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Renee Wawrzynski will take over General Motors’ top logistics job as the OEM invests in supply chain visibility and resilience. Edgard Pezzo, who helped to oversee greater systems standardisation and supply chain collaboration, retired in November.
Effective January 1, 2023, Renee Wawrzynski is executive director for global logistics at General Motors, responsible for the carmaker’s multi-billion-dollar annual worldwide transport network across inbound, vehicle logistics and packaging. She replaces Edgard Pezzo, who has retired after nine years leading the logistics function.
She will report to Jeffrey Morrison, vice-president of global purchasing and supply chain, who took over GM’s global supply chain and procurement function in March 2022.
Wawrzynski is currently director of demand and supply planning and scheduling within GM’s global supply chain team, led by David Leich, executive director of global supply chain. GM has not yet named a replacement to lead demand and supply planning.
In a statement to GM’s global purchasing and supply chain division, shared with Automotive Logistics, Morrison and Leich cited Wawrzynski’s strong experience and leadership across supply chain, manufacturing and vehicle sales, servicing and marketing (VSSM) organisations.
“Renee’s displayed strengths in collaboration and influencing, strategic orientation and results orientation are particularly important attributes as we look to strategise creative solutions to drive the global logistics business forward,” said Morrison and Leich. “Her deep functional knowledge of the logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and VSSM organisations, coupled with her leadership abilities, will position her well to lead this organisation into the future.”
Wawrzynski takes the helm of GM’s top logistics job following a period of significant disruption in the supply chain following the Covid-19 pandemic, semiconductor shortages and logistics capacity across modes. But it has also been a period marked by growing investment in supply chain resilience – including in technology to improve visibility – as well as in logistics capacity, inventory management and supplier collaboration.
She has been no stranger to the challenges in critical material and vehicle inventory. She took over her current role in demand and supply planning in March 2020 as the pandemic hit globally, playing a key role in coordinating the carmaker’s production and inventory levels.
Renee Wawrzynski has worked at the carmaker for more than 35 years, progressing across manufacturing, production control and logistics roles at numerous assembly and component plants, including as supply chain director for Flint Stamping. Over the past decade she has had leading central logistics and purchasing roles, including as director of containerisation and packaging in North America, and as director of global logistics, containerisation and future programmes. She later moved into direct purchasing, including as director for raw material purchasing and for body and exterior purchasing, before returning to supply chain in 2020.
Wawrzynski has a degree in materials management from Kettering University in Michigan, and an MBA in international business from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Edgard Pezzo led a pivot to logistics resilience
Edgard Pezzo was responsible for GM’s global logistics since 2013, and previously worked across supplier quality, purchasing and supply chain during his nearly 40-year career. Before taking over logistics, he was vice-president of global purchasing and supply chain for South America, based in his native Brazil.
Along with the engineering and purchasing of logistics services, Pezzo’s tenure in logistics focused on developing more standardisation in processes and systems, as well as positioning logistics upfront early in the vehicle development process. The pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions led to significantly more focus on opportunities to improve logistics visibility and operations. In a recent interview with Automotive Logistics, Pezzo pointed to a growing use of logistics visibility tools and systems as a response to supply chain challenges, including VIN-level tracking of vehicles and the use of vehicle telematics.
In particular, he stressed the importance of a cross functional, end-to-end visibility initiative across the supply chain since mid-2021, working closely with suppliers, logistics providers and other GM teams in supply chain, purchasing and manufacturing. That collaboration has led both to more coordinated decision making on production and supply, as well to GM investing in further logistics capacity in advance for key transport lanes, such as ocean container shipping from China to North America – an investment that has proved worthwhile over the past two years.
“What we have also been doing throughout this crisis is working with our partners for the first time to have an ‘insurance policy’ by buying extra logistics capacity in advance for transportation modes, for example for container shipping at sea, and even for air freight,” Pezzo told Automotive Logistics.
This visibility across the supply chain and functions has also led GM to consider inventory levels and logistics frequency across its logistics operations. “[Our teams have been] re-assessing trade-offs between inventory and transportation and so developing warehousing solutions to determine the right inventory level to minimise risk to plants,” he said.
This close collaboration across teams and focus on supply chain visibility and flexibility has also been stressed by David Leich, to whom Wawrzynski has reported in her current role in supply and demand planning. Leich said during the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit that GM’s C-suite leaders had been communicating weekly with supply chain teams, focused on ensuring production and delivery stability. Among the key outcomes had been closer coordination of upstream, tier-N suppliers – notably across semiconductors and electronic parts – and working more closely with suppliers to build the right level of inventory.
“[Suppliers and sub-suppliers] see our production forecast, they understand what GM’s vision is and what our new launches are, and what are our long-term demands,” said Leich. “It has been fascinating and we are going to do that across our other commodities.”

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IMF Sounds Warning to China Over Loans to Unprofitable Firms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday called for a targeted approach in assessing lending risks, warning that credit is still flowing to unprofitable firms in China despite government efforts to curb expansion and allow money-losing, debt-laden “zombies” to fail.
Comparing the profitability of nonfinancial firms with how much credit they receive, the report found that the quality of credit allocation declined sharply over the past 10 years for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and those in traditional sectors such as automobiles and components, energy and raw materials.
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Derrian Gobourne, the 2019 NCAA national champion, 1st Team All-American and 3-time All-SEC gymnast, has inked an NIL deal with Legacy League to launch her “Black Girl Magic” NFT collection.
“I am excited to launch my Black Girl Magic NFT Collection on the Legacy League platform. Not only do their values align with mine, there is no better time do it.” said Gobourne in reference to Black History Month. “It’s time to celebrate, congratulate and pay honor and tribute to all of my sisters who have given so much to this sport and I want the world to see them.”
Gobourne was a guest on my Game Face podcast, where she opened up about how personal this NIL deal is for her.
“Ever since I was a young girl, I didn’t see a lot of people that look like me in the sport of gymnastics. So, it’s really important for me, and for other black gymnasts and little girls and even older women, to see that there are people that look like you. I just want to get that out. And I just think that that would be a dream come true to a lot of little girls. My younger me would really love that.”
Asked to define “black girl magic,” Gobourne said it’s all about embodying who you are.
“Black girl magic is just stepping into who you are, and not letting anybody tell you that you need to look like this to be successful. You need to do it this this way. Just stepping in to who you are. Yes, I am different, and I love that. That’s what makes me stand out.”
Her series will also feature other black female gymnasts, including Ananda Brown, Jada Glen and Aria Brusch from Auburn, Hannah Joyner from Rutgers, Amari Celestine from Missouri, Sekai Wright from UCLA and Kyla Bryant from Stanford.
“I reached out to a couple of girls that I know in college—black athletes—like some of my teammates, and then I know that I’m friends with some people in Florida, and just different SEC teams and other teams as well,” said Gobourne. “And we kind of just came together because we all have like similar stories, and it was just a great opportunity for all of us. I also wanted to give other black athletes an opportunity to do NIL deals and just give them opportunity to spread their light and their story.”
Gobourne said it was important for her to include other black gymnasts.
“It’s just very comforting knowing that I have so many other beautiful black gymnasts backing me up. We all have very similar stories and similar paths, and I just think it’s great to have other girls to lean back on.”
“I want other people that look like me to have opportunities. I feel like that was really my main point in really doing all of this and kind of collabing was just to get them out there too. I want them to be heard. I want them to be seen.”
“The NIL ecosystem has created an opportunity, not just for athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness, but it has created a vehicle for student-athletes of color to diversify their portfolios and create streams of income past their collegiate careers,” said Gobourne’s agent Ed James, managing partner of Booked and Busy Talent. “Due to institutional inequities many Black and Brown scholar athletes, even the ones on full scholarship, often feel pressured to take out loans to send money back home to their family members who are depending on them. We worked to create Black Girl Magic to bring parity, visibility, and economic justice to a group of young ladies who are becoming the CEOs of their own empires one NFT at a time.”
Kurt Hallead, co-founder of Legacy League, said it is a point of emphasis for his brand to align with female athletes like Gobourne.
“At a time when female student athletes lag behind their male counterparts in the NIL ecosystem, we are excited to partner with Derrian. Our collaboration will extend beyond NFTs as Derrian will also serve as our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ambassador. In this capacity, she will drive engagement with underrepresented athletes across the country as we continue our mission to help every college athlete leave their legacy in the collegiate sports metaverse.”
Legacy League’s roster of student athletes includes athletes from every Power 5 conference and 50 universities, including HBCUs. In total, Legacy League’s athletes compete in 15 different sports from football to gymnastics, with female athletes accounting for more than 25% of its lineup.
The “Black Girl Magic” NFT collection will launch with Legacy League in the coming months, although a specific date has not yet been set.
You can also listen to Derrian talk about this NIL deal and why it’s so personal to her on my Game Face podcast with Linktree. The podcast is available below or on your favorite podcast platform.


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Jeep’s efforts for the European market have gotten so much better since Fiat mixed into the Chrysler family. Even so, they have some catching up to do. This can’t be attacked all over the continent at the same pace. The American brand decided to have a stab at the British market first with a special
Volvo’s 2013 V40 has gained quite a lot of fans recently. The package it offers is simply sublime. The Swedes have decided to go one better. The sweet package of the Volvo V40 is getting a new, erm, package. It’s one of those special treats from R-Design, the folks who really know how to step
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Though expected at the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas, the Japanese have given us a bit of a surprise with an early unveiling. It is the unveiling of the 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport, the company’s mid-sized sedan now gets a bit of life breathed into it. Like some of the rivals M
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Provided your feeling some family size pressure and you’re now considering a minivan, you may be pleased to know how Seat’s Alhambra just got a really tasty option added to the mix. The latest model of the Seat multi-purpose people carrier fill it up with stuff Alhambra gets the latest four wheel drive system available
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The phrase “pink tax”is not a joke or misconception . According to USA today, the Pink Tax is when the color of products directly marketed to girls and women are charged more for female-specific products compared with those displayed to men. Studies show that women end up paying about 42% more then men per year for necessary products.
Women get paid less and yet are charged more. Is it unfair that women have to pay more for luxuries such as razors, shampoo, soaps, deodorant, and plus-sized clothing. Even stuff like dry cleaning, or laundering, etc.
Women are not only paying more for same things men pay less for, but they also have a lower paycheck than a man in almost any career. For example, as a dermatologist, women get paid about $262,500 and men get paid about $300,000, as a chef, women get paid 38 cents less for every dollar a man earns.
In other words women should be treated equally as stated in the amendment; “like a proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one’s sex.” They should not have to pay more for the same thing or get paid less for working the same amount of hours as a man.


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DxOMark published their Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 sensor review and test results: The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 mirrorless camera achieved an overall DxOMark sensor score of 71 points, with a combination of 22.8 bits color sensitivity, 12.5 EV dynamic range, and 656 ISO low-light score. Attaining a DxOMark score of 71 points, the Panasonic DMC-G85 sensor is one of best performing Micro Four Thirds sensors, just behind the 20.3MP Panasonic GX8 and the 16MP Panasonic GH4.
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Panasonic’s latest DSLR-style Lumix DMC-G80/G85 is certainly an attractive blend of ergonomics, features and performance. As for sensor performance alone, the G80/85 sensor delivers impressive image quality overall. Indeed, it is not dissimilar to the 20.3 MP sensor in the high-end GX8. Perhaps that’s one reason why we’ve yet to see the 20.3MP unit used more widely. Sensor performance is of course just one aspect when weighing up the pros and cons of a new camera, or camera system where other factors such as lens choice, physical size and, of course, individual camera features and ergonomics must be taken into consideration before making a decision.
In addition, the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 mirrorless camera achieved an impressive 84% overall score and Gold Award from the experts at DPReview.
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Apple is being sued in California for allowing developers to market apps and games with loot boxes, a special mechanism that enables players to make in-app purchases that present them with random digital rewards, the Apple Insider reports.
On Friday, named plaintiff Rebecca Taylor filed a complaint with the US District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming that her son spent at least $25 in iTunes gift cards and cash on loot boxes for Supercell hit title Brawl Stars.
However, the complaint does not mention the fact that Apple’s App Store has features that restrict minors from making digital purchases without a parent’s permission.
In games, a loot box or loot crate is a special mechanism that is characterized by in-app purchases and that offers players a randomized selection of virtual items. The in-game rewards could include boosts, costumes, skins, weapons, and other special items. Players can also randomly receive premium items.
Many associate the mechanic with gambling as real money is spent on obtaining loot boxes and the goods they include, which has made it one of the most controversial elements in video games in recent years.
Apple is being targeted in the complaint because “a large percentage of Apple’s revenues from App Store games come from the in-game purchases” of loot boxes.
Apple Slammed for Creating “Addictive Behaviors” in Kids
The recently filed complaint reads that “not unlike Big Tobacco’s Joe Camel advertising campaign, Apple relies on creating addictive behaviors in kids to generate huge profits for the Company.”
The complaint goes on that Apple’s App Store has “brought billions of dollars, even though the vast majority of the games are free to download” and that much of that money was generated from kids.
Aside from Brawl Stars, other games mentioned in the complaint include Mario Kart Tour, FIFA Soccer, and Roblox.
Apple is also being slammed for not explicitly mentioning the inclusion of loot boxes in App Store descriptions and for letting developers age rate their own games and apps.
Complainants claim that loot boxes constitute gambling and are therefore breaching California law. They seek class status of their lawsuit, restitution and disgorgement of the revenues that Apple has allegedly retained wrongfully as a result of its conduct, an injunction against future violations, and court fees.
The recently filed complaint was the latest development in the years-long debate over the nature of loot boxes and whether they constitute gambling. Last year, US Senator Josh Hawley filed the Protecting Children from Abusive Games bill that called for a ban on “pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in minor-oriented games.”
The legislation has not gained much traction since its introduction.
Across the pond, the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport launched earlier this month a call for evidence on loot boxes. The move could result in the controversial mechanism being classed as gambling and in an overhaul of how it is regulated.
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Just as loyal coffee enthusiasts can’t get enough Starbucks, the folks at Starbucks can’t seem to get enough of anything related to mobile.
From mobile apps to mobile payment platforms, Starbucks is on the vanguard of mCommerce advancements that may soon be far more pervasive throughout the retail space than they presently are.
According to new details that have come to light this week, Starbucks has already processed more than 42 million mobile payments. That’s not bad considering that the program just began last year.
In December 2011, Starbucks revealed that it had processed 26 million mobile payments. Adoption continues to grow exponentially, the company said.
“You’re going to see us as a company that will push the envelope around mobile pay,” Starbucks chief digital officer Adam Brotman told VentureBeat. “We want to innovate in that area before others catch up.”
Via the My Starbucks Rewards program, consumers can earn rewards when they pay with their Starbucks Card. Free drinks and refills are one of the perks of the program.
“Starbucks is wise to include SMS in its broad mobile portfolio,” said Jeff Hasen, chief marketing officer at HipCricket.
“While its augmented reality app got, pardon the pun, all the buzz this season, it’s text messaging product is inclusive of nearly all patrons.”
Mr. Hasen is not affiliated with Starbucks, but agreed to comment as a third-party expert.
Starbucks did not respond to press inquiries.
The SMS call to action is featured in a small framed poster.
The call to action is positioned near the drink counter so that when consumers wait for their drinks they can text-in to be part of the My Starbucks Rewards program.
The poster reads “Your next drink could be free.”
Consumers are then encouraged to register with any Starbucks Card and they’ll be on their way to getting free drinks and refills, no membership fee and free balance protection.
Users can either register by going to http://www.starbucks.com/register or by texting the keyword GOLD to the short code 697289 (MYSBUX).
When consumers text-in, they receive a message from Starbucks that thanks them for their interest in the program and includes a link to the My Starbucks Rewards page.
When consumers tap on the link, they are redirected to a mobile-optimized page where they can register their Starbucks card.
Consumers can sign-in or create and account to complete the registration process.
When users register their card they can protect their balance incase their card is stolen, earn rewards with each transaction, set up Auto-Reload for their card, view transaction history and transfer balances between their cards.
Consumers can also download the My Rewards iPhone and Android application to keep up with their account.
Using a mobile call to action such as this an effective way for Starbucks to builds its My Starbucks Rewards program.
Additionally, place the SMS call to action in a location where many consumers are daily is smart.
SMS is a great medium to engage consumers and helps marketers build their database.
Consumers do not need a smartphone to participate and can use their feature phone to text-in.
“Much like Macy’s is doing with Backstage Pass, Starbucks is giving customers choice on how to engage via mobile,” Mr. Hasen said.


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Island Princess joins three other cruise ships scheduled to debut Medallion Class Ocean Vacations -- Regal Princess on November 13, 2017, followed by Royal Princess and Caribbean Princess in early.
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Princess has also revealed that three more of its ships will be fully Ocean Medallion-activated in 2019, including Royal Princess on 13 April, Crown Princess on 24 July and Sky Princess when she debuts on 20 October. Ocean Medallion is already available on Caribbean Princess and Regal Princess. Designed to offer guests a fully personalised.Overall, 11 Princess Cruises ships will be Ocean Medallion-activated by the end of 2020. Tony Roberts, Princess Cruises’ vice president UK and Europe, said: “The Ocean Medallion has proved a groundbreaking piece of travel technology and the feedback from our guests, in terms of how it has helped enhance and improve their cruise holiday, has been overwhelmingly positive.The Ocean Medallion is a small device that can be worn or carried throughout your cruise, providing a range of benefits. From finding your friends onboard to ordering a drink without even having to leave the comfort of your pool lounger, the Ocean Medallion will make life onboard more relaxing than ever before! Ship Launch Date Guest to crew ratio; Caribbean Princess: 2004 (Refurbished 2019.
Princess Cruises announced today that Island Princess will be the fourth cruise ship to feature the Ocean Medallion, a high-tech, virtual concierge designed for enhanced passenger comfort, when she heads to Alaska on May 16, 2018. According to Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald, the wearable device, powered by a first-of-its-kind interactive technology platform within the One Cruise Experience.
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In addition to Crown Princess, which is the first ship with UK departures to have the benefit of Ocean Medallion, this multi-award winning innovation which is exclusive to Princess Cruises, is already available on Caribbean Princess, Regal Princess, Royal Princess. Seven more ships will become MedallionClass vessels up to the end of 2020.
Princess Cruises, the world's largest premium cruise line, has announced that they will be rolling out their ground breaking Ocean Medallion to an additional three cruise ships. This brings the.
All eyes are on the two newest ships for Princess Cruises, Sky and Enchanted Princess. Both of these ships are the first to have been built from the ground up with Medallion in mind. So, expect even more functionality in the future. Princess has been the testbed for the Ocean Medallion, and honestly, it’s really something. I cannot wait to.
Princess Cruises will adopt its Ocean Medallion technology to three more of its ships—Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Sky Princess—starting Feb. 17, 2019.
Island Princess joins three other cruise ships scheduled to debut Medallion Class Ocean Vacations — Regal Princess on November 13, 2017, followed by Royal Princess and Caribbean Princess in early 2018, and Island Princess starting on May 16, 2018. The Medallion Class Alaska cruise will set sail on the top-rated Voyage of the Glaciers seven-day itinerary between Vancouver and Anchorage.
With the new Ocean Medallion, Princess Cruises starts a new wave of vacation travel. The small accessory in the size of a coin replaces the Cruise Card and will open doors to many amenities on board. You can create a personal cruise experience even before you embark your ship.
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The complimentary Ocean Medallion is your portal to amazing vacation possibilities. It’s the size of a quarter and can be worn in a variety of ways: as a wristband, pendant, clip or even in your pocket. Consider the Ocean Medallion your key to opening doors: to your stateroom, your ship and experiences you won’t find anywhere else.


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Police and fire engines responded to the blaze, which started at the rear of building near the storage area at 8:20 a.m. The cause is still under investigation, according to Secaucus Police Detective Michael Torres.
Although no one was hurt, medical services did treat an employee on the premises for what seemed to be smoke inhalation.
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In response to the announcement of downbeat preliminary results for the fourth quarter, shares of Electronics for Imaging (EFII), a company focused on digital printing technology, cratered 16% as of 11:05 a.m. EST on Wednesday.
Here's a look at the numbers that Electronics For Imaging (EFI) expects to report in the fourth quarter:
- Revenue is expected to land between $255 million and $257 million. For context, Wall Street was expecting $280.7 million in total revenue.
- Earnings per share are expected to be in the range of -$0.20 to breakeven.
- Non-GAAP earnings per share are expected to be $0.45 to $0.47. That's also well short of the $0.60 in non-GAAP EPS that market watchers were expecting.
Management blamed the poor results on "weakening economic conditions" in its direct businesses and delayed customer spending on capital equipment and software.
Bill Muir, EFI's CEO, stated, “Though we entered the quarter with a robust pipeline and our Inkjet sales progress through mid-December was tracking ahead of the prior year, the last few weeks of the quarter were exceptionally weak.”
CEO Muir stated that he was "very disappointed in the quarter" but that he remained upbeat about the company's market position and opportunity ahead.
He also reaffirmed that management remains committed to addressing the company's weak spots and intends to "deliver the results our customers, shareholders and employees deserve.”
EFI plans to share the full quarterly details with investors on Jan. 30 after the market closes. Investors will want to tune in to learn more about management's action plan to get the business back on track.
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As the world shrinks, compounders will have to get ``glocal'' to prosper.
``We need to have global reach, but with a local service level,'' said Dario Cardenas, business equipment commercial manager for PolyOne Corp. of Cleveland, North America's largest compounder. ``That's what being glocal is all about.''
Last year, PolyOne generated about 22 percent - roughly $400 million - of its sales for plastic colors and compounds from outside of North America. Twenty-five of its 84 wholly owned and joint venture production sites are outside of its home region as well.
``Resin suppliers are supplying the same base resin globally, and compounders have to do the same thing,'' Cardenas said at Performance Compounding 2002, an industry event held April 11-12 in San Antonio. ``Even on a customer level, companies like Nypro [Inc.] are located everywhere around the world.''
PolyOne is one of a small number of nonintegrated compounders that can make a claim to global compounding. Others include A. Schulman Inc., Clariant SA, Ampacet Corp., Teknor Apex Co., Ferro Corp. and LNP Engineering Plastics Inc., which recently was acquired by GE Plastics.
``A lot of suppliers are at the mercy of [original equipment manufacturers] who don't know where they'll be operating tomorrow,'' Cardenas said. ``We call it `extruders on wheels.' Nobody's forcing you to be in different regions, but if you want to play, that's what it takes.''
Basell Polyolefins compounding business director Giuseppe Saggese agreed, saying those compounders not taking a multinational approach will be reduced to exporting from their home locations.
``You have to be able to compete with low-cost Chinese masterbatches and everything else that's out there,'' Saggese said.
Cultural sensitivities and regional preferences also come to the fore. For example, South American consumers prefer white appliances and tend to avoid those in other shades.
``White is a key color in South America,'' PolyOne's Cardenas said. ``People want [appliances] to look clean. They don't like shades of brown.''
Even communication with customers has to be thought out. Typing in capital letters may be done just to get attention in North America, but in South America, it's the equivalent of cursing at someone or insulting them, Cardenas added.
There can be some disadvantages along the global path. Just as consolidation has created ``a layer of international suppliers who can supply automotive and packaging compounds across the globe,'' it also has made those firms less flexible and reduced their speed in the marketplace, according to AMI LLC President John Jones.
``[International suppliers] can't go after niches as easily,'' Jones said.
Some cultural matters also don't translate across different regions, added Mark Bruner, general manager of Muehlstein Compounded Products in Houston.
``There are still a lot of markets, such as building and construction, that are very North America-oriented,'' Bruner said. ``You don't build houses the same way in Europe and Asia that you do in the U.S.''
Multinational compounders also have to deal with customers using local suppliers as leverage against larger firms, according to Cardenas. However, even taking local competition into account, AMI research director Andrew Reynolds said compounders often overestimate the amount of competition they're up against.
``There's a huge number of compounders in the world - between 500 and 600 in North America alone - but each company has their own specialty,'' Reynolds said.
``There might be only two or three other companies that can compete geographically in what you do well. But this perceived competition unnaturally drives prices down.''


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San Jose, California headquartered Zoom Video Communications, which saw its popularity soar during the pandemic, has now unveiled the beta version of OnZoom, an online events platform and marketplace, to the public.
OnZoom, which is an extension of Zoom’s unified communications platform, was launched at its flagship annual event Zoomtopia 2020.
The paid online events solution helps users create, host and monetize large events such as fitness classes, concerts, stand-up comedy and music lessons on the Zoom platform.
In terms of features, the OnZoom platform helps businesses schedule and host one-time events, event series along with drop-ins for upto 1000 attendees, list and sell tickets, promote public events and reach new audiences. The platform lets users pay through PayPal and major credit cards as well as donate to nonprofit organisations and raise funds, according to a statement.
Zoom’s other prominent launches at the two day event, held on October 14 and 15, included a new end-to-end encryption offering which ensures that communication between meeting participants is encrypted using cryptographic keys. Zoom also announced a new customisable software development kit which is now more customisable and allows for easier session control.
For developers, Zoom has launched Zapps, a platform for workflows that allows to bring in first and third-party applications into meetings for real-time adoption, along with basic platform enhancements such as background layouts for all participants, voice command options for personal devices to control rooms, new whiteboarding features and webinar features such as reactions, customised lobbies, breakout rooms and debrief rooms.
In late August Zoom announced that it would integrate with smart display devices such as Amazon Echo Show, Facebook Portal and Google Nest Hub Max, improving its accessibility.


text: News has entered a new phase, defined by the disruptive forces of mobile, social media and video, effecting rapid changes in consumption and the underlying economics for news businesses: the level of change and innovation is rewiring the structure and financial models for news more quickly than many news providers are able to respond. While charging for news looks to be a successful route for some brands, we note that the scale of charging for the industry is substantially smaller than in print. Apart from this, three models are gathering traction: selling audience engagement; selling news services; and selling news to businesses. Each of these options involves very different strategies and opposing objectives which can only be pursued at the same time by those with the deepest pockets. Everyone else has to choose.


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The government of Saint Lucia wants more Saint Lucians to benefit from the island’s main foreign exchange earner: tourism.
“We are on a mission to ensure that more Saint Lucians can benefit from our record breaking performances in Tourism,” Prime Minister Allen Chastanet wrote on his official Facebook page.
Saint Lucia recently hosted executives from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) and brought together stakeholders who play a key role in the management of the cruise sector.
Chastanet said the objective was to better understand the sector and have direct dialogue with cruise executives on areas for development.
“The year 2019 is focused on revenue generation within the tourism sector, so the Department of Tourism has also organized a forum for local suppliers and the FCCA, to dialogue on deepening linkages within the cruise sector,” the prime minister disclosed.
He explained that it is anticipated that approximately 50 local suppliers (sites, attractions, excursion providers, dive operators, producers, etc.), will gain access to trade directly with cruise lines.
“This is a milestone and the first of its kind, to ensure maximum benefits to local suppliers of products and services,” wrote Chastanet, the former tourism minister.


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“The worldwide total for the console was put at 26.82 million in October, with the Japanese userbase currently estimated at 11.5+ million and the Americas at 7.5+ million.
In addition to the new hardware total, Nintendo also revealed that a total of six different Nintendo DS games had now sold more than one million units in Europe alone. These were Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (aka Brain Age), Animal Crossing: Wild World, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart DS, which has sold over 1.5 million copies.”
In the words of Mel Brooks, it’s good to be the king.


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On Thursday March 8, 2018, President Trump defied domestic and international critics and signed orders to impose 25% tariffs on steel and 10% on aluminum imported into the U.S. The action was taken in defense of American industry and leverage as the President re-negotiates NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. With tariffs going into effect in 14 days, commodity-reliant businesses will be feeling the impacts.
Steel has long been used in construction and served a strong indicator of overall economic development of a region. From the 1980s to present day, the number of steel workers in the United States has gradually declined as the production of steel moved to foreign countries, where production costs were significantly lower. In the early 2000s, an economic boom in China and India caused a 6% increase in steel demand and since then, Chinese manufactures, like ArcelorMittal, have risen to become the world’s largest producers. Today, China supplies 49% of the world’s steel, and the United States is the largest customer.
In 2017, the United States imported 5.7 million metric tons of steel from Canada, while some states, like Illinois, depended on Brazil for 41% of its steel. Countries like Mexico and Canada have been steady suppliers for the American market due to the free trade agreement, which was excluded from the imposed tariff; however, the current administration is looking to revise this agreement in the future.
In a response to the “assault on our country” by foreign steel competitors, President Donald Trump surprised allies across the globe when he announced imposing tariffs on aluminum and steel. Adding to the America First agenda, the President upset Republican lawmakers who warned of “unintended consequences.” The goal of the tariffs includes protecting America’s domestic industry by supporting steel and aluminum manufacturers and promoting them so other countries turn to America, first.
In addition to protecting America’s best interest from excessive “dumping,” that countries like China are infamous for, the tariff protects against transshipping. This practice act of modifying Chinese steel to re-sell from another country, masks the true origin of international production.
The initial wave international response was quick and negative, as other countries, fearing sale and job losses, voiced apprehension to Trump’s way of gaining soft power in NAFTA negotiations. Countries like the UK have responded by threating to retaliate against U.S. producers like Levi’s and Harley Davidson with trade barriers, alluding to a global trade war – with U.S. agriculture and consumer electronics most likely to be affected. The UK has been the most vocal about their discontent, but China poses the greatest threat, if they choose to act on the U.S. trade deficit.
Commodity prices will increase to accommodate the additional costs of tariffs, but it’s no doubt consumers will end up holding the bill. In a politically charged environment like this one, it’s uncertain what the final outlook will be. Time will tell how long the tariff will last, but as of now, the best we can do is to wait to see what unfolds.


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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has notched up sales of more than ₤ 53bn for its yearly Singles’ Day sales event – but the extravaganza threatened to be overshadowed by plans for new guideline.
The running overall revealed by the business a few hours prior to the event closed revealed it was already 20 times bigger for third-party sellers than US online seller Amazon’s Prime Day last month.
Yet at the very same time Alibaba shares plunged 8% with competing JD.com seeing a similar slump after China’s authorities set out propositions to take on monopolies in the sector.
Singles’ Day, the world’s most significant sales occasion, currently eclipses Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US combined.
This year it is spread over 4 primary days and soon after 9pm hit 372.3 bn yuan (₤ 42.5 bn) in sales.
In 2015’s 24-hour occasion saw sellers using the Alibaba platform notch up profits of over 467.5 bn yuan (₤ 53.3 bn) in total.
The performance of the massive sales festival – first launched by Alibaba in 2009 – has actually become indicative of the strength of the Chinese customer economy.
This year it comes as China takes pleasure in an economic rebound after bringing the spread of coronavirus previously in the year under control.
Restrictions elsewhere as other countries continue to fight the pandemic also suggests customers who may typically make luxury shopping trips abroad are rather spending in the house.
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Alibaba’s sales occasion this year included a three-day period from 1 November to 3 November as well as the usual 11 November.
A star-studded gala launch consisted of a livestreamed efficiency from Katy Perry.
Competing online retailers likewise held Singles’ Day occasions, with JD.com – which likewise started its promotions early this year – notching up more than 200bn yuan (₤ 22.8 bn) of sales in an early running overall.
Ahead of the occasion, a study by speaking with firm Oliver Wyman discovered that 86% of Chinese customers were willing to spend the like or more than during in 2015’s celebration.
Sean Shen, client and strategy skills leader for EY in Greater China, said: “In the last six months approximately, rich households have actually spent more money.
” We likewise see that purchases of luxury sector products are increasing due to the fact that of the global travel constraints.”
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However it looks most likely that after the extravaganza the sector might face a headache.
New Chinese propositions give standards on how the nation’s 2008 anti-monopoly law will be applied to web companies.
The announcement provided no sign that operators are accused of misdeed.
However it cited areas where regulators may look for issues consisting of sharing of info and alliances or rates services listed below cost to stay out brand-new rivals.
That triggered a shares slide for Alibaba, just a week after it was previously struck when Chinese authorities pulled the plug on a record stock market flotation by payment services giant Ant Group – a business in which Alibaba has a huge stake.


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This US-based startup for office check-ins is expanding into Japan with the Japanese language and an important new client.
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Xurpas has invested in five companies since its IPO in December.
US-based startup OneSignal (formerly GameThrive) just got a big boost with funding from the VC arm of Rakuten.
Now based in Seattle, the Chinese entrepreneurs have created Pixotale as a way for people to tell a story with a bunch of photos.
The company raised $1.4 million in seed funding from SoftBank Ventures early last year.
Note-syncing app Evernote now has more than 30 million users in Asia, reveals the US startup’s CEO, Phil Libin.
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TACOMA, Wash. — If you’re determined to get tickets to a sold-out concert or sporting event, you might jump at any offer that comes along. Scammers are counting on that desperation to steal your money.
“We’re coming out of a pandemic, and people are excited to get back out there,” said Melanie McGovern, director of public relations and social media at the Better Business Bureau (BBB). “They want this ticket no matter the cost, and unfortunately they’re getting scammed.”
Ticket complaints “skyrocketed” in the last year or so, McGovern told Checkbook. The BBB has processed nearly 21,000 complaints about ticket purchases since January 2022.
Because tickets to popular concerts and sporting events are expensive, scam victims have lost hundreds, even thousands of dollars. In many cases, the crooks take the money and run: You don’t get the ticket(s) you bought, and you can’t get your money back.
Many fans don’t find out they’ve been scammed until they show up at the venue and can’t get in. Some learn they bought counterfeit tickets. Others have legitimate tickets that the scammer sold to multiple people; in that scenario, the first person who has their ticket scanned at the gate gets in, but the others don’t. It’s a familiar and frustrating problem for the companies that operate concert and sporting venues.
“Our number one [goal] is to get the tickets into the hands of the fans. So, when there are folks doing unscrupulous things out there, it’s definitely a difficult situation,” said Adam Cook, director of Tacoma Venues and Events, the company that manages the Tacoma Dome for the city of Tacoma, Wash.
If seats are still available, the person holding bogus tickets can go the box office and buy legitimate ones at face value.
“Without an actual ticket, we don’t have the ability to let you in, and we can’t provide refunds,” Cook told Checkbook. “Any refund would have to be through the original point of purchase.”
Ticket scams have been a problem for years, but digital technology “makes it more difficult than ever to spot fake tickets or detect a scam until it’s too late,” Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog at the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, warned in a recent blog post. It’s easy to forge barcodes, QR codes, and logos of actual ticket companies.
“Smart people are getting scammed because they let their guard down,” Murray told Checkbook. “They’re desperate, and in their haste, they make a bad decision.”
Most problems happen when fans buy tickets already purchased by someone else. Victims say they responded to an ad on social media, used an online marketplace, or did a random search for tickets to an event and landed on a fraudulent website. Based on complaints, online transactions with strangers or unknown ticket resale companies can lead to heartbreaking disappointment and a significant loss of money. A recent post on the BBB Scam Tracker website reports someone in Ohio tried to buy Taylor Swift concert tickets and lost $800.
It’s easy for fraudsters to create counterfeit websites that look like well-known companies. For example, a scammer could buy the URL TlCKETMASTER.COM to direct people to their bogus site, Murray said. You wouldn’t notice it, but the address in the URL above is spelled with a lower-case “L” instead of an “I.”
“Forget Facebook Marketplace, forget Craigslist, forget Instagram,” Murray cautioned. “And unless you’re buying tickets from someone you actually know—a co-worker, a relative, a super-close friend—then don’t try to buy tickets from an individual.”
The safest way to buy tickets is from the venue, either in person or through its official website. Even if that site sends you to another site to complete the transaction, you know you’re using the correct URL.
For a sold-out event, an online reseller (such as StubHub, Vivid Seats, or SeatGeek) may be your only option. Live Nation and Ticketmaster also resell tickets. If you’re not familiar with the resale company, check it out at BBB.org. Be suspicious anytime tickets for a popular event are being sold below market value.
Caution: Some resellers don’t disclose their fees until you’re at checkout, so the initial ticket price is much less than the actual price. In May, the consumer group Truth in Advertising (TINA.org) issued an ad alert about StubHub’s “hidden” ticket fees. TINA.org found that StubHub’s fees are a “whopping 23 percent of the total ticket cost and are only disclosed after consumers provide a trove of personal information, including their email address and billing address.”
Another smart move: Make sure the company is a member of the National Association of Ticket Brokers. NATB members guarantee to deliver your tickets, or refund 200 percent of the ticket price should something go wrong.
“The best advice we can give is to do your homework, and know who you’re buying the ticket from,” said Gary Adler, NATB’s executive director. “The incidents of fraud with professional sellers are minuscule.”
Before buying tickets from an unknown reseller, go to the venue’s website and look at the seating chart for that event. If the seats on the ticket you’re about to buy don’t match up to what’s there—you’re dealing with a scammer, the BBB’s McGovern warned.
And find out how tickets for the event are delivered. To prevent fraud, the industry is switching to digital-only tickets. If the seller is offering paper tickets, and the event is digital-only, you know those tickets are fake.
Red Flag Warnings: Steer clear of any reseller that won’t accept credit cards and especially those that wants payment via gift card, wire transfer, or a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app. Criminals prefer these payment methods because they’re instant, untraceable, and irreversible. P2P apps such as Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App caution users not to use them for retail purchases. If you pay this way and get burned, you’re on your own.
A credit card is the best way to pay because it provides fraud protection. Should those tickets turn out to be bogus, or you don’t get anything at all, you can dispute the fraudulent charge with the credit card company. If the seller won’t take credit cards, walk away.
And don’t use PayPal if the seller insists you choose the “friends and family option” to save them from paying the service fee. Doing this eliminates your right to contest or dispute the transaction later, consumer watchdog Murray cautioned.
Despite the obvious risk, some people will take a chance and go with an unknown seller for must-see events. In this case, the best you can do is research the seller (look for reviews and check with the BBB). But that’s no guarantee. If you get swindled, no one will be able to help you, unless you’ve paid by credit card. Are you willing to lose all that money—and deal with the disappointment—if you find out you’ve been dealing with a crook?
Also, some criminals pretend to resell popular tickets in order to harvest personal information, so you could lose more than money. You may be setting yourself up for identity theft.
If you do score hard-to-get tickets, don’t post a picture of them on social media. The barcode can be “a goldmine for scammers,” according to a fraud alert from the FBI, who can use that information to create counterfeit tickets for themselves or to sell to others. So, protect ticket barcodes the same as you would credit card numbers.
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Scarcity of petroleum product has hit Cross River State as many filling stations visited have no products. However, few stations that have the products recorded long queue with a litre of petrol goes for over 100% increase.
Online Newspaper, DailyPost, visited some filling stations in Calabar on Saturday and observed that a litre of petrol was sold at N200 and N250.
A customer who gave her name as Ada said, “Before now, a litre of petrol was sold at N145 but it’s now N200-N250 or more per litre while black market sold at N300-N350 a litre.”
The scarcity of the product according to her has already caused untold hardship for residents of the city. “It has taken a more dangerous dimension now, especially at this yuletide period,” he said.
Chief Samuel Okorie said that the increase has affected the economy of the state as prices of food stuff have increase tremendously. The cause of transportation, he said had gone up by 100%. A distance of N50 now goes for N100 or more, “Already, the cost of transportation from one point to another has increase tremendously,” he stated.
Chief Antigha Eyo, resident in Calabar lamented, “The reason for the scarcity has not been known but called on federal government and President Buhari to intervene urgently so that Nigerians would have blissful Christmas”


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What you need to know
- Elon Musk has weighed in on Apple's App Store.
- Musk says its App Store fees are a "de facto global tax on the Internet"
- He says that Epic Games is right in its legal action against the company.
Elon Musk has weighed in on Apple's App Store, saying that Apple's App Store fees are a "de facto global tax on the Internet".
Taking to Twitter Musk stated:
Apple app store fees are a de facto global tax on the Internet. Epic is right.Apple app store fees are a de facto global tax on the Internet. Epic is right.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2021July 30, 2021
Musk neglected to mention that Apple's iOS ecosystem is only one of a number of ways people can access the internet, but didn't expand on his comments.
It seems Musk had Apple on the brain, making the comments following a story about his alleged attempt to become Apple CEO breaking shortly prior. From our previous report:
It's the second potshot taken by Musk at Apple this week, after telling shareholders Tesla didn't want to create a "walled garden" around its charger network and criticizing the company for using cobalt in its batteries.
Musk reportedly made a bid to sell Tesla to Apple at around one-tenth of its current valuation during the 'darkest days' of the Model 3, according to Musk, who says that Tim Cook refused to even take a meeting with him.
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Federal Reserve Chair Yellen says U.S. economy solid, yet laced with ‘uncertainty’
by Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
Janet Yellen said the Fed would be studying whether Friday's jobs report marked a temporary slump or signalled more lasting troubles
The job market has rebounded. Consumer spending is picking up along with confidence. Higher home prices have lifted household wealth. Low energy prices have strengthened spending power.
Yet the Fed chair also sent a contrasting message in a speech in Philadelphia: So many uncertainties surround the economy that it’s impossible to sketch any timetable for when the Fed might raise interest rates again.
Thirteen times Yellen mentioned some variation of the word “uncertainty” starting with a question raised by a dismal jobs report the government issued Friday:
“Is the markedly reduced pace of hiring in April and May,” Yellen asked, “a harbinger of a persistent slowdown in the broader economy?”
She didn’t claim to know the answer. The Fed, she said, “will be wrestling” with that question in the months ahead—just as it will be studying other uncertainties she pointed to. In contrast to what she signalled late last month, when Yellen said a rate hike would likely be appropriate in “coming months,” she offered no timetable for the Fed to resume raising rates.
That “suggests to us that she is in no hurry,” said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York. “We are telling clients to take the summer off. See all of you Fed watchers in September.”
Among the uncertainties she noted in her speech:
The Job Market
Yellen called Friday’s jobs report for May “concerning.” Employers added just 38,000 jobs in May, the weakest monthly gain in more than five years. Job gains have now averaged just 116,000 in the past three months, down sharply from an average of 230,000 in the 12 months ending in April.
But Yellen noted that other gauges of the job market, such as fewer applications for unemployment benefits, have been more positive. She said the Fed would be studying whether Friday’s jobs report marked a temporary slump or signalled more lasting troubles.
While the U.S. economy has been outperforming the rest of the world, its growth has depended on domestic demand, especially its main fuel _ consumer spending. Yellen said a key question is whether U.S. demand can remain strong “amid fairly considerable global bumpiness.” She said a particular concern is weakness in investment spending by U.S. companies, a slowdown that she said she thinks will prove temporary.
Many of the financial stresses from abroad that erupted early this year have eased. But Yellen cautioned that there is still cause for concern, particularly from China. China is straining to rebalance its economy, the world’s second-largest, away from export-led growth to more domestic demand. At a time of sluggish global growth, low inflation and ultra-low interest rates, investor sentiment could shift very quickly. Yellen said a particular worry is a negative reaction if British voters decide to leave the European Union in a June 23 vote.
Even as the job market has strengthened, overall economic growth, as measured by the gross domestic product, has been tepid. In part, Yellen said, that’s because productivity has been so weak. Productivity _ the amount of output per hour of work _ is a vital factor supporting rising living standards. Yellen noted that economists are divided over whether the productivity slowdown will soon end. The Great Recession, the Fed chair said, depressed spending on the research and development needed for future productivity growth. Once this spending rebounds, she said, productivity gains could accelerate.
Oil prices have stopped falling, and the dollar has stopped rising _ good signs for higher inflation. A price gauge favoured by the Fed has shown inflation running below its 2 per cent target for four years. Yellen said one reason for concern is that some surveys of long-term inflation expectations by consumers and businesses have declined. If that trend deepens, she said, it could make it harder for inflation to reach the Fed’s target.
When inflation remains too low, it can depress spending, hold back growth and make the cost of loans more burdensome.
For all the uncertainties she cited Monday, Yellen said she still expects the job market to keep improving, wages to accelerate and inflation to rise toward the Fed’s target.
“I continue to believe that it will be appropriate to gradually reduce the degree of monetary policy accommodation, provided that labour market conditions strengthen further and inflation continues to make progress toward our 2 per cent objective,” Yellen told an audience at the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia.
Associated Press reporter Kristen De Groot in Philadelphia contributed to this report.
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Sprint-owned Virgin Mobile unveiled a data share plan for prepaid users that it will offer through its retail partner Walmart.
Family plans with shared data have been popular among other wireless carriers, and Virgin Mobile looks to find similar success by being the first operator to offer such a service to prepaid customers.
The options under Virgin Mobile's data share plan include a 4GB plan for two users at $65 per month, an 8GB plan for three users at $90 per month and a 12GB plan for four users at $115 per month.
After the data for the plans are used up by the users, the speeds of the service will be brought down to a crawling pace of 2G.
Virgin Mobile's new offering is the company's latest move amid an increasingly aggressive industry, with the prepaid business considered critical space for growth within the wireless carrier industry.
The timing of the new offering, at the first quarter of the year, is also crucial due to the early tax returns that people will be receiving, as the extra cash will drive consumers to purchase additional prepaid services.
Rival T-Mobile unveiled the Simply Prepaid program recently, which offers users more data at a similar price. T-Mobile has also been focusing on its MetroPCS division for growth in the prepaid business, with industry leader AT&T also pouring investments for the marketing of the company's Cricket prepaid division.
Virgin Mobile, in addition to sister prepaid company Boost Mobile, is integral to the plan of Marcelo Claure, CEO of Sprint, to inject growth into the company.
"We feel there's an opportunity to really disrupt the family plan space by bringing shared data to the market," said Angela Rittgers, Sprint vice president of prepaid marketing.
In addition to the prepaid shared data plan, Virgin Mobile is also giving users the option to change the amount of data that each member has access to on the fly. Sprint acquired the technology from ItsOn, a startup company, allowing for the launch last year of Virgin Custom. The service allows users to use an app to change the number of messages and length of calls that users need in their plan any time.
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When: Saturday, February 14, 2015
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Time: 1:30 pm – 5 pm
Cost: $65 Advance Purchase, $80 at the door (the tasting has sold out for the past five years, advance ticket purchase is recommended)
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Consumers feel that Ford has gained ground in things that matter most to consumers, like safety, quality and value, according to a Consumer Reports survey released today. Toyota, which usually leads the study, has lost ground the past couple years and is now about even with Ford. Toyota remained on top again this year.
In the Consumer Reports’ 2011 Car Brand Perception Survey, Toyota scored a 147, while Ford scored a 144. Ford increased its score by 35 percentage points over the past two years, while Toyota’s score fell by 46 percentage points over the same time period.
The survey scores reflect how consumers perceive each automotive brand in seven categories: safety, quality, value, performance, design/style, technology/innovation and environmentally friendly/green.
Toyota came in first again this year, but Ford is nipping at its heels and came in a close second.
Last year, Toyota also came in first and Ford was second. Consumer Reports says that Toyota scored well in the environmentally friendly/green category this year2, while Ford scored high in the value category.
Rounding out the top 10 in the 2011 car brand perception survey were Honda (121), Chevrolet (102), BMW (93), Mercedes-Benz (90), Volvo (84), Lexus (69), Cadillac (66) and Subaru (50). The automotive brands with the lowest scores in the study are listed on Consumer Reports’ site.
Consumer Reports found that safety, quality and value were the most important factors for consumers who are considering buying a new car. Potential car shoppers weren’t as concerned with performance, environmentally friendly/green, design/style and technology/innovation.
In the safety category, Volvo scored the highest. Honda won in the quality category, while Ford was best for value. BMW had the best score for performance, while Toyota was the most environmentally friendly/green brand. BMW also had the highest score in the design/style category, while Toyota and Mercedes-Benz tied for the top spot in the technology/innovation area.
The study’s data came from a random, nationwide telephone survey of 2,019 adults done by the Consumer Reports National Research Center on December 2-6, 2010. The survey data came from 1,721 adults in households that had at least one car. Consumer Reports said it adjusts the scores for awareness level, ensuring every brand has an equal chance of leading a category, not just the best-selling or most well-known brands.


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Opinion: Obama predicts a Chrysler comeback, slams hedge fund holdouts
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Standing in front of his auto task force in the Grand Foyer of the White House, President Obama today announced the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for Chrysler, the once proud member in good standing of America’s Big Three automakers.
The last time a major American car company sought bankruptcy protection (cue the music, Alex)? Studebaker. In 1933. As in the Great Depression. Studebaker managed to come back, producing wagons and other car engines into the 1950s.
Obama said all the right things in hopes that Chrysler will come back too.
He said he has ‘every confidence that Chrysler will emerge from this process stronger and more competitive.’
Obama thinks the new partnership with Fiat ‘will give Chrysler a chance not only to survive, but to thrive in a global auto industry.’
He lauded the company’s management and the United Automobile Workers, for making concessions. He even praised J.P. Morgan and other financial firms that ‘agreed to reduce their debt to less than one-third of its face value to help free Chrysler from its crushing obligations’ and German automaker, Daimler, for agreeing to give up its stake.
Then he slammed unnamed hedge funds that rejected the government’s settlement offer in hopes of getting a taxpayer-funded bailout. ‘They were hoping that everybody else would make sacrifices, and they would have to make none,’ he said. ‘Some demanded twice the return that other lenders were getting.’
Then, with pointed anger, the president added:
I don’t stand with them. I stand with Chrysler’s employees and their families and communities. I stand with Chrysler’s management, its dealers and its suppliers. I stand with the millions of Americans who own and want to buy Chrysler cars. I don’t stand with those who held out when everybody else is making sacrifices.
No names were mentioned but you can read his full statement below.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release April 30, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON THE AUTO INDUSTRY
12:08 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hey, guys. I know you haven’t seen enough of me lately, so -- (laughter.)
One month ago, I spoke about some of the problems that have led to the crisis in the auto industry, and about what would be required to ensure that General Motors and Chrysler emerged from their current troubles stronger and more competitive. My team will continue working with General Motors as they strengthen their business plan and move towards restructuring that’s consistent with the principles that I’ve laid out.
And today, after consulting with my Auto Task Force, I can report that the necessary steps have been taken to give one of America’s most storied automakers, Chrysler, a new lease on life.
This is a company that has a particular claim on our American identity. It’s a company founded in the early years of the American automobile industry; a company that helped make the 20th century an American Century; and that came to embody, along with the two other members of the Big Three, the ingenuity, the industriousness, and the indomitable spirit of the American people.
Chrysler has not only been an icon of America’s auto industry and a source of pride for generations of American workers; it’s been responsible for helping build our middle class, giving countless Americans the chance to provide for their families, sending their kids to college, saving for a secure retirement. It’s what hundreds of thousands of autoworkers and suppliers and dealers and their families rely on to pay their bills in communities across our industrial Midwest and across our country.
It’s been a pillar of our industrial economy, but, frankly, a pillar that’s been weakened by papering over tough problems and avoiding hard choices. For too long, Chrysler moved too slowly to adapt to the future, designing and building cars that were less popular, less reliable, and less fuel-efficient than foreign competitors. That’s part of what has brought us to a point where they sought taxpayer assistance.
But as I’ve said from the start, we simply cannot keep this company, or any company, afloat on an endless supply of tax dollars. My job, as President, is to ensure that if tax dollars are being put on the line, they are being invested in a real fix that will make Chrysler more competitive.
That’s why I rejected the original restructuring plan that Chrysler offered last month. It was clear that if we put tax dollars in that plan, it would be a bad deal for American taxpayers and would not put the company on a viable path. But it’s also clear that if Chrysler was able to form a partnership with the international car company Fiat, there was a chance Chrysler could have a bright future.
After consulting with my Auto Task Force, industry experts, and financial advisors, I decided to give Chrysler and Fiat 30 days to reach an agreement. And the standard I set was high -- I challenged them to design a plan that would protect American jobs, American taxpayers, and the future of a great American car company. But over the past month, seemingly insurmountable obstacles have been overcome, and Chrysler’s most important stakeholders -- from the United Auto Workers to Chrysler’s largest lenders, from its own -- from its former owners to its suppliers -- have agreed to make major sacrifices.
So, today, I am pleased to announce that Chrysler and Fiat have formed a partnership that has a strong chance of success. It’s a partnership that will save more than 30,000 jobs at Chrysler, and tens of thousands of jobs at suppliers, dealers and other businesses that rely on this company.
It’s a partnership that the federal government will support by making additional loans that are consistent with what I outlined last month. As part of their agreement, every dime of new taxpayer money will be repaid before Fiat can take a majority ownership stake in Chrysler. In addition, considering Chrysler’s extensive operations in Canada, the government of Canada is also committing resources to ensure that Chrysler has a chance to succeed, and we’re working closely with them.
It’s a partnership that will give Chrysler a chance not only to survive, but to thrive in a global auto industry. Fiat has demonstrated that it can build the clean, fuel-efficient cars that are the future of the industry, and as part of this agreement, Fiat has already agreed to transfer billions of dollars in cutting-edge technology to Chrysler to help them do the same. Fiat is also committed to working with Chrysler to build new fuel-efficient cars and engines right here in America.
Now, this partnership was only possible because of unprecedented sacrifices on the part of Chrysler’s stakeholders, who are willing to give something up so that this company -- and all of the men and women whose livelihoods depend on it -- might see a better day. Chrysler’s management, and in particular, its CEO, Robert Nardelli, have played a positive and constructive role throughout this process. The United Auto Workers, who had already made painful concessions, agreed to further cuts in wages and benefits; cuts that will help Chrysler survive, making it possible for so many workers to keep their jobs and about 170,000 retirees and their families to keep their health care.
Several major financial institutions, led by J.P. Morgan, agreed to reduce their debt to less than one-third of its face value to help free Chrysler from its crushing obligations. The German automaker, Daimler, agreed to give up its stake in Chrysler and contribute to the company’s pension plan, further easing Chrysler’s financial burden. And countless Americans across our country will be making major sacrifices, as well, as a result of plans to consolidate dealers, brands, and product lines.
While many stakeholders made sacrifices and worked constructively, I have to tell you some did not. In particular, a group of investment firms and hedge funds decided to hold out for the prospect of an unjustified taxpayer-funded bailout. They were hoping that everybody else would make sacrifices, and they would have to make none. Some demanded twice the return that other lenders were getting. I don’t stand with them. I stand with Chrysler’s employees and their families and communities. I stand with Chrysler’s management, its dealers, and its suppliers. I stand with the millions of Americans who own and want to buy Chrysler cars. I don’t stand with those who held out when everybody else is making sacrifices. And that’s why I’m supporting Chrysler’s plans to use our bankruptcy laws to clear away its remaining obligations so the company can get back on its feet and onto a path of success.
No one should be confused about what a bankruptcy process means. This is not a sign of weakness, but rather one more step on a clearly charted path to Chrysler’s revival. Because of the fact that the UAW and many of the banks, the biggest stakeholders in this whole process have already aligned, have already agreed, this process will be quick. It will be efficient. It’s designed to deal with those last few holdouts, and it will be controlled. It will not disrupt the lives of the people who work at Chrysler or live in communities that depend on it. And it will not affect the ability of American consumers to buy a Chrysler, or to get it serviced and repaired. It’s a process that has the full support of Chrysler’s key stakeholders and the full backing of the United States government. And I have every confidence that Chrysler will emerge from this process stronger and more competitive.
I know that there are some who will insist that bankruptcy, even for these limited purposes, is a step that should not have been taken. But it was unsustainable to let enormous liabilities remain on Chrysler’s books, and it was unacceptable to let a small group of speculators endanger Chrysler’s future by refusing to sacrifice like everyone else. So I recognize that the path we’re taking is hard. But as is often the case, the hard path is the right one.
The path we’re taking also involves steps to shore up financing, because we cannot have viable car companies without strong car financing companies. It’s now clear that Chrysler Financial -- the institution that finances Chrysler cars and dealers -- would on its own require an unacceptably large stream of taxpayer money to remain viable -- and that’s something I refuse to provide. And that is why, as part of this agreement, GMAC, an independent bank holding company that finances General Motors, has agreed to finance new Chrysler sales. We will be providing additional capital to GMAC to help unlock our frozen credit markets and free up lending so that consumers can get auto loans and dealers can finance their inventories; a measure that will help stabilize not only our auto market, but the broader economy, as well. And tomorrow, the Small Business Administration will be announcing it is expanding eligibility for some loans to include more suppliers and dealers, including RV dealers.
So these are some of the steps that we’re taking to make it easier for Americans to buy a car. If you are considering buying a car, I hope it will be an American car. I want to remind you that if you decide to buy a Chrysler, your warrantee will be safe -- because it is backed by the United States government. And to further boost demand for autos, we are working to accelerate the purchase of a federal fleet, and we’re also working with Congress on fleet modernization legislation that can provide a credit to consumers who turn in old cars and purchase cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars.
As pleased as I am about today’s announcement and about the opportunity Chrysler has to remake itself, we know that far too many Americans in far too many communities are still struggling, as a result of layoffs not only at plants that produce cars, but at the businesses that produce the parts that go into them and at the dealers that sell and repair them. And that’s why, as I discussed the last time we gathered here to talk about autos, I’ve named Ed Montgomery to be the Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers. Ed will be traveling to Michigan next week with representatives from all the key government agencies represented here, reaching out to our hardest-hit areas, cutting through red tape, ensuring that the full resources of the federal government are getting to the workers, the families, and communities that need it the most.
Now, these are challenging times for America’s auto industry and for the American people. But I am confident that if we as a nation can act with the same sense of shared sacrifice and shared purpose that’s been shown by so many of Chrysler’s stakeholders, if we can embrace the idea that we’re all in it together -- from the union hall to the boardroom to the halls of Congress -- then we will succeed not only with Chrysler, we will not only see our American auto industry rise again, but we will rebuild our entire economy and make the 21st century another American Century.
We have made great progress. We can make great American cars. Chrysler and GM are going to come back. And I am very confident that we’re going to be able to make once again the U.S. auto industry the best auto industry in the world.
And I want to thank my entire auto team who worked so diligently on what I consider to be a much better outcome than it looked like we were going to see 30 days ago.
Thank you very much, everybody.
END 12:20 P.M. EDT


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Predicting the hottest trends for All Hallows Eve can be tricky for retailers, and filled with potential political pitfalls as Yandy found out with its Brave Red Maiden Costume. Fashioned after the popular Hulu show "The Handmaid's Tale," the costume was yanked late last month after customers accused the company of sexualizing "a show about misogyny and rape."
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Yandy's "Sexy Op-Ed Anonymous" costume was based on an opinion piece published Sept. 5 in The New York Times written by an anonymous senior aide in the Trump administration who claimed to be "part of the resistance" working to thwart President Donald Trump.
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