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FACEBOOK AD COSTS SOARED LAST MONTH: Marketers have been spending more to advertise on Facebook this holiday season than they have in past years. Cost per 1,000 impressions (CPM) skyrocketed on Facebook's two ad platforms, Facebook Exchange (FBX) and Facebook Marketplace last month, respectively, according to Kenshoo's latest analysis. FBX is Facebook's programmatic advertising platform for desktop retargeting, and Marketplace is Facebook's standard ad offering for desktop and mobile. Specifically,
- On FBX: Prices were 325% higher year-over-year, and in exchange, marketers return on their investment reduced just 5%. Kenshoo calculates ROI based on the sales revenue generated after users clicked on an ad that led to a purchase eventually.
- On Facebook Marketplace: Prices grew 600%, and yielded a 90% higher ROI.
BI Intelligence spoke with Kenshoo's CMO, Aaron Goldman, who told us that demand drove prices higher. "Efficiency should have suffered, but ROI was still strong, so these findings are surprising," said Goldman.
One reason for this could be that it has become easier to attribute online sales back to social networks. Facebook's recently launched ad server Atlas, for example, has most likely helped marketers piece together disparate forms of user data, Goldman said. Marketers are also paying more attention to introducing "Buy" buttons and other payments features.as an e-commerce channel, particularly as giants like Facebook and Twitter are
SPENDING ON GOOGLE SHOPPING ADS INCREASING: Merkle-owned search marketing agency RKG saw 70% year-over-year growth in spending on Google's product listing ads, which display a product's image, price, and merchant's details as a paid search result. There are two possible reasons for this increase, Ad Exchanger reports:
- The format is outperforming other paid search products from Google. For example, Google Shopping Ads drove 50% of non-brand search clicks at RKG, up from 35% last year.
- Google introduced new features to the ad format, and moved merchants to the upgraded platform earlier this year. The improved campaigns let marketers categorize and manage listings more easily.
A quarter of all Google retail search spend is expected to be made on Google Shopping Ads during the fourth quarter, Sid Shah, the director of business analytics for Adobe Digital Marketing, told Ad Exchanger.
STAT OF THE DAY – TiVo SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE UP: The demand for devices that can record and stream TV and video content continues to grow. The latest indicator of this trend is TiVo's third quarter performance. During the period, TiVo's number of subscribers grew about 32% year-over-year (7% sequentially) to 5.1 million members. Consumers have many options when it comes to live or recorded TV at the moment, but TiVo was one of the first.
HOW HULU THINKS ABOUT TARGETING ADS TO BINGE WATCHERS: One common fear advertisers have about the shift away from watching live TV is that viewers will skip ads. Peter Naylor,
digital video working group, thinks this shouldn't be the case. Instead, streaming video services just need to find a way to adapt, according to Naylor.
When it comes to targeting binge watchers, for example, Naylor recommends showing ads with sequential messages to tell a marketer's story over a few ad spots rather than repeating the same ad again and again. "Our rule is that we will never serve the same creative more than two times per stream. We want to try to fight ad fatigue and consistency is really important," Naylor told Ad Exchanger. Hulu viewers do not have the ability to skip ads.
TWITTER NOW TRACKING USERS' APP DATA TO TARGET AND TAILOR ADS: Twitter is starting to collect information on apps its users have on their smartphones, The Wall Street Journal discovered last week. Twitter is not collecting data from activity within the apps, but only the list of apps that have been installed on a mobile device, the company explains online. Tracking this data will "help build a more personal Twitter experience," by showing people tweets, accounts, and ads they might be interested in viewing. Users are automatically opted-in to tracking, but can opt-out through their phones' settings. Facebook engages in a similar practice of tracking data from apps that use the Facebook Software Development Kit (SDK), according to the Journal.
As the number of apps increases, so does the competition for people's attention (see chart, below). App developers can try to stop users from leaving and going to other applications if they know what forms of information and entertainment are vying for a user's time.
Updated: An earlier version of this Insider incorrectly stated that Facebook Marketplace ad prices yielded a 90% ROI. It has been corrected to state that the ads yielded a 90% higher ROI. The earlier version also reported incorrectly that ads on FBX received a 5% ROI. This has been corrected to state that ROI reduced just 5%.
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Artificial Intelligence: Microsoft Extends Partnership, Invests $10B In ChatGPT
Microsoft is boosting its investment in OpenAI after the spectacular success of the latter’s ChatGPT AI tool.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and OpenAI have announced the third phase of their long-term partnership, involving a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs and ensure they are widely shared with the world.
This agreement builds on previous investments made in 2019 and 2021 and expands the partnership to include collaboration on AI supercomputing and research, as well as the ability for each company to independently commercialize resulting advanced AI technologies. (Microsoft)
Meanwhile, Bloomberg said Microsoft is investing $10 billion over multiple years in OpenAI. Though this figure was not officially informed by Microsoft, Bloomberg quoted a person familiar with the discussions, who asked not to be identified.
“We formed our partnership with OpenAI around a shared ambition to responsibly advance cutting-edge AI research and democratize AI as a new technology platform,” said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “In this next phase of our partnership, developers and organizations across industries will have access to the best AI infrastructure, models, and toolchain with Azure to build and run their applications.”
In a separate statement, OpenAI said: “In pursuit of our mission to ensure advanced AI benefits all of humanity, OpenAI remains a capped-profit company and is governed by the OpenAI non-profit. This structure allows us to raise the capital we need to fulfill our mission without sacrificing our core beliefs about broadly sharing benefits and the need to prioritize safety.”
The partnership will focus on increasing investments in the development and deployment of specialized supercomputing systems to accelerate OpenAI’s independent AI research, and will continue to expand Azure’s leading AI infrastructure to support customers building and deploying AI applications on a global scale.
Additionally, OpenAI’s models will be deployed across Microsoft’s consumer and enterprise products, and new categories of digital experiences will be introduced based on OpenAI’s technology.
Azure will serve as the exclusive cloud provider for OpenAI’s research, products, and API services. Both companies are committed to building AI systems and products that are trustworthy and safe, and have outlined principles to guide the industry towards more responsible outcomes.
During the course of their partnership Microsoft and OpenAI have created advanced cloud supercomputing systems at massive scale.
“OpenAI has used this infrastructure to train its breakthrough models, which are now deployed in Azure to power category-defining AI products like GitHub Copilot, DALL·E 2 and ChatGPT,” Microsoft said. “These innovations have captured imaginations and introduced large-scale AI as a powerful, general-purpose technology platform that we believe will create transformative impact at the magnitude of the personal computer, the internet, mobile devices and the cloud.”
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American Internet giant Amazon announced the acquisition of iRobot, which designs and manufactures Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners. Amazon will pay $1.7 billion at $61 per iRobot share, with current CEO Colin Engle retaining his position as CEO.
The purchase will make Amazon a major player in the home robot market, as based on the company’s developments (including the iRobot OS operating system), it is possible to create not only robots for cleaning, but also systems for security, housekeeping and other tasks.
Amazon is already working in this direction, just remember the Astro smart home robot with surveillance cameras, a trunk and a built-in Alexa system.
iRobot was founded in 1990 by three people from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory who were developing robots for space and the military. The developers introduced the first model of the currently most popular line of Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners 20 years ago, in 2002.


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KFC is set to begin offering customers the world’s first lab-made chicken nuggets as part of the restaurant of the future concept. The chicken restaurant chain is working with the Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions to create a bioprinting technology that will produce chicken meat using a 3D bioprinter using chicken cells and plant material – with little or no animal involvement.
The idea of such a “meat of the future” came from the partners as a response to the growing popularity of a healthy lifestyle and, as a result, nutrition, the annual increase in demand for alternative substitutes for traditional meat and the need to develop more environmentally friendly methods of food production. In taste, texture and appearance, the final product will be as close as possible to regular KFC nuggets, but at the same time it will be more environmentally friendly. The partners plan to receive a finished product for testing in the fall of 2020 in Moscow.
KFC will provide the Russian firm with all the necessary ingredients – breading and spices – to achieve the signature flavor of the final product. At the moment, there are no analogues on the market for three-dimensional bioprinting technology that allows you to create complex products based on animal cells.
Of course, it’s worth noting that the bioprinting process described by KFC uses animal-based materials, so any nuggets produced will not be vegetarian. At the same time, KFC offers vegetarian options in some establishments. Last year, it became the first fast food chain in the United States to test the plant-based chicken product Beyond Meat, which it plans to roll out at many of its locations this summer.
KFC claims that bio-printing will be more environmentally friendly in production than conventional chicken meat, according to a study conducted by the American scientific journal Environmental Science and Technology. This study reports on the benefits of cage-based meat growing – in the long term, this method should be half energy-intensive, can lead to a 25-fold reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and use 100 times less land than traditional farming methods.
Also, the bioprinting method has other advantages. Such meat contains the same trace elements as ordinary meat, but during its production, it is excluded that various additives that are allowed in traditional farming and animal husbandry are included in the final product. Cellular meat is more ethical: it is produced without causing harm to animals.
“Technologies based on 3D– bioprinting, initially widely recognized in medicine, today is gaining more and more popularity in the field of food production, such as, for example, animal meat, – said the co-founder and managing partner of 3D Bioprinting Solutions Yusef Khesuani. – The rapid development of such technologies in the future will make it possible to make meat products printed on 3D-bioprinter, more affordable, and we hope that created as a result of our cooperation with KFC the technology will help accelerate time to market for such products. “
3D bioprinting is still a slow and expensive process, so it is not worth counting on the fact that cellular meat nuggets will appear in KFC chains in the near future, and at first they will not be cheap. However, if the first samples of such products are received in Moscow in the fall, perhaps an event will be held at which people will be invited to taste them, and we will get a more complete picture of this innovation.
However, Raisa Polyakova, CEO of KFC in Russia and the CIS, is very optimistic: “We are in KFC we closely follow trends and innovations, so we are constantly introducing advanced technologies in the restaurants of the chain, responding to the demands of the time. The production of caged meat products is the next step in the development of our “restaurant of the future” concept. 3D technology development“Bioprinting for the creation of chicken products can help solve several important problems facing humanity at once, so we will work to make it accessible to thousands of people in Russia and, possibly, even around the world.”
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By Taiye Olayemi
Organisers of the the 2022 edition of the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) says it will feature award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie, legendary artiste, Bruce Onabrakpeya and some other renowned entertainers across Africa.
Mr Babatunde Samuel, media consultant for the programme, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos.
He said CANEX WKND 2022 would be a three-day gathering of creatives from across Africa and the diaspora, billed to take place from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
“2022 CANEX WKND will feature some of Africa and the diaspora’s top creatives, experts, brands and thought leaders that will include the Nigerian trio of Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya; Alex Okosi, Managing Director of EMEA Emerging Markets at YouTube and award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie.
“CANEX WKND is a major milestone in the bank’s implementation of its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme; a multi-faceted intervention aimed at supporting and developing Africa’s rapidly growing creative and cultural industries.
“Also, award-winning actor, musician, and filmmaker, Idris Elba is set to bring his wealth of experience and insights to the global film industry at CANEX WKND 2022.
“With roots in Sierra Leone and Ghana, Elba represents the astounding success of people of African descent within the global entertainment industry.
“With free registration at www.canex.africa, sessions are open to all registered delegates along with all masterclasses that commence on Thursday, 24 November,” he said. (NAN)


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Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) is likely in more trouble than expected this holiday season. It remains primarily a brick-and-mortar retailer. New analysis shows that traffic to stores on Black Friday dropped more than 50% across America. If Macy’s posts numbers anywhere close to that, it will have taken a massive hit.
Sensormatic Solutions, part of Johnson Controls, released data on Black Friday store activity. “Findings indicate that shopper visits resulted in a 52.1% decline in traffic on Black Friday, November 27, compared to 2019.” The figure was a drop from the November 22 to November 27 period, when traffic dropped 45.2%.
Without question, Macy’s has moved into e-commerce, and its stock has benefited from a dose of optimism. It has risen 78% in the past month. However, the shares are down 36% so far this year. And there is every reason for the drop. Revenue in the most recent quarter was $4 billion, down from $5.2 billion in the same period the year before. Comparable store sales dropped 21% compared to 2019.
The good news was “Digital sales grew 27% over third quarter 2019. Digital sales penetrated at 38% of total owned comparable sales.” Good, but not nearly enough.
Macy’s cannot reverse the tide of a problem that has vexed and will vex most of the brick-and-mortar businesses. Its situation is bound to weaken as the year progresses, and it could end the year worse off than it was at the end of the third quarter.
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Store on fire
Crews battle blaze in empty Jenners building
One firefighter was in a critical condition in hospital following a serious blaze in the former Jenners department store in Edinburgh.
He was one of five firefighters treated for injuries as they tackled the blaze which broke out at the rear of the vacant building in Rose Street at about 11.30am.
At least 10 fire engines were despatched to the scene and neighbouring roads were closed, including St Andrew Square. Staff from nearby offices were evacuated.
Eyewitnesses said smoke was billowing out of the basement area of the former department store which is undergoing refurbishment.
The building and the name Jenners are among the city’s best-known landmarks. Founded in 1838, Jenners was one of the world’s oldest department stores until it was closed by Mike Ashley’s Frasers group two years ago.
Restoration work, ordered by the building’s owner, the Danish billionaire Anders Povlsen, is due to take four years, recreating a department store with a hotel.
The current building was opened in 1895 after the original building was destroyed by fire in 1892.


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Winter-bed-sheets, november is the perfect to remove summer bedding plants and plant cool season bedding plants "in the south we are lucky we get to plant winter flowers " said mark walton co owner of garrisons. I never paid attention to bedding until i tried these gryphon sheets now i actually look forward to sleeping with these, coupang has launched a special sales event for bedding items for the fall and winter the company said friday the leading. Winter is coming i know this because a: it's getting rather chilly at night; b: mother is starting muttering about bedding, "as it cools down outside and we begin to close up the house for fall and winter we can say goodbye to the pollen the.
On the weekend the temperature in tokyo topped 35 degrees; yet department stories were having sales on winter clothing and bedding items fuji tv reported aeon shopping outlets were offering, right now variety needs your help to provide proper beds and cosy bedding for hundreds of kiwi kids who are sleeping on the floor or bed sharing this winter in some kids' rooms an old mattress is. The discounter is launching a new winter bedroom collection inspired by the luxury brand but its prices will be much lower, as a direct result the risk of barn fires greatly increases in the winter prevention and preparation is the some common.
The shelter offers cots bedding restrooms pre packaged snacks coffee and a simple breakfast the shelter population, variety is on a mission to keep kids like this out of hospital this winter and has been working with providers around the country to deliver proper beds and warm bedding to hundreds of kiwi kids the


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Never before has such a little truck had to haul so much baggage. It's been years that we've waited for Mahindra's T20 and T40 pickups to finally make it to America, and with a dispute between Mahindra & Mahindra's erstwhile U.S. Importer, GV USA, taking a long time to be settled by arbitrators in London, and dealers filing suits against both Mahindra and GV USA. With GV USA having gone out of business in September, it might be years before we ever see the T20 and T40.
PickupTrucks.com reports that – surprise, surprise – it may be a very, very long time before we seen the Mahindra T20 and T40 pickup truck on our shores. The Indian automaker has found itself at the center of a legal tempest after its U.S. distributor, Global Vehicles USA, filed suit alleging breach of contract. An arbitration panel in the UK then claimed sole jurisdiction over any dispute against the two, and Global Vehicles agreed to drop the lawsuit to take its case to the arbiter


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In the wake of this year’s successful tour,
Monster Trucks Live Glow Party will return in the first half of 2024 to 23 markets in North America and 14 markets across Europe and, for the first time, with dates in Australia. The tour kicks off in North America on Jan. 6, in Atlanta, Ga., and internationally in Madrid, Spain, on Jan. 3. Presale tickets are available, with the public sale beginning Sept. 8.
“We’re thrilled that Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is expanding next year and that more families than ever before can experience this exhilarating show,” says Julie Freeland, senior director, global location-based entertainment,
. “The response from fans and the tour’s success has proven that Hot Wheels has the potential to entertain on various verticals and we’re excited to give fans around the world more of what they love.”
“The momentum and expansion of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live not only across the United States but globally, has been incredible,” says Ken Hudgens, chief executive officer, Family Entertainment Live. “We’re proud to be able to tour the iconic Hot Wheels brand in so many countries and metros in North America and provide families the opportunity to experience the Glow Party on an even grander scale.”
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Cotton fell the most in two months on concern that an impasse in U.S. budget talks will slow the economy, reducing demand for the fiber. Orange juice, coffee sugar and cocoa also dropped.
Congressional leaders plan to meet with President Barack Obama today. The president is set to propose a scaled-back package at the meeting to avert tax and spending changes known as the fiscal cliff that could trigger a recession in 2013, a Democratic aide with knowledge of the talks said. House Republicans said they will convene on Dec. 30. Cotton has slumped 19 percent this year as global inventories swelled.
“Fiscal cliff jitters are weighing on the market,” Keith Brown, the president of Keith Brown & Co., a broker in Moultrie, Georgia, said in a telephone interview.
Cotton for March delivery declined 1.8 percent to settle at 74.66 cents a pound at 2:30 p.m. on ICE Futures U.S. in New York, the biggest loss for a most-active contract since Oct. 30. The fiber slumped 2 percent this week, the most since Nov. 2.
“Uncertainty on Wall Street has an impact on all commodities,” Sid Love, the president of Joe Kropf & Sid Love Consulting in Overland Park, Kansas, said in an e-mail.
Orange-juice futures for March delivery lost 4 percent to $1.265 a pound on ICE, the biggest decline for a most-active contract since Sept. 24. The commodity was down 5.8 percent for the week.
Arabica-coffee futures for March delivery slid 0.7 percent to $1.4685 a pound in New York. The price gained 0.2 percent this week.
Cocoa futures for March delivery fell 0.3 percent to $2,249 a metric ton on ICE. The commodity lost 2.7 percent for the week, the second straight decline.
Raw-sugar futures for March delivery dropped 0.2 percent to 19.42 cents a pound in New York. The sweetener was up 0.9 percent for the week.


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[Updated] Artisan’s garden party, which includes a reveal of the restaurant’s new private label rosé wine, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 2 due to a forecast of rain on the original date.
By Ronni Newton
Dining on Artisan’s patio, or in the garden among the blooming flowers and ripening fruits and vegetables, is certainly an escape from the ordinary, and to add to the atmosphere the restaurant has developed its own private label wine, to be revealed at a garden party on Thursday, Aug. 2.
“We tasted a lot, worked with a boutique wine company,” Artisan Director of Operations Hicham Amaaou said last week.
Amaaou, Executive Chef Frederic Kieffer, and Sommelier Olivier Bermond tasted a number of rosés from Côtes de Provence, before choosing a fresh and almost effervescent pale salmon pink blend from La Cave du Luc.
“Rosé is very versatile,” Amaaou said, adding that it’s not just a summer wine. The dry rosé chosen is primarily crafted from Grenache, but is also 30 percent Cinsault and 10 percent Syrah.
The Artisan Rosé, however, does pair very well with the restaurant’s summer menu, particularly with the Chilled Shrimp Cocktail, the Tuna Crudo. “Even the cioppino,” Amaaou said.
The public will have its first opportunity to sample the Artisan Rosé on Thursday, Aug. 2 [note new date due to forecast of rain on the original date], at the inaugural garden party from 5-7 p.m. at the restaurant at the Delamar West Hartford Hotel, 1 Memorial Rd. Tickets are $25, and include unlimited pours of the new wine, a craft cocktail, a two-hour buffet, and music courtesy of a well known DJ.
Garden parties will also be held on the last Thursday of the month in August (Aug. 30, rain date Sept. 6) and September (Sept. 27, rain date Oct. 4). Future parties will have the same format, although the unlimited pours of the rosé are only at the first party.
In addition, Artisan has introduced a $19 prix fixe two-course lunch, available Monday through Saturday. For an extra $5, a glass of the rosé, which ordinarily sells for $12 per glass, can be included.
Tickets to the garden party can be purchased online through Brown Paper Tickets at: https://www.brownpapertickets.
The Artisan restaurant at the Delamar Southport will also feature the private label rosé. L’Escale, the restaurant at the Delamar Greenwich, will serve the same blend, but with a “L’Escale” label.
In addition to being served in the restaurants, Artisan Rosé will be sold by the bottle at local wine shops.
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According to Fitch, the possibility of new revenue measures could lead to a further shrinkage of deficit in 2023, but the government's slim majority in parliament could frustrate attempts to raise tax rates or implement new taxes.
The downgrade reflects deterioration of Ghana's public finances, which has contributed to a prolonged lack of access to Eurobond markets, in turn leading to a significant decline in external liquidity.
Prices of goods and services have shot up by a thousand percentage (100%) with fuel products being the most hit in record time in the country.
the new E-VAT, the government seeks to raise GH¢750 million if the Value Added Tax Amendment bill, which introduces the E-Vat policy, is passed by parliament.
the revision of the end-period inflation for 2022, as part of the re-jigging of the entire macroeconomic framework, has been necessitated by a significantly-changed macroeconomic environment.
Ghana’s economy showed signs of serious challenges even before COVID-19 struck. The World Bank’s country director has been emphatic that our economic challenges persisted even before the COVID-19 crises.
Notwithstanding the significant improvement in the trade surplus, the current account deficit widened to US$1.1 billion, compared with US$762.0 million recorded in the same period of 2021.
The local currency has depreciated by about 18.89% to the dollar on the interbank market and 26% on the retail market.
The country’s total revenue will end 2022 at ¢89.0 billion, far below the target of ¢100.5 billion, the July 2022 Africa Monitor Report by Fitch Solutions has revealed.
The figure means that the Month-on-month inflation between May 2022 and June 2022 stood at 3.0 percent.


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Cosi, the "fast casual" chain known for its flatbread, reported its third-quarter earnings today, and the results weren't pretty: sales for the quarter fell 0.3% compared to a year ago, and sales for the last four weeks fell 4.5% relative to last year. Of course, Cosi—many of whose locations are in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C., CNBC reports—might have a built-in excuse for the disappointing numbers. The Pope was in town!
Well, at least that's what their press release purported:
Business interruptions resulting from the Pope’s visit on September 22–26, 2015 negatively impacted 30% of our Company-owned restaurants. The estimated impact to the 4 Weeks Ended September 28, 2015, and the 13 Weeks Ended September 28, 2015, on comparable restaurant sales of Company-owned locations has been estimated to be -0.9% and -0.3%, respectively.
Thanks a lot, Pope.
Michael Rosen is a reporter for Fusion based out of Oakland.


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Beyond the Bong
Illinois Becomes the Next U.S. State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Frank Sinatra crooned: “You’re riding high in April, shot down in May…”
For investors, that’s exactly what transpired over the past two months.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq soared into May at all-time highs.
Not to be overlooked, the Dow Jones Industrial Average strode into the month closing in on its previous high-water mark set back in October.
And then it all came crashing down on U.S. global trade concerns and escalating tariffs.
For pot stocks, May was especially painful…
No May Flowers, but Two New Options Bloom
The North American Marijuana Index fell 15.8% during the month…
The sector is still up double digits for the year. But the losses in May were twice those of the broader market.
For those looking to make more leveraged plays on cannabis, Horizons ETFs has you covered.
Last week, the company launched two new exchange-traded funds: the BetaPro Marijuana Companies 2x Daily Bull ETF (TSX: HMJU) and the BetaPro Marijuana Companies Inverse ETF (TSX: HMJI).
These are the first of their kind for pot stocks.
But that wasn’t the only milestone reached last week…
States Come Out Swinging
I’ve long believed a change at the U.S. federal level is on the horizon.
And as states continue to charge ahead, it appears even more likely.
First, with time running out, the Illinois state legislature passed a bill legalizing adult-use marijuana.
This makes Illinois the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis!
And the Prairie State’s weed market is projected to be worth more than $2 billion.
(I’ll be discussing this sweeping legislative victory in Thursday’s CannaBiz Now! with the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Morgan Fox, so be sure to tune in.)
Illinois wasn’t the only state to make a major marijuana announcement last week. Colorado made headlines as well.
Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 19-1090. This bill repeals the provision that prohibited publicly traded marijuana companies from holding licenses in the state.
This is a major milestone for Colorado and the cannabis industry as a whole!
The governor also signed HB 1230, legalizing and regulating public consumption.
Colorado, already one of the most mature legal marijuana markets in the U.S., isn’t slowing down. Cannabis sales are projected to grow another 40% by 2022.
So this will be an attractive market for public companies to move on.
Though – of course – the feds had to end the week by raining on everyone’s parade…
FDA Cools Off CBD Craze
To cap off a big week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) heard testimony on regulating products containing cannabidiol (CBD) on Friday.
This was a major market mover!
And that’s despite the fact that it was merely a listening session for regulators.
But Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless sent pot stocks into a tailspin with his prepared opening remarks.
He stated, “There are real risks associated with THC and CBD and critical questions remain about the safety of their widespread use in foods and dietary supplements, as well as other consumer products…”
The FDA is pushing manufacturers to present far more evidence on the benefits of CBD.
But Friday’s cannabis sell-off was a knee-jerk reaction (another topic I’ll cover more in-depth in Thursday’s CannaBiz Now!).
The High Five
Below are this week’s High Five, where – each Monday – I cover the five pot stocks I believe will make major moves – up or down – in the week ahead.
1) PharmaCielo (OTC: PHCEF) is taking a page from Acreage Holdings (OTC: ACRGF) and Northern Swan. The Canadian company operating in Colombia brought aboard former U.S. Congressman and medical cannabis advocate Dana Rohrabacher. He will serve as special advisor for the Colombian cultivator.
This is all in preparation to enter the U.S. market, particularly American CBD. So while the rest of the CBD universe collapsed on Friday, PharmaCielo’s shares gained.
2) Neptune Wellness Solutions (Nasdaq: NEPT) is also looking to enter the U.S. market through its recent acquisition of SugarLeaf. This gives the company 1.5 million kilograms of hemp processing footprint.
It will report fourth quarter earnings on June 12.
3) Supreme Cannabis (OTC: SPRWF) celebrated a different milestone last week. This time, it was the rescheduling of CBD in South Africa. This allows the sale of CBD products in the country.
The total African cannabis market is projected to be worth more than $7 billion by 2023. And Supreme Cannabis, through its stake in Medigrow Lesotho, is one of the few pot stocks on the continent. It’s looking to now sell into South Africa.
4) KushCo Holdings’ (OTC: KSHB) shares have struggled mightily this year. The cannabis industry’s packaging supplier is trailing the sector, falling more than 18% in 2019. But Executive Vice President of Corporate Development Stephen Christoffersen will speak at the virtual KCSA Cannabis Investor Event tomorrow at 11 a.m. Interested investors should tune in…
5) Khiron Life Sciences (OTC: KHRNF) President Chris Naprawa will also be speaking at the virtual KCSA Cannabis Investor Event tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
Khiron is another play on Latin America and CBD. And last year it became the first Colombian-based medical marijuana company to be listed on a global exchange.
Last week, Khiron shares were added to the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSE: MJ).
All in all, May was a month to forget for cannabis shares.
As always, we want to compare our High Five with the industry’s benchmark…
The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (OTC: HMLSF) fell 13% in the past month.
Though four of this week’s High Five performed even worse…
Neptune Wellness has outperformed the broader cannabis sector over the past month.
Meanwhile, Khiron has been the biggest laggard.
But I’m looking for these cannabis companies to begin to turn it around.
Last week was another example of why I love the cannabis sector.
We had two new investing options introduced. We had two states make major decisions. And we had the feds and former politicians make splashes in the sector.
Not to mention, a blitz of earnings.
It was volatile, with major announcements almost on a daily basis.
That gives investors with the guts and fearlessness to take advantage of the peaks and troughs a real opportunity at big gains. And that’s what the dawn of a new industry is all about.
If you have a pot stock in mind that you’d like me to discuss here, leave the ticker symbol in the comments section.
Here’s to high returns,
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What is the rank of China in richest country?
Ranking the Richest Countries in the World
|Top Ten Countries by Nominal GDP at Current U.S. Dollar Exchange Rates|
Is China the richest country?
China has beat the U.S. to become the world’s richest nation, according to a new report. Key findings: Global net worth soared from $156 million in 2000 to $514 trillion in 2020, making the world wealthier than it was at any point in history.
What is the rank of Japan in richest country?
It is the third-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It is the world’s second largest developed economy. Japan is a member of both the G7 and G20. According to the International Monetary Fund, the country’s per capita GDP (PPP) was at $41,637 (2020).
What is the richest country in Asia 2020?
1. Qatar – $134,623. Based on GDP per capita, Qatar is the richest country in both Asia and the world. This country is in the Middle East in the Arabian Peninsula and its capital is Doha.
Which country is No 1 in world?
Canada ranked #1 out of 78 countries, beating out Japan, Germany, Switzerland and Australia, which rounded out the top five. The United States came in sixth.
Is China a 1st world country?
The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the “First World”, while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Vietnam and their allies represented the “Second World”. … Some countries in the Communist Bloc, such as Cuba, were often regarded as “Third World”.
Who is richer US or China?
Global wealth tripled over the last two decades, with China leading the way and overtaking the US for the top spot worldwide, Bloomberg reported. A report by McKinsey & Co.
Is Dubai the richest country in the world?
Dubai began shipping oil in 1969 and before gaining independence from Great Britain in 1971, when it became one of the UAE’s seven emirates. … The UAE is the third-richest country in the world, below Luxembourg at number two and Qatar at number one, with a GDP per capita of $57,744.
What is the worth of China?
Total wealth by selected regions and countries
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Is Korea richer than Japan?
In terms of per-capita GDP based on purchasing power parity, South Korea has surpassed Japan since 2018 when the former recorded 43,001 US dollars and the latter, 42,725 dollars. It turns out that South Korea has also outstripped Japan its manufacturing competitiveness, a leading industry for both economies.
What are the 6 richest countries in the world?
The Richest Countries in the World
- Luxembourg: USD 143,203 per capita in 2025. …
- Ireland: USD 112,769 per capita in 2025. …
- Switzerland: USD 96,788 per capita in 2025. …
- Norway: USD 95,165 per capita. …
- Denmark: USD 78,068 per capita. …
- United States: USD 77,653 per capita. …
- Singapore: USD 75,250 per capita.
Is China the richest country in 2021?
List of richest countries in the world 2021: China has surpassed the United States as the richest country in the world.
List of richest countries in the world 2021.
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Is Japan a developed country?
Japan is one of the largest and most developed economies in the world. It has a well-educated, industrious workforce and its large, affluent population makes it one of the world’s biggest consumer markets. … A high standard of education.


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Move comes after engagement with As You Sow and Green Century
- ‘Target Forward’ builds on the retailer’s legacy of corporate responsibility and sustainable practices, leveraging its size and scale to benefit people, the planet, and its business
- New strategy reflects ambitious goals, designed to help the retailer co-create an equitable and regenerative future with its guests, partners, and communities
- Goals center Target’s sustainability efforts on three critical ambitions: design and elevate sustainable brands; innovate to eliminate waste, and accelerate equity and opportunity
- The retailer aims to be the market leader for creating and curating inclusive, sustainable brands and experiences by 2030; commits to being a net-zero enterprise by 2040; and sets additional goals across its team, brand and product assortment, global supply chain, social justice, and more
Berkeley/Boston, June 22, 2021 – Target Corporation, a Fortune 50 general merchandise retailer, announced a new goal Tuesday to reduce its use of virgin plastic 20% by 2025 across its own brand frequency products as part of a new sustainability strategy, Target Forward. Food and beverage, household cleaning, personal care, and beauty are categories included in this shift.
The announcement comes after Green Century Capital Management and As You Sow withdrew a shareholder proposal that urged the company to reduce its plastic footprint.
“We’re pleased with the scope and level of ambition of Target’s new plastic elimination goal and hope it is just the beginning of the company’s journey toward reducing its absolute plastic packaging footprint,” said Annalisa Tarizzo, shareholder advocate with Green Century. “Nothing we use for a few minutes should be allowed to pollute our rivers and oceans for hundreds of years—especially when we don’t really need it.”
Target states that its Target Forward campaign is anchored to the company’s purpose to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Through Target Forward, the retailer is focused on restoring and regrowing natural systems, and ensuring its team, communities, and partners around the globe can thrive.
“As a company and a member of the global community, it’s imperative for both the health of our business and of our planet that we embrace new ways to move forward,” said Brian Cornell, chairman, and chief executive officer of Target. “We know sustainability is tied to business resiliency and growth, and that our size and scale can drive change that is good for all. Target Forward influences every corner of our business, deepens our collaboration with our partners, and builds on our past efforts to ensure a better future for generations to come.”
Target’s Sustainability Commitments
The commitments Target is making with Target Forward work toward three critical ambitions: to design and elevate sustainable brands, innovate to eliminate waste, and accelerate opportunity and equity. Signature goals include:
- By 2030, Target aims to be the market leader for creating and curating inclusive, sustainable brands and experiences.
- By 2040, Target plans for 100% of its owned brand products to be designed for a circular future. Target’s teams will continue designing to eliminate waste, using materials that are regenerative, recycled, or sourced sustainably, to create products that are more durable, easily repaired or recyclable.
- By 2040, Target commits to being a net zero enterprise — zero waste to landfill in its U.S. operations and net zero emissions across both its operations and supply chain, inclusive of scopes 1, 2 and 3.
- By 2030, Target aims to build a team that equitably reflects the communities it serves, beginning with its commitment to increase Black team member representation across the company by 20% by 2023.
- Target and the Target Foundation will become even more deeply ingrained within communities, lifting up the voices and unique perspectives of community members to maximize the positive impact they can create together.
“We want our guests to turn to Target first when they think about sustainability,” said Amanda Nusz, senior vice president of corporate responsibility, Target, and president of the Target Foundation. “We know that the only way to make that possible is by putting both people and the planet at the center of our efforts, as we co-create with our guests, our partners and the communities we serve.”
Target’s announcement is one of many made by major corporations over the past six months around virgin plastic reduction. Green Century has secured commitments with Coca-Cola* and Mattel,* and As You Sow has secured similar commitments with Keurig Dr. Pepper,* Mondelez,* PepsiCo* and Walmart.
“This wave of corporate virgin plastic reduction commitments is good progress, but there is more work to be done,” said Conrad MacKerron, senior vice president of As You Sow. “Significant cuts in absolute plastic use will be necessary to effectively stem the tide of plastic pollution entering our oceans and waterways.”
With 40% of plastic production going toward packaging, reduction commitments from major retailers and consumer goods companies are a vital step in stemming the flow of plastic pollution entering the ocean. According to the definitive Pew Charitable Trusts report, Breaking the Plastic Wave, existing solutions can reduce plastic pollution flowing into oceans by 80% by 2040. The report calls on the consumer goods sector to reduce plastic demand by one-third through elimination, reuse, and new delivery models. In order to reach that goal, thousands of companies will need to make large cuts in plastic use.


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Lego toppled as most powerful brand in the world
The Danish toy producer Lego has been knocked off its perch by Disney as the most powerful brand in the world, according to the brand valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance
Brand Finance contended that Lego’s fall to second was specifically sparked by two controversies in 2015 that tarnished its “wholesome image”.
“It has been fined by German regulators for attempting to prevent retailers from discounting its products,” wrote Brand Finance.
“It was also accused of colluding in censorship for trying to prevent dissident Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei from using Lego in his work. Lego has since reversed its policy of restricting purchases to be used for political ends following widespread condemnation (including from Ai Wei Wei himself).”
L’Oréal came in third on the list behind Disney and Lego.
Brand Finance also showed that Apple was the world’s most valuable brand ahead of Google and Samsung, that four out of the ten fastest growing brands are Chinese, and that Volkswagen’s brand value fell 80 billion kroner due to its emissions scandal.


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Not a Hulu subscriber yet? The streaming service is hoping to change that.
2016 is lining up to be a huge year for what until this point has often been considered second fiddle to big brother Netflix. But it’s also going to be an extremely important year as we’re certain there is continual internal debate at the service about how to finally start capturing more attention of the TV and movie streaming crowd.
Hulu has just launched a major ad campaign, reminding everyone that they have one of the most robust content libraries available, now with an ad-free option, putting Netflix right in their sights when it comes to becoming the most used brand in the SVOD marketplace.
With deep pockets, backed by three of the four major networks, Hulu is currently one of the easiest ways to watch next day television. But until recently, the service was considered contaminated by advertisements that many people often considered a non-starter when it came to signing up. After all, we have been extremely spoiled by Netflix at this point.
Last month however, Hulu announced they would be offering an ad-free option of the service for $11.99, only slightly more expensive than Netflix, and still cheaper than HBO.


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Canadian entrepreneurs expect revenues to increase in 2019, but many are growing concerned about uncertainty surrounding the economy and labour shortages, according to a new report by the Business Development Bank of Canada.
The report, Investment Intentions of Canadian Entrepreneurs, released Tuesday, looks at the 2019 investment outlook for small-to-medium sized businesses across the country. BDC interviewed more than 4,000 business owners about their investing intentions for the next year.
The report found that, with the economy expected to grow by 1.9 per cent in 2019, optimism regarding business prospects for the year is still high among businesses across Canada. According to the survey, 73 per cent of respondents expect an increase in revenue, a percentage point increase from 2018.
“The level of confidence among businesses is the same as last year, and I think that’s good news because there is a lot of uncertainty around the economy,” Pierre Cléroux, the vice president and chief economist at BDC, said in an interview with Yahoo Finance Canada.
But while business owners remain optimistic going into 2019, investment intentions are flat compared to last year. Thirty-two percent of respondents said they would spend less than they did last year, while 31 per cent said they would spend more.
“Businesses are feeling optimistic, they are still investing, but one of the reasons why they aren’t investing more is a shortage of labour,” Cléroux said.
“It’s getting more and more difficult to recruit people. When we asked businesses, ‘Why aren’t you investing more?’ the number one reason is because they have difficulties in recruiting people.”
The labour shortage is an issue that’s becoming increasingly acute, according to the report. As revenues grow, businesses are hitting capacity and struggling to find the qualified workers needed for continued growth.
“The labour shortage that has plagued Canada for two years is holding back investment,” the report said.
“This is the top-cited problem in all provinces except Alberta and Saskatchewan, where many business owners are losing faith in the economy.”
Still, investment intentions are picking up in some provinces, including British Columbia, Manitoba and Alberta.
In Alberta, the ramped-up investment is focused in the services sector, while intentions remain weak in the natural resources and construction sectors.
Despite the boost to investment plans, Albertans remain the most pessimistic about the Canadian economy. Just 35 per cent of businesses surveyed reported having confidence in the economy.
“It’s not surprising that Albertans are pessimistic, because of the oil price drop and struggling economy over the last few years,” Cléroux said.
“Growth in Alberta is going to be around 1.5 and 1.7 per cent, when the growth used to be around 5 per cent. That is quite the difference.”
Quebec is most optimistic going into 2019, with 78 per cent of respondents saying they are confident in the economy, followed by the Atlantic provinces (60 per cent), Ontario (58 per cent) and B.C. (56 per cent.)
Most companies that are investing plan on using revenues for new technology, a shift from last year, when the focus was largely on purchasing new manufacturing tools. According to the report, 43 per cent will invest in adopting new technologies.
“The way businesses are investing is different,” Cléroux said. “They are not investing as much in buildings and equipment. They are investing more in technology, employee training, research and development. It’s a new phenomenon.”


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Sulli and Choiza’s loving relationship shows on shopping date
While the pair have been suspected of having a rocky relationship in the past, these photos prove that they’re still very much in love.
Dynamic Duo‘s Choiza and former member of f(x), Sulli have been dating since 2014. They’ve often been spotted on dates, and even participated in the Gwanghwamun protests together. Despite enduring breakup rumors, recent pictures posted by the couple show that their relationship is as strong as ever.
On the 18th of this month, Sulli posted a sweet picture of the duo on a date in a clothing store, captioned with a wordless heart emoji.
Choiza also posted a photo on his Instagram from the date, appearing to have been taken by his girlfriend. Holding a shopping bag, he captioned the image “porter’s life”, to which Sulli commented a “thank you” in response. What an adorable pair!
What do you think, do you love their relationship?


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Washington: As Apple and Google are eyeing to join the market with their respective smartwatches, Intel step up as the hurdle.
Washington: Intel’s next generation processor line leaked with a code name Boardwell leaked aimed for notebook and Laptop.
ISLAMABAD – Intel Pakistan today organized the Intel Education Awards Ceremony in Lahore, under the Intel Education Initiative, to recognize the impressive performance in technology
CALIFORNIA: Intel, the world’s largest microprocessor company, is pledging allegiance to supporting the technology that enables the cable-free recharging of everything from smartphones to notebooks.
CALIFORNIA: Intel’s CTO has indicated that the company is looking at developing wearable communication devices.
WASHINGTON: American hardware technology giant Intel claims its latest generation of processors is going to revolutionize personal computing. How so?
TAIPEI: Intel Corp. unveiled its fourth generation processors in Taipei on Tuesday in a bid to give personal computers a new lease of life amid stiff
PAKISTAN, Islamabad: Intel Corporation today announced a range of new products, ecosystem and enabling efforts that will further accelerate the company’s presence in mobile and


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It’s the seventh round of the 2019/2020 Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show, and the awesome builds keep coming. The winning customs from the latest stop of the show tour in Minneapolis have been announced by the Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS), and it’s another excellent group of standards, classics, and choppers. The next (and final) stop is in Chicago, where winning bikes from each round will be competing on February 9 to bring home the King of the Builders prize. When all is said and done, the elite-level custom motorcycle competition will have featured more than 300 motorcycles across the eight cities, and doled out more than $100,000 in cash and prizes.
As we said, the big Championship round is in Chicago next week, and given all the talent we’ve seen so far, it’ll be a tough job for the panel of industry experts to pick just one winner at that event. Stay tuned, and get more info at: motorcycleshows.com/UBCBS.


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Lower food costs to make everything from hamburgers and pizza to popular breakfast items may have helped restaurant operators in the second quarter. But there's less certainty this deflation will dish savings for the remainder of the year as chains face upward wage pressure.
"Prices were some of the lowest levels in four years," said David Maloni, chief commodity strategist at the American Restaurant Association. "Egg prices are declining... cheese and chicken prices are attractive."
In the second quarter, food costs averaged down more than 15 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to the Restaurant Commodity Inflation Index tracked by the ARA. That marked the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit deflation when compared with the year-ago period.
Egg prices tumbled 64 percent in the second quarter from the prior year, while dairy fell 20 percent and cheese dropped 12 percent, according to researcher Evercore ISI. These commonly used commodities can represent a significant savings for family-restaurant companies such as Denny's or DineEquity, which have a big portion of their business skewed to the breakfast crowd.
"Commodities continue to benefit margins with the breakfast (restaurant) day-part benefiting the most," Evercore analyst Matt McGinley said in a research note published Tuesday.
The Evercore analyst indicated that restaurant industry same-store sales "appear to have slowed" and that consensus earnings estimates for next year maybe a bit too optimistic due to "persistent labor inflation not fully factored into margins. Overall, restaurant margins are expected to decline in second quarter 2016 as weaker comp growth and wage inflation more than offsets commodity deflation."
Nationwide, wage inflation is hitting restaurants as minimum wages at the state and local level go into effect. They include higher wages that went into effect this month in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Beef prices were down 15 percent in the second quarter from a year ago while chicken prices eased 11 percent, according to Evercore. As for commodity price gainers, pork was up an average 3 percent from the year-earlier period. It followed pork prices soaring around 45 percent in the first quarter.
Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass said in a note last week that chicken wing prices are starting to come down and added that chicken generally tends to be "10 to 20 percent" of the cost of goods sold for the fast-food operators and some other chains.
Dairy can represent 30 percent or more of the costs at major pizza chains such as Domino's Pizza, and 11 percent or more for Cheesecake Factory, according to Glass. Major coffee retailers such as Starbucks and Dunkin' Brands have roughly 5 percent or more exposure on the commodity side to dairy. Commodity costs for coffee dropped in the second quarter from a year ago but were up slightly during the month of June and Arabica coffee futures trended higher in early July.


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According to a study by BMC Women’s Health, one in ten female college students reported experiencing chronic period poverty, meaning they struggled to pay for basic menstrual products easy month, and another 14 percent of the group reported struggling to pay for menstrual products within the last year.
Access to period products is an issue that many college students may struggle with. In response to this issue, Pittsburg State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) issued a survey on Monday, Feb. 22 about the need for free menstrual products to be available on campus.
“We always want our students to feel welcome, included, appreciated, cared for and we realized even from the surveys we’re getting now that there have been instances where students have said they have to put items back from their shopping cart to afford menstrual products and we don’t ever want our students to feel like that,” said SGA President Sumner Mackey, senior in communication and political science. “We want to take as much of a burden off our students as we can… We want to do as much as we can to relieve the stress of all of that.”
The survey was sent out via a BULK-E email and asked for students to indicate where on campus they would like to have access to free menstrual products, included questions gauging if acquiring period products was affected by financial hardship, as well as what types of products were needed. A separate survey was also sent out to faculty and staff.
“The survey is kind of our way of getting the student’s voice and the student’s opinion,” Mackey said. “It’s a survey to see if there is some kind of financial struggle that is going on with students, is there actually a need for this…We’re using the information they’re giving us as a way of saying they are wanting this product, and where’s the best places to put them if we can’t put them in every building.”
Carlie Payne, freshman in biochemistry, was glad to see the SGA looking into providing free menstrual products as she believes it is an important issue.
“Sometimes you may forget (products) or not be able to afford that kind of stuff and it would be nice to have that available in case you’re by yourself and can’t ask somebody,” Payne said. “It’s important because people can become sick from not having access to those products.”
Ioulia Efthyvoulou, graduate student in psychology, is excited at the prospect of free period products as she believes it will help students who may not be able to afford menstrual products.
“It’s not our option to have periods and it’s a lot of money each year to pay for all those products that you need and I’m sure a lot of students don’t have the budget to pay for all those products along with the other expenses they have,” Efthyvoulou said. “They already do have in some countries that provide free menstrual products overall, so starting from a university is important.”
Mackey said he believes the products should be provide for free as other health products are already provided to students at no cost.
“If we are giving out free sexual protection, why can’t we also give this (menstrual products) out?” Mackey said.
Going forward, the SGA will study the results from the survey and make a decision about how to fund the project.
“We can either take it to faculty senate or president’s council and say could we possibly add this to the budget next year, like a utilities budget, or most likely we can add it into the SGA budget,” Mackey said.
The survey link is still open for responses, and Mackey encourages students to take it as soon as possible to have their voice heard on the issue.


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SCCC reaches out to local companies to help shape new supply-chain degree
Representatives from a dozen local companies that move everything from industrial batteries to nutritional supplements met May 10 at Schenectady County Community College to help shape a new supply chain management degree the college plans to offer in the fall.
A group of companies that included Arnoff Movers, Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., Curtis Lumber, General Electric, GlobalFoundries and McLane Company suggested that the new course cover such issues as dispatch and service, customs and compliance, and domestic and international regulations.
Ed Capovani, vice president of Capovani Bros., said his company would benefit from workers who understand the multiple operational aspects associated with small companies.
“We’re a small business. We wear a lot of different hats. It will be valuable to us to have that kind of training,” said Capovani, whose Scotia company sells used scientific equipment.
SCCC is awaiting State Education Department approval of the two-year degree program, whose sole focus is supply chain management. The college recently received State Ed approval for two logistics-related, non-credit certificate programs to train technicians and materials handlers.
The two-year SUNY school is looking for companies that will provide 500 hours of paid, on-the-job training for students in the program.
The internships will cut down on companies’ recruitment and retention costs, and allow the businesses to train people specific to their operations, said Barbara Warschawski, an accounting professor at SCCC. She also helped develop the college’s new logistics curricula.
Those internships can also fill a businesses’ short-terms needs, she said.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This blog post discusses the importance of scheduling your mammogram appointments through organizations like CARTI and reveals the history of the famous “pink ribbon” you see everywhere during the month of October.
CARTI Cancer Center
Since 2019, many women have delayed or missed their mammogram appointments due to COVID. Now that COVID has slowed down a bit, it’s time to start scheduling regular checkups again. Dr. Stacy Smith-Foley, the Medical Director at the Breast Center at CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock, recently went on AFMC TV to encourage women to get caught up on their mammogram appointments and begin focusing on testing and screening again. After all, even though COVID has remained stagnant over the last year or so, breast cancer has not slowed.
CARTI in Little Rock has been Arkansas’ cancer specialist since 1976. Their medical, surgical and radiation specialists deliver the world’s most advanced forms of cancer care with genuine compassion. CARTI treats over 35,000 patients each year from every county in the state. They offer hematology/oncology services in Benton, Clarksville, Clinton, Crossett, Conway, El Dorado, Heber Springs, Little Rock, Magnolia, North Little Rock, Stuttgart and Russellville. They also provide radiation therapy at centers in Conway, Little Rock, Mountain Home, North Little Rock and Searcy. Their mission is to ensure that trusted cancer care is available to everyone that they serve.
If you don’t have a family history of breast cancer and you’re at average risk, you should start getting your mammogram at age 40. However, it’s important to know that, as you grow older, your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer increases, so you should never really stop getting a mammogram. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In fact, in 2022, an estimated 287,500 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. Though men can also be diagnosed with breast cancer, it is very rare. An estimated 2,710 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022.
65% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage, meaning cancer has not spread outside the breast. The survival rate for localized breast cancer is 99 percent. However, there are still large numbers of women who die from breast cancer every year: this year, an estimated 43,550 women will die from breast cancer in the U.S. Approximately 530 men will also die from breast cancer.
Given these statistics, it is crucial that you do not delay your breast exams and mammograms. Dr. Smith-Foley mentions that, if you have a fear of getting a mammogram, her best advice is to “rip the Band-Aid off and get it done. The longer you delay, the more anxiety you create in your own mind about having it done,” she says. CARTI does their best to ensure that you feel safe while you are going through the mammogram. They have “comfort measures” they use, like foam pads and felt blankets to ensure you are comfortable before going through the x-ray machine. It’s not like the older mammogram devices that we’re used to. Dr. Smith-Foley suggests that anyone who is afraid to get a mammogram come to CARTI to see them. I can assure you, they will take great care of you while you’re there.
You can watch the full AFMC TV episode with Dr. Smith-Foley here. You can also visit CARTI’s website for cancer care resources, locations and support here.
The Pink Ribbon Story
If you or a loved one have suffered from breast cancer, you have probably done your best to donate to breast cancer research and wear pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to show your support. Throughout October, many of us see the striking pink color for breast cancer awareness on billboards, on TV, on social media, and even on company logos. While we’re all familiar with pink’s connection with breast cancer awareness, not many of us know the story of how the famous “pink ribbon” came to be.
The pink ribbon actually started as a peach ribbon, thought up by Mrs. Charlotte Haney, the creator of the world’s first breast cancer ribbon campaign. In the 1980s, when her older sister and her daughter both developed breast cancer, there was no movement around at the time. Charlotte wanted better funding for breast cancer research. To encourage women to perform self-exams and visit a doctor for regular testing, Charlotte decided to make her own awareness campaign. In Simi Valley, California, she created an awareness ribbon to fold and stick on a piece of cardstock. The ribbon was peach, Charlotte’s favorite color.
The card displayed a simple message: “Breast-cancer awareness ribbon. Join the grassroots movement. Help us to wake up our legislators and America by wearing this ribbon.” Charlotte began handing out the ribbons at grocery stores and doctor’s offices. Around the same time as her movement began, the AIDS awareness red ribbon campaign began to gain traction. Charlotte thought her peach ribbons could make the same progress if she began mailing them across the U.S. and worldwide. Her daughters believe that Charlotte mailed around 40,000 ribbons across the globe, five ribbons per envelope.
While some family members pitched in to help fold the ribbons, buy the peach ribbon reels and even photocopy the cardstock, Charlotte and her family made no money for their efforts. In fact, when people sent her checks in the mail to support her family, she mailed the check back voided and told them to give their money to cancer research instead. Soon, Charlotte’s ribbons began making waves in the LA Times. Then, Charlotte received a phone call that would forever change the trajectory of the breast cancer awareness campaign: Alexandra Penney, the editor for Self Magazine, was on the line, hoping that she could help Charlotte promote breast cancer awareness with the peach ribbon by featuring it in her magazine. Self Magazine was immensely popular at the time, and although Charlotte hoped for national and global recognition, she did not feel that it was right to “make money off someone else’s pain and suffering.” She had already been through enough with her sister and daughter being diagnosed. She could not live with herself if prominent companies began to make money off her movement, so she declined.
Though Alexandra had loved ones of her own that had suffered from breast cancer and were fully supportive of boosting the funding for cancer research, Charlotte still said no. Despite Charlotte’s lack of cooperation, however, Alexandra was set on starting a ribbon campaign of her own. To avoid legal trouble, Alexandra changed the color of the ribbon from peach to pink, a color she likely saw promoted on similar ribbons in 1991 at the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure in New York. Nonetheless, the October 1992 issue of Self Magazine launched the pink ribbon breast cancer campaign. The makeup company Esteé Lauder also got involved and began handing out pink ribbons at their makeup counters across the country. The rest is history. You can read the full story here.
Though Charlotte Haney was the creator of the world’s first breast cancer ribbon campaign, Alexandra Penney is often mentioned as the creator of the pink ribbon. Original or not, Penney’s pink ribbon and the sweeping advertisements and campaigns that followed changed the game for breast cancer awareness, especially in the early 90s when breast cancer was only whispered about in the U.S. Thankfully, breast cancer is spoken about much more across the nation today, and more and more women are performing self-exams and scheduling mammography appointments with their doctors. Whenever you see the pink ribbon in October, be sure to remember Charlotte Haney and Alexandra Penney and their impacts on the breast cancer awareness movement.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service says it is
closing eight mail processing centers around Kentucky.
In a statement released Thursday, the Postal Service said
centers in Bowling Green, Campton, Elizabethtown, Hazard,
Lexington, London, Paducah and Somerset would close. Mail processed at those centers will now be processed at facilities in other cities.
The announcement comes after five months of study as officials
with the U.S. Postal Service look to cut spending across the
Earlier this month, the Postal Service said its quarterly loss
grew to $3.3 billion amid declining mail. Postal officials have
said they need to cut $20 billion dollars by 2015 in order to stay
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A TRANSFORMATIONAL town centre scheme, set to revitalise the borough, has been extended to all of Copeland.
The Town Centre Regeneration Scheme launched in July last year has seen nearly £60,000 awarded to businesses in Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont, Millom and Haverigg.
Successful applicants include; Sporthouse, The Vine, Shakers, The Senhouse Centre, Savvy, The Flower Basket, Union Hall, Dixons, PFK Estate Agents, Oriental Garden, Humbugs, La Chic, Tutis Foster Care, Corner Deli, all in Whitehaven town centre.
Also receiving grants are the Town Council building in Cleator Moor, Star takeaway and 2a Main Street in Egremont; Stags Gents Salon, Citizens Advice Bureau, Pet Shop and Cambridge House Hotel in Millom, and Haverigg Post Office.
Previously the scheme was only open to business applicants in Copeland’s towns and villages, but the success of the scheme has seen the Council extend the application criteria to all commercial premises in Copeland (excluding industrial estates and business parks).
Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, said: “The response to the scheme from the local business community has been fantastic. We’ve had over 150 enquires so far, from businesses across the borough, some of which aren’t located within a town or village, who will now be eligible for the scheme.
“Our aim is to improve the visual appearance of commercial premises, making our borough a better place to live, work and visit, and we’ve extended the scheme to ensure that we’re supporting improvements in every area of Copeland.
“We’re backing this scheme with £500,000 of council money to attract the same investment from the private sector.
“We all have enormous pride in our borough, and this funding will encourage businesses to create a premise they and the community can be proud of. This Council is delighted to be at the forefront of helping to make this happen.”
Jason Fisher, business owner of Shakers, said: “‘We were given the opportunity to spruce up the front of our bar - Shakers, the money will go directly back into the business and hopefully will promote our business and our town of Whitehaven.”
The Pride of Place scheme, launched in July 2017, encourages business owners in the borough to enhance the external appearance of their premises.
Grants are available for up to £5,000 for improvements to windows and frames, doorways, external decoration and signage. It is a 50 per cent contribution that means that businesses are required to invest in their premises to match-fund the grant.
The scheme is part of the Council’s Pride of Place campaign which encourages residents and businesses to take pride in their borough and work towards making Copeland a better place to live, work and visit.
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Social, educational agenda set for Showtime, June 5-8
Gary Evans -- Casual Living, May 4, 2011
An opening night reception with a runway fashion show will kick off the four-day Showtime fabric show here on Sunday, June 5.
An agenda of other social and educational events has been set for the International Textile Market Assn. exhibition, which runs through June 8.
The Sunday reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Century Courtyard at Market Square. Models will take to the catwalk in fashions created from the latest upholstery fabric designs by participating companies including Charles Martel, High 5, P/Kaufmann, Sunbrella, Victor Group and Valdese Weavers.
A second industry get-together will be Tuesday night, when Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. will sponsor the Showtime Social, held in the Suites at Market Square, Level One, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Educational events include "Inspirations for Swarovski Elements: Spring/Summer 2012," presented by Jane Matteson at 10 a.m. Monday and 2 p.m. Tuesday.
A second educational seminar, "Going Global ... Business Beyond Boarders," will be held at 2 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday. It is presented by OTEXA, Cargo Logistics Network and BB&T.
More than 800 buying companies attend Showtime, representing a broad range of industries, according to the ITMA.
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Leave it to a bunch of smart young Silicon Valley food-tech pros to come up with a deliciously hot, innovative product aimed directly at addressing climate change. At Redwood City–based Impossible Foods, where the researchers are developing plant-based meat and dairy products, one “mission impossible” is to find a road forward on mitigating the high carbon footprint of beef in a culture where people love that meaty, juicy grilled patty-on-a-bun and lots of it. How about a really tasty burger that removes the cow from the equation?
Yes, yes… hippies started slapping veggie burgers on the grill way back in the middle of the last century, but how many of those items ever looked like beef, tasted like beef, or, heaven forbid, bled like the real thing? Molecular gastronomy has shown us that you can make anything look and taste like anything, but most of that food is served in gourmet pleasure palaces at high sticker prices. The Impossible Burger, which is made from wheat, coconut oil, potatoes, and heme (a fermented plant product that yields meat-like characteristics), is aimed squarely at your everyday pub or burger joint. The Public House at AT&T Park and KronnerBurger on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland already have it on their menus, but if you want to eat it at a place where they’ll set it down on a white tablecloth, try acclaimed San Francisco restaurants Jardinière and Cockscomb or Chef David Chang’s Momofuku Nishi in NYC. But things are only getting started with this morphing of the classic American treat, and Oakland is key to the expansion.
“We are currently close to max capacity in our pilot plant, which is a super small facility in Redwood City, so you won’t see a huge expansion push until after the Oakland plant is up and running,” says Impossible Foods CCO Rachel Konrad regarding the goal of producing a million pounds of meat-like product (or four million quarter-pound Impossible Burgers) per month within a year. “We anticipate the first burgers from Oakland this summer, with a deliberately slow ramp up to ensure quality.”
Company literature states that the new plant in East Oakland will create 80 new jobs, presumably aimed at applicants from the local community, and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf certainly is happy about that, as she indicated in March at a dedication ceremony for the site.
“As a city with a long and rich manufacturing tradition and a proud history of leading social, environmental, and economic justice movements, I’m thrilled to welcome a leading-edge company like Impossible Foods to Oakland,” said Schaaf. “Their new facility will add to the fabric of Oakland’s industrial corridor in East Oakland, bringing job opportunities for our residents and greater sustainability and innovation to our local and global food systems.”
Plus, it’s great to see investor seed money from the likes of Bill Gates, Google Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Khosla Ventures, UBS, and Viking Global Investors—many of whom started backing Impossible Foods at their start early this decade—getting funneled through to benefit Oakland.
The growing contingent of East Bay foodies fighting climate change will likely hop on board with this burger, but someday soon, even red meat lovers at backyard picnics may be happily cramming their mouths full of plant material that looks, tastes, and feels like good old-fashioned cow burger. ♦
—Cheryl Angelina Koehler
Cheryl Angelina Koehler is the editor and publisher of Edible East Bay and author of Touring the Sierra Nevada, published by University of Nevada Press.


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The American carmaker GM is aiming at offering customers self driving vehicles later in the 2020s.
American broadcaster CNBC reports that while autonomous vehicles for deliveries and ride-hailing services are currently undergoing rigorous testing, manufacturing them for retail customers hasn’t been a priority for automakers because the technology needed for the systems is “prohibitively expensive”, but that CEO Mary Barra has told investors, “Later in the decade, I believe, and there’s a lot to still unfold, but I believe we’ll have personal autonomous vehicles.”
The report says she did not specifically say GM would sell such vehicles directly to consumers. It could lease them or offer customers a subscription service like it did previously for Cadillac vehicles. A GM spokesman said the company has no further comment at this time.
CNBC adds that Barra’s comments come after GM showcased a personal autonomous vehicle concept car for its Cadillac brand in January. The vehicle was based on the Origin, an autonomous shuttle from its majority-owned subsidiary Cruise.
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Poor Donald Trump, he just can’t catch a break! (LOL)
President-elect Trump will not be featured on D.C. Metro’s special Inauguration Day card this year unlike his predecessors, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
Instead, this year’s one-day unlimited ride card has a photo of the American flag and the White House on it, but no sign of the man being sworn into office.
WMATA blamed the president-elect’s team for not including a photo of Trump on the card.
WMATA created inauguration cards for both of President Obama’s ceremonies in 2008 and 2012. It even had one drawn up for 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney before he lost in November.
The cards will sell for $10, approximately 40 percent lower than the normal unlimited day passes.
Here is what Obama’s inaugural card looked like:
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Hope you enjoyed a wonderful Canada Day, and are staying cool during our summer heat wave! The spring market may have been delayed due to Covid 19 but it has sprung back in a big way in June.
The number of homes sold in June shot up 57.6 per cent compared to May. There were 673 residential homes sold in June 2020, an increase of 2.1 per cent compared to June 2019, and an increase of 8.5 per cent compared to the previous 10-year average for June.
Total residential sales in June included 413 detached homes (up 1.7 per cent from June 2019), and 67 condominium apartments (up 36.7 per cent). Sales also included 134 townhouses (down 15.7 per cent) and 59 semi-detached homes (up 31.1 per cent).
Total residential sales during this second quarter (April, May, June) are down 33 per cent compared to last year. On a year-to-date basis, they are down 15.6 per cent.
I expect for the remainder of 2020 will see the number of home sales returning to near historical levels. There will be some catching up to do in the coming weeks, but I don’t think you will see the market taking the summer off.
The average sale price of all residential properties sold in June increased 12.8 per cent to $601,285 compared to the same month last year, while detached homes sold for an average price of $698,736 an increase of 13.2 per cent. During this same period, the average sale price for an apartment-style condominium was $372,392 for an increase of 13.2 per cent. Townhomes and semis sold for an average of $457,851 (up 11.4 per cent) and $504,816 (up 17.3 per cent) respectively.
The median price of all residential properties sold in June increased 14.4 per cent to $564,000 and the median price of a detached home during the same period increased 11.9 per cent to $650,000.
There were 920 new listings added in KW and area last month, the most added in a single month since May of last year, and 1.9 per cent more than the previous ten-year average for June.
The total number of homes available for sale in active status at the end of June was 640, a decrease of 28.7 per cent compared to June of last year.
The number of Months Supply (also known as absorption rate) continues to be very low at just 1.4 months for the month of June, 22.2 per cent below the same period last year. The previous ten-year average supply of homes for June was 3.22 months, and in the past 5 years, the average supply for June was 2.22 months.
The average days to sell in June was 16 days, compared to 20 days in June 2019.
If you are thinking of buying or selling in the coming months or have any questions at all, give me a call, text at 519-497-4646 or shoot me an email to email@example.com Stay healthy and stay safe!
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Hope you had a wonderful long holiday weekend. The weather was absolutely perfect and looks like its going to be a hot one for August as well.
Here are the stats from the July market here in Waterloo Region and it continues to stay strong. There were 586 residential properties sold in July, representing an increase of 15.1 per cent compared to the same month last year.
Home sales in July included 322 detached (up 16.4 per cent), and 62 condominium apartments (down 6.1 per cent). Sales also included 148 townhouses (up 45.1 per cent) and 42 semi-detached homes (down 22.2 per cent). On a year-to-date basis we’re seeing sales have increased slightly over last year.
The average sale price of all residential properties sold in July increased by 9.3 per cent to $521,101 compared to July 2018. Detached homes sold for an average price of $613,244 (an increase of 5.4 per cent compared to July of last year. During this same period, the average sale price for an apartment-style condominium was $339,137 for an increase of 15.9 per cent. Townhomes and semis sold for an average of $414,062 (up 17 per cent) and $434,136 (up 11.9 per cent) respectively.
The median price of all residential properties sold last month increased 10.8 per cent to $489,450 and the median price of a detached home during the same period increased by 8.8 per cent to $575,750
There were 844 residential properties listed in K-W and area last month, an increase of 12.8 per cent compared to July of 2018, and an increase of 10.4 per cent in comparison to the previous ten-year average for the month of July The total number of homes available for sale in active status at the end of July totaled 863, a decrease of 8.7 per cent compared to July of last year, and well below the previous ten-year average of 1,467 listings for July. Months Supply of Homes for sale stood at 1.7 months in July, which is 15 percent lower than the same period last year. That is still making it a tight market for buyers and sellers.
There is still strong consumer demand that is making for a busier than normal market for the middle of summer.
The average days it took to sell a home in June was 22 days, which is the same number of days it took in July 2018.
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Have a great August!
So you are thinking of getting your home up on the market but do you list it now or do you wait till the fall? Even though the summer is traditionally slower and you are thinking September or October might be better, you might want to rethink that. Watch the video to hear my thoughts on why.


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If anyone can bring coffee culture to tea-crazed India, it is Ratan Tata, whose Tata Group conglomerate spans industries ranging from autos to steel to telecommunications. Tata recently inked a deal with Starbucks aimed at bringing the Seattle chain to India -- the latest in a string of alliances that have helped the group grow from a loose federation of companies primarily serving their home country into a $67 billion multinational powerhouse. Joint venture partners include Lockheed Martin, AIG, and Cummins. But Tata also has acquired well-known businesses such as Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's Tetley Tea, and New York City's Pierre Hotel. It takes chutzpah to buy such storied brands. To turn them around as Tata has done takes persistence -- and power.
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Discount home goods retailer Big Lots will offer same-day delivery services from more than 1,000 of its stores across the U.S. through a new partnership with Shipt. This expansion of its omnichannel offerings reflects growth plans that the retailer outlined in January 2022, when it revealed its goal of increasing annual sales to $8 billion to $10 billion and, over the next six to seven years, adding 500 new stores to its existing roster of more than 1,400 locations.
“We’re pleased to join Shipt’s marketplace to offer customers an additional solution for all last-minute needs,” said Bruce Thorn, President and CEO of Big Lots in a statement. “This partnership expands our ability to provide exceptional deals on top brands, surprising finds and best-in-class service to a new community of customers via same-day delivery.”
Through the partnership, Big Lots’ ecommerce shoppers will have access to Shipt’s same-day services for mid- and small-sized goods such as toys, paper products and small furniture items like chairs and desks. Shipt’s services for Big Lots’ customers will be fulfilled by the delivery platform’s pool of 300,000 personal shoppers. Big Lots will continue to offer its existing curbside, BOPIS and same-day fulfillment services for heavier and bulkier items.
“We often say we bring the store to your door, and we’re taking that even further with the addition of Big Lots’ robust assortment of home goods, groceries, apparel, beauty products, everyday essentials and even small furniture to Shipt’s marketplace,” said Rina Hurst, Chief Business Officer at Shipt in a statement. “This partnership builds upon our efforts to make Shipt a one-stop-shop for all the shopping needs of our customers. With such a unique and diverse collection of merchandise, Big Lots is perfect for shoppers who pride themselves on delivering a high-quality experience.”


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Maison Margiela opens pop-up stores to present their iconic Tabi shoes at Dover Street Market in London, New York and Los Angeles.
A distinctive feature of Tabi shoes is a forked nose, which was borrowed from Japanese culture. Tabi Shoes was developed by the founder of Maison Margiela Martin Margiela back in 1983 and became a real brand name.
In the spring 2018 pre-collection, the Tabi silhouette reappears as stilettos thanks to John Galliano, who has been creative director of the French fashion house Maison Margiela since 2015.
Pop-up stores will feature 7 exclusive Tabi shoes for men and women. They will be presented along with the new Maison Margiela spring-summer'19 collection. Trading spaces are open from January 11 to February 6 in New York, from January 12 to 30 in Los Angeles, and from February 12 to 14 in London.