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- Removes layer of management and reduces complexity
- Accelerates decision making to drive greater efficiency
WARREN, Mich. – General Motors is restructuring its vehicle line team structure within its Global Product Development organization to consolidate current vehicle development executive roles and streamline global vehicle development.
“The realignment reduces complexity and drives single-point accountability for the execution of our vehicle programs,” said Mary Barra, GM senior vice president, Global Product Development. “These changes allow the vehicle teams to focus on what they do best – develop industry-leading cars, trucks and crossovers that delight customers and deliver solid profit margins.”
In the previous structure, a product program was developed under the direction of a vehicle line executive, vehicle line director and vehicle chief engineer. In the new structure, product programs will be consolidated under one executive chief engineer for each program, all of whom will report to Doug L. Parks, who has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president, Product Programs.
Parks was previously executive director and group vehicle line executive for electric cars, a position he held since March 2012. He had also earlier served as global vehicle line executive and global vehicle chief executive for electric cars, including the Chevrolet Volt.
The executive chief engineers will be totally responsible for their respective groups of vehicles from inception through production. That includes defining the requirements of GM’s new vehicles to ensure they win in the marketplace as well as understanding the competitive landscape and managing cost, quality and performance targets.
These changes remove a layer of management and approximately 20 executive positions globally. The new structure eliminates redundancy and reduces complexity – enabling faster decision making and instilling clear accountability in the vehicle development process.
The changes will be effective Aug. 1.
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM’s brands include Chevrolet and Cadillac, as well as Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com.
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The Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan – Ministry of Industries & Production has announced new vacancies which published as Company Secretary Jobs 2022 at Utility Stores Corporation.
The Utility Stores Corporation is seeking the services of the Company Secretary to lead the company. Candidates across Pakistan can apply for this post if they meet the eligibility terms and conditions.
- Member of a recognized body of professional accountants, OR
- Member of a recognized body of corporate or chartered secretaries, OR
- A person holding a Master’s Degree in Business Administration/Commerce or being a Law Graduate with at least 5 years of experience.
- Well conversant with the corporate laws.
- Maximum Age Limit: 45 Years
- Contract Period: 1 year
The Application Form for this post is available on the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan USC website www.usc.org.pk. An advance copy of applications shall not be entertained.
Applications should be submitted within 15 days to the Office of the General Manager (HR & A), Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan Private Limited, USC Head Office, Plot No. 2039, Sector F-7/G-7, Glue Area, Islamabad.
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Mass. and Rhode Island grocery strike averted – 08/05/08
A grocery strike has been averted in Rhode Island and Massachusetts as Shaw’s Supermarkets and the United Food and Commercial Workers came to an agreement on a new five-year contract that the union says was overwhelmingly approved by members. A federal mediator was called in this weekend as the two sides failed to find common ground and the potential for a two state walkout rose on the horizon. The new contract covers 5,200 workers at 38 stores and includes a pay raise and an increase in company contributions to health and retirement benefits.


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Motif Ingredients, a Boston, MA-based ingredients innovation company, received $27.5m in funding and revealed a new brand identity and name, Motif FoodWorks.
The round gas led by General Atlantic, with participation from CPT Capital. Peter Lafer, a Vice President at General Atlantic focused on life sciences investments in the firm’s global Healthcare sector, will join its Board as an observer.
With the new funding, the company plans to add to and accelerate its product pipeline; expand academic collaborations across a broad set of molecular food science disciplines; scale its science and regulatory staff; and deepen its research and development efforts.
Led by Jon McIntyre, CEO, Motif is discovering ingredients that improve human health and animal welfare while reducing the environmental impact of animal agriculture.
The company has also added three new senior management positions to its leadership team: Janet Collins joins as Head of Regulatory, Government and Industry Affairs, Julie Post-Smith as Director of Business Development and Morgan Keim as Business Development Manager.


text: Sparklo World Media is a new platform that aims to be a conscious guide to sustainable lifestyle in the Middle East, bringing together sustainability and daily interests. It will feature collaboration with global experts and local influencers, with the goal of creating a community and breaking the traditional mold of recycling. The media will cover topics such as destination guides, eco-lifestyle, and clean-tech discoveries. The October issue will focus on conscious living in Dubai, while future editions will cover engaging topics for readers worldwide. Sparklo, a global cleantech company, is known for its innovative reverse vending machines (RVMs) that encourage recycling through a reward system. The company aims to have a positive impact on business and explore sustainability topics.


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Mar 20, 2019 at 09:47
Blockchain and Smart Contracts Definitions in Italy in 2019
The Italian legislator, among the first in Europe, made attempts to regulate the smart contract and blockchain phenomenon, introducing the Simplification Decree 2019. The document defines the nature of financial technologies and provides a regulatory framework for them in Italy.
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Europe Fights Illegal Activities Associated with Crypto
Crypto currencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple and others, facilitate money laundering activities by 4% in Europe. In June 2018, the European Union (EU) created the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML5) to tackle these illegal activities related to virtual currencies including funding terrorism.
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Italian Firm Applies Blockchain in its Production Chain
The whole production chain of one of the market giants in the production of Bufala Campana PDO and derivatives mozzarella, will be visible to consumers through blockchain and a QR code which will enable all information to be fully accessed by scanning with smartphone.


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Animal activists are advocating for the shut down of an Indonesian ‘Tohomon Extreme Market’.
It is believed that trade activities have resumed in the market notorious for the sales of wild animals.
Now, since the novel coronavirus pandemic has attacked over 200 countries across the globe, activists are urging the authorities to take action against the wildlife meat market.
Leader expert for Indonesia’s Coronavirus task force, Wiku Adisasmito said, “The market is like a cafeteria for animal pathogens. Consuming wild animals is the same as playing with fire.”
Ever since the virus was detected in a market in Wuhan, China, the country ordered all of its wildlife markets to shut shop and now Indonesia’s Tohomon market has become the largest bazaar to sell wildlife meat.
Consuming wild meat in Indonesia is an age-old tradition as locals believe that some animal meat has medicinal properties. Apparently, bats are consumed under the notion that they can cure ashtma and along with snake meat, they make up for the staple diet of the Indonesian people.
In fact, snake and bat meat is often sold in supermarkets as well.
Indonesia is still struggling with the adequate testing they require for the coronavirus and the country has recorded a total of 15, 438 cases and 1,028 deaths. This makes up for the second-highest fatality rate in East Asia after China.
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Following a successful Semicon Japan 2007 in early December last year, the focus now moves across the North Pacific Rim to China, where Semicon China 2008 officially opens with a keynote session focusing on the outlook and trends for IC and microelectronics manufacturing in China.
Invited speakers will offer their views and projections for the future of the IC industry in China and globally, while visitors will have the opportunity to see the companies, people, products, information, and technologies shaping the future of semiconductor design and manufacturing, all under one arena.
Taking place from the 18th - 20th March 2008, Semicon China is a major industry event providing multiple opportunities for visitors to exchange information and network with exhibitors representing hundreds of semiconductor and microelectronic companies. The technical and business programs cover a broad range of topics from manufacturing to forecasting and serve as a platform for visitors to discuss and interact with industry experts.
Held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), the event will welcome more than 1, 000 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors from around the world with special campaigns and promotions during the year leading up to the event and this year’s exhibition celebrating the growth in the industry of late.
The Semicon China gala reception will include recognition of industry-leading companies, with special appreciation awards for their contributions over the past 20 years to the growth and development of China's semiconductor industry. The Semiconductor Museum will recognise the past 2 decades of contributions by SEMI members and SEMICON exhibitors to the growth of the China IC industry, by presenting each step of the semiconductor manufacturing process and the milestones in the history of China’s flourishing market.


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Deloitte UK boosts revenue 10% to £4.9bn but warns of economic challenges ahead
Deloitte UK has released its 2022 financial results showing an increase of 21% in distributable operating profit to £711 million, bringing the average UK partner payout to £1.025m this year - inclusive of £105,000 from the sale of a business.
The big four firm’s revenue for the year ended 31 May 2022 increased by 10% to £4.9 billion as resilient markets drive growth across advisory and audit & assurance. The firm also made a record number of 145 partner promotions.
Richard Houston, Deloitte senior partner and CEO, said: “I’m proud of our people and partners whose commitment and skills have made this year’s performance possible. Demand for all our services was strong, particularly in cloud technology, digital transformation and M&A services.
“Our results have enabled us to make record investments – the highest in over a decade - in reward, promotions and skills. We enter the new financial year with momentum and are well placed to navigate the current economic headwinds.”
Regarding future outlook, Mr Houston said: “Our business has consistently demonstrated both resilience and agility over recent years. We enter our new financial year with strong momentum and are confident in our investments and our talented people.
“However, for the first time in recent history, the UK is facing high inflation, and rising interest rates and costs. Our role is to help our clients, our people and our communities navigate these economic challenges while investing for the future through skills, innovation and digital adoption.”


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Wind turbine manufacturer inks 1,500MW mega-deal with Portuguese utility
The health of the glopbal wind energy sector was underlined today when Danish manufacturing giant Vestas announced it has secured the largest deal in its history, inking an agreement to provide Portuguese...
Grosvenor Britain and Ireland has stepped up its environmental ambitions with a series of new commitments
First Mile is launching a coat hanging recycling service aimed at the retail and fashion industries
Dr. Frank Rijsberman of the Global Green Growth Institute offers an encouraging tour d'horizon across the world's fast changing energy markets
Countries agree on energy efficiency targets but little else, as big decisions on how to curb shipping emissions are once again deferred


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Platinum sponsors of Africa Print Expo 2015, Xerox (represented by Bytes Document Solutions), secured almost a dozen new deals worth millions of rand at the expo held in July at Gallagher Convention Centre. The company exhibited its impressive production presses including the Xerox X1000i, Xerox Versant 80 and the newly launched Efi H1625 LED UV large format printer.
Xerox announced at the event that the first Xerox Colour 1000i in the Middle East and Africa was sold to South African company House of Print. ‘We were very pleased with the number of customers visiting our stand and there was immense interest in the Xerox 1000 Press with Gold and Silver metallic toners and the Versant 80 and Versant 2100 with Ultra High Definition imaging. It was very encouraging to see that many printing companies are in a ‘buying mode’ despite the gloomy outlook for the South African economy. The numerous orders that we closed at the show clearly demonstrate that investment in digital solutions continues to show healthy growth and that commercial printers can’t afford to ignore digital anymore.’
‘There was much interest shown in our workflow automation and multimedia communication software solutions as printers are recognising that they need to become a communications company rather than only focusing on being a print provider to their clients,’ added Haglich. ‘South Africa is lagging behind Europe and the USA in this respect, but this should be the future direction for printing companies to take.’
There was major interest shown in the new Efi H1625 LED UV large format printer that was revealed at the expo. ‘There are numerous leads to follow up and this is an exciting new print industry segment that we are expanding into,’ said Haglich. ‘The market for all Point of Sale printing and signage and graphics on all types of substrates is showing a steady growth worldwide, and Efi is considered a leader in this new LED UV Hybrid large format technology. All in all, Africa Print was very successful for Bytes Document Solutions, Xerox and Efi.’


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The European parliament are understood to backing plans to put calorie details on the labels of alcoholic drinks.
The proposals come after there were strong calls from MEP’s for a new EU alcohol strategy from early next year. It is also understood the European parliament are considering labelling to discourage drink driving and drinking while pregnant. The move will follow changes that were put place in 2011, were European institutions passed legislation that required food and soft drinks, including fruit juice and milk, to label nutritional information and ingredients.
However, alcoholic beverages were exempt.


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The Berlin-based Banking-as-a-Platform (BaaP) institution Solarisbank has recently announced the launch of their new banking service plan that’s focused on clients from the blockchain and digital currency industry. The newly featured resource called the ‘Blockchain Factory,’ will offer financial management services to companies whose business operations deal directly and indirectly with cryptocurrency solutions and blockchain technology. […]
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While to the rest of the world, it may seem like China is still paying its workers absolutely nothing, the labour costs are actually increasing substantially thanks to the country’s rapid industrialization. So much so, in fact, that Foxconn is working on replacing some of their labour force with robots.
A CNET report says that Foxconn announced their intention to do so sometime last year, but now they’re finally beginning the process of installing their new robots. They’ve been spurred on by not only rising labour costs, but also by the fact that several of their workers have killed themselves over the last couple years. When you’re working conditions are that depressing, it’s definitely time to make some changes.
While this may have some short-term negative impacts on Foxconn’s workers, as some of them will lose their jobs to these robots, it will also allow working conditions and wages to improve for the smaller number of remaining employees. Automation and industrialization has been instrumental in improving the quality of life in other developing nations, so if Foxconn and other Chinese manufacturing companies go down this road, it should result in a substantial increase in working conditions for China’s working class.
So far, 10,000 of the new robots have arrived at Foxconn facilities, and another 20,000 are scheduled to arrive by the end of the year. The cost of the robots is somewhere around the $25,000 mark, which is what the average Foxconn employee makes in three years. Foxconn says the robots will improve efficiency and “combat rising labour costs,” which means reduce their work force, essentially.


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Xpeng CEO said he looks forward to working with Volkswagen to bring the best technology and products to the world. Volkswagen China CEO said the two share a common vision for the future of mobility.
(He Xiaopeng (left), chairman and CEO of Xpeng, and Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen China, pictured together. Photo from Mr. He's Weibo.)
Volkswagen and Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) announced a landmark deal yesterday that will see the German carmaker invest $700 million in the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker and co-develop EVs. At the same time, Volkswagen's premium Audi brand has also entered into a partnership with SAIC Group.
Both Xpeng's CEO and the German auto giant's China chief later shared the moment on Chinese social media, providing more details about what's behind the deal.
Xpeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng shared a photo of him with Volkswagen China CEO Ralf Brandstätter on Weibo late yesterday, saying the photo had been taken for quite some time but had never been shared publicly.
Mr. He said he appreciates the trust of Brandstätter and the team at Volkswagen, and he looks forward to the two working together to bring the best technology, the best products, and the best brands to the world.
Brandstätter also posted a lengthy Weibo post at almost the same time, sharing what's behind these two deals about the German carmaker in China.
The penetration of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the Chinese market is already more than 30 percent, and the figure is expected to reach 50 percent by 2025, Brandstätter said, adding that Volkswagen wants to quickly capitalize on the market's huge potential for growth and meet the expectations of Chinese customers for high-quality products.
Volkswagen's strategic partnerships with Xpeng and Audi with SAIC are another milestone in the company's "in China for China" strategy, he said.
The Volkswagen brand will develop two new electric models for the mid-size market, while the Audi brand will open up a new premium segment with new electric models, he said.
Crucially, the new models will not replace existing models from either brand, Brandstätter emphasized.
Volkswagen's deep involvement in China's local tech ecosystem will help the company meet the differentiated needs of Chinese customers faster, his Weibo reads.
Volkswagen is not only strengthening its own R&D capabilities through Cariad and Volkswagen (China) Technology Co Ltd (VCTC), but has also established partnerships with local tech firms including Horizon Robotics, Thunder Software Tech and Gotion High-tech, he said.
As a backdrop, last October, Volkswagen announced that its software subsidiary Cariad would set up a joint venture with Chinese self-driving chip maker Horizon Robotics to accelerate efforts to develop smart driving technology locally.
A new partnership with Xpeng and SAIC to jointly develop the next generation of smart, internet-connected cars in China is a natural fit, Brandstätter wrote in the Weibo post yesterday.
Brandstätter said he has had exchanges of high mutual trust with Xpeng's Mr. He and his team over the past few months.
"We are both convinced that the Volkswagen Group and Xpeng share the same values and vision for the future of mobility," Brandstätter's Weibo post reads in Chinese.
"Chairman He Xiaopeng told me that he is very much looking forward to working with the Volkswagen Group, and that the group is one of the international automakers with the deepest understanding of the Chinese market and culture. This comment makes me and our team very proud," he added.
Brandstätter ended his Weibo post with the same group photo shared by Mr. He.


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A new study released by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that companies which own at least one patent, registered design or trade mark generate on average 20% higher revenues per employee than companies which do not own any of those intellectual property rights (IPRs). Moreover, these IPR-owning companies were found to be paying 19% higher wages on average than other companies.
The study, entitled Intellectual property rights and firm performance in the EU, confirms the strong, positive relationship between a company's ownership of different types of IPRs and its economic performance. In terms of individual IPRs, patent ownership, with 36% higher revenue per employee and 53% higher wages, shows the strongest link with a company's performance when compared with businesses that do not own any IPRs, followed by the ownership of registered designs (at 32% higher revenue and 30% higher wages) and trade marks (21% higher revenue and 17% higher wages).
The President of the EPO, António Campinos, said:
"The stronger your IPR portfolio, the better your business performs. And IPR-owning businesses don't just generate more revenue, their employees earn more, too. These are important signals for our economy and society. The study further demonstrates that there is significant untapped potential for SMEs in Europe, as it shows that they stand to benefit the most from owning intellectually property. Added to this, businesses which make intensive use of IPRs helped pull us through the 2008 financial crisis, so I strongly believe innovation will help drive Europe's recovery from the impact of COVID-19."
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, said:
"This study, a result of the co-operation between the EUIPO and the EPO, is yet another piece of evidence linking IP rights to economic performance. This is especially true for SMEs which form the basis of Europe's economy. In a critical context for the majority of European businesses, these results underline the importance of making it easier for small companies to protect their innovations and creativity with IP rights, one of the major goals of our Strategic Plan 2025."
The new study provides a further indication of the importance of IPRs to the European economy. A joint EPO-EUIPO study of IPR-intensive industries, published in 2019, showed that such sectors generate a significant and increasing proportion of economic activity and employment in Europe. A previous study by the EPO and EUIPO, also published in 2019, found that SMEs which had patents, registered designs or trade marks were more likely than other firms to achieve high growth in turnover in subsequent years. Taken together, these studies offer compelling evidence of the positive relationship between IPRs and economic performance, both on the macroeconomic level and on the level of individual companies.
The study also isolated the effect of IPR ownership from other factors such as the size of a firm or the countries and sectors in which it operates. The results confirm the positive link between IPR ownership and economic performance, with revenue per employee 55% higher for IPR owners than for non-owners. Furthermore, the analysis shows that this relationship is even more pronounced for SMEs - those that own IPRs have a 68% higher revenue per employee than those that do not own IPRs at all. For large companies, this revenue premium is 18%. Given that the study also identified that less than 9% of SMEs in Europe own any of the three types of IPR, compared with almost six out of 10 large companies, it highlights the significant potential among smaller firms of further exploiting IPRs.
Moreover, SMEs that combine different IPRs enjoy even higher revenue per employee. Those small businesses that own both patents and trade marks generate 75% more earnings, while those that have registered designs and trade marks have an estimated revenue premium of 84%. SMEs that own a combination of patents, trade marks and registered designs generate almost double (98%) the revenue per employee compared with companies that do not own any of the three IP rights.
Overall, the report further demonstrates that IPR-owning firms are more strongly represented in the sectors of information and communication (with 18% of companies in that sector owning IPRs), manufacturing (14%) and other service activities (14%), as well as scientific and technical activities (13%).
Read the full EPO report on Intellectual property rights and firm performance in the EU


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Source: Linktesting Instruments Co., Ltd
Continuity of policy documents
On the 19th, the National Development and Reform Commission of China and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued a document to mention the plastics restriction order. This is the first time in 2008 that the national restrictions on plastics were raised again in 12 years. The new version of the Plastic Limitation Order is the biggest difference from the past. It is the first time that the specific requirements and established goals of prohibiting the restriction of plastic products have been clearly put forward. Various plastic products have detailed requirements. This is more instructive and possible to implement than the content that was only implemented in 2008 to restrict the production, use, and sale of plastic shopping bags. In contrast, in 2008, the plastic limit order documents are, in a sense, more inclined to form a public awareness of restricting the use of plastics among the general public.
Regarding the plastic restriction order that was officially implemented in 2008, the public was disappointed with it. They believed that in the ten years after implementation, the total use of plastic bags by the society had not been reduced. According to the statistics of the Bureau of Statistics, during the ten years from 2008 to 2018, the annual output of plastic products has maintained a positive growth trend. Although the growth rate has slowed down, the cumulative growth of plastic products has exceeded 70 million tons in 2014. The consumption has exceeded 40kg, exceeding the world average per capita for the first time.
As a lightweight, cheap, and easy-to-mold industrial product, plastic products can meet diversified consumer needs and save business operating costs. The development of emerging industries based on the Internet based on e-commerce has also contributed to the rapid growth of plastic products. Data at the end of November 2008 showed that the number of Chinese Internet users was 290 million and surpassed that of the United States for the first time. As of 2018, the number of Chinese Internet users has exceeded 830 million, and the number of online shopping users has reached 610 million. It can be said that with the development of the consumer interconnection model, the consumption of plastic products has continued to increase. Taking the most common online takeaway business as an example at present, institutional data show that in 2018, China's online takeaway business will theoretically generate a total of 4.224 million tons of plastic product waste, a total of three times the previous year and accounting for the entire year. The output of plastic products is about 6%, including 3.6 million tons of plastic boxes, 492,000 tons of plastic bags, and 132,000 tons of plastic spoons. .
The new plastic limit order is here, and what it can limit. It can be seen that the restrictions on the use of disposable plastic tableware and express plastic packaging tapes in this plastic restriction order are clearly listed. In addition, for the production end of plastic products, on the one hand, it continues the requirements of banning the production and sale of ultra-thin plastic bags in 2008, and on the other hand, it increases the terminal bulk of ultra-thin polyethylene agricultural films and medical waste plastic recycling. Prohibition requirements for the production of products and ordinary consumer products such as disposable foamed plastic lunch boxes, plastic cotton swabs, and plastic beads.
As early as 2010, according to the China national production capacity catalogue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, ultra-thin commodity retail plastic bags have been included in the phase-out capacity catalogue. At present, the thickness and quality requirements of plastic bags circulating on the market in cities above the prefecture level meet the standards. The impact on the production side may not be obvious. After the disposable foamed plastic lunch box was eliminated in 2000, the production technology of the foaming agent changed from Freon to butane, and after being restored again in 2013, the current disposable foamed plastic lunch box was again Once included in the list of prohibited production and sales. At present, the raw materials of foamed plastic lunch boxes are mainly EPS. The consumption of foamed plastics of this type is mainly concentrated in the fields of packaging of electrical products and thermal insulation building materials, while the consumption of food packaging containers accounts for less than 5%, of which consumption of foamed tableware The amount is very scarce. According to data from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, domestic foam plastic output in 2018 was 2.4243 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 10%, which also includes EPS, EPP, EPO and other functional foam plastic varieties.
How much space is there for alternatives
For restricting plastic products, actively seeking relevant alternatives may be the key to solving the problem. Faced with a large consumption of take-out plastic meal boxes and express packaging products, the use of products made of other materials will face constraints in terms of resources, costs, profits and other factors.
Cloth bags and degradable packaging face high costs on the one hand, and on the other hand, there are more restrictions on the use scenarios. At the same time, the production technology of degradable packaging still has a large gap compared with actual demand. At present, the production of degradable packaging products still stays at the technical level of adding cellulose, photosensitizers and other additives that reduce its stability to plastics. Degradability can only reduce the impact on the environment through the industrialization of recycling and reuse. Pressure, but not really environmentally friendly products that achieve full degradation.
What is more worth mentioning is the solution of paper packaging products as an alternative. Because the raw materials of paper products come from natural wood or other plant fibers, the pressure on the environment is significantly less than that of polymer products such as plastic. It is expected that during 2020-2025, the demand for paper packaging products will show a substantial increase. According to Zhuochuang data statistics, the total production capacity of corrugated and boxboard in China's paper packaging products in 2019 will reach about 70 million tons, which is still increasing year-on-year; however, the level of consumption has declined in recent years. After the demand peaked in 2017, it has shown a downward trend for two consecutive years. In 2019, consumer demand has decreased to about 47 million tons, a decrease of about 1.5% compared to 2017. It is believed that during the promotion of the plastic limit order, the demand for paper packaging will increase again. Based on the current annual use of 4 million tons of plastic bags and takeaway packaging, taking into account the paperlessness of the express delivery related business and the reuse of packaging supplies, It is expected that the plastic products that can be replaced by paper packaging in the future account for about 6% -10% of the total plastic products, and the order of magnitude is about 7 million tons.


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Foodtech is a hot topic. In the age of the internet and the global health crisis, digital technology and start-ups are on the rise. Actually, every week, the social media and mainstream publish reports about huge venture capital funding in foodtech, fintech, blockchain or insurtech industries.
What is Foodtech?
According to the marketing definition of the term Foodtech, this sector refers to all companies integrating digital technology with food production, preparation, and the sale of food products. Obviously, it is possible to highlight some of these categories:
- Agtech represents all start-ups that focus on breeding or farming using digital tools.
- Food science refers to all companies specializing in food processing or the production of new products.
- Food eCommerce strongly represent companies delivering meals to homes, offices, selling online or in food coaching.
The introduction of digital technology has led to an increase in the number of start-ups in the food industry. Some startups specialize in the manufacturing of raw materials used in fast food joints, restaurants, hotels and other establishments as well as refrigerated products.
Other companies focus on the delivery of homemade meals or coaching such as weight loss programs.
So dozens of innovative Foodtech companies are opening their doors every day to offer new products.
The future of foodtech
Foodtech is a sector that has a bright future. Here is why.
First of all, it is an industry that is set to meet increasing consumers’ needs. Indeed, more and more people are worried about their diet and so they are looking for healthy ways of eating. In addition, companies in this field are taking advantage of the growing skepticism in the food industries and their distributors. Therefore, foodtech start-ups using technology to show transparency and build trust. For instance, you can now trace an ingredient to the farmer who grew it and the farming methods they used to produce it.
Aside from how their foods are produced, processed or distributed, consumers want to discover new tastes, new ingredients and new methods of food preparation.
In summary, food is important, and foodtech companies have realized that, and so they are responding to consumers’ demand for quality and new tastes.
Note : A confirmation of FDA Prior Notice declaration must accompany each shipment of food or beverage before it enters the United States.
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Apple May Open up on Open Source
October 27, 2015
Is Apple ready to openly embrace open source? MacRumors reports, “Apple Building Unified Cloud Platform for iCloud, iTunes, Siri and More.” Writer Joe Rossignol cites a new report from the Information that indicates the famously secret company may be opening up to keep up with the cloudy times. He writes:
“The new platform is based on Siri, which itself is powered by open source infrastructure software called Mesos on the backend, according to the report. Apple is reportedly placing more emphasis on open source software in an attempt to attract open source engineers that can help improve its web services, but it remains to be seen how far the company shifts away from its deep culture of secrecy.
“The paywalled report explains how Apple is slowly embracing the open source community and becoming more transparent about its open source projects. It also lists some of the open source technologies that Apple uses, including Hadoop, HBase, Elasticsearch, Reak, Kafka, Azkaban and Voldemort.”
Rossignol goes on to note that, according to Bloomberg, Apple is working on a high-speed content delivery network and upgrading data centers to better compete with its rivals in the cloud, like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Will adjusting its stance on open-source allow it to keep up?
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In 2017, Bitcoin had its most successful period, reaching its all-time high of $20,000 in December. But the following year was absolutely horrific for the entire crypto space, and till February 2019, Bitcoin had crumbled down to just over $3,000.
During the downfall, cryptocurrencies were heavily criticized by traditional giants like Warren Buffett, who called Bitcoin ‘rat poison squared’. It seemed that the sector would die and that the bubble has finally burst. However, it wasn’t to be, and since February, the market has shown a tremendous turnaround. And this time, the growth feels quite different from what it felt in 2017. Here’s why:
Mature Market Investors
In 2017, Bitcoin was more of a sudden rally, and many retail investors entered the space due to a bandwagon effect. However, times have changed in 2019, and the investors backing Bitcoin have a better understanding of the crypto space, which will make them hold their investments even if the market shows signs of falling. This was evident in the recent price drop of over $1,400 in a day.
After closing near $13,000 apiece on June 26, Bitcoin fell to late $10,000 within a few hours. However, this did not create any panic in the market, and the price is back to over $12,200. You can get more details about BTC price forecast to get a detailed idea about the future prices of the coin. This shows maturity, and that the investors are willing to HODL.
Bitcoin Better Equipped Than Ever
During the last year, when the markets were sliding down, the dedicated community kept working on the blockchain to make it more accessible, usable, affordable, and less time-consuming. Most developers took major steps towards crypto adoption, and newer developers joined the blockchain.
Resultantly, there was a significant improvement in terms of adoption and time consumption. Since January this year, Bitcoin blockchain has consistently been able to execute 7 transactions every two seconds, which is phenomenal by any standards. Though similar speed was achieved in 2017 too, it was only for a brief moment then, and in 2019, it has been, more or less, consistent.
Crypto Adoption By Institutional Investors
In the last couple of years, the potential of cryptocurrencies has been very well recognized by institutional investors. Right from the New York Stock Exchange, to Fidelity Investments LLC, VISA to PayPal, and Apple to IBM, every major corporation is now engaged with cryptocurrencies in some or the other way. The involvement of such big institutions brings much-needed credibility in the crypto space, which results in better market sentiments.
The latest to enter the mainstream crypto game is social media giant Facebook, who unveiled its Libra cryptocurrency on June 18. Given the massive user base, it is expected to open the doors of crypto on hundreds on millions of new users. This translates into more and more people becoming aware of Bitcoin, and hence engaging in trade.


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And the release date is. The game's trade show presence includes behind-closed-doors gameplay presentations for media and business representatives in West Exhibit Hall, as well as presentations for all E3 attendees held at the Cyberpunk 2077 booth in South Exhibit Hall. Keanu Reeves, from the memes!
A photo taken from the Microsoft Theater when Reeves appeared.
The cinematic trailer features the protagonist V heading to a secret meeting and meeting various characters to collect his reward for completing a mission. After describing the studio's sales pitch about a massive quest, Reeves explained why he joined the project: "I'm always drawn to fascinating stories". Putting Keanu Reeves on stage to announce the release date of one of next year's biggest games, amid a new and frenzied renaissance of Keanu Reeves popularity, is an act of PR dick-waggling that will likely not be topped this year.
"I gotta talk to you about something", Reeves said. "We have a city to burn".
Cyberpunk 2077 is unlike The Witcher in pretty much every way imaginable: The fantasy worlds of The Northern Kingdoms are replaced with the simultaneously refined and rusted free state of Northern California, a remnant of a collapsed America.


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SodaStream International Ltd. has debuted Sparkling Gold, a fine alcoholic concentrate to be added to sparkling water. It’s available for a limited time on the company’s German online shop, www.sodastream.de. Sparkling Gold contains 10 percent ABV when prepared according to directions, and the final beverage is described as “resembling the taste of a fruity Riesling wine.” So far, consumer taste tests have been positive.
“Millions of people around the globe enjoy using SodaStream to transform their ordinary tap water,” said company CEO Daniel Birnbaum upon announcing the product. “”Fun and exciting concentrates give more users the opportunity to enjoy and even indulge in festive beverages.”


text: It's been something of a mixed week for BlackBerry, but it's good news for those with an affinity for its BBM service (but an allegiance to other phones.) If you're over on the Apple side of the fence, it looks like rollout has begun, with BBM showing up on iTunes in New Zealand, with more territories sure to follow. Meanwhile, Android was set to land on the Play store at around 7am ET, but has yet to break cover. We'll keep an eye out, and update this post once it's live. Or, like many others, keep refreshing the source link until it shows up!


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Are Sweatshops Good?
A year after Bangladesh suffered the worst industrial accident in modern history, what's been done to improve worker conditions? Is reform itself hurting workers' interests?
It's more than a year since Bangladesh suffered the worst industrial accident in modern history. But apart from an increase in the minimum wage, has anything actually improved in terms of the conditions for Bangladeshi workers? We hear from Philip Jennings, General Secretary of the Uni Global union, on the need for further action, and from the government's commerce minister, Tofail Ahmed, who insists factories are safer.
Also in the programme, we debate the view, made by Dr Ben Powell, director of the Free Market Institute, that sweatshops are actually a necessary first step towards economic progress in developing economies. Tansy Hoskins a journalist and the author of Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, disagrees. And we get a report from Harris in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, where a renewed fashion for traditional Highland tweed has seen the resurgence of a true cottage industry.


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Microsoft has just posted a press release announcing that IE8 will support standards by default, which is a change from what had been previously announced (that IE8 would support IE7 "mode" by default, and render to standards only with the inclusion of a <meta> tag – read more at A List Apart). Ray Ozzie explains, from the press release:
“IE8 has been significantly enhanced, and was designed with great support for current Internet standards. This is evidenced by the fact that even in its first beta, IE8 correctly renders the popular test known as ‘Acid2,’ which was created by the Web community to promote real-world interoperability,” said Ray Ozzie, Microsoft chief software architect. “Our initial plan had been to use IE7-compatible behavior as the default setting for IE8, to minimize potential impact on the world’s existing Web sites. We have now decided to make our most current standards-based mode the default in IE8.
“This is obviously a complex issue, with important considerations on both sides,” Ozzie said. “On one hand, there are literally billions of Web pages designed to render on previous browser versions, including many sites that are no longer actively managed. On the other hand, there is a concrete benefit to Web designers if all vendors give priority to interoperability around commonly accepted standards as they evolve. After weighing these very legitimate concerns, we have decided to give top priority to support for these new Web standards. In keeping with the commitment we made in our Interoperability Principles of being even more transparent in how we support standards in our products, we will work with content publishers to ensure they fully understand the steps we are taking and will encourage them to use this beta period to update their sites to transition to the more current Web standards supported by IE8.”
While of course this is not strictly Windows Live news, it will be a big topic at Mix of course, and will also play an important role in Microsoft’s standing in the web space.
You can read more on the IE Blog.


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Two years ago the Call Kurtis team exposed how some customers nationwide were shorted when returning items using gift receipts at Walmart.READ MORE: Firefighters Battling 510-Acre Rice Fire In Nevada County; Some Evacuation Orders Issued
Walmart insists its policy is to give you the full price the gift-giver paid, but this past holiday season, we checked to see if their stores are following their own policy.
We went undercover again to test the retail giant. This time we bought kids bath sets; each costing us $10. Will we get the full price back when we return each of them using a gift receipt?
We launched a national investigation in 2011 when David Schmitz of West Sacramento was offered half of what he paid when returning something using a gift receipt.
“When I purchased the item, it cost $15 plus tax. When I tried to return the item using the gift receipt, I was offered $7.50 plus tax,” Schmitz told us.
And we found customers getting shorted at stores across the country. Walmart blamed its workers, saying they weren’t following company policy.
“We sent a high-priority notification to store management to help ensure all cashiers and service desk associates know and follow proper refund processes,” Walmart spokesman Lorenzo Lopez said in a video statement in May 2011.
Our investigation prompted a strong reaction from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California).
“It’s no different than having your pocket picked. It’s just a way to extract money from hard-working middle class people,” she told CBS13.
But two years later, what will happen now? After the holidays, we decide to test three stores with the gifts we bought before Christmas. Our first stop was the Walmart in Roseville.
“It’s a gift receipt for this little set,” our producer said as she approached the Walmart cashier.
We bought the “Groom n Go” bath set for $10, but the Walmart cashier offered us just $2.69 for the gift receipt return.
“It was probably more than that, wasn’t it?” the cashier asked our producer.
“Oh, $2.69? Yeah I think it was like $10 even,” said our producer.
“Without the original, that’s what I can give you,” said the cashier.
The Roseville store failed.READ MORE: 'It's Common Sense, Mostly': Eyes On Illegal Fireworks Use As Sacramento Vendors, Fire Agencies Prepare For 4th Of July Weekend
Our next stop was a Walmart in Citrus Heights. We tried to return our “SpongeBob Bath Paint Set” and this time we were only offered $2.70, which the clerk acknowledged is what a gift recipient would have received back.
“Yeah, that’s not good,” said the cashier.
After insisting we paid $10, the Walmart cashier ended up overriding the transaction and giving us a full refund.
Our final stop was to the Walmart in Woodland. Our “Bathing Beauty” set immediately rang up the price we paid. With tax, that’s $10.83.
If gift recipients would have returned the bath sets without knowing how much we paid, out of the $32.33 we spent, they would have received just $16.22. Walmart would have kept $16.11 of our money.
We found it’s still happening across the country. Our sister station in Philadelphia was offered $20 less when they tried to return a TV with a gift receipt.
“I can’t believe it’s happening two years in a row,” said Edgar Dworsky of Consumer World.
The consumer advocate says Walmart has to clean up its act.
“I don’t think it’s intentional, but I think once you bring a problem to a company’s attention, a year goes by and the problem still exists, that’s really bordering on negligence,” said Dworsky.
We asked Walmart: how is this still happening? The company didn’t have an answer, saying:
“We continue to take this matter seriously and are committed to satisfying our customers. It’s our expectation to refund the original purchase price when returning an item with a gift receipt. Clearly, we’re disappointed this didn’t happen in this particular instance. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customer.”
We recently streamlined our gift receipt return process to make it more efficient and reliable for our customers.If customers have questions regarding a gift receipt, we encourage them to speak with a member of management at their local store.
Ashley Hardie, Walmart spokeswoman
Walmart customers tell CBS13 they’re also disappointed.
“I think it’s terrible! I mean, you should get back whatever you paid for it,” said one shopper.
“Honestly, now that you’re telling me this, I wouldn’t give out gift receipts anymore,” said another shopper.
“Shame on Walmart,” a third shopper said.
After our initial investigation Sen. Boxer called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. That was the summer of 2011. We reached out to the FTC for an update and all they’d tell us is, “All information pertaining to an investigation is non-public.”MORE NEWS: 500-Acres Vegetation Fire South Of Davis Affecting Air Quality
After hearing about our latest investigation, Boxer gave us the following statement: “I have referred these latest reports to the FTC and have asked Chairman Leibowitz for an update on the agency’s efforts to protect Walmart customers from being short-changed. I have confidence that the FTC will pursue this matter given that Walmart has not kept its promise to fix this egregious problem.”


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There have been several merchants joining the bitcoin transactions these days, including Lawyer.com which even offers discounts for cryptocurrency payments. Lawyer.com is an online lawyer directory.
The company’s decision to accept bitcoin payments would allow customers to enjoy faster and cheaper transactions. Lawyer.com members who use bitcoin can be able to get a 10% discount on services.
Bitcoin Transactions Bandwagon
“Bitcoin transactions reduce our costs, improve transaction speed and provide full billing transparency. In return, we can offer our services at significant savings,” Lawyer.com CEO Gerry Gorman said in a company release.
Aside from that, Lawyer.com is also lowering its membership fees for bitcoin users. The fee is usually $99 per month, but if a potential member utilizes the bitcoin payment option, the price is decreased to $89 per month. The company advises members to use Coinbase or Bitpay to open a wallet that can be used for bitcoin transactions.
“Bitcoins will account for $20 billion in payments in 2015 and the number of user wallets has doubled to 10 million worldwide in the last year. We are always looking for


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Apple is reportedly adding a new feature that is popular with the iPhone 12, the flat edges.
After Apple’s very own in-house M1 chipset has received positive feedback coming from its customers, the company will now reportedly be focusing on even more powerful Mac products. The Apple MacBook Pro and Apple MacBook Pro 16 are two of the expected upcoming Apple products to roll out this year.
Apple MacBook Pro flat edge design
According to the story by XDA-developers, it is now being said that the upcoming Apple MacBook Pro lineup could reportedly be adding certain design inspirations that come from the company’s current-gen Apple iPhone 12. According to Ming-Chi Kuo’s statement in an article by MacRumors, in terms of the upcoming casing design, the newer models will cancel the more curvy design of the current existing models. It was also stated that the top and bottom parts will host a flat edge form design that would be similar to those of the iPhone 12.
The current iPhone 12 series, which was reportedly introduced back in October some time last year even came with a refreshing design having flat edges as opposed to those seen on the Apple iPad Pro models and the newer iPad Air which has reportedly made its debut last year. The design is said to be a throwback to the previous flat-sided design of the earlier iPhone 4.
MacBook Pro 14 and 16
As of the moment, it looks like Apple is making moves to expand the upcoming MacBook Pro notebooks. For those that have tried out the recent Apple MacBook Pro models, it is known that the flat edges are already flat. However, inspecting them closely would still see a slight curve on them.
Apple will reportedly make the edges flatter and sharper. However, Bloomberg’s very own Mark Gurman would still suggest otherwise and note that the upcoming MacBook Pro models might look similar to the other current models having only a few design changes. Some previous reports have reportedly stated that the upcoming 16-inch and 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro models might be re-introducing the use of the classic SD card slot in an attempt to target creative professionals who mostly need to handle massive video footage or photos.
The Apple iPhone 12 has become a huge success and with the few things that Apple did extremely right, it seems fair enough that they would incorporate it into their new Apple MacBook Pro as well. However, things could change until Apple officially announces that everything is solid and that the units are already there.
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Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that people bought more than 1 million Kindles each week in December.
The company has never released specific sales figures for the Kindle. Since the launch of the first Kindle in 2007, this franchise has grown to include several e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet.
The Kindle Fire is expected to be one of the first true competitors to Apple’s iPad. Amazon says the Fire has been the best-selling product on its site since its introduction 13 weeks ago.
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It’s not a secret that those who don’t innovate will get left behind, but those who don’t innovate the right way risk ending up in the same disadvantageous position.
At a National Retail Federation Convention panel discussion today titled, “Innovate or Die, but Don’t Die Innovating,” experts discussed how retailers can choose and implement the right customer-focused innovations without risking their business.
Kevin Blackmore, who leads retail service for LightHaus, a customer insights company that sponsored the talk, moderated the discussion with Brett Goffin, head of retail for Google, and Kevin Quiring, who leads sales and customer service for technology consulting firm Accenture.
With omnichannel steadily becoming the way of the retail world, Goffin stressed that retailers shouldn’t feel pressured to “go from zero to sixty” to match a technology company’s level of omnichannel implementation, for example, but they do need to get better at using the surfeit of metrics available to them. They need to be able to improve on listening to customers and being more agile and flexible when trying to match customer needs. “That’s where retailers could stand to grow a little,” Goffin said.
Quiring chimed in, adding that there are three critical success factors for innovation in retail today. First, innovation has to be data driven, he said. Educated hypotheses aren’t good enough anymore. Retailers invest too much money in data metrics not to be basing new value propositions on that data, Quiring said.
“Innovation for retail today has to start with omnichannel,” Quiring said. “The customer expects it.” That’s the direction retail is headed in, consumers are everywhere and they want access to their potential purchases wherever they are. Before long, Quiring said, “Anything not omnichannel is going to be viewed as subordinate.”
The third success factor Quiring said retailers must get on board with is the notion that there is no room for isolation. Entire organizations have to be focused on the omnichannel experience, from advertising to customer service to call centers, every department has to be included in offering today’s consumer the experience they expect.
Retailers today are facing the advent of the “nonstop customer,” an evolution Quiring said he has seen in Accenture’s research over the last nine years. They will have to realize that a new model for business is upon us, applicable universally. “Customers are always in the channel,” Quiring said. They are always searching and always shopping. Retailers have to be “dynamic, accessible and continuous” as far as availability. “They are going to have to do five things to keep that nonstop customer,” Quiring added.
Goffin echoed the idea that all channels within a retail organization must play together. Customers don’t care if they shop online or in-store, they are more concerned about the experience had.
In order to get organizations in line with omnichannel retailing, Goffin said, the company has to accept it. It can’t be the “prove it” mentality where one department asks the omnichannel purveyors for numerical data to back up omnichannel’s success at the bottom line. “The entire enterprise has to buy into the omnichannel world,” he said.
When Blackmore posed the question of how data will change retailers, Quiring responded saying retailers will have to change their thought processes.
“Retailers have lots of behavioral data around purchase,” he said. “But to take it to the next level, they’ll have to look at the interactions customers have before purchase and after,” he added. It’s going to be about how the customer uses the physical channel and that increase in post-purchase involvement is going to be critical to competitive differentiation.
“It’s about metrics that matter,” Goffin added. Retailers have to adopt a new set of metrics. The ones that were relevant five years ago don’t matter much today and where metrics are increasingly important, like mobile data, the majority of retailers don’t even have a great sense of what’s happening with their own mobile traffic, he said.
The technology and the skills are there, Quiring said, so that isn’t what’s keeping most retailers back. “The biggest barrier is internal. Retailers just aren’t able to get out of their own way.” The traditional way of retail won’t work anymore; companies can’t just do what they’ve always done. And if the omnichannel idea isn’t being implemented across the entire organization, it’s not able to work or grow, Quiring said.
“Now more than ever, there’s a person in charge of omnichannel,” Goffin said, someone whose sole job it is to move the organization to the new way of retail and that’s good, he added. “Data is meaningless if the organization doesn’t share it. It has to be cross-functional.”
Each panelist left the audience with three takeaways for retail best practices that will be essential in the years to come.
The multichannel/omnichannel operations have to start at the top, Goffin said. Executive teams need to be responsible for championing the idea and ensuring that the rest of the company is on the same page. Secondly, operating in silos isn’t effective–everyone has to work together on this, he said. Lastly, Goffin reiterated that retailers need to be more agile. They can’t be married to inflexible notions of what the future will bring or unwilling to bend and accommodate for the benefit of the customer and, ultimately, the company.
Quiring closed his part of the talk saying that retailers need to become more relevant, they must consistently know what their customer seeks and be able to give it to them continuously, thus, staying at the forefront of their minds.
Secondly, he said, “Do not screw up the customer experience that’s working well today.” Loyalty is becoming more and more fleeting every year, he said, and retailers have to do everything they can to retain and continue to obtain loyal customers.
His final message to retailers and the audience was, “Get out of your own way.” He added, “Retailers have the right talent and vision and they just need to execute.”


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Choose the right smartwatch for your needs and it could become an integral part of your everyday life. Choose the wrong one and it may end up buried in a desk drawer.
At Apple's iPhone SE launch event this week, CEO Tim Cook announced the Apple Watch is the "best-selling" smartwatch in the world and said the company is immediately slashing the starting price of the Apple Watch by $50, to $299.
Apple has set the bar in the battle of the stylish smartwatches but faces a formidable opponent from the Fitbit Blaze, a slightly more budget-friendly wearable device that packs many (but not all) of the same features.
Fitbit's smartwatch made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and was released this month. Here's a look at how the two watches stack up head to head.
The Fitbit Blaze is aimed at style-conscious consumers who want to track the usual fitness metrics but also want other capabilities, such as reading text messages, viewing their calendar and controlling the music on a paired smartphone.
The Apple Watch is designed to "be an essential part of who you are," according to Apple's website. It has all of the usual fitness tracking and can keep you on track for your appointments, advise you when you may need an umbrella or show you a text message from a friend, among other features.
The Fitbit Blaze retails for $199.95. With its latest price cut, the Apple Watch Sport starts at $299.
Apple offers watches in three models: the Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch and the high-end Apple Watch Edition.
Both wearables offer changeable bands, including higher-end options that allow both devices to transform from something you'd wear at the gym into a device that can easily be styled with business attire.
The option seems to be a winning one for Apple -- Tim Cook said as many as one-third of Apple Watch owners change their bands on a regular basis. At the iPhone event on Monday, Apple introduced a new lineup of bands made from woven nylon, new colors for the Apple Watch Sport and a space black version of its higher-end Milanese loop.
Fitbit's options range from "classic" bands in colors including black, plum and blue to a variety of leather bands and a stainless steel band retaining for $129.95.
To charge the Fitbit Blaze, pop the screen out from the band, insert the device into a charging cradle and plug it into a USB port. Apple's process is more seamless, allowing users attach a magnetic charging cable to the back of the Apple Watch to gain power from either an outlet or a USB port.
Fitbit Blaze's Winning Feature
Where Fitbit comes out on top is battery life. The Blaze can go as much as five days without needing to charge, whereas the Apple Watch has a battery life of around 18 hours, according to Apple. Bear in mind, how you use your watch and the available features will have an effect on its battery.
While the Blaze won't have the rich app ecosystem Apple Watch owners enjoy, the wearable costs about $100 less than the Apple Watch Sport, making it ideal for people who are just looking for a stylish wearable offering fitness and daily communication capabilities.
Apple Watch's Winning Feature
The Apple Watch stands out because of its rich ecosystem of apps and the flow of new ones becoming available. Developers have created new experiences for the wrist, allowing users to do everything from ordering an Uber to checking Twitter to controlling their Internet-connected home.
The Fitbit Blaze is ideal for someone looking for a fitness tracker and a basic personal assistant that doesn't require nightly charging. If budget isn't an issue -- and you're looking for a wearable to fully integrate into your routine -- then the Apple Watch may be the way to go.


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Purple velvet curtains drape the window fronts at the official royal gift shop located just a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace in London.
The shop has remained closed since Queen Elizabeth II’s death earlier this month.
But next door at Majestic Gifts, business is booming. Demand for royal memorabilia has skyrocketed since the queen’s death in the United Kingdom.
“It’s been really really busy for the last couple of weeks,” said manager Nasir Abdul, who admits the shop could have been more prepared for this moment.
Abdul said that when the news broke on Sept. 8, he rushed to place orders for hundreds of commemorative T-shirts and mugs emblemed with the queen’s face and referencing her years of service.
The biggest sellers over the last few weeks have been items commemorating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which was celebrated in June to mark her 70 years on the throne.
Suzanne Kempe, who came to London for the day to take in the atmosphere, showed off some magnets with the queen’s face on them, which she’s planning on sending to friends in France.
“I was just looking at anything here really and seeing what was new,” she said.
Merchandise from the Platinum Jubilee generated more than $326 million in sales over the summer alone, according to the UK Center for Retail Research.
Shyam Sanghani, who runs Love London Souvenirs in Russell Square, said that anything with the queen’s face on it has been a hit for his family run shop, which recently celebrated 37 years in business.
Indeed, a 2021 poll found the queen’s brand allure was greater than Nike, Ferrari and Pepsi.
But Sanghani doesn’t think king-related merchandise will see as much popularity.
“For the past 70 years, it’s always been the queen. It’s going to be difficult — I don’t think we will sell as much for Charles.”
Royal superfan Anita Atkinson disagrees.
“I have full faith in Charles’s selling power,” said Atkinson, who with 13,000 items and counting, has perhaps the largest personal collection of royal memorabilia in the world.
She has a small museum next to her house in Durham that’s filled with tea towels, calendars, oil paintings and hundreds of china plates. One of her favorite items is a framed napkin used by King Charles in 1977.
Atkinson’s collection is currently worth $225,000 but she said she isn’t interested in the money.
“I’m not bothered whether this collection is valuable because to me it’s valueless,” she said. “I’m never going to sell a single piece of it, so it doesn’t matter if it’s worth a penny or a million pounds.”
Atkinson said that she plans to eventually pass the collection down to her grandchildren, and she hopes they will inherit the royalist ferver she’s been building up for decades.
But for people who do place a monetary value on these items, experts say hold on to them — they’ll be worth more and more in the coming years.


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Indian carriers Airtel and Reliance Jio have officially started 5G services in select cities from October 1. While the former has enabled 5G in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi, the latter has launched with pilot trials in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Varanasi. However, not everyone in the above cities receives 5G signals despite using supported smartphones. This is because some smartphones require software updates to enable 5G. From Lava to Apple, smartphone makers are preparing to roll out software updates for 5G. Here are the details:
Earlier this month, Apple announced that it plans to roll out a 5G-related software update for iPhones in December. iPhone 12 series and above, and iPhone SE (3rd generation) are 5G compatible.
“We are working with our carrier partners in India to deliver the best 5G experience to iPhone users once network validation, quality and performance testing is complete. 5G will be enabled through a software update and will begin rolling out to iPhone users in December,” Apple said
South Korean electronics maker Samsung plans to roll out software updates for its 5G-enabled smartphones by mid-November.
“We are working closely with our carrier partners and are committed to rolling out OTA updates across all our 5G devices by mid-November 2022, allowing Indian consumers to seamlessly experience 5G,” Samsung said.
On October 19, the original smartphone maker announced the rollout of the 5G FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) update for its only 5G smartphone – AGNI 5G.
“It has always been our goal to provide software updates frequently to our users to improve the overall experience. Our teams quickly implemented the FOTA update for the flagship AGNI 5G smartphone after the government announced the rollout of 5G services earlier this month,” said Tejinder Singh, Chief Product Officer at Lava. .
Vivo has announced that it will release a software update for its devices in October to enable 5G.
“More than six of our smartphones support the 5G SA (Standalone) network. Most of our smartphones are NSA (Non-Standalone) compatible. We will release software updates this month that will make most of our smartphones 5G SA compatible. Vivo said in a statement.
Xiaomi said that its 5G smartphones support NSA and SA networks, and all of its smartphones support NSA networks out of the box. Therefore, all Xiaomi smartphones are compatible with the Airtel network. For Jio’s standalone 5G network, Xiaomi said it will roll out a software update for most devices by Diwali, October.
OPPO said that its smartphones support the NSA network and the company is working to enable standalone 5G support through a software update as soon as possible.
Realme started rolling out its software update within a few days of the 5G launch. A new software update brings support for Jio’s standalone 5G network.
“We have partnered with leading carriers in India. 85 percent of our devices already support SA and 100 percent of our devices will have full SA support by October. We are also rolling out OTA updates for our devices to ensure that All of our users can get the most out of 5G.”
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Mar 11, 2021
John Lewis warns of further store closures
Retail giant John Lewis has warned of further store closures as it reported huge losses due to Covid-related lockdowns that forced shops to shut. The rise in internet shopping, accelerated by various lockdown measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, has forced John Lewis to rethink how many stores it needs. "Chairman Sharon White said:"There is no getting away from the fact that some areas can no longer profitably sustain a John Lewis store. "Regrettably, we do not expect to reopen all our John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown, which will also have implications for our supply chain." In September, John Lewis announced it was scrapping its staff bonus for the first time since 1953 in September.
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Huawei Announces a 7-inch MediaPad Tablet
By Fred Salva
- January 16, 2012
Huawei announced its first (I guess) official Android based tablet ? the Huawei MediaPad. It?s a nice 7-incer running Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system with the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. It also sports a 7-inch touch-screen display at 1280 x 800 pixels resolution capacity that supports 1080P Full HD video playback, a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2GHz processor, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity and other thing we love and enjoy. The Huawei MediaPad is also said to be offered in three different colors: shadow black, classic brown and passion pink (and why there is no passion black?). Also, its Ice Cream Sandwich update should be rolled out in the first quarter of this year. But what I am really interested in is its price. We?ve seen Asus offering a Tegra-3 based 7-incher for $250 only and I do expect to see a price tag like this coming with the MediaPad. Well, stay tuned for updates.
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May 2nd, 2007
EU funds nano packaging research
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is part of an EU-funded project to develop recyclable and biodegradable packaging using nanotechnology.
The project, SustainPack, aims to create new environmentally-friendly fibre-based packaging. The fibres are obtained from natural, sustainable raw materials, such as wood. They can then be modified using nanotechnology techniques to provide the needed qualities.
"Developing sustainable packaging that can compete effectively with packaging derived from petrochemical-based polymers is extremely challenging," said Chris Breen, a research from Sheffield Hallam University, one of the project partners.
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Honda launches 'Celebration Edition' of Amaze, Mobilio
Honda Cars India today launched 'Celebration Edition' of its compact sedan Amaze and multi-purpose vehicle Mobilio in a bid to cash in on the upcoming festive season.
'We are delighted to introduce the new Celebration Edition of Amaze and Mobilio to our customers to celebrate the upcoming festivities in the country,' Honda Cars India, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Jnaneswar Sen said in a statement.
The company's endeavour is to provide element of freshness to our products which would excite customers, he added.
The Celebration Edition of both the models would come with features reflecting the celebratory theme including exteriors with stylish body graphics, the company said.
The interiors of the cars have also been enhanced with premium upholstery including designer seat covers and cushions, it added.


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Business Desk: India has ranked third in the world in terms of the number of billionaires in the world. Not only this, Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, has taken away the crown of Asia's richest person from Jack Ma of China. Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest for the fourth consecutive year. This information has been revealed in the new list of Forbes magazine. Now there are more billionaires in the world than India only in America and China. The number of billionaires in India has risen to 140. Significantly, a year ago, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was the wealthiest person in Asia.
Adani became the second richest
person in India and Asia and Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, is the world's number 10 emir. His total net worth is $ 84.5 billion. Gautam Adani of the Adani Group has become India's second richest and the world's number 24 billionaire. His net worth is around $ 50.5 billion.
Shares of 4 of the 6 listed companies of Adani Group reached an all-time high on Tuesday. Currently, the Adani Group's 5 companies have a market cap of over Rs 1 lakh crore. With this, the total market cap of the 6 listed companies of the group reached $ 107 billion. Shares of Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Special Zone Limited, Adani Total Gas and Adani Transmission all-time high.
Bezos is still the world's richest
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is still the world's richest. He remains at the top spot for the fourth consecutive year. Bezos has a net worth of $ 177 billion. It has increased by $ 64 billion compared to a year ago. In second place is Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and well-known for electric cars. His net worth has risen to $ 151 billion. It has increased by a huge $ 126.4 billion compared to a year ago.


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QuoteSearcher commissioned a follow up study on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) decision makers and their opinions on exporting in the European Union and worldwide. The original study was a YouGov survey on SME decision makers to understand their opinions on the EU and what effect, in any, a “Brexit” would have on their businesses. One of the key findings from […]
Over the past six months we have seen a number of groups officially launch their campaigns either for or against Britain leaving the European Union. However, in what some may deem a rather unusual turn of events, the UK’s mass media has been largely (although admittedly not entirely) unbiased when it comes to reporting the opinions of both sides.


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Genuine Jersey produce is taking premier billing at the National Restaurateurs' Dinner at the Dorchester Hotel thanks to celebrity Indian chef Cyrus Todiwalla OBE who visited Jersey last year to meet producers and share his skills with catering students at Highlands College. Having been invited to cook the main course for the 400 industry members attending the dinner, Mr Todiwala had no hesitation in selecting produce from Genuine Jersey members – which he showcased throughout last December in a special Genuine Jersey menu at his restaurant, Café Spice Namasté, in London.
The dinner takes place on Monday 26 April and is organised by the British Hospitality Association which has been representing the UK hotel, restaurant and catering industry for 100 years. The annual dinner is a highlight in the British food calendar and is attended by chefs, restaurateurs and food writers from all over the British Isles.
The award-winning chef has selected beef from Darren and Julia Quénault’s Classic Herd in St Peter and Jersey Royal new potatoes and vegetables from Trevor Le Brun of Holmfield (Growers) in St Clement.
Mr Quénault said: ‘As a Genuine Jersey Member, my family is proud that our beef has been chosen for such a prestigious event and I hope that this is reflected in increased awareness of the quality of local produce available from us, Trevor and the other Members.’
Mr Todiwala said when he was asked to cook at the event he immediately thought of the Genuine Jersey members who had supplied his restaurant.
‘I knew where I could get some fabulous beef and also all the lovely vegetables that come from Jersey - and not to forget the Royals! Jersey produce is proving itself to become one of my firm favourites from the British Isles. I find it to be of fabulous quality which reflects the passion of the producers and it is my job to translate that on to the plate,’ he said.
Genuine Jersey’s Chief Executive Officer John Garton said Mr Todiwala could have chosen produce from anywhere in the British Isles, so it was great that he has chosen Genuine Jersey produce for his main course at such a prestigious ‘foodie’ event.
‘I look forward to developing further the link with Cyrus as opportunities arise, whether through his contacts with other chefs or though his tireless efforts in training the chefs of the future. I am also pleased that there will be a Jersey presence at the dinner with a small group of the Island’s top restaurateurs and their head chefs attending,’ he said.
Jersey will be represented at the event by Robert Jones and Tony Dorris of the Jersey Pottery, Patrick Burke and Mark Jordan of the Atlantic Hotel and Anna Dowling and Richard Alan of the Grand Hotel.


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Bulgarian Business Alarms of Bankruptcies over Smoking BanBusiness | May 14, 2012, Monday // 10:28| views
Bulgarians are some of the heaviest smokers in Europe, surpassed only by people in neighboring Greece. File photo
The turnover of Bulgarian food and drink establishments will go down by BGN 300 M after the full smoking ban becomes effective.
The statement was made by the Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners, Blagoy Ragin, who took part in the Sunday protest rally against the ban.
As result of these losses, 20% of Bulgarian restaurants, casinos, and night clubs will be bankrupt by March 2013, Ragin insisted, stressing ironically that Kazakhstan currently has a program for small and medium business and the jobless Bulgarians could go there in hopes for a better future.
"We want to have this ban postponed by several years, until the economy recovers. I, myself, am no-smoker, and if it was to me I would also ban the manufacturing and the sale of cigarettes, but the economy cannot stop," said he.
About 200 people gathered Sunday in downtown Sofia to protest the full smoking ban, which should become effective on June 1, 2012.
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Oatly is going head to head with the European Parliament in a tongue-in-cheek digital campaign intended to head off potential regulatory restrictions on the packaging of plant-based products.
The campaign features members of the public as they attempt to distinguish which products are dairy-based based solely on their packaging. "It turns out, people are not stupid," the ad declares as consumers correctly guess which products contain dairy.
It ends by directing viewers to a petition to challenge the European Parliament’s response to amendment 171, which Oatly claims could ban phrases including "dairy free" or "creamy" from plant-based drinks for being "misleading".
Another ad shows consumers trying to serve Oatly from alternative packaging such as paint tins, bleach bottles and antibacterial spray bottles in a bid to prove that "just because it looks like milk packaging" it doesn’t mean that Oatly is trying to mislead milk drinkers.
The digital campaign is accompanied by physical sampling of Oatly in "post-AM 171" packaging and online "Are you stupid" tests, which challenge consumers to test their ability to distinguish between dairy and plant-based products. The campaign was created by in-house creative director Michael Lee.


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Food professionals flock to the Almond Board booth to
learn more about California Almonds as an ingredient. The
media was especially interested in learning about
consumer demand and ABC’s consumer campaigns.
The 15th edition of SIAL China, which took place in Shanghai in May, continues to be the premier trade show serving the Chinese market. A record was set this year, with over 45,000 food professional visitors and 2,400 exhibitors.
ABC exhibited in the U.S. pavilion, visiting with attendees and sharing information on global trends, market research and technical information about almonds, as well as the latest new product introduction and nutrition research.
SIAL China is a food and beverage trade show targeting buyers, traders, retailers and product developers. The event is an opportunity to learn about important trends in the food and beverage industry, network with colleagues and identify potential suppliers. There is also wide attendance by the food industry from the rest of Asia, which is why it is such an important event on the food professional calendar.
SIAL is the best platform to present the versatility of almonds as an ingredient, beyond snacking, especially with the trade media. ABC staff conducted several onsite interviews and there was great interest by the media to learn more about our consumer campaigns and consumer demand.


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A collection of news, articles and other featured content about Fuels.
The second in a six-part series about the benefits of E15.
The first in a six-part series about the benefits of E15 fuel.
The first two Amoco-branded sites will open in New York this summer.
Theft modes at the pump continue to evolve, which means fuel retailers need to evolve their security methods.
Partnership with Gilbarco Veeder-Root is aimed at helping retailers protect both their sites and their customers.
The 49 acquired sites will continue to operate under the Quick Fuel regional brand.
EVs make up less than 1 percent of current new car sales, so why add charging stations now?
The retailer's reduction in 24-hour stores and pizza delivery operations reflected poorly on fourth-quarter numbers.
"Unbeatable mileage" claim will be featured in new point-of-purchase materials and media spots for fuels.
Challenges, opportunities and data were discussed at the Fuels Institute conference.
Currently, a quarter of all stations across the country are selling gas for more than $3 a gallon.
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Denver Trader Joe's gets OK for liquor license
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Denver’s Excise and Licenses department Tuesday signed off on a liquor license application for the city’s first Trader Joe's grocery store.
A company official and local attorney representing the Monrovia, Calif.-based specialty grocer went before the department’s hearing officer and a Denver city attorney Friday to make its case for the liquor license at the new store, slated for 790 Colorado Blvd.
Hearing Officer William Hobbs recommended to the department’s director that day the license be approved. “Trader Joe's #310 has sustained its burden to show that there is a need for the applied-for retail liquor store liquor license ... to meet the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood,” he ruled.
The Trader Joe's liquor department will be separate from the grocery store in the new 18,000-square-foot building, which will be under construction soon at the southeast corner of East Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
Under Colorado law, it will be the only store in the company’s chain allowed to have a liquor license. A Boulder Trader Joe’s is currently under construction.
Hobbs’ ruling came after he reviewed signatures from 128 area residents and 24 area businesses on a petition in favor of the license. No one signed a petition opposing the request and no one spoke at Friday’s meeting in opposition.
Department Director Tom Downey signed an order Tuesday approving the liquor license based on Hobbs’ recommendation.
The Denver store is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2013.
Dennis Huspeni covers real estate and retail for the Denver Business Journal and writes for the "Real Deals" blog. Phone: 303-803-9232.
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On Friday, Beyonce nearly brought the internet to its knees when she unveiled a look from her collaboration with Adidas.
In early April the singer announced her fashion label, Ivy Park, was collaborating with the German sports giant on a range of performance and lifestyle items.
Such is the power of Queen Bey that the first image she posted – of her lying on an Adidas-trainer-covered floor, wearing a red long-sleeve leotard – racked up more than two million likes in an hour. Shortly after, she released a video of her getting her make-up done for the shoot (including a close-up of her Adidas manicure), which went on to get 3.5 million views in an hour.
Within 24 hours both figures stood at 6.8 million and 15.3 million respectively.
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We've already driven the decidedly weird-looking 500L in its European-spec form, and now the folks at Fiat have just released US-specific pricing, which means that our US media drive is coming up soon. If you want to get your hands on the biggest of the little Fiats, you'll need at least $19,100 (*plus $800 for destination).
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2014 Fiat 500L Trekking
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Didn't think it was possible to pull and pry at the diminutive Fiat 500 with enough gumption to make the Italian hatchback qualify as a large car (according to the EPA, at least)? Witness the Fiat 500L Trekking, seen above. It's a full 26-inches longer than the regular 500, and it's grown six-inches taller and wider.
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