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For a limited time only, customers who purchased VMware vSphere Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus on or before August 27th, 2012. may upgrade to the new VMWare vCloud Suite at significant discount.
Customers using vSphere Enterprise Plus can upgrade to to vCloud Suite Standard, the world’s most agile and secure infrastructure-as-a-service platform, absolutely free.
The Microsoft Office 2013 launch is right around the corner, and this latest version of the industry leading office suite is going to be better than ever. One of Microsoft’s big ideas with Office 2013 is to incorporate cloud computing technology; something yet to be tried with Office.
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This has been a very busy year for Microsoft Corporation, what with the release of several new editions of well-known software, as well as the advent of the Microsoft Surface Tablet. Microsoft has also been busy restructuring their licensing models, and have now announced that their pricing models for several products will change.
In addition to the upcoming price increase on User CALs, Microsoft plans to increase prices for a number of other product lines, beginning December 1st, 2012.
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If you’ve spent the past year living anywhere other than the underside of a rock, then you will be at least vaguely aware that 2012 has been a huge year for Microsoft. Windows 8 , Windows Server 2012, the Microsoft Surface Tablet, Visual Studio 2012… the list goes on.
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Ignition will feature car reviews, news and features and will cost £1.49 per issue. Auto Trader claims it will simplify the buying process.
One feature of Ignition is that it allows users to load tailored search results from Auto Trader's online market place.
Ignition also includes a live Twitter feed with information about the different vehicles for sale via Auto Trader, and readers can post straight to their own Twitter or Facebook profiles within the app.
Ignition has been designed and built by content agency FuturePlus.
Auto Trader claims Ignition's content is designed for consumers "looking for an engaging and entertaining way to research their next car."
The debut issue of Ignition is available to download this week from the Apple Newsstand.
The arrival of Ignition comes as News International launches a rival car classified website under its Sunday Times brand, as it moves to pinch market share from Auto Trader.
It also comes ahead of the expected closure of the printed version of Auto Trader.
In June, Auto Trader launched its first exclusively digital campaign, which featured a collection of short films that dramatise some of the car stories Auto Trader has helped people start over the past 35 years.Follow @nickbatten2

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Dearest Christmas since the crash as households splash extra €940
This Christmas will be the most expensive since before the economic crash a decade ago.
Households will spend an average of €940 more this month as they stock up on treats and splash the cash on presents.
They are expected to spend nearly €5bn overall despite falling consumer sentiment.
In October, worries about household finances and the impact of a no-deal Brexit pushed consumer confidence to its lowest level since August 2013.
However, according to the latest economic outlook from Ibec, households will spend €1.6bn more this month when compared with the average monthly spend this year.
This works out at around €940 extra in household expenditure in December, which is €50 more than two years ago.
For many retailers, the benefits of growth in consumer spending will be tempered by online competition and increased cross-border shopping as a result of the weakness in sterling.
Ibec pointed to recent figures from the Central Bank on the spending habits on Irish debit and credit cards, which showed that 28pc of all transactions are online.
December is traditionally the busiest time of the year for shop owners.
For some goods categories, the Christmas period is especially crucial, and accounts for more than 18pc of sales in books, toys and games outlets.
In addition, 16pc of sales in department stores and 15pc in electrical goods retailers are made in December, according to the outlook.
So far this year, retail sales are up 3pc in value as strong wage and employment growth translated into consumer demand.
Elsewhere, two out of every five credit and debit card payments were contactless in the third quarter of the year.
Contactless payments are relatively low value, averaging €12.03 per transaction in the three months to September 30, according to the Banking and Payments Federation.
It comes shortly after an analysis of CSO data showed the cost of Christmas has reached a 10-year high and is now set to hit the same level as at the height of the Celtic Tiger, .
Consumer price data shows a steady rise in inflation over the past 10 years has put the current cost of living on a par with where the country was only weeks before the 2008 crash.
It is also 7pc higher than where we were a decade ago, meaning more money is set to be spent on festive goods than in the years since the downturn.


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Cubans Told to Stop Asking for Coffee
A ration store clerk in Havana posts signs so people will stop asking her if there is coffee
By Luz Escobar (14ymedio)
HAVANA TIMES – “No coffee has come in.” The clerk at the ration store on E Street between 23rd and 21st, in Havana’s El Vedado district, has chosen to put up two large signs with these words, as she is tired of saying it over and over again to customers who come in asking about the product, while she has no idea when there will be coffee.
“I put up the signs so that people would be warned,” she says with annoyance, while noting that at the beginning of the year the official press published that the distribution of coffee through the ration book corresponding to January was imminent. “It is not only coffee, there is no compote or milk for children, there are minors who have not had milk since last month,” she adds bluntly.
In another ration store in the same neighborhood, at 27th and A, the picture is the same. “There is no coffee here either,” said the clerk.
Where the product does appear is on the illicit market, but only now and then. A few blocks from E Street, at the agro-market on 19th and B, this newspaper was able to verify that an informal vendor was offering each package, exactly the same 4-ounce one that is distributed in the family ration basket, at 50 pesos. But residents of the area say that it is not always available in the informal market.
The disappearance of ration-book coffee, and its disappearance in stores that take Cuban pesos or only foreign currency, has coincided with a significant rise in the price of the package that emigrants abroad buy for their families on the island.
Mayra, a resident of Centro Habana, says in a smiling tone that “her mind cannot function without a sip of coffee.” A few days ago, she was forced to ask her daughter, an emigrant in Spain, to buy her a package from one of the online stores.
Her daughter “flatly” refused, she says, because “a 250-gram package of Cubita or any other brand costs more than $20 on these sites.” For example, one of the stores that offers its merchandise on the Cuballama page, managed from Miami, is selling 250 grams (half a pound) of the El Arriero brand for $25.
“Luckily a friend from the neighborhood, who despite living alone in his house has five more relatives who are now living in the United States still listed on his ration book, sold me the six packages that he received from the bodega last month,” explains Sergio, a resident of Cerro. “Thanks to that I still have coffee. He sells me each packet for 40 pesos because otherwise I would have to give up to 60 pesos for one on the black market.”
Brewed coffee is also absent in private coffee shops. “I go all over El Vedado and Central Havana looking for a place to have a snack and, incidentally, have a little cup of coffee and they aren’t selling it anywhere,” says Madelaine, a housewife who decided to go out this Tuesday to do some shopping in the agro-markets. “Even in the cafés they put the price on the board, but all the shop assistants tell me the same thing: ’We don’t have coffee’.”
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CUBA needs to be honest with it’s fellow Cubans about how bad the coffee crop was in BRAZIL this past year and that a lot of coffee was lost sitting on a ship waiting to be offered a berth off Miam, FLORIDA as it became wet and moldy from all the rain. That they will probably have to wait on the crop from VIETNAM.
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The report from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) marks out the need for global scientific action on dosages - now the key focus of the Codex committee on vitamins, headed by Dr Rolf Grossklaus, co-author of the controversial BfR report
Risk model on supplement levels prompts concern for EU law
20/01/2005 - The first attempt in Europe to set maximum safe levels for nutrients in supplements and fortified foods demonstrates that numerous products could be considered unsafe if the same approach is adopted across the European community.
Scientists at Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) gathered data on dietary habits in Germany and nutrient levels in the current food supply and substracted these from the upper safe levels (USL) of nutrients determined by the EU's Scientific Committee on Food.
Their conclusions, published in a 341-page report this week, suggest that supplements should contain a maximum level of 225 mg vitamin C, 5.4 mg of vitamin B6 and 9 mcg of vitamin B12. All of these vitamins are sold at considerably higher dosages – up to 1000mg for vitamin C and 300 mcg for B12 - in supplements on several European markets.
While the report is designed for review by German food authorities, it is also likely to be considered by European regulators charged with developing maximum safe levels for nutrients under both the 2002 food supplements directive and a proposed regulation on fortified foods.
No other member state has carried out such work, making the German study a valuable resource for the European Food Safety Authority in the future.
However natural healthcare association the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) claims the data is “meaningless for the majority of the population”.
The group has previously contested the science used by the SCF to draw up upper safe levels for nutrients. It says that the German institute has gone on to reduce further these levels by taking into account dietary intakes and susceptible population groups, and ended up with “unreasonably low maximum recommended levels for food supplements”.
Dr Robert Verkerk, executive director of the ANH, told NutraIngredients.com: “We have always been concerned that this approach, [as proposed in article 5 of the food supplements directive], would end up with very low levels and the German report shows that it does.”
David Adams, chair of the UK's Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA), agreed that “the figures look terribly low”.
“The UK trade obviously wishes to see maximum safe levels that are in line with established UK practice,” he added, noting that the assocation had had “very constructive discussions” with the UK's Food Standards Agency after an expert group (known as the EVM) produced guidance levels for supplement nutrients in 2003.
The discussions resulted in a system of advisory statements, currently found on supplement labels in the UK to warn consumers of potential risks, a welcome alternative to banning high dose supplements altogether.
The German report has clear implications for the UK industry, one of Europe's largest, which offers supplements at higher doses than many other member states.
Dr Verkerk points out a number of problems from the approach used by the BfR, particularly in their grouping together of nutrients and populations for efficiency purposes.
“If you look at iron types as a group, the data for the most toxic form is applied across the board. So the toxic ferrous sulphate impacts data on iron bisglycinate, [considered lower risk].”
“You are also looking at the most susceptible population groups, such as in the case of beta-carotene. Some of the main data on this nutrient comes from trials including smokers and asbestos workers, naturally at higher risk of disease.”
Subjecting the whole population to the same risk assessment as more susceptible groups skews the safety data to levels that are unnecessarily low for most people, he suggests.
Dr Verkerk believes that regulators should initially focus on high risk nutrients as a priority.
“Risk management is about focusing energy on high risk problems. We should focus specifically on the 30-40 high risk nutrient forms, such as the fat-soluble vitamins and some potentially toxic mineral forms like selenium and zinc, and develop a risk assessment system for these as the first move forward,” he said.
“But to also include vitamin B12 in this is crazy. Even the SCF could not impose a safe upper level on this nutrient.”
Dutch food authorities have set a precedent for this kind of approach, added Verkerk, by allowing all supplements to be sold as food, and only imposing limits on the small number of nutrients like certain vitamins known to present risk in high doses.
“I take my hat off to the BfR. They are the only people to have taken risk assessment to the second stage, and risk is certainly far better than the previous approach to safety, using RDAs," added Dr Verkerk.
"But this will be a huge wake-up call for industry."
The German food industry association BLL said it had not had time to digest the report but noted that the findings would be open for comment and did not represent a conclusion on the issue.
Lorene Courrege, director of regulatory affairs at the European health product manufacturers association (EHPM), said she was waiting to see what the German health minister does with the report before assessing its impact on the EU food safety authority.
EFSA is aiming to produce its initial conclusions on maximum safe levels for the food supplements directive in the autumn, after the directive has actually come into force in August.
The FAO/WHO has also recently issued a consultation on the subject of risk assessment of nutrients to form the basis of Codex guidelines.


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ValuEngine upgraded shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Sunday morning.
A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Stephens set a $306.00 price objective on FedEx and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on FedEx from $237.00 to $264.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Thursday, October 12th. Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on FedEx in a research note on Monday, November 13th. They set a buy rating and a $270.00 price target on the stock. Barclays restated an overweight rating and set a $270.00 price target (up previously from $230.00) on shares of FedEx in a research note on Thursday, November 30th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Credit Suisse Group restated an outperform rating and set a $233.00 price target (down previously from $242.00) on shares of FedEx in a research note on Friday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and twenty-three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $261.99.
FedEx (NYSE FDX) opened at $260.82 on Friday. FedEx has a 1-year low of $182.89 and a 1-year high of $261.57. The company has a market capitalization of $69,870.00, a PE ratio of 23.97, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.50.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 11th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 8th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.38%.
In other news, EVP Robert B. Carter sold 3,970 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.73, for a total value of $995,398.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 187,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,892,778.25. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kim Jabal sold 3,980 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.55, for a total value of $897,689.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,371,344. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 65,655 shares of company stock worth $16,334,753 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 8.45% of the company’s stock.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FedEx by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 479 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FedEx by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 511 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of FedEx in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $132,000. Massey Quick Simon & CO. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FedEx in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $136,000. Finally, Carroll Financial Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FedEx by 61.1% in the 3rd quarter. Carroll Financial Associates Inc. now owns 633 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. 75.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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After we saw the leaked teaser for the Honor 9 launch in Europe, Honor China has now started sending press invites for its upcoming event scheduled for May 23 in China where the company may launch the flagship Honor 9 before its European launch on June 27. Previous rumours indicated that Honor 9 would be launched on June 20 or June 21 but looks like the company is going to launch it one month earlier than expected.
The teaser issued by Honor China comes with a student that is divided half between a football field and a classroom and the Chinese text in the teaser says “4 new devices, built for fun and party” which hints towards the launch of four new Honor devices in the event. The company will hold the official event on June 27th in Berlin, Germany, a month after the event in China.
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Honor China to launch Honor 9 soon
As we previously discussed, the Honor 9 is rumoured to ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack that will be replaced by a USB Type-C port and it will feature a dual rear camera with Dual LED flash as per the rumours. According to the leaked images of the device in the past, the Honor 9 is expected to have a physical home button with a fingerprint scanner embedded in it.
It will feature a 5.2-inch full HD display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and will be powered by the Kirin 960 processor. It will have 4GB or 6GB of RAM with 32GB or 64GB of inbuilt storage capacity that will be expandable via a MicroSD card up to 128 GB.
The Huawei Honor 9 will feature a dual rear camera with 20-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual camera sensors for enhanced high-quality images. An 8-megapixel front-facing camera is also expected with the phone. It will be backed up by an upgraded battery from the Honor 8 but the size of the battery is unknown currently. The Honor 9 is expected to be priced around €399 just like the predecessor in Europe. The global pricing details and other details about the device are currently unknown for the upcoming flagship.
The Honor 6A is also expected to launch in the May 23 event. The Honor 6A will feature a full metal body with a 5-inch HD display having 720p resolution. It will be powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor. It will have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage capacity that will be expandable with the help of a microSD card expansion slot.
It will feature a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 5-megapixel front camera. It will be backed up by a 2920 mAh battery and will also feature a fingerprint sensor at the back. It will run on the Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with a dual-SIM slot. It will be priced at around 699 Yuan (around $102) in China. No details are available about its global pricing and availability details.


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Apple is selling significantly more apps in its App Store than it was a year ago, reports Fortune. That data, which comes via Gene Munster, a senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray, shows that mobile apps are becoming a larger part of Apple’s business strategy.
Munster’s report follows Apple’s announcement last week that over 15 billion have been downloaded from the App Store since its launch in 2008. Through those sales, Apple has paid out over $2.5 billion to third-party app developers.
According to Munster’s numbers, the average iOS user will download 83 apps during 2011. That’s a 61 percent increase year over year above the average 51 apps users purchased in 2010.
“We believe this trend points to the increasing importance of an app store with a broad selection of tested apps to drive device sales,” writes Munster in his report. “Smartphone users are showing an increasing appetite to use apps to add features to their phones and iOS has the leading app ecosystem.”
Not only are the number of app purchases up, but the average price of apps have also begun to rise, after a “race to the bottom” last year. So far in 2011, app prices have jumped 14 percent. During 2010, app prices fell 18 percent, says Munster.
With this rise in price, the average price of an Apple App Store app costs $1.44. This increased price, says Munster, is due to more high-end apps available for the iPad, which now represent a growing segment of all apps dowloaded through the store.
While app prices are going up, paid apps still remains a small minority compared to free apps. Munster found that only 18 percent of apps in the App Store cost money, while a whopping 82 percent are free.
App Store sales now only account for about 1 percent of Apple’s revenue. That said, apps are a large reason why people purchase iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. And on that front. Apple is making mountains of cash.
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Sportchek is Canada’s largest retailer of sporting goods and apparel. With brick-and-mortar stores across the entire country and a strong online presence, SportChek’s mission is to make an active lifestyle accessible to all Canadians via their wide selection of products at a variety of price points. To that end, the company is also active with numerous sporting associations at both the grassroots and national levels. In addition to working with top brand names like Nike, The North Face, and Under Armour, they also have a private label brands exclusive to their stores.
Sport Chek Black Friday
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
SportChek participates actively in the year’s biggest weekend of shopping, both in-store and online. Last year we observed deals on name brand sporting goods and apparel reaching well over 50% off.
Yes! The deals will officially start at midnight on November 24th and last all weekend right through to the end of Cyber Monday on November 27th.
Each option has its pros and cons, but we have generally found the Black Friday deals are better online, both because of the greater availability of products and the longer sales period, especially once you factor in the online-only deals we see on Cyber Monday.
While they offer free shipping on orders over $75 all year long, the company lowered the minimum for last year’s Black Friday sales down to $49. We expect to see the same type of promotion this November, too.


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OEM Off-Highway's globally recognized Market Forecaster, Frank Manfredi, has announced that his company, Manfredi & Associates, is offering a multi-client study entitled Quarantined Markets? The Possible Isolating Impact of U.S. Emission Regulations On Used Construction Equipment Sales and Pricing.
The study will highlight the unforeseen consequences created by the regulatory process put in place back in 1990. What effect will emission regulations have on used construction equipment following the Tier 4 Final regulations?
The study is designed to answer the questions:
- Will Tier 4 equipment be saleable outside Tier 4 markets?
- How will equipment users respond to the increased cost of purchasing and operating Tier 4 machines? What will be the impact of Tier 4 machines on used equipment sales?
- What will be the impact of Tier 4 machines on the U.S. and Canadian rental markets?
- What will be the impact of Tier 4 machines on the worldwide auction market?
- Will Tier 4 emissions devices be disabled or modified on machines sold outside Tier 4 markets?
OEM Off-Highway will have the exclusive answers to these questions as the study unfolds, and will keep you posted on its progress.
The established regulations for the U.S. were not the only emissions standards put in place. The European Union's Stage levels loosely coincided with the U.S. Tier regulations, and other countries such as China and Brazil have made efforts to implement emission reduction plans.
China III (equivalent to Euro III) was implemented in January 2008, applying to all heavy-duty trucks. The next step, China IV, was supposed to follow in January 2010 for new vehicle types and one year later in January 2011 for all vehicles. By last January it became clear that the legislation had to be delayed.
Delays in the implementation of emissions legislation are not unique to China. The other three BRIC countries Brazil, Russia and India have all seen similar delays. The reason for the delay in each case is a recurring theme: the lack of low sulphur fuel. The successful implementation of advanced diesel aftertreatment technologies relies on the availability of low sulphur diesel.
On November 17, 2011, Environment Canada approved amendments to the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations which align Canadian emission standards with the U.S. EPA Tier 4 standards for nonroad engines. The Tier 4 standards will come into force on January 16, 2012 and apply to engines of the 2012 and later model years manufactured on and after January 16, 2012.
Besides a lack of an ULSD distribution network, what other challenges will OEMs face for global emission reduction technology development, implementation and worldwide distribution acceptance?


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Ignitee wins digital mandate of Anchor Panasonic
Anchor Electricals, a Panasonic Company, has appointed Ignitee Digital to leverage digital media and cater to the young tech savvy audience
Anchor Electricals (a Panasonic Company) has appointed Ignitee Digital to leverage the burgeoning popularity of digital media platforms and cater to the young tech savvy audience. With Anchor Electricals taking its first steps in the digital and social media space, Ignitee will enable it to develop a comprehensive online presence, positioning Anchor and Panasonic as a young, contemporary brand for electrical accessories.
With changing demographics and landscape of the internet in India, Anchor Panasonic intends to engage with the ever expanding internet user base in India.
In a prepared statement, Atul Hegde, CEO, Ignitee Digital Services said, “We are delighted to have a brand like Anchor and Panasonic in our portfolio. Not many brands in this category have leveraged the digital medium in a big manner, and we are confident that we would be setting many 'firsts' in this space for this category. We have planned a series of digital activities through the year and will lead in with a unique social media community.”
“With over five decades of experience, Anchor has successfully established itself as a trusted household brand in the electrical accessories and appliances industry. As digital and social media have been growing at rapid pace, we felt the need to engage with our customers and our Community of Architects, Consultants and Interior designers online. To lead this transition, Ignitee has been the best choice as it has successfully demonstrated a strong online presence for a host of brands across industries. We hope to support our market leadership with Ignitee’s expertise in the digital world,” said Dinesh Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director at Anchor Electricals on getting Ignitee Digital Services on board.
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India’s oldest cryptocurrency exchange ZebPay reported that in 2021 Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Polygon (MATIC) became one of the most traded cryptocurrencies alongside bitcoin.
ZebPay listed Shiba Inu just prior to the price hike of the meme coin in late October.
Another major Indian cryptocurrency trading platform, WazirX, named Dogecoin (DOGE) among the most traded cryptocurrencies of the year.
This year, the exchange’s user base has grown by 130%, most of them are millennials, while the trading volume has grown by 1735%. Interestingly, bitcoin is more popular among women, while men prefer to trade Shiba Inu.
ZebPay CEO Avinash Shekhar believes that the cryptocurrency is still in its infancy, so the growth in the number of investors interested in cryptocurrency is not slowing down.
With a population of 1.4 billion in India, the prospects for the cryptocurrency market are enormous.
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(AP) - The Coca-Cola Co. plans to invest an additional $3 billion in India over the next eight years. That's in addition to the $2 billion it had already planned to invest. Both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Inc. are increasingly turning to emerging markets for profit as growth in the U.S. slows.
Here is a look at the top five sodas in India last year by market share, according to Euromonitor International.
Sprite (The Coca-Cola Co.)- 16.5 percent
Thums Up (The Coca-Cola Co.)- 16.5 percent
Pepsi (PepsiCo Inc.)- 15 percent
Coca-Cola (The Coca-Cola Co.)- 8.8 percent
Limca (The Coca-Cola Co.)- 8.3 percent
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The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association commissioned an Economic Impact Study on the RV industry, released on June 7, 2016. The study found that the RV industry contributes about $49.7 billion in economic output or 0.28 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. Through its production and distribution linkages, the industry impacts firms in 426 of the 440 sectors of the United States economy.
Nationwide, the industry is responsible for 216,170 jobs, both directly and inderectly, creating an economic impact of $37.5 billion. The full study results, along with each individual state and congressional district's economic impact is available on the website by clicking here .
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RESTON, Virginia - Go RVing, a joint initiative of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association and the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association, has announced its new partnership with actress Jennie Garth. A lifelong RVer, Garth will be a Go RVing spokesperson, sharing her personal experiences with the RV lifestyle and working to inspire a new generation of RV travelers.
"We are so impressed by Jennie's RVing experience and her enthusiasm for sharing her story with the public," Go Rving Senior Director of Marketing Communications Karen Redfern says. "This will be a tremendous opportunity to showcase the fun, affordability and accessibility of RVing."
Garth is best known for her role as Kelly Taylor on the "Beverly Hills, 90210" franchise; as Valerie Tyler on the sitcom "What I Like About You" and her own reality show "Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country" on CMT. She showcased her design skills in her own docuseries "The Jennie Garth Project" on HGTV.
Garth grew up RV camping with her family and has passed on this passion to her three girls, taking them on mini-weekend RV trips to cross-country adventures.
"Working with Go RVing is such a perfect fit for me," Garth says. "I've been RVing my whole life and love that I can share these trips with my family and friends. It leaves so much room for spontaneous adventure where we can take any fork in the road. Best of all, we're spending the kind of quality time together that we would never experience on any other vacation."
The strong appeal of the RV lifestyle is evident in the record numbers of RVers in America. More than 22 million travelers will go RVing in 2017, according to RVIA.
"RV manufacturers are responding to younger baby boomers and millennials with product offerings that reflect their aesthetics, needs and budgets," Redfern says. "We look forward to introducing the RV lifestyle to new audiences in the year ahead with Jennie's help."
RVIA is the national association representing about 400 manufacturers and component suppliers producing 98 percent of all RVs made in the United States.


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By Erica Teichert
(Reuters) – The Missouri Supreme Court has denied Johnson & Johnson’s bid to maneuver out of a St. Louis state courtroom hundreds of lawsuits alleging the corporate’s talc-based merchandise can improve the danger of ovarian most cancers.
The state excessive courtroom on Tuesday this week rejected an attraction by J&J <JNJ.N> in search of to switch a lot of the 2,500 lawsuits pending in state courtroom in St. Louis to courts throughout the nation the place the plaintiffs are situated.
The plaintiffs are women and their households who declare research present J&J’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower merchandise improve the danger of ovarian most cancers when used in the vaginal space. J&J has stated extra complete research present no such hyperlink.
St. Louis has turn into the primary vacation spot for talc lawsuits nationally, and J&J has been hit with three straight jury verdicts there, totaling $195 million. The firm had hoped to reverse that development by altering the venues for the instances to probably friendlier jurisdictions.
In September, a state courtroom decide in New Jersey, the place J&J is predicated, dismissed two talc lawsuits towards the corporate.
J&J spokeswoman Carol Goodrich declined to touch upon the Missouri Supreme Court’s choice.
The firm had argued in courtroom filings that plaintiffs’ attorneys tainted the St. Louis jury pool by spending almost $10 million on tv commercials in the final yr, with a disproportionate quantity operating in St. Louis. Plaintiffs’ legal professionals have denied the allegation.
Ted Meadows, one of many plaintiffs’ legal professionals, stated in a press release on Wednesday that the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed plaintiffs’ proper to file their claims in a single location.
The subsequent trial is slated to start out on Feb. 6 in St. Louis. In that case, Nora Daniels of Columbia, Tennessee, alleges she used J&J Baby Powder for 36 years and was recognized with ovarian most cancers in 2013.
(Reporting by Erica Teichert)


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From the Ashes of COVID-19 a PHOENIX Can Rise!
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The Town of Leesburg has come a long way in the last decade when its commercial occupancy, and overall attractiveness, is concerned.
Economic Development Director Russell Seymour offered an update to the Town Council July 26 on the town’s current commercial vacancy rates. He gathered much of the data presented to the council from COSTAR, perhaps the industry standard for commercial real estate information.
The office market in Leesburg has perhaps come the furthest. Seymour compared the second quarter of 2013 to the same time period of 2020, prior to COVID’s arrival. Office vacancy dropped from almost 30% in Q2 2013, to 10.5% in the second quarter of 2020. But of course COVID changed that situation over the year, with the second quarter of 2021 showing office vacancy almost doubling to 19%.
“When COVID hit one of the things we saw was a lot of one-office businesses found out now you could actually work from home so you noticed the uptick,” Seymour said.
In all of Loudoun County, office vacancy stands at just below 30%, he added.
It’s been a different story for retail vacancy. In the second quarter of 2013, retail vacancy in town stood at 13.3%. It had jumped to 16.4% in the second quarter of 2020, and a year later, had grown to 23.7%.
The trend of growing retail vacancies started before COVID, Seymour emphasized, but the proliferation of the online retail marketplace, accelerated during the pandemic, has played a big role in that. Another big piece of that trend is that the retail market has become over-saturated, something he said in talks with his economic development peers that other localities are seeing as well.
The key for the council, he said, is protecting the available commercial land it has left. Seymour said he was troubled by the amount of commercial land that is being rezoned to accommodate residential development.
“From an economic development standpoint I have to fight tooth and nail for every piece of commercial space we have left, and it concerns me when I see it flipping because it’s a pattern being repeated over and over,” he said.
Seymour said the piece that’s missing from the town is employment.
“I don’t think we have to go after retail. Retail’s here, it follows the money,” he said. “We need to generate employment opportunities. If you find a way to do that you’re going to benefit retail across the board more than simply building houses.”
The way the council can address that problem, he said, is by avoiding residential rezonings.
“Developers’ primary focus is going to be residential first, retail second. Don’t try to change back to residential anything that’s been zoned already commercial. But I would make sure that as development projects come in that the Town Council take a long, serious look at what’s needed, not that it has to be rezoned because it’s the best option for the development community,” Seymour said.
The problem, he emphasized, isn’t interest from developers.
“Leesburg doesn’t have problem getting developers in. We do have a problem of space and we have a limited amount left,” he said.


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Oppo A98 Appears on Geekbench With SD 695 SoC
Oppo’s New Mid-Range Smartphone, Oppo A98, Appears on Geekbench:
Oppo has been making waves in the smartphone industry with its high-end smartphones, and now it’s reportedly working on a new mid-range device. The Oppo A98 Appears on Geekbench With SD 695 SoC. The smartphone has been in the news for quite some time now. With rumors and leaks about its specifications and design. Recently, the global version of the smartphone has appeared on the Geekbench website, revealing its performance and specifications.
The Oppo A98 5G smartphone has been listed on the website with the model number CPH2529, and it is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, a mid-range processor with a clock speed of up to 2.21GHz. The device also features 8 Kryo 660 cores divided into two clusters and an Adreno 619 GPU, which are common features for mid-range smartphones.
According to Geekbench, the smartphone comes with 8GB of RAM and runs on Android 13 out of the box. The Oppo A98 5G scored 885 and 2034 in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. Which is comparable to other Snapdragon 695 phones like the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite.
As per previous reports, the Oppo A98 5G is expected to feature a 6.7-inch display. With an FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a 120Hz refresh rate. It could also come with 256 GB of internal storage and a 5,000mAh battery with support for 67W fast charging. In terms of the camera, the device is expected to feature a 64MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro camera. The device will likely get a 32MP selfie camera nested in a punch-hole cutout. Oppo A98 Appears on Geekbench With SD 695 SoC.
Rumors suggest that the Oppo A98 5G is a rebranded version of the Oppo A1 5G. Which is currently available in the Chinese market. With the appearance of the global version on Geekbench, it’s only a matter of time before Oppo officially announces the device’s launch.
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"Put another way, the majority of Chromebooks out in the world do not yet have access to Android apps. But there are over 30 Chromebook models that can access this functionality today, and of course all new Chromebooks now and going forward will offer it too. The situation has improved dramatically since last year, for sure, but it’s also improved markedly just since the beginning of the summer.Android on Chromebook Edges From Fantasy Into Reality - Thurrott.com
And with that, it’s time to switch from the current “nothing to see here” mode and accept that the Chromebook threat to Windows is real. It’s also time to wake up and acknowledge that Windows 10 S, as currently designed, represents the weakest possible response that Microsoft could have offered. And unless and until this situation changes, I expect Chromebooks, and other Chrome OS devices, to continue eating into Windows 10’s usage and market share. This is Microsoft’s market to lose."
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Android on Chromebook Edges From Fantasy Into Reality - Thurrott.com
Android on Chromebooks is gaining momentum after a rough start


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- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes launches on Steam for PC
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart screens, trailer released
- NIS bringing new roguelike to PS3, The Awakened Fate Ultimatum
- Tetris Ultimate launches on Live, PSN for Xbox One and PS4
- Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy coming to North America in 2015
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Fans of Trials Evolution have a new reason to hit the tracks today with the release of Riders of Doom on Live Arcade. The DLC pack is going for 400 MS Points and adds 40 new tracks, 10 new Skill Games, new environments, a new bike, and hundreds of new items for the Track Editor.


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Higher penalties sought for illegal diesel sales
Fire chiefs have launched a crackdown on illegal sales of diesel and hope to have penalties for offenders raised.
This week, the Fire Services Department issued its first warnings to stores suspected of selling illegal untaxed diesel after lawyers said it could increase its powers.
'In the past, we could not take action against the storage of dangerous goods if it was below the exempt quantity, which is 2,500 litres for diesel,' said the chief fire officer for fire protection, Kwok Jing-keung.
'Having consulted legal experts, now we can issue warnings under the Fire Hazard Ordinance to those stores if we find the presence of illegal fuel and dispensing equipment.
'We will continue our actions and we are going to make their life hard.' Store owners have to remove all stored fuel and equipment within 72 hours of receiving the warning.
An owner faces a maximum $25,000 fine and an additional $2,500 fine for every day he fails to comply.
Mr Kwok said the department was also considering increasing the maximum penalty for storing dangerous goods exceeding the exempted quantity.
'The Dangerous Goods Ordinance is below the international standard and we will submit an amendment bill to Legco before the end of this year,' Mr Kwok said.
The maximum penalty now is $25,000 and six months in jail.
Taxi Associations Federation spokesman Ng Kwok-hung estimated one in 10 drivers used illegal diesel which is one-third of the regular price.
'We discourage drivers from using untaxed diesel as a matter of policy because it is illegal and it is bad for car engines,' he said.
'But many don't care because they rent their taxis and have to pay for the gas during their shifts.' Customs officers seized 3.09 million litres with a market value of $10.2 million in 252 cases last year.


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It seems rumors about Apple plans are never going to calm down. Once again the speculations surfaced recently suggest that Apple could be working on a cheaper iPhone. The device is expected to become available as early as the end of current year.
As usual, unidentified “sources familiar with the matter” claim that Apple had been thinking of the cheaper smartphone in the past as well, but the idea of an iPhone with a cheaper build production has become progressive just now.
The rumored iPhone may look like the standard iPhone in overall, but will come with a different, less-expensive body.
“The cheaper phone could resemble the standard iPhone, with a different, less-expensive body, one of the people said. One possibility Apple has considered is lowering the cost of the device by using a different shell made of polycarbonate plastic; in contrast, the iPhone 5 currently has aluminum housing. Many other parts could remain the same or be recycled from older iPhone models.” – reports WSJ, claiming that a less expensive iPhone model could potentially have a cheaper polycarbonate body and recycled or refurbished iPhone parts in order to lower the entry cost.
There’s a possibility that the cost of the next iPhone will be lowered by compromising the shell of the device – it’ll be made of polycarbonate plastic instead of the aluminum housing iPhone 5 features. As for the other parts, they may stay same or be recycled from older iPhone models.
The fact that we’ve got a cheaper iPad variant in the form of the iPad Mini to gain more market share in tablets, it seems quite rational that Apple may decide to expand its power over smartphone market as well. What are your thoughts? Do not hesitate to voce up in the comments below.


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Winston Peters' "cast iron commitment" to move all container operations from Ports of Auckland to Northport has been watered down in the coalition agreement.
On the election hustings Peters said: "The days of the Ports of Auckland as a container ports and as a car yard are numbered". Northport would be handling all of Auckland's container operations by 2027, he said.
The horse trading between NZ First and Labour has led to the commissioning of a feasibility study on the options for moving the Ports of Auckland, including giving Northport serious consideration.
The coalition agreement calls for significant investment in regional rail, but nothing is set in stone to upgrade Northland rail, including a line from Oakleigh to Northport.
The Auckland Council owns 100 per cent of Ports of Auckland and a council-commissioned Port Future Study recommended the port probably needs to move long term. It recommended the Manukau Harbour or Firth of Thames.
A spokesman for Mayor Phil Goff said the council was progressing work on moving the port from its present waterfront location, but where it goes will need a business case.
Goff supports a wider study and strategy around North Island ports before deciding on relocating Ports of Auckland.
A spokesman for Ports of Auckland said finding the best location, getting consent, funding and building a new port will take decades.
In the meantime the company has developed a 30-year master plan for the port, which will be made public next week, he said.


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QED Naval have named their first ever created Subhub platform at a naming ceremony in Belfast this weekend. Kraken was designed to commission, test, transport, install and secure an array of tidal turbines to the seabed more efficiently and cheaper than current methods.
The platform will soon be deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre - EMEC to validate the claims of the Subhub and will undergo three different phases of testing.
Read the full story here
The iMetaFilm celbrated the official opening of their Meta Scanning Studio in Glasgow last night and were joined by film star Quinton Aaron. Quinton starred alongside Sandra Bulloch in the award winning The Blind Side and was in Gasgow for the Internation premier of his new movie Halfway at the Glasgow film festival.
Quiton said "It's an honour to be asked to help iMetaFilm launch their Glasgow studio.
"This is my first time in the city but I know the company has been making a name for itself in the film industry recently."
For more on the story, visit this link at the Herald online
Mark Goossens (formally lead sales person within Edinburgh Instruments before taking a Business Development Manager role within Fraunhoffer CAP) began working with the company mid-November and recently returned from a US life sciences conference and exhibition which has allowed him to develop key life science market intelligence.
Chromacity also recently launched their new website and are making continuous efforts to drive traffic and identify a significantly larger number of potential leads.
In case you missed it last week, here is the full clip of iMetaFilm's feature on Reporting Scotland. The company appeared on the news show as part of the programme's report on the Glasgow Havana Film Festival, who iMetaFilm have been working with to restore some of the oldest film reels they have ever worked with.
We were delighted to raise a six-figure amount for Tipple Box founder and CEO, Sonny Charles. Sonny started Tipple Box in November 2014 after successfully raising £10,000 on crowd funding site Indigogo. Since then he has achieved sales of £100,000 and listings with some of the UK's biggest retailers including Not On The High Street, John Lewis.com, Lakeland and Fenwick's
Flexiworkforce is delighted to announce their first Diversity & Inclusion Site Champion: Standard Life plc
This collaboration will help attract new talent to Standard Life, one of the top 500 companies worldwide, by revenue, as listed in the 2015 Fortune Global 500. The company supports around 4.5 million customers and clients worldwide to invest and manage their money, and we are delighted that Flexiworkforce can be a part of that by introducing talented individuals to this organisation.
Standard Life has a positive approach to diversity and inclusion, promoting a company culture where everyone can be themselves, feel included, and can achieve their potential. This is something Flexiworkforce fully endorses and admire Standard Life in their pursuit to be a brilliant flexible employer.
Until stocks last Plan Bee Ltd's Beehive Brae Honey Beer is back in stock across all Scottish Aldi stores from today. We'll hedge our bets that they sell out in no time.
Congratulations to Tracey Eker, CEO of Flexiworkforce for her nomination in the New Business of the Year category. Entry was open to all female led businesses based in Scotland and the shortlist was selected by Margaret Gibson, Chief Executive at Womens Enterprise Scotland. The finalists will be judged by Marie Macklin CBO and Dr Lesley Sawyers in Glasgow on the 27th October. Tickets are available here
We are delighted to announce that after a lot of hard work and effort, Clear Surgical have now achieved CE mark on their Cannulated Reduction Forceps device.
This has been a long process for the team and comes at a perfect time as they imminently close their next round of funding to further expand the product line and explore international markets.
Both of Clear Surgical's devices - the CRF's and Oplight are now eligible for sale in the USA. Congratulations to Elaine and the team!
The board of Sofant recently appointed David Withers as their new CEO, replacing Sergio Tansini who stepped down from the role earlier this year. David will play an essential role in developing and implementing a strategic business plan to take Sofant's technology to market, including forming a number of strategic partnerships.
With more than 20 years of experience in radio technologies and more than 10 as a CEO, Wither has a strong background in technology sales and business development. Most recently, he raised $3m in venture capital for Acconeer AB and developed a detailed strategy to bring the company’s wireless sensor technology to market.
Full article here
A massive congratulations to Plan Bee this week as they announce their launch of Beehive Brae honey beer in all 67 Aldi stores across Scotland. The launch was covered broadly in the press from the Scotsman to Craft Beer World.com
Richard Holloway, Managing Director of Scotland said,
"Scotland produces some of the best craft beer on the market and the Aldi Beer Festival allows our customers the opportunity to try a wide array of beers that are not all readily available. We are sure this Beer Festival will be a great success for Aldi and the brewers involved.”
Aldi is the first major outlet to seize upon Beehive Brae, after Plan Bee came to the company’s attention through their Next Top Product competition, in which the sustainability businesses Origin Honey was also a finalist.
Here are some of the other articles from Scotland Food & Drink and the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
Ingenious Audio reached an important milestone this week by successfully producing and shipping all 300 of their units promised to their Kickstarter.com campaign backers. The over subscribed crowd funding round took place last year and created a stir in the music technology industry and the company received press coverage in a number of high profile publications.
The team also released a demo video illustrating a guitar player using the Jack to wirelessly stream via WIFI to a Macbook - another major milestone for the company. The next stage for the team is further testing and then Apple certification for the app. You can watch the short video below.
Sofant Technologies recently won an EU grant worth 2million euros (£1.6million) awarded under the Horizon 2020 SME Instument Programme.
The company are now using the money to get their Smart Antenna technology into big player moble phone devices such as Apple and Samsung by 2018.
Co-founder and COO Dr. Ahmed El-Reyis said “We call this a smart antenna because it has been designed to seek out the strongest signal and focus on it, rather than the current model that constantly radiates energy in all directions.
“We have been researching and planning this project for ten years to perfect the design. This funding will enable us to take the product to foundry and we’re currently asking for tenders.”
He added: “We’re very excited about this new funding and see it as a real opportunity to impact on the future direction of the global smart phone industry and to create a market-leading company. We aim to have this product available to mobile phone manufacturers by 2018.”
Bedi Oral Care's primary product, the Bedi Shield launched on Unforgettable's website this month.
Unforgettable was founded by James Ashwell who was caring for his mother who suffers from dimentia. The website brings together products that make the lives of alzheimer's and dimentia sufferers and their carers easier and the company works with charity partners ADI and Alzheimer's Society.
The Bedi Shield also appears on the Founders "products I wish I knew about sooner" page.
Visit the website here
Flexiworkforce launched their new job search platform last week.
14.1 million people want or need flexible working and employers need to close the skills gap. Flexiworkforce built this new website to connect these two groups. The new job platform has demographic portals that has tailored advice and tips for candidates. There are recruiter company profiles where candidates can ask employers questions and view their latest news and updates. Its 2016, and the world of work should reflect that. Join the #flexirevolution.
Our recent funding round which closed in October was reported in yesterdays Herald as part of an article about two key Scottish technology companies raising money from angel syndicate groups.
This most recent round was a first for Kelvin Capital as we joined forces with EOS Technology Investment Syndicate and Investing Women to raise over £500k - in conjunction with the Scottish Investment Bank.
Kevin Grainger said of the deal:
"This is the third investment we have completed since starting a year ago, and is the first we have done in conjuntion with Kelvin Capital and Investing Women."
"We are delighted to have come together with other like minded syndicates to put a package together for sunch an innovative business as Chromacity"
Our own Jim Hall commented:
We are delighted to have worked with EOS and Investing Women for the first of what I hope is many deals going forward.
“Not only were we able to quickly raise in excess of £500k through our combined member base but we now have the support networks and contacts of all three groups to support this business going forward which is a huge value add to the company."
Read the full article by Greig Cameron here
The Flexiworkforce team hosted an event at the beginning of the month in Edinburgh to discuss the advantages of flexible working. The event was attended by the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work and Skills, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, who gave a keynote speech announcing the Scottish Governments plans to promote the fair work agenda.
The event also included a Q&A session with Flexiworkforce CEO Tracey Eker, who after the event said:
“Flexiworkforce wants to change the way the world works, and for the better. Today’s event is a further positive demonstration of the Scottish Government‘s commitment to fair work.
“Business cannot afford to sit on its hands if we are to tackle the UK’s damaging skills shortage.
“14 million people across the UK want flexible work, yet only a minuscule proportion of vacancies promote flexibility. Flexible working is valuable not only for parents, but for sports professionals, veterans, people with disabilities and of course employers.
“This event will be the first of many in Flexiworkforce’s efforts to promote meaningful diversity in Scotland and across the UK.”
Plan Bee have had an extremely busy month with the launch of their second subsidiary website beehivebrae.uk
The Company have seen huge coverage in the press in the last few months with the most recent article being in yesterday's The Scotsman, you can read the article here
Beehive Brae's Honey Mead
Beehive Brae's Honey Beer
Plan Bee this week launched the website for their new Origins Honey brand. The site is full of gorgeous products including jars of honey, honey infusions, beeswax candles and gifts.
To celebrate, Plan Bee are offering 10% of all products for the next 24 hours. Use the code SAVETHEBEES at...
What a wonderful story for a Monday. Selina, a female sun bear cub was found abandoned back in 2014 in a forest in Borneo. She was handed over to the wildlife rescue centre later that year where she seemed to be suffering from severe abdominal pain. Specialist wildlife veteranian Romain Pizzi made the journey over to the rescue centre to treat her, where he used Clear Surgical's Oplight 180 to carry out a life saving operation on Selina who is now recovering slowly but surely and enjoying a much better quality of life. The full story is below.
Plan Bee were visited by contributor Rachel Phipps of Great British Chefs and Neilufahr Alimohamadi, editor of Cherie City. Below are our favourite excerpts from the articles;
"Bees are actually quite friendly creatures. They don’t actually look that scary as they come flying out of the hive towards you once the lid is lifted. Braver souls such as myself even picked up whole slabs of honeycomb with the worker bees clinging to the structure provided for them on which to start building their honeycomb. It is amazing to get up close to the bees; in various places, you can see how they instinctively start building the hexagonal shapes. You can see where they start to fill these up with honey, and probably the most fascinating, you can see where bees are buried within cells under a thin layer of wax, and burrow their way out into the sunlight as part of their birth. It is not until you get up close you really come to appreciate these little flying friends, and I promise that honey will taste all that better for the experience, if you ever get the opportunity."
"Our next stop was a real adventure, visiting the Plan Bee hive at privately-owned home Haggs Castle. Plan Bee provides and manages bee hives for Glasgow businesses (including Two Fat Ladies) and arranges visits for schools to connect children with nature.
We got kitted up in protective overalls, veils and wellies and chief beekeeper Warren Bader opened the hive, filled to the brim with over 60,000 honeybees. At first it was a little daunting, but the bees were quite calm and good-natured, allowing the most courageous in our group to take a close look at the frames covered in honeycomb."
iMetaFilm launched their brand new website this week, along with a product demonstration video and they're looking great.
Exlusive overseas department store Globus has become the first supplier of Plan Bee's Origin Honey making it the first large overseas export for the company.
Nirmala Alterher, Globus' Head of Corporate Communications said;
"Our customers expect unique brands of the finest quality, and that's certainly what Origin Honey has to offer. The blend of Scottish heather honey and Glengoyne single malt whisky is certain to become a favourite with our clientele, and fully embodies our 'savoir vivre' ethos.”
Warren Badar, CEO of Plan Bee said;
“Globus is among the most exclusive stores in Europe, and has a clientele of discerning shoppers who expect the highest quality produce in their shopping baskets. The Swiss are renowned as among the most health aware nations in the world and will be not only well versed on the unique taste of Scottish honey, but also on its many health benefits. We are delighted to be working with Globus, who have not only shown their need for the highest quality products on their shelves, but also the importance of offering customers ethical products with a strong sustainability ethos. We look forward to working with them further and offering more Origin Honey products for sale on their select shelves.”
Last week, QED Naval commenced testing of the Subhub operational model last week at the Forth Estuary Engineering Dock in Leith, Scotland.
The Subhub tidal foundations platform is deisgned to commission, test, transport, install and secure a range of wave and tidal turbines to the sea floor.
CEO Jeremy Smith said;
“A lot of hard work has gone into getting the Subhub project to this point which is a credit to the team and supporting companies. The Operations model represents a big step forward for the Subhub project de-risking the ballast system and installation/retrieval methods which is a key selling point used to reduce the cost of deployment and overall the cost of energy”.
Subhub Operations Model
Taragenyx have just complete a new round of funding worth over £600,000 from Kelvin Capital, Lancaster Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank.
The investment will be used by the company to fund continued global customer expansion and for further work into their proprietary self-healing implant technologies.
Iain McDougall, CEO of Taragenyx said
“It’s been an incredible journey for us so far. After two years of hard work and prudent risk taking we’ve achieved so many things and made great progress."
The full article can be read on Business Quarter here
Earlier this week, Ingenious Audio secured a further £310,000 in oversubscribed funding from Kelvin Capital, Scottish Co-Investment Fund and Scottish Investment Bank.
The latest cash injection will be used by the company to develop an audio streaming system "Fi-Live" and wifi guitar cable "Jack"
Read the full Scotsman article here
Earlier this week, Plan Bee were interviewed as part of
The Riverside Show presented by STV
Two presenters from the show, Colin Stone and Jennifer Reoch met up with Warren at Plan Bee to find out more about bee hives and the Plan Bee ethos.
Watch the segment below
Earlier this week, long standing south-side restaurant, the Battlefield Rest celebrated it's centenary by installing bee hives on the roof, helping to support the crucially declining bee population and provide an in-house supply of honey to be used in the menu.
Marco Giannasi, owner of the Battlefield Rest said,
"Our customers expect high quality produce, they want local produce and they want it to be good for the environment. Working with Plan Bee Ltd will allow us to raise the bar in urban sustainability, while also providing an interesting talking point for our many regulars."
Warren Bader, chief executive of Plan Bee, said the beehives would be a "standout feature" for customers to the restaurant.
"They are committed to high-quality local produce, and it doesn't get much more local than right up here on the roof," he added.
The team at Beehive Brae received some much deserved praise from national press last week for their award winning mead and honey beer product
The key message was how the cult television series Game of Thrones has had a massive impact in boosting the sales of mead in the USA and UK as Beehive Brae reported a 42% increase in sales of mead last year.
The Company are using the crowdfunding campaign to help with legal fees and for a winemaking license and if a success the company will be able to create 4 job opportunities within the local community. Warren Badar, founder of Plan Bee and Beehive Brae said;
“We operate in a socially responsible way by giving employment where we can – especially in the functions of bottling and labelling - to disadvantaged individuals within our community and we insist on paying our people the living wage, with fixed hours of work."
As of today Beehive Brae have over achieved on their £2500 crowdfunding target. Check out the campaign vimeo below
To read more about the Beehive Brae
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NovoNutrients readies its ‘microbial consortium’ to produce nutraceutical aquafeed additives
The pace of innovation in aquaculture feed ingredients is picking up. Entering the fray is a Silicon Valley-born biotechnology firm that, according to its recently appointed CEO, is “coming out of the lab” to commercialize a fishmeal alternative and specialty feed additives that are customizable for numerous seafood species.
NovoNutrients, a company originally formed to produce biofuels, has several advantages as it breaks into aquaculture. First is CEO David Tze – an experienced investor across the entire seafood value chain, from production to feeds to distribution – who joined the company in October.
Secondly, NovoNutrients’ primary input is extremely cheap or even free. In fact, carbon waste producers currently flaring industrial gases could instead pay the company to take the chemicals off their hands.
But most importantly is the proprietary technology, into which interested parties can take a deeper dive when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office makes the company’s patent application public in the coming months.
Tze told the Advocate recently that NovoNutrients – which won the supply chain track at the investment competition Fish 2.0 in November – is getting “remarkable results” in its R&D lab in Sunnyvale, Calif., from what it calls a “microbial consortium,” a customizable configuration of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria and other food-grade microbes.
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UKRSIBBANK successfully supports SMEs
UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group ranked at the 3rd place in the “SMEs Support” rating for achievements in financial services for small and medium business, according to Ukrainian magazine “Business” within the special project “Financial Oscar”.
“Business” magazine editors have been organizing this rating for 20 years. During this time it has become a good tradition for the business community.
Last year our bank increased SME lending by 1.5 times, as mentioned in the article. UKRSIBBANK focused also on the reliability and quality of services.
“Small and medium enterprises create many jobs and stimulate the country’s economy, thus need additional funding. Today, UKRSIBBANK offers the lowest rate on Ukrainian market for SME lending — starting from 13,9% in UAH. Moreover, for new customers in April and May we offer the special rate – 13,4% in UAH “, — said Konstantin Lezhnin, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Head of Retail Banking in UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group.


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Holiday season is over and shoppers did cut back on shopping but only for a while. After enjoying the taste of spending, shoppers seem to be in no mood to cut back on spending, and they are more than willing to spend on much more than just socks and T-shirts, in this year.
In a survey conducted by MasterCard Worldwide in mid-December, it was found that 61% of shoppers did not have any plans on cutting back on spending this year, in spite of the dues from their holiday spends.
During the recession most households had just indulged in shopping for just the basic necessities such as some bare essentials and groceries. After having tightened purse strings, Americans now feel the urge to splurge and things are fast changing.
Melody Miller, Senior vice president of Global Commerce, was quoted as saying that this consumer spending during the holidays, had lifted their spirits as people were not essentially shopping only for the essential commodities, but were also indulging in shopping for fun things.
There was also an indication that consumers were comfortable shopping for more expensive products, and there was clear evidence of that there was a surge in shopping sprees even in high end stores, such as Nordstrom.
As per the MasterCard survey, 59% of the customers who had incomes ranging from $35,000 to $50,000 had no plans to cut back on their spending in 2011, and 57% of consumers who had an income of $50,000 to $75,000 also felt the same way. The more affluent spenders with incomes of $100,000 and $150,000 (73% of them) also stated that they did not mind making some fickle purchases during this year.
Despite the increase in spending patterns customers are still cautious and said that they would be looking out for sales offer this year too. These results are obtained from an interactive survey conducted by MasterCard that surveyed 1,019 shoppers in the 18 and above age group.
This year the use of credit cards is likely to be a little different, stated Theodore Lacobuzio, Vice president of Global Insights.
Prior to the crisis, credit cards were used as tools to fulfill a wish, although the spending on these cards did not make any sense from the point of household spending. But when there was a slump in the economy, issuers cut back on offers and consumers then opted for debit cards or cash payment options.


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NORTH AMERICA–Time Inc. has launched Sports Illustrated TV, an over-the-top streaming media network available on Amazon Channels.
The new network will premiere with a slate of 130 hours of on-demand programming including original documentary series, weekly studio shows and acquired sports movies, documentaries and TV shows. The network will also be constantly updated with new original show episodes, content partnerships and a regularly refreshed library of acquired movies, documentaries and TV shows.
SI TV has also secured deals with sports filmmakers Mike Tollin and Jonathan Hock for two different sports documentary projects slated for the first half and latter half of 2018, respectively. There will also be new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit content, including a series on the first-ever open casting call model search for the 2018 SI Swimsuit issue in February.
“Sports Illustrated TV is a new home for sports lovers who want to go beyond sports highlights and heated debates with distinctive, immersive and entertaining original programming curated through the trusted Sports Illustrated lens,” says Rich Battista, president and chief executive officer, Time Inc. “Sports Illustrated TV presents a broad slice of sports culture, complementing the pages of the magazine consumers have long loved. The brand’s unmatched storytelling is now available to audiences in an unparalleled holistic way through print, online, and on television. Sports Illustrated TV is premium viewing that will appeal to men and women of all ages, as well as families.”
Sports Illustrated TV is now available to Amazon Prime members in the U.S. for $4.99 per month.
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China Knowledge reported that US based auto giant General Motors Corp and its China joint ventures sold a total of 240,554 vehicles in February this year, representing a YoY increase of 30.4% due to a low comparable figure and the robust sales of Buick vehicles.
Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd, the joint venture between GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, sold 103,097 cars last month, reflecting the highest February sales on record. The JV delivered 52,773 Buick vehicles last month up by 31.1%YoY.
FAW-GM, the joint venture between GM and FAW Group, saw its sales jump 39.2%YoY to 7,068 units in February. In the first two months of this year, GM and its China joint ventures sold 487,208 cars in total, 7.7% more than in the same period of last year.
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NHTSA investigating Bosch Power Xpress 240V EV chargers for fire risk
Let's stamp out the flames of suspicion right up front. A new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation, while involving a 2013 Nissan Leaf and some smoke, is not about another EV fire. Not directly, anyway.
This time, the subject of the NHTSA's lens is the Bosch Power Xpress 240V charging unit. NHTSA wants to know if an overheating charging cord caused smoke (NHTSA says there was no actual fire) in a Leaf owner's garage last fall. NHTSA says it will investigate, "to evaluate the scope, frequency, and consequence of the alleged defect." Up to 50 of the charging units could be involved, and NHTSA decided to act based on a single customer complaint that was filed in August 2013. The investigation opened April 15, so it will likely be a while before we know any more concrete details. For now, you can read the official details of the investigation and the original complaint - which says, "Nissan has determined by pictures that the car was not to blame for the incident. They are blaming the charging station for the failure. They have denied any warranty coverage. The burden of the bill has been placed with the customer" – below.
Nissan's senior manager of corporate communications, Brian Brockman, sent AutoblogGreen a statement that says Nissan will work with NHTSA and Bosch and points out that, "This inquiry is focused on the electric vehicle charger and is directed at the charger supplier, Bosch." Requests for comment from Bosch were not returned, but we will update this post when we hear back.
Bosch spokesperson Cheryl Kilborn told AutoblogGreen that, "Bosch is reviewing the filing and will work cooperatively with NHTSA as we seek to identify the root cause."


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Published on : Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB today announced its plans to serve China’s rapidly growing MICE market, unveiled new promotions for Chinese visitors, and introduced Khao Yai as Thailand’s latest MICE destination for the Chinese meetings and incentive travel market.
China was the top contributor to Thailand’s MICE industry in 2014, with a total 120,684 Chinese MICE visitors, generating revenues ofRMB1.814 billion. In the first half of 2015 Thailand welcomed a total 32,149 Chinese MICE visitors, with numbers jumping from 12,563 in Q1 to 19,586 in Q2. TCEB is confident in continuing growth in this strategically important market.
Thailand’s MICE industry has seen a transformation in recent years, with massive investment in infrastructure, dedicated world-class venues and a new level of sophistication in standards and services. From October 2014 toMarch 2015, Thailand welcomed 476,079 business event travellers, generating more than RMB 7.35 billion for the economy. The top 10 source markets included China, India,Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, US, Philippines, Korea,Indonesia and France.
Speaking at IBTM China, TCEB’s President, Nopparat Maythaveekulchai revealed that, “China is a key priority market for Thailand’sMICE sector, and we see exciting prospects for continuing growth. This year Thailandforecasts 17% growth in business event visitors, to 1,036,300 by year end. MICE earnings will reach RMB 18.83 billion, a 22 per cent increase over 2014 targets.
“We are confident in the prospects for continuing expansion in the China MICE market, and we have redefined key strategies to further drive growth in this segment, targeting high quality corporate customers especially within the corporate meetings and incentive travel sectors, while highlighting stronger collaboration within the exhibitions sector.”
With its strategic location right at the heart of the region, connecting ASEAN and the Greater Mekong Sub-region,Thailand is an ideal springboard for the China MICE market, and is served by a comprehensive infrastructure network, an efficient transportation system and world-class facilities. As a global manufacturing base, Thailand is well positioned to serve demand in key high-growth industries in the region and beyond. Most importantly,Thailand is moving forward with public-private partnerships as driving forces with strategic counterparts, both domestically and internationally.
To highlight some of Bangkok’s top attractions for MICE visitors, TCEB has also teamed up with two more trade bodies, the Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association (RSTA) and Bangkok River Partners (BRP). RSTA represents one of the world’s top 10 retail, hospitality and entertainment precincts in central Bangkok, while Bangkok River Partner (BRP) members represent eight top hotels located along the Chao Phraya River, a prime attraction in the Thai capital. Together, BRP members offer a wealth of facilities for every business event, with 4,152 rooms and suites, 112 meeting rooms, 15 free hotel shuttle boats, 42 restaurants, 20 boat piers, 13 ballrooms, several spas and more.
Elsewhere, outside Bangkok, new destinations are also becoming available throughout Thailand to suit the needs of Chinese MICE visitors. Apart from the country’s 5 dedicated “MICE Cities” TCEB is working to offer Chinese visitors an even wider choice, particularly for meetings and incentive travel.
Commenting on the growth in opportunities for Chinese MICE organizers and business travellers, Mr Nopparat added, “TCEB commits to driving the Thai business events sector by highlighting the capabilities and readiness of five MICE Cities: Bangkok, Pattaya,Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Khon Kaen, as well as other leading destinations inThailand. The introduction of new business events destinations such as Khao Yai, will give Chinese MICE visitors even more choice in organizing their business events, providing discerning business event travellers and organisers alike with unrivalled opportunities to enjoy Thailand’s best-kept attractions.”
Located just 205 km northeast of Bangkok, Khao Yai is easily accessible by road. With its pristine natural settings, great variety of accommodation, and diverse recreational attractions, Khao Yai can accommodate a wide variety of corporate meetings, incentives travel, teambuilding activities, and pre- or post-show tours. According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in 2014, Khao Yairecorded a total of 3,808,476 Thai travellers and 359,953 overseas visitors.
Special promotion for IBTM China 2015, TCEB prepares Thailand CONNECT Welcome Package, in collaboration with True Corporation PLC, and Bangkok Mass Transit System PLC. The package comprises a special Thailand CONNECT edition BTS Connect SmartPass, and one-hour Free WiFi Trial by TrueMove H, with more than 100,000 True WiFi hotspots around the country. It is aimed at attracting Chinese organisers and Chinese business travellers to participate in MICE activities in Thailand. Moreover, For inbound Event planning meetings, incentive travels, and corporate events will get Special fast-track immigration for 15 VIPs, Exclusive meet and greet at the airport, Souvenirs, Cultural performance and CSR activities.
This year Thailand is confirmed as a host to a diverse line-up of confirmed major Chinese Corporate Meetings and Incentive Travel business events in 2015, which include the following:
TCEB also recently won eight new bids to host major MICE events in Thailand scheduled until 2018, which will attract more than 5,000 high quality MICE travellers. These are as follows:
The wins will complement other upcoming major international festivals and events in Thailand announced by TCEB, which include Photo Bangkok Festival, TBEX Asia 2015, and UFI Open Seminar in Asia 2016.
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Imagine a world in which you could stay in a luxurious but economical 3 star plus and, 2-star plus, good-quality hotel while being aware that your comfort comes with a commitment to sustainability. Eco Hotels and Resorts Ltd., a subsidiary of Eco Hotels UK PLC, is on a mission to transform the hospitality landscape in India with a keen focus on sustainability, innovative construction technology, and ambitious expansion strategies.
Mr. VK Tripathi, Executive Chairman of Eco Hotels India
With a core focus of operating and managing carbon net-zero hotels of its kind across India and operating 5000 rooms within the next five years, Eco Hotels and Resorts Ltd. is making significant strides toward its goal. VK Tripathi, Executive Chairman of Eco Hotels India, mentioned, “Our cutting-edge EBOT (Enterprise-Build-Operate-Transfer) model, which leverages state-of-the-art 3D Volumetric construction technology, is set to take off by the middle of the upcoming year.” It’s a groundbreaking innovation set to revolutionize the way hotels are constructed in the country.
Tripathi added, “The company has embarked on discussions with various hotel owners to secure hotels on lease, and the responses we’ve received are nothing short of encouraging. This approach allows us to swiftly expand our presence.” In parallel, Eco Hotels is strategically pursuing inorganic growth by actively engaging in discussions with hotel management companies that have approximately 1000 to 1,500 + hotel rooms under their operations. The primary aim is to secure full or substantial acquisitions of these companies and subsequently remodel the hotels under their management to match them with the renowned brands operating in the mid segment.
This strategic move positions the hotels to compete effectively with established mid-segment hotel brands operating in India. Eco Hotels is dedicated to introducing a new brand in three star plus and two-star plus segment, underscoring their robust loyalty to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.
But Eco Hotels doesn’t stop at the lease model and brand transformation. Tripathi said, “We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of UP under the Invest UP scheme. This collaboration aims us to construct and operate 10 hotels in various cities of UP within the next five years, with construction work expected to commence by the end of the upcoming year.”
Leveraging their technological prowess, Eco Hotels can construct a hundred-room hotel within one year, as opposed to the three to four years required by conventional construction technologies. This innovative approach not only promises better returns on investment for stakeholders but also reduces the need for extensive repairs and maintenance. It’s noteworthy that the new built Eco Hotels to be operated under EBOT model associated with the development of 3D volumetric construction technology in India, a groundbreaking innovation set to revolutionize the way hotels are constructed in the country.
With their commitment to sustainability, cutting-edge construction methods, and ambitious expansion plans in partnership with the Government of UP, Eco Hotels and Resorts Ltd. is well on its way to redefining the hospitality industry in India, offering guests a greener, more sustainable, and luxurious experience.
VK Tripathi and his team are trailblazers, are set to redefine the industry’s future.


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Mobile phones, smartphones, and other wireless devices emit a type of non-ionizing radiation known as radiofrequency (RF) radiation. While RF radiation is considered relatively low-energy, the constant and prolonged use of mobile devices has led to concerns about its potential effects on human health.
Research on the effects of RF radiation on human health is ongoing, and the findings have been mixed. Some studies have suggested that long-term exposure to RF radiation may be associated with an increased risk of certain types of cancer, such as brain tumors, while others have found no such association.
Other studies have suggested that RF radiation may have negative effects on cognitive function and sleep, as well as increase the risk of certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
It’s important to note that the scientific consensus is not yet clear and many studies are still ongoing. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) have stated that the levels of RF radiation emitted by mobile phones and other wireless devices are below levels that would cause concern for human health. However, this does not mean that RF radiation is entirely safe.
To reduce your exposure to RF radiation, experts recommend using a hands-free device or speakerphone when using your mobile phone, limiting the amount of time spent on your mobile phone, and keeping your mobile phone away from your body, such as keeping it in a purse or bag, or using an air-tube headset.
It’s also important to note that while mobile phones emit RF radiation, there are many other sources of this type of radiation, such as Wi-Fi routers, cell towers, and microwave ovens, which also emit RF radiation. So, it is important to consider all sources of RF radiation exposure when assessing overall exposure.
In conclusion, more research is needed to fully understand the effects of RF radiation on human health, and the scientific consensus is not yet clear. However, it is important to take precautions to reduce exposure to RF radiation, such as using a hands-free device, limiting the amount of time spent on mobile phones and considering all sources of RF


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$20 million: Estimated total investment for proposed Kroger Marketplace store on Ohio 72.
123,000: Estimated square footage at the new store.
350: Estimated number of employees at Kroger.
Staying with the story
The Springfield News-Sun first broke the news about a proposed $20 million Kroger Marketplace in Springfield Twp. in April and has closely tracked it since then, including stories digging into concerns about traffic and why supporters say new development is needed.
A controversial, proposed $20 million Kroger development on Ohio 72 will likely move forward after Springfield city commissioners unanimously approved annexing 100 acres and a related rezoning Tuesday evening.
The planned Kroger Marketplace, set to be constructed south of Interstate 70 on a former Springfield Twp. driving range, is expected to bring about 350 new jobs to the city
The proposed development on 28 acres at 2630 Springfield-Jamestown Road has divided residents, largely along city and township lines, since it was first announced in April.
Concerns have included traffic, trash, effect on the rural township and the loss of the current South Limestone Street store on the neighborhood. Supporters have cited the new jobs, expanded options and need for new development on the south side.
Springfield Mayor Warren Copeland said he would have preferred Kroger build its new store north of the interstate. During his long tenure on commission, he said he’s worked to bring a new grocery store to the south side.
“They’re going to do it and it’s going to be bigger and better than (former Springfield Mayor Dale Henry) imagined back in those days,” Copeland said. “That’s something I don’t see how we can pass up, even if it isn’t exactly where I wish it would be.”
Springfield currently has five Krogers. The South Limestone location will likely close if the new store is built on Ohio 72, company officials have said. The existing store employs about 40 people and the expanded one would have up to 350 jobs.
Commissioner Kevin O’Neill thanked Kroger for investing in Clark County and Springfield.
“You could’ve stopped when you built your three new stores on the north, west and east sides of town,” O’Neill said.
>>RELATED: Clark County residents split over proposed $20M Kroger
Kroger is in the midst of a traffic study for the property on Ohio 72, which is about 60 percent complete and has been expanded to include a larger area, according to its zoning consultant.
Springfield leaders and First Transit — which runs the bus service for the city — have discussed changing routes to go to the new location but no decisions have been made.
Commissioner Joyce Chilton took all of the comments into consideration, she said, especially about traffic.
“I’m going on faith that the traffic study and Kroger will come through with their part of the deal,” Chilton said.
The new store near the interstate will encourage more retail opportunities on the south side, Commissioner Dan Martin said, much of which is already zoned for businesses.
“A lot of communities would love to be this close to an interstate highway,” Martin said. “If we don’t allow development here, I guess I don’t really understand where else in the community would make sense to have commercial development.”
>>DETAILS: Traffic, other concerns with $20M Kroger in Springfield Twp. debated
Kroger Marketplace stores are often much larger and include a wider selection than the company’s traditional grocery stores, including clothing, furniture and home goods.
Initial development plans submitted to the city’s Community Development Department show the popular Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee will have a location inside the big box store. It could also have a pharmacy with drive-through, Little Clinic health care center, bank with drive-through and a 20,000-square-foot Kroger Fuel Center, public records show.
The plans also show two nearly 10,000-square-foot outlots near the fuel center.
Springfield Twp. trustees couldn’t vote on the issue because it was an expedited annexation, Trustee Tim Foley said. He hopes city leaders will take concerns — such as lighting and noise buffers — voiced by township residents into consideration as the development moves forward.
“I am hopeful I am given the opportunity as trustee to provide input on this project to ensure responsible development,” Foley said.
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STORY: There were fresh signs Tuesday (August 9) that luxury labels are defying the global cost-of-living crunch.
Ralph Lauren said it saw revenue rise over 8% to almost $1.5 billion during the latest quarter.
That was comfortably ahead of analyst estimates.
It was a similar story over at Capri Holdings.
That’s the owner of Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace.
Sales there also gained over 8%, beating analyst forecasts.
The new numbers come after similar figures from European rivals LVMH and Gucci-owner Kering.
It seems rising prices are having little impact on spending by middle- and high-income households.
They’ve been shopping with abandon, having built up substantial savings during lockdowns.
New health restrictions in China are proving less welcome for luxury brands though.
Asian revenue at Michael Kors - Capri’s biggest brand - fell over 16% after new lockdowns in China hit demand there.
Jimmy Choo and Versace also took a hit in the region.