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Apple Inc.’s iPhone is owned by more than 40 percent of smartphone users in the U.S., giving the Cupertino, Calif., tech company the largest share of the national smartphone market, according to a report Thursday.
Apple’s U.S. iPhone ownership grew from 35 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012 to 42 percent during the same period in 2013, according to a study by NPD Group.
Samsung Electronics Co. came in second, with 26 percent of users reporting they own a device by the South Korean tech giant – up from 22 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012.
HTC had the biggest drop, with ownership falling from 12 percent in 2012 to just 7 percent in 2013, the study found. That was followed by Google Inc.-owned Motorola, which fell from 11 percent in 2012 to 8 percent in 2013.
BlackBerry’s share of the market fell from 5 percent in 2012 to 2 percent.
Inflation rate still low despite gas price hike
WASHINGTON – Higher gas costs helped push consumer prices up last month, but the annual inflation rate remained low, the Labor Department said Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.3 percent in December, compared with the previous month. The index, a key measure of inflation, had been flat in November.
The December increase helped push up the inflation rate over the previous 12 months to 1.5 percent. The rate was 1.2 percent for the year ended November.
Higher gas prices were a major factor in December’s increase. The Labor Department’s gasoline index rose 3.1 percent last month after dropping the two previous months.
Stripping out food and energy costs, consumer prices were up just 0.1 percent in December compared with the previous month. That’s down from a 0.2 percent increase in November.
Boehner firm on flood insurance hikes
WASHINGTON – Speaker John Boehner says the House won’t take up legislation aimed at neutering a 2012 overhaul of the federal flood insurance program that is hitting homeowners who have long paid below-market rates with big premium hikes.
The Ohio Republican said “we’re not going to do that” when the topic was broached in a hallway exchange with the Associated Press in the Capitol complex.
The bipartisan 2012 overhaul of the much-criticized flood insurance program is requiring owners of vacation homes, frequently-flooded properties, and businesses to lose their subsidized rates over time. Other homeowners can keep their subsidies but can’t pass them on when selling their houses, which has caused a disruption in home sales.
Prosecutors: Bitcoins used to launder money
NEW YORK – A record $28 million of bitcoins was formally transferred to the U.S. government several months after it was seized from the server of the black market website Silk Road after the government claimed the digital currency was used to facilitate money laundering, prosecutors announced Thursday.
The action came a day after a Manhattan judge approved the forfeiture of the bitcoins and the website, and three months after San Francisco entrepreneur Ross Ulbricht was arrested on charges he operated an online marketplace for illegal drugs, following a crackdown on the website. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering.


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USA - University of Utah, physicists have moved a step forward in building an organic "spin transistor": a plastic semiconductor switch for future ultrafast computers and electronics.
The researchers Christoph Boehme and John Lupton, assistant and associate professors of physics, respectively, at the University of Utah, reported to have successfully controlled an electrical current using the "spin" within electrons. The experiment merged organic semiconductor electronics and spin electronics, or spintronics, which is part of quantum mechanics - the branch of physics that describes the behavior of molecules, atoms and subatomic particles.
In the study, they showed that information can be carried by spins in an organic polymer, and that a spin transistor is possible because "we can convert the spin information into a current, and manipulate it and change it," says Lupton. "We are manipulating this information and reading it out again. We are writing it and reading it."
Spin transistors and other spin electronics could make possible much smaller computer chips, and computers that are orders of magnitude faster than today's. Even the smallest transistor today consists of hundreds of thousands of atoms. The ultimate goal of miniaturization is to implement electronics on the scale of atoms and electrons say the researchers.
OLED efficiencies bleak?
Unfortunately the studies also suggest that OLEDs will not convert more than 25 percent of electricity into light rather than heat - at least for the organic polymer studied - pure MEH-PPV - and possibly for others, which is disappointing as earlier estimates by other researchers at University of Utah predicted up to 63 percent.
Inorganic LEDs used in traffic signals, building lighting and other electronic devices are more expensive to manufacture than Organic semiconductor or "plastic" LEDs.
"Doping" organic semiconductors with other chemicals someday might lead to OLED efficiencies above 25 percent, but Boehme says he is skeptical.
Even if OLEDs are less efficient and have a shorter lifespan than inorganic LEDs, they still may be more economical because their cost is so much less, he adds.
Boehme says OLEDs' greatest promise is not in lighting, but to replace the LCD (liquid crystal display) technology in modern televisions and computer screens but millions of dollars are being invested in OLED lighting projects and many experts believe OLEDs will have a leading opportunity in the multi-billion dollar lighting market which indicates that although this process has limited opportunities there is still more to come from OLEDs.
However, OLEDs are still some years away from becoming a practical general illumination source. Additional advancements are needed in light output, color, efficiency, cost, and lifetime.
Other current research includes the Tokyo Institute of Technology who have used an amorphous fluoropolymer as a substrate for OLEDs to increase their light-emitting efficiency by 40% and University of Michigan with Princeton University who believe that are close to breaking the OLED-efficiency logjam. They have designed an OLED that boosts illumination by 60 percent using a combination of an organic grid working in tandem with small micro lenses that guide the trapped light out of the device.
For more on OLED lighting read European projects accelerate OLED technology for mainstream lighting and OLEDs - The future of architectural lighting, A major milestone - white OLED technology exceeds 100 lm/W.

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More fuel-efficient 2012 Subaru Impreza to hold line on price
Consumer Reports News: August 19, 2011 12:08 PM
Subaru is holding the line on pricing for the redesign 2012 Impreza, announcing that pricing will start at $17,495 for the Impreza 2.0i sedan with a five-speed manual transmission.
The 2012 Impreza is an update of the highest scoring all-wheel-drive small car in our ratings. One big difference found in the 2012 model is a new continuously variable transmission; a CVT is credited as a major contributor to the dramatic fuel-economy improvement seen in the latest Subaru Outback.
According to Subaru, fuel economy for the 2012 Impreza is an EPA-estimated 36 mpg (highway), which puts it higher than any other all-wheel-drive car on the market. It will still be lower than some new front-drive competitors, such as the Hyundai Elantra, though it promises to be quite competitive. The claimed 30-percent fuel-economy improvement is further aided by a smaller 148-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which replaces a 170-hp, 2.5-liter engine. This is the rare case of a model stepping down in horsepower with a redesign, and the benefits for the trade-off appear quite clear.
Interior materials for the new Impreza have mostly been upgraded. Two new trim levels will be available, Limited and Sport Limited, with more features than were previously available. Also of note is the added legroom, addressing a long-running Impreza shortcoming. The car rides on a 1-inch longer wheelbase, enabling 2 inches more legroom in both the hatchback and sedan. All 2012 Imprezas come with all-wheel drive, and a driver’s knee airbag is now standard.
For more details on the forthcoming 2012 model, check out our New car preview for the 2012 Subaru Impreza. The 2012 model is scheduled to arrive at dealerships in November. We look forward to testing the new fuel economy claims.


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It’s been quite a year for Steven Raucher and Brett Meyerowitz, the founders of SA startup RapidDeploy.
The startup’s cloud-based software enables public safety officials to reduce emergency response times and improve situational awareness.
In February the pair announced that their startup had landed a $12-million (over R175-million at current rates) investment in a Series-A round from US venture capital fund GreatPoint Ventures and innovation fund Samsung Next.
It’s one of the largest — if not the largest — deals scored by an SA startup in 2019.
Next week RapidDeploy’s Cape Town team will move to new 1500 square-metre offices in Century City
And a month ago, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, described at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida (see this video clip) how RapidDeploy protects public safety and prevents ransomware attacks.
It comes after the startup was in June named Microsoft US Partner of the Year for Government Industry 2019.
In October the startup was awarded the Innovator of the Year Award by YTexas.
Office move to Century City location
Today over 95% of the startup’s revenue is generated from clients in the US – including AT&T, which operates the country’s 9-1-1 service, as well as government contracts with the state of California and state of Kansas.
The startup was founded by Meyerowitz (pictured above, right in 2014. He was later joined by fellow founder Raucher (above left) who is now the CEO, in 2016. In January the startup opened a US office in Austin, Texas (see this story).
The startup now employs almost 100 people – 62 in Cape Town and 35 in Austin, in the US. Next week the company will move to new 1500 square-metre offices in Century City.
Raucher says the startup is looking to double its Cape Town staff numbers to 120, by the end of next year. Currently the startup has job adverts out for seven new positions in the city.
“The people we’ve recruited in Cape Town have been the best of the best,” says Raucher.
He also revealed that the startup had been looking to raise a Series-B round in June, but that given the significant revenue (“hundreds of millions of dollars”, according to Raucher) it is currently generated from increased demand from clients, it opted to put this on hold.
Raucher says he and Meyerowitz together remain the majority shareholders in the company.
Raucher says such has been the demand, that the last time that someone from the startup initiated a sales call, was in November 2017. Most of the inbound sale leads are generated from referrals and resellers.
The startup has also added a map that allows first responders to locate a caller and call detail record as part of its cloud-based offering.
‘South Africans, don’t sit on the sidelines’
South Africa’s economic outlook might look grim, while the country battles power outages again, but the tech sector remains hot.
Meyerowitz, who worked in London as the chief technology officer (CTO) of a company there for 12 years, before returning to South Africa in 2012, says instead of sitting as a spectator on the sidelines, South Africans should get involved in trying to make a difference in the country. “Every little bit helps,” he adds.
Raucher recalls how in the 1980s many of his friends were immigrating, saying the country “was going to end” but that things didn’t quite fall apart as many had thought they would. “I still have property in South Africa that I don’t intend selling,” he adds.
As South African businesses battle amid an ailing economy, struck by power outages, RapidDeploy’s rapid ascent provides food for thought to any South African pessimists.
Adds Meyerowitz: “We’re playing with the big boys”.
They really are.
Editor’s note (12 December 2019): In June, RapidDeploy CEO Steven Raucher recorded a podcast on the Within The Trenches show (the most popular podcast in 911 industry). The recording walks you through the entire journey of RapidDeploy, right up to the present. Raucher also held another podcast interview with the YTexas CEO network in August.
Read more: SA startup RapidDeploy raises $12m from Samsung Next, GreatPoint Ventures
Read more: SA startup RapidDeploy opens office in Austin, Texas to meet growing US demand
Read more: Cape Town startup RapidDeploy to move HQ to US after AT&T deal for 911 product
*Correction: In the initial version of this article it was mentioned that Microsoft is a client of RapidDeploy — when the tech giant is in fact not a client of the startup.
Featured image: RapidDeploy founders Steven Raucher (left) and Brett Meyerowitz (right) (Supplied)


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Yggdrasil Gaming Partners Casumo for Casino Content Distribution aristocrat pokies free play
Company of online casino content and related marketing tools Yggdrasil Gaming announced that it has penned a distribution deal with Malta-headquartered on-line casino operator Casumo. The agreement will begin to see the on the web gambling brand get live with Yggdrasil Gaming’s full suite of online slot titles. Casumo may also be in a position to make the most of its play pokies online free for fun partner’s promotional tools.
Big Blox, Monkey King, as well as the recently launched Bicicleta are among the titles that are to be available to Casumo players.
As previously mentioned above, the casino that is online is likewise allowed usage of Yggdrasil Gaming’s assortment of tools. A product aimed at improving customer engagement, the BOOST collection of promotional tools, and the recently launched BRAG social media tool for instance, Casumo will be able to take advantage of Infinite API.
Commenting regarding the latest content play free online pokies no download circulation deal signed by their business, Yggdrasil Gaming CEO and founder Fredrik Elmqvist stated they are keen to be working together with gambling operators that have them play pokies free no downloads on their feet and supply all of them with imaginative challenges on a regular basis. The executive further noted that their games and tools will certainly help the casino that is online, that has already made a name for itself as being a ‘creative, experienced, and advanced level’ one, to keep up its development.
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Zero calories, no sugar and no fat: The trend in China is clearly toward healthier, low-calorie beverage alternatives from the "better-for-you“ (BFY) segment. With growing awareness comes growing demand for mineral water that provides the same bubbly sensation of a soft drink without all the calories, says the market research firm Mintel. It also helps, they add, that mineral water offers valuable minerals and trace elements, thus contributing to a healthier lifestyle. Apart from the most familiar minerals, magnesium and calcium, this water also contains silicon, sodium and sulphates, which help the body regulate blood pressure and digestion.
Carbonated water is more popular in China than ever before. In a report on the Chinese mineral water market, the Qianzhan Institute estimates that sales will increase by more than 100 percent from 2019 to 2025.


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Recent Press Releases
Home-Based Business Owners Were Honored on 3rd Annual "I Quit My 'Nine to Five' Job Celebration Day" on September 25
Vicki Simons and her husband Mike honored home-based business owners who have already quit their corporate jobs -- and those who aspire to do the same -- on September 25 by observing the third annual "I Quit My 'Nine to Five' Job Celebration Day". September 25 is the perfect date to celebrate this transition because when the date is written out in numbers -- 9/25 or 925 -- it reminds the couple of the many people who currently work "nine-to-five" jobs or any kind of a corporate job in which their wages come from an employer. The Simonses own a home-based business and offer help to others who desire to establish one of their own.
SYNCFAB Recognized Industry Partner of President Obama Appointed Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
SYNCFAB.COM is pleased to announce our involvement in the US Department of Energy's Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute and that SYNCFAB will launch a new platform this Fall.
America Choice RV announced today that the dealership has been named a national 2016 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer. This prestigious award is awarded to select RV dealerships that are unsurpassed in overall business operations, customer service, professionalism, among other business characteristics that go along with great performance.
And That's a Wrap – The Second Coming of Christ (2017) Is Now Completed and Gearing Up for Distribution
Post-production has been completed and all rights are available for the powerful pre-apocalyptic drama The Second Coming of Christ.
Dr Richards will help take the Observatory Practice to the next level, which will include expanding the professional team, offering corporate support to local companies and supporting local general practitioners.
Introducing Pharma Blockchain Bootcamp: The First Blockchain Conference Exclusively for the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry
Today, DisruptiveRx™ and MAD Event Management announced the first blockchain conference series exclusively for the bio/pharmaceutical industry. The first in the series will take place on November 16, 2016 in Edison, NJ – www.RXBlockchainBootcamp.com.


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The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) welcomes the Albanese Government’s decision to expand the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme to metropolitan processors.
AMIC believes that extending this scheme will be of great benefit to meat and smallgoods producers in metropolitan areas.
“AMIC welcomes the announcement by the government to extend the PALM scheme to metro areas.
“The processing and smallgoods businesses in metro Australia have been in desperate need of more people and this expansion will go a long way towards increasing their productivity and output.” said AMIC CEO, Patrick Hutchinson.
Mr Hutchinson attributes these positive steps for the meat industry to AMIC’s advocacy efforts, the forming of the Agricultural Workforce Working Group of which AMIC is a member and the willingness of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt to address this issue.
“On behalf of AMIC, I have spoken with Minister Watt on this issue and written to several other ministers and advocated for schemes like this to be extended to the whole of the meat processing and smallgoods sector during our Agricultural Workforce Working Group meetings.
“The work that the Agricultural Workforce Working Group and Minister Watt’s office has done is already seeing results and the extension of the PALM scheme is hopefully only the beginning of what we can do to address the workforce issues in our industry.
“Whilst AMIC supports this expansion as a positive step forwardwe must ensure that our regional and rural processors are not disadvantaged by this decision, and that all sectors of our supply chain are supported.
“Our industry must not be disadvantaged in any way, especially as production is expected to increase significantly as herd numbers are forecast to grow over the short to mid-term.” said Mr Hutchinson.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC), is the sole Peak Industry body representing the post-farm gate meat industry, including processors, smallgoods manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors through to independent retail butchers and exporters.
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People attending the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January will have the opportunity to see the latest models — and potentially gain the chance to design or build the next generation of vehicles and technologies.
AutoMobili-D, the show’s mobility and technology showcase, will remain open throughout the first weekend of Public Show (Jan. 20-21) for the 2018 auto show to connect people interested in working in all aspects of the auto industry with companies at the first Future Automotive Career Exposition (FACE). The event, a partnership with NAIAS and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, was announced by Roger Curtis, director of the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development, at the Governor’s Education & Talent Summit in Lansing.
“Michigan is the world’s automotive leader, and we are working to hold that title for generations to come,” Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said. “But to do that, we must become the national leader in developing and attracting talent. The auto industry, like others, faces challenges in filling jobs it needs to further grow and innovate. The NAIAS is the perfect place for people who love cars and have in-demand skills to connect with industry representatives looking for talent.”
More than 180 different brands participated at the inaugural launch of AutoMobili-D — where innovations in mobility technologies and platforms were announced and showcased — as part of the 2017 NAIAS.
The space included automakers, suppliers and startups. More than 5,000 journalists from across the world and nearly 40,000 industry executives, engineers, developers and analysts, were able to experience these groundbreaking developments first-hand.
“AutoMobili-D was an overwhelming success as industry-leading companies and thought leaders came together under one roof to showcase and discuss future industry paths,” said Rod Alberts, NAIAS executive director. “We’re grateful to the longstanding support from Gov. Snyder and the State of Michigan in keeping NAIAS and Michigan as the global epicenter for automotive technology.”
At FACE, participating AutoMobili-D companies will have the opportunity to interact face-to-face with qualified candidates and fill needed positions across a wide array of disciplines.
“We are continually looking for ways to connect with more people, put a face behind our exciting industry and make NAIAS bigger and better each year,” said Ryan LaFontaine, 2018 NAIAS chairman. “With over 200,000 attendees on the first weekend of Public Show, we saw a real opportunity to collaborate with MEDC and connect job-seekers directly with innovative companies eager to address their respective talent shortages.”
More information regarding AutoMobili-D’s Future Automotive Career Exposition will be announced in the coming months leading into the 2018 NAIAS.
About Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business development, job awareness and community and talent development with the focus on growing Michigan’s economy. For more information on the MEDC and our initiatives, visit www.MichiganBusiness.org. For Pure Michigan® tourism information, your trip begins at www.michigan.org. Visit Pure Michigan Talent Connect at www.mitalent.org for more information on Michigan’s online marketplace for connecting job seekers and employers. Join the conversation on: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
About the North American International Auto Show
Now in its 30th year as an international event, the NAIAS is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, providing unparalleled access to the automotive products, technologies, people and ideas that matter most – up close and in one place. Administered by executive director Rod Alberts, the NAIAS is one of the largest media events in North America, and the only auto show in the United States to earn an annual distinguished sanction of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles, the Paris-based alliance of automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world. For more information, visit naias.com.
2018 NAIAS Dates:
The Gallery – Saturday, January 13, 2018
AutoMobili-D – Sunday-Sunday, January 14-21, 2018
Press Preview – Monday-Tuesday, January 14-16, 2018
Industry Preview – Wednesday-Thursday, January 17-18, 2018
Charity Preview – Friday, January 19, 2018
Public Show – Saturday-Sunday, January 20-28, 2018


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We’re not even a bit surprised that Samsung is working on another flip-phone, which has been spotted under the model number SM-G9098, and it plans to launch the device in the Chinese market. The South Korean conglomerate is known for keeping old design alive by introducing follow-up products and they somehow managed to sell.
The previous flip-phone from the company was the Galaxy Golden which went official in August of last year. Back then, the device was launched with pretty mediocre features and it had a price tag of around $700. The new one features the same traditional design. However, there are a few noteworthy modifications. Firstly, there’s a faux leather rear panel and the innards have high-end components.
The SM-G9098 was recently listed on the company’s China website, reports Sammy Hub, and it’s destined for launch on China Mobile. The phone comes with dual Displays, a 3.67-inch AMOLED panel on the outside and another one on the inside. The resolution here is a big disappointment as it is only WVGA 800 x 480 pixels.
On the bright side, a 2.3GHz quad core Snapdragon 800 processor does the heavy lifting along with 2GB of RAM. Other features of the phone include a 13MP rear camera, a 2MP webcam, a microSD card slot and a 1900mAh battery. There are dual SIM slots as well, with TD-SCDMA network support.
The Samsung SM-G9098 should go official for the Chinese market any day now and we highly doubt that you’ll see the handset reach international waters.
Here’s an overview of the specs:
– Dual 3.76-inch Super AMOLED WVGA screens
– 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 SOC
– 2GB RAM
– Dual SIM support, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONAAS
– 13MP rear camera, 2MP front snapper
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Apple iPhone users it is time to rejoice. In all these years, the efforts by Google et al to poo-poo the Apple iPhone as a tool of the sheeple has proved nothing. However with this latest ad that mocks those poor souls who opted for the 16Gb handsets things might just have to change.
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Apart from the bane of Windows and Mac users’ existence that is iTunes, the most common gripe iPhone owners have is the pathetic excuse for storage on 16Gb models. As a heavy camera user myself that made the unforgiving mistake of choosing this option all the way up to the iPhone 6 I truly know how this feels.
It’s a great ad, not just for the sheer production value a Queen title track adds to it, but that Google are finally focussing on a weakness. Other efforts that suggest all Apple users are all the same and uncreative just didn’t fly with the community and pandered to the still-dress-like-Neo-from-the-Matrix crowd who were already loyal.
Let’s hope Apple take note and once and for all end the 16Gb iPhone in their September announcement.
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CPAX makes its partners public
The real-time bidding exchange service has announced its entire buyer ecosystem, aiming to be transparent about who has access to its inventory.
Canada’s Premium Audience Exchange (CPAX) has made its entire buyer ecosystem public is aiming to extend its commitment to transparency by stating the companies that have access to its inventory.
The open ecosystem allows certified CPAX buyers to demonstrate to their clients that they have access to the service’s inventory, which includes ads sites from media companies like the CBC/Radio-Canada, Cineplex, V, Shaw Media and Rogers Media.
“With the growing concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding programmatic, everyone wants to know that what they’re paying for is legitimate,” said Brad Jeffrey, platform services manager, Index Exchange, which powers CPAX.
One of the most recent cases of a big brand making headlines with its concerns around online transparency was Kraft, which last week announced that it rejects 75 to 85% of all impressions offered through digital ad exchanges because of fraud and viewability issues. Jeffrey says CPAX aims to combat those concerns by showing all URLs that are available to be bought through the exchange. Currently Jeffrey says about one billion impressions are going through CPAX on a monthly basis.
The CPAX buyer ecosystem is divided into three classifications: agency direct, managed service DSPs and self-serve DSPs.
Here is the ecosystem of companies currently working with CPAX:
Managed service DSPs
Self serve DSPs
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Leeds, UK: Having delivered development past expectations, digital martech innovator, Modo25 (www.modo25.com) has secured a fourth six-figure funding spherical for its award-winning BOSCO™ Join resolution that delivers actual and important advantages to online entrepreneurs globally.
This time, the funding has come from three new traders with important trade expertise to assist the continued international development of Modo25 and BOSCO™.
Flint and Readman
Richard Flint former CEO of Sky Betting & Gaming was behind this nicely documented development of Yorkshire’s most profitable tech scale-up enterprise. Richard nonetheless sits on the broader Flutter board as a non-executive director:
https://www.flutter.com/investor-relations/board-of-directors. Richard is now Chair of Butternutbox, the quick rising online subscription pet food enterprise and an investor in a variety of different tech companies.
Mark White President and COO of SEKO Logistics has overseen the expansion of SEKO to turn out to be one of many world’s most trusted retail logistics and provide chain companions – underpinning the spine of the large shift to online retail. Mark’s information and expertise will likely be vastly useful to Modo25 as they proceed to enroll more international ecommerce companies for the BOSCO™ Join – Advertising Intelligence Platform.
Keith Hunt of Outcomes Worldwide has big expertise of overseeing a number of mergers and acquisitions globally. Over the past 20 years his focus has been particularly round advertising and marketing businesses, SaaS MarTech and software program companies. His information of how you can scale up a world SaaS enterprise will likely be important for the subsequent stage of the Modo25 journey.
Modo25 is the powerhouse behind the martech platform, BOSCO™ Join, the machine studying platform that helps retailers and companies to extend the returns from their digital advertising and marketing and measures the success of their natural and paid media channels when in comparison with opponents.
That is fourth such funding that the corporate has obtained previously twelve months. It permits Modo25 to develop its formidable native recruitment drive; which has already introduced 40 new digital jobs into Yorkshire.
Following the funding, new UK (Leeds Based mostly) posts at present accessible embrace: Digital Advertising, Information science and Buyer Service roles. Modo 25 can also be enthusiastic about listening to from skilled US Web Retailing executives, who’re eager to play a job in a rising international enterprise.
On the social entrance, the funding announcement assist’s Modo25’s different core goal – to boost funds for charity. All the newest traders share Readman’s ardour for biking and charity fund elevating for the 1moreChild orphanage in Jinja, Uganda.
Reflecting on his funding, one of many new traders: Richard Flint had this to say, “Modo25’s CEO John Readman is emerging as a global champion for Yorkshire Business in the online performance marketing and analytics world. To be frank, I am impressed by his outstanding vision, creativity and determination to succeed. The business model he is deploying here is proving to be a winner and the ‘Software as a Service’ solutions Modo25 provide through BOSCO™ Connect delivers real and impactful benefits for online retailers across the globe.
I can speak for the other investors when I say that we are looking forward to helping out on the board and watching the Modo25 team deliver further on both their commercial and fundraising potential.”
Modo25’s CEO, John Readman, welcomed Richard’s feedback, including, “We’re thrilled that Richard, Keith and Mark have invested into the Modo25 vision. Thanks to their investment, we can expand our ambitious on-going recruitment drive which has already brought over 40 new jobs to Leeds and the surrounding areas.”
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U.S. equities traded slightly higher on Thursday as retailers rose, led by Target.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 30 points, with Wal-Mart, Goldman Sachs and Apple contributing the most gains. The S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent, with Target among the best performers.
Shares of Target climbed 5.1 percent after the company said it expects “modest increase” in second-quarter comparable-store sales, a metric closely watched by Wall Street for retail stocks. Target added it expects second-quarter earnings to come in above the high end of the forecast. The stock had traded more than 6 percent higher in the premarket.
“Target’s news is a much-needed breath of fresh air for retailers,” said Adam Sarhan, CEO of 50 Park Investments.
The SPDR S&P Retail exchange-traded fund (XRT) gained 2.5 percent and was on track for its best day since June 26. Shares of Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Costco and Macy’s rose as well.
Brick-and-mortar retailers have been hit hard this year. In 2017, the XRT has fallen more than 11 percent. Macy’s, meanwhile, has shed approximately…


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Another day, another hack. This week, it was the Democratic National Committee (DNC), who seem to have been hacked by alleged agents of the Russian government. While malicious software was used to actually steal the files, the delivery mechanism was simple – an email using a mistyped domain name. So, click the wrong attachment, someone [...]
Earlier this month, the BBB issued an alert notifying the public of a reboot of the well known Nigerian Prince email phishing scam. The scam has been around for years but the new version is more sophisticated and is costing victims millions of dollars annually. The scam is relatively simple: target receives a fax, letter, [...]
At DomainSkate we’re constantly talking with business owners who are just learning what we know -- that the Internet as we all knew it has changed significantly. New domains are launching every day offering people more options to grow their brand online. At the same time, these new domains are also raising a lot of [...]
Although the Internet has not gone to hell in a handbasket because of the New gTLD program, as many pundits and politicians predicted, it has tangentially caused a big security problem at ICANN as a result of the news that some ICANN staff members fell victim to a spear-phishing attack that gave security access to the attackers. The statement from ICANN (in part):
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) recently released a report about the state of the online world and cybercrime. The report noted that “...cybercrime gangs are aggressively pursuing brand diversity in their online fraud schemes, spoofing and otherwise leveraging the identities of some 756 institutions, the highest number the analysts had yet encountered.”
For companies trying to avoid having their customers or employees targeted by spearphishing, a brand protection system is critical.
In a decision issued by the NAF yesterday Microsoft won a UDRP decision for the domain name www.skyped.com (no link provided on purpose). The site was particularly nasty, because it asks the user to download an update for Skype software and then asks for personal information from the users. The decision described the hack in detail:
In Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. v. Fundacion Private Whois / Domain Administrator, the arbitrator Hon. Karl V. Fink found that the respondent ("Fundacion") had registered and utilized the domain www.victorassecret.com in bad faith, and transferred the domain to complainant Victoria's Secret.


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Privatize the Amazon rainforest says UK minister
October 1, 2006
At a summit this week in Mexico, David Miliband, Britain's Environment Secretary, will propose a plan to "privatize" the Amazon to allow the world's largest rainforest to be bought by individuals and groups, according to a report in The Telegraph newspaper online .
The scheme, which has been endorsed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, would seek to protect the region's biodiversity while mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to fight global warming.
According to The Telegraph the plan would "involve the creation of an international body to buy the rainforest before setting up a trust to sell trees" and buyers would become "stake-holders" in the rainforest.
As of Sunday evening, Brazil -- the country that houses the bulk of the Amazon rainforest -- had not issued a statement in response to the proposal. In the past Brazil has objected to plans to turn the Amazon into an "international trust" calling such ideas a threat to its national sovereignty. In the late 1950s, following the internationalization of Antarctica, Brazil became concerned over its tenuous claim to the Amazon, an began taking steps to assert control over the region. To establish a "presence" in the Amazon, and therefore the right to keep it as part of the national territory, the Brazilian government established the Manaus Free Trade Zone -- a sort of tariff-free manufacturing zone -- and aggressively promoted settlement and development in the Amazon, resulting in widespread forest loss, especially in the 1970s and 1980s.
Deforestation in the region continues today: between May 2000 and August 2005, Brazil lost more than 132,000 square kilometers of forest—an area larger than Greece—largely as a result from clearing for cattle pasture and agricultural activities. Slowing this rate of forest loss could have a significant impact on Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions, of which about 75 percent result from deforestation. Globally, deforestation accounts for about 20-25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Tropical forests, like those of the Amazon, have the best potential for mitigating rising concentrations of greenhouse gases since have the greatest capacity to store carbon in their tissues as they grow. Some experts estimate that the massive reforestation efforts could sequester 100-150 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide over the next 50-100 years.
Based on this principle of greenhouse gas sequestration by forests, last year the Coalition for Rainforest Nations -- coalition of tropical developing countries -- announced an initiative to conserve their forests in exchange for funds from wealthy countries. In December 2005 at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Montreal, the U.N. agreed in principal to support the initiative and even the U.S., which initially opposed the proposal, expressed interest.
While the details of Miliband's proposal have been made public yet, it seems likely that Brazil would benefit financially from the scheme. Given the extent of the Amazon, which presently covers around 3 million square kilometers, Brazil could be sitting on a potential carbon goldmine. For comparison, the forests of the Coalition countries -- Bolivia, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Papua New Guinea -- which combined cover less than two-thirds the extent of Brazil's forests, are worth at least $1.1 trillion for their carbon sequestration alone. Further, forests offer a great deal more value through the other, less measurable services they provide including fisheries protection, biodiversity preservation, erosion and flood control, recreation and tourism value, harvest of renewable products, and water services.
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MarinaChain's CEO, Dan Ha, was interviewed by KBS News in regard to the expansion of blockchain technology in the maritime industry. The original interview is in Korean, and a summary has been added below.
As the interest in fractional shares for high-priced artworks and real estate grows, people are also considering fractional investments of vessels which require large funds to construct. A closer look was taken at the Blockchain Week in Busan event.
It takes about two years to build a medium or large container vessel. What's more, it takes a lot of money to build a ship but 60% of the payment will be paid when you actually deliver the vessel. Therefore, medium-sized shipbuilders in Busan may fall into financial difficulties as they receive more orders.
If fractional investments are made in shipping financing which has been difficult for private investments, the shipyards will be able to secure stable vessels by securing the payment in advance.
Blockchain technology allows you to share and make transactions for vessels.
Blockchain technology also made a dramatic improvement in the management of vessels’ carbon emissions in the shipping industry.
As the operational data from vessels are organised and managed through blockchain-based big data, it is possible to check the carbon emissions of vessels in real time. Moreover, if carbon emissions are below the range, you can trade the carbon credits in the market.
“Busan has many shipping companies and since it is a city close to the ocean, there will be more synergy if related data is converged with blockchain technology.”
Various applications of blockchain technologies are introduced at Blockchain Week in Busan, taking place in BEXCO, Busan. It remains to be seen whether blockchain technology will be able to bring changes to the shipbuilding and maritime industries.


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Dean Foods this week announced it was bringing its 31 fluid milk brands under one label - DairyPure - and appears to be pushing the latest "...
Liquid milk is not a category that benefits from significant added value. While milk is on the shopping list, generally speaking, it is not...
| 11 Sep 2014
General Mills' move for Annie's has further fuelled the belief US natural and organic food companies, including Hain Celestial and WhiteWave Foods, could become takeover targets for mainstream groups searching for growth. But the price General Mills has agreed to pay for Annie's also underlines such deals would likely be expensive.
| 17 Apr 2014
Food manufacturers seem to be willing to take more risks on NPD, which is encouraging after seeing years of caution and a focus on nostalgia or new packaging formats. However, for those operating in struggling categories, innovation may not solve the dilemma of how to reignite growth.
| 17 Feb 2014
Read the financial statements and listen to the conference calls from US food manufacturers in recent days and it is clear: companies operating there are still facing tough conditions and cautious consumers.
| 13 Nov 2013
Dean Foods said an expected increased savings in the fourth quarter and into 2014 will help offset volume deleveraging from its lost business.
| 17 Sep 2014
WhiteWave Foods, the US-based organic and natural foods specialist, was spun off from dairy giant Dean Foods last year. Deanna Bratter, senior manager of corporate sustainability at WhiteWave, spoke with Ben Cooper about the company's approach to sustainability as an independent operation.
| 28 Oct 2013
Alpro has had three owners in four years but one executive that has been at the company throughout is CEO Bernard Deryckere. He talks to Dean Best about the success Alpro, now owned by US firm WhiteWave Foods, has had with the recent expansion of its product portfolio.
| 24 Jun 2015
Dean Foods has been revealed as the second party that has expressed interest in an acquisition of Australia's A2 Milk Co.
| 12 May 2015
US milk supplier Dean Foods has insisted its launch of national brand DairyPure fills a gap in a market where liquid milk consumption continues to fall.
| 11 May 2015
Shares in Dean Foods jumped today (11 May) despite a reported first-quarter loss as the US milk supplier's underlying earnings beat analyst forecasts.
| 11 May 2015
This week, Kellogg reported its first-quarter results and, despite sales and profits being down, CEO John Bryant said the firm was on the right track. Elsewhere, Mondelez International took steps to bolster its e-commerce efforts, announcing a tie-up with technology firm ChannelSight. Dean Foods announced it was bringing its 31 milk brands under one label, a move we analysed to find out whether it could put the dairy maker back on the road to recovery after a string of loss-making quarters. Here is the week in quotes.
| 11 May 2015
Kellogg reported its first quarter results and despite sales and profits being down, CEO John Bryant said the firm was on the right track. We took a look at the Chinese milk market which revealed the importance of international dairies in its future. Lactalis swooped to acquire a majority holding in Yildiz Holding's AK Gida. And we explored what UK supermarket Sainsbury's latest loss and plan to cut prices would mean for suppliers. Here are the highlights from just-food this week.
| 5 May 2015
Dean Foods has consolidated all of its milk brands under one label in a bid to boost sales.
| 10 Feb 2015
Dean Foods stressed today (10 February) it continued to see "sequential improvements" throughout 2014 but shares fell in pre-market trading as the group reported fourth-quarter profits that missed analyst expectations.
| 30 Jan 2015
Dean Foods is closing its Verifine Dairy fluid milk processing plant in Sheboygan as part of a move to consolidate operations in Wisconsin.
| 14 Jan 2015
The Schwan Food Co has appointed Robin Galloway to the post of EVP and chief financial officer.
| 18 Dec 2014
Our interviews with senior United Biscuits executives - in the year the company's owners agreed to sell the UK snack maker to Turkey's Yildiz Holding - featured highly on the list of 2014's most-clicked interviews on just-food. Interviews with the CEOs of the UK's Premier Foods and Canada's Agropur, as well as the CFOs of Arla Foods and Brazil's BRF were also popular as we continued to gain access to some of the industry's leading lights.
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Alpro and Silk owner WhiteWave Foods today (10 November) lifted its forecasts for 2014 sales and underlying earnings per share after reporting a "record" third quarter.
| 10 Nov 2014
Dean Foods has seen its share price jump today (10 November) after the US dairy group beat third-quarter analyst expectations and guided to an improved fourth-quarter performance.
| 22 Sep 2014
After General Mills' move to buy Annie's, M&A advisor Stefan Kirk took to just-food's pages to argue Lifeway Foods could be a takeover target for Danone. General Mills, meanwhile, battling to improve the performance of its US business revealed it will close two plants. And we took a look at the most eye-catching products being showcased at the Natural Products Expo East show in Baltimore.
| 22 Sep 2014
US food groups General Mills and ConAgra Foods were under scrutiny this week with both reporting first-quarter results. WhiteWave Foods, the US natural and organic specialist, struck a deal to buy dairy-free brand So Delicious, while Thai seafood giant Thai Union Frozen Products made its second acquisition in Europe in a matter of weeks. Meanwhile, we spoke to the CEO of Wise Foods about his plans to grow the US snacks business.
| 12 Aug 2014
Dean Foods has reported a second-quarter loss - and warned of another loss in the third quarter in 2014 - as the US milk supplier battles "volatile" commodity costs.
| 9 May 2014
Shares in Dean Foods dropped more than 5% yesterday (8 May) after the US dairy group lowered its forecast for annual earnings following a loss in its first quarter.
| 12 Feb 2014
Shares in Dean Foods tumbled yesterday after the US dairy giant warned commodity prices would weigh on the business this year.
| 11 Feb 2014
Baskin-Robbins ice creams are set to go on sale in US grocery stores, owner Dunkin' Brands has announced.
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Canadian dairy major Saputo has booked an increase in third-quarter sales and earnings, boosted by its acquisition of Morningstar Foods and a strong performance from the group's international businesses.
| 6 Jan 2014
A court of appeals has reinstated antitrust proceedings being brought against Dean Foods by a consortium of retailers, overturning an earlier ruling that had dismissed the case.
| 18 Nov 2013
All three bidders for Australian dairy Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory tabled revised offers this week - with the takeover target still backing Canada's Saputo. Meanwhile, Mexican food group Sigma has made a move for Spanish meats firm Campofrio. And our latest just-food interview saw Orkla CEO Age Korsvold talk about the Nordic group's plans for FMCG.
| 18 Nov 2013
This week saw a continued focus on M&A, as further evidence of the global trend towards consoidation in the sector emerged. The battle for Australia's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory rumbled on and Mexico's Sigma launched a takeover bid for Spain's Campofrio.
- M&A Watch - ConAgra should divest Commercial Foods
- 10 Things to Learn - JBS's acquisition of Moy Park
- What lies behind Ferrero's move for Thorntons?
- Focus: Will ConAgra sell own-label unit?
- Focus: Will synergies lift Ahold Delhaize in US?
- General Mills to axe 675-725 jobs
- China seizes meat from 1970s in latest scandal
- CMA "accepts" Muller's revised Dairy Crest offer
- Unilever, Nestle commit to half food waste by 2025
- 7-Eleven launches premium private label lines


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A team of white-hat hackers from China was able to hack Google’s Pixel flagship smartphone in less than a minute at the PwnFest hacking competition in Seoul, South Korea. The team demonstrated an exploit which enabled remote code execution on the Pixel. In took them less than a minute to use a zero-day vulnerability to install code on Google’s latest flagship smartphone remotely. This exploit can prove to be very dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands.
Remote code execution can allow an attacker to run any code remotely on the device, thus making it easy for them to steal personal information, data, and more without the user ever finding out about it. The exploit launched Google’s Play Store before launching the Chrome browser automatically and displaying a web page which read “Pwned by 360 Alpha Team.”
The aim of these hacking competitions is to showcase the talents of some of the best white-hat hackers in the world. They are able to break through the layers of security on most widely used devices and win money in the process. Companies that make these devices get a benefit out of this exercise too, they get to know about exploits in their products which they can then patch quickly.
Google wants to assure Pixel users that it’s on top of things. The company has confirmed that it patched this exploit within 24 hours of the demonstration at the event in Seoul. The team won a cash prize of $120,000 for this hack.


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Internet-connected baby monitors are riddled with security flaws that could broadcast live footage of your sleeping children to the world and his dog, according to new research.
Mark Stanislav, a security researcher at Rapid7, discovered numerous security weaknesses and design flaws after evaluating nine different devices from eight different vendors. Security flaws included hidden, hardcoded credentials, unencrypted video streaming, unencrypted web and mobile app functions, and much more.
Isolated real-world reports of hacking of baby monitors date back at least two years, so it’s not as if the problem is new.
Last year privacy watchdogs at the ICO warned parents to change the default passwords on webcams to stop perverts snooping on kids.
The warning followed a security flap created by the site, hosted in Russia, that streamed live footage ranging from CCTV networks to built-in cameras from baby monitors. The website itself – insecam.cc – accesses the cams using the default login credentials, which are freely available online for thousands of devices.
Nearly a year later it’s still easy for miscreants to access streaming video footage from baby monitors, Rapid7 has discovered.
Three popular baby monitors were found to each have a critical vulnerability impacting their overall security.
The three critical issues would allow:
- A hacker to locate an exposed camera and watch the live stream, enable remote access (e.g. Telnet), or change the camera settings
- A flaw that created a means for an attacker to gain access to every recorded clip for every registered camera across an entire service
- A bug that meant a hacker could add an arbitrary email address of their choice to every single camera. Thereafter, a hacker could login at will to view the stream of any camera of their choosing
Ten vulnerabilities reported to affected vendors by Rapid7 were disclosed at the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) conference on Tuesday, 2 September. Computer Emergency Response Teams were kept abreast of the flaws.
Flaws were found in the iBaby M6 and iBaby M3S from iBaby Labs; Philips In.Sight from Philips Electronics; the Summer Baby Zoom WiFi Monitor & Internet Viewing System from Summer Infant; Lens Peek-a-View from Lens Laboratories; the Gynoii from Gynoii, Inc; and TRENDnet WiFi Baby Cam TV-IP743SIC from TRENDnet.
The Philips In.Sight B120, iBaby M6 and Summer Infant Baby Zoom all left live streams easily hackable because of a lack of authentication or other security controls.
These critical vulnerabilities are particularly bad news for parents who rely on affected devices. The other security issues raised, especially those related to exposed remote access protocols and featuring hardcoded credentials, can be risky depending on their network accessibility, Rapid7 warns.
All of the tested devices run a fully-fledged operating system and therefore offer a point of attack for purposes other than abusing the baby monitor’s intended functionality.
Rapid7 told affected manufacturers and US-CERT about the bugs it found back in early July, but many of vulnerabilities remain unpatched two months later.
Vendors exhibited widely varied responses to the reported problems, as a white paper (pdf) from Rapid7 explains.
During the course of the vulnerability disclosure process, we saw vendors exhibit the entire range of possible responses. One vendor was impossible to contact, having no domain or any other obvious internet presence beyond an Amazon store listing.
Some vendors did not respond to the reported findings at all. Others responded with concerns about the motives behind the research, and were wondering why they should be alerted or why they should respond at all.
On the exemplary side, one vendor, Philips N.V., had an established protocol for handling incoming product vulnerabilities, which included using a documented PGP key to encrypt communications around this sensitive material.
Philips was also able to involve upstream vendors in pursuing solutions to those technologies provided by others. Weaved, a provider of an IoT-in-the-cloud framework for Philips, was especially open with and responsive to the authors of this paper.
Rapid7 has published more details of its research (and further background material) on its Internet of Things microsite. ®


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Thailand Travel Mart (TTM+) Plus
Last month, I was invited to attend the Thailand Travel Mart (TTM+) Plus 2014. It was held at Impact Muang Thong Thani Convention and Exhibition Centre in between 4-6 June 2014. It was first time attending the travel mart and also first time interviewing the executive director of Tourism of Authority of Thailand ASEAN, Ms. Jamnong Junnapiya.
A TTM Plus 2014 was a successful one as buyers Give TTM Plus 2014 High Satisfaction Rating for Niche-Market Focus.
A majority of buyers who attended the Thailand Travel Mart (TTM) Plus between 4-6 June, 2014, have given it an overwhelmingly satisfactory rating. They said the event was useful in helping them find the kind of niche products and services they were seeking to maintain their competitive edge in a rapidly changing trading environment.
A total of 177 questionnaires were filled out by the 343 buyers who attended Thailand’s most important travel trade event organised under the theme of “Experience with Us” at Impact Muang Thong Thani Convention and Exhibition Centre.
An analysis of the responses indicated the following: Most buyers were satisfied with the event (average score of 4.36 out of 5); they found the products and services in line with their market needs (4.26); the event offered appropriate products suitable for niche markets (4.13); it offered interesting products from the Greater Mekong Subregion countries (4.03).
The top five categories of sellers most sought by buyers were Hotels & Resorts (65%), Tour Operators/Travel Agents (61%), Weddings & Honeymoons (36.7%), Ecotourism (28.2%), Entertainment Venues and Health & Wellness (25.4%).
A total of 75.7% of buyers said they achieved their main purpose of attending, which was to meet sellers of new products and services. In addition, 87% of buyers also expressed interest in developing future tourism programmes between Thailand and the GMS countries.
The analysis also showed that 176 buyers (51%) were first-time participants at the TTM Plus, up from 46% who were first-time buyers at the TTM 2013. Of the international buyers, the top three countries were China (30 or 10.49% of international buyers), United Kingdom (27 or 9.44% or international buyers), Australia and India (20 each or 6.99% of international buyers).
The responses also included a number of valuable suggestions on improvements that could be made at the next show, especially related to transportation, appointment scheduling and meals.
Amongst the sellers, the event was attended by representatives of 399 organisations, an increase of 1.27% over the TTM Plus 2013. Most sellers were from Southern Thailand and Bangkok (38.48% and 34.18%, respectively), followed by the Northern, Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. Sellers from the GMS countries comprised 4.05% of total number of sellers.
Of the exhibitors, 92 organisations or 23% of the total, were first-time participants, up from 21% who were first-time participants at the TTM 2013. Hotels & resorts comprised 66.67% of the total, followed by Tour Operators/Travel Agents (6.27%); Ecotourism (5.01%); Entertainment venues (3.76%) and GMS (3.76%).
The sellers gave the event an average satisfaction score of 3.56 out of 5. A total of 46.7% of the sellers expected their sales revenue to increase over 2013 as a result of business done at the TTM Plus 2014 and 42.9% of sellers expected their sales revenue to remain the same as last year.
They said they would like to see a greater diversity of buyers at the next TTM, especially from emerging markets.
Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik thanked all the buyers and media who supported the event and completed all their appointments.
“During these challenging times for Thailand, we need to enjoy the confidence of our many friends and supporters. We were happy to see such an overwhelmingly positive response and hope that all our foreign guests will go back and spread the word that the situation in Thailand is normal and safe,” he said.
My interview with executive director of Tourism of Authority of Thailand ASEAN, Ms. Jamnong Junnapiya was a casual one. Most of my questions were already addressed by TAT Governor Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik at the event. The curfew is already lifted and a new government is expected to be formed by September 2014 and there will be new campaigns to bring back the confidence of tourists to Thailand.


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Key Market Indicators
In 2020, Dutch Home Appliance Sales reached €3.94 billion, a 1.5% increase on 2019's figure of €3.89 billion. France overtook the Netherlands to become the fifth largest market, with sales of €3.94 billion. Italy, Poland and France respectively placed second, third and fourth. Import of home appliances to the Netherlands is expected to reach $1.05 billion by 2026, 2.9% higher than the 2021 figure of $892 million. Compared to 1997, demand has grown 6.2% year on year. China was the largest market in 2021, followed by Germany, Japan and France. Export of home appliances from the Netherlands is expected to reach $775.5 million by 2026, 3% higher than the 2021 figure of $651.4 million. Compared to 1997, supply has grown 4.3% year on year. The US was the largest market in 2021, followed by Germany, Malaysia and the US.
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LG has announced that as part of its most ambitious smartphone yet to be launched, it’s going to allow up to arounf 4,000 customers to test drive the upcoming G4 flagship smartphone weeks before it becomes available to buy. The program scheduled to start today 8th April in South Korea, and will also be available to consumers in other 14 countries which would include: China, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.
LG says that it’s going to select participants “based on their entry responses” on the company’s local websites and social media sites. More details on how to apply will be shared in the coming days via the said websites.
Each one among the 4,000 selected consumers by LG will receive a G4 “for up to 30 days.” The bad or rather worse thing about it is that the 4,00 won’t be able to keep their smarphones, however, LG will give them assignments up on which they will be able to win the smartphone if they emerge victorious or worth it.
The LG G4 will be officially announced on April 28, but it’s not clear exactly when it’s going to be released. The handset will without any doubt feature a 5.5-inch display with 1440 x 2560 pixels, a rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, and a new LG UX 4.0 interface on top of Android Lollipop.
Other features that seem not confirmed are that the handset is set to run on Snapdragon 810 or 808 processor, and 3 GB of RAM. What a smartphone. More details coming soon. Stay tuned and give us your view on this.
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PostNord's expansion of the Langhus terminal in Oslo underpins e-commerce growth
There is strong growth in the e-commerce sector, so PostNord is now investing in modern technology and more floorspace at the terminal in Langhus in Norway, to cater for the increases in volume in that country.
- “We are making an investment in the Oslo region to ensure future growth and development in e-commerce. The investment will help us increase our capacity and develop our distribution network in the Nordic region, and safeguard our position in the Norwegian market,” says PostNord’s acting President and Group CEO Annemarie Gardshol.
As a result of the investment in the terminal in Langhus, PostNord’s capacity in Norway will increase to 250,000 parcels per day. At the same time, the expansion of the sorting facility will also lead to more automated parcel handling and better delivery precision. Overall, the terminal space will be increased by 10,000 square meters.
The expansion work will start in the second quarter of 2019 and is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2020.
- “The plan is that the expansion will be ready by mid-September, so that the new terminal can be properly tested in good time before Black Friday and the Christmas period in 2020,” concludes Annemarie Gardshol.


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The countries with the best brands, according to FutureBrand.
As Canadians, we’re proud, and we show it, too. You’re sure to see the Canadian flag displayed prominently on the luggage of Canuck travellers around the world.But as a brand — the quantifiable value you can place on a nation’s worth — how does Canada stack up?
Market research firm FutureBrand has released its eighth Country Brand Index, which measures nations in terms of culture, economy and public affairs to gauge how the world sees them. Canada scores high, but what country can claim a better global brand than us? Click through to find out.
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EU weighs tariffs on bourbon, blue jeans, Harley-Davidson
The European Union is weighing potential tariffs on U.S. goods ranging from Levi’s jeans to Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the president of the EU’s legislative body said Friday.
The proposed tariffs come in response to President Trump’s Thursday announcement that he will impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports next week.
“We will put tariffs on Harley-Davidson, on bourbon and on blue jeans — Levi’s,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on German television, according to Reuters.
Trump’s announcement has drawn condemnation across the globe, with several countries threatening retaliation if he imposes the duties.
“We would like a reasonable relationship to the United States, but we cannot simply put our head in the sand,” Juncker said.
The products listed by Juncker appeared to target industries based in the home states of congressional leaders. Harley-Davidson is based in Wisconsin, the home state of Speaker Paul Ryan (R); Levi Strauss & Co. is headquartered in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D) hometown of San Francisco; and bourbon is made in Kentucky, the home state of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R).
Juncker did not make it clear if he listed those particular companies and industries because of their locations within lawmakers’ home states.
According to Reuters, the EU is weighing potential 25 percent tariffs on $3.5 billion worth of goods to “rebalance” trade with the U.S.
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland also warned on Thursday that Ottawa would take “responsive measures” against the U.S. if Washington imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports to the U.S.
Roberto Azevêdo, the director-general of the World Trade Organization, expressed concern on Friday about the possibility of a trade war stemming from Trump’s proposed tariffs.
“A trade war is in no one’s interests,” he said. “The WTO will be watching the situation very closely.”


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Craft-brew innovations like instant beer and spontaneous fermentation sure make Budweiser sound pretty lame in 2017, but fast-forward a hundred years to when humans destroy Earth, and you may be calling the planet’s boringest beer maker the real pioneer. At SXSW this weekend, the mega-brewer said it’s exploring ways to make beer that can exist on Mars, since of course that’s where our species will have to settle.
On a panel with outer space enthusiast Kate Mara and astronaut Clayton Anderson, two top Budweiser execs discussed the logistics of brewing beer in space — chief among them how to carbonate it sans gravity. As Anderson noted, “When you’re in a zero-gravity environment, a beverage with carbonation is going to be an issue,” but the company says it’s working on that: “We’ve already started to construct a set of experiments to take our barley malt up to the space station to understand what kind of effect those low-Earth-orbit conditions puts on [the grains],” Anheuser-Busch’s VP of marketing innovation Valerie Toothman told the panel. “Then, bringing [the grains] back to Earth; planting them; growing, harvesting, and testing them; and understanding what kind of changes might happen.” They’re also investigating how to use Mars’s ice, because beer is about 90 percent water.
Budweiser admits that life on Mars “could be a decade or two away” (which frankly sounds a bit optimistic), but the company doesn’t want the first Martian colonists to have to toast their arrival with Tang or space espresso. “When we can enjoy a few ice-cold Buds on the red planet, that will be the moment when we can truly realize our dreams of space colonization,” it argues.


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Vision 2030: Ajinomoto to shift focus to promote healthy ageing and salt reduction
Japanese food manufacturer Ajinomoto is focusing on food solutions to combat global health issues as a new growth driver for the next decade.
As part of its vision for 2030, the company will shift its focus from ‘delicious and convenient foods’ (2010 to 2019), to ‘food and health issues’ (2020 to 2029).
The company announced this strategy as part of its medium-term management plan for 2020 to 2025.
Japan’s Ise Foods plans Asian egg-spansion starting with Thailand after FFC success
Japan’s Ise Foods, known for being the first firm to retail eggs with a food with function claim (FFC) has announced intentions to expand its business in Asia.
The FFC eggs (Ise no Tamago), contain high levels of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).
The company is currently preparing to test for production in Bangkok, Thailand and plans to apply to the Thai FDA with aims to begin full-scale production soon.
Japan’s Megmilk Snow Brand launches first functional yoghurt drink to relieve allergy symptoms
Eight weeks intake of fermented citrus juice containing lactic acid bacteria has been found to reduce nasal symptoms and increase regulatory T cells (Tregs) in Japanese adults during the peak pollen season.
Japanese cedar pollinosis (JCPsis) is a major health problem that has increased over recent decades and impairs daily activities. According to Okubo et al. in the journal Allergology International, approximately 26.5% of people suffered from JCPsis in 2008.
Researchers from Yakult Central Institute and Shimoshizu National Hospital reported Lactobacillus plantarum YIT 0132 (LP0132) helps reduce the symptoms of JCPsis and suppresses the decrease in Treg cells.
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Entries are now open for NutraIngredients-Asia's third annual awards, held to recognise the best supplements and functional foods products, ingredients and research across Asia Pacific.
The awards ceremony will take place in Singapore on September 22, the evening before Vitafoods Asia 2020 gets underway.
They are open to companies across the globe, providing its products or ingredients are available in at least one APAC market.
Japan’s Teijin makes first foray into probiotic space with Chr. Hansen partnership
Chr. Hansen has sealed a deal to supply probiotic ingredients to Teijin Limited, a Japanese prebiotic firm, for use in functional and health food applications in its domestic market.
With this partnership, Chr. Hansen’s Human Health business unit will provide probiotic-related products for health food applications, including tablets, capsules and powder sticks. Powders for infant formula will follow later.
Teijin will have the right to import and sell probiotics ingredients manufactured by Chr. Hansen within Japan.


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Elderly are being targeted on pension days, says victim of shop theft
74-year-old’s bag of treasured possessions was stolen inside Archway store
27 April, 2018 — By Emily Finch
William Deasey outside the Co-op store in Archway, where he believes his bag was stolen, along with his wallet and keys
A PENSIONER whose bag of treasured possessions was stolen while he was out shopping has warned that thieves are cruelly targeting elderly people on the day they pick up their pension.
William Deasey, a former “mod prince” who clashed with rockers on Brighton beach in the 1960s, said his bag with his wallet and keys was stolen from the Co-op supermarket in Archway on Monday.
The 74-year-old, who lives in sheltered housing off Junction Road, believes thieves are targeting OAPs on Mondays and Tuesdays because that is when they receive their cash.
“I want to warn people because the thief could get away with it again. I’ve heard that a lot of old people are being targeted at the moment in Archway,” he said.
He added: “I was looking at the reduced section and then turned to get some butter from the fridge. That’s when I think they took it out of my trolley.”
Mr Deasey’s keys and wallet, which contained irreplaceable photos and phone numbers of his friends, was in his stolen grey shoulder bag alongside around £90 in cash.
Mr Deasey has posted notices up in Archway, urging the thieves to return his things
“I looked in all the bins around the station in case they dumped my things after taking the cash but I couldn’t find anything. I fell on the floor because I have a bad back – the doctor already says I have a seven out of 10 chance of being stuck in a wheelchair,” he said.
Mr Deasey praised the police officer who investigated the theft after she purchased his shopping for him which he had left behind the counter at the Co-op when he noticed his bag was missing.
“I went home and called the police. They took a few hours to come but the female police officer was wonderful. I told her she didn’t have to pay for my shopping but she said, ‘no no no no’. What a really nice officer,” he said.
A text sent to Mr Deasey by the officer investigating the theft informed him that CCTV footage proved “negative” and the case would not be investigated further because there were no witnesses or forensic evidence.
“I want people to look in their gardens in case my bag was thrown in there. I want my phonebook and photos back,” he said.
Mr Deasey blamed the recent spate of closures of crown post offices for pensioners being targeted in Archway. Pensioners can only receive their payments from crown post offices and not franchise stores.
“The thieves know we get our state pension in cash from Archway post office because it has a lot of bus stops nearby. A lot of old people can get here easily. The thieves follow us elderly people and steal our bags,” he said.
Anyone who finds a grey shoulder bag, a wallet featuring a cartoon with the caption “does my bum look big in this?”, or photos of a pet dog in Archway can contact the Tribune by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org or call 020 7419 9000.


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The latest version of NextEngine’s software for creating parametric CAD models from 3D scans is being released. RapidWorks 3.0 includes more than 350 enhancements, according to the company.
New features include:
- Support for SolidWorks, Pro/E, NX, AutoCAD
- Feature wizards for faster creation of solid features
- Smart AutoSurfacing with 1/10th the NURBS patches
- Macros to automate workflows with a new Batch Process Designer
- Part averaging combines scans of multiple samples to normalize dimensions
- Now handles up to 1 Billion measurement points
RapidWorks 3.0 will be available in July for $2,995.
For more information, visit NextEngine.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.


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In January 2006, manufacturing turnover was 9 percent up on one year previously. This is exclusively caused by higher selling prices and an extra working day. In the period December 2005-January 2006, manufacturing output improved, compared to the period October-November 2005. The sectors food, drinks and tobacco and petroleum, chemicals and rubber in particular were performing well, according to provisional figures released by Statistics Netherlands.
Higher turnover due to higher prices and extra working day
Manufacturing industry generated a 9 percent higher turnover in January 2006 than in the same month of last year. The turnover increase was mainly the result of an increase in selling prices by 7 percent, but was also partly due to an extra working day in January 2006, compared to the same month last year. Statistics Netherlands estimates the positive effect of the extra working day at 2 percent.
The highest turnover growth was generated by the sector petroleum, chemicals and rubber; turnover grew by 19 percent in comparison with January last year, prices in this sector rose by 16 percent.
Domestic turnover of Dutch manufacturing industry in January 2006 was 11 percent up on January 2005. Manufacturing exports were 8 percent higher.
Sharpest increase recorded in sector food, drinks and tobacco
After adjustment for seasonal effects, manufacturing output showed an increase of 1.6 percent in the period December 2005-January 2006, compared to the period October-November 2005; it is the second increase in a row. The sharpest increase (by 3.4 percent) was recorded in the sector food, drinks and tobacco. Petroleum, chemicals and rubber also improved distinctly by 1.1 percent.
Output of raw materials, semi-fabricated products and consumer goods increased in the period December 2005-January 2006, compared to the previous period. Output of investment goods, on the other hand, decreased.
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The date for the Google Pixel 4 is sneaking up on us quickly with under four weeks until the October 15 announcement now. We have seen pretty much everything leaked about the phones including the colours which were black, white and what everyone has been calling coral.
9to5Google have been told by two sources exactly what the colours will be called. Google seem to have a tongue in cheek shot at other manufacturers when naming the colours of their phones in the past with less fancy descriptors than some manufacturers which use names such as Midnight Blue, Extreme Night Black, Fog Sea Green, Mist Powder, Breathing Crystal, Aurora, Nebula Purple, Crown Silver, Majestic Black, and Royal Gold colours (phew). Last year Google’s colours of their Pixel 3 phones were Just Black, Clearly White, and Not Pink.
Google on the other hand call a spade a spade and call it how it is. Their upcoming black Pixel 4 is that and nothing more — that’s right, its Just Black. Their white colour does not have any fancy shimmerings or shade to it and to state the obvious it is Clearly White. The coral or orange colour is not just a little bit orange but when you look at it the orange is very striking. So is it orange? It definitely is, and not a little bit: it is Oh So Orange.
The 9to5Google sources have also stated that this year the cases will be available in Blue, Chalk, Black and Orange (no fancy names here). The Google cases are never cheap but they are great quality and of course fit and work well with all the Pixel hardware and software.
I like the way Google name their colour SKUs for their Pixel phones — it makes it much harder to remember and to describe to people. Aside from these colours the phones are expected to come with a Snapdragon 855, triple rear camera, Soli sensors, stereo speakers and or course Android 10.
Of course there is a lot more about the Pixel 4 that we should be excited about and come October 15 we will know everything — stay tuned to Ausdroid for that as we continue our Google device coverage.


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(Inside Retail Asia | May 4, 2018)
Despite currency fluctuations knocking out €104 million (US$124.5 million) of revenue, Hermes International reports solid first-quarter sales with China again a hero.
Excluding Japan, Asia achieved 16 percent growth. Japan continued with outstanding growth of 8 percent. In January, the group opened a Landmark Prince’s flagship store in Hong Kong.
The French luxury fashion group’s consolidated revenue for the period amounted to € 1.3 billion, up 11 percent at constant exchange rates and 3 percent at current exchange rates with the strengthening of the euro.
“This solid performance is the result of the well-balanced sales growth,” says executive chairman Axel Dumas. “It is particularly healthy as it is mainly based on an increase in volumes in the group’s stores.”
Performance was driven by sound growth across all business lines, led by a 17 percent jump in the ready-to-wear and accessories division. Perfumes also performed with 16 percent growth.
Meanwhile, Hermes Group finalised the sale of its former Galleria store on April 12, expected to generate a net capital gain of about €50 million.
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The launch of Twitter’s Ads API — an “application programming interface” that allows advertisers to plug their own ads into Twitter’s ecosystem — will probably turn out to be one of the more significant moments in the history of the microblog platform.It also lends itself to some speculative guesswork about when the company might finally file IPO papers with the SEC in order to sell stock to the public. One potential clue is to look at how long it took Facebook to file for its IPO after it launched an ads API.
Advertisers are eager for an easy, effective way to target the millions of people who use Twitter every day. The API provides that, and thus it will likely also provide a solid economic underpinning for Twitter.
Twitter is already profitable. But a formal ads API has the potential to automate ad buying on Twitter at a mass scale. It could turn Twitter’s torrent of promoted tweets and trends into a tsunami. Among Twitter’s first API clients are TBG Digital, Salesforce and Adobe. Guess what? They’re among Facebook’s top media buyers, too. They funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into Facebook every year.
At this point, an IPO might become too tempting to resist.
IPO filings, of course, are also triggered by the number of private investors you have, so it’s not just about revenue. But it is about scale. One reason Facebook went public after its ads API launched was because it wanted the vast sum of money the IPO generated to invest in further scaling up its platform.
Facebook’s ads API launched in August 2011. The year before, its revenues were just $1.9 billion. In 2011, however, revenue grew to $3.7 billion, and then $5 billion in 2012.
Facebook’s IPO was filed in early February 2012 — just six months after its ads API launched, which more than doubled Facebook’s revenue in two years.
If you assume that Twitter has the same kind of scale/revenue issues that Facebook had, it would put the company on a timeline to file its own IPO in … August 2013.
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Aptera Motors declares that it has been awarded a grant from California Power Fee to achieve scaled manufacturing. It’s a $21 million grant, that’s granted to the corporate because it is among the few startups left attempting to efficiently scale sustainable expertise. Their photo voltaic EV has gained momentum and is nearer to manufacturing.
Aptera Motors continues to push ahead with hopes of attaining what its opponents couldn’t scale SEV collection manufacturing. Aptera’s lengthy journey towards this purpose made vital headway in January with the debut of its Launch Version photo voltaic EV. Whereas the expertise set to debut on the Launch Version Aptera seems to be past promising in unmatched vary and aerodynamics, the corporate’s co-founders shared that large quantities of further funding have been nonetheless required to achieve manufacturing, which stays at the least a 12 months away.
One week later, the startup launched a crowdfunding marketing campaign known as Speed up Aptera searching for to boost a further $20-$50 million to assist propel its expertise towards manufacturing. The intelligent marketing campaign asks its loyal neighborhood of reservation holders to speculate at the least $10,000 within the trigger as a part of a type of funding contest, full with a leaderboard that prioritizes first SEV deliveries to whoever donates probably the most.
Speed up program
Up to now, the Speed up program has garnered practically $8 million in funding and secured manufacturing slots for 544 reservation holders, with the present chief’s funding eclipsing $1 million. On the time of the crowdfunding announcement, Aptera’s co-founders additionally introduced the corporate had obtained a grant for $21 million, however it was all however assured because the course of wouldn’t be accomplished till February or March. Right now, nevertheless, Aptera has confirmed an official award of the state grant in California which, mixed with its Speed up program, will assist the startup inch ever nearer to scaled SEV manufacturing. Right here’s the most recent.
The startup confirmed the award of the $21 million grant, which is able to assist its Photo voltaic Mobility Manufacturing Venture in California. The California Power Fee awarded the cash to Aptera in assist of the venture, which entails manufacturing parts and automobiles within the state whereas decreasing cumulative greenhouse gases (GHGs). CEC commissioner Patty Monahan spoke. “Aptera represents California’s revolutionary and entrepreneurial spirit on the subject of electrical automobiles, harnessing the facility of the solar to go additional on actually zero-emission photo voltaic vitality. The Power Fee is proud to fund Aptera to fabricate the world’s first mass-produced, three-wheeled photo voltaic automotive. Assembly California’s purpose to zero out air pollution from transportation over the subsequent 15-25 years would require innovation and pondering exterior the field.”


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In the aftermath of this week's Apple-Qualcomm settlement, Intel has confirmed it plans to exit the 5G smartphone modem market.
It’s not cheap but it's far from overpriced, and the spec sheet on the MSI Trident X ticks far too many boxes to get tripped up by lacklustre looks.
The current iMac design feels out of date. A new all-in-one Mac is long overdue.
ASUS is making a bid to appeal to the budgets of the content creator market via their latest Mini PC, the ProArt PA90.
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After four years since its last update, Apple on Tuesday announced a new Mac mini with modern processors and specifications.
MSI has introduced the Trident X Series with the latest MSI GeForce RTX 2080 graphics cards and the Intel 9th Gen Core K series processors.
MSI will kick off an integrated global marketing campaign, MSI x Venom, bringing the highly anticipated film to PC gamers with the latest MSI Optix MPG27CQ Curved Gaming Monitor, Trident 3 Gaming Desktop and B450 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard.
ASUS has announced new workstation products built on the latest Intel "Mehlow" platform, including the WS C246 PRO and WS C246M PRO motherboards, and the E500 G5 and E500 G5 SFF workstations.
ASUS has released the UN68U Mini PC, featuring 8th Gen Intel Core processors with dual-storage, M.2 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe data transfers and high speed connectivity options.
Lenovo has announced the updated ThinkStation P330 family of desktop workstations, including the Tower, Small Form Factor and Tiny systems.
If you’re happy to embrace the limitations and opportunities attached to the smaller form-factor, the Hades Canyon is a phenomenally compelling package.
Fujitsu has announced the release of a new enterprise thin model from the Fujitsu Thin Client Future lineup.
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Industry Updates: Apparel Specialty Stores and Department Stores – February 2016
Adidas America has named Kasper Rorsted as its new CEO, becoming effective in October when the company’s current CEO, Herbert Hainer, steps down.
Cabela’s Inc. announced Scott Williams has been elevated to the role of President and given additional responsibility for U.S. retail operations and all operations in Canada.
Gap announced Craig Brommers was appointed Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer.
Genesco Inc. announced that Senior VP and President Ken Kocher has resigned.
JCPenney Company Inc. appointed Joe McFarland as Exec VP Stores, effective immediately, succeeding Tony Bartlett.
Lands’ End Inc. announced that it has named James Gooch as its new Exec VP, COO and CFO. He will succeed Michael Rosera, who will be leaving the company.
Macy’s Inc. named Peter Sachse Chief Growth Officer with added responsibility for merchandising and announced Justin MacFarlane joined the company as Chief Strategy, Analytics and Innovation Officer.
Nike Inc. announced Adam Sussman will become the company’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer.
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. has named Shannon Greene, currently CFO, as Interim CEO of the company after Jon Thompson resigned. Senior VP Mark Angus will assume the role of Interim President
The Buckle, Inc. has announced that Patricia Whisler, currently Senior VP of Women’s Merchandising, will retire from her position with the company later this spring.
American Apparel announced it has emerged from Chapter 11 as a private company known as American Apparel, LLC.
Mergers and Acquisitions
BSN Sports announced that it has acquired Lids Sports Group, from Genesco Inc.
Chico’s FAS has sold Boston Proper to Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based, consumer-focused private equity firm.
Barneys New York opened a store in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood on Feb. 15.
H&M plans to open 425 stores in 2016, with a focus on expansion in the United States and China. The company will also enter several new markets this year, including New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Cyprus.
JCPenney Company, Inc. announced that it has introduced a leading assortment of kitchen and laundry appliances in 22 pilot stores in the San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa area stores. Each pilot location will feature 90 to 150 appliance models in a dedicated showroom staffed by trained and knowledgeable associates. The company plans to make a broad assortment of major appliances available on jcp.com starting this spring.
Macy’s Inc. announced that a Bloomingdale’s store is planned to open in spring 2017 in Kuwait. The three-level, 93,000 sq. ft. store will anchor 360 Mall in Al Zahra, one of the most upscale and successful commercial and residential areas of Kuwait.
The Men’s Wearhouse Inc. is now known as Tailored Brands, Inc. The company’s ticker symbol changed to TLRD.
Coach Inc. will open a New York City flagship to celebrate its 75th anniversary this fall. The 20,000 sq. ft. store will be located at 685 Fifth Ave.
Nordstrom Inc. plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at The Market Place in Tustin, CA. The approximately 32,500 sq. ft. store is scheduled to open in fall 2016.
PGA Tour Superstore continues to broaden its footprint with its first store in Utah. The 25,000 sq. ft. store will open in Sandy, UT, in April.
Primark will open a 100,000 sq. ft. store in The American Dream Mall in northern New Jersey in 2017.
Recreational Equipment Inc. will open a 27,000 sq. ft. store in Rochester, NY, in fall 2016, and a 25,000 sq. ft. store in Winter Park, FL., in spring 2017.


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While the multichannel YouTube network awaits a big buyout payday, it has signed a deal to create its first scripted drama series. Maker Studios, which last week thwarted Relativity’s acquisition bid weeks after making a deal with Disney potentially worth $950M, has partnered with the fashion/lifestyle brand Nylon. They will create programming for the Nylon TV YouTube channel, starting with Oh, You Pretty Things, starring Francesca Eastwood (watch the trailer below). The 10-episode series follows a lifestyle blogger and her group of twentysomething trendsetters looking to make their big break in the underground music and fashion scene on LA’s Eastside. Sarah Dumont, Tui Asau, Alexander Nifong, Julian de la Celle and Matthew Grathwol co-star. The show will premiere May 19 on Maker’s fashion and beauty channel The Platform.
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