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Aldershot businesses may soon benefit from a new research program called My Main Street.
The Economic Development Council of Ontario and the Canadian Urban Institute have provided funding to study the economic make-up of Aldershot. What are the problems? What are the opportunities?
“We are thrilled that somebody is finally studying Aldershot and its potential. We fought hard for this”, responded Judy Worsley, Executive Director of the Aldershot Business Improvement Area (BIA).
The study, which will be completed by winter 2023, includes customized marketing research and data analysis. While all types of businesses may benefit from the research, in the end, the primary focus is on the retail sector.
“We hope to be able to understand the needs of the community better, in terms of what’s missing in retail and hospitality type businesses, as well as to assist businesses as they come out of Covid”, said Andrew Elliston, a Manager with the Burlington Economic Development agency which is spearheading the work.
Worsley hopes the research will help attract new business to Plains Road.
Elliston reports that the status quo has already been measured. That data will be released soon and serve as a starting point. The new study will go deeper and include Environics research and the appointment of an Aldershot Ambassador who will be speaking with local business operators.
“We really hope that the business community gets out and supports this program and reaches out to speak with our ambassador with regard to any problems they may have doing business in Aldershot and Burlington”, said Elliston.
For decades Aldershot residents have been calling for more and better retail services along the Plains Road corridor with particular emphasis on the need for more grocery outlets.
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(PRWEB UK) 2 November 2016
Cybereason, developers of the world’s only military-grade, real-time detection and response platform, today announced the opening of its newest office in London, UK, which will drive support for existing customers and partners in Europe, while enabling the company to rapidly grow revenues and market presence. The company also named Simon Sharp, vice president of EMEA.
Simon Sharp is a seasoned technology executive who brings more than two decades of sales and management experience to Cybereason. Prior to joining Cybereason, Sharp was vice president of sales at Pindrop Security, where he designed and led the company's go to market efforts in EMEA. He was responsible for growth in the market of more than 500 percent. Prior to Pindrop, Sharp served in a variety of sales leadership roles at RSA - The Security Division of EMC. At RSA, revenues grew 20 percent year over year during his tenure. He previously held sales roles with Entrust and established multiple US cyber security start ups in the EMEA market. Sharp graduated in Accounting and Business Information Systems – University of Portsmouth Business School.
“I am thrilled that Simon has joined Cybereason. He will be building out our entire sales team, managing local sales, sales engineering and support. The demand for our award-winning detection and response platform is driving growth across the world. The EMEA traction Cybereason already has in place is a strong indication of future growth. Simply, Cybereason is the only endpoint vendor that can tell organizations that they are under attack immediately and then help them stop it in real time,” said Jeff Lebowitz, executive vice president of global sales and business development, Cybereason.
“The Cybereason platform is a sales executive’s dream because its value proposition is so powerful,” said Sharp. “It enables our customers to know, with certainty, if they are under attack and if so, how to best contain it. We empower our customers to do their jobs with clarity and confidence, hence our phenomenal growth. EMEA is the next natural progression for us and I am delighted to spearhead our efforts here.”
After raising $89 million in 2015, Cybereason has spent 2016 expanding its team, customer base and global presence. In April 2016, Cybereason launched Cybereason Japan, a joint venture between Cybereason and Softbank, that already has delivered Cybereason’s military grade, real time threat detection to dozens of Japanese companies. In October, Cybereason announced a partnership with Blue Turtle, a leading South African security solutions provider, which in a matter of weeks has resulted in two new customers. Cybereason’s London office will not only give the company a presence in one of the world’s largest financial markets, it will serve as a springboard into the rest of Europe, continuing the path of its rapid growth.
Cybereason has a proven track record of protecting Fortune 1000 enterprises globally. The company has received many awards and accolades since its founding. Most recently, Cybereason topped a Gartner list of endpoint detection and response vendors. Juniper Research named Cybereason one of the Top Three Disruptive Innovators to watch in 2016. SC Magazine named Cybereason the 2016 ‘Rookie Security Company of the Year.’ Also, CEO Lior Div was a 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year New England Finalist. In addition, Infosecurity Products Guide named Div ‘2016 CEO of the Year’ and Computer Reseller News recognized Cybereason for having one of the 16 ‘hottest’ products launched at Black Hat 2016. And Dark Reading named the company one of the ‘20 Cyber Security Startups to Watch in 2016.’
Founded by members of the Israeli intelligence agency’s elite cybersecurity Unit 8200, the Cybereason platform mirrors the founders’ expertise in managing some of world’s most complex hacking operations. The Cybereason Detection and Response Platform leverages big data, behavioral analytics and machine learning to uncover, in real time, complex cyberattacks designed to evade traditional defenses. It automates the investigation process, connects isolated malicious events and visually presents a full malicious operation. The platform is available as an on-premise solution or a cloud-based service. Cybereason is privately held and headquartered in Boston with offices in London, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
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May 26, 2016
Graduated Kent State Fashion School BFA design student Kara Kroeger is on her way to making a stance in the industry. With having shown her senior collection at Beijing Fashion Week earlier this year in March to New York Fashion Week this September through the Supima Design Competition.
After a last minute classic fashion student photo shoot in the atrium of our second home, Franklin Hall, Kroeger sat down to chat about what’s next. However, she’s not on her way to the big apple yet. Being selected to represent The Fashion School in the Supima Design Competition, she will be utilizing the TechStyleLab for the duration of the summer to create five evening wear ensembles. But before laser etching and dying cottons became her break, she started a nine month endeavor of creating a seven piece collection.
Being inspired by overpopulation, “not as a negative but as a positive, because it is inevitable. I looked at advances in creativity with the growth of population.” Kara took full advantage of using new technologies to create 3D printed accessories; belts, bracelets and shoes.
The collection awarded her Best in Show at the annual Fashion School
Show and a ticket to New York last week to display the
portfolio showcasing the design process. Kroeger will be back for the CFDA awards to await the Kenneth Cole scholarship decision, which would land her a position designing for the company. You can check out our collaboration videos here.
For what’s after? “I would like to go to Europe and work in a couture house to learn more about techniques.” But who knows when there potential awards with Kara Kroeger printed on them.


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Getting a new car can be an exhilarating experience, but there are aspects to the car-buying process that many Americans find frustrating. We recently polled over 1,000 Americans to determine:
- How they choose where to buy new cars
- Common pain points of the car-buying experience
- Ways the car-buying experience can be made more enjoyable
How Americans Decide Where to Buy a New Car
Roughly 1 in 5 Americans (19 percent) has bought a new car or truck in the past year or plan to buy one in the coming year.
How do they decide which dealership to visit?
The Pain Points of the Process
When asked what aspect of the new car or truck buying process they most dislike, Americans said they dislike the time it takes to research or negotiate the best deal (29 percent). This is especially true of Millennials (34 percent).
Having a good rapport with the salespeople also makes a huge difference in the car-buying experience—37 percent of Americans say they most dislike having to work with a salesperson they aren’t sure they can trust. This is equally true of men and women.
Automation to the Rescue
Almost all Americans would like to see some aspect of the car-buying experience automated:
“Buying a new vehicle can be a long, complicated and stressful process for all parties involved,” said Alex Terry, CEO of Conversica. “Our survey findings reveal some obvious areas where the industry could benefit from automation, and the rise of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and machine learning is now making that automation possible. From helping buyers find the vehicle best suited to their needs to helping sales more effectively follow up on leads, AI can make the experience more positive and productive for people on both sides of the process.”
AI to Power the Future of Auto Sales
AI capabilities are increasingly being applied to automate processes that have traditionally been handled manually. For example, Conversica is leveraging this technology to achieve impressive, measurable results for its customers—particularly in the automotive industry.
A leading provider to hundreds of franchise auto dealers around the world, including large dealership groups such as Boch Automotive Group and the Faulkner Organization, Conversica provides a cloud-based artificial intelligence service that presents itself as a sales or service assistant. This assistant reaches out to internet sales and service leads and engages each of them in a human-like conversation.
With a response rate that is often three to five times higher than marketing or sales emails, Conversica’s assistants significantly increase the number of quality conversations with potential and future customers and reduce the time salespeople, BDC reps and service advisors spend chasing leads. From more conversations come more showroom and service drive visits and, as a result, more dealership revenue.
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Social brands: Betfair turns to comedy writers for social media
Online gaming giant Betfair has placed experimentation at the heart of its social media strategy, hiring a team of comedy writers to create content for Twitter.
Speaking at the Social Brands Conference in London today, Ben Carter, head of central online marketing at Betfair, revealed the brand turned to a team of comedy writers to gain traction on its Betfair Poker Twitter feed.
"It is something of a social experiment," he explained, pointing to the fact that while much of the content doesn’t centre on poker, it has boosted the brand's social currency.
The @Betfairpoker feed, which has over 15,000 followers, features an array of comedy content, as well as the occasional tweet about poker.
The feed has gained significant traction with influential tweeters including Stephen Fry.
The Twitter experiment is part of a range of social media and viral activity at the brand, which has experienced substantial uplifts in bets via socially seeded odds distributed via Twitter.
Betfair is also investing in proving the social ROI of its marketing activity.
Carter said: "We are effectively paying to acquire fans but how socially sophisticated is this? The real question is what is the exact impact of this activity on our customers."
With this in mind Betfair is currently investing in overlaying social data with customer data to help prove its social ROI.
Thinking Points: Betfair's ingredients for a good social media strategy
- People: "We use strategists in-house who really understand the context of our business and agencies for execution"
- Buy-in: "Getting an executive sponsor is key"
- Involve staff and customers in social media
- Be open and honest
- Experiment: "Reach influential audiences, be open to new ideas and try new ideas"
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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(Yicai Global) Sept. 20 -- Companies' registration has finished for the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) slated to start Nov. 5 in Shanghai. The number of registrants has greatly exceeded expectations. These companies will bring world-leading innovation and quality brand products to Chinese consumers.
Qualcomm, a US multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment maker headquartered in San Diego, California, plans to fully demonstrate its innovative technologies, product portfolios and solutions in 5G, artificial intelligence, mobile connectivity, and Internet of Things, as well as its collaboration with Chinese governments and companies, said Zhao Bin, the firm's senior vice president.
China is one of Qualcomm's most important markets and is playing an increasingly key part in the company's global business development, he said.
The company will continue to increase its investment in and support of the Chinese market in future, and seek common development with the country's semiconductor, IoT, Big Data, AI, augmented reality, virtual reality and many other sectors.
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We’re two weeks from 2022 and the apocryphal expression “may you live in interesting times” is our everyday reality.
It’s confusion and chaos out there, my friends. And sports are no exception.
To help fans navigate the upcoming year, I’ve put together a quick list of things I believe will directly affect the sports experience and industry in 2022.
These are in general order of importance, from my perspective.
Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments.
The Omicron surge is certainly the near-term story in sports (and life in general) right now and probably will be for a while. We’re again seeing athletes sidelined, masking requirements, attendance limits, border shutdowns, and games canceled and delayed. It feels like March 2020 but perhaps more grim and frustrating because we’ve been doing this for nearly two years. Leagues have scrambled to figure out what to do, based on what we’ve already been through and what we’re seeing now with the new variant. Testing regimens and rules are being changed on the fly as attempts are made to preserve live games on TV (and to keep those broadcast rights dollars flowing).
So what’s the outcome for sports? Impossible to predict until we get more data and see how the variant affects everything. If infections rise but the actual health outcomes are not worse overall, it seems like leagues may adopt fresh testing protocols that limit testing for athletes not exhibiting symptoms — i.e., they’ll do what they can to (hopefully) safely get games played. Many teams ran up debt in 2020 to pay expenses during the worst of the shutdowns, so new closures and cancellations could heighten financial pressures. And whatever they decide, the morality and ethics of it all will be debated.
The MLB lockout
In American pro sports, this could be the big non-pandemic story of 2022. MLB owners declared a capital strike by locking out the players when the collective bargaining agreement expired Dec. 2. While some will reduce it to a simplistic “millionaires versus billionaires” dispute amid a reckoning over dangerous global wealth inequality, it’s obviously a more nuanced business situation that can have ripple effects across sports and labor management more broadly.
MLB revenue was way up before the pandemic, and then billions of dollars were not realized in 2020 because of the 60-game season. Revenue was back up in 2021, team values are rising, and new TV deals promise even more money. But how much the general public and fans care about the details remains to be seen. MLB and MLBPA are having talks, but apparently won’t get into more critical financial discussions until January. Spring training games begin Feb. 26, so time is short. If the lockout drags on and regular-season games are mothballed for the first time since 1994, we’ll find out just how much baseball will suffer as a business. We live in a very different world from 1994. My guess is that so much money is at stake, a deal gets done before the regular season.
The start of the pandemic led to an uptick, for a month or so, in Americans watching TV. Then things fell apart. Viewership declined across just about all content except cable news (because of the Presidential election). Major sporting events and live games suffered modest to steep, even record-breaking declines. Some of that stemmed from cancellations and far out-of-season rescheduling. The pandemic also accelerated ongoing trends of people dropping pay-TV cable bundles while streaming subscriptions have not yet made up for the eyeball and revenue declines.
After the Super Bowl this past February, things began to improve for live sports. There are stories of recovery to pre-pandemic numbers, or just getting flat to 2019, across most sports. That should continue in 2022. Cord-cutting remains a problem, but people are watching again, thanks to the vaccines and return of fans in the stands. TV viewership and ratings drive advertising rates, which fund the eye-popping broadcast rights the networks pay to the big leagues for their game rights. Without that money, salaries and profits don’t increase. That said, expect more live sports content to end up behind streaming paywalls.
Regional sports networks
Really, there is just one RSN company in the spotlight even if the wider RSN model is in trouble because of cord-cutting. Under the Bally brand name, Sinclair has local live game rights to 42 MLB, NBA and NHL teams (along with a slew of smaller leagues and other sports). Sinclair’s Diamond Sports RSN subsidiary faces enormous debt pressure while suffering subscriber revenue declines. Carriage deals with YouTube TV and Hulu remain elusive.
Sinclair is rolling out a streaming app in the first half of 2022 as its solution (pegged at about $23 a month), but there is debate over how many team digital rights it actually owns. Analysts warn that Diamond could go bankrupt next year if the streaming app is a dud, which poses all sorts of uncomfortable questions for teams, leagues, and viewers. Teams or leagues could buy back their rights in a bankruptcy sale, or Sinclair’s business partners could float it money until it sorts out its problems. On a related note, DirecTV in January is raising monthly costs by $5-$10 for tiers that include RSNs.
Expect to see a steady stream of announcements, such as naming rights, along with league, team and individual athlete endorsement deals, in the crypto space. Expect public skepticism and confusion to remain, but also increasing adoption as the technology continues to simplify for consumers. Sports organizations and those who do business in sports will look for opportunities to sell crypto tech in its various forms (NFTs, digital wallets, exchanges, etc.) to fans and corporate partners. More venues will accept cryptocurrency for game-day purchases. Ticketing will inch toward blockchain and NFT technology for sales and marketing.
It still feels like the pace and scale of sales (and resales) of trading card, memorabilia, game-used items, autographs, vintage paper tickets, and other collectibles is a bubble. Does it burst in 2022 as people continue to go back to office and job-site work and American life returns to normal despite the pandemic being far from over? Or is this the new normal for now, and retail and secondary market pricing and sales will continue white-hot?
I suspect there could be modest cooling, depending on how both consumer interest and supply chain issues play out. We also should get more clarity on Fanatics’ plans for its industry-disrupting trading-card business. And non-fungible tokens will still be a thing, with regular announcements of the latest offerings. NBA Top Shot video highlight collectibles started huge in 2021 then cooled. The NFL’s version from the same company, called NFL All Day, debuts soon.
Charlotte FC takes the pitch in 2022 as the 28th team in America’s top pro soccer league. But the big story, as usual, is money. As the fifth major North American men’s league, MLS has watched the other leagues land fat new TV deals in recent years. Now, it’s MLS’ turn. The current set of deals expires with the end of the 2022 season. Currently, ESPN and Fox pay a combined $90 million a season for national live-game broadcasts while Univision pays $15 million a season for the Spanish-language rights. Those deals all began in 2015.
What will MLS get in its next round of TV and digital rights? A dozen companies, including Amazon, Apple, WarnerMedia (owner of Turner and HBO), and ViacomCBS (owner of CBS), have reportedly been in talks with MLS. It could end with a single media giant owning the broadcast and streaming rights, or it could be split into A and B packages like the NHL did with ESPN and Turner. I expect MLS to at least double its annual rights fee revenue, and for a lot of its inventory to end up on streaming services.
This year was the first that college athletes could legally enjoy financial benefit from their name, image and likeness rights. While there have been some big deals and some dud deals, this space is still extremely new and growing. Some major brands have held off on doing NIL deals until there is more clarity. It’s a wild west for now, but expect more and unique deals to land in 2022, and like this year, they will be across sports instead of just the primary TV sports like football and basketball. Some deals will be for individual stars. Some will be for positions, groups or even entire teams. Each brand, whether a big multinational or a local mom-and-pop business, has to determine what their success metrics are for NIL deals. The next year will be more experimentation, and hopefully, paydays for the athletes. Expect rules to be refined.
From a fan perspective, the Winter Games in China are likely to be similar in terms of live or recorded events to the recent Summer Games because of time zones. Beijing is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern Time Zone. NBC employed a sprawling but somewhat confusing blend of channels and digital services for the Tokyo games last summer (delayed a year by COVID-19). That’s likely the same plan for Beijing — but just how much ends up behind NBC’s Peacock+ streaming paywall isn’t yet known.
Expect the overall NBC presentation to showcase the usual drama, joy, pathos and storytelling that traditionally dominates the made-for-TV Olympics broadcast that runs Feb. 4-20. One of the big draws of the Games was supposed to be the return of NHL players to the men’s hockey competition — but that’s no longer happening, The Athletic reported Tuesday. Hanging over the games is U.S. political distaste for China’s single-party authoritarian regime and human rights abuses. There’s a formal boycott by American diplomats but not athletes.
The NFL and college football will remain enormous cash cows and audience hogs in 2022. The fun story is the new United States Football League, which will launch next spring using the names of eight teams from the original 1983-85 USFL. It will play in a single TBA city in 2022 before going to home markets in 2023. The league, which isn’t challenging the NFL and appears to be more of a pro football developmental product, has broadcast rights TV deals with Fox and NBC (with games also airing on USA, Peacock, and FS1).
Gargantuan sums have been lost on spring pro football attempts, so USFL 2.0 will be a challenge. Having Fox as an owner, and the TV deals in place to help control costs, helps. Using nostalgia IP gets you only so far. The quality of the football and broadcasts will determine the USFL 2.0’s future. And it gets even more fun in 2023 when The Rock and others plan to revive the XFL, which used the 2001 XFL name for a truncated but somewhat successful spring 2020 season that ended because of the pandemic.
Other sports stories and topics, big and small, to keep an eye on in 2022:
- Athlete mental health
- Social justice efforts
- The NWSL sexual abuse investigation
- CBD and legal marijuana sports marketing — when does it finally hit?
- World Cup in Qatar (Nov. 21-Dec. 18)
- NFL Sunday Ticket — who gets it? (My guess is Amazon)
- Sports gambling dollars continue to flow, but at the same pace?
- Urban Meyer’s next gig — ESPN or a college team?
- WFT finally gets a name
- Everyone is confused about the Metaverse, which will involve sports marketing to separate you from your money
- EA College Football details will emerge, but will the game?
- Which major league expands next — NBA back to Seattle or NFL in St. Louis?
- Do the Oakland A’s get a local stadium or relocate to Las Vegas?
- Another college football coach will get a comically large contract and new accent
- CFP title game and Super Bowl should return to pre-2020 audience levels
- Aaron Rodgers 2022 free agency (Packers? Broncos? Raiders? Pfizer? Rogan?)
- NFL officiating. Not great, Bob!
- eSports growth and investment
- Private equity gobbles up more non-controlling shares of pro teams
- Formula 1 continues to grow U.S. viewership
- More athletes will launch content companies/studios
- More “boxing” matches featuring annoying celebrities and washed-up athletes
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Apple is set to kick off its annual developer conference later today, June 8, and you can follow the WWDC 2015 live stream.
Ensuring you’re kept in the loop on all things iOS 9, Apple Music and HomeKit, Apple has confirmed it will stream its eagerly awaited keynote to avid techies around the world.
Sadly, the live stream isn’t open to everyone – or every device anyway.
To follow the action, you will need to hit Apple’s website from one of the Cupertino-based company’s own devices.
“Live streaming video requires Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later; Safari on iOS 6.0 or later,” the iPhone 6 maker revealed.
Giving eager viewers another way to watch the event, the company added:
If you’re in possession of a product that fits this criteria, you can catch the WWDC 2015 live stream by heading to apple.com/live.
The event is scheduled to kick off at 6pm BST (10am PDT).
Related: iPhone 6S release date
Although Apple has, as usual, kept its cards close to its chest, it is widely believed that tonight’s show will see the launch of the company’s Spotify-rivalling music streaming service, Apple Music.
Joining the Tidal challenger, the iPad creator is also expected to debut new OS X and iOS 9 software, as well as discussing Apple Watch sales, CarPlay uptake and the introduction of HomeKit.


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World’s First Electric Flying Car is Here [Watch]
The debate over electric cars is a hot-button issue, especially in South Louisiana. However, a flying electric car is something we can all agree is pretty awesome, if for only just looking cool.
World's First Electric Flying Car
On Monday, October 10, the XPeng X2, the world's first electric flying car took flight in Dubai.
We've finally made it to The Jetsons.
The XPeng X2 was an unmanned test, and at least for the foreseeable future, the idea is to keep the electric cars "passenger only".
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"The pilot-less vehicles could one day ferry passengers across town high above congested roadways. But the sector still faces major challenges, including battery life, air traffic control and safety, and infrastructure issues."XPeng, Incconduct a manned flight test in July of 2021.


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Glenallachie Distillery on Speyside is changing hands after an agreement between current owner Chivas Brothers and whisky entrepreneurs Billy Walker, Graham Stevenson and Trisha Savage.
The value of the deal was not disclosed by Chivas’ French parent, Pernod Ricard.
Paris-based Pernod said the transaction also included the Glenallachie single malt brand, the MacNair’s and White Heather blended whiskies and “relevant inventories to support future development of those brands”.
The company said the disposal was in line with its strategy to focus on its priority spirit and wine brands, and to “adjust its industrial footprint to its needs”.
It is expected the deal, which is subject to “customary conditions”, will complete before the end of 2017.
Mr Walker is a well-kent face in the whisky industry.
Last year, he and is family sold their Benriach Distillery Company and its three north-east distilleries – GlenDronach, BenRiach, and Glenglassaughto to US drink giant Brown-Forman in a deal worth £285million
Mr Walker has teamed up with Mr Stevenson and Ms Savage in the Glenallachie Consortium in order to buy Glenallachie Distillery, which is near Aberlour.


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Hindustan Unilever (HUL) informed the exchanges that it has received approval from its board for formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary. The company will be incorporated with an authorized share capital of Rs 2,000 Cr.
The focus of this subsidiary will be on manufacturing activities in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment. This shall bring greater agility to HUL in responding to market demand.
As per Business Standard’s article dtd 25th February a wholly-owned subsidiary is being formed in order to capitalize on the reduced 15% corporate tax available to new companies. As per the same article approx. 500-800 Cr. would be set aside for investment in manufacturing by the proposed subsidiary.


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As my nana used to say: "The fishmonger never yells 'Rotten fish for sale!'" Explain to me how an agreement that makes it easier and cheaper to place jobs overseas creates jobs here. These alleged Nike jobs will never materialize:
President Obama will take his campaign for a free trade deal to the headquarters of Nike Friday, where he's extracted a pledge from the world's largest athletic shoe company that it will hire 10,000 workers in the United States over the next decade if a Pacific trade agreement passes Congress.
But Obama's appearance at a company known for importing shoes from contract factories in the Pacific Rim is also drawing protests from unions and other liberal groups who oppose the trade deal.
In Beaverton, Ore., Obama will argue that free trade will create American jobs by reducing barriers to selling American goods overseas. Nike says reducing tariffs would allow it to invest in manufacturing in the United States, allowing it to export more shoes, get them to domestic customers faster, and even customize more shoes for its customers.
At first, Nike seemed like an unlikely venue for a speech touting the virtues of free trade. It has 26,000 employees in the United States, but 330,000 in Vietnam, where the minimum wage is 56 cents an hour.
"We believe agreements that encourage free and fair trade allow Nike to do what we do best: innovate, expand our businesses and drive economic growth," Nike President Mark Parker said in a statement released to coincide with Obama's speech. He said Nike's investments would also result in another 40,000 jobs from U.S. contractors, although the company provided few specifics of its plans.


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Telemarketers must show up on Caller ID
WASHINGTON - Starting today, if you have Caller ID you’ll know when a telemarketer is trying to reach you.
That’s when Federal Trade Commission regulations kick in requiring telemarketing firms to identify themselves.
Such calls had shown up on Caller ID as “out of area.” Now the name displayed by Caller ID must either be the company trying to make a sale or the firm making the call. The display must also include a phone number that consumers can call during regular business hours and ask that the company no longer call them.
The change is part of the rules that set up the do-not-call registry, which consumers can use to block certain telemarketers from calling. Telemarketing companies were given additional time to install the technology needed to display their names and numbers. Some places still don’t have Caller ID technology, and firms in those areas do not have to comply.
The do-not-call registry, which took effect in October, now contains 56.3 million phone numbers. Because telemarketers must update their lists of who does not want to be called every three months, consumers who sign up now can expect to see the volume of calls decline in April.
While the telemarketing industry has fought the do-not-call registry, it supported the Caller ID requirement.
“We felt it would go a long way toward helping improve trust and use of telemarketing among consumers,” said Louis Mastria, a spokesman for the Direct Marketing Association, a trade group. “It gives consumers the trump card: If you don’t want to do business with this guy, you don’t have to.”
FTC spokeswoman Cathy McFarlane said the agency believes the registry has been a huge success. “People are talking to other people who say, ‘I don’t get telemarketing calls any more,’ ” she said.
The government says people on the list can expect about 80 percent of telemarketing to be blocked. Exempted are charities, pollsters and political campaigns, as well as companies that have recently done business with someone on the do-not-call list.
The FTC has received more than 100,000 complaints so far. While the FTC has yet to take any action against a firm for violating the do-not-call list, the Federal Communications Commission in December issued a complaint against California-based CPM Funding Inc./California Pacific Mortgage.
People can register or file complaints at www.donotcall.gov or by calling (888) 382-1222.


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The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is pleased to acknowledge Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) along with the Westpac bank and its subsidiaries decision to allow retailers and merchants a choice on how Tap and Go debit card transactions are processed.
Currently, ANZ charges retailers around 25 cents to process contactless debit card payments through eftpos, while Visa and Mastercard impose a fee of approximately 1% of the value on a transaction.
Russell Zimmerman, Executive Director of the ARA said, while the bank’s announcement is sound news for retailers and merchants across Australia, there is still a long way to go before those who have higher value average transaction tickets recognise any marginal reductions in costs.
“Contactless payments were first introduced into Australia 13 years ago and since then major banks have automatically routed contactless debit card transactions through higher-cost processing platforms such as Visa and Mastercard, and the extra costs have been borne by retailers and merchants,” Mr Zimmerman said.
“The bank’s approach is a step forward for retailers and merchants across Australia. However, the ARA is disappointed that the banks have only gone halfway by offering merchants an “opt-in model” and not supported “Least Cost Routing” as per the RBA Payments System Board, who have been urging banks to adopt the least cost routing processing platform.”
While the ANZ and Westpac bank’s initiatives are aimed at saving retailers and merchants’ substantial costs, the ARA is unable to comprehend why the major banks have been unable to introduce “Least Cost Routing” to the market.
“Although the ANZ bank has stated that it is committed to working towards “Least Cost Routing” it is difficult to understand why ANZ was unable to achieve this when Tyro, a small acquirer, was able to accomplish this in about 3 months,” Mr Zimmerman said.
“Furthermore, the ARA is perplexed as to why the National Australia Bank (NAB) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) banks are still silent on this issue. While we understand that both banks’ will be working towards an offering, we would encourage both banks to offer a “Least Cost Routing” and not an opt-in model as a matter of urgency.”
While the ANZ website stipulates that merchants must disclose to customers using a sign at the point of sale, that all contactless Multi Network Debit card transactions are to be routed through a domestic ePal network (i.e. eftpos), the ARA is under the impression that this is an unnecessary measure.
“It is the ARA’s understanding – having had past discussions with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that the RBA does not require merchants to reveal the way consumers transactions are routed, as it makes no difference to the consumer,” Mr Zimmerman said.
The ARA strongly encourage merchants to consider routing debit transactions via the eftpos network, to secure the vibrancy of the Australian retail industry and the sustainability of the economy.
“eftpos make significant contributions to the vitality of the Australian economy. Therefore, it is imperative that transaction costs are kept low, to ensure eftpos remains a competitive force within the payments system.”


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INDIA: Textile import from China not harming domestic firms
The government on Wednesday said import of textiles and clothing items from China into the country is not so large to pose any threat to the domestic industry.
“No specific study has been conducted to assess the impact on the domestic textiles industry since the import of textiles and clothing items from China into India is not so large to pose any threat to the domestic industry,” minister of state for textiles E.V.K.S. Elangovan said in a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha.
India’s import of textiles and clothing from China in 2007 -08 was valued at $1.37 billion against $1.14 billion a year ago.v Replying to another question, the minister said India’s textiles exports dipped by 16.5% in October 2008 on account of the economic meltdown in the US and EU, the major markets for Indian exports.
However, $12.14 billion exports in April-October 2008 were 5.25% high from %11.53 billion in the year-ago period.
The minister said the industry and trade associations have made submissions before the government regarding loss of employment in the textiles and garmenting industry due to cheap imports.
“However, no specific or definite number of job loss has been reported so far,” Elangovan said.
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Sonam ka hai yeh jalwa
The actor has been approached by many to be the showstopper at an upcoming event
However, she won’t be able to be their showstopper because of some professional commitments Sonam Kapoor’s spokesperson
Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor (left) is known for being a style diva. She has made impressive red carpet appearances at celebrated awards events and film festivals. Now, apparently, popular fashion designers are approaching her to be their showstopper at an upcoming fashion show.
“She has received a lot of calls from not just established fashion designers, but also the new ones. They want her to be their showstopper. While she knows many designers personally, and has also liked works by the young designers, she hasn’t given her nod to anyone yet,” says a source close to the actor.
While the actor remained unavailable for a comment, her spokesperson confirmed the news, saying, “Many designers have approached her. However, she won’t be able to be their showstopper because of some professional commitments.”


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Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter are increasingly investing in social media, where people share their most personal thoughts and stories.
But some fear that a lack of privacy could undermine their business models.
In an interview with the Financial Times published Wednesday, tech giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter discussed the challenges of protecting their users’ privacy in an era where the internet has become a place of uncertainty.
The FT interview is part of the new era of trust in the digital age, with technology companies increasingly taking an interest in privacy and its implications.
Facebook, for example, recently introduced an online platform for people to report hate crimes.
But it’s the role of the tech giants that are leading the way.
In recent months, Facebook has quietly launched a new platform called ‘Do Not Track’ that allows users to report suspicious activity and even flag others in their lives as potential threats.
Facebook says Do Not Track will help it track users who don’t follow the company’s guidelines.
Facebook has also created a ‘Safe Hub,’ a network of social media accounts with which it can share personal information, including their IP address.
In an email, Facebook chief operating officer Alex Stamos told The FT that he hopes that users will be able to “learn about how they’re being tracked, and what information they have shared, as well as their ability to opt out of being tracked.”
Facebook’s new privacy platform comes as tech giants are increasingly experimenting with ways to create and use the data of their users.
The company recently launched a digital platform called We Love We Verify, where users can share information about the accuracy of their identities and other aspects of their online lives.
The platform allows users “to see what other people are saying about them and what they’re doing online,” Facebook said in a blog post announcing the program.
Facebook’s approach to privacy has been the subject of much criticism from privacy advocates, who argue that it creates an unfair advantage for companies to have more information about their users than they could have on their own.
In addition, critics have noted that Facebook is giving the company a chance to use their platform to track its users in order to better understand the online world.
For its part, Facebook says that its goal is to help people “live more authentic lives.”
The company, Stamos said in the interview, has been working on Do Not Stop, which will allow users to share their data in order “to build a community and create more positive experiences for our users, regardless of their political beliefs or social preferences.”
While Stamos did not specify what type of information he’s looking for, his comments suggest that he’s not interested in the types of information that are typically shared in the real world.
He’s also unclear on exactly what the platform will look like.
“We are not making a data mining platform,” he wrote.
“We are working with our partners to create an open platform that will allow anyone to see what they are sharing online, and that will enable them to take action against that sharing.”
“We have an enormous amount of data on our users that we’re able to share with others and that we have a very good idea of what they think about the world,” Stamos added.
“I think we are a company that believes that everyone should have access to the most personal information in the world.”


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Private equity group acquires RTA specialist Tvilum
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LOS ANGELES — Revolution Capital Group announced Friday that it had completed an acquisition of Tvilum ApS, the Denmark-based flat-pack furniture manufacturer, from Masco Corp.
Tvilum produces 8 million items of ready-to-assemble furniture each year at its four factories in Denmark and distributes them to markets around the world, including Europe and the Americas.
Tvilum "is a truly global business that fits well with Revolution's strategy to expand our portfolio into Europe," said Robert Loring, founder and managing partner of Revolution Capital Group, also the private equity owners of companies including The Tampa Tribune newspaper. "It affirms our commitment to acquire outstanding businesses and drive growth in international markets."
Tvilum employs approximately 1,000 people and was founded in 1965, a press release said.
Revolution Capital officials were not immediately available for further comment.
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After a challenging two years of construction, Olam Food Ingredients’ dairy processing plant in Tokoroa is up and running, producing whole milk powder for the export market.
The $100 million factory has largely finished commissioning and is collecting milk from its farmer suppliers in a 70km radius.
It employs 53 people, with over 80% of the staff being local, indicative of the support received from the local community, OFI operations director Paul Rennie said.
It was the end of August when he saw the first two bags of milk powder produced from the factory.
It came with a huge sense of relief after a long process of getting the factory completed.
“We were definitely thrown some curve balls with covid, supply chain issues, border lockdowns. We certainly faced what I would call some unprecedented challenges.
“For everyone involved, from farmers all the way through to construction, it’s been a remarkable journey, and it was an absolute delight and relief when those first bags came off.”
Those two bags now sit in the company’s office in Tokoroa town centre as a reminder to mark the occasion.
From there, over the past two months staff have focused on further fine-tuning the factory to hit its performance targets as it comes into the peak milk period, he said.
The factory is making whole milk powder via a spray dryer that is powered by LPG. OFI had originally planned to run the factory via a biomass boiler, but this became a casualty of covid supply chain disruptions, Rennie said.
“We had to pivot rather late in the piece to go with LPG.”
The concrete foundation of where the boiler will sit has being built and the machinery parts have arrived and are sitting alongside the factory.
It will now be assembled this season with the aim of having it in place and operating for the start of the 2024-2025 season. The LPG system will remain onsite as a backup.
The boiler will run on “hog fuel”, which is a form of residue forest timber converted to woodchip and OFI has partnered with local forestry companies to ensure surety of supply.
Producing WMP represents the first phase of OFI’s investment in New Zealand. In the second phase it will expand its plant to add the means to produce specialist protein powders.
“WMP will certainly be part of the mix, but phase two and beyond is about value-added ingredients,” Rennie said.
That second phase is still at least two years. Any premiums generated from those added-value products will be delivered to farmers.
The WMP is packaged by robots and stored, ready for shipping, in a warehouse adjacent to the factory.
Rather than spraying the factory’s wastewater onto farmland, OFI has managed to secure a consent to dispose of its water through the local sewer network.
For now, the powder is being exported to North Africa as OFI goes through the time-consuming process of getting regulatory approval from the central government for market access.
The company has also been able to recruit enough farmers to form a base to supply the factory. OFI milk supply general manager Paul Johnson said he is proud of the quality of farmers who are supplying the factory.
“They took a risk backing OFI to come and join our business and it’s working – the partnership is really strong, and we are getting good engagement from our suppliers.”
That partnership is based on face-to-face interaction where the OFI senior leadership team know each farmer. The suppliers are also given the opportunity to personalise their supply sign that sits on the farm entrance, which is a recognition of the partnership they enter with their farmers, Johnson said.
“It’s not about being a number, it’s about being a partner.
“We want to be welcoming to our farmers, know their business and understand their challenges.”
OFI pays its farmers a guaranteed base milk price and then pays incentives around animal health, milk quality and regulatory data. That base price is currently $7.25/kg MS, paying farmers an advanced rate of $6.15/kg MS.
“We have an opening advance rate and then we have uplifts within the season that release those cash incentives as achieved.
“These uplifts occur three times throughout the season. It’s all about positive cash flow,” he said.
The base milk price is also reviewed during those uplifts and they also use a fixed milk price option for suppliers of up to 50% of their production.
While the exact number of suppliers is confidential, Johnson said they are comfortable that the number they have is both a good starting platform and provides them with enough confidence to invest further.
The factory officially opens on November 16.


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It’s been a few years since we’ve seen anything like the rapid growth in Android devices that we saw last year.
But we’ve also seen the emergence of many new ways of using our devices, like the wireless charging and smart home capabilities that Google has been quietly testing in the form of Nexus 7 tablets.
And the new Nexus 7s that Google unveiled this week seem to have a lot of potential.
We recently had the chance to use the new phone to check out some of the features that make the device a great choice for work.
It’s a device that’s well worth checking out if you want to squeeze every last bit of functionality out of your device.
Read more about Google’s Nexus 7, here.
We’ve included our favorite features that we found most interesting, as well as some of our own personal favorites.
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BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) aims to support 10,000 micro-enterprises and vendors in communities and fresh markets nationwide in adopting technological solutions this year, to improve their capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DEPA president Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin said this project has been carried out for three years, helping 234 communities so far. The program offers a broad range of digital solutions for small enterprises, with technologies developed by local startups. These solutions include queuing systems, enterprise resource planning, point of sale systems and digital payments.
He said the solutions are provided free during the trial period while, over the long term, a small usage fee is proposed. The agency targeted another 10,000 micro-enterprises to receive support by the end of this year, while 65,000 are slated for next year.
Mr. Nuttapon explained that the move is part of a measure to provide all people in the grassroots economy greater access to digital technologies and solutions, in line with the government’s digital transformation policy. Under the project, 5,492 small and medium-sized enterprises and shops in communities have adopted digital tech platforms and solutions, such as e-commerce platforms and point of sale tools.


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During the early stages of Covid-19, transport bottlenecks and depressed consumption wreaked havoc on many matooke (East African Highland bananas) farmers, particularly those in central and western Uganda.
After 11 months of Covid tribulations, matooke farmers have now been complaining of the rise of syndicates that made it impossible for farmers to organise and transport matooke to big markets in Kampala. New farmers allowed the crop to ripen in the field rather than attempt to transport it at a loss.
Pineapple growers are now a problem crop as well, as pineapple farmers now see their produce being dumped at less than real production cost in a saturated market. The global economy has hit the prices of many commodities.
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Russia has close economic ties with the UK and the rest of the EU so any trade and financial sanctions are likely to hurt both sides. Find out more about which countries do the most business with Russia in the series of charts below.
The EU ranks as Russia's number one trading partner, accounting for almost 41% of all trade.
Trade between the two economies has grown steadily and reached record levels in 2012.
EU exports to Russia are dominated by machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, medicines and agricultural products.
Imports to the EU from Russia are dominated by crude oil and gas. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), European countries import 84% of Russia's oil exports, and about 76% of its natural gas.
Germany is the single biggest importer of Russian oil and gas, while the UK buys about 6% of Russia's gas.
The US is also an important trading partner for Russia. In 2013, the value of its imports was $26.9bn, more than double the value of its exports. The US imports about 5% of Russian oil.
Most EU member states show trade deficits with Russia, the largest in 2012 being the Netherlands with a -21bn euro deficit.
The highest surpluses were recorded by Denmark and Slovenia.
Around 85% of exports to Russia consisted of manufactured goods, while energy accounted for more than three quarters of imports, according todata from Eurostat (PDF).http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26436291


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AURORA, Ill. – OSI China celebrated 20 years of operating businesses in China on Sept. 12. The company opened its first food processing facility in Beijing in 1992. In addition to a 20th anniversary, OSI had additional cause to celebrate.
The company broke ground in Xihua on a new mega-plant for further processing in Henan province. OSI also announced a joint venture signing in Zhoukou with Dayong to create DaOSI, OSI’s third fully vertically integrated poultry operation in China.
“Today, we have a total of eight factories in China, and we are on the path to be one of the country’s largest poultry producers,” said Sheldon Lavin, chairman and CEO of OSI. “To continue to capture the incredible opportunities in front of us, we are expanding our vertically integrated model here for poultry, in both primary and further processing.”


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Local Ciena and BlackBerry QNX employees could see several retail stores appear outside their office if city councillors give the green light to a development application later this month.
On Tuesday, the city’s planning committee will consider a request by Ottawa-based property manager and developer Colonnade Bridgeport to rezone its two-acre property at 5045 Innovation Dr., at Terry Fox Drive.
The landowner wants to build a commercial plaza consisting of three single-storey retail buildings. While reports submitted late last year say tenants have not been confirmed, plans for two of the retail buildings include a drive-through, suggesting the developer is targeting fast-food restaurants or coffee shops.
Colonnade Bridgeport acquired the property after the city determined in 2012 that it wasn’t needed for its plans to construct a new OC Transpo park-and-ride lot on the adjacent land.


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How one publisher is working around Facebook’s pre-roll ad ban
Facebook has become a video juggernaut for publishers, racking up tons of views. It has not yet become a revenue source, however, as videos uploaded to Facebook cannot carry ads. At least they’re not supposed to.
NewsBeat Social, a distributed news organization that produces 70 one-minute videos a day, is doing an end run. Recently, the 35-person outfit posted videos (below) about the Nepal earthquakes and “Grey’s Anatomy” fandom.
Nepal quake survivor drank his own urine while trapped for 82 hours under rubble #NewsBeatWorldnbs.io/1dttUb3
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ fans start petition to get a beloved character back #NewsBeatTVnbs.io/1dt8BGA
Posted by NewsBeat Social on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
NewsBeat Social’s founder, Stanley Fields, prides the outlet on providing unbiased hard news that’s viewable around the world. “We only do news,” he said. “We’re not doing funny cat videos. Just hard news. You’re on a slippery slope when you start to get into opinions.”
NewsBeat Social’s primary outlet is Facebook, where it has 2.3 million Facebook fans. The company uses New Brave World, an ad rep firm, to sell its ad inventory. Through New Brave World, NewsBeat Social has been selling pre-roll video ads on its Facebook-bound videos. Jordan English, founder of New Brave World, said NewsBeat Social has been running ads for IBM and Intel and that a campaign for Visa is on the way.
There’s a problem here. Facebook prohibits third-party ads on its pages, per its published guidelines.
NewsBeat Social’s pitch to brands is its high-quality video with demographic data on who’s watching and clicking through, according to English. He said the publisher also can target ads to specific categories of news. “Brands are really hungry for this type of content,” he said.
NewsBeat Social’s pitch is curious, considering Facebook prohibits publishers from directly selling pre- or post-roll video ads. Until now, Facebook’s publishers’ video ad strategy has been limited to tests of ads run against video with Fox Sports and the NFL, with Facebook splitting the revenue with Fox and the NFL. In a related move, Facebook also has announced Facebook Anthology, a program that would enlist publishers with branded content expertise to create video ads for brands that would run on Facebook.
And for some time, Facebook has allowed publishers to upload posts they’ve created on behalf of brands, or native ads. But it has not permitted not branded video ads, although some have slipped through. Facebook has a lot of clips to police — it records 4 billion video views a day. But it’s shut down publishers’ attempts to run pre-or post-roll video ads when it becomes aware of them, and it may be only a matter of time before it does just that with NewsBeat Social.
Asked how the publisher is apparently skirting Facebook’s rules, English said, “I can assure you that [NewsBeat Social] is in compliance [with Facebook] policies. I’m hesitant to outline the exact ad ops process because I don’t want to accidentally give away any of their trade secrets or spell out the process for their competitive set.”
Asked about NewsBeat Social situation, Facebook declined to comment beyond pointing to its policy. “Third-party advertisements on Pages are prohibited, without our prior permission,” the policy states.
NewsBeat Social is using Kaltura, a video tech platform, to upload its clips to Facebook. Kaltura enables publishers to serve their videos on a range of platforms in addition to Facebook, and Lisa Bennett, managing director of PR and marketing there, and it’s up to the publishers to stay in line with the respective platforms’ rules.
“We always make sure we tell publishers they need to adhere to the guidelines,” she said. “We’re definitely not bypassing them or anything like that.” She said Kaltura has talks with Facebook revolving around distribution and technology, but that she’s unaware of any effort by Facebook to crack down on violations of its ad policy.
Meantime, NewsBeat Social is looking into other ways of making money from its videos outside of Facebook, starting with expanding its presence on YouTube. “We’re trying to be platform-agnostic as we build our brand,” said Tyler Peterson, COO.
Image courtesy of NewsBeat Social.
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Responding to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showing that GDP was flat in Q4 2022, Federation of Small Businesses Policy Chair Tina McKenzie, above, said: “While it is positive that the UK has technically avoided a recession in the second half of last year, the news will come as cold comfort to many thousands of small businesses. In particular, the 0.5% fall in GDP in December is a red flag showing the economy stalled at the end of 2022, just when small firms were hoping for a traditional festive boost.
“Looking ahead, the IMF and the Bank of England both predict a contraction in the size of the UK’s economy this year, leaving small firms facing a long period without growth. Just next month, many small firms who fixed their energy bills last summer as prices rocketed are worried that they will see three- or four-fold increases when the Government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme shuts down, making a number of them unviable.
“Our headline Small Business Index confidence tracker fell deeper into negative territory in the last quarter of 2022, at -46 points – far lower than it was during the Omicron lockdown, and only just an improvement from the depth plumbed during the second national lockdown in the final quarter of 2020. That’s why we’re greeting today’s news with a strong dose of caution.
“Inflation is still a concern, and its effects will linger in the economy even once it falls back into a range we are more used to seeing. Interest rates remain high in the fight to curb inflation, with small businesses caught between elevated prices and greater debt costs.
“On the plus side, financial markets are performing well, and the reopening of China’s economy will help improve general global economic conditions. We want small firms to be in a position to take advantage of any improving economic conditions – and to create a groundswell of growth which will boost the overall economy. Setting them up for growth must be a key focus of the newly-created business and trade department, and we are looking to the Budget in mid-March to set out a positive agenda for small businesses and the self-employed.
“Late payment must be tackled, to get small suppliers the funds they are due in a timely fashion. The day-one taxes – like business rates – that take a chunk out of budgets before small firms make a penny in turnover should be examined, while the VAT threshold should be increased to encourage revenue growth.
“The cuts to R&D tax credits should be reversed, given the huge contribution to overall R&D made by small firms, and the Government’s own newly-reaffirmed focus on science and technology. More people should be helped to reskill and upskill, while bringing in Help to Green vouchers would allow small firms to cut their emissions and their energy bills, while boosting the economy.
“We know what will help, and now need the Government to work with us and turn an economy with GDP in the doldrums into one galvanised by a dynamic and growing small business community.”


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Kroger Marketplace opens in Summerwood
Published 12:31 pm, Friday, August 5, 2016
Customers were lined up outside of the doors in anticipation of the new Kroger Marketplace in Summerwood officially opening their doors to the public Friday morning.
The new 124,000 square-foot store features everything from fresh foods to apparel, shoes, home goods and countertop appliances.
“We’re like a family,” Summerwood Kroger Marketplace store manager Brenda Mills said. “We all take pride in our store and the service we provide to our customers. What we are going to do as a team is be tenacious to ensure we are the best store in this community.”
In addition to celebrating the opening of the new store, Kroger continued its commitment to giving back to the community by presenting a check to the nonprofit organization, Atascocita-based Including Kids, which focuses on providing services and programs to children with Autism and their families.
The new store also boasts a few new additions that no other Kroger in the area has such as ClickList where the groceries are selected and placed in the customer’s car while the wait in designated ClickList bays and Cork & Tap, a place where customers can enjoy a glass of wine or beer before or after their shopping adventure.
ClickList will officially launch Friday, Aug. 12.
The Summerwood Kroger Marketplace is the fourth location in the Houston area to offer the Cork & Tap feature which has local craft beers from 12 taps, eight red and eight white wine dispensers and customers also have the option to purchase a bottle of wine off the shelf and the server will pour it on site with no service fee. They also have a growler fill station for any customers who wish to take home craft beers to enjoy.
“This new Kroger Marketplace is a one-stop-shop,” Joy Partain, public affairs manager for Kroger, said during the grand opening celebration. “We want to provide everything that families need so they can spend less time on errands and more time at home with family."
Another unique feature to the Kroger Marketplace in Summerwood is a mural art project by Houston artist Suzanne E. Sellers who designed an interior mural featuring the birds and wetlands in the northeast Houston area.
“This is our 12th Kroger Marketplace in the Houston area and it has only been a few years since we opened our first marketplace,” Bill Breetz, president of the Houston Division of The Kroger Co., said during the celebration. “We are excited to open a store in the Summerwood area especially since this area hasn’t had a store of this caliber for a long time; we are excited to be here. This store is unbelievable.”
The Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce and the Summer Creek High School cheerleaders were on hand to celebrate the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony which was Breetz last time to participate in a ribbon cutting for a new store since he will retire from the Kroger Company soon.
Other features of the Summerwood Kroger Marketplace are a hot foods area featuring Pan-Asian-style foods, a dining area, self-checkout scanners near the dining area and a toy section.
Currently, the store has 300 employees and will eventually get to the point where they have 350 total employees which will mean they are hiring for all positions and encourage anyone interested, to apply online at jobs.kroger.com.
For more information, visit www.kroger.com.


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DALY CITY (KRON) — Just moments after being released from the Maguire Correctional Facility for multiple organized retail theft charges, the suspects immediately began to commit the same thefts, according to authorities.
Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) detectives were able to keep an eye on 44-year-old Rudy Rivera and 42-year-old Mercy Sandoval and noticed that Rivera tried to move his stash filled with stolen property so authorities wouldn’t find it.
On Thursday, CSU detectives watched a car that Rivera used to store and transport stolen property.
As the suspects tried to get into the car, they were all arrested, according to officials.
Officers found around $20,000 in stolen retail merchandise in the car.
The third suspect has been identified as 20-year-old Dania Rivera.
All three suspects are Pacifica residents.