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Queuing in your local supermarket has become almost a guarantee over this lockdown period.
To obey social distancing measures and to ensure the safety of both customers and staff, most supermarkets have been letting in a number of people into the shop at one time which has caused large queues outside the shop.
Before lockdown, queuing to go into your local store was unheard of, but now it is the norm.
And while the weather was nice across the UK, it wasn't a problem.
But as the rain is starting to creep back in and the usual gloomy weather across the UK comes back, people started to change their mind.
But there isn't much we can do.
Inside the store, queuing has also increased as fewer tills are open.
Knowing it was affecting their customers' shopping experience, supermarkets have come up with different ways to reduce it.
Tesco, for example, has introduced queuing in your car, Aldi has implemented a traffic light system and Morrisons a speedy shopping lane.
Here are all the latest queuing rules for your local supermarkets.
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Being one of the leading supermarket chains in the industry, Tesco has led by example.
Tesco revealed new plans for queuing as the weather started to go from good to bad.
Queuing in your car to get into the store sounds ridiculous to some, but to Tesco, it works.
It is not yet quite sure how this will be operated, but to avoid their customers queuing in the cold or the rain, the supermarket may ask customers to queue in their cars.
It is thought that an app will be used to operate this which will tell you how far you are in the queue and when you can go in.
If it keeps us out of the rain and the cold and gets us in the store quickly, it's a yes from us.
To most of us, we only see traffic lights on the roads.
But now, we are set to see them in Aldi stores across the country.
The new system isn't in place in stores yet, but will make sure the number of customers in the store will be kept to a maximum and that there are enough people in the store to follow the two-metre social distancing rules.
It is very simple, the traffic light will flash green when customers can enter the store based on individual store customer limits and social distancing rules.
Richard Thornton, communications director at Aldi said: “The protection and safety of our customers and employees is our top priority and this new system is an accurate and effective way to allow us to control customer numbers in stores.
“The system’s trial was well received by our customers and we will be gradually rolling this new social distancing measure out nationwide from this week.”
One problem which some shoppers have reported is that you can't just 'pop in and out' of a store anymore because of the queues.
So people only wanting a few items have to wait the same amount of time as those doing a weekly shop.
Realising that, Morrisons has introduced Speedy Shopping.
Speedy Shopping is for quick basket shops and customers have to use the Speedy Shopping lane and dedicated tills once in the store.
Speedy Shopping lanes have been brought outside and inside stores.
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Lidl, like Aldi, has also introduced a traffic light system.
But in Lidl stores, the traffic lights represent busy store times which is aimed to help customers plan their visits to keep them safe.
Red, between 8am to 11am, is the busiest time for Lidl stores.
Amber, 11am to 2pm, is average busy times and green, 2pm to close, is the quietest.
Some stores will vary slightly.
Customers are still having to queue outside.
Currently, there are no innovative ways to queue at Asda stores but there may be in the future.
Asda is reportedly trialling a 'virtual queuing' system to implement social distancing measures better in its stores.
The system will allow customers to queue remotely and wait in their cars before they can enter stores.
Much similar to Tesco's new measures.


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On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) will take part in the fourth annual #GivingTuesday—an international movement to infuse a day of giving into a season of getting. Last year, over $96,000 was raised on #GivingTuesday and this year, we are setting our sights even higher!
Thanks to a generous commitment from a longstanding CRI supporter, gifts to the Cancer Research Institute on #GivingTuesday will be matched dollar per dollar, up to $50,000!
This thoughtful show of solidarity is making it easier than ever for you to double the impact of your end-of-year gift.
Kick off your holiday shopping with a gift to CRI. Your support will go to hundreds of scientists worldwide who are saving patients’ lives with the development of immunotherapies for all cancers. Join us and over 5,000 charities and community groups worldwide to show your support for a cause that counts!

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THE WHAT? Hong Kong’s Customs and Excise Department has seized a cache of luxury goods worth some HK$120 million from smugglers, according to a report published by France24.
THE DETAILS The haul comprised watches, fashion accessories, cosmetics, alcohol and cigars, among others and was captured as part of it was being loaded on a speedboat.
THE WHY? Thanks to its favorable sales tax regime, Hong Kong is one of the cheapest places in the world to purchase luxury goods. Smuggling activity has soared over the course of the pandemic as a result of tourist activity being curbed by travel restrictions.


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Friday, July 29, 2016
Avnet Makes $907M Bid For UK's Premier Farnell
Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet is making a bid to acquire Premier Farnell plc, the UK-based electronics distributor, in a deal worth approximately $907M, the companies said on Thursday. Avnet said it has offered to pay 691 million pounds in cash for Premier Farnell. The bid comes on top of an earlier offer from Datwyler Technical Components UK Limited.


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TimeZoneOne (TZO) has been named the new Public Relations Agency of Record (AOR) for Broken Shed Vodka, New Zealand’s award-winning, premium vodka and the fastest growing vodka brand in the U.S. for two consecutive years.
TZO will manage global earned media and influencer marketing on behalf of Broken Shed to help the brand continue expanding across North America and globally. The integrated agency team of TZO and Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) also handle Broken Shed’s marketing, creative, social media and performance media.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to tell Broken Shed Vodka’s unique story to consumer and trade media across the country and the world,” said Daniel Thomas, TimeZoneOne CEO. “As one team working across both sides of the Atlantic from our Chicago and New Zealand offices, TimeZoneOne is strategically placed to create meaningful, impactful stories that resonate with Broken Shed’s growing international audience.”
TZO and SCC launched Broken Shed’s “Vodka of Tomorrow” creative campaign in the U.S. which highlights that Broken Shed is what vodka can be, made sustainably without additives and pays tribute to the vodka’s home country by highlighting that, thanks to being in the time zone where each day begins, it’s already tomorrow in New Zealand. The campaign resulted in over 16.6 million impressions in less than a year and helped the brand reach record sales to become the country’s fastest growing vodka.
“As demand for our vodka continues to grow, we are excited to tell the Broken Shed story to even more cocktail enthusiasts with help from our trusted agency partner, TimeZoneOne,” said Jean-Marie Heins, chief marketing officer of Broken Shed Vodka. “We look forward to building on this momentum as we take our brand to the next level and having all public relations, marketing and creative efforts under one roof will be a crucial component to our success.”
Broken Shed is available in 30 U.S. markets which now includes Florida and Texas, both added in the last two months, and expects to add New York and South Carolina later this year. Globally, Broken Shed is in New Zealand, Australia and Samoa.
TimeZoneOne is a community of Strategists, Storytellers and Creators. A global agency with an un-agency approach. From retail and CPG to tourism, sports, education and membership marketing, our team has vast experience creating inspiring work across a variety of industries. Born in New Zealand in 1994, TimeZoneOne has offices in Chicago, New Zealand and Canada. Industry recognition includes a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy®, Communicator Awards, PRSA Skyline Awards, PCC Skyline Awards, Telly Awards, an Effie, Mercury Award, W3 Awards, and Davey Award. To learn more visit www.timezoneone.com.
About SCHAFER CONDON CARTER
SCC has been an Ad Age Small Agency of the Year for 3 out of the past 4 years and recently won Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy® Awards for work done on behalf of the Chicago Cubs and Illinois Department of Public Health. SCC is an independent creative agency with a diverse client roster including Kellogg’s, Procter & Gamble, OnDeck, USA TODAY, Chicago Cubs, Old National Bank, and Gallagher Insurance as well as several B2B clients. Founded in 1989, SCC employs over 140 professionals across its global network. For more information, visit www.SchaferCondonCarter.com.
About BROKEN SHED VODKA
Broken Shed Vodka © 2023 is based in Wanaka, New Zealand. Distilled, crafted and bottled in New Zealand ever since its inception in 2009, its vodka draws upon the country’s pristine natural aquifers and spring waters, made without any hint of gluten, additives, sugars or GMOs. Since entering the U.S. market in June 2012, Broken Shed Vodka has won a legion of loyal fans, and an impressive collection of awards. Broken Shed Vodka started in a ‘broken’ down old shed on Lake Wanaka where the formula was originally crafted and produced.
Broken Shed Vodka, 40% ABV, Distilled from Whey, imported to the USA by Broken Shed Imports, Manhasset, NY. Broken Shed Vodka is produced by Broken Shed Limited, Wanaka, New Zealand.
Broken Shed Limited is a private limited company based in Wanaka, New Zealand and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yes Whey LLC. Yes Whey LLC is a limited liability company based in Glenview, Illinois. Drink Responsibly.
To learn more visit www.brokenshed.com.


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Amazon and Google maintain smart speaker lead
Baidu captured 15.8% of the global smart speaker market in the first quarter after shipping 4.1 million units, marking a sharp increase in its market share from 0.1% in the previous year’s quarter. Alibaba shipped 3.7 million smart speaker units in the first quarter and captured a 14.1% share of the global market, thereby ranking fourth globally. Alibaba ranked first in China and third globally a year ago. Amazon and Google maintained their first- and second-place spots with 21.7% and 18% of the global market share, respectively, in the first quarter.
China’s smart speaker market expanded 500% in the first quarter
Baidu’s rise in the global smart speaker market in the first quarter can be attributed to the company’s investment in powerful AI technologies for its speakers and strong demand for smart speakers in China during the quarter. Sales of smart speakers in China increased 500% YoY (year-over-year) in the first quarter, driving global smart speaker sales up 168% YoY to 25.9 million units. Some 147.7 million smart speakers are expected to be shipped in 2019. Facebook (FB) and Yandex (YNDX) have also ventured into the smart speaker business to take advantage of the growing demand for these devices.


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Posts Tagged ‘DKC’
Edelman has announced two new hires: Brad Mays has joined Edelman’s Austin office as a senior vice president in the digital practice, and Tim Hayden has joined the company in Chicago as senior vice president of mobile strategy. Together, Mays and Hayden will be responsible for strengthening the agency’s digital and mobile expertise and establishing a new Southwestern hub for the Edelman brand. (Release)
Joel Curran, MSLGROUP North America’s managing director of Midwest operations, has been appointed managing director of MSL New York, the largest office in the MSLGROUP global network. Curran will manage nearly 200 staff members and assume responsibility for some of MSLGROUP’s most important client relationships. He previously worked at The Walt Disney Company, where he spent ten years in several business units. (PR Newswire)
DKC Public Relations, Marketing & Government Affairs has named Sebastian Moreira director of digital content. In this role, he will lead the agency’s online video production services and enhance the capabilities of its robust digital division, DKC Connect. Moreira previously served as senior producer for Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., where he developed all video content for ELLE.com, WomansDay.com and ELLEDecor.com. (heraldonline)
Tommy Bahama has chosen Burson-Marsteller as its international AOR, raising awareness for the company as it expands across Asia in 2012 and 2013. Stores are planned in Macau, Hong Kong, and Singapore, with an additional store/restaurant planned for Tokyo.
B-M regional MD Jackie Prince, based in Hong Kong, is leading the account in Asia. MD Danny Phan is a senior rep in Singapore. B-M has been beefing up its consumer roster recently.
Tommy Bahama has 96 locations in the U.S., but these are the first abroad. The company is working with DKC for the launch of its new New York location, which also includes a restaurant and a bar. And Los Angeles-based Orsi PR has been the company’s domestic AOR for14 years.
JCPenney has chosen DKC for “fashion and editorial outreach” after a competitive search, according to PRWeek. The retail company also chose PMK*BNC for PR services earlier this month, but neither is acting as AOR.
A few weeks back, DKC announced that it has started working with clothing and lifestyle brand Tommy Bahama, which will be opening a Manhattan flagship store in the fall of 2012. We got our hands on a little more detail about the work, which will include media outreach to national, local, and trade media, and events marketing and promotions at big-buzz happenings like New York Fashion Week and the New York Food & Wine Festival.
Even with lots of outreach, the fact remains that opening a flagship store in New York City is a regular occurrence (Uniqlo just did it, as did Marimekko, and Joe Fresh, a Canadian brand, will soon be doing it). With that kind of environment, it’s hard to make a big splash. We spoke with Rob Goldberg, SVP of marketing at Tommy Bahama to learn more about how the brand plans to stand out on opening day. Turning away from the “bigger is bigger” point of view, the new shop will reflect the Tommy Bahama brand first and foremost. And they’ll have cocktails!
Last night at Edelman’s New York offices, Mashable officially launched Mashable Follow, the site’s “new social layer” that will enable readers to find and follow their favorite topics, share stories to multiple social networks at once and follow other Mashable readers who are of interest, among other features.
Mashable founder Pete Cashmore addressed the crowd in attendance, and noted that the service had already added “thousands of sign ups” within the first few hours of launching.
Online dating site Match.com has selected DKC as its AOR reports PRWeek. The firm will work on consumer and corporate PR, promote the company’s couple success stories, and provide other services. Sources say the account’s budget is around the upper-six figures.
The company considered four firms, not including previous AOR Fleishman-Hillard, according to Carrie Davis, VP of comms for Match.com and its brand Chemistry.com. F-H had been AOR for less than a year following MSLGroup.
Davis first worked with DKC at Yahoo, which selected the firm as B-to-B AOR in January. Davis joined Match.com in September.
François Taschereau has joined Weber Shandwick as EVP, Canada and GM of the Montreal office. He will report to Greg Power, who joined as Canadian president in July.
Jennifer Archer has joined Waggener Edstrom as VP in the consumer area. She was most recently at GolinHarris, where she led the efforts for Nintendo of America.
MWW Group has added Kas Rigas as SVP in the consumer lifestyle marketing practice. She was previously SVP at DKC. While there she worked with clients including Discovery Channel and Tropicana.
DKC had a frenzy of promotions with 14 executive-level moves. Among those included were Ed Tagliaferri, Juliet Horn, and Krista Pilot to EVP and Katie Hart, Phil Crimaldi, and Victoria Martinez to SVP. The firm has 125 total staff members.
Saturday, October 9 would’ve been John Lennon‘s 70th birthday. Fans will have the opportunity to gather in New York City’s Central Park on that evening to see a special screening of LENNONYC, a new documentary by American Masters, which is produced in association with WNET. The film takes a look at Lennon’s life and work in New York City with his wife Yoko Ono and son Sean.The film will make its television debut on November 22. The clip above, via Thirteen.org, is an excerpt from the film.
DKC, which has been helping with promotions for the film since August, has also worked with WNET on other documentaries, and has also worked with PBS on movies such as the recent Ken Burns film Baseball. For the firm, the task was to plug into the conversation that already exists around John Lennon.


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It’s time for our weekly discount article for UK and European players. Unfortunately there’s not a massive amount on sale this week, though to be fair there were over 200 discounts added to the PSN last week, plus you can save more with PSN membership.
This week we’ve got a very decent deal for Ubisoft’s The Division on PS4. You can get the base game for £14.99, or you can get the Gold Edition which comes with a slew of extras for £29.99. Either version is a bargain in our book.
There are also a few other discounts on a few smaller indie games which you can find through here.
Chris has been writing about gaming news for far too long, and now he’s doing it even more. A true PlayStation know-it-all, Chris has owned just about every Sony console that ever existed. Trophies are like crack to this fella.


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Heikki Malinen, CEO of Posti, has informed the Board of Directors that he will not collect his salary on two separate months during the second half of this year.
Malinen’s salary of 82,500 euros per month has been the focus of much scrutiny as postal workers union PAU has expanded a strike that started on Sunday evening to cover truck drivers, in protest at what the union says is undue pressure on agency workers to work during the strike.
Posti chair Markku Pohjola welcomed Malinen’s announcement.
"This is his personal decision during a very difficult transitional period, and the Board of Directors appreciates his gesture,” Pohjola said.
In an interview with rural newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, Malinen explained the reasoning behind his decision.
“I thought about it and told [the board] that I was going to waive two months' salary. The decision is entirely personal. In view of the overall situation, I considered this a necessity," Malinen said.
PAU’s head shop steward in Pirkanmaa, Leo Harra, was standing outside the Multisilta sorting office in Tampere on Monday.
“We’re banned from the whole area. During the strike we stay outside the gates,” said Harra.
Posti: This strike is illegal
According to the employer, this week’s industrial action is illegal. However, despite the strike, Posti’s Head of Control Centre Jarmo Ainasoja said that most deliveries will get to customers as planned.
“At the moment, it looks like a small number of mail could be delayed by about a day,” said Ainasoja. “We are sorry to all our customers for any inconvenience caused.”
Morning newspaper deliveries are not affected by the strike.
According to Ainasoja the extent of disruption depends on how big a proportion of the Posti workforce goes out on strike.
“Managers promising 200 euro bonuses”
According to Harra, agency workers and managers are currently working at sorting offices. He says Posti’s tactics are worthy of criticism.
“Posti has acted disgracefully in trying to break the strike,” said Harra. “Posti has promised bonuses and threatened agency workers with reductions in hours. Managers have been promised 200 euro bonuses.”
Yle asked Posti about Harra’s claims, and they did not deny them.
Posti has ‘Kiitos’ bonuses, which are paid to workers for good work,” Posti’s communications department said. “These payments are in use in exceptional situations too.”
Harra also criticised the much-reported salary of the company’s CEO, as well as the bonuses paid when the company is not doing well.
He says he regards the bonuses paid to managers during the strike as ‘outrageous’.
“This is unprecedented,” said Harra. “If Posti now has resources for this kind of payment, why doesn’t it have the resources to pay others?”
“Kela will pay our wages”
PAU’s strike was sparked by Posti’s attempt to transfer parcel sorting staff to a collective labour agreement allowing much lower pay.
According to PAU the move could cut pay in sorting offices by between 30 and 50 percent. The average salary is 2,200 euros, meaning that the pay cut is around 660 euros.
“If pay is cut by 30-50 percent, our wages are paid by Kela [the social insurance institution responsible for welfare],” said Harra. “Everyone can consider if their own salary was cut by that much, is it right?”
According to Posti, the union’s comparison does not give an accurate picture.
“The Industrial Union’s collective agreement has planned payments for performance and the total package is, at best, higher than it is now,” said Turkka Kuusisto of Posti’s Package and online shopping operations group. “You can’t just compare the monthly salaries on the chart.”
Posti aiming for ‘working conditions on the same level’
Posti says it is aiming for 150-200 million euros worth of savings, and says it wants the same kind of working conditions as at competitors.
Harra rejects that argument, saying that DHL and other package delivery firms in Finland do not use the agreement that Posti is aiming for, preferring the transport sector agreement.
“If the employer gets what they’re aiming for, Posti’s competitive advantage is huge,” said Harra. “Is Posti, as a state-owned company, aiming for profits? In my opinion it isn’t. People should have decent wages.”
Posti says it is currently the only company in Finland using the postal and logistics sector agreement thrashed out with PAU.
Transport firms that also deliver packages follow the transport union’s agreement. Some ten percent of Posti’s own employees are also covered by that agreement, according to Turkka Kuusisto.
Shop steward: “Labour market strife starting in other sectors”
According to Posti 700 workers are transferring to the Industrial Union’s distribution collective agreement.
Harra fears that this kind of collective agreement ‘shopping’ could spread to other parts of the economy.
“If Posti gets what it wants, then this kind of thing will spread elsewhere,” said Harra.
Transport, railway and maritime unions have condemned Posti’s actions and Harra says he’s sure that support actions will happen if a resolution isn’t reached.
“I believe that customers are behind us,” said Harra. “People walk past and wish us good luck.”
Turkka Kuusisto says that the company is seeking flexibility through the changes.
“We are not aiming for cost savings first and foremost, but above all we want flexibility in our package sorting work,” said Kuusisto in a statement. “Our goal is flexible and similar working conditions to our competitors’.”
Professor: Impact on other negotiations
Tampere University’s labour researcher and professor of sociology Harri Melin says that the Posti dispute could have an impact on other union-employer negotiations this autumn.
“This autumn will be quite warm in the labour market,” said Melin, who cites economic growth and lengthened working hours imposed by the last government as upward pressures on pay settlements.
On the other hand, economic forecasts suggest growth might not continue.
Melin says that similar moves to find cheaper labour conditions will become more common in Finland. Posti is, according to Melin, a test case, because it is one company in one sector trying to minimise the cost of labour.
Edit: Updated on 2 September at 5.50pm to include Malinen’s announcement.


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Whether they are trying to keep up with the Joneses or the Jetsons, nearly everyone from executives to eccentrics is buying cellular telephones. In fact, American businesses had a product sales increase of only 4% last year, whereas cellular sales skyrocketed 43%.
"This is probably the only industry that was blessed by the recession," says Norman Black, director of public affairs & communications for the Washington, D.C.-based Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA). "There was so little business to be obtained that people needed and tried to acquire every competitive edge available to them," explains Black as to why the cellular market continued to grow.
It has been about eight years since cellular telephones were first introduced and hit the market. They were deemed by industry experts as the fastest-growing technology ever, surpassing stereos, video recorders and even televisions. Today, cellular telephones--car, mobile and miniature portable units--are not just commonplace, they're every place.
Last year, 7.6 million cellular subscribers generated approximately $5.7 billion in revenues. According to CTIA, the cellular market is adding 196,000 users per month. There are currently 15 million cellular phones in use worldwide. Last year alone, 2.8 million phones were sold. Most folks are racing to purchase cellular phones, because they don't want to waste another minute while commuting. "Why read the paper when you can close the deal over the phone?" asks Scott Slater, president of Cellular Plus, a cellular consulting firm in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Indeed, a study conducted by The Gallup Organization on behalf of the electronics giant, Motorola Inc., reinforces that sentiment. Of the cellular users surveyed, 66% claim the phones helped them keep up with the competition; 91% say they increased their productivity; and 70% say the phones made them more successful in business. Of the businesspeople surveyed, 18% were in sales or retail positions, and more than half claimed sales increased because of the cellular phones.
Consumer demand for small, lightweight and versatile phones has made portable phones the fastest-growing sector of the cellular industry. Portables make up about 38% of the market, says Richard Siber, director of mobile and wireless communications for BIS Strategic Decisions in Norwell, Mass.
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Manufacturers dominating the cellular market are Motorola Inc., Shaumburg, Ill.; NEC America Inc., Melville, N.Y.; Panasonic USA, Secaucus, N.J., and Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. NEC America's latest offerings are two new portable phones, the P400 and the P600.
The P400 features a 16-character LCD screen, 40-number, speed dial memory and a silent call alert. …


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J&R in business since 1971 now also launched their Cyber Monday Sale on Sunday. See all ongoing Cyber Monday Sales.
J&R highlights a Cyber Monday deal on the Sony Reader Touch (PRS600) for $279.99, which is a good deal.
Other J&R Cyber Monday deals include a $199.95 Nikon Coolpix L100 10MP camera, $99.99 TomTom One 140S and Samsung HZ15W 12MP Camera for $229.99.
Shop all J&R Cyber Monday deals now here.
Cyber Monday Sales have already started at several online retailers including Best Buy and Amazon. Cyber Monday 2009 aims to offer the best online deals of the year. Find more Cyber Monday Deals in our ongoing Holiday Sales coverage.
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World-class seafood and marine products headline at PH’s biggest food show Global buyers are up for an exciting showcase of the Philippines’ premier seafood and other food segments in the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines, the country’s biggest export-oriented food show, on May 25-27 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay City. Organized by […]
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP), in partnership with the British Embassy Manila, is organising the Iloilo Trade Mission on 8-9 March 2018.
With the theme “Promoting Regional Development Towards Prosperity For All,” the Mission will highlight a Trade & Investment Forum on March 8 at the Richmonde Hotel aimed to facilitate a dialogue between the government and private sectors and present business opportunities in Iloilo and the Visayas as a whole.
Philippine Department of Trade and Industry’s Undersecretary for Industry Development and Trade Policy, Ceferino S. Rodolfo, gave a speech at Asia House’s conference, ‘Asia Trade in the New Global Order,’ in Hong Kong on the 27th of November 2017.
As Asia House’s first largest event outside of London, the conference aimed at bringing the trade debate to an Asian platform. It brought together thought leaders from across the globe including high-level government representatives, former ministers and government representatives, and the ASEAN Secretariat.
London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom and the Philippines made a joint commitment to enhance economic cooperation and expand trade and investment between the two countries, as the 7th Annual UK-Philippines High Level Talks took place in London.
“One of the big benefits of, again, partnering with Monde Nissin was that it’s headquartered in the Philippines, so it’s already in ASEAN. The 650 million people that are already there – rising middle class – that was an attractive proposition for us. And what we’ve done is that, since the partnership with Monde Nissin began, we started selling Quorn and indeed some of our other business products from elsewhere in the group in the Philippines. ”
Mr. Thakrar was one of the speakers during the ASEAN@50 Business Forum on 11 October 2017. Please find more videos from the event here.


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The recession is set to hit the supermarket industry hard, as cash-strapped customers become savvier with saving money on household goods by comparing prices in stores.
To keep people coming through the doors, Morrisons has just announced that it will reduce prices by an average of 23% on hundreds of products, starting today.
It’s all about everyday goods, such as fruit and vegetables, bread, rice and the two items that sold out almost everywhere during the start of lockdown – pasta and toilet roll.
Meat, poultry and cleaning products are also on the list.
And according to the supermarket’s chief executive, David Potts, these are not temporary discounts.
He said: ‘It’s been a tough year for many families who find themselves stretched.
‘To play our full part in feeding the nation, we’re cutting prices and holding them low to make our food more affordable for everyone.
‘These are not short-term promotions; these are price cuts that are here to stay.’
A spokesperson added that many of the products chosen would be those that are used to make children’s school meals, including the most popular of all: spaghetti bolognese.
But Morrisons isn’t the only supermarket to slash prices to retain its customers.
Asda recently revealed that it is investing £100million in lowering prices for thousands of products across food, baby and toy ranges, including its own label but also branded items.
‘We know that given the year it has been, saving money is more important than ever for our customers, which is why we’ve invested in rolling back the price of thousands of products this September and will keep doing so through the rest of 2020 and beyond,’ said Roger Burnley, CEO at Asda.
Meanwhile Sainsbury’s has frozen prices on 1,400 products, while Tesco has chosen a different route by pledging to make everyday items cheaper – but without presenting promotions.
For more tips on how to make your money last further, a mum has recently shared how she feeds her family of four at less than £1.50 per person.
You can also check out how another thrifty mum-of-two feeds her family for a month with just £47.
Do you have a story you’d like to share?
Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk.


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Updated: 02/03/2014 7:08 AM KSTP.com By: Jennie Olson
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The massive data breach at Target over the holiday season impacted millions of customers. This week, that breach is taking center stage at the nation's capitol.
A series of hearings will discuss what went wrong, and the breach may even spark new laws to protect consumers.
The three hearings will take place over the next three days, each of them with a different committee.
The Senate Banking Subcommittee meeting on Monday will discuss breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels. They’ll be asking if these retailers had the right protections in place for customers.
The hearing starts at 3 p.m., and the Secret Service will be there along with the Bureau of Consumer Protection and the Federal Trade Commission. The National Retail Federation is also expected to testify.
Virginia Senator Mark Warner chairs the committee. In a video posted to his website, he says they’ll be looking at a credit card system used in Europe; instead of the magnetic strips you see on your credit and debit cards, there would be a chip installed and a pin number to help increase security.
"This is going to be an evolving field," Warner said. "Technology continues to evolve, but the sophistication of these cyber hackers does also."
Tuesday’s meeting is before a Senate Judiciary Committee, and Target’s Chief Financial Officer has been called to testify.
On Wednesday, representatives from both Target and Neiman Marcus will go in front of a house panel yet again to answer questions about why and how these breaches happened.


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Buyers should check how prepared vendors are for an outbreak of swine flu to avoid supply chain disruptions, a lawyer has told SM.
Kelvin Balmont, senior associate at law firm Clarke Willmott, said the virus could lead to an increase in contractual disputes as staff illnesses may mean suppliers are unable to perform duties.
He urged purchasers to review the force majeure terms in their contracts, which frees one or both parties from liability when an extraordinary event prevents one or both fulfilling their obligations.
"We would strongly advise any business to review their terms and conditions and those of their suppliers to see where they stand in the event of such an outbreak," Balmont told supplymanagement.com. "If you're particularly reliant on one supplier you should spread the risk and have the ability to switch over."
He added that delivery and logistics firms are most likely to be affected by lower staff numbers, while catering suppliers should also be considered at risk.
Balmont was alerted to the issue when an event management supplier approached him with concerns that swine flu would affect its ability to perform contractual agreements.
The Department of Health will launch the National Pandemic Flu Service this week to provide advice on a website and from call centres.


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The first foreign store network Fix Price will be opened in early April of 2016 in Georgia, said the General Director of the network Dmitry Kirsanov. To open the first foreign point will be the local franchise partner, which the company did not call. Later will run the shop Fix Price in Kazakhstan, partner of this country are also found, said Kirsanov. Partners in the CIS countries can open unlimited number of stores under the brand network, the number depends on its capabilities and needs in the region, says a top Manager.
“Brand Fix Price registered in almost all European countries, — said Kirsanov. — If this year we will find partners in Armenia, are technically ready to open a store there. Georgia, Kazakhstan and Armenia — the countries where the customers are not severely different from consumer behaviour”. Now the company is considering opening in all the nearby countries of the former USSR, he explains. In the future, Fix Price, you may go to the Baltic countries. “But it’s a bit more complicated than going out, for example, in the countries of the Customs Union where there are no barriers, real boundaries and duties,” says Kirsanov.
In neighbouring countries direct competitors to Fix Price, in fact, will not be — the model of the hard discount stores with fixed prices practically implemented even in Russia, said General Director of “INFOLine-Analytics” Mikhail Burmistrov. The nearest competitor Fix Price, network Oscar Hartmann “at the same Time” only began to develop and now has only a few dozen points. Last fall in Russia came the first foreign network such format German Euroshop. However, now has, according to the official website, only 13 stores in the Moscow region, Nizhny Novgorod and Saransk.
All for one price
Who invented the format
The inventor format stores that are all sold at the same price, considered Frank Woolworth’s. In 1877, 25-year-old Woolworth, who worked in new York store Augsbury and Moore Dry Goods Store, came up to lay unsold goods on the table with the sign “All for 5 cents”. The sale proved to be popular with buyers and the suppliers. In 1878, Woolworth opened a store of goods at the same price of Woolworth’s Great Five Cent Store in Utica, new York.
The world’s largest chain of format fix price, Dollar Tree, was founded in the USA in 1986. All the products in it are sold for a dollar. The network now includes more than 5 thousand stores in the U.S. and Canada. Other major network – Japanese Daiso (2.8 thousand shops in Japan and 860 in other countries), canadian Dollarama (900 stores) and British Poundland (over 500 stores).
For those Russians
Fix Price — the largest Russian network of shops fixed prices, the majority of goods now costs 50 rubles. the First stores were opened in 2007. The main shareholders of the company — the co-founder of the network “Kopeyka” Sergey Lomakin and Artem Khachatryan. Among the shareholders of the investment Fund Quadro Capital, a small fraction is ten top-managers of the network, including CEO Dmitry Kirsanov. The chain’s earnings in 2015, according to the company, amounted to 61.2 billion rubles (including VAT). Network two years in a row enters a rating of “50 fastest growing companies”.
Serious competitors to Fix Price yet. In 2014, the founder of KupiVip Oskar Hartmann with partners began to develop a similar format for the network “Simultaneously”. In 2015, the proportion became the President of “Interros” Vladimir Potanin. Assessment, owned by Potanin, a Cypriot company, acquired about 38% only the owner of the network, offshore Za Odno Ltd. Last year the company “Simultaneously” opened 10 new stores per month in cities with a population of not less than 50 thousand inhabitants. Also in 2015 a few shops with fixed prices under the brand name Fan Price was opened by the founder “pjaterochki” Andrey Rogachev. However, the instability of the ruble led to the fact that the company abandoned the format of fixed prices.
In 2015 in Russia opened the first stores of the network of the German Euroshop. Euroshop is one of the leading European chains of shops fixed prices (all products are out there for €1 Euro), under which are 225 stores in Germany.
The franchise for three years
Fix Price now has 2097 shops. Of these, about 400 work on franchising. Operating company network, “best Price”, always gets 25% of the share capital of the company-the franchisee. With the majority of franchisees (approximately three-quarters of stores) “best Price” also negotiates the right of redemption of their store after three years, according to a specific pricing formula which was not disclosed.
Lump sum payment (one-time payment to the owner of the franchise when buying), according to the company, such scheme is 300 thousand rubles, royalty — 3-4% of turnover. The opening of one store with an average sales area of 200-300 sq. m costs about 5 million rubles, the payback period is less than a year, says Kirsanov.
There is another scheme of work with partners in which the parent company does not redeem partner points. In this case, the amount of the lump sum payment and royalties higher. Now according to this scheme open shops in regions in which in the next five years Fix Price isn’t going to develop independently, for example in the far East. “There is not yet reach our logistics arm, so those whom we are now engaged, is a project of “perpetual franchise” jokes Kirsanov.
The decision on whether “best Price” to buy up overseas stores, is still pending, this issue the company will discuss with foreign partners in a year after the start of the pilot stores.
Only in 2016 Fix Price plans to open about 300 stores in the next few years to run for 300-500 points. Development potential in Russia for the network is estimated at 5 thousand shops.


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Nokia Corp. NOK 1.60 % said Wednesday Symbian would remain the key software platform on its smartphones, as the world's largest handset maker forecast a 10% rise in global handset volumes next year following a period of sharp contraction.
The rivalry between different software platforms has become increasingly fierce, as handset makers compete for their share of the global market for smartphones, the one area of the mobile-phone market that has continued to grow during the recession.
Nokia, while giving its first industry projections for 2010, emphasized it had made significant improvements to the next version of the Symbian user interface.
"In 2010, we will drive user experience improvements, and the progress we make will take the Symbian user interface to a new level," said Nokia Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, adding that Symbian had "reach and flexibility like no other platform."
He also said that a higher proportion of Nokia smartphones will have touch screens or full QWERTY keyboards.
In addition, the Espoo, Finland-based company said it would focus on stabilizing the average selling price of its handsets to increase revenue. Nokia said in October the average selling price was €62 ($94) in the third quarter, stable from the previous three months but down from €72 a year earlier.
"Going into 2010, the overall mobile-devices market is stabilizing and it is growing more in the areas where Nokia has competitive advantages," said Chief Financial Officer Timo Ihamuotila.
Nokia said it will continue to focus on applications for its phones, targeting net sales from its Services unit of €2 billion or more in 2011 from an expected 300 million active users by the end of that year.
To differentiate its products from rivals, Nokia has increasingly focused on applications such as navigation, its Comes With Music phones, and its Ovi online portal.
However, it has faced intense competition from Apple Inc. AAPL 0.19 % 's iPhone and its App Store, as well as touch-screen phones from rivals such as South Korea's Samsung Electronics and a growing number of devices based on Google Inc.'s Android open-source operating system. Adding to the competition, Samsung is set to release its new bada operating platform Dec. 8.
Nokia's market share has remained relatively flat even as it has launched new phones such as the N97 smartphone and its open-source Maemo-based N900 device.
In 2008, recognizing the push toward open-source software as mobile applications become more widespread, Nokia bought out all the shares in Symbian it didn't already own and set up the Symbian Foundation with a large number of other manufacturers and operators, aiming to unify several technologies into one platform and make it open-source.
The mobile phone industry has suffered from several quarters of falling sales as consumers have reined in spending in the wake of the economic downturn. Research firm Gartner Inc. said in October it expects the handset market to return to year-to-year growth in the fourth quarter most countries emerge from recession.
—Adrian Kerr in London contributed to this article.
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The U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult yesterday for U.S. firms to use antitrust laws to fight foreign competition, ruling that American companies must have substantial evidence that foreign firms conspired to monopolize the market.
The 5-to-4 ruling in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., a major victory for Japanese television makers in a 15-year-battle with their U.S. competitors, also may make it easier for antitrust defendants in general to have suits against them dismissed before trial, antitrust experts said yesterday.
The decision by Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. reverses a ruling by an appeals court in Philadelphia that ordered 21 Japanese companies to stand trial on allegations that they conspired to sell television sets in the United States below actual cost in order to drive U.S. television manufacturers out of business.
The American firms, Zenith Electronics Corp. and National Union Electric Co., argued that the Japanese firms -- including Toshiba, Sanyo, Sharp and Mitsubishi, but not Sony -- had acted together to sell televisions in Japan at artificially high prices to offset low prices in America.
Powell said the evidence presented by the U.S. companies to support their allegations was insufficient to allow the case to go to trial. "A conspiracy to increase profits in one market does not tend to show a conspiracy to sustain losses in another," Powell said. Such "predatory pricing conspiracies," he said, "are generally unlikely to occur . . . especially where, as here, the prospects of attaining monopoly power seem slight."
Powell said that while the Japanese manufacturers' shares of the market rose from 20 percent to 50 percent during the 1960s and 1970s, "the alleged conspiracy's failure to achieve its ends after 20 years is strong evidence that the conspiracy does not in fact exist."
In addition, Powell said that the Japanese firms had no "motive to sustain such losses by underpricing in the United States absent some strong likelihood that the alleged conspiracy in this country will eventually pay off" in market control and an ability to later inflate prices.
The court sent the case back to the lower court to see if the American companies could produce more direct evidence of a pricing conspiracy. At the same time, the American companies could pursue their other claims that the Japanese manufacturers violated U.S. laws against "dumping" their goods at below-market prices.
A spokesman for Zenith said company attorneys "feel the antitrust case is still alive" and especially the antidumping case. The company was "looking forward to trying the dumping case in the near future," the spokesman said.
But Donald J. Zoeller, an attorney for the Japanese firms, said the ruling will put those companies in a "tremendous position to have all the conspiracy charges dismissed -- both on antitrust and antidumping."
Although Zenith may try to pursue allegations of dumping against individual Japanese companies, Zoeller said, the ruling yesterday should serve to defeat those efforts as well.
Justice Byron R. White, writing in dissent for Justices William J. Brennan Jr., Harry A. Blackmun and John Paul Stevens, said the American companies had presented enough evidence to send the case to trial. White said the court, trying to establish guidelines for judges to decide when to dismiss antitrust suits before trial, "only muddies the waters . . . with confusing and inconsistent statements about the appropriate standard for granting summary judgment."
The Japanese companies, backed by the Justice Department, also had argued that they were exempt from antitrust laws because whatever actions they took were required by the government of Japan. The court did not address that issue.


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The topic? The St. Louis-based bakery-cafe chain’s focus on philanthropy and efforts to reduce food insecurity.
A big focus of the talk, called “Innovating Philanthropy: Panera’s Social Experiment,” will hinge on the company’s five Panera Cares cafes, where customers pay what they can. (First introduced in Clayton in 2010, there are now five locations, including Dearborn, Mich., Portland, Ore., Chicago and Boston.)
“Ron’s vision was to launch a ‘pay-what-you-can’ cafe and see whether the community would support it,” reads a description for the event. “If the experiment succeeded, the Panera Bread Foundation would have a platform to leverage all of Panera’s expertise and resources to fight food insecurity at scale.”
Shaich will talk about his plan to expand Panera Cares cafes; and he’ll talk about how Panera is using social media, word-of-mouth and “offline” communities to “ignite a social movement.”
The SXSW appearance dovetails with recent efforts by Panera to highlight the company’s values, as well as its menu.
In February, Panera unveiled a $70 million ad campaign, the largest in its history, with the tagline “Live Consciously. Eat Deliciously.”
The values-driven message highlights its “Panera Cares” cafes, the chain’s use of antibiotic-free chicken and its donation of unsold bread to food pantries. In conjunction with the campaign, Panera launched a social media campaign called Food Chain Reaction, which asked people to create “circles” of five friends on Facebook. For each circle, Panera is donating a bowl of low-fat vegetarian black bean soup to someone in need through the organization Feeding America.
Panera has 1,652 bakery-cafes nationwide. Along with Shaich, the company is led by Co-CEO Bill Moreton. Panera had net income of $173.4 million for fiscal 2012, up 28 percent from 2011. Sales for 2012 were $2.1 billion.
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This is not the right time for a breakdown. As The edge explains, the Galaxy Note 10 has its own version of your phone, called "Link to a PC". This phone just went on sale last week and Link to PC would not be available as part of this outage.
Typically, the application allows you to respond to texts, access files and manage phone notifications from your PC. This feature has been undergoing insider testing since this spring and Microsoft started to release it on PCs in July. If Microsoft can overcome this block, it is planned to bring the screen replication feature to more handsets in the coming months.


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Chinese auto market in 2020 falls by 4.1% as the pandemic and lockdowns affect sales. Full-Year sales have been 24.7 Million. The leader Volkswagen reports the worst performance on the leaderboard by falling 16.2% and losing 1.5% share.
The Chinese car market has been hit slightly in 2020 despite the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted sales everywhere in the world.
The market has slowed down since 2016, after having achieved 30% of global sales. The future evolution is clearly driven more by real solutions regarding the two main issues created by the last decade’s market boom: pollution, and traffic congestion.
The Chinese government has shifted its attention from total volume to engine mix and is progressively creating incentives for small and low emission vehicles while supporting investment in the AFVs, mainly electric. In this direction, in January 2017 it has been increased the duties for vehicles with engine displacements over 1.6 liters (from 5% to 7.5%). During 2017, sales have been 28.2 million, up 0.9%.
However, in 2018, new light-vehicle sales have progressively lost steam, following the deceleration of the domestic consumer demand. Indeed, The market interrupted the positive trend of recent years losing for the first time since the ’90s and closing 2018 with 27.5 million units sold (-3.7%). In 2019 the Full-year ended at 25.7 million, down 6.5% from the previous year
After starting the year negatively (-18.8%), the market quickly collapsed in February as the virus started spreading well before any other country. The sharpest drop in sales this year was in fact February when sales declined by 77.3% due to heavy restrictions. The market recovered quickly and started growing again in May (+6%).
The second half of the year has been entirely positive, in fact, every month reported positive sales, with July (+10.1%), October (+11.3%) and November (+13.5%) up in double-digits.
Indeed, Full-Year sales for 2020 have been 24.730.045, reporting a decline of 4.1% compared to 2019.
Brand-wise, this year the leader Volkswagen (-16.2%) lost 1.5% market share and registered the worst performance in the leaderboard, followed by Honda (+4.7%), which gained 0.6% share. Toyota gained 0.7% share, increasing sales by 7.7%. Nissan reached 4th place while losing 4.1%, followed by ChangAn -up 1 spot- which gained 4.4%.
Geely fell in 6th place by losing 6.8%, followed by Wuling (+7.9%) and Buick which gained 7% sales. Closing the leaderboard we have Mercedes -up 2 spots- reporting the best performance in the leaderboard by gaining 10% and Dongfeng -down 1 spot-, losing 7.4%.
The most sold vehicle this year has been the Nissan Sylphy (+15.2%) with 542.725 units sold and jumped 1 spot, followed by the Wuling Mini Truck, which gained 14.2% registering 477.569 new sales this year. The Volkswagen Lavida (-21.3%) closes the podium by falling 2 spots and reports 419.793 new units sold.
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After years of trial programs and capsule collections, 2023 is a critical year for businesses to satisfy circular economy pledges and address fashion waste.
New textile-to-textile recycling factories are springing up, pushed driven by new European laws. However, major investment in infrastructure and design procedures is still required to make recyclable fashion a reality in large numbers.
"We're shifting from a technological difficulty... to a logistical supply chain one," said Laura Balmond, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's director of fashion.
"There's some really amazing energy, ingenuity, and devotion [to the circular economy], but... how do you make that a mainstream business model?"
As corporations face greater pressure to address overproduction, the focus will shift beyond recycling solutions. Degrowth, a hazy but growing phrase that emphasizes the friction between businesses' consumer-driven business models and environmental aims, has grown from a radical anti-capitalist notion to a frequent component of mainstream arguments that will influence the industry's future.
"There have been all these debates and discussions in the industry for quite some time about alternate growth models, degrowth, and overconsumption," Niemtzow said, "but I believe the new perspective on it is that there may be a gap between our economic strategy and our environmental aspirations."


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Will the London Olympics Ban McDonald’s and Coca-Cola?
Every four years, the world's best-performing athletes convene in a flurry of washboard abs and chiseled physiques to compete in one of the biggest sports competitions in the world: the Summer Olympics. To prepare, athletes train hard and eat well around the clock. Why, then, are two of the event's biggest sponsors corporations that hawk fatty foods and sugary drinks? That's a question posed by the London Assembly, who's urging a ban on McDonald's and Coca-Cola for the summer games, reports The Telegraph.
A sponsor since 1976, McDonald's has eagerly anticipated its 2012 sponsorship of the Summer Games by planning the opening of the world's largest McDonald's. The Olympic Park McDonald's will seat 1,500 people (ten times the size of a typical outlet), and is expected to sell 50,000 Big Macs during the course of the games. That's 50,000 too many, say members of the London Assembly. Opponents of the chain's presence argue that an event born of athletic prowess should not be funded by companies that sell high-calorie foods that contribute to childhood obesity.
Coca-Cola, a sponsor of the Olympics since 1928, is also under scrutiny, both for its high-calorie drinks and, in its diet sodas, a controversial sweetener called aspartame.
The motion to ban Coca-Cola and McDonald's was proposed by the Green Party's Jenny Jones, who, according to TIME, told the assembly, "London won the right to host the 2012 Games with the promise to deliver a legacy of more active, healthier children across the world. Yet the same International Olympic Committee that awarded the games to London persists in maintaining sponsorship deals with the purveyors of high calorie junk that contributes to the threat of an obesity epidemic."
Jones got the Assembly's support. The Assembly passed a motion urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to adopt strict sponsorship criteria that it hopes will outlaw companies that contribute to childhood obesity. As an elected body with the power to amend the mayor's annual budget, the Assembly's support is significant.
Dr. Onkar Sahota, who seconded the motion in the London Assembly's meeting of the Council, says the high-profile event will help to advertise unhealthy foods whose marketing is already restricted on children's television.
"These Games will subvert those regulations by providing a glut of sponsored messages for high calorie food and drink that are at odds with the Olympian athletic ideal," he told The Telegraph.
According to The Telegraph, an estimated 60.8 percent of adults in the U.K. and 31.1 percent of children are overweight.
A primary goal of hosting the Olympics was to bolster the country's image in its commitment to health. The London Assembly states that inviting McDonald's and Coca-Cola to the Games runs counter to that message.
Already, McDonald's has ruffled feathers by bypassing London's commitment to local and sustainable sourcing for the Games. Though the London Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee developed and published a plan requiring food vendors to adhere to British Red Tractor standards of quality and sourcing out of the U.K., McDonald's announced it would source all but 10 percent of its chicken from elsewhere. It also only plans to source 55 percent of its other ingredients from the U.K.
Trouble is, McDonald's and Coca-Cola are valuable cash cows, making banning them from the Games a hairy situation. According to TIME, "Cash generated by commercial partnerships accounts for more than 40% of Olympic revenues, and the companies under fire have been two of the biggest contributors for many years."
TIME's Jak Phillips spells out the financial risk of dropping such monied sponsors:
Involvement of this level comes at a hefty price. The Olympic Partner (TOP) sponsors likely pay about $100 million for a four-year commitment, and sponsors typically spend three to four times the sponsorship amount to plan and execute the associated marketing campaigns.
Phillips adds that between 2005 and 2008, revenue from TOP came to around $866 million, in addition to advertising spending.
In their defense, Coca-Cola and McDonald's point out that their fare will not only comprise unhealthy food options. Coca-Cola says more than 75 percent of the drinks it expects to sell will be water, juice, or sugar-free drinks (those that, as previously mentioned, contain aspartame). McDonald's says that in addition to burgers and fries, it will offer porridge, bagels, and salads, adding that companies aren't solely responsible for the weight of a nation.
"Ultimately it's up to individuals to make the right food, drink, and activity choices for themselves," a McDonald's spokesperson told TIME.
What do you think? Do the Games' organizers have a responsibility to find healthier sponsors? Should McDonald's and Coca-Cola be doing more? Share your thoughts in the comments.


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The DentalMonitoring’s patent infringement claim relates to methods of analyzing an image of a patient dental arch.
DentalMonitoring has filed a lawsuit against Get-Grin Inc (Grin) with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of two of its patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 11,314,983 and 10,755,409 (collectively, the “Patents-in-suit”)), directed to methods of analyzing an image of a dental arch of a patient, under the patent laws of the United States.
In a press release, DentalMonitoring says it created the methods of analyzing an image of a dental arch of a patient allowing for commercialization of teledental services in the United States. The company says the patents-in-suit relate to a core part of this technology.
“DentalMonitoring brought this lawsuit to protect and stop infringement of its intellectual property, which is the result of more than 8 years of pioneering work and investment in advancing teledental services and solutions. As CEO, I take my responsibility to protect Dental Monitoring’s inventions seriously. We will continue to invest in innovation and expand and protect our intellectual property,” says Dental Monitoring founder and CEO Philippe Salah.
Orthodontic Products reached out to Grin about DentalMonitoring’s patent infringement lawsuit and received the following statement from a spokesperson for the company, “We at Grin have independently developed amazing technology that first and foremost helps doctors and patients, putting that relationship above all. We are confident in everything we have built.”


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Carlisle Companies Inc. is combining its power transmission best business, which was discontinued in 2008, with its tire and wheel businesses. Carlisle Power Transmission manufactures belts and accessories for industrial power transmission applications with annual sales around $115 million.
In the second quarter of 2008, Carlisle PT moved to discontinue operations. "We announced plans to sell our power transmission belt business in April 2008," says David A. Roberts, chairman, president and CEO of Carlisle. "We were close to selling the business to a strategic buyer last year when our transaction was derailed by the financial crises.
"During our extended sales process, we also considered retaining the belt business, which has remained profitable, and combining it with one of our other businesses. Though we recently received and offer near book value, the decision was made to retain and combine the belt business with our tire and wheel business. These two businesses have similar manufacturing processes and share common customers."
Carlisle serves the on- and off-highway vehicle and equipment industries. It is evaluating the financial statement impact and estimates pre-tax charges of $6.7 million related to fixed-asset charges and plant restructuring costs in the fourth quarter 2009.


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What: Even the finest retailers out there have outlet stores, but not Bloomingdale’s. Well, until now apparently. The retailer is considering opening up outlet stores across the USA; it already has one for non-apparel items like furniture.
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Bloomies didn’t comment on the rumor. While it would be a latecomer to the outlet game, it’s not a bad time to get into it. As other tenants vacate, more space is opening up in outlet malls, and they’re in general doing better than other retail.
What We Say: We wish we knew more details, and we wish this wasn’t just a rumor at the moment. With the recession, however, we don’t find it difficult to believe that Bloomingdale’s will soon venture into the outlet mall territory. Are your fingers crossed?


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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Raising the minimum wage in Malaysia will not be detrimental to the economy or businesses, contrary to what some employers have claimed, said economic experts.
They said there isn’t enough empirical evidence to support the argument that raising the minimum wage ceiling now would torpedo an already flailing economy as suggested by Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman over the weekend.
“Given the absence of data, including impact analyses, it is unclear how a minimum wage hike of 25 per cent would impact the sustainability of businesses in Malaysia. It would be interesting to see if MEF themselves have conducted studies to come to such a conclusion,” Intan Nadia Jalil, a chief economist of an established regional bank, told Malay Mail.
“Based on evidence from other countries, including empirical research, however, hikes in minimum wage are unlikely to result in a mass exodus of businesses.”
She pointed to the work of economist David Card whose research into minimum wage and the effects of immigration on labour costs made him one of three recipients of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Economics.
Card posited that raising the minimum wage didn’t necessarily cause businesses to lay off workers and hurt employment.
Before his game-changing study, economists almost universally believed that minimum wage increases and job losses were correlated.
“At its root, this is mainly due to the fact that workers are also consumers, and any rise in incomes would generally lead to an increase in consumption.
“Interestingly, the spokesman for the MEF also mentioned that Malaysian workers are paid far higher than minimum wage rates, so the hike could potentially reduce an over-reliance on foreign labour, which has been a significant vulnerability for some firms, particularly during the pandemic,” she added.
Director of Economics and Business Unit, and Acting Research Director for the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Juita Mohamad, said an increase in the minimum wage has been happening every two years without fail.
She said, with a positive growth rate projected for 2022, supported by a high vaccination rate and higher export growth, business sentiment should strengthen in the months to come.
She suggested that the government provide special grants for businesses to tide them over these trying times.
“Given such progress and outlook, the minimum wage increase should not be frozen as this would derail wage growth over time,” said Juita.
“The government should strengthen distribution capacities and make grants available for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) especially to digitise and automate wherever needed. This is how they can stay competitive in a post-pandemic era,” she said.
Putrajaya proposed to increase the minimum wage from RM1,200 to RM1,500 and are contemplating when to do it, although the tentative date is said to be in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Syed Hussain’s argument for not increasing the minimum wage was that MSMEs were already suffering and even a small increase in business cost would aggravate their plight and they might close down, what more with an increase of RM300-RM400 per month on top of the existing national minimum wage.
He said doing so would push up the cost of goods and services as well as operations costs indefinitely, adding that a salary adjustment would demotivate employees whose salaries are already above the minimum wage.
Timing and need for better policies
Syed Hussain’s remarks were contradicted by Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) deputy president Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani who wants the wage increase to happen now instead of by year's end.
MTUC secretary Kamarul Baharin Mansor also called for the wage increase, citing the continuous rise in the cost of goods, which he said was uncontrolled.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said Malaysians can expect a minimum wage of around RM1,500 before year's end without specifying the exact date and rate of increase.
He said the new rate had not been finalised.
As such, Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) executive director Lee Heng Guie said part of the issue with trying to find common ground was the country’s economic, financial and social situation.
Malaysia is currently experiencing a fourth Covid-19 wave dominated by the Omicron variant, which is now in the community. Daily cases are set to soar beyond 20,000 in the coming weeks.
Lee said the tug of war between MTUC and MEF is expected as the wage increase is set to benefit around 2.25 million individuals, based on their gross salary, and not including allowances and overtime.
He added that not all businesses recover the same way and many are still struggling with the lack of manpower, early closing times, as well as loss of customers, as their business model does not work anymore in the pandemic era.
“If these businesses had to increase wages, then the contribution rates to employees would increase as well. As it is, people are struggling with the current price of goods; increasing labour costs will cause another chain effect,” Lee said when contacted.
“The key here, which I believe the government will do, is to figure out what the magnitude of the wage increase should be and when to implement it.
“Don’t make it too steep and find the right time to implement the wage increase. We know employees are struggling so a deeper look at the conditions we’re living in both business and economics is necessary before making a big decision like this.”
Juita concurred with Lee, adding that Bank Negara Malaysia will introduce measures in the second half of the year to curb inflation and further price increases.
She also urged for better policies to govern the increasing wages and price of goods.
“There should be a concerted effort to deploy needed policies to ensure minimum wage can increase while curbing higher inflation and prices. Other measures like subsidies and set price ceilings are already used to curb the increase in the price of goods and services,” she said.
An example would be the price of chicken eggs, which has risen, due to an increase in the production costs incurred by chicken egg farmers.
Some parts of the country have also seen an increase in chicken prices of up to RM2 from the previous RM7 per kilogramme.
The Selangor government is in talks with chicken egg producers in the state in an effort to reduce the price of the protein source below the market price and as part of preparations to ensure sufficient supply until the Aidilfitri celebration in May.
Many have called for better regulation of such staples, as almost every year, especially around festive seasons, the price of goods inevitably increases.
As such, Intan too felt there was a need for better policies.
“Generally speaking, precipitous hikes in wages would only result in inflation if they are not accompanied by improvements in productivity, including in terms of technological efficiencies.
“To prevent this, perhaps the minimum wage hike should also be accompanied by effective policies to incentivise firms to invest in innovation and movements up the value chain,” she said.
“As with all policy measures, the timing of implementation is also a key factor. However, with regards to the impact of the floods and the pandemic, given that there is a high possibility for economic recovery by the end of this year, the negative impact on firms may be neutralised.”


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Round-Up - Gruppo Campari's Q1 Results 2013
In mid-May, Campari released its results for the first three months of 2013. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the company's performance.
Gruppo Campari has seen its domestic market drag on Q1 performance, as Italy struggled in the quarter "as anticipated".
Gruppo Campari might be on the look out for more acquisitions once it beds in latest buy Lascelles deMercado & Co, an analyst has said.
Gruppo Campari's CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, went a little off-piste in a conference call with analysts today (13 May).
Campari's CEO has hit out at a “second-tier" vodka company that is pulling down prices in the US by "dumping vodka" in the country.
Earlier today (13 May), Gruppo Campari announced its results for the first three months of 2013. Here is a look at the results in the company's regions and from its main brands.
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Transport & Logistics, the biennial logistics fair in Belgium, was held at Antwerp Expo in mid-October. Transuniverse Forwarding had a stand there, just like two years ago. It was very successful.
Despite the addition of an extra hall, the exhibition complex was just big enough for this year’s edition. Organizer Easyfairs counted almost 10,000 visitors. “The quality of the visitors also plays a role in the success of Transport & Logistics. The fact that they consist for 50% of decision makers has guaranteed this trade fair an excellent market position” says Nadine Francus, group event manager at Easyfairs.
Transuniverse’s stand, nicely centrally located in hall 4, attracted many visitors. The whole team was there to welcome customers and prospects in a cordial but professional way.


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INDIA: Water producers question ISI issues
Bisleri, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle are all believed to want clarification on various issues including the fate of non-ISI marked bottled water available when the notification period lapses on March 29.
"Bottled water has a shelf life of six months and there will be stocks in the market without the ISI mark after the notification period," Ramesh Chauhan of Parle Bisleris told India's Business Line.
He said that the bottled water industry was making a representation, in the next couple of days, to the Ministry of Food Processing, which would, in turn, take up the case with the Ministries of Health and Consumer Affairs.
Chauhan also claims that some of the indications from the notification were contradictory. "The notification makes it mandatory for the packages to be transparent and clear. However, the materials allowed by the notification, like polyethylene and polycarbonate are not transparent and hence, it is contradictory."
Water manufacturers pointed out that they are not asking for an extension of the notification period, but for clarification on certain issues raised.
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. Picture taken October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake
By Nichola Groom
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday will introduce a resolution to repeal President Joe Biden’s suspension of import tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations, according to a statement provided to Reuters.
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, which allows Congress to reverse federal rules with a simple majority, is aimed at propping up domestic solar manufacturers, which have struggled to compete with cheap panels made overseas – often by Chinese companies.
“We cannot allow foreign solar manufacturers to violate trade law, especially when it comes at the expense of American workers and businesses,” Representative Dan Kildee of Michigan, a Democrat, said in a statement.
Kildee is introducing the CRA with three Republicans – Bill Posey of Florida, Garret Graves of Louisiana, and Bob Latta of Ohio, as well as two other Democrats – Bill Pascrell of New Jersey and Terri Sewell of Alabama.
The CRA is a 1996 law that allows Congress to reverse federal rules with a simple majority. A CRA bill expires if it is not passed within 60 days of its introduction and prevents the federal government from issuing a rule that’s “substantially the same form” in the future.
A repeal of the policy would be a blow to the U.S. solar industry, which has argued that tariffs on panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam would freeze development of the clean energy projects needed to meet Biden’s ambitious climate change goals.
The four nations account for about 80% of U.S. panel supplies.
Responding to those concerns, Biden last year waived tariffs on solar products from the four Southeast Asian nations as the Commerce Department was considering whether those imports were circumventing duties on goods made in China and violating U.S. trade law.
Months later, Commerce issued a preliminary decision to impose new duties on some imports from those countries, but they will not kick in until June of 2024 because of the two-year waiver from Biden.
The White House has said the tariff exemption will serve as a bridge while the U.S. sector ramps up. Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, passed last year, includes big incentives for domestic manufacturing…


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World's leading trade fair of the bicycle industry presents itself in Frankfurt in 2022 as an influential European forum for new mobility Frankfurt – For the first time in 2022, Eurobike will take place in Frankfurt am Main, new mobility-themed as never before. How much impact will the bicycle have on the mobility of the future? How must and can the inner cities change? To what extent can the cargo bike's success story contribute here? And what exactly does new mobility mean beyond the e-bike? These and other questions are going to be answered in part with smart products from innovative start-ups, but also at international congresses and events at Eurobike.
Renowned companies of today and tomorrow meet at the leading trade fair Eurobike – with a fully booked Start-Up Area and returning industry giants, the trade fair becomes an innovation show Frankfurt – In a few weeks, Eurobike will open its doors for the first time in Frankfurt. Large parts of the bicycle and mobility industry are making final preparations to show their best side in the metropolis on the River Main from July 13 to 17, 2022. Eurobike is a meeting place for the industry itself and the end users. This promise attracts young, innovative companies to the exhibition grounds and the fully booked Start-Up Area.
Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft (ZEG) to exhibit entire portfolio 2022, 2023 and 2024 at international bicycle trade show Eurobike Frankfurt Friedrichshafen – Now that the Eurobike exhibition halls have closed for the last time in Friedrichshafen, the Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft (ZEG), one the industry’s major players, has made a clear and early commitment to the leading bike industry trade show in Frankfurt. The dealer group and purchasing cooperative will be exhibiting at the new Eurobike in 2022 with its full brand portfolio BULLS, PEGASUS, ZEMO, KETTLER Alu-Rad, HERCULES, FLYER, i:SY, EURORAD, SHAREA, MonkeyLink and WANDERER. The wide-ranging engagement is both long-term and exclusive.
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Luxury brand Burberry, made sure all eyes were on them as they broadcasted the fashion show featuring women’s wear autumn/winter 2012.
You had to be there! Oh no, wait, you actually didn’t. Burberry put on a one-of-a-kind fashion show in London this week, to celebrate all things British. Those craving a front seat, only needed to tune in through their smart phone or tablet – or watch it from huge digital screens as the whole event was filmed and broadcasted live at airports, train stations, and Burberry stores worldwide.View Comments


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Ferrari teases next California
Could be set for Geneva auto show
Ferrari is set to reveal a new, or possibly improved, vehicle on Feb. 12. It will be the world premiere of the “149M Project”, which Internet rumors have pegged as a (M)odified version of the current California drop-top. It would follow in the footsteps of the 550 Maranello, which was upgraded to the 575M.
The model will most likely come with a couple of turbochargers, according to reports at Autocar, with the 3.8-liter V8 making about 550 hp. That engine is currently used in Maserati's Quattroporte and Ghibli models.
The styling should be inspired by the F12 Berlinetta, though Autocar says the shape of the headlights are borrowed from the 458 Italia.
Ferrari reportedly wants to reduce production of the California replacement to about 500 units per year to maintain exclusivity. Pricing is rumored to be the same as the current model.
Click here for some two-tone spy shots, and check out this FerrariChat message board for a rundown from a so-called insider who says he has firsthand knowledge of the car. We'll be poised and ready for the news on Feb. 12.
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