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A meeting in Sana’a, chaired by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ahmed Muhammad Al-Shawtari, discussed on Sunday the executive procedures for the Cabinet’s decision to prevent the import of goods from countries that violate Islamic sanctities.
The meeting reviewed steps for importers to boycott imported products from countries covered by the Cabinet’s decision and start searching for alternative markets to import goods, specifically from countries that are not hostile to Islam and respectful of the specificities and culture of other countries.
The meeting touched on the directives of the Supreme Committee to boycott the products of countries that violate Islamic sanctities by preparing a strategy for shifting towards local commodities instead of imported ones, and working on developing economic policies to diversify the national production base, relying on local production inputs, and the need to work on developing the necessary infrastructure to increase industrial and agricultural production.
The meeting dealt with the efforts of the Ministry of Industry to provide facilities to the commercial sector and importers from all governorates to facilitate the import process from the port of Hodeidah and solve any problems facing commercial and economic work.
At the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Industry indicated the ministry’s keenness to strengthen partnership with the private sector in all its activities, address the problems it suffers from, and respond to challenges in a way that contributes to strengthening the pillars of the national economy and increasing the competitive capabilities of the various economic sectors.
He pointed to the necessity of integrating efforts to implement the decisions of the Council of Ministers to boycott countries that violate the sanctity of Islamic sanctities.
Al-Shawtari affirmed the ministry’s readiness to provide all necessary facilities for the private and commercial sectors to import through the port of Hodeida.
While the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry for the Internal Trade Sector explained that one of the international shipping companies has expressed its willingness to transport goods for Yemeni merchants through all shipping lines to the port of Hodeida.
For their part, the merchants expressed their willingness to contract with this company to transport their goods to the port of Hodeidah, given its strategic importance to the commercial movement in the speed of transportation, the reduction of the price of the transportation cost, the lifting of suffering, and the improvement of the livelihood of the Yemeni people.
It was agreed to invite merchants to hold a meeting tomorrow at the Ministry of Industry to discuss all arrangements, procedures and steps necessary for the import process from the port of Hodeida.
The meeting approved the continuation of meetings between the ministry and the private sector to develop mechanisms to implement the decisions of the Council of Ministers to boycott and prevent the import of goods from companies and countries that are abusive and hostile to Islam and Muslims.
During the meeting, it was emphasized to boycott the products of countries that adopt hostile behavior that offends the Holy Quran, Islam, and Muslims.
Source: Yemen News Agency


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MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas – It’s every chocolate lovers’ dream and it’s right here in East Texas.
Sweet Shop USA, is an 80,000-square foot facility in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
According to the company’s website, it’s the largest handmade chocolate manufacturer in the country.
"We're one of the only ones or the last ones that do the handmade chocolates in the country that manufactures them,” said Mandy Hughes, the company’s COO.
In existence since 1972, the family-owned chocolate company says it's dedicated to preserving the craft of American handmade chocolates.
The factory consistently wins Specialty Food Association Awards.
"This past year, we came up with a candy bar,” Mandy added. “It’s called a Goji Berry Crunch Bar – it's got quinoa, pumpkin seeds, organic white chocolate and goji berries and we kind of mixed it all together and we actually won a gold Sofi award.”
The all natural products are sent to more than 7,000 retailers nationwide.
The location in Mount Pleasant, Texas is equipped with a party room, a newly remodeled coffee bar and with an appointment – Sweet Shop USA also offers tours of its’ facilities.
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With 100 mil Americans shopping there each week compared with the 30 mil who pay for a movie ticket, Wal-Mart is the largest distrib outlet in the film biz
Wal-Mart used to be widely admired — a jumbo-warehouse version of the small-town store, where workers were friendly and bargains were plentiful. Now, with a string of complaints and lawsuits over its labor and import practices, people talk about the world’s largest retailer as if it’s the mega-shop of horrors.
Wal-Mart, formerly a close-to-the-vest operation, has made a big PR push to improve its image. But can Hollywood take advantage of this shift?
At this point, any progress would be welcome for the studios.
Wal-Mart accounts for an astonishing 37% of what Hollywood puts on DVD, a 3% increase in market share over last year, according to NPD Group, which measures the home entertainment market. But revenues from DVDs account for less than 2% of Wal-Mart’s sales — meaning Hollywood needs Wal-Mart a lot more than Wal-Mart needs Hollywood.
From the start, it was a relationship fraught with suspicion. But it was also lucrative. When Hollywood created a new product — the DVD — Wal-Mart brought it to the masses more efficiently than any distributor in the history of film.
Now the studios want more from Wal-Mart: better displays, more consistent pricing and more patience in giving new titles a longer shelf life.
The chain employs more people than the federal government; its 3,600 stores are by far the biggest distribution outlet for the film biz. Compare the 138 million people who walk into a Wal-Mart each week (about 60 million unique visitors) to the 15 million or so who pay for a movie ticket.
“Wal-Mart is definitively the most important customer Hollywood has in the world,” says former Warner Home Video president Warren Lieberfarb.
It’s no wonder that studio honchos make frequent trips to its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. DreamWorks honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg is famous for traveling there as often as once every two weeks.
But the Hollywood relationship is getting strained as DVD economics are changing. After several years of double-digit leaps, DVD sales are slowing dramatically. Year-to-date sales for 2005 were up only 2.5% by June.
And the DVD market is becoming more like the theatrical box office: A larger percentage of sales of new releases are being compacted in the first few weeks, a trend Wal-Mart has helped create by rotating films out of prime display spots as soon as sales start to falter.
Increasingly, a new title has a brief shelf life to prove itself. Studio execs say 60%-65% of a new DVD release are sold in the first three weeks on the shelves. Bob Alexander, home entertainment analyst at Alexander & Associates, pegs it at 80%.
“The fact that sales are compressed into those first three weeks actually reduces total sales. It’s a big problem. You are actually shrinking the market,” says Alexander.
Wal-Mart, which was once the champion and savior of the DVD, is clearing its shelves of titles faster than any other retailer. DreamWorks’ “Shrek 2” and Pixar’s “The Incredibles” were among the titles that suffered quick returns from Wal-Mart, generating huge accounting headaches.
Studio execs are also confounded by the retailer’s pricing, which can range from as little as $4.99 for bargain-bin titles (which often include some recent films) to more than $20 for a new release.
With so many sales and specials, there’s little ostensible logic to how much a consumer can expect to spend — or how much profit Hollywood can expect to gain.
Wal-Mart exercises its pricing power most aggressively on catalog titles, on which it demands steep discounts.
“They are always looking for good offers, so they shop for promotions around the studios,” says one former studio exec. (Wal-Mart has very little influence over the wholesale price of new releases, which it often sells at a loss to generate foot traffic in stores.)
As far as Hollywood is concerned, there is a good Wal-Mart and a bad Wal-Mart.
Good Wal-Mart is Hollywood’s best customer. It is painstakingly focused on maximizing the profitability of each inch of shelf space and provides invaluable real-time sales data to the studios.
“It is a critical outlet for Hollywood,” says Brian Mulligan, former co-president of Universal Pictures. “Wal-Mart is the channel to move frontline titles and a fantastic means to move high-margin catalog product. It is also beneficial for Wal-Mart, as blockbuster Hollywood product gets consumers into their stores.”
Bad Wal-Mart is close-minded about what America wants to watch and exerts chilling influence over what movies get the greenlight and which ones get the shelf space and promotion to succeed.
When studios weigh a greenlight decision on most films, there is almost always an analysis of how it will play in Wal-Mart Nation. As big as Wal-Mart is, its audience has a distinct profile; while it accounts for 37% of all DVD sales, Wal-Mart accounts for about 50% of sales of made-for-TV movies. Family and female-skewing films sell well, but not edgier TV skeins.
“Wal-Mart is not as big a player in the TV market as you might expect, because their audience is different from that of the hot TV properties like (Comedy Central’s Dave) ‘Chappelle,’ (HBO’s) ‘The Sopranos’ or ‘Sex and the City,’ ” says Russ Crupnick, senior analyst at NDP Group.
The seeds of Wal-Mart’s dominance were sewn in the early 1990s when the VHS rental market began to mature and the cost of tapes came down. Wal-Mart devoted huge shelf space to pre-recorded videocassettes back when the retailers that would become its major competitors, Best Buy and Target, scarcely existed.
In 1998, after DVD developed, Warner Home Video president Warren Lieberfarb offered major rental chains like Blockbuster a revenue-sharing arrangement similar to the 40% split for rental VHS tapes. But Blockbuster CEO John Antioco felt it would be better-off buying DVDs (typically much lower priced than videocassettes) wholesale, so Warner aggressively courted Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart to carry DVDs at sell-through prices.
The big-box stores achieved enormous clout, thanks to their shelf space and their sales of DVD players.
But Wal-Mart trumped its competitors by identifying Chinese companies that could supply DVD players more cheaply than those from Japan or Korea. It appointed Warner Home Video as “category captain,” to manage things, optimizing its DVD business while milking the waning VHS.
As Hollywood’s biggest customer, Wal-Mart began dictating its own terms as it does in other retail categories in which it’s achieved a dominant position. Robert Greenwald, one of the retailer’s staunchest critics, encountered its hardball tactics first hand, when the chain balked at the 55% discounts offered on his 2004 documentary about the Iraq war, “Uncovered,” demanding (and getting) discounts of 70%. “Those were their terms; it was take it or leave it,” says Gary Baddeley, president of Disinformation Co.
Greenwald is getting his payback. His new doc is a scathing take-down of the retail giant, “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price.” Released on DVD by Ryko Distribution, it’s being sold on-line and at select retailers — but not at Wal-Mart.
The stores are also declining to carry the pro-Wal-Mart doc “Why Wal-Mart Works and Why That Makes Some People Crazy,” but the latter film got distribution from Fayetteville, Ark.-based Hannover House, a distributor with close Wal-Mart ties.
The mounting criticism of Wal-Mart has led the retail giant to hire veterans of the Gore and Kerry campaigns and to retain the services of PR firm Edelman.
The maker of “Why Wal-Mart Works,” Ron Galloway, believes he understands why it’s under fire: To its detractors, he says, Wal-Mart has come to represent everything they fear about a global economy. “Wal-Mart represents a fear of accelerating economic change,” he says. “They are just getting hammered.”
Of the many film executives contacted by Variety who log regular trips to Bentonville, every one of them describe their Wal-Mart colleagues as professional, fair-minded and smart. Contrary to one of the prevailing Hollywood myths, none said they saw any sign of vindictive decision making in business.
But, they add, the mindset is a little provincial. In Bentonville, execs complain, it’s impossible to find a copy of the New York Times. The Wall Street Journal has only recently been introduced. Variety? Fuhgeddaboutit.
Wal-Mart rotates its DVD buyers every few years, as it does in other categories. “You do not form long-term relationships with these guys,” said one exec. But armed with staggeringly comprehensive national sales data, even Wal-Mart’s newcomers quickly become savvy marketers.
“They have created a very efficient marketplace,” says Classic Media prexy Rob Friedman, who does a big seasonable business with titles like “Frosty the Snowman.” Wal-Mart sales data is so precise, he says, he uses it to track the effectiveness of advertising and promotions in different communities.
In some ways, Wal-Mart is a victim of its own success. Industry types say their Wal-Mart counterparts are having trouble assimilating with a company that’s grown so fast.
The execs have a mania for keeping costs down, and as the company has grown, that’s created headaches.
“They have tremendous power right now that has sort of snuck up on the industry over the past four years,” says media investor Harold Vogel. “In a sense, they are the tail that wags the dog.”
Being big and powerful, as Wal-Mart is finding out, can make you a symbol of a lot of things, and not all of them good.
But just as eagerly as Hollywood execs board the next flight to Bentonville, some now express private glee at Wal-Mart’s attempts to manage its image. “I’ve got studios calling to congratulate me (on the doc) but they say they can’t get anywhere near it,” Greenwald says.
The company’s well-meaning agents now return calls in double-time, but even Wal-Mart’s new, sophisticated spinmeisters can’t change the culture of secrecy in Bentonville, which has positioned itself as the crucial arbiter between Hollywood and middle America.
As the DVD retail business enters its next phase, Hollywood’s fortunes will remain tightly bound to those of the world’s largest retailer. Even more, perhaps than in the past. Wal-Mart’s scientific focus on margins for every inch of shelf space is ideally suited to a future of micro-marketing that is segmenting rapidly.
“These guys are masters at this stuff,” Crupnick says. “When DVD started out, it was like they invented ice cream; there were no bad flavors. Now that theatrical has started to struggle, you have to be more selective and more targeted toward your consumer base.”


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Lululemon Athletica, a yoga apparel maker, has agreed to stop making health claims in Canada about its VitaSea clothing, a line that the company says is made with seaweed.
Lululemon also announced that it would voluntarily change the health claims it makes on the tags of clothes sold globally.
Canadian regulators contacted Lululemon this week after a New York Times article questioned the company’s product claims, a government official said Friday.
In Canada, the company agreed to remove all claims of therapeutic benefits from its VitaSea clothes, advertising, Web site and stores, said the Competition Bureau there, which regulates advertising much like the Federal Trade Commission in the United States.Continue reading the main story
Lululemon employees will also no longer be allowed to discuss therapeutic benefits and performance claims of VitaSea with customers who visit Lululemon’s roughly 40 Canadian stores.
“Those claims have to be scientific and they have to be provable,” said Andrea Rosen, acting deputy commissioner of the bureau. “The onus is on the advertiser, not the government, to prove that the tests are adequate prior to making the claims.”
Lululemon, which is based in Vancouver, issued a statement last night saying that it would change its product tags everywhere its products are sold. The company has stores in Australia, Japan and the United States. The company did not say it would remove the health claims entirely in stores outside Canada or that it would remove the claims from advertising and store signs in other countries.
The Canadian bureau did not fine Lululemon but could sue the company if it breaks the agreement. Ms. Rosen said the store would immediately start placing stickers over the health claims.
The action in Canada raises the possibility that the Federal Trade Commission will make a similar move in the United States, said Mozelle W. Thompson, a technology consultant who was a commissioner at the agency until 2004. The F.T.C. might require Lululemon to fully remove the claims. “The F.T.C. prohibits companies from making claims that are false, deceptive or unsubstantiated,” Mr. Thompson said. F.T.C. officials could not be reached for comment.
Lululemon has stated on product tags, in financial filings and on its Web site that its VitaSea material released amino acids, minerals and vitamins “into the skin” when the fabric is wet.
The Canadian agency was concerned about Lululemon’s claims that VitaSea keeps skin smooth and firm, enhances blood supply to the skin and reduces stress, Ms. Rosen said.
The Times paid a lab to test a VitaSea shirt against a cotton shirt and found that the minerals and amino acids in them were not significantly different.
When told earlier this week about the Times’s test, Dennis Wilson, the founder, chairman and chief product designer, said: “If you actually put it on and wear it, it is different from cotton. That’s my only test of it.”
On Wednesday, Lululemon began telling analysts and reporters that the company had tested VitaSea. Its stock had fallen 9 percent, but then recovered. On Thursday, the company said a test by the SGS Group in June and one on Wednesday confirmed that the fabric contained “lyocell fibers.”Continue reading the main story


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There’s a conspiracy afoot, kid detectives! After the debate, the networks posted “transcripts” of the debate. “What’s a transcript?” your dumb friend might ask. Well, a transcript is when someone writes down everything people said and then you cite from it on the internet! Well, Fox News “transcribed” the debate last night, but there was […]
Mama Grizzlies, Wal-Mart Moms and probably the Daughters of the Confederacy have come together, as white ladies, and formed their own World of Warcraft guild, “The Kitchen Cabinet” — because women who are worried about Barack Obama’s socialism but who are also stay-at-home-in-the-cabinet moms deserve a voice, too, even if it is a very faint […]
Mother’s Day is really, really soon — it’s this Sunday, May 9! Hopefully you perused our handy Mother’s Day gift guide and already picked out the ideal thong to give your mom on this special day. But don’t stop there! The babymaker of your life deserves brunch at a nice restaurant too, doesn’t she?


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Appetite for change as Greggs enjoys £20m shares bonus
Greggs - the wildly popular UK bakery which opens its first operation in Northern Ireland today - has delivered a £20m windfall for shareholders.
The chain's freshly made sandwiches and £2 breakfasts boosted trading, just as the English company gets ready to open up at the new Applegreen Templepatrick motorway services on the M2.
The firm, which runs 1,650 shops, said its like-for-like sales lifted 5.9% in the 16 weeks to April 25, with its upgraded range of healthy options under 400 calories proving popular.
The retailer will return £20m to investors through a 20p a share special dividend after carrying out a capital review of its business. This replaces a proposed £10m share buyback programme the firm had announced at its full-year results in March.
Greggs said the year had started strongly, supported by rising disposable incomes and low inflation costs from suppliers.
It said it now expected its first half performance would be ahead of previous forecasts, and overall predicted good growth for the year. The group plans to refresh its menus by introducing items such as a sugar-free soft drinks range and a summer berry fruit pot.
During the period the group said it opened 24 shops and closed 18, as it continues to move more of its estate away from high streets towards industrial parks and motorway service areas.
It said 17 of the 24 outlets it opened were franchised units in transport locations. Greggs said working with Applegreen allowed it to "assess Northern Ireland's appetite" for its range.
It has now refitted 69 shops in the period and will tackle between 200 and 220 this year as it upgrades its estate.
Shore Capital analyst Darren Shirley said: "Greggs continue to surprise us on the strength of its trading momentum."
The broker upgraded Greggs full-year pre-tax profit forecast by around 3% to £68.7m.
The Applegreen services area also has a full convenience store, car and HGV fuelling pumps, and parking on a site of nearly five acres.
As well as Greggs, there is also a Burger King restaurant and drive through, Subway, Chopstix, Lavazza Cafe, as well as Applegreen's own brand, The Bakewell.
The site also has an outdoor children's play area.
Greggs' first move into Northern Ireland was revealed in the Belfast Telegraph at the beginning of this month.
A spokesman for the company said it was for a temporary period.
"The trial, which is due to start at the end of April and run for a 12-month period, will enable Greggs to assess Northern Ireland's appetite for its 'always fresh. Always tasty' customer offer."
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The conventional wisdom in the U.S. and Europe has been that business travel will be slow to recover easing out of the pandemic and that emerging markets in Latin America, such as Brazil, will have a snail-like rebound, too. Travel startup Casai is gambling that both ideas are wrong.
Casai, a Mexico City-based startup that professionally manages short-term rentals mainly for leisure travelers, is expanding into serviced apartments for corporate travelers, with a focus on making Brazil its largest market by year-end. Casai has acquired the Brazilian operation of the serviced apartments offered by the Danish company Q Apartments, the companies said on Friday.
The companies didn’t disclose the terms of the deal and partnership.
“Brazil will be our biggest operating market after we double or triple in size there by the end of the year,” said Casai CEO Nico Barawid. “And despite the prevailing narrative that corporate travel is dead, we’ve actually seen a lot of demand for corporate travel in the short-term rental product in Mexico and Brazil.”
The deal is small, but it has broader implications in what it says about business travel’s comeback in a different way, and about emerging markets that some experts in the U.S. and Europe have overlooked.
Q Apartments had used its staff to manage 140 units in Sāo Paulo. It will now outsource that work to Casai to manage all its listed properties. Brazil’s O Estadão de S. Paulo first reported the news.
Q Apartments lists 65,000 apartments in its portfolio across 81 countries, and local contractors typically run the units. In a related move, Casai will become the primary operating partner for Q Apartments’ business throughout Latin America. So the deal with Casai may portend greater cooperation where the startup steals the contracts from some local managers.
A Bet on Corporate Travel
In the U.S., prospects for a domestic business travel rebound remain a matter of discussion. For example, a survey of 150 travel managers by Deloitte found many executives are cautious.
The dynamics differ in Brazil, where much of business travel was domestic even before the pandemic. A large majority of the country’s businesses are small-to-medium-sized companies, rather than the concentration of large companies that’s more common in Europe and the U.S. Many of these Brazilian companies are returning to business travel already.
“The nature of corporate travel we see in Mexico and Brazil is a little different now than a couple of years ago,” Barawid said.
“You don’t see as much of the Monday-through-Thursday McKinsey and BCG consultancy type travel today,” Barawid said. “But we do actually see longer, extended stays that are either pure business or a mix of business and leisure in a remote working setup.”
Given that many workers are now traveling for longer stays, they tend to want places more comfortable than a 300-square-foot box to be in. Casai said the current occupancy of its apartments in Mexico and Brazil averages above 90 percent.
“We had already roughly benchmarked our ADRs (average daily rates) against the 90th percentile of the typical Airbnb short-term rental segment in Mexico,” Barawid said. “So we were already at a high price point and serving the expectations of travelers for leisure and business in that price point was already roughly the same, such as for consistent, high-quality Wi-Fi.”
In the next three years, the startup plans to exceed 3,000 units in up to 10 cities in Brazil.
It remains to be seen how well Casai can expand from catering to a leisure travel customer who books directly on its website and mobile app to servicing a business travel customer who has a colleague book their trips using third-party channels, such as a corporate booking tool or a manual process of email and faxing. The move means adding a business-to-business skillset to a consumer-facing one.
The Q Apartments partnership could come in handy because that business already has strong relationships and sales muscle in corporate relocation.
Casai also faces competition. Other companies that somewhat overlap with its business model include Housi, a subsidiary of the real estate developer Vitacon that has raised $11 million but is rumored to be up for sale, and Nomah, a subsidiary of Loft, which has partnered with Gafisa, a giant Brazilian residential construction and real estate company.
A Bet on Brazil
Casai said on Friday it is working with Navi, a hedge fund with $1.8 billion in assets under management, in coordination by XP Investimentos, to create a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on short-term rentals. The firms expect to float the REIT on the Brazilian stock exchange within six months, which will provide capital for Casai’s expansion in the country.
Today, the startup operates about 600 apartments with hotel-style amenities for leisure and business travel in Mexico and Brazil. It plans to scale that up over the next year while also entering Colombia, Chile, and Peru.
The moves come in the wake of last fall’s news that the startup had raised $23 million in equity funding. Andreessen Horowitz, a venture-capital firm that was an early backer of Airbnb and Facebook, led the round. Kaszek Ventures, Latin America’s largest venture fund, also participated. Other backers included Global Founders Capital.
All three venture capital firms have encouraged Casai to tackle the broader Latin American market beyond Mexico.
“Andreessen Horowitz led the charge in a Latin American strategy,” Barawid said in an interview. “While you’ve likely seen that their Menlo Park neighbors in venture capital have also doubled down on Latin America, Andreessen saw it first.”
As for its short-term rental management business, regulatory issues haven’t been a problem for Casai so far. São Paulo, for example, has essentially given a green light from a regulatory perspective, to short-term rentals.
While the startup began by using a master lease model in cooperation with property developers, it has expanded to use a suite of options with its real estate partners, including property management and revenue share.
The Latin American startup scene is evolving.
For instance, Casai is a customer of another promising startup, Clara, which is a Mexico City-based startup with an “end-to-end corporate spend management solution.” Clara offers a corporate credit card and a bill pay product that make it easier for accountants to track expenses, such as business travel.
Brazil, in particular, is becoming a travel tech hub, with about 220 businesses and an especially strong stable of corporate travel companies, as Skift reported late last month.
“Brazil is far and away the largest economy in Latin America,” Barawid said, explaining his company’s international expansion. “So far, many foreign travel players have neglected Brazil, which is a mistake. That said, we’re still growing in Mexico. We plan to get bigger footholds in both power centers of Latin America.”
UPDATE: A paragraph that referred to a study by Deloitte was revised to present it in an accurate context.
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Tags: apartments, brazil, business travel, coronavirus recovery, corporate housing, corporate travel, latin america, mergers and acquisitions, mexico, sao paulo, serviced apartments, short-term rentals, startups, travel startups
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Asia’s first-ever regulated cash token, HWG Cash (HWGC), has been introduced by HWGG Capital in Malaysia as part of its HwgPay Blockchain Ecosystem.
According to Digital News Asia, HwgPay, the wallet app for HWGC, was officially launched at an event featuring Tan Kok Wai, Special Envoy of Malaysia to the People’s Republic of China, and Danial Mah Abdullah, Director-General of the Labuan Financial Services Authority.
The HwgPay Blockchain Ecosystem was created to facilitate secure and reliable digital asset spending by users. It comprises HWGG Capital’s HWG Cash, a regulated cash token pegged to the US dollar, and HwgPay, a digital asset wallet that handles HWG Cash as well as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). HwgPay allows users to store, send, receive, and make payments with HWGC, BTC, and ETH.
The two halves of the HwgPay Blockchain Ecosystem were introduced earlier this year, with the network now bringing them together as per HWGG Capital’s vision.
“The launch of HwgPay Blockchain Ecosystem is the culmination of the long journey undertaken by HWGG Capital to introduce regulated digital assets transactions for consumers and businesses,” said CEO Gavin Lim.
Designed to provide consumers and businesses alike with the confidence to use digital cash, the HwgPay Blockchain Ecosystem has been hailed by the Malaysian government as a key step towards realizing its objective of making the country a cashless society.
The ecosystem is licensed and supported by the Labuan Financial Services Authority and is to help make the Federal Territory of Labuan into a major hub of blockchain and financial technologies.
Labuan and HWGG Capital’s goal for the near future is to see the territory become a leader in blockchain innovation and adoption, making it a destination for the nascent industry.


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Los Angeles, CA, January 07, 2009 --(PR.com
)-- Traveling should be a fun, worry-free and enjoyable experience. When something goes wrong, it can happen far from home, in unfamiliar territory, and it can turn the journey into a nightmare. It’s well worth the time to reduce the potential risks that can happen on the road. The VehSmart system will offer travelers a complete driver support system with a wide range of benefits, like roadside assistance, concierge services, emergency notification and personal remote panic.
“We are proud to offer the VehSmart system to the RV industry,” said Bill Boyles, VehSmart Vice President of sales. “VehSmart offers safety, security and convenience never before available for travelers.”
The affordability of RV travel, combined with the comfort, convenience and personal freedom it offers, makes an RV vacation irresistible to many people, including a growing number of baby boomers. RV owners have a median age of 49, and nearly 10 percent of all Americans 55 and older own RVs.
According to a study released by the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center, the U.S. ownership of recreational vehicles (RVs) has reached record levels in the past few years. One in every 12 vehicle owning households in the U.S. owns an RV, representing approximately 8 million RV households, a growth of a stunning 58% since 1980. Even in the face of today’s slowed economy and low consumer confidence, RV rentals have increased by 20%. Typically RV owners travel 4500 miles annually on excursions that total 28 to 35 days.
VehSmart is the provider of in-vehicle safety, security and communication services, available on all vehicles manufactured after 1997. The product is part of a developing industry, called Telematics, a rapidly growing market that combines GPS systems and communication capabilities to develop hybrid automotive navigation and communication systems. Subscription to services is standard for one year and is available in the United States, Mexico and Canada. More information about VehSmart can be found at http://www.VehSmart.com.


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This week, OnePlus will launch a new pair of earbuds. It will be wireless, definitely. It is expected to be introduced together with the OnePlus Nord 2. The new pair may be called the OnePlus Buds Pro. Last week, we said the earbuds would available free for testing before launch. The pair follows the OnePlus […]
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U.S. Cellular announced today that the top 10 drawings in the company’s 13th annual Black History Month Art Competition with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia are now on display in local retail stores. The public is encouraged to visit select local U.S. Cellular stores to vote on their favorite piece of artwork. […]10 February, 2020


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Data privacy software maker Ingrian Networks Inc. says it raised $15.4 million in a fourth round of venture capital funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with Prism Venture Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, HighBAR Ventures, and Partech International also participating.
Ingrian says it will used the money to develop enhancements to its products and increase sales efforts.
Founded in 1999, Redwood City-based Ingrian has received over $55 million in funding to date.
"Increased consumer concern for data privacy, the continued prevalence of devastating security breaches, and rigorous security and privacy mandates ... are all creating tremendous awareness of the need to encrypt critical data at rest," says Robert Steinkrauss, CEO of Ingrian Networks, in a written statement.


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- Amazon unveiled the service last year.
- It will be available for the users of The United States.
- The company is also offering the gaming controller with a discounted price tag.
Amazon entered into the gaming world the last year with the announcement of a cloud-based gaming service called the Amazon Luna and the same is limited to a small amount of users but this scenario is going to change very soon.
The company has announced that the gaming service will be available to the Amazon Prime users and the same will be available with a trial of seven days and the users can able to play without spending a single amount of money for the 7 days.
After the trial period, users will have to pay $5.99 per month to continue the service, and the Amazon Luna is still only available in the US.
It is also said that the Luna Controller, which launched alongside the game streaming service last year for $49.99, and the same is now discounted by 30%.
Everything about the Amazon Luna
The latest gaming service features different channels that will allow you to subscribe and the same will give access to different content. The service is also coming with the main Luna+ channel, and that is currently in early access, and includes titles like Resident Evil 7, Control, Panzer Dragoon, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, Yooka-Laylee and The Impossible Lair, Iconoclasts, GRID, ABZU, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.
It is worth to mention that the subscribers to this channel will be able to play at 1080p 60fps right now with 4K support. The same is offered at $6 a month during the early access period and will get more games in the future.
The company has also made available a channel dedicated to Ubisoft and the same will give access to existing and upcoming Ubisoft titles, such as Assassins Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Immortals Fenyx Rising and it will available on the same day they release. Having said that, the selected titles will be available in their ultimate edition with DLC.
As we know Amazon also owns Twitch and that’s why the Amazon Luna users would be able to access Twitch streams for available games. Speaking about the compatibility, the latest Amazon Luna will support fire TV stick along with PC, iPhone, and iPad using web apps. Android users need to wait for a couple of weeks to get the latest service on the board.
You guys can able to play the games using keyboard, mouse, or a Bluetooth controller and the company will also offer its own Luna Controller and the same will connect directly to the cloud through Wi-Fi. The Luna Controller will be available for $50 during the early access period.
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The authorities have been calling for all citizens and residents to stay home amid the second wave of COVID-19 while they fight to contain the spread.
However, when it comes to parcels from overseas, people are still being asked to collect them at the premise. The QueUp app has been incorporated into the collection procedure but it is doing little to limit crowding.
Perhaps the postal services could consider delivering parcels straight to homes, to keep the whole chain as contactless as possible.
Just like courier services, customs officers could first examine the content of a parcel and determine if there is a need to incur a fee before declaring it cleared for delivery. For parcels that contain taxable items, maybe the agency could set up a payment portal online. The delivery will only take place when the payment has been made.


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Woodstock Bourbon has expanded its involvement with Australia’s premier motorsport category, taking the naming rights sponsorship of the Woodstock Winton SuperSprint.
The Official Bourbon of the V8 Supercars Championship since the beginning of 2015, Woodstock has now taken the naming rights for the regional Victorian event.
Dark RTD Category Manager Kelly Jones said: “V8 Supercars is the right fit for Woodstock and a great brand awareness driver, hence why we are ramping up our plans in 2016 and fully integrating Woodstock into selected events."
V8 Supercars Managing Director Matt Braid welcomed the expansion of Woodstock’s involvement, saying it demonstrated the value of the V8 Supercars Championship as a marketing and brand-building platform.
“It’s another strong endorsement of V8 Supercars for Woodstock to expand their involvement in the sport and become the event naming rights sponsor of the Woodstock Winton SuperSprint,” he said.
“Woodstock will bring their unique personality to Winton Raceway, and really is the perfect fit for this iconic event in regional Victoria."
Woodstock will create the Woodstock Garden Bar at Winton Motor Raceway for fans to enjoy an ice cold Woodstock, and take in performances from local band SMAC and The Pigs. The Woodstock Babes and Woodstock Ute will feature at the event.
Operations Manager at Winton Raceway Wayne Williams is equally excited about having Woodstock on board as the naming rights sponsor.
“We had made plans to improve our merchandise alley, incorporating a food court and bar. This area will now be the Woodstock Garden Bar, and will be the centre of entertainment at the track,” Williams said.
“With the newly resurfaced circuit, the Woodstock Winton SuperSprint will be a fantastic event on and off track.”
The Woodstock Winton SuperSprint will be held at Winton Motor Raceway across the weekend of May 20-22.


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Replay, the denim brand under the Italian Fashion Box group, is celebrating a significant sales growth of 18.3% in the 2022 financial year compared to the previous year. Achieving sales of €339.6 million and an Ebitda margin of 15%, the brand’s success is attributed to its commitment to product innovation and effective brand communication.
Matteo Sinigaglia, CEO of Fashion Box SpA, expressed his satisfaction with Replay’s performance, highlighting that the year 2022 saw a further acceleration in growth rates. Sinigaglia emphasized the company’s strategy of investing in product innovation and communicating the brand’s values, while also acknowledging the importance of considering macroeconomic and geopolitical factors influencing the industry.
Fashion Box’s presence spans across 50 countries worldwide, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. With a brand portfolio consisting of Replay, Replay&Sons, and We Are Replay, the distribution network includes 138 single-brand shops, 223 corners and shops-in-shops, and over 4,000 multi-brand shops. Remarkably, more than 90% of sales are generated outside of Italy.
Replay’s success in the global denim market can be attributed to its strong focus on innovation and effective brand communication. Despite the continually evolving denim market, the brand has demonstrated resilience and adaptability. By investing in product development and effectively conveying their brand values, Replay has established a strong presence in key international markets.
Building on its positive growth trajectory in 2022, Replay aims to maintain its position in the industry while navigating the ever-changing macroeconomic and geopolitical landscapes. By remaining dedicated to its core strategies and a focus on constant improvement, the brand is well-positioned to continue its success and capitalize on new opportunities in the global denim market.
Replay’s commitment to product innovation has been crucial in attracting customers and driving sales. By continuously introducing new and exciting denim collections that stay ahead of fashion trends, the brand has managed to stay relevant in a highly competitive market.
Additionally, Replay’s investment in brand communication has played a vital role in creating a strong brand identity and effectively connecting with its target audience. Through diverse marketing channels and collaborations with influencers and celebrities, the brand has successfully positioned itself as a leader in the denim industry.
The expansion of Fashion Box’s distribution network has also significantly contributed to Replay’s sales growth. Through strategic partnerships with single-brand shops, corners, shops-in-shops, and multi-brand shops, the brand has increased its accessibility to customers worldwide.
Looking towards the future, Replay remains committed to its core values of quality, innovation, and sustainability. By staying true to its roots and continually pushing boundaries, the brand is well-equipped to thrive in the ever-evolving fashion landscape.
In conclusion, Replay’s impressive sales growth in 2022 reflects the brand’s dedication to excellence and innovation. With a strong presence in international markets and a focused approach to product development and brand communication, Replay is poised for continued success in the global denim market.
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“Today, we launched our first set of partners for custom Google voice actions on Android. This feature will enable people to say things like ‘Ok Google, listen to NPR’ or Ok Google, show attractions near me on TripAdvisor,” Google announced in a post on Android Developers’ Google Plus account.
The voice service recognises around nine languages including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian. The feature comes with a single API key that supports multiple devices such as phones, tablets and Android Wear-based wearables.
This new feature doesn’t comes as a surprise given Google has been trying to push its ‘Ok Google’ voice commands, just like Apple has been integrating Siri into most of its products. With support for third-party apps, Google simply takes a step forward in making things a little easier for its users.
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On May 7th, 2016 a Tesla Motor Model S driver, 40 year-old Joshua Brown, was killed while using Tesla’s Autopilot mode. Driving on the highway, the bright sky confused the car’s sensor system, which failed to activate the brakes when an 18-wheel truck and trailer crossed the highway in Williston, Florida. The Model S drove straight towards the trailer, attempting to drive under it. Its windshield collided with the trailer and tore off the vehicle’s top, according to a police report. The car kept driving under the truck’s trailer and off the road to crash through two fences and into a power pole. Truck driver Frank Baressi was not harmed but Brown died at the scene due to his injuries.
Joshua Brown’s relationship with Tesla
Owner of Nexu Innovations, a technological company, and a Navy SEAL for 11 years, Joshua affectionately named his Model S “Tessy” and recently uploaded a video to YouTube of his car’s Autopilot system avoiding a crash on an interstate. Brown wrote, “Hands down the best car I have ever owned and use it to its full extent.” Tesla founder Elon Musk tweeted the video, which reached a million views.
Tesla’s reaction to Brown’s death
Tesla made a statement after the incident and within it it reminded drivers “among all vehicles in the US, there is a fatality every 94 million miles” but the first Tesla Autopilot death occurred within 130 million miles. It reminded drivers that Tesla’s autonomous features are far from perfect and require drivers to keep both hands on the wheel at all times. Drivers must “maintain control and responsibility for your vehicle.” The company stressed, “When used in conjunction with driver oversight, the data is unequivocal that Autopilot reduces driver workload and results in a statistically significant improvement in safety.” Tesla later described Brown as “a friend to Tesla and the broader EV (electric vehicle) community.” With human error accounting for 94% of car crashes, that statement is likely true.
However, many Tesla drivers have posted videos of themselves doing various things behind the wheel while their car drives in Autopilot, including napping and playing air guitar. Experts fear more crashes will occur while people use the unrefined technology improperly.
What happens now to Tesla and self-driving cars?
Kelley Blue Book analyst Mike Harley believes autonomous technology may be responsible for more deaths as companies advance the technology. As people struggle with the idea of self-driving cars, this tragedy will prove a setback in consumers’ minds. Tesla’s stock fell 3.2% ($6.77) hours after news about the crash was released. Before this accident, Musk hinted that the new Model 3, targeted to middle-class drivers at $35,000, might feature autopilot technology.
America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the accident and sent a nine-page letter on July 8th with questions the company must answer by various due dates. Additionally, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be opening an investigation against Tesla. The SEC investigates whether or not Tesla broke the law by failing to report the accident that occurred on May 7th to investigators until after May 18th and May 19th, when the company sold $2 billion in stock.


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‘Dishonored 2’ News & Updates: First Game Update Detailed; Reveals Denuvo DRM! [VIDEO]By Patrick J, UniversityHerald Reporter
"Dishonored 2" copies are already being distributed to gamers in the form of a pre-load. The Nov. 11 release date brings with it a sizable update for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Also, it was reported that the game will be using Denuvo's DRM anti-tamper system.
The 9-gigabyte "Dishonored 2" update will include improvements for the texture streamer, shadow quality, reloading time, audio mix and frame-rate performance. Moreover, the update adds a mid-mission statistic screen, screenshot preview among various bug fixes, PlayStationLifeStyle reported.
Furthermore, the Steam Store page for the game was recently updated. "Dishonored 2" uses the Denuvo DRM, which is a third-party anti-tamper system. The same DRM can be found in many other high-profile games released in the past couple of years. Wherein, it proved to be very successful in its goal of thwarting piracy of AAA PC game. It practically made it impossible to crack the games even months after their release, VG247 reported.
Bethesda, the game's developer, suggested players be online on the release date to get the update to be able to play. The update will be around 9-gigabytes depending on the platform being used. This will be on top of the already hefty 48-gigabyte pre-load copy that has already been made available to gamers.
The game will be playable a day before the scheduled release date if it was pre-ordered. This case applies to both physical copies and digital versions.
In other news, game reviews will not be available at "Dishonored 2's" launch. Bethesda's new policy regarding media copies implies that those will only be made available a day before the launch.
Gamers and members of the media alike will simply have to wait. Bethesda has completed development and promises the game to be worth it. However, fans reserve the right to make this judgement when the game comes out.


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Automotive Resource Network Holdings is a marketing company based in New York. The company will move its offices to Fort Lauderdale. The marketing company announced the move of its call center and offices on April 12th 2012. According to the executives, the office move will be complete on June 1st 2012. The offices in New York are not the only location that will be closed and relocated.
The Dallas offices will also undergo business relocation to Fort Lauderdale. The company is in charge of vehicle contracts, roadside assistance, and other related automotive products. The business relocation announcement is rather unexpected, since the company has only been in business for two years.
It seems that the executives believe the office move will be beneficial in a number of ways, such as gaining one facility rather than two. The corporate offices will streamline business functions such as marketing, accounting, product development and training.
Mainly the business relocation is to make some adjustments in spending. The company felt a need to lower operating costs. Florida was also a destination of choice because of the favorable tax structure that exists. Some of the employees will be moving with the company, while others have elected not to take the offered relocation options. Those that will move are mainly executives of the company and vital marketing staff members. There will be some jobs open in the Florida market for the call center section of the new office building, but the number of jobs open is undetermined at this point.


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Hoping to gain consumer awareness for its upholstery brand, the makers of Wear-Dated fabrics hired Sawyer Riley Compton here to create an image campaign.
Solutia, the unit spun off from Monsanto in 1997, produces a nylon called Acrilan for consumer and industrial products, including Wear-Dated carpets.
Sawyer Riley Compton (SRC) won the business after Solutia's agency review last year for Wear-Dated carpet was halted in favor of using public relations firm GCI Group here. GCI also does public relations for the upholstery brand.
Christine Whittemore, Acrilan home furnishings business director, was involved in that review and "was very impressed with the ideas that Sawyer Riley Compton brought to the table."
Declining to characterize SRC as the agency of record for Wear-Dated upholstery, Whittemore instead called the shop "an important resource."
After handling projects for Solutia over the last six months, SRC was asked to develop a consumer and trade test campaign for an undisclosed Southern market this fall.
"We are creating a brand for Wear-Dated upholstery from the ground up," said SRC senior account executive Sheri Sorrell.
Agency president Frank Compton said the shop's duties will include print and broadcast advertising, though it has not been determined whether TV will be part of the mix. The budget was undisclosed.
"We work closely with retailers to develop pull to the ultimate consumer, but we believe there's an extra opportunity" in speaking directly to the consumer, Whittemore said.


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The program for the full ten days of the London Games Festival 2018 has been revealed by Games London. The event will run from April 5th to the 15th in England’s capital city.
The London Games Festival is a celebration of the UK games industry, and expects to receive over 50,000 attendees over the course of the 10 days it’s open. There will be more than 40 events at the festival for consumers and professionals to attend, with more than 400 games being showcased including EGX Rezzed and the BAFTA Game Awards as partner events.
The Games Finance Market is returning to help professionals in the industry between April 10th to the 12th, with around £500 million from 60 investors ready to be invested in 60 creators. LGF HUB will be debuting this year at the festival, featuring demos for upcoming game releases as well as B2B keynotes.
This year will also introduce the Ensemble exhibition, which showcases the work of eight BAME (black, asian, minority ethnic) industry creatives. These will be; Director of Ultimatum Games Shahid Ahmad, Composer Nainita Desai, Chair for BAME in Games Kish Hirani, CEO of Six to Start Adrian Hon, Consultant for Film London Nahrein Kemp, CCO for Spirit AI Dr Mitu Khandaker, and UX.UI Designer for Hutch Games Anisa Sanusi. This exhibition begins on the 9th of April.
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said that he is proud to support the London Games Festival, the biggest celebration of video games and interactive entertainment in the world. This festival brings together cutting-edge technology entrepreneurs and creative minds from the industry, attracting the top developers and innovators too. This, he believes, keeps London on the map as a global gaming centre.
Jo Twist, CEO for Ukie commented that this will be the biggest and best London Games Festival yet. The festival is a celebration of the economic contribution that games and interactive media make to the UK and the world at large, which this year will champion the diverse minds behind the games feeding the industry’s growth.
Chief Executive of Film London, Adrian Wootton, said that the games industry is part of the creative collective of industries in London that are showing accelerated growth. The festival is a great opportunity to showcase what gaming is, and what’s coming in the future for the industry from UK developers.


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Twitter is expanding its Tip Jar (Tips) functionality with the option to send and receive funds using Bitcoin. Tips is meant to help users receive donations from followers, and is first being made available to iOS users. However, Android users are next on the list.
Twitter to Add Bitcoin as a Payment Method
This is the first case of a major social network encouraging its users to use cryptocurrency as a payment method. The company is also planning to enable users connect their crypto wallets and authenticate the ownership of NFTs they tweet with a special badge, TheVerge reported.
Twitter has been testing the tipping functionality for several months, but it hasn’t been made wide available. However, the wider availability became a fact this week, with the feature rolling out globally on iOS devices, with Android to follow. Nine traditional payment providers, such as Cash App and Venmo, will also be a payment option to accept tips. It is noteworthy that Twitter will not be processing the payments itself.
Many people already add links to their online payment profiles, but Tips will only make things easier, Twitter said. Once the Tips functionality is activated on a user’s account, a new button would appear in the profile providing access for others to send money via Bitcoin or the other options. Payments can be accepted via Bandcamp, Bandcamp, Cash App, Chipper, GoFundMe, Patreon, PicPay, Razorpay, Wealthsimple Cash and Venmo. The company will not charge or take any commission from the payments.
“When you enable Tips on your profile, you can now also add your Bitcoin address. People can copy your address and paste it into a Bitcoin wallet of their choice to send you a payment directly,” Twitter added.


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Global advertising holding group Publicis is set to begin looking for a local Australian boss, after the group announced a global media restructure which is likely to see a shake-up to the local brands of some of the Australia’s major media agencies.
Under the changes Publicis has confirmed it will dump the Starcom Mediavest Group and ZenithOptimedia brands in favour of four brands globally: Starcom, Zenith, Mediavest/Sparks, Optimedia/Blue 449.
Mumbrella also understands that Publicis is likely to begin a search for search a new country head for the group, in a similar model to what rivals GroupM, IPG Mediabrands and Omnicom have done.
Nolan: a potential contender for the country head role.
Locally Publicis’ agencies did not want comment on the precise implications of today’s announcement but it is thought that Starcom Mediavest CEO Chris Nolan or Match Media CEO John Preston would be among the potential frontrunners for an Australian media head role.
In this market, Publicis’s media agencies currently include: Starcom – headed by Toby Barbour; Mediavest – headed by Sue Squillace; ZenithOptimedia -headed by Matt James; and Match Media – headed by John Preston.
Publicis bought Match Media last year and aligned it with its new Blue 449 network, with CEO Preston conceding at the time of the sale that a rebrand was on the cards in the medium- to long-term.
The full local implications at this stage are unclear but Publicis did make clear it would move to a a flatter organisational structure.
Steve King, CEO of Publicis Media, globally, said in a statement: “Publicis Media is a fresh opportunity to simplify our organisation, invent more modern approaches to gain efficiency, introduce structures for greater collaboration and effectiveness, and drive new levels of scale and client value”.
Under the changes, the trading brand Vivaki’s capabilities will be integrated across Publicis Media’s agencies.
“The new Publicis Media imagined by Steve King is fully equipped to fit the future and best serve our clients,” said Maurice Lévy, Chairman & CEO, Publicis Groupe.
“A leaner and simpler structure will bring more value to our clients and will further accelerate our growth.”
Publicis Media’s structure will cover top 20 markets, organised by three regions, led by Tim Jones, regional CEO for the Americas; Iain Jacob, regional CEO for EMEA, and Gerry Boyle, regional CEO for APAC.


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Microsoft plans to acquire Suplari, a company that offers data analysis software for companies to manage supplier spending, and use the company’s capabilities to improve its Dynamics 365 product.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described Dynamics 365, Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) offering, as creating “a new generation of business applications” during the tech giant’s earnings call Tuesday.
Suplari, based in Seattle, provides analysis on how much companies spend on suppliers by drawing in data from contracts, purchase orders, invoices, expenses, supplier risk and other sources, according to a statement Wednesday. The company works with mid-sized and large enterprises.
Microsoft’s statement and a separate statement from Suplari do not disclose terms of the deal or provide a closing date. A Microsoft spokesperson did not respond to emailed questions by press time.
Microsoft plans to couple Suplari Spend Intelligence Cloud with Dynamics 365 and offer customers more automation around spending analysis and a way for users to predict the best spend management actions, according to a statement. Suplari Spend Intelligence Cloud is currently available with no changes for existing customers. The Suplari library has more than 175 insights to manage demand, spend and cash flow daily.
Frank Weigel, Microsoft’s vice president of Dynamics 365 Insights Product Group, said in a blog post Tuesday that he wants the products to help customers break down data silos when it comes to spending analysis.
“Today’s announcement also signals our continued commitment to enabling organizations to move beyond transactional financial management to proactive operations that enhance decision making, mitigate risks, and reduce supplier costs through our data-first approach,” Weigel said.
Suplari started in 2016 and manages more than US$180 billion in spend across millions of transactions a month for global companies, Suplari CEO and co-founder Nikesh Parekh said in the company’s own statement on the acquisition. The two companies had previously discussed partnering for “several years.”
“We have always been impressed with the combination of cloud-based Dynamics 365, Microsoft’s deep investments in AI, and the Azure cloud,” he said. “Microsoft also has a bold data-first vision of the future. Now data can be collected from almost any source. Applications must ingest data and drive predictions that accelerate analysis, decision making, and automation.”
Suplari has raised more than US$18 million in funding to date, according to Crunchbase.
In Microsoft’s earnings call Tuesday in the US, Nadella said that growth trends around Dynamics and how it pairs with other Microsoft products such as collaboration app Teams is “one of the most exciting things” coming out of the pandemic.
“One of the most exciting things we are seeing is that coming out of this pandemic there is an absolute new chapter for a complete new suite — all the way from sales to customer service to marketing to supply chain or digital manufacturing — that‘s all going to be reimplemented,” Nadella said. “There is going to be a complete new cycle of business process automation that is going to be AI first and collaboration first.”
He said that Dynamics 365 sales accelerated for the third consecutive quarter, growing 49 percent year over year with users including Coca-Cola and the Los Angeles Clippers.


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Brazilian police allege an Italian refiner purchased gold from a trader sourcing it illegally in the Amazon rainforest region, according to police documents, and corporate disclosures show that refiner has supplied the precious metal to four of the world’s largest tech companies.
Public filings by Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet name the private Italian firm Chimet as a source of some gold used in their products. Tech companies often use small amounts of the metal in circuit boards for consumer electronics.
According to police documents obtained by investigative journalism outfit Reporter Brasil and reviewed by Reuters, Brazilian federal police have accused Chimet of buying millions of dollars in gold from trader CHM do Brasil, which allegedly acquired the precious metal illegally from wildcat miners.
CHM do Brasil, responding to questions via a lawyer, said all its gold was legally acquired with proper documentation.
For the rest of this article: https://www.mining.com/web/illegal-brazil-gold-tied-to-italian-refiner-and-big-tech-customers-documents/


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The next-generation iPhone will sport the same design as its predecessor, but will have a faster processor, according to a Reuters article. Nothing earth-shattering in that, but the story’s sources say the iPhone 5 will come in September, not July, which has become the traditional month for new iPhones.
Makes sense. Apple has already said its Worldwide Developers Conference would focus on software. What really sells it for me, though, is the idea that the September timeframe has usually been reserved for iPod announcements, and there hasn’t been much to say about them on their own lately. It’s not a stretch to see why Apple would want to roll iPod and iPhone announcements into one event. (via The Loop.)


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Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. is recalling about 58,020 pounds of breaded popcorn chicken that may be contaminated with rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Friday.
The frozen, breaded chicken items, which are not ready to eat, were produced on Jan. 4, 2019. The following chicken is included in the recall:
20-lb. boxes containing 8 clear bags of “UNCOOKED POPCORN STYLE CHICKEN BREAST CHUNK FRITTERS WITH RIB MEAT” with a “USE BY 10 01 2019” date and lot codes of 9004101012, 9004101013, 9004101014, 9004101015, 9004101016, 9004101017, 9004101018, 9004101019, 9004101020, 9004101021, 9004101022, 9004101000, and 9004101001.
The bags of chicken have the establishment number “P-7091A” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to Publix Super Markets in Florida for deli foodservice use.
The problem was discovered on Jan. 30 when the company was informed by Publix Super Markets’ employees about a consumer complaint regarding white rubber in breaded popcorn chicken that was purchased.
There have been no reports of adverse reactions from people who have eaten the recalled chicken. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
The FSIS is concerned that some of the recalled chicken may be stored in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased the recalled chicken shouldn’t eat it. The chicken should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact James Brown, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation’s consumer relations, at 800-321-1470. 7801.


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A Delicious Taste of Elcielo and Juanma Barrientos
Juan Manuel “Juanma” Barrientos, Executive Chef and Creative Director at Elcielo Restaurants, recently spoke about his career with Elcielo and shared his views on current industry trends.
As Executive Chef and Creative Director, Barrientos is in charge of creating all dishes for all the Elcielo restaurants. As leader of both the front and back of the house, he takes great pride in the design and assembly of the entire facility and every aspect of the kitchen including the restaurant where patrons experience their creations.
Barrientos’ interest in cooking started as a hobby. Before opening his first restaurant, he worked in the international trade industry. Next he decided to leapfrog from hobby to entrepreneurship. It turned out that the restaurant environment and the actual gastronomic component of developing dishes using his creativity and inspirations was much more fulfilling than his day job. So he dedicated himself solely to the kitchen and has never looked back.
Today’s consumers are focused on local products and food produced using environmentally conscious techniques with healthy food and cuisine certainly in style. Barrientos explained that “there’s nothing new here—at Elcielo restaurants—in Miami, Medellin, and Bogotá—we have always worked with local products.”
There is something new coming, however, a healthy food restaurant serving organic products and featuring a lifestyle center. It’s called KAI A Better Life. At KAI A Better Life, there are vegan, vegetarian, and organic menus planned. Another project coming is a fair in Medellín (Colombia) called GLOCAL. At GLOCAL, the community seeks to honor outstanding local producers and their role in cuisine, and to address the new (healthy) trends overtaking gastronomy in the world. It will be held from September 27 – 30, 2018.
“the future is now, and it’s all about leading and developing projects and proposals to take advantage of the wealth of local.”
Barrientos believes that the world of cooking is going back to basics, returning to comfort food and home cooking, to the flavors of our childhoods. Barrientos seeks to respect that environment and to appreciate the richness of local products. He concluded that “the future is now, and it’s all about leading and developing projects and proposals to take advantage of the wealth of local [resources].”
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is still a few months away, and Rocksteady just showed off its most comprehensive look at the game yet. The developer debuted a new gameplay trailer that included a co-op boss fight during Sony’s State of Play presentation on Thursday, along with a closer look at how gear can be upgraded throughout the game. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is set to be released on May 26.
Based on the latest look at the game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a tried and true looter-shooter straight out of the Anthem or Destiny 2 playbook. Players can team up in squads of up to four and take on missions in co-op, including massive boss fights with specific unique mechanics. Players will also be able to earn loot and upgrade their individual characters, giving them stronger weapons and powers.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has faced several delays in its path to release. The original trailer for the game was set in a Metropolis in the midst of invasion and introduced us to Suicide Squad members Harley Quinn, King Shark, Boomerang, and Deadshot. That trailer also ended with Superman blowing up an innocent pilot, possibly while under the control of Brainiac, and letting the Suicide Squad know exactly who their targets are.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is coming to PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X on May 26.
Correction (Feb. 24): A previous version of this story stated that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League would be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well as current-generation platforms. We’ve updated the story to reflect the correct platforms.


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Pikmin 3 was by far the very popular mainstream Pikmin title, released in 2013. Pikmin 4 has been in development since quickly after its initial launch, according to Nintendo officials.
That being said, the last rumored announcement of Pikmin 4’s presence occurred years earlier, keeping some enthusiasts wondering if any advancement has been achieved on the game’s production.
Although the revival of Pikmin is fantastic as a deluxe version, it does raise concerns about a lengthy sequel: Pikmin 4.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the iconic game developer and franchise producer, unveiled the next numerical Pikmin title back in 2015.
In the 5 years after, though, we’ve learned very little about the project.
So, what went wrong?
What went wrong?
It’s difficult to say something changed to Pikmin 4 given the lack of facts and notifications over the last 5 years.
Given what Miyamoto said, it appears that the project ran into development problems.
A production reset akin to Metroid Prime 4 is likely, and given that the Pikmin series isn’t just as good as Metroid, the absence of an official disclosure will indeed be understandable.
Because Pikmin isn’t exactly one of Nintendo’s biggest giants, there hasn’t been much talk of the series’ fourth installment.
Most of what we hear about Pikmin 4 now comes from several comments accumulated over the past at E3 gatherings. If you are fan of Mario Kart 9 and have spend hours playing it then check out new announcement here.
Miyamoto Comments on Pikmin 4
- Around E3 in July 2016, GameRant had the opportunity to speak by none other than Shigeru Miyamoto more about the current status of Pikmin 4.
- Miyamoto had mentioned previously that Pikmin 4 was close to being finished in the preceding year anyway.
- Pikmin 4 was also not prominent on Nintendo’s priority list, according to Miyamoto in his GameRant conversation.
- Speaking between the words, Miyamoto appeared to be saying that designers who served on Pikmin were now focusing on some other, relatively high ventures, effectively putting Pikmin on the back burner.
- At E3 2017, Miyamoto talked with Eurogamer about Pikmin 4. Instead of offering some new information about the game’s development, Miyamoto confirmed that Nintendo still was improving.
Nintendo Comments on Pikmin 4
Nintendo acknowledged the title was in progress in an additional comment but added that its sheer mention was “everything [it] could prove at the moment”.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Pikmin has been most notably resurrected in Oct. 2020, when Pikmin 3, which was eventually launched for the Wii U, was relaunched for the Nintendo Switch in a remastered edition.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe received positive reviews, which may be excellent news for fans looking for the next mainstream release as early as possible.
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Why is Pikmin 4 still possible?
- If not a deliberate measuring stick of fan engagement in the franchise, favorable popular reaction to Pikmin 3 Deluxe is at most an indication that gamers are all still open to Pikmin’s gameplay.
- Pikmin coasters were recently added to Nintendo’s loyalty program. Although it’s doubtful that the requests for those coasters ever had any effect on Pikmin 4’s destiny, this is yet another sign that the Pikmin series is still alive and well, worthy of its long-awaited continuation.
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While we still wouldn’t learn how Pikmin 4 is doing, the Pikmin 3 Deluxe release has given enthusiasts a new excuse to be optimistic.
After unveiling the update, Nintendo might use it to generate buzz in the franchise or add new audiences to it.
And, with the Switch’s sales figures against Pikmin 3’s original platform, the port would appeal to a much wider public.
But only time will tell the fate of Pikmin 4.
So what do you think of the new developments taking place and where does your optimism stand on the release of the much-awaited game in the comment section.


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Computer manufacturer Dell has centralised its European marketing operations in its consumer and small business division.
Neil Stevens, former marketing director for the home and small business division in the UK and Ireland, has been promoted to lead the team.
The home and small business division accounts for most of Dell’s marketing budget. Before the rejig, each European country managed its own marketing team. All teams will now report to Stevens.
The reorganisation includes reducing the number of agencies Dell uses across Europe.
Stevens says: “We are looking at getting efficiencies out of this, and running ten creative agencies across Europe is not efficient.” Dell also works with three below-the-line agencies in Europe.
In November, Dell parted company with its advertising agency for UK and Ireland, cdp-travissully, and appointed BMP DDB to develop pan-European television campaigns. Carat manages Dell’s media for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and is unlikely to be affected by the reorganisation.
Dell has not yet replaced Nick Eades, former marketing director of the “relationship segment”, which includes large businesses, global clients and public sector companies. He left at the end of last year to spend more time with his family (MW December 12, 2002). Martin Boyce, general manager for the Enterprise group, is overseeing the role in the interim.


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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted, pending litigation, an Oklahoma City-based operation that allegedly bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from small businesses, doctors’ offices, retirement homes, and religious schools throughout the country by...
The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report stating that compliance by real estate advertisers with federal credit advertising laws in major newspapers in 42 cities has risen to 90 percent, up from 86 percent in early 1984, as a result of a continuing FTC effort.
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved the Safe Harbor Program of iKeepSafe, also known as the Internet Keep Safe Coalition, as a safe harbor oversight program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the agency’s COPPA Rule.
The final defendant charged by the Federal Trade Commission in a business opportunity scheme that he falsely claimed would enable consumers to earn a significant income by affiliate marketing with websites of well-known companies such as Prada, Sony, Louis Vuitton, and Verizon has agreed to settle.
American Tax Relief bilked financially distressed consumers by falsely claiming it could reduce their tax debts.
Ensuring that consumers are protected in the growing mobile environment is a top priority at the FTC.
The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven defendants with illegally processing credit card payments on behalf of a massive Internet scam that allegedly bilked millions of dollars from consumers by repeatedly charging them for “trial” memberships they never ordered. Three of the defendants...
A new staff report issued by the Federal Trade Commission finds that many mobile apps for use in shopping do not provide consumers with important information – such as how the apps manage payment-related disputes or handle consumer data – prior to download.
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has imposed a $26.9 million judgment against the operator of a phony work-at home scheme who lied about his financial assets in an effort to hide them from the FTC when he agreed to settle with the agency in 2010.
In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission provided an update on issues related to the placement of unauthorized charges on consumers’ mobile phone bills, a practice known as mobile cramming.
FTC Hosts Twitter Chat, Thursday, July 31, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
FTC staff will host a Twitter Chat to discuss the Zapping Rachel robocall challenge at DEF CON 22. They will answer questions about the contest, and share information about the FTC’s work to combat these illegal calls.
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Days after Kylie Jenner’s brother-in-law Kanye West tweeted out “1000% there will never be a Kylie Puma anything” because of his Adidas X Yeezy collaboration, Puma has confirmed their deal with the model and reality TV star.
“I am pleased and excited to be able to confirm that Puma is indeed working with Kylie Jenner,” said Adam Petrick, global director of brand and marketing for Puma, in a statement released on Wednesday. “Kylie will be featured in the brand’s spring/summer women’s training campaign launching in April 2016. Kylie represents a fresh and exciting new era for fashion, and we couldn’t think of a more fitting and influential female to headline this campaign for Puma.”
“Puma we gone give you your measly million dollars back!!! Never try to divide the family!!!” Kanye also tweeted, ahead of the season 3 debut of his Yeezy line at Madison Square Garden.
Though the ink may be dry on Kylie’s deal with the athletic brand, the 18-year-old showed her brother-in-law some love this week, stepping out during New York Fashion Week wearing Adidas.
Puma also unveiled its first collection with Rihanna during New York Fashion Week, Fenty X Puma.
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Louisville, KY—Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products is nearing completion of a new, $15 million facility for production of its ResinDek engineered wood flooring panel and shelving products.
The nearly 180,000-sq.-ft. plant will allow Cornerstone to double capacity for producing ResinDek, a heavy-duty engineered flooring panel made from a proprietary sandwich of moisture-resistant MDF and HDF. A unit of Universal Woods, Cornerstone’s greenfield manufacturing facility is located at a logistics hub at the edge of Louisville, KY, near the UPS Worldport and the Louisville International Airport.
ResinDek was invented by Greg Doppler, president of Cornerstone. The industrial engineered flooring panels are used widely in warehouses to create uniform working levels for workers, materials handing systems, and packaging convenyors. The floor panels support live and dead pallet jack limits from 2,000 – 8,000 lbs. and the rigorous demands of Automated Guided Vehicles and Autonomous Mobile Robots.
“Our business has grown dramatically over the past two years,” says Doppler. “We are approaching the upper limits of our current production capacity.”
One reason for the spike in demand was the August 2021 introduction of a warehouse picking and storage product, ResinDek, used to store and support cartons of goods in a warehouse or manufacturing center. And the rise in online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a flurry of warehouse and distribution center construction, the prime customers for ResinDek.
Fully customizable, the ResinDek Shelving System is comprised of three components: ResinDek horizontal shelving, ResinDek vertical dividers, and lumber supports that span the distance of the rack beams. Each system can be designed to accommodate shelf heights from 6 to 20 inches, depths from 8 to 60 inches, and vertical divider spaces from 4 to 48 inches on center. Because they are custom machined, the dividers can be snapped into place, no fasteners, screws, or other hardware required.
The new facility will carry more inventory, and new production lines will speed operations. “That, combined with a design that incorporates significantly more dock doors for shipping and receiving, will allow us to reduce lead times,” says Scott McGill, director of sales at Cornerstone.
The latest state-of-the-art versions of electron beam coating and curing equipment that Cornerstone uses to apply protective coatings and finishes will be included in the production lines, “only at much higher throughput rates and volumes than before,” Doppler say. “It will also allow us to attain even greater quality than the high standards [of] our current coating and curing line.”
The production staff at the existing Cornerstone operation increased headcount in 2021 in anticipation of the expanded production capacity. “Starting them ahead of the new plant’s construction allows them to become familiar with the ResinDek production process before the new facility goes live,” says Doppler.
Equipment is slated to be installed and commissioned throughout January 2022, with partial production beginning shortly thereafter. The new coating and curing machinery is scheduled for installation in the second quarter of 2022.
For more than 20 years, Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC has been at the forefront of research and development in the field of engineered wood floor panels for the material handling industry. Parent company Universal Woods also owns R&D Coatings, ChromaLuxe, which manufacturers wood and metal substrates for archival printing and signage, as well as sublimation transferred images for tabletops.
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Everyone knows about the tremendous first half of the 2017 season for New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge.
The hobby has probably overreacted a little with what people are willing to pay for some of his rookie cards (already in the five-figure territory).
In fact, we wrote about three cards we’d rather have for the same price of his Bowman Chrome base autographed card for roughly the same amount ($1,000).
Now this article on The Ringer website points out that Judge has become the worst player since the All-Star break. Could it be the home run derby curse?
Or could it be just a good ol’ regular slump? His .115 batting average is ugly and nine strikeouts in 26 at bats reminds of the old Judge late last season.
Surely, if this continues, a market correction on the value of his cards are in order. For those who have his cards, maybe it’s a good time to sell now at what could be the peak value.
Or again, maybe it is just a slump. And with the trade that brought in Todd Frazier and David Robertson to the Yankees, maybe Judge will get his bat going again leading this team to a World Series Championship berth.
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Just hours after the the leaks of the Moto X's back and front panels, more pictures of the customisable handset have revealed themselves online.
Put together with the pictures we saw from the weekend, the new images, leaked on Weibo and passed onto Nowhereelse, help paint a better picture of the handset - assuming that they're real, of course.
For one, they give us a clear look at the rear of the casing on the black handset that looks set to come in a matte finish, while we're expecting the front to have a nice glossy touch.
The white case, on the other hand, has a textured finish to its back. While we can only see the black and white variants right now, Motorola is expected to offer the phone in a large spectrum of colours.
After all, what's a customisable phone if you can't choose your hue?
Take your pick, but not on July 11
However, it turns out that the guessed July 11 unveiling is a definite no-no. Android Community has been informed directly that no such event will be taking place, and the fact that the two people in the advert are posed like XI - the Roman numerals for 11 - is nothing more coincidence.
Unfortunately we won't be able to customise the handset's specs. Leaks have suggested that the phone will have a 1.7GHz dual core MSM8960 Pro chip, 2GB of RAM, a 720p display, 16GB of storage, a 10-megapixel camera on the rear, and a 2-megapixel on the front.
Guy Kawasaki, advisor to Motorola, recently suggests that you'll be able to customise the Moto X as if it were a classic Porsche, and we expect the phone will be available in a large range of possible colours.
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As a connectivity specialist, Fibre1 provides the tools they need to ensure their communications remain up to date, fit for purpose and cost efficient.
From multi-site fibre connectivity to VOIP, internet-based telephone systems and 4G data SIMs and mobile phones, these tools have taken on an added importance in a year when working practices have radically changed. As a result, Fibre1's expertise has been in great demand.
Among many achievements in 2020, Fast-Growing Moray-based digital telecoms company Fibre 1 has recently been shortlisted for Reseller of the Year at the Comms Business Awards. The results will be announced virtually in January. The team are delighted to be recognised for their hard work through tried and testing times and look forward to more success in 2021.read more
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iProspect opens German office
Search Engine Marketing Firm iProspect started conquering Europe in 2005 with opening an office in the Netherlands. After that Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Hungary followed.
iProspect, part of Isobar, opened their office in Hamburg and has got a flying start. In other countries it has built relationships with clients like Vodafone and TUI.com which will join iProspect in Germany. Also iProspect recently partnered with Google on a leisure travel study that examines internet users' propensity to research online and purchase offline.
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