announces $10M Esop liquidation
The Finance Bill 2022, which includes the new taxes on crypto assets, was passed in the Lok Sabha this evening.
OfBusiness financial services arm Oxyzo turns unicorn with maiden external funding
The new financing was co-led by Alpha Wave Global and Tiger Global with participation from Norwest Venture Partners, Matrix Partners and Creation Investments, Oxyzo chief executive Ruchi Kalra told ET.
2021 Year In Review | The Year Of The UnicornWhat was for a better part of a decade a trickle developed into a stampede as almost 39 startups achieved billion-dollar valuations this year. Here's a look at all 39 Indian startups that joined the unicorn club in 2021.
Indian startups raised $42 billion in 2021: reportIndia - with 90 unicorns - is the third-largest unicorn hub behind the US (487) and China (301), and ahead of the UK (39).
Rapid digitalisation drives B2B ecommerce during pandemicAs traditional supply chains that served Indian businesses dried up amid Covid-imposed restrictions, well-capitalised B2B ecommerce players grabbed the market by coming to the aid of raw material-starved businesses.
ETtech Deals Digest: Cars24, Razorpay raise fundsOnline used car platform Cars24, payment gateway Razorpay, business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup OfBusiness were among the startups that raised funding this week.
Big deals keep on comin’; Apple asks CCI to junk caseThe year may be drawing to a close but the fundraising continues unabated. Two big deals – in excess of $300 million each were announced on Monday – taking an already record-setting year to new highs.
OfBusiness valued at nearly $5 billion after $325 million in new fundingOfBusiness cofounder and CEO Asish Mohapatra said the startup will use the new capital to penetrate deeper into supply chain on the commerce side and also build the technology for its Software-as-a-Service solutions and financing vertical.
SoftBank biggest foreign investor in India, funding 10% of all unicorns: Masayoshi SonSoftBank is amongst the most bullish investors in Indian startups having backed large ventures including Paytm and Policybazaar, both of which listed on Indian bourses last month, as well as others such as Delhivery, Unacademy, Grofers, Oyo.
ETtech Deals Digest: The unicorn stampedeIndia minted another unicorn this week with edtech platform Vedantu becoming the 28th startup in 2021 to enter the coveted club of companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more.
Amazon clarifies legal fees to minister; Ola Electric lands $200MAmazon has written to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, claiming its legal fees in India for FY20 were Rs 52 crore and not Rs 8,546 crore. In other news, Ola Electric has raised more than $200 million at $3-billion valuation.
Every second founder of a unicorn this year is an IITianEvery second founder of Indian startups that turned a unicorn this year is an alumnus of one of four oldest Indian Institutes of Technology. Twenty-six startups entered the unicorn club this year till end-August with a valuation of $1 billion or more.
Most unicorn founders this year are IITiansAs many as 30 of the 58 founders of these are engineering graduates from the IITs of Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur or Kanpur, according to a study conducted by EMA Partners.
Paytm’s pre-IPO troubles; 25th unicorn of the yearFrom Paytm's ownership probe, to Zetwerk becoming a startup unicorn and Bitcoin crossing $50,000 for the first time since May crash, here's a quick look at the top tech news today.
ETtech Deals Digest: Postman, Zetwerk raise funds this weekSaaS startup Postman became the most valued software-as-a-service firm from India this week. The country also minted another unicorn.
What's behind the funding frenzy?Many startups that hit a valuation of $1 billion or more just this year have already doubled or tripled their valuations with fresh rounds since joining the unicorn club.
Unicorn valuations gallop in record time amid IPO rushFewer available assets, Covid-led growth, cheap liquidity accelerate valuation by 12-18 months
ETtech Deals Digest: Two unicorns, and a whole lotta fundingBharatPe and Mindtickle became startup unicorns this week with funding from Tiger Global and SoftBank, respectively. Neobank Jupiter made a mark as well, with its $45-million round.
Mindtickle becomes a unicorn after SoftBank-led fundingExisting backers including Norwest Venture Partners and Qualcomm Ventures participated in the $100 million round that has more than doubled Mindtickle’s valuation.
OfBusiness turns unicorn post SoftBank-led $160 million fundingB2B commerce startup valued at $1.5 billion; New capital to be used for acquisition, expansion
MindTickle to turn unicorn with $100 million funding from SoftBankAfter social commerce startup Meesho and banking technology platform Zeta, SoftBank is set to put another $100 million in SaaS startup MindTickle, creating another startup with a billion-dollar valuation.
SoftBank leads Whatfix’s $90 million funding round, valuation quadruplesThe Whatfix funding comes amid reports that SoftBank Vision Fund II is in talks to invest in multiple Indian startups, including Flipkart, Swiggy and OfBusiness.
OfBusiness in talks with SoftBank to raise funds at $1.2 billion valuationSoftBank is likely to invest anywhere between $100 million and $150 million in OfBusiness in an all-primary funding round, making the B2B e-commerce startup the 15th Indian unicorn so far this year.
Too legit to quitIn today's morning dispatch, India's crypto exchanges are drawing up a legitimacy plan; Business chambers seek an end to the standoff between the government and social media; OfBusiness eyes unicorn status with SoftBank funding.Load More
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Mike Williams will never forget the first time he saw them, in his Target store in Newburgh. They were in the electronics department. Then toys.
Then stationery, in a flash. One of them, gliding across the floor at the speed of a jog, slid right into a display. The 18-year-old sales associate was spooked. “I thought it was a new style of walking,” said Williams. And it was.
Mike Williams will never forget the first time he saw them, in his Target store in Newburgh.
They were in the electronics department. Then toys. Then stationery, in a flash.
One of them, gliding across the floor at the speed of a jog, slid right into a display.
The 18-year-old sales associate was spooked. "I thought it was a new style of walking," said Williams.
And it was.
Heelys, the sneakers with the wheels on the soles, have rolled into our cities and suburbs and country villages, transforming our apple-cheeked children into surreptitious freestylin' pedestrians. And now even the stores that sell them are wondering how to keep them in check.
Spawned in 1998 by a West Coast skate brat-turned mental health counselor-turned mid-life entrepreneur, Roger Adams' idea for sneaks with a "stealth, removable wheel in the heel" is now the signature of Heelys Inc., a Texas company worth more than $932 million on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
The company's best customers have lately become moving targets within their communities, as an increasing number of stores, schools and churches post "No Heelys" signs at their entrances.
The Newburgh Mall did so this month. Marketing manager Katie Macri said there have been no reports of shoppers being run down by Heelers. "It's just that we've noticed a lot more kids rolling around on them," she said. "It's a safety issue." Virtually every school district has banned Heelys, along with grocery stores, Cub Scout packs, churches and any place where kids congregate.
To assuage the growing tension between the stores that sell Heelys and the customers who despise them, the Heelys' Web site includes a "common courtesy" section.
"We have a big advantage over other types of skate equipment because if you pull the wheel out, it's just a standard athletic shoe," said company President and CEO Mike Staffaroni. "Of course, we know that kids don't always use good judgement. Mine certainly don't."
The CEO's kids fall into Heelys' bull's-eye market. Boys and girls ages 6 to 14 fuel 85 percent of the company's business.
Eight-year-old Jessica Hogan doesn't care what the rest of society thinks of her sneaks. She just knows it was worth behaving all year so Mom would buy her a pair (priced $59.99 to $99.99) for Christmas.
Hers are black with pink trim, and with a slight flick of the ankle, she can cruise around her Washingtonville elementary school parking lot, one foot gliding in front of the other. When it's time to head inside for class, she can pop off the wheels with a handheld tool, plug the holes and stroll around the building like the rest of the human race.
Mankind remains divided on the pros and cons of walking on two wheels. A Boston watchdog group called World Against Toys Causing Harm put Heelys on its annual "10 Worst Toys" list. Some doctors say they're hard on the shins and ankles or dangerous, like skateboarding or roller blading.
"Or ice-skating or anything," said Jessica's mom, Jennifer Hogan of Washingtonville. "In this day, when doctors are so against childhood obesity, this is an athletic thing for them."
The company says skaters and non-athletes take to "the sport" with ease. It even recruited a "Team Heelys," comprised of "Heelers" ages 8 to 22, who conduct public demonstrations.
"Even parents who were against it at first are getting into it because it's an outdoor activity," said mom Audrey Turner of the Town of Blooming Grove, whose kids, ages 10 and 7, have become adept at "Heeling."
"Kids play video games all day," she said. "Heelys get them outside."
Now if only they'd stay there. Heelers admit it's hard to resist those smooth indoor surfaces. So said 10-year-old Ashley Turner, circling her mom as she waited for coffee at Target's in-store Starbucks. If she can't Heel in the stores, what's the next best place to practice? Ashley looks up at her mom, who answers for her: "On Mommy's hardwood floors."


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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20 — How do you get to be first in line when there is no line?
That Internet-era conundrum flummoxed many hopeful buyers of the new Nintendo Wii video game system over the weekend. The e-commerce giant Amazon.com had said it would begin selling the system “Sunday morning” West Coast time, so shoppers began showing up to the site at midnight, feverishly reloading the Wii product page in hopes of catching the start of the sale and getting one of a limited supply.
Many were sorely disappointed. Derek Punsalan, a 23-year-old Web designer in Seattle, kept clicking until 4 a.m., when he went to bed. He was back when the Wii finally went on sale at 8 a.m. but missed his chance to get one; the $250 consoles sold out in less than a minute.
The experience left Mr. Punsalan and others angry at Amazon for failing to be more specific about a sales time. The space where customers were meant to post reviews of the Wii turned into a lively open forum for the late-night crowd, with many reviewing Amazon’s performance instead. By late Sunday those messages had been removed.
“It was quite disappointing,” said Mr. Punsalan, who wrote about his frustration on his blog. “I’ve been wondering if maybe I should have gone outside.”
The Wii confusion showed the trouble that can pop up when holiday shopping, along with the hunt for must-have gifts, moves online. It also comes as Amazon and other big online sellers are planning what are known as doorbusters, limited-supply sales of discounted items to attract shoppers.Continue reading the main story
Amazon declined to say how many Nintendo Wiis it sold over the weekend. But it said it was true to its promise to put them on sale Sunday morning.
“Everything went off without a hitch on our end,” said Craig Berman, an Amazon spokesman. “If folks waited up, we certainly appreciate them and love their passion for wanting to buy a product from Amazon.”
While many shoppers chose the online route, several thousand others camped out in the flesh at stores around the country, hoping to become the first to own Nintendo’s new machine. Last week, prospective owners of another new video game console, PlayStation 3 from Sony, also waited in line for a day or more.
The introductions bring the start of a new generation of game consoles, pitting Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft against one another, and the hype has led to high demand among gamers chasing a limited supply. The PlayStation was especially scarce and sold out almost immediately on Amazon and elsewhere. Nintendo has said it will ship millions of Wiis by the end of the year.
When shopping for hot or deeply discounted items in the real world, of course, people can drive up to a store and survey the length of the line in the parking lot, then choose whether or not to fight the crowds for the low-cost television or the dress or suit in just the right size. In the virtual world, shoppers can end up pointing, clicking and hoping.
The issue may become more significant as more online retailers try using doorbusters. Amazon plans its first doorbuster sale this Thursday morning at 11 a.m., offering a limited supply of a highly discounted item. It invited customers to vote for their pick from a list of four, and the front- runner is 1,000 Xbox 360 game consoles for $100, down from $300.
The promise of that sale has led a number of people on Amazon discussion boards to figure out if they can set the clocks on their own computers to be precisely synchronized with Amazon’s internal clock. That way, they theorized in online postings, they can better their chances of beating out the competition.
Wal-Mart also plans to use virtual doorbusters to draw people to its site next week. Patti Freeman Evans, a retail analyst at Jupiter Research, said online retailers had used “limited supply” sales for some time but that, increasingly, they are learning from and mimicking the success of offline retail sales strategies.
Ms. Freeman said the doorbuster strategy can pose some challenges for online retailers — and not just because they do not have doors. She said that for one thing, customers cannot see how far back they are in line, making it hard to tell whether they will get an item.
She said that to help customers, Amazon and others would be well served to be clear about what time the sales start. “If they can be a little more specific, it gives customers a chance to plan,” she said.
That would have helped Vanessa Castillo of Miami, who wrote on Amazon’s site that she felt like she “wasted a whole night” on the site with nothing to show for it.
For his part, Mr. Punsalan thought that buying online would make him smarter, and warmer, than his friends who decided to line up at a store. While they spent the night on the sidewalk, he moved from desk to couch to bed with his laptop.
When he grew tired of constantly refreshing the Amazon page, Mr. Punsalan put on the DVD of “The Da Vinci Code” and watched while trying to shop. Eventually he went to bed, slept through an alarm and was back on the site at 8. Soon he spotted a change on the page indicating that Wii sales had begun. He tried to buy one but was told they were “not available.”
Mr. Punsalan’s friends who waited outside in the cold got their Wiis and the last laugh. To make matters worse, Mr. Punsalan said his girlfriend felt he should not spend more time hunting for a Wii in stores after wasting a whole night in front of the computer. “She said, ‘You lost your chance on Amazon.’ ”Continue reading the main story


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Karastan celebrated 90 years of innovation and history this year. The company’s Eden, N.C., facility flowed its first power loom rug on April 8, 1928, and the company’s history of producing rugs dates back to when U.S retailer Marshall Field’s commissioned a unique machine capable of recreating the detailed craftsmanship, vibrant colors and sumptuous feel of a hand-woven rug. The new, machine-made rugs rivaled their handmade counterparts, and their accessible luxury became the enduring hallmark of the Karastan brand. In 1993, Mohawk Industries acquired Karastan.
“Karastan is renowned for its artistry and innovation and has set the industry standard for craftsmanship and durability,” said Brian Carson, president of Mohawk Flooring North America, who spoke at the 90th celebration at the Eden facility in August. “The products they create here are more than flooring. They are the centerpiece of homes all over the country. For decades, these rugs have been passed down as heirlooms, and families have marked countless milestones on carpets that defined gracious living.”


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Rice exporters and millers in Cambodia say the price of white rice is soaring after India suspended exports of non-basmati rice in order to address internal food security issues following the falling yield of paddy rice due to climate change.
On July 20, the Indian government announced that it would stop exporting non-basmati white rice in order to lower the domestic rice price as well as to ensure food security.
Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice (Cambodia), told The Post that since India announced the ban, importing countries that used to import rice from India have been buying more white rice from other countries, including Cambodia which has led to the price of white rice rising more than 30 per cent.
He said climate change has severely affected rice yields, prompting India to focus on domestic supply rather than export as many other countries rushed to stockpile their rice supply.
“We already know that India is one of the largest exporters of rice. When they announced a suspension of white rice, it pushed up the price of white rice to nearly the same as our fragrant rice.
“Of course, it has given our country the opportunity to export more while providing a good value for our farmers,” he said, noting that the price of white rice has risen between 30 and 40 per cent.
Similarly, Chan Pich, general manager of Signatures of Asia, said the demand for rice globally, especially white rice, has shot up.
“The reason I see this is because of the effect of climate change in Europe, Australia, the US and other regions. They experienced drought earlier this year, which increased the demand for rice, and also because India has stopped the export of white rice and broken rice to meet their domestic demand.
“Our ASEAN countries, including Indonesia and the Philippines, which have large populations, have also experienced a shortage of rice. They have ordered a variety of white rice from other ASEAN countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia,” he pointed out.
He said rice imports by the Philippines could see Cambodia’s rice exports surging to millions of tonnes given the country’s high demand and consumption by its population.
In the meantime, Indonesia also plans to import rice from Cambodia to shore up its supply, as per a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on August 11.
Cambodia’s milled rice and paddy rice exports in the first half of 2023 stood at $807.9 million.
From January to June, the Cambodia Rice Federation said 329,633 tonnes of milled rice worth $229.2 million were shipped to 52 countries and territories via 50 exporters. The total has so far met 47.09 per cent of the 700,000-tonne target for 2023.
The milled rice breakdown showed that “fragrant rice” represented the lion’s share at 85.08 per cent, followed by “long-grain white” (11.3 per cent), “parboiled” (2.4 per cent), “organic” (1.02 per cent), and “short-grain white” (0.14 per cent).
In terms of export destination, China markets imported the most at 138,364 tonnes worth nearly $89 million, followed by 25 EU countries at around 122,117 tonnes valued at $86.7 million and four ASEAN nations (28,110 tonnes, worth $18.9 million). The remaining 21 markets bought 41,042 tonnes of milled rice for $34.7 million.
At the same time, Cambodia exported 2.2 million tonnes of paddy rice for a total of $578.7 million, exclusively to neighbouring countries where 55 per cent of the produce possessed “appropriate” certifications.


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A revolution is set begin at ICAST when Zoe Angling Group launches a range of non-toxic jigs. The PIVIT fishing brand points the way to the future, says CEO Jeff Coffey.
Zoe Angling Group is the owner of Fair Flies but will be at ICAST to launch PIVIT Fishing, which has been described as the first offering of a non-toxic solution to jig fishing in the US.
Jeff Coffey, founder and CEO of the group, has lofty ambitions for the new brand. “We want to be the first company to solve the toxic problem in fishing, from colourants to weights, and will be distributing multiple lines of lures using our patent-pending process internationally.”
He added that PIVIT has been building up production teams overseas for seven years to be able to produce its products. “We now have the capacity to meet demand for PIVIT products. Our aim is the removal of lead from fishing with recycled, sustainable materials that will not only replace it but improve the whole angling experience.”
The centrepiece of the range, the Trailer Jig, is made of a non-toxic alloy over-moulded with the company’s proprietary plastic. The second component to the system is an innovative design that allows anglers to change the hook to match the weight of the fish that is being pursued or when it becomes dull.
“Together, these two features create a lure that will last longer before being thrown and left in the waterway,” added Coffey. “This is the beginning of our product line of innovative ways to replace lead in all weighted lures and sinkers.
“Many countries across Europe have legislation in place restricting the use of lead in fishing gear and it will eventually happen in the US. Our goal is to be the premier brand of non-toxic lures as we move towards removing toxins like lead from our waterways.”
Coffey (pictured above right) added that the group’s social impact is an important part of its make-up. “We are not just innovating products that are environmentally better and fish better, we are also able to transform lives through an intentional supply chain process where we have built teams providing jobs that support exploited and exploitable individuals.”
PIVIT will also be launching a range of World Fair Trade-certified clothing at ICAST, made using organic materials that brings what Coffey describes as the high values of the company to the industry.
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Accountancy firm reports 45% rise in travel firm closures
Posted: April 14, 2014 Filed under: Airline & Route News, Cardiff Airport & RAF St Athan, European & World Tourism, European Aviation News, Passenger Advice, Tour Operator News, UK Aviation News, Uncategorized, Welsh Aviation News
14 April 2014 at 10.23 GMT
Holidaymakers are building their own breaks on the internet, leading to a 45% rise in closures of travel agents and tour operators in the past year, according to accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy.
The company claims the economic downturn has prompted people to take shorter DIY holidays in the UK or mainland Europe rather than long-haul packages.
The trend caused 77 travel agencies and tour operators to go bust in the year to March 31, up from 53 in the previous 12 months.
Despite a pick-up in the UK economy, Wilkins Kennedy partner Anthony Cork said the recession accelerated the decline as consumers learnt to book holidays without the help of a travel agent.
“Travel agents on the high street were once the first and only port of call for booking holidays, but the tide has turned and we are now seeing online booking services and price comparison sites taking over,” Cork said.
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The biggest float of the year on the junior AIM market was announced today.
Anglo-Swiss pallet maker and supplier RM2 International has recruited list of directors to its board.
These include its chairman Ian Molson, former chair of the eponymous Canadian brewer, Sir Sturat Rose, former chief executive of Marks & Spencer and Paul Walsh , former chief executive of drinks giant Diageo.
RM2 is raising £137 million through the issue of new shares which it plans to use to expand its production capacity and to fund the production of more pallets for rental and sale.
When its shares start trading early in the new year it will have a total market value of £278 million.
Chief executive John Walsh said: “Admission will give us the ability to turn a meticulously developed and tested pallet and logistics approach - for which we believe there is a clear demand - into an operation of real scale.”
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Rihanna’s glamorous Savage X Fenty lingerie fashion show saw the biggest stars in attendance including Cara Delevinge, the Hadid sisters and Laverne Cox at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for the New York Fashion Week show on September 10.
The singer’s second annual presentation of her Savage X Fenty collection has become one of the most hyped and legendary shows of the season, with the exclusive audience led by top models, beauty bloggers, socialites, actors and even royals.
To make sure that the collection is being kept secret, guests at the event had to deposit their devices into sealed pouches. The inclusive and diverse show will also be under wraps until September 20, when it will be streamed by Amazon Prime across 200 countries.
The event opened with Rihanna and other women standing on top of podiums, before they started dancing seductively in lingerie later on during the show. RiRi herself also gave a great performance, wearing a sheer black outfit.
Hasley, Migos, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Fat Joe, Tierra Whack, Fabolous and A$AP Ferg all performed at the RiRi show, with supermodels such as Alek Wek and Joan Smalls also taking part in the event.
Different sizes, shapes and skin tones were the centre of the stage in a show led by a variety of women in their underwear. Even a scene of Patrick Suskind’s Perfume was displayed in the Savage X Fenty lingerie event.


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Laura Mercier also plays a key role in Orveon’s growth plans. By the end of 2022, the brand will have overtaken BareMinerals to become the biggest in Orveon’s portfolio, thanks to its “modern repositioning”, he says. “I don’t think the brand was a priority for the previous owner. It was underinvested, under innovated and understaffed.”
Houdayer has a five-year plan for Laura Mercier, which includes improving the brand’s formulas through biomimetic ingredients and enhancing its digital capabilities. Around a third (34 per cent) of Laura Mercier sales come from e-commerce and 66 per cent from bricks-and-mortar retail, he says. His goal is for e-commerce to account for 50 per cent of the business in the next three years.
Accelerating global expansion is also top of Houdayer’s agenda. Within 12 months, Laura Mercier’s presence grew to 26 markets, up from 18. His target is to increase to 42 markets by the end of 2023, with a particular eye on Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Despite its current challenges, China remains a priority. The brand, which entered the region last August, has just signed an exclusive agreement with the biggest luxury beauty distributor in the country, he says. “The brand resonates extremely well with the Chinese consumer who loves French luxury. China, for us, will be very big — we are talking triple-digit turnover in three years maximum.”
The biggest remaining blocker is the supply chain crisis that has put a “strain” on the entire beauty industry, impacting raw materials suppliers, freight and transportation among other things, says Houdayer. Some solutions are in place, such as extending the brand’s contract manufacturing base of 15 to 30 and moving from single sourcing to double sourcing. “Today, the only limitation to our growth is supply. We could sell double-digit more if we had the supply of our key SKUs.” Houdayer predicts an improvement in the new year, but for now, “we’ll still have two to three months of an industry shortage.”
Looking ahead, Mercier says she’s “overwhelmed” by “the amount of new brands” emerging today on social media. “Some of them don’t even have a headquarters but start by selling three products on the internet,” she observes, but caveats that these brands have yet to prove their ability to build a long-lasting business. Longevity is her goal. “I think that if you have a strong point of view and an honest and straight-forward approach, it’ll be fine. You see [new brands] all the time, but they disappear as quickly as they have popped up. That’s not desirable for me.”
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Today, Contentos, a global decentralized, digital content community, has announced the launch of its mainnet blockchain which will allow users to officially start content mining on COS.TV, Contentos’ video platform.
During Contentos’ testnet phase, more than 32,400 accounts were registered and more than 865,000 total transactions were recorded on the Contentos blockchain. One milestone reached during the testing phase was an increase in traffic across all of Contentos’ dApps including PhotoGrid, COS.TV, Cheez, and LiveMe. There have been more than 60,000 transactions, or testnet user activities such as uploading social media posts, liking or commenting on other users’ uploads.
Mick Tsai, CEO of Contentos said: “Launching the Contentos mainnet is a major accomplishment for our team. Our results from the testnet are already showing an increased demand for decentralized and monetized social media. Many of the dApps in our ecosystem reward users for the time they spend using our apps, whether it be watching a video, streaming, playing a game or even walking.”
With the mainnet being launched, developers will be able to build their own dApps on top of Contentos’ network to further help social media users earn money from their social media activity. Developers can also develop tool kits, create software development kits, or build wallets. They will be able to utilize open source to test the mainnet and identify any issues for a potential reward at github.com/coschain. Users and developers will be able to test the mainnet product on Contentos’ blockchain at cos.tv.
Contentos is seeking a total of 21 block producers to run the Contentos infrastructure and ensure smooth operations of the ecosystem. Block producers would also become Contentos Council members, responsible for making important and strategic governance decisions. Block producers can earn content ecosystem rewards and revenue from selling shares in their gifting vote.
Contentos’ integration of the mainnet into their dApps will roll out over the coming weeks, with the integration of PhotoGrid capping off the rollout on October 9.
For more information on Contentos, please visit their website. Those interested in becoming a block producer can learn more here.
Contentos is a public-chain project for the global digital content industry. With blockchain technology, Contentos focuses on solving the challenges of today’s centralized content platform, including content distribution, content monetization, property rights confirmation and property management, etc. Contentos is committed to empowering creators so that they can generate reasonable revenue through creation and promote effective collaboration with advertisers, fans and other creators, so that the overall ecology is enhanced by the positive contributions of users.


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Attacks on small businesses have doubled this year, primarily on companies in the defense industry.
Efforts to mature into a more enterprise-ready service take a hit.
Call for business to 'step up' in fight against cyber attacks sparks discussion of proper private, public roles.
Privacy unaffected by architecture change, says Microsoft-owned online video chat and calling company
When a global cooperative shut down the infamous Grum botnet, the result should cut worldwide spam in half.
Some users say their Facebook accounts were locked when they tried to use the new service.
Company failed to take even basic precautions to stop 450,000 usernames and passwords from being exposed.
Whether the tech replacing Flash Player will pose a greater risk is not yet known, security expert notes.
One security analyst suggests choosing a BlackBerry for work and an Android device for personal use.
Falling rate shows website managers more focused on plugging holes.
Fraud was unique in the amount of automation used, made possible through the use of cloud computing, McAfee says.
Twitter is to blame for a temporary outage, not a hactivist group that claimed it took down the site in a distributed denial-of-service attack.
The new Zeus malware steals incoming text messages and sends them to command-and-control servers operated by the attackers.
The virus used USB ports found on every PC as a pathway to avoid detection by network-guarding security systems.
Integration is much more important, given how processors from Intel (which owns McAfee) are what most cloud services run on today.


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Apple said App Store developers have generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in 2022.
App Store developers have generated $910 billion in total billings and sales from the sale of physical goods and services, $109 billion from in-app advertising, and $104 billion for digital goods and services in 2022, says Analysis Group, one of the largest international economics consulting firms.
Developers at the App Store receive more than 90 percent of the billings and sales — without any commission paid to Apple.
The iOS app economy supports more than 4.8 million jobs across the U.S. and Europe, with approximately 2.4 million in each region, says Progressive Policy Institute.
Since 2019, U.S. developers’ billings and sales have increased by more than 80 percent. In Europe, developers’ billings and sales since 2019 saw an above average increase of 116 percent.
“The App Store is a vibrant, innovative marketplace where opportunity thrives, and we’re as committed as ever to investing in developers’ success and the app economy’s future,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Developer billings and sales increased by 27 percent between 2019 and 2020; 27 percent between 2020 and 2021; and 29 percent between 2021 and 2022.
Small developers found tremendous success on the App Store — outpacing larger developers by growing their revenue by 71 percent between 2020 and 2022.
The App Store attracted over 650 million average weekly visitors in 2022, according to new data from Apple. Users downloaded and re-downloaded apps an average of more than 747 million and 1.5 billion times each week in 2022, respectively.
Travel sales made on iOS apps increased by 84 percent in 2022, alongside a 45 percent increase in sales on ride-hailing apps.
The iOS developers have earned more than $320 billion on the App Store from 2008 to 2022.
The Analysis Group study found that iOS users have downloaded apps more than 370 billion times from 2008 to 2022.
App Store has more than 123 times as many apps — nearly 1.8 million — to choose from, compared to the thousands available on the App Store at the end of 2008.
In 2022, the App Store blocked more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions — and rejected 1.7 million app submissions for failing to meet privacy, security, and quality standards.


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The U.S. headquartered retailer of branded footwear and accessories has reported fiscal year net sales decreased 19% from 2020 to US$1.8 billion with stores open 76% of the time. This was generated in part by strong e-commerce growth of 74%. In its fourth quarter, net sales decreased 6% from the same period in 2020 to US$637 million with stores open about 90% of the time.
The numerous digital investments made over the past several years allowed for the accelerated shift to online spending to achieve record digital revenue of nearly US$450 million in 2021, an increase of almost 75% year-on-year, while also fuelling record profitability for this channel.
The fourth quarter sales decrease was driven by continued pressure at Johnston & Murphy and the impact from store closures during the quarter, partially offset by digital growth of 55%.
Fiscal 2021 gross margin was 45% compared with 48.4% last year. Fourth quarter gross margin this year was 45.8% compared with 46.9% in the same period in 2020.
GAAP earnings from continuing operations were US$90 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to US$35.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Genesco's GAAP operating loss for 2021 was $107.2 million, or 6.0% of sales, compared with operating income of US$83.3 million, or 3.8% of sales in fiscal 2020.
Due to the continued uncertainty in the overall economy driven by Covid-19, Genesco is not providing guidance at this time.


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DETROIT—General Motors expects pretax earnings to improve modestly this year, offset by $1.1 billion in European restructuring costs.
The Detroit-based company also said pretax earnings and revenue were up in 2013 thanks to the launch of new vehicles like the Cadillac ATS.
The automaker earned $8.4 billion (U.S.) before taxes on $152 billion in revenue in 2012. The company releases 2013 earnings next month.
GM’s new president, Dan Ammann, and new chief financial officer, Chuck Stevens, discussed the outlook Wednesday at a Deutsche Bank conference in Detroit.
GM says it expects global industry sales to grow by about 2 per cent this year, to more than 85 million vehicles. It’s opening four new plants in China through 2015 to keep up with that growth.
GM shares fell 39 cents to $39.63 (U.S.) in premarket trading about an hour before the market open.
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Airbnb ruling leaves New York holiday makers bedless
New restrictions on accommodation provider Airbnb in New York will kill an important and valuable service for Australian holiday-makers, Kiama-based travel writer Bruce Elder says.
Jane Fernley* had booked her accommodation in New York for a holiday in July, having chosen to stay in a private residence she found on popular website Airbnb.
The website allows home owners to list a room or house for short-term rent, and has become a worldwide alternative to staying in a hotel.
But overnight she received an email from her hosts saying the deal was off.
"I am reaching out to you with not the greatest news. Last night, all Airbnb hosts in New York City received an email from Airbnb saying that 'all rentals under 31 days are illegal in the state of NY'.
"As a consequence, all Airbnb hosts are breaking the law by renting their places for less than that time and we are in danger of a lawsuit or a very large fine by the city.
"I am really sorry but I am obligated to cancel all my reservations."
New York City and Airbnb have been in battle for months now as the state tries to outlaw private rentals for a period of less than a month.
It now seems that the Big Apple has won, and it's left people like Ms Fernley searching for an alternative room in a city known for its pricey accommodation.
"Airbnb over the last couple of years has grown to be a very significant player in the whole range of accommodation options," Kiama-based travel journalist Bruce Elder says.
He says it's an issue that can be argued from both sides.
"It's a conflict between people who are professionally involved in the accommodation industry and the enthusiastic amateurs."
On one hand, a room through Airbnb can provide a more authentic experience as travellers meet a local host who is passionate about promoting tourism in their city, and the accommodation has a more homely feel than a motel room.
But on other hand, it's taking business away from professional hotels that employ staff, have invested in expensive property and pay taxes on the revenue.
"The motels also pay money for a star rating, to be officially credited or inspected by council - Airbnb [providers] have none of those worries."
There is also the concern that the permanent residents in an apartment block might not want strangers coming through their complex each week.
If this conflict was going to play out anywhere, it was likely to be in New York City - one of the world's most popular tourism destinations.
It also contains high density, small apartments stretched over a small amount of land.
Competition for accommodation is strong, and Airbnb has thrived in the city as locals see an opportunity to subsidise rent or capitalise on the tourism dollar.
But Bruce Elder says the same problems can happen on the New South Wales South Coast where he lives.
"The biggest problem is if a house gets rented out for holidays to eight to ten people, typically eight to ten people will want to have a party.
"I want neighbours who don't want to have parties every weekend.
"It's a massive problem and nobody in local government is looking at it seriously and saying we need rules and regulations and to be able to monitor this."
He says there needs to be guidelines that can allow private accommodation to be available but monitored, and used in ways that don't disadvantage motel operators.
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An identity sea change is upon us, whether we're ready or not. It seems that every other day there's a new article or announcement that changes the rules of data engagement and making sense of the nuances and updates can be overwhelming. But our industry is at a critical mass when it comes to consumer privacy protections. Now is the time for advertisers and publishers to acknowledge reality and reclaim the narrative around privacy through a consumer-first approach by proactively educating and empowering users to own their part in the data value exchange.
The temptation to hang on to status quo is understandable. After all, according to the IAB's 2021 State of Data report, 76% of companies surveyed do not believe their revenue will be impacted by the loss of third-party cookies and identifiers. And while a full two-thirds of data leaders say they're prepared for this cookieless future, we're simply not seeing the sense of urgency from advertisers to adapt and change to meet privacy-centric concerns.
Recent announcements from Apple granting users full autonomy to opt out of device data tracking means advertisers and publishersmust identify new paths to success. It seems simple, but a consumer-first mindset based on trust and providing an appropriate value exchange needs to be done in a respectful, transparent way. If we don't give users the necessary controls - and there are enough examples over the past few years where the industry has done a poor job on that front - it ends up hurting everyone. Self-regulation and trust are the industry's most powerful levers.
As far as I'm concerned, we're not in the middle of an identity apocalypse; rather, the potential for a revolution rooted in direct connections with real people, driven by first-party data. In practice, this means building direct consumer relationships to serve as the cornerstone to cookieless identity solutions. Critical to acquiring opted-in user data is earning user trust. Users are more likely to volunteer information if they are confident in the personal value, they know they'll receive in return. It also means building various brand entry points for consumers to manage how much, if any, information will be used for targeting or cross device type messaging.
Somewhat paradoxically, doing this successfully can actually result in fewer ads being shown to the user. Now that you know who the user is and what their interests are, you can choose to show them high-value personalized ads, rather than try to monetize an ID-less page by sticking a number of lower-value ads on it. From terms of service to centralized privacy dashboards, offering opt-out options and member services to track and obtain consent gives consumers a voice in the data exchange conversation.
It also requires systems and technology that forge direct connections between advertisers and publishers to ensure data compliance and accountability at every level. The reliability of source data - where and how it's gathered - is everyone's responsibility. Right now, we're not seeing the collaboration at an industry-wide level when it comes to meeting new identity standards. Only 40% of brands are working directly with publishers (IAB State of Data), a clear sign that fragmentation and diluted data partnerships are still an issue.
At Verizon Media, we work with the haves and have-nots when it comes to first party data. We're a large publisher ourselves with a robust pool of first-party, opted-in data from across our ecosystem, giving us insights to build sustainable identity solutions with privacy and governance at the core. Our persistent identity solution, ConnectID, helps facilitate collaboration and unifies identity across Verizon Media's consent-based portfolio, but we're mindful of the fact that while a portion of supply will have addressability, perhaps a larger portion will be identity-less.
In the coming months, advertisers will need solutions that can leverage identity when available, but also need the ability to target with accuracy within an identity-less environment. We have developed a suite of Next-Gen Audience solutions that can help our advertisers maintain messaging relevance even in the absence of identity. And as the only independent ad platform with a full stack DSP and SSP, we allow for a single user match pool across demand and supplyfor better transparency, transactions and audience insights, without any third-party integrations required to get started.
In this critical moment when platforms like Google are taking a firm stance to support partners with first-party consumer relationships, providing personalized experiences to users that inspire them to continue engaging with you is more important than ever. To succeed in a cookieless future, the industry must face the inevitability of change, and fortify ourselves through a foundation built on direct relationships.
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Freescale's new i.MX508 processor could mean cheaper, faster e-readers
E-readers are getting better without a doubt. But cheaper? Not so much. The upcoming Spring Design Alex will sell for $359 -- way out of reach for those who cruise the used book store scene. Freescale's i.MX508 processor might finally make these things more of a smart buy, an 800MHz ARM-based chip that includes, among other things, USB host functionality and dedicated circuitry for controlling E-Ink panels. It's effectively a system on a chip for the next-generation of would-be Kindle killers and it'll sell for just $10 at volume, resulting in more advanced readers that could, according to Freescale, retail for $150. That's the kind of price point that might just make Grandma stop digging through piles of dog-eared Stephen King books and get with the times.
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We already brought you pictures and performance numbers for Intel's upcoming "Skulltrail" enthusiast platform, which will combine dual 45nm processors and as many as four graphics cards. Now, the folks at DigiTimes claim to have information about the first "Skulltrail" chip Intel intends to roll out.
The processor will be dubbed Core 2 Extreme QX9775, the site says, and it will run at 3.2GHz with a 1600MHz front-side bus and an LGA771 package. In other words, the chip will be more Xeon than Core 2, despite the branding. More interestingly, DigiTimes quotes a launch price tag of $1,499 for the QX9775—that's $500 more than the list price(PDF) for existing Core 2 Extreme chips. At $1,499 per CPU, a dual-processor Skulltrail rig would cost nearly $3,000 for the processors alone.
According to a related report by The Register, Intel plans to launch the Core 2 Extreme QX9775 some time in the first quarter of 2008. The chip will be accompanied by another Core 2 Extreme, the QX9770, which will supposedly feature the same specs but with an LGA775 package and a $1,399 price tag. Intel showed off the QX9770 at its Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan yesterday.
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MANILA, Philippines – Property development firm Megaworld has announced that it is launching its second condominium project at the Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
The 14-storey Lafayette Park Square is Megaworld’s first themed residential condominium at the Iloilo Business Park, featuring French and Spanish architectural designs.
“We are very excited to introduce a new concept for Iloilo. Because of the overwhelming reception of the Ilonggo market to Megaworld’s first residential condominium cluster, we want to offer something new, elegant and sophisticated. We believe the European feel will be a perfect fit for the upscale Iloilo market,” said Jennifer Palmares-Fong, head of marketing for residential business, Iloilo Business Park.
Lafayette Park Square, which is located adjacent to One Madison Place, will have 289 residential units and commercial and retail shops.
It will also feature a third floor amenity deck with a swimming pool and pool lounge, a Jacuzzi, a state-of-the-art fitness gym, a spacious social hall, a daycare center and children’s play area, a reading nook and garden, and a covered sitting area.
Megaworld is projecting sales of around P1.4 billion for the new project in 2014. The project is set to be completed in 2018.
“We are definitely bullish about Iloilo. Aside from the local market, we have seen an increasing demand for residential condominiums in Iloilo from the international market. Around 20 percent of our residential unit sales last year was driven by our international sales,” Fong said.
Megaworld announced the expansion of Iloilo Business Park from 54 hectares to 72 hectares in 2013.
Three business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings of Megaworld are scheduled to be completed in 2014.
The proposed Megaworld Central Mall, meanwhile, is scheduled for completion in 2015.


text: For every iPhone release, Apple goes out of its way to remind customers that this is the best one yet. The company is liberal with its use of superlatives to describe new products. In the case of the iPhone 7, it's the fastest, beefiest and best overall phone the company has produced. And this year, however, the Cupertino company adds a few more accolades to its list of superlatives--most camera-ed, waterproof-iest (our words, not Apple's). But despite adding IP67 water resistance and offering two cameras on the back (7 Plus only), Apple has also made the new iPhone 7 with a glaring weakness: It's the first iPhone to ship without a built-in 3.5mm headphone jack. How can Apple claim this is the best iPhone when, in that respect, even the iPhone 1 has it beat? By making sure those first two new features are stellar.


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It's easy to see where the vehicles are, where the freight in question is, with which partner, if they’re on time or running late and if the delivery’s been made.
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Partnerlink, the UK freight sharing network, is well on its way to mirroring the customer service we’ve come to expect from parcel deliveries in terms of giving customers an anticipated delivery slot time in which to expect their goods to arrive.
This is thanks to CALIDUS ePOD and TTM software from OBS Logistics deployed on the driver’s hand-held android device to track and estimate delivery time for any freight partner within the network.
The software will eliminate the need to chase partners over the phone to find out where the consignment is and when it is likely to be delivered – keeping customers in the loop long before things are delayed.
“We wanted to be able to accurately track freight across the network. It could take as many as three or four phone calls to locate the pallet, and the customer would be getting more and more frustrated chasing his consignment,” explains John Davidson, managing director of Partnerlink. “We will have the ability to be able to see where the freight is within the network without the need to pick up the phone, and to estimate its time of delivery accurately thanks to CALIDUS ePOD and TTM, keeping customers much happier.”
The solution allows partner companies to see the signatures of those who have signed for consignments, eliminating the need to call up and ask who signed for it when chasing a delivery. The software alerts the server to the driver’s location and with the help of the driver’s manifest can then determine an ETA.
“Ultimately, for any network partner its easy to see where the vehicles are, where the freight in question is, with which partner, if they’re on time or running late and if the delivery’s been made, who signed for it,” said John Davidson. “This keeps us ahead of the game with customers, but it also helps us retain drivers as they’re much less stressed with the constant phone calls they used to receive to find out where they were. Driver retention is very important.
“In the not too distant future, I’d hope we can provide customers across the network with a delivery slot time that gives them a more exact window of when their freight will arrive – that’s what we’re aiming for.”


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Ticketmaster offers fans refunds for concerts postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
The ticket retailer Ticketmaster is finalizing plans to issue refunds for up to 18,000 postponed events in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parent company Live Nation announced that refunds for those concerts, including stadium dates from Taylor Swift at the now-postponed opening of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, will be open to fans requesting them starting May 1, for a 30-day period.
The postponements, which affect shows scheduled through July, represent a big swath of the 55,000 events currently listed on Ticketmaster for 2020. Future cancellations and postponements will be dealt with at a later date.
Epidemiologists and government officials agree that large-scale concerts and festivals can’t be safely held until 2021, a crushing blow.
Fans can also choose an option to exchange tickets for up to 150% of the face value through Ticketmaster’s credit system for future shows, or donate tickets to healthcare workers. The same terms will apply to Live Nation events and those from its rival firm AEG, after weeks of negotiations with talent agencies and sports leagues.
Ticketmaster has, so far, already canceled or postponed 30,000 events for 2020, totaling $2 billion in ticket revenue, and could see up to 25,000 more events affected this year.
Ticketmaster and Live Nation faced widespread criticism for not acting faster to get a plan for refunds in place, and attracted attention from Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and their frequent foe Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.).
Porter told Billboard, in a statement, “People across the country are having to make adjustments in their lives to keep everyone safe. Ticketmaster can do its part by giving people their money back. Let’s be clear: they can do this without government action, and they can do it today. Ticketmaster should do the right thing and stop trying to profit off a pandemic.”
Live Nation, for its part, has also raised a $10 million support fund for crews affected by the cancellation, and top staff have taken deep salary cuts. The re-seller StubHub as also been hit with a class-action lawsuit over its handling of refunds during the pandemic.
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Because the digital asset market continues to interrupt new floor, seemingly with every passing day, there isn’t any denying the truth that crypto adoption has continued to extend at a reasonably speedy tempo globally. On this regard, it now seems as if on-line content material creator platform Patreon is actively trying to devise its very own social token — or “creator coin” because it likes to name it — as a approach of diving into the world of cryptocurrencies.
Patreon executives not too long ago teased the concept on the 2021 Creator Economic system Summit with CEO Jack Conte making an look alongside chief product officer Julian Gutman. In the course of the occasion, the 2 interacted with the viewers at size and when requested about their resolution to enterprise into the digital asset area, Conte replied by saying:
“I actually love the concept of creators proudly owning their media and proudly owning their content material. […] I like the concept of shifting energy away from establishments and towards particular person artistic folks.”
Although Patreon doesn’t have a full-time crypto-focused staff in the mean time, Gutman acknowledged that he’s actively wanting to make sure that his firm doesn’t get left behind and is, due to this fact, contemplating making a roster of high-quality blockchain expertise within the close to time period. “We’re persevering with to make sure we’re making a sustainable recurring future for creators, [which] is why we’re evaluating the crypto area extra broadly,” he added.
It’s price mentioning that Conte’s statements got here only a month after the agency had released a feedback kind asking shoppers whether or not they would have an interest within the prospect of a creator coin and/or a social token.
The neighborhood chimes in
To get a greater overview of whether or not Patreon’s transfer will assist content material creators broaden their financial horizons in any form of actual, tangible method, Cointelegraph reached out to Michael Gu, founding father of Boxmining — a cryptocurrency-focused YouTube channel with over 250,000 subscribers. He advised Cointelegraph:
“Completely — not solely does it present a further income nevertheless it additionally gives extra methods for creators to interact their neighborhood. In actual fact, there’ll quickly be a scenario the place if a platform doesn’t undertake crypto content material, they threat dropping their current creators to platforms that do present crypto adoption.”
Cryptocito, a outstanding crypto YouTuber, is like-minded. He believes that Patreon’s transfer is nice for the business, because it actually highlights the various real-world use circumstances that digital property have to supply. Moreover, he believes that strikes like these present that cryptocurrencies are slowly however absolutely gaining credibility inside the mainstream. “For content material creators like me which might be native to crypto, it’s undoubtedly an attention-grabbing transfer that has me intrigued to study extra!” he advised Cointelegraph.
In Cryptocito’s opinion, it’s only a matter of time till information occasions like these turn out to be extra commonplace, one thing he attributes to the essential nature of the internet-based financial system that we’re at present residing in. He mentioned that just like how Uber disrupted the taxi market, cryptocurrencies stand to alter the worldwide digital financial system — it’s only a matter of who implements them first.
The long run for digital content material creators
Nic Merten, the creator of DataDash — a crypto YouTube channel with 479,000 subscribers — advised Cointelegraph that Patreon’s curiosity within the digital asset market alerts a significant step ahead for the business and must be seen with positivity:
“For the previous few years, when folks requested if there was a recurring approach to assist the channel with crypto, sadly, I needed to give the identical response time and time once more that it simply wasn’t potential in the mean time. I’d be mendacity if I didn’t admit I felt a bit hypocritical on the matter, being primarily a crypto channel.”
Moreover, he believes that the transfer couldn’t solely be an effective way for Patreon to broaden its person base but in addition for crypto adoption to extend on a mass scale, particularly from a funds standpoint. “I do imagine that though crypto remains to be establishing itself as a rising retailer of worth, the way forward for funds is digital and, extra particularly, digital property! With a big sum of Gen Z and Millennials’ web price being in crypto, I feel it’s not a matter of if, however when,” Merten added.
Nevertheless, he did concede that there are nonetheless some unanswered questions relating to mainstream platforms accepting crypto donations. For instance, the difficulty of excessive community charges is one that can not be ignored, and it will likely be attention-grabbing to see these corporations take care of the issue. “Hopefully, they’ll discover layer-two or side-chain options, like Lightning Community for Bitcoin, and Polygon for Ethereum,” Merten acknowledged.
Solely a matter of time?
In September, social media large Twitter rolled out a crypto donation feature as a part of its “Tipping Jar” module, permitting customers to ship Bitcoin (BTC) to their favourite content material creators. The transfer appears to have caught the eye of corporations worldwide, and it seems as if the pattern may proceed to garner extra traction, as was made evident by Patreon’s resolution to probably launch its personal social token.
On the topic, Cryptocito believes that as we transfer right into a extremely digitized future, we’ll proceed to see a rising listing of cryptocurrencies succeed due to their elevated adoption by platforms comparable to Patreon and Twitter:
“We’re at first of getting into a brand new period on how we [form a] neighborhood, switch worth, entry data and preserve observe of issues. Due to this fact, I’m very excited for technological norms comparable to IBC or different interoperability protocols that can allow seamless connectivity and compatibility between sovereign networks and DLTs.”
It must be famous that Patreon’s phrases of service nonetheless prohibit customers from using the platform to take care of cryptocurrencies in any form or kind — apart from customers doling out private funding recommendation. In actual fact, again in 2019, Patreon’s crypto censorship insurance policies compelled Dave Rubin to abandon the platform as a result of he needed to start out accepting donations in Bitcoin.
Thus, transferring ahead, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how this area continues to evolve and whether or not or no more corporations — particularly those who have beforehand taken an anti-crypto stance — will amend their current insurance policies to make it simpler for his or her customers to transact by way of digital currencies.


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The UK logistics sector faces a critical shortage of warehouse space, according to a report published by UKWA and the property consultancy Savills, which also found the retail sector to account for 35% of UK warehouse stock.
The report, called The size and make up of the UK Warehousing Sector, found that a significant amount of space currently standing vacant is unlikely to be used again at any point in the future as it simply isn’t up to scratch. Without sufficient investment in new stock, as well as in redeveloping existing sub-prime stock, the UK risks running out of quality warehouse space.
The supply of warehouses in the UK currently stands at 32m square feet, which is a vacancy rate of 7.5%. But according Savills, 6.5m square feet of that is grade C stock, which is far less likely to be used for distribution and warehouse purposes, as it is not fit-for-purpose for current logistics requirements.
Other findings from the report included:
- The total amount of warehouse space in the UK is 424m square feet
- East Midlands has the highest amount of space, accounting for 18%
- Different occupiers need to be in different locations in varying size units
- 51% of take up has been for build-to-suit units, meaning that land will become increasingly scare in prime logistics locations.
Kevin Mofid, head of industrial research at Savills, said: “The availability of modern and fit-for-purpose warehouse space has the potential to be a real pinch point for the logistics industry in coming years. Whilst this initial white paper doesn’t quantify the amount of allocated land in pipeline many schemes that we are tracking are not necessarily deliverable in the short term.
UKWA CEO Peter Ward believes that town planning can play a crucial part in alleviating the problem. “Policy makers must not overlook a fundamental factor for UK logistics to continue to thrive and to feed and clothe our people: the warehouse itself,” he said. “This report reveals the true scope of the property challenge facing the logistics sector and UK plc.
“We call on policy makers, both nationally and locally, to acknowledge the importance of the logistics industry and to deliver policy which allows for the growth of the space required for our industry to continue delivering.“


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from www.bizjournals.com – The owners of Rick’s Cabaret Austin have decided to keep the gentleman’s club and reopen with a new concept, following a failed attempt to sell the business.
Houston-based Rick’s Cabaret International Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) was in line to sell the Austin Rick’s after about a year on the market, but the buyer’s financing fell through, according to a spokesman.
Instead, the company, which reported revenues of $60 million last year, will renovate the entertainment venue with a new, yet-to-be-defined concept. The relaunch is expected sometime this March. Rick’s has owned the club since 2006.
The company also implemented new parking services that transport guests from nearby venues.
Rick’s purchased the Joy club Dec. 21 for $5.2 million and made some cosmetic upgrades and sign changes. It also owns an XTC Cabaret off Springdale Road.
Rick’s employs about 1,100 nationwide and operates nightclubs in New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities. It reported $7.6 million net income in 2008.