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Facebook announced the launch of Facebook Analytics for Apps, which is exactly what it sounds like. Apps logging App Events, which according to the company, includes over 87% of the top-grossing apps in the U.S., can start using the service immediately.
The product includes insights to help you understand traffic across devices.
“if you’re an online clothing retailer and have both a native mobile app and a website, you can tell if your customers click an ad for your app on their phone, browse a pair of jeans on their laptop, and finally make a purchase on their tablet,” explains Facebook’s Aydin Ghajar. “You might discover that the majority of purchases happen on your website, but the majority of those people previously clicked ads that came from mobile, which could help you decide where to run more ads.”
It lets you look at demographic segments and metrics for them to see how they use your app differently from everyone else.
“You could build a segment of the top five percent of people who make the most purchases in your app and look at their demographic and device breakdown,” says Ghajar. “For instance, you might discover that people who make the most purchases are women between 25-34 who use Android. You could then decide to invest more in your Android app, or run more ads for women in that age group.”
You can look at cohorts (groups of people who took a set of actions in your app), and review metrics for them. You can look at things like what percentage of them launched your app, completed a registration, or made a purchase.
As the company notes, app developers can use the product to improve their Facebook ads. Over time, it says, it can help measure the performance of mobile app ads on other ad networks. That’s launching in closed beta.


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International diamond brand Samer Halimeh New York has partnered with SSH Maritime, a leading yacht company, to launch its series of summer diamond boutiques on the superyachts.
The jewellery-superyacht collaborations is being undertaken on four of the SSH Maritime super yachts – Chakra, Serenity, Grand Ocean and Omega.
Millionaire and billionaire clients typically charter one of these beautiful superyachts for 2-6 weeks over the summer, at an average cost of £400,000 per week.
To announce the launch of the summer superyacht boutiques, Samer Halimeh New York held a special diamond photoshoot and showcase of some of its best diamond jewellery pieces and important gemstones aboard the world-famous Chakra, a 282 ft/86m superyacht, moored in Cannes for the occasion.
Following the announcement of the boutique series, Samer Halimeh founder and chief executive of Samer Halimeh New York, said: “Samer Halimeh New York is delighted to announce the launch of the summer superyacht diamond boutiques on board the Chakra, the exclusive SSH Maritime superyacht. Owners of the world’s most beautiful diamonds also use superyachts, private jets and 5-star hotels, which is why this collaboration with SSH Maritime is highly complimentary for both brands and clients.”
Samer Halimeh NY has previously built 400 sqft (39sqm) pop-up shops in hotels, but this is the first time the retailer has introduced a retailing concept in a nautical setting creating a diamond showcase on superyachts.

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Rainbow Six Siege’s first expansion of the year, Operation Burnt Horizon, is live on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It adds two new operators, Gridlock and Mozzie, a new map called Outback, and a Newcomer Playlist for people just getting started with the game so they don’t get shredded by veteran players.
Ubisoft announced in a blog post today that it will be “reverting all aesthetic changes” to Rainbow 6 Siege’s Year 3, Season 4 update. The company previously planned to remove references to sex, gambling, and violence from the game in preparation for its “expansion into Asian territories.” We’ve updated our original…
Days after Fortnite publisher Epic Games started rewarding players for enabling two-factor authentication, Ubisoft began doing the same with tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft account-holders can snag a Siege skin after adding that extra layer of security with the game’s big update, Operation Grim Sky.
Ghost Recon Wildlands’ new Rainbow Six Siege cross-over mission is now live in the game as part of this week’s free Special Operation 2 update. In “Operation Archangel,” more extra-judicial, paramilitary stuff goes down in Bolivia as you assist Twitch and Valkyrie in finding a missing operator.
Operation Para Bellum is now live on PC and console and brings with it a new patch which, among other things, has removed the ability to throw grenades back at enemies. In addition to new operators, this update also adds the Villa map, a mafia safe house on a country estate that looks absolutely lovely.


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Geely and DRB-HICOM expect to sign a final deal in July.
This will follow regulatory and shareholder approval.
One of Britain's most historic automakers will soon be Chinese-owned.
"Re-rating is imminent with the stake sale removing DRB's largest overhang, as well as a more positive outlook for Proton", Citi said in a note late Wednesday.
"Our intention was always to ensure the revitalisation of the Proton nameplate", Syed Faisal said. "Our very own and much- loved brand now has a real chance of making a comeback - a huge one, I hope", Malaysia's Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said at a press conference. Proton will be responsible for distribution of the brand in Malaysia.
He noted that Proton also lacks economies of scale to bring down their cost in order to remain competitive with ability to lower the selling price. But the negotiations fell through a few months of talks.
Geely, which owns Sweden's Volvo Car Group, will get a stronger presence in Southeast Asia. "It is a significant milestone for Proton and the country", he said. Starting from scratch would see a $2-billion cost to buy land, build a factory and train several thousand staff.
The French automaker saw Proton - the only full-fledged auto manufacturer in the region -as the way to short-circuit that laborious route. However, it has been struggling with falling sales in recent years.
Geely, one of the top Chinese automotive companies, saw its sales in China grew 50% a year ago to 766,000 vehicles. "We will have potential of half a million cars in Malaysian and ASEAN markets by working with Proton". The PSA Group had also been in the running to buy Proton.
Geely Holding is full of confidence for the future of Proton.
The car company also has a stalled assembly deal with local Iranian car company Zagros Khodro; however, since the local firm sold a majority stake to local car rental firm Azim Khodro no new vehicles have re-entered the market.
Protons were imported to South Africa by AMH between 2005 and 2015. "It will just be producing foreign cars in Malaysia".
Proton was founded in 1983 during an industrialization push of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamed. Its glory days peaked in 1993 at 74%.
An earlier attempt in 2007 to woo new partners for Proton foundered on the Malaysian government's refusal to allow foreign bidders to acquire control.
Its engineering division, which specializes in design and lightweight auto architecture, could prove especially useful to Geely as it seeks to expand its operations and expertise.


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AT&T will offer WarnerMedia’s HBO Max free or via promotion to “tens of millions” of its U.S. wireless, video and internet customers
The news follows the announcement earlier Tuesday that the streaming service will launch on May 27.
The new service, which features 10,000 hours of original shows, library titles and the full existing HBO offering, will retail for $15 a month. It had previously lined up distribution deals with Charter and YouTube TV. WarnerMedia has promised Wall Street it will have 75 million to 90 million HBO Max subscribers (50 million U.S.) by 2025.
With AT&T driving customer acquisition, “We expect HBO Max to achieve an impressive level of scale
and reach at launch,” said Bob Greenblatt, CEO of WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-To-Consumer.
AT&T has planned for years to favor its customer base with HBO Max, but has only now revealed specific details about free and promotional offers.
For starters, current subscribers to HBO through AT&T video services like DirecTV, U-Verse and AT&T TV — roughly 10 million of them — will get access to HBO Max for free. The free access will be included in DirecTV Premier and Lo Maximo; U-Verse U400, U450, and U450 Latino and AT&T TV Now Max packages, as well as a forthcoming AT&T TV Premier package.
New AT&T TV Choice, Xtra or Ultimate, and Óptimo Más package customers and new DirecTV Choice, Xtra, Ultimate or Más Ultra customers can get one year free of HBO Max.
Current customers with other levels of video service will get regular HBO and HBO Max for three months free starting on May 27.
Through wireless, subscribers to the AT&T Unlimited Elite plan will get HBO Max included at no cost. Other wireless plans will feature one-month free trials.
For internet customers, HBO Max will be included free with the AT&T Internet 1000 plan. Other internet subscribers will get one month free.
“AT&T has long been committed to ensuring our customers are connected and entertained, and HBO
Max has something for everyone,” said Thaddeus Arroyo, CEO of AT&T Consumer. “It’s yet another step we’re taking to keep our customers connected to the world around them and the content they love.”
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How CEO Siyabonga Gama wound up in Transnet's departure lounge
The new board has told Gama and two other senior officials it plans to suspend them
Transnet moved to suspend CEO Siyabonga Gama and two other senior officials, accelerating the cleanup at the state-owned enterprise (SOE) after the appointment of a new board in May. On Wednesday, Gama, chief procurement officer Thamsanqa Jiyane and supply chain manager Lindiwe Mdletshe were served by the board with notices of intention to suspend them. Business Day understands that the decision to serve them with a suspension notice was taken by the board based on legal advice. The three have been given until Monday to provide reasons to the board on why they should not be suspended. It remains to be seen whether the board will allow Gama to present Transnet’s results early next week. Transnet, which has been mired in allegations of state capture, is the biggest freight company in SA and has a monopoly or near-monopoly over ports, freight rail and fuel pipelines. Gama has been in the line of fire after investigations found that he, former CEO Brian Molefe and Gupta associates may h...
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics is searching for an IT provider to evaluate its planned IT system for the government's first digital Census.
The device features a SOS button on its back, which sets off a loud alarm and also triggers calls and text messages to pre-defined contacts.
The world's smallest pacemaker can be implanted into your heart without surgery. The first human patient received one just last week.
Mobile’s unparalleled reach is great for keeping in touch with loved ones. It’s even better when disaster strikes, as it has the ability to connect people who need help no matter where they are.
Coming from a history of nepotism and overpaid contractors, three IT industry experts have been appointed to Victoria's IT services provider to turn things around.
Visionstream has backed NBN Co executive chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski's evidence to a parliamentary committee that the company wants to get on and build the fibre-to-the-premises network in Tasmania.
The initial push for sustainable corporate initiatives has given way to a longer view that leverages the value of digitized information, IoT analytics, and optimization via environmental monitoring.
Misleading customers with limited refunds and warranties as well as refusing to help with non-Apple products are some of the concerns that prompted the ACCC to conduct an investigation into Apple's practices.
Mobile apps, contactless, and greater industry collaboration will steer the course of the payments sector in 2014.
The desktop with integrated 21.5-inch 1080p screen will be on display at next month's CES trade show.
Asus could be required to pay $138 million in damages and possibly stop producing products that use USB technology.
NBN Co executive chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski has said that NBN Co board members and executives will be allowed to keep shares in Telstra as long as they are not 'material' in amount.
The Coalition is stealing easy runs with a fibre-to-the-basement (FttB) approach to delivering broadband to multi dwelling units (MDUs) that Labor could and should have implemented long ago.
The ERP segment is undergoing a lot of change. Change, though, can create some uncomfortable moments for some folks and ERP vendors, customers and integrators will definitely feel something next year. What are some of these challenges and who will need to adapt?
Visa's digital wallet service has finally landed in Australia, with availability across several major e-commerce retailers.
There's also a hint at how the addition of SportStream's real time data tools could step up Facebook's live TV game against Twitter.
The recent Delhi High Court judgment gives a reprieve to Nokia — but it may not have improved India's image as a sound destination for foreign investment.
Analyst firm Ovum is advising the New Zealand government to renew its commitment to fibre to the home by shutting down the legacy copper network.
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Some are abandoned and then picked up again years later, when everyone had forgotten all about them.
There are a lot of things wrong with multiplayer shooters these days, but not all of them are guilty of costing $80 then dying a year later. I mean, look at Tribes Ascend, a game released in 2012.
Three years old, and without an update since 2013, it got one today, and it’s a big one. The game has essentially been reset, with changes across to the board to classes, weapons and vehicles.
Fans seem pleased, and long-time players have had all their in-game currency (it’s a free-to-play gamed) and XP refunded so that they can spend it all over again.
Of course, that long silence wasn’t for nothing; Tribes had been left to die while developers Hi-Rez focused their efforts on Smite, so another way of looking at this is that it’s an…unabandoning?
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In October 2023, Keith Lee, a popular TikTok food critic with over 14 million followers, visited Atlanta. Lee is known for his honest and unbiased reviews of restaurants, both high-end and casual. The city’s food scene highly anticipated his visit to Atlanta, and his reviews have had a significant impact on the city’s dining culture.
Keith Lee Visits Atlanta
Lee visited a variety of restaurants in Atlanta, including both well-established establishments and smaller, lesser-known businesses. He shared his experiences on TikTok, where his videos quickly went viral. In his reviews, Lee praised some restaurants for their delicious food and excellent service while criticizing others for their subpar food, high prices, and poor customer service.
One of the most controversial aspects of Lee’s visit was his review of The Real Milk and Honey, a popular soul food restaurant. In his review, Lee said that he was unable to place an order over the phone or through DoorDash and that he had to wait over an hour for his food once he arrived at the restaurant. He also criticized the restaurant’s high prices and small portions.
Lee’s review of The Real Milk and Honey sparked a heated debate on social media. Some people defended the restaurant, saying it is a popular spot for a reason and that Lee’s expectations were too high. Others agreed with Lee’s criticisms, saying that the restaurant’s prices are too high and the service is often poor.
Lee’s visit to Atlanta also had a positive impact on some of the city’s restaurants. For example, after Lee gave a glowing review of The Dining Experience Atlanta, a small, family-owned soul food restaurant, the restaurant sold out for the first time in its history and had to extend its hours.
Overall, Keith Lee’s visit to Atlanta had a significant impact on the city’s dining scene. His reviews sparked a larger discussion about the city’s restaurant culture, its “unique rules,” and its so-called “clubification.” Lee’s reviews also helped to raise awareness of some of the challenges that the city’s dining scene faces, such as high prices and poor customer service.
In addition to the specific restaurants that Lee visited, his visit to Atlanta also had a broader impact on the city’s dining culture. Lee’s reviews helped to raise awareness of the diversity of the city’s food scene, and they encouraged people to try new restaurants and cuisines. Lee’s visit also sparked a conversation about the importance of customer service and the need for restaurants to be more inclusive and welcoming to all customers.
Lee’s visit to Atlanta was a watershed moment for the city’s dining scene. His reviews helped to shine a light on the city’s many talented chefs and restaurateurs, and they also helped to identify some of the areas where the city’s dining scene can improve. In the wake of Lee’s visit, many restaurants in Atlanta are making changes to improve their customer service, menus, and overall dining experience.
It remains to be seen what the long-term impact of Lee’s visit will be, but it is clear that it has already had a significant impact on the city’s dining scene. Lee’s reviews have helped to make Atlanta a more attractive destination for food lovers, and they have also helped to raise the bar for restaurants in the city.


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So … Google just launched Google Trusted Stores. It’s an initiative that will provide a layer of security for consumers when shopping online: products will actually be sent, cards will only be charged the authorized amounts, and shipping times (and costs!) will not be outrageous.
But really, is Google just doing this out of the goodness of it’s googly heart?
Sure, more trust online is a good thing. Sure, more verification online is good. And sure, more confidence shopping online is great.
Even better is more people buying from stores other than Amazon.
Amazon was already a competitor for Google as it moved more into cloud services for both users and developers, and built its own Android store, and offered streaming movies. Now that Amazon has released its own tablet, the Fire, which runs Android but offers NONE of the Google-supported cloud services (mail, maps, search, etc) built-in, it’s war. (Jean-Louis Gassee has an excellent write-up about this here. Scroll down for the Amazon-Google part.)
As such, it’s a huge threat to Google. Or at least yet another on a long list of potential enemies. And in this case, not even really frenemies.
But just like Android is aimed at Apple, Microsoft, and anyone else with a mobile OS using Google’s long-established shoot-at-the-foundation-not-the-structure strategy, Google Trusted Stores is probably at least partially aimed at Amazon.
Amazon pretty much IS e-commerce. But if Google can get surfers to buy from any store any time with just as simple an experience as the Amazon they-got-my-info-already experience … Amazon’s importance can be diminished.
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Wiping down shopping carts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a bright idea from a team of Belgian engineers.
Their solution is a large metal box which blasts shopping carts with ultraviolet light to kill germs.
"We have the equivalent of 2,000 suns in terms of UVC power received by the cart. So, the viruses have no chance of getting out," says designer Jean Demarteau.
Exposure to UVC, a short-wave ultraviolet light, kills or inactivates microorganisms.
Three stores in Belgium are currently trying the machines.
"We asked the customers to disinfect the trolleys themselves and after a few months there was a lot of waste. We immediately took the offer to buy this machine. It's simply practical," says supermarket owner Henri Bormans.
The basic model of the cart cleaner costs just over $8,000.
Other countries are also trying to harness this cleaning power.
In China, banks are using UV light to sterilize paper money. In Argentina, robots are sent through buses, disinfecting hard to reach places with UV light.
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Publicly listed Indonesian clothing maker Pan Brothers plans to open four new factories in Central Java as part of a plan to strengthen exports and retail sales in the domestic market.
Deputy director Anne Sutanto said the firm had allocated IDR400bn (US$34.7m) to finance construction of the new factories, while part of the remaining funds would be used to forge a partnership with a Vietnamese company in the second half of this year.
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On the 27th of November, international law firm Bird & Bird hosted Creative Disruption on the High Street, a panel of entrepreneurs debating the intersection of retail and technology and the future of shopping channels. The panel was held at the Design Museum in London along the complimentary backdrop of the museum’s Women Fashion Power exhibition.
The panel discussions touched on topics of how technology is shaping the way consumers shop, why attention toward omnichannel is important, and how retail technology businesses, like Clear Returns, are helping retailers improve their customers’ experiences while shopping online and through mobile. Vicky Brock, CEO of Clear Returns, spoke alongside companies represented by leading entrepreneurs Elizabetta Camilleri, Stuart Marks and William Shu from SalesGossip, JLAB and Deliveroo.
At the Bird & Bird event, technology entrepreneur, Stuart Marks said that one of the biggest problems today’s corporations are facing is that ‘the world is moving very fast’, too fast for the skill sets within big corporations to keep up with the changing retail landscape and its quick shift into omnichannel. This is why it is important for big corporations to work with tech startups who know how to face not only the benefits that advancements in technology have brought into retail, but also its challenges.
Among the many challenges of this massive shift in retail, Clear Returns tackles a problem that costs retailers millions, but often gets ignored: customer returns. A growing customer returns rate is one of the symptoms of quickly growing retail technologies, as more customers turn to online platforms to purchase products, platforms that may have not yet been adjusted to ensure that customers have the best possible online experience.
One in three fashion items sold online in the UK are returned, and in Germany it can be as much as 50 per cent.
What Clear Returns does is provide an early warning system that helps retailers spot the products that are most likely to be returned and spot the customers that are most likely to return products, which gives retailers the data they need to take fast action in preventing returns. We do this with sophisticated data software that can locate the source of a returns problem after only five returns. We provide a solution to a problem that was originally propelled by retail technology with retail technology itself.
Watch the video below to learn more about Clear Returns and our Bird & Bird’s Creative Disruption on the High Street as well as other companies that took part in the event. If you would like to learn more about the work we do, you can look at our recent holiday returns analysis or watch our brief video on how we tackle retail returns.


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Local Businesses Say Tax on Mexico Imports Will Be Bad For Their Business
Local businesses are weighing in on the controversial import tax on things coming over from Mexico.
According to NewsWest 9, the 20% import tax, or "Trump Tax," will put a strain on local businesses especially restaurants, causing them to increase prices on a plate of food.
Other things that will increase in price that will be passed on to the consumer is the price of avocados, lettuce, squash and zucchini.
One restaurant owner says the majority of his ingredients are imported from Mexico which will cause the price of entrees to go up also.
If you are interested in how much food the US imports from Mexico, you can visit the USDA website.


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CCPT III to Acquire $12B Cole Holdings
PHOENIX-Cole Credit Property Trust III signed an agreement with Cole Holdings for the acquisition to close Q2 2013. On tap: A name change to Cole Real Estate Investments and a NYSE listing.
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DALLAS—A FelCor spokeswoman says the REIT is reviewing Ashford Hospitality Trust’s proposal. Separately, AHT has also named a new CEO.
OAKVILLE, ONT.—The owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons is adding a quick service chicken concept to its portfolio of more than 20,000 locations globally.


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New Delhi: The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the national capital was Friday hiked by Rs.2.95 per kg, and that of piped cooking gas (PNG) by Re.1 per standard cubic metre (scm) due to a rise in input cost.
CNG, whose price was last cut by Rs.14.90 per kg in February, will cost Rs.38.15 per kg from Saturday as against the current rate of Rs.35.20.
“We are constrained to revise the retail price of CNG and PNG mainly due to increase in the overall input cost of natural gas being sourced by us,” Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) said.
“Since there has been no change in the domestic gas allocation to IGL and is expected to remain at existing level in the near future as well, the increase in gas consumption is being met through higher priced imported LNG,” it added.
The new consumer price of PNG to households in Delhi has been revised from Rs.24.50 per scm to Rs.25.50 per scm up to consumption of 36 scm in two months.
Beyond consumption of 36 scm in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs.48 per scm.
Due to differential tax structure in Uttar Pradesh, CNG will cost Rs.43.50 in neighbouring Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, IGL said.
PNG to households in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would cost Rs.27.30 per scm for consumption of 36 scm in two months, up from the existing Rs.26.20 per scm.
Beyond consumption of 36 scm in two months, the rate applicable in these cities would be Rs.48.75 per scm.
The price of CNG was last hiked Dec 27, 2013 when it was raised by Rs.4.50 per kg.
The price of cooking gas piped to kitchens (PNG) was also increased by Rs.5.15.
This was followed by a steep cut of Rs.14.90 per kg in CNG rates and Rs.5 per unit in PNG prices as government increased allocation of cheaper domestic gas to IGL.
IGL, however, said the increase would not have a major impact on the per km running cost of vehicles.
For auto rickshaws, the increase would be 8 paise per km, while for taxis it would be 13 paise per km.
In case of buses, the increase would be 80 paise per km, which translates to just over 1 paisa per passenger per km.
“Even with the revised price, CNG would offer over 61 percent savings towards the running cost when compared to petrol-driven vehicles at the current level of prices in Delhi. When compared to diesel-driven vehicles, the economics in favour of CNG at revised price would be over 31 percent in Delhi,” the statement added.


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SF Cody, the gifts retailer established by River Island's founders the Lewis family and later bought by Retail Variations, is to be rebranded.
The stores are being converted to Ocean, the homewares fascia bought by Retail Variations in June 2002. The retailer's Allders concessions are being closed.
'Allders didn't really work for us at all,' said Retail Variations chairman Robin Klein.
The concessions, which opened at about 10 Allders stores, will close by the end of August.
SF Cody shops have already been converted to the Ocean fascia at Basingstoke and Milton Keynes. Outlets at Bluewater and Manchester's Trafford Centre will be converted over the next few months. There are now seven Ocean stores, and more are in the pipeline.
'We decided it was simpler to run one brand than two and focus on the brand that is stronger. We found more of Cody's emphasis was moving to household,' said Klein.
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Chicken industry Doux Frangosul, from the Brazilian southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, wants to increase its exports to the Arab countries by 10% to 15% up to the end of the year.
This information was provided during the visit a group of ten ambassadors and heads of trade departments at Arab embassies in Brazil made to the company head office, in the city of Montenegro, close to state capital Porto Alegre.
The company already ships around 40% of its total monthly export to the Arab countries, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Tunisia, an average of 15,000 tons a month.
The importance of the Middle Eastern and North African markets was one of the themes of the meeting the delegation had with directors of the factory. The ambassadors visited the company production line and observed halal slaughter.
The group also received information regarding the sanitary precautions and quality control executed by Doux Frangosul.
“We were very pleased to see that the Arab market is consuming quality chicken,” stated the dean of the Arab Country Ambassador Council and Palestinian ambassador Musa Odeh.
The ambassadors showed themselves greatly interested in the company market and production figures.
The industrial director of Doux Frangosul, Eugênio Canova de Castro, believes that the visit may provide the starting kick for an increase in the number of Arab countries that buy products from the Gaúcho (from the state of Rio Grande do Sul) industry.
The products are sold in the Arab countries under the company brand and also under Arab brands, including the Co-op Islami brand, to which the company supplies chicken.
The Doux Frangosul unit in Montenegro is the one that processes the largest number of chickens for consumption on the Arab market.
The company also has another three production units in the Gaúcho cities of Passo Fundo and Caxias do Sul, and in the midwestern state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Together, the four plants slaughter over 1.05 million chickens per day.
The company has French capital and employs 8,400 people. The animals are supplied by 3,500 families of small producers, generating over 15,000 indirect jobs, according to the Doux International Relations director, Aristide Inácio Vogt. Company technicians and vets accompany the raising of the animals.
During the meeting with Doux Frangosul directors, the dean of the Arab Country Ambassador Council addressed the Arab country intention of improving trade relations after the visit to the state and to the company.
“We know that Doux Frangosul has good relations with the Arab countries, and we hope that we may further expand them,” stated Odeh.
Most of the company exports are whole chickens. They sell around 35,000 tons of chicken on the foreign market every month, and export to 90 countries, thus generating around 75% of company revenues.
Frangosul is the third largest company in Brazil in terms of chicken slaughter. The company capital was originally Brazilian, but it was bought by the French in 1988. In Europe, Doux is the largest chicken producer.
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Five months after two of the biggest weeks in the history of food retailing, consumer demand for fresh, frozen and center-store food and beverages continues to ride well above the 2019 baseline. The week ending August 16 was the sixth of eight non-holiday weeks between Independence Day and Labor Day and everyday demand easily exceeded year ago levels across departments. New COVID-19 cases started to moderate in many states and the federal unemployment benefit that expired at the end of July was extended, albeit at a lower amount than previously.
Between January and August 16, produce sales in calendar year 2020 are $4.5 billion ahead of 2019 sales, with an additional 2.9 billion pounds of fresh produce sold. Fresh produce appears to be settling into an everyday demand pattern that sits about 10% above last year’s levels. For the week of August 16, fresh fruit and vegetable sales increased 11.5% over 2019 — jumping back into double-digit increases.
Frozen fruits and vegetables had a much higher percentage increase, but the smallest of the three temperature zones. Year-to-date through August, fresh produce department sales are up 11.2% over the same time period in 2019. Frozen fruit and vegetables increased the most, up 27.2% year-to-date. Gains for shelf-stable fruits and vegetables were lower than that of fresh driven down primarily by a single-digit (+7.9%) growth for shelf-stable fruit while veg performed strong yet again.
“While we no longer have the incredible spikes of the shelter-in-place weeks, fresh produce sales are still considerably higher than pre-pandemic levels,” said Joe Watson, VP of Membership and Engagement for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). “During the upcoming weeks, we will keep a close eye on snackable items to see how the very different back-to-school picture will impact fresh produce sales. Highlighting the availability of healthy fruit and vegetable snacks regardless of virtual or in-person education is a great way to help parents navigate the start of the school year.”
Fresh produce generated $1.34 billion in sales the week ending August 16 — an additional $139 million in fresh produce sales over the prior year. This is below the pandemic average for additional dollars, at $176 million per week, as everyday demand continues to see a bit of a slow erosion week to week.
“During the week of August 16, we saw a strong performance of summer fruits and the smallest performance gap between fruit and vegetables we have seen in a long time, at just 3.6 percentage points,” said Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh for IRI. “Impulse has a greater impact on fruit sales than vegetables and figuring out ways to optimize visibility and shop-ability for fruit is key to success. Additionally, we see a lot more fluctuation in fruit categories’ contribution to sales than there is in vegetables where tomatoes and lettuce are the top categories week after week. So having the right fruit items, at the right price, with optimal merchandising is important.”
The fresh produce share of total fruit and vegetable sales across all three temperature zones was 81.9% during the week ending August 16. After falling to as low as 70% of total fruit and vegetable dollars across temperature zones, the fresh share had made a full comeback to its typical 84% during Independence Day week — a big week for fresh produce.
“Frozen fruit and vegetable sales have shown a consistency that point to a potential lasting increase in market share,” said Parker. “Frozen foods in general have been extremely strong and sales increases are generated with many fewer items due to persistent out-of-stocks and SKU rationalization, particularly in frozen fruit.”
Fresh Produce Dollars versus Volume
Ever since the week of May 24th, dollar gains have outpaced volume gains and the week of August 16 was no exception. This week had strong volume gains, closing the volume/dollar gap to just 2.6 percentage points overall. However, inflation and deflation across categories are balancing each other out for the total department view, and at the category level, substantial gaps remain.
Both fruit and vegetables saw dollar sales gains track ahead of volume gains. Fruit volume gains were significantly higher than those seen the past few weeks, at +7.3% over the same week last year. Vegetable volume growth remained in double digits during the week ending August 16.
While overall produce inflation was relatively mild at +2.4% versus 2019, supply and demand imbalance caused double digit gaps in dollar gains and volume gains in either direction. Ample supply drove double-digit deflation for items such as pomegranates, avocados and pineapples. On the other hand, dollar gains far outpaced volume due to double-digit inflation for items such as apricots, mangoes and berries.
Absolute Dollar Gains
During the week of August 16, berries became the new number one in terms of absolute dollar gains versus the same week year ago. The top 10 in absolute dollar gains completely changed from the week prior yet again. Taking over from cherries, berries contributed $19.6 million in new sales versus year ago as the number one in absolute dollar gains. Cherries dropped to second with a gain of $16.1 million. Lettuce was third with an additional $15.9 million.
“The top 10 in absolute dollar gains shows how much sales contributions can change each week,” said Watson. “This is one of the strongest weeks for summer fruits we have seen all season, with berries, cherries and melons in the number one, two and four slots. This is only the second time that oranges did not make the top 10 in gains, though sales increased 24.5% over the same week year ago. One very important thing to track is whether online sales are reflective of these same kinds of shifts to make sure e-commerce consumers are aware of the summer fruit offering and partaking at the same level as in-store shoppers.”
“In fruit, berries and melons dominated total weekly sales the week of August 16 with big gains over year ago sales,” said Parker. “Other categories, including grapes, apples, bananas and peaches are clearly sales powerhouses and yet they are falling behind 2019 sales levels. Many of these are negatively impacted by deflation as evidenced by strong volume gains for all but grapes. For instance, apple volume is up 0.9% versus year ago, yet dollars are off by 4.0%.”
During the week of August 16, double-digit gains in the top 10 sellers were reserved for berries, melons, cherries, tangerines and oranges.
While fruit sales gains were a mix of double-digit, single-digit and negative growth, all top 10 vegetables increased in dollar sales versus year ago and eight in 10 did so with double-digit gains.
The order and items in the top 10 sellers was unchanged from the prior week. Lettuce was the dominant seller, more than twice the size of number two, tomatoes, yet up 10.5% versus the same week year ago. “Salad bars remain closed for the majority of retailers,” said Watson. “Throughout the pandemic, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and other salad staples have done extremely well perhaps offsetting some of the lost salad bar business.”
A big part of total lettuce sales was made up by fresh-cut (packaged) salad. Dollar gains for fresh cut salad jumped back into double digits, at +10.3% versus year ago levels. Volume sales increased 6.9%. Volume gains tracked slightly below unit gains, that were up 7.2%. The average price per volume for fresh-cut salad was up 3.2% over year ago levels during the week of August 16.
Fresh Versus Frozen and Shelf-Stable Fruits and Vegetables
The week of August 16 saw a pandemic first, with two areas of fruit and vegetables in single digits versus the same week year ago: fresh fruit and shelf-stable fruit. Frozen fruit gains continued to sit well ahead of last year’s levels, at +35.3%.
While back in the high single digits, floral sales at retail had another strong week, up 8.0% over the same week last year. With the exception of the week of May 17, sales have been in positive territory since early May.
The fresh perimeter once more held its own with gains slightly exceeding those of total store during the week of August 16. Total store sales increased 9.7%, center store gains were 12.8% and the total fresh perimeter improved dollars 10.2% over year ago levels. The strong fresh perimeter performance was driven by above-average meat and seafood sales. Total deli, which encompasses non-UPC, random-weight deli cheese, meat and prepared foods, remained pressured, due to deli-prepared sales’ continued struggles.
Both consumer concern and economic pressure remain high, but seem stable for the moment. The economic pressure typically expresses itself in a greater search for value, whether promotions, private brands, cheaper kinds or less fruits and vegetables. Another shift consumers tend to make during difficult economic times is from fresh to frozen and/or canned. Back-to-school season is in full swing, though it looks very differently from prior years in most states. This will continue to impact year-over-year trend lines, particularly for fruits and vegetables commonly used in lunch boxes for the snack and lunch occasions with many more children participating in virtual education from their homes.
Between the continued social distancing mandates, highly elevated consumer concern about the virus, economic pressure and the impact of virtual schooling, produce sales are likely to hold well above 2019 levels for the foreseeable future.
Please recognize the continued dedication of the entire grocery and produce supply chains, from farm to retailer, on keeping the produce supply flowing during these unprecedented times. #produce #joyoffresh #SupermarketSuperHeroes. 210 Analytics and IRI will continue to provide weekly updates as sales trends develop, made possible by PMA. We encourage you to contact Joe Watson, PMA’s Vice President of Membership and Engagement, at firstname.lastname@example.org with any questions or concerns.


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Giant online retailer Amazon has acquired another brand to add to its portfolio. Whole Foods, an American supermarket grocery chain is all set to be taken over by own Amazon. Making its way through a variety of businesses, Amazon is emerging greatly on the global platform. By Jasmine Kaur
Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods has turned it into a major player in the US grocery business. The online seller’s acquisition of Whole Food is a first in the grocery industry (it does have its ow subsidiary (AmazonFresh), a grocery delivery service limited to certain US States, London, Tokyo, and Berlin. The acquisition reflects the message that the brick-and-mortar retail business that pioneered organic, fresh food, and a dominant e-commerce company make a powerful combination.
What it says for the consumers
- With this venture, Amazon is likely to lower the prices of the groceries, attracting more consumers to indulge in online shopping.
- Amazon could try to use automation and data analysis to draw more customers to stores while helping Whole Foods cut costs and perhaps prices. Meanwhile, more than 460 Whole Foods stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. could be turned into distribution hubs — not just for delivering groceries, but also as pickup centers for online orders.
- But the Whole Foods loyalists need not worry as its stores will continue to operate under the Whole Foods Market brand and its headquarters will remain in Austin, Texas and John Mackey will stay on as CEO.
- Some believe that Amazon’s occupation might attract you more to try out grocery-delivery services, which you were hesitant to use earlier.
Does it Affect Indian consumers?
While Whole Foods acquisition is going to bring about a change in the US, there’s something in store for the Indian consumers too. Similar to this takeover, Amazon has entered into an exclusive 60-day deal with Big Basket, an online grocery store operating in India. Hacking such a deal can imply more foreign brands, thus posing a serious threat to the local retailers. No doubt, this will give a boost to India’s stunted supermarkets. But we are yet to see an interesting chain of events unfold, following the deal. It seems Amazon is entering the grocery business with quite a boom.


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You must go read this article, if you haven't already. It is important to be educated consumers, especially when it comes to the food and drinks we consume. It is important to buy local or from a company similar to Beyond Organics. Either way, make sure your is trustworthy and worthy of your hard earned $$$. Here are a few excerpts from the report that should make us all weary of ever buying any processed juice again. Instead of juice your kids might like kombucha or SeuroViv, both very healthy alternatives.
"Of almost 3,000 study participants those reporting apple-juice consumption had on average 19 percent greater levels of total urinary arsenic than those subjects who did not, and those who reported drinking grape juice had 20 percent higher levels. The results might understate the correlation between juice consumption and urinary arsenic levels because NHANES urinary data exclude children younger than 6, who tend to be big juice drinkers."


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Product of the Year celebrated its second year in India with an increased number of entries and categories. The awards ceremony took place on March 6 at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai and was attended by varied personalities from diverse fields such as media, corporate houses and leaders as well.
Product of the Year (POY) helps consumers identify innovative products in a highly cluttered environment. POY screens the various products at several levels, including consumer surveys and selection by a jury, to arrive at innovative winners in each category. This year, products in 36 categories were given the recognition. The judgment was based on a face to face survey of 30,000 Indian consumers across 36 cities of the country.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) got the maximum awards - 10 in all - in different categories. LG Electronics India received four awards in various categories. Godrej Sara Lee and L'Oreal India fetched three awards each.
The other awardees were Frito-Lay, HDFC Standard Life Insurance, Amante, Kansai Nerolac Paints, Nestle India and ITC.
The jury members who were given the responsibility of short listing the entries included Aniruddh Lahiri, president, TCG Group; Sandip Tarkas, president, consumer strategies, Future Group; Srinath Sridharan, senior vice-president and head, strategic alliances, Wadhawan Holdings Pvt. Ltd; Tarun Rai, chief executive officer, World Wide Media; Dolly Thakore, media and theatre personality; Supriyo Guha, CEO, Economist India; Anurag Batra, chairperson and editor-in-chief, exchange4media; Bipin Pandit, president, Ad Club Mumbai; Sumit Sahay, head, marketing, Croma; Ketan Desai, film producer; BS Kampani, chairperson, Indian Institute of Packaging; KT Suresh, president, Yuva (NGO); Bhaswar Mukherjee, director, finance, HPCL; Jim James, director and publisher, Haymarket Media (India); Biji Kurien, CEO, CPS Color; Suruchi Katariya, manager, direct taxation, Deloitte; and Sabira Merchant, actor and restaurateur.
Companies with a groundbreaking streak have always succeeded in attracting consumer mind space rather than those that lure with price baits. Product of the Year is a value chain created by the consumer and the manufacturer through a continuous process of evaluation. The consumer judges the best innovations and responds through increased trials.


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The Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food exposition, which was held July 11-14 in Chicago, provides an excellent forum for stepping back to assess trends driving food and beverage product development. In past years, such interrelated trends as health and wellness, functional ingredients, and reduction, whether it is less calories, sugar, sodium, gluten or innumerable other flash-point ingredients, have competed for the attention of visitors. This year there was no such competition. Clean label, in all of its formats and definitions, dominated the event.
With leading food, beverage and food service companies rapidly jumping on board, the amount of money invested in researching ingredient options and reformulating products for a more wholesome, transparent label may be unprecedented. Transparency and clean label were key discussion points in many of the I.F.T.’s education sessions, and it was clearly a focal point for suppliers exhibiting during the exposition.
As one attendee pointed out after the show, “It struck me that ingredient suppliers were armed and loaded with solutions for major challenges facing food companies,” he said. “There have been years in the past in which I’ve listened to presentations about solutions seemingly in search of a problem. The problems addressed this year were very real.”
The market research firm Innova Market Insights, Arnhem, The Netherlands, declared that clean label is now much more than a trend and is to be regarded as a standard. To bolster its contention Innova noted that over 20% of the new products introduced in the United States in 2014 featured a clean label positioning, up from 17% in 2013.
As a result, Innova added that the movement has increased interest in such ingredients perceived as “clean” as stevia, monk fruit, spirulina, elderberry and beetroot. The expo floor at this year’s show enhanced that list as suppliers promoted the clean label benefits of fruit and vegetable extracts, algae and legumes.
These are challenging times for food and beverage manufacturers, particularly those competing in the center of the store of supermarkets and other retail outlets. It is heartening to see such a comprehensive response from the supplier community, but it should also be noted challenges remain.
For starters, much like the term natural there is no definition for what constitutes a clean label product. The attitude among marketers seems to be that consumers will know it when they see it.
Compounding the problem is many of the companies that have embraced and propelled the trend forward are unclear about how they make decisions when determining which ingredients they will not allow in some of their products. Over the years such companies as Whole Foods, Kroger, Panera Bread and others have designated some ingredients as not for use. Yet the decision-making process is not transparent.
It is this point that leaves food and beverage marketers vulnerable. After all, most if not all the ingredients being shunned are safe and effective formulation options. Resistance to their use is simply the perception that a product made with ingredients perceived as natural is better than a product that may contain ingredients that are perceived as processed or synthetic.
There is no arbiter to determine if an ingredient is “clean” or processed. How an ingredient is perceived is determined by marketing efforts and whether consumers may be appropriately frightened into demanding a specific ingredient no longer be used.
Innova’s contention that the clean label phenomenon has evolved from a trend to a standard is appropriate, but it also may be argued that if the shift is to be sustained and orderly, some sort of a framework that defines the concept will be necessary. Such a standard does not exist and without it many product developers will remain challenged as they try to develop food and beverage products their customers and, most importantly, consumers perceive to be wholesome and “clean.”
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Business on Commercial Street continues to grow, three more stores officially opened on Friday.
For the First Friday event, all the businesses on Commercial Street will be open late. There will also be more than ten venues with live music playing.
"I think this helps to send the message that we have a greater downtown area. And I really think having First Friday really sends that message." says City Council Member Mary Collette.
If you're headed out to First Friday Art Walk, remember, the center city loop is running. The free shuttle service runs from 6:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. and makes stops at Walnut at


text: LANCASTER COUNTY – Police in Lancaster County are searching for a shoplifter who used a wheelchair to hide his crime. Around 3:30 p.m. on December 21, 2023, a man entered the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Outlet in the Tanger Outlet complex on Lincoln Hwy East. The man was seated in a wheelchair, using his feet to move around the store, selecting numerous clothing items and carrying them on his lap. At one point, the man stood up, placed the store merchandise on the seat of the chair, and walked out of the store pushing the wheelchair in front of him. The man stole over $830.00 worth of clothing. Police have released surveillance pictures of the suspect. Anyone who is familiar with the suspect or has information regarding the incident is asked to contact East Lampeter Township Police at 717-291-4676.


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Gawker Media honcho Nick Denton says the Yahoo syndication deal signed in November is lapsing. Why? Not enough traffic, a mismatch in audiences, and maybe, just maybe, Gawker site Valleywag's constant harping on Yahoo exec Lloyd Braun.
Coincidentally, Denton says the bottom-of-post Google AdSense text links, which the company has been testing on Gizmodo, are performing well enough to integrate further across the network.
Twitter Canada MD Kirstine Stewart to Keynote Toronto
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There has been a lot of talk over the past couple of years about how the evolving digital world is already impacting the traditional movie rental business. Talk of how traditional movie rental stores are soon dying out at the hands of their digital counterparts.
Yes, it is true that Australian consumers are becoming more and more in control of “what they want, when they want”, but just how well are these new providers of digital movie rentals really fulfilling those needs?
It is a fact that digital delivery methods are still in their infancy in Australia, but even in the more established US market legitimate digital consumption of home entertainment content is still less than 5% of the total rental market. Fine, that percentage is growing, but it is quite obviously still a long way from being the preferred viewing method by consumers.
How efficient are digital movie rentals?
The key difference that has been noticed, is that the current Australian digital players, apart from Apple iTunes and Google Movies, do not boast the range of titles that would be presented if a consumer were to walk into a movie rental store today.
They simply do not have enough choice to offer the customer! Take a look for example at June and July this year. There were 161 new release films released on DVD into the Australian market. Note that this number excludes re-released movies, TV on DVD, movie collections and sporting titles. Of these new releases, 55% were available to watch through Telstra’s BigPond, 9% through Quickflix and 17% through Foxtel’s On Demand service.
Therefore, there is no doubt that the bricks and mortar store offers a much bigger range than any online streaming service currently in the market. And, with the consumer being the driver for demand of content, the limited range offered by digital rental players highlights some inherent flaws in the advertised perception that digital on demand services are as content rich as they claim. Looks like someone’s selling hot air.
While the common perception is that you can get anything and everything via illegal means, almost one in three (30%) of the titles being released in August could not be found. With the combination of lack of range and the unavoidable fact that piracy is well, illegal; it is no surprise that many Australians are finding that the “free lunch” really is not worth the gamble on quality and range.
The facts are clear to see that whereas the market is evolving and more digital content providers enter the market, physical product is and will remain king for quite some time to come.
It is therefore no surprise that Australians are overwhelmingly still supporting and using their local movie rental store as a preferred option for home entertainment.
So, it seems that the digital perception is not always the physical reality!
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Murky to most, the dark web is the epicentre of cyber attacks, identity fraud, and drug crime. In this article recently featured in The Australian, Fivecast CEO & Co-Founder Dr. Brenton Cooper discusses how Fivecast uses the power of Open-Source Intelligence to counteract criminal activities across hundreds of dark web forums.
The dark web is often characterised as a mythical place, an out of reach portion of the internet where only the most elite criminals frequent to trade stolen credentials, sell illegal weapons and share fraud tactics. But the reality is far more unremarkable than that.
Its reality is closer to the rudimentary structure of the early internet. Brenton Cooper, an entrepreneur from Adelaide, has been demystifying this enigmatic space for years.
His enterprise, Fivecast, streamlines access to dark web content, simplifying it for everyday users. Unlike the traditional, and somewhat convoluted, access method using the TOR browser, Fivecast offers a straightforward gateway. With an interface reminiscent of eBay or Facebook, Fivecast enables businesses to access curated data securely.
Cooper offers a comprehensive breakdown of the internet’s layers for the uninitiated: “The surface web… makes up about four per cent of total data on the internet,” while the deep web comprises content behind paywalls or logins. The mysterious dark web, though, utilizes encryption techniques to offer a more secure browsing environment.
Fivecast’s relevance has spiked recently due to the surge in cyberattacks. Companies, eager to ascertain the extent of data leaks, are flocking to Fivecast for answers. Cooper emphasizes the platform’s utility, stating that businesses can now probe the dark web’s depths without the technical hassles. Beyond corporate needs, law enforcement agencies also utilize Fivecast to monitor illegal trades and activities.
Operating as a cloud-hosted SaaS, Fivecast represents a pioneering endeavor in the digital space. Cooper acknowledges the evolving patterns of “threat actors” who are diversifying their online haunts, venturing into exclusive forums and secure messenger platforms like Signal and Telegram. As cyber threats loom larger, tools like Fivecast, which bridge the knowledge gap and provide invaluable insights into the obscure corners of the internet, are becoming indispensable.


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WASHINGTON, August 24. /TASS/. The representatives of the United States and China on Thursday concluded a two-day negotiations to resolve trade issues on the outcome of consultations members of delegations will report to senior management. This is stated in a statement released by the Deputy press Secretary of the White house Lindsey Walters.
“We have concluded two days of discussions with colleagues from China, and exchanged views on how to achieve fairness, balance and reciprocity in economic relations, including by responding to structural issues in China, as set out in the 301st article [of the us trade act of 1974]”, – stated in the document.
“We thank the Chinese delegation for the fact that she arrived in the United States to conduct these meetings. The US delegation will give a briefing to his superiors about the discussions,” said Walters, while not mentioning that, did the parties reach any consensus about solutions to the current problems in trade relations. The Chinese delegation headed by Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Showanim is in Washington on August 22.
The Chinese government on Thursday imposed a retaliatory duty of 25% on American imports with a total value of $16 billion As reported by China Central television, they took effect at 12:01 local time (07:01 MSK).
Earlier, the Ministry of Commerce of China expressed a protest in connection with the introduction of the USA of the second set of duties and announced the intention of Beijing to make the necessary response. As noted in a Thursday statement of the Ministry, China plans to initiate proceedings in the world trade organization.
Thursday started fee at the rate of 25% on imported from China in the USA goods which total cost is estimated at $16 billion In the office of U.S. representative for trade negotiations Robert Leitheiser stated that this list includes 279 items of Chinese products.
Entered into Thursday’s duty – the second part of the announced Leithauser 25 percent tariffs on imported Chinese goods worth $50 billion. the First part of the duties for which the goods came to $34 billion, was introduced on 6 July.


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Newspaper News (MNI)(JRC)(GCI)(NYT)
The news about the demise of newspapers is now at least two years old. Each month newspaper chains put out their advertising numbers and each month they are worse.
The only real question about the newspaper industry is whether online versions of print papers can help offset falling print ad revenue. So far, that has not been working well. The best case is probably The New York Times (NYT) which gets about 10% of its revenue online now.
Goldman Sachs now says that a recession will take newspaper ad revenue down 7.9% next year. Only recently the investment bank was calling for a 2.6% decline.
This year will probably be the year that the newspaper industry has dreaded. Some companies with significant debt like McClatchy (MNI) and Journal Register (JRC) may have to go through large financial restructuring. Common shareholders may not make it out alive. At firms like Gannett (GCI) and The New York Times the only alternative will be to cut staff, perhaps sharply.
The future has finally caught up to the industry.
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There was no immediate inflation pressure on pulses for import duty cut
India’s rabi harvest season is just a month away and a record production of pulses – 18.34 million tonnes (mt) against the target of 16.84 mt is expected, according to central second advanced estimates.
In the season’s pulses basket, lentil (masur) production is estimated to be the second-highest (1.58 mt). The estimated lentil production volume is also the second-highest in the last 14 years. Bumper production combined with reduced import duty can hurt farmers, according to experts.
Currently, lentil is selling above its minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 5,500 per quintal in the major producing states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar. Gram, which is the other important Rabi pulses crop, is selling below MSP.
This may not be able to stave the blow dealt by reduced import taxes, agricultural experts said. The Centre recently removed import duty on lentils for Australia and Canada and brought it down to 22 per cent from 30 per cent for the United States.
The decision was taken to tame food inflation, the government had said. “The price of lentils would have come down naturally with high supply of crops that will arrive at the market in the next few weeks,” said Bimal Kothari, director of Pancham International Ltd and vice-chairman of India Pulses and Grains Association. He added:
Canadian and Australian exporters and farmers will reap the benefits of the import duty cuts.
The 2021 drought in Canada may have hurt lentils production in the country from which India imports a large part of its lentils. Zero duty will make it lucrative for traders to start importing, but there was no immediate inflation pressure on pulses for the government to have taken this step, according to experts.
“Pulses prices are stable and most are selling around MSP,” said Kothari. An import duty cut could have been done after observing the price trend following rabi crop arrival.
Last year, lentil prices were at an all-time high but there are no immediate pressures this year, said Shweta Saini, senior fellow, ICRIER (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations) and a researcher on Indian agricultural policies. “Import will dilute the incoming crop (rabi arrival),” she said.
The decision to cut import duty defies logic, said Mohit Upadhyay, an importer and trader of pulses, grains and oilseeds. “The decision was taken to check inflation but as soon as the cuts were announced, the international price of lentils rose from around $870 per metric tonne to $900.”
When such cuts are announced, other countries which are major exporters of these commodities get a sense that the upcoming crop in India is not going to be good and the international prices rise. But the lentil crop is predicted to be good. And at this time the government is inviting private players to import more. There was no reason behind such a step.
Lentil prices, however, are unlikely to climb below MSP, experts believe.
There is a 50 per cent production cut because of drought in Canada, Nitin Kalantri, a major pulse trader from Maharashtra, said. “Masur prices are high in the international markets and the government has not been able to control them domestically either.”
In the recent past, the government has been changing policies on pulses frequently, which can be contradictory to the push being given to pulses production in the country.
Last year, the government opened import of tur and moong and moved them from ‘restricted’ to ‘free’ category till March 2022. But last week, along with an import duty cut on lentils, the government changed the import policy for moong and moved the crop from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’ category with immediate effect.
Traders, who had entered into contractual commitments for import, wrote to the government to reconsider its decision as it will impact moong trade.
“This is causing hardships to importers and traders who have already entered into the contract with the supplier. The traders will be under default and their remittance money will be at stake,” says Kothari.
One of the possible reasons for this decision was the buffer stock of moong with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India, according to Kalantri. The buffer stock of the crop is at a historical high of around 1.3 million tonnes and the disposal is being done below MSP, the expert added.
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Microsoft’s full Xbox Music service will be launched in SA within the next eight weeks, according to the company’s SA MD, Mteto Nyati.
The software giant had been expected to launch Xbox Music — which offers consumers both streaming music and music downloads — in SA on Friday to coincide with the launch of Windows 8.
Nyati tells TechCentral that this was not possible as Microsoft is still finalising licensing agreements with local record companies and artists. However, he says the full Xbox Music service will be launched in SA before the end of the calendar year, allowing consumers to stream, and purchase and download music.
Despite its name, Xbox Music won’t only work on the Xbox 360 videogame console but also on Windows PCs and tablets, and on Windows Phone 8 devices.
Reports say the service will also be available via iOS and Android applications, though it’s not clear when these apps will be available in the Apple and Google app marketplaces.
Internationally, Microsoft offers both a subscription version of Xbox Music as well as a free, advertising-supported version. The subscription option costs US$9,99/month or $99,99/year in the US and offers access to more than 30m songs.
Nyati won’t say whether television show and movie rentals are likely to be launched in SA, too. However, he says: “My job is to put pressure on the company to make all of these things available in SA. Right now, we’re excited about Xbox Music.”
Meanwhile, Nyati has scuppered market speculation that Microsoft SA is about to put out a tender seeking local distributors for the company’s new Windows RT and Windows 8 Surface tablets. He says the company will only sell the Surface tablets through Microsoft’s own stores.
“When we have a store rolled out in SA, we will have those things,” Nyati says, adding that it’s not yet confirmed whether SA will get a Microsoft Store. For now, most of Microsoft’s retail outlets are located in the US and Canada. — (c) 2012 NewsCentral Media


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The local service sector improved in October, flashing a “green light” that signaled stable growth, according to a survey conducted by the Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI,商發院).
It was the first green light after 19 consecutive months of a “yellow-blue” light that represented a slowdown, said the CDRI, one of Taiwan’s leading think tanks.
The improvement in the local service sector was attributed to a comparatively higher number of holidays in October, anniversary sales campaigns by department stores, and promotional efforts by online vendors, which encouraged consumer spending, according to the CDRI.
The index of service industry (ISI) stood at 101 points in October, up from 97 in the previous month, flashing a green light that represents a range of 100 to 103.
The October score beat the CDRI’s earlier estimate of 99 points and marked the first time since February 2015 that the ISI breached 100 points.
The CDRI uses a five-color coded system, in conjunction with the ISI, to describe the climate of Taiwan’s service sector, focusing on three major segments — securities trading, business operations, and the labor market and wages.
Red signals overheating, yellow-red indicates slight overheating, green represents steady growth, yellow-blue signals sluggishness and blue indicates recession.
As for the local labor market, the sub-index rose in October to 100 points from 99 in September as the average work hours significantly increased because of the promotional sales campaigns by retailers, the CDRI said.
In October, the sub-index for business operations also increased to 97 points from 94 the previous month as the leasing, retail/wholesale, and technology service industries posted higher revenues, the think tank said.
An increase in power consumption, cargo deliveries by land and air, and the number of flights handled by airports also helped boost business operations, the CDRI said.
However, the sub-index for securities trading fell to 98 points in October from 99 in the previous month due to reduced equity turnover, the CDRI said.
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Screenvision takes U.S. cinema chain from rival1 min read
U.S. digital cinema advertising firm Screenvision has scored a coup by wresting the contract for Marcus Theatres, the country’s seventh-biggest cinema chain, from its arch-rival National CineMedia.
The deal, covering 675 screens across 55 sites, gives Screenvision exclusive rights to the entire pre-show advertising schedule at the Marcus sites.
Marcus operates in Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, with a major presence in Chicago and Minneapolis. The chain is embracing digital technology, for example by recently ordering 13 new RealD systems for exhibiting digital 3D films.
The advertising deal with Marcus means Screenvision now has access to a total of more than 15,300 screens, including 14 of the top 20 cinema chains, in 194 different U.S. markets.
Screenvision also recently signed up United Entertainment Corporation, which has more than 100 screens, and Studio Movie Grill, which runs 46 screens on a combined cinema-restaurant model in the Texas cities of Dallas and Houston.


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Global Dairy Trade prices lift a 'touch' but whole milk prices down
The latest Global Dairy Trade auctions results saw overall prices lift a touch, but whole milk prices were back.
Nathan Penny, a Rural Economist with ASB bank in New Zealand said the impact of global demand was beginning to have an impact on prices at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT).
"...this season, we anticipate that demand is going to play a much larger role in determining prices. In fact, that is already the case."
Prices at the GDT were up 0.6pc this week, with butter up 3.3pc, while cheddar was up 14.5pc and skim milk powder was up 7.9pc. However, whole milk powder was down 2.9pc.
Penny went on to say that the drop in whole milk powder prices was expected and that butter prices set a fresh auction record high.
He put the surge in global demand for milk fats down to an acknowledgement by the scientific community that fats are no longer as bad for your health as once feared.
Five out of the seven products monitored by ASB were up, he reported.
The whole milk price (WMP) fall, he said, can be put down to better than expected New Zealand production.


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With this acquisition, OnMobile is expected to strengthen its VAS data products offerings.
Arvind Rao, CEO and co-founder, OnMobile, said, "We are excited about this transaction and are joining hands with Voxmobili to deliver a powerful suite of complementary VAS products to the global telecom & Internet industry."
The acquisition adds a number of international customers to OnMobile's customer portfolio such as Orange, Cingular-AT&T, France Telecom, T-Mobile, Wanadoo and Turkcell.
The buy will also augment OnMobile's current domain and technology competence due to the depth and breadth of Voxmobili's IP and cutting-edge proven data products.
Voxmobili has around 45 employees with operations in Europe, North America, West Asia, Australia, and Eastern Europe. Voxmobili's core products centre around synchronised address book and advanced phone backup, wherein cell phone users can back up all their personal data including calendar and contacts onto a secure network-based server, and mobile paparazzi, wherein cellphone users can publish information, photographs and videos directly from their phones to website and mobile sites.
It has over 21 platforms deployed worldwide, and has issued over 20 million licences for their products globally.
Incorporated in 2000 and incubated at Infosys, OnMobile offers end-to-end, turnkey VAS solutions including platforms, software applications, content and professional services to deploy and operate high-margin, high-revenue telecom value-added services.
It has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney. OnMobile has a team of over 800, and is expanding rapidly both in India and overseas.
VAS contributes close to 5-10 per cent of the revenues of telecom players in India. According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, the mobile VAS industry is estimated at Rs 2,850 crore (Rs 28.50 billion) at the end of 2006 and is estimated to grow at 60 per cent to touch Rs 4,560 crore (Rs 45.60 billion) at the end of 2007.


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The ongoing pandemic has meant another unusual season of shows for Milan Fashion Week, though fear not, designers are rallying round to bring you the best of their AW21 collections. New York Fashion Week has kicked things off with a mix of physical and digital shows, while London Fashion Week has gone entirely digital, presenting gender neutral shows as well as a mix of men and womenswear. And Paris Fashion Week will end the month with its own hybrid format.
Milan Fashion Week 2021 dates
Milan kicks off on Tuesday 23rd February and will run until Monday 1st March 2021, so get those dates in your diary.
Milan Fashion Week 2021 tickets
The shows will be entirely digital this season, so the good news is you’ll be able to access most of them without accrediation, via the designers’ own Instagram pages or Youtube channels.
However, you can register to get access to the Press Area on the new CNMi digital platform, to receive the MDFW newsletters and to be included in the press and buyers lists that is sent out to all the fashion houses participating in the initiative. You can register here.
Milan Fashion Week 2021 schedule
Like the other fashion weeks, the schedule will be mostly digital, but the line up remains impressive. Expect to discover AW21 collections from the likes of Misosni, Alberta Ferretti, Prada, Moschino, Emporio Armani, Max Mara, Tod’s and many more. The full schedule is available to view at fashionweekonline.com, as well as news of all the live streams you need to tune in for.
Milan Fashion Week 2021 best moments
Last season did not disappoint when it came to memorable Milan dramatic moments, and we’ll make sure to keep you updated this season too, so come back here for all fashion updates.
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March 21, 2011 |
Tinplate Company of India (TCIL) is the country's largest producer and supplier of tin mill products , which are used in the metal packaging industry. Part of the Tata Group , TCIL was one of the pioneers in the tinplate packaging industry in India and currently, corners 35-40% of the domestic market share.Growth in the packaging sector is closely linked to the processed foods and beverage industry, which is expected to grow at 18-20% in 2011. TCIL, being a key player in the metal-packaging industry, is well-placed to take advantage of this growth.
February 13, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: In a move that could give a fillip to the fast-moving consumer goods industry, the finance ministry is considering reducing central excise on packaging material to 8% from the current 16%. "In order to boost competitiveness of India's food processing sector, we have recommended slashing of central excise duties on the packaging sector. This will promote innovation in food processing and packaging equipment and increase processing efficiency while cutting costs of food products," said minister for food processing industries Subhodh Kant Sahay.
July 9, 2003 |
MUMBAI: Supreme Industries, the Mumbai-based plastic processing major, is in an advanced stage of negotiations to sell its bi-oxy polypropylene unit (BOPP) in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh to the New Delhi-based Xpro India for an undisclosed amount. Supreme Industries has put the unit on the block following its decision to focus on its core plastic processing business. The company has sought permission from shareholders through an enabling resolution to divest the BOPP business. The unit is likely to be sold for a price in the range of 10-15 crore.
June 13, 2011 |
When larger wheels in a machine start rotating, the smaller ones automatically gain momentum. The same's true of the Indian packaging sector too. Strong growth in sectors like fast moving consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, liquor, cosmetics etc. has had a positive rub off on the packaging industry. Growth in consumer goods and organised retailing mainly drives demand for packaging. There is a variety of packaging available. This includes traditional rigid packaging through glass, wood, metal etc and flexible packaging through paper, plastic, film, metal foil etc. Flexible packaging contains multi-layered laminated sheets of plastic, paper or aluminium.
October 18, 2004 |
NEW DELHI: The Left has packed in quite a punch, as it has stopped the Centre from sacking gunny bags. Revoking a decision by the Vajpayee government, the Centre has now made it mandatory for all foodgrains and at least 90% of the sugar distributed and sold in the domestic markets to be packed only in jute bags. In other words, instead of the cheaper and more resilient polypropyelene (PP) bags, local millers, processors and even wholesalers will now have to switch to jute bags.
February 26, 2011
The Indian packaging industry is estimated at Rs 70,000 crore and is growing at the rate of 12-15% per annum, which is more than three times the growth of the global packaging industry, reflecting tremendous potential of the segment in the country. To provide further thrust to the packaging segment in India, especially the untapped glass packaging sector which is poised to grow at more than 10-12 %, the industry is looking at increased investments across the sector.
October 18, 2010 |
The demand for consumable items, including ready-to-cook food, has gone beyond metros to smaller tier-II cities that are mushrooming with the growth in infrastructure. The preservation of these food items calls for good packaging. Bosch Packaging Technology recently invested around Rs 25 crore to set up a packaging machinery plant in Goa. Friedbert Klefenz, president, Bosch Packaging Division, says the plant will cater to both top-end and mid-segment companies. "Our focus will be to cater to the demands of the confectionery industry.
March 14, 2011 |
Mumbai-based Paper Products is the country's leading consumer packaging company. Strong fundamentals, growth-oriented business and high dividend yield make it an attractive stock. BUSINESS: At annual revenues of Rs 700 crore, Paper Products is a leading player in the Indian packaging industry. It offers total packaging solution to the consumer industry with technologies such as flexible packaging, labelling and specialised cartons. It meets the packaging needs of various consumer product categories like personal products, personal wash, laundry, foods, sauces, beverages, bakery products, spices, confectionery, dairy and other product segments like seeds, specialised chemicals, electronics, healthcare as well as anti-spurious packaging.
June 11, 2006 |
NEW DELHI: Call it innovation or sheer business acumen, a few pharma companies are charting a new growth path with ready-to-drink electrolyte energy drinks. The ready-to-drink segment, which comprises Rs 10 crore of the Rs 65-crore branded oral rehydration solutions, is growing at over 100% and is likely to grow at over 150% in the next five years. "Though this product forms a small part of our revenues, it's showing three digit growth. The segment has tremendous potential if marketed and distributed well," says Rajesh Jagdale, MD, Juggat Pharma, a division of the Rs 50-crore Jagdale Industries, which offers ORS-L, a lime-based drink enriched with electrolytes and vitamin C. Currently, the ready-to-drink electrolyte segment is dominated by Juggat Pharma, which has almost 90% of the market share followed by Energal from FDC Ltd and Coslyte from CFL Pharma.
September 3, 2007 |
Feroze Malik has been shifting between hometown Saharanpur and Bhagwanpur these days. His company, Frisco Foods, has got a big order from softdrink giant Coca-Cola for its milk business in India and he is rushing against time to get a new Tetra Pak packaging unit up and running at a new factory premises in Uttarakhand. Deadlines are important for him because the cola giant's product rollout plans depends on his new manufacturing line. In Saharanpur too, Malik is leaving no stone unturned.


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Alcatel-Lucent is developing a Cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver guaranteed performance.
Hewlett-Packard introduced Wednesday its first business ultrabook, offering nine hours of battery life, a solid-state drive, and a security chip that protects data in email and information on the hard drive.
Server vendors on Monday came out in support of Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron 6200 server chips, which advance chip technology to new highs with 16 processor cores.
Enterprise users and consumers who have held off buying new PCs recently may come to regret their decision as a hard-drive shortage following floods in Thailand is expected to result in higher prices, according to Gartner.
A little birdie (The Verge) revealed earlier today that HP's new CEO Meg Whitman had scheduled an all-hands meeting for the WebOS crew. The news sparked speculation that HP had perhaps found a suitor for the mobile platform, but those predictions tur...
While some consumer electronics manufacturers have cleaned up their act, making more energy-efficient gadgets with fewer toxic materials, others are continuing to make fine promises but no changes, according to Greenpeace. In response, the environmen...
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Hewlett-Packard announced the new Slate 2 tablet with the Windows 7 OS, just under a week after the company announced it would retain its PC unit.
After a couple of high-profile departures, HP has announced some executive appointments, including a new CIO.
Hewlett-Packard is developing servers based on a low-power microprocessor design from ARM Holdings, and claims it can slash power and space requirements by as much as 90 percent for companies running certain Web-based applications, HP announced Tuesd...
Phil McKinney, vice president and chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard's Personal Systems Group, will retire from the company at the end of this year, he wrote in a <a href="http://philmckinney.com/archives/2011/10/goodbye-hp-2.html">blog post...
Spinning off its PC unit would have been too costly for Hewlett-Packard, and that was one of the reasons why the company backed off from the plan it announced in August, according to an HP executive said.
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With summer now fading into our collective memory, the industry is turning its sights on the last quarter of the year. For many hoteliers, the summer has been a great time to solidify sales and bask in the glow of increased travel trends. Now, they wait with bated breath to see how the fall will play out and whether business travel will begin to rebound. But with news that travel prices are expected to continue their upward trajectory, the reality may play out differently than many had hoped.
According to the 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast, published last month by CWT (the B2B4E travel-management platform) and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), rising fuel prices, labour shortages and inflationary pressures in raw-material costs are the primary drivers of expected price growth.
Interestingly, the past two years seem to have moved sustainability on the front burner as consumers and businesses have become increasingly concerned about combating climate change. That means there will be a renewed focus on promoting greater visibility at the point of sale for greener travel options, as well as carbon footprinting, helping the travel industry to actively assist in responsible choice-making.
It doesn’t appear prices will decrease any time soon. Pent-up demand, a desire to build company culture and an uncertain economic outlook mean the cost-per-attendee for meetings and events in 2022 is expected to be approximately 25 per cent higher than in 2019, and it’s forecast to rise a further seven per cent in 2023.
According to the study, prices are expected to rise 48.5 per cent in 2022, but even with this steep price increase, prices are expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels until 2023. Following an increase of 48.5 per cent in 2022, prices are expected to rise 8.4 per cent in 2023. Rising demand and continued price rises on jet fuel, are putting upward pressure on ticket prices.
On the hotel front, prices fell 13.3 per cent in 2020 from 2019 and a further 9.5 per cent in 2021, however the report expects them to rise 18.5 per cent in 2022 followed by an 8.2 per cent lift in 2023. Hotel prices have already eclipsed 2019 levels in some areas such and are expected to do so globally by 2023.
In most parts of the world, hotel rates have risen sharply, including a 22 per cent increase in North America and a forecast 31.8 per cent across Europe, the Middle East & Africa. This has been fuelled by an accelerated recovery coupled with continued capacity constraints.
Hotel rate increases were initially driven by strong leisure travel in 2021 but group travel for corporate meetings and events is improving and transient business travel is gaining healthy pace, putting further pressure on ADR. To access the full report of the study, click here.


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When you think of sports video games, you immediately think of EA Sports, the producer of some of the most popular video games of all time. When you think of specific sports games, the conversation almost instantly turns to the Madden franchise. But after that, where does your brain wander off to? A large majority of sports gamers would probably say Tiger Woods PGA Tour two thousand whatever. The partnership between gaming giant EA Sports and golfing legend Tiger Woods has seen incredible success that has resulted in over $770 million worth of games being sold across 14 editions of the game. That run has now come to an end as the two sides have mutually agreed to end their relationship....
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Metz, will be making noise at PMA 2007 as it will be showcasing the new Mecablitz 58 AF-1 - the world’s first USB upgradeable wireless flash. One of the most state-of-the-art compact flash units available today, the 58 AF-1 digital gives photographers the ability to effortlessly make software updates via the Internet. Previously, flash units needed to be packaged and sent away for servicing in order to be updated with the latest software from camera manufacturers. With the new Metz USB interface, shooters can now make such updates from their own PCs, ensuring that they will have the most up to date and highest performing flash for each shot and that they will never have to be without a flash.
The PMA show, or Photo Marketing Association, continues its yearly tradition of maintaining a network of photo imaging as well as the experience and know-how of the industry. The PMA represents 20,000 members from over 100 countries, who are all active within the imaging industry. As a reflection of the changes in the market, the PMA organization has also changed and has become more diverse. Nowadays, the member group consists of representatives coming from photo retail, manufacturers, commercial photo labs, professional sports and news photography, in addition to small album print suppliers and photo processing centers. The PMA 2012 Trade show focuses on an industry which is heavily affected by the unstable situation of the global financial economy. However, whether the latter will also stand in the way of the innovation and product introductions, remains to be revealed by the PMA International Convention & Trade Show in Anaheim Convention Center (California, US).


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March 4, 2012 BY Aaron Hope
New colorways of the above pictured model not only indicate its position at the front of the pack of a certain class of old school runners, but also the creeping pace at which Nike Sportswear has chosen to issue them. The once rare Nike Elite now seems poised for a serious retro run, these two new colorways today beat the trio we previewed last week to retail (expect those for Q2). Today’s releases have a fresh feel about them, one that differs from the simpler upcoming joints but still manages a timeless quality of its own. That same mix of time-tested freshness is on display with the ever popular bred colorway and another that captures the Knicks/Cavs look that’s been blowing up in recent months. Check out both of them up close after the jump and grab yours at NSW stores like SNS.
Signal Blue/Old Royal-Neutral Grey-Team Orange
Anthracite/Black-Neutral Grey-Action Red
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