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Leaks and rumors around the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 are taking over the news for a week now. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will be unveiled in two variants this time. Releasing two variants in a Note line-up is not new for Samsung, as the company has launched Note Edge along with the Galaxy Note 4 in the past. The latest report confirms that Samsung Galaxy Note 10 variants will be coming before the end of this year along with the 5G support.
The Galaxy Note 10 variants carry SM-N970 and SM-N975 model numbers. Both devices will be different in terms of display sizes. The latest report from South Korea claims the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 models could feature 6.28-inch and 6.75-inch display sizes accordingly. Both these devices come with a triple and quad camera setups, respectively. Nonetheless, it is uncertain whether Samsung will pack a less powered battery as well as a lower display resolution on the base variant.
As the reports suggested earlier, Samsung will not be launching four different Note 10 variants. As a substitution, Samsung will be launching two regular variants and the 5G variants with the same specifications. The model numbers of the Galaxy Note 10 5G variant are SM-N971 and SM-N976 respectively. The other leaks also say that Galaxy Note 10 will be coming with no physical buttons on the device. So for power and volume keys actions, the devices would be supporting squeeze enabled sides and some other hardware gestures.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Specifications (Expected)
As said earlier the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 variants boast 6-28-inch and 6.75-inch variants respectively. Both the devices will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC. The base variant comes with either 6GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storages along with 8GB of RAM and 256GB storages to choose from. Whereas the high-end or top variant might get a minimum of 8GB of RAM which goes all the way up to 12GB of RAM. There is nothing confirmed about these devices. Stay tuned for more Galaxy Note 10 coverage.
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The latest Google Pixel devices were released less than a year ago, but many fans are already looking forward to the next models. The upcoming devices, Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, have been mentioned in the past, with the Pixel 4 appearing twice in the Android Open Source Project. A reliable source has managed to discover and release the codenames for two Pixel devices and unannounced Google devices.
The information comes from a commit which was uploaded on the Android Open Source Project in an attempt to fix some issues which affected the SELinux policy. In a nutshell, the SELinux policy is a security model used by the Linux kernel, and it is often personalized for individual devices.
The developer tried to explain what they were trying to do by sharing a list of internal files in the comments. On that list, we can see an error and the name of several devices, including two made by Panasonic and six made by Google. Four of them are already known as the names for the Pixel XL( Marlin), Pixel 2 and 2XL (Wahoo) Pixel 3 XL (Crosshatch) and Pixel 3a XL (Bonito).
Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL Codenames Revealed
The remaining devices are codenamed Coral and Needlefish. Further research made by a different source attempted to find out if these names are present in the beta version of the Google app. Surprisingly, the app code reveals that Coral is the codename of the Pixel 4 while Flame is another name for the Google Pixel 4 XL.
This information reinforces a previous leak of a benchmark for Google Coral. The device used in the benchmark sported some impressive specs including a Snapdragon 855 SoC and 6GB of RAM. Needlefish remains elusive at this point, and it is likely that Google may be working on an experimental Android device.
It is likely that the upcoming Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL devices will arrive with Android Q, which is also in development. The smartphones should be released on the market in October.
Daniel Kiss is the senior editor for News Lair. Daniel was working as a writer since he finished high-school, first for local papers then he started online, nowadays he likes to write about the latest games and tech innovations.

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Amex card incentive for seasonal shoppers
American Express is offering double points for card holders — but only if you happen to be shopping in London's West End.
The deal is in aid of the World's Biggest Christmas Shopping Day when, from midday on December 5, Oxford Street and Regent Street will go traffic free.
On that day double points can only be earned by those shopping on the two famous streets on all UK-issued American Express Consumer Cards.
It includes Airmiles, Harrods rewards points, Nectar points and cashback. Corporate cards do not qualify.
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Open Source Hardware Companies Blend Altruism With Bottom Line
It's very easy for open source users around the world to collaboratively share data and files to modify software. Everyday examples include products like Mozilla Firefox and Chromium which allow users to modify, study, deconstruct and even distribute the programs in a collaborative way with no worry of patent or warranty infringement.
Jeff Moe, founder and CEO of Aleph Objects, a 3D printer company, wants to do the same with hardware.
"Instead of people mailing around C code files, they're mailing around circuit boards, they're mailing building materials, they're sharing this information with the customers who are finding newer and better and cheaper parts and improving on them," said Moe.
Moe's three year old company, which is set to unveil a completely open source 3D printer called the LulzBot Mini, has neither patents, nor proprietary information in the general sense. All of Aleph's intellectual data - from blueprints to schematics to factory floor plans - are completely open for public use. Moe said doing that actually makes good business sense.
"We have our team of R and D, researchers and developers, but then we have this whole world that we're working with as well," Moe said. "And they are testing so many different things, and we are basically working with these communities, and what it winds up doing is allowing us to develop much faster than in traditional methods."
At the heart of open source hardware development is the idea that a company's design and manufacturing process is done out in the open, and in most cases, collaboratively with end users. The goal is to create a better product, together. Those roots can be traced back to software hacking groups of the early '80s when computers were shipped in kits, or even earlier with the ham radio community that shared amateur engineering schematics and ideas.
Alicia Gibb, executive director of the Boulder-based Open Source Hardware Association, said the idea of open sourcing was actually quite prevalent more than 100 years ago. Remember a time when you could buy something and it came with a repair manual?
"Everything came with a way to fix it," Gibb said. 'There were ample parts out there to be able to fix it yourself."
Gibb said repair guides were in the public marketplace to fix things like cars and washing machines and products were much easier to modify to suit specific needs. But today, that's largely not the case.
"We're really moving into this field where everything is under patent, and nobody wants you opening everything up," Gibb said. "People feel you're going to void the warranty. There's an interesting concept that people feel you're going to get into trouble if you're going to open your hardware."
That has created an opportunity in the market for companies like Aleph Objects and the ten other open source hardware companies in Colorado to create products that not only allow, but actively encourage modification and exploration.
“The fact that they may be able to fix it easier, the fact that they might be able to build off it easier, the fact that they might be able to create a business out of something that they haven't even thought of before," said Gibb.
The question remains, how can a company make money off a product, if its design is non-proprietary and open for anyone to modify, copy, and produce?
Lara Boudreaux, spokeswoman for the 11-year-old company SparkFun Electronics based in Niwot, said that doesn't happen very often.
"Customers aren't really in the business of copying just for the sake of copying," Boudreaux said. "It's much cheaper to buy from SparkFun then it is to take our PCB design and try to manufacture a PCB yourself in small batches. It's just not cost effective."
Boudreaux said in-depth customer support and tutorials offered by SparkFun are what keeps users coming back.
The company also allows both SparkFun designers and the public to openly discuss technical concerns and ideas on their website, meaning the community tests the product which speeds up modifications and corrections to product lines. Boudreaux said that not only benefits the customer, but also the bottom line.
"It allows us to innovate, because as we see designs being copied frequently and maybe it's being more of a commodity and you can buy it anywhere, we've got to make the next best thing," she said. "So it keeps us on our toes."
Aleph Objects founder Jeff Moe believes concerns surrounding patents and copyright entanglements may complicate the broadening of open source hardware development across the country. However, the altruistic idea that open collaboration and profits can coexist is truly good for his business.
"We're basically trying to create a public commons of hardware, right? You know, like Wikipedia has created a commons of knowledge, right? And so there's going to be a commons of components and parts and XLR connectors and there's going to be all these types of things that people are sharing. And we just want to expand that."
He may be on to something. Moe said his company is on track to make $4 million by the end of the year.


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He praises Elon Musk's marketing skills, doubts his ability to make money.
The gap will continue to widen, according to a market forecast.
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A Sino-U.S.-European merger would create the first truly global auto group.
The administration could push a U.S.-content carveout for vehicles, one of a couple of things automakers are against.


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Aspenson discussed how to mitigate pollution by reducing criteria pollutants and ensuring coatings used are biodegradable and resistant to moisture to avoid “sick building syndrome.” He also spoke to an upcoming product made of sulfur which assists in reducing CO2 when concrete is created.
Aspenson said as a company S3 Surfaces doesn’t make a product unless it can be proven not to be harmful to the environment. He added his business concentrates on commercial flooring and industrial applications, hospitality and health care. Apsenson said the company’s epoxy solutions are particularly effective at repelling microbes in a health care environment.
You can listen to The Construction Record and TCR Express on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music’s podcast, and you can listen to last week’s podcast featuring an interview with Arup sustainability and climate services leader Charles Ormsby and principal of infrastructure Sean Meadows here. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.
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text: The Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Services and the Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corporation have partnered to produce the city's first-ever visitor's map. The map directs visitors to restaurants, attractions, entertainment and lodgings, and retail locations - all things a person from outside the town may be looking for. One side of the map encompasses the entire city of Tiffin, with the other side focused on downtown. Chamber President and CEO John Detwiler brought the opportunity to SIEDC's Downtown Marketing Committee, of which he is the Chair. "We have never had a map of the city for our out-of-town visitors, and the committee was also looking at creating literature specific to downtown," Detwiler said. "I am happy we were able to partner on this project; community collaboration is key in creating a successful and cohesive message." SIEDC Downtown Main Street Manager Amy Reinhart said the map was one of the goals set forth in the 2010 Downtown Strategic Plan and furthers the marketing mission of the Main Street downtown revitalization approach. "We have taken many steps this year to make it easier for visitors, students and residents to find their way downtown, and to promote local businesses. This is a great addition to the Discover Tiffin phone app, the new kiosks in front of the Joint Justice Center and on the university campuses, wayfinding signs at downtown intersections, and new parking signage for downtown lots," she said. The maps can be found at the Chamber (19 W. Market St., Ste C), and in several businesses. For a downloadable pdf, click here.


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TBC is the main supplier of food, including rice, cooking fuel, fish paste and beans to the camps.
Funding shortfalls in recent years have seen a reduction in the quantity of refugee household rations. In 2013 a Community-Managed Targeting system was introduced in order to allocate rations more precisely according to need.
Under the system refugee committees identify the needs of households according to different criteria and identify them as most vulnerable, vulnerable, standard or self-reliant (the latter category accounted for just 1 percent of households in 2016). The most vulnerable households and those with children under the age of 18 receive extra rations.
Meanwhile, the food assistance programme broke new ground in 2016 when a pilot Food Card System was introduced in sections of Nu Po and Tham Hin camps, overseen by Food Card System Working Group. Following the review of the programme in late 2017, positive feedback and high level of confidence both from its local representatives and the displaced persons communities, TBC introduced the Food Card System programme in two further camps – Ban Don Yang and Ban Nai Soi – in 2018.
The food card programme allows refugees to buy their own food from around 50 participating vendor shops mainly run by refugees, promoting greater choice, decision-making and dignity within households and the communities.
The vendors, many of whom are women, buy fresh produce from refugee gardens and agriculture plots and rice, oil, spices and other items from Thai suppliers.
The system is also familiarising refugees with the digital economy that is fast taking root in Burma/Myanmar along with the rest of the Asia region, and the pilot includes nutrition information to ensure that households are well informed on the right proportions of food-types needed for a nutritious diet.
A short video on the new food card system can be viewed here.
Given the success of the programme in four camps so far, plans are moving ahead to expand the programme to all nine camps.
In 2018, food and charcoal assistance is allocated in the camps as follows:


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OnePlus is back for more Nord
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Rumours suggest a redesign is likely, and there are whispers about a microLED too
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Office Depot Inc. (ODP): ODP is one of the largest suppliers of office products and services in the world. Insiders currently hold 5.2 million shares or 1.8% of outstanding shares. On Monday last week, Director Scott Hedrick bought 50,000 shares at $2.41 for $0.12 million. In addition, on Monday, he also exercised options and acquired 35,679 shares. After both transactions, Mr. Hedrick now owns 0.19 million shares, so the 85,679 share buy was a significant addition to his holdings in the company. Overall, insiders have been heavy buyers in the last three months, buying 150,000 shares and selling none, implying a confidence in ODP’s outlook while the shares trade near 30-month lows
Ok insider buying is so weak it hardly shows up. Their CEO bought 100K but also received 600K in options. If you really look at the transactions it is mostly options that are given to the insiders. They get them and then sell them. To them it is salary not an incentive to innovate. ODP need serious help in the leadership dept. I hope their present CEO can find it.


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Tasmania: set for stardom?
Tasmania is "the new, exciting frontier" for Australia, according to Ross Brown, owner of Brown Brothers.
Last year the family-owned business bought Tasmanian producer Tamar Ridge. Founder Andrew Pirie has officially retired but, said Brown, "is staying on as a consultant".
Explaining this move outside the Brown Brothers’ base in north-east Victoria, Brown observed: "We’d had 10 years of drought and we’re in the coolest, wettest part of Australia.
"We started looking in South Victoria but these assets were coming on the market in Tasmania and we saw an opportunity to make a significant entry there."
The acquisition has allowed the company to get involved in the production of both high quality sparkling wine and Pinot Noir, which Brown highlighted as "one variety with a big future".
Indeed, he noted: "It is the only category seeing strong growth in Australia and we didn’t have any". Moreover, Brown set out his belief that "Tasmania can really take the lead for Pinot Noir in Australia".
Likewise, Brown stressed the growth potential for Tasmanian sparkling wines, saying: "Sales are really strong and there are only three or four producers really in the top end".
Having inherited a winery in a "really sound" position, Brown’s plan now is "to leverage all the good things and gradually see how to make it better".
As for the scope of his ambitions for the Tamar Ridge wines, Brown pointed out: "With the size of production, there’s no need to look beyond fine wine store and on-premise locations".
Having stepped down earlier this year from his former responsibilities as CEO of Brown Brothers, Brown has not only freed himself up to spend more time representing his family business, but also plans to help build awareness of Tasmanian wines.
"Over the next two years we’re putting a lot of work into brand Tasmania", he revealed. This activity will be focused "not least in Australia", although Brown is also setting his sights on export markets, especially as the island will play host to the International Cool Climate Conference next February.
This chance to catch the attention of a global audience, combined with Australia’s ongoing concerns about climate change, leads Brown to predict a bright future for Tasmania as he anticipates that other winemakers, including larger brand owners, are likely to look in this direction.
Pointing out that fellow Australian First Families of Wine member Yalumba is already Tasmania’s third largest producer, thanks to its ownership of Jansz, Brown concluded: "I think more producers will naturally happen; I think people will follow our example".
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HTL to invest in China23 April 2002
HTL International Holdings Limited, Singapore, one of Asia's largest leather tanners and sofa manufacturers, plan to invest S$24.2 million (US$13.23 million) in China. They said S$19.4 million will be used to set up a wet-blue plant in Yangzhou, China. The balance will be used to expand the existing leather finishing plant in Kunshan, China. 'After careful consideration, we have decided to expand beyond Kunshan and invest in Yangzhou', said Phua Yong Tat, group managing director. The construction of the wet-blue tannery is expected to commence in April and trial operations are expected to start by December. The facility will support the Kunshan finishing plant by processing wet-blue to dyed crust for them. Planned capacity for the plant is about 5,000 hides a day.


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U.S. President Donald Trump has been in reversal mode of late.
He did so on immigration, modifying his stance after a national outcry about separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexican border.
He did so in regard to British Prime Minister Theresa May, pillorying her in a British tabloid, only to do a volte-face and tell the world she was doing a great job.
He did so on his summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, leaving one impression one day, doing a U-turn the next and a backflip to follow.
The destabilizer likes to destabilize. But if bombarded by enough voices of sanity and if made to think that he can be politically damaged by his latest thunderbolt, he is capable of backing down – while not really admitting that he is backing down.
Herein lies the hope of the Canadian government and many others on his threat to impose devastating tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts. The hope is that sanity will prevail. And if recent days are any indication, sanity appears to be gaining momentum.
The car tariffs are opposed by Mr. Trump’s domestic auto manufacturers, by Congress, by NATO allies, by economists, by industry studies, by lessons of history and most anything resembling rational calculation.
General Motors has warned the administration against enacting the measure, citing a negative impact on investment, wages and employment. A study released this week by the Center for Automotive Research showed the tariffs would cause a big hike in car prices and a big loss in American jobs.
Vehement voices came together Thursday at Commerce Department hearings on the tariff proposals. It was an onslaught. More than 40 parties testified. With the exception of labour unions, representatives from most every component of the U.S. automotive value chain raised alarm bells.
But if it sounds like a no-brainer that the Trump tariff plan is headed for the dustbin, there are some who believe the President’s mind is already made up, that the hearings are just to show that consultation was undertaken, and that he will move ahead with the measures that promise to be far more punishing than his steel and aluminum tariffs.
The Trump tariffs are being proposed under the guise – laughable to most observers – of national security, the charge being that auto imports cripple the domestic industry, thus undermining U.S. research and development. The Commerce Department began investigating in May and will report to the President shortly on its findings.
The security rationale is essentially a cover for the President’s program of economic protectionism. At the Commerce hearings, David O’Sullivan, ambassador for the European Union, minced no words, saying the invocation of a national security threat from allies is “absurd.”
The governments of Mexico, Canada and Ontario joined in with similar appraisals. “Rather than potentially strengthening U.S. national security,” Canada’s deputy ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said in a strong presentation, “tariffs on automotive imports from Canada would undermine U.S. security and would have a devastating impact on U.S. competitiveness in the auto sector.”
She made the point that given the degree of integrated cross-border production, “Canadian cars are U.S. cars,” explaining that assembled vehicles exported from Canada to the United States contain more than 50 per cent U.S. content.
The day before the hearings, Republican and Democratic party lawmakers from auto-producing states threatened to bring forward legislation that would freeze the Commerce Department’s investigation. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch called the Trump protectionism misguided, reckless and dangerous.
Mr. Trump can back off on the auto tariffs without much embarrassment. A filing by Commerce that national security isn’t endangered would give him cover. He could continue his protectionist policy-making in other areas.
The President is still holding to a hard line for significant NAFTA reform. His trade officials are negotiating with the new Mexican government with an eye to a possible separate bilateral deal. That would mean the end of NAFTA. Negotiations would begin on a new bilateral deal with Canada.
But overhanging all considerations is still Mr. Trump’s obsession with trade deficits. The U.S. has a US$32-billion auto trade shortfall with Europe. Statistics like this are capable of blinding him to all other rational considerations. His pattern of reversing himself might not apply to a case in which there is much cause for a reversal.


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Denim Expert going after perfection, innovation
Rather than going for mere expansion, Chattogram-based denim exporter Denim Expert Limited wants to attain perfection in its product and innovation as well as achieve environmental sustainability in order to turn the facility into a model factory.
Its Managing Director and CEO Mostafiz Uddin shared this last week in an interview with The Daily Star.
Denim Expert, which designs and develops products on its own and serves international buyers, is planning to invest Tk 200 crore in the near term to expand its business. It has targeted to raise the daily production of trousers to 25,000 pieces from the current capacity of 15,000 pieces.
"The plan is not aimed at expanding the capacity merely -- it is more about sustainability," said Mostafiz.
The entrepreneur is planning to take steps like installing advanced low liquid washing machines to consume 60 per cent less water compared to conventional laundries, introducing nanotechnologies to save water, chemicals and energy, and setting up solar panels and a biological water treatment plant to remove polluting organic and inorganic compounds.
Denim Expert also aims to put in place energy-saving machinery to cut energy use.
"My ultimate dream is to turn this factory into a model factory," Mostafiz said.
Starting its journey in 2009 with about 700 workers at the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone in the port city, Denim Expert is continuously developing its self-design cells in an effort to produce new designs for its clients, mostly European and American.
The factory has been carrying out 100 per cent designs in its own design and development cell for the last 12 years and kept on enhancing this knowledge.
"We know how to deliver a new dress to the client," he said.
Rather than growing his factory into a bigger one, Mostafiz said Denim Expert is more poised to achieve perfection. Denim Expert is comparatively a small factory having 2,000 employees but has several pioneering footprints.
It is the first Bangladeshi manufacturer that joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the country's first company to join the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and the first Bangladeshi contributor to the ZDHC Foundation, which is driving improvement in the management of textile chemicals globally.
In 2020, Denim Expert was recognised as 'New Champion' by the World Economic Forum for its extraordinary performance in sustainability and inclusivity.
The company has also become the first firm to employ transgender people and make education free for its women workers, who account for 70 per cent of its workforce.
"We may be small compared to many others, but we are stronger than others in terms of product innovation capability, diversification, social and environmental sustainability," Mostafiz said.
According to him, Denim Expert has some core values and wants to grow by maintaining these values.
"This has been the first job for most of the employees in our factory and many of them have climbed up to senior positions," he said.
He feels that there has to be a roadmap or strategy to achieve the target of $100 billion from exports from the country's readymade garment sector by 2030.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has set the target.
Denim Expert regularly takes part in international fairs to promote Bangladesh. Since its inception more than a decade ago, it has participated in 42 expositions.
Owing to higher demand, denim product manufacturers in Bangladesh have outrun their Chinese counterparts in Europe and the US, the two major export destinations for Bangladesh.


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A Coatbridge chip shop owner has declared himself the Conor McGregor of the takeaway trade – after his chippy battered its way to a runner-up slot in a national competition.
Hugh Innes, who owns Tony’s chippy in Shawhead, says hard work, dedication and belief have provided the recipe for success after his independent outlet was recognised in Scotland’s Dine In Takeaway Awards.
Tony’s unique selling point of a “one’n’one” fish supper, consisting of one battered fillet and one breaded fillet with chips, proved a big factor in the chippy’s recent runner-up finish.
As well as the taste and presentation, judges also factored in quality of ingredients, customer service and premises hygiene.
And Hugh says passion and belief in his work is allowing his team of four to reap the rewards.
He told the Advertiser: “Achieving the runner-up position in a national competition is a massive achievement for us.
“It’s all down to hard-work and believing in our passion; you get out of life what you put into it.
“For me, running this business isn’t about making money, it’s about being the best, and I truly believe that we are.
“We came runner-up to a chippy in Largs that has only been open for 12 weeks and has a brand new shop with a seafront view.
“I see myself as the Conor McGregor of the trade as no matter what I truly believe that we are the best in the country.”
Last year, Tony’s won Best Fish and Chip shop in the country’s Italian Awards.
And after last month’s success at the Dine In awards, Hugh says more achievements are just over the horizon.
The 53-year-old added: “We want to keep building on what we’ve done so far.
“I have been in the trade for 35 years and have owned Tony’s for the past four.
“We’re getting new customers in all the time due to word of mouth and our activity on social media. People come here because they know they’re getting consistent quality.
“The next competition we’re entering is the top 50 chip shops in the UK and I firmly believe we should win.”
Hugh added: “I’d like to thank all our customers who voted for us to be nominated for the final 10 of the competition. Without their votes the judges wouldn’t have seen what we can do. We were the underdogs from a Coatbridge scheme.”


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Sirius XM DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, a.k.a. the Mayor of the Sunset Strip, has once again put together a collection of Christmas tunes for the holidays with “Rodney On The Rock Presents: Santa’s Got a GTO Vol. 2,” being released by Gearhead® Records this week.
The album’s release party, including the release of Gearhead® Magazine’s annual issue #20, is at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Thursday, December 7th, at Wacko in Hollywood, and features performances by The Woolly Bandits (as the Glitter Critters) with Clem Burke (Blondie) and Christa Collins (The Seeds, Disney), Kat Meoz, ColorTV with actress Tipper Newton (The Mindy Project)., and The Tearaways, which are just a few of the bands featured on the record. There also will be some surprise guests, as well as prestidigitation by Fantastic Fig (America’s Got Talent).
Fantastic Fig, lawyer-turned-magician Paul Fegen, debuted David Bowie in the states at his home parties in the 70’s, along with bands like DEVO and L.A. Guns, according to Gearhead Productions, Inc. CEO and President Michelle Haunold.
The album will be released in high-quality red vinyl, with cover art by Doug Mansfield of The Mansfields, as well as a digital download. “The album art is very colorful and kind of Shag-like,” said Bingenheimer, where the exclusive poster art for both the front and back album covers will be available at Gearhead® Records release party.
As with the first compilation, the new record will include a mixture of new songs as well as classic Christmas covers. The Mansfields’ “Broke on Christmas Again,” Launch Control’s “My Name is Santa and I’m a Punk Rocker” and Kat Meoz‘ “Christmas in Hollywood” are just some of the new songs adding to the unique line-up, as well a skit with The Characters and Bingenheimer. And there are covers of classics like The Dollyrots’ “All I Want For Christmas, The Donnas’ “Up On The Housetop,” The Glitter Critters’ “Little Drummer Boy,” and, of course, The Ramona’s “Santa’s Got a GTO,” just to name a few.
Additional tracks from CJ Ramone (of The Ramones), Color TV (with actress Tipper Newton,) Karen Basset (of The Pandoras,) Kristeen Young (David Bowie’s longtime collaborator), Frankie and the Studs, Peter118, and The Tearaways (of Sirius XM intro theme “Rodney’s Getting Sirius”) will be on the vinyl, with additional bonus tracks by Lisa Mychols and The Mansfields on the digital download.
Bingenheimer, whose current East Coast prime time spot is on Little Steven’s Underground Garage (Ch. 21), Sundays, 6:00 pm PST on Sirius XM, introduced bands like Blondie, The Ramones, The Sex Pistol’s, X, Van Halen, and Nirvana to Los Angeles during his unique and long-time radio show that ran 41 years on KROQ. The Sunday night show gave new generations ear access to 1960s bands and favorites of Bingenheimer’s, such as The Monkees.
The holiday compilation comes 20 years after the popular first release in 1997 of “Santa’s Got A GTO: Rodney On The ROQ’s Fav Xmas Songs” whose limited release currently fetches up to $70 on Amazon.
In addition to being sold at Wacko, the vinyl will be available at other select stores, for purchase online directly at GearheadHQ.com and at sites such as Amazon.com, and will retail for $21.95 beginning at the release party where a free digital download coupon will include the record plus the bonus tracks.
The record release party, along with the release of Gearhead® Magazine’s annual issue #20, is Thursday, December 7th, 2017, from 7-10PM and is at La Luz de Jesus Gallery/Wacko, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood.


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With the original Air Yeezy drop coming and going without any major issues (unless you count the extra cautious consumers who copped theirs in surgical masks to avoid the equally time capsule-worthy bird flu), the most drama-filled release date in Kanye West’s career was back in 2007 when the launch of his album Graduation competed head to head against 50 Cent’s third full-length. After much trash talk leading up to the September 11th showdown, Kanye crushed Curtis, Fiddy was forced to back down from his retirement guarantee and Mr. West has been the brightest star in every building he’s entered since.
The Nike Air Yeezy 2‘s release saga might go down as even more of a rollercoaster ride, this multi-delayed super-collabo now appearing in some of its most revealing images yet as the very photographer who posted them also tweets that Nike has ordered his stock returned. So while we get a supremely detailed look at the ‘Pure Platinum’ Yeezy 2, we’re left wondering when we’ll have a chance to inspect the hidden messages inside the velcro strap and beneath the insoles. It’s crazy to think Nike Sportswear would consider cancelling a release with this much demand, but we all remember what happened with the ‘Galaxy’ Air Foamposite One this February. Let us know what you think about this latest bump in the road to Air Yeezy 2 and stick with Sneaker News to find out if and when these will ever hit retail. Photos: mikeyman14
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
By CarKhabri Team
Small Cars: the need of the hour
With rise in the income levels, a large number of middle class buyers in the Indian market are all set to upgrade to four wheeler segment. The fuel efficient small cars have become need of the hour for the Indians considering their low price tags and low operational costs. One more factor that attracts the mileage conscious Indians towards these small cars is their exceptionally high mileage figures.
As per an estimate, there have been 25 new car launches in the Indian auto market in last 18 months, and out of which about 10 were small cars. Currently small car sales contribute about 70 percent of the total car sales in the Indian market.
As present, Maruti Alto is the most popular small car in the Indian market with clocking the sales of over 30,000 units per month. The Alto has become the first choice of the first time buyers in the Indian market, since the company has phased-out the iconic Maruti 800 model from the market. The car is currently available in both petrol and LPG versions and carries two engine options including 1.0L k series and older 800CC engine.
Following Maruti Alto is the Hyundai i10 that is also driving high sales numbers and has become very popular in the Indian subcontinent. The car is currently clocking about 14,000 units a month in the highly competitive small car segment.
Surprisingly, the country’s cheapest car Tata Nano is far behind in sales numbers from the likes of Maruti Alto and Hyundai i10. However, the car is currently in the reviving stage and believed to be performing as per expectations in the country soon.
Coming in a bit higher price segment, there has been a series of car launches in the compact hatchback segment in last two years. All because of high growth potential and skyrocketing demand in this segment. A number of international car makers have launched their compact hatchbacks in recent past including Ford Figo, Volkswagen Polo, Nissan Micra, Toyota Etios Liva, etc.
Moreover, a number of car makers are ready to mark their debut in the Indian auto market with new small cars. For instance, Honda is all set to launch Honda Brio hatchback in India in the upcoming Diwali festival season. The second largest car maker Hyundai is also gearing-up to launch new 800 cc small car in the same period. With this Fiat, General Motors and Nissan are also planning to launch new small car in the Indian market.
The competition in the small car segment is expected to grow intense with these new competitively priced cars. The price war is on in this segment as car makers are increasing localization content in their cars so that the prices can be brought to a very competitive level.


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Tesla revealed on Thursday it had ridden out the coronavirus shutdown far better than expected, triggering a renewed surge in shares a day after it overtook Toyota to become the world’s most valuable carmaker.
The electric car maker said it had delivered 90,650 vehicles in the second quarter, well ahead of ahead of analysts’ expectations for 74,130, according to a Refinitiv survey. This was despite closing its Fremont, California, plant from late March to early May.
The news that Tesla’s operations had withstood the worst of the shutdown marked a personal victory for Elon Musk, chief executive, who battled local authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area to keep his company’s main plant open for as long as possible.
Although the latest quarterly deliveries were still down nearly 5 per cent from the same quarter a year ago, Tesla’s shares continued to rise on Thursday following its overtaking of Toyota by market value 24 hours earlier.
They were up 8 per cent to $1,207 on Thursday, a more than fivefold increase from $230 about 12 months ago. The company’s shares are up 167 per cent year-to-date.
The latest jump pushed its market value up to $224bn, or nearly $20bn more than Toyota, even though Tesla delivered only 3 per cent as many cars last year and has yet to turn an annual profit.
Tesla’s performance in the quarter was cushioned by output from its new car plant in Shanghai, where operations were largely unaffected by the response to the pandemic. A rapid ramp-up in production at the plant, which opened in early January, has been one of the main factors behind the near three-fold rise in the company’s stock price this year.
The Tesla delivery figures were a “jaw dropper” in a performance that could be “characterised as a ‘major home run’ speaking to its Teflon-like business model”, said Daniel Ives, analyst at Wedbush. “Bulls will run with this as a potential paradigm changer moving ahead.”
While the company did not break out regional figures, Mr Ives said China “was a major source of strength in Q2 based on our analysis and industry data”.
Wall Street has been betting that Tesla’s lead in electric cars will be extended by the coronavirus crisis, as big carmakers that had been hoping to make inroads in the new market struggle to deal with the effects of the crisis on their existing operations.
Most analysts had assumed that Tesla would sink to a loss in the second quarter, but were still hoping that it would rebound later in the year to record its first annual profit.
The better than expected deliveries came even as Tesla’s Fremont plant stopped production on March 23 because of the coronavirus crisis. The company then sued Alameda County, where the electric car maker employs more than 10,000 people, and threatened to relocate operations.
It eventually restarted production in defiance of authorities, before ultimately getting a green light to resume limited production in May.
Earlier this week it was reported that Tesla could break even despite the pandemic. “Breaking even is looking super tight,” Mr Musk wrote in an email to employees obtained by Bloomberg. “Really makes a difference for every car you build and deliver. Please go all out to ensure victory!”
The bulk of the production and deliveries were in the lower-priced Model 3 and Model Y sport utility vehicles. The company produced 75,946 of them and delivered 80,050.


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Monday, 11 november 2019 | Redacción CEU
Carmakers are aware of the fact that the future of their industry is necessarily electric, intelligent and sustainable. To this end, urban mobility must face a radical transformation. As a consequence of this reinvention process, cars may end up losing their hegemony against other means and models of transport in the cities. In light of this situation, car firms are being forced to find new business formulas that make them fit into this new concept of the world on wheels. Firms like Seat are opening up a new way, and this is reflected in their new strategies. The new objective of the Martorell brand is clear: becoming Volkswagen's leading subsidiary on urban micromobility. One of its latest ideas to achieve this is to bet on motorcycles.
Seat recently made public the collaboration agreement reached with Silence, which is an urban mobility company located in Molins de Rei (Barcelona). This alliance aims to market the motorcycles of the firm, which are 100% electric. Now, the automotive company goes one step further and announces that in 2020 it will launch its first electric motorcycle model under its own brand name. In particular, its idea is a sustainable vehicle with the same power and performance as a gasoline motorcycle of 125 cubic centimeters. Given these technical features, it is expected that this motorcycle will be driven by people who have both A1 and B licenses (provided that these last-mentioned drivers have at least three years of experience).
The Martorell firm will show its new model on November 19 at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. This is the reason why we barely know any details about the motorcycle that Seat will develop together with Silence. We could only see a rendered image of the rear of the vehicle. Regarding it, an article published by Motorpasión points out that this new vehicle may be inspired by the technical features of the Silence S01 model. In this case, this vehicle probably boasts a motor integrated in the rear wheel with a nominal power of 7 kW and peaks of 11kw and has a removable lithium-ion battery with 5.5 kWh capacity.
Seat’s urban commitment
What Seat does show with this announcement is that, as the company said in the last Mobile World Congress edition, it has the firm intention of positioning itself as the spearhead of Volkswagen Group's micromobility. Within this strategy, we can find proposals such as that of Seat Minimó. This is a small vehicle of 2.5 meters in length and 1.24 meters in width, with an electric motor with a swap battery system and a range of 100 kilometers. This kind of hybrid between car and motorcycle has taken into account in its design the adaptation to mobility platforms that may mark the future of circulation in cities.
The automotive company trusts the growing interest of Spaniards in new models like carsharing, which is why it entered this sector hand in hand with a firm with experience in the field. In 2018, Seat acquired the company Respiro, which is a shared car operator that has offered this type of services in Madrid since 2010. This action served as a first incursion of the company into this mobility segment. The firm is still working on carsharing proposals. For example, on April of this year, the Volkswagen subsidiary opened the business to authorized dealers. Until then, users could only access Respiro’s vehicles from car parks spread across the cities using their carsharing platform.


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It seems that traditional grocery stores and established food brands may lose their position in the market due to a confluence of changing demographics, economic factors and customer preferences, according to new research from global investment bank Jefferies and global business advisory firm AlixPartners.
Bayer on Tuesday announced that on July 1, Philip Blake will become senior Bayer representative USA, following a common company practice of assigning this oversight role to a senior executive already holding a significant business role or roles within the region.
People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared with those with less education and lower income levels, according to "Health, United States, 2011" — the government’s annual comprehensive report on Americans’ health released Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration should apply consistent regulatory standards across all biologics, Sandoz plans to state Friday in testimony at an FDA public hearing on draft guidances related to the development of biosimilars.
Cambridge Consultants on Thursday released a report outlining how the health-and-wellness market may take shape as more consumer-friendly medical devices featuring the latest in technology reach the market.
This fall, Radius, a maker of specialty toothbrushes and complementary products, including toiletries’ travel cases and dental floss, is expanding its product portfolio with the new DOC multi-use suction toothbrush holder, which enables consumers to keep their toothbrush wherever they like, such as a shower wall, on the side of a bathroom mirror or upright next to the sink faucet.
Global private equity firm Advent International has announced that Tom Ryan, former chairman and CEO of CVS Caremark, has joined the firm’s Operating Partner Program. In this role, Ryan will advise and work closely with Advent’s investment professionals to identify opportunities and generate post-investment value at retail and healthcare companies globally.


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With the fintech landscape witnessing an exponential growth over the last few years, Market Simplified has been delighting financial services firms with cutting edge solutions and highly scalable applications. Outlook India has caught up with Market Simplified’s Founder & CEO, Mr.Venkat Rangan to know about the contributions of Market Simplified to the fintech space.
Venkat shared the exciting journey of Market Simplified till date, starting from the humble beginnings 16+ years ago to being a front runner in transforming financial services companies across the globe. He also gave a glimpse of services and products offered by Market Simplified. You can find the excerpts from the interview in the link below:


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New and used car sales in Monroe County showed year-over-year improvement in January, but fell from December sales, the Rochester Automobile Dealers’ Association Inc. reported.
Some 2,440 new cars and trucks were sold in January, an 18 percent decrease from 2,989 in December and a nearly 4 percent decrease from 2,529 a year ago. Area dealers sold 1,692 used vehicles last month, up nearly 3 percent from 1,648 in December and more than 14 percent from 1,484 in January 2011.
New-car sales typically decline from December to January, RADA historical data shows.
Monroe County auto dealers sold 4,132 new and used vehicles in January, compared with 4,637 in December and 4,013 a year ago.
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Stocks slipped on Monday to start the week, as traders weighed the latest quarterly earnings reports and awaited key U.S. inflation data.
The Dow Jones Industrials nicked higher 1.39 points to close Monday at 35,091.13.
The S&P 500 subtracted 16.66 points to 4,483.67
The NASDAQ dropped 82.34 points to 14,015.67
Quarterly results were again a source of volatility for stocks on Monday. Tyson Foods gained more than 12% after beating earnings expectations, while medical device stock Zimmer Biomet fell 9% after its report.
Meanwhile, shares of Facebook-parent Meta fell more than 5%, continuing a post-earnings slide. The stock has now dropped 30% since the company’s quarterly report last Wednesday. And shares of Netflix, still struggling after the company issued weak guidance in January, fell another nearly on Monday after investment firm Needham said the company’s current strategy could not win the streaming wars.
So far 56% of S&P 500 companies have posted quarterly earnings, with 77% beating earnings estimates and 76% topping revenue expectations, according to FactSet. However, there have been some disappointing results from high profile company, including Facebook-parent Meta, that have sparked major pullbacks for some stocks.
There are more than 70 S&P 500 companies set to post results this week. Three Dow components will provide quarterly updates, including Disney and Coca-Cola. Amgen, Take-Two Interactive and On Semiconductor are among the names that will report earnings Monday.
Elsewhere, shares of Spirit Airlines jumped 17% after Frontier Airlines announced a deal to merge with its low-cost competitor. The news appeared to boost sentiment among airlines generally, with shares of United rising more than 3%.
Peloton shares surged nearly 21% on reports that Amazon and Nike are lining up as possible suitors for the interactive fitness equipment maker. Shares of Snowflake jumped more than 6% after an upgrade from Morgan Stanley.
Prices for 10-year Treasurys gained slightly, lowering yields to Friday’s 1.92%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices toppled 77 cents to $91.54 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices were up $14.40 to $1,822.20 U.S. an ounce.


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The auto industry is on track to have its best year since 2006, with car sales of about 16 million units this year, up from 14.5 million in 2012. While fuel-efficient small cars were all the rage a few years ago, now it is once again pickup trucks and utility vehicles behind the boom.
Sales of full-size pickups, buoyed by a steady housing market, the Midwest energy boom, and lower gasoline prices, are up about 20 percent this year, with all three U.S. automakers racing to keep up with demand. The trend has been especially good for Chrysler Group, where sales of its redesigned Ram pickup, up 22.5 percent, have outpaced growth in the segment. Ram sales through October totaled 292,633 and its share of the full-size pickup truck market has grown from 14.5 percent in 2010 to 16.3 percent year to date.
Meanwhile, Ford, which will unveil a new F-series design in 2014, is successfully defending its hold on the title of best-selling nameplate in America by emphasizing a more fuel-efficient engine and added technology. Ford has sold 623,309 F-series pickups so far this year, up 19.8 percent from a year ago.
Heavy demand means higher prices, too. Average transaction prices for all full-size trucks in October jumped more than 5 percentage points from a year ago, to $39,189, according to Kelley Blue Book. Ford has the highest prices in the segment, though, averaging more than $40,000, because it sells more high-end luxury trucks than the others.
It’s not just pickups that are selling well, though. Crossover utilities like the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape are also hot, offering car buyers both flexibility and good fuel economy. CR-V has long been the best-seller in the segment, but the Escape, which was redesigned last year, is catching up fast. Through October, it trailed CR-V by only 1,100 units, with sales of 250,543.
Ford’s investment in product development over the past several years is reflected in the widespread success of its model line, noted Karl Brauer, senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book. "Ten years ago Ford relied far too heavily on large trucks and SUVs to generate sales and profit," he said. Now, besides the Escape and F-series, its Fusion is successfully challenging the traditional segment leaders Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima. "It’s this balanced approach to product development that has the company approaching its best sales in almost decade, despite the most competitive new-car market I've ever seen.” The Camry looks like it will once again finish the year as the best-selling passenger car in America.


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Get ready for a new premium smartwatch!
TAG Heuer, the luxury watchmaker, is hosting a live-stream later this morning to announce fresh hardware. It’ll be a Connected-branded device, which likely means Android Wear 2.0 will be running from the get-go.
Here’s the live-stream, which should begin at 7:00AM ET:
Source: TAG Heuer (Twitter)


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Some stores are still selling Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, which had been recalled in June for possible contamination with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday.
The FDA warned consumers not to purchase Honey Smacks cereal and urged people to contact the FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator if the boxes are still on store shelves.
“The FDA has learned that some retailers are still selling this product,” the FDA stated in the release. “Retailers cannot legally offer the cereal for sale and consumers should not purchase Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal.”
At least 100 people in 33 states have become ill with Salmonella Mbandaka after eating Honey Smacks cereal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thirty people were hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The illnesses in this outbreak started on March 3 and the last reported illness was July 2.
It can take several weeks for cases to reported so it’s possible more people have been sickened by the cereal.
Kellogg launched an investigation in early June with the third-party manufacturer that produces Honey Smacks after the FDA and the CDC contacted the company about reported illnesses.
The Honey Smacks boxes affected come in both 15.3- and 23-ounce packages, have “Best If Used By Dates” between June 14, 2018, and June 14, 2019, and have UPC codes 3800039103 and 3800014810. (The UPC code is the number found just below the barcode on the bottom of the box.)
Throw it out or return for refund
Don’t eat the cereal, the CDC warned.
If the cereal has been stored in a different container and the brand or type is unknown, throw the product away and thoroughly wash the container with warm, soapy water before using it again to prevent further contamination.
People infected with salmonella can experience severe illness, though symptoms may vary. Symptoms, which can appear 12 to 72 hours after consuming contaminated food, include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever, according to the CDC.
Other Kellogg products are not part of the recall.
Consumers with questions or concerns can call 1-800-962-1413 or visit kelloggs.com/honeysmacksrecall.
Senior health editor Jane Weaver contributed to this report


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Anyone who has been to a shopping mall lately in Dubai will be convinced that the emirate has successfully left the dark days of the pandemic behind. Even on weekdays, the stores are choc-a-bloc with shoppers, with the sales tills ringing constantly as consumers make up for the lost two years.
Dubai as a shopping haven has truly returned on the global scene. In this scenario, retail majors in the country are busy boosting their strategy to make the most of this trend.
In this regard, Khaleej Times spoke to Mohammad A. Baker, Deputy Chairman and CEO of GMG on the how the UAE retail landscape fared this year and his outlook for the year ahead.
GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, food and health sectors. Today GMG’s investments span across four key verticals: GMG Sports, GMG Food, GMG Health, and GMG Consumer Goods.
With the recent acquisition of the Géant supermarket chain in the UAE and expansion rights to the Géant, Monoprix, and Franprix brands in the Middle East, GMG is now a leading player in the food retail industry.
Under the ownership and management of the Baker family, it has become a leading global company, affiliated with the world’s most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector.
Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands into its markets. These include notable home-grown brands such as Sun & Sand Sports, Dropkick, Supercare Pharmacy, Farm Fresh, Klassic, and international brands like Nike, Columbia, Converse, Timberland, Vans, Mama Sita’s, and McCain.
Khaleej Times: In 2020, with the onset of the pandemic, we saw online retail booming. As we finally look towards a post-pandemic world, how has this trend changed?
Mohammad A. Baker: For retailers, 2022 was one of consolidation after a tumultuous two years. Online shopping or e-commerce surged during the pandemic, but once the vaccination rates increased and cases started dropping, we witnessed an uptick in brick-and-mortar shopping. This is especially unique to the Middle East, where malls continue to be a part of the social fabric.
Both formats of retail provide some unique experiences and benefits for customers, and one of the leading retail conglomerates in the Middle East, GMG, has witnessed the rise of a hybrid retail environment, referred to as ‘phygital’, and we strongly believe that it is set to define the regional retail landscape for years to come.
There’s a growing realisation within our ranks that online and offline are no longer substitutes or competitors but increasingly complementary. Then, the challenge is making the e-commerce store feel like a brick-and-mortar store where staff reacts to customers’ needs in real time.
We will then need to bridge the gap between physical and virtual retail experiences because customers no longer distinguish between online and offline shopping; they often start shopping in one and check out in either. Therefore, retailers shouldn’t differentiate between online and offline because their customers won’t.
What share of retail do you expect will remain online in the overall mix?
The results of a recent Dubai Chamber of Commerce report on the health of UAE’s e-commerce sector confirmed the upward trajectory of online shopping in the Emirates, which topped $4.8 billion in 2021 compared to $2.6 billion in 2019. So, it would be fair to say that consumers still have a strong preference for online shopping and this trend will continue into 2023.
However, the standout revelation of the Dubai Chamber report was the dominant position of domestic e-commerce players in the local market, which accounted for 73 per cent of total sales in 2021. This clearly indicated that homegrown retailers have an advantage international competitors lack — a far better grasp of local market conditions, culture, language, and social nuance.
This is why major global brands seek local partners to take advantage of their local knowledge, expertise, and regional footprint. In fact, more than 120 brands are proud to partner with GMG as we not only pave roads for market access but also enable higher business success by leveraging our extensive, growing presence and experience across the Middle East and Asia.
Hence, while e-commerce continues to play an important part in a retailer’s offerings, they must also remember that localization is the golden key to unlocking the e-commerce potential for the UAE.
In a predominantly tropical climate like the UAE, ‘shoppertainment’ has been a major draw over the years. How much has this changed with the online sales?
We don’t view physical and online shopping experiences as cannibalising one another. In fact, the two are mutually complementary, and in the post-pandemic era, we expect an uptick in phygital shopping experiences, which plays on the strengths of brick-and-mortar and e-commerce. This phygital experience utilizes an omnichannel model to bring the best of both worlds for consumers.
We now hear a lot about omnichannel retail. How do you see this mix moving ahead in the new year?
In response to the increased interest in e-commerce, many retailers started exploring omnichannel models that leverage digital innovations and the personal connection to the business that in-store shopping delivers.
An ideal omnichannel strategy should seek to replicate the immediacy of a physical store in an online environment, with the ability to react immediately to a customer’s needs, make accurate real-time suggestions and recommend alternatives that encourage the customer to pick another option or purchase an additional item.
An effective omnichannel strategy, therefore, bridges the gap between physical and virtual retail experiences where the two complement each other, especially since buyers increasingly research products online and then visit the store to see, touch, and complete a purchase.
However, retailers should use more than a one-size-fits-all strategy for online shoppers. Omnichannel enables retailers to mine data for valuable insights. These insights are crucial to hyper-personalisation, which is key to maintaining brand loyalty in the digital age. In fact, a recent BCG study shows that retailers saw a 25 per cent increase in revenue based on the Personalisation Maturity Index due to their advanced personalization capabilities.
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ICD and Brookfield will retain a combined 51% equity interest
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Mathias Muther hands over the operational management of the globally operating expert for PV mounting solutions AEROCOMPACT in the respective country organizations to Manfred Ganahl for the European market and Dirk Morbitzer for the US market. Muther, the company founder and sole owner, will focus on strategically developing and internationalizing the company from August and remain Global CEO in the parent company AEROCOMPACT Holding. While Manfred Ganahl will manage AEROCOMPACT GmbH in Satteins, Austria, Dirk Morbitzer will be responsible for the business of the US subsidiary AEROCOMPACT Inc. in Matthews, North Carolina.
For Muther, the handover is “a logical step” and will set the company on course for further growth. Since the parent company AEROCOMPACT Holding was founded in 2019, he has been pursuing “the vision of an internationally growing company with independently operating subsidiaries that maintain team dynamics and flat hierarchies,” he explains. Compared to the previous year, he is targeting a doubling of sales in the current business year.
Expanding strategic partnerships
“The market is very turbulent and we expect an explosion in demand,” adds Manfred Ganahl, who has headed international sales at AEROCOMPACT since 2020. In his new role, Ganahl aims to further advance the company's digitalization and strategic partnerships in the various sales markets. Before he started at AEROCOMPACT, Ganahl was responsible for several years for organizations on behalf of major global companies, among others in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Oceania and the US.
Growing in the US market
Dirk Morbitzer, on the other hand, spent the last seven years working for the leading US photovoltaic installation company, Sunrun, which employs around 9000 people. He was responsible for the selection of international suppliers, contract negotiations and product quality.
“AEROCOMPACT has the ideal products for the US market with its mounting solutions for flat roofs and open spaces. I look forward to advancing the company's development in the U.S. during these exciting times and raising awareness for our products,” Morbitzer said. In the short term, he plans to expand the sales department and introduce new products for the US market.
Caption: Strong team: Manfred Ganahl, Mathias Muther and Dirk Morbitzer on the company roof in Satteins.


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Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Grain commodity markets rising Monday on word Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports. Russia’s decision could have effects on already high food prices across the globe. Ukraine and Russia are key global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil, and other food to countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. NATO and the E-U are asking the Kremlin to reconsider its decision. Over the past two months, nearly 400-ships exported 9-point-2-million metric tons of ag products have been moved under the agreement.
Freight rates are falling as demand softens ahead of the Christmas buying season. The Wall Street Journal reports domestic shipping demand is falling quickly as inflation cools retail demand. Stocks of goods are starting to pile up and that is putting a pause on fresh orders. Spot trucking rates from August to September fell for the first time since 2015.
A sweet tooth helped some Georgia sheriff’s deputies solve a string of burglaries. Coweta County investigators tracked several milky way wrappers to the home of one of the suspects. As a result, seven people were arrested in a string of burglaries of homes and vehicles in the area. They had taken a gun, food, and a bag of miniature Milky Ways. They say most of the crimes happened within walking distance of the suspects’ homes.
For more ag news watch AgDay, weekdays on this station. Or anytime at agweb.com.


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Posted: November 22, 2016
Another Listeria scare has hit a major brand—Sabra.
The popular hummus manufacturer is telling customers to toss any of its products with a best-before date through Jan. 23, 2017. A random test found the presence of Listeria in the brand’s manufacturing facility, but not in any of its products.
Sabra reps said that customers can ask for a refund if they return the product to stores.
A Sabra press release said that the company’s voluntary recall was issued “out of an abundance of caution.”
The company’s salsa, guacamole, Greek yogurt dips and organic hummus are not included in the recall. A full list of the affected products may be found here.
Sabra also set up a microsite to inform customers.
Reprinted from Ragan’s PR Daily.


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|Microsoft to commission 'Day One Editions' for Xbox One launch titles|
|Posted: 21.06.2013 15:16 by Simon Priest||Comments: 0|
Amazon and GAME have revealed Microsoft's plans to have limited runs of 'Day One Editions' for their launch title line-up for Xbox One. Among them are Forza Motorsport 5, Dead Rising 3 and Ryse: Son of Rome.
Each of these Day One Editions will include "exclusive in-game content" unlocking unique items as well as "collectible box art". They're priced the same as standard copies, apparently.
GAME suggests these limited runs will be exclusive to them in the UK. Microsoft has not yet confirmed the existence of such a promotional campaign for their launch line-up.
Day One Edition consoles are to feature engraved controllers with 'Day One 2013' on then, as well as unlock an exclusive achievement. You can view the current list of 'Day One' titles via .


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Online marketplace ShopClues has narrowed its losses to Rs 208 crore for the year ended March 2018 compared to the previous fiscal.
ShopClues said its revenues have grown by 60 per cent this fiscal, while losses have been trimmed by almost 40 per cent compared to the previous year.
ShopClues today said it has seen strong uptake of its private label business and expects its four brands to account for about 12 per cent of total revenue this fiscal.
According to recent data from Indeed, four unicorns - Snapdeal, PayTM, ShopClues and Flipkart - make up around 90 percent of all job postings.
Online marketplace ShopClues has narrowed its losses to Rs 332.65 crore for the year ended March 2017 compared to the previous fiscal.
E-commerce player Shopclues has joined hands with the state's MSME Development Institute to impart training on online selling to traditional weavers and artisanshere.
While Flipkart will run the 9-day offer for fashion products, Shopclues will have a week-long one for electronic accessories, fashion and more.
Aditya Birla Group May Raise $1 Bn To Repay Regulatory Dues
AB Group To Sell Stake & Promoter Entities Of Co
In Talks With Large PE Funds
Deal Will Let AB Group Maintain Current Shareholding
PE Investors To Get Indirect Stake In Idea
Bags Orders For Rural-Urban Electrification Project
Project worth Rs 3577.93 Cr
Projects under Saubhagya Yojna
Projects to be completed within 15 months
Board Meeting On April 19 To Consider Various Bids Received
CKP Financial Open Offer To Acquire 1.39 Cr Shares Of Co
Offer Represents 25.02% Stake, With Price Of Rs 400/Sh
To make an investment of rs 500 cr in GIFT City
Will develop about 1,000 housing units in GIFT City
Residential footprint rises to 10 cities with investment


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February 27, 2008
41 years old
Audi drops two additional renders of the Prologue Avant concept
Look carefully, Down The Road Graphic of the new face evokes emotion of an Aston Martin sports car. Sporty, classy and luxury: attributes that sum up Audi's new design direction.
February 23, 2015
Is this the BMW 1-Series facelift?
The new shape rear lamps lend a gentler touch to car: less boy racy; more Knightsbridge classy.
January 17, 2015
2016 Chevrolet Volt unveiled with 50 mile electric-only range [videos]
I swear that was the face of an Acura. Nice try, GM. Haha!
January 12, 2015
Nissan VP downplays fuel cell vehicles, has high hopes for EVs
Fuel cell cars are also electric.
December 9, 2014
Mercedes C-Class Coupe reportedly coming next December
I agree the render looks awful. Mercedes have been turning out some really good lookers recently like the new S-class and latest C-class as well as sexy Merc-AMG GT S. I love those cab-back stance. Only fly in oniment in the lineup is the CLA which proportions smack of econobox influences. Merc need...
December 5, 2014
Chinese automaker copies Audi A6 styling and name
Peter Thiel once said: "Copying is catching up and when it caught up, innovation starts.". Thiel counts Elon Musk as one of his peers.
December 1, 2014
Land Rover to complain about the controversial Landwind X7
Full-on copying is wrong. But then the Evoque in terms of look, is kind of dated. lol
November 23, 2014
Suzuki says Grand Vitara successor unlikely to happen
Volvo said the same in 2011 about the XC90. Look what it came up with today?
October 19, 2014
691 bhp Tesla Model S P85D unveiled with all-wheel drive and 3.2s 0-60 mph sprint [video]
How many low volume automakers are there which are independent entities?
October 11, 2014
Classic Fiat 500 entirely covered in human hair weighing 20 kg [video]
One word: GROSS. lol
October 9, 2014