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Mitsubishi Motors launched a 24/7 digital showroom in response to the surge in demand for modern digital shopping tools among consumers since the pandemic.
The OEM’s new e-commerce platform is Mitsubishi-motors.ca, and it’s meant to offer consumers a full digital retail experience, including test drives and dealer inventory.
“Mitsubishi Motors is leading with new seamless integration between the digital shopping journey and our dealers which makes for a complete, engaging customer experience,” said Steve Carter, Director of Marketing at Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada.
The OEM said it moved nearly the entire buying journey online, from browsing inventory and trade-in estimations, to credit applications. The platform, which is powered by MotoInsight’s e-commerce platform ClickShop, offers buyers and dealers a state-of-the-art opportunity, they said.
Andrew Tai, CEO of Motoinsight, said the OEM integrated the entire sales process with ClickShop, from the research to pricing, right up until the test drive and final purchase in a way that makes life easier for the customer and the dealership. ClickShop was custom developed by Motoinsight.
“Mitsubishi Motors provides a full-functioning opportunity for browsers and buyers to drill deep into our all-new or refreshed product offering, exploring and understanding every detail at a comfortable pace from the safety of their own homes yet with an instant connection to their local dealer,” said Carter.
You can view the platform at Mitsubishi-motors.ca.


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London – Digital music store operator 7digital said on
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"The King of Limbs," in 24-bit FLAC audio format. The company said
the release marks the first time a new album from a major artist has been
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It is the biggest day in college football, the national championship kicks off tonight. But what does that mean for local businesses in the area? Here's how some local restaurants and bars prepare for tonight's crowds.
Shopping local has always been encouraged, but especially this year after the hard hit small businesses took during the pandemic. The Dothan Chamber of Commerce is working to help their business with a “Keep the Cheer Here” holiday campaign.
A new business is coming to Dothan that specializes in pampering our furry friends. Wags n Whiskers of the Wiregrass has been a year long planning process and will open to the public on Monday, Oct. 26.


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Apple is warming hearts with its new video ad, The Song. Grab a tissue and check it out here.
NY Times reports that many covered by the Affordable Care Act are not logging on to research alternatives this year, under the philosophy of “why fix it if it’s not broken?”
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is thinking about the demand for a dislike button, or at least a way to show a wider range of emotions.
United Healthcare will test a new payment reimbursement model, paying a set sum of money for one year for certain cancer patients to cover surgery, chemotherapy, and scans.
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SYRACUSE — Last Friday, July 31, will be all about “Back to School,” and everyone is invited to attend the bash, shopping and walking the block in uptown Syracuse from 5-7:30 p.m.
There will be plenty of activities to entertain during the event. Sawyer’s Country Edge will be hosting a frog jumping contest, with sign up beginning at 5 p.m. and the contest following at 5:30 p.m. Frogs will be provided or would-be participants can bring their own.
Bowen Center will have a radio control car. Free popcorn and a free kids T-shirt will be given out by REMAX Partners.
Syracuse Public Library will be joining the fun with games and light snacks while the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will hold a hopscotch contest and the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails will hand out bike safety information.
Uptown businesses are getting in on the action, too. A Touch of Beauty will be doing free barber cuts and free basic brow and face cleanups; Revolving Closet and the Revolving Closet Continued will have extended hours; CedarStone Children’s Bookstore will have book sales; Babes & Combs will be doing haircuts; Bass Audiology will be serving strawberry shortcake and bottled water; and Health Elite will be selling smoothie popsicles.
Other activities can be expected at the event as well.
Attendees are asked to practice social distancing during Last Friday. Do not attend if running a fever, experiencing other COVID-19 symptoms or if anyone in the household has shown symptoms. Attend at your own risk.
For information, visit the chamber’s Facebook page, call (574) 457-5637 or email [email protected].


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The Google Meet video conferencing service will now be free for users as the company is one among many that are trying to compete with Zoom’s popularity during this current pandemic.
For now, Google Meet has been restricted to paying business customers with G Suite accounts. Although, starting next week, the company will be releasing this service to individuals with Google accounts.
Up to 100 people will be able to start meetings using the free accounts, and it will include features like screen sharing and a similar tiled layout to Zoom. Zoom has a limit of 40 minutes for free accounts, while Google is trying to one-up them with a 60 minute time limit up until September, which enables these meetings to go up to 24 hours.
Many other companies have also been trying to compete with Zoom. Skype has come up with the new feature named Meet Now, which lets users join the video meetings without the requirement of signing up for an account. It also contains other similar features such as screen sharing, blurred backgrounds as well as call recordings, which is a very popular feature on Zoom.
During this pandemic, Google says that Meet’s daily usage has risen 30-fold and they also add about three million users each day. The release of free accounts will be spaced out so as to not overload the service all at once. To access the new service, users should go to meet.google.com.
Google Hangouts already had this service of free consumer video conferencing prior to Google Meet, but it looks as though this service will not be mainstreamed for now.


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The British competition watchdog ordered Facebook to sell animated graphics startup Giphy after finding the acquisition would reduce competition between social media platforms.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal has already removed Giphy as a potential challenger in the display advertising market.
As per the findings of the regulator, the merger would allow Facebook to increase its already significant market share by denying or limiting other platforms’ access to Giphy GIFs and driving more traffic to Facebook-owned sites. Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram account for 73% of user time spent on social media in the UK.
Besides, it could require other platforms such as TikTok, Twitter and Snapchat to provide more user data to access Giphy GIFs.
“The tie-up between Facebook and Giphy has already removed a potential challenger in the display advertising market,” Stuart McIntosh, Chair of the independent inquiry group carrying out the phase 2 investigation, said in a statement.
“By requiring Facebook to sell Giphy, we are protecting millions of social media users and promoting competition and innovation in digital advertising.”
According to the CMA, Giphy’s advertising services had the potential to compete with Facebook’s own display advertising services but the social media giant terminated Giphy’s advertising services at the time of the merger, removing potential competition.
The regulator had fined Facebook about $70 million in October for breaching an order imposed during the investigation into the deal.


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The federal government’s Bureau of Labor Data (BLS) released brand new price inflation data today, and based on the report, price inflation throughout the month decelerated slightly, arriving at the lowest year-over-year increase in fifteen months.
According to the BLS, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose 6. 5% year over year during December, before seasonal adjusting. That’s the twenty-second month inside a row of inflation over the Fed’s arbitrary 2-percent inflation target, and it’s fifteen months in a row associated with price inflation above six. 0 percent.
Month-over-month inflation fell the first time in five months, with all the CPI falling 0. 1 percent from November to December.
December’s year-over-year growth rate will be down from June’s high of 9. 1 percent, which was the highest price inflation rate considering that 1981. But December’s development rate still keeps cost inflation above growth prices seen in any month during the 1990s, 2000s, or 2010s. December’s increase was the fourteenth-largest increase in forty years.
The ongoing price raises largely reflect price development in food, energy, transportation, and shelter. Gasoline plus used car prices, on the other hand, fell and mitigated the overall CPI increase. Nevertheless, the prices of essentials overall saw big increases in December over the previous year.
For example , “ food at home” — i. e., grocery store bills— was up 10. 4 percent in December on the previous year. Energy services were up 15. 6 percent. Shelter was up by 7. 5 percent.
As of December there is, as of yet, no sign of price growth in protection slowing down. Last month, shelter prices increased by 7. 1 percent , plus YoY growth only continued into December having right now reached the highest growth rate since July of 1982. Month-over-month growth in shelter costs also continues to be among the largest we’ve observed in 40 years. In the seasonally modified numbers, shelter prices rose 0. 8 percent, the highest since June 1982:
In the mean time, so-called core inflation— CPI growth minus food and energy— has barely fallen from the forty-year high reached within September. In December, year-over-year growth in core inflation has been 5. 7 percent. Which down slightly from November’s growth rate of five. 9 percent. September’s year-over-year increase of 6. 7 percent was the largest recorded since August 1982. Month-over-month growth in this measure was positive from November to December as well, along with prices minus food and energy growing 0. 3 percent. Month-to-month growth has been beneficial in every month since Might 2020.
Meanwhile, December was yet another month of decreasing real wages, and was the twenty-first month in a row during which growth in average by the hour earnings failed to keep up with CPI inflation. According to new employment data launched last week by the BLS , hourly earnings had improved 4. 6 percent in December year, over year, meaning wage growth fell behind inflation:
Celebrate a 6. 5 Percent Inflation Rate?
Many commentators and politicians were quick to claim the slowing CPI inflation numbers show that inflation is “ falling. ” The Biden Administration, for example , repeatedly uses variations in the words “ fall” or even “ falling” to describe price inflation. Naturally , this is only true in the event that one ignores the year-over-year change, and certainly ignores the larger trend in which the CPI is up 15 percent given that December of 2019. For all those whose wages have increased by 15 percent over the past three years, they may be maintaining (barely) with rising costs. But as for people upon fixed incomes? Forget about this. Moreover, ordinary people trying to build-up savings are taking a financial beating. Since December 2019, the particular Dow Jones has gone upward 14 percent. Savvy investors are perhaps managing to almost keep up with price inflation. But more mundane purchases are very much in the gap, and savings in financial savings accounts is rapidly losing value. Savers are generating 4 percent on some of the best high-yield accounts, yet regular savings accounts continue to be paying under 1 percent. With price inflation at 6. 5 percent, savers are simply losing money. Moreover, retirement accounts and other investments that are greatly invested in Treasurys are losing money. The ten-year bond are at a measly 3. four percent. For most of 2022— when CPI inflation had been coming in from 7 in order to 9 percent— the ten-year bond was often below 3 or more percent. In other words, savings and investment funds held simply by regular people— people who aren’t afford the risky process of “ chasing yield” — are shrinking.
Will the Fed Revolves to Lowering Interest Rates Again?
Nonetheless, a few corners of Wall Street are optimistic that a minor slowing inflation is an extremely good sign. This isn’t due to the fact Wall Street is especially in opposition to price inflation, but due to the fact Wall Street interprets slowing inflation as a sign the particular Federal Reserve will soon force down interest rates once again if inflation is seen as ebbing. Wall Street has become therefore addicted to easy money in the Fed now that nearly all economic news is interpreted with the lens of “ what will the Fed do following? ” (There’s very little real capitalism going on among the financial classes in America in 2022. )
The slowing in CPI inflation, of course , has been partly due to the fact the Federal Reserve has eased up on quantitative easing and other efforts to drive down interest rates. That means much less new money entering the economy, but both Wall Street and Washington hate that. Yet, price pumpiing is bad enough that the Fed worries it could step out of hand, which would lead to politics instability. So , even with present numbers showing a slight slowing in price inflation, a lot of investors remained unconvinced the Given is about to turn back to an easy-money regime. After all, even as we note above, food, protection, and energy, are all still rising at brisk prices. Biden was quick to pay attention to gasoline in his public comments, but the fact that gasoline offers fallen to the non-bargain price of around $3. 30 a gallon is hardly a reason to declare inflation discomfort dead or dying.
What really remains to be seen is how fast the Fed will give to pressure from the Wa to push interest rates back down so as to keep payments over the national debt manageable. It easy to see why the us government needs a return to a low-interest regime. In the 3rd quarter, the particular Federal government’s current expenditures for interest payments rose by 13. 6 %, year over year, that was the largest since 1960 . If that continues, the need to pay interest will pressure Congress to cut back spending on popular programs like Medicare insurance. Thus, current growth within interest payments— fueled by higher interest rates— is a political problem. After all, Our elected representatives and the White House have zero plans to scale back deficit spending, and they need federal government debt at low interest rates to keep the gravy train going at full speed.


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BLAINE - It still needs some work, but enough is done so that Semiahmoo Resort will reopen to the public on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Coastal Hotel Group of Seattle, which manages the property, was busy earlier this week getting the hotel ready for visitors.
The new ownership group took over in June and has given the facility a new paint job, fixed the landscaping, cleaned the interior areas and installed new mattresses and televisions in the guest rooms. The swimming pool is ready, and the tennis courts have been refinished, said Jerry Anches, a partner of Resort Semiahmoo LLC.
"We've mostly tackled the cosmetic stuff, but we'll continue to refurbish the facility," he said.
While remodeling, the new ownership found some dry rot, which they are addressing. Anches estimates the hotel currently has 50 to 80 rooms booked for the first night in areas that are ready. According to its website, Semiahmoo Resort has 213 rooms.
"We're really pleased with the interest from the community and customers," said Anches, adding that many people have told them they are excited to see the resort open again.
As the ownership group gears up for the more substantial phase of the remodel in the coming months, it has already received plenty of feedback from the community. On Facebook, the company introduced an online survey; it had more than 2,500 responses in the first nine hours the survey went live.
Semiahmoo Resort was shut down in December 2012 as the previous majority owner, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, tried to sell the property. The closure resulted in the loss of about 300 jobs and a huge tax hit to the city of Blaine.
Anches said most of the staffing is back in place.
And with visitors returning to the hotel, tax revenue will begin flowing again to the city.
Given that it's a soft opening, it's unclear exactly what time some aspects of the resort will open on Thursday. The facility has a spa and a restaurant called Packers Oyster Bar. Once opened, the eatery will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner. For details on restaurant or spa hours, call 360-318-2000.
Semiahmoo also has a gift shop and operates two golf courses, the Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club and Loomis Trail Golf Club. Both golf courses have been open throughout the ownership transition.
The Semiahmoo spit property was developed into a hotel resort by Trillium Corp. and opened in 1987. A majority ownership stake was sold to the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe in 2003. Resort Semiahmoo LLC purchased the resort in June for $19.5 million.
For more details about the facility, visit semiahmoo.com.
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Bulgaria annual deflation slows down to 0.5% in February
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.2 per cent in February, pushing the annual deflation figure at the end of the month down to 0.5 per cent, data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) showed on March 13.
This was only the fourth time in the past 12 months that the CPI figure showed an increase and the first since October 2014, when monthly inflation reached a two-year high of 0.9 per cent.
Food prices were the main reason for inflation in February, rising by 1.1 per cent to offset a 0.6 per cent drop in non-food prices, while services prices remained flat compared to January. In annual terms, food prices were unchanged compared to February 2014, while non-food prices were 4.2 per cent down and services were three per cent more expensive.
The harmonised CPI figure, calculated by the statistics board for comparison with European Union data, rose by 0.1 per cent in February. On an annual basis, the harmonised CPI was 1.7 per cent lower than in February 2014.
Food and beverages were flat, on an annual basis, and transportation costs were down 10 per cent compared to a year earlier, while the price of utilities and rent has increased by 5.9 per cent. The three categories account for just over half of the harmonised consumer price index.


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An enigmatic Twitter post suggests more Audi wagons are coming to North America.
With the A4 Allroad serving as its only wagon available in the United States and Canada, Audi could be gearing up to capitalize on the small renaissance in the wagon segment.
A tweet () by the German automaker hints at more of its wagon crossing the Atlantic, with some reports claiming that the A6 Avant at the very least will be sold alongside the rugged, more offroad-oriented A4 Allroad.
The performance-oriented RS6 Avant with its twin-turbocharged 4.0L V8 may also come to America, giving practical-minded driving enthusiasts a compelling option to consider.
The North American-spec A6 Avant could go on sale sometime in the second half of 2019 as 2020 model year vehicle as Audi’s an answer to Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon and Volvo V90. How will you configure yours?
Audi’s New Tech Lets Drivers Catch Green Lights, Avoid Red Lights
If you hate sitting at red lights, Audi has a novel solution that allows you to ride the ‘wave’ of green lights.
Audi has introduced a new technology that could make waiting at red lights a thing of the past.
Leveraging the company’s Traffic Light Information system, the so-called ‘Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory’ (GLOSA) system uses traffic light information to let drivers know what speed they should travel to catch the next green light and avoid having to stop at a red light, thereby reducing a journey’s overall emissions.
“Audi is committed to moving America in many ways, including through the development of industry-leading connectivity and mobility solutions,” said Mark Del Rosso, president, Audi of America. “Not only do vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies like GLOSA benefit drivers today, they’re also the critical steps needed as we continue toward an automated future.”
But should you by chance get stuck at a red light, the system also has a countdown to green that lets you know exactly how long you’ll have to wait before you can continue on your journey.
Available on select 2017 and newer vehicles, the GLOSA system launches in select metro areas before expanding to new locals over time.
New Audi e-tron GT Concept Previews Audi’s Tesla Model S Fighter
The electrified fastback sedan will eventually join the e-tron SUV in Audi’s growing electric vehicle lineup.
Audi has revealed the e-tron GT concept, effectively previewing its answer to the Tesla Model S.
Based on the same platform as the Porsche Taycan, the e-tron GT will follow the e-tron and e-tron Sportback crossovers as the brand’s third electric car. It features a five-door liftback bodystyle that’s similar to the A7, though it slightly wider and sits lower to the ground than that Audi. In fact, the car’s center of gravity is more inline with an R8 supercar thanks to having its battery mounted below the floor.
Powered by an electric drivetrain that produces 590 horsepower, and with a permanent all-wheel drive with torque vectoring distributing that power, the e-tron GT can rocket to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 3.5 seconds and to 124 mph (200 km/h) in around 12 seconds. A 90-kWh battery allows it to drive over 249 miles (402 km) according to the WLTP test cycle, and drivers can expect to recharge a depleted battery to 80 percent in just 20 minutes
As with the e-tron SUV, the production e-tron GT’s design is expected to stay true to the concept. Audi says production will begin sometime in 2020.
What do you think about the Audi e-tron GT Concept? Do you like what you see, and does Tesla have something to be worried about? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Next Audi TT Sports Car Will Be A Four-Door Sedan?
The coupe and convertible segments have never been big, and they are declining very fast.
The SUV and crossover craze could result in the demise of the Audi TT as we know it.
According to a new report, the German sports car will reportedly ditch its two door and convertible layouts to become an a four-door only sports car.
Coupe and convertible sales are declining in North America and Europe, and they never really took off off in China. An Audi board member told that both the TT coupe and convertible are no longer financially feasibly given the perceptible decline of their respective segments.
If you set falling demand against rising costs, it’s obvious Audi cannot sustain its present course in the medium term,” the anonymous board member stated. ” Instead, there has been intensive consideration of the coupe and the convertible in the compact segment.”
Audi actually hinted at a four-door TT back in 2014 with the TT Sportback concept (pictured); however, plans to bring the model to market never got off the ground largely due to the Dieselgate scandal.
It appears the plans are back on, and Audi’s board of management has supposedly approved a design of the four-door model.
If the report is true, the four-door TT will be based on the Volkswagen Group’s MQB platform and could arrive before 2020. Its proportions will remain roughly the same as the concept’s but the front- and rear-end design will adopt Audi’s latest design elements.


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Air India halves discount on basic fares for senior citizens, students
Tata Group-owned full-service carrier Air India has reduced by half the discount offered on basic fares to senior citizens and students in the economy class on its flights, according to its website. The revised discount on basic fares is effective from September 29. Tata Group took control of the loss-making Air India from the government on January 27, this year.
Udaan to provide medicine delivery to pharmacies every 4-hour
Udaan, India’s largest business-to-business (b2b) e-commerce platform said it has launched ‘4X4 delivery service’ for pharmacies. As part of the new service offering, udaan will provide medicine delivery to pharmacies every 4- hour with 4 delivery slot options (5 AM, 11 AM, 2 PM and 5 PM) in a day to order medicines across six cities - Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Pune. udaan plans to scale the ‘4X4 delivery service’ to more cities and towns in the next 6-8 months for the convenience and faster delivery of medicines to the pharmacies.
The pharmacies opting for ‘4X4-hour delivery service’ will also get benefits of up to a 30-day credit period along with attractive offers on the total order value on items available on the platform.
Indian Oil Corporation sets up new unit for treasury operations
India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp has set up a subsidiary to pool the funds of its overseas units in order to meet capital and trade finance needs, it said in a statement on Thursday. The new unit - Finance Company - will help IOC benefit from interest arbitrage as the company's borrowings increase after selling fuel locally at below-market rates.
LIC stake in speciality chemical firm Deepak Nitrite rises over 5%
Life Insurance Corporation on Thursday announced buying additional stake in speciality chemicals maker Deepak Nitrite to take its overall shareholding in the company to over 5 per cent. The Corporation's shareholding in Deepak Nitrite has increased from 67,88,327 to 68,58,414 equity shares, increasing its stake from 4.977 per cent to 5.028 per cent of the paid up capital of the said company, LIC said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
Hero MotoCorp to invest $60 mn in Zero Motorcycles to develop e-bikes
Hero MotoCorp on Thursday said it will invest USD 60 million (about Rs 490 crore) in US-based Zero Motorcycles to jointly develop electric motorcycles. The country's largest two-wheeler maker said it is finalising a collaboration agreement with the California (US)-based manufacturer of premium electric motorcycles and powertrains
Lupin gets warning letter from USFDA for Tarapur API plant in Maharashtra
Drug firm Lupin on Thursday said it has received a warning letter from the US health regulator for its Tarapur-based manufacturing facility in Maharashtra. The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspected the site from March 22, 2022 to April 4, 2022.
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The iconic brand builder and game changer Daymond John is back to uplift and guide black entrepreneurs. The founder and CEO of FUBU and Co-Star of ABC’s four-time Emmy Award winning show, Shark Tank, has announced the fourth annual Black Entrepreneurs Day (BED). This year John will bring Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer, Shaquille O’Neal, Cari Champion, Sloane Stephens, and more to discuss entrepeneurialship. Plus a special Hip Hop 50th celebration with rapper Rick Ross.
In conjunction with Medium Rare and The Shark Group, Black Entrepreneurs Day is an annual celebration of Black business aiming to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. Focused at the intersection of Business and Entertainment, Black Entrepreneurs Day has quickly become one of the largest and most awarded Diversity and Inclusion events in the United States. In 2022 alone, BED attracted over 7.6 million broadcast viewers and took home two Webby Awards. This year’s free, global livestream will air on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 across the Black Entrepreneurs Day Website, YouTube, Facebook, and more at 7 p.m. EST.
BED features Game Changer Conversations presented by The General Insurance®. The thoughtfully curated segment includes one-on-one discussions with Black businesses leaders and cultural icons including Whoopi Goldberg, Shaquille O’Neal, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson, and Rick Ross moderated by Daymond John. Additionally, we are proud to have JPMorgan Chase powering conversations with tennis superstar Sloane Stephens and sports journalist Cari Champion.
As part of this year’s programming, acclaimed recording artist, Rick Ross will take over the renowned Apollo Theater stage for a special performance celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop. Ross, known for his awe-inspiring vocal performances and lyrical masterpieces, is a supporter of Black entrepreneurs and is an entrepreneur himself owning more than three dozen QSR franchises across the country.
Since its inception, Black Entrepreneurs Day has provided guidance and inspiration to the next generation of rising entrepreneurs as well as over $750,000 in business grants via the “NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant,” created by Daymond John. Black Entrepreneurs and small business owners seeking financial support to take their business to the next level can apply now for a $25,000 NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant by visiting BEDGrant.com through October 11th, 2023.
“We may be three years out from the George Floyd travesty and the height of support for Black Lives Matter, but the need for resources and community support for our Black businesses remains paramount. I salute our partners who year after year, support our mission to educate and inspire Black entrepreneurs around the globe,” said John. He continued, “This is a full circle moment for me. We will once again host the event at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, a place where I started my very own entrepreneurial journey by selling FUBU hats on the street. And it’s even more poignant as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop which has transcended music to be such an important cultural force for so many.”
Black Entrepreneurs Day is excited to welcome its A-list guests and business leaders to The World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem in front of a live studio audience. The legendary Apollo Theater plays a vital role in cultivating emerging artists and launching legends. Since its founding in 1934, the Apollo has served as a center of innovation and a creative catalyst for Harlem, the city of New York, and the world.
“As we embark on the fourth year of the NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant, we are thrilled to once again open the doors of opportunity for Black entrepreneurs across the nation. Through the NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant, we are providing the support and resources necessary to enable Black enterprises to not only thrive but also drive positive change in their respective sectors,” said Yumeka Rushing, NAACP Chief Strategy Officer. “We invite aspiring and established Black entrepreneurs to seize this opportunity and join us in shaping a brighter future for all. The NAACP remains committed to fostering economic growth and sustainability for Black communities. This is what advocacy in action looks like.”


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Cable TV channels and online streaming services are two distinct entertainment services that are fighting for dominance in parts of urban metropolitan India. According to new information online, it looks like one of the top streaming players in the Indian market, Amazon with its Amazon Prime Video will soon mix and match TV channels with its streaming service. This means that the company is bringing cable TV channels to its Amazon Prime Video service. According to the report, this is not a new feature and Amazon is already offering this service in the United States, UK, Japan, and more.
According to a report by The Hindu Bussiness Line, the company is planning to bring the service to the Indian market soon. There are no details about the exact timeline of the service though it is possible that we could see the service roll out in the coming months. This will make it easier for people to move away from the traditional TV cable services in favor of full cable service. The report noted that Amazon currently offers users in a number of markets to subscribe to traditional TV channels including HBO, CBS, Showtime, Starz, and more.
Talking about the revenue system, users end up paying the subscription fee to Amazon which in turn sends it directly to cable channel or satellite provider. As part of this system, the TV channel is added to the Amazon Prime Video for users. Head of International Originals for Prime Video, James Farrel states that the service “has done really well.” adding that it is “coming to India soon”.
According to the report, users with Amazon Prime Video need to have a Prime subscription to get this feature. As part of the features, users get the option to choose the TV channel of their choice and can subscribe to the options individually. This subscription system is in line with the new TRAI framework as it provides users with a number of options. However, we are not sure how the framework would work in regards to streaming services.―BGR


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While lawmakers pressed the chief executives of some of the world’s biggest tech companies for hours over antitrust issues on July 29, experts say the biggest takeaway was perhaps the bipartisan nature of the criticism.
For the past year, the House’s top antitrust subcommittee has been probing Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to decide if a change is needed in America’s century-old antitrust laws, or even if the companies should be broken up because of their market power. Some said the hearing failed to bring to light any real answers to the issues.
“Antitrust law has become too narrow and too favorable to defendants,” Melamed said, adding that he was surprised there wasn’t much discussion of alleged wrongdoing by Google in connection with advertising sales.
Whether court decisions or new legislation are needed poses a complicated question, according to Melamed. One risk of enacting new laws is that it might be “dominated by a broad populist sentiment and thus go too far toward an unwise restriction of big companies and efficient business practices,” he said.
“I think it is unlikely that companies like Amazon or Facebook would be ‘broken up’ entirely, in part because, despite their faults, they are so popular among their users,” he added. “But it is possible that certain aspects of their business could be spun off or regulated.”There are several actions that Congress could take. One option is new legislation to supplement or amend existing federal antitrust laws, or heightened pressure to enforce existing law to punish perceived violations, according to Elder. He said he wouldn’t be surprised to see legislation regarding political censorship on social media platforms such as Facebook, though he noted that it was “wholly apart from antitrust considerations.”
The CEOs testified remotely via video to lawmakers. They provided data purporting to show how much competition they face and how valuable their innovation and essential services are to consumers.
But they sometimes struggled to answer pointed questions about their business practices as well as a range of other concerns about alleged political bias, their effect on U.S. democracy, and their relationship with China.
The panel’s chairman, Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), said each platform controlled by the four companies “is a bottleneck for a key channel of distribution.”
“Whether they control access to information or to a marketplace, these platforms have the incentive and ability to exploit this power,” he said. “They can charge exorbitant fees, impose oppressive contracts, and extract valuable data from the people and businesses that rely on them.”Tim Derdenger, associate professor of marketing and strategy at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, told The Epoch Times that the hearing was unified in casting the four firms in a very negative light, highlighting “the bipartisan recognition that these four firms wield excessive market power.”
Ashley Baker, director of public policy at the Committee for Justice, meanwhile argued that antitrust “shouldn’t be weaponized to correct problems that have nothing to do with competition law.”“Very little of the hearing was focused on antitrust, but was rather a mishmash of unrelated concerns about technology and tech companies,” Baker told The Epoch Times. “That’s not to say that all of these concerns are invalid, but they are not antitrust problems.”


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The war over purported trademark infringement and counterfeit auto parts has heated up with news that Ottawa-area Kingdom Auto Parts has filed a lawsuit in U. S. court against the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association.
The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Detroit, Michigan to respond to the September 9, 2008 trade letter issued by Steve Handschuh, president and COO of Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), claiming that the brands of MEMA member companies are “at risk,” due to the alleged conduct of Kingdom Auto Parts.
The suit says that MEMA is wrong to suggest that cross-referencing of manufacturers’ names, brands, and part numbers is an improper practice in the aftermarket for automotive replacement parts. The suit asks the court to declare cross-referencing a “fair use” of trademarks of other companies.
Additionally, the suit presents a business defamation claim against MEMA and Handschuh for false statements of fact contained in the September 9th trade letter.
Kingdom is currently embroiled in separate court battles with Dayco and Tenneco.


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These days, it almost seems like there are more new EV automakers springing up than there are actual BEVs available on the market. Alright, that may be an exaggeration, but just slightly. And now there’s another name to keep an eye on, Aehra. Headquartered in Milan, the brand was actually first announced in late June but has just revealed the design of its first model, an SUV.
The Italian automaker is branding itself as a “global ultra premium electric automotive brand” that looks to disrupt the existing automotive ecosystem. Those intentions are put on full display with this stylish SUV, penned by Chief Design Officer Filippo Perini. If that name sounds familiar, that’s because Perini used to be the director at Lamborghini Centro Stile. “With the SUV, we have created a vehicle that goes far beyond the conventional standards set by the automotive industry for an SUV, and sets new benchmarks for style and comfort,” said Perini. “We have used a monobody construction, which, while used widely in Italy in the past, is now normally reserved for supercars only. We have taken an equally radical approach to aerodynamics, which play a central role in the design, driving characteristics and efficiency of the SUV.”
While this is clearly a concept, it does give us a good idea of what Aehra is planning for its first production model. If it comes to fruition, the company plans to roll out its vehicles to global markets starting in 2025. The SUV will measure around 16.7 feet, while its width comes in around 6.6 feet. The concept sits at almost 5.4-feet tall. Power targets are ambitious, with the aim of delivering somewhere around 735 to 805 ponies and a top speed of 165 mph. The company is also hoping to get around 500 miles of range, although that’s likely based on the generous NEDC cycle. Pricing is estimated to be between $160,000 to $180,000.
According to Aehra, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was used to generate this SUV’s groundbreaking body with a heavy focus on aerodynamics. Optimizing drag coefficient was a main priority, along with thermal management of the batteries to increase the SUV’s range. Still, we know nothing about the car’s powertrain except for target figures.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen an ambitious startup EV automaker unveil an attractive concept, so we wouldn’t blame you if you were a little bit skeptical. The company has plans to unveil a second vehicle, a sedan, in February 2023. Hopefully we won’t forget about the Aehra name by 2024, because so far we like what we see.


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The comment was misconstrued, and the Internet blew up with the notion of Wendy’s charging consumers surge prices when demand is highest. The company quickly clarified that their new digital menu boards will allow them to dynamically “change their menu offerings at different times of the day and offer discounts and value offers to their customers more easily, particularly in the slower times of day.”
Dynamic pricing is omnipresent.
Did the press and consumers immediately react so strongly because they’re tired of being gouged by dynamic and surge pricing or because the concept was new to them and uniquely offensive? Certainly, those who use rideshare apps, such as Uber and Lyft, have run into surge pricing when they want a ride (e.g., due to rush hour, bad weather, etc.). Those who enjoy the convenience of delivery services, such as Instacart and DoorDash, have also likely encountered surge pricing. Anyone who has tried to book a vacation over Spring break for a specific destination knows they’ll pay more for their flight or hotel.
It’s easy to detect those price increases because you can look on an app or website, and either the surge is specifically called out via a red map or badge, or you can track the price difference between dates and times. And quite honestly, we’ve come to accept this as normal.
The reality is that dynamic pricing is happening even when, as a consumer, you can’t easily detect it. The vast majority of retailers employ similar tactics and have done so for decades. While the advancement of technology allows pricing decisions to be more surgical and price changes to become more frequent (e.g., the most sophisticated online retailers may change their prices every few minutes), the idea of trying to find the sweet spot between supply and demand is one of the most critical levers for organizations to optimize profitability.
For decades, retailers have used localized pricing. For example, big box retailers learned long ago that they could charge more for baby formula in low-income areas because consumers have less access to transportation and have little choice but to pay the premium.
Similarly, retailers adjust pricing from season to season or day to day in an effort to match supply and demand – more often than not, those adjustments are a reduction of prices because they have too much supply (e.g., unseasonably warm weather decreases demand for snowsuits or a late spring decreases demand for lawn and garden products). However, any sophisticated retailer will seize opportunities to increase prices if their supply is dwindling faster than expected – think of the rush for the Stanley Tumbler. Undoubtedly, nimble retailers quickly raised their prices to capitalize on the viral sensation as much as their supply would allow.
Digital menu boards is not the sufficient clickbait.
Technology enables companies to change prices faster with less cost. Historically, changing prices required replacing physical materials such as brochures, price tags, shelf tags, department signs, and menu boards. Replacing those print materials is costly and requires significant effort from staff.
Digital displays, websites, and mobile apps now provide ultimate flexibility to change prices as much or as often as the company wants with a few clicks. In fact, Wendy’s first introduced their digital menu boards in 2009. So, while the new menu boards they’re implementing will yield a better user experience (e.g., better product photography) and be easier for their crew to manage, there’s something special about the new technology that warrants Wendy’s making a $30 million investment and that has the CEO talking about the value they expect to realize.
In fact, Mr. Tanner transparently shared why this technology is different and something to be excited about. He said, “We will begin testing more enhanced features like dynamic pricing and daypart offerings along with AI-enabled menu changes and suggestive selling.”
Better targeting of consumer segments.
The piece that the media and the ensuing Internet tsunami missed is the part of the change that’s the more interesting part of his announcement. Rather than featuring breakfast from 6-10:30 at all stores, perhaps Wendy’s will discover that stores within a half mile of college campuses should sell breakfast until noon, or rather than featuring spicy chicken nuggets in the south and regular chicken nuggets in the Midwest, they’ll discover that stores nearest elementary schools should feature regular chicken nuggets combined with junior Frosties from 2-4:30 PM local time irrespective of geography.
The idea of tailoring content and offers to attract consumers is nothing new. For example, Pizza Hut made news back in 2021 for using weather to both predict demand and make offers to customers. The ability to execute at scale is what’s evolving. The volume of internal and external data and variables that impact consumers’ trip missions is daunting. The advances in data and analytics, including AI enablement, allow retailers to take action on the data at scale, creating more compelling consumer experiences and capturing new revenue streams.
Creating personalized offers at scale.
The third change is the ability to create content and offers at scale. Personalization has been the pursuit of many companies for more than a decade. While people may think the limiter is the data, the reality is that there’s a finite number of offer variations a company can support. For example, a big box retailer may carry over 100k items and have millions of customers – isolating what a middle-aged woman wants versus a 16-year-old boy isn’t difficult, but producing the perfect social post for each product + customer match is impossible.
For Wendy’s, managing unique menu board content across more than 7,000 stores with iterations to support at least three meal transitions per day in multiple languages combined with seasonal adjustments quickly becomes hundreds of thousands of iterations – more than what can be effectively managed even with a sizeable team. However, a menu board system with leading content management and master data capabilities, combined with automated processing and decisioning enabled by AI, suddenly makes a million+ iterations possible.
This combination of the ability to change menu boards on a dime, apply advanced and predictive analytics to know what should be changed where, and create and deploy the right content in an automated fashion is a game changer.
Technology at the core of driving value creation.
My experience tells me that this is a winning strategy and that consumers will ultimately respond positively. Surely, Wendy’s will need to test the capability, learning what drives consumer trips, what increases their transaction size, and what diverts them to higher-profit items.
They won’t get it 100% right out of the gate, but I expect they’ll realize some early wins. Plus, they’ll have a platform that will allow them to iterate, tune their algorithms, measure consumer sentiments and behaviors, and adapt.
Although Mr. Tanner is taking a beating in the press and on social media, Wendy’s Co. will likely realize an outstanding ROI with proper rollout of this technology. I applaud them for their visionary leadership and willingness to take on a massive effort for the good of their consumers, franchise customers, and corporate business.


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CTOnews.com, Nov. 19, PUBG PUBG developer Krafton mentioned at a recent financial meeting that their next big FPS game, Project Black Budget, is expected to be released in the second half of 2024.
There is very little information about the game, with Krafton mentioning that it was produced by the PUBG development team and is an Extraction Shooter type of game. (CTOnews.com Note: this type of game represents "running away from Takov").
Krafton also listed it as a "high-quality game" in its financial report and plans to log on to the console and PC platform.
In recent years, there have been many shooter games like "Escape from Takov" on the market, and developers and publishers seem to think it is the next big hit. However, this type of shooting game is often difficult to meet the expectations of the majority of players.
In fact, even first-person shooter giants such as call of Duty and Battlefield gave up support shortly after trying.
After the success of PUBG, Krafton seems to be experimenting with more types of games, but whether they can successfully enter the market based on withdrawal shooters remains to be seen.
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Recently, Fast Company reported Kimberly Clark’s change of heart concerning its sustainability practices after an aggressive and protracted Greenpeace campaign to expose their destructive practices caught the attention of the public and the media. The public outcry continued to grow until Kimberly Clark buckled under the pressure and forged a partnership with Greenpeace to manage their sustainability goals. Kimberly Clark is not the first company to change its ways due to public pressure – Unilever, 1-800-Flowers, and Target have also recently been targets of similar campaigns. But, when companies are forced to implement sustainability practices, is the change sincere, or merely a surface fix to quiet the masses and deflect attention?
In 2004, Greenpeace began a strident campaign against Kimberly Clark for their destructive practice of depleting centuries-old forests to make their products. Fast Company reported that Kimberly Clark vice-president of global sustainability, Suhas Apte, said, “Kimberly Clark didn’t think they were doing anything wrong. The company took a lot of pride in its sustainability practices. We used to consider NGO’s as non-value add entities.” In late 2008, Kimberly Clark decided to meet with Greenpeace and discovered that their sustainability practices did, in fact, need work. During the past two years, Kimberly Clark has eschewed their deforestation practices and built a relationship with Greenpeace.
In 2010, PETA set its sights on Lipton Tea (owned by Unilever), exposing its inhumane animal testing practices. The Huffington Post and Planet Green published the graphic details of how Lipton intentionally made animals ill, then administered tea and recorded the effects so Lipton could claim their tea had health benefits. In the face of a petition signed by 40,000 consumers and an imminent, worldwide shame campaign by the flamboyant, outspoken organization, Unilever announced its decision to end its animal testing in January 2011.
Change.org also has a solid track record for bringing attention to a myriad of social ills. Most recently they gathered 54,000 signatures to encourage 1-800-Flowers to sell only Fair Trade flowers and demand that their suppliers remedy the poor working conditions in which thousands of female flower workers toil in South America. In response, 1-800-Flowers has promised to offer only Fair Trade flowers by Mother’s Day 2011.
Another Change.org petition garnered 64,000 signatures to implore several American clothing manufacturers, including Abercrombie, the Gap and Target, to compensate the families of 27 workers burned to death in a preventable clothing factory fire, and change their safety requirements. In an email to supporters, Patrick Schmitt, Director of Global Campaigns, reported that a spokesperson from Target said, “I want to understand what we have to do to get our brand off the Change.org petition…Tell me what we need to do, and we will try to do it.”
Although most of these companies made the requested changes, are they the first step toward a more sustainable organizational mindset, or a temporary band-aid to alleviate public pressure? If companies are forced to change due to the threat of poor publicity, how far into the organization does the change reach?
Companies who embrace sustainability and corporate social responsibility because they feel strongly about it – the Intels, HPs, Herman Millers and Waste Managements of the world – cite a deeply held belief to do good, encourage employee engagement and deliver quality products and services. They report that to ingrain these beliefs and practices throughout an organization takes time, dedication and strong support from the c-suite on down. Perhaps one indicator of a true change is the willingness to partner with an NGO and open sustainability practices to scrutiny and review, as in the case of Kimberly Clark and Greenpeace. As for the other sustainability efforts made under duress, only time will show if their change is short-lived or the start of a new organizational culture.
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July 14, 2007 |
COIMBATORE: Parryware Roca Private Ltd, a joint venture of Parryware and Roca, the global leader in sanitaryware, aims at capturing 20 per cent share of the Rs 100 crore high-end premium products market in India in a couple of years, a senior company executive said on Saturday. With the premium sanitaryware segment growing at the rate of 25 per cent annually, the company would set up a total of 55 showrooms across the country this year, K E Ranganathan, its Managing Director, told...
September 18, 2003 |
CHENNAI: Sanitaryware superbrand Parryware is literally zipping along the highway. With the government's 14,000-km road project underway, the sanitaryware major eyes opportunities in state-of-the-art rest rooms that will dot the highway. The Rs 140-crore Parryware, part of the Rs 4,200-crore Murugappa Group, is upping its focus on institutional segments like highways, railway stations, airports, hospitals, tourist destinations like Tirupati and kumbh melas and schools to...
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CHENNAI: Neycer India , part of Spartek group and which is ramping up capacity at its sanitaryware plant at Vadalur in Tamil Nadu, rolled out on Wednesday 28 products under its premium catalogue. It is also increasing the dealer network from the current 130 to 300 in the south and eastern regions. Stating Neycer, the oldest sanitaryware brand, is on a resurgent mode, chairman, Krishna Prasad Tripuraneni...
January 26, 2004 |
CHENNAI: Spartek Ceramics India, a generic name in floor tiles, is gearing up to capitalise on the booming demand for ceramic and sanitaryware products having achieved a turnaround and completed a financial restructuring. Spartek has turned busy launching a premium range of glazed vitrified tiles (bouriano tiles) and Neycer's new range of bathroom wares. The group has developed over 18 new floor tiles in a wide range of colours as also sanitaryware to suit the changing lifestyles.
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CHENNAI: It is a lock, stock and barrel movement of the Parryware brand, part of the $1.6-billion-plus Murugappa group, to ad agency Ogilvy and Mather. This means the 40-year-old association with brand-builder JWT has come a full circle. Parryware's intention to create a noise in the market has been wowing the advertisement circles in the south. Close on the heels of its pact with the Spanish sanitary giant Roca, Parryware, attempting to address future challenges, has given the task of managing the...


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The company announced the results after market hours on Monday, 23 April 2012.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 18.66 points or 0.11% to 17,078.02.
On BSE, 24,000 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 76,690 shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 124.70 and a low of Rs 116.60 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 113.50 on 2 January 2012. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 185.70 on 4 October 2011.
The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 23 April 2012, rising 5.67% compared with the Sensex's 1.53% fall. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 4.81% as against Sensex's 2.06% gain.
The company has an equity capital of Rs 19.44 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.
Rallis India's consolidated net profit fell 21.3% to Rs 99.18 crore on 16.8% growth in net sales to Rs 1245.24 crore for the year ended 31 March 2012 over the year ended 31 March 2011.
Commenting on the results, Mr V Shankar, Managing Director and CEO, Rallis India said, I am pleased to inform that the company has crossed a new milestone in terms of achieving revenue of Rs 1245 crore, registering a healthy growth of 17% even as the year witnessed erratic rainfall and difficult agricultural conditions.
Meanwhile, Rallis India board approved entering into definitive agreements to acquire a majority equity stake of 51% in Zero Waste Agro Organics (ZWAOPL), a Maharashtra based organic manure and soil conditioners manufacturing company. The acquisition is an all cash deal for Rs 29 crore, funded largely through internal accruals. Rallis will also have exclusive sales and marketing arrangements with ZWAOPL, for domestic and international markets, the company said.
With this, Rallis strengthens its product portfolio with organic manure and soil conditioner products to improve deteriorating soil health and drive agricultural productivity, Rallis said. Acquisition of this organic manure business will spur the Rallis Poised growth strategy, the company added.
Rallis India's board of directors at a meeting held on Monday, 23 April 2012, recommended payment of final dividend of Rs 1.20 per share for the year ended 31 March 2012.
Rallis India is one of India's leading agrochemicals companies, with a comprehensive portfolio of crop-care solutions.