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Index of U.S. Leading Indicators Falls More Than Forecast [View all]
The index of U.S. leading economic indicators fell more than forecast in June, a sign the U.S. economic expansion is slowing.
The Conferences Board’s gauge of the outlook for the next three to six months decreased 0.3 percent after a revised 0.4 percent increase in May, the New York-based group said today. Economists projected the gauge would drop by 0.1 percent, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey.
Retail sales unexpectedly declined in June for a third straight month, indicating that slow progress in job creation is holding back consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the economy. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said July 17 that progress in reducing unemployment is likely to be “frustratingly slow.”
“The economy is losing momentum,” Robert Dye, chief economist for financial services company Comerica Inc. in Dallas, said before the report. “It is not a definitive sign of impending recession but a sign that this economy is underperforming. My expectation is that we will continue to underperform for the remainder of this year.”

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GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH has announced that Cathleen Kabashi will take over the management of opti with immediate effect and until further notice. Kabashi is thus responsible for the future and development of the international trade show for optics and design. The previous head, Bettina Reiter, is moving within GHM to the FAF trade fair.
Cathleen Kabashi, an experienced trade fair expert is taking over the management of opti. As trade fair advisor and later director of iba, the world’s leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry, Kabashi has made a significant contribution to the further development and internationalization of this leading trade fair since 2007, which has consistently shown itself to be an economic driver for the baking industry. In 2021, Kabashi took over the position of division manager of B2B trade fairs at GHM, which she will continue to hold in parallel. Kabashi has networked and exchanged intensively with the ophthalmic industry, especially in the last year, and is consequently building on the good results and partnerships of opti 2023 with the proven team:
“I look forward to leading opti into a successful future in trusting cooperation with the associations and organizations of the optics industry and, of course, with the trade fair exhibitors. My special thanks go to Bettina Reiter, who successfully led opti for years and now has a desire for a change, which we are pleased to accept. I am particularly delighted that she is leaving opti in a strong starting position. The upheaval of the last three years has brought about a lot of change – which we will continue to shape in a positive way and with full commitment. The goal by 2024 is to further raise opti’s profile as the go-to event for start-ups and established industry giants.”
In order to implement this plan, the opti trade fair team is to be further expanded in the future. Kabashi plans to hand over the baton to a new leadership in the medium term, following the strategy of a strong opti in a strong market.
Klaus Plaschka, Managing Director of GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH added: “Bettina Reiter has achieved great things in her eight years with opti. She not only established it as a leading industry platform, but together with her team, she also maneuvered opti through the challenging pandemic period to its successful first event after the COVID restrictions in January 2023. We are happy to comply with her wish for change, because I am convinced that FAF – Farbe, Ausbau und Fassade, which takes place every three years, will benefit from Ms. Reiter’s concentrated expertise from now on. I would like to expressly thank Bettina Reiter for her consistently excellent achievements for the optics industry!”
opti 2024 will take place January 12-14 in Munich, Germany. For more information about opti, visit their website opti.de.


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Lookalikes in great brawl of China
FIAT IS EVALULATING A NUMBER OF OPTIONS ON HOW TO PROCEED
A new court ruling won’t pander to the Panda in a copycat car case, writes NEIL McDONALD
ITALIAN carmaker Fiat has a month to appeal against a court decision against Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors concerning a copycat car claim.
The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court has dismissed a patent infringement complaint against Great Wall Motors by Fiat Group Automobiles SpA.
Fiat says the Hong Kong-listed Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors’ Peri models infringe Fiat’s patent, claiming the GWM Peri is a Fiat Panda lookalike.
The issue between Great Wall and Fiat is a sensitive one for Australian Fiat importer Ateco Automotive Ltd because it plans to start importing Great Wall vehicles late this year.
However, Ateco has no plans to bring in the Fiat Panda, according to spokesman Edward Rowe.
GWM spokeswoman Ann Wild says Great Wall is still finalising the vehicles it will launch here.
She also says the Fiat-GWM legal stoush has been discussed locally but is not considered an issue.
Wild’s public relations company is handling the launch of the Great Wall vehicles, which will start with the SA230 utility. She says her company has been hired because GWM will be a distinct launch for a new manufacturer.
‘‘The stable at Ateco (Citroen, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari) is quite different,’’ she says.
Parked side by side, the 1.3-litre Peri looks surprisingly like the Panda. Great Wall also builds an allelectric Peri. However, Great Wall says the court has concluded, after examining pictures of Fiat’s patented exterior design, that there are significant differences.
The Italian company has been ordered to pay court costs of about $1500.
Fiat communications spokesman Gualberto Ranieri is suitably guarded about any likely response from the Italian giant.
‘‘We acknowledge the Chinese court decision, notwithstanding we point out that it goes (against) a resolution taken on July 15 by a court in Europe on the same issue,’’ Ranieri says.
‘‘Fiat is evaluating a number of options on how to proceed.’’
Ranieri would not comment on whether Fiat SpA has issues with Ateco’s move to import GW vehicles when it imports Fiats as well.
A Turin court last month banned Great Wall from selling its compact Peri in the European Union, saying it too closely resembled the Panda.
Great Wall is preparing for an appeal against the ruling.
Copycat cars have been a problem for other carmakers. Daimler Benz, Honda and General Motors have all been involved in disputes with Chinese carmakers in the past.
Same difference: (left) the Fiat Panda and (right) the GWM Peri the Italians claim is a copy.


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Bengal Waterproof Ltd (BW), which resumed operations on Wednesday after a two-year gap, is confident of being able to regain its position in the rubberised consumer durables market, leveraging its over 80-year old Duckback brand.
The company had been out of production for the last two years. Five months ago the company closed down its unit here due to labour trouble. “We do not think that selling our products would be a problem”, BW director Abhishek Bose told The Hindu from the factory in North 24 Parganas, while admitting that the company had lost ground due to its absence from the market,
The West Bengal government had granted a relief undertaking status to the company which would help it ward off efforts by small creditors to initiate liquidation proceedings to recover their dues. “The company had orders but faced shortage of working capital, after which they approached us,” West Bengal Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction Secretary Subrata Gupta said, adding that the government granted this status after a thorough examination of the company’s history and also after being convinced of the promoter’s intentions about running the company.
Established in 1920, BW has on its rolls around 400 employees now. A decade ago, the company diversified into the soft luggage segment after being a household name in the rainwear and hot-water bag segment. Working capital of around Rs. 17 crore besides letters of credit to the tune of about Rs. 4 crore has now been arranged by the company to kick-start production.


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"It widens the matters related to formal finance. So, not only one or two aspects are being seen, but also from the side of society and entrepreneurs involved in the digital ecosystem," head of LD FEB UI, Turro Wongkaren, said at an online event here on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, deputy head of LD FEB UI, Paksi C.K Walandouw, affirmed that MSME players have tended to lean more towards using digital products and finance ecosystems in carrying out their business.
"Optimism is something we have always been looking for. This is what makes MSMEs and consumers survive in the pandemic. It is true that in addition to the economic impact, (the digital ecosystem) eases and opens access to formal financial services that were lacking," Walandouw explained.
The majority of MSMEs are more confident and optimistic of utilizing digital services, he informed. The potential of digital businesses is always encouraged and makes them optimistic about the potential of online businesses, he added.
According to LD FEB UI researcher Alfindra Primaldhi, digitalization serves as a catalyst for increasing financial inclusion in the levels of society.
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"Digital adoption pushes the utilization of financial products that have not previously been preferred by the community," Primaldhi said.
"So, now (digital financial inclusion) is not only for consumption and daily needs but also the financial future of its users," he added.
The results of research conducted by LD FEB UI, entitled 'The Role of GoTo Financial towards Indonesia's Financial Inclusion in 2021', were also shared at the event.
The research respondents were consumers and businesses using GoTo financial services and products since before the pandemic, or March 2020, he informed.
A total of 7,355 respondents filled out the questionnaire in full, comprising 5,639 consumers and 1,716 GoTo Financial MSME merchants, he said.
Ninety-five percent of the respondents were spread across 21 cities—Manado, Samarinda, Balikpapan, Pekanbaru, Makassar, Palembang, Lampung, Medan, Denpasar, Solo, South Tangerang, Depok, Semarang, Malang, Bogor, Yogyakarta, Tangerang, Bekasi, Surabaya, Bandung, and Jakarta.
Data was collected online in the second week of August 2021, with a simple random sampling method (M.o.E 2 percent, C.I. 95 percent), he said.
The research showed that digital financial services were able to improve financial inclusion of the community and MSMEs, he added.
"During the pandemic, the utilization of digital platforms has increased rapidly, including digital financial services. Electronic payment methods are replacing cash as the main payment method," Wongkaren explained.
Financial inclusion can expand people's access to formal financial institutions for various needs such as saving, getting insurance, ease of digital transactions, credit for business as well as daily needs, he added.
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There has been a lot of speculation on a Google Nexus tablet over the last year or so, and things really started heating up this past week when news came out that Google is working on a 7-inch tablet to go head to head with the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook series. If this in fact true, the big question is who is making it? Well the latest rumor from Android and Me suggests that ASUS could be the lucky company.
This really isn’t surprising because not only does ASUS have the most innovative tablets, but they also update them timely. The Transformer Prime and the original Transformer already have ICS. There’s also the fact that ASUS said they expect to be one of the first manufacturers to offer the Android 5.0 Jelly Bean update. There’s no question they are working very close with Google, so this rumor adds up in my opinion.
Wait!! There’s even more good news: It’s expected to be priced at $199, have the quad-core Tegra 3 (4-Plus-1) processor, and have a 1280 x 800 display. Production is expected to start in April with a June release. This really doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility since ASUS recently showed off the MeMo 370T at CES, which is a 7-inch Tegra 3 device that’s expected to retail for $249.
I think we will see this tab at Google I/O for sure, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was this year’s gift handed out to attendees.


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With the Brexit withdrawal agreement in the House of Lords, the United Kingdom is moving irrevocably towards the 31st January Brexit deadline, leaving just 11 month’s transition to prepare for the inevitable changes to Customs processes.
With the Conservatives enjoying their biggest parliamentary majority since the 1980s, the Government is determined to stick to its Brexit timetable to take the UK out of the EU on 31 January and enter the transition period, until at least 31st December 2020, during which nothing changes to cross-border trade.
There is an option to extend the transition period for a further two years, but that option needs to be exercised by 1st July 2020 and the prime minister has insisted that there will be NO extension.
Our expectation is:
1. The government will not extend transition beyond 31st Dec 2020
2. A comprehensive FTA will not be finalised by that time
3. GATT XXIV will be adopted to ‘postpone’ tariffs until final deal is agreed
4. New Customs declarations will commence 1st Jan 2021 (with or without tariffs)
Noatum Logistics has implemented new IT systems, processes and data flows – that can handle huge numbers of European movements daily – to support the new paperwork requirements and Customs declarations that will follow the end of transition.
We recommend that you use this transition period to review your requirements AND our capability to protect your supply chain flows.
EU law dictates that trade talks can’t start until the UK legally leaves the bloc and EU countries have agreed a mandate for the EU Commission to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement on their behalf, so trade talks are unlikely to start before the beginning of March.
The new European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has already stated that it would be “impossible” to reach a comprehensive trade deal in ten months, suggesting we need to prepare to leave at the end of 2020 without a trade agreement.
This scenario is still better than leaving without an agreement – the hard Brexit – as GATT rules would allow tariff free trade whilst the final deal is negotiated.
It is extremely unlikely – borderline impossible – that the UK will be able to negotiate an entirely frictionless exit, which means that some form of Customs declaration will be inevitable in any outcome.
We are working closely with BIFA and HMRC to stay on top of developments and will communicate any points of particular importance.


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$UA said, as a result of the impairment charges related to the liquidation of The Sports Authority stores, the company now expects 2016 net revenues of approx. $4.925Bil, down from its prior expectations of sales of $5Bil. The company also forecast 2016 operating income of approx. $440MM to $445MM.
$WBA is yet to receive US anti-trust clearance for its Rite Aid acquisition. The deadline for the deal expires on January 27.
$BMY plunge 7.2%. No credits to the non-acceleration of approval for lung cancer combination treatment.
Well this is big! I don’t know if it’s someone’s monopoly or genuine excitement, but either way, $CSX is up 23% after market closed. I heard some activist investor is going to blow big money into CSX Corp. Anyone mind explaining?


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Could This Container Ship Be the Biggest Thing to Hit Transpacific Shipping?
A container ship crossing the Pacific Ocean sounds like nothing new. Importers and exporters know that carriers have ships sailing goods between Asia and America every day. However, a ship Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) is preparing to send “could disrupt the global shipping industry” according to a Bloomberg Technology article.
The headline of that article calls it a “robot ship,” but what we’re talking about here is a large autonomous ship hitting the busy transpacific shipping lanes. Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda wrote in the Bloomberg Technology article:
Japan’s largest container line plans to test a remote-controlled vessel across the Pacific Ocean in 2019 as it pursues fully autonomous technology that could disrupt the global shipping industry.
Nippon Yusen K.K. is considering using a large container ship for the test from Japan to North America and a crew will be on standby for safe operations, Hideyuki Ando, a senior general manager at Monohakobi Technology Institute, said…
Even though this autonomous ship will have a crew onboard, just in case, this is a huge step toward seeing container ships arriving at ports without any people onboard. Once these ships have enough successful tests, crews will be gone and the ships will ghost their way around the world.
If you’re a regular reader of Universal Cargo’s blog, you’ll know that NYK Line is not the only company working on autonomous ships for the international shipping industry. Earlier this month, we posted a blog about the world’s first autonomous, electric, emissions free cargo ship on its way from Yara International and Kongsberg Gruppen.
The Bloomberg Technology article also points out Yara, along with other companies, that are developing autonomous ship technology:
The Tokyo-based cargo carrier is joining a list of companies worldwide working to develop vessels without sailors…
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, and fertilizer producer Yara International ASA are all studying the introduction of autonomous ships. Yara is aiming to test remote operation in coastal waters in 2019, it said in May.
That makes two companies that have announced plans to put autonomous ships in the water in 2019. You can bet the other companies developing autonomous cargo ships are working hard not to get beat out. There may be a full out race underway for releasing cargo ships that sail themselves.
Safety is of greatest concern in putting ships in the water that do not have people in them. That’s why these ships will initially be sailed with crews ready on standby in case there are any malfunctions or problems with the navigation and crash avoidance technologies.
However, concern for safety is also a draw to autonomous ships. In the post about Yara’s automated ship, I brought up some of the international shipping tragedies we’ve shared in this blog over the years, including 33 people being killed when the cargo ship El Faro was lost in Hurricane Joaquin and 7 U.S. sailors being killed in a collision between a containership and Navy destroyer. Since then, more have died in another Navy destroyer collision. And there have been so many more losses of sailors lives over the years.
Even though ocean freight shipping is a daily thing, sailing those international waters is a dangerous thing. Every person taken off those ships is one less person at risk of being lost at sea.
Cooper and Matsuda also bring up fatalities on the seas as a factor in favor of autonomous ships but from another angle. “The technology may help eliminate human errors that are responsible for a vast majority of all marine casualties,” they wrote.
Of course, the biggest driving force behind autonomous ships is probably money. While the initial investment is high, think of how much less money it will cost carriers to sale ships without hiring and feeding crews.
The international shipping industry is changing. The next time you drive by a port or see images of cargo ships sailing or docking, just imagine them with no people onboard.


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Consumerization of technology has transformed the workplace and his role, according to Oliver Bussman, CIO at SAP AG
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While SAP workers like the latest iPhones and Samsung Galaxy handsets, of the companies 50,000 mobile users, 16,000 still prefer to use BlackBerry phones, he said.
But consumer influence at SAP goes beyond mobile devices. One of the favourite applications of SAP workers is SAP Box, the company’s variation on the popular cloud-based file sharing service Dropbox.


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During a gathering of analysts and investors here today, Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone maker, painted an upbeat picture for revenue and subscriber growth, helping to set off a broad rally in technology stocks. Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, extended its revenue forecasts by a year, saying it expected growth of 25 percent to 30 percent annually through 2003. Previously, it had provided estimates only through 2002. The company also said it expected to have a billion mobile phone subscribers by June 2002 -- six months earlier than expected.
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Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says the backdown by Telstra and Rio Tinto on payment discounts for small suppliers does not go far enough, and demanded big companies pay small businesses within 30 days.
The Morrison government will press ahead with a "name and shame" list to encourage transparency on big companies which squeeze small suppliers on payments.
Ms Carnell called on Telstra, Rio and other big companies to expand their definitions of small business to suppliers with annual turnover of less than $10 million, rather than micro firms with 20 or fewer employees.
"Why can't Rio and Telstra pay all SMEs in 30 days?"
"The definition of a small business seems to be a bit of a furphy and we continue to get reports of significantly longer payment times from big business."
Small business definition dispute
The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a small business as a firm with 20 or fewer employees, whereas the Australian Taxation Office uses a $10 million revenue threshold.
The Business Council of Australia's updated supplier code now uses a threshold of $10 million, but companies like Telstra and Rio, which signed up to the code in 2017 before Graeme Samuel's review last year, can still choose to use the code's old definition of 20 staff.
Telstra said it was reconsidering its definition of small business and payments terms. Rio's policy is to pay small and medium business suppliers which it spends up to $1 million annually on within 30 days of receipt of invoice.
Signatories to the BCA code include BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals Group, Woodside Petroleum, Woolworths, Coca-Cola Amatil, Coles, Kmart, Target, Origin Energy, EnergyAustralia and AGL Energy.
A BCA spokesman said big and small businesses depend on each other.
“We’ll continue working with the government to ensure that new reporting requirements provide a useful tool for both large and small businesses," she said.
"As a starting point we continue to advocate for a national small business register to reduce the complexity and give businesses clarity.”
Telstra this week followed Rio Tinto in abandoning its controversial use of supply chain financing, in a dramatic backdown that follows intense media scrutiny of the controversial payment practice in The Australian Financial Review dating back to May last year.
Supply chain finance, also known as reverse factoring, allows suppliers to receive payment early through an intermediary, but forces them to accept the payment at a discount to allow the supply chain finance provider to make a profit.
Ms Carnell said Telstra had earlier agreed to pay firms with 20 employees or fewer within 30 days, but delayed payments to other firms from 45 days to 62 days and offered dynamic discounting if they wanted earlier payment.
Minister for Small and Family Business Michaelia Cash said the decisions by Telstra and Rio Tinto to improve their payment terms with suppliers better align with community expectation and the Morrison government’s impending legislation.
The government plans to legislate the Payment Times Reporting Framework in the first half of this year.
It will force big businesses with more than $100 million in turnover to report the number of days it takes them to pay contracts and how they pay, such as through third-party financing and discounting.
“This legislation is all about transparency," Ms Cash said.
“Slow or deliberately delayed payment times have a significant impact on small business cash flow and viability. This will be a landmark reform which will encourage fairer and faster payment times for small businesses.”
The Morrison Government has introduced 20-day payment times for small business federal government contracts up to $1 million.
The Business Council of of Australia supports a voluntary code for big business.
The government is not planning to force big companies to pay bills within a specified time frame, instead preferring to retain flexibility in the system.
Ms Carnell said supplier finance agreements offering discounts could be a useful tool for some small firms needing quicker payment. But she said they should not be forced on small businesses and must only be used through mutual agreement.
In the 2019 financial year, Telstra's use of reverse factoring boosted its cash flow by $551 million as a one-off effect of the delayed payments it facilitated.
However, Telstra rejected claims it used reverse factoring to artificially boost cash flow, saying the boost was simply a byproduct. It also rejected claims that it used its market power to force suppliers either to wait longer for payment or take a haircut.
Telstra said it still offered better payment terms than its competitors, and that new terms were negotiated with, rather than imposed upon, its suppliers.
Rio follows suit
"After review, Rio Tinto will no longer offer this accelerated payment option and will work on transition arrangements for those suppliers, representing about 3 per cent of Rio Tinto’s 10,000 Australian suppliers, that had selected the option," a Rio spokesman said.
Chief commercial officer Simon Trott said: "We are concerned about any reports that suggest we are not meeting supplier expectations and encourage suppliers to work with us and continue providing feedback about how our processes can be enhanced.”
Supply chain financing has become increasingly popular with buyers, because it allows them to draw out their payment terms and improve their cash flow.
Proponents of reverse factoring say it also benefits suppliers with cash flow constraints, because it allows them to receive early payment.
Critics say the practice can be used by powerful buyers to force suppliers either to accept payment at a discount or to wait unacceptably long periods before receiving payments.
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Unagi, the trendy Oakland e-scooter startup that has drawn fawning comparisons to Apple and Tesla, is expanding its subscription service to a broader swath of Los Angeles and New York, along with six other cities.
Up until last year, the sleek scooters were only available to those who shelled out $990 to purchase one, but COVID accelerated the company's plans to launch a subscription service, which it started testing in parts of L.A. and New York last summer.
The flat $49 monthly fee – or $39.99 if you commit to a year – includes maintenance and insurance for theft or damage and FedEx delivery within three days of ordering.
The company hopes the subscription will appeal to commuters who are still worried about taking public transit and those who rent shared scooters from companies like Bird and Lime that can cost $5 to $10 per ride.
Subscription services — whether for streaming, food delivery or furniture — are also very much in vogue.
"Millennials prefer access over ownership," Unagi co-founder and CEO David Hyman told dot.LA. in August. "This model helps us bring it to a larger audience."
Unagi All-Access, as it is called, will now be available on the Westside, Southeast L.A, the San Fernando Valley and in Orange County. And for the first time, riders can subscribe in Austin, Miami, Nashville, Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle.
Unagi also announced a $10.5 million Series A funding round to fund the expansion, led by The Ecosystem Integrity Fund with participation from Menlo Ventures, Broadway Angels and Gaingels.Bird offers monthly rentals too, but only in San Francisco, Miami, Washington, D.C. and on certain college campuses.
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The fall cruise-ship season in the port of New Bedford and Newport Harbor is lighter this year than in years past, but in an international market, promoters say, holding steady is a good thing.
At 35 large cruise ships, according to Newport Harbormaster Timothy J. Mills, the itinerary from May through November is less than what it was in 2011, when 67 ships called there.
This year’s count doesn’t include 10 calls either in Newport or at Fort Adams from two smaller ships brought in by Warren-based Blount Small Ship Adventures, which specializes in increasingly popular river cruises.
Likewise, New Bedford has 23 ships scheduled to call this season so far, more than last year, but less than the 26 that called in 2011, said Edward Anthes-Washburn, deputy port director. In New Bedford, a hurricane barrier prevents entry by the larger ships, but Blount and American Cruise Lines call with passengers in the 90- to 200-range per ship, he said.
Cruise ship traffic is “a little thin” entering the fall season, said Evan Smith, president and CEO of Discover Newport, mainly because business in the industry is cyclical.
“Cruise ships will sell a particular destination for a while, and then they saturate it,” Smith said. “They want repeat customers, so they rotate their destinations.”
Without a pier in Newport, cruise ships cannot dock, but rather have to tender, or connect, with smaller boats that bring passengers ashore. But while the lack of a pier is Newport’s “Achilles’ heel,” Smith said, the 100-foot-deep port and the high-density plethora of attractions remain part of the port’s appeal for major cruise lines. According to the port’s itinerary, the Norwegian Gem has five ports of call coming up, and the Carribean Princess will visit six times this season.
In Newport, changed itineraries have contributed to fewer ship visits. A cruise that combined Bermuda with Newport and Boston last summer was not offered this year, Gregory Gordon, vice president of Shore Excursions for North America and the Caribbean for Intercruises Shoreside and Port Services, said in an email.


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No subsector left untouchedIn 2023, about a quarter of all cyberattacks worldwide involved manufacturing companies. Ransomware, one of the most common types of cyberattacks in this sector, hit almost all subsectors, targeting metal products and automotive productions more frequently. North America accounted for 40 percent of ransomware attacks on industrial organizations and infrastructures worldwide, and in 2022, the global average cost per industrial data breach was around 4.73 million U.S. dollars.
Cybercriminals search for supply chain weaknessesFor many manufacturers, the supply chain is where most of the vulnerabilities are located. The disruption of one party can cause downtime in the whole business. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of supply chain attacks in the United States doubled, amounting to 242 overall attacks. These cyberattacks impacted 2,769 entities in the market. The Solar Winds cyberattack in 2021 is by far one of the most significant supply chain attacks in history, affecting approximately 18,000 customers.
Spotlight: the automotive industryJust like in the Solar Winds hack, when the automotive manufacturing industry is targeted, it is consumer information that is most often compromised. In March 2023, automotive manufacturers saw 11 cyber incidents, with the most common consequence being the service or business disruption. Most cyberattacks in the automotive sector occur remotely, with chipset suppliers (Tier - 2) the most vulnerable part of the vehicle manufacturing process.
Despite cybersecurity tools being known for their effectiveness, in 2022, only 40 percent of supply chain companies deployed risk management tools. Companies in this sector should develop more advanced cybersecurity strategies to better protect themselves and their customers from cyber incidents. By often overlapping and being tied to other sectors, the manufacturing industry is inherently vulnerable to cyberattacks, and with AI-backed technologies putting cybercrime to the next level, companies, especially critical infrastructure, will continue to be targeted.


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By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO EMC Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit climbed 13 percent, topping Wall Street's forecasts, as the data storage specialist rang up record sales despite fears that economic uncertainty is tamping down information technology spending.
EMC shares rose $1.71, or 13.7 percent, to $14.17 in trading Wednesday.
"We've executed very well in a very tough (economic) environment," David Goulden, EMC's chief financial officer, said in an interview with The Associated Press, adding that customers continue to spend on data storage -- particularly in markets outside the U.S. -- if it helps them save money or gain a competitive advantage. "We don't see it getting better any time soon, but we think there's enough demand out there for us to make our plan for the year."
The Hopkinton, Mass.-based company earned $377.5 million, or 18 cents per share, in the April-June period. That compares with net income of $334.4 million, or 16 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
Stripping out one-time charges, EMC earned 24 cents per share in the latest quarter. That was 7 cents per share higher than the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time charges or gains, but include stock-based compensation costs.
Sales rose 18 percent to $3.67 billion from $3.12 billion last year, coming in about $100 million above Wall Street's average forecast.
EMC is the world's largest seller of standalone disk storage systems, a steady-performing business that has grown in popularity as companies need to archive more digital material. Regulatory requirements and an explosion in the amount of data being created by the Internet have pushed that trend.
EMC goes up against Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp. in the fiercely competitive market. EMC owns 21 percent of the worldwide market for external disk storage systems, making it the market leader, according to the latest data from the IDC research firm. If the disk storage built into servers is included, then HP and IBM would beat out EMC.
Illustrating the stability of EMC's business even in difficult times for the U.S. economy, the second quarter represented the 20th consecutive quarter in which EMC's sales grew by a double-digit percentage. That's a remarkably consistent performance for a high-tech company, since tech spending can be volatile and is often sharply curtailed when economic pressures force companies to pinch their budgets.
EMC cited strength in markets outside the United States with helping the company's performance. Sales abroad represented a record 48 percent of EMC's total sales, demonstrating how broad international penetration is helping shield the company from uncertainty at home. Still, EMC said U.S. sales increased 10 percent over last year.
Revenue from the company's storage business unit -- which includes data storage machines, software to manage that data and those machines, and services to support overall infrastructure -- rose 14 percent to $2.87 billion.
Business software maker VMware Inc., which makes "virtualiziation" software that boosts the output and energy efficiency of servers by running multiple operating systems on a single machine, contributed $453 million in sales to EMC's total revenue. EMC owns an 85 percent stake in VMWare.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based VMware reported second-quarter profit Tuesday that jumped 53 percent and matched analyst expectations. The stock fell on a lowered sales outlook.
Earlier this month, VMware replaced co-founder Diane Greene as chief executive amid the company's slowing growth and intensifying competition from Microsoft Corp. and others.
Analysts speculated that Greene clashed with EMC's management over the company's unwillingness to spin off its remaining chunk of VMware. EMC executives reiterated Wednesday they have no immediate plans to relinquish the company's majority ownership of VMware.
EMC also bumped its own sales guidance slightly higher, saying it expects more than the $15 billion in 2008 revenue it previously forecast. EMC's full-year profit forecast of 78 cents per share, excluding one-time charges, remains the same.
Wall Street is predicting profit of 78 cents per share on revenue of $14.97 billion.
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William Grant & Sons’ group managing director Patrick Thomas has left the company following a board-level shake-up. As part of the restructure, the company decided to wipe out a layer of management and it is understood that Thomas disagreed with the company’s move.
He was the first non-family member to take over the role of group managing director at the family-run spirits company. Former managing director Bob Brannan will become group managing director, replacing Thomas for an interim period until a final appointment is made.
It is not known whether Thomas, who had been in the position for three years, has a job to go to. He joined the company in 1994 as a non-executive director from cosmetics company Lancaster Group, where he held the position of president and had responsibility for the global development and marketing of the business.
A spokesman for the distiller says: “We have decided to switch from a two-tier board structure to a single-tier board structure.”
The two-tier board comprised a supervisory board and an executive committee. The one-level management structure will include an executive board, which is responsible for the company.
One of the main shareholders, Charles Gordon, will take on the chairman’s role later this month.
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Brewery creates beer inspired by fan-favorite local ice cream flavor
Untitled Art to release Zanzibar Chocolate Ice Cream Stout next week
A new beer collaboration from Untitled Art and Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. is giving the community something to look forward to next week: Zanzibar Chocolate Ice Cream Stout.
Using Untitled Art’s beer expertise and Chocolate Shoppe’s iconic Zanzibar chocolate ice cream, the two companies put their heads together to launch the new brew.
Untitled Art, which is created out of Octopi Brewing in Waunakee, brings unique flavors and combinations to its beer. Isaac Showaki, the owner of Octopi, says the collaboration has been in the works for a couple months.
Sarah Deadman, the vice president of business development at Chocolate Shoppe, says Zanzibar Chocolate is one of the company’s most popular flavors and a winner at the World Dairy Expo. Zanzibar Chocolate is made with three different kinds of cocoa, giving it a “fudge brownie taste.”
“It’s kind of our pride and joy,” Deadman says. “When we started talking to everyone over at Octopi and Untitled Art, we thought that that would be a really great flavor to kind of highlight in a beer form.”
Untitled Art’s head brewer, Sam Green, says Zanzibar is a flavor complementary to what the brewery typically enjoys making. “We usually make really rich, thick nice chocolatey stouts, very dessert-based, so it was kind of a no-brainer,” Green says.
Deadman says Untitled Art used some of the same ingredients used to make the ice cream in the beer, creating a drink that is really true to the original flavor.
“It’s extremely dark chocolate-forward. It’s roasty, toasty,” Green says.
Zanzibar Chocolate Ice Cream Stout will be available at grocery stores and liquor stores starting next week.
In the future, Showaki hopes to collaborate with Chocolate Shoppe on other popular flavors. Deadman says they may be making a beer-inspired ice cream as well.
“We’re really excited about this first one,” Showaki says. “We know it’s going to do great and we’re excited to see if we can do other flavors with Chocolate Shoppe going forward.”
*Chocolate Shoppe locations are currently closed. Octopi has curbside pickup beer available at the brewery.


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Brazil has emerged among the many first nations now, that has formally outlined the foundations and legal guidelines to manipulate the digital digital belongings sector. Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil has signed the beforehand proposed crypto invoice right into a regulation. The parliament of Brazil had given this draft crypto ruleset a nod of approval in November. Beginning now, all of the crypto gamers working within the Latin American nation may have 180 days to make sure compliance with these new tips.
Brazil is more likely to get a brand new, inner committee that may preserve an oversight on all of the crypto actions being processed within the nation. Upcoming crypto corporations that goal to arrange store in Brazil, may also must now get hold of a related ‘digital service supplier’ licence to legally function there.
Beneath the legal guidelines, as soon as the crypto corporations bag their approvals, they are going to be capable to set up bodily workplaces in Brazilian cities, mentioned a report by CryptoPotato.
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance crypto trade known as Brazil’s step a ‘main’ milestone within the world crypto sector.
“One other nice transfer that brings extra credibility to this trade, improves consumer safety and targets mainstream adoption,” Zhao wrote in a Twitter submit.
New regulation units tips for the way crypto exchanges function in Brazil. This can be a main step in direction of strengthening the crypto ecosystem.
One other nice transfer that brings extra credibility to this trade, improves consumer safety & targets mainstream adoption.https://t.co/aPaV3vs0M8
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The legal guidelines goal to guard the buyers towards being financially defrauded because the crypto sector is riddled with scammers, and at giant, crypto transactions are untraceable.
The brand new legal guidelines instruct Brazil’s regulation enforcement items to create a brand new class below the ‘crime of fraud’ that may cope with crypto-related monetary scams.
Violating the regulation of the land might ship infamous actors into jail for 4 to 6 years together with a hefty positive, Coindesk famous.
Brazil is taking lively steps to hop onto the crypto bandwagon sooner than different international locations.
In Might, Nubank, Brazil’s largest digital financial institution by market worth, started providing Bitcoin and Ether to be purchased or offered on its platform. Nubank’s choice was fuelled by the rising variety of crypto buyers there.
Bitcoin, and stablecoin Tether are the 2 hottest cryptocurrencies held by Brazilian organisations, the RFB had claimed in its findings two month in the past.
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro introduced that beginning 2023, it could permit its residents to pay property taxes within the type of cryptocurrencies.
Canada, India, the UK, and the US are additionally all engaged on their respective crypto guidelines that will see the sunshine of the day within the coming 12 months.


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Virgin Media plans takeover of Yeo Valley and Citroën ads during Brit Awards broadcast
Virgin Media is planning a takeover of some of the TV adverts airing during the Brit Awards on ITV1, including adverts for brands such as Yeo Valley and Citroën.
The takeover will take place during tonight’s Yeo Valley TV ad, with a few seconds of the advert set to run, before a buffering reel appears as it appears to freeze. The ad then resumes and freezes once again, before asking viewers whether they are willing to put up with online buffering when they are not happy to do so with their TV.
Jeff Dodds, executive director of brand and marketing communications, Virgin Media, said: “The unexpected interruption to primetime TV brings home the message that viewers shouldn’t settle for buffering on TV or online. More and more people are watching content online, from BBC iPlayer to LoveFilm and YouTube, and they deserve a great viewing experience every time. Superfast broadband comes as standard with Virgin Media so our customers can wave bye bye to buffering and enjoy the online TV, films and entertainment they love.”
Andrew Stephens, joint managing director, Fifty6, said: “This is the first time we’ve taken over another brand’s TV ads and were delighted by the positive reaction to the idea. We’ve worked across brands and agencies to make this happen and are delighted to have unveiled the campaign during the Brit Awards, one of the year’s TV highlights.”
The campaign will run as part of the current campaign from Virgin Media to highlight that the company is doubling the speed of its broadband.
More ad takeovers will follow the Yeo Valley and Citroën ad breaks.


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Rumored cheap Redmi 5G smartphone with 8-core Qualcomm SM6350 SoC could be priced at just 1,000 yuan (US$140)
There’s no denying that Xiaomi subsidiary Redmi seems to have taken on its parent company’s former mantle as the current budget-smartphone manufacturer champion. The latest rumor about the Chinese firm comes courtesy of the tipster Digital Chat Station, who reckons Redmi is working on a 5G smartphone that will cost around 1,000 yuan (US$140).
Obviously, there would be many buyers of a budget Redmi 5G smartphone if it was released at such an attractive price point, although the parts would have to take a bit of a hit to keep the device profitable to the company. Fortunately, it appears the 8-core SM6350 from Qualcomm will be arriving on the scene just in time for Redmi to take advantage of it.
Details about this new SoC were revealed by the same source lately, and even though the supposedly planned cheap Redmi 5G smartphone may only have a price tag of 1,000 yuan (US$140), it doesn’t mean the processor inside it will be necessarily substandard. The SM6350 has eight cores: 2x Cortex-A77 @2.25 GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 @1.8 GHz. Redmi appears to be truly heralding the introduction of 5G connectivity benefits to the masses.


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This announcement has been a long time coming, but the new Razer laptops are finally available to order in the UK and Europe.
We’ve traditionally not done well for getting our hands on Razer laptops in the UK and Europe. The splendid, lightweight gaming laptops have very rarely made their way across the Atlantic – save for in the hand luggage of an export duty-avoiding traveller who isn’t afraid of battling a US keyboard mapping – but now Razer are doing us all a favour; if you’ve got plenty of cash to spare.
When Razer announced the Blade Stealth and Core graphics dock back in January, we received confirmation that they would indeed be coming to the UK and Europe, but the timescales were unclear. Since then, the Razer Blade laptop has had a 2016 refresh (and been updated to the latest Pascal series Nvidia GPUs) and the flagship Razer Blade Pro – resplendent with a 17″ screen and GTX 1080 – has also been announced.
After an agonising ten-month wait, the new Razer laptops – the Blade Stealth and 2016 Blade – are available to order right now from the Razer store, in the UK and mainland Europe.
The Razer Blade Stealth is expected to ship in the next couple of weeks, and ranges from 128GB SSD model with a QHD screen at £999.99, right through to the high-end model toting a 1TB SSD and 4K screen for a whopping £1949.99. That’s a lot of money but it is a damn lovely Ultrabook, and when the Razer Core graphics dock launches it will elevate the stylish road warrior into a fully-fledged gaming platform.
The 2016 Razer Blade, featuring a desktop-class, 6GB Nvidia GTX 1060, is available to pre-order now, and is expected to ship in mid-November. It comes in two main variants, with touch or non-touch display options. The 1080p version of the non-touch model with a 256GB SSD starts at £1749.99, through to a QHD+ version with touch screen and a 1TB SSD for an eye-watering £2649.99.
That’s a lot of money, but the Razer laptops are some of the best-specification laptops you can buy right now – for video editing, development, or serious, hardcore gaming – but it tips the scales at around 1.9kg.
We’ll let you know when the Razer Core and Razer Blade Pro are available to order and are expected to ship. We’re reliably informed it won’t be another ten months.
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BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Two companies had major announcements Wednesday about their facilities in Burlington, N.C.
Sheetz, the gas station and convenience store chain, celebrated the grand opening of its distribution center in Burlington. It is only the second distribution center nationwide for the company, which is based in Altoona, Pa.
The facility will employ approximately 300 people and supply food and beverages to about 120 locations.
A few miles away, Honda Aero marked the beginning of its production of jet engines certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. Burlington's Honda Aero plant is the first new plant in to be certified by the FAA in the United States in 20 years.
Honda Aero plans to employ 70 workers initially and expand its workforce as it expands production. Many of the plant's workers graduated from Alamance Community College. As a means of appreciation, Honda's CEO and President announced it would give $50,000 to the college.
Governor Pat McCrory attended both events. He credits businesses coming to North Carolina to financial incentives, relatively low cost of living and high quality of life.
He says it's a great day to be in North Carolina -- especially Alamance County.
"North Carolina's economy is on a comeback," he said. "Two major announcements in one day. And they're a continuation of announcements in Alamance County where manufacturing has come back to North Carolina. And Alamance County is leading the way for manufacturing."


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As American fast-food giants post year-end earnings this time around, investors would be on the lookout for how fierce competition is affecting leading players such as Domino’s Pizza and McDonald’s.
One among the major players, Domino’s Pizza (DPZ), is expected to post its fourth-quarter 2018 earnings before the opening bell on Thursday, Feb. 21.
Despite a recent cut in estimates, the market expects the pizza chain to earn $2.65 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion. Recent reports of economic slowdown look to have affected the consensus.
In the previously reported third quarter, Domino’s exhibited a huge revenue jump. However, it failed to meet Market expectations then, and this triggered a stock sell-off shortly after the results announcement.
Net profit had then jumped nearly 50% year-over-year, surpassing analyst estimates on robust margin growth.
The period saw higher orders on more store count. Domestic same-store sales inched up 6.4%, while international comparable store sales grew 6.3%. In the third quarter, Domino’s Pizza added 232 new stores.
As the pizza giant reports earnings this week, expectations are riding high. Despite a slowing retail quarter, this is one sector that many believe will be absolved from the economic slowdown.
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Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) were down 1% on Thursday. The stock has dropped over 9% year-to-date. Although the tobacco industry has felt the pinch of inflation,
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) reported second quarter 2023 earnings results today. Net revenues rose 2% year-over-year to $8.1 billion. Net earnings were $125.9 million, or $0.79 per share, compared to $285.2 million,


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Vietnam’s garment-textile sector has set a target of $39 billion in export revenue this year, equal to the 2019 figure, according to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), which recently said the country’s garment-textile exports was worth only $35 billion last year due to the pandemic, US-China trade tensions, trade protectionism and Brexit.
However, the figure last year was remarkable given global demand dropped by over 22 per cent, it said.
Vietnam was the only among the world’s top five garment-textile exporters not to have ceased production last year.
Vinatex recorded a total revenue of 15.5 trillion VND ($670.7 million) and combined profits of 628.9 billion VND, equal to 106 per cent and 164.8 per cent of the set targets respectively, a news agency reported.
Vinatex chairman Le Tien Truong urged the government to cut long-term interest rates, saying garment-textile firms would find it hard to access loans after a year of low business efficiency.
Under government management, the sector has reduced non-production costs, especially those for logistics services through the national logistics network, and other non-tariff costs.


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To turn its recently acquired Lap-Band weight loss surgery technology into a $100 million business, Austin-based Apollo Endosurgery Inc. is targeting markets across the U.S. with high concentrations of bariatric surgeons with an aggressive marketing campaign.
Nearly a month into the television, print, Web and outdoor signage campaign, Apollo's $110 million acquisition of Lap-Band and the Orbera gastric balloon technology, which the company purchased from Allergen Inc. earlier this year, looks like it's paying off, according to an official with the advertising firm that helped conceive the campaign.
Mike Hartman, chief creative officer for San Francisco-based W2O Group advertising firm, said strong call volume from interested consumers and other response criteria indicate there is pent-up demand for the Lap-Band procedure — known as laparoscopic gastric banding — that had declined in popularity in recent years. He didn't divulge specific response data from the campaign.
Hartman, whose firm has an Austin office, said promoting Lap-Band as a procedure that could control weight loss in tandem with diet and behavior modifications was the main mission of the “It Fits” campaign, which is being focused in markets such as Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, West Palm Beach, Oklahoma City and throughout Texas. Those markets have high concentrations of bariatric surgeons – many of whom were loyal Lap-Band advocates in years past – because of higher concentrations of overweight populations.
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2019 Mustang Gt Dark Highland Green - Mustang Cars Review
Mobocars.com, Car news update 2019 Mustang Gt Dark Highland Green from Mustang cars. Let's see more specification, concept and review details for this cars below.
The 2019 and 2020 bullitt specs and special features are numerous but the brief version is that its essentially a performance pack ii premium gt with a whole bunch of extra special features that you can only get with the bullitt edition and it can be ordered in either dark highland green or black. Why buy the 2019 ford mustang bullitt over the mustang gt.
The 2019 bullitt will feature the iconic dark highland green paint that has become famous for every bullitt made by ford.
2019 mustang gt dark highland green.
2019 ford mustang bullitt in dark highland green at 2018 ny auto show.
They also mentioned dark highland green would be available but we already knew that from the release of the bullitt.
Dhg has been listed as a color option for 2019 model year along with velocity blue and need for green as the new colors that will be available.
2019 ford mustang coupe configurations 2019 ford mustang dark highland green 2019 ford mustang dash 2019 ford mustang.
And not surprisingly 2019 mustang bullitt hits the mark with.
2019 ford mustang bullitt looks fab in dark highland green there is only one color for the.
Exterior paint choices are limited to shadow black and the classic dark highland green as worn in the movie.
Below is a full list of color options available on 2019 mustang models.
2019 ford eagle squadron mustang gt honors in wwii review changes ford has generated a special mustang to recognition american mma fighter aviators who dished up in the noble air force throughout world warfare ii.
The 2019 ford mustang gt california special goes on sale in summer 2018 with unique cosmetic updates.
Friend bought a 2016 mustang gt.
Ford repeated the theme in 2008 and 2009 with another bullittand now the special dark highland green returns for third go around.
Two 1969 mustang gt fastbacks were used.
Dark highland green is another new color but.
Is the new 2019 ford mustang bullitt worthy of the iconic name.
2019 ford mustang bullitt looks fab in dark highland green.
With them mentioning that it will be available makes us wonder if dark highland green will be available on other mustangs aside from just the bullitt.
From what we have seen this will be an option for 2019 mustang that are non bullitts as well.
Read more about the 2019 mustang lineup here.
Im in the process of buying my first mustang gt fastback and my first choice is dhg in auto now that guards is no longer available and need for green is abit to light for me.
2019 mustang dark highland green a classic color returns with the return of the bullitt.
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Milton Glaser, the graphic design legend who created the I Love New York logo, has designed a poster for Manchester agency Truth.
Each year design consultancy Truth asks one of its industry heroes to create a poster to mark its birthday.
To celebrate its fourth anniversary, Truth creative director Darren Scott put in a "cheeky request" to Glaser, who promptly agreed to design the poster in return for a donation to charity.
The 81-year-old has had a major impact on graphic design throughout his celebrated career.
Along with the iconic NY design his renowned works include a famous Bob Dylan poster, the DC Comics 'Bullet' logo and the Brooklyn Brewery identity.
In February this year he became the first designer to receive America’s National Medal of Arts.
Scott, a "long-time admirer" of Glaser's work, said: “As with our previous limited edition posters, we wanted this year’s visual contribution to be special, so you can imagine how flattered and excited we are that such a global design legend as Milton Glaser has agreed to work with us.
"To have reached this milestone is in itself worth celebrating so collaborate with someone who is so outstanding in our own field is the icing on the cake.”
Several anniversary posters are being created along with a small number of limited edition screen prints.
Editor's Note: The image has not replicated well on thedrum.co.uk. Sorry. You will be able to see Milton's poster in more detail in the next issue of The Drum magazine.


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- Language that provides a tax deduction for the purchase of a motorcycle has been added to the current economic stimulus bill, the AMA reports. The AMA, working in conjunction with other stakeholders, worked diligently to secure the motorcycle provision within the measure. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law shortly.
“This inclusive and equitable solution will provide much-needed relief to riders, as well as to those who sell motorcycles,” said AMA Vice President for Government Relations Ed Moreland. “When it appeared that motorcycles were going to be overlooked in this bill, the AMA and the Association’s members, along with Harley-Davidson and others, took our case straight to Capitol Hill and persuaded lawmakers that this was the right decision.”
Moreland added that motorcycle riders are just as likely to have been hit hard by the economic downturn as those who buy automobiles and light-duty trucks. Moreover, motorcyclists typically purchase new bikes, apparel, vehicle servicing and aftermarket equipment from local dealers that are family-owned small businesses.
Specifically, motorcycles are included as “qualified vehicles” in Section 1008 of the legislation. Those purchasing a new motorcycle will be able to deduct the sales and excise taxes on their 2009 tax returns. Prior to the actions taken by the AMA and others, the deductions only applied to the purchase of a new car or light truck.
“We want to thank all motorcyclists who took the time to contact their elected officials,” said Moreland. “This victory is particularly gratifying because it represents a community-wide effort to elevate motorcycles as a recognized and viable means of transportation in America. Motorcycles are vital to the reduction of traffic congestion, provide efficient use of limited parking, have far less impact on our roads and bridges, and contribute significantly to our nation’s efforts to consume less fuel. Our success today clearly indicates that our legislators are listening.”
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Luckin coffee, the Xiamen-based fast-rising coffee chain, said on Feb 12 they plan to get into 18 new cities including Shijiazhuang, Shenyang, Guiyang and Zhuhai by the end of April, making it present in a total of 40 cities this year…Full Article: ECNS.cn Feb 2019
- By the end of 2018, Luckin Coffee reportedly had 2,073 stores located across 22 cities in the mainland including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
- In December 2018, it was reported that Luckin Coffee would team up with Meituan Dianping (via its delivery app Meituan Waimai) in a bid to expand its coffee delivery service. During the same month, Luckin Coffee announced it has suffered USD 124 million in financial losses during January to September 2018. The losses primarily stemmed from the company’s rapid expansion. Meituan Dianping also reported losses of USD 12.1 billion during Q3 (ending in September 2018).
- In July 2018, Luckin Coffee announced it had raised USD 200 million in its Series A round of financing. Investors included the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Legend Capital, a venture capital firm that is a subsidiary of China’s Legend Holdings (HKG:3396).
- By early May 2018, Luckin Coffee had 525 stores (located across 13 cities), 231 of which were delivery stores. At the times, a large latte was CNY 24 (USD 3.70) per cup, which was roughly 20% cheaper than those sold in Starbucks.
- Founded in October 2017 (in Beijing) and headquartered Xiamen, Fujian Province, Luckin Coffee (aka Ruixing Coffee, 瑞幸咖啡) is a coffee chain that operates sit-down cafés, carryout only stores, and delivery only stores. By the end of 2017, Luckin Coffee had approximately 300 stores in mainland China. The coffee chain was founded by the chairman and CEO of UCAR Group, a riding sharing app that managed 300,000 cars across 300 cites (as of June 2018). Both UCAR Group and Luckin are headquartered in Siming District, Xiamen. As of mid-2018, Luckin Coffee used the delivery company, SF Express (HQ in Shenzhen).
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A packed audience of Namibia’s leading women entrepreneurs gathered together in Windhoek on the morning of Wednesday 22 May for the second Lioness Lean In event in the country. The much-anticipated event was once again hosted by Lionesses of Africa (the fastest growing network of women entrepreneurs on the African continent with over 750,000 women business owners in all 54 African countries) in partnership with Nedbank Namibia. One again, the event lived up to all the expectations, as it delivered a morning of inspiration and great business networking.
The Maerua Rooftop Restaurant at the Maerua Office Tower, Maerua Mall in Windhoek once again got ready to welcome around 70 leading women entrepreneurs from the city for the 2nd Lioness Lean In event to be held in the city. It was an occasion for sharing, inspiring and connecting for greater business success. As always at a Lioness Lean In event, the morning’s programme commenced with breakfast and networking, with women entrepreneurs getting the opportunity to meet one another, make important connections, and open up new business opportunities. The event programme then formally got under way with a vibrant welcome from host and MC for the morning, Hlubi Mboya-Arnold, Lioness Lean In Ambassador Southern Africa. Hlubi presented an overview of the work of Lionesses of Africa and its vision to empower and support 1 million women entrepreneurs across the African continent. She shared news about some of the major initiatives currently being rolled out by Lionesses of Africa across the African continent and also plans for the remainder of the year ahead, including some initiatives that will support Namibia’s women entrepreneurs in particular.
Hlubi also took the opportunity to share news of two big happenings this past week at Lionesses of Africa. Firstly, a partnership with Stanford University to introduce an exciting new entrepreneur development programme for Africa’s high growth potential entrepreneurs called Stanford SEED. Lionesses of Africa launched the programme in Lusaka, Zambia at a special event for leading women entrepreneurs hosted in partnership with NATSAVE and Stanford University. Secondly, Hlubi shared with the audience news of Lionesses of Africa founder and ceo, Melanie Hawken, being in Amsterdam to speak at the World Retail Congress about women’s entrepreneurship in Africa’s retail sector. Melanie will be sharing some interesting insights and trends on all the Lionesses of Africa news platforms this week, and will be writing a series of articles shortly giving readers all the information they need to know about building a successful retail brand.
Speaking in advance of the event, Melanie Hawken commented:
“It’s wonderful to be back to host our Lioness Lean In events in Windhoek, Namibia, and to have the opportunity of connecting with and building our community of women entrepreneurs in the city. It is the perfect opportunity to share news of the various initiatives that Lionesses of Africa is rolling out for these women business builders, and also to showcase their stories and their businesses all this month on all the Lionesses of Africa platforms.”
Welcoming guests to the event on behalf of Nedbank Namibia, was co-host of the Lioness Lean In event, Britt du Plessis, Head of Business Banking at Nedbank, who gave a powerful presentation to the audience, whilst also providing an overview of the wide range of services and support available to women entrepreneurs from the bank. Nedbank Namibia positions itself to serve as a mentor for female entrepreneurs, and is fully committed to supporting them in managing their financial resources and funds. With financial planning and optimum services, the bank’s clients are able to grow their wealth and expand their operations, and in the long run, positively contribute to the economy of the country. Nedbank aims to eliminate the barriers that come with a lack of access to funding in Namibia – a challenge women have faced across the globe and has kept them from starting their dream businesses.
Highlights on the programme included four guest speakers, all successful women entrepreneurs from Namibia, who shared their highly personal and emotion-packed stories of how they launched their businesses, how they overcame numerous challenges, and how they have built them into the vibrant and growing businesses they are today. The speaker lineup included: Jamilla Jacobs, co-founder of Kids Emporium Namibia. Jamilla is a highly experienced marketing and advertising professional who saw a gap in the market for a specialist, trendy kids clothing story in Windhoek. Today, her store in Grove Mall, which she runs with her sister and business partner, Fierdowsah Jacobs, which is a must-visit retail experience for all parents.
The next guest speaker to share her story was Juliet Madamombe, founder of Global Edge Training Institute. Juliet is a go-getting serial solo entrepreneur who shared her experiences of building various businesses and the launch of her new business venture in Windhoek. The Global Edge Training Institute is a specialist training and skills development organisation helping people to gain the necessary skills to advance their careers.
The third guest speaker was Petrina Auino-Mwandingi, founder of KOVA. Petrina is a multi-talented serial entrepreneur. She is a naturopathic doctor and the founder of Naturo Health and Wellness Centre, but is also the creative director of KOVA, a great handcrafted leather accessory brand in Namibia. She shared her story of being a serial entrepreneur, and what it takes to build a new brand in a highly competitive manufacturing and retail environment.
The final guest speaker to share her story was Lelanie Basson, founder of Twafika Consultants, a strategic management boutique consultancy operating in both Namibia and South Africa since 2009. Lelanie is an accomplished change agent and strategist, and also one of the founding board members of the Namibia Institute of Corporate Governance. She also serves on the board of the human rights trust Positive Vibes. She shared her very personal entrepreneurial journey which resonated with the audience on many levels.
Next, as part of the morning’s programme, the highly popular Lioness Launch Open Mike session provided the opportunity to 5 women entrepreneurs from Windhoek to pitch their businesses, products and services in 1 minute to the audience. Each of the entrepreneurs will be invited to be featured on the Lionesses of Africa platforms over the coming month to showcase their businesses and products to the entire network across the African continent.
Finally, to round off a packed and inspirational morning’s programme, Hlubi led the audience in a celebration of women entrepreneurs from across the Lionesses of Africa network who are collaborating with their fellow women business builders to launch exciting new businesses and brands. She introduced the collaboration stories of two talented and highly creative woman entrepreneur tv and film producers, one from South Africa and one from Namibia. Tshego Monaisa of Mona Lisa Productions, is now also collaborating with fellow Namibian woman entrepreneur Jenny Kandenge of Dark Crown Productions to bring new and refreshing local content to the small screen, big screen and mobile screen across the continent.
Secondly, Hlubi introduced an exciting new collaboration in the specialist wedding sector. Mzansi Bride was born out of the collaborative efforts of two industry professionals Unathi, founder of Unathi Mbonambi Photography and Anna Di Donati, founder of Zodwa Bridal. Having been wedding professionals for a number of years, they recognised the challenges and obstacles that the black wedding supplier faces in the wedding industry. As a result they created a platform that would enable reputable black wedding professionals to have a significant impact, increased visibility and become prominent players in the industry and the economy as a whole.
Hlubi then returned to the speaker podium to announce some exciting new initiatives that will benefit the women entrepreneurs of Namibia. These include subscriptions to the Lionesses of Africa free daily newsletter, Good Morning Lionesses; the free weekly digital magazine, The Mix; the weekly Lioness Radio Show; plus access to showcasing new businesses and products on Lioness CoLab, a platform to promote new products and services being created by collaborating fellow women entrepreneurs. Also, Lioness Launch, a platform dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs to digitally launch their new products and services into the marketplace across the African continent through the Lionesses of Africa community.
For more information on Lionesses of Africa and the Lioness Lean In events, go to www.lionessesofafrica.com
To find out more about what Nedbank Namibia is doing to support women entrepreneurs and their businesses visit their website www.nedbank.com.na


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WAKE UP CALL FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Big opportunities and strong headwinds accelerate the pace of unified commerce and digital transformation.
77% of retailers did not achieve the average gain recorded for the overall industry in 2017. They either went backwards, stayed the same, or registered a sub-par increase.
For this group a warning shot was fired across the bow. This dramatic wake up call demonstrates the retail landscape is splitting into just a few leaders and many laggards. It also signals the time to act is now, i.e. time to fix long broken processes, legacy technologies, and choke points that stifle opportunities. It is time to invest in advanced capabilities, test new concepts and explore emerging innovations.
Delaying projects, half steps, work-arounds, following in safe footsteps — those days are over. Instead, smart retailers must manage their IT budgets to get closer to customers to drive sales, improve productivity to drive profits, and invest in projects that deliver ROI.


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Senators Attempt To Stand Up To Big Ag
U.S. senators and farmers Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently sent a letter pressing their colleagues to stand up to big ag consolidation by opposing recent efforts to weaken the Packers and Stockyards Act in the upcoming FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill, and protect family farmers and ranchers as well as consumers at the meat counter.
The Packers and Stockyards Act was passed in 1921 as part of an effort to hold large meatpackers accountable to consumers and producers. Enforcement already falls short in leveling the playing field for small scale producers, and the Senators highlighted that recent efforts by the nationâ€™s largest meatpackers to prevent further enforcement would be detrimental to Americaâ€™s family farmers and ranchers.
â€śImproving competition is critically important to ensuring consumers have safe and affordable protein options at the meat counter, and family farmers and ranchers get a fair deal for their products,â€ť the senators wrote, emphasizing the importance of fair practices in the industry.
The senators continued to highlight difficulties family farms and ranchers face: â€śMaking ends meet raising livestock is a tough business under fair circumstances. It can be downright impossible when the deck is stacked against you by multi-national meat packers that have a concerning pattern of running roughshod over our nationâ€™s anti-trust laws. Right now in the United States, four companies control over 80 percent of domestic Beef Processing, 60 percent of domestic hog processing and 50 percent of domestic poultry processing. This level of concentration is a bad deal for consumers and a bad deal for family farmers and ranchers.â€ť
The senators strongly urged their colleagues to oppose recent efforts to weaken the Packers and Stockyards Act: â€śCongress must reject the latest push by these special interests to attach a rider to the FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill to once again block USDA from implementing the 2008 bipartisan Farm Bill reforms.â€ť
Tester and Grassley, both farmers, have led efforts to combat corporate consolidation and protect the livelihood of family farmers and ranchers. Together, the senators introduced the Meatpacking Special Investigator Act to combat anticompetitive practices in the meat processing industry by appointing a USDA special investigator with subpoena power to enforce the nationâ€™s anti-trust laws. They both also joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Department of Justice to investigate potential violations of antitrust laws in the face of skyrocketing corporate profits.


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(Yicai Global) Oct. 20 -- Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. [HK:1114], Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's current sole partner in China, declined to comment on rumors that Great Wall Motor Co. [SHA:601633] is negotiating with the German auto giant.
Brilliance Auto will strengthen the partnership it has maintained with BMW for more than a decade, Finet.hk quoted Wu Xiaoan, the chairman of Brilliance Auto's board of directors, as saying. The firms have built strong collaborative relationship in team construction and market development, Wu Xiaoan said.
Since both sides are confident about their Chinese joint venture, they have extended the duration of their cooperation agreement to 2028 in advance, Wu Xiaoan said.
The groups will promote the development of traditional fuel-powered autos as well as new energy vehicles, said Brilliance Auto Executive Vice President Wu Liyi. Two NEV models will likely be rolled out at the end of this year and next year, Wu Liyi said.
Great Wall Motor said on Oct. 14 that is negotiating with BMW about contracting for the latter's Mini marque business in China, and has signed a confidentiality and feasibility assessment agreements.


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Apple’s internal survey viewed by The Verge shows that employees are requesting for ‘location flexible working options and expressing concern that some colleagues might leave if they are forced to work from offices.
In an internal email, CEO Tim Cook detailed the company’s back-to-office workweek schedule. In September, employees will be returning to offices and as the new hybrid work model, they will come to the office for three days and work remotely for two days. Mr.Cook welcomed employees saying that “there’s no replacement for face-to-face collaboration, but we have also learned a great deal about how we can get our work done outside of the office without sacrificing productivity or results.”
However, dissatisfaction with the new hybrid work model, over 2500 employees wrote a letter to senior executives requesting for more flexible remote work schedule. And they are continuing to express their concerns, internally.
In a grassroots survey at Apple, 90% of respondents choose location flexible working options
As per the report, a survey was sent on the company’s Slack channel to discuss remote work. 1749 employees participated in the questionnaire and 90% of the participants selected ‘strongly agree’ to the “location-flexible working options are a very important issue to me” statement. “location-flexible” is defined as the option to work from home, indefinitely.
In addition, 58.5% of respondents choose ‘strongly agree’ to the statement “I am worried that some of my colleagues will have to leave Apple due to LACK of location-flexible work options.” And 36.7% choose “they are worried they’ll have to resign due to the lack of flexibility.” It is reported that the results of the survey were sent to senior leadership.
Employees sent the survey results to Cook and Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president of retail and people, on June 14th. They included a video with personal testimonies from 24 Apple workers on why remote working options are important.
To the employees’ dismay, Deirdre O’Brien stood firm by the hybrid work model and said ‘collaborative’ work is essential for the company.
“We believe that in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and our future. If we take a moment to reflect on our unbelievable product launches this past year, the products and the launch execution were built upon the base of years of work that we did when we were all together in-person.”
A new report claimed that Apple is testing a new ‘Retail Flex’ hybrid work model for its App Store employees. Starting later this year, “the arrangement will allow employees to work some weeks at their retail store location and other weeks remotely. From home, workers will handle online sales, customer service, and technical support.” Consumers’ great online shopping preference is the reason behind the new retail hybrid work model.


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79 Percent of Consumers Will Still be Shopping on December 26
We’re headed into the final weekend before Christmas which means cash registers – both virtual and physical – will be ringing and ringing like joyous holiday bells. eCommerce sellers will see the slow down first as only a small percentage of consumers will be fork over the fee for overnight delivery. Then, they’ll be forced back into the brick and mortar stores, a few of which will be open on Christmas Day.
There will be 24 hours of silence, then the shopping will begin again. RetailMeNot says that 79% of consumers plan to go shopping after the holidays. Almost half of the consumers surveyed say they’ll probably be returning gifts then using the money to buy something they actually want.
The 18-34 group say they’re likely to return at least a quarter of everything they received under the tree, which is kind of sad.
But not everyone is looking for a refund. 35% of consumers say they’ll head out to buy that special gift they were expecting but didn’t get. Overall, 64% of shoppers will be buying for themselves but a few savvy shoppers say they’ll be buying gifts for folks they knew they wouldn’t see until after Christmas. Smart thinking.
Burning a Hole in Your Pocket
The vast majority of consumers say they got or expect to get a gift card as a gift. 67% will spend that gift card before January is over which means they could get twice the value by buying deeply discounted items.
An incredible 34% of consumers said they’ve used cards they were given as gifts to buy gifts for someone else. 24% saved themselves the trouble and just “regifted” the card itself.
Pre-Holiday “After” Christmas Sales
Remember how Black Friday crept backwards into Thanksgiving? Well, now the same thing is happening with “after Christmas” sales. I used to look forward to scooping up the deals on December 26, but the way things are going there won’t be an item left on the shelf by then.
I was in a Michaels Arts and Crafts store last night and it looked like Whoville after the Grinch. All holiday decor items were marked down 50% to 70% and they were going fast. Crate and Barrel and J.C. Penney have also slashed prices on holiday goods.
Anyone else feeling markdown fatigue? I’m ready to buy something at full price just for the novelty of it. For those who are still bargain hunting, Amazon says their end of year sale will being on December 23.
Ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching. That’s my favorite sound at Christmas time.


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Milk in India is largely safe and free from adulterants, says an interim report released by Food Safety and Standards Authority ofIndia (FSSAI). However, it said that the quality issues persist.
The FSSAI report of the National Milk Quality Survey, 2018, said to be the largest systematic study of milk, both in terms of sample size (6,432 samples) and number of parameters. It found that only little less than 10 per cent samples (638) had contaminants (mainly from poor farm practices and quality of feed) that make milk unsafe for consumption. Whereas, over 90 per cent of samples were found safe.
According to FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal “Milk in India is largely free from adulterants which render it unsafe for consumption. Merely 12 out of total 6,432 samples had adulterants that affect the safety of milk.” The occurrence of such adulterants is statistically insignificant considering the sample size in the survey, he added.
The survey tested for 13 adulterants including vegetable oil, detergents, glucose, urea and ammonium sulphate. Milk samples were also tested to check level of contaminants like antibiotic residue, pesticide residue and aflatoxin M1.
Agarwal said there is “no concern” at all due pesticides residues. Only 1.2 per cent of the samples failed on account of antibiotics residues above tolerance level and it was mainly due to oxy-tetracycline used to treat animals with bovine mastitis. The survey found that non-compliance on fat and SNF (solid non fat) quality parameters is higher in raw milk (sourced directly from milkman) than processed milk.
“Non-compliance on quality parameters in processed milk is quite large, even though it is lower than raw milk. This is a matter of concern and needs to be addressed through various measures,” Agarwal said. He, however added that high percentage of non-compliance samples does not suggest that proportionate volume of processed milk is non-compliant.


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Last month Twitter tipster “L0vetodream” said that Apple is planning on sending out a holiday surprise to consumers. That was followed up a couple of days ago by the leak of an alleged internal memo stating that . Our guess was that we could see Apple unveil the AirPods Studio over-ear headphones. And sure enough, on Monday (via ) said that the unveiling of the AirPods Studio is imminent.
The will feature Active Noise Cancellation to eliminate ambient noise that could interfere with the music that you’re listening to. It also will be able to detect when the …


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HOUSTON (ICIS)--KMG Chemicals’ fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 65% year on year to $1.2m (€864,000), mainly because of higher raw materials and distribution costs, as well as costs from consolidating manufacturing operations, the US specialty chemicals producer said on Thursday.
KMG’s sales rose 19% year on year to $74.2m, driven by higher sales in the company's electronic chemicals and wood treatment chemicals businesses, it said.
CEO Neal Butler said the electronics chemicals business benefited from a strong semiconductor market and global price increases.
However, KMG’s price increases did not keep up with a “rapid escalation” in costs, he said. Electronic chemicals is KMG’s largest segment by sales, accounting for 54% of total sales during the quarter.
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Absent a global recession, KMG should see organic growth in its core electronic chemicals business in 2012 and beyond, Butler said.
At the same time, KMG will look for “additional consolidating acquisitions” in electronic chemicals and wood treating chemicals to drive growth, he added.
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Even as marchFirst marches toward closure, having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the Chicago-based e-consulting firm was tying up loose ends in its continuing effort to sell off core assets.
MarchFirst's 40-member Salt Lake City office has completed a buyout and renamed itself boede&partners. Led by industry veteran Dave Boede, who now serves as president, boede&partners clients include WebMiles, Volera, Campus Pipeline and Electron Economy. The agency plans to serve B2B and B2C companies throughout the United States.
"Every one of our clients is making the transition with us," said Boede. "Over the past few years we have coalesced into a truly integrated team that knows how to break down the barriers between isolated marketing programs." Boede said the shop would focus on building integrated marketing programs from elements such as brand strategy, customer segmentation and profiling, offline and online advertising, and media planning and placement.
Boede&partners' management team includes six partners: Merri Lee Barton, media services; Lori Feld, customer relationship marketing; Steve Grigg, creative director; Kelly Hindley, brand intelligence; Scott Kempema, client services; and Arthur Watson, finance and operations.