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Viscount Linley hails a record year for high-end furniture firm
The furniture company founded by the Queen’s nephew David Linley has hailed 2016 as an ‘extremely strong’ year that yielded record sales and a return to profit.
The Linley firm says that it enjoyed a ‘transformational’ 12 months, with its fastest growth coming in overseas sales.
Linley, who became the second Earl of Snowdon on the death of his photographer father earlier this year, set up his company in 1985, making bespoke furniture, interiors, luxury gifts and accessories.
Record: David Linley has hailed 2016 as an ‘extremely strong’ year
The firm has been expanding into the yachting and automotive markets and recently opened a new London store in Piccadilly and revamped its flagship store in Belgravia.
Accounts just filed show sales jumped from £6.9 million to £13.5 million while a loss of £1.9 million turned into a profit of £337,000.
Directors said they were ‘focused on delivering a compelling proposition to high net worth individuals’.
The company is majority-owned by Malaysian businessman David Chua’s firm Overture Investments.
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In it's mission to relieve clothing and food poverty for parents or carers and their dependent in local communities, the charity is now the largest baby and school clothing bank in the region with three outlet locations currently in Wallsend,South Shields and Sunderland.
But, with winter being a especially busy period for the charity and the effects of the pandemic still being felt, Clothe and Feed are asking for communities to rummage through their wardrobes and attics and bring in donations.
The bank takes in items such as baby equipment (including toys, highchairs, cots, Moses baskets), clothing and toiletries such as nappies and creams.
Christmas-themed items, such as decorations, baubles and children's Christmas jumpers are being particularly requested.
The charity is often used throughout the year as a signpost by social services, police and schools for families - but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for pre-loved items has been especially high.
Volunteer Shakira Wright, who manages the South Shields branch of Clothe and Feed, said the pandemic has "pushed many families over the edge financially."
"Winter is always a busy time for us," said Shakira, "but we're expecting a greater number families coming to us this year because people are living on the breadline, or under it.
"The pandemic has caused a lot of job redundancies too. After parents have paid their rent and bills, they are left with nothing - which makes Christmas feel like a burden rather than a joyous occasion.
"A lot of the items that we're asking for are basic things that most of us take for granted, but to the people who come to Clothe and Feed, those donations mean a huge amount.
"There are parents who without Clothe and Feed wouldn't have the ability to dress their children up in a Christmas jumper for their school's Christmas Jumper Day, because they can't afford to buy one for them. The parents feel like they are letting their children down because they have to send them to school in their uniform, while all the other children are dressed up."
Baby blankets, children's hats, scarves and coats are also in high demand, with parents struggling to afford warm clothing and gear ahead of winter.
"We've had mums come in during autumn with toddlers not wearing winter coats, and they are freezing," said Shakira.
"Only recently I wrapped up a little girl who came into the store in a coat and a few blankets, and the mum was so grateful.
"People feel embarrassed coming in and asking for our help, but there is no shame in seeking out support, and we are never going to judge. If we've got something you need, you can have it, no questions asked."
The bank also stock free school uniforms within the local area, all of which are free to parents.
Pushchairs are priced around £10-15, baby clothes and children's shoes are 50p and Moses Baskets £10.
The charity also work to support families with specific requests for donations.
"We have a regular customer whose son has additional needs, and she was in desperate need of a specialised wheelchair for him because he didn't qualify for one through the disability service," said Shakira.
"We didn't have one in any of the branches, but we were able to fund over £300 through the charity to give her one of loan for as long as she needs.
"When she's finished using it, we can then pass it onto another mum who needs it.
"There were tears in my eyes when I gave it to her because now she could finally do everyday things with her son, like go for a walk in the park."

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THE story of a Gower tree surgeon who lost £5,000 on a pick-up truck he "bought" on the internet has prompted Post readers to share their online scam experiences.
Jeff Gibbon, of Penclawdd, contacted the "seller" via eBay's classified ad section and ended up transferring the money into a bank account, as reported in the Post this week.
He thought this person was sending bona fide emails, which had eBay branding and have been seen by the Post. But the Mitsubishi L200 truck never materialised, and Mr Gibbon alerted the authorities.
Post reader Helen England, of Sketty Park, said she could understand how gutted Mr Gibbon felt after she said she bought two mobile phones in succession on eBay, neither of which worked.
She said she did not receive any refund from the sellers, despite assurances otherwise, and would steer clear of eBay from now on.
"These people have closed their eBay accounts, opened new ones and are selling the same items," she said, adding that she feared other people may fall foul of this scam. "It's absolutely devastating," she said.
Graham Colwill, meanwhile, said he was tempted by an eBay advert for a Volvo estate for his son, but became suspicious when he could not locate the seller's address. "They said they lived in Ogmore Vale and were moving to Scotland," he said. "I said I wanted to see the car, but they said they only dealt through eBay's 'guaranteed purchase scheme'."
Another reader, Keith Clements, of Llangyfelach, said he was drawn to an advert for a Toyota Auris on internet classified ad site Gumtree. He replied, and said he was given a plausible story that the "seller" — a Jessica Jones — was a recent divorcee now living in Spain who faced the extra expense of registering her car overseas.
Alarm bells started ringing, he said, when he was advised that the £2,000 for the car should be transferred by Western Union to a representative in Madrid.
A spokesman for eBay said criminal activity was not tolerated on its website and that it worked closely with law enforcement authorities. He said the "seller" who apparently conned Mr Gibbon had been suspended, and that eBay would co-operate fully with any police investigation.
He added: "Thousands of these sales complete successfully every day, but it's important to remember to stay safe by following the guidelines on our eBay Safety Centre."


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Xi3, the company that Valve backed for compact computer development has announced the price of Piston, it’s first unofficial Steam Box. It’s scheduled for a Holiday 2013 release date, with a price of $999.99. If you preorder Piston before March 18, 2013 you can get it for $900. Piston is a compact, Linux based gaming PC that is especially designed to work with Steam’s Big Picture mode.
The reason we’re calling it an unofficial Steam Box is because in previous statements, Gabe Newell says that Valve will be coming out with their own official Steam Box hardware.
Jason A. Sullivan, founder, president and CEO of Xi3 Corporation, says, “Given the amount of awards, media attention and gamer interest the PISTON Console has generated since it was unveiled at CES 2013 in January, we’ve become seriously concerned that we will not be able to meet the demand for PISTON Consoles this year. That’s why we have decided to begin accepting pre-orders on our PISTON Console, beginning today with the start of the SXSW Gaming Expo. Gaming Expo attendees will also get the benefit of being the first to see the PISTON Console in action.”
So, there you have it. If you’re going to SXSW in Austin, Texas you might be able to try out the Piston for yourself. It also looks like they’re specifically marketing it as a “console” as can be see in the press release.
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Update — May 22, 2020: Xiaomi has updated their browsers again. Enhanced Incognito mode has been replaced with “Help use improve Mi Browser” which now clearly mentions that if you turn it on, it will share aggregated data stats in Incognito mode. This should clear the confusion among users whether to keep it on or … Continue reading "Xiaomi Mi Browser and Mint Browser updated to turn off incognito mode aggregated data collection [Update: New changes]"
Update 3: After a slight delay Xiaomi has announced that the Mi 10 series will be announced globally on March 27th. Make sure you tune in to get all the details.#Mi10 #LightsCameraAction pic.twitter.com/8nNJ4Alyth — Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) March 6, 2020Update 2: Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 10 series in China yesterday. To all our Mi Fans, users, partners and friends from the media, following GSMA’s decision to cancel #MWC2020, #Xiaomi will also delay our global product launch of the latest flagship #Mi10 series. Earlier: Xiaomi today announced that it will introduce the Mi 10 series of flagship phones at an online-only event in China on February 13th. Xiaomi already confirmed Snapdragon 865 Mobile platform and Samsung’s 108MP sensor for the phone and also said that it will feature quad rear cameras.
Xiaomi announced the Mi A2 under the Android One program back in July 2018. The smartphone was launched running Android 8.1 (Oreo), and the company updated it to Android 9.0 (Pie) in December 2018. Android One devices from other brands such as HMD and Motorola have already received Android 10 update, as per the Android One policy, the Mi A2 is eligible to receive Android 10 update.


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Vice Media partners with The Times of India Group to grow Asian audience
Vice Media has launched in India with the aim of reaching the Indian youth population through a partnership with Times of India Group.
Hosi Simon, chief executive officer (CEO) of Vice APAC / Vice
Vice India will bring content to everyone in India, primarily in Hindi and English. Vice will be producing and distributing local programming for digital, mobile and linear platforms. Vice India has further introduced all of its digital brands under the Vice.com banner and will leverage the Times of India portfolio.
Vice India’s local content will span across topics like food, music, politics, sports, sex, identity, nightlife, arts, and comedy.
As part of it operations, It has opened new offices in Mumbai and Delhi including a local offering of Virtue Worldwide, Vice’s in-house creative agency, and a full-service content production studio, Vice Studio, producing local news, culture, documentary, film and scripted content for television, SVOD, OTT and digital platforms.
Vice has also partnered with PepsiCo brand Mountain Dew to explore the journey of Arjun Vajpai as he attempts to climb Mt. Kangchenjunga. It also announce a partnership with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Facebook, to bring Vice’s content to viewers in the region through original local production and reporting, and licensing.
It has also assembled a team of 40 journalists, editors, producers and creatives in India to focus on content production, editorial, creative services and content distribution.
Saurabh Doshi, head of entertainment partnerships, Asia-Pacific at Facebook said - “Large number of people on Facebook in India are young. We are happy to see Vice Media launch in India and excited about the opportunity that people will get to see content that will be relevant, high quality and something which will encourage meaningful conversations.”
Hosi Simon, chief executive officer (CEO) of Vice APAC said: “Everything we do, our aim is to reach the aspirational mass audience which is about to make their voices heard loudly in India. We are looking beyond urban India, into the regional emerging, aspirational, and highly curious youth population, which we believe will own the future of the country very soon. We hope to create ground-breaking content and play a significant role in creating and giving a voice to the youth of India, and helping to bring their stories and creativity to all parts of India, and to the rest of the world.”
Rishi Jaitly, CEO of Times Bridge, the investing arm of The Times Group said: "In Vice, we're proud to work with an inspired, ambitious partner that aspires to engage and immerse across India. We're looking forward to Vice India becoming the country's leading youth media company, engaging and delighting millennial and Gen Z audiences across the subcontinent."
Vice India last month announced the appointment of Chanpreet Arora as chief executive officer and Samira Kanwar as head of content.
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In the interbank forex market, the rupee traded at 79.93 at 9:31 am after breaking through 80 against the US dollar, a historic low for the Indian currency. At the opening of trading, it fell to 80.06 against the dollar.
On Monday, the rupiah closed at 79.97.
The US dollar continued its rally and hovered just above the one-week low hit the day before against major currencies as markets reduced the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.
Since the beginning of this year, the local currency has fallen by more than 7 percent. As of June 30, it stood at Rs 78.94 to the dollar and fell quickly, hitting Rs 80 over the next few sessions.
Compared to historical data, since December 2014, the value of the rupee has decreased from 63.33 against the dollar on December 31, 2014 to 80.06 today, i.e. a depreciation of 26.27%.
However, the loss of the rupee meant the rise of the US dollar. In fact, the US currency had a wonderful stretch. Since the beginning of the year, it has grown by almost 8%.
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On the other hand, a rising dollar is certainly not a favorable scenario for the Indian rupee. The rupiah has been fluctuating since the start of the year and has fallen 7.72 percent.
A surprise rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) last month failed to stem the rupee’s fall as a widening current account deficit came to the fore after the country’s trade deficit hit a record high in June level, which is cause for concern. In fact, it seems to have increased volatility.
What led to the fall of the ruble
The geopolitical crisis and associated uncertainty following the Russo-Ukrainian war has exacerbated the problems of most economies as they struggled to recover from the downturn caused by Covid-19 over the past 2 years.
Amid concerns about economic growth, high global crude oil prices and skyrocketing inflation, central banks in most major economies are struggling to keep their currencies from falling against the US dollar.
The tightening of such global financial conditions against the background of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the main reason for the weakening of the Indian rupee.
In addition, the outflow of foreign portfolio capital is also one of the main reasons for the depreciation of the Indian currency. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) have withdrawn about $14 billion from Indian stock markets in 2022-2023.
It should be noted that monetary tightening in advanced economies, especially in the United States, tends to push foreign investors out of emerging markets.
The US Federal Reserve has already started raising key interest rates to curb inflation, which soared to 9% last month.
High inflation has raised fears that the Fed may raise interest rates by 100 basis points at its policy-making meeting later this month.
How it might affect you
From importing to exporting, traveling abroad and studying abroad, the depreciation of the rupee affects our lives in several ways.
Import will be more expensive: The primary and immediate impact of the depreciation of the rupee is on importers, as they need to spend more for the same quantity and price.
The Indian import basket includes crude oil, coal, plastics, chemicals, electronic goods, vegetable oil, fertilizers, machinery, gold, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, iron and steel.
With the depreciation of the rupee, imports of goods will become more expensive. Not only oil, but also electronic goods such as mobile phones, some cars and household appliances are likely to rise in price.
The fall of the rupee could also affect household spending decisions as some things can become expensive.
Export boost: While imports are getting more expensive, exports from India are getting cheaper. This is good for exporters as they get more rupees in exchange for dollars.
Pay more for studying abroad: For people wishing to study abroad during this time, fees will rise as the dollar will now be worth more in rupee terms than before. Potential students, or even existing students, may experience an increase in their costs.
Foreign trips will cost more: Another major impact of the falling rupee could be felt on the tourism sector. As cases of Covid-19 remain under control, many people would like to restart their travel plans abroad. Such people may end up spending much more than a few days ago.
Additional values for money transfers: In terms of remittances or money that people living abroad send to their families back home in India, they will end up sending more in terms of rupees.
(According to agencies)
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We have to talk about that mascara wand you're holding. In fact, you might want to put it down. In a recent study, Kim Harley, an epidemiologist and associate professor of public health at the University of California, Berkeley, found that people wearing eye makeup made with parabens and phthalates had significantly higher levels of those chemicals in their bodies than women who did not. "Both parabens and phthalates are suspected hormone disruptors, meaning they might interfere with the action of estrogen in women’s bodies, which could impact reproductive development or be related to reproductive cancers," says Harley.
You might pay more attention to the ingredient list of the products you apply in larger amounts, but location matters too: “The skin on eyelids is the thinnest on the body, so anything applied to the eye area is easily absorbed,” says Bruce Moskowitz, an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Mount Sinai in New York City.
And here's a real eye-opener: Harley's study determined that a simple switch to clean makeup products (she defined "clean" as paraben- and phthalate-free) decreased chemical levels in the bodies of participants by as much as 45 percent — in three days. So are we skipping our cat-eye flicks? Never. But in the spirit of moderation, we have found clean choices to add to our lineup. These six formulas meet the Allure Clean Standard — as well as our very high-performance ones.
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.


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GREEN BAY--If you're shopping for toys this holiday season a new report out today urges you to be careful which ones you buy. The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group released its annual "Trouble in Toyland" report.
The report focuses on the common toy hazards, from choking to dangerous chemicals, even noisy toys, and letting parents know what to look out for.
"Consumers and parents need to continue to be vigilant," said Bruce Speight, director of WISPIRG.
In the last year more than 86 thousand toys recalled for posing a choking hazard. Speight says that's the most common toy danger. Toys with small parts are required to have warning labels. Many are banned for kids younger than three.
"This year we found toys that continue to go against what is required by law" said Speight.
Experts say there is an easy way for you to test if a toy is a choking hazard for your child. You take a toilet paper tube and if the toy fits through it. That means it's a choking hazard for kids three and under.
"Parts that can become loose on the toy is bought is also very important to think about" said Dr. Molly Kleiman, a pediatrician with Bellin Health.
Another hazard: txic chemicals in toys. When kids are exposed to lead or thalates experts say it put them at risk for developmental disorders. Many manufacturers don't list the chemicals on the box.
"The standard for thalates under the new law is 1000 parts per million," said Speight.
Magnetic toys also pose a danger if swallowed, and loud toys. Experts say toys louder than 85 decibels can lead to gradual hearing loss. Press the toy to your ear. If it's too loud for you it's too loud for your kids. I
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Manufacturers are crucial for achieving net zero.
Futurebuild is calling for manufacturers to join contractors, architects, engineers and more across the built environment supply chain in taking a critical role to achieve net zero carbon emissions. At the event, from March 2 to 4, 2021 at ExCeL London, exhibitors and visitors can debate issues, share ideas and showcase products to tackle the generation’s greatest challenge — the climate and ecological crisis. Companies can apply to exhibit at Futurebuild 2021 here.
In 2020, the pandemic meant that many events for the built environment industry to meet and collaborate were either postponed or cancelled. We know that we cannot pause our progress in transforming the sustainability of the industry, so Futurebuild 2021 will be going ahead.
Our industry currently faces two main challenges — recovery after the current pandemic and achieving net zero carbon. The Chancellor’s recent announcement of £3bn in funding to reduce emissions generated by current infrastructure brings us closer to the UK’s target of net zero by 2050, but is it enough to transform the industry?
According to research, 85 per cent of the infrastructure we’ll have in 2050 will have been built by 2030. Some even say that construction will need to transform itself by 2025. So, we have five to ten years to make the fundamental changes required to radically reduce carbon emissions. We must act now.
Construct UK is delighted to be supporting Futurebuild once again for the 2021 event.
The Events and Media section of our Directory includes comprehensive information and articles
covering hundreds of UK construction trade events plus details of the industry’s journals and magazines.
“Futurebuild is the platform to debate current issues, exchange best practice and showcase the solutions and technologies that can really drive change,” explained Martin Hurn, event director of Futurebuild. “The Government’s plan for green recovery is a good first step, but so much more is needed. We know that the entire supply chain must work together to make a real difference. Specifiers have the power to transform the industry — it is their products that drive our green infrastructure capabilities.”
Futurebuild, previously Ecobuild, has led the way in tackling climate change in the construction industry for over ten years. The event brings together over 20,500 industry influencers to debate ideas, showcase products and drive real change across the built environment. For example, 73 per cent of visitors in 2020 reported that they attend the show with the intent to see and invest in the latest innovations and product launches.
In 2021, the event’s stages will put a spotlight on six key areas to support industry transformation — whole house retrofit, digital impact, future installer, district energy, circular materials and intelligent buildings.
Are you a manufacturer who has ideas or technologies, new or existing, that can improve sustainability and help us meet net zero carbon? Net zero needs you to showcase it. Register your interest to exhibit at Futurebuild 2021 here.
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Express is closing their store in downtown Newport.
The store, which is located at 144 Thames Street, is hosting a store closing sale and is currently offering 50-75% off everything in the store.
On Facebook, Express has responded to customers that the store is expected to close at the end of January. Fixtures, furniture and equipment are also currently for sale.
“Our Thames Street store in Newport is closing on January 26, 2020. Customers can continue to shop at nearby Express stores (including Warwick, North Dartmouth and Providence Place) or express.com.,” Alysa Spittle, Director of Communications for Express, told What’s Up Newp on Wednesday.
According to City records, 144-150 Thames Street has been owned by Newport Development Associates LLC since January 2018. That company has an address of 1341 West Main Road in Middletown.
At this time, it is unknown what the plans are for the building or what business will take over this location.
According to their website, Express employs approximately 18,000 associates in over 650 retails stores both nationally and internationally.
The company has announced plans to hold an investor event on January 22nd in New York to communicate the details of a new corporate strategy, including cost optimization and fleet rationalization.


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Off late, there’s been no shortage of rumors related to the upcoming Google Nexus smartphones. LG and Huawei are making two Nexus smartphones this year, and the company might just ditch the launch of a new tablet altogether. Now, a new leak has just surfaced indicating that the upcoming LG Nexus will also have a fingerprint sensor, just like the Huawei Nexus smartphone. Also Read - Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL fingerprint gestures not working properly for some usersAlso Read - Researchers use artificial intelligence can create fake ‘master’ fingerprints to unlock multiple smartphones
This report comes out of Korea Herald which cites a ‘market official’ who confirmed that the upcoming LG Nexus will come with a fingerprint scanner as well. The source further also hinted that all of LG’s future flagships will come with fingerprint sensors. Also Read - Nikon planning to add biometric sensors that can read emotions to its camera
A separate report by Business Korea also states that LG is teaming up with Google to roll out Android Pay with the Nexus smartphone this year. This doesn’t come as a surprise as Google detailed Android Pay at I/O earlier, indicating an eventual launch with the next version of Android, which will almost certainly comes preloaded on any next Nexus devices.
The LG Nexus (2015) is said to be a less premium variant, with a smaller build. It is expected to feature a 5.2-inch full HD (1920 1080 pixels) display, a Snapdragon 620 processor paired with 4GB of RAM, a 64GB internal storage, a 13-megapixel f/1.8 camera at the back with optical image stabilization (OIS) and laser autofocus, a 4-megapixel selfie camera, a 3,180mAh battery with wireless charging, and connectivity options like NFC and Bluetooth.
On the other hand, the Huawei Nexus (2015) is said to feature a metal body, a large 5.7-inch QHD (2560 1440 pixels) display, Snapdragon 820 chipset, 21-megapixel rear camera, and a battery with wireless charging support.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 3
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
Uzbekistan imported 34,200 tons of brazilian raw cane sugar worth $14.1 million in the period from January through June 2020, Trend reports referring to the data of State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
In the period from January through June 2019, total volume of imports of raw cane sugar amounted to 198.500 tons ($81.9 million), including 145.500 tons ($60.5 million) from Brazil.
In the period January through June 2020, a significant part of Uzbekistan's sugar exports was Russian raw beet sugar, which amounted to 97.300 tons worth $39.7 million.
According to Russian Union of Sugar Producers, in 2019, Uzbekistan received more than 130,000 tons of sugar from Russia in the amount of $48 million. The maximum was fixed in March 2020, when Russia exported more than 53,000 tons of sugar to Uzbekistan.
As was reported, in May 2020, Uzbekistan's Angren Shakar LLC plant produced hundreds of tons of sugar, which was being stored idle at warehouses. According to the plant representatives, demand for local sugar has fallen after cheaper sugar was brought to the Uzbek market from abroad.
However, according to the source in Russian Union of Sugar Producers, demand for local sugar in Uzbekistan has fallen after the government of the country decided to cancel excise tax on white sugar.
As a result, two largest sugar factories in the country, Angren Shakar LLC and Khorezm Shakar LLC, have ceased operations in July 2020 due to decreased demand for local sugar.
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According to latest report of research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), in 2023 the tendency of iPhone buyers in the US to choose more affordable versions of the smartphone has changed.
While historical data suggests that iPhone buyers tend to opt for cheaper models, the weighted average retail price (US-WARP) of Apple smartphones sold in the United States in March 2023 reached a new high of $988. This is an unusual trend, as the average selling price of an iPhone typically declines during the first quarter of the year.
CIRP links the growth of US-WARP to the popularity of models iPhone 14 Pro, for which demand outstripped production, resulting in long order fulfillment times months after launch. In addition, buyers seem to prefer the iPhone 14 Plus over the iPhone 13 mini, and Apple is offering more memory in higher-end models to attract consumers. Additionally, Apple devices tend to hold their value longer, resulting in a better trade-in that lowers the cost of a new model and may encourage people to opt for a more expensive iPhone.
The report also noted that the return of iPhone 14 Pro models to general sales in the first quarter of this year played a role in boosting the average selling price of Apple’s smartphones as suppliers ramped up production following a lull in demand after the Christmas holidays.


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Ed Hollands, Managing Director of DrivenMedia was chosen to be Marketing Derby's Rising Star for 2016 due to his passion for his start-up business and for the city.
Following an arrival breakfast, Ed will talk about his success so far, plans for the future and how his mentors in the business community have inspired him.
Guests will then hear from Ed's mentor Graham Mulholland of the hugely successful Derby-based company epm:technology on the importance of supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.
We will also hear from a senior member of the University who will talk about why they decided to use DrivenMedia for a recent marketing campaign and the impact it has had. The truck will be parked up outside so you can see for yourself how DrivenMedia creates the campaigns.
This event comes toward the end of Ed's time as our Rising Star and we will soon be starting the application process for the Marketing Derby's Rising Star 2017.


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We are now witnessing the next potential great leap forward in Electronic Computer technology - Memristors.
This is likely to revolutionise computers, robotics and not least, our daily lives.
It's a computer - But not as we know it, Jim.
In 1971, electrical engineering professor Leon Chua an ethnic Han Chinese proposed a theoretical basic electronics component called a memristor.
In 2008, Hewlett Packard brought the memristor out of theory and into the real world. And today, HP announced that they have finally proven that they can build devices that use memristors, instead of the transistors that enable all current computer chips.
Memristors could also help with a problem that continues to challenge the chip industry, continuing to pack more and more computational power into smaller and smaller spaces.
Currently, chip makers follow a path defined by Moore's Law, which states that the number of transistors it is possible to squeeze in to a chip for a fixed cost doubles every two years.
This is currently achieved by producing transistors with ever smaller feature sizes. Current cutting edge chips have transistors with feature sizes as small as 22 nanometres (22 billionths of a metre).
But this miniaturisation cannot continue forever, experts say.
Memristors offer an alternative path.
The most advanced transistor technology today is based on minimum feature sizes of 30 to 40 nanometers — by contrast a biological virus is typically about 100 nanometers — and Dr. Williams said that H.P. now has working 3-nanometer memristors that can switch on and off in about a nanosecond, or a billionth of a second.
He said the company could have a competitor to flash memory in three years that would have a capacity of 20 gigabytes a square centimeter.


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10 Downing Street
New national flagship to promote British businesses around the world
New ship will showcase cutting-edge British design, engineering and green technology while boosting trade and driving investment.
- Ship will be the first of its kind constructed in the UK, creating jobs and reinvigorating the shipbuilding industry
- Once built, the flagship will host trade events and promote UK interests around the world
British businesses will be given a new global platform to promote their products through a new national flagship recently (30 May 2021) announced by the Prime Minister.
The ship, the first of its kind to be built and commissioned by the UK, will boost British trade and drive investment into our economy. The vessel will be used to host high level trade negotiations and trade shows and will sail all over the world promoting British interests.
A typical six month itinerary for the flagship might include docking at a port in a country where a British Prime Ministerial visit is taking place to accommodate parallel discussions between British and local businesses, hosting trade fairs to sell British products to an emerging market and providing the venue for an international ministerial summit or major trade negotiations between the UK and another government.
The ship, the name of which will be announced in due course, will be the first national flagship since 1997 when the HMY Britannia was decommissioned. However, its role will be distinct from that of any previous national flagship, reflecting the UK’s new status as an independent trading nation and helping us to seize the opportunities that status presents.
As well as being a resource for British firms looking to export globally, the ship will also be a tangible manifestation of British ingenuity and shipbuilding expertise. The Government’s intention is to build the ship in the UK. This will create jobs, help drive a renaissance in the UK’s shipbuilding industry and showcase the best of British engineering around the world.
The Prime Minister recently said:
This new national flagship will be the first vessel of its kind in the world, reflecting the UK’s burgeoning status as a great, independent maritime trading nation.
Every aspect of the ship, from its build to the businesses it showcases on board, will represent and promote the best of British – a clear and powerful symbol of our commitment to be an active player on the world stage.
As well as promoting trade, it is expected that the flagship will play an important role in achieving the UK’s foreign policy and security objectives, including by hosting summits and other diplomatic talks.
Construction of the ship is expected to begin as soon as next year and the ship will enter service within the next four years. The tendering process for the design and construction of the ship will launch shortly, with an emphasis on building a vessel which reflects British design expertise and the latest innovations in green technology.
The ship will be crewed by the Royal Navy and is expected to be in service for around 30 years.
Costs for the construction and operation of the ship will be confirmed following the completion of a competitive tendering process.
Original article link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-flagship-to-promote-british-businesses-around-the-world
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Google closes auction on IPO after SEC gives final nod to sale
Thursday, August 19, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Initial shares of Google Inc. were priced late Wednesday at $85, the low end of a range revised downward just hours earlier, somewhat dampening expectations for the most ballyhooed Internet company public stock offering since the dot-com boom went bust.
Still, the offering remains one of the biggest and most highly anticipated for an Internet company, surpassing most of the hot issues of the dot-com boom.
The final initial public offering price, set through an unusual auction involving would-be investors, means the stock could debut on the Nasdaq as early as today.
Earlier Wednesday, Google dramatically lowered its estimated per-share price range to between $85 and $95, down from the previous range of $108 to $135. In a move that should buoy prices, it reduced the number of shares to be sold to 19.6 million from 25.7 million.
At the final price, the offering will raise $1.67 billion and give the world's most popular search engine a market capitalization of $23.1 billion. If the stock had debuted at the high end of the original estimate, it would have raised as much as $3.6 billion and given Google a market cap as high as $36 billion.
In an e-mail to investors who bid an unusual auction that set the price, Google said individual brokerages will notify investors of how many shares they will be obligated to purchase at settlement, which is expected to be on Aug. 24.
Still, analysts expected the stock to start trading Thursday.
"Typically, most deals start trading the morning after the SEC gives the greenlight," said Bob Clarkson, a securities lawyer in Menlo Park, Calif.
The bumpy IPO process has created several clouds over the company that has been criticized for being too idealistic, arrogant and reckless since it began the IPO process four months ago.
Its prospectus indicates that Google still faces regulatory questions. In one case, the SEC "has requested additional information concerning the publication" of an interview of Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page that appeared in September's issue of Playboy magazine.
That was a potential violation of the SEC's rules against talking publicly before an IPO about information that is not included in the prospectus.
Google also has admitted that the agency has launched an informal inquiry into its issuance of millions of pre-IPO shares and options without registering them.Google also has admitted that the agency has launched an informal inquiry into its issuance of millions of pre-IPO shares and options without registering them.
The auction -- another source of controversy -- was supposed to democratize the IPO process, which is usually limited to investors connected to investment banks. Still, many analysts questioned whether Google's projected price was affordable to average investors.
Before the surprise announcement early Wednesday, first announced in an e-mail to potential investors, some observers had questioned whether Google's triple-digit price estimate was realistic, given the rocky stock market conditions in recent weeks. Several companies, in fact, have delayed or abandoned plans to go public.
Thomas Hechtfischer, a lawyer with Germany's DSW private investor association, said that the move "confirms the tendency of previous offerings, that the investors won't jump at everything."
Andre Kuttner, manager of the Unisector: High Tech fund at Union Investment in Frankfurt, which is registered for the auction, said even the new bottom end of the price range -- $85 -- was still "relatively expensive."
"It means the demand simply wasn't strong enough at the given price," he said.
But Google, until Wednesday, surprised many by bucking the market trends for so long. In fact, it's repeatedly been a source of surprises since it announced its public stock offering in April.
It eschewed Wall Street tradition and decided that the final IPO price would be set by an auction. Its founders wrote an idealistic letter in its prospectus, outlining the company's "Don't Be Evil" mantra and plan to avoid the trappings of traditional companies.
Google also has been embroiled in controversies. It revealed that millions of its pre-IPO shares and options were issued to employees and contractors without being registered, prompting a SEC inquiry.
John Tinker, an analyst at ThinkEquity Partners, said he wasn't surprised about the lowered price range, citing how the auction process has been sloppy and complicated, and further exasperated by Google's Playboy interview.
"The stock market has also been off, and Google has got to be affected by that," he said.
The initial price range was overvalued, Tinker said, and "investors are probably now saying the stock price will go higher as the market figures it out."
Despite the missteps, few deny that Google is both very popular and prosperous.
Since it was founded in 1998 by Stanford University students Page and Brin, it has always been something of an oddball. Its design has no flashy ads but a simple, quick-loading layout. Its search algorithm out-powers rivals. Its name became synonymous with Internet search.
The Mountain View-based company, which makes money by selling unintrusive text advertising, managed to prosper as a private company even while other dot-coms were collapsing. Now, as the technology industry is just recovering, Google stands to prosper even more.
In the second quarter of this year, for instance, Google earned $79.1 million, or 30 cents per share, compared with $32.2 million, or 12 cents per share, in the same period last year. Sales more than doubled, to $700 million in the latest period from $311 million last year.
Page, Brin, employees and other early investors stand to profit handsomely in the IPO -- even with a lower anticipated range.
In earlier filings, the company said the co-founders will each sell about 1 million of their shares, which would have generated $117 million for each based on the midpoint of the old range.
Now, according to Wednesday's filing, the two will each offer about 480,000 shares, which will be worth $43.2 million based on a final IPO price of $90, the midpoint of the new range. They each will hold enough other shares to make them billionaires, at least on paper, if the IPO is successful.
Venture capitalists won't be offering any of their shares initially, canceling major payouts. Google board member John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was to have sold 2.1 million of 21 million shares; Michael Moritz, another board member and a partner at Sequoia Capital, was to shed 2.4 million of his 23.9 million shares.
But Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc., which were early investors in Google, still plan to sell. Yahoo, now one of Google's biggest rivals, is selling 1,610,758 shares; AOL will unload 743,745, according to the filing. At $90 per share, Yahoo would collect $145 million, while AOL, part of Time Warner Inc., would reap $66.9 million.
According to Google's e-mail, pre-IPO shareholders expect to sell 5.5 million shares, less than half the 11.6 million originally planned. The company itself will sell 14.1 million shares, which is unchanged from previous filings.
Associated Press writers Jaymes Song in Honolulu, Michael J. Martinez in New York and David McHugh in Frankfurt contributed to this report.
On the Net:
Google IPO site: http://www.ipo.google.com


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Virgin Orbit Urges Governments to Avoid Creating Monopolies Within the Space Industry20th Nov 2020
Governments tend to create stifling monopolies that end up killing private companies in the process. Dan Hart, CEO of Virgin Orbit, encouraged more governments to work with Virgin Orbit and small satellite companies instead. By doing so, they promote innovation in Smallsat launch services and in all areas of space technology.
Hart made this statement on 10th November 2020 while attending the WSBWVEC (World Satellite Business Week Virtual Edition Conference) organized by Euroconsult. For the space technology industry to gain stability, governments must be at the forefront as critical customers for companies such as Virgin Orbit.
World Governments are Main Customers for Smallsat Launcher Companies
During the conference, Hart continued to emphasise why governments are essential customers for smallsat launchers. They all require world governments to support innovation.
Apart from innovation, governments can practice smart buying as well as seeking systems that meet their requirements satisfactorily. By doing so, they can steer clear of creating giant monopolies that make it impossible for private companies to remain innovative.
Currently, the market is tough and Virgin Orbit is striving to get a portion of it as a go-to smallsat launcher company. The company has already bagged some lucrative US military contracts. Moreover, its presence is being felt around the world as it markets its services.
Even as Virgin Orbit strives to get a footing in the industry, the market is currently experiencing a flood of launch companies. There’s a larger supply of smallsat launch services than there are customers. With such saturation, companies are finding it challenging to stay afloat.
Apart from stiff competition, there’s the looming presence of companies with larger launcher vehicles that provide rideshare services. This means customers can share one launcher vehicle.
Virgin Orbit’s main competitor at the moment is Rocket Lab, who has managed to corner the market on smallsat launcher services. LauncherOne from Virgin Orbit is yet to make a successful launch, and the company hopes to accomplish this by the end of 2020. It comes after one launch failed back in May.


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Bronfman E.L. Rothschild L.P. decreased its holdings in Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,258 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 405 shares during the period. Bronfman E.L. Rothschild L.P.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $4,580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Community Bank N.A. grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 119.7% in the 4th quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 670 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Massey Quick Simon & CO. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $102,000. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $106,000. Cerebellum GP LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $133,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 63.0% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co. Ltd. now owns 880 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.
Mastercard Inc (MA) opened at $182.54 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The company has a market capitalization of $191,920.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.18. Mastercard Inc has a 12 month low of $110.13 and a 12 month high of $183.52.
Mastercard declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, December 4th that authorizes the company to buyback $4.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the credit services provider to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 9th. Investors of record on Monday, April 9th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 6th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 22.83%.
In related news, Director David R. Carlucci sold 5,950 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.10, for a total value of $1,089,445.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Edward Grunde Mclaughlin sold 17,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.81, for a total value of $2,606,122.27. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 47,901 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,271,850.81. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.
MA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Vetr raised Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $157.45 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price (up previously from $166.00) on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Monday, December 11th. Zacks Investment Research raised Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $170.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada cut Mastercard from a “top pick” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. Finally, Mizuho raised Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $177.40.
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Rida Incorporated Private Limited, the only authorized sole distributor of selling Walton Brand Products in Nepal has organized a gorgeous ceremony titled ‘Nationwide Distribution of Walton Products in Nepal and Meet the Press’ on Friday 19th September, 2014 at Hotel Everest in presence of Honorable Ex- Prime Minister, Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Former Nepalese Ex-Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has commented that products of Walton, the leading Bangladeshi brand, have won the hearts of his countrymen for high standard quality and affordable prices.
The former Nepalese Ex-Prime Minister made the comment while speaking as the chief guest at the launching ceremony of a wide range of Walton brand products at the Grand Ball Room of Hotel Everest in Kathmandu on Friday.
Appreciating the high quality of Walton products, Madhav Kumar Nepal hoped that Walton would continue its success in maintaining quality and be able to expand its market.
In his speech, Bangladesh State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was present as a special guest, said, “Walton is proud of Bangladesh, and I am very delighted to be present at this launching ceremony”.
Recalling the contribution of Nepali people to the War of Liberation, the state Minister hoped that Walton would go ahead with the support of friendly people of Nepal.
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal H.E. Mashfi Binte Shams and Walton Ambassador and popular actor Ilias Kanchan were also present as special guests.
H.E. Mashfi Binte Shams said: “It is a good day for us as Walton is launching a wide range of consumer electronic products for friendly Nepali people”.
The CEO and the Managing Director of Rida Incorporated Pvt. Ltd Mrs. Naushaba Sarfraj and Mr. Sarfraj Ansari presided over the launching ceremony.
Senior officers of Bangladesh embassy in Nepal, top businessmen, distinguished guests and journalists were present at the launching ceremony followed by a charming cultural program.
It can be here mentioned that Rida Incorporated Pvt. Ltd, the authorized sole distributor of Walton products in Nepal, has been marketing the Walton brand products in Nepal for last several years.
Form the gorgeous launching ceremony, Walton has begun marketing of a wide range of electronic products throughout Nepal. Rida Incorporated Pvt. Ltd has planned to expand its dealership network across the country by this year.
At present Walton brand products are being exported to 17 countries across the world, and they have a plan to export its products to at least 50 countries within next few years.
To meet the growing demand at home and aboard, Walton has set up a highly technology incorporated ultra modern factory at Chandra, outskirts of the capital Dhaka.


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Fast-casual dining franchise East Coast Wings + Grill created locally-relevant social media campaigns to target consumers and gauge foot traffic results during last year’s Super Bowl. Now one year later, Director of Marketing Maria Capparelli says East Coast Wings plans to continue delivering locally targeted ads and posts.
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Spot gold for 24 karat in Delhi was trading lower by more than Rs 1,000 on rupee appreciation, HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said.
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Air cargo rate platform targets accelerator event
10 / 06 / 2019
Air cargo pricing and booking platform SpotRates has been selected to participate in Switzerland’s 2019 accelerator programme, The Mass Challenge.
SpotRates was one of over 900 startups to apply for the accelerator event and one of 76 companies to make it into the second stage.
The selected startups will have access to corporate partners, mentoring from industry experts and the chance to be rewarded with up to SFr1M in zero-equity prize money, as well as several other in-kind prizes.
Gianluca Modonese, SpotRates founder and chief executive, said: “Participating in Switzerland’s 2019 accelerator program is a big opportunity for us and a clear sign that SpotRates has what it takes to be disruptive in our market.
“The MassChallenge network means invaluable expertise and mentoring as well as access to global partners that will make the difference in launching and scaling our startup.”
Fabio Tantaro, SpotRates founder and chief operating officer, said: “In this phase of our journey as an Italian startup that faces the global market, gaining access to international partners in the MassChallenge network is critical to validating, developing and refining our idea and final proposal in order to win the great challenge we are placed, to innovate and streamline the processes that are by now outdated in the field of logistics, and specifically for air cargo industry, which is our core business.”


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Australian, Food and Beverage Startup “all g foods“ Raised $25 million in its venture round led by Agronomics.
The fund is used to turbocharge the production of its milk alternative.
Cellular agriculture firm Agronomics had $15 million through its UK-listed entity and $10 million through another associated investment vehicle.
All G Foods has raised a total of $41M in funding over 3 rounds. Their latest funding was raised $25 million on Aug 4, 2022 from a Venture – Series Unknown round.
Founded in Nov 2020 by Jan Pacas, his mission is to design a sustainable food future – one that is limitlessly good.
About All G Foods?
All G Foods is leading in technological innovations to create next-generation dairy and meat.
All G Foods, we know that proteins created through animal agriculture can’t feed the next generations of humans. That’s why our mission is to design a sustainable food future – one that is limitlessly good. We believe the solution to the growing protein demand is innovative, affordable, delicious, nutritious, and sustainable alternative proteins, so we’re leading technological innovations for the creation of next-generation dairy and meat. We’re on a trajectory to develop the world’s first-to-market identical dairy milk, entirely animal-free through precision fermentation and plant-based differently from any other brand with our Love BUDS products.


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- Sarah Drake, Contributor, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Newly minted MBA graduates are more frequently turning away from finance jobs as financial crisis aftereffects linger and instead picking careers in the tech sector.
In fact, for the first time, more Stanford Graduate School of Business grads this year chose tech jobs over finance jobs, The Wall Street Journal reports. Thirty-two percent of this year's class picked tech while 26 percent headed into finance — those figures were 13 percent and 36 percent, respectively, two years ago.
Derrick Bolton, assistant dean and director of MBA admissions at Stanford's business school, told the Journal that students are asking, "Where's the place that I can drive innovation? Where's the place that I can have the most impact?"
Some business school grads are even taking lower salaries to be part of what they perceive as more meaningful work in the tech sector, the article states.
At the same time, tech companies are warming up to finance graduates as a way to help lead their growing and maturing businesses.
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Roundy’s, Inc., a grocer in the Midwest, has announced entering definitive agreements to sell 18 Rainbow stores in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market to a group of local grocery retailers, including Supervalu.
The aggregate sale price for the 18 Rainbow stores is approximately $65 million in cash plus the proceeds from inventory that will be sold at the closing of the transaction. In addition, as part of the transaction, the buyers will assume the lease obligations and certain multi-employer pension liabilities related to the acquired stores. Roundy’s is actively seeking additional buyers for its remaining 9 Rainbow stores, and at the conclusion of that process expects to either sell or close the remaining stores and fully exit the Minneapolis/St. Paul market.
The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter, subject to satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions in the definitive agreements. The Company expects to use the sale proceeds from the transaction to pay down borrowings under its term loan and asset based revolving credit facility.
Commenting on the sale, Roundy’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Robert A. Mariano said, “The economic downturn over the last few years, coupled with an increased competitive footprint in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Market, has made it difficult for Roundy’s to keep the Rainbow banner competitive. However, we believe the sale of these Rainbow stores to this group of local operators will provide those stores better stewardship in serving their communities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market going forward. The transaction will also allow us to better focus strategically on growing our Mariano’s banner in the Chicago market and strengthening our business in our core Wisconsin markets.”
Moelis & Company is acting as Roundy’s exclusive financial advisor in connection with the transaction.
Founded in Milwaukee in 1872, Roundy’s operates 169 retail grocery stores and 114 pharmacies under the Pick ’n Save, Rainbow, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s retail banners in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.


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1. Which company has acquired a 96% share in online furniture retailer Urban Ladder through an all-cash transaction for Rs 182 crore ($24 million)?
2. Which newly setup digital payments venture, set up by industry veterans ItzCash founder Naveen Surya, and Infibeam Avenues’ executive director Vishwas Patel, is taking shape as the first prospective New Umbrella Entity (NUE)?
3. Global private equity investor TA Associates is all set to acquire a controlling stake in which Mumbai-based nutraceutical ingredients company?
4. Which brand has launched Anti-Bacterial Toothbrush and signed actor Ayushmann Khurrana as brand ambassador?
5. Which MNC sold most of its stake in Japan's Seiyu to investment firm KKR and e-commerce company Rakuten in a deal valuing the supermarket chain at 172.5 billion yen ($1.65 billion)?
6. Which pet care solutions brand launched the campaign ‘True Burst Of Happiness’ for Diwali?
7. Which food company launched the ‘Chashni Wali Diwali’ festive campaign?
8. Which chocolate brand launched the campaign ‘Precious Like The People We Love’ for Diwali?
9. Which security solutions company launched the campaign ‘#SafeToCelebrate’?
10. Internet connections in India breached which milestone mark as of August 31, 25 years after public service was launched on August 15, 1995, as per latest Trai data?
11. Which battery on-road service brand launched the ‘The Diwali Invite’ ad film?
12. Which real estate and infrastructure development company has launched the campaign ‘Ghar ko bolo Happy Diwali’?
13. Which Andhra Pradesh-based company has agreed to acquire Punjab-based Modern Steel for Rs 125 crore?
14. Navneet Munot, the chief investment officer of SBI Mutual Fund, will be the new managing director and chief executive officer of which mutual fund?
15. Which company last week it said will buy out its smaller, troubled rival Asiana Airlines in a $1.6 billion deal?
16. Which Spain-based company will sell its US business to PNC Financial Services Group for $11.6 billion in cash, in one of the biggest global banking deals this year?
17. Which Indian company last week said it may become the world’s first company that operates in the carbon markets space to go in for an initial public offering (IPO)?
18. Which state-owned company last week announced appointment of Mahua Acharya as the head of its new subsidiary Convergence?
19. AM Arun died in Chennai last week at the age of 52. He was the founder of which eye care chain?
20. Maruti Suzuki India has sold over which milestone count of cars through the online channel since April 2019?
21. Which bank has announced the launch of ‘Mooh Band Rakho’, a campaign to increase awareness on cyber frauds and preventing them?
22. Which small finance bank has announced cricketer Smriti Mandhana as its new brand ambassador?
23. Which personal hygiene and sanitation brand has appointed cricketer Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador?
24. Which MNC has sold its Honor budget phone line to a domestic consortium in a move it said was necessary to keep the brand alive amid "tremendous" supply chain pressures caused by US sanctions?
25. Which company has acquired Scapic, an augmented reality (AR) company, for an undisclosed sum?
26. Which company has acquired majority stake in TalentSprint, a tech-enabled education platform for working professionals?
27. Which MNC is all set to join S&P 500 as largest ever new member?
28. Which toothpaste brand has launched the campaign ‘Ab Daant Hamesha 10/10’?
29. Which company has launched a campaign for the launch of its range of specialised sanding paper brand ‘TruStar’?
30. Which company will take over ailing Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) in a bailout proposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
31. Which brand recently launched a television commercial for its Code range of body perfumes with the tagline 'Enjoy The Start'?
32. Which digital financial services platform has launched three new ads on social media, as part of its new ‘#MoneyTransferHuaEasy’ campaign?
33. Which fintech company has launched its online shop and has released the first campaign for it, 'Chanderi ki Diwali'?
34. Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine was recently transported into India for clinical trials. Which logistics company was involved?
35. Tarun Katial has quit as the CEO of which video streaming service?
36. Which company last week said has completed the Rs 1,000-crore acquisition of Chennai-based Chettinad Group’s port business?
37. Microsoft has unveiled a new security chip that has been designed to protect the future Windows PCs. What is it called?
38. Which MNC last week unveiled its compact SUV Kiger?
39. Jawa Motorcycles has been relaunched in which country?
40. YM Deosthalee, 74, died in Mumbai last week after prolonged illness. He was the first chairman and managing director of which financial services company?
41. Which digital payments firm last week claimed it emerged the largest platform for buying ´Digital Gold´´ with over 35 per cent market share?
42. Which Singapore-based food products company has entered India and has launched its first campaign with the positioning 'Too Good to Gift'?
43. Which automobile company has launched the campaign ‘India ki Doosri Diwali’?
44. Which gifting portal has forayed into the digital video content segment with the launch of FNP Media?
45. Which company last week announced its entry into the home hygiene and home care space under a new brand Emasol?
46. Which food delivery startup has announced actor Ravi Kishan as the brand ambassador to reach out to its target audience across the country?
47. Advertising executive Vishwajeet Singh Rana has launched an exclusive designer menswear fashion label. What is it called?
48. Which plant-based nutrition brand, has launched a new brand campaign to establish its core proposition of ‘a better you in every way’?
49. Which footwear brand has launched its new brand campaign ‘Comfort Dikhta Hai’ promoting its range of PU, EVA and printed slippers?
50. Deposits in small savings schemes in the country for the first six months of the fiscal year (2020-21, or FY21) crossed which milestone mark?
51. Which technology services provider will complete the integration of its three Indian business entities in January and has appointed Sharad Sanghi as the leader of the combined entity?
52. Which MNC is making a global entry into airport retail through a tie-up with Airbuy, an Indian ecommerce startup that will provide services in six Indian airports?
53. Which shipping and logistics major has announced the rolling out of an array of solutions, to help its customers lighten their environmental footprint and make their cargo carbon neutral?
54. Which IT firm has acquired UK-based next-gen data engineering and consultancy company Datalytyx for up to 13.3 million pounds (about Rs 130.4 crore)?
55. Which skincare brand has announced a new campaign for its winter-care product, Honey & Almonds Body Lotion, featuring Bengali actor, Mimi Chakraborty?
56. Which hair oil brand has launched the campaign ‘Ab Har Day New Hair Day’, featuring brand ambassador and actor Parineeti Chopra?
57. Which brand released a ‘Paani' anthem as part of its Mission Paani on World Toilet Day?
58. Which personal and home hygiene brand has unveiled new TVCs for Health Soap and Air and Surface Disinfectant Spray?
59. The Tata Group’s healthcare venture Tata Medical and Diagnostics is teaming up with which healthcare group to offer testing for Covid-19 across India?
60. Who has been appointed executive chairman of OneWeb, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company that has now emerged from bankruptcy?
61. Which video streaming service will offer free access to non-subscribers in India on December 5 and 6 in another attempt to ramp up its user base?
62. Which group has exited its fledgling cruise business and sold the cruise line brand Jalesh Cruises to Waterways Leisure for an undisclosed sum?
63. Which company will sell 85.53% stake in its subsidiary Way2Wealth Securities to Shriram Credit Company at an enterprise valuation of Rs 65.07 crore?
64. Hamdard Laboratories India last week forayed into which food product business and will invest up to Rs 15 crore on branding and marketing?
65. Which MNC bank has rolled out a festive campaign with the thought ‘We Deserve to Celebrate’?
66. Which cooking oil brand has rolled out a campaign to champion the cause of women’s heart health and further its message of 'Rakhe Heart Ka Khayal'?
67. Which hair care brand has launched a film 'Good Men' on account of International Men’s Day?
68. Which automobile company has rolled out a film titled '#WeLoveYou4Million'?
69. Which camphor manufacturer has launched a freshener in a cone format under the brand CamPure and has released a new campaign called ‘Calm Kare’?
70. Which advertising agency has announced the appointment of Devika Bulchandani as the Chief Executive Officer of North America and global chairwoman of advertising?
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H&M has released our first official look at supermodel Amber Valletta as the face of its upcoming “Conscious” and “Conscious Exclusive” collections, part of the Swedish retailer’s ongoing forays into planet-friendlier materials such as organic cotton, Tencel, hemp, and recycled polyester. “I’m very excited to work with the H&M Conscious campaign because we share the same values about sustainability,” Valletta, who succeeds Vanessa Paradis as spokeswoman, says in a press release. “This collection shows that you can be as mindful about people and the environment as fashion conscious. I simply love the designs and the fact that all the pieces are made with organic, recycled, and cellulose fabrics shows that you don’t need to compromise fashion for sustainability anymore.”
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Available in stores and online April 10, the upcoming ranges also marks the first collaboration between H&M and Ever Manifesto, a magazine-turned-“sustainable fashion and design think tank” co-founded by Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco, and the granddaughter of screen legend Grace Kelly.
H&M’s “Conscious” and “Conscious Exclusive” collections will be available in stores and online April 10.
Casiraghi’s cohorts, Elizabeth von Guttmann and Alexia Niedzielski, played a key role in styling the apparel firm’s dressier, more upscale Conscious Exclusive line, which draws upon a “mix of flamenco and bohemia,” according to H&M.
“It’s great to engage with a brand like H&M that’s already aiming to lead the industry in making sustainable fashion mainstream, especially with such an elaborate and innovative collection,” say von Guttmann and Niedzielski. “To be able to support their Conscious teams and to implement and inspire positive change is a really exciting experience,”


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Airship Syndicate has finally revealed what they’ve been working on this morning as a revival of the Battle Chasers franchise. This was confirmed this morning by the reveal of Project X on the developer’s website.
Battle Chasers was created by Joe Madureira in the 90’s as a comic book franchise, and will now be adapted into a video game, the first from his newly developed studio, Airship Syndicate. The comic series is also planned to return and tie up the story Madureira left unfinished in 2001.
Polygon received the first details on the upcoming game which is planned to release on the PC and current-gen consoles. Airship Syndicate isn’t ready to reveal just how the game will play yet, or any in-depth development details, but the game will feature an adventure style format similar to the Darksiders series.
Battle Chasers will be quite different from Darksiders, according to Vigil Games co-founder, Ryan Stefanelli. Stefanelli explains, “Even though the game mechanically is going to be very different from Darksiders, I think we’re still really going to be doing everything we can to make sure that the dungeon exploration side of the game is soaked with lots of fun adventurous elements.”
The developer is currently looking for additional funding for the game, but hasn’t decided yet on whether or not they should (and they should) go to Kickstarter, or to a publisher. A release time-frame for the game also hasn’t been decided yet, so don’t expect the game anytime soon.
We’ll be sure to keep you updated on any details we hear regarding Battle Chasers as long as it stays a single player focused title. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest updates.


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Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Paresh Rajde
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At a glance
Business: Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd.
GoDaddy helped us: Buy a premium domain that made our certified website easy to find and acquire a global presence and credibility.
Results: Suvidhaa conducts gross transactions of nearly INR 400 crores monthly across a network of 65,000 retailers.
Domain: A premium domain gives Suvidhaa greater marketing potential to build a memorable online brand and make a global impact on the web.
‘Suvidhaa,’ a Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd. (SIPL) franchise, is a payment and remittance company. It aggregates a variety of services — travel, utility, e-Governance and entertainment — from partner companies and facilitates transactions. Consumers simply walk into grocery stores, medical stores or cyber cafes and pay cash for the services they need at one of 65,000 locations. Suvidhaa outlets serve 20 million unique visitors and enable 3 million transactions every month.
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Suvidhaa’s objective is to empower consumers to pay bills and manage transactions online. To meet this objective, Mr. Paresh Rajde, founder and chairman of SIPL, decided to register suvidhaa.com, a premium domain name, for his business. But first, he had to justify the domain acquisition and win the support of his company’s internal stakeholders.
“Since we want to take our business global and start international remittance services, we wanted to understand if acquiring a .com domain name would create a significant impact in terms of customer perception,” said Mr. Rajde.
Suvidhaa conducted a survey, and the survey’s results affirmed the value of owning a .com domain. Mr. Rajde knew purchasing a .com would be a valuable investment in Suvidhaa’s future, so his next step was finding a trustworthy partner.
Mr. Rajde recalls that his experience with GoDaddy was easy and collaborative. Response time was great, and GoDaddy provided helpful advice.
Registering a premium domain name
Premium domains like suvidhaa.com are domains already owned and made available for sale at a premium price. They are generic in nature and more marketable than other domains, since many premium domains already receive significant traffic.
Prices vary and depend on marketability and economic trends. Businesses that acquire premium domains can often reap the benefits of the domain’s established online presence and existing web traffic.
Customer service goes above & beyond
Mr. Rajde’s decision to use GoDaddy’s premium domain service paid off. A GoDaddy personal domain buy agent contacted Suvidhaa and helped Mr. Rajde purchase suvidhaa.com. The agent made sure the premium domain transaction went as smoothly as any other domain purchase.
GoDaddy’s ‘Good as Gold’ payment option also helped simplify the payment process. India limits net banking and credit card transactions, and this payment method allowed Suvidhaa to transfer funds directly between bank accounts.
“We faced some issues with regards to paying for the premium domain because of banking norms in India,” Mr. Rajde said. “However, this problem was solved within a week. GoDaddy’s ‘Good as Gold’ payment option allowed us to remit funds without a fuss.”
Remittance service aside, the Suvidhaa team is delighted with the advice and quick attention it received from the GoDaddy customer service team.
“GoDaddy folks went out of their way to help us,” Mr. Rajde said. “The overall support has been exemplary. The agent and executives at all levels were helpful and knowledgeable. I am extremely satisfied."
Reaching milestones, one domain at a time
After experiencing GoDaddy’s remarkable support, customer service and seamless premium domain purchasing process, SIPL has registered 80 other domains with GoDaddy. These domains are variants of the Suvidhaa name and include domain name extensions like .mobi to complement Suvidhaa’s mobile strategy. The company is gearing up for the launch of suvidhaa.com in early 2014 and will be redirecting its .net and .in websites to suvidhaa.com.
For the country’s largest, highly awarded marketplace for customer-centric services and payments, a premium domain is just another feather in Suvidhaa’s cap.


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The Apple is planning to launch upcoming iPad Pro model on March 15. A new report claims that the tablet will likely be a smaller variant of the iPad Pro, the 12-inch tablet that Apple launched last year.The new 9.7-inch iPad Pro will debut at Apple’s Tuesday, March 15th event and begin shipping as soon as March 18th. The Cupertino-based company is also planning to launch new models and bands for its Apple Watch.
The report from 9to5mac reiterates the specifications for the upcoming iPad Pro as 9.7-inch display with the 2732×2048 pixels screen resolution. The smaller iPad Pro will have nearly identical features and specifications as the bigger model, bringing along the A9X processor and RAM upgrades from the 12.9-inch model. Like the 12.9-inch models, quad stereo speakers will be part of the hardware.
The upcoming iPad Pro will also reportedly support the Apple Pencil stylus accessory, and have Smart Connector. The report claims that Apple is working on a smaller variant of the Smart Keyboard. The retail price of the new, smaller iPad Pro, as per the report, could be in the same range as the iPad Air 2.


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A Milton woman allegedly ran a black-market marijuana delivery business that made millions. Now she’s being charged.
Deana Martin, 41, bought a Porsche with some of the money she made, authorities said.
A Milton woman is accused of running a black-market marijuana delivery business for three years that allegedly took in millions of dollars, and she bought a Porsche with some of the money she made, authorities said.
Deana Martin, 41, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of conspiring to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana, federal officials said. She was scheduled to appear in Boston’s federal court on Tuesday.
Between 2015 and 2018, Martin allegedly owned and operated Northern Herb, a website that sold a variety of marijuana products — raw marijuana, pre-rolled cigarettes, and edibles. The site claimed it offered medical pot, but didn’t require patients to provide proof, officials said.
Northern Herb had at least 25 employees and used locations in Milton, Canton, Foxborough, and Hyde Park to store and distribute the marijuana, according to authorities.
“It is further alleged that Martin planned for Northern Herb to use a sales team that would be incentivized based on monthly marijuana sales,” the news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. “One such incentivized tier, for instance, would be for selling more than 10 pounds of marijuana per month.”
Between May 2016 and July 2018, Northern Herb allegedly brought in over $14 million in total revenue, and Martin was taking in $80,000 a month, according to officials. Martin allegedly used multiple bank accounts to launder Northern Herb money and also had accounts under a different name “to conceal her control over this money and to hide it from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,” authorities said.
Along with buying the 2017 Porsche Boxster, Martin used the money to pay more than $300,000 toward her home’s mortgage, the release said.
Taxes were not paid or withdrawn for employees, and workers didn’t receive W-2s or 1099s, officials said. The company also allegedly didn’t pay or withhold taxes for its marijuana sales.
“In an email referencing cannabis taxes charged by one state government, Martin wrote: ‘Zero taxes is still better,’” according to the release.


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Several industry stakeholders have recognized the importance of investing in the sector, as can be seen below:
- Asian Paints has planned to invest US$ 300.63 million and build the world’s largest paint manufacturing plant at Mysore, Karnataka. The new Asian Paints the plant will have a capacity of 600,000 kilolitres per annum, employing 900 people directly and 4,500 people indirectly.
- ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals (OMPL) plans to raise US$ 510 million through a foreign currency term loan, maturing July 2027, with a moratorium of three years for repayment.
- With an upgraded capacity of 1.24 million barrels (197,000 m3) of oil per day, the Jamnagar Refinery owned by Reliance Industries Limited, is currently the largest refinery in the world.
- By refocusing polymer production on export markets post the COVID-19 pandemic, Reliance Industries Limited, with the help of the Maersk shipping and logistics group have quadrupled exports from the Jamnagar Refinery to over 10,000 x 40’ containers.
- IOCL, BPCL and HPCL - are joining hands to build the world’s largest Integrated Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
- The production of Total Major Chemicals and Petrochemicals in 2019-20 were nearly 14,000 Million tons.
Backed by government and Incubator support programmes, Indian startups are overcoming infrastructure barriers to commercialise groundbreaking research.
India is projected to contribute to more than 10 percent of the incremental global growth in petrochemicals over the next decade. Given its significant import dependence, the country may need more than 15 world-scale petrochemicals assets by 2035 to meet domestic demand. Capacity building measures and sustained institutional support has been an important factor in the development of the industry and will remain so in days to come.