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Star Trek Movies Coming to Hulu and Amazon on New Year's Day
Star Trek fans with Amazon Prime or Hulu subscriptions will have something to celebrate on New Year's Day. Six Star Trek movies are coming to each streaming service on the first day of the new year. On January 1st, both streaming services will add the following six Star Trek films to their streaming libraries: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and Star Trek: Insurrection. The first five of those films feature the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series, while Insurrection features the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It's appropriate that Amazon Prime should add a Star Trek: The Next Generation movie to its library in the new year. The streaming service will be the international home of the upcoming series Star Trek: Picard.
"We're thrilled to partner with CBS to bring the newest edition of the storied Star Trek franchise to our international Amazon Prime Video customers," said Brad Beale, vice president of worldwide content licensing for Amazon Prime Video when the distribution deal was announced. "With the incredible Sir Patrick Stewart returning as the beloved Jean-Luc Picard, we're excited we can give Trek fans both old and new the opportunity to see him back in action."
"For 50 years, the Star Trek series have been a global sensation, spanning generations and audiences of all ages," said Armando Nuñez, president-CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group. "We look forward to working with the team at Amazon Prime Video to bring this next chapter of the incredible Star Trek franchise to its passionate international fan base."
"There's only one word that can begin to describe Sir Patrick Stewart as Starship Commander Jean-Luc Picard, and that's 'legendary,'" said series executive producer Alex Kurtzman. "We are thrilled beyond measure to have him back in command, bringing the optimistic messages of Star Trek to audiences around the world."
Kurtzman recently described the series as a psychological character study of Picard in his later years. "The mandate was to make it a more psychological show, a character study about this man in his emeritus years. There are so few shows that allow a significantly older protagonist to be the driver.
"What happens when circumstances have conspired to not give him the happiest of endings?" Kurtzman continued. "Hopefully, it's a reinforcement of [Star Trek creator Gene] Roddenberry's vision of optimism. He's going to have to go through deep valleys to get back to the light."
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The coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us indoors for months at a time, causing a huge uplift in online shopping over in-person retail. This trend looks set to continue even when 2020 is (finally) a distant memory: one Salesforce survey found that 61% of respondents expect to spend more time online after the pandemic than before it hit.
But just how impactful has COVID-19 been on ecommerce? And what new trends should online sellers be aware of going forward, as we adjust to this digital-first world?
The Impact of Coronavirus on Ecommerce
Ecommerce was clearly on the rise even before the pandemic accelerated its growth. The 2019 holiday season (specifically, November and December) brought in $142.5 billion in online spending in the US, a 13% increase year-on-year. And ecommerce sales were still on the rise at the start of 2020.
So, how sharp was the increase in online shopping once the pandemic hit?
In short, the rise was very steep. One UK survey found that 74% of respondents, across all age groups, now feel comfortable buying products online because of the pandemic – meaning COVID-19 has pushed many people to lean towards ecommerce who otherwise would not have.
The food and drink industry in particular has experienced a major shift to online ordering and purchasing. Before the coronavirus outbreak, only 9% of consumers bought their groceries exclusively online. Now, 63% are buying more groceries online or by phone than before – and 86% will likely continue to do so in the post-social distancing world.
In the UK, average weekly internet sales of groceries more than doubled compared to pre-pandemic times. But there are also a few non-essential industries staying afloat amid lockdowns and travel bans.
And while it’s true that retail sales in general have declined this year, ecommerce sales are actually expected to jump by 18% – an estimate supported by Amazon’s Prime Day, which took place over two days this past October and made $10.4 billion in sales, up from $7.16 billion in 2019.
Global Selling and Digital Wallets
Online shopping allows for a wider range in terms of store locations and products available. In fact, it’s not uncommon for consumers to purchase from overseas retailers. The two largest ecommerce markets in the world – China and the US – each have 149.42 million and 82.72 million cross-border online shoppers, respectively.
The global nature of ecommerce is also reflected in its most popular payment methods. Credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets make up the top three:
And digital wallets are quickly on the rise all over the world. Usage increased by 77% in North America and 123% in Europe between 2015 and 2018, not to mention that 81.1% of smartphone users in China are paying via digital wallets.
Most ecommerce platforms offer integrations with a lot of major digital wallets, so it’s fairly simple to keep an online store up-to-date with this trend. But which digital wallets are at the top of the charts right now?
PayPal is currently the most-used online payment service in the US. It also performs well globally, with 361 million users and a total payment volume of $221.7 billion. But even those figures pale in comparison to China’s Alipay, which actually overtook PayPal as the world’s largest mobile payment platform back in 2013 and currently has over one billion users.
Mobile ecommerce is also on the rise – in some ways, at least. In Q1 2020, mobile ecommerce traffic grew by 25% across all industries, and mobile phones represented 71% of total traffic and 56% of total order share. In fact, over half of all time spent on retail websites takes place on a mobile device.
The pandemic has also played its part in the shift towards mobile. 45% of consumers say they’re using their mobile phone more as a shopping channel since the COVID-19 outbreak began in March. One May 2020 analysis found that Sweden is the country with the most ecommerce shopping being conducted on mobile devices, at 60%. China is close behind with 59%, followed by the UK with 55% and the US with 39%.
Even without the influence of COVID-19, mobile purchases were projected to be worth $3.56 trillion by 2021 – that’s 72.9% of total global ecommerce spend. However, mobile ecommerce still comes second to desktop in a few areas:
On average, sales made on desktops are still worth more money than sales made on mobile devices. Consumers also order more products on desktops, with a 24% higher item count per order.
So, why is mobile ecommerce important? The high mobile traffic rates we’ve seen imply that mobile browsing is starting and ending more customer journeys than ever before. Even Google has noticed this, adding “mobile friendliness” to its notorious search criteria back in 2018. Incorporating mobile devices and apps into your business’ multichannel marketing strategy is increasingly important. Which brings us to…
Multichannel marketing means integrating the customer experience across different platforms, from social media pages to emails and text messages. The frequency of multi-device customer journeys is estimated to be between 41% and 65% of all purchases made online, so it’s important that businesses be able to reach their customers through more than one medium.
The rewards of getting multichannel marketing right are clear: over the last year, marketers using three or more channels in any one campaign earned a 287% higher purchase rate than those using a single channel campaign. Campaigns using three or more channels also earned a 90% higher customer retention rate.
The key to successful multichannel marketing is to remember that different channels work best at different stages of the customer journey. For example, more general messages and shareable content can drive your brand awareness on social media, while personalized communications work better over email.
Ecommerce was on the upswing even before COVID-19 gave it a major growth spurt. But the events of 2020 have made it clear that the way forward for most business owners will be to focus on online sales in the coming years.
In that spirit, it helps to keep up with the latest developments in ecommerce, so that you can ensure your online store is up-to-date. From digital wallets to multichannel marketing, there’s always room to grow – and it’s never too late to get started!
Maura Monaghan writes for Website Builder Expert, a resource for business owners, creatives, and anyone else looking to get started online. Her favorite topics include web hosting, ecommerce and content marketing, and she believes that anyone can build a great site with the right tools.

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10/06/2014 (press release: CambridgePRGroup) // HOT SPRINGS, Ark. // Tim Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Following 52 months of sales increases that have been bolstered recently by a full redesign and a popular new diesel model, production output of the Ram 1500 has been raised by an average of 100 vehicles per day and 28,585 units annually. Employees at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan revamped the Ram 1500’s assembly line to accommodate that boosted capacity, making extensive changes from late 2013 to the summer shutdown this past August.
Establishing a Work Place Integration (WPI) practice and following the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodology, Warren Truck UAW-represented employees rethought the processes at 353 work stations, moving nearly 300 parts to improve assembly-line efficiency. More than 7,000 employee suggestions were considered to help ramp up production of the Ram 1500. To simplify installation of the pickup truck’s three different engines on the same line, parts were organized into kits that are now conveniently placed in each model.
“In recent years, no other truck brand has done more to boost capability, fuel efficiency and overall design than Ram, and those improvements have subsequently translated to higher demand for its pickup trucks,” said Tim Parker, dealer principal of Tim Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, a Ram dealership in Hot Springs, Arkansas. “One of the more telling examples of that progress is the new Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, which is the most fuel-efficient pickup truck in America, yet can still tow more than 9,000 pounds.”
The 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel houses a 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine that produces 240 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque while returning up to 28 mpg on the highway. Buyers have responded favorably to the only light-duty diesel pickup truck on the market, recently prompting Ram Truck to raise the EcoDiesel model to 20 percent of the overall Ram 1500 production mix. That share is double the initial estimate from when the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel launched in the first quarter of this year.
About Tim Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram:
A winner of Chrysler’s Five-Star Dealer and Environmental Leadership awards, Tim Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has been serving Arkansas drivers for years with new and pre-owned car sales, service and parts at their Hot Springs auto dealership. Whether you’re looking for a Ram 1500, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger or Jeep Wrangler, Tim Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram will find your ideal model with their unmatched customer-first approach. You can visit their showroom located at 4722 Central Ave. in Hot Springs, call them at 888-227-1487 or find them online at www.timparkerchrysler.com. They can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TimParkerAuto.


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China New energy consumption market and the construction of charging infrastructure
Since the beginning of this year, news about the transformation and upgrading of the automobile industry have appeared frequently, giving automobile companies a major development opportunity in the wave of new energy.
In addition, the Ministry of Commerce's promotion of the "Hundred Cities Linkage" Automobile Festival and the "Thousands of Counties and Tens of Thousands of Towns" new energy vehicle consumption season have shown results, which undoubtedly make the automobile industry present a new energy vehicle market from both the production end and the consumer end. Rapid growth trend.
At present, the number of new energy vehicles has exceeded 18 million. From January to August this year, new energy passenger vehicles achieved sales of more than 4.2 million, a year-on-year increase of more than 30%. The market penetration rate continues to maintain a high level of over 30%. develop.
1. Overview of pure electric new energy market and charging facilities
The growth rate of the overall automobile market is slowing down, and the development trend of new energy sources is stable and improving.
This year, the economy is facing recession crisis, environmental instability and other unfavorable factors, which also pose considerable challenges to the economy. Under such a situation, although the economy has shown strong resilience to make steady progress, it is still facing huge downward pressure at all times, and this is still the case for the automobile market. After experiencing multiple rounds of "price wars" and promoting consumption in the automobile market, although the negative growth trend for several consecutive quarters was reversed and a substantial rebound occurred in the second quarter, in July and August, the growth rate of automobile consumption once again faced weakness, and growth Slowing down rapidly.
Looking back at the new energy market, although it is in the same environmental conditions, the market continues to be strong, consumers' willingness to buy cars and demand for cars have shifted, and the market penetration rate of new energy vehicles continues to rise. At present, the number of new energy vehicles has exceeded 18 million, continuously achieving a rapid jump of more than 50%.
In the pure electric new energy passenger car market from July to August this year, the share of car companies continued to rise, and their dominance was further consolidated and strengthened. As Tesla faces product upgrades and consumers are full of expectations for the new Model 3, there is a short-term vacuum in the market space of luxury car companies and their share has declined. The market performance of joint venture car companies continues to be tepid, and their once-powerful shares in the new energy market lag significantly behind.
The charging pile industry has accelerated its development, and the charging capacity of public piles has continuously exceeded the 3 billion kilowatt-hour mark.
As of August 2023, the cumulative number of charging infrastructure is 7.2 million units, a year-on-year increase of 67.0%, and the vehicle-to-pile ratio is 2.38, which continues to decline from 2.43 in the same period last year and in the second quarter of this year. From the construction of charging facilities, from January to August this year, nearly 2 million charging piles were newly installed, and the number of new installations exceeded the same period last year. From July to August, 560,000 charging piles were installed, a growth rate compared with the second quarter of this year. Look up again.
The development and distribution of public charging piles in various provinces is also uneven. As a province with the largest sales of new energy vehicles, Guangdong is also the province with the largest number of public piles and increases, and has an overwhelming advantage over other provinces.
2.Driving and charging behavior of pure electric new energy vehicles
In the summer of 23, the intensity of vehicle use continued to increase, and Shanghai became a city of operating vehicles
Compared with the same period last year, the mileage of pure electric vehicles continued to increase, and the number of travel days and driving time were roughly the same as last summer. From a comparison of the characteristics of different vehicles, the usage intensity of operating vehicles is far higher than that of non-operating vehicles. The difference between the two in terms of mileage is more than 6 times, and the difference in average daily duration is also nearly 5 times.
With the rapid development and maturity of battery technology in recent years, the energy consumption level of vehicles has been continuously optimized. We can see that this summer compared with the same period last year, the number of single-day driving and weekly charging times of pure electric operating vehicles has declined slightly, while the average mileage has increased. In terms of comparison between operating vehicles and non-operating vehicles, the difference between the two in terms of average mileage per trip is 3 times, and the difference in the number of charging times per week is 4 times, which also shows that the usage intensity of operating vehicles is much higher than that of non-operating vehicles.
There are obvious differences in the charging behavior of operating and non-operating vehicles, and the charging peaks and valleys of the two are distinct.
More than 60% of pure electric operating vehicles are charged more than 7 times a week, and among all energy replenishment activities, fast charging accounts for up to 80%. More than 40% of non-commercial vehicles are charged only once a week, and less than 30% choose quick charging methods to replenish energy.
From a trend perspective, driven by the dual drive of policy guidance and consumption transformation, the construction of the new energy consumption market and charging infrastructure will continue to develop rapidly. In this wave of electrification, car companies have firmly occupied a dominant position and accelerated R&D and product iteration to achieve the goal of entering the high-end market and improving their brands.
In terms of pure electric vehicle driving data, whether it is mileage, driving time or charging times, the usage intensity of pure electric new energy operating vehicles is much higher than that of non-commercial vehicles, especially in cities such as Shanghai, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, and Changsha. Especially obvious, this puts forward higher requirements and tests for both urban charging infrastructure construction and pure electric vehicles themselves. There is a huge difference in charging behavior between commercial vehicles and non-commercial vehicles. It is also of great significance for the reasonable layout of charging piles, guiding car owners to reasonably arrange charging time, and making the construction of charging piles more reasonable.


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February 28, 2023
WeTravel Launches ‘We Travel For Women’ Campaign
On March 1, WeTravel – the leading integrated tech platform built to support multi-day travel booking and payments – is launching its We Travel For Women campaign through its Women+ in Travel Academy, celebrating the accomplishments and stories of 31 women in travel in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
Aligning with International Women’s Day’s mission to “get the world talking about why equal opportunities are no longer enough,” the We Travel For Women campaign will highlight 31 women in travel to further the business’s commitment through the Women+ in Travel Academy to use its educational platform to share women-created, women-written resources that champion better representation in travel.
Each woman – from founders of tour operators in Africa to office managers in Amsterdam and tour leaders in Latin America – will take to the Women+ in Travel Academy for one day during March to share their experiences as a woman in the industry, including celebrating their accomplishments.
“Last year, we launched within WeTravel’s newly-formed Academy a Women+ in Travel Academy with much-needed, often hard-to-find women-curated resources to support equity and representation in tourism,” said Shayna Zand, WeTravel’s head of partnerships. “While all year women share their stories in the Women in Travel Academy, this month our continued commitment to celebrate and support women in travel will include a feature a day of an inspiring woman, from tour leaders in Latin America to business owners in Africa, to celebrate their successes – and the broader impact these women are having on equity in travel.”
According to the World Tourism Organization, women account for 54% of employees in the tourism sector, but only 15% of women hold senior-management positions. Although women hold significantly fewer senior roles than men in tourism, the representation of women in senior-management roles in travel is higher than other global industries. This International Women’s Day, the focus on lessening the gender representation gap is attributed to focusing more on equity. Within every organization, intentional action must be taken to support females’ professional development.
As a business committed to equity within its organization and for its more than 3,000 global clients – including gender representation – WeTravel’s global business comprises 150 employees: more than 50% of whom identify as women, representing more than 40 nationalities, and 25% of whom are parents. In leadership, more than 50% of positions are held by identifying women, working from three continents.
The business’s platform supports hundreds of women-run, women-led tour operators and group travel organizers, which was the impetus to launch last year within its newly-created Women+ in Travel Academy. The Women+ in Travel Academy commissions pieces from identifying women in travel to publish as free resources to support better representation in travel. To date, the platform has provided free resources on subjects like: making travel safer for Black women, why free travel isn’t a perk for parents, supporting women entrepreneurs and tour leaders.
This Women’s History Month, support the 31 women sharing their stories in the Women+ in Travel Academy, here: https://resources.wetravel.com/women-in-travel. Each day, one article written by a woman in travel will go live on the site and WeTravel’s social media channels.
“We’re honored to be a vehicle for supporting these women and their ever-inspiring stories,” said Zand. “It’s our hope that reading these women’s stories will prove that, as an industry, more needs to be done for equity – and it needs to be done now.”


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Apple has not yet revealed a series IPhone 15And rumors and leaks started talking about the iPhone 16, which will be launched in 2024, and it seems that the company is determined to change the position of the rear camera in the iPhone 16, to return again with a vertical design similar to the iPhone 12.
Apple turned to the rear camera arranged diagonally with the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, and the design moved to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, and the same slanted camera design is expected to continue with the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, which will be unveiled. later this year.
But according to the URedditor leaks account, Apple intends to change the design of the rear camera in both the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, to return to the vertical shape, similar to the rear camera in the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini.
The base model iPhone 16 will have a vertical camera layout, as opposed to diagonal on iPhone 15. This will make the device instantly recognizable as the latest model.
Currently, an iPhone 12-style design is in testing, though there is another design as well, same layout.
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And the account of the leaks added that this change would make it easier to recognize the type of iPhone device immediately. However, there is no specific reason for this change in the position of the rear lenses. And Apple had made it clear when using the diagonal shape of the rear camera with the iPhone 13 and mini, that this diagonal design enables the advanced dual camera system. So Apple may have figured out a way to make the camera components work smoothly in portrait orientation.
Also, some leaks indicate that it is expected that the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will come in the same known sizes, which are 6.1 and 6.7 inches, respectively, with a change in screen size in the two higher models, so that the iPhone 16 Pro comes with a screen measuring 6.3 inches, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max screen will measure 6.9 inches, and of course that category will contain a three-lens rear camera system, so the vertical shape will not be implemented on the upper category of the new iPhone.
Finally, it is still too early for the iPhone 16 rumor cycle as we are more than a year away from the launch conference, so we will hear in the coming period more rumors and leaks that talk about the iPhone 15 and even the iPhone 16, but Nothing is certain yet.


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Apple has confirmed that it will be opening a new development office in Hyderabad with over 150 employees. The company’s statement comes after news report had indicated the same.
The reports had quoted Jayesh Ranjan, IT secretary of Telangana, who had said that the confirmation would take place once the MoUs were signed with Apple. The development centre will be dedicated to improving Apple Maps.
In an official statement, an Apple spokesperson said, “We’ve been investing to expand our operations in India and are thrilled to have passionate customers and a vibrant developer community across the country. We are looking forward to opening a new development office in Hyderabad that will be home to over 150 Apple employees supporting maps development. The office will also have space for many contractors who will support our ambitious efforts locally.”
Apple also pointed out that this was not their first development centre part outside the US. The company had opened one in Italy in January of this year.
Apple has already indicated that it will start taking the Indian market more seriously. In the latest results announced by Apple, iPhone sales were up 76 per cent in India for the quarter.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the earnings call that the company plans to invest in India for a long term.
“India is incredibly exciting. It is one of the fastest growing economies, and is also the third largest smartphone market in the world, after China and US. In India, the median age for the population is 27, in China that’s nearly 36 years. I see the demographics there being incredibly great for a consumer brand, and for people that really want the best product,” Cook had said.
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Credit CARD Act: Phase One
One of the biggest reforms to the credit card industry goes into effect today, and while the changes may not improve your bottom line immediately, credit-savvy cardholders will appreciate the changes.
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, signed by President Obama in May, helps to prevent abuse by credit card companies. As reported by CBS News, the two changes that go into effect today:
- Increase the notice period for interest rate changes from 15 to 45 days. This will give cardholders more time to protest rate hikes, or transfer balances to a different credit line.
- More time to make a payment after receiving the credit card statement. Due dates have been extended from 14 days to 21 days, giving cardholders more time to pay before incurring a late fee.
Both of these changes, as well as changes scheduled to take effect in February, 2010, will give cardholders more options to control their debt before considering filing bankruptcy to discharge debt, while decreasing the profits that credit card companies make from interest, late fees and other assorted fees.
The changes coming next year will add more responsibility to the credit card companies, including:
- Stricter qualifications to get a card for those under 21
- More regulations of “Universal Default”, in which a missed payment on one line of credit can increase the interest rate on all
- An “opt-in” to go over your credit line, leading to fewer over-limit fees
- Card issuers must make the terms of the account available online
- Payments made to an account with various interest rates (such as promotional, cash withdrawal, etc.) must be applied to the balance with the highest interest rate first, a change that will help cardholders pay down credit card debt more quickly
In signing the bill into law, President Obama emphasized the shared responsibility of holders and issuers of credit:
Credit card companies provide a valuable service; we don’t begrudge them turning a profit. We just want to make sure that they do so while upholding basic standards of fairness, transparency, and accountability. Just as we demand credit card users to act responsibly, we demand that credit card companies act responsibly, too. And that’s not too much to ask.


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Super Impulse’s mini-verse is expanding with two new additions: Catan and Spot It!
The company is joining forces with Asmodee Entertainment to add the popular board games to World’s Smallest, the franchise that shrinks iconic characters, toys, and games. The new properties will debut at Toy Fair this fall and join a robust lineup of licensed intellectual properties (IP) under Super Impulse’s catalog of collectible and playable miniatures.
“We are now tasked with capturing the fun, challenge, and spirit of Spot It!/Dobble and Catan in the World’s Smallest footprint. The players of these games have high expectations, and we won’t let (Asmodee Entertainment) down!” says Alan Dorfman, Co-Founder of Super Impulse.
Catan is one of the best-known brands in tabletop gaming, with more than 40 million units sold worldwide, while Spot It! (known outside of North America as Dobble) is the award-winning visual perception gaming phenomena from Asmodee’s Zygomatic studio.
“Catan and Spot It!/Dobble are a natural extension of Super Impulse’s portfolio of World’s Smallest games,” says Ness Jack, Licensing Manager at Asmodee Entertainment. “We are thrilled to bring existing fans a new way to enjoy the games they love, and also tap into new audiences with a partner we know will do justice to these properties.”
Coming off the heels of a debut International Comic-Con: San Diego (SDCC) appearance and looking ahead to a showcase at Toy Fair in New York City, Super Impulse has continued to pursue both revered and emerging IPs. Catan and Spot It! will be unveiled for the first time at Toy Fair in anticipation of a hard launch next year.


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After teasing the Realme GT 2 series earlier, Realme has now finally announced a launch date for the devices. It has been confirmed the phones will be launching on January 4 in China. Expected to be the first phones from the company to be powered by the newly launched Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, the GT 2 series has been teased to feature "world's first innovations" in the smartphone industry. As for the series, it is expected to bring with it two new phones -- the vanilla Realme GT 2 and Realme GT 2 Pro(₹ 46089 at amazon).
The company in its latest teaser has shared that the series will be launched globally on January 4. However, there's a very slim chance any India-specific announcement for the Realme GT 2 series will be made that day. It has also revealed that the Realme GT 2 Pro smartphones have been co-designed by renowned Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa.
The Realme GT 2 Pro is expected to feature a 6.8-inch QHD+ flat AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Powering the phone is expected to be an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. For cameras, the Realme GT 2 Pro sports a triple rear camera setup – 50MP + 50MP + 8MP and a 32MP selfie lens.
Of these, the new ultra-wide-angle sensor will come with a 150-degree field of view (FoV). Realme claims it is 273 per cent better than the 89-degrees field-of-view of the primary wide-angle sensor. Other than this, Realme has also introduced a fisheye mode which makes photographs more appealing with its "ultra-long depth of field effect." Last, but not least, keeping the lights on the device is a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging support.
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So far, the only confirmed news about the soon-to-be-launched model is the fact that it will obviously sport the most hardcore version of the AMG-tuned V12 and be a tad bit more exclusive than the already exclusive S63.
The peeps from Mercedes-Benz Passion insist they know that the new AMG sedan will offer 630 hp and an electronically limited torque of 1000 Nm (737 lb/ft). Other bits of info from the same source state that the S65 will finally switch to the MCT 7 G-tronic transmission, which has proved on the G65 AMG model that it can now handle (part of) the Earth-moving torque figure.
We say “part of”, because, as some of you AMG aficionados already know, the six-liter twin-turbo V12 by AMG actually develops 1200 Nm (885 lb/ft) and has been electronically restricted for the reason of being too insane for a rear-wheel drive car. The 4-Matic all-wheel drive system hasn't been confirmed for the 65 AMG, but it would prove to be a really nice surprise. We will have to wait until a January 2014 unveil to see the real thing.
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A huge explosion of connected devices for the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to grow the market from $655.8 billion in 2014 to $1.7 trillion by 2020, according to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC). Smart electronics OEMs are looking to the IoT market to provide huge demand for new products and services.
The market research firm further revealed 56% of current U.S. manufacturers are researching or piloting IoT projects in hopes of lowering operational costs, improving customer service and support, attracting new customers and increasing business efficiency.
IoT initiatives are expected to impact smart manufacturing by improving production processes and output, product quality and workforce safety while reducing resource consumption.
In order to enhance product performance, IoT initiatives are being applied to vehicles, industrial machinery and other connected products. Connected supply chains will likely experience increased visibility and coordination, improved inbound and outbound asset and inventory tracking as well as improved efficiency and integrated business planning.


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Old-fashioned red tape is delaying the eagerly awaited European launches for iTunes and Napster.
A maze of licensing contracts, music release dates that differ by country and incompatible billing systems have combined to sidetrack the services, which many recording executives still hope will make their European debut in the first half of 2004.
"We will be here this year. I'm not going to announce the date at this time, but we are working very hard," said Eddy Cue, vice president of applications and Internet services for Apple Computer. Cue, one of the principal architects of Apple's iTunes, told a gathering of music and technology executives the layers of bureaucracy in the European music industry were limiting the number of songs it could offer consumers here.
Chris Gorog, CEO of software firm Roxio and owner of online music store Napster, voiced similar grievances on Saturday. "We're struggling to get the rights clearance to launch a meaningful catalogue in Europe," he told Reuters on the sidelines of the annual MidemNet music conference on the French Riviera.
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EUR/USD 4H chart EUR/USD surged after Powell’s speech on Friday…
EUR/USD: "Pennant" pattern
2019-11-11 • Updated
The main trend is still bullish, but the price is consolidating near the 55 Moving Average. It's likely that the pair is going to test the next support at 1.2246 - 1.2205. If a pullback from this area happens little later on, there'll be a moment for another bullish price movement.
The price is consolidating between the levels 1.2335 - 1.2275. Also, there's a "Pennant" pattern, so the market is likely going to test the closest resistance at 1.2325, which could be a departure point for a decline towards the next support at 1.2254 - 1.2233.
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Domino Sugar is considering expansion of its refinery facilities in South Baltimore as it adjusts its product line, despite financial and political pressures that the manufacturing industry faces in the new "knowledge" economy, the plant's manager said.
Plant officials are focusing on packaged products that go straight to consumers, as opposed to large quantities of liquid or granulated sugar shipped by truck or train to food makers, Refinery Manager Stu FitzGibbon said. As a result, new warehouses could be in order for the plant to store the products, he said.
The plant will spend $1.5 million this year to move its canister-packing operations from an Elkridge subcontractor to the Baltimore plant and plans to spend $5 million to $10 million this year on facility improvement and construction projects, he said.
The plant is one of the few 1920s-era manufacturing sites on Baltimore's waterfront that has lasted into this century, and it's still looking to grow, although paying for expansion can often prove difficult, FitzGibbon said. But the plant's owners are still wary of the pressures from its neighbors and from city and state regulators, and plant officials are striving to educate the public on its importance and value to ensure its survival.
"There's no interest in leaving," FitzGibbon said. "My concern long term is if we don't effectively educate the people who pass laws and enforce them, the blue-collar jobs will disappear."
The plant was rocked by an explosion Nov. 2, but officials there say the effects of the incident were minimal.
Production of some packaged products has been ramped up recently, with plans for more this year. Additions include 100-pound bags of granulated sugar, "handy-pack" boxes of 100 granulated sugar packets, and 4-pound canisters of granulated sugar, FitzGibbon said.
Plant officials also have stepped out for more community outreach, including giving to charity and participating in community events, FitzGibbon said. Paul Silberman, president of the Locust Point Civic Association, said the plant has donated money to the group and partnered in neighborhood festivals. "They've been good neighbors," he said.
FitzGibbon said he sees the outreach as increasingly important as residential and commercial development grows around the waterfront, because the biggest obstacles for the plant's progress are regulatory policies and laws that can hold back production.
"We never really saw it as critical to manufacturing sugar," FitzGibbon said. "But in the end, if we don't do it, the support from the city and state won't be there."
The climate for manufacturers in the city and state is "a mixed bag," said Gene Burner, president of the Manufacturers' Alliance of Maryland. The city has given waterfront industry zoning protection that keeps mixed-use developments from infringing too closely on industry, and other potentially harmful policies haven't singled out manufacturers, he said.
Del. Brian McHale, a Democrat whose district includes the plant, said he was pleased to hear that Domino had long-term plans to operate and expand.
"It's a long-standing employer and manufacturer in Locust Point," McHale said. "I think we should do everything we can to support that."


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Steve Brown in our Business department reports that Richardson Heights Shopping Center is posted for foreclosure. Heights (shown pre-renovation, at right) is routinely touted as successful retail revitalization by city and Chamber of Commerce leaders. (The center’s owner, Shafer Property Co., also owns two other commercial properties that have been posted for sale.) The mix of businesses at Heights is pretty standard, but whoever the buyer ends up being — that is, if the company isn’t able to renegotiate its debt — will take on a much more attractive property than Shafer originally bought.
Also, looks like Channel 11 came out with its golf pro story last night. The difference between theirs and mine? They mentioned the review of the operations under way (or soon to be). And they used Carrollton’s Indian Creek as a comparison instead of Dallas’ courses. The one piece I did not have but wanted was the actual pay of other pros — didn’t hear back from Dallas folks on that question yesterday.


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Marijuana Business Daily reporter John Schroyer is on the ground in California, posting firsthand accounts detailing the historic, Jan. 1 launch of the state’s recreational marijuana market. Scroll down for an inside account from cannabis business executives
Marijuana Business Daily reporter John Schroyer is on the ground in California, posting firsthand accounts detailing the historic, Jan. 1 launch of the state’s recreational marijuana market.
Scroll down for an inside account from cannabis business executives pioneering the state’s new adult-use market, which Marijuana Business Daily estimates will generate at least $4 billion in annual retail sales in several years. Click here to read Part I, here for Part III and here for Part IV.
California’s various municipalities offer different challenges, but the state’s adult-use cannabis retailers share a common problem:
Keeping up with seemingly steady customer demand for recreational marijuana.
“I’ve been working 14-hour days for probably at least 14 days,” Kimberly Cargile, the CEO of Sacramento’s A Therapeutic Alternative, a medical and adult-use retailer, said on Thursday.
She said her biggest concern as rec sales began in California’s capital city was employee burnout.
“I’m thinking of reducing our Weedmaps exposure,” Cargile said, adding that her employees weren’t accustomed to the volume of customers they saw in the first four days of 2018.
Before the new year, Cargile said, her dispensary averaged 100-150 people a day.
That number increased over the last three days of December, when A Therapeutic Alternative processed over 200 customer transactions per day.
Then the customer floodgates opened:
- On Jan. 1, the shop recorded 382 customer transactions.
- On Jan. 2, it was 374.
- On Jan. 3, transactions dropped to 287.
- On Jan. 4, however, the retailer’s transactions jumped to 304.
“Right now, our staff is overworked,” Cargile said. “We’re all burnt out.”
She’s actively hiring, too. For “everything,” she said. “Every single position.”
In the Bay Area, Oakland’s Harborside was running into problems of its own.
Andrew DeAngelo, the dispensary’s co-founder and general manager, said that roughly $1 million of wholesale flower was stuck on the Harborside farm in Monterey County as of Jan. 4 – when the store literally had a line of customers out the door.
The holdup? County authorities had yet to sign off on paperwork to finalize the farm’s state business permit.
Without that license, Harborside was unable to legally transport the flower to its Oakland shop.
“I cannot take it off the farm. Monterey has not acted,” DeAngelo said. “It’s all ready to go.
“It’s an outrageous miscarriage of bureaucratic justice.”
He said he’s not worried about an inventory shortage at Harborside – unless county officials continue to drag their feet.
Joe Gerlach, the founder of Oakland-based edibles maker Korova, may be a poster child for the California cannabis industry’s overall attitude.
Asked about his company’s difficulties in transitioning to the new regulated market, he grins, shrugs and says simply, “No one’s having a great time.”
“We’ve been thrown more challenges than this in the past,” he added, referring to the tumultuous business atmosphere for legacy companies like his 7-year-old business.
Korova – and plenty of other longtime California cannabis entrepreneurs – have survived far more uncertain times when law enforcement raids were much more common, Gerlach pointed out.
“The regulations are a bit much,” he said, “but it’s still better” than operating in the gray market.
Korova, like many other companies, is still pivoting to the new landscape.
In particular, Gerlach has had to reimagine the appeal of his brand, because Korova had been known for “unrivaled potency.”
Korova used to make 1,000-milligram, THC-infused brownies.
But, because of California’s new 100-milligram-per-package limit for edibles, he’s had to discontinue that product and shift to lower-potency goods.
Interestingly, because of that changeover and the fact that retailers are allowed to sell higher-potency edibles produced in 2017 until July, Korova had a banner sales month in December.
Gerlach said his company produced and sold roughly 40,000 of his 1,000-milligram brownies just to meet demand in December.
On the other hand, Korova’s retail accounts have decreased by about 20% because many dispensaries either aren’t yet licensed or aren’t getting permits.
Korova is branching out into flower. The company will offer a new line of branded strains that are expected to hit the market in mid-January, Gerlach said.
“We’re just trying to broaden our horizons,” he added.
Perhaps it was appropriate that there was a low-level earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area last Thursday morning.
Locals and visitors – including this reporter – were shaken awake at 2:39 a.m. PT by a 4.4 magnitude quake.
That was just a few short hours before the foundation of the newly launched recreational marijuana industry in California was also thrown into turmoil, by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
That morning, Sessions announced the revocation of a key marijuana-protecting memo issued by the Department of Justice under President Barack Obama.
Mum’s the word
Business has continued largely as normal for those in the still-transitioning California cannabis market since Sessions’ announcement.
But nobody wants to talk about Sessions. At least, not on the record.
“You want to talk about Sessions?” one grower asked me warily during a phone call in which I was requesting a meeting to talk about how business was going.
One insider said the climate in California since the attorney general’s announcement feels as if colleagues are experiencing flashbacks to law enforcement’s cannabis raids of yesteryear – even though most dispensaries and other types of marijuana businesses have been relatively untouched in recent years.
What’s apparent is that few executives – no matter whether they’re licensed – want to talk about Sessions because they don’t want to become targets.
“Three and a half years ago, prison was not out of the question,” said Bloom Farms CEO Michael Ray, remembering the risk involved in the state’s marijuana industry not all that long ago.
John Schroyer can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org


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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, declined to comment on a report that it was considering a flotation of part of its Asian operations, adding that it remained committed to its business in the region.
"In line with our culture, we always look at opportunities to optimise our business and drive long-term growth and we are very committed to our business in the Asia-Pacific region and excited about the potential of this geography," an AB InBev spokeswoman said.
Bloomberg reported on Friday that the Belgium-based maker of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois was considering an initial public offering of part of its Asian operations as a way to alleviate its debt.
Bloomberg said that any deal could raise more than $5 billion, with the whole of the Asian business valued at around $70 billion.
AB InBev shares, which fell by 38 percent last year, were up 3.0 percent by 1030 GMT.
The company, which paid around $100 billion for nearest rival SABMiller in 2016, announced in October that it would be cutting its proposed dividend in half as beer sales fell in its largest markets of the United States and Brazil.
AB InBev is targeting a return to a net debt to EBITDA ratio of two times. Trevor Stirling, analyst at Bernstein Research, estimated that this multiple was 4.7 at the end of 2018 and would fall to 4.3 at the end of 2019 and 3.7 at the end of 2020.
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Alastair Macdonald and Kirsten Donovan)
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)


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Meesho accounts for ~35% of national third-party logistics shipments, emerges as the single largest contributor: Meesho, India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, has emerged as the single largest contributor to the country’s expanding third-party logistics (3PL) industry.
Meesho grew its 3PL shipments by 16% in January-March 2022 on the already high base of the festive season, accounting for ~35% of all shipments delivered by national 3PL players.
Meesho, which runs an asset-light model, counts Shadowfax, Ecom Express, Delhivery and Xpressbees among its key 3PL partners. Meesho’s rapidly growing scale has been a key driver behind the expansion of the 3PL sector. Average daily orders on Meesho have risen nearly five-fold YoY to 2.4 million in January-March 2022.
“Meesho’s shipments reach all of pin codes in India, a feat we have been able to achieve by working closely with our 3PL partners. Our asset-light model enables us to realise supply chain efficiencies, bringing down costs for the end-user. On our mission to further democratize Internet commerce, we are looking to build on the momentum of previous quarters. Additionally, we are humbled by the economic opportunities in the form of jobs we have been able to generate at our 3PL partners,” Sourabh Pandey, CXO – Fulfillment & Experience, Meesho, said.
Volumes in India’s 3PL industry typically peak during the festive season, in line with the seasonality observed in e-commerce. However, Meesho continued to grow its 3PL shipments by 16% in January-March on the already high base of the previous quarter (October-December 2021).
“As the leading multicategory digital commerce logistics platform in the country, Shadowfax is rapidly growing its e-commerce 3PL business. Meesho has been a key strategic partner and catalyst for this growth. In the current quarter, approximately 60% of our drop ship e-commerce volume is being contributed by Meesho – a testament to our deep and long standing relationship. The momentum will only keep increasing as E-commerce adoption continues to rise in tier 2+ regions in the future.” – Abhishek Bansal, CEO & Co-Founder – Shadowfax, said
Outsourcing logistics to a 3PL provider is cost-effective, gives access to cutting-edge transportation solutions, and enhances scalability, flexibility, and customer satisfaction. Most importantly, it allows companies to focus on their core competencies. At the same time, the increasing popularity of 3PL services has generated thousands of jobs for the country’s blue-collar workforce. In just 2 years, over 55,000 on-roll and off-roll jobs across first-mile, sortation, and last-mile delivery were generated by our key 3PL partners, a significant chunk of the overall employment opportunities created by the ecosystem.
“Asset light business models have been growing among new-age digital and e-commerce platforms, which has paved the way for their efficiency while playing a pivotal role in accelerating the growth of the 3PL eco-system. Since its inception, we have been closely working with Meesho, and we have proved to be perfect partners to help them achieve a better outcome for their customers. We aim to strengthen the partnership further while focusing on our overall growth,” said Dipanjan Banerjee, Chief Business Officer, Ecom Express Limited


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— Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB) reported Q3 2020 earnings of $0.32 per share, vs. $0.16 expected.
— Sales grew 27% to $275.5 million, vs. $260.7 million expected.
— Comparable store sales increased 10.7%.
— E-commerce sales represented 10.5% of total sales.
— FY2020 comparable store sales are expected to grow 4-6%.
— FY2020 GAAP EPS is expected to be $1.55-1.65.
— FY2020 adjusted EPS is expected to be $2.30-2.50.
The retail environment has witnessed many changes in customers’ shopping behavior lately, especially after the COVID outbreak. With inflation putting pressure on personal finances, there appears to be a new
Shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) were up over 2% on Friday, a day after the company delivered mixed results for the third quarter of 2022 and lowered its
For technology stocks, 2022 has been a challenging year, with companies losing significant market value amid prolonged stock selloff. In that respect, Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) is among the worst-affected


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Justin O'Shea's First Campaign for Italian Brioni, Starring Metallica
“We are beyond thrilled to have been invited to be the face of Italian luxury menswear powerhouse Brioni as they kick off their first creative campaign under the direction of newly appointed creative director, über cool style star Justin O’Shea,” writes the band at its website.
“The black-and-white Queen ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ inspired photos were shot last month in San Francisco by photographer Zackery Michael. We’re sporting Bespoke Brioni suits and tuxedos as well as sunglasses from their new eyewear collection.”
Business of Fashion offers an in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes overhaul at Brioni, which started with the hiring of new creative director O’Shea. As the report notes, Metallica’s involvement — and the clothes they’re wearing — reflect a significant shift in the fashion industry.
“The campaign signals just how far O’Shea’s repositioning of Brioni will go and the more rugged, masculine tone it will take,” writes BoF‘s Kate Abnett. “At a time when many luxury menswear collections are becoming more feminine, Brioni, which was founded in 1945 and is best known for outfitting actors like Richard Burton and Matthew McConaughey, is cutting the other way.”


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Currently the new 5th generation of Lube Free Lambda Chain is represented to the European market. As a result of the achieved improvements, the wear life of the New Lambda chain increased by 50%.
From now on, Beltimport has a new website. It is not only restyling but new qualitative filling.
From 22 up to 25th of November 2011 the annual Industrial Forum, probably the largest industrial exhibition in Ukraine, was held in Kiev.
In late October, “Beltimport”, in the constant aspiration for improvement of its employees professional skills, traditionally has sent for training in Germany eight people from the sales departments of all branch offices.
From 6th to 9th September Beltimport participated in the International specialized exhibition of machinery, equipment, technologies and products of mining and metallurgical complex “Metallurgy-2011”, which was held in Donetsk.
On the 6-7th of August 2011 the company “Beltimport” celebrated its 15th anniversary!
From 23.11 up to 26.11 Beltimport participated in the IXth International Industrial Forum that took place in Kiev.
Beltimport company is glad to inform you about official opening of our branch office in Lviv city, which was held on May, 22d.
Before start of World Cup Football Championship which will take place in South Africa from June 11th till July 11th Beltimport company together with Tsubaki company, who is leading manufacturer of transmission chains and official sponsor of Tournament, give you the possibility to join big soccer world event.
Tsubaki company never ceases to amaze. Starting from March, 2010, all BS/DIN standard roller chains will be supplied in a new execution.
A three-year field test of roller chain at an MDF board production plant has resulted in operating costs being reduced by tens of thousands of pounds per year.


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As part of this initiative, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is meeting senior ministers and bureaucrats of those states which have robust gold jewellery manufacturing centres to improve designing, merchandising and finishing of jewellery produced at these centres.
The move comes at a time when GJEPC is aiming an ambitious target of achieving $60 billion exports by 2022. In FY17, the country's total gem and jewellery exports was to the tune of $35 billion.
While the decline in gold jewellery exports bother the exporters, the advance payment of goods & service tax (GST) has also blocked their working capital to the tune of almost Rs . 8,000 crore raising their concern further. "We have to see when we get the GST refund.In any case, our working capital will remain blocked under the GST regime," said Praveen Shankar Pandya, chairman, GJEPC who was in the city to meet the West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra.
Kolkata has been a leading centre for manufacturing fine designer gold jewellery. Pandya on Monday announced to set up three common facility centres in West Bengal, one of which will come up at Domjur. Mitra assured the GJEPC chief that state government will lend all support for improving the labour intensive gem and jewellery sector. Incidentally, Bengal finance minister had fought at the GST Council to keep GST rate on gold at 3 per cent when some of the states were pushing for a higher GST.


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The current problem with wireless charging at the moment is the fact that it’s not totally wireless. Some may say that it’s more limiting than the conventional wired charger. Because of this, Semtech, a semiconductor supplier, has made the LinkCharge LP wireless charging system.
Semtech LinkCharge LP Wireless Charging
The Semtech LinkCharge wireless charging system offers a way for multiple low-powered devices to be charged simultaneously. Low-powered devices such as smartwatches, headphones, and the like will work with the LinkCharge. As long as the device can be charged with 1 watt, it’ll work.
The vision Semtech has for this technology is to have it implemented in hospitals, offices, and houses. Just like what Ossia has made, Semtech offers a similar kind of wireless charging. There’s a central transmitter where any device with the receiver will automatically charge. This eliminates multiple power supplies and cables making it very convenient for the user.
Ruwanga Dassanayake, Semtech’s Power Management Product Line Manager, said, “We recognize the need for a wireless charging technology that supports charging multiple devices at once, as consumers and retailers begin to expand their collections of wireless charging-equipped wearables, portable electronics, and other low-power applications. Semtech’s LinkCharge LP technology is an innovative solution that gives our customers the flexibility and convenience to charge multiple devices without multiple power supplies and charging cables.”
What is your idea of the perfect wireless charger? Tell us in the comment section below.


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Thanks to a partnership with Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), graduate students at the University of Illinois’ Gies School of Business are researching the effectiveness of digital coupons on customer behavior.
The company shared a statement on LinkedIn, stating “the students’ findings are helping to guide [our] digital coupon strategy.”
Kate Favrow, director of marketing and brand development for AWG Brands and a Gies alum, said, “Our partnership truly helps both parties involved. By allowing the students to work with real anonymized data, they are exposed to the complexities surrounding the grocery industry and gain real-world experience before entering the workforce.
“On the flip side, we gain new perspectives and appreciate the insights and recommendations that come from their analysis work.”
Starting in January 2022, three cohorts of students seeking master’s degrees in data analytics were provided five years of digital coupon redemption data from AWG and recent transaction data from seven consenting AWG retailers.
The goal was to discover whether digital coupons and discounts are associated with a change in private brands purchasing behavior, in terms of more spending and/or customer retention.
This was the largest data set that any of the students had attempted to analyze. After months of data cleansing, goal setting and analysis, the findings showed a variety of ways in which digital coupons affect consumers’ behavior and exposed areas that need more analytical focus.
For instance, the redemption and transaction analysis concluded:
- Consumers who use digital coupons also have bigger basket sizes.
- Digital coupons affect customer retention on AWG Brands. This means that consumers who used a coupon on an item, were likely to buy that item again even without a coupon.
- Redemption data showed that digital coupon use peaked at the end of 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it is steady and grows at the end of each year during the holiday selling season.
“We sincerely appreciate AWG for their invaluable partnership, mentorship, and guidance, enabling our students to tackle real-world business challenges and develop vital problem-solving skills,” said Ashish Khandelwal, University of Illinois professor.
“Their commitment to experiential learning is commendable, shaping the business leaders of tomorrow.”
Additional insights from the students will tie into the future analysis of the AWG Brands digital coupon strategy. In addition, the seven retailers who shared their transaction data also received personalized findings reports.
“Exploring real data, formulating questions and employing the tools and techniques we learned in the classroom was truly enriching,” said Mukul Kaushik, one of the students. “We are grateful to AWG for providing us with this valuable opportunity.”


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In a letter submitted to the panel's Republican leadership, Cillicine highlighted concerns about Amazon's dominance in online retail and the potential for the e-commerce giant to use its control over Whole Foods to unfairly disadvantage other businesses.
“This transaction occurs during a long period of economic concentration that has already caused a decline in workers' wages and mobility,” the congressman wrote, “essentially allowing a small number of monopolists to hoard the ‘fruit of economic growth.’ ”
Amazon declined to comment on the matter. Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos also owns The Washington Post.
Cillicine is not the only member of Congress to call for a close examination of the deal. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who represents a district in Silicon Valley, told CNBC last month that the acquisition would “hurt local grocery stores.”
The deal could have major implications for the future of grocery stores and on-demand delivery services, analysts say. “It’s not what Amazon is getting from but more what Amazon can do with them, which is to bring its distribution into play,” said James Bailey, a management professor at George Washington University.
Amazon’s purchase must be approved by federal regulators — most likely at the Federal Trade Commission — before it can proceed. But antitrust experts differ on whether the acquisition should raise red flags. Historically deals involving companies in separate industries have gotten a pass, particularly if they are likely to lead to lower prices. Amazon has made a cutthroat business out of price competition and proved a willingness to take financial losses.
Still, some opponents of consolidation acknowledge that the Amazon-Whole Foods deal may be hard for regulators to reject. In terms of the overall grocery industry, Whole Foods controls just single-digit percentages of the market — and Amazon, even less. (Critics of the deal argue that regulators should view the acquisition in the broader context of e-commerce, not merely grocery stores.)
“There are a lot of people spooked out by the enormous size of Amazon, but it's not clear to me there's any direct competitive harm in this transaction,” said Gene Kimmelman, president of the consumer group Public Knowledge.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said that in 2013, Amazon settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by publishers. In fact, the publishers were found at fault. Amazon issued refunds to ebook customers but was not a party to the suit.


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After forging a relationship with the Former Texas Rangers Foundation, Schaefer Outfitter is proud to announce the release of a commemorative Ranger Brush Jacket this fall, with additional products in 2018. This one-of-a-kind brush jacket is endorsed by the Foundation, and a portion of the proceeds from jacket sales will go to the development of a new Texas Ranger Heritage Center in Fredericksburg, Texas.
“Since 1823, the Texas Ranger have stood vigilant protecting the citizens of the state of Texas,” Schaefer Outfitter President Rick Grant said. “We honor their bravery and service.”
Grant was inspired by Joaquin Jackson, one of the most legendary Texas Rangers in modern time. Jackson wore Schaefer products in nearly all of the photographs for stories about him. Grant wanted to celebrate this branch of law enforcement.
“I see our brand as a Texas Ranger, maintaining the American-made code regardless of the circumstances,” Grant said. “In fact, we’re the largest Texas-made western and outdoor clothing manufacturer in the country, and we are very proud of that.”
Canvas duck jackets are a signature item for Schaefer Outfitter. And since 1982, when the iconic western duster was first created, the material has been a staple for Schaefer designs. The Ranger Brush Jacket is an exclusive product made for the Former Texas Ranger Foundation members and Schaefer Outfitter customers. It combines the roots of the South Texas Brush Jackets of years gone by with Schaefer styling such as more functional pockets, a full-grain leather collar and range-washed army duck shell. This jacket color is Suntan, an exclusive color to the Texas Rangers. The new Ranger Brush Jacket is also the first product in the line to sport Schaefer’s new button featuring a raised Texas Star as the centerpiece. Of course, like all Schaefer products, it is made in Texas.
To order call 800-426-2074 or go to SchaeferOutfitter.com. You can also visit Schaefer Outfitter’s new store in southwest Fort Worth. Order one of the company’s brand-new catalogs featuring 48 pages of Texas-made outerwear, vests, shirts, jeans and accessories by calling 800-426-2074.
For 35 years, Schaefer Outfitter has offered discerning horsemen and outdoor enthusiasts premium western and outdoor wear at a fair price. One of the last full-line American-made garment manufacturers in the country, “America’s Finest Ranchwear” is available from more than 350 retailers around the world and now, from the flagship store in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, go to schaeferoutfitter.com or call 800-426-2074.


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Straying outside the norm, creativity and ingenuity were rewarded at the 2014 Most Innovative Dairy Products Competition which presented top awards to a cucumber dill cottage cheese and caramel apple flavored milk.
Hosted by the International Dairy Foods Association, the awards were given at the IDFA Milk and Cultured Dairy Conference earlier this week.
“The competition for new products and prototype flavors provides great insight into the creative approach that milk and cultured dairy companies and flavoring suppliers are using to create new flavors and products,” said John Allan, vice president of regulatory affairs for IDFA in a statement.
The award for innovative milk or cultured dairy product was presented to HP Hood for their cottage cheese. Company Spokesperson Sarah Barrow said the company has a history of striving to bring new flavors to the industry in the New England area.
“This flavor, cucumber and dill, provides an opportunity to continue that history of innovation while adding unique, savory flavors to the category,” she said.
SensoryEffects Flavor Systems received the award for most innovative milk or cultured dairy product prototype for its yet-to-be-released caramel apple flavored milk.
Mike Smith, technical director at SensoryEffects Flavor Systems, said there is a demand for flavored milk and cultured dairy innovation with this flavor being one example of the many products available.


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Amazon denies it has been duping millions of subscribers of the Amazon Prime service, as it seeks dismissal of FTC lawsuit
Amazon has defended its Prime Service, as it seeks to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Reuters reported that Amazon has denied duping millions of subscribers to its Amazon Prime service, asking a US judge in Seattle to dismiss the FTC lawsuit that the e-commerce giant said “fails in its entirety.”
In June the FTC had sued Amazon over allegations it “knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime.”
The FTC accused the e-commerce giant of using “manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs known as ‘dark patterns’ to trick consumers into enrolling in automatically-renewing Prime subscriptions.”
Then the FTC publicly named three senior Amazon executives, who it alleged took part in the “years-long effort to enroll consumers into its Prime program without their consent while knowingly making it difficult for consumers to cancel their Prime subscriptions.”
Amazon had launched its Prime program back in 2005 and it has grown to become one of the most popular subscription services in the world, with more than 200 million members globally.
Prime generates billions of dollars for Amazon, and it gives users speedy deliveries and access to its streaming TV and music content.
Indeed its original role upon its 2005 launch was to deliver for free within two days for members. Over the years Prime benefits have expanded, and one of its key benefits currently is Prime Video, which offers a vast selection of movies and TV series, including Amazon Originals, and live sport.
Entertainment content on Prime Video was further expanded in May 2021 when Amazon purchased veteran film studio MGM for $8.45 billion.
Recently Amazon confirmed earlier reports that it would including advertising, when it said that ads would feature in the Prime Video service in 2024, unless users opt for a higher cost ad-free subscription plan.
Now Reuters reported that Amazon attorneys on Wednesday urged US District Judge John Chun to dismiss the FTC’s claims that the company had tricked consumers into enrolling for Prime and made it hard for them to cancel.
In its filing, Amazon said it “prominently and repeatedly” disclosed key terms – including price and automatic renewal – to Prime customers. Amazon also accused the FTC of seeking to punish the company through “undefined concepts” such as “manipulative” website designs.
“In a case supposedly about clarity, the FTC’s purported standards are unconstitutionally opaque,” Amazon reportedly said.
A spokesperson for the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
An Amazon spokesperson in a statement told Reuters that Prime’s sign-up and cancellation processes “are clear and simple by design” and “have always met a standard for customers well above legal requirements.”
The lawsuit is part of the Biden administration’s ongoing regulatory and enforcement squeeze on big technology companies.
In a separate case, the FTC in September also accused Amazon of violating US antitrust law in business practices that restrict merchants from offering lower prices than Amazon’s. That case is also pending in Chun’s Seattle court.
The FTC’s Prime lawsuit said Amazon “under substantial pressure” from the FTC changed its cancellation process in April, before the agency filed its lawsuit.
The FTC complaint reportedly states “Amazon still requires five clicks on desktop and six on mobile for consumers to cancel from Amazon.com.”
A 10-day non-jury trial is slated for February 2025.


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Video game news magazine Famitsu's June 16 issue will reveal a new PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 game titled Akiba's Beat on Thursday. The game will be the successor to the Akiba's Trip game series, but will be the series' first "action RPG."
The Akiba's Trip games take place in reproduction of Tokyo's Akihabara district, where the player must fight vampires by tearing off their clothes and exposing them to the sunlight.
Game developer Acquire released the original Akiba's Trip game for the PlayStation Portable in 2011, and an updated version, Akiba's Trip Plus, for PSP in 2012. Acquire released the sequel, Akiba's Trip 2 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2013.
XSEED Games released Akiba's Trip 2 in North America as Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed on PS3 and PS VIta, and later on PlayStation 4 and PC. NIS America released the game in Europe.
Source: Famitsu via Otakomu


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Apple and other brands are exploring next-generation health tech with Rockley Photonics. This is a UK electronics startup that is developing a unique spectrometer-on-a-chip platform capable of detecting blood pressure, glucose, hydration and alcohol levels from the wrist.
In fact, the Cupertino-based outfit is Rockley’s largest customer. Other brands which are interested and actively working with the startup include Samsung, Zepp Health, LifeSignals Group and Withings. This was revealed in a recent SEC filing as Rockley prepares for its $1.2 billion listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The next generation sensing platform
The next generation tech utilizes green LED technology that is common to most smartwatches and fitness trackers on the market. But Rockley’s sensors are significantly more accurate than the tech used today.
Essential reading: Best fitness trackers and health gadgets
The light on the underside of a smartwatch probes under the skin where it is scattered by blood vessels and cells and the interstitial fluid in between. The reflected light is analyzed by the wearable to capture info such as heart rate and heart rate variability. Red LED is used to gather info on blood oxygen levels.
The difference between Rockley sensors and the ones typically used today is that higher wavelengths are utilized in addition to those on the visible spectrum. This has the potential to revolutionize the non-invasive healthcare market which was created by the advent of fitness trackers.
“Wearables cannot match the diagnostic detail provided by invasive techniques. But non-invasive techniques have much scope for diagnostic improvement compared to existing smartwatches,” says Andrew Rickman, Rockley’s CEO.
“And while a blood test may provide far greater detail, it indicates only what is happening when a sample is taken. A wearable, in contrast, can continuously monitor the user. This creates new healthcare opportunities.”
The tech underpinning the next generation sensor goes under the name “non-invasive diffuse reflective spectroscopy.” As mentioned, this still uses the green light technology as blood hemoglobin has a good light absorption at that wavelength. But Rockley has extended the light’s spectral to measure a wider range of absorption peaks.
“We are addressing the visible range and extending it into the infrared range, getting much more accuracy using laser technology compared to LEDs which opens up a whole range of things,” says Rickman.
To achieve this Rockley has shrunk a bench-top spectrometer to the size of a chip. Of course, the miniaturized version reduces performance and the size of aperture that collects light. But Rockley has managed to greatly improve on the signal-to-noise ratio as compared to a full size machine. This makes the data usable for capturing a wide range of biophysical and biochemical biomarkers.
“It will go a lot further than watches today, a lot deeper but not as deep as a blood draw,” says Rickman.
The basic module of the sensor is expected to be able to monitor blood oxygen, hydration, heart rate, heart rate variability, core body temperature, breath rate and blood pressure. Some of these are in the visible spectrum others are not.
The advanced module slaps on other biomarkers such as alcohol levels, carbon monoxide, glucose and lactate. All of these require the IR Spectostropy tech developed by Rockley, along with advanced analysis algorithms.
Generation one of both modules is expected to launch in the first half of 2022. The initial target market for this are wearable tech companies – predominantly the big brands.
Diseases also have their own biomarkers which can be identified. So the tech could potentially be used to alert of an early onset of coronary arterial disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, Covid-19, asthma, cancer, flu and more. The possibilities are endless.
“The diseases that are predominant over life, each one has a handful of biomarkers,” adds Rickman.
“A non-invasive smartwatch can measure these, providing good indicators of the early onset of a disease.”
There are lots of startups and most of them fail. The fact that Apple and other big brands are working actively with Rickman gives much hope. Plus there’s the listing on the NYSE which should accelerate the commercial launch of the platform.
The wearable tech opportunity is enormous and the company is actively targeting this part of the market. Rockley hopes to eventually make tens of million of units per week. It is projecting revenues of $1.1 billion in 2024.
Bringing laboratory precision diagnostics to our wrists has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. It almost sounds too good to be true. Such tech will enable fitness tracker and smartwatch users to detect diseases earlier, better manage nutrition and focus on preventive healthcare. Best of all, the next-generation sensors could be in our gadgets as soon as next year.
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Crunchy new lower fat snack Crips 99Cals has made its debut in Tesco stores in the East Midlands and beyond.
The oven-baked wheat and potato snack created by East Midlands snack producer Crips has 70% less fat than traditional fried potato crisps and only 99 calories per pack.
The product was unveiled on the healthy snacking aisles at 39 Tesco stores from Brackley to Barnsley in July.
It is the first time that the new-look Crips 99Cals packs have gone on sale – offering a tasty, deliciously different snack to health-conscious crisp lovers with an appetite for something special.
Created by a team based at Ingleby near Derby, the Crips 99Cals range is available in three different flavours – Thai Sweet Chilli, Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar and Mature Cheddar Cheese & Spring Onion.
Crips have been voted number one in independent tests…beating five leading-brand healthy option snacks on taste, texture and appearance.
“We are delighted that our new Crips 99Cals range has been unveiled in Tesco stores in the East Midlands area from Northampton right up to Barnsley,” said Crips managing director Gareth Smith.
“We hope the new packs will go down a treat with customers who appreciate their snacks but who are looking for something low in calories and fat, and who don’t want to sacrifice the crunch, taste and eating experience of more traditional snacks.”
Crips 99Cals have no GM ingredients, no monosodium glutamate, are trans-fat free, have no artificial colours or preservatives, contain heaps of natural flavour, and are suitable for vegetarians.
Crips 99Cals are on sale at the Tesco stores listed overleaf at £0.49 per 22.5g pack.
Caroline Bartrop, regional marketing manager for local sourcing in north & east of England for Tesco, said: “We are delighted to be the first retailer to be stocking the new Crips 99cal range in Tesco stores. Crips is a really innovative concept and we think the packaging will have great stand out on shelf.”
The Tesco stores stocking Crips 99Cals are:
Alfreton, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Barnsley Extra, Brackley, Chesterfield (Extra and Metro), Clowne, Daventry, Derby – Mickleover, Doncaster (Extra and Edenthorpe), Glossop, Goole (Boothferry Road), Heanor, Hinckley, Hucknall Extra, Ilkeston Extra, Kettering Extra, Leicester (Hamilton Extra and Extra), Long Eaton Extra, Loughborough Extra, Mansfield (Chesterfield Road Extra and Jubilee Extra), Melton Mowbray, New Ollerton, Northampton (South Extra), Nottingham (Carlton, Metro, TV Extra and Toton Extra), Oakham, Sheffield Infirmary, South Wigston, Towcester, Wellingborough 2, Weston Favell Extra, Whaley Bridge and Worksop.


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As you may know, prescription prices pay a huge role in my budget and that’s a very important issue for me. Over the past two months, I participated in two separate important events that involve the prescription drug crisis in America. Today, I’d like to tell you about them.
The first event was a panel discussion group that was put together by a legal firm to discuss a lawsuit filed on behalf of consumers against a major drug company. We discussed a company that is alleged to have paid off and conspired with a competitor to deter and delay the release of a generic version of one of their drugs and thus reaped millions of dollars because of it. (A confidentiality agreement won’t allow me to disclose the names of these two companies here right now.)Continue reading“Can You Stop Prescription Price Greed Now?”


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Drugmaker giant, AbbVie, is facing a putative class-action lawsuit for its use of 136 patents on its drug Humira, which effectively protects it from competition until 2023. This complaint followed harsh criticism of AbbVie CEO, Richard Gonzalez, for the company’s strategic use of patents and high drug prices by the Senate Finance Committee just a month prior.
The complaint against AbbVie was filed in early March in a U.S District Court of Illinois. The plaintiff of the case is Local 1500 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, a union that represents employees of grocery store chains in New York. Meanwhile, the complaint lists numerous defendants, including AbbVie and seven additional manufacturers for their role in patent settlements with AbbVie.
The complaint states, “AbbVie has erected significant barriers to entry to block biosimilar competition,”, and adds, “Specifically, AbbVie has created and employed an exclusionary ‘patent thicket’ —an unlawful scheme whereby it secured over 100 patents designed solely to insulate Humira from any biosimilar competition in the U.S. for years to come.”.


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Colletts Travel of London was named as the Top Virtuoso Network Production member for the EMEA region at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas.
Virtuoso was also celebrating a milestone, having launched the network with just a handful of participants 30 years ago. Travel Week started as an event 28 years ago and the show is now so enormous that it now takes over the Bellagio, Vdara and Aria hotels on the strip, attracting 5,257 attendees from 98 countries this year.
Virtuoso chairman, founder and chief executive Matthew Upchurch said there was an 8% increase in advisors, to 2,235 and 9% more suppliers, at 2,493.
During Virtuoso Travel Week, buyers meet suppliers at one-to-one meetings, which by the end of the event, would have numbered around 320,000 in total, taking the equivalent of 2.9 years to conduct.
“It seems unreal to say we started out with only 98 people at the first ever travel week; now we have people from 98 countries attending,” Upchurch said. “The philosophy that led to the creation of Virtuoso was a firm belief that travel agencies and suppliers need each other to be successful and that Virtuoso’s function is to facilitate by creating tools and services that support each side.”
As Virtuoso grows, Upchurch said there was a key focus on decentralised events, taking more suppliers “on the road” to meet member agencies. “Travel Week on tour saw us visit 22 new places in 66 cities reaching a record number of agencies worldwide,” he added.
There are now 40 members across EMEA, with 16 of those in the UK and new ones just having joined including Selective Asia and Worldwide Escapes; events for this region will be coming up in November in London and Paris.
At the opening ceremony Upchurch announced a range of new initiatives to help support the Virtuoso members, such as Virtuoso Virtual Reality part of its Incubator programme, which is designed to encourage development of B2B tech that can help agents. The move will see Virtual Reality rolled out in member locations to those who wish to try it.
Upchurch also said that living in a “VUCA world" - volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity – is pushing people back towards trusted travel advisors “in a world plagued with uncertainty”.
“In an exponentially changing environment, we don’t offer a rulebook. We believe in principles, not protocols. And we have four guiding principles we believe will anchor our future: ensure success for our agency members, make it personal for both our partners and their clients, pioneer and innovate, and tell the advisor story again and again,” Upchurch said.
Virtuoso now comprises 391 agency members with more than 11,400 travel advisors in 40 countries and has preferred relationships with 1,700 hotels, cruise lines, airlines, tour companies and tourist offices.
Its members book more than $15.5 billion in travel sales a year through Virtuoso preferred partners.


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