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NEW DELHI: After electronics and apparel, wearables
is the next frontier for the country’s largest etailer Flipkart
. Going by the current popularity of wearables or Internet of Things devices
such as smart watches, bands, shoes or other tracking accessories, Flipkart is expecting the category, which was launched just three months ago, to become the largest for gifting during the next festive season.
Flipkart is investing heavily in building this category and is expecting many more products to be added to its catalogue over the coming months, said Ankit Nagori, chief business officer of Flipkart. “People are shopping for these products not just for their own use, but as a gift option in huge numbers,” he added.
Nagori said that while the most popular among wearables are smart watches and fitness bands, other devices which find usage for threat detection for homes, safety of women, elders and children etc, are also finding great adoption. “We are selling shoes which have built-in technology to track if the person wearing them has walked enough, it starts vibrating if the person has been idle for too long,” said Nagori.
While the company is currently selling over 1,000 products from over 100 brands in this category, products such as the Moto 360, Alcatel Smartwatch, Samsung Gear Live, Goqii Smartband and Moov Now Smartband are among the top selling.
Flipkart claims that during the ‘Big Billion Days’ the company sold 100 times of its average daily sales in the wearables category and expects this to grow five times in next six months.
“While Smartwatches and Smartbands are taking the Indian market
by storm, demand for newage products like smart notifiers and activity trackers have increased substantially,” said Nagori. Consumers are open to investing in products which will ensure their own or family’s health and safety be it pet animals, children, women or elders.
Flipkart is preparing to launch innovative wrist wear, hand devices, eyewear, headwear, leg and feet devices under the lifestyle, fitness, entertainment, gaming segment in the coming future.
When it comes to the festive season, traditionally the top-selling categories include apparel, imitation jewellery, large appliances, electronics etc. The company said that during its recent week-long sale called ‘Big Billion Days’ it was taken by surprise by the popularity of IoT devices.
Some other products such as air fryers, air purifiers, popcorn makers, doughnut makers etc are also recent surprise additions to the traditional buying list.
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If you’re a RIM shareholder right now, you probably feel as though you woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. RIM’s stock opened 20 points down on the Nasdaq from its close last night at $97.53, and is now hovering around $73 per share. Checking the latest financial news today, it’s clear that this fall is reflective of myriad issues, ranging from RIM’s low Q3 forecast to the general economic climate. Here’s the best reports we’ve seen so far on the issue.
MarketWatch: Research In Motion sinks on disappointing forecast
“RIM’s business model is starting to show its pressure points. The company has become increasingly dependent on hardware sales. As a result, the timing of new product launches can have a big impact on their results,” wrote Brian Modoff of Deutsche Bank in a report, in which he cut the stock to a sell rating. “We think this trend will only worsen and their numbers are now, more than ever, dependent on a steady stream of hit products.”
Yahoo! Finance: Premarket roundup: Research in Motion
Analysts were thoroughly divided Friday about the meaning of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd.’s latest financial report, while investors united in a rush to dump the stock.

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The model of Bombas is “pretty simple,” Goldberg said. “For every pair of socks that you buy, we donate a pair to somebody who's at risk, in need or experiencing homelessness.”
The idea for Bombas “started with the donation angle,” Goldberg said. Goldberg told FOX Business his co-founder, Dave Heath, saw a Salvation Army campaign on Facebook saying socks are the most requested clothing item from homeless shelters.
Heath brought the idea to Goldberg and “we found it, obviously, sad, and we wanted to help solve the problem,” he said.
“As we started to talk to shelters, we found out that you can't donate used socks to most homeless shelters,” Goldberg said. “We came up with a model where you sell a pair and you donate a pair ... That we could actually help solve this problem in a major way.”
Goldberg said because the donation aspect of Bombas was part of the company’s founding, his team has been able to scale it as the company has grown and began to offer different types of products.
Bombas has donated over 25 million pairs of socks so far, according to the company’s website.


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With e-commerce up in the US by at least 20 per cent, perfecting online product discovery is now a minimum requirement. While many fashion-tech companies have invested millions of dollars and years of data science helping shoppers find what they want when they want it, a broad range of retailers are now devoting more attention to this science. For many, making it as appealing as browsing a store is the ultimate goal.
Product discovery includes both retailer-provided recommendations and customer search. Some customers might be looking for the “aha” moment associated with browsing stores; others might be searching for something specific within thousands of products in a given retailer’s assortment. Both approaches are undergoing an artificial intelligence-fuelled makeover.
Most online search is outdated and rigid, says Carrie Tharp, VP of retail and consumer at Google Cloud and former chief digital and marketing officer at Neiman Marcus. Online shopping was built for function; now, the online product discovery experience needs to fill the void left by in-store shopping, says Sarah Marzano, senior principal analyst for Gartner for Marketers. “That discovery piece is something that a lot of brands have trouble thinking through: how do we integrate some of this fun discovery, or ‘guided selling’, within a site in a way that still enables a frictionless shopping journey?”
Some fashion-tech companies have built search tools in-house to personalise the experience. Two-thirds of the employees of fashion discovery and search engine Lyst, for example, are engineers and data scientists who have spent years building systems that can automatically analyse, classify and organise its assortment of eight million products from 12,000 brands. Others are using various combinations of proprietary algorithms and search tools from big tech companies. Most recently, Google Cloud launched three new search and recommendation tools targeted at retailers. Shopify’s app store offers various plugins to help in recommendations, while companies like Dynamic Yield, Yext and Vue.ai all offer search tech.
While the methods vary, online product discovery done well can help increase conversions and loyalty. Vue.ai reports up to double the average order value and a 60 to 80 per cent increase in revenue per customer over time for clients who use these types of tools. “The problems of customer attention and retention are problems of product discovery and customer preferences,” says Vue.ai founder and CTO Anand Chandrasekaran. “The more you give your customers what they want, the more they stay, buy, come back and buy more and continue the loop.”
Fashion-specific problems and benefits
Sprawling assortments and small smartphone screens can make online and mobile shopping feel more like a chore — something that fashion e-commerce companies need to solve for.
“You can have a much larger inventory online, but that can be a blessing and curse,” says Eugen Neiculescu, VP of product at intimates brand Adore Me, which carries thousands of products and sees 80 per cent of traffic from mobile. “Within a few clicks, your job as a retailer is to make sure they found what they really wanted. If they don’t find something quickly, they will feel like it’s not for them,” he says.


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Curious as to why Fortnite is offline this morning?
Epic Games has scheduled a spell of downtime to lay the necessary foundations for update v8.20, which brings with it poison dart traps, a fiery limited-time mode, and bug fixes aplenty. But it seems Epic still has one or two tricks hidden up its proverbial sleeve.
Per Fortnite Insider, the following data strongly suggests that a Wall Cannon and Explosive Bow will soon make their way into the battle royale arena, where they will no doubt wreak havoc across Snobby Shores, Dusty Divot, and everywhere in between. Embedded below, you’ll notice that the ember skin has been applied to the bow and arrow, while the Wall Cannon trap is certain to be a fan-favorite.
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These images come to us by way of HYPEX, a known Fortnite leaker, who looks to have pulled this data from the v8.20 update file. It’s due to go live later today, meaning you’ll have all weekend to experiment with Fortnite‘s new additions. Alas, no further information was revealed at this time, so we’ll have to wait until Epic Games flips the switch to find out whether the Wall Cannon and that Explosive Bow made the cut, or if they’re simply concept designs that have been kicking around for the past number of weeks. Chances are it’s the former.
With season 8 already well underway, Fortnite is beginning to fire on all cylinders, and this patch is just the latest example of Epic Games fine-tuning the player experience. Among the new additions include cosmetic items and a Lava Legends pack, the latter of which will no doubt complement the ‘Floor is Lava’ limited-time mode that’s about to send players into a tizzy.
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A lot of economists are wondering what lessons, if any, consumers have learned from the Great Recession and its painfully slow recovery. Has an unemployment rate that was above 9 percent for almost three years and is currently a high 7.6% taught consumers the value of spending less? Has the soaring number of housing foreclosures showed consumers that they don’t always have to purchase the biggest and most expensive items on the market?
And have falling home values taught consumers how important it is to have real savings and real dollars in their checking and savings accounts?
Are Consumers Spending Less?
There’s a real debate regarding this. Some economists claim that consumers are paying off their credit card debt – and the numbers would seem to support this. After all, the country’s total consumer credit card debt has been falling steadily since the worst days of the Great Recession. Consumer spending is down as well.
Other economists argue that the drop in credit card debt is more likely the result of banks and other financial institutions writing off debt that they can’t collect. According to them, it’s not that consumers are paying off more debt, it’s that the banks and credit card companies are giving up tracking down much of this debt.
If the second group of economists is right, would it be a surprise? Would you be shocked to find out that the average U.S. consumer still knows little about willpower, self-control and money management? A quick look at the example that the Federal Government provides shows the answer. The federal government has a projected deficit of $642 billion, meaning that, generally speaking, hundreds of billions more is being spent than being collected. And state governments? They’re not much better. In fact, a growing number of states are facing their own rather severe budget shortfalls.
Bad Debt Role Models
State governments are no better. Many states are following the Federal example by spending more than they are taking in. The results of this budgeting technique? One day the states find out that they’re burdened with huge amounts of debt.
Is Debt The American Way?
This sentiment may sound cynical, but the United States was been built on overspending. The Federal Government encourages consumers to spend by using credit, whether for small consumer goods or large investments such as houses and cars. This spending, in turn, is supposed to help lead us out of the economic doldrums. Retailers bombard consumers with ads for the biggest flat-screen TVs, the most powerful computers and the fastest sports cars with the full encouragement of the government.
With these examples, it’s little wonder that most U.S. consumers have an “I want it now” mentality. They don’t want to save up money to buy that cool smartphone or that antique bedroom set. They want it now. If possessing these items requires putting thousands of dollars on their credit cards, that’s what Americans will do. And that’s what the federal government, and most state governments, do, too.
States in Financial Turmoil
A news story in Forbes Magazine reported that at least 39 states expect to face a significant budget shortfall in 2011. In other words, more than half of the country’s state governments are broke.
According to reports, this total budget shortfall equals more than $180 billion in debt.
Certain states are in worse shape than others. Illinois was reported as having the worst finances of all 50 states. That’s not good news for the residents of the Land of Lincoln.
But Illinois is far from alone in facing serious budget issues. Read the infographic attached to this story and you’ll see just how serious the financial woes are in many states. And next time you’re at the electronics store, show some restraint. Resist the urge to buy that new iPod. Save up the money instead, and then pay for it in cash. Who knows? If enough of us do this, we might give our state and federal governments something to think about.
A Global History of Debt By Region: Map from 1970-2010
Breakdown of how each region's external debt around the world has evolved through the decades, starting back in 1970, all the way until today.
A Global History of Debt: National Debts Rise and Fall in the Last 10 Years
We all read about the U.S. national debt, and whether we should be concerned that it's in the $12 trillion range these days. But the United States isn't the only country carrying a huge amount of debt. In fact, it seems that operating just about any country is a money losing proposition.
According to the CIA's World Bank data, the majority of countries carry huge sums of national debt. And for most countries – although there are exceptions – that debt is constantly rising.
Look at Mexico: In 2000, the country had a $150.3 billion national debt. That's minuscule by U.S. standards, yes, but, like the United States, Mexico's debt is growing. The World Bank estimates that the country's national debt has risen to $189.4 billion in 2010.
And Mexico is far from alone: Poland's national debt has risen from $65.8 billion in 2000 to a much higher $185.2 billion in 2010. Hungary's debt has jumped from $29.5 billion to $134.7 billion during the same time, a rather large bump.
Turkey, too, has seen its national debt soar. The country's debt stood at $117.3 billion in 2000, but is estimated to be at $310.6 billion now. In India, the national debt has risen from $99.1 billion in 2000 to an estimated $204.5 billion in 2010.
Not all countries, though, are adding to their debt. Some have managed to slash their debt over the years. Brazil has seen its national debt fall from $239.2 billion in 2000 to $232.3 billion in 2010. Argentina's national debt has dropped from a mark of $147.5 billion in 2000 to $132.7 billion today.
In all, though, most countries and regions have seen their national debts rise fairly steadily during the last decade. This might give some comfort to the people worried that the United States is growing its debt too quickly. Though to be fair to the critics, there is no country out there growing its debt quite as significantly as is the United States.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. total national debt has increased more than $500 billion each year since fiscal year 2003. This includes sky-high yearly increases of $1 trillion in fiscal year 2008 and $1.9 trillion in fiscal year 2009.
If the United States was a consumer, then, it would have long ago maxed out all of its credit cards.


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Just one week after Google's Chairman Eric Schmidt faced a barrage of difficult questions related to antitrust concerns in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the company's co-founder and new CEO Larry Page joined Schmidt on stage of Google Zeitgeist to talk about the search giant's future.
Held in Paradise Valley, Arizona, Google Zeitgeist is the company's conference that hosts a series of panels and interviews designed to offer greater insight into the technological issues surrounding Google. Yesterday, before sitting for a question and answer session with Schmidt, Page engaged in a very rare solo speech in which he touched upon the company's primary areas of focus.
Page, calling to mind the repeated refrain of Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg at the recent F8 conference, described Google+ Hangouts (the video chat component of the new social network) as "a serendipitous interaction with people all around the world." Then, addressing tech billionaire and conference attendee Mark Cuban, who last week called Google's YouTube acquisition "a huge mistake," Page good-naturedly went on the offensive saying, "YouTube, which Mark for some reason thinks we shouldn't have bought… I disagree, I think it was a great acquisition. We have over 3 billion playbacks a day there, and that's growing like crazy. We've multiplied our ad revenue by 3x, for two years in a row. It's a huge business, and it's going to be a much bigger business."
Overall, Page managed to make his appearance, one of his first public forays as CEO, a relative success. But as expected, Schmidt delivered a few choice tidbits and inspired the most interesting exchanges when he joined Page on stage for the question and answer session.
Responding to a question about Google's robotic car experiments, Schmidt said, "Our computers drive your car better than you do when you're drunk. Right…? I mean… that's our starting point." To a question regarding who Google's biggest enemy is, Page replied simply, "[It's] Google." Then Schmidt, attempting to finesse the answer said, "The problems in a company of Google's scale are always internal at some level," To which Page said, "Yeah, that's why I said 'Google.'" The two clearly enjoy each other's company, but the awkward moment illustrated that Page is definitely in the driver's seat at this point.
Page went on to highlight his operational method saying, "There are basically no companies that have good slow decisions. There are only companies that have good fast decisions." But perhaps the most telling moment of the entire session—particularly in light of the recent antitrust hearing and persistent privacy concerns being raised in Europe—came when Page was asked what the Google brand means now that it is no longer just a search company. Page replied, "I think it's important that people trust the brand. That's very important to us that people know that we're acting in their interests and that we're trust worthy…both stewards of information, information access and their own personal data, which we've worked really hard to do."
So Google's new core message is no longer about search, but about consumer trust. Such a shift calls to mind outspoken programmer Dave Winer's recent essay "Google-Plus is going to be your bank account." And, since banks are viewed by many as the public's most trusted for-profit institutions, it could be that Winer is right. If the future of Google's trust branding ultimately leads to Google Banking, soon we may be asking ourselves, "Am I ready to open up a Google Bank account?"
You can watch the full Page speech below.
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It’s long been said there are two kinds of people…those who watch the Super Bowl for the game and those who watch for the commercials, like Erin Aspegren, who told us “I do love the commercials.”
Wal-Mart released its first ever Super Bowl commercial just days before this year’s big game. And it’s just one of many “leaked” commercials out there on the internet, just a click or tap away.
Once again, there’s star power galore in these “leaked” ads that this year includes Bryan Cranston in a lighter version of a horror classic film and Sam Elliot in Doritos’ short version of a western, just to name a few.
“First of all, we use the term leaked,” says Baton Rouge Artworx Inc’s Andre’ Chapoy. “It’s not leaked. It’s all part of, all of this is part of a strategic campaign.”
And why not? Advertisers are spending $5.6 million this year on a 30 second Super Bowl Commercial. Chapoy says getting these commercials out there where you can see them in advance lets advertisers get much more bang for their bucks, adding “Market research is showing that ads or brands that are using this “leak” as it were, are getting two times, if not more, brand awareness during the actual Super Bowl itself.”
Whether you’re already watching the ads or are waiting for the big game, be sure to join us on Facebook Sunday during the Super Bowl to let us know which commercials are your favorites. And follow along with our coverage of the most popular ads as they air. We’ll be sharing your comments along with the crowd-pleasers later that night on Fox 44 News after the Season 3 debut of the Masked Singer.


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Details and screenshots of the upcoming Cortana virtual assistant for Windows Phone made the rounds. Microsoft’s answer to Siri will debut with Windows Phone 8.1.
Cortana is tipped to replace the Bing search functionality in Windows Phone 8.1. It will be displayed as a circular icon, not the famous female character from the Halo gaming franchise.
Reportedly, Cortana will animate while performing tasks. Users will have the option to be addressed by name or with a nickname.
Microsoft’s virtual assistant is tipped to save data and information in a Notebook system. Google Now-like ability to track flight and other relevant information is also said to be on board.
Cortana will utilize services which include Bing and Foursquare. The personal assistant is expected to be unveiled at the Microsoft Build conference early next month, though its final name is yet to be decided upon.


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IRVING, Texas -- With assistance from the National Association of Convenience Stores' (NACS') Technology Standards Project, Exxon Mobil Corp. has made available delivery of electronic bills-of-lading (BOLs) to all of its fuel distributors using eXtensible Markup Language (XML).
Last month, a broad transmission of BOLs in NAXML -- short for the NACS XML program -- was made possible by the recent addition of the DTN Online Message Center in the ExxonMobil portal. Using the guidelines issued through NACS' Technology Standards Project for BOLs, the Online Message Center provides customers the option to manually download BOLs, along with other business documents formatted for integration, from the ExxonMobil portal or receive them electronically.
XML is a set of codes that describes text within a document to convey information electronically. In XML bill-of-lading transmissions, electronic BOL documents are sent from the terminal, immediately following fuel loading, to the distributor over the Internet. By automating the BOL process, fuel distributors are able to immediately issue invoices to delivered accounts, allowing for their near-instantaneous transmission. Traditionally, BOLs are hand keyed, can take two to three days to process and are susceptible to operator input errors.
"The goal in automating the fuel order-to-payment system is to put documents into the distributor's accounting system as quickly as possible, so that the process of dealer invoicing, supplier payment and inventory reconciliation can begin," said John Hervey, NACS' chief technology officer, who estimates that the industry could save more than $2.5 million annually if just five percent of stores in the industry adopt uniform technology guidelines for electronic bill-of-lading transmissions. "A significant benefit of this format is that once it is tied into invoices, it becomes possible to automate a very large portion of the work, ensuring accuracy and speed throughout."
In April 2001, Vulcan Oil Company became the first fuel distributor to receive a NAXML transmission. "The benefits of NAXML to retailers, distributors and consumers is phenomenal," added Hervey. "It creates good economics throughout the industry. The potential cost savings are amazing."


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InstaReM customers will get an exclusive 30% discount on fees at Root Academy cricket training camps worldwide
Singapore/London: InstaReM, a leading digital cross-border money transfer & payments service provider with presence across Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas, has announced a partnership with The Root Academy (R66T Academy), the cricket coaching academy founded by the family of the England test cricket captain, Joe Root.
The partnership – which is being announced as the Cricket World Cup tournament enters in an exciting phase – enables InstaReM customers to get an exclusive 30% discount off fees at The R66T Academy training camps throughout the world when they send their next money transfer abroad via the InstaReM website or app.
InstaReM’s digital cross-border payments solutions stops its customers around the world from getting caught out from hidden fees, and now its customers can stop getting caught out at the crease. The Root Academy partnership gives InstaReM’s cricket-loving customers an opportunity to learn the art, science and craft of cricket from those who know it the best.
Announcing the partnership, Prajit Nanu, co-founder and CEO of InstaReM, and a cricketing enthusiast, said, “Nothing connects nationalities like a sport. Cricket, which has English roots, is extremely popular in Australia-New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and more countries in Europe, Africa and Caribbean have started experiencing the thrill of the sport with the newer formats of the game. As a global payments fintech with global presence, we are delighted to partner with the R66T Academy, the gold standard in high-quality cricket coaching, to offer discounted programs in the finer aspects of cricketing to the enthusiasts from any part of the world.”
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The website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade specifies that mandatory labeling can start from April 1, 2023.
“Mandatory labeling of beer and low-alcohol drinks will become possible thanks to the integration of the Unified State Automated Information System and the labeling information system. Therefore, Russian brewers will be able to register in the labeling system as participants in the turnover only if they are already connected to the Unified State Automated Information System,” the agency said on August 10. Also, from March 1, 2023, registration in the Chestny Znak system may become mandatory for brewers.
Almost 1,500 enterprises will fall under the new law, if it is adopted, of which 1,460 companies produce less than 3 thousand deciliters of beer, that is, most producers are not major market players.
Alexei Nebolsin , a member of the Presidium of Opora Rossii, told Novye Izvestia that Opora Rossii would send its consolidated opinion on this issue to the agency. The organization does not agree with the timing of the introduction of labeling, nor with the very idea of introducing labeling in the segment where the EGAIS system works effectively.
“Small brewing needs to survive now. They, unlike the multinational companies that agreed to these terms, do not have annual stocks of hops and malt. We are already recording the closure of small breweries due to lack of raw materials. We warn in advance that attempts to refer to the majority of the market, which is represented by three multinational companies that have agreed to these terms, will categorically not suit Opor Rossii," Nebolsin specified.
Novye Izvestia reported that the market participants themselves reacted sharply to the Cabinet's initiative. According to their estimates, with mandatory labeling, beer production in Russia will decrease by 20-30%.
Daniil Briman clarified in an interview with Novye Izvestia that the introduction of the labeling system as a whole for the entire industry would cost tens of billions of rubles. At the same time, the key units and components of the marking system are produced in the USA, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Briman also noted that the marking will duplicate the Unified State Automated Information System.
The representative of the craft beer market, co-founder of the craft brewery Sergey Zakharov has publicly stated that the government's initiative could lead to the closure of small breweries. “Beer inside a can will not get any better from this label. I also understand when there is a product that is easy to fake - this is strong alcohol, vodka, cognac. Beer is not made from powder, it is a process that requires fermentation, fermentation and so on, so there is no fake beer. So there are no positive moments for the industry. Moreover, it is likely that a number of small breweries will close, because they will not be able to increase costs due to labeling,” Sergey Zakharov said.


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Soft drink giant PepsiCo recently announced its plans to stop sweetening Diet Pepsi with aspartame in response to growing consumer concern, yet the company, regulators and many medical authorities say the potential detrimental effect of the artificial sweetener on human health is overblown. So, what's really going on here and who should you believe?
The tricky thing is that there's lots of conflicting information out there on the safety of aspartame, and there's almost as much conflicting information out there on the scientific quality of that primary information. In short, it's a rabbit hole of never-ending argument.
The full history of Aspartame is one plagued by controversy almost since the day in 1965 when it was accidentally discovered by a chemist named James M. Schlatter. He was working on an anti-ulcer drug and found that his concoction had a pleasant, sweet taste. After a few more years of testing, the pharmaceutical company that employed Schlatter, G.D. Searle & Co., decided to take advantage of the damaged reputation of the existing sugar substitutes of the time (cyclamate was banned in 1969, giving saccharine a virtual monopoly, but it too was plagued by health concerns and building calls for a ban) and petition for the approval by the American Food and Drug Administration for aspartame to be sold as a food additive.
That petition was filed in 1973 and was technically approved the following year, but approval was then delayed when concerns surfaced about the methods and research procedures Searle used to prove the safety of aspartame.
What followed for the next seven years was a series of audits, inquiries and even a grand jury investigation into both the safety of aspartame and the internal practices at Searle. While a board of inquiry declared in 1980 that more testing was required of aspartame due to concerns of possible carcinogenicity, the FDA commissioner found errors in the board's calculations of the potential risks and overruled its decision. In 1981 FDA Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes Jr. ruled that aspartame was safe and approved its use as a tabletop sweetener and in dry goods; it was later approved for use in soft drinks in 1983.
While the initial science behind aspartame's safety was eventually validated, the climate of controversy and suspicion under which aspartame came to market has never abated and has flared up at certain times over the last three decades.


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The Summerville Chamber is one of nine accredited chambers in the state.
Just in time for the holiday season, Charleston-area personal injury law practice, Steinberg Law Firm, has chosen eight local organizations to benefit from the firm’s annual Employee Community Fund.
Starting today, neighbors in Jedburg can nourish their families at Food Lion’s newest location at 2915 W. 5th North St., Summerville, S.C. 29483. The new store is open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Hoover Automotive Group’s 50th anniversary marks five decades of unwavering service to our community – and a renewed commitment to continue its legacy of excellence.
Gov. McMaster today announced that two new South Carolina CARES Act grant programs, the Minority and Small Business Relief Grant Program and the Nonprofit Relief Grant Program, will begin accepting applications on Oct. 19. The programs will provide financial reimbursement to South Carolina's…
The College of Nursing at Charleston Southern University announced an exceptional 95.3 percent NCLEX-RN pass rate for its 2019-2020 nursing graduates per the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
The number of Dorchester County deaths related to opioid use decreased during the previous year, according to a recent study released this week by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Town officials, business leaders and lovers of art attended Thursday’s ribbon cutting ceremony at the Public Works Arts Center in downtown Summerville.
Gov. Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2020-63, which lifts all occupancy limitations in restaurants throughout South Carolina, effective immediately.
At Bottles Beverage Superstore in Summerville the focus is about more than meeting the bottom line and making the next sale. Owners and staff at one of Flowertown’s newest beer, wine and liquor shops views patrons as family and friends—likely because they are.
Jovita Carranza, the administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, stopped by three veteran-owned business that utilized Paycheck Protection Program funds.
A Summerville-based company said it has completed its acquisition of an Irish startup that makes ultra-thin light panels that can be used to illuminate a variety of building and vehicle interiors.
A new car wash with character-themed wash experiences is coming to the outskirts of Summerville near Goose Creek.
Eligible businesses seeking assistance should operate in the tri-county and be able to provide evidence of revenue loss since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Business owners may apply for a one-year, interest-deferred and/or an interest-free loan ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
The construction had to be delayed because of the efforts to stop the work but soon there will be a ceremonial ribbon cutting marking its completion.
The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on local employment, according to data from a major economic indicator released last week.
Inc. magazine revealed that Preferred Home Services is No. 1,352 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
The Greater Summerville Chamber of Commerce along with Dorchester Economic Development held a virtual, Industry Appreciation event. The virtual gathering, presented by TD Bank, took on the challenging subject of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).
TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE FARMER'S MARKET: The Summerville Farmers Market will not be back in its normal form for the rest of 2020, but it will take place as a scaled-down Mini Summerville Farmers Market in an effort to support local farmers. The market operates between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday behind Town Hall.
Walmart's announcement last month that it'll build a $220 million distribution center near mile marker 187 promises to bring more industrial development — and traffic — to the Ridgeville area.
Soon we will here the sound of school buses as school will begin on Tuesday, Sept 8. (Which is very different because for the past fifty plus years school has started in Aug). Bonner Elem. welcomes new staff members, Ms. Beauford; Mrs. Glenn; Mrs. Green; Mrs.Edens; Mrs. Tindal; Mrs. Stratton; and Ms. Wallace. HB1 will provide all school supplies for the new school year. Students will not need to share any supplies his year. Please plan to provide a book bag. Macedonia Middle School will provide the following supplies for each student: Binder, Package of binder dividers, college ruled lined paper, composition notebook, pencils, pencil pouch ( traditional Pathway students only). Students will need to provide colored pencils, hand held pencil sharpener 9traditional Pathway students only), and a box of pens (blue or black).
The Summerville Town Council has ruled to extend the emergency ordinance requiring masks. The ordinance states the public must wear face coverings inside businesses where face-to-face interaction occurs and outside where social distancing is not possible through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 10, 2020.
Guerin's Pharmacy in Summerville is one of the few businesses in the state that has survived through two pandemics — the 1918 Spanish flu and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Property Tax Reform Act of 2006, most real estate transfers are considered Assessable Transfers of Interest or ATI’s. Properties that are classified as ATI’s are required to be reappraised at current market value as of December 31st of the year in which the sale occurred.
Santee Cooper is freezing rates for its residential, commercial and lighting customers from August 2020 through December 2024.
The State Ports Authority’s plan to broaden its business horizons picked up a big head of steam last week, fueled by a mad scramble real estate deal and some old-fashioned relationship building.
REV Federal Credit Union is proud to welcome Shawn Kaup as Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Kaup brings more than twenty years of Marketing and Management experience. He will be responsible for advancing the new REV brand, data analytics, business intelligence, internal culture, business dev…
Walmart has announced plans to build a $220 million distribution center in Dorchester County, near Ridgeville, South Carolina. The announcement was the culmination of an effort, supported by state, county and local officials, to strengthen Walmart’s supply chain network while creating more than 1,000 local full-time jobs.
“We are tickled to welcome Walmart’s newest distribution center to western Dorchester County,” said Dorchester County Council Chairman George Bailey. “A project such as this would not have been possible without the county’s long-term commitment to infrastructure improvements and our strong relationship with the S.C. Ports Authority. We are grateful for Walmart’s faith in the county and excited for the new jobs this project will bring to our community.”
Unemployment rates across the state showed a sharp recovery in June as more people went back to work in the wake of the coronavirus, according to the Department of Employment and Workforce.
The most recent survey by DEW was released early Friday, July 17 included data collected by its monthly Household Survey.
The Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber Board of Directors has endorsed the concept of a boutique hotel in downtown Summerville.
The most recent figures from the Department of Employment and Workforce suggest the unemployment situation is improving since the coronavirus left many without jobs for the last two months.
The Dorchester Soil and Water Conservation District Awarded three people with its 2020 scholarship winners, and congratulated them on their “hard work and determination to obtain such excellent scholastic achievements,” according to a press release sent to the Journal Scene.
A Colorado company that announced plans for a joint venture hemp processing site in Ridgeville is fighting for its financial life in bankruptcy court, and that has its Charleston-based partner ready to go it alone.
Any pet store in unincorporated Dorchester County selling a dog or cat could have its business license suspended.
GFI Investors purchased the 563,154-square-foot building at 2550 W. 5th St. for $14.5 million.
The Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of SpokeWorks Bicycle Workshop in Collins Square. SpokeWorks Bicycle Workshop aims to develop a culture of cycling-centered fitness and enjoyment that serves Summervill…
Summerville Medical Center plans to open Phase 1 Monday of a $24 million emergency expansion.
The deal announced Wednesday includes several stores in and around the Charleston region.
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North Carolina-based Food Lion is beefing up its presence in the Charleston area with a 17th store in a growing part of Dorchester County.
A Summerville plant that manufactures cement-based exterior siding and other products for the housing and commercial construction markets is being closed as part of a business restructuring plan by its owner.
The first of two large industrial buildings has started vertical construction in the 31-acre Portside Distribution Center project next to Interstate 26 near Summerville.
Recent numbers from the State Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) shows that in the past five weeks there have been 341,790 claims for unemployment.
Thrift stores like Goodwill are visited by those looking for a quick flip on an auction site, the hobbyist wanting to refinish some furniture or those who will depend on the used discounted items, now more than ever, to tame a dwindling cash-flow.
The 12,000-square-foot store won't have a grand opening as it usually does for new locations because of the pandemic and its hours will be shorter than normal. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. while the virus outbreak persists.
The Summerville Journal Scene is offering local businesses a free webinar about how they can effectively market their products and services during a crisis.
A group of investors has teamed up to reopen a handful of the shuttered Earth Fare organic grocery stores, including one in the Charleston area.
Bee City recently opened a forestry exhibit at the Nature Center. Members of the Edisto Chapter of the Society of American Foresters and the dedicated staff members of Bee City have been working on an expansion project for the Nature Center for nearly four years.
The monthly survey of households across the state estimated the number of South Carolinians working has moved higher, establishing a new record of 2,330,683.


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Apple today rolled out its next-generation mobile operating system iOS 6, a release that will arm iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users with what Apple claims to be over 200 new features.
The new operating system is free and can be downloaded in iTunes starting today. It's not able to run on the iPhone 3G or first-generation iPad, but it will be supported natively in the new iPhone 5, which lands in Apple retail stores this Friday.
Apple has promised the delivery of hundreds of new features with iOS 6, including its homegrown Maps app, which replaces the Google Maps application featured in earlier versions of the software.
Apple said the new app includes vector-based map elements for an overall smoother experience when panning or zooming into specific locations. Turn-by-turn navigation is also included, and is available in Australia, along with a Flyover feature that lets users view what Apple refers to as "photo-realistic" and 3D maps from an aerial perspective.
Siri, the voice-activated assistant that debuted with the iPhone 4S, also gets a makeover in iOS 6. In addition to support for Italian, Mandarin Chinese and eight other new languages, Siri is more tightly integrated with Facebook and Twitter, letting users verbally post tweets and update their statuses.
Sports and music fans can also rest assured that Siri in iOS 6 is more in the know when it comes to players' stats, game scores and theater showtimes. iOS 6 also plays hosts to Apple's new Passbook app, which serves as a central console for users to store and access their digital "passes," ranging from coupons to concert tickets to airplane and hotel confirmations.
Downloading iOS 6 will also equip Apple mobile devices with a new and improved Safari web browser. Users will now be able to synchronise tabs that are open on their desktops with those that are open on their iPads and iPhone via integration with iCloud. Also new is the ability for users to snap photos and record videos without having to leave the Safari app.
Rounding out the lineup of major iOS 6 enhancements is FaceTime over cellular, a new capability that lets users make video calls over 3G networks, rather than just over Wi-Fi.
Apple's iOS 6 announcement comes just one week after the mobile giant took the wraps off its new iPhone 5. Apple sold nearly two million units of the new phone when it became available for pre-order last Friday, trumping the previous one-million-unit record held by the iPhone 4S.


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After the launch of its first voice-based assistants — Google Home and Home Mini in 2017, the US-based tech giant was successful in helping millions around the world to receive hands-free help, besides enjoying music, podcasts, among others.
However, the recent technology developments and increasing competition from Amazon’s Alexa might have pressurised Google to bring something new for its users. And finally, on Monday, Google had announced the launch of its second-generation voice-based assistants — Nest Mini.
What Is Google Nest Mini?
Earlier, in May 2019, the company had brought together the Google Home and Nest teams under the brand Google Nest.
In a blog post, Google claimed that it has completely re-engineered its previous voice-based assistant by updating almost everything from software to hardware of these devices to build a more advanced voice-based assistant, Nest Mini.
Currently, the company has launched the Nest Mini in two colours — Chalk and Charcoal. Moreover, the company claims that the fabric covering on Nest Mini is 100% made by recycling plastic bottles. In India, Google has priced the Nest Mini at INR 4,499.
What Sets Nest Mini Apart?
Google claims that since the launch of Google Home, people have listened to billions of hours of music on its devices globally. And to further improve the experience of listening to music, the company claims that it has given a special focus on the bass of Nest Mini.
The company says that Nest Mini provides bass that’s twice as strong as the original Google Home Mini (measured from 60-100 Hz at max volume). Further, harnessing newage technologies, the Nest Mini lights up when a user gets their hands close to the device, indicating where to tap to adjust the volume.
Google also said that the device is equipped with a built-in feature wherein it adjusts the volume of its assistant in accordance with the noise of the surrounding environment. For instance, when a washing machine is running and a user asks for the weather, it’ll hear the assistant’s response at a louder volume.
A unique feature of these voice-based assistants is that they have been leveraging the internet of things (IoT) technology, wherein a user can connect and control its home appliances by just giving an audio command. Now, Google is claiming that it has further developed the technology and is providing better control of home appliances.
Additionally, Google has also extended the support of the stream transfer feature to the newly launched device as well. This feature helps its users to switch from one speaker to another with just a voice command.
Further, the tech giant has said that it has made Nest Mini smarter and faster than the original Mini by embedding a dedicated machine learning chip with up to one TeraOPS (Trillions of operations per second) of processing power. The updated chip enables Google to provide some Google Assistant experiences from its data centres directly onto the device.
As of now, Nest Mini in the US is learning common commands from the users and is processing them at a much faster response time. Google says that it is looking forward to launching this new functionality in India soon.


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Vietnam will develop a database and software for tightening the management of planting areas and packaging facilities to serve agricultural product export, according to its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The ministry will also expand export markets, diversify goods, and support localities and businesses to meet the requirements of the markets, local newspaper Vietnam News reported, citing Hoang Trung, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
It will provide more professional guidance and training for local officials on regulations of importing countries, the newspaper cited the official on Friday.
A total of 6,883 planting area codes and 1,588 agricultural-product packing facility codes have been granted so far in Vietnam, mostly in the Mekong Delta region, according to Huynh Tan Dat, director of the ministry’s Plant Protection Department.
These codes mainly focus on main export products such as mango, dragon fruit, longan, rice and durian, he said.
In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports surged 68.1 percent year on year to over 3.2 billion U.S. dollars with China among the largest importers, according to the country’s General Statistics Office.


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Beverage can market projected to grow to $31.2bn
The beverage can market is projected to grow to $31.2billion by 2026, according to new research.
MarketsandMarkets estimate the current value of the beverage can market to be $23.7billion and that is expected to rise by 5.6% over the next five years.
Factors such as the increasing demand for recyclable packaging and lower cost of recycled cans than newly manufactured cans have supported the market growth of beverage cans.
Moreover, there is an increase in the use of beverage cans for packaging of non-alcoholic beverages such as carbonated soft drinks, still water, and sparkling water.
Moreover, cans help and improve the appearance of beverages as well as increase their shelf life and maintain the freshness of the product, thereby maintaining the quality of the food.
North America is a key manufacturer in the beverage industry. The region is mainly dominated by many consumers for canned beverages across the globe.
North America is the biggest consumer of aluminium cans, accounting for more than one-third of the total global consumption. However, the cans market for beverages is expected to witness a steady growth rate during the forecast period.
Since the region is developed, the consumption of beverages is mostly high in the region compared to developing regions, such as Asia Pacific and South America. Moreover, the major key players of metal packaging, such as Crown Holdings, Inc. (US) and Ball Corporation (US), have a significant market share in the US, which has further contributed to the steady growth of cans. The US dominated the market in North America, owing to the rise in demand for sparkling water, carbonated beverages, functional drinks, beer, and cocktails.
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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2014-3-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA asks customers who have a bed canopy from children’s IKEA intended to be draped around children’s cribs/beds to stop using it and bring the canopy back to any IKEA store for a full refund.
The affected bed canopies are: LEGENDARISK, MINNEN bed Canopy set, BARNSLIG BOLL, MINNEN Brodyr, HIMMEL, FABLER, TISSLA and KLÄMMIG.
IKEA has identified a potential strangulation hazard associated with these products. No injury has been reported, but IKEA has received reports of entanglement when the fabric/net is pulled into the cribs/beds and entangled around infant’s necks.
LEGENDARISK has article number 600.506.81 and is a white canopy with golden crowns printed on the white fabric. MINNEN Bed Canopy Set has article number 900.877.58 and is a white canopy with golden swirl decorations printed on the edge of the fabric. BARNSLIG Boll has article number 201.078.30 and is a white canopy with a red pointed top. MINNEN Brodyr has article number 501.076.78 and is a white canopy with green leaf decorations sewn on the fabric. HIMMEL canopies come in four colors, all with pointed tops; HIMMEL Green has article number 701.376.41, HIMMEL White/Blue has article number 201.758.38, HIMMEL Blue has article number 901.376.40 and HIMMEL Pink has article number 101.376.39. FABLER has article number 201.308.78 and is a white canopy with the multicolored dots and upside-down triangles sewn on the fabric. TISSLA has article number 902.367.15 and is a light pink canopy with pink laces sewn on the fabric. KLÄMMIG has article number 928.165.95 and is a yellow canopy with the stand clamped to the frame of the crib.
If you have one of the affected bed canopies, please stop using it immediately and bring the canopy back to any IKEA store for a full refund.
For more information, please contact IKEA toll-free (888) 966-4532.
IKEA apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.


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Korea to ban tests for finished cosmetic products
The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that finished cosmetics product testing on animals will be banned, followed by consideration of a further ban on the testing of ingredients. This move is part of the Ministry’s 5 Year Plan for Animal Welfare.
"We very much welcome this important breakthrough and we are grateful to the members of the National Assembly who helped us press the case. We will now be urging implementation as soon as possible so that the full ban can be achieved at the earliest possible date, bringing Korea into line with Europe and India”, commented Michelle Thew, Chief Executive of Cruelty Free International. “We hope to see this echoed in 2015 by other Asian countries where we are active. This is a great start to the New Year," she added.
An idea that progresses worldwide
As far as cosmetics animal testing is concerned, 2014 can be viewed as a milestone year with awesome breakthroughs worldwide. After having prohibited the tests in its territory, India has announced a ban on imports of animal tested cosmetics, China has made important progress towards ending mandatory animal testing, and several countries, including Brazil and Australia, are discussing bills to ban tests on animals for cosmetics.
Ban on cosmetics animal testing: 2014 Highlights
China removes mandatory animal testing for most domestically-produced cosmetics
Brazil bill launched for national test ban
New Zealand MP launches bid for cosmetics animal test ban in Animal Welfare Act
New Zealand’s Labour Party pledges support for a ban on cosmetics animal testing
Australia’s Green Party launches End Cruel Cosmetics Bill
Australian Senate Motion launched with unprecedented cross-party support
“We’ve ended cosmetics animal testing in India, started the ball rolling in China, seen bills introduced in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Taiwan and the United States. There are still thousands of animals suffering for our lip sticks and shampoo, so we have a long way to go but I’m excited to see the progress we’ll make for animals in 2015,” said Claire Mansfield, #BeCrueltyFree Campaigns Director at the Humane Society International (HIS).


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Profitability, accurate supporting materials — like recipes and training manuals — and a defined plan of attack are all must-haves for a restaurateur considering franchising his or her concept, according to experts at the 2013 National Restaurant Association Show.
“The first reason you should franchise, from a business standpoint, is because you want to build a brand, not to make money,” said Bob Gappa, founder and chief executive of consulting firm Management 2000. “You want to build a brand, because if you build a brand, you’ll make money.”
He also noted the importance of attracting franchisees who share your passion for the brand. “When you franchise, what you’re trying to do is replicate an experience,” he said, adding that you’ve got to have a proven, profitable business model before considering the expansion strategy.
From a legal perspective, it’s important for prospective franchisors to trademark their brand and its components, such as trade-secret recipes and logos, with the government, said Ryan Palmer, an attorney with Monroe Moxness Berg. “You want good federal trademarks you can protect,” he said. “That’s really the core of your business.”
After that, there are a slew of other federal and state regulations that are unique to each company based on location, he said, noting that understanding the difference between a license and a franchise, as well as all Federal Trade Commission requirements, is necessary.
But even before getting into the nitty-gritty of legal issues in franchising, it’s important to answer some key questions about your business, said Ted Leovich, vice president of international operations at Richardson, Texas-based Wingstop Restaurants Inc.: Are you profitable, and can you demonstrate that to franchisees?
Before deciding to franchise a concept it’s important, although not necessary, to open more than one company-owned location, Leovich added. “It gives you credibility,” he said. “It also helps you in the negotiation process. If you can prove that your brand can be successful in multiple restaurants…your stance for demanding certain fees is much stronger.” Wingstop currently has about 550 restaurants.
Profitability matters, added Leovich. “If you’re not profitable now, you need to work on that,” he said. “It helps prove your model to your franchisees.”
Dmitry Shapiro, president of Sarpino’s Pizzeria, said one often-understated aspect of franchising success is extensive training from the franchisor. “The more you train when you open, the more successful it’s going to be,” he said.
It’s also important to have an action plan in place for when things don’t go perfectly for a franchisee, he noted. Things will go wrong, he said, so it’s important to preemptively have answers ready for franchisees.
“Have goals and business plans established for your franchisees,” Shapiro said. “Franchisees will come to you and say, ‘What do we do?’ You have to think about who’s going to answer those questions and how. “If you don’t have answers, they will think you don’t know what you’re doing.”
Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Sarpino’s USA plans to open Sarpino’s Pizzeria 100 locations by the end of 2014, adding significantly to its current 50-restaurant fleet, according to the company’s website.


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PARENTS in Huddersfield are likely to spend less over Christmas – but not at the expense of their children.
A new survey revealed that the average present spend per child this year is £111, only £3 less than in 2007, with shoppers planning to make savings elsewhere.
And in Huddersfield, shoppers packing the busy streets agreed that present buying was still high on the agenda.
The survey of 1,000 parents of children under 10 was commissioned by Tomy, a UK nursery toys manufacturer and conducted by OnePoll an independent research company.
It showed that about a third of children under 10 will receive presents worth between £50 and £100 (29%), with a further quarter getting gifts worth between £100 and £150.
A small number of children will have £300 spend on them.
Spending on Christmas trees and decorations will drop by 35% from £24.20 to £15.20. Food spending is set to drop 4% per household with more people planning to make their own Christmas pudding and mince pies.
Sally Plumridge, marketing manager for Tomy said: “When it comes to Christmas presents for children this year, it’s less a case of ‘no expense spared’ but more ‘not at their expense.’
We took to the streets of Huddersfield on a busy shopping day to see what local people felt.


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Nigerian consumer fintech company, Carbon, has introduced a service that allows users to pay for electronics in instalments at zero interest rates.
Aptly named Carbon Zero, the new product comes with a few conditions.
It is only available to Carbon customers and they have to be Nigerian-based salary earners with verifiable income and up-to-date bank statements. Also, interested customers must earn a minimum monthly salary of ₦200,000 (~ $526) to be eligible.
Carbon Zero users are required to make a 20% down payment for the smartphones, laptops, TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, or gaming consoles they are interested in purchasing. The balance is then spread over a period of time that, according to the company, will last around six months.
The Carbon team believes that middle-class earners are better off splitting payments over a given number of months instead of making one-time bulk payments.
So if a breadwinner wants to buy a new smartphone or a PS5 console she has been eyeing, she can purchase it without worrying too much about the cost of the device eating into her household budget.
With the absence of interest, Carbon wants more middle-income Nigerians to embrace instalment payments. They want potential customers to consider the possibility of satisfying their immediate needs without bearing the full cost immediately.
Zero essentially extends Carbon’s core digital lending product by tying credit to tangible items and helping their customers worry less about interest repayments. As with their credit product, Zero will impose late repayment charges on users. Carbon does not state what the percentage will be.
It remains to be seen how traction will play out for Zero with the minimum entry point set at ₦200,000. Yele Oyekola, product manager for Carbon Zero, says the target consumers are young professionals.
“We are seeing customers request items in the excess of ₦600k (~ $1,580) and we wouldn’t want to entrap customers we feel might struggle with this,” he says to TechCabal.
But he explains that learning from this soft launch, the product will be opened up to more customers, presumably in lower-income brackets.
“The long-term vision for Zero is to be the favourite way for customers to make purchases and we expect a future where every purchase, no matter how little, will be made with Zero.”
Setting somewhat high criteria for eligibility helps the company forestall defaults on repayment in the product’s early stage.
Oyekola says Carbon’s risk management model anticipates rare occurrences of defaults with Zero but that they will work with customers on finding solutions that benefit them in such circumstances.
It will also be interesting to see what Zero does for Carbon’s profitable business. In their last financial report, the company declared the naira equivalent of $312,905 in profit after tax in 2019.
The profit was mostly based on 975,000 loans valued at $64.1million in 2019. The average loan offered to borrowers was $65.8 (~ ₦30,000), while transactions like bill payments and bank transfers from Carbon wallets amounted to $141.7million in value.
Carbon has been headed in this direction of consumer asset financing for some time.
Founded in 2012 as One Credit to give loans to salary earners in Lagos, it became Paylater in March 2016 and introduced a raft of alternative services like bill payments, airtime purchases, and started issuing free credit reports to users.
They changed their brand identity from Paylater to Carbon because it did not reflect the totality of their aspirations; Carbon offers a zero-fee account at 2% per annum, and investment plans of up to 11% per annum.
With Zero, the startup aims to further its mission of building value-based relationships with users, one that softens the pointy edges of typical lender-borrower engagements.
According to their updated brand identity statement from April 2019, Carbon “represents our aspiration to go everywhere with you. To form an essential part of your existence and to be versatile enough to change or innovate to fulfil your needs.”
Carbon is keen to expand its consciousness in users, from being a name on a bank credit statement to a presence inside the home.
Carbon says Zero only hosts merchants that are registered Nigerian businesses. For now, only merchants based in Lagos are available for users to buy from but the company says partners in other locations will be available.
Zero is accessible by applying on the web but will be integrated within the Carbon app, Oyekola says.


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Chiang Mai, Police received a tip about a suspect who stole 80 gold strands alone from a gold shop in the middle of a famous department store in Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, and rushed to trace and catch him. Still believed to be fleeing on the Thai side.
CCTV captured images of the criminals during the crime. The investigation team in this case is rushing to investigate traces and escape routes. The incident occurred yesterday evening (28 Nov. 2023) inside a famous department store in Fang District, Chiang Mai Province. It took the culprit less than 2 minutes to cause the crime by a female employee of the gold shop closest to the culprit. Giving information on the escape route, the culprits carried 4 trays of gold, at least 80 strands, and ran towards a black Honda Wave motorcycle parked on the roadside. before riding and fleeing into the alley of Fang Hospital and headed towards the Fang-Pong Nam Ron road.
The gold shop employee confirmed that The criminal had a gun. But I don't know if it's a real gun or a fake. Came in while collecting large pieces of gold. The weight of each piece is 3 baht or more. Normally, the larger pieces of gold are collected first. Then collect the small pieces of gold later. It's like the criminal knows the timing of the collection. The villain didn't say anything. Just uttered a hehe sound 2 times.
Meanwhile, the investigative team, including Fang Police Station, Provincial Detective Team, and Region 5 Detective Team, held a meeting to summarize information in this case. After searching for clues for more than 24 hours, it was reported that Found a suspicious motorcycle parked on the side of the road. We are investigating and trying to chase down CCTV cameras. to find an escape route Including finding news in various groups Especially teenagers who are addicted to online gambling. Including checking employees in gold shops It was found that a male employee did not come to work on the day of the incident. And he still hasn't been found. Even though the appearance is not like the villain But it is necessary to track him down and investigate whether he is involved with the perpetrator or not. Because the investigation method found that the culprits who stole gold were familiar with the routes in and out of the store. and know when to close and open the safe gold display cabinet
Pol. Col. Kriengsak Wonguthai, superintendent of Fang Police Station, said that as for the gold that the culprits got, it is not yet clear. We have to wait for the shop to come to a conclusion. Initially, we learned that we got 80 strands, each weighing 1 baht. Now we're starting to get clues. And the culprit should be found soon.
The latest evidence has been examined. to find evidence in the store where the incident occurred which is still open for sale as usual But there is a police force closely monitoring security. After an order was issued to increase supervision of gold shops in the area from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. to prevent a repeat of the incident.
Source: Thai News Agency


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Done deal: Paladin Labs to commercialize QRxPharma MOXDUO
Singapore: Australia's QRxPharma has collaborated with Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, Paladin Labs on licensing agreement for Canadian commercialization rights of MOXDUO, a patented, immediate release formulation of morphine and oxycodone.
Under the license agreement, Paladin will receive exclusive rights to commercialise immediate release MOXDUO in Canada and assume responsibility for the New Drug Submission (NDS), all product launch costs as well as ongoing marketing and sales efforts. QRxPharma will receive tiered double-digit royalties and up to $25 million in milestone payments on achievement of specific sales, regulatory and reimbursement targets, in addition to a non-refundable, non-creditable up-front payment of $500,000. QRxPharma retains the Canadian rights to the intravenous and controlled release formulations of MOXDUO, which are in clinical development.
Dr Mark Beaudet, interim president and CEO, Paladin, said that, "MOXDUO will complement our existing prescription portfolio in Canada which includes already launched products Metadol, Pennsaid, our market-leading Tridural and Abstral, as well as hydrocodone ER which awaits regulatory filing in Canada. MOXDUO will become another important piece of our future growth and continued expansion in a Canadian therapeutic category that is important for our business and future strategy."
Dr John Holaday, MD and CEO, QRxPharma, said that, "QRxPharma will work closely with Paladin to submit an NDS application to Health Canada in the first half of 2013. The Canadian regulatory application will also incorporate efficacy and safety data from a recently completed respiratory safety study (Study 022), which was not part of the MOXDUO New Drug Application (NDA) submitted to the US FDA.
"This study, involving 375 patients, demonstrated that patients receiving MOXDUO had an appreciably lower risk of experiencing medically significant oxygen desaturations than patients receiving equi-analgesic doses of morphine or oxycodone," Dr Holaday added.


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Mr. Chairman and Senator Sarbanes, I commend you and the Committee for convening this hearing on privacy issues involving financial information.
The right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right implicitly protected by the Constitution. But today, any bank in this country may sell or share your personal financial information. Your bank, for example, may sell to the highest bidder information about whom you wrote your last check to, or how much that check was for, or the date of that check. And even if you tell your bank to stop selling or sharing this information, your bank does not even have to honor your request under current law. In short, if you have a checking account, you may have a financial privacy problem.
That is why I am an original cosponsor of the Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999, S.187, introduced by Senator Sarbanes on the first day of this Congress. I commend Senator Sarbanes, along with Senators Dodd, Bryan and Edwards, the other original cosponsors of S. 187, for their leadership on the Senate Banking Committee in protecting the privacy of personal financial information.
I am an enthusiast when it comes to the Internet and our burgeoning information technologies. These are exciting times, and the digitalization of information and the explosion in the growth of computing and electronic networking offer tremendous potential benefits to the way Americans live, work, conduct commerce, and interact with their government. But we must make sure that information technology remains our servant, instead of becoming our master. Our right of privacy has become one of the most vulnerable rights in the Information Age. We must master new threats to our individual privacy and security, and in particular, to our ability to control the terms under which our personal information is acquired, disclosed and used.
In the financial services industry, conglomerates are offering a widening variety of services, each of which requires a customer to provide financial, medical or other personal information. And nothing in the law today prevents subsidiaries within the conglomerate from sharing this information for uses beyond those the customer thought he or she was providing it for. In fact, under current Federal law, a financial institution can sell, share, or publish savings account balances, certificates of deposit maturity dates and balances, stock and mutual fund purchases and sales, life insurance payouts and health insurance claims.
The Comptroller of the Currency, John D. Hawke, Jr., just this week scolded banking industry executives for their practice of selling customers' personal financial information to telemarketing firms in return for a commission on sales. According to Mr. Hawke, bank customer information being sold to telemarketing firms includes addresses, telephone numbers, account balances, credit card purchases, last payment dates, and even customers' occupations.
As President Clinton recently warned: "Although consumers put a great value on privacy of their financial records, our laws have not caught up to technological developments that make it possible and potentially profitable for companies to share financial data in new ways. Consumers who undergo physical exams to obtain insurance, for example, should not have to fear the information will be used to lower their credit card limits or deny them mortgages." I strongly agree.
As the Committee considers legislation to safeguard the privacy of financial information, I propose three principles to guide your consideration.
First, consumers deserve the basic privacy rights of notice and choice about the use of their personal financial information. Financial institutions should be required to inform consumers of plans to share or sell their financial information, and consumers should have control over the use and the sharing of all their financial information.
An area of particular concern to me is safeguarding medical information. Medical records contain the most intimate, sensitive information about a person and must be safeguarded. Yet cross-industry mergers and consolidations have given banks and other financial institutions unprecedented access to consumers' medical records. I support legislation preventing the sharing of medical information, such as that gathered from life insurance records, within financial services conglomerates.
Second, individuals deserve a civil right of action to enforce their financial privacy rights. Individuals whose privacy rights have been violated -- whether those rights were violated either knowingly or negligently -- should be permitted to bring a legal action to recover their damages. Privacy rights must be enforceable in a court of law to be truly effective.
Congress should also consider whether each state Attorney General should be granted enforcement powers regarding financial privacy rights, as the state Attorneys General enforce other basic consumer protections across the nation.
As the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I look forward to working with members of this committee to craft effective civil action enforcement provisions in any financial privacy legislation.
Third, our privacy safeguards for personal, financial information must measure up to the tough privacy standards established by the European Union Data Protection Directive, which took effect on October 25, 1998. Failure to comply with the directive could become a big problem for American businesses, since the new rules require EU member countries to prohibit the transmission of personal data to or through any non-EU country that fails to provide adequate data protection as defined under European law.
The problem is not that Europe protects privacy too much. The problem is our own failure to keep U.S. privacy laws up to date. Think of how much our technology has changed since our current privacy policies were written. The EU Directive is an example of the kind of privacy protection that American consumers need but do not now have. It has encouraged European companies to develop good privacy practices and techniques. It has produced policies that are consistent with the interests of both consumers and businesses.
I look forward to working with members of the Committee to update our laws to provide fundamental protection of the personal financial information of all Americans.
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Queensland producers were on show at the Taste and Trade event to close Queensland Small Business Week at the iconic Boggo Road Jail.
Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman welcomed more than 35 local producers at the event tonight.
“Queensland is home to a diverse range of gourmet food producers – from artisan bakers and chocolatiers to finger lime farmers,” Ms Fentiman said.
“Our artisan food and beverage producers are developing delicious, unique and local products that are gaining loyal followers thanks to our fantastic Queensland produce and the passion of small business owners.”
“These are business at every stage of development, from kitchen tables to commercial kitchens, from market stalls to leased warehouse, from sole traders to small and medium businesses.”
“At every stage we want to reach out and help.
“That is why I’m proud to announce as part of our ongoing small business grant program, we will be launching a special grant for artisan producers opening in July.”
“We are also working to tailor our fantastic Mentoring for Growth program to cater to the needs of artisan producers to ensure we are helping businesses reach their full potential.
“The Palaszczuk Government is committed to promoting Queenslanders to Go Local and support our local artisan industry.
“Our support also includes actions taken under our Queensland Craft Brewing Strategy, working with local brewers to find out how we can help them to succeed.
“To complement the work of this strategy, I have also asked the Better Regulation Taskforce to conduct a review of how we can streamline licensing and process requirements for artisanal food and non-alcoholic beverage producers to sell their product.”
“Small businesses are critical to Queensland, and we need to make it easier to turn an innovative idea into a success story.”
“Tonight’s event is a showcase of local food and beverage producers to exhibit their products to a range of Queensland independent retailers, restaurants and caterers in a market-style expo.”
“Small businesses are critical to Queensland, and we need to make it easier to turn an innovative idea into a success story.
“Events such as these are helping Queensland’s best producers to get their big break: seeing their product stocked on a local supermarket shelf, or their creation on a restaurant menu, can be the break a small business entrepreneur needs”.
“It’s also an opportunity to promote our Go Local campaign and support local food producers, operators and businesses to succeed locally, nationally and internationally.”
Queensland’s 438,000 small businesses contribute around $113 billion to the state’s economy each year and employ around 44 per cent of the private sector workforce in the state.
“I am confident we can work together to ease regulation complexities and help to make it easier for small businesses to grow.”
Queensland Small Business Week 2019 is delivered by the Queensland Government in partnership with Bendigo Bank and Construction Skills Queensland and supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland.
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Start-up French jam maker Confiture ReBelle is a mission-based company that aims to reduce food waste in the country by shortening the supply chain and empowering citizens. ReBelle's Louise Le Duigou speaks to FoodNavigator about how the group plans...
Cheap food has expensive consequences for people and the planet's health but how can we make healthier and more sustainable food a reality for a global population? Grass-root movements will be key but industry must also be receptive, says Carolyn...
A plant-derived sprayable nanocoating could not only prolong the shelf life of fruits but also provide additional nutrients in a timesaving technique that allows the mass coating of perishable produce.
Climate change represents a major threat to food security throughout the world, according to former US President Barack Obama, and entrepreneurs, scientists and the food industry must act to mitigate the consequences.
Waste blood from the meat industry has the potential to be collected and processed to generate high-added-value food ingredients, say researchers … who outline it’s ‘exceptional’ nutritive and functional properties.
Eco-friendly plastic for seafood made from...seafood. Scottish start-up CuanTec's chitosan-based plastic made from langoustine shells uses inedible seafood parts, replaces petro-chemical plastic and even cuts out the need for preservatives.
Millennials’ 'live to eat' mentality could be one of the reasons why household food waste is higher than ever, according to a survey commissioned by UK supermarket Sainsbury’s, yet the report is facing criticism.
Belorussian confectioner Kommunarka is reusing its ‘sweet water’ - water used to rinse production lines which contains traces of sugar and sweeteners - to make fruit fillings for its chocolates, opening up a whole new business plan, it says.
The Food Reform for Sustainability and Health (FReSH) programme is aiming to bring private and public sector together to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals for 2030, an achievement that could bring over €2 trillion to the food industry.
EU auditors said the European Commission’s efforts to tackle food waste have lacked effort, coordination, been fragmented and intermittent - and without even a real definition of food waste, in a report released yesterday.
Katana, a €1.2 million investment fund is calling for Europe’s brightest entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas and win funding for agrifood innovation, from functional foods to tech solutions for sustainable sourcing.
Research by the University of Aberdeen in Scotland suggests that while food price hikes have reduced the amount bought by the public, an equal reduction in food waste has kept overall food intake constant.
With 2017 just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about which future trends and burning topics will be making their mark on the food and drink industry next year. Here are some of our predictions.
An independent think tank, IPES, has been set up to advise the EU and work towards creating a common food policy that would create a sustainable, healthy and profitable food system – a ‘plan B’ to the failures of the current framework.
A pan-EU sustainable food project sees Israeli astaxanthin supplier Algatechnologies, champion of pea protein Roquette and Dutch nutrition giant DSM among its 50 partners that will invest close to €1.2bn over the next seven years.
France is the top ranking country for tackling food waste and nutritional challenges while Germany is ranked number one for sustainable agriculture, according to a 25-nation food sustainability index by the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN).
Pork hock, beef brisket and chicken legs used to be valued cuts of meat in Europe but now often end up as pet food. Swiss meat group Proviande has launched a 'nose-to-tail' project and is helping industry to promote lesser preferred cuts.
Coffee grounds used to grow mushrooms, orange peel transformed into clothes and hemp for 3D printing are just some of the food waste by-products traded on InSymbio’s digital marketplace for food biomass, residues and by-products.


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U.S. FTC Slams Intel With Antitrust Suit
December 16, 2009 11:40 AM
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FTC accuses Intel of numerous violations, including writing software to sabotage its competitors' hardware
Intel holds a
in the computer industry, with over 79.1 percent market share in the microprocessor market, according to
from the summer (these reports included by x86 architecture microprocessors as well as alternatives like ARM). In May 2009 the European Union's antitrust regulators
fined the chipmaker $1.45B USD
-- about a fourth of the company's 2008 net income ($5.292B USD) -- for allegedly using discounts and OEM payoffs to push its smaller competitor Advanced Micro Devices out of the market. That ruling is currently
In the U.S. the Federal Trade Commission has investigated similar claims. The State of New York has
against the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company for antitrust violations, but thus far no federal litigation had been filed. That all changed today with the FTC
, citing numerous antitrust violations.
The landmark case comes on the heels of
Intel's $1.25B USD settlement
with AMD over similar claims. Under that agreement AMD agreed to drop all pending and present litigation against its rival. According to the FTC's lawsuit filing, Intel is depriving customers of free choice and is stifling the progress of the computer industry. The filing says that Intel employed a carrot-and-stick sort of approach, using both threats and rewards to keep OEMs from using its competitors' products. Reportedly Intel used such targets on Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., and IBM Corp.
One of the more interesting aspects of the case is that the FTC claims to have evidence that Intel wrote compiler software (Intel makes one of the more commonly used commercial C++ code compilers, the Intel C++ Compiler) to sabotage the performance of its competitors' CPUs. Little is known about this allegation at this point.
Richard Feinstein, director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, says Intel's violations are blatant and alarming. He states, "Intel has engaged in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly. It's been running roughshod over the principles of fair play and the laws protecting competition on the merits. The Commission's action today seeks to remedy the damage that Intel has done to competition, innovation, and, ultimately, the American consumer."
The FTC case looks to prevent Intel from employing "threats, bundled prices, or other offers to encourage exclusive deals, hamper competition, or unfairly manipulate the prices of its" CPUs.
Intel was recently
fined $25M USD
by the South Korean government for antitrust violations. The FTC's investigation of Intel was
first announced officially in June 2008
. Under the more pro-antitrust Obama administration the investigation has
pushed ahead aggressively
and now looks to place new fines or restrictions on the chipmaker.
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RE: Wait a sec...
12/16/2009 3:31:48 PM
Or like an early Electric Car that could only be powered up at highly specialized and very rare power stations in order to be used? Happened. Providing a product is in no way a guarantee of a proper infrastructure in which one can extract full use out of that product. Intel made an Intel compiler; there was no reason AMD couldn't make an AMD compiler. There are many lousy business practices that Intel engaged in, and they're mostly due to price collusion and such. But including relatively frivolous and vague accusations like this in the case only weakens the case as a whole; they should be selecting the strongest parts of the case to pursue, not throwing everything against the wall and seeing what sticks.
RE: Wait a sec...
12/16/2009 4:52:40 PM
No. Intel purposefully disabled functions that both AMD and Intel processors shared. Your analogy doesn't work.
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