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Spooky season is over, but the season for celebration is just beginning. November brings in the holiday season, along with less humidity and 11 new restaurants to keep our taste buds buzzing through the holiday season. Here are what will surely be your new favorite culinary hotspots.
Ai Tallarin at Lincoln Eatery
Ai Tallarin, a new Asian fusion restaurant and the latest addition to the Lincoln Eatery, has officially opened on Miami Beach. Chef Carlos Zheng’s new outpost pairs traditional Chinese street food and tapas with unique Peruvian flavors and a touch of Miami flare. Ai Tallarin will serve South Florida foodies hibachi, sake, dim sum, and stir-fry, and noodles from its famed pasta machine that churns out savory, Instagram-worthy noodles for a truly amazing casual dining experience.
Ai Tallarin is located at 723 Lincoln Ln N, Miami Beach, FL 33139. For more information, visit their official website.
Created by owners of South Florida staples Fresko, Rustiko, and Kosh, the trendy new eatery, Asiatiko, offers a fresh take on Japanese cuisine with a kosher, Robata-style steakhouse. Asiatiko’s immaculately curated menu focuses on preparations that slow-grill dishes over hot charcoal. The extensive menu features creative sushi rolls, as well as traditional and contemporary offerings to satisfy a range of palates and cravings.
Looking for incredible cocktails? Asiatiko’s masterful cocktail menu is an attraction in itself. Curated by Aaron Diaz, the cocktail menu will take you on a flavorful journey around the world, with traditional favorites and unique offerings like the Singapore Gardens (Lychee, Elderflower Tonic, Sichuan Peppers, and Gin in Roses) and the Precious Isle (Drambuie, Chamomile, Lime, JW Black Label, Ceylon Tea).
Asiatiko is located at 2906 NE 207th St Unit 101, Aventura, FL 33180. For more information, visit their official website.
Barbakoa by Finka
From the brilliant culinary mind behind uber-successful West Kendall eateries like Finka Table & Tap and Amelia’s 1931, Barbakoa by Finka brings the innovative Latin-Asian fusion cuisine of Chef Eileen Andrade to The Doral Yard. Recently opened Barbakoa boasts the same high-quality, expertly crafted food and drinks, but will feature a more family-friendly interactive space perfect for holiday festivities. Chef Andrade will treat patrons to a range of flavors, from Latin-inspired dishes like Islas Canarias Croquetas and Vaca Frita Tiffin to Korean barbecue dishes and artisanal, woodstone oven pizzas.
Barbakoa is located at 8455 NW 53rd St. Suite 106, Doral, FL 33166. For more information, visit their official website.
Bar La Real
Ever heard of Tropiglam? Because Bar La Real created it. No, really. Bar La Real’s Art Director Carlos “Beto” Perez Fleta coined the term to describe an atmosphere that brings together old-school glamour and tropical aesthetics. Located on the top floor of a historic post office in Downtown Miami, Bar La Real combines South Beach opulence with Latin American culture to create a truly unique nightlife experience. But this new spot isn’t just flash. It has plenty of substance. The rooftop bar offers incredible handcrafted cocktails with luxury trimmings like fruit caviars, gold powder, and small-batch bitters.
Bar La Real is the latest offering from White Feather Management, the masterminds behind uber-popular Wynwood bars El Patio and Mayami Latin. It’s the first of a series of seven new WFM concepts, all of which will offer Miamians a one-of-a-kind party.
Bar La Real is located at 100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132. For more information, visit their official website.
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop
Need to satisfy some late-night (or midday) munchies? NYC dumpling master and restaurateur Stratis Morfogen is opening Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a 24/7 dumpling Automat, in Wynwood. Brooklyn Dumpling Shop will allow Miamians to do contactless orders of all kinds of classic and experimental deli-style dumplings, from traditional potstickers and fried wontons to Philly cheesesteak dumplings and breakfast cro’sumplings any time, day or night. To order, simply select your choices on the screen, swipe your credit card, wait for your number to appear, and grab your dumplings from the locker. Craving: satisfied.
For more information, visit their official website.
TikTok-famous Crumbl Cookies brought its award-winning treats to Miami-Dade County last month with a new location in Kendall. Started by two cousins from Utah in 2017, Crumbl has amassed more than 3 million TikTok followers and became one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in America during the pandemic. The brand’s fresh, ultra-thick, beautifully decorated cookies have helped Crumbl expand to more than 30 states and 200 locations. And you don’t have to worry about getting sick of them. Not only are the cookies addictively delicious, but Crumbl changes the menu every week to keep cookie stans constantly craving more.
Crumbl Cookies is located at 13520 SW 120th St, Miami, FL 33186. For more information, visit their official website.
Can’t get enough of authentic Italian pizza? Well, popular Miami pizza chain, Piola opened a new location on Miami Beach. Featuring the homestyle northern Italian recipes created by brothers Stefano and Dante Carniato, Piola Miami Beach will serve wood-fired pizzas, scrumptious salads, and comforting pastas with the same artisan quality as Piola’s Brickell, Hallandale, Weston, Pinecrest, and Doral locations.
Piola Miami Beach is located at 4000 Collins Ave Suite B, Miami Beach, FL 33140. For more information, visit their official website.
Izzy’s Smokehouse Aventura
Award-winning Brooklyn kosher barbecue joint Izzy’s Smokehouse opened a new outpost in Aventura last month. Helmed by the owner and self-taught master pit boss Sruli “Izzy” Eidelman, Izzy’s delights meat-lovers with Texas-style barbecue (with a Brooklyn-Jewish twist, of course), slow-smoked on site and finished over a live-fire oven. The menu is 100% kosher, so Izzy’s doesn’t serve pork, but anyone can enjoy their two-week brined and smoked pastrami, Thai sticky ribs, smoked fried chicken sandwiches, and housemade sides. The third location—and the first in Florida—is situated in a newly renovated space in the Waterway Shoppes.
Izzy’s Smokehouse is located at 3585 NE 207th St, Aventura, FL 33180. For more information, visit their official website.
Pura Vida, Miami’s fave café for healthy food that nourishes your mind and your body, opened its eighth location in Bay Harbor last month. The newest location offers all its usual superfood fare—smoothies, acai bowls, salads, toasts, wraps, etc.—but in a new 3,000-sq. ft. indoor/outdoor space mere minutes from Bal Harbor Shops and Surfside Beach. Pura Vida devotees will have plenty of room to devour their Fire Egg Bowls and Miami Mochas with seating for 40 indoors and enough classic blue umbrella tables for 16.
Pura Vida is located at 1001 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154. For more information, visit their official website.
Stalk & Spade
Stalk & Spade, a vegan fast-casual restaurant, is making its way to Miami next winter. Founded by CEO Steele Smiley, the restaurant chain is 100% plant-based and dairy-free, offering American classics with a vegan twist. Steeley became plant-based in 2014 and has made it his mission to bring plant-based restaurant options on the go to the masses. The brand aims to make great-tasting, healthy food accessible and convenient.
The menu offers a wide selection of plant-based fast food alternatives, including hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chick’n sandwiches, chick’n nuggets, fries, salads, wraps, and frozen treats. Menu highlights include a classic burger with dill pickles, ketchup, and mustard; a spicy sriracha chick’n sandwich; and a caesar salad with grilled chick’n. The “meats” are made in-house using a proprietary recipe, and all menu items are 100 percent vegan.
For more information, visit their official website.
Taqueria Hoja in Miami Beach
Bar Lab partners Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi opened a second Taqueria Hoja location at the Generator Hotel in Miami Beach last month. Chef Alex Chang will stay on as menu consultant, but the kitchen and bar will be helmed by Coral Gutierrez—a Mexico native and Bar Lab veteran—and Christine Wiseman—the former bar manager of Broken Shaker Los Angeles. The new location will feature an expanded menu, but will still focus on creating innovative flavor profiles, using traditional methods and only the highest-quality tortillas made with corn grown and harvested by small family farms in Oaxaca. And of course, the cocktail menu will continue to feature tequila- and mezcal-forward concoctions and an extensive list of artisan-crafted, small-batch tequilas and mezcals.
Taqueria Hoja Miami Beach is located at 3120 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140. For more information, visit their official website.


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With COVID-19 executive orders wrapping up in Nebraska, the State Patrol in a news release reminds owner-operators of commercial trucking vehicles of the status of state and federal exemptions.
“The trucking industry has been immeasurably vital during the pandemic,” said Captain Dan Doggett, Commander of the NSP Carrier Enforcement Division. “From hauling PPE, to cleaning supplies, to food, and eventually vaccine shipments, our partners in the trucking industry have been a big part of getting through the pandemic.”
This week, the Governor rescinded several executive orders related to coronavirus.
With that, Nebraska State Statutes related to the trucking industry, such as weight regulations, are now back in effect.
The Carrier Enforcement Division will be working with the trucking industry and drivers during the transitional period.
While Nebraska regulations come back into place, emergency measures authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remain.
The FMCSA Emergency Declaration exemption is limited to:
- Livestock and livestock feed
- Medical supplies and equipment related to testing, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19
- Vaccines, constituent products, and medical supplies and equipment including ancillary supplies/kits for the administration of vaccines, related to the prevention of COVID-19
- Supplies and equipment necessary for community safety, sanitation, and prevention of community transmission of COVID-19, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, soap, and disinfectants
- Food, paper products, and other groceries for emergency restocking of distribution centers or stores.
According to the FMCSA order, the exemption does not include non-emergency transportation of any of the goods listed above.
(Picture from Getty and Nebraska State Patrol)

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Researchers with Arm and PragmatIC have developed the first true microprocessor that employs plastic — not silicon — as its base material. The 32-bit PlasticArm microprocessor concept is based on the company's M0 design and features around 18,000 logic gates, a processor, memory, controller, and inputs and outputs. The development, published in Nature, will allow a new era of truly bendable, flexible microchips that are also cheaper to produce than silicon.
Silicon has been the base element for semiconductor manufacturing since the dawn of computing, which began over 50 years ago with the introduction of Intel's 4004 CPU. That packed an at the time astonishing 2,300 transistors. Silicon's rise to power is predicated on two fundamental characteristics. First, it's the second most common element on Earth (which means it's both cheap and readily available). Second is the capability to function as either an energy conductor or an energy insulator, depending on its implementation.
However, silicon does have some caveats that are becoming more and more limiting in regards to the scope of its applications. For one, it's brittle and rigid, meaning that it can't be easily integrated in actual biology — nature has a way of not enjoying straight lines when it comes to cooking up life. The second important caveat is that while it may be cheap to produce, it's certainly not cheap enough to be used in everyday, expendable products in a cost-effective way. Enter the PlasticArm development, which aims to enable plastic as a medium with which processing chips can be built, skirting both those limitations.
This is not a replacement for silicon, mind you. The researchers point out that silicon presents advantages in terms of performance, density, and power efficiency. Instead, the two technologies are expected to complement each other according to the application requirements.
The researchers point out possible applications in bottles (for smart milk or juice bottles that analyze whether or not the product has gone rancid), food packages, garments (imagine a sweater that smartly detects body or outside temperature and increases the space between fibers for better cooling), wearable patches, bandages, and so on. Other possible applications include biomonitors. Imagine a thin plastic, computing-capable film that's placed on internal organs or tissue for diagnostics and early signs of trouble. Wearable electronics patches that can display information directly on your skin another option, or less-invasive diagnostics for wildlife monitoring.
Researchers predict scaling capabilities of up to 100,000 logic gates before power consumption becomes a problem and additional materials are required for the manufacturing process. Even so, the test chip only consumes around 21 milliwats of power — most of it wasted in idle states — which could easily be provided solar cells smaller than postage stamps. Eventual charging mechanisms will look toward wireless charging technologies, enabling true self-contained chips.
The PlasticArm prototype further garners attention due to the fact that it was manufactured with well-known technologies used in mainstream silicon manufacturing, allowing it to benefit from years of innovation.
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Entrepreneurs of Sevastopol register a trademark for free
Entrepreneurs of Sevastopol are helped to register a trademark. This service is provided in the My Business center free of charge within the framework of the national project «Small and Medium Entrepreneurship».
Trademark registration is the only way to secure exclusive rights to your trademark in Russia or any other country. 14 Sevastopol entrepreneurs have already used the service at the My Business center. Another 32 small and medium-sized businesses are at the stage of obtaining a certificate— the press service of the Government of Sevastopol quotes the director of the department of economic development Denis Profatilov.
The My Business Center helped entrepreneurs from various fields register a trademark: sale of auto parts, pyrotechnic products, catering, winemaking, construction, production of metal structures, souvenirs, educational services and much more.
Also, as part of a comprehensive service, four participants in the agro-industrial and fishing clusters, which operate under the cluster development center, received registration. Two more entrepreneurs received a deposit service (this is one of the ways to prove authorship of a created work), and also registered a computer program with Rospatent.
The process of registering a trademark on average lasts from 8 to 12 months. It includes selection of classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services, verification, preparation of an application for registration of a trademark, support of the procedure, interaction with Rospatent specialists — until obtaining a registration certificate. Center «My Business» thus helps to reduce costs for entrepreneurs, — says the director of the center «My Business» Natalia Borisova.
She added that the center provides a trademark registration service free of charge. The subject of small and medium-sized businesses can only pay the state duty.
Entrepreneurs apply for registration already with a layout, logo. In some cases, one inscription is enough — the name of the enterprise, for example.
We have always strived to ensure that our products are different and have their own identity, and a trademark is a means of individualizing goods or services, and this step will further distinguish us and emphasize our recognition as a brand. Thanks to the My Business center in the city of Sevastopol, we have registered a trademark in our name, and this is a very important event for us, — notes the businessman Ksenia Khidaeva.
Recall that you can contact the My Business center for advice at 42B Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsii Avenue, building 6.
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A playboy Australian mining company CEO embezzled over $7 million to pay for “a high-class lifestyle for himself and his girlfriends,” including private jets, a luxury yacht, Rolex and Hublot watches, and a $171,000 Tiffany engagement ring for his Brazilian fiancée, a bombshell new lawsuit claims.
Aaron Thomas drained English company Oakmont Trading Ltd. of the millions to fund his lavish lifestyle over the course of three years beginning in 2010 before bedding down with fiancée Thaiana Rodrigues in a $14,500 a month NoHo apartment he rented with company cash, the ore company says in the Manhattan Supreme Court suit filed Monday.
“While Thomas has made some disclosures as to the whereabouts of the misappropriated funds, a sum of around [$2.5 million] remains unaccounted for,” the suit states.
The court papers paint a stunning portrait of luxury allegedly paid for with the checkbook of a company that shares a name with, but has no connection to Oakmont Stratton, the pump-and-dump brokerage made infamous by the 2013 Hollywood movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
“During a Caribbean vacation in Turks & Caicos for himself, Rodrigues, and members of Rodrigues’ family, Thomas chartered a luxury yacht and private jet for his travel companions at a cost of over $30,000, both of which were paid for with Oakmont funds,” the suit states.
Thomas also allegedly spent $91,000 in company dough in Las Vegas in May 2013, spent $121,500 on luxury watches made by Jager lecoutre, Rolex, and Hubot, and even paid for “many other flights taken by Thomas’s girlfriends, including Rodrigues, in 2012 and 2013,” the suit states.
Thomas founded Oakmont in the UK in 2010 – the company focuses on iron ore and owns ore operations in Brazil – and over the next few years unloaded about 74 percent of the company’s stock to investors, the suit states.
The Oakmont board fired Thomas in January 2014 and has already launched legal action against Thomas in the UK.
Reached at his Manhattan apartment Thomas told The Post the lawsuit was an attempt by the company board to get his remaining shares. He vowed to file a countersuit but declined to comment further.
Reps for Oakmont did not immediately return a call for comment.


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ArabyAds raises US$30 million in Pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV; eyes global expansion
- Leading African investment platform backs ArabyAds’ ambitious growth plan
- The company plans to use the funds to expand its footprint regionally and globally.
- ArabyAds also intends to invest significantly in ramping up its technological capabilities to support rapid growth.
Dubai, UAE, August 22nd, 2022: ArabyAds, the leading AdTech company in the MENA region, announced that it has raised US$30 Million in Pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest, a leading pan-African investment platform managing multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital and private credit.
ArabyAds will use the new financing to expand its footprint and further invest it to accelerate its technological advancement and talent acquisition to support the growth.
The transaction marks the eighth investment for AfricInvest’s Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV, which provides growth capital to small and mid-cap companies to expand regionally and across the African continent, spurring productivity growth and sustainable job creation.
Founded in 2013 in Egypt, with headquarters in the UAE and tech hubs across Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan, ArabyAds helps advertisers in customer acquisition, retention, and monetization by leveraging its technology platforms for influencer marketing (iConnect), Coupon based advertising (Boostiny), retail media (Ritelo), live commerce (Dmenta), and on-device contextual advertising (Deviceboost).
Mahmoud Fathy, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of ArabyAds, commented, “We are delighted to welcome AfricInvest as one of our long-term investors and thank them for placing their trust in our vision to build value for all stakeholders in the ecosystem.”
He further added: “ArabyAds is committed to transforming the digital advertising landscape with innovation and has been leading the way to deliver performance advertising with its platform offerings. Our fundamentals are strong, and as one of the fastest and profitably-growing companies in the MENA region, ArabyAds is now looking to expand its presence in newer markets where it can leverage its scalable, secure, and end-to-end platforms to help e-commerce businesses scale effortlessly across the globe.”
Skander Oueslati, Chief Investment Officer at AfricInvest said, “We are pleased to partner with ArabyAds at a time when the technology company is looking to further disrupt the AdTech industry through its transformative technology platforms. ArabyAds has established a strong brand and excellent reputation in the MENA region and is widely recognized for its reliability and expertise in digital marketing and advertising.”
Gulrez Alam, Chief Investment and Strategy Officer at ArabyAds commented, “This funding round enables us to increase the pace of our international expansion, providing ArabyAds an opportunity to further deliver meaningful technology solutions to e-commerce companies globally. At ArabyAds, our vision is to create a sustainable business with financial prudence and I am sure we will be able to replicate our success story in the new geographies as well”.
Ismail Talbi and Khalil Lakhoua, who co-led the transaction for AfricInvest added, “We are excited to play a role in ArabyAds’ growth journey and will provide the company with the support of the AfricInvest platform to deploy its future expansion projects in the MENA and Africa regions and beyond.”
Founded in 2013 to leverage innovation and deliver measurable results to its advertisers with data-led, transparency-first & omnichannel marketing, ArabyAds, is a global technology company that empowers e-commerce marketing. It offers multiple digital advertising platforms across different touchpoints of a brand’s journey in a customer lifecycle ranging from customer acquisition, retention, and monetization.
Entrepreneur Middle East recognized ArabyAds as “The best e-commerce marketing platform 2021.” For more information, please visit www.arabyads.com
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AfricInvest is a leading pan-African investment platform active in multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private credit, and listed equities. Over the past quarter century, we have raised more than $2bn to finance almost 200 companies at various development stages, delivering value and impact for our investors, portfolio companies, and the communities we serve. Our 100-strong team of investment experts in more than ten offices across three continents has a proven track record of providing attractive risk-adjusted returns while spurring productivity growth, creating jobs, and ultimately improving African lives through inclusive and sustainable development.
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Glyn Hopkin has become the latest AM100 dealer group to begin sales of used cars online and processed its first sale within 11 hours of launching the service.
The car dealer in the south east of England has adopted the NetDirector Auto-e platform, provided by GForces.
E-commerce is being added steadily to many dealers' services now, although some manufacturer brands such as Peugeot, BMW and Volvo operate their own e-commerce stream for new car customers.
Competition for used car e-commerce is growing. A rival system by Rockar is being used by Harwoods Group, while Vertu Motors began trading on its own platform in 2017 and Peter Vardy has backed Silver Bullet.
At Glyn Hopkin, managing director Fraser Cohen said his team has identified e-commerce as being an essential component of its future business operations.
“We know that there is demand out there from consumers wishing to fully transact online, and are confident that digital sales will play a key role in offering them a seamless buying journey both inside the dealership and from their homes," said Cohen.
"The GForces platform is a comprehensive solution that has the flexibility to evolve with our company and complement our offline offering.”
GForces will provide ongoing support as the online car sales platform is deployed fully across the 50+ dealerships in Glyn Hopkin group, with the platform managed by staff at the dealer group's head office in Romford.
Paul Stokes, head of online retailing at GForces, said: “Selling vehicles from within a dealer’s native web environment is exactly what consumers are demanding, and exactly what NetDirector® Auto-e delivers.
"The race really is now on between retailers to bring the right solution to market for them and their customers.”


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In the same way Christmas adverts create plenty of buzz each year in the UK, making the best Super Bowl commercial has become a bona fide sport in the US.
The annual championship game of the National Football League, which takes place this Sunday, is the most-watched television event of the year in the States, and so gives brands the chance to reach a vast audience – as long as they can afford the $5.5 million for a 30-second spot, that is.
While some notable brands, namely Budweiser and Coca-Cola, have decided to sit out this year, other first-time advertisers have joined in, particularly those brands that became even more relevant during the coronavirus pandemic and an era of social-distancing.
Here, we take a look at some of the most noteworthy ads that will air during the Super Bowl LV in 2021, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head off against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Super Bowl legends of yesteryear make an appearance in this multi-brand ad, which features Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos and Lay's.
Narrated by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, it presents a riff on A Visit From St Nicholas, refashioning it as 'Twas the Night Before Super Bowl.
It stars Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw, Jerome Bettis and Deion Sanders, who are all so excited about the big game they're up late at night snacking on their favourite chips (or crisps).
What do John Travolta and a company that manufactures and sells consumer lawn, garden and pest control products have in common? This ad.
The Grease star is seen showing off his TikTok-worthy dance moves alongside his daughter, Ella, in an all-star commercial, the brand's first Super Bowl instalment.
The spot features numerous ways many of us have been enjoying lockdown in our garden throughout the pandemic. The message is to "keep growing".
It also stars Martha Stewart, comedian Matt Braunger, The Office's Leslie David Baker, Nascar driver Kyle Busch, Rocky actor Carl Weathers and fitness instructor Emma Lovewell.
As Ella teaches her dad how to work her phone camera, Baker says: "Hey Travoltas, don't be tikety-toking on my grass!"
There is no doubt the American website provider is one of those that financially benefitted from the pandemic. Perhaps that's how it's nabbed a spot on the Super Bowl ad slate.
The advertisement features a reworked version of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: "Working 5 to 9, you've got passion and a vision / Cuz it's hustlin' time, whole new way to make a livin' / Gonna change your life, do something that gives it meaning / With a website that is worthy of your dreaming."
Clock-watching office workers start dancing after hours as it's time to hustle on their side gigs, and it features a bush shaped like a squirrel, too.
In an ad that's been viewed almost six million times since it was released on Tuesday, February 2, Alexa becomes human, in the form of Michael B Jordan.
The commercial asks: "What would be the ideal body for Alexa?" Well, the answer to that is the star of Black Panther.
"Who knew Alexa had abs?" reads the caption on YouTube.
It's a cheeky one.
Snack companies are certainly vying for the audience's attention this year. In a fairly bizarre but fun commercial, Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey appears as a 2D, flattened version of himself, who gets sucked up by a robot vacuum cleaner, blown away in the wind and bowled over by a football.
"Lately, I just haven't been feeling quite like myself," he muses in the voice-over. "Life used to feel fuller. Some days are harder than others. It's like I used to be on solid ground. There's gotta be a way to get back."
And there is: by eating Doritos 3D crisps and consequently getting stuck in a vending machine.
The computer manufacturer, which reported a big jump in sales during the pandemic, has been able to afford its first Super Bowl ad, and its an "ode to creators".
The one-minute "Defy Logic" commercial is led by musician Lil Nas X, who is shown writing and recording a song, alongside a bunch of other talents, from visual artists to gender activists, all using their nifty Logitech products in creative ways.
"We stand in defiance," says the Old Town Road star. "We're the makers, we're the groundbreakers, we're the creators. The streamers, the dreamers. We defy expectations."
Uber Eats revealed a teaser of its Wayne's World ad ahead of the game, featuring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, who reprise their roles as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar from the Saturday Night Live sketch series and the 1992 hit film.
"2020 was a great year," says Myers, who easily slips back into character. "Not!" the pair taunt in sync.
"We just wanted to say we'll see you soon for the ... game," continues Myers / Campbell, who goes on to explain that for legal reasons they can't actually say the world Super Bowl, instead jokingly referring to it as the "big bowl" and the "gigantic bowl".
Vying for top place in the oddest ad awards is this one from Tide – and we can't decide whether it's purely strange or utterly brilliant. It features Seinfeld star Jason Alexander's face on a hoodie, which looks deceptively clean. That's before a mum and son remember all the ways it's been dirtied up.
"Believe it or not, there’s a whole world of hurt … and dirt ... behind those eyes," reads the caption on YouTube.
All this to raise awareness of its new Tide Hygienic Clean Heavy Duty 10X Power Pods that promise to remove "both visible and invisible dirt from your garments".
Alexander himself makes a cameo, too, asking the young boy to give him back his face.
The parent company of Budweiser has said in a statement that, for the first time in 37 years, it would not be putting out an ad for the brand during the Super Bowl, so it can instead put the money it would have used towards raising awareness of Covid-19 vaccines.
It has still put something out, however; a commercial called Bigger Picture. It's a corporate one that takes a look at the company's community work and economic recovery efforts.
"The thing about America, is we can do anything," it starts. It goes on to feature scenes of all the ways people have been socially distancing, such as singing Lean On Me out of their windows while staying at home in their apartment buildings. There are Black Lives Matter moments, people dancing in their face masks, and then footage of others getting vaccinated.
Frankly, in the current climate, it's a bit of a heart-warmer.


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During Hershey’s third quarter earnings call with investors last Friday, executives touted strong gains in chocolate retail sales during the three months ending Oct. 2 and a strong start to Q4 thanks to Halloween, which saw participation and spend finally bounce back to pre-pandemic levels after subdued celebrations the past few years.
“In the North American confectionary segment, net sales growth of 10.4% was led by strong gains in our chocolate brands,” which saw retail sales grow 12.6% in the third quarter, resulting in segment share gains of more than 100 basis points and bringing the company’s chocolate market share to 47% in the quarter, CEO Michele Buck told investment analysts Friday.
Halloween offers Hershey reason to celebrate
Preliminary Halloween results suggest category retail sales are up double-digits this year and Hershey’s Halloween retail sales are up high single-digits, she added.
The company’s iconic Reese’s brand was one of several Hershey lines to share in this success – with retail sales growing more than 16% in the third quarter.
Buck attributed this success in part to “teams across the organization who have worked tirelessly to install new lines, reconfigure existing lines and optimize our offerings and investments to maximize output and get more Reese’s on the shelves for our consumers to enjoy.”
She added that innovations, including a new Reese’s Big Cup stuffed with Reese’s Puffs Cereal, which will be in stores nationwide this month, will help further drive demand and sales through the end of the year.
“We anticipate this category momentum to continue into the Holiday season, and product is already out in stores and selling well,” Buck said. “We have a great line-up of products this year and our retail teams are already busy building amazing displays across stores in America to generate excitement and capture incremental purchases.”
As such, Buck said, Hershey’s performance during the holiday season should “be comparable to what we saw during Halloween.”
This success comes even as the company is pushing through price increase to offset higher inflation. During the third quarter, overall average selling prices increased by 7.7%.
When will consumer spending slow?
While price increases haven’t yet slowed consumer spending and the company expects everyday spend to remain healthy through the rest of the year, Buck cautioned that growth levels may moderate as consumers respond to ongoing high inflation.
“We expect price elasticities to moderate in the fourth quarter as consumer demand is expected to slow but remain favorable to historic levels,” added CFO Steve Voskuil.
Even with this caution, the company is optimistic about the strong consumer demand in the third quarter and what it has seen so far in the fourth quarter – prompting it to raise its full-year net sales guidance approximately 14% to 15% from 12% to 14%, Voskuil said.
Looking further into the future, Voskuil added that in 2023, Hershey expects pricing to be a “large contributor to net sales growth and help offset high single-digit cost inflation across commodities, packaging, logistics, wages and other general operating expenses.”
Despite an anticipated “dynamic” environment in 2023, Voskuil added that Hershey expects “to enter next year with strong momentum and believe we are positioned to deliver a strong year of top and bottom-line growth.”
Hershey joins other CPG companies in raising guidance
Hershey’s sales and forward-looking response is line with other CPG companies that have reported earnings in recent weeks, including Kellogg, which also raised its sales forecast for the full year even as it raises its prices.
Still, most CPG companies, including Hershey and Kellogg, say they are watching consumers’ closely for shifts in shopping behavior as they weigh additional potential additional price increases.


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Supermarket giant Tesco has reduced the price of its Easter eggs and this time the discount includes large ones.
Earlier this month, the retailer offered its customers 50% off its medium eggs and given the popularity of that deal, we're not surprised to see so many customers excited about this latest reduction.
Large Easter Eggs will be half price until Tuesday, March 26.
This means customers can pick up eggs from some of their favourite chocolate brands such as Galaxy, Mars, Dairy Milk, KitKat and more for less.
You'll need to be quick, as with many similar offers the best eggs tend to sell out straight away.
Other offers include two Thorntons Milk Chocolate eggs for £5 or £2 off a Kinder Surprise Giant Egg.
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Olivia Attwood and her ex-boyfriend were estimated to earn £500,000 collectively through social media posts and public appearances at the end of last year, according to celebrity publicist Rob Cooper.
But in reality, it's likely the 24 year old is earning much more than that as his new ITVBe show Chris and Olivia: Crackin' On airs.
So what projects has Chris Hughes taken on and how much does he earn?
Chris has landed a new book deal which launches on May 3 2018.
It's currently available to pre-order from Amazon, Waterstones and WH Smith ranging between £9.00 and £16.99.
Teasing it Chris said: "I'm packing it with loads of great stories from my childhood, from behind the scenes at Love Island, and from my life as current."
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Since leaving Love Island Chris has represented many brands and appeared in adverts.
He's appeared in a Sainsbury's advert with Kem Cetinay, Carphone Warehouse with co-star Marcel Somerville and dating website Badoo with Olivia Attwood.
Chris teamed up with Topshop and Calmzone to raise money for men's mental health.
The brand and Chris collaborated on boxers together.
Since starring in Love Island Chris has landed two major ITVBe shows.
The first was called Chris and Kem: Straight Outta Love Island and the second Chris and Olivia: Crackin' On.
Chris also released a fitness DVD with Kem Cetinay called Chris & Kem 100% Fit DVD.
Chris and Kem launched A Little Bit Leave it after Love Island ended.
The single topped the UK charts and was available on both Spotify and iTunes.
Chris and Olivia: Crackin' On airs at 10pm on ITV2 on Wednesday 7 March 2018.


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Happiness research inspired one business owner to implement a minimum salary
Seattle business owner Dan Price has a unique understanding of the minimum wage. Instead of basing it on market forces or existing budgets, he ties his own company's base salary to happiness research, which is why all 120 of his employees will soon earn at least $70,000 per year.
"The market rate for me as a CEO compared to a regular person is ridiculous. It's absurd," Price told The New York Times. He cut his own nearly $1 million salary to make room in the budget to offer raises to other workers at Gravity Payments, a credit card payment processing firm.
In the study that inspired the shift, which was published in 2010, researchers tested the old adage "Money can't buy happiness," determining that perhaps it can, at least to a point.
"Emotional well-being rises with (income), but there is no further progress beyond an annual income of around $75,000," the researchers concluded.
Price said the findings echoed something he'd heard again and again from friends and family members: It's incredibly difficult to live on a low salary.
"I hear that every single week," he told the Times. "That just eats at me inside."
Deseret News National recently addressed the same research in an article about coveting for its Ten Commandments series. While acknowledging that pay raises are shown to boost satisfaction, the article noted that money isn't the only way to boost well-being.
Connections with friends and neighbors, a sense of purpose in everyday life and fun hobbies to fill free time can also increase happiness, Deseret News National reported.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index uses a similar collection of ideas to measure happiness. To explore the impact of taking vacations or living in certain areas on overall well-being, Gallup researchers ask respondents about five "essential elements" of a life well-lived: purpose, loving relationships, financial stability, community support and physical health.
Annual salary, then, is only one part of the equation.
In the Times article, Price admitted that there were other social issues he could have addressed in order to boost his employees' well-being, perhaps by paying for community-building programs or improving vacation packages. But he said said pay raises "seemed like a more worthy issue to go after."
The raises will take effect gradually over the next three years, the Times reported. Currently, the average salary at Gravity Payments is $48,000 per year.
Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News
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Harper’s bikini issue #2 features the most stylish celebs from Canada’s most glamorous, sexy and most influential brands, including the latest trends in bikinis, swimwear and swimsuits.
Harper’s has teamed up with the brand’s iconic brands, the iconic Harper’s logo and iconic Harper and Harper’s, to bring you this special edition of the magazine.
“As Harper’s launches the latest Harper’s issue, the magazine is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special edition that celebrates our vision of women who work hard to represent and celebrate their individuality,” said Kelly O’Brien, Harper’s editor in chief.
“This issue features some of the hottest women on the planet in our most iconic and recognizable brands and iconic designers.”
In addition to featuring some of Canada’s hottest celebrities, the issue will also include an interview with Harper, featuring a candid look at her personal life and life in the media.
Harper said she looks forward to the release of the issue in early 2019.
“I’m looking forward to having this issue out next week and giving it to the Canadian people, and I can’t wait to hear from Canadians who support me and who admire my work,” she said.
Harper also shared the latest bikini trends and trends from other countries.
Harper will release her brand’s swimwear collection for Harper’s magazine and Harper and Harpers brand, which she created in the early 2000s.
“Bikini is now a brand in its own right, so I’m excited to share the new Harper’s collection and Harper-Harper brand with the Canadian public,” said Harper.
“We’re also looking forward for a lot of other new collaborations in the Harper’s swim and swimwear line, and the Harper andHarper’s collection in particular.”


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Azerbaijan to make purchase and sale of precious stones, metals cashless
In Azerbaijan, the monetary amount is determined, in excess of which the purchase and sale of products made of precious stones and metals will be carried out only in a non-cash form, Trend reports.
This matter was reflected in the “On targeted financial sanctions” draft law that was discussed at today’s session of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (Parliament).
According to the bill, the purchase and sale of products made of precious stones and metals for a total amount of more than 15,000 ($8,820) will be carried out only in a non-cash form.
After discussion, the bill was put to the vote and adopted in the third reading.
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Mainline has said that the ongoing financial uncertainty surrounding some distributors is being reflected in the ‘unprecedented’ number of new enquiries being received.
Since the beginning of September, the Orange distributor has seen the amount of new account enquiries treble and has more than doubled the number of dealers it would actually expect to sign up over the same period.
Mainline director of dealer sales Gail Hollinshead (pictured) said: “There are many nervous dealer out there at the moment. The introduction of ongoing revenue earlier this year means that dealers have much more of their long-term earnings tied up with their distributor and they don’t want to see it disappear overnight. As a result, many dealers are looking for a safe pair of hands and Mainline fits easily into that category.”
The distributor said that its £1 million Dealer Development Fund, combined with its commercial terms and business support activities, have helped in attracting new business enquiries. However it said it has maintained its rigorous criteria for taking on new dealers, which is why the proportion of dealers actually signed up is significantly less than the number of enquiries received.
Hollinshead said: “We only want to work with dealers who we feel can provide good numbers of quality connections over the long-term. By doing so, we can invest n helping them, confident that our relationship with them will be of mutual benefit. It’s a philosophy that some of our competitors would have done well to follow – both for their benefit and that of their dealers.”


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The Amazon sale faces serious competition from Australian online shopping market leader eBay, however, which launched its subscription service, eBay Plus, and a site-wide sales event to compete with its new USA competitor.
Amazon's Prime membership program offers two-day free shipping, access to some TV shows on its streaming service, discounts at Amazon-owned Whole Foods and a host of other perks. Last Prime Day, Amazon saw more new-member sign-ups than on any other day of the year, according to its 2017 Q2 financial results. Among them, a Fingerlings unicorn doll whose horn lights up and a Delta kitchen faucet that can be turned on through Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. The company is also offering Virtual Reality or VR outlets this Prime Day at 11 malls across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata.
Amazon's huge annual sale event is less than a fortnight away! In addition to being the longest Prime Day to date, the event will also expand to new markets this year, says Amazon. The regular price is $229.99 so this is a $100 savings. Naturally, you can use your Alexa smart speakers like the Echo Dot or Echo Show to request tunes too.
First of all, if you want to get in on the action, you need to sign-up to Amazon Prime.
Shoppers can keep tabs on the best deals at Amazon by visiting Amazon's today's deals page. Amazon disclosed for the first time this year that it had more than 100 million paid Prime members worldwide.
Aside from discounts, new Prime exclusive products will be also surfacing.
Save up to 50% on popular movies and TV shows on digital, DVD and Blu-Ray.
Here on the Smart Shopper column, we'll be posting numerous excellent deals during the entire 36 hour event.
The bad news is that the sale fiesta is only valid for Amazon prime subscribers, meaning only those who pay subscription fees can get their hands on the deals. That's six extra hours of shopping time! Most Amazon-exclusive smartphones will be available at a discount. Starting July 3, a ton of Prime sales are hot and heavy at their actual Prime Day prices, so Prime members can get a head start and get some deals out of the way.
Alexa Shopping - Alexa makes it easy to find the best Prime Day deals.
Last Prime Day, I purchased an AmazonBasics Lightning cable, deodorant and dog treats: practical purchases that I made because they were a few bucks off.
"We recognize that there are important local brands that members enjoy and love, so Prime Day and Prime is a great showcase for those brands", Ghani said. This year, a total of 17 countries will celebrate Prime Day.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 2 February, 2023 at 4:47 pm by Andre Camilleri
75% of businesses said they were as profitable, or more profitable, than they were last year, according to a survey carried out by The Malta Chamber of SMEs.
The Business Performance Survey 2022 SME Barometer saw a total of 237 respondents. The SME Barometer, launched in collaboration with MISCO, an independent consulting firm, presents quarterly surveys which showcase economic trends based on data accumulated from small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answering another survey question, Most SMEs (60%) said they saw an increase in total turnover when compared to the previous year (2021), while 22% said they remained the same, and 16% registering negative turnover.
In terms of reasons for the increase in sales, the majority of respondents (28%) said that the end of Covid restrictions led to their increase. 18% stated that there was more stability and 16% said that there was an increase in consumer confidence. The rest highlighted a number of other reasons.
By contrast, most respondents (23%) blamed the decrease in sales on spending power decreases, inflation (13%), and an increase in prices (10%). There were many other reasons given as well. For example, 8% of people said that the pandemic repercussions played a part, and another 6% feared that the conflict in Ukraine also caused sales to decrease.
When compared to pre-pandemic levels, a sizeable percentage of businesses (39%) said that they’re now doing better than in 2019, 15% said that they’re equivalent, and 17% are close to 2019 levels.
Around a third of respondents stated that their economic levels were below 2019 levels.
In reference to this latter statistic, Misco founding partner Lawrence Zammit said that, in a growing economy, “we need to appreciate that there is constant restructuring,” indicating that firms that adapt will thrive, while those that fail to do so will lag behind.
Looking forward to the coming year, the survey also asked participants to voice their expectations for 2023 as a whole. 39% said that the year will be better than before, 43% said that it will be the same as the previous year, and 18% said that it will be worse.
In terms of plans for the future, there were a variety of responses. The most common response (29%) was for the business to remain the same, followed by a desire (21%) to expand business operations in Malta. 11% were still uncertain about what to do, 8% sought to digitalise their business and offer their services online, and a further 8% sought to diversify their line of business.
In terms of what they expect the major challenge for their business to be next year, the top three answers were: (14%) increasing costs, (12%) increasing wage costs, and (9%) labour shortage.
SME Chamber President Paul Abela said the Chamber’s main aim was to discuss issues and impact policy decisions. The main issues he brought up included the outsized costs banking was increasingly having on SMEs, the need to upskill the workers that are entering the workforce, and more efficient regulations to ensure a more favourable business environment.


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Pusateri’s Fine Foods is recalling its own brand spring rolls in various flavours, because they contain milk that isn’t declared on the label.
Those with a milk allergy should not consume the products listed below, which have been sold at Pusateri’s Fine Foods and Saks Food Hall locations across Ontario:
There have been no reported reactions associated with the consumption of these products at this time.
Still, you should check to see if you have the recalled products in your home. If you do, and you have a milk allergy, the products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Consuming the recalled products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in those who are allergic to milk.
This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s inspection activities; the agency is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.
If other high-risk products are recalled, the public will be notified through further Food Recall Warnings.


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AKQA, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, Ogilvy London and Wasserman are the agencies behind Vodafone's global "firsts" brand strategy, which was announced yesterday.
Ogilvy & Mather London has appointed André Laurentino, currently TBWA/London's global creative director for McDonald's, as its global executive creative director for Unilever, including Dove and Hellmann's.
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Getir, the Turkish speedily offer startup, has purchased its German rival Gorillas. This extra reduces the choice of companies in Europe promising to raise groceries to your door inner minutes.
This merger leaves simplest three such businesses tantalizing on the continent: Getir, Berlin-essentially based Flink, and US-essentially based Gopuff.
As Getir’s founder tweeted, the acquisition valued Gorillas at $1.2 billion — down from $3.1 billion in September 2021. Gorillas change into once among the many most hyped-up startups within the second grocery offer sector, offering offer cases in no longer up to ten minutes and a kind of reductions.
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Basically based in 2020, the firm expanded with out note covering multiple European cities and reaching $2.6 billion in earnings in 2021.
This yell reflected a brand mute industry mannequin for grocery offer as lockdown restrictions pushed patrons to insist items online.
To handle the rising search data from of at the time, startups esteem Gorillas and Getir, built networks of warehouses in cities, increased their choice of workers, and invested in promo codes and reductions to dwell aggressive.
Now, as COVID restrictions had been lifted, the immediate commerce atmosphere has changed tremendously. Earlier this three hundred and sixty five days, Gorillas laid off 300 workers and exited four markets — Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Belgium.
Within the same plot, Getir let scamper 14% of its world personnel in May perhaps presumably also impartial. And — in conserving with a Financial Times’ file — it’s now seen its valuation plunge from $11.8 billion in March to $10 billion currently, which also contains Gorillas’ $1.2 billion value.
“As funding stagnates for the Q-Commerce industry, meals prices continue to inflate, and patrons fight with the fee-of-living crisis, it is unsurprising to seem at [such] businesses making strikes in insist to continue to exist what’s regularly a elaborate 2023 for the field,” Geoff Lloyd, Director of Retail at NTT DATA, suggested TNW.
In fact, the firm’s latest gawk on 2,000 UK grocery purchasers discovered that 90% of patrons order that fee is a key choice point for where and when to retract their groceries.
As per Lloyd, the detect reveals that patrons are prioritizing fee over comfort. This device that fewer are willing to pay the extra fee that contains the immediate commerce mannequin — be it better pricing or offer charges.
And despite Gorillas’ acquisition, Lloyd believes that “the lengthy hasten doesn’t watch too incandescent for Getir,” in consequence of the wider downwards style of the immediate commerce mannequin.
“With this in thoughts, there would possibly be a huge different for legacy outlets and grocers to maintain motivate market piece from the Q-commerce challengers and boost gross sales over the arriving months, as the latest economic climate is altering user procuring for behavior,” he added.
It’s now decided that the immediate commerce industry change into once launched on shaky foundations, as the user hunger for this create of carrier has been doused by the return to unparalleled life and an upcoming economic crunch.
With the industry now consolidating, it feels esteem the immediate offer gold plug is at last working out of steam.


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I don’t know whether to feel schadenfreude for Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary at his loss of income ( he’s personally worth $400m), or admire him for chutzpah.. Here he is admitting he screwed up for failing to hedge on oil prices last year. and here again he spits defiance at the Republic’s National Consumer Agency which has asked him to honour sales of Ryanair seats made by rival websites. How much revenue was Ryanair losing on these transactions I wonder?
” Ryanair planned to clamp down on screenscraping websites that he says are ripping customers off by adding hidden fees and mark-ups.
The National Consumer Agency is utterly useless, he said.
Up to 1,000 bookings a day were being made by these scam artists.
He said Ryanair was now cancelling bookings made by screenscraping websites”.
1,000 bookings a day cancelled! Is no one objecting?
To O’Leary, the customer is only right if he says so – and he seems to be getting away with it. Legal action over these websites could take a long time. Meanwhile the poor customer seems to have no redress.
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Zeng Jinchai used the online shopping service station in his village to order an Italian food delivery with a difference to celebrate his father-in-law's 92nd birthday.
Instead of simply having a meal delivered to his home, he found a company that was able to send three uniformed foreign chefs to cook spaghetti and other dishes for an outdoor buffet.
"My first thought was to buy Italian food ingredients online to prepare a meal for the birthday party, but then I realised no one in the village knows how to cook Italian food," he said.
"I didn't expect that an online company could send three chefs to cook on-site for us－and it only cost 3,500 yuan (S$760), everything included."
Zeng is one of many residents of Yunshe, a village in Guizhou province that is home to members of the Tu ethnic group, who have benefited from the rural online shopping station. They can visit the centre and use its computers to order whatever they need with the help of staff members.
The village is more than 10 kilometers away from Jiangkou county in the city of Tongren, and is relatively cut off from the outside world. Many residents, particularly older ones, did not know how to shop online before the centre opened.
Now they can order anything from small items to heavy household goods. Clerks pay for the items when the orders are placed and collect the money from the villagers after the goods arrive.
"At first not many people trusted the new service," said Zheng Qiaoyun, a clerk at the centre. "Then several people tried it and discovered that things bought online are much cheaper, and shopping this way is much more convenient than going to a traditional store."
Last year, Tongren's government established a strategic partnership with online Internet giant Alibaba, and a programme to offer an e-commerce service in rural areas was launched at the end of the year.
More than 40 stations have been established and nearly a million orders have been placed since the first centre opened in January, according to Luo Yingping, the administrator in charge of the Taobao Rural Operations Center.
An additional 2,000 are due to open over the next three years, and more than 70 per cent of the villages in Tongren are expected to benefit from the service.
"A rural online shopping station is only the first step," Luo said. "As villagers get used to buying things online, we intend to sell and promote farm produce to the outside world through the Internet."
Zeng Jun in Guiyang and Wang Yanfei in Beijing contributed to this story.


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THE Government has urged agribusiness companies to review their operations for them to comply with the international standards on quality and safety as Parmalat Zambia receives ISO 22000 international standard certification.
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Emmanuel Chenda said it was important that agribusiness companies adhered to product quality and, safety standards.
Mr Chenda said this in a speech read for him by ministry's Permanent Secretary, Siazongo Siakalenge during the announcement of the Parmalat Zambia accreditation of an international standard ISO 2200 certification in Lusaka.
He said that agribusiness companies in Zambia should strive to produce quality products so that consumers could gain confidence in them.
He said if the dependence on imports was reduced, the demand for local raw materials would be increased thereby generating increased income and jobs for the people.
Mr Chenda urged the stakeholders in the dairy sector to identify appropriate technologies which farmers should adopt while prioritising the dissemination of good management practices which should be adopted by the dairy farmers.
And Parmalat Zambia managing director Piet Theron said the firm had been accredited with an international standard ISO 22000 certification by the international organisation for standardisation dealing with food safety.


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DETROIT (WWJ) — Applebee’s, Olga’s Kitchen, MOD Pizza and Del Taco restaurants will offer free meals to veterans and active military personnel on Veterans Day throughout Metro Detroit.
The TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants — a Michigan-based, family-owned restaurant group — made the announcement on Friday as a part of an effort to support and honor America’s troops.
On Friday, November 11, all 66 TSFR Applebee’s, 25 Olga’s Kitchen, five MOD Pizza and four Del Taco restaurants will celebrate Veterans Day by providing a free meal to those who have served or are currently enlisted in military services.
Applebee’s will feature a special Veterans Day menu as well as provide a $5 bounce back coupon to each veteran to use on their next visit. Olga’s Kitchen will offer The Original Olga sandwich, while Del Taco will offer its 1-10 combo meals and MOD Pizza will offer any MOD size pizza for free.
“We are proud to open our doors and give the men and women who continue to fight on our behalf a free meal that they can enjoy with family and friends in a fun and welcoming environment. We look forward to having these brave individuals in our restaurants and being able to thank them in person for their efforts,” TSFR Director of Marketing Barb Pasciak said in a press release.
In addition to the free meals to veterans, TSFR and its 66 Applebee’s restaurants launched a “Pour One Forward” campaign in which guests can purchase two Samuel Adams Boston Lagers — one to drink and one to share with their local military hero.
From October 20 thru November 10, guests who participate in the Pour One Forward campaign can write a “thank you” note to troops. On Veterans Day, active military personnel and veterans can select one of the postcards from behind the bar and exchange it for a Boston Lager at no cost to them.
Those eligible to receive a free meal need to show proof of service, such as a U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card, DDT214 Citation or Commendation, U.S. Uniform Services Retired Identification Card, a Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES), a Veterans Organization Card, a photograph of he/she in military uniform or by wearing their military uniform in-restaurant.
In addition to the above, those eligible for the Pour One Forward drink must be 21 years of age or older.
For more information or a complete list of participating locations, visit http://www.teamschostak.com.


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“Final Fantasy VII” fans have a lot to be excited about. The game is getting a full on remake and it’s safe to say that the remake will be a hot topic for years to come.
“Final Fantasy VII” is one of the most popular video games of all time, thanks largely in part to its unique cast of characters.
Characters like Cloud, Sephiroth, Barrett, Tifa, Aerith, Red XIII and the rest of the cast really helped draw people into the world they were inhabiting while playing the game, and today one of the game’s most iconic characters is celebrating a birthday.
According to creator Tetsuya Nomura, today is the birthday of fictional character Cloud Strife and he wished Cloud a happy birthday as he posted an impressive sketch of the character on Twitter.
— FFVII_G-BIKE (@FFVII_GBIKE) August 11, 2015
Nomura first created the sketch last year in honor of Cloud’s birthday and he’s posting it once again this year. Testuya Nomura has a special connection with Cloud as he played a big role in creating the original designs for the character.
Cloud Strife will return to prominence once again when the “Final Fantasy VII” remake is released. As of right now a release date has not been announced.


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Kentucky bourbon brand Maker’s Mark opened an interactive pop-up inside Singapore's Scotts 27 restaurant earlier this month. The activation aimed to educate visitors about the brand's history, heritage and its dedication to premium craftsmanship.
The interactive pop-up gave guests "rare insight into its distillery in the city of Loretto, where the process of creating every single bottle of Maker’s Mark is done exactly the same way as it was by its founders 61 years ago."
Focused on quality and tradition, Maker's Mark gave visitors a chance to take part in a number of interactive, sensory experiences -- including Wheat, Wood, Water and Wax rooms where guests could create their own fresh donuts, learn about barrel selection and craftsmanship, experience projection art and more.
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‘Statutory Documents’ were first issued in 2011. Thirteen (what a number!) revised Statutory Documents were republished in December 2015 and came into force on 1 January, 2016.
UK motorists, businesses and the haulage industry are deliberately being fleeced at the pumps as oil prices continue to tumble. With various businesses in the fuel supply chain from refineries to retailers shamelessly increasing their profits, our recent fuel pricing data from highly reputable sources shows that it is diesel that is being exploited predominantly at the pumps.
The UK economy is heading towards ‘a crippling logistical crisis’, after new research reveals that the already chronic driver shortage is being underplayed – and is set to worsen yet further. With 50,000 drivers already needed by 2020, the lorry driver shortage needs smart action now.
Deliveries will be the new retail battleground in 2016, with delivery choice as important as price for many consumers. Powering these delivery wars will be driverless vans, delivery drones… and the return of old-skool pedal-power.
Advances in technology have brought the logistics and transport industry many advantages, enabling us to do things faster, cheaper and more efficiently. However, these advances have also changed the way that transport is managed, placing increased emphasis on the importance of instant access to information.


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On April 6, I received an email notifying me that I would not be returning to Northwestern University to conclude my senior year. I would never walk along the Lakefill as an undergrad again, learn in University Hall or study in Deering Library. Similar to many students in the graduating classes of 2020, I found myself devastated for these lost moments.
My one hope after it was announced that classes were being held virtually was that Northwestern would still be able to hold an in-person commencement ceremony. As a school on the quarter system, graduation isn’t until mid-June and I delusionally hoped the situation would change quick enough for students and families to celebrate together in Evanston. The rational part of me knew this was not an actual possibility and I didn’t want to worsen the spread by bringing thousands of people together. However, the optimistic side of me hoped for a miracle.
Then, on April 22, I received an email that our graduation, like many 2020 graduates notified before us, would be held virtually. While I am excited to hear Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot deliver the commencement address, I can’t help but feel saddened for myself and my fellow classmates. Each of us has worked hard to proudly obtain a diploma from our respective institutions, and now, we will not be able to experience the culmination of our studies that we hoped for. While the memories from our undergraduate days are still with us and we are still receiving a diploma, it is definitely not the moment we imagined.
Hundreds of miles from my fellow classmates, I turned towards social media for support in navigating this disappointment. As someone who has grown up in the age of social media, I was really looking forward to engaging with this online community for support. Through Facebook groups dedicated to the class of 2020 and Instagram memes about our collective state, I happily found comfort, support and connection. However, I think expanding from my network, more could be done on social media in regards to brand activation that engages the class of 2020.
I believe brands are at a pivotal point where they could lend support in filling this gap. First and foremost, all brands have a responsibility to support those on the frontlines and their employees, while making business decisions accordingly. In addition to these efforts, I’ve also appreciated how several brands have engaged in humanitarian efforts and with my demographic.
A few wonderful examples I’ve seen are:
Adobe has given schools the ability to transfer their services to students’ personal electronics for free so creativity and learning is not hindered due to a lack of access to campus resources.
U-Haul transformed their disaster relief program, which normally provides 30 days of free self-storage to those in need after a natural disaster, to support college students looking for a place to store their belongings during this time.
Facebook will hold a graduation ceremony for the classes of 2020 with commencement speaker Oprah Winfrey and a performance by Miley Cyrus. YouTube will also stream appearances from the Obama family
Among others, from both brands and celebrities, these efforts have helped current graduating seniors (including myself!) feel connected, comforted and celebrated. And I thank each brand that has made this pledge for doing so.
I believe these brand reactions are a great start, and that additional brands could be using their products and services to support graduates, or for that matter, any and all individuals missing out on major events due to quarantine.
Another example that recently resonated with me was Burger King announcing a campaign that after quarantine, they will throw 600 birthday parties for kids in France. These parties were awarded to families who engaged with the brand on social media.
The rationale behind the campaign was “to show our [Burger King’s] attachment to families.” Burger King is not capitalizing on the situation to turn a profit, nor isolating and catering to only those with current disposable income, but is genuinely promoting their values and reminding customers of their purpose and connection. More than just a quick-service restaurant and menu, Burger King is reiterating to consumers they are a brand with values, emotions and personality that individuals can find solace, support and joy within.
While for a younger group of people missing life events in quarantine, I believe brands can take after Burger King to show graduates their product or company is more than just a commodity being sold for a profit. By filling a gap in many of our lives, these brands could be building awareness and establishing a connection between person and product. Opportunities that I believe could resonate with the class of 2020 for example could be:
An alcohol brand could host a contest where students share on social media what they’re missing most about campus and randomly select winners who are awarded a commencement box filled with graduation decorations, a branded graduation cap and their product.
An office supply company could invite students to nominate their friends who are starting jobs in quarantine after graduation and send them branded work-from-home items to place on the desk in their childhood bedroom, otherwise known as their new office!
These are only some of the many ideas out there! I truly see an opportunity for brands to establish consumer relations and connections (and not to mention receive positive press and media coverage) by showing us they understand what’s missing from our lives and are taking action to mitigate this need. Without looking like they are taking advantage of this moment to turn a profit, brands have the ability to help us replicate the big moments we are missing in return for an emotional connection and awareness of the brand. So, from a college senior to brands, I believe there is great opportunity to help all of us celebrate the milestones we were supposed to be having in the world, just now at home. Thank you!


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Source: Observer Research Foundation
19 November 2011
WITH the good news from the 17th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) meeting in the Maldives about the future effective implementation of the South Asian Free Trade Area agreement, trade relations among member-countries will get a big boost. India’s export growth has slowed down from 36.5 per cent in September 2011 to only 12.4 per cent in October. A few weeks ago the Minister of Commerce said the European Union-India Free Trade agreement was also at an advanced stage of negotiations. EU-India trade is of greater importance for India than the trade with SAARC countries as the EU is one of the biggest trade partners and investors in this country.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had expressed the hope at a summit in Brussels in December 2010 that the FTA would come through by 2011-end. But it hasn’t. What ails the FTA? The EU-India FTA negotiations were launched in July 2007. Till 2009, the EU, a bloc of 27 countries, was India’s largest trading partner while India was the EU’s eighth largest trading partner. In 2010, however, the UAE and China became India’s biggest trading partners. The total trade (exports and imports) with the EU increased by 28 per cent to 67.78 billion euros in 2010. In the area of FDI, flows from the EU, however, declined from 3.4 billion euros in 2009 to 3 billion euros in 2010.
Specific areas covered by the FTA include trade in services, goods, investments, trade facilitations, public procurement, technical regulations, intellectual property rights (IPR) and geographical indication, competition policy and dispute settlement. Market access for goods and services forms the core of any FTA in which tariffs are removed among members but are maintained against the outside world.
India advocated an asymmetrical deal in which the EU would eliminate 95 per cent of tariffs, leaving India at the 90 per cent level – a fair request reflecting the differences in the levels of development between the two parties. The EU brought out an “exclusion” list that included 226 products, mostly chemicals, petrochemicals, plastics, ceramics and glassware.
India proposed an exclusion list of about 150 agricultural goods and 250 manufactured products. The agricultural goods included processed good, dairy products, sugar, fruits and vegetables, meat products, maize, honey, mushrooms, egg products, coriander seeds, vanaspati and cocoa powder. The manufactured goods included some textiles and clothing, textile machinery, rubber, cars, commercial vehicles and two-wheelers, paper and paper board, furniture, chemicals, machinery and appliances, fish and fish products, wines and spirits.
Many Indians have been worried that the EU is pressing too hard on IPR issues which will curtail the production of cheap generic drugs, specially AIDS drugs which India exports to Africa. The EU’s demand for stronger IPR protection through “data exclusivity” requirement would force drug companies seeking approval from the national health authorities to produce a generic copy of a medicine, not to use the drug manufacturer’s previously existing data on its safety and effectiveness. It would thus require generic drug companies to conduct expensive clinical trials before producing generic medicines, a limitation that could significantly curb the number of generic products.
The EU’s insistence has been based on the fact that it takes companies a long time to develop new drugs. Enhancing generic production can undermine the incentive of original researchers, increasing the supply of cheap medicines in the short run but curtailing innovative research in the long run.
In India, the availability of cheap medicine is important for the poor as most of the rural indebtedness is due to borrowing on account of illness in the family. It would further limit the ability of the government to issue compulsory licensing of medicines. Fortunately in July 2011, it was announced that data exclusivity will not be part of the prospective EU-India free trade agreement.
Another point of contention is the temporary movement of Indian skilled labour to the EU under the FTA as it has raised fears of competition in the EU labour market from Indian IT and other service personnel. The EU is also seeking the liberalisation of legal, accounting, banking, insurance and retail services. In banking services, there are fears in India that foreign banks may not like to go to rural India and serve the poor. Similarly, opening up of retail trade will jeopardise the livelihood of 12 million small retailers.
India should also be concerned with the proposed inclusion of “legally binding clauses on human rights, social and environmental standards and their enforcement with measures in the event of infringement.” India had objected to these clauses in the past at the WTO. Now with the FTA, these will become binding automatically. Also in food security, there are fears that freeing agricultural imports will lead to a surge of heavily subsidised EU produce into the Indian markets and will adversely impact the livelihood of marginal farmers.
In addition, the European automotive industry has declared that it supports an EU-FTA provided it meets various criteria, including no diversion from the “zero for zero” tariff agreement. According to them, India has remained inflexible on the abolition of its automobile tariffs. It applies peak import tariffs of 60 per cent on cars but 10 per cent on trucks and buses, and 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent on parts and components. EU members want that the FTA should ensure that all non-tariff barriers are also eventually eliminated in full. India is afraid that if it lowers duties on cars and automotive parts, Japan and South Korea would press for similar concessions. Problems are being faced in the area of tariffs on wines. India is reluctant to lower the duties on wines and spirits as they are regarded as “sin goods”.
India is also concerned about the Singapore issues being included which focus on government procurement, investment and competition policy. These three issues were insisted upon by the EU for inclusion within the WTO. But developing countries, including India, had objected to this and these issues were finally removed. Now they have again been introduced in the FTA. Insistence on a competition policy may lead to creating a favourable climate for EU-based multinational corporations. The EU may want to attempt to harmonise India’s competition law with EU competition law which may not be in sync with India’s own development needs. The dispute settlement clause is controversial as it would enable private foreign companies to sue the government. Also, the investment provisions in the FTA would allow foreign firms to acquire land, minerals, water and other resources freely which may create problems.
Lastly, there is need for greater transparency in the negotiations and there has to be more sharing of information with civil society groups and the general public. There has to be more public debate on the pros and cons of the proposed FTA.
(Dr. Jayshree Sengupta is a Senior Fellow at Observer Research Foundation.)


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It’s been a tough ride for the crypto market until 2022. As of November the market was down by 70 percent from its previous high in November 2021. Just when the market was going downhill and down, the FTX crash turned them more dire. So, will the cryptocurrency market rebound in 2023?
Crypto Market Dips are Cyclical
The cryptocurrency market, specifically Bitcoin, has seen its fair share of dips in the past. And every time, it’s rebounded with a huge increase.
In 2013, for instance, Bitcoin reached a peak of $1,160. Then it fell for over a year before reaching a bottom of $150. In 2017, it broke that record and hit a record highest of $19,600. Fast forward to 2018, it was trading at $3,100. And in the year 2020 it struck through the resistance and reached a new high of $68,000 in November 2021. Then, just like that we’ve witnessed another drop. But history shows us that following each dip the bull runs.
Every Dip is Followed by a Long Bull Run
Just like we’ve seen before, fall-offs tend to be followed by a prolonged bull run, which eventually breaks through the resistance created by the previous high price. This pattern can be seen in not just Bitcoin but also other cryptocurrencies.
Growing Use of Crypto and Blockchain
Crypto and blockchain technology have progressed a lot in recent years. With more and better companies and industries taking to the technology, its use and acceptance is rising. From finance to gaming, crypto is being used in many ways. The growing popularity of crypto could lead to increasing participation in the crypto market, which in turn could drive the prices up.
A rise in the interest of institutions for crypto
In recent times, we’ve seen a growing demand from investors of institutional scale in cryptocurrency. From hedge funds to banks and even large corporations are beginning to investigate the potential in crypto currencies. The increased interest of institutions could bring more stability to the market for crypto and lead to more expensive prices.
Regulations from the Government
As the market for crypto continues to mature, governments around the world are beginning to establish more favorable rules for cryptocurrency. This will help draw more investors and boost the acceptance of crypto in general.
Blockchain has many more applications.
The technology that underlies the majority of cryptocurrencies, blockchain is a broad range of possible applications beyond just financial transactions. From supply chain management to voting systems, more companies are beginning to look at ways they can benefit from blockchain technology. This could stimulate more investment and excitement in crypto.
Advancements in technology
Blockchain technology and cryptography are still in the beginning stages of development. As advancements continue to be made in areas such as scalability and security, the potential of crypto assets will increase. This could lead to greater adoption and higher prices.
Rising global economic uncertainty
With the ongoing instability in the economy caused due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other factors increasing numbers of investors are starting to look for safe haven assets such as cryptocurrency and gold. Because the global economic climate remains uncertain it could result in more demand for crypto as well as more expensive prices.
Retail investors are able to earn interest
Investors from institutions aren’t the only people who are interested in crypto. Retail investors, also known as individual investors, are also starting to invest in the market for crypto. With increasing numbers of everyday people are educated about crypto and the best ways to invest in it, this could lead to increased demand and higher prices.
The growing awareness and acceptance of crypto
As the market for crypto grows, more and more people are beginning to learn about it and comprehend it. As understanding and acceptance of cryptocurrency grows, it will lead to more people purchasing and holding crypto, which can drive up prices.
The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an emerging area of the crypto market that enables financial services to be built using blockchain technology. As DeFi grows and more platforms and projects are launched, it could lead to increased adoption and more expensive prices for crypto.
Developments in crypto payment methods
As the crypto market grows increasing numbers of companies are beginning to accept crypto as a form of payment. This could result in increased use of crypto in everyday transactions and an increase in the cost of transactions.
More investment from sovereign wealth funds
Sovereign wealth funds, which are government-owned investment vehicles, are now beginning to look at crypto as a potential asset class. As more of these funds dedicate a part of their assets to digital currencies, it could increase demand and higher prices.
Utilization of crypto to make international payments
One of the biggest benefits of crypto is its ability to make quick and inexpensive cross-border payments. As more businesses and individuals begin to use crypto for international transactions, this can lead to a rise in demand and higher costs.
Increasing numbers of crypto ATM’s
The number of crypto ATM’s continue to increase it will be easier for individuals to purchase and keep cryptocurrency, which can increase demand and price.
Security tokens are developed for development
Security tokens, also known as digital assets that signify ownership in an asset such as real estate or stock, are a rapidly growing segment of the cryptocurrency market. Since more and more security tokens will be issued and traded, it could lead to increased demand and higher rates for the crypto.
Merchants are more likely to adopt the concept.
With the increasing number of retailers accept crypto as a form of payment, it will make it more convenient for people to utilize and store cryptocurrency, which will increase demand and price.
So, will crypto increase in 2023? Only time will tell. With these things being considered, it’s likely that the cryptocurrency market will see a recovery in 2023. And for those who are in it for the long-term Being patient and disciplined will be key.


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2022 400Z HP Revealed?
According to Project Cars 3, a video game from Slightly Mad Studios distributed by Bandai Namco, the new Nissan 400Z is shown in their latest downloadable content (DLC) power pack to possess some very serious horsepower.
Nissan Trademarks New Logo for Z Cars… and Itself
Everybody knows Nissan’s 370Z has overstayed its welcome. With over a decade of service beneath her belt, the old girl has done her part and now cries out desperately for retirement.
It’s not the car’s fault; Nissan simply hasn’t had anything to replace it with. As such, it’s had to keep sending the tired veteran back to the front. While a successor has been rumored to be in development for ages, little hard evidence turned up to prove its existence.
Meanwhile, the current Z continues to bleed sales. Nissan only managed to move 2,384 examples inside the United States last year — down from a similarly modest 3,468 in 2018. This year won’t be any better for the model, though we now finally have confirmation that Nissan is making moves on the next Z car — and it seems to support rumors that it will adhere to a retro-inspired look. Nissan has filed a trademark patent with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Z logo looks quite a bit like it did when we were still calling the marque Datsun.
Incomplete Tribute: The 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition
Fifty years ago, Datsun showed New York that Japan was perfectly capable of producing a sporting automobile that offered everything drivers wanted, without breaking the bank. It may not have been cutting edge, but the 240Z was a GT car well worth coveting. Somewhere between the nimble, although sometimes underpowered, European roadsters and clumsy but savage American muscle cars, Datsun’s Z provided a well-balanced package for enthusiasts and racing teams alike.
This week, Nissan’s paying tribute to the vehicle that launched the Z line with the 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition. Painted to resemble the No. 46 BRE (Brock Racing Enterprises) 240Z that helped John Morton win back-to-back SCCA National Championships in the 1970s, the Anniversary Edition is the upside of living in the past.
Nissan's Z May Not Be Dead Yet
Nissan’s 370Z is just shy of its tenth birthday and has really begun to show its age. While it remains a relative bargain if you’re seeking an imported rear-drive sports car, it loses that advantage if you’re willing to consider its domestic rivals. It’s a solid performance package by most metrics. But it’s capable in the same way a retired olympic athlete might be. It’ll still destroy your chubby neighbor in a foot race but not his teenage son, who just happens to be captain of his high school track team.
The company needs a replacement. However, back in October, Nissan’s chief planning officer Philippe Klein was extremely noncommittal when it came to naming the 370Z’s successor. “It’s an interesting question because there is a lot of passion people [have for] this vehicle,” Klein said at the Tokyo Motor Show. “This vehicle is still very alive but at the same time it is in a segment that is gradually declining, so that is making the [business] case more difficult.”
So that’s it. The Z is dead. Case closed… or is it? Apparently, Nissan hasn’t given up on the Z after all.


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Dubai-based wasl Properties, a subsidiary of wasl Asset Management Group, last month started handing over units at its ‘Gardenia Townhomes’ development at wasl gate that is located near Ibn Battuta Mall on Sheikh Zayed Road.
This comes as per the company’s keenness to fulfil its promise to have customers move into and live in their units before the end of the year, says wasl.
Located on the eastern side of wasl Gate in Jebel Ali, Gardenia Townhomes features 257 three- and four-bedroom townhouses. Extending over a 1.13-million-sq-m area, the prime development also includes 6,500 apartments that will be completed in phases.
wasl gate will also host a number of restaurants, coffee shops, family entertainment and leisure as well as a new concept hypermarket. The Emirati developer had announced an open house for the project last January in response to the high demand from customers and launched the sales the following day. This resulted in 128 townhouses being snapped up on the first day and the remaining 129 units the next day, thus registering an unprecedented demand from those interested in the villa complex, said the statement from wasl.
The Dubai developer says it will continue handing over remaining units up until the end of January 2020.