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SCOTLAND’S FAVOURITE TREEHOUSE IS 15 YEARS OLD
6 November 2019
The iconic Treehouse at The Lodge on Loch Goil celebrates its 15th birthday this month.
Built around a mature Scots Pine tree in November 2004, the Treehouse has become a much loved and memorable feature on the shore of Loch Goil. Originally built as a unique feature to attract clients to the venue, the Treehouse has seen its popularity steadily increase over the years.
Soon after it’s construction the Treehouse quickly established itself as the perfect backdrop for fashion shoots and ad campaigns. Companies including British Vogue, Marie Claire, GQ, Esquire and Burberry have all utilised the unique setting as a photography location.
It has also been the subject of several features in print and online media, including The Scots Magazine, The Daily Mail, Harpers Bazaar, Buzzfeed and Conde Nast Traveller.
Several famous faces have also enjoyed the space, such as Helena Christensen, Kathie Lee Gifford, Craig Ferguson, Ford Kiernan and Elizabeth Hurley.
It has since gone on to be amongst other things, a meeting venue, yoga studio, mindfulness retreat and a much sought after wedding venue.
As part of the month-long celebration of the Treehouse’s 15th birthday, The Lodge on Loch Goil is offering 15% off all activities booked during November. All weddings, private dining bookings, indulgence breaks and fashion shoots will receive a 15% deduction from the total cost. This applies to weddings that take place between November and March, and January 4th to March 31st for private dining, indulgence breaks and fashion shoots (excluding Valentines Weekend).
“We can’t believe 15 years have already passed,” said Iain Hopkins, Managing Director of The Lodge on Loch Goil. “The Treehouse started as a crazy idea, and now it feels like a member of the family. People from all over the world know us as the place with the treehouse, and we feel that its story has only just begun.”
ABOUT THE LODGE ON LOCH GOIL
The Lodge on Loch Goil is a Restaurant with Rooms and exclusive use venue nestled between the shores of Loch Goil and a majestic backdrop of mountain scenery. Just over an hour’s drive from Glasgow, this Victorian private country house built in 1864 is one of the finest 5-star venues in Scotland. Recently awarded two rosettes by the AA, their Restaurant with Rooms is open to both residents and non-residents, they also offer bespoke luxury weddings for food lovers, and private dining for groups.
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An electric car driver in central Australia says the environmentally friendly vehicles are the answer to cheaper transport in remote areas.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation says electric cars could reduce the cost of remote transport and its impact on the environment.
A solar installer based in Alice Springs, Rede Ogden is one of just a few people in the town that own an electric car.
He says everyone should have one.
"It's very economical to run. At last count, which was about 10, 000 kilometres, it had cost us about $550 in electricity to run it," he said.
"There's no maintenance costs with the vehicle, so there's no servicing to be done.
"Everything is sealed so there's no oil filters, no air filters, no oil to change, nothing."
At the moment most affordable electric cars are front-wheel-drive and not suitable for the unsealed road network that connects most of remote Australia.
Mr Ogden says while the full potential of electric four-wheel-drives are still being worked on, they will eventually become a viable option in remote areas.
There's a big capacity to make a difference.Rede Ogden, solar installer and electric car driver
"They've still got steps to go in answering energy storage options.
"There is still limited range with electric vehicles, so this vehicle has a range of 150 kilometres (before it needs to be charged).
"If you look back over history, when we look at the first petrol powered vehicles, they had a range of about 90 kilometres.
"Hence why most of the roadhouses are about 100 kilometres apart and then as the vehicles distances got better we removed the stations in between.
"But that was where we started, with petrol vehicles, and that was only a hundred years ago.
"So I believe that there are definitely options and that will happen."
A solar installer by trade, he says the technology is the key to driving electric cars in the outback.
"It make sense to do it that way. Everywhere through central Australia, and through most parts of Australia, everywhere there's a roadside stop there would be a large amount of solar panels.
"Storage for people to come in, charge their car up and drive away.
"You're always going to need that back up of diesel or coal-fired (power), but there's a big capacity to make a difference."

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Fees bonanza as Germans buy Wiseman
Published: 16 January 2012
The first big takeover of the year was sealed today as Britain's biggest milk producer Robert Wiseman agreed a £280 million bid from Germany's yogurts and desserts giant Müller.
The Wiseman family, which still owns 35% of the shares, and investors with another 20% have already agreed the 390p cash offer. That is at a 60% premium to the price at which Wiseman shares were trading before it revealed the bid approach on Friday.
The deal will produce welcome fees for both sides' City advisers with Müller's Rothschild likely to pick up the best part of £2.1 million and Wiseman's joint banks, Greenhill and Investec, set to share a similar amount.
Executive chairman Robert Wiseman said: "The combination of Müller and Wiseman makes strong commercial and strategic sense, creating a leading integrated dairy business in the United Kingdom with complementary positions in the yogurt and potted desserts market and the fresh milk market."
Wiseman's management will stay on to work for the family-owned Müller. The German firm currently buys 219 billion litres of milk a year in the UK, none of it from Wiseman.
Wiseman said in a trading statement today that, while recent sales had been in line with management expectations, rising diesel prices and lower cream prices over Christmas meant conditions remained "challenging".
The company, founded in 1949 and floated in 1994, accounts for a third of all milk sold in the UK. Müller began as a small Bavarian village dairy created by Ludwig Müller, whose grandson Theo heads the company today. The shares today rose 60.88p to 388.88p.
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One of the busiest Subway restaurants in Leicester has been told it needs to make urgent improvements to its cleanliness by food hygiene officials.
The outlet in Granby Street has been given a zero rating by Leicester City Council inspectors.
It is one of 10 venues licensed to serve food and drink in the city that has registered the minimum score on the ‘out of five’ ratings published on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website.
Following inspection it has been told it needs to improve its handling of food, ungently improve its cleanliness and make major improvements to its management of food safety.
Nothing has been found that has prompted the council to issue a closure order as it does when it finds an immediate risk to public health.
The FSA publishes the ratings to help customers make decisions about where they want to eat and to encourage restaurants, bars and takeaways to improve their environmental health.
The other nine zero rated establishments in Leicester are:
- The Fairway Fish bar in The Fairway
- The Leicester Sikh Centre in Clarendon Park Road
- Maxin Chicken in Belgrave Gate
- Oriental City Buffet in High Street
- Peri Grill in Welford Road
- Royal Chicken and Pizza in Braunstone Gate
- Spicy Style in Newarke Street
- Tasty Chicken and Pizza in Gamel Road
- The Buddha Lounge in New Park Street
There are 2,550 food businesses rated in the city.
A maximum score of five has been achieved by 1,318.
107 scored one out of five, 160 achieved two out of five, 426 scored three and 465 scored four.
Leicester City Council has been heading a long running campaign to get the Government to change the law to make it mandatory for food businesses to display their ratings prominently.
The council says only high scoring businesses tend to voluntarily display their ‘scores on the doors’.
A Subway spokesperson said: “The Subway brand has high food safety standards.
“We have very strict procedures in place to ensure that Subway® stores serve product safely and to customers’ satisfaction.
“Following the inspection, all issues identified within the Granby Street store were rectified and the local store owner is looking forward to a follow up inspection.”


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Switzerland has banned imports of certain beans and sprouts from Egypt, after the European Union blamed Egyptian fenugreek seeds for the deadly E.coli
outbreaks in France and Germany.
To guarantee that contaminated products are not put on the Swiss market, the Federal Interior Department and the Federal Office of Agriculture has decreed temporary bans on the imports of certain sprouts, seeds and beans from Egypt. The measure would be implemented with immediate effect. The ban will expire on 31 October in line with the European Union's suspension.
The European Union had announced action against Egyptian seed imports on 5 July, after lab tests indicated that the fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt to Germany in 2009 and then distributed was the cause of the deadly E.coli outbreak, which so far has killed about 50 people.
Source: Bundesamt für Gesundheit der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft


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The open beta for the open-world racer is available for pre-load now.
Ubisoft's open-world racer is delaying a major multiplayer feature.
Try The Crew 2 nearly a month before launch through its upcoming close beta.
Ubisoft has revealed the release date of The Crew 2 and also shared a new gameplay trailer.
Players will be getting behind the wheel of more than just cars.
Ubisoft wants to focus even more on sequels than it already is.
The Crew 2 has been confirmed alongside a slew of major Ubisoft game announcements.


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Logistics startup Delhivery has acquired Primaseller, a SaaS startup focused on omnichannel retailers. In another development, Inflexor Ventures has launched a DeepTech Fellowship programme.
Delhivery acquires Primaseller
Gurugram-headquartered logistics startup Delhivery has acquired Primaseller, a SaaS startup focused on omnichannel retailers, the company announced on Wednesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
“This development will help us bolster our technical capabilities and stay ahead of the curve, given that technology has and continues to be our core business differentiator. It further helps us strengthen our long-term vision of becoming the operating system for commerce in India,” said Kapil Bharati, Co-founder and Chief Technology Office at Delhivery.
Primaseller allows small businesses to efficiently manage inventory and orders across channels – be it online or offline and multiple locations, seamlessly. Started by Mohammed Ali and Vivek Subramanian, Primaseller is based out of Bangalore.
Inflexor launches fellowship programme
Venture Capital firm Inflexor Ventures has launched a DeepTech Fellowship programme under which it will provide seed to series A funding to the startups from its $100-million fund.
To further strengthen the programme, the venture capital firm has also joined hands with 100X.VC – a sector-agnostic, first cheque micro VC fund that invests via iSAFE notes in pre-seed and seed startups.
As part of the partnership, 100X.VC’s deep tech portfolio companies will receive mentorship and funding access from Inflexor’s network. Inflexor’s team will also do specialised workshops, experience sharing, and one-on-one mentoring.


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Shrinkage concerns are leading retailers to take extra precaution in choosing phone card merchandising programs.
Many are offering the credit-card-size product, which some food chains reportedly have sold in denominations up to $50, from behind the service counter. But others are exploring new approaches, such as selling them directly out of the till or in vending machines.
"We prefer vending machines because they
don't require as much labor. They're a totally turnkey operation," said L. Andrew DePaolis, corporate vice president of advertising and sales promotion at Grand Union Co., Wayne, N.J.
Other strategies are even more innovative, such as J-hooking empty packages, then providing an active card once a sale is made, or even issuing a "cardless" product through the use of electronic checkout coupons.
Retailers are grappling with these types of merchandising options due to the fast growth of the industry. Phone cards have been widely used in Europe, where they originated, and they've grown tremendously in the United States in the last year.
Though a mere five companies sold the product in the United States six years ago, today at least 500 companies are on the market. Sales in the United States could reach $2 billion by the end of 1996, increasing exponentially over the next few years, according to industry observers.
Phone cards, also called telecards and debit cards, carry about 10% to 30% margins, according to retailers. But many supermarkets find them attractive because they are an added customer convenience.
This is why the type of merchandising program chosen is so important, observers say. Retailers want them to be readily accessible but, due to their higher price point, completely secure.
Grand Union is selling a private-label card from vending machines at its 134 Northern region stores, according to DePaolis. Due to space limitations, they are sold out of the register at Grand Union's other stores.
Like Grand Union, other chains feel vending machines are the most efficient option. Bashas' Markets, Chandler, Ariz., which sells Talk 'N Toss cards, is in the process of rolling out phone card vending machines to several of its stores, according to Jeff Penchina, vice president of sales and marketing for the retail division at Talk 'N Toss, Vancouver, Wash. Bashas' officials were unavailable for comment.
The cards are sold in four different denominations -- $5, $10, $15 and $20. "The machines are located near an ATM or a lottery machine -- somewhere that has high visibility," Penchina said.
Penchina said sales are higher in stores that sell them from vending machines, which are about 5 feet high and 3 feet wide.
Other retailers also are thinking about using vending machines. Minyard Food Stores, Coppell, Texas, for instance, may use them in select stores within the next year.
"We may choose vending machines because it reduces labor," said Mario LaForte, vice president of finance and treasurer.
For now, however, Minyard sells them strictly at the courtesy counter. "We sell them at the courtesy counter because it's centrally located," LaForte said.
Vending machines may be appropriate for some chains, but they're not right for all. Due to space constraints, many prefer to offer them at the service counter or out of the cash register. But these options, especially the latter, are often too labor-intensive, retailers said.
"We don't want cashiers to have to ask customers if they want to buy a phone card," LaForte of Minyard said.
One way to increase exposure, but keep labor and shrink in check, is to offer the product at the checkout, though not directly out of the till. To help in this effort, Talk 'N Toss is creating plastic trays that can be pegged on racks at registers. It previously offered only clip strips.
Keeping them near the checkout can help reduce shrink, said retailers. What makes phone cards susceptible to theft is their growing price points. Though $5 to $20 cards are the most popular, more expensive stockkeeping units are emerging. The reason is that as consumers become more accustomed to making cashless calls, they're also becoming interested in longer amounts of phone time.
Albertson's, Boise, Idaho, is testing a 180-minute Talk 'N Toss card that sells at a suggested retail of $46.99, according to Penchina. The retailer also sells 30- and 90-minute cards, with the latter selling for $25. Albertson's officials were unavailable for comment.
"Consumers normally start off with a 15- or 30-minute card as a trial. Once they start getting used to it, they want to purchase more," Penchina said.
Weis Markets, Sunbury, Pa., offers a branded card at its courtesy counter, but also is dispensing a "cardless" phone card.
Under the program, an electronic phone card delivery system created by Catalina Marketing, St. Petersburg, Fla., certain prepromoted products are tagged with a phone card certificate. Consumers who purchase a designated amount of tagged items get a phone card coupon when they check out. Just like a regular phone card, the coupon has an 800 number and a personal identification number printed on it. Most are good for five to 10 minutes of phone time.
Norm Rich, president of Weis, said the system is beneficial to the chain because it is supported by Catalina.
"We like the coupons because there are promotional monies available," said Rich.
The Catalina program, called Checkout Callfree, was implemented last fall. Integrated with Catalina's scanning system, it already has issued more than 10 million minutes of phone time, said George Mercer, Catalina's vice president of marketing and new products.
Phone card coupons are more cost-efficient than standard cards because they don't have to be laminated and packaged, Mercer said.
"Our program cuts out the costly element associated with most phone card programs," Mercer said. "It's a consumer-friendly program that offers instant rewards."
To date, Catalina has conducted 17 phone card programs with manufacturers, according to Mercer. Most of the items featured in the program are in personal care and household categories, he added.
While programs like these are attractive, chains also opt for traditional display programs, such as at the service or courtesy counter.
Supervalu's Great Lakes division, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., sells its Preferred Selection private-label card from behind the service counter, according to Lynn Burnett, general merchandise merchandiser.
"Since [phone cards] are active, we have to keep them secure," Burnett said.
The cards, launched in February, already have been introduced in 30% of Supervalu's stores, and are planned to be in 75% by the end of the year. They are sold in $10 and $20 denominations, and promoted in window banners, buttons, fliers and circular ads.
Burnett said they're generating strong sales.
"They continue to do well every day," Burnett said.
Like Supervalu, Family Fare, Hudsonville, Mich., feels it will get higher sales by selling its forthcoming private-label card at the service counter, said Jeff Kunnen, director of nonfood. It eventually may expand the program to the cash register.
"We felt we would have higher turns if they were sold at the service counter or till," Kunnen said.
Family Fare plans to roll out the private-label phone card to all of its stores by May 1. The cards will feature the Family Fare logo as well as a picture of fresh fruit and vegetables, both of which Kunnen said the chain is focusing on this year.
"It's a nice looking card with bright oranges, apples and other fruit," he said.
Family Fare's card will be offered in $10 and $25 denominations. Promotions will include in-store signs and point-of-sale material.


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Cover as much ground as possible with location marketing
The latest marketing trend is taking online traffic and turning it into physical traffic for retail stores, accommodation providers, restaurants, cafés and attractions, using location based marketing.
Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd (SCDL) members have the opportunity to get ready for a busy holiday season by learning how to take advantage of location based marketing, which is about targeting people who walk by, or search for a business in a particular suburb.
SCDL CEO Steve Cooper said one of the biggest benefits of SCDL membership was attending industry workshops.
“SCDL coordinates a free digital workshop series to help operators improve their online knowledge, skills and activity. A three hour workshop on local search marketing strategies will be held on 15 November at Twin Waters Golf Club,” said Mr Cooper.
The workshop will guide business owners through the process, where they will use their own smartphone to download apps to see what their customers see. Beginners and intermediate users are encouraged to attend.
The course will provide information on Google map listings, how to encourage online reviews, how to use TripAdvisor for maximum benefit, and much more.
Recent research from GetPrice has found that 47% of smartphone users are using mobiles to search for businesses located in a particular area, getting better results if they type in the name of the suburb.Smart businesses are starting to use a variety of apps and portals, many of which are free and easy to implement, to reach out to customers who are literally walking right past them.
What: Free Location Based Marketing Workshop
Where: Twin Waters Golf Club, 151 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters
When: Thursday 15 November
Time: 8.45am for a 9.00am start (approx. 3hours duration)
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SCDL members have the opportunity to participate in marketing campaigns, industry networking events, subsidised activities, free workshops and can gain access to latest research reports. To learn more about membership contact SCDL via email: firstname.lastname@example.org or call (07) 5458 8800.
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U.S. Qualcomm plans to set up R&D center in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Mar 29, 2012 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
telecommunications giant Qualcomm plans to establish a research
and development center for new integrated circuits in Singapore, a
local television channel reported on Thursday.
The Singapore center will research and design chipset in mobile
devices to ensure energy saving power management. Qualcomm did not
disclose its financial commitments for the new research and
development center but it is understood the center will employ
more than 100 professionals.
The center will further cement Singapore's position as an
international hub for the company's chipset business, Channel
Qualcomm already has a distribution center that manages the
global logistics, an offshore operation center and a test
development center in Singapore.
Jim Lederer, Qualcomm's CDMA technologies executive vice
president, said the company shipped "well over a billion chips per
year and close to 1.5 billion this year out of this space near the
"It actually breaks down to 600 million chips every day and
over a 100 chips every second," he said.
Qualcomm is a U.S.-based company that designs, manufactures and
markets digital wireless telecommunication products and services.
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iDownload Blog reports today that according to a new story that appeared today on Chinese website My Drivers, AU Optronics has just begun mass production of the iPad mini 2ís Retina display panels. My Drivers says that according to its sources, the iPad mini 2ís production cost has already exceeded $200 per unit, which is slightly more than the $188 per unit that HIS estimated for the original iPad mini. IHS says that with introduction of a Retina display could put as much as 30% on the next iPad miniís bill of material. This latest news follows on from the apparent leak of new pictures yesterday of an iPad mini 2 back panel, and could be a further indication that production has begun in earnest. Apparently DigiTimes also reported this morning that panel shipments for the iPad mini surpassed five million in January 2013, with AU Optronics making 1.5 million of those, and LG Display making 3.6 million.
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Excerpt from Dallas Fed “Economic Letter.”
In short, tougher times appear to lie ahead. Worsening macroeconomic conditions, particularly in the retail and other service sectors, are hurting CRE [Commercial Real Estate] fundamentals. Meanwhile the intensification of the credit crunch is dampening market activity. And if commercial property’s situation does grow worse, banks are likely to face further losses. One factor that might limit these risks is that the commercial real estate sector wasn’t as grossly overbuilt heading into the current economic slowdown as it had been in the early 1990s.


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Eight automotive manufacturers were recognized for having created more than 1,000 new positions each within the US
Auto manufacturers established a new sales record in 2015 of 17,470,659 million light vehicles sold in the US which represented an increase of 5.7 percent over 2014 figures. This new figure also beat out the all-time high of 17,402,486 vehicles which was set in 2000.
Area Development magazine and autonews.com recently announced eight automotive manufacturers that were recognized for having created more than 1,000 new positions each within the US. Interestingly, the top two job creators were electric carmakers Tesla and Faraday Future symbolizing both technological advancements as well as demand for electric cars.
The new automotive projects and their locations are shown in order of new jobs created as follows:
TESLA – Fremont, California
Electric carmaker Tesla will be creating 4,426 new jobs by 2019 through a $2.39 billion expansion in several locations throughout California. A second model will be added to their new auto-manufacturing facility in Fremont and their design facility in Hawthorne is already hiring new employees. Tesla is expected to be California’s largest manufacturing employer when the expansion project is complete.
FARADAY FUTURE – North Las Vegas, Nevada
Faraday will be investing $1.4 billion to build an innovative, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for its 100 percent electric car. The three-million square foot plant will hire 4,500 employees and expects to produce it’s first Faraday Future electric vehicle in 2017.
VOLVO – Ridgeville, South Carolina
This new plant manufacturing the S-60 sedan is expected to hire up to 2,500 employees and build it’s first car in 2018. The plant, located about 30 miles northwest of Charleston, is expected to produce up to 100,000 cars per year and generate almost $5 billion in total annual economic output.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY – Louisville, Kentucky
Ford is expecting to create 2,000 new jobs as part of a $1.3 billion expansion of their Louisville truck plant. The expansion includes a new body shop, retooling and facility upgrades in preparation for the launch of an all-new 2017 F-Series Super Duty truck.
POLARIS INDUSTRIES – Huntsville, Alabama
The increased popularity of off-road vehicles is driving the creation of a 700,000 square-foot factory in Huntsville that’s expected to hire 2,000 employees. The new plant will manufacture Polaris’s Ranger model in two-seat, full-size and multi-passenger styles.
MERCEDES-BENZ VAN MANUFACTURING – Charleston, South Carolina
The next-generation Sprinter commercial van will be produced at this new 8.6 million square foot plant which will include a new body shop, paint shop and assembly line. This site is expected to create 1,300 new jobs. The new site is being built as a result of US import duties being too high on German-made vehicles for it to effectively compete in the US commercial van market.
SUBARU – Lafayette, Indiana
This new 1,200 employee expansion at Subaru’s existing Lafayette plant will be Indiana’s largest increase in automotive hiring since 2008. Subaru is investing $140 million to increase the Lafayette plant’s capacity by 100,000 vehicles per year for the Subaru Outback, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Impreza and Toyota Camry models. Hiring has commenced and is expected to be completed by 2017.
NISSAN – Smyrna, Tennessee
Nissan is launching a $160 million supplier park at their Smyrna vehicle assembly plant that is expected to create in excess of 1,000 jobs with their suppliers. The 1.5 million square-foot facility will include an integrated logistics center and provide immediate space for their suppliers to use for operational and logistical support.
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Yes, it's called a CDN partnership!
From last years announcement
Earlier last month, Cablevision announced that it had joined Open Connect, Netflix’s content delivery network program that also counts Google Fiber as a partner. Netflix saves money on third-party CDN transit fees by co-locating caching servers that store copies of the most-frequently accessed content at ISPs' data centers.
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Netflix would rather you sleep when you're dead. According to the CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, the streaming platform's biggest competitor isn't HBO or Amazon or YouTube (though Hastings has admitted he has "YouTube envy")—it's sleeping. During Netflix's Q1 earnings call this week (we hope you're not snoring already), Hastings remarked, "Think about it, when you watch a show from Netflix and you get addicted to it, you stay up late at night. We're competing with sleep, on the margin." That same day, the official Netflix Twitter account tweeted:
Personally, I'd love to see Netflix team up with Big Pharma to produce a controversial sleep suppressant. I'd take that pill daily if it meant I could watch every season of The Office for literally the thirteenth time.


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"It’s natural to worry about losing your vision. After all, according to Consumer Reports, three of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S. (cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration) all become more common as we age. But some drug, supplement, and lens makers, and even some doctors, take advantage of that fear, recommending treatments that are expensive, unnecessary, and even risky."
"In honor of National Frozen Food Day, Consumer Reports asked dietitians to share some pros and cons of frozen foods: products worth stocking your freezer with and pitfalls to avoid."
"Exposure to loud noise can certainly damage your hearing. But increasingly, scientists are finding that too much noise can take a toll on our health in other ways. Here, how our loud world can can affect you, plus what you can do to protect yourself, according to Consumer Reports."
"Unsatisfied with health care’s status quo, millennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are paving the way for non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey."
"Nutritionists advise preparing more of your meals at home, and for good reason: Doing so raises the nutritional quality of your diet, according to Consumer Reports. Studies have shown that home cooking fans may get more fruits and vegetables and less sodium and unhealthy fats than those who dine out, or do take out, frequently. And they tend to weigh less and have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, too."
"The oldest of Generation Z will be 22 years old this year and they are just beginning to make their mark on dining out and eating trends, finds The NPD Group, which tracks on a daily basis all aspects of how consumers eat. Gen Zs made 14.6 billion restaurant visits in 2018 and now represent 10% of total food service traffic. A large percentage of this generational group have been raised to put a greater emphasis on the quality of food, whether it’s clean, fresh, or nutritionally beneficial, as well as its flavor and function. Their attitudes and behaviors about the foods they consume are now being reflected across grocery shelves and cases."
"Regular exercise is probably the best prescription for healthy aging, reports Consumer Reports. But fewer than 1 in 5 adults 65 or older gets the minimum recommended amount."
Would you rather be thin or strong? Smart or sexy? What exactly do Americans consider to be healthy in 2018? Parade magazine and Cleveland Clinic recently joined forces to take the pulse of Americans' behaviors and attitudes toward health today.
From smartphones to smart speakers, consumers are searching with their voices. What exactly they are searching for when it comes to health care-related topics is explored in a new study from the market research team at Zion & Zion, a top-ranked, full-service national marketing agency.
Nearly two in five (38%) parents say their child suffers from anxiety, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Osteopathic Association and conducted online by The Harris Poll.
Ollie, a healthy pet food brand that delivers freshly cooked, human-grade food tailored to each dog, released the results of the Ollie 2018 State of Dogs in America Report. The comprehensive report analyzed data from more than 400,000 dogs to uncover what a dog in America's household looks like, identifying health, nutrition, and overall activity trends.
This September marks the fourth annual National Family Meals Month which the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation launched to encourage Americans to strive for just one more family meal per week at home. Over this short period of time, the movement has grown to include approximately 200 partners (food retailers, manufacturers and community organizations) and an annual tracking study by The Nielsen Company shows that the drive is having a significant impact. According to Nielsen, among those who saw the campaign, 84% took action such as eating together more as a family and cooking more meals at home.


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News comes during WTM Week: Just before the World Travel Market convened on this past Monday, the Deloitte Consumer Tracker for the third quarter of 2017 came out and it showed that, following three consecutive quarters of decline, consumer confidence in the UK had picked up. But as bright as this factor shone on the economic horizon, the report did not bode particularly well for the tour and travel industry.
Deloitte described the increase in confidence as “tentative,” adding, “this quarter-on-quarter growth has occurred against a well-publicized backdrop of high levels of unsecured debt and rising inflation.” Deloitte also noted that there was some post-Brexit anxiety. The June 23, 2016 referendum in which UK citizens voted to exit (or “Brexit”) the European Union caused British Prime Minister David Cameron his job. His successor, Theresa May, hoping to establish mandate of confidence in her government’s handling of Brexit process, then called for a snap general election just five months ago, on June 8th. The election proved inconclusive, with some in May’s own Conservative party calling for her to step down.
Some of the results from Deloitte’s third quarter report, based on the results of a survey of 3,000 adults, include the following:
—Concerns about these rising debt levels and the growing disparity between earnings growth and inflation have created a squeeze on disposable income, meaning that consumers are having to make a choice between essential and discretionary purchases, which includes spending on holidays.
—Holiday spending has seen a decline in the last year, with spending on short breaks of four nights or less having fallen by three percentage points.
—Spending on longer breaks was down by two percentage points vs. the same period in 2016.
—Spending intentions for the next three months have also seen a year-on-year decline across the majority of leisure categories.
—British Millennials are planning to spend less across the majority of leisure categories over the next three months compared to spending intentions at the same time last year, including eating out and culture and entertainment.
—UK seniors (those aged 55 and older) have been less affected by cost pressures, but they intend to cut back on future leisure spending across a number of categories including habitual spending and, significantly, holidays.
Said Deloitte’s hospitality and leisure partner Simon Oaten, partner for hospitality and leisure: “The combination of rising inflation and lower wage growth is stretching disposable incomes and causing consumers to rethink their expenditure. It is no surprise that we are seeing UK consumers tightening their belts.”
And Then There is the Still-Stronger Dollar: Despite some hints that the British pound would grow strong against the U.S. dollar in the coming year, the fact is that there has not been much upward movement since the pound began plummeting in value against the U.S. dollar two years ago. Two years ago, on Nov. 6, 2015, the pound traded at $1.55. In the week following the Brexit vote on June 23, 2016, it fell to around $1.30, reaching its low point—$1.20—on Jan. 16 of this year. Since then, it moved fitfully upward, just past the $1.30 mark by the beginning of July and has stayed in that vicinity since then. With this kind of loss in value, it is a challenge for British tour operators to make much of a margin selling U.S. product.


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- Jul 29, 2021: Spotify's podcast ad revenue has jumped 627% year-on-year, according to their revenue announcement today: Joe Rogan and Megaphone helping the increase. We learnt that Podz cost the company $53.4m; and Greenroom $67.7m. The company appears to have stopped reporting the number of monthly users who listen to podcasts. They have 365m monthly users; last we heard, 25% of them (91m) listen to podcasts.
- Jun 18, 2021: Spotify has bought Podz, a podcast discovery platform launched in February. Podz generates clips that lets users preview key moments from podcast episodes; its website and app have already disappeared.
- Mar 8, 2021: New podcast app Podz gets a review in DigitalTrends. The app automatically generates 60-second clips of podcasts to help with discoverability.
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Recently, we have heard the news that Huawei Nova 5i as its new phone has leaked its performance score, the single core is up to 1516 points, the multi-core is up to 5193 points.
It is said that the new model of Huawei is GLK-LX2, called Nova 5i, it has got 1516 points in single core, 5193 points in multi core. It will use RAM 6GB, as for other information, we have not heard.
As we know, Huawei Nova 4 used 6.4 inch screen with 2310X1080 resolution, up to 91.8% screen to body ratio, It is powered by Kirin 970 processor, RAM 8GB ROM 128GB internal storage, supporting GPU Turbo technology, adopting Sony IMX 576 CMOS, it can recognize over 200 scene smartly by AI technology. Therefore, in terms of Huawei nova 4, we can know Huawei nova 5i will have higher performance and better camera by one year development. Guess how much it will be.


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Calls to 'stay local & shop local' as businesses re-open their doors
The Welsh government has announced that non-essential retailers in Wales can begin trading once again. Retailers in Wales shut their doors 14 weeks ago, in March.
Calls are being made for residents in Wales to "stay local and shop local".
One of those people urging locals to back their local high-street and their local businesses, is Llanrwst councillor Aaron Wynne.
Cllr Wynne said;
"Businesses in Conwy county and across the north of Wales will begin opening their doors to shoppers over the coming days and weeks.
"If you can, please support these businesses. I urge residents to stay local and to shop local. It's so important we continue to back our homegrown businesses who are deeply rooted in our communities.
"Local traders employ local people. We must show them as much support as possible during these difficult times."
Hairdressers and salon have not been permitted to open by the Welsh government, but First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he hopes to see them start trading again in July.
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Tesco shoppers who have Clubcard vouchers due to expire on May 31 will now have a further six months to use them.
The supermarket giant has extended the deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Britain's biggest retailer had initially told customers that its Clubcard vouchers would expire this month, but has now extended it until November 31, 2021.
However not all coupons have been extended to the new cut-off date.
It's important to note that those that were extended from November 2020 until May 2021 will still expire on May 31.
Tesco will be updating the expiry dates on customers digital vouchers so shoppers don't have to do a thing.
The supermarket will also continue to accept paper vouchers in-store until the extended expiry date.
If you’re unsure when yours will last until, it's best to check in stores so you don't miss out.
Tesco operates dozens of stores across Lancashire and Cumbria, with its Clubcard loyalty card scheme one of the most popular supermarket loyalty schemes in the country.
It rivals the likes of the Morrisons More scheme , which recently announced a huge change, as well as things like M&S Sparks cards and the Sainsbury's and Argos Nectar system.
Shoppers get one point for every £1 they spend in store and online, or one point for every £2 spent on fuel.
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Dunnes Stores increased the amount it spent on TV advertising by a massive 584% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to Nielsen data.
The retailer, which unveiled two major television campaigns ahead of the festive period, 'Make Christmas' and 'Make Savings While You Shop', was the biggest spender on advertising in the fourth quarter of the year, increasing its overall TV/press spend by 78%.
The figures were revealed at the Nielsen 'Planning Your Christmas' event, held at the Tony Ryan Academy in Citywest on Thursday morning. The event played host to presentations from Matt Clark, commercial director, Nielsen Ireland, and economist Jim Power (pictured).
Dunnes was the only retailer to significantly increase its ad spend (TV/press) in the period, with Aldi's spend dropping 7%, Lidl's spend remaining relatively static (+1%), Tesco's spend dropping 11% and SuperValu's spend increasing 3%.
Checkout understands that the increased media spend by Dunnes around Christmas was linked to the fact that 2014 marked the retailer's 70th anniversary.
However, as the recent Kantar Worldpanel market share figures suggest, such spend did not necessarily result in increased value sales, with Dunnes share remaining at 23.5% for the period, a 0.1% decline on the previous year.
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A burglar made off with Newport cigarettes from a smoke shop and grocer on the Near West Side in a smash-and-grab robbery Thursday morning, Madison police said.
Police responded to a triggered burglary alarm at Tobacco Plus, 1935 Monroe St, around 9 a.m. Thursday to find the front door shattered, Madison Police Department spokesman Joel DeSpain said.
Officers determined the burglar had stolen only the Newport brand of cigarettes, DeSpain said. It's still unclear how many were taken.
DeSpain said Newport cigarettes seem to be a brand that's targeted in other smash-and-grab incidents. Those incidents usually involve the burglar clearing out the store's stock, although DeSpain said he wasn't certain why so many cigarettes would typically be stolen.
"We don't really know where large quantities of cigarettes are going when they are stolen," he said. "They might get sold on the black market or may be traded for drugs."


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Pending Home Sales Dropped in July, Disappoints Forecast
This morning the National Association of Realtors released the July data for their Pending Home Sales Index. Here is an excerpt from the latest press release:
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says the staggering inventory woes throughout the country continue to stall contract activity. “With the exception of a minimal gain in the West, pending sales were weaker in most areas in July as house hunters saw limited options for sale and highly competitive market conditions,” he said. “The housing market remains stuck in a holding pattern with little signs of breaking through. The pace of new listings is not catching up with what’s being sold at an astonishingly fast pace.”
According to Yun, in the past five years, the national median sales price has risen 38 percent, while hourly earnings have increased less than a third of that (12 percent). This unsustainable trend is putting considerable pressure on affordability in some markets – especially for prospective first-time buyers – and is pricing out some households who would otherwise be looking to buy a home. Despite this growing obstacle, Yun says data and feedback from Realtors® continues to confirm that the slowdown in existing sales since spring is the result of a supply problem and not one of diminished demand. (more here).
The chart below gives us a snapshot of the index since 2001. The MoM change came in at -0.8%. Investing.com had a forecast of 0.5%.
Over this time frame, the US population has grown by 14.7%. For a better look at the underlying trend, here is an overlay with the nominal index and the population-adjusted variant. The focus is pending home sales growth since 2001.
The index for the most recent month is 14% below its all-time high in 2005. The population-adjusted index is 22% off its 2005 high.
Pending versus Existing Home Sales
The NAR explains that "because a home goes under contract a month or two before it is sold, the Pending Home Sales Index generally leads Existing Home Sales by a month or two." Here is a growth overlay of the two series. The general correlation, as expected, is close. And a close look at the numbers supports the NAR's assessment that their pending sales series is a leading index.


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Uncertain outlook for the Retail sector
So, it’s official: the Bank of England has raised interest rates to 3%, the biggest single rate rise since 1989, amid reports that the UK faces its longest recession in 100 years. Growth looks set to fall across next year and beyond, as the Bank notes that ‘high energy prices and tighter financial conditions weigh on spending’.
ONS details drop in consumer spending
Recent data on retail spending from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) attests to the effects of the cost of living crisis. In September 2022, sales volumes fell by 1.4%, which is 1.3% below pre-pandemic levels (February 2020). The total retail sales may have been 12% higher in value terms, but 1.3% lower in volumes.
While the bank holiday for the Queen’s state funeral further affected these results due to many retailers closing on that day, there was more potentially worrying reading from the ONS about consumers feeling the pinch: in the three months to September 2022, sales volumes were down by 2% when compared to the previous three months. By contrast, in comparison with the same period one year prior, retail sales dropped by 5.4% in the three months to September 2022 (though sales values rose by 5.5%).
Recapping the year
In January 2022, I made a short video detailing some of the trends we’d noticed in Retail and Consumer Goods ahead of the new year, which were:
Consumers rethought their personal purpose after the pandemic
As a result, they began to change the way they bought, thinking of others ahead of themselves
There was particular growth in the commercial, digital, and customer experience and insights sectors
It would have been difficult to predict the level of tumult we saw this year. From the ongoing war in Ukraine, its effects on existing increases in energy prices and levels of inflation not seen in 40 years – not to mention the panic caused by Liz Truss’s mini-budget – one thing seems clear: the market is tough right now. We’ve noticed that firms are pausing on immediate hires, choosing instead to focus on internal promotions while doing all they can to push organic growth. Naturally, retailers are treating their business with caution at the moment, though there is still activity in certain areas – notably, delivery companies seem to be focusing on improving aspects such as pricing and relationships.
But despite the tricky outlook, it’s not all bad news for candidates
So, is it all doom and gloom for candidates in the Retail sector? Not by a long stretch. While the jobs market may be extra competitive at the moment as we continue to see the effects of the pandemic and the Great Resignation on recruitment, it is worth noting the above-mentioned ONS report’s findings on internet retail patterns: in September 2022, the value of online spending increased as retail sales as a whole fell. Non-store retailing has reported sales volumes that are 18% higher than pre-pandemic levels. But if a career in online retailing isn’t necessarily for you, there are always things you can do to stand out from the crowd – and, at Venari Partners, we’re only too happy to help with that.
I would advise anyone looking for new roles in Retail to be proactive in their approach. Don’t sit around waiting for the perfect job to appear on LinkedIn – use your network as much as you can to put feelers out. This applies to everyone, not just consultants; your contacts can open doors for you that may not be immediately apparent, from the inside tip on an unlisted job to an introduction to an all-important mutual connection. I may be somewhat biased here, but it goes without saying that you shouldn’t be afraid to involve recruiters in your search; see if they can bring the market to you!
Make sure your skills are being utilised, and avail of your company’s opportunities
Saying that, however, there are still things you can do alone to make yourself more competitive. One example is to keep an eye out for announcements on restructuring, alternative jobs, or settlement agreements from companies you follow. Remember that in times like these companies will look to maximise their existing talent; be certain to avail of any opportunities for advancement or extra training that you receive. Above all, make sure your skills are being utilised in your current role while you assess the market, and be prepared to go above and beyond your normal duties. Doing all you can to take on new responsibilities and making yourself indispensable to your present organisation will not only make you a more attractive candidate – if you do end up handing in your notice, you will also be more likely to receive a counteroffer (and have a better bargaining position from which to negotiate – more on that later).


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Khoisan clinches deal with SA record label
They have been in the music industry for only three months but Khoisan group has already secured a deal with South African record label Muthaland. The group members recently confirmed to Vibe that they have already been adopted by the record label and are gearing to make waves across Africa and globally. Khoisan is fairly new in the music industry but the quality of work of the Marabele hit makers is impeccable as evidenced by this music deal. They tell Vibe that being endorsed by a big brand like Muthaland means a lot and they did not see it coming. The record label is publishing a deal for their latest song Marabele together with the video. They reiterate that this really humbles them especially for the fact that they only met at an audition but are growing to be a beautiful family that they are that continues to win people’s hearts within the industry. Their music is playing not only in Botswana but across Southern Africa, something that they take pride in. The excited members expressed gratitude to their manager Suffocate of Roc Leashes for helping them make their mark. The group members will this week tour the North West province in South Africa in continued efforts to take their music to the people. Their single Marabele is still enjoying airplay on Mafikeng FM. Said the group representative: “We don’t take this deal very lightly. We really embrace it and it is a big deal to us, as it really helps in growing us as the new comers and we are certain that it would also be easier for us to release our upcoming first album due to this deal.” The group members also noted that they are excited that their music will be sold through renowned music store Musica. “We are honoured that our brand is growing with Botswana and will reach more people globally.” Khoisan will release their next single dubbed Habaebone next month. The song features Bekezela. The energetic and esteemed group anticipates releasing their debut album in April or May.


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We absolutely loved the most recent trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only did it reveal some juicy plot details, but it put to rest any fears that director J.J. Abrams couldn’t handle such a big property. And while it was unquestionably the highlight of last week’s Star Wars Celebration, one of the film’s newest droids might end up stealing the show come December.
Droid BB-8 first popped up in last year’s teaser, and it made its triumphant return on stage during the celebration’s opening keynote. Not only did Abrams prove that BB-8 isn’t CGI, but a real working prop. It was a glorious moment; not since R2-D2 has a robot been so delightful and charming.
The bad news is that you won’t see BB-8 on-screen until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December 18, 2015. The good news is that the new droid is being made into a toy. Sphero on Monday confirmed it’s going to make a smaller replica of the awesome new droid, though price or release date wasn’t revealed. You can sign up for updates over at Sphero’s site.
In an interview with TIME, chief creative officer Rob Maigret said Sphero is aiming to get the toy version of BB-8 as close to the one you see on screen. “The relationships that you’ve seen BB-8 have in the film in the world of Star Wars, you can now fill that role,” Maigret said. “BB-8 is now yours.”
BB-8 hasn’t been around for long, but the droid already has a fervent following. And now that it’s being made into a toy? It’ll no doubt be one of the hottest items when it’s released. Seeing as the film comes out around Christmastime, I imagine Sphero will release the toy around then. Sign me up.


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Superdry is boosting its liquidity as it continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
The United Kingdom-based retailer announced today that it has received 70 million pounds, or roughly $91.5 million at current exchange, through a new lending facility with existing lenders HSBC and BNP Paribas. The credit runs through January 2023.
Along with the announcement, Superdry reported that its first-quarter revenues for the three months ended July 25 had slumped 24.1% from the prior year period — largely due to the impact of widespread store closures during government-mandated lockdowns. The company, however, added that the decline wasn’t as severe as forecasted.
“Current trading in the first quarter has been better than our initial expectations,” it wrote in a statement. “However, disruption from COVID-19 continues to materially impact our performance year-on-year.”
Superdry began a gradual reopening of its brick-and-mortar fleet at the start of the 2021 fiscal year. Today, about 95% of its units are back in business. According to the retailer, store revenues were down 58.1% in the first quarter, or a 32.3% drop on a like-for-like basis, while e-commerce sales were up 93.2%. (Online sales, it shared, have started “normalizing” in recent weeks as outposts continue to reopen.)
“The actions we have taken to date have greatly strengthened our cash position, which — together with our new asset-backed lending facility — give us the flexibility to execute our current plans and to secure our recovery,” CEO Julian Dunkerton added. “Together, we are making our way through this unprecedented period, and I’m confident we can reset the brand and deliver on our transformation plans.”
Over the past few years, the U.K.’s brick-and-mortar sector has been facing pressure stemming not only from relatively high taxation rates and fixed costs, slow sales growth, heavy price competition and the rise of e-commerce — the latter of which has accelerated amid the coronavirus crisis. Nonessential retailers across the country were forced to temporarily shutter this doors, leaving some like Oasis and Warehouse and Debenhams to appoint administrators, while Laura Ashley fell into insolvency. Meanwhile, numerous chains — among them Ted Baker, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis and Harrods — made the decision to cut a portion of their workforce.


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Personal extensive research done strictly on your behalf has concluded that CocoaBella Chocolates has succeeded in selecting three of this country's most innovative modern candy wizards for its upcoming "Top Chocolatier Pairing Event." Missouri's Christopher Elbow (who also operates a San Francisco boutique
at 401 Hayes), Oregon's Jeff Shepherd of Lillie Belle
and Connecticut's Fritz Knipschildt will be on hand to unveil their new collective magic. These three leave few flavors unturned, from blue cheese (Lillie Belle) and absinthe (Elbow) to escargot (which Knipschildt serves with chocolate at his restaurant). Those who play it safer than that needn't worry as they have long mastered the classics as well. This takes place on Saturday, January 17 from 8 to 9 p.m. at CocoaBella (2102 Union). Admission is $20, which also includes drinks.


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It's the amazing new Bentley that sets fresh standards for performance and driveability – and it will spawn a family of models, including a coupé and convertible, too!
This is the Mulsanne, a luxurious limousine with a 6.75-litre V8 that produces 510bhp and 1,020Nm of torque, plus boasts a hand-finished chassis and state-of-the-art air suspension.
And Bentley is planning fresh replacements for both the Brooklands coupé and Azure convertible based on the newcomer, which made its public debut at Frankfurt.
The information comes from Bentley executive Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, who hinted at the possibility of a coupe and convertible Mulsanne. Eichhorn explained that the Mulsanne will reset the luxury car benchmark for years to come, so it's understandable the company has such ambitious plans for the platform.
Powered by a 6.75-litre twin-turbo V8, the Mulsanne offers a number of firsts for the luxury sector, such as cam-phasing, which adjusts engine performance and fuel efficiency. Variable displacement technology is also featured, which shuts down cylinders to save fuel at cruising speed. Inside, there's a 2,200-watt Naim audio system with 20 speakers – all connected to a 40GB hard drive boasting the latest navigation technology and Internet connection.


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Bioplants recorded growth of nearly 30% in 2022 – Le Journal des Entreprises – Maine-et-Loire
Installed since July 2021 in a new site of 15,000 square meters of greenhouses in Ponts-de-Cé, the company Bioplants, specializing in the production of organic aromatic herbs in pots, saw its turnover increase from 2.6 million euros in 2021 to 3.4 million euros in 2022. The company, which works under its own All Fresh All Organic brand and for distributor brands, employs 15 permanent staff and 19 full-time equivalent people. She now plans to increase her number of salespeople to seek out new markets. Subsidiary of the Swiss family group Max Schwarz, Bioplants, which has invested 8.7 million euros in its new site, wishes to achieve the production of 6.5 million pots of aromatic plants per year. Before moving to Ponts-de-Céthe company created in 2010 produced more than 3 million jars at its former site in Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux.


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Chicago — More than 20 years after its introduction, Herman Miller Inc.'s iconic Aeron chair has gotten an upgrade.
In October, the furniture giant introduced what it's calling a remastered version of the ergonomic office chair, which made its debut in 1994.
Applying two decades of technology improvements and customer feedback, engineers optimized parts like the chair's tilt mechanism for reduced weight and re-engineered the plastic-fiber mesh in the seat and backrest for better support. Visually, however, the chair hasn't changed much; the team sought consistency in maintaining the silhouette of the injection-molded frame.
"We've kept the frame — that's the iconic part of the classic Aeron chair — but everything else from the casters on up has been redesigned,"said Herman Miller's Amy Smith at NeoCon 2017, the commercial design trade show held in June in Chicago.
Unlike the upholstered chairs common at the time of its debut, the Aeron suspends the user on a woven polyester-based mesh Herman Miller calls Pellicle. Where the original Aeron used a single filmant with uniform tension, the remastered version employs five different stiffnesses of fiber, each with a slightly different material makeup, said Andy Hector, senior program manager at Herman Miller, in an email. That allowed engineers to create stiffer zones where more support was desirable, along with softer zones to reduce pressure points and improve comfort.
The redesign also includes a new plastic base option and adds two new, lighter shades to the Aeron lineup, with special attention paid to ensuring consistent coloring throughout the different materials in the chair. Herman Miller will continue to sell the classic Aeron alongside the new version until April 2018.
Herman Miller is headquartered in Zeeland, Mich., with manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, India and the United Kingdom.


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A new survey of 1 billion shoppers from 40 countries released Wednesday (April 14) shows that the digital gains retailers have experienced during the pandemic extended their growth into the first quarter of 2021.
According to the Salesforce Q1 Shopping Index, global digital commerce rose 58 percent in the first three months of the year, while U.S. consumers grew domestic online sales by 45 percent, a torrid pace that the software maker said even outpaced the holiday-heavy fourth quarter’s 43 percent progression.
The continued expansion of digital sales, as well as the trend’s extension into the new year, should help allay fears that the recent surge in online shopping is losing steam.
“Retailers were forced to be scrappy last year as they reacted to an influx of new digital shoppers and embraced new tactics like curbside pickup to help keep consumers safe,” said Rob Garf, VP and GM of retail at Salesforce. “The growth in digital commerce over the first quarter is a signal that retailers will need to continue to scale their investments in digital while refocusing the in-store experience.”
Specifically, the global maker of eCommerce software said the findings support the need for retailers to offer experiences that are both immersive and contactless to balance the requirements and meet the needs of increasingly digital consumers.
Delving Into 22 Billion Visits To 2,000 Sites
With a global purview of 22 billion visits to nearly 2,000 different digital commerce sites, Salesforce is in a unique position to spot trends and data in real time. Accordingly, the study showed that daily online spending during the quarter peaked in the U.S. on March 17, reflecting a 117 percent year-over-year advance that coincided with the third round of federal stimulus checks being disbursed.
At the same time, the new data show that people were not only shopping more online but were also spending more when they did. Officially, Q1 website traffic grew 27 percent while the average amount spent per visit jumped by nearly one-third from the year before.
Specific pockets of outsized growth were seen in luxury handbags (up 95 percent), home appliances (up 96 percent) and sporting goods (up 110 percent) Salesforce said. On the flip side, although it cannot really be called weakness, the survey saw certain categories lagging the broader digital trend, with segments like luggage (up 8 percent), home decor (up 40 percent) and active apparel (up 42 percent).
Taken together, the average order size in the U.S. rose about $5 last quarter versus a year ago to more than $103 per transaction, even though the average discount offered by retailers fell to 17 percent — the lowest rate in at least two years.
“The Q1 data indicates that the habits formed over the course of the year and the 2020 holiday season are here to stay,” Salesforce said, adding that retailers are going to have to rethink what the “role of the store” actually is, as well as the role employees play in helping to fulfill the surge in digital orders.
Devices And More
Not surprisingly the Shopping Index showed that the pace of growth of mobile transactions, within the broader realm of digital commerce, was leading the way. However, the software firm’s analysis of browsing, buying and abandonment rates differed widely depending on the type of digital device being used.
Specifically, Salesforce found that while people browse more on their phones, they actually buy more — and abandon saved items in their carts less — when they do their shopping from a computer.
According to the Shopping Index, 68 percent of digital commerce in the U.S. was done via mobile phones in Q1, versus 28 percent of consumers doing their shopping with a computer. However, when it comes to actually ordering things, those numbers get a lot closer, with mobile buying rate slipping to 55 percent and the computer buying rate rising to 40 percent.
Cart abandonment rates also showed a bias for bigger screens, with 94 percent mobile shoppers leaving a site without buying the items they saved, versus just 88 percent of computer shoppers walking away empty handed.
Digital Growth Vs. Expectations
The Salesforce findings augment PYMNTS’ Global Digital Shopping Index which showed consumers’ digital shopping channel use increased by 60 percent since the COVID shutdowns kicked in in March 2020.
In addition, PYMNTS research also highlighted the rising expectations and changing behaviors that consumers are developing as they increasingly look to buy in non-store settings, including less patience for any transactional frictions that resemble the pinch points of in-store shopping such as delayed checkout or product shortages. Although the pandemic has lifted eCommerce, it has also exacerbated these tensions, and underscored the need for retailers to do more to imbue in-store shopping experiences with the sense of control, convenience and safety consumers have come to expect when purchasing online.


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, Hertfordshire United Kingdom (PressExposure) June 17, 2009 -- Displaysense has announced it is to offer low cost shelving to retailers in an effort to assist those struggling with the current economic climate.
Over the past year, the retail industry has witnessed a dramatic change to its landscape with big brand names going into administration and consumer confidence hitting new lows. In order to counter this trend and make the most of a bad situation, the high street has turned its back on bespoke retail display products in favour of more affordable low cost alternatives.
Displaysense, the UK's fastest growing supplier of shop fittings [http://www.displaysense.co.uk/Retail-Displays-and-Shopfittings?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=Lowcostshelving] and shop shelving, has been on the look out over the past year for affordable, low cost display equipment to help cash strapped retailers beat the crunch.
Displaysense succeeded in sourcing a good supplier and in May introduced over 30 new shelf solutions to its plastic budget shelving [http://www.displaysense.co.uk/budget-plastic-shelving?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=Lowcostshelving] range. Within a month, more than another 30 low budget solutions were introduced and, by June, the sales really began rolling in.
Not only has the company introduced these budget friendly alternatives to their range of over 21,000 products, but Displaysense also prides itself on being very competitive and has undergone extensive price reductions to help its past, present and future customers get through these tough times.
Steve Whittle, spokesman at Displaysense, commented on the company's recent crunch busting strategy by saying, "Sourcing affordable display products is imperative at times like these when customers will be looking at price as their primary purchasing criteria. We are proud to be playing our part in the recovery of the industry, so much so that some of our products are being sold at a dramatically lower cost than their recommended retail price."
The introduction of the budget shelving has already proven to be popular, as all forms of businesses, from exhibition centres to independent retailers, are reportedly snapping up these low price shelving units and other display stands for use at industry events.
For further information please contact: Steve Whittle Marketing Manager Displaysense Rye Street Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2HG 0845 2008139 http://www.displaysense.co.uk


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Look out, world! Apple is about to launch .apple
Registration of 29 odd dotcoms flags move
Apple is getting ready to launch its own piece of the internet: .apple.
The iPhone and Mac manufacturer signed the agreement to run its namesake top-level domain back in May, but has only recently moved toward "delegation," meaning putting the name live in the internet's root zone.
It is however the registration of 29 peculiar dotcom domains late Thursday, first noticed by industry site The Domains, that point to its impending launch.
All of those domains end in "apple.com" and make no sense until you consider that people are still very used to domains ending in .com.
So, AppleMusicApple.com seems ridiculous unless you assume that when the company starts to promote the address applemusic.apple that large numbers of people will type in applemusicapple and then stick a .com on the end.
If it was just one or two domains, you'd be right to be skeptical, but 29? And all of them reflecting the company's core brands and products? Looks to us like a pre-emptive domain buy-up in advance of a main launch.
- iPadApple.com (ipad.apple)
- MacBookProApple.com (macbookpro.apple)
- xCodeApple.com (xcode.apple)
- AppleCareApple.com (applecare.apple)
- AppleNewsApple.com (applenews.apple)
- FinalCutProApple.com (finalcutpro.apple)
- and so on...
Although fanbois are likely to get very excited over the idea of domain names ending in "apple" (they tend to get excited over literally anything that Apple does), the move may represent something more significant in terms of the broader internet: the first significant public awareness of what are being called in the domain industry "dot-brands."
Change is coming
Of the nearly 2,000 applications for new internet extensions, 34 per cent of them came from big brands like Amazon, Ferrari, Lego, Intel, Heinz, and so on.
While companies that spent millions on generic names like "horse" or "club" have been keen to launch and start making profits, the big corporates have been taking things much slower and trying to figure out what to do with their branded piece of the internet.
The pace of that activity appears to be picking up however, with one brand protection company, CSC, using its September monthly domain report to highlight the growing emergence of dot-brands.
The largest dot-brand in terms of names underneath it is the Swedish consumer goods company, according to CSC, with 603 .sca domains; followed by 271 .bloomberg domains.
CSC notes in its report: "We haven't seen any major instances of brands migrating away from their .com to a .brand during this period, like the transition by Barclays Bank plc that we saw in the last report. However, as with any new digital channel, we are seeing brand owners test the value of their .brand asset by launching microsites or establishing redirects to their .com, which is expected, as they evaluate the benefits of a .brand in relation to consumer behavior, branding, and security."
This looks exactly like what Apple also plans to do, except of course when Apple markets something, it tends to stick in people's heads.
One thing that fanbois should not get too excited about, however, is the possibility of their own personalized .apple domain.
When it applied for its namesake top-level domain, Apple stated: "Apple seeks to obtain the new .apple gTLD in order to provide consumers with another opportunity to learn about Apple, and its products and services."
When asked about how it would handle two people applying for the same .apple name, it responded: "There will not be multiple applications for a particular domain in the proposed .apple TLD because Apple plans to retain ownership. The company's affiliates and authorized entities will be able to seek registration directly from Apple."
In other words, as ever, Apple will be keeping close control of its new internet baby. ®


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Tim Cook reveals iPhone 11. Source: AppleApple CEO Tim Cook meant the companys work in self-governing vehicles, following current reports that the company is in renewed talk with establish its own automobile.”The autonomy itself is a core technology, in my view. If you sort of action back, the vehicle, in a lot of ways, is a robot. An autonomous cars and truck is a robot. And so theres lots of things you can do with autonomy. And well see what Apple does,” Cook said in an interview released Monday with Kara Swisher on the “Sway” podcast.”We investigate so lots of things internally. Much of them never ever see the light of day. Im not saying that a person will not,” Cook added.When asked if Apple was dealing with a car itself or the technology within a vehicle, Cook decreased to comment.”We love to integrate hardware, software application, and services, and discover the intersection points of those since we think thats where the magic happens. And so thats what we enjoy to do. And we like to own the primary innovation thats around that,” he said.Apple has actually long been expected to get into the automobile organization with its own car or selling its innovation to other automobile makers, and has actually made a number of moves indicating it planned to do so. Assisting boost its engineering ranks, the company got self-governing vehicle startup Drive.ai in 2019. A self-governing lorry might place the business against Tesla, which is rolling out its own self-driving functions. In 2018, Apple hired back Doug Field, then Teslas senior vice president of engineering, to most likely work on self-driving vehicles. Apple has actually also brought in numerous other former Tesla employees, including previous Tesla vice president of engineering Michael Schwekutsch, now senior director of engineering for the Special Projects Group at Apple.Tesla CEO Elon Musk had actually even said last year that he once tried to begin talk with sell the business to Apple, but Cook declined to take a meeting.”You understand, Ive never ever spoken with Elon, although I have terrific admiration and regard for the business hes built. I think Tesla has done an amazing job of not just developing the lead, but keeping the lead for such an extended period of time in the EV area. So I have terrific gratitude for them,” Cook informed Swisher.Most recently, CNBC reported that Apple was close to completing a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded self-governing electrical lorry at the Kia assembly plant in West Point, Georgia. The automakers later walked back on the claims.Listen to the full interview with Tim Cook here.Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube.
Source: AppleApple CEO Tim Cook hinted at the companys work in self-governing lorries, following recent reports that the company is in restored talks to develop its own vehicle. And well see what Apple does,” Cook said in an interview released Monday with Kara Swisher on the “Sway” podcast. Im not stating that one will not,” Cook added.When asked if Apple was working on a car itself or the technology within a car, Cook decreased to comment. Apple has actually likewise brought in several other previous Tesla workers, consisting of former Tesla vice president of engineering Michael Schwekutsch, now senior director of engineering for the Special Projects Group at Apple.Tesla CEO Elon Musk had even said last year that he when tried to start talks to offer the company to Apple, but Cook decreased to take a meeting.


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In 2023, the Kalashnikov concern began accepting pre-orders for the MP-155 Ultima smart gun with a futuristic design and the ability to sync with mobile devices. Indie studio Ward B claims the design of the MP-155 Ultima is stolen from their Oceanic game.
The head of Ward B Marcellino Sauceda reports: in early 2023, representatives of the Kalashnikov concern contacted the company and offered to create a real weapon based on one of the studio’s designs. The choice fell on the EPM28 Mastodon shotgun:
According to Marcellino, representatives of the concern promised to place the studio’s logo on the weapon, send three ready-made guns as a gift and tell that it is the design of the Ward B that underlies the real weapon. It was not planned to pay the studio a fee for using the design. But when it came to signing the contract, the Kalashnikov concern stopped communicating. Later, the concern announced the MP-155 Ultima shotgun. Although there is no question of complete resemblance to Mastodon, Ward B is sure: its design was created taking into account the solutions invented by the studio for virtual weapons:
Marcellino Sauceda draws the public’s attention to small design elements similar to the Mastodon and the MP-155 Ultima. From a functional point of view, these details do not matter, at one time the artists of the studio came up with them for beauty.
Representatives of the concern confirmed that they were negotiating with Ward B. During the negotiations, it allegedly turned out that working with the studio is risky: it has no investors and does not have enough own funds to complete the project. In addition, Ward B did not pay the concept artist who sketched the weapon, which made copyright negotiations difficult, the concern said in a statement. The studio claims that it was about a deferred payment and the artist has already received the money.
Having refused to cooperate with Ward B, the Kalashnikov concern began working with another designer from Russia, whose name was not disclosed. The MP-155 Ultima project, resulting from the collaboration, has been patented, but Ward B believes that this proves nothing. According to Marcellino, employees of the concern used images created by Ward B for an internal presentation, replacing the game’s logo with their own. Representatives of “Kalashnikov” did not comment on these accusations in any way.
In September 2023, Ward B sent a series of demands to the concern to discontinue use of the studio’s design. But this did not give any results, at some point the lawyers of the concern stopped responding. After that, Sauseda claims, Kalashnikov contacted the designer who created the Mastodon concept and tried to buy the rights to it in order to “end the conflict as soon as possible,” but at that time the copyright holder was already Ward B.
It is noteworthy that the MP-155 Ultima shotgun has a virtual version, the weapon was added to the shooter Escape From Tarkov. Representatives of Ward B contacted the developers and said that they considered the appearance of the shotgun as an unauthorized use of their design, but they did not receive a response. Ward B has no plans to sue Kalashnikov, as the studio simply does not have the funds to do so.


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Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 4 ranked as the No. 2 hardware in Japan in the latest data from the region.
Media Create Co. this month reported the PS4 sold 21,346 units between May 29 to June 4 to rank No. 2 in overall hardware sales.
The PS4 Pro sold 5,492 in the same period.
The hardware sold 19,002 units the week prior.
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution ranked as the No. 1 software 58,736 units for the week.
Sony this week released the Playstation 4 1TB Gold hardware to U.S. retail.
The PS4 1TB Gold SKU is a limited edition gold PS4 with 1TB hard drive and gold Dualshock 4 Controller.
Through June 17, the hardware will sell at $249.99, $50 off the $299.99 MSRP.
Sony this week began holding the Days of Play sale for the Playstation 4.
From June 9 to June 17, U.S. retailers will offer discounts on PS4 hardware, games and peripherals.
Discounted items include the new PS4 Gold Slim 1TB SKU at $249.99, PS4 exclusive games at $39.99 each, and PS4 Dualshock Controllers at $39.99 each.
Sony this week released Wipeout Omega Collection for the Playstation 4.
Wipeout Omega Collection includes Wipeout HD, Wipeout HD Fury, and Wipeout 2048.
It includes nine game modes, 26 circuits, 48 ships, eight-player online multiplayer, and all-new soundtrack, and PS4 Pro enhancements.
It sells at $39.99.
Idea Factory International Inc. this week released Dark Rose Valkyrie for the Playstation 4.
Dark Rose Valkyrie is a turn-based RPG in which the user leads an elite military force to fight against the Chimera.
The final game includes customized weapons, customized attack combinations, team attacks, and Overdrive mode.P>
It is sold in physical and digital formats.
Sony this week released free Playstation 4, Playstation 3 and PS Vita titles for Playstation Plus members to the Playstation Network division for June 2017.
PS Plus titles include Killing Floor 2 (PS4), Life is Strange (PS4), Abyss Odyssey (PS3), WRC 5: World Rally Championship (PS3), Neon Chrome (PS Vita) and Spy Chameleon (PS Vita).
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. and Koei Tecmo Corp. this week said it will release Dissidia Final Fantasy NT for the Playstation 4.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a 3v3 team-based brawler that includes more than 20 Final Fantasy characters from EX skills to skins to weapons.
In each battle, users can gain XP to help customize their character. In addition, users can call summons like Ifrit, Shiva, and Odin to aid in battle.
The final game will include an all-new story by writer Kazushige Nojima.
It will be sold in 2018.
Sony this week released new Disney titles to the Playstation Now service for Playstation 4 and the PC.
New titles include Disney Universe, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, Split Second, Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, TRON: Evolution, Toy Story Mania!, Monkey Island: Special Edition, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Monkey Island 2: Special Edition, Cars 2: The Video Game, Brave, Cars Race-O-Rama, Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension, Cars: Mater-National Championship, Bolt, G-Force, Ratatouille.
Sony this week said the Playstation VR has sold more than 1 million units at global retail.
In addition, consumers have purchased 5.25 million Playstation VR game titles.
Sales for the PS Vita ranked as the No. 4 video game hardware in Japan in the latest retail data from the region.
Media Create Co. this week said the PS Vita sold 4,454 units between May 29 to June 4 to rank as the No. 4 hardware for the week.
It sold 4,092 units the week prior.
Minecraft: PS Vita Edition ranked as the No. 22 software selling 1,556 units for the week.
Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One hardware ranked at No. 7 in Japan in the latest retail data from the region.
Media Create Co. this month reported that the Xbox One sold 167 units between May 29 and June 4 to rank No. 7 in overall sales.
It sold 121 units the week prior.
EA Inc. this week released the Teaser Trailer for NHL 18.
The trailer previews footage from the final game.
NHL 18 will be released this fall.
Capcom Co. Ltd. this week said it will release Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 Aug. 8.
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will include Mega Man 7, Mega Man 8, Mega Man 9, and Mega Man 10.
The final game will include an Extra Armor option to reduce damage by half, remixed challenges, and online leaderboards.
It will sell in retail and digital format at $19.99.
Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. this week released the Story Trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
The trailer previews Talion and Celebrimor as they utilize the power of the New Ring to forge an army to combat enemies.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War, to be sold Oct 10, is the sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
The open-world RPG is said to include robust customization, and dynamic environments and characters shaped by player actions and decisions.
EA Inc. this week said it will sell FIFA 18 Sept. 28.
FIFA 18 will utilize the Frostbite engine and feature Christiano Ronaldo, all-time scorer for Real Madrid C.F.
Customers who pre-order the Ronaldo Edition will receive three days early access, Christiano Ronaldo loan, eight special edition FUT Kits, and $60 worth of Jumbo Premium Gold FIFA Ultimate Team Packs.
Telltale Games this week released Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series – Episode 2.
In Episode 2 – Under Pressure, the Guardians must find out how to control the power of their mysterious new relic.
The five-part episodic series includes Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot in an original adventure.
The Season Pass Disc includes episode one and access to download four additional episodes upon release.
It sells at $29.99.
Telltale Games and Mojang AB this week said it will release Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 July 11.
Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 is a five-part saga in which Jessie gets his hand stuck in a gauntlet from an ancient underwater temple.
The final game is said to include choice-based options and Crowd Play functionality to allow others to decide story direction from any connected mobile device.
Sales for Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s Nintendo Switch hardware ranked No. 1 in Japan in the latest sales data for the region.
Media Create Co. this month reported that the Nintendo Switch sold 23,524 units between May 29 and June 4 to rank as the No. 1 hardware for the week.
It sold 27,146 units the week prior.
Ultra Street Fighter II: The New Challengers ranked as the No. 10 software selling 4,735 units for the week.
Nintendo this week said it will release Pokkén Tournament DX for the Nintendo Switch Sept. 22.
Developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Pokkén Tournament DX is an arcade fighting title that includes trademark Pokémon characters in battle.
The title includes more than 20 Pokémon unlocked at the start and Team Battle mode.
The final game is compatible with the Nintendo Switch tabletop mode, TV mode, and handheld mode.
Nintendo this week said it will release the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Splatoon 2 Edition for the Nintendo Switch July 21.
The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Splatoon 2 Edition includes custom green and pink grips.
The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller includes the traditional console controller layout, motion controls, HD Rumble, and built-amiibo functionality at $69.99.
Hamster, Co. this week released Shock Trooper 2nd Squad for the Nintendo Switch.
Released by SNK Corp. in 1998, Shock Trooper 2nd Squad is a military action game in which four mercenaries to thwart the ambitions of a massive corporation.
The final game includes branching paths and high score leaderboards.
It sells at $7.99.
The Nintendo 3DS ranked as the No. 3 hardware in Japan in the latest sales data from the territory.
Media Create Co. this month said the Nintendo 3DS sold 16,495 units between May 29 to June 4 to rank as the No. 3 game hardware for the week.
The hardware sold 18,295 units the week prior.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia ranked as the No. 24 software in Japan for the week.
Further details are expected at a later date.
Pokémon Sun and Moon includes a new world, new Pokémon, and new adventures. Starter Pokémon include Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio.
Atlus USA Inc. this week said it will release Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey for the Nintendo 3DS in 2018.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is a new edition of the 2010 Japan release that will include additional story content and brand new characters.
The final game game will include a demonic sci-fi story, multiple paths, and Japanese voice-overs and English text.
Atlus USA Inc. this week said it will release Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology for the Nintendo 3DS in 2018.
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is a retelling of the original turn-based RPG released in 2011. The title will include redesigned character art, new character voice-overs, new opening animation, new theme song, event illustrations, and five new tracks.
The final game will include new story content with a third timeline and new character Nemesia.
Atlus Inc. this week said it will release Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth for the Nintendo 3DS this fall.
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth is a turn-based RPG that includes party customization, progress mapping, four races, 10 classes and more customization options.
The final game will include a full English voice track.
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DUBLIN, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/p52sn3/smart_camera) has announced the addition of the "Smart Camera Market - Global Forecast to 2020" report to their offering.
The global smart camera for security & surveillance market is expected to grow from USD 1.93 billion in 2015 to USD 3.06 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 9.7% between 2015 and 2020.
The major driver for the global smart camera for security & surveillance market is the increasing usage of smart cameras for security & surveillance applications, such as public spaces, military & defense, transit facilities, commercial facilities, enterprise & government infrastructure, and residential infrastructure. Easy installation and advanced monitoring features offered by smart cameras are the factors contributing towards the growth of the global smart camera for security & surveillance market.
The CMOS subsegment is expected to lead the sensor technology segment of the global smart camera for security & surveillance market between 2015 and 2020. Smaller size, low power consumption, ease of integration, faster frame rate, and lower manufacturing cost of CMOS sensors are the factors expected to contribute towards the growth of this subsegment during the forecast period.
The Asia-Pacific smart camera for security & surveillance market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, owing to increased usage of smart cameras for various applications. This growth can be attributed to increased technological developments taking place in the region and emergence of the Asia-Pacific region as a manufacturing hub for smart cameras.
- Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
- Canon Inc.
- Flir Systems, Inc.
- Panasonic Corporation
- Raptor Photonics Ltd.
- Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
- Sony Corporation
- Watec Co., Ltd.
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6 Market, By Scanning Technology
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