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Customers shop at a Best Buy store on August 24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Best Buy on Wednesday cut its forecast for the year and the second quarter, saying it has seen weaker demand for consumer electronics amide inflation.
Shares recovered after initially dropping more than 10% following the announcement.
The consumer electronics retailer said it now expects same-store sales to decline about 13% for the second quarter. That’s lower than it said in May, when it predicted it would be roughly in line with the first quarter when it dropped by 8%.
For the fiscal year, Best Buy said it expects same-store sales to decline around 11%, compared with the drop of between 3% and 6% that it forecast in May.
The company said in a news release that “in response to the current sales environment, the company will continue to actively assess further actions to manage profitability.”
CEO Corie Barry said the company expected sales to slow as it laps a period of unusually high demand, but she said the economic backdrop has become more challenging.
“As high inflation has continued and consumer sentiment has deteriorated, customer demand within the consumer electronics industry has softened even further, leading to Q2 financial results below the expectations we shared in May,” she said in a news release.
Yet she added that its sales are higher than before the pandemic, emphasizing the company’s strong position even in a turbulent time.
This story is developing. Please check back for updates.


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Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever has unveiled its new €44m global leadership development centre in Singapore as it looks to grow in emerging foreign markets.
Unilever, currently the world’s third largest consumer goods company, marked the opening of the facility by staging the largest supplier meeting event ever held in Singapore.
The Partner to Win Supplier Summit 2013 event brought together over 350 representatives from the company’s strategic supplier partners to discuss unlocking potential in growing international markets.
Unilever has invested heavily in developing and emerging markets in recent times, including more than 50 new factory and warehouse facilities.
Marc Engel, Unilever’s chief procurement officer said despite continued talk of re-shoring trends, the South East Asian market is still attractive to companies.
“We see Singapore as a global hub and a gateway to some of our fastest growing businesses, such as Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines,” he said.
Mr Engel added: “We are also investing in emerging markets such as Myanmar where we need our partners to grow with us after recently announcing a Eu500 million programme of investment there.”
At the summit, Unilever also hosted an awards ceremony to recognise suppliers who have made a winning contribution in the areas of innovation, sustainability, joint value creation, capacity and capability building.
Winners included Lindal, Tata Chemicals, Giant Foods and AHT Cooling Systems GmbH Austria & IARP SRL, which won the Special Contribution award for its work in bringing Lean and Green ice-cream refrigeration cabinets to the market.
Singapore Economic Development Board chairman Leo Yip expressed his delight that the country had been chosen to hold the event for its first time outside of London.
“Asia continues to offer companies strong growth opportunities, both as an attractive end-market and a prime investment location,” he said.
“But to capture these opportunities, companies need to build supply chain capacity in Asia, deepen supply chain relationships and undertake innovation. As a global-Asia hub, Singapore is well positioned to support companies and suppliers in these efforts.”

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Liz Claiborne Inc. liz said late Monday Chief Financial Officer Andrew Warren is resigning, effective March 16, and the company has already begun a search for his replacement. Liz Claiborne also said it expects adjusted 2011 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or EBITDA, to be within the low end of the previously forecast $80 million to $90 million range and lowered its 2012 EBITDA outlook to $125 million to $140 million versus $130 million to $150 million. Liz Claiborne owns brand such as Juicy Couture, Kate Spade and Lucky Brand and is currently in the process of renaming itself as Fifth & Pacific Companies.
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You must have heard of fake online shopping portals cheating innocent people, by not delivering the product or by delivering a fake product. But, this case is different. A person posed as a doctor and cheated many online shopping portals. As online shopping is gaining popularity these days, frauds are on the rise. Not just customers, fraudsters are even cheating online shopping portals.
There have been many cases where fraudsters cheated online shopping portals, claiming that they had received stones in the package and sort a refund from companies.
In less than two years, the online shopping major Flipkart, had lost Rs 1.6 crores to refund customers who claimed they received stones and mud instead of the items ordered. There was another case where a woman duped Amazon of Rs 70 Lakh by returning fake products over a year.
In this blog, we will talk on how a marketing executive posed as a doctor and cheated several online shopping portals.
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A Story Of How Dr. Fraud Cheated Online Shopping Sites
A marketing executive who posed as a doctor used to order phones from different online portals and opt for cash on delivery. Each time he ordered a phone, he used to give the address of some random hospitals and ring up the delivery executive saying that he was a senior surgeon at that hospital.
When a delivery executive came to deliver the product, he used to act busy and pretend to misplace his wallet. He would tell the delivery executive to wait at the reception, so that he could get the wallet. While the delivery executive would wait at the reception, he would flee from another entrance.
The accused had cheated several online shopping portals. He is basically from Pune and he used to travel to Mumbai frequently, to carry out this fraud.
The Modus Operandi came to light when he cheated a courier boy at Bhatia Hospital in Mumbai and disappeared with a brand new iPhone, which he had ordered from an online shopping portal. The accused used the same wallet trick and never came back.
After waiting for a long time, the delivery executive asked the security guard to call the senior surgeon, but was told that the senior surgeon was on leave. The delivery executive somehow collected the senior surgeon's phone number and called him up. The executive was shocked to know that the senior surgeon had never ordered the phone.
The delivery executive filed a police complaint at the nearest police station. The police arrested the fraudsters with the help of CCTV footage. He had also used the same method to call the delivery executives to malls and five-star hotels.
The accused was earlier involved in a fraudulent dollar exchange business, after he was arrested by police; he switched to the online shopping scam.
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Act-On's Marketing Programs Manager Leo Merle will covers six best practices that will help you develop and deploy effective content marketing strategies across all channels and buying cycles.
Michael Griffith, director of creative and strategy at Bottle Rocket Apps in Dallas, on app strategy and the intersection between tech and design.
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Direct Marketing News talks with Tammy Gordon, AARP's director of social communications.
In 2012 we asked you what you'd like more or less of in Direct Marketing News, and what issues are important or overplayed. In 2013 we're responding.
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While the younger generation is definitely more comfortable with technology, especially new technology, don't mistake young people's energy and zeal in this arena for marketing savvy.
To get at the heart of some of the challenges facing marketers when it comes to defining the best strategies and programs to drive marketing success, Direct Marketing News convened a select group of senior marketers in a closed-door roundtable discussion sponsored by Marketo.
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Digital agencies are coming along fairly well when it comes to mobile marketing strategy and execution — so says Melissa Parrish, senior analyst at Forrester Research and author of a recent report independently ranking the nine U.S. digital agencies "that matter most and how they stack up."
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In addition to long-standing tenure in the retail space, Wal-Mart Stores and Sears Holdings Corp. apply a similar approach to direct marketing, including direct mail, email, social media outreach, loyalty rewards and extensive e-commerce platforms.
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Last week, fast-food workers staged another nationwide demonstration in 60 U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and Detroit; it was the largest protest yet for higher wages in a 10-month campaign.
Similar protests took place in April at 70 of New York City’s McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Yum Brands-owned Pizza Hut and KFC locations.
The current median pay for the nearly 50,000 fast food workers in New York City is $9 an hour, or $18,500 a year. That’s about $4,500 lower than Census Bureau’s poverty income threshold level of $23,000 for a family of four.
Protesting workers want the right to unionize without interference from employers and an increase in pay amounting to $15 an hour.
Some members of Congress have proposed a modest increase in the federal minimum wage, but only to $9 an hour. The striking workers are part of a coalition of unions, campaign groups, clergy and community members.
Terrance Wise, 34, a father of three who works two jobs at Burger King and Pizza Hut in Kansas City, told the Guardian twice as many people took part in last week’s action than a previous strike in the summer. Wise said he was striking in support of a $15-an-hour wage, but also for “respect.”
“We don’t have a voice,” said Wise, who is paid $9.25 an hour at Burger King and $7.40 at Pizza Hut.
A New York-based group called Fast Food Forward, part of the national movement of low-wage workers fighting for a better wages, wrote an open letter to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Papa John’s, pointing out the gross inequality between the profits made by fast-food companies and the wages they pay.
It read: “Last year, your combined profits were $7.35 billion. Yet you still paid most of your workers less than $11,200 a year – a poverty wage. It’s shameful and outrageous.”
Fast Food Forward said workers were still being targeted for organizing, including having jobs terminated and hours reduced.
“The fast-food workers are fighting for all of us,” said Mary Kay Henry, president of Service Employees International Union. “SEIU members, like all service-sector workers, are worse off when large fast-food and retail companies are able to hold down wages and push down benefit standards for working people.”
In a statement, Bill Thorne, the senior vice-president of the National Retail Federation said:
“Retail and restaurant jobs are good jobs, held by millions of working men and women, who are proud of what they do for their customers and the communities they serve across America. The planned walkout is the result of a multi-year effort by big labor to diminish and disparage these hard-working Americans by attacking the companies they work for.”
McDonald’s claims pay starts at minimum wage but the range goes higher, depending on the employee’s position and experience level, and said that raising entry-level wages would mean higher overall costs, which could result in higher prices on menus.
“That would potentially have a negative impact on employment and business growth in our restaurants, as well as value for our customers,” the company said.
What McDonald’s, and other fast-food companies fail to mention is that when the “government supplements egregiously low wages with benefits like food stamps, the companies don’t have to pay living wages. So in effect, taxes are used to support corporate margins.”


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2nd April, 2019. Lagos, Nigeria. Farmcrowdy Group (FCG), has today officially launched a new subsidiary, Farmgate Africa, a technology-driven agro-trading market place for agriculture commodities in Africa.
Led by Kenneth Obiajulu, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Farmgate Africa is bridging the gap between rural farmers and the market place by providing major processors and international buyers the opportunity to purchase commodities directly from local farming clusters through technology.
As part of bridging the gap in the agriculture value chain caused by market access, the Farmgate Africa platform also serves the purpose of building relationships with local farmers and enabling major processors to place orders through the platform without having to go through various layers of intermediaries. In addition, it helps with aggregating the commodities from smallholder farmers while paying attention to the unique specifications of the buyers for specific produce and ensuring the delivery of the commodity to major processor s or the international buyer's agent.
Kenneth Obiajulu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Farmgate Africa
Obiajulu says, “Our business model is one that brings the farmers closer to the processors and off-takers by eliminating several layers of intermediaries. By doing this, Farmgate optimizes market access to African farmers and also improves their income by at least 30%.”
Leaning on the wealth of experience and operational expertise provided by the Farmcrowdy Group, Farmgate Africa, will over the next two years, focus on deploying funds across various market points. This will focus on beef processing and developing aggregation capacities across maize, soybean, sorghum and dried-split ginger for markets across Nigeria, UAE and UK.
Onyeka Akumah, Founder and CEO of Farmcrowdy Group says, “launching Farmgate Africa as one of the subsidiaries in the Farmcrowdy Group gives us huge joy with the expectations placed on us to continue to innovate and build new solutions driven by technology to finance agriculture. We have received a lot of feedback from farmers and major agro buyers who need to fund market access to agro-commodities but are constantly held back because the market place is unstructured. Farmgate Africa is our response to this need. As we launch Farmgate Africa today, we have tirelessly worked for the past 6 months with the team to build relationships with blue-chip companies in and outside Nigeria, extend our relationships with thousands of farmer networks across the country and now, we are set to launch to the market with a strong team behind the idea”.
Farmgate Africa will allow every day Nigerians fund the process of buying and selling what farmers have already harvested. This will give every farmer that has produced high quality farm produce, the opportunity to sell to major buyers through Farmgate Africa’s website.
For additional information on Farmgate Africa or interview requests with Managing Director and Co-Founder, Kenneth Obiajulu, contact: email@example.com.
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About Farmgate Africa
Farmgate Africa is an agritech solution bridging the gap between farmers, market processors and access to the market. It is poised to bringing solutions to the market access challenges faced by farmers across Africa. As a subsidiary of the Farmcrowdy Group, Farmgate stands on the shoulders of the Farmcrowdy Group, a pioneer in the Digital Agriculture space in Africa with partners in leading industries like Tech, Finance, and Agriculture from across the globe. It utilizes the wealth of experience and operational expertise available from Farmcrowdy and it’s other subsidiaries resource base.
Farmgate Africa is currently led by Kenneth Obiajulu who is the Co- Founder and Managing Director. Kenneth also seats on the Management Team of the Farmcrowdy Group. Farmgate Africa is situated in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria with a budding team of young minded individuals who thrive in Agribusiness, Technology, Data & Intelligence, Finance, and Marketing.
To learn more about Farmgate Africa, please visit the official website via http://www.farmgate.africa/


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Instagram users on Windows 10 Mobile can rejoice as Instagram has been updated to 9.575.8218 and with comes the new Stories feature.
Stories from Instagram was announced on August 2 making this a nearly four-week turnaround before Windows 10 Mobile grabbed the feature. Stories has been compared to Snapchat's Stories right down to the same options like on-screen drawing, serial videos, and disappearing content (after 24-hours).
After the update and first launch users may need to relaunch the Instagram app to see the Stories feature, which lives in the main feed near the top.
It is not clear if other optimizations and fixes are included with the Instagramupdate, but we'll keep an eye out.


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Zurich, Switzerland-based Barry Callebaut AG was granted a health claim from the European Food Safety Authority to extend its health claim on cocoa powder and dark chocolate products to include cocoa extract products. The company was granted a claim that cocoa flavanols support healthy bold circulation in the human body.
The application of the health claim on cocoa extract products opens new opportunities in the pharmacy, nutraceutical and supplement industries. The cardiovascular properties of flavanols could, for example, be offered in the form of pills and distributed in pharmacies.
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Are you upgrading your network system or gaining more information than your physical services have space for? There is a way around having to purchase more servers, hire and train new IT personnel, and getting new software approved. Cloud computing may be the new option your department needs to keep the demands for more space at bay.
Cloud computing is basically servers online. All of the information you would store on a server would instead be stored with cloud computing. Cloud computing is still in its early development stages, but companies are jumping at the idea of having their information stored over the Internet.
Some of the leading companies are taking a step toward building their own version of cloud computing. Many of vendors such as Dell, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard are looking into what cloud computing could mean for their companies. In order for different computer industries to survive, they need to stay caught up or ahead of their competition. IBM already announced in August 2008 that they would be building a cloud computing data center to meet the needs of their customers. Dell seems to be following suit.
Cloud computing has many businesses concerned if it is reliable and safe. With the increase in hacking, business owners want to know that their information will be protected and guaranteed safe. Another major concern is if cloud computing is as reliable as many companies are saying it is. There has to be a level of trust between the company and the service provider. When Amazon’s S3 service was down for six hours on July 20, 2008, many customers and potential cloud computing users began to wonder if cloud computing was worth the trouble. If companies cannot access the virtual servers to get their information not only are the companies going to be affected but so are the service providers. There is still much development in store for cloud computing.


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In fact, South Korea is now spending the largest share of its GDP on research and development (R&D), even larger than the U.S. and Japan, two of the global leaders in innovation based on R&D intensity. Between 1996 and 2015, South Korea’s R&D intensity grew 88.5 percent (from 2.24 percent in 1996 to 4.23 percent in 2015), while the U.S.’s.
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Muscat, March 14, 2018: Thawani Technologies Company has announced the beta release of the Thawani app for free download on Android and iOS platforms, starting from March 13. The revolutionary app will deliver one of the simplest and most innovative e-payment solutions in the Sultanate.
Commenting on launch of the beta release of the app, Majid Al Amri, CEO of Thawani Technologies said, “After great efforts spanning several years, we are proud to announce the availability of the Thawani beta app, to provide all users with the most secure and state-of-the-art e-payment solutions. We are confident this app will take the process of cash management and digital transaction to a higher level of flexibility. We are incredibly pleased with the positive response which followed the announcement of our innovative app, this highlights the demand for next generation e-payment solutions in the local market. Thawani is a leading platform for e-transactions and payment set-up, and is developed in accordance with the highest international standards of online security.”
The technology company recently unveiled its innovative e-payments platform ‘Thawani’, which relies on a smart phone to make and accept payments from customers. The revolutionary new e-payment solution offers a safe, simple, and highly secure payment method as an alternative to cash, credit, and debit cards.
Thawani has been designed to be an easy payment solution that takes away the complexity of having to remember multiple pin numbers and passwords, alongside keeping banking information completely private. In order to utilise the app, a user needs to download the app from the respective app store and create an account which involves entering all relevant payment information they would like to have linked to the app. Once that is complete, they can freely enjoy the unique features of the app; each of which has been designed towards making payment processes simple and secure.
“The beta release is being launch with a limited but growing number of retailers that accept Thawani for payments. This allows us to examine the market activity and the extent to which users can adapt to this new style of payments for convenience. Additionally, it will also test the reliability of the app in implementing transactions in remote locations. We trust that using the beta app will be a unique experience and will pave the way to launch the integrated platform with an expanded number of outlets and services,” Al Amri added.
With Thawani, customers only need to scan the retailer’s QR code and enter the amount of the payment required to complete the transfer process. If they are not present at the shop, they can alternatively use their supplied merchant ID or saved phone number to carry out the transaction. Vice-versa, the retailer can send them a payment request via ‘WAYYAK’ on the app, which can then be approved to complete the transaction. In addition to the convenience it provides, the app also offers a wide range of other benefits, including a new alternative for making bill payments.
Thawani Technologies Company recently signed a partnership agreement with Oman Arab Bank (OAB) to act as the banking consultant for Thawani. This ensures that the e-payments platform products comply with instructions set forth by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) and other market authorities. Additionally, OAB works closely with Thawani Technologies on matters relating to risk management and combating financial fraud, alongside the execution of all transactions via Thawani’s new e-payment app.
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Mar 19, 2014) - Smartling (www.smartling.com), the cloud-based enterprise translation software company, today announced Alison Toon, former head of globalization at Hewlett-Packard, has joined the company as Senior Director, New Markets. Alison will manage the newly launched Smartling Partner Program (www.smartling.com/partners), nurturing relationships between Smartling and translation agencies across the globe, and will serve as a company ambassador to the translation industry at large.
Working in the localization space for the last two decades, Alison brings extensive knowledge and firsthand expertise on how companies create and distribute multilingual content. She has watched the industry evolve and understands the challenges and opportunities from both sides -- the demand/buyer of language services and the supply/vendor side -- giving her the ideal perspective to bridge the two.
"I've been working with translation technology and processes for more than 20 years and have evaluated the range of offerings in the marketplace," said Alison Toon, Senior Director, New Markets, Smartling. "As a former Fortune 500 client-side user, I'm excited to be part of Smartling's broader vision for technology, which invites language service providers into the ecosystem to revolutionize the client experience."
As head of globalization at Hewlett-Packard, Alison managed Hewlett-Packard's translation program across the entire company, overseeing the flow of multilingual and global content. Alison was responsible for managing translation and localization tools, processes, architecture and operation for content management and e-business services across the enterprise.
"We're thrilled to have Alison join our team," said Nataly Kelly, VP, Market Development, Smartling. "She knows the translation services market inside-out and knows what it's like to be a sophisticated user of enterprise translation software. Her insight will help Smartling better serve our customers and the translation agencies our customers work with."
Smartling launched its Referral Partner Program last month, giving language service providers the ability to extend their service offering with Smartling's technology, with more than 80 partners already working with Smartling in more than a dozen countries. Translation agencies can sign up for the program at www.smartling.com/partners.
The Smartling Translation Management Platform offers real-time visibility into and control over the many aspects of a translation project in one easy-to-use, collaborative, cloud-based service that quickly converts and manages multilingual business content. By putting the entire translation process in the cloud, Smartling exponentially improves accuracy and speed. Smartling is enterprise-ready with HIPAA, PCI Level 1 and SOC 2 certifications, and meets the rigorous requirements of the largest consumer web and mobile companies, as well as the Fortune 500 and Global 2000.
Smartling's Referral Partner Program enables translation agencies to take advantage of the growing trend of website and mobile app localization and extend this exciting technology to their clients to offer a more complete solution. Hundreds of companies across a diverse set of industries already rely on the Smartling Translation Management Platform to power their translation and localization, including SurveyMonkey, Spotify, Twilio, Shutterstock, Foursquare, Path, Vimeo, Uber, GoPro, and Stella & Dot.
Smartling, Inc. simplifies and accelerates translation and localization for companies reaching a global market. With the first cloud-based enterprise platform for translation management, Smartling helps companies quickly translate and deploy their websites and dynamic web applications, mobile applications, and business documents across the entire corporate digital infrastructure.
Named "Most Innovative Startup" at Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal's 2011 FASTech 50, Smartling is shaking up the outdated translation and localization industry with the first platform designed to manage the entire translation, localization and delivery process via a scalable SaaS model. Brands who rely on Smartling to launch and manage localized multilingual websites and applications include Spotify, SurveyMonkey, Foursquare, Path, Vimeo, Kodak, HotelTonight, Uber, GoPro, and more. The Smartling platform currently serves billions of page views per month in 100 languages across the globe.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York City, Smartling is privately held and backed by leading venture capital firms, including Tenaya Capital, First Round Capital, IDG Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Venrock, Harmony Partners and several prominent angel investors.


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- Amazon is among JPMorgan's best investment ideas for 2019, mostly due to its diversified revenue and profit sources.
- The firm explained its bull case in a detailed report distributed Wednesday.
- The stock rose 28% in 2018, handily outperforming the broader market during what turned out to be a brutal year for most assets. Still, it has fallen 19% from its all-time high of $2,050.50 in October.
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Amazon is among JPMorgan's best investment ideas for the coming year, and the bank's analysts detailed their bull case in new report distributed Wednesday.
"AMZN is well positioned with the most diversified revenue & profit streams among large-cap Internets," a team of analysts led by Doug Anmuth told clients. "We believe this is a critical differentiator as sector growth moderates due to bigger bases & higher penetration levels."
The analysts broke their bull case down into several parts. Anmuth said the company's fastest-growing revenue streams are its most profitable, referring specifically to Amazon Web Services and advertising. Both represent around 17% of Amazon's total sales, by JPMorgan's estimates, and more than 85% of its operating profit this year.
Their rosy view of Amazon's advertising segment is in line with some other analysts. Brian Wieser, a research analyst at Pivotal Research Group, told clients this week that Amazon is particularly well-positioned in its advertising business.
"At around 10% of the global total in 2023, Amazon will easily be the 'third force' in digital advertising after Google and Facebook, although it will still be substantially smaller than the $215bn in annual revenue we expect Google to generate or the $59bn we expect to see from Facebook," Wieser said.
JPMorgan also pointed to growth opportunities in areas like grocery (with its Whole Foods acquisition), healthcare and pharmaceuticals (with its Pillpack acquisition), and smart-speaker technology.
The firm's $2,100 year-end price target implies a rally of nearly 27% from the stock's current levels. Even with that bullish of an outlook, it pales in comparison to Wall Street's most optimistic target — and most are optimistic.
Of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, D.A. Davidson analyst Tom Forte is the most bullish, with a $2,450 price target. A full 94% of analysts call the stock a "buy," two have "hold" ratings and one says, "sell."
Amazon shares soared 28% in 2018, outperforming the broader market during what turned out to be a brutal year for most assets. Still, the stock has now fallen about 19% from its all-time high of $2,050.50 in October.
The stock was little changed Wednesday after Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos, said in a statement released on Twitter that he and his wife, MacKenzie, were divorcing. It is uncertain what will happen to Jeff Bezos' 16.12% stake in the company.
- Amazon will soon let customers get packages delivered in their garage
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The year-long public feud between Uber and Waymo will come into the public eye today.
The trial over whether Uber stole eight trade secrets from Google’s self-driving tech unit will begin in San Francisco.
Waymo is seeking damages and a permanent injunction preventing Uber from using these alleged secrets, which relate to the design of ‘Lidar’ sensor technology.
The case centres on Anthony Levandowski, an engineer who left Google’s self-driving car project to begin autonomous truck start-up Otto. The start-up was acquired by Uber within a matter of months, leading to accusations that Uber had orchestrated the whole process.
Levandowski (pictured below speaking in 2011) is accused of downloading Lidar designs before quitting and using them when he was installed as the head of self-driving tech at Uber.
Uber proceeded with the acquisition of Otto despite legal red flags when a law firm it had hired to conduct due diligence found he had been in possession of a large number of Google documents. Levandowski said he destroyed the documents, while Uber said they were never used and has also questioned whether Levandowski’s expertise should be considered a trade secret.
Amid a catalogue of murky allegations, Judge William Alsup has reminded jurors ahead of the trial that it is simply a dispute over intellectual property.
“The central issues in this case remains whether or not Uber misappropriated Uber’s trade secrets, not whether Uber is an evil corporation,” he said.
“Waymo’s decision to devote so much time and effort to pursuing matters with so little connection to the merits [of the case] raises the possibility that Waymo is unwilling or unable to prove up a solid case… and instead seeks to inflame the jury against Uber with a litany of supposed bad facts.”
At a pre-trial hearing last November, he also said: “Is an engineer supposed to get a frontal lobotomy before they go on to the next job? The answer’s got to be no.
“But say they know the recipe for Coca-Cola. They have to forget that before their next job.”
Judge Alsup recently estimated that Uber and Waymo have spent at least $300m on legal fees between them.
Levandowski, who is not a defendant, is likely to be called as a witness. He was fired in 2017 after refusing to cooperate with Uber’s legal team.


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Is an acquirer about to give Yelp a positive review?
Shares of the local-business review site spiked sharply on Thursday, shooting up around 15% in a matter of minutes. Investors were spurred by a report from the Wall Street Journal that the company was exploring a sale. Investors quickly bought up the stock on the hopes that an acquisition would value Yelp well above its current stock price.
However, the WSJ's story, which emerged on Twitter well before being published and after the initial stock price spike, hedged the idea that a sale would happen soon, saying no decision had been made whether Yelp would sell at all.
Those who hold Yelp shares have been hoping for a sale to put them out of their misery. Rumors that Yelp could be up for sale gained significant momentum in late April after the company reported weak earnings and gave an outlook on the rest of the year that came in well below what many had hoped.
That negative outlook sent shares down sharply, with the company losing almost a quarter of its market cap.
Yelp's shares were briefly halted due to the sudden spike, but resumed trading around 1 P.M. EST.
Yelp is one of the more recognizable brands on the Internet, but it has had trouble capitalizing on its sizable traffic and local business information. It also faces sizable competition from other companies — including Google and Facebook — that have sought to provide users and local businesses with a way to connect.
In an effort to diversify its business, Yelp had acquired some companies to expand beyond just reviews. It bought startup SeatMe in 2013 and then used it to launch an online reservation service.
Yelp bought online food delivery company Eat24 for $134 million in February, a move that seemed to signal that it was preparing to take on GrubHub.
Yahoo has been thought to be a logical suitor for Yelp. Yahoo already features Yelp content in its search. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer has already hinted that she sees search — particularly mobile search that is heavily contextual and localized — as a big part of the company's future.


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What you need to know:
I, quite honestly, expected that Mr Kibati’s arrival at Telkom Kenya would be a breath of fresh air.
I hoped, and still do, that Mr Kibati will reorganise the telco into a formidable company.
A company with the capabilities to offer innovative and competitive products and services in a highly dynamic industry.
In the next week, the new broom at Telkom Kenya, CEO Mugo Kibati, will be 60 days in office. Telkom announced Kibati’s appointment on November 9 in what was hoped to be a game changer in the two-decade-old struggle by the telco to break to the surface and get a hold of competitive edge in the local market dominated by Safaricom.
The Kenyan telco space is fascinating for business leaders, academicians and commentators with interest in the fields of business, economics, marketing and innovation not least because of how it has evolved in the past two decades.
To recap it, Safaricom began as a department at Telkom (then Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, KP&TC). Analysts then rooted for KenCell, the precursor to Airtel, mainly because an incoming private firm was expected to apply the type of agility associated with young companies as opposed to the government bureaucracy prevalent with Safaricom’s parent company.
It’s now water under the bridge that Safaricom pulled up an unexpected sterling success story to be above its rivals, a feat it has repeated with relish every year.
Fast-forward to 2015 and the grumbling about dominance by Safaricom began to emerge in earnest, prompting Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to retain a consultant to study the market and establish whether corrective measures were necessary. The regulator received the report and formally published its contents this year but has not moved to state clearly the next course of action.
Airtel and Telkom have supported a range of those recommendations which would effectively force Safaricom, in some form or shape, to share the pie, on the basis that the market is too skewed for them to compete effectively in voice, SMS, data or mobile money and associated services. The consultants went as far as proposing the splitting of Safaricom, which the government has objected.
Safaricom struck right back, arguing that it would be wrong to punish success by adopting such recommendations; that it would send the wrong signal to investors (given that Safaricom is as big as the next 10 companies listed on the Nairobi bourse); that it would kill innovation as it removes the incentive to create products and services; and that it just doesn’t make economic sense.
Some Kenya-centric analysts have gone further and proposed that Safaricom sits in comfort zone. They argue that, viewed against Airtel global, it’s nothing but a dwarf that should be fighting hard to spread its world-famous innovations across Africa. I believe this should be the case for Kenyan companies, where we must see beyond Nairobi and spread out innovation and entrepreneurial energy far and wide. The globe is the canvas.
Which brings me back to Mr Kibati. I, quite honestly, expected that Mr Kibati’s arrival at Telkom Kenya would be a breath of fresh air. I hoped, and still do, that Mr Kibati will reorganise the telco into a formidable company with the capabilities to offer innovative and competitive products and services in a highly dynamic industry.
I expect him to be forward-looking: To offer this market some ground-breaking model and not merely a new edition of the book "How to Break Up Safaricom and Other Stories". The innovation we hope to see is that which will make a much-needed mark in the job creation space, which this economy badly needs.
It was reported last week, in this newspaper, that Mr Kibati would like to see commercial interoperability between different mobile money agents. He gave the example of how banks do it. But I beg to state that he misses the point if he were to use banks as an example. He knows pretty well that every bank in this market works as a distinct brand with a unique business model to boot.
That a Barclays (now rebranded ABSA Kenya) customer can withdraw cash from a KCB ATM does not mean the two banks share anything — save the innovation that drives convenience to their respective customers. They offer differentiated, competing services and products under different roofs.
It has recently been reported that Telkom has sold its towers to an American firm so that it can lease them back. That makes great business sense, in my view, because the move should free up cash that the telco can use to pursue its business interests.
We shall be waiting to see what Mr Kibati can work with banks to offer; what he can do with the very young, fixed wireless network and the other opportunities that undoubtedly exist. It’s a high calling but the book we are waiting to read is "Kibati’s Business Epiphany".
Dr Nyabuga is a senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.


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Coles shopper left 'giggling' over cheeky message on roast pork
A family received a little more than they bargained for after picking up some pork from Coles.
While it was a regular cut of meat in most ways, the skin on its outside came complete with a particularly cheeky message stamped onto it.
The pattern of black dots under the rope holding the meat together looked like it said “sexy”.
The shopper, from Brisbane, shared her funny experience in a post to the supermarket’s Facebook page on Sunday.
“Preparing pork for dinner tonight... thanks for the giggle Coles,” she wrote.
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She told Yahoo News Australia the pork was purchased from the Mango Hill store, in Queensland’s Moreton Bay region, on Sunday.
On closer inspection the letter that appeared to be an “S”, could have either been a “3” or a “5”.
Either way, the pork provided the family a wholesome laugh ahead of their Sunday roast.
A Coles spokesperson told Yahoo News Australia the matter was being investigated.
“Customers love our 100% Australian pork and our roasts are very popular,” the Coles spokesperson said.
“The branding on this roast seems a little cheeky and we’ll be following up with our supplier.”
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is celebrating 10 years in India. It was 10 years ago that the brand
established a subsidiary in India, enabling thousands of Indian riders to
fulfil their dreams of personal freedom.
Speaking on the 10-years anniversary, Sajeev
Rajasekharan, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson India Pvt. Ltd noted,
“Harley-Davidson was one of the earliest entrants in the premium motorcycle
category in India. Completing 10 years in India is just the beginning as we
remain the cruiser of choice for many riders. We are thankful to our dealers,
customers, riders and fans for all our accomplishments in the last 10 years.
With their overwhelming response, we enter 2019 tenth with a very positive
Harley-Davidson has 31 dealerships in the country. To commemorate 10 years of
H-D in India, starting February 18, the dealerships will celebrate the
milestone with a 10-day-long open house offering the H-D lifestyle experience for
riders and non-riders.
Motor Company has initiated several path-breaking programmes in these 10 years
to match the evolving aspirations of today’s riders. The launch of
Harley-Davidson University in 2018 to deliver best-in-class technical and
business skills for dealers in India, reinforces their commitment to the
company has been at the forefront of motorcycling experiences with the
introduction of several initiatives, like Flat Track racing, Harley Rock Riders
Festival and Harley-Davidson Owner’s Group riding programmes. Recently, the
brand celebrated its 7th national India HOG Rally in Goa, where over 2,000
owners turned up.
July 2018, the company announced the More Roads to Harley-Davidson accelerated
plan to build the next generation of Harley-Davidson riders, grow motorcycling
and return its business to growth through 2022. Part of that plan is
introducing products in new markets and in new segments, including new
middleweight motorcycles focused on three distinct product spaces – Adventure
Touring, Custom and Streetfighter.
2020, Harley-Davidson India plans to bring a 1250 Adventure Touring model and
the 975cc Streetfighter model. Additional models to broaden coverage in these
product spaces will follow through 2022.
the next two years, we plan to offer our most comprehensive lineup of
motorcycles ever, competing in many of the largest and fastest growing segments
- across a broad spectrum of price points, power sources, displacements, riding
styles and global markets,” said Rajasekharan.
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Greencore Electronics, a trailblazer in advanced automotive solutions, has unveiled a car vacuum cleaner and puncture repair kit which are fully made in India.


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UP-MARKET supermarket Waitrose today opens its first store in Warwickshire, creating 200 jobs as part of a £50 million regeneration of Kenilworth.
Town centre manager Joe Baconnet says the store's investment is set to revitalise the town - and has already attracted other businesses.
Waitrose - part of the John Lewis group - refuses to say exactly how much has been spent on the store which has brought 200 full and part-time jobs.
Mr Baconnet said: "We have been trying to get this store into the town for the past eight years. Once we secured them as an anchor store some four years ago, the reaction from other businesses has been unbelievable."
Among the other investors now poised to move to Kenilworth is a specialist Loch Fyne fish restaurant which is due to open in High Street later this year.
Over the next 18 months other commercial ventures are expected to bring the total amount of new money invested in the town to £50million.
Traditionally, Waitrose concentrated its stores in the south east of the country. It is only in recent years that it began branching out as far as Yorkshire and Scotland. Kenilworth is the company's 191st store and will be managed by Nick Harris who has been promoted from the nearest other branch, in Daventry.
Last night, Warwick District Council was recommending approval for a lowered lighting scheme around the store after some neighbours objected to earlier plans.
Most rebuilding of the south side of Talisman Square is expected to finish in the next few weeks. On the north side, work is due to start early next year with a view to completion by September 2009.


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The new-generation Maruti Suzuki Celerio went on sale in India last month, and the company has already garnered over 15,000 bookings for the compact hatchback. While the car went on sale in India on November 10, Maruti Suzuki officially opened pre-bookings on November 2. Speaking with Autonexa about the new Celerio, Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India said, "We have so far got just about 15,000 bookings. That is a good rate considering the sale of the old was around 5000 to 6000 units a month."
While this certainly shows that the new Maruti Suzuki Celerio 2021 is in high demand, the car currently requires a waiting period of up to 12 weeks, depending on replacement. This is mainly due to supply limitations caused by the current shortage of electronic components and semiconductor chips. Srivastava said: "The demand is very good, but it has the same problem as other models, this availability. This problem affects all models, including Celerio."
Maruti Suzuki India is currently facing significant supply constraints which have also reduced its monthly production. The company saw production drop by 60 percent in September 2021, around 40 percent in October and more than 15 percent in November 2021. In fact, at the moment, Maruti Suzuki India has backorders of around 2,50,000 vehicles in India due to supply. restrictions, resulting in long wait times in cars. While the average waiting period for a petrol model ranges from 9 to 12 weeks, the same for a CNG model is 17 to 18 weeks.
Maruti Suzuki Celerio gets a generation upgrade in India after about 7 years, and the 2021 model comes with a number of changes and improvements. It is now based on the Heartect platform and comes with a new and high design and features. The car also received a new twin-turbo 1.0-liter three-cylinder VVT and K10C petrol engine tuned to develop 66 horsepower and 89 Nm of peak torque. The engine is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox along with an optional AMT or AGS (Auto Gear Shift) unit. The Celerio is currently the most fuel-efficient petrol car in the country, averaging 26.68 kilometers per second. A CNG model of the car will also arrive soon.
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JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Jonesboro police are searching for two repeat offenders who stole more than $1,600 worth of items from Victoria's Secret.
The store's assistant manager said the two women entered the store, located at the Mall at Turtle Creek, around 3 p.m. Monday and grabbed approximately 29 pieces of clothing and two handbags.
She said she attempted to "assist" the women while they were in the store, but they kept avoiding her.
The suspects then saw another manager and, knowing they had been spotted, fled with the stolen merchandise, the initial incident report stated.
The manager placed the value of the stolen items at $1,688.45.
According to the report, the women "regularly enter the business and steal merchandise."
If arrested, they could face a felony charge of shoplifting $5,000 or less but greater than $1,000.
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Bare Snacks is introducing Strawberry Banana Chips, baked banana slices dusted with crushed strawberries, which are free of added oil and sugar, as well as gluten and fat, according to the company.
Made with only two ingredients, the new product is Non-GMO Project verified and a good source of fiber, Bare Snacks reports.
“Strawberry banana is a classic flavor combination, and we wanted to make it snackable,” says Santosh Padki, Bare Snacks CEO. “What’s exciting about this new snack is we’re combining the naturally sweet taste of fresh bananas and strawberries in a satisfying form that has a unique crunch factor.”
Strawberry Banana Chips come in 2.7-ounce bags and have a SRP of $4.29.


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Mala will release a new Album called Mirrors. The first tune “Kotos” came out yesterday. The “Special Edition Three-piece Vinyl Boxset” is already sold out, but there is another limited edition vinyl box and the digital Album.
Release Date 10.06.2016.
The LP was inspired by Peru. My favorite Album is still “Mala In Cuba” and you know that i really love Cumbia. So i am extremely excited what will come out now. The first track “Kotos” is not as musical as most of the Cuban inspired LP but it is very deep and lovely. The trailer makes me go mad.
“Mirrors” contains 14 tracks including four combinations. The waiting will be hard!
Neonlight are good friends. The last interview we did was in January 2013 where they have already been the biggest German Drum and Bass export. They gone from Lifted to Viper and finally reached their home with Black Sun Empire Recorings. They toured the world, locked themselves up and now they can finally release their debut album “My Galactic Tale” with sixteen tracks and a five page long sci-fi story.


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First a video, and now more specs on the Hewlett-Packard slate tablet PC, are circulating the web, this time leaked to Engadget.
The new details show the slate, which was shown briefly at the Consumer Electronics Show, will carry price points from $549 to $599 with an 8.9-inch capacitive multi-touch screen. Compared to the iPad it has the advantages of cameras—two—an inward facing webcam and outward facing camera, compared to none on the iPad, said Engadget. HP stated recently the slate will support Flash (lacking in the iPad). It has also said: “With this slate product, you’re getting a full Web browsing experience in the palm of your hand.” Also, HP says the slate is due by the end of the year and Microsoft said it will run Windows 7.
On the other hand the slate’s battery life is rated at a mere 5 hours compared to about 10 hours for the iPad, according to the Engadget details.
Other details: The screen is 1024 by 600. The device has an accelerometer, runs a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor with 32/64GB of flash and 1GB of RAM. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional 3G and GPS.
Here’s the recent video from HP on the slate:
Source: Engadget and HP


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Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Tuesday that his company didn't begin the long-running feud with Adobe over Flash, but only reacted after its rival "started to raise a stink."
Apple has now sold more than two million iPad tablets, it said Monday, less than two months after the iPad's April 3 U.S. launch.
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Asus and MSI introduced on Monday at the Computex show in Taipei new tablet computers, designed to compete with Apple's iPad. The new tablets will run on various versions of Microsoft's Windows 7 OS, with customized user interfaces, and feature a var...
The Computex Taipei electronics show will celebrate its 30th anniversary when it opens next Tuesday, and will highlight several new tablet computers hoping to compete against Apple's iPad as well as a slew of other electronic gadgets.
Apple has unveiled local iPad pricing ahead of the tablet's May 28 down under launch, while Telstra, Optus and VHA have all announced pricing of their iPad data plans.
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It was a landmark morning for Apple worshippers today, as the technology company opened a new store and launched its much hyped tablet -- the iPad.
Magazines and newspapers seeing their revenue imperiled by the Web's freewheeling ways may be finding hope in the iPad, the iPhone and other new media-friendly mobile devices, to judge by a number of panels at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, held ...
E-readers like the Kindle and Nook are surging in popularity but will hit a wall in 2014 when sales drop off due to competition from a wide range of consumer electronic devices, including the iPad, according to Informa Telecoms & Media of London.
VHA (Vodafone Hutchison Australia) has finally announced its dedicated Apple iPad data pricing, just two days ahead of the iPad launch in Australia on Friday May 28.
Taiwanese laptop-maker Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to launch a Windows 7 tablet PC next week at the Computex Taipei electronics show, after showing off a prototype tablet running Google's Android mobile software early this year.
Experts used different data today to conclude that strong iPad sales have created a "halo" effect for Apple, boosting the number of Mac computers the company has sold.
It's too soon to call the iPad a game-changing tech success story, but that lofty title gets closer by the week. With soaring sales, huge gains as an e-reader, real cuts into the netbook market, and sky-high (albeit early) customer satisfaction rates...
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With the weather cooling down, many people may see themselves holed up in their houses. While this might bring the satisfaction of staying in a warm, cozy house, it also means having to cook food at home. While some may be chefs in the kitchen, many high schoolers still struggle to cook for themselves. Not to fear, cooking club is here!
Starting back up on January 17th, Legend’s cooking club will help students learn how to cook different dishes. This year, the club founder and president, senior Veronica Knott, is looking to make cooking club more inviting and educational than ever.
From holiday classics to baking essentials, the club has covered some of the most common dishes. However, this year the club is looking to expand their efforts to brand new foods.
“We are looking to create and cook new types of foods from different types of culture,” said senior Veronica Knott. “It is going to be very exciting.”
She also wants to expand cooking club’s reach to include more people, returners and newbies alike.
“It’s a great time because you get to eat a lot of food,” said senior Veronica Knott. “You get to actually make some really interesting and delicious dishes with your friends.”


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10 January 2000
EC to unveil food safety plan
THE European Commission will unveil plans to set up an independent food safety authority this week, according to the Financial Times.
Details of the pan-European authority are to be outlined in a white paper on food safety.
The white paper is expected to urge the case for a comprehensive shake-up of legislation on food safety. It will cover animal feedstuffs and medicines, food traceability and product liability.
The commission is also to promise new laws on the labelling of food free of genetically modified products.
But critics see the new food safety authority as hampered by not having decision-making and law-making powers.
These will remain in the hands of the commission, member states governments and the European parliament.
Its main roles would be advisory — gathering scientific information, issuing opinions and recommendations and communicating with consumers.
The need for such an organisation is viewed as essential to revive the faith of consumers following concerns raised by BSE, dioxin contamination and the use of sewage sludge in animal feed.
- EU plans powerful food agency, FWi, 19 July, 1999
- Financial Times 10/01/2000 page 1


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Do tourism slogans like 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,' make you want to visit a place any more or less? Do they change your perception of one? Personally I'm fond of San Diego's slightly ridiculous 'Happy Happens,' launched a couple years ago to much of the city's chagrin.
But what about Europe? France, shockingly without one, recently held a vote to determine a new tourism logo. Meanwhile, we'd like to launch the Europe Travel Slogan Olympics. We've culled through every European country's official tourism slogan and narrowed it down nominees for these five key categories.


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The iconic British trench coat giant continues its turnaround news with a report of 20 percent sales growth in China, which was made possible due to some digital-heavy strategizing.
As Chinese travelers continue to dominate the international tourism market, more than 500 luxury travel suppliers will descend upon Shanghai this June to market their destinations.
Although the film isn't showing on the Chinese mainland, fashion publications haven't been deterred from featuring Gatsby style to Chinese consumers.
Armani's China initiatives, including store openings and e-commerce, have paid off despite the country's slowing retail growth.
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Fan Bingbing gives international brands such as L'Oreal, Chopard, and Louis Vuitton publicity in both China and abroad.


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E-commerce offers opportunity to expand.
Sage’s Liam Mullaney says its time businesses consider moving away from cheques to electronic payments.
E-commerce should be viewed by Irish businesses as an opportunity to expand into new markets, be that within Ireland or overseas. We all know exporting is thriving and is in turn supporting growth in the Irish economy.
E-commerce, in my view, can help businesses enhance their export channel. It is a real opportunity for businesses to expand and grow. E-commerce is about selling products and services online and when done well can be an effective way to reach new markets and generate new sales.
E-payment is a very obvious way for businesses to save money. Over the past number of years, we’ve all had to focus on reducing unnecessary costs. There is not only a cost-saving opportunity, but also a time-saving one. Why should businesses wait for cheques to arrive in the post when they can use e-payments?
E-commerce will empower more businesses by creating job opportunities, promoting cross-border trade and will greatly contribute to modernising payments that will bring economic benefits to Ireland through improved local and international commerce.
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To appease the 21st-century kids, mobile phone screens comes handier than the old school jingling keys. However, parents should also weigh out the benefits and the possible dangers that the instant calming tool brings with it. Kids learn fast and there is a possibility that they will be ordering gummy bears on Amazon without you knowing. This parenting dilemma has been solved by the researchers from the University of South Caroline and China’s Zhejiang University.
The researchers have developed an algorithm which measures a user’s interaction with the mobile device and can tell if the user is an adult or a child. If it detects that the user is a child, it blocks the apps like email platforms or retailers as well as the websites which are inappropriate to watch. To construct the algorithm, the team developed an app which tracked the movement of the user’s fingers. It records the measurements like the surface area of the tap, pressure applied by the finger and length of the swipes.
The researchers have gathered data from a group of children aged between 3 to 11 and a group of adults aged between 22 to 60 years. The data was taken using a game which recorded the data while the subjects played a number-based game on the phone. The age-detection software proved to be 84% accurate in determining whether the user was an adult or a child. The software can determine the age using only a single swipe. The accuracy increased to 97% after the number of swipes reached eight.
The algorithm has not been integrated into an operating system yet, however, the software will be presented at HotMobile Conference. Cybersecurity is one of the most growing concerns in the current age of technology. This new algorithm will surely come in handy!


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Wilmington should aspire to be more Charleston, S.C. than Grand Strand, S.C
Visit downtown Wilmington at dusk on a Friday or Saturday night in the summer and it's hard to walk through the crowds and imagine that it wasn't that long ago that the streets would have been mostly empty.
In the past quarter century, downtown has been transformed from a place of empty storefronts with a few shops here and there into an often-bustling district that has become a major draw for tourists who once were attracted only to the two Big Bs – the battleship and beaches.
In Sunday's StarNews, reporter Si Cantwell told the story of that transformation to a tourist hub through three men who helped it happen – tour guide Bob Jenkins, riverboat operator Carl Marshburn, and horse-and-buggy tour guide John Pucci.
The three men all had one thing in common – they felt that downtown was an undiscovered jewel. They proved to be correct. And it's a good thing that downtown did become a draw, expanding the area's tourism base and expanding the amount of dollars being pumped into our economy by out-of-towners.
As much as Wilmington wants to attract high-tech businesses and clean manufacturing, tourism always will be a vital part of the local economy. And it's a piece of the economy that needs nurturing and expanding. Just as those three men saw downtown's potential 25 years ago – along with others who were not mentioned – the area will need more entrepreneurs to come forward to see that the growth of the tourism industry continues across the region.
Already Wilmington is becoming a popular destination for road races, which bring hundreds of people to town for weekend races.
Hopefully, with a proper hotel, the convention center will bloom into a popular destination. And nearly 50 years after the Blockade Runner opened at Wrightsville, are our beach towns ripe for another resort hotel?
The planned renovations of the Carolina Beach Boardwalk will continue to make that town more than just a daytime attraction.
Tourism is big business. Just ask our neighbors to the south in Myrtle Beach. And although Wilmington should aspire to be more Charleston, S.C. than Grand Strand, S.C., there are lessons to be learned from both places.
Meanwhile, the three gentlemen featured Sunday are still going strong with their businesses. Give them a visit when friends or relatives are here from out of town, or take your family. They are here along with hundreds of other attractions and destinations that help keep our economy humming along.


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Theme restaurant & TV show in China done, iconic emoji Tuzki comes to India with a unique fashion line
The quirky rabbit teams up with fashion designer Manish Arora for a new collection.
Planning your Diwali vacation? Head to Dubai
Dubai has emerged as the top choice for Diwali break with family and friends.
India's first cartoon network theme park to come up in Surat
“The total project cost is Rs 450 crore, out of which we have already invested R...
Why Cartoon Network TV series 'Adventure Time' is making headlines
The show was described as ‘a deeply serious work of moral philosophy, a rip-roaring comic masterpiece, and a meditation on gender politics and love in the modern world.’
'Kruzr' & 'What's up, Snoopy': Two mobile apps that your smartphone needs right now
While one app is the best companion when you drive, the other one can make your leisure-time fun.
Dream Theatre signs licensing deals with Smiley CO, Mr. Maker and Oggy
Jiggy George, founder and CEO of Dream Theatre, said, “We are delighted to be working and representing some of the best brands.
Warner Bros, Turner ink licensing pact for South Asia
Warner Bros Consumer Products today appointed Cartoon Network Enterprises its consumer product licensing representative in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Eddy eyes $10 million funding; partners Cartoon Network for kids tabs
Eddy today partnered Cartoon Network Enterprises to launch two new tablets for kids aged three years onwards.
Turner’s Cartoon Network tied up with Warner Brothers to sell merchandise in India
“This deal is an extension of our partnership, which will now include representation of our consumer products licensing business in the region.”
nexGTv launches dedicated mobile video app for kids
The app, 'nexGTv Kids', is India’s first kids’ video and infotainment app and that it will entertain & educate young viewers across the globe.
Infosys, TCS invest in Barack Obama’s ‘Computer Science for All’ plan
India’s top software exporters have joined the likes of Google and Salesforce to support Obama’s $4-bn ‘Computer Science for All’ initiative.
Character merchandising startup Superhero Brands raises Rs 3.6 crore
Superhero Brands has raised Rs 3.6 crore from Deepak Shahdadpuri-led consumer-focused early-stage venture capital firm DSG Consumer Partners.
Time Warner to sell its New York headquarter for $1.3 billion: Report
The buyer led by real estate firm Related Group has secured money for this from sovereign-wealth funds from Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
Kids' TV channels struggling for business find salvation in ads aimed at parents
Channels are now pushing the boundary beyond the traditional FCT deals to facilitate advertisers through various custom-made brand associations.
Gadget Review: Eddy tablets
The Creativity Tablet has, all told, hundreds of different activities under various heads like art & craft, music & dance, fun & reading and dream a dream.
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Is declining interest in fashion weeks leading to a decline in hotel performance?
The decline of fashion week has been fiercely debated in recent years, with some questioning whether the concept is outdated, obsolete, or even completely dead. For many, the traditional events have lost their shine and spent the past few years suffering from an identity crisis—are they much more than an advertising platform for high-fashion brands and vehicles for celebrity exposure? That is often the cynic’s argument.
Luckily for STR, hotel data is yet to go out of fashion—so perhaps it can indicate whether traveling to or attending catwalk events is no longer en vogue? With the February fashion weeks on the horizon, we analyzed the recent performance of their predecessors.
Paris, London, and New York are among the leading fashion week hosts, but 2019 event data could indicate that rising question marks over its value have begun to affect hotel performance. New York’s average occupancy of 84.3% in 2018 fell below 76.0% in 2019, while revenue per available room (RevPAR) dropped from US$116.86 to US$101.10 between 2018 and 2019.
As shown above, London and Paris suffered a similar fate in terms of fashion week RevPAR performance. Additionally, Paris’ average occupancy fell to 67.9% in 2019 (vs. 79.2% in 2018 and 77.3% in 2018), as the French capital continued to feel the effects of the Gilets Jaunes protests. London occupancy, conversely, remained relatively unchanged.
However, analyzing New York hotel performance over a longer period highlights peak and troughs that indicate the influence of factors beyond fashion week. Storm Nemo’s arrival coincided with February 2013’s fashion week, and hotel performance benefitted from the severity to post RevPAR growth of 30.0%. This high base affected 2014 performance (-40.0%) before a more muted decline (-4.0%) in 2015. Yet 2016 heralded the start of three consecutive growth years in fashion week RevPAR, before the latest decline.
Up-and-coming fashion events
The suggested declining interest in traditional fashion weeks has certainly not harmed the cause of more independent events and markets not typically considered as style hotspots. Berlin, for example, recorded its highest 2019 monthly occupancy increase (+11.15 year-over-year) in January 2019—boosted by fashion week growth from 11-15 of the month.
With sustainability more than just a buzz word in the fashion industry, Budapest’s Global Sustainable Fashion Week is another smaller-scale to have gained momentum in recent years. Hotel performance has received a boost across three of the event’s four, with notable RevPAR increases reported in 2017 and 2018.


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Local Financial Services Group Professional Provident Society (PPS) collaborates with Silicon Valley-based company Uchour to enable digital communication with its customers using conversational artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
PPS says there is a growing need for more personalized experiences and that it is using technology to achieve this. The company is built on Ushur, which engages customers via email, apps, and SMS using conversational AI and intuitive business process automation workflows.
The company claims that conversational AI allows PPS to create a conversation via text message, and the technology is also expanding its availability around the clock, even on weekends.
“The old communication channels are no longer sufficient or desired by today’s customers, still connected and mobile-focused,” says Simha Sadasiva, CEO and co-founder of Ushur.
“We are delighted to see that PPS is taking a customer-centric approach by partnering with Ushur to transform customer journeys across all channels.
“The need to focus on the customer experience has reached an inflection point,” notes Sadasiva.
Commenting on this partnership, Jacques Loubser, CIO of the PPS Group, said: “Our world has changed. The way we work and do our business has changed, with increasing demand that we look for different and sustainable ways to meet the needs of our customers.
“This partnership with Ushur promises to increase our engagement with our customers and give the necessary impetus to our automation ambitions. As we expand these capabilities, our customers will benefit from more personalized, real-time responses. Our employees will be able to handle larger queries with a more personal touch. ”
PPS says that between April and May 2021, it communicated with over 4,000 of its members and customers using the new platform.
“The resulting level of engagement was very encouraging. Our members found this platform easy to use and they were able to start using it instantly, ”says Paul Gichuru, IT Manager at PPS.
“We learned that with this technology, we could reduce the effort of our customers while still having them communicate at their convenience. “


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While Nike announced this week that it's getting out of the golf gear game, it's still committed to pushing boundaries in the realm of golf footwear. Proving that is this new colorway of the Nike Blazer golf shoe dipped in metallic gold.
Nike's used this sort of shiny material on other retro models, but has never really gone all out with it in the usually conservative golf category.
The bad news is that this gaudy golf shoe is available in relatively limited sizes–it's a women's release and the biggest size available is US 10.5
This metallic gold Nike Blazer Golf is available now here.


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Scott Totzeke, a security expert supervising the protection of new BlackBerry handsets, has warned that attacks on mobile phones by hackers will become more prevalent as smartphones continue to grow in popularity.
Mr Totzeke believes that mobile phones could be used by hackers to bombard websites with traffic from thousands of devices, resulting in a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDOS).
DOS has already been used to cripple and then crash websites by various groups with different intentions and by hijacking smartphones criminals would be able to hold even greater sway online.
It is clear that the statement has in no small part been released in order to alert BlackBerry owners as to the availability of security updates for their handsets which are regularly released by manufacturer RIM.
Most owners of smartphones will be able to take advantage of manufacturer software updates which are frequently released to combat the various security threats resulting from the activities of criminal factions.
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Westmoreland-TopLine Farms Takes Home Three Awards in International Competition
- by Jordan Okumura
LEAMINGTON, ON – The 2016 R.E.A.CH. International Produce Competition has come to a close, and with it, a whole new list of branded winners and awarded products. Westmoreland-TopLine Farms is pleased to announce that the company took home three awards of its own.
“TopLine Farms is focused on flavor,” stated Jimmy Coppola, Account Marketing Manager. “Innovation on a varietal level starts with flavor, and these three awards are a testament to our commitment on keeping focused on flavor.”
The awards which Westmoreland-TopLine Farms took home from the event are as follows:
- Best Cocktail Cucumber
- Best Hot Pepper
- Best Overall Pepper: Westmoreland-TopLine Farms Hot Pepper
At this year’s greenhouse competition, judges anonymously reviewed each product to select the winners. The company stated in a press release that produce items entered into the competition were judged on flavor, taste, look, and smell.
Judges privately reviewed the entrants prior to allowing the public access to the competition tent, and each entry was marked only with a number to ensure unbiased results were achieved. Winners were selected in each category based on which received the highest score.
All funds raised from the 2016 Greenhouse Competition will go to R.E.A.C.H. International to help provide children with wellness and living care in Uganda, Africa.
Keep clicking back on AndNowUKnow as we continue to cover the latest and greatest produce awarded in the industry.


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Drones are all the buzz.
We hear about Amazon now delivering packages via drone flight and our neighbor getting the newest drone for Christmas—but what do these mini-UFOs mean for the world of insurance?
In claims, the need for drones is robust—in mines, surveying water damage, calculating the dimensions of a construction site. These are just some of the examples where drone technology can be beneficial to insurance claims.
But it turns out that the equation for success is more complex than just filling these needs. A drone company must capture the data and analyze it in a way that the carrier can do something with.