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NEW YORK (AP) — Kellogg has a plan to get adults to eat more cereal: pile on the nutrients.
The Battle Creek, Mich.-based company says it's introducing Raisin Bran with omega-3 and a multigrain version of Special K later this month as it works to boost struggling cereal sales in North America.
Such offerings are intended to appeal specifically to higher-income people and baby boomers, CEO John Bryant said in a conference call with analysts.
Overall cereal sales have lagged in the U.S. for years as Americans increasingly reach for foods that are easier to eat on the go. But Bryant noted that the category is very fragmented and that particular groups are dragging down results.
For example, he said that kids and lower-income adults are still spooning up plenty of cereal. It's the higher-income adults who are cutting back.
"I don't think they're really that price sensitive. The real issue there is innovation," Bryant said, noting that products need to more nutrition-oriented.
Notably, Bryant said Special K has helped cereal sales among adults. The brand has been a strong performer with Kellogg rolling out a variety of product extensions including bars, shakes, crackers, chips and flatbread breakfast sandwiches.
Kellogg Co. is also trying redefine its cereal category. This year, the company is rolling out a "Breakfast To Go" dairy drink intended to be sold almost as a liquid cereal.
General Mills Inc., which also makes cereals including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, is introducing a similar product called "BFast" that promises the nutrition of a bowl of cereal and milk.
To diversify its stable of brands, Kellogg last year also bought Pringles chips, which gets two-thirds of its revenue from overseas. The deal was intended to give Kellogg a big presence in the salty snack food market and expand its international reach.
For the first quarter, Kellogg said strong sales growth for Pop-Tarts helped lift internal sales growth for the U.S. Morning Foods division, which includes cereal, by 1.6 percent.
Internal sales strip out the impact of acquisitions and exchange rates.
The U.S. Snacks division, which includes Keebler cookies and Cheez-It crackers, saw internal sales decline by 1.7 percent. Kellogg said it has new products planned for the latter part of the year.
Internationally, internal sales in Europe rose by 2.6 percent. Latin American sales rose 7.4 percent and sales in the Asia Pacific region edged up 0.3 percent.
For the quarter, Kellogg earned $311 million, or 85 cents per share. That's down from $351 million, or 98 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding the costs related to its acquisition of Pringles and the Venezuelan currency devaluation, earnings were $1.02 per share, in line Wall Street expectations.
The company noted that its results were hurt by higher costs for ingredients. Those higher costs for the year fell mostly in the first quarter, Kellogg said, and should ease in the second half of the year.
Total revenue for the period rose 12 percent to $3.86 billion, boosted by the Pringles acquisition. That was shy of the $3.94 billion that analysts predicted, according to FactSet.
Shares of Kellogg fell $1.19, or 1.8 percent, to close at $63.42 Thursday.
The company stood by its full-year earnings forecast of $3.82 to $3.91 per share, excluding Pringles acquisition-related costs. Revenue is still anticipated to climb about 7 percent, implying revenue of $15.2 billion.
Analysts expect earnings of $3.87 per share on revenue of $15.26 billion.
Kellogg also announced a $1 billion stock buyback program.
AP Business Writer Michelle Chapman contributed to this report.


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Net earnings rose 13 percent to $3.6 million in the first quarter from $3.2 million in last year’s first quarter.
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Taylor Swift missed the Met Gala last night because she had previous plans with a 55,000 sold out crowd.
Besides shedding the heavy ball gowns (we’re looking at you, Rihanna), many of the stars do a great shoe swap for the Met Gala after-parties.
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Federated Department Stores is conducting an experiment in Atlanta. According to a report in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the retail chain is closing seven Macy’s stores in the market, including anchor stores at The Rouse Co.’s Perimeter Mall, Simon’s Lenox Square, Town Center at Cobb and Gwinnett Place properties, and General Growth’s Cumberland Mall.
The report says Federated will open Bloomingdale’s stores in the Macy’s locations at Lenox Square and Perimeter Mall, and will rebrand all of its Rich’s stores in the market as Rich’s-Macy’s. Many Atlanta malls featured both stores as anchors. Federated is hoping that by combining the two brands it can concentrate its management resources and capital spending, CEO Jim Zimmerman told the newspaper. Several other Rich’s and Macy’s stores in the Southeast will also be affected. A total of 28 stores in Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah; Birmingham, Ala., and Columbia and Greenville, S.C. will be branded as Rich's-Macy's.
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24 Nov 2015, 5:19 pm
The regulator said it wants to know whether insurers' use of big data affects consumer outcomes, fosters or constrains competition and whether its own regulatory framework affects how big data is deployed in the retail general insurance market. Its big data call for input (28-page / 289KB PDF) is particularly focused on the private motor insurance and home and contents insurance markets.
"Our focus on retail general insurance (GI) reflects how extensively data is already used in the sector and the significance of the sector for consumers," the FCA said. "We want to understand how the use of data by insurance firms has developed in recent years and how this might change in the near future. We recognise that the use of big data brings both benefits and risks for consumers."
In scrutinising big data's impact on consumer outcomes the FCA said it wants to find out more about the profiling insurers engage in and how "micro-segmentation of risk" impacts on consumers' access to insurance coverage.
The FCA said it also wants to gain a greater understanding of how insurers assess consumer characteristics and how that data affects "pricing practices", as well as how consumer behaviours, such as driving habits monitored in the context of telematics-based motor insurance policies, affect consumer outcomes, including where consumers are "unable or unwilling to generate certain types of data".
In looking at competition issues, the FCA said it would assess big data's impact on both the demand and supply side of the retail general insurance (GI) market.
Among the demand-side issues it will look into is how big data "affects or could affect consumers’ ability to access information about retail GI products in order to choose a suitable product and compare prices". Matters such as the question of data ownership and the portability of data are also of interest to the FCA as it looks to better understand how big data "could affect consumers’ ability to act and make effective choices about products", it said.
The ability of insurers to use big data to enter or expand their presence in the market will also be scrutinised, the FCA said. It said in particular that issues such as the cost of deploying big data solutions and the question of access to "critical data" would also be of interest to it as it assesses big data's impact on competition in the insurance market.
"We are interested in whether the use of big data increases or creates any market power that could result in competition being restricted," the FCA said. "For example, a certain type of data, such as shopping habits, could become a critical input to predicting risk. If a retail GI firm gained control of that input, it could give them the market power to prevent rivals from accessing that data. It is also possible that a firm with market power in one market could seek to extend or leverage this into a related market, for instance a data provider who would only supply data on one retail GI product if it is purchased with data on another."
The existing regulatory framework might also be impacting on insurers' use of data, the FCA said. It acknowledged that developments with big data are "evolving", but said it is "eager to understand" if its rules constrain or can foster big data innovation that is in the interests of consumers in the retail general insurance market.
The FCA outlined its intention to look at big data in the insurance market in its business plan earlier this year. It said it intends to issue a "feedback statement" on the findings from its call for inputs in the middle of 2016. Other European financial services regulators are also to scrutinise the way financial services companies use 'big data' next year.
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recently said that businesses should provide people with an 'opt out' right to object to the processing of their personal data when they make an assessment that consent to that processing is not necessary as part of a big data project.


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BANGALORE, India -- Biocon Ltd., Asia's largest insulin maker, could seek a listing on a stock exchange in the United States for better access to the world's biggest pharmaceuticals market, but the option will have to wait for now, Chairman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw told reporters in Bangalore Tuesday.
A U.S. listing "will always help ... but it can happen after two years or three years" said Mazumdar-Shaw, who recently raised 5.5 billion rupees (about $83 million) by taking Syngene, a contract research services unit, public in Mumbai.
Currently, the company is more focused on getting regulatory approvals for its various products in the U.S. and Europe, Mazumdar-Shaw said. She was speaking at the inauguration of a new plant to assemble disposable insulin pens, at the company's Bangalore facility.
Biocon, which began in Mazumdar-Shaw's garage in Bangalore in 1978, now sells biotech drugs to treat breast cancer and psoriasis, in addition to insulin, which the company also sells in the U.S., in partnership with Mylan Pharmaceuticals.
The disposable pen was designed by U.S. firm Becton Dickinson and will be sold under the brand name Basalog One. Biocon can assemble 10 million of them in a year at the new factory, with the ability to increase that capacity four-fold, according to Mazumdar-Shaw.


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Integral Ad Science, a company skilled in quantifying digital media quality, has released its Q2 2015 Media Quality Report. Based on the analysis of hundreds of billions of impressions in April-June 2015, the report highlights 7.4 per cent of Australian advertising impressions were found to be fraudulent while display viewability has markedly declined from earlier in the year.
In other markets, such as the UK, Integral Ad Science has seen improving rates of viewability as publishers respond to pressure from advertisers and agencies for better quality media, yet in Australia display viewability has dropped from 44.4 per cent last quarter to 40.8 per cent this quarter.
James Diamond, managing director Australia and New Zealand, Integral Ad Science said, “The drop in viewability may be explained by more dollars shifting into exchanges where we typically see lower levels of viewability. However, while this is only the second media quality report for the Australian market it should serve as a wakeup call for the Australian market.
“While fraud has fallen from 8.7 per cent to 7.4 per cent, it remains unacceptably high and as an industry we must up our efforts to reduce fraud. It is wasting marketing budgets, incentivising the creation of malware and taking money away from real publishers that are investing in creating great content.”
Integral Ad Science believes that that the Australian advertising industry will see an improvement in these numbers over the next 12-18 months.
“In fact, we have noticed that now many major advertisers have begun measuring viewability and factoring this as well as media quality in general into their KPIs. Advertisers are starting to realise how important it is to buy good quality media and so demand for viewable, fraud free and brand safe media is rising. Publishers will start to respond to that soon. You can expect to see CPMs go up as media quality improves,” said Diamond.
Additionally, where brands want to ensure their ads appear alongside appropriate content, the Q2 2015 report highlights that the risk of inappropriate placement within networks and exchange environments as well as publishers direct saw 13.6 per cent of advertising impressions affected.
In Australia, TRue Advertising Quality (TRAQ) for display media decreased since Q1 2015 for networks, exchanges and publishers direct from 601 to 586 driven primarily by a decrease in viewability.
“It is heartening to see the percentage of risky content in the Australian market reduced, which may reflect a realisation by publishers in Australia that brands are shying away from violent, alcohol, drug and adult related content and directing their marketing dollars to safer content,” added Diamond.
Integral Ad Science’s Q2 2105 Media Quality Report highlights the state of media quality in global online advertising across display and video inventory. By processing impressions quarterly, Integral Ad Science can analyse the industry on a broad and representative level, across media quality metrics: TRAQ (TRue Advertising Quality), Brand Quality, Viewability, and Ad Fraud.


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On December 28th, comScore Networks released its estimates of consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season through Tuesday, December 26.
According to the press release, “total online retail spending reached $23.11 billion, marking a 26-percent increase versus the corresponding days in 2005. Sales during the week prior to Christmas (December 18 – December 22, 2006) rose 38 percent versus the corresponding week in 2005. Importantly, year-to-date non-travel e-commerce spending surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever on Saturday, December 23, 2006“.
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On Oct. 31, 2012, Rosetta Stone and Google announced their decision to settle their trademark infringement case relating to the sale and use of AdWords in Google’s search engine results. Rosetta Stone’s 10/31/12 Press Release. The companies have agreed to work together to “combat online ads for counterfeit goods and prevent the misuse and abuse of trademarks on the Internet.” Id. The companies hope that by working together, they can “improve detection methods, and better protect from abuse brands like Rosetta Stone, advertising platforms like Google AdWords, and ultimately consumers on the Internet.” Id.
As a consequence of the settlement, the lawsuit Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc., Civ. A. No. 1:09-cv-00736-GBL-TCB (filed July 10, 2009) has been dismissed. Doc # 238 (Oct. 31, 2012) (Order and Stipulation to Dismiss), available on Justia. The complaint originally alleged claims of direct trademark infringement (15 U.S.C. § 1114(1)(a)); contributory trademark infringement; vicarious trademark infringement; trademark dilution (15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)(1)); and unjust enrichment.
- Rosetta Stone’s Policy on AntiPiracy: http://www.rosettastone.com/anti-piracy
- Google’s Transparency Report (reporting on copyright notice & takedown requests): http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/
- Business Software Alliance on Anti-Piracy: http://www.bsa.org/country/anti-piracy.aspx
- Entertainment Software Association on Anti-Piracy: http://www.theesa.com/policy/antipiracy.asp
- The FBI’s Anti-Piracy Warning Seal: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/white_collar/ipr/anti-piracy


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With the acquisition of Tiffany, LVMH is in a stronger position to challenge Richemont, the owner of Cartier, for dominance in the global jewellery business.
Rumors of a potential deal began rumbling last month, prompting Tiffany to confirm it had received an unsolicited bid for $120 per share, valuing the company at $14.5 billion.
The iconic NY jeweler Tiffany has been suffering falling sales, hit by lower spending by tourists and a strong United States dollar.
The sale of the brand means change for the iconic retailer who operates a retail store at Providence Place Mall and more importantly employs hundreds at a manufacturing facility in Cumberland, RI. Known for its pale blue boxes tied with a white ribbon, the firm unveiled its first diamond ring in 1886 and was later made famous by Truman Capote's 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was turned into a film in 1961 starring Audrey Hepburn.
The transaction is approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in the middle of 2020 after approvals of Tiffany's shareholders and regulatory bodies.
Yet even with that spree, LVMH has lagged behind Richemont in luxury jewelry, a significant area of growth in emerging markets such as China. They were trading around $90 per share at the beginning of October, before LVMH first began to make overtures to Tiffany's management.
Not all are profitable to the same degree - the group is still trying to revive its Marc Jacobs label - but Arnault cited the firm's 2011 acquisition of Bulgari as a model for Tiffany.
It also lets LVMH tap into a different type of luxury demand, from clients who view their purchase as more of an investment than an impulse buy.
The acquisition of Tiffany will boost LVMH's position in the jewelry market and strengthen its presence in the USA, the French company said.
LVMH has 75 brands, 156,000 employees and a network of more than 4,590 stores.
"LVMH can leverage off these to launch a more concerted "attack" on the Asian millennial market".
Growth in jewellery outpaced that of other businesses such as fashion in 2018, according to consultancy Bain & Co, which forecast comparable sales in the $20bn global jewellery market were set to grow 7 percent this year.
Citi and JPMorgan advised LVMH, while Centerview Partners and Goldman Sachs worked with Tiffany.


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How Stellantis Has Already Improved the Image of Its Brand
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If you haven’t heard the good news regarding the future of Dodge muscle cars, or catch the highlight for the Ram brand after it earned the 2021 Pickup of the Year Award, there is more good news from Stellantis. The company formerly known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has joined fellow automotive brands General Motors, Toyota, Subaru, and other brands to break away from the Trump administration. Now that a new administration has taken over to be the first presidential administration since Obama left, regulations are now back in place to curb emissions from vehicles.
The Automotive World Will Change and Improve
The automotive industry is preparing to oversee a change with new EVs entering the market. The National Automobile Dealers Association has announced the change in decision to combat climate change with rollbacks on vehicles that don’t meet the standards the Biden administration has for automotive companies. While for a short period of time, there were plenty of automakers that scaled back their promise for a greener tomorrow, the plan to move away from gasoline engines is back across the board. Especially for the Stellantis brand, the world’s fourth-largest automaker in the world. We know the main reason Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sought out a partner was to regain footing in the electric vehicle market. The number of vehicles going to carry a plug-in hybrid or similar hybrid technology in the near future will grow by leaps and bounds. Consider the plans that are already underway and set in motion to create a landscape that differs quite differently from what many might expect. This includes the Jeep brand, which has already offered customers a new plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler, known as the 4xe.
Immediate Praise For Renewed Focus On Climate
In California, Gavin Newsome, governor of the state, had this to say about the changes that have been announced. His focus towards creating a focus on renewable energy and less polluted airways is remarkable and forward-thinking. The future looks brighter and cleaner already and the focus on the issue of converting companies to produce vehicles that rely on batteries rather than gasoline is a proper, if not delayed, step in the right direction.
“Thank you Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (Stellantis) for dropping your climate-denying, air polluting, Trump-Era lawsuit against CA. Good start. Now it’s time to join forward-looking carmakers in the CA framework to protect our air and planet.”
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South African fashion retailer Truworths is eyeing up footwear brand Office, and is in talks with the company‘s owner, Silverfleet Capital, to buy.
A takeover price is estimated at around £300m although Truworths has neither confirmed nor denied this amount.
“No binding offer has been made and neither has any transaction been concluded with Office or its shareholders,” the company said in a statement to shareholders.
A deal would mark the latest in a round of South African investments into offshore markets, as retailers in the region make concerted efforts to expand overseas to offset the stagnant local economy. In January, the Foschini Group spent £140m on British clothing retailer Phase Eight, and in June, investment vehicle Brait acquired


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Ghostwire Tokyo is the new game from Tango Gameworks, the studio led by Resident Evil veteran Shinji Mikami which previously created The Evil Within series. At E3 2019, Mikami described the stylish and eerie Ghostwire Tokyo, which takes place in the aftermath of a Rapture-like event, as an action-adventure game in which you will fight paranormal enemies and rid the city of a supernatural evil.”
Ikumi Nakamura, creative director at Tango Gameworks, explained that players will “encounter conspiracies and the occult. You have to explore the world, face challenges.”
“We are making a new kind of action-adventure game,” Nakamura said. “It’s spooky! But not the usual kind of survival horror game Tango is known for.”
While an announcement trailer teased the story as well as the aesthetic of the game, we didn’t get to see any actual gameplay during the reveal at the Bethesda conference.
Further Reading: Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and the Art of Scary Games
Here’s the official description: “After strange disappearances hit Tokyo’s population, it’s up to you to uncover the source and purge the city of a strange, new evil. Armed with your own mysterious spectral abilities, you will face down the occult, unravel conspiracy theories and experience urban legends like never before.”
That sounds like a bit of a departure from The Evil Within, doesn’t it? It remains to be seen if Tango Gameworks will inject some horror into the proceedings.
Here’s everything else we know about the game:
Ghostwire Tokyo Trailer
Here’s the trailer:
Ghostwire Tokyo Release Date
No release date has been set for Ghostwire Tokyo as of yet. We assume the game will come to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
We’ll keep you posted as we hear more about this new Tango Gameworks title.
John Saavedra is Games Editor at Den of Geek. Read more of his work here. Follow him on Twitter @johnsjr9.


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24 February 2023
The Boomerang Alliance welcomes Woolworths’ announcement on the phase-out of their 15 cents plastic shopping bags in Queensland.
The move comes ahead of a proposed ban on these bags scheduled for September (in Queensland). Bans are already in place in Western Australia and are expected soon in South Australia and the ACT.
However, there is a concern that Woolworths and others may switch customers to another disposable option, paper bags.
‘Reusable bags, not paper bags, are the answer to plastic bag waste and litter,’ says Boomerang Alliance Campaign Manager Toby Hutcheon. Wildlife Queensland agrees.
Why aren’t paper bags the answer?
Paper bags are single-use items. They continue the linear make, take, dispose of economy, not a circular one.
Paper is not infinitely recyclable and is limited in its reuse opportunities. There will be a continued need to top up pulp fibres in the paper whereas a strong, enduring, reusable plastic bag needs no energy or resources to continue being used once initially made.
Creating plantations for pulping timber removes diversified ecosystems and promotes ecologically unsustainable monocultures.
Reusable bags, not paper bags
Woolworths says that 80% of their customers already use so-called ‘reusable bags’ and encourages other customers to do the same. But what will happen when these bags need to be replaced?
The Boomerang Alliance is proposing a new national standard for reusable bags where bags should:
- be manufactured and tested to be able to achieve at least 125 shopping cycles,
- be a minimum thickness, ideally with stitched handles,
- use recycled materials and
- be able to be collected for recycling at the end of its life.
They are seeking the support of all governments in endorsing this as a national standard and urging all retailers only to sell reusable shopping bags that meet the new standard. Wildlife Queensland agrees.
‘Wildlife Queensland strongly endorses the Boomerang Alliance’s proposal for the increased use of reusable bags and hopes the Queensland government adopts this new standard in their regulations,’ says Wildlife Queensland Policies & Campaigns Manager Officer, Des Boyland.
We all agree using a stronger reusable bag is preferable to paper bags.


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According to the founder of research companies Display Supply Chain Consultants and DisplaySearch Ross Young
Ross Young said that the Apple iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max smartphones will indeed receive screens with an image refresh rate of 120 Hz.
The list of smartphones with 120 Hz screens that will be released this year also contains the unannounced Huawei Mate 40. Which should go on sale in the fall at about the same time as the iPhone 12 line.
The source pointed out that in the iPhone 12 lineup, a screen with a refresh rate of only 120 Hz will only be received by the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max models. And the iPhone 12 is likely to maintain a 60 Hz display (LCD or OLED is still unknown).
According to the supply chain, the new iPhone 12 smartphone will be thinner than its predecessor. For example, the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max has a case of 7.4 mm and the iPhone 11 Pro Max has a case of 8.1 mm.
At the same time, the battery capacity of the old version can reach 4400 mAh. While the iPhone 11 Pro Max can receive a 3969 mAh battery.
According to Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities, there will be no headphones in the iPhone 12 retail package. According to reports, this move aims to increase AirPod sales and may result in the transfer of another 20 million AirPods units.
THICKNESS AND BATTERY
It is worth noting that, as past insiders have revealed, the four new models of the iPhone 12 series will adopt a thin and light design this year. In addition, according to the latest information provided by the supply chain channels. The iPhone 12 series product line will be better than the iPhone 11. Even the 6.7-inch version is only 7.4 mm thick, which is about 10% thinner than the 8.1 mm iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Of course, the side effect of the thinner body is that the battery life will not be ideal. Although the iPhone 12 series uses a new multi-layer stacked motherboard design. And in this regard may increase battery capacity. According to information disclosed by people familiar with the matter, the battery capacity of the two new models of the iPhone 12 Pro series will not exceed 4400mAh.
The expected launch date of the iPhone 12
The fastest sale in October. More importantly, the analyst also said that the supply chain problems caused by Apple have been resolved.
More importantly, the analyst also said that the Apple supply chain problem caused by the epidemic has been resolved. And this year’s new iPhone will be released in early October. This means that if the iPhone 12 Pro series is not significantly delayed In the case of shipments, the argument that the 120Hz refresh rate appears again may be related to this. Of course, the authenticity of the above news has yet to be confirmed. And the iPhone 12 series has just entered the DVT design verification stage, and the possibility of reversal will still occur.


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Veeam CEO confident of taking on ‘older, slower’ rivals
By Goh Thean Eu June 17, 2015
- They do backup in hours or days, we do it in seconds or minutes, he claims
- Expects to register US$500mil in booking revenue this year
FOR most tech companies, being the new player in a space filled with many established players can be daunting, as these competitors would likely have built a strong brand, as well as a strong relationship with customers.
For Veeam Software cofounder and chief executive officer Ratmir Timashev (pic above) however, being a new player in the virtualisation space means it can, without legacy technology weighing it down, develop solutions that meet today’s business requirement.
“Our backup solution is very advanced. It is very different compared with the legacy backup products from traditional vendors like Symantec, CommVault, IBM and Hewlett-Packard,” the outspoken Timashev told Digital News Asia (DNA) in Kuala Lumpur recently.
“It’s different because the legacy backup solutions were developed 20-30 years ago. Back then, business requirements were very much different.
“Five years ago, one could live without email for a day or a few days. Today, employees and partners need access to data from any place, from any device, at any time,” he argued.
In order to achieve this, as well as to stay competitive, companies are investing heavily in modernising their data centres.
However, such ‘modern’ data centres cannot be efficient if they are still running on “legacy backup solutions,” countered Timashev.
“With legacy backup solutions, you can recover applications, or data, within hours or days. That doesn’t address today's business needs. Our solution, which is fully leveraged with virtualisation, is built to recover data within seconds and minutes – not hours or days,” he confidently claimed.
Veeam Software was established in 2006 by Timashev and his cofounder Andrei Baronov. The privately-held company specialises in backup, disaster recovery and virtualisation management software for VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtual environments.
Veeam (pronounced ‘Vee-Em,’ as in VM or virtual machine) does not provide backup and recovery solutions for other virtual environments.
US$1bil revenue by 2018
The company plans to grow its revenue to US$1 billion by 2018, a goal which Timashev believes is realistic. This will be done by growing its customer base, as well as getting its existing customers to buy more.
For its first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2015, Veeam Software said that booking revenue jumped 22% against the same period a year ago. It also reported, in a statement posted on its website, that it now has over 145,500 customers worldwide, after adding 10,800 new customers during the quarter.
Timashev said that the Baar, Switzerland-based company expects to register US$500 million in booking revenue this year, although this wasn’t in the financial statement above.
While he believes that such a “great financial performance” makes Veeam Software one of the fastest growing software companies of all time, and that its competitors “are afraid of Veeam,” one has to wonder why it is still not the No 1 player in this space.
“In technology, it takes a long time for enterprises to switch, especially in the area of backup. This is because people are always afraid and have the mind-set that ‘if it works, do not touch it’,” he said, when asked why.
Another reason why Veeam Software is not at the top of the heap is because most of its competitors, which have been in the industry for many years, have a huge revenue base – mainly thanks to their income from maintenance and licence renewals.
“If you look at the number of new licences alone, we are already close to them,” said Timashev maintained.
The Asia Pacific mistake
Still, Timashev (pic) admitted that his company made one big mistake in its game-plan for Asia Pacific. “Asia Pacific – except for Australia and New Zealand – we are under-invested, so we are fixing the problem this year.”
As part of its renewed Asia Pacific game-plan, Veeam Software has decided to make Malaysia an ‘inside sales hub,’ responsible for most of the region with the exception of China, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia.
The company generate sales via inside sales agents and field agents. Inside sales agents are responsible for selling solutions to customers, mainly smaller-sized customers and partners, via phone. Field agents sell the solutions via face-to-face interactions with customers or partners.
“We consider Malaysia a good market, and that’s why we are making large investments in the Kuala Lumpur (KL) sales operations,” Timashev said. “There’s also a good pool of talent here.”
The move to set up its inside sales hub in KL is also aimed at growing the under-penetrated Asia Pacific business.
Currently, it has 6,000 customers in the region, of which 300 are in Malaysia. This is a small amount if one factors in the 3,000 partners (distributors and resellers) it has in the region.
“Currently, about 35% of our revenue comes from the United States and Canada; about 45% comes from Europe; and Asia Pacific only contributes 8%. We want to increase our focus in this region,” said Timashev.
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Tech will empower, not replace, humans.
The brisk pace of which the digital era has redefined contemporary life has many people asking whether their jobs are secure later on. A rapidly forthcoming tide of robots and automating software, we’re often told, is merely nearby from stealing our livelihoods and rendering most human employees obsolete. Will there be any truth to these predictions of doom and gloom, particularly when it involves the IT sector?
Regardless of the hubbub being raised over automation and the ongoing IT boom at this time, it’s a straightforward matter of fact that humans will be involved with tech support. Here are several of the techniques tech support is changing, but why it’ll always need human technicians no real matter what the near future holds.
Related: AI Won’t Replace Us Until It Becomes A LOT MORE Like Us
People don’t trust robots.
The main fact that should be established upfront is a comparatively simple one — people don’t trust robots and would much prefer that another flesh-and-blood-being handle their problems when compared to a little bit of cold, calculating hardware powered by a computer-brain. Even though many proponents of automation and the ongoing digital revolution declare that software can offer an improved experience than human technicians, many people will feel uncomfortable counting on a machine for everything in terms of their tech support.
Recent surveys have driven this aspect home again and again; the rise of AI-powered chatbots has been discussed endlessly, for example, but surveys routinely find that lots of customers rate their chatbot experiences poorly and would like a human face when getting together with a company. This trend isn’t going away any time in the future, especially as today’s scary media images of robots as calculating killers arriving at take our jobs expands in the future.
In terms of tech support specifically, many customers only will demand a human presence. While a lot of today’s tech support is now more digitized and remote, many customers — particularly older ones — want technicians to come quickly to their homes and help them with their problems in a hands-on fashion, that everyday human workers are crucial. Making ethical decisions in the tech support industry, too, is a thing that simply can’t be outsourced to emotionless machines that lack the moral compass of astute human employees.
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Customers may also want a human nearby so they have a genuine person to take their anger from. As pessimistic a prediction as it might be, it’s unlikely that the existing trend of customers who are angry at robots taking their fury from true to life people will end any time in the future. When machines and software inevitably fail, as everything do, a person should be nearby, not merely to fix the problem, but to take the brunt of the blame from a furious customer who must express their frustration.
Tech will empower, not replace, humans .
As holds true in just about any economic sector, the tech support industry will dsicover rapid digital innovations largely empower its workforce instead of replace it. Exciting technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality, already found in automated backlinks, are filled with potential, but are also confusing and generate chaos of challenging questions. The role of humans in solving these questions can’t be understated. When things fail, human creativity will be had a need to make sure they are right again.
It really is easy to give into the paranoia and insist that the robots could have our jobs eventually. The doomsday predictions that are so rife in today’s market are largely overblown, however, frequently produced only to generate clicks. Regardless of the rising digital tide, human workers will always find that companies value their presence and need their expertise if they would like to cater to the biggest audience of consumers as possible. Elsewhere, companies may also soon find that human employees are simply just reliable in the manner that lots of machines aren’t.
Related: Artificial Intelligence Could be the Greatest Jobs Engine the World Has Ever Seen
To become a human tech support worker in the digital era is no easy task, but it’s definitely not an impossible role. Human tech support professionals will oftentimes end up asked to be the facial skin of their company when it requires to connect to angry customers. Furthermore, they’ll end up to be the only professionals with the needed-knowhow to repair machines and re-code software packages when they inevitably breakdown or become compromised, because of outside attacks.
You can thus be reasonably assured that while AI-powered, automated customer support is likely to upsurge in the next couple of years, humans will be around. Software could be compromised, and cold machines simply aren’t friendly enough to fulfill customers who demand a human touch when soliciting IT help. Most of all, however, the creativity of everyday human workers and the resiliency of employees who’ll doubtlessly find new methods to make themselves useful guarantees that human tech support still incl


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paidContent reports that Walmart might have scored a marketing coup at Netflix's expense. When Walmart decided to shut down their DVD rental service they started marketing Netflix to their customers, a class action lawsuit was filed, accusing Netflix & Walmart of dividing up the DVD market (Netflix would not sell DVDs and Walmart wouldn't rent them). Netflix refused to settle, but Walmart did and will now be able to send 40 million current & ex-Netflix customers a Vudu offer.
A new court ruling gives Wal-Mart a major boost in its effort to muscle in on Netlix’s streaming subscribers. A federal court in California late last week approved a class-action settlement that requires Wal-Mart to pay out $27.5 million. But here’s the key element of the ruling: Wal-Mart will be allowed to pay the 40 million Netflix subscribers in the form of gift cards for Wal-Mart.com—where there is prominent advertising for Vudu, which rents and sells movies a la carte.
The court ruling is a blow to Netflix, which had earlier blasted the settlement as “the equivalent of a marketing campaign that costs Walmart only 68 cents per potential customer.”
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The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has tabled an expansion which will create more than 1,100 jobs.
The retailer, which has 65 mainstream high street stores throughout the UK, said it will generate 1,145 jobs over the next 18 months.
The employer plans to open 100 outlets, including new Peacock stores, as well as an expansion into Germany, Russia and the Middle East, according to the Daily Telegraph.
"UK retail remains a tough environment and we are focused on serving customers who are seeking value at a time of reduced discretionary spend but who will not compromise on quality," Steve Simpson, the group's commercial director, told the newspaper.
He added: "The group is free of debt so we can leverage a positive balance sheet and focus on a sensible-strategy which continues to deliver sustainable growth for the long term."
The company's operating profit has risen to £58.5m ($94.7m, 70m) compared with £20.6m the previous year.
The healthy result follows its acquisition of Peacocks in 2012 after the brand went into administration.
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group said it had invested £80m in developing online sales, refitting key stores and enhancing its overseas presence since then.


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'If China boycott continues, we will have to see a different monetisation model for IPL'
Uday Shankar reportedly said If people like something (cricket) so passionately, there will be people willing to back it financially
Uday Shankar, President, The Walt Disney Company (Asia Pacific) and Chairman, Star & Disney India, on Tuesday said that COVID pandemic and the China-India face-off have led to an “unprecedented mix of storm and crisis" and that they will have to "figure out a different monetisation model" for IPL if the boycott of Chinese companies continue, according to a report.
Shankar was speaking at an event organised by an English daily.
Asked if the boycott of Chinese companies will impact the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well, Shankar was quoted as saying, “If company X or Y is not there because in larger social or national interest it has been decided (to ban them), then we will have to figure out a different monetisation model.”
Shankar, however, said they did not invest “on the back of any country or specific company”.
“We believe cricket has a power and that power comes from the depth of engagement it has with Indian consumers. If people like something so passionately, there will be people willing to back it financially,” he was quoted as saying.
When quized about the possibility of conducting the IPL this season, Shankar repoedly said that it is important that people get the IPL experience for the love of cricket and signalling that life triumphs.
“Internally, we are discussing and planning but we also wouldn’t want the tournament to be held unless the atmosphere is safe,” he reportedly said.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced almost every sector to reinvent itself. The commercial real estate sector is no different. Historically, the real estate industry is not the quickest to adopt new technology. However, lockdowns forced employees to work remotely, which meant greater adoption of digital tools. The accelerated shift to digital, aided by the growth of tech-focused startups in the space, will probably push companies to leverage data for better efficiency. Here are 4 key commercial real estate trends that will shape the industry in 2021.
1. Robotic process automation (RPA) for more efficiency
Digital transformation lies at the forefront of technology trends in the commercial real estate sector. The shift has been coming for some time, especially with new tech-focused players entering the market. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend towards making processes more efficient and less labor-intensive.
A remote workforce and a dip in demand are two factors that are contributing to this acceleration in digital adoption. We expect more real estate management companies to adopt robotic process automation (RPA) in 2021.
What is RPA?
It is the use of software, or bots, to automate routine clerical tasks that do not involve high-level decision making. For example, standardizing contracts and liaising between multiple vendors for signatures and approvals. Data collection on buyers and sellers, data maintenance, and data compliance reporting are other common examples of clerical tasks that can be automated with the help of bots.
How is RPA useful?
There are three key advantages of RPA in the commercial real estate (CRE) sector:
- It is more cost-efficient. Companies that have adopted RPA have seen a reduction in their operational costs by 10 to 40 percent.
- RPA frees up employees for higher-value tasks, such as directly engaging with prospective buyers and sellers. This increases the chances of more deal-closures, hence directly contributing to a company’s revenue.
- It substantially lowers the risk of human error, making data more reliable. In turns, it makes data compliance easier.
2. Predictive analytics for better decision-making
The commercial real estate industry sits on a treasure trove of data. This data, when mined efficiently, can offer important insights into sales trends, demographic trends, and buying and selling forecasts. In 2020, data centralization, a key requirement for effective data analytics, accounted for 40% of all tech investment in commercial real estate. The number will increase in 2021 as real estate management companies cut risks and find better market opportunities.
What is predictive analytics?
It is the science of using historical data to predict future outcomes. For example, a commercial tenant’s financial reports can tell a broker if the firm will renew the lease or not. ProspectNow uses predictive analytics to help brokers identify off-market properties that are predicted to sell.
How is predictive analytics useful?
There are several use-cases of predictive analytics in commercial real estate, such as:
- Identifying the right time to invest
- Predicting return on investment
- Identifying commercial real estate markets that hold potential for future growth
- Allowing brokers to pitch the best retail spots to companies based on consumer behavior.
3. Virtual tours in a socially distanced world
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced governments around the world to implement social distancing regulations. As a socially distanced lifestyle becomes the new normal, the trend of virtual property tours is likely to be on the rise in 2021. The pandemic has also forced the older generation to come to grips with technology. As the baby-boomers become more comfortable with digital interactions, augmented reality will become more commonplace in the real estate market.
What are virtual tours?
Several platforms, such as EyeSpy 360, allow brokers to create virtual tours of properties that prospective buyers can watch on their devices.
How are virtual tours useful?
Given that the threat of COVID-19 is still very real, virtual tours limit the risk of infection. It also makes the real estate market safer for agents, particularly female brokers. According to a 2018 report by the National Association of Realtors, over 40% female brokers feared for their safety or the safety of their personal information.
The virtual tours space, itself, is likely to evolve, thanks to startups such as Guided Virtual Tours. The company gives a tour of properties just like an actual agent, unlike traditional virtual tour platforms where users have to click at different points to travel through the property.
4. Cloud for scalable digital experiences
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, companies quickly moved to online channels to engage workforce and tenants. However, over 50% CRE companies that took part in a 2021 CRE survey said they lack digital capabilities to fully utilize tools and data at their disposal. A majority agreed digital tenant experience is important for their company’s growth and revenues.
As companies try to minimize costs to deal with an economic downturn, cloud technology could see an increased adoption rate among CRE companies.
What are digital tenant experiences?
Digital payments and predictive insights into consumer behavior for tenants, are two primary examples of digital tenant experiences. An AI-enabled chatbot that helps commercial tenants with common queries could be another example of a digital tenant experience.
How is cloud technology helpful in enhancing digital tenant experiences?
Cloud technology offers a scalable, more cost-effective method to enhance digital capabilities. Companies don’t need to invest in servers or an extensive IT team to offer digital solutions to clients. Cloud also eases collaborative processes, making it easier for a remote workforce to share data and insights. People have become more receptive to telecommuting, thanks to the pandemic which means there is a greater likelihood of more CRE companies including cloud solutions in their digital repertoire.
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Electric Superbike Twente, a Dutch developer of electric motorcycles, recently teamed up with local AM company K3D to develop one of the first metal 3D printed components for the racing industry. The part in question is an electric motor cooling shell for the company’s second generation Superbike.
When producing the first generation Electric Superbike in 2018, Electric Superbike Twente relied on a laborious process to create the cooling shell that involved multiple components that were challenging to machine. By using turning and milling processes for the part, the Dutch company needed to use a large amount of material, which ultimately resulted in a part that was too heavy. Moreover, because of the thicker wall tolerances of the machining process, the part’s water cooling performance left much to be desired.
“Because of the turning process, the wall thickness needed to be higher that optimal, and we were unable to cool the electric motor as [efficiently] as possible,” said Feitse Krekt, Technical Manager of this years Electric Superbike Twente team. “Therefore we had less power than desired and sometimes needed to slow down to not overheat the electric motor.”
3D printing, as it turned out, could offer a solution for second generation of the Superbike, creating the opportunity to redesign and improve on the existing electric motor cooling shell. “With this years, second generation superbike we wanted to optimize and redesign as much parts as possible,” Krekt added. “We saw that the cooling shell could be improved a lot by making use of additive manufacturing, for its advantages in functional integration and light-weight production. When looking for a production partner, we found K3D.”
An expert in metal AM, K3D works with members of Dutch industry to offer them access to metal 3D printing technologies, offering training courses and guidance. In this case, the company was approached by Electric Superbike Twente to help redesign the cooling component for metal AM.
“We were contacted by Electric Superbike Twente in the early stage of their design phase, which gave us the opportunity to guide them in their design for additive manufacturing” said Jaap Bulsink, CTO of K3D. “We are very experienced with 3D metal printing and are always looking for opportunities to share this knowledge, especially when we are able to do so in such an awesome project as building an electric superbike.”
The design flexibility afforded by metal 3D printing enabled K3D and Twente to completely redesign the cooling part, integrating thinner walls and internal channels for the water coolant. Ultimately, the 3D printed part not only offered a superior cooling performance, but was significantly lighter than its machined counterpart.
“The part has an optimal cooling performance due to the thin walled design with internal channels on the right spot,” added Bulsink. “This was only possible with 3D metal printing where you have optimal freedom of design. On top of this, the part had been designed for minimal weight. The part was printed first time right and is very accurate and can be used directly without any post-processing.”
Notably, the 3D printed cooling shell is also significantly smaller than other similar components. According to Bulsink, while other cooling shells have been 3D printed for racing applications, Twente’s Superbike component is at least four times smaller.
The 3D printed part has now been delivered to Electric Superbike Twente, which will proceed with the racing bike’s assembly. Once assembly is completed, the team will test the second generation superbike with its new 3D printed cooling system. The new Superbike is expected to be unveiled on May 24, at the Kinepolis in Enschede, The Netherlands.


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The collection is inspired by the Beat Generation writers, captured in Jack Kerouac’s 1957 literary classic “On the Road,” and the presentation will include an exhibition of rare books and manuscripts from Jones’ personal collection, accessible exclusively to the guests attending the show at the Olympia London exhibition center.
The designer has been collecting hard-to-find books for around 15 years, but has been more vocal about it since moving in 2019 into his vast new home in London, where his collections are lovingly displayed.
“I have a lot of first editions of Jack Kerouac from his family and his friends, and it’s quite a big collection — about 100 books — so I thought I’d utilize that,” Jones said. “I love the way that the Beat poets shifted the way of thinking.”
The designer has put collaborations on pause at Dior, after working with leading artists including Kaws, Daniel Arsham, Peter Doig and Amoako Boafo, and joining forces last season with rapper Travis Scott on his spring 2022 collection.
While the collection was critically acclaimed, its fate is up in the air following the death of 10 people at Scott’s Astroworld Festival last month, which has jeopardized the musician’s ties with partners and sponsors. “It’s something that we are evaluating and we are discussing internally, and we’ll watch the situation,” Christian Dior Couture chairman and chief executive officer Pietro Beccari told WWD last month.
Jones spoke to WWD during a visit to Paris in late October, before the Astroworld disaster, meaning the decision to suspend collaborations had already been taken before the deadly turn of events.
“There’s no collaborations for a while, but that was my choice,” he said. “At Dior, we did three collaborations this year, and then the other 10 collections we’ve done aren’t with collaborators, so you know, it’s only a small part of my work, but people don’t see that.”
Instead, he has found another way to connect his designs to something he loves. “When you tie something in that you’re interested in, people appreciate it and customers react well to it. They like to know more about the person, but it’s something that’s not really about me, so it’s useful, because I’m quite private,” Jones explained.
Adding gravitas to this season’s homage, he worked with Kerouac’s nephew Jim Sampas, literary executor of the Estate of Jack Kerouac. The exhibition is curated by Sammy Jay, in charge of the modern literature department at London-based Peter Harrington Rare Books, which bills itself as the largest antiquarian book dealer in Europe.
It centers around Kerouac and his acolytes Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg, who inspired the characters Dean Moriarty and Carlo Marx in “On the Road,” but also encompasses the wider culture they ushered in. There are 66 books, more than 15 letters and manuscripts, six vinyl records, a poster, some drawings — and even Ginsberg’s credit card.
“I mean, I’ve got things like Virginia Woolf’s teapot in my house. I’ve got Roger Fry’s desk, I’ve got all these different things. There’s an energy that comes off certain things, especially in my library, because I’ve got such an amazing amount of books in there,” said Jones.
Jay has been helping the designer hunt for rare editions for the last couple of years, and previously worked with him on a curation of books and manuscripts from Britain’s Bloomsbury Group, including Virginia Woolf, for Jones’ haute couture debut for Fendi at Paris Fashion Week in January 2021.
“In his collecting, Kim rarely settles for ‘just’ a first edition. Most of his books are also inscribed by the author to someone significant,” Jay said in a statement. For instance, Jones owns multiple copies of “On the Road,” including a first edition inscribed to José Garcia Villa, a Greenwich Village poet who features in the novel.
“I have [Kerouac’s] mother’s copy of ‘On the Road’ and I have Lucien Carr’s copy of ‘On the Road,’ and also Gore Vidal’s,” he reeled off. Then there are books inscribed by “Junkie” author William Burroughs to artist David Hockney; Ginsberg to painter Georgia O’Keeffe, or poet Ted Joans to Andy Warhol.
The items on show also include Lou Reed’s original hand-corrected draft lyrics to songs from the Velvet Underground’s debut album, and a rare first edition of French poet Arthur Rimbaud’s “Une saison en enfer,” which has inspired generations of rebels.
“Kim has a lot to choose from, so in making the selection I had to think what story we wanted to tell. Comradeship is important here — especially now it feels valuable to celebrate and remember the creative possibilities of people coming together. The selection, as such, is highly eclectic, yet deeply interconnected,” Jay explained.
Jones is incorporating the designs of several book covers into his collection. “When ‘On the Road’ was written, it was very much the same time that Christian Dior was changing things,” he said. “So there’s this sort of synergy of it that I think is interesting: two different ways of approaching how you change the world.”
Sampas views it as a teaser of sorts for the 100th anniversary of Kerouac’s birth on March 12, 2022. “I’m anticipating designs that draw from midcentury aesthetics, channel the energy and adventurousness of Kerouac’s prose, with a modern twist appealing to a 2022 audience,” he said in a statement.
Jones traces his love of books to his mother, who set up several libraries at African universities during his childhood years, which were spent in Botswana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana.
“We had a huge amount of books at home, and I used to hate the way the shelves looked, because they were so messy. So I spent days organizing them in order, whether it was by publisher, or it was chronological and by publisher,” he recalled. “So obviously, then, I was interested and I pulled off the shelves and read.”
The designer pursued his passion, despite being dyslexic. “You struggle through things, don’t you, if you’re that interested,” he said with a shrug. “A lot of young people are going back to reading, not looking at their phone all the time and looking at books, and I think that’s quite a healthy thing to encourage people to do.”
Indeed, Jay hopes that the exhibit will inspire others.
“Rare books have always seemed glamorous to me, but to see them brought into this particularly luminous limelight is a thrill. I hope it is interesting too for people who have never seen or thought about this sort of material before, to see it brought together in this way, and perhaps to think about building their own collections,” he said.
“Collecting books is a way of representing to yourself what you care about. The fact that Kim takes this to the next level and wants to show the world what he cares about, and what he can create out of that passion, is wonderful,” he added.


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Dairy logistics firm Arla has warned hundreds of stores across the UK are not receiving milk deliveries due a shortage of HGV drivers. It is now adding its voice to calls for the government to allow companies to use European drivers again and plug a skills gap that could worsen over the summer. Speaking to the BBC, Arla UK MD Ash Amirahmadi said it had been struggling to recruit drivers since April: “That has increased to such a level now […]
The Commons Transport Committee has announced an inquiry into government policy on the UK’s strategic road network.
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Chief Executive for Robert Dyas, Graham Coles said, “I am glad to report that in the 53 weeks ending March 31 2012, our turnover increased by 2.2% to £105.9 million (compared to £103.6 million in 2011). Like-for-like store sales increased by 3.3% and our EBITDA was £2.8 million (compared to £4.1 million in 2011)."
“The Board was pleased to deliver solid sales growth during a difficult economic climate. As recently announced, on July 10 2012 the business was acquired by Gladys Emmanuel Limited - a company wholly owned by Theo...


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BY 2020, health related expenditure in Australia is expected to overtake the spend on restaurants and hotels.
Meanwhile, incomes are growing fast in Asia. Dishonest companies are being exposed online.
And the plethora of competing sources of information means nobody knows what or who to trust.
As inconceivable at it may seem, these apparent peripheral tidbits all have quite the potential to influence the future fortunes of the Australian cattle producer.
Demand for red meat is a factor of so many variables. Megatrends suggest both threats and opportunities.
Understanding, monitoring and, where required, repositioning our product in response to global trends will be critical to red meat’s prosperity, says Meat and Livestock Australia’s chief marketing and communications officer Lisa Sharp.
More for less: This megatrend exposes how governments, companies and communities are finding ways of ensuring quality of life within the confines of limited resources.
MLA research shows consumers are looking for “natural” meat - that is beef produced with minimal human intervention.
In beef, areas where this trend is likely to impact include efficiency in on-farm management, sustainable practices, yield from animal and leveraging everything the animal produces.
Great expectations: Demand for experiences over products and the importance of social relationships is on the rise. Consumers are demanding transparency.
The takeaway - what your social media profile says about you can be just as important as the physical product you are offering.
Silk highway: Rapid income growth in Asia, and to a lesser extent South America and Africa, will see billions transition out of poverty and into middle income classes.
The correlation between income growth and protein consumption is well-established.
Forever young: The aging population will mean more spending on healthcare and less on restaurants and hotels - two very lucrative channels for Australia red meat.
“We need to link red meat’s brand image with health messages and explore value added opportunities targeting older and wealthier consumers,” Ms Sharp said.
Fear, uncertainty and doubt: This trend started with the 2001 terrorist attacks in the US and means we look to what we can, as an individual, control.
How it’s playing out: A 2016 CSIRO study showed more consumers are using pack labels to drive purchases and 35 per cent felt country of origin was the most important piece of information.
That combines beautifully with Australian beef’s paddock to plate traceability and integrity.


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Paypal finished the process of buying Honey, an online commercial financial start-up company. The online payment conglomerate could see how essential and valuable the company was in its merge of shopping and rewards with its two-sided payments network.
Why did PayPal Buy Honey?
PayPal Holdings recently confirmed their purchase of the deal-finding add-on company, known as Honey Science Corporation; the buy-out was worth four billion dollars and it is considered the largest purchase in the online payments firm’s twenty years. Honey Science Corporations has approximately seventeen million active users per month, where it provides finding deals as an extension to help clients to get the best prices. Their sponsors are more than thirty thousand online retailers.
The online coupon application also gives customers a hand in finding the best deals on purchases on Amazon, provides cash-back, keeps tracks of any prices declining, and more. Paypal claims the value in merging both shopping and rewards with payments as the take-over provides its double sided network; this includes both PayPal and Venmo to create new offers and technology.
They also plan on rejuvenating the shopping experience for the 275 million live users on PayPal, while simultaneously growing sales and customer interactions for its retailers.
What is in Store After the Large Buy-Out of Honey?
PayPal managed to acquire Honey, while the online coupon application is growing in popularity among online users, since it automatically adds coupon codes at the checkout of every purpose. Honey, which only started in 2012, reported over one hundred million dollars in revenue in the year of 2018. It is expected to grow to reach two-hundred million dollars at the end of 2019.
The purchase of Honey Science Corporation has managed to improve the online presence of PayPal in the e-commerce space, when competition has been on the rise. The online payment company is attempting to stabilize its presence, in order to ensure the loyalty of its users.
“The addition of Honey to our platform enables a significant step forward in our commitment to provide powerful services and tools for merchants and consumers, move beyond our core checkout proposition and significantly enhance the shopping experience for our 300 million consumers and merchants,” according to Dan Schulman, the president and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal.
PayPal has been recently competing with its opponent Square, for more highlights in the payment industry. Square Inc. is an online payment firm that was established by the Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey. The company has been offered the licenses to deal in cryptocurrencies, which makes it extremely dangerous for PayPal to compete.


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Papayas that were sold across the country, including in the Greater Toronto Area, are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella.
Robin Atkinson, a spokesperson for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, said she did not know where in the GTA the fruit has been sold and said the organization is still investigating. She was also unaware of where else in Ontario the fruit may have been distributed.
Atkinson said there are no confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning in Ontario and said she did not know if anyone has complained of become ill from eating papayas.
The papayas in question originate from Mexico and were distributed by Texas-based Agromod Produce Inc. The company announced the recall on Saturday.
A salmonella outbreak south of the border, believed to be connected to the papayas, has resulted in 97 reported cases of illness, including 10 hospitalizations across the United States, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is working with the FDA and is continuing its investigation to have the affected product removed from the marketplace, according to a press release posted on its website.
The papayas originated in Mexico and have been sold under the brand names of Blondie, Yaya, Mananita and Tastylicious.
Anyone who bought the fruit prior to July 23 is urged to return them to the place of purchase.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people and in others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people infected with the bug often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In rare cases, a salmonella infection can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses.
The company Agromod was not immediately available for comment Monday.


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Guests received an invitation with "Come see our new home on Android" written on it. Facebook, however, has given no additional clues as to the content of this evening's presentation, which begins at 6pm GMT.
Facebook, which has a highly successful mobile app, has previously played down its interest in producing a dedicated mobile phone, with founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly stating in January that he was not intending to build a phone.
Rumoured features on the phone include enhanced details about a caller, including where they have recently visited on holiday. A 16gb storage capacity and a five megapixel camera are expected.
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The Restaurant Group (TRG) is expected to announce further site closures later this week when it provides a trading update.
According to the Mail On Sunday, TRG is preparing to close a number of its underperforming sites with many believed to be located at retail parks. It has also been reported that some of the sites earmarked for closure could be turned into the company’s Wagamama brand.
The announcement of any closures are expected to be revealed later this week when TRP boss Andy Hornby is to give his first strategy update following his appointment last August.
Hornby’s appointment came as TRG was hit with a £115.7m ‘exceptional’ pre-tax charge in its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 30 June 2019.
The pre-tax charge predominantly related to a £100.2m impairment charge and a £10.7m onerous lease provision in its Leisure business, and as a result the company reported a statutory loss before tax to £87.7m during the period.


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Lotus has announced their fastest road car to date, the Lotus 3 Eleven which was officially unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Lotus 3 Eleven will be available in two different versions, Road and Race and both cars have been developed by Lotus Motorsport.
Heralding a new generation of Lotus high performance sports cars, today saw the unveiling of the company’s quickest and most expensive series production car ever, the 3-Eleven, at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Designed as an uncompromised manifestation of the Lotus spirit, the new car is focused on providing an undiluted driving experience, and underlines the company’s ability to deliver legendary handling and blistering speed.
The Lotus 3 Eleven will come with 450 horsepower and the race version will weigh less than 900KG and will have a 0 to 60 miles per hour time of under three seconds.
This new Lotus supercar will go into production next year, prices will start at £82,000 for the road version and £115,200 for the race version, you can find out more information over at Lotus at the link below.
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Oktoberfest returned to Marienville, a little early this year, much to the delight of the hundreds of people who attended the three-day event.
“This event has been happening for over 40 years,” said Oktoberfest organizer Roxanne Thornton. “This year we have had the most vendors we have ever had. The weather cooperated and did pretty well this year. We had pumpkin bowling and corn shucking, races for bikes and lawn mowers, a car show, pet parade, a decorating contest, vendors, food, a parade and music.”


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A brand of cheese marketed as being “dairy free” is being recalled across Canada because it contains undeclared milk.
The recall is for Emborg brand Pizza Style Dairy Free Shreds. The recall is in place for every Canadian province except Quebec and affects products in 200 gram size bags with a best before date of Feb. 10, 2019.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said those with a milk allergy should not consume the product as it may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction.
The recall was triggered by a consumer complaint. The CFIA said there was one reported reaction associated with the consumption of the product.
Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.


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Codemasters, the UK based game dev studio, known for their immensely successful series of racing games — Grid, Dirt, Colin McRae Rally series among others have announced the sequel to their arcadish-sim driving game, Race Driver:Grid. Grid 2 is set for a summer 2013 launch and will be available for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC.
With a minute-long trailer, Grid 2 showcases the 2 new locations — Paris and Chicago and the furious pace of racing that is known to Grid veterans. With over 2 years of pre-production and development, Grid 2 will feature the newest version of Ego game engine and a new TrueFeel Handling System to achieve car handling which hits the sweet spot between arcade and simulation.
Grid 2 will feature tracks from the United States, Europe, and Asia, with cities including Paris, Abu Dhabi, and Miami. Multiplayer wise, Codemasters will bring in a RPG-style progression system with customization and integration with its online community portal, RaceNet.
Although not many details about the game are known, Codemasters’ interview with Eurogamer mentions that Grid 2 will no longer feature the in-car cockpit view – triggering an avalanche of angry reactions. A playable version is expected to available during this year’s Eurogamer Expo, from 27th to 30th September. Till then, enjoy Grid 2’s debut trailer.
Fusion Garage, the company behind the JooJoo tablet, has been embroiled in controversies ever since it had its first falling out with Michael Arrington, who was supposedly a partner in the Crunchpad project, which was later renamed to JooJoo. The JooJoo tablet bombed as it launched after the Apple iPad, which quickly took over the entire tablet market.
After that, Fusion Garage went underground and resurfaced in August 2011 with its new offerings – the Grid 10 tablet and the Grid 4 smartphone. However, it seems like even those new products weren’t able to save Fusion Garage. According to a new report by Business Insider, Fusion Garage is officially done, and is liquidating its assets to pay off its creditors. It owes a total of $40 million to its creditors, which it won’t be able to pay off completely.
While bankruptcy is common in startups, that’s not all. An employee of Fusion Garage tweeted this:
“I’m amazed about how badly a company can screw up, I can’t imagine that many people will be left once the new company is formed.”
Apparently, Fusion Garage is trying to start a new company with its old employees, enabling it to avoid paying off its complete debt as the assets of the old company are hardly worth $40 million.
If you had pre-ordered the Grid 10 or Grid 4 from Fusion Garage, you will probably not be getting your money back.
It seems that Fusion Garage’s law firm and PR firm saw it coming. Both stopped working with Fusion Garage in late-2011, just around the time they started accepting pre-orders for the Grid 10 and Grid 4 devices.


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Dan Wakeland has been hired as product manager for Superfeet Worldwide Inc., a Ferndale-based designer and manufacturer of over-the-counter shoe insoles.
“Dan’s depth of experience and knowledge of product management from idea to delivery is invaluable,” Randy Curran, Superfeet’s vice president of marketing, said in a Feb. 21 press release. “We are very happy to have Dan join our team and look forward to honing our design and other processes with his lead.”
In his new position, Wakeland will be responsible for researching, designing and bringing new products to market. He will play a major role in managing a new product testing program, establishing an efficient timetable for production planning and coordinating market feedback.
Wakeland spent seven years at REI as an apparel product line manager and a international product manager. He has also worked as a vice president for operations of the design and development group of Tabar, Inc.
Most recently, he was the director of account management for RV-ID, a company that provides telematics services to RV manufacturers.
He also worked for many years in the European outdoor business with Trek Bicycle Corp. and Specialized Cycles.
“It’s great to be back in the outdoor industry,” Wakeland said. “It’s wonderful to be with such a good company that has similar values and with people that share those values.”


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Digital platforms are becoming the new global catwalks for fashion and design companies in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, where the fourth edition of its Fimoda fashion industry fair was inaugurated on Thursday.
“We have Amazon, and Trendy Folk, which showcases some of the best products made by Mexican and Latin American designers, as well as Novica, created in association with National Geographic, which provides value to handicrafts,” Pedro Azael Nieto Ramirez, head of international promotion for the state’s Cofoce foreign trade agency, told EFE during the inauguration of the event in Leon, Guanajuato’s most populous city.
“These platforms are being used at the sales stands to help the companies take advantage of this new channel, namely e-commerce, so that they can sell their products online,” Nieto said.
Fimoda seeks to promote the creation of partnerships between Guanajuato fashion and design companies and more than 40 distribution firms from countries such as Canada, Spain, Guatemala, the United States, Japan, Germany, Peru and Argentina.
“Some 1,000 business meetings have been arranged. We hope that sales will surpass the 260 million pesos ($13 million) that were made last year,” Nieto said.
The two-day fair will be attended by world-renowned designers, such as Spain’s Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who will participate as a member of the jury for the “Creare” International Fashion and Design Contest, in which more than 1,300 designers registered to compete and 200 were selected as finalists.
This contest represents a crucial opportunity for young Mexican fashion students and designers to showcase their products at an international level.
Fimoda is a gathering place for fashion and design companies specializing in a wide range of products and accessories, including sweaters, jeans, jackets, T-shirts, dress shoes, tennis shoes, safety shoes, boots, wallets, handbags, and suitcases.
“We like to say that Guanajuato can clothe you from head to toe,” the official from Cofoce said, an agency that heads a strategy to consider Guanajuato producers as a “fashion cluster.”


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Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just the economy at stake. This is a bold move against the threat of US sanctions.
The Trump Administration has called on the Morrison Government to extend its "step-up" strategy in the Pacific to South-East Asia, as Washington grapples with China’s rising regional influence.
The fact that China, Japan and South Korea (CJK) engaged in an agreed-upon trilateral summit framework, and bilateral dialogues on the sidelines, was no small achievement given heightened tensions between the three countries.
For New Delhi, though, RCEP is first and foremost an economic deal that could hurt its more vulnerable industries and lead to near-term pain.
Conflict over trade dominated the economic headlines in 2019, so it’s surprising that the year ended with significant progress on three trade agreements.Each tells a different story about the outlook both for the global economy and for relations between nations.
As with many other countries, Pakistan’s FTA with China has had a devastating impact on its domestic SMEs. Beijing and Islamabad have a strategic partnership, but the Chinese remain cutthroat competitors in trade.
This level of annual spike in imports from Singapore has been unheard of despite the existence of the FTA for around 14 years now.
Abe seeks to bolster India ties to balance China’s clout.
The EAEU is shopping for partners in Asia. Middle finger to the West or sound trade policy?
When it comes to critical raw materials, the Commission is exploring fair trade agreements with Africa, Australia and Chile while the Canada-Europe trade deal could be a boon for sourcing nickel and rare earths.
China aims to press ahead with 15 remaining RCEP members. Japan had sought to balance China by involving India.
India has viewed FTAs as an important tool to enhance its trade and investment, and signed a number of trade agreements with various countries or groups. And India’s experience intrade with its major FTA partners has not been very encouraging.
A free trade deal with Iceland has an important benefit: It’s part of a broader plan to boost America’s presence in the Arctic region as a bulwark against Russia and China.
After the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) made substantive progress, it is now time for China to consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Japan and New Zealand to work toward expanding the existing 11-member trans-Pacific partnership free trade pact as they seek further economic and regional integration in the Indo-Pacific.
While there are clearly roadblocks to an agreement, there are also tailwinds — tailwinds that might never be stronger than they are right now.
High growth has granted the country global relevance but others may not support us if they don’t see an economic upside.
A spat between the world’s most populous countries is holding up a pan-Asian trade agreement encompassing nearly a third of all global trade.
It’s a good guess that the new global economic system will give overt political considerations greater weight than its predecessor. Countries will link trade benefits and penalties to their political agendas.
If the U.S.-China trade war continues or worsens ASEAN countries will also experience a bumpy ride.


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“There are few better ways to show one’s love for one’s usa and the well-being of one’s kingdom than via operating on the soil.”
– Nelson Mandela
Here in this article, we can talk about Africa and its agriculture sector, which remained unnoticed for many years. Of past due, African governments seem to have woken up to the need of selling their agriculture and create better skilled personnel. However, earlier than we delve deep into this count number, allow’s familiarize ours with what the Africa’s agriculture region entails.
About sixty five% of Africa’s labour force is hired within the agriculture zone; but, the sector has nevertheless been underdeveloped and debts for approximately 32% of GDP, thanks to low productivity. Here are some greater figures for you:
Africa has 60% of the arena’s arable land
By 2030, agriculture area in Africa would be $1 trillion strong
Agriculture region to create sixteen million jobs by 2030
These figures virtually suggest the huge capability that the sector holds. Seeing the possibilities which can be ready to be tapped, several cease-to-stop schooling organizations have entered the agriculture area. And these companies are impacting the complete agriculture price chain in Africa with their quit-to-give up getting to know solutions, which consist of programs like agriculture income schooling in Kenya that effect the productiveness of the farm retailers and seed vendors. Apart from agriculture sales education, there are numerous more programs that have been currently devised to boost the economic agriculture within the African countries.
Apart from agriculture income training in Kenya, learning corporations have evolved a number of other packages as well to reinforce improvement in the agriculture region. The packages are supposed to skill the manpower and lead them to efficient in distinct areas of agriculture area. Skilled manpower is probable to be extra effective and smooth-newcomers. And the first-rate element is that they can be positioned to work right away.
Governments in diverse African international locations are introducing new policies and packages to promote the world and create professional manpower. The governments have understood that agriculture schooling and education, along with agriculture sales education in Kenya, have an instantaneous impact on agricultural productiveness and on the overall performance of ancillary businesses and trade. The keys to the desired boom within the commercial agriculture lie in production for marketplace, diversification in plants and cropping patterns, and usage of cell telephony/ICT.
Agriculture has the potential to exchange the very financial face of Africa. Only if the governments of African countries can keep up with their agriculture-pleasant regulations and schemes, the sector will see gigantic boom and advent of thousands and thousands of latest jobs.


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Volt Birth Watch 113: Inside The Volt Battery Development
Curious about how things are progressing on the Volt front? Want to know all about how the Volt team “weighed each metric by importance and factored in what Volt vehicle-line executive Tony Posawatz diplomatically calls “qualitative factors,” such as, Are we going to hate working with these guys?” when choosing a battery supplier? Popular Science has a monster piece on the moon shot’s moon shot entitled Power Struggle that will answer all your questions about the Volt’s battery. Except for who’s going to make it and what the actual specs are. You will, however, learn that “It was a different proposition for the EV1,” according to Jon Bereisa, the chief of propulsion on the EV1 and an early instigator for the Chevy Volt. “The battery technology was not there and we knew it, but we believed that we could make up for it by designing a highly efficient car. You could say we nailed it. But we really did not achieve commercial viability.” And one analyst warns “the battery is too big, too expensive, and we are concerned about the life of the battery, the liability risk and the warranty’ — that’s what I hear at every car company I’ve gone to for the last nine years, and now I’m going to go to plug-in hybrids? The batteries are five times bigger, five times more expensive. The liability risk is five times more, or 10 times more.”
Why doesn't Niedermeyer get around to the heart of the story here: the gas engine won't recharge the battery! The wool is being pulled over our eyes by the very site that purports to seek out the TRUTH! Seriously, whether the Volt is produced or not there should be some sort of retrospective, in-joke-laden post on the Volt Birth/Suffocation/Death-watch series.
"If only we had better batteries .... " That has been the refrain of electric car promoters for over 100 years now.
Speaking of Volt battery development: isn't GM is out of the picture and the gig was outsourced to LG? Maybe Volt will come with a decent cell phone.