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Two McDonald’s restaurants in Coventry have been awarded top prizes - at the ‘Toilet Oscars’!
The annual independent Loo of the Year Awards, which recognises and rewards the best washrooms across the country, has celebrated the Coventry duo.
Coventry franchisee Sarah McLean and her team bagged a Platinum award for the quality of her Wigston Road restaurant’s toilet facilities.
Judging criteria includes cleanliness and hygiene, fixtures and fittings, air quality and décor.
A platinum award was also won by the McDonald’s eatery at Alvis Retail Park.
Loo of the Year contenders can be nominated by anybody: staff, customers, visitors, managers, owners or contractors.
Since the inception of the awards back in 1987, courtesy of the British Toilet Association, the event has aimed to promote the highest standards in public lavatories.
Following nomination, the entries are critiqued and receive a grading ranging from Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum following an unannounced visit from an independent Loo of the Year Awards inspector.
Speaking after their win, Sarah said: “Staff at my Coventry restaurants work exceptionally hard to ensure our customers enjoy a high quality service throughout their visit, and this includes having access to hygienic and safe washroom facilities.
"Our toilets are maintained to a very high standard for all our customers to enjoy, so it’s a great to be recognised for our ongoing hard work with this prestigious award.”
For a sneak peek of the toilets in question, and to find out what goes into maintaining a Loo of the Year, watch our short video above.
Recently the company has been forced to introduce new initiatives worldwide in a bid to combat its poor performances, with digital ordering kiosks implemented in Coventry and Warwickshire chains of the restaurant.

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BMW to outsource China mini vehicle making to Great Wall
Oct 13 2017 by Johnny Bowman
BMW is reportedly in talks with Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors to outsource Chinese production of the iconic Mini. It is the country's second-largest premium brand after Volkswagen AG's Audi AG.
Reuters earlier this week reported the two automakers were looking to establish a joint venture in China. That strategy helped propel the company to a 26 percent sales surge a year ago. As a result, names like Volkswagen AG, Ford Motor Co. and Renault-Nissan have all announced electric vehicle joint ventures in China this year.
The German auto maker said that it was in the midst of strategic development and expansion of its Mini brand, including diversification of partnerships and new cooperation models.
BMW Group sales of electrified vehicles in the first three quarters of 2017 have exceeded those achieved in the whole of 2016; in September, electrified sales topped the 10,000 mark for the first time in a single month.
Samsung appoints new executive for Bixby development
The move is meant to enhance the performance of the virtual assistant , which has received a lackluster response so far. Samsung even launched an update that can disable and turn off the dedicated button of its digital assistant .
"If an agreement were to be reached, we'd expect an arrangement like Denza (Mercedes-BYD), or VW-JAC, Ford-Zotye to be the most plausible outcome, whereby a new brand is used to sell EVs", they said in a note, adding that the vehicles could be sold under the Mini brand. Shares in Brilliance fell on Wednesday.
Great Wall, which does not have any car-making partners, did not make an immediate comment on the report on Wednesday, while BMW also declined to immediately comment.
Last month it struck a deal to secure supplies of lithium, a mineral key for developing electric vehicles. The company suspended trading in the shares on October 12 and September 29 respectively.
The aim of the new partnership is so that BMW can increase production volumes and its market share in the EV segment.


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MangoTango Head of Strategy Nancy Jaffe and Wunderman Creative Director Keith Tan gave a presentation at the Spikes Asia. Festival of Creativity
The presentation challenges brands to rethink their strategic approach and adapt to the modern age of empowered consumers. Brands need to learn to interact with consumers in new ways.
“We as individuals are always connected, and we manage our personal brand online every day. Brands need to think about how they can do the same.”


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Taiwan-based 3D design firm, Speed 3D released its mobile phone application Insta3D in late June.
Insta3D allows its users to take selfies and create realistic 3D-imaged avatars. Once a user creates a 3D avatar he or she can add accessories and pose the avatar in different positions.
The app, which is available for iPhone and Android phones, has already received a decent number of downloads and was generally well-received. The team at Speed 3D is already looking to update the app, and the company needs the help of the crowd to do so.
According to the company’s recently launched Kickstarter campaign, it is looking to raise £60,000 (about $100,000).
The money the company raises will not only go toward updating the Insta3D app, it will also allow the company to bring 3D-printing to its user-base. They want to be able to allow people to 3D-print the avatars they make.
The company is betting on lots of people getting behind the project because 3D-printed avatars may make a good gift and there really isn’t a mainstream offering like it.
According to the company’s Kickstarter campaign, “Currently, if you want to own your avatar printing, you have to purchase an expensive scanner, or requires a 3rd-party scanning service, and wait for couple weeks in order to generate 3D printable models and final result.”
If Speed 3D is able to raise the funds it needs, users will be able to press ‘print’ after rendering their 3D-models and have the source files printed at a professional 3D-printing company or printed and shipped via Speed 3D’s 3D-printing service.
Speed 3D has said that it plans on using 3DSystems’ zPrinter line to fulfill its 3D-printed avatar orders.
As always, crowd-funded projects have a chance of failure. Potential hindrances for Insta3D 2.0 include increased cloud-computing costs and production delays due to lack of material resources. People who back the campaign will receive a variety of items based on their contribution level.
Eight British Pounds Sterling gets a contributor a pack of playing cards emblazoned with a 3D avatar. Sixteen pounds or more gets someone a t-shirt or stickers. Seventy pounds allows backers to get their own 3D-printed avatar, while £120 or more allows a person to get a custom 3D-printed couple (which is useful for those who are getting married soon as it can be used as a wedding cake topper.) The biggest reward is at the £5,000 pound level. That hefty price tag will allow backers to get their whole bodies scanned in Japan by a professional 3D-imaging company.
Learn more about Speed 3D’s crowdfunding campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583754486/insta3d-get-yourself-printed-in-3d-with-a-selfie. Let us know if you have backed this campaign in the Insta3D forum thread on 3DPB.com
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Grand Central and New Street Station
We are delighted to announce that Big Cat has recently been selected as the national agency for Grand Central, Birmingham’s new £150 million premium retail and dining destination that will be fully integrated with Birmingham’s regenerated and redeveloped New Street Station.
Big Cat Group, which is made up of Big Cat, The Fair and House of Experience, will create and execute the launch campaign event for Grand Central as well as provide an ongoing press office for the city’s major development owned by Birmingham City Council.
This appointment is proof of Big Cat’s expertise and provides an opportunity to demonstrate our integrated approach to deliver creative and innovative solutions to drive real business impact. Big Cat’s MD, Anthony Tattum, when asked about the development said everyone is “thrilled to be working with such a high profile development at such an exciting time for the city”.
Grand Central Birmingham is part of a £750million project in the city which also features the transformation of Birmingham New Street Station. Grand Central will be the ‘meeting place’, the place to meet friends and relatives for a day of luxury where exclusive shops and delicious food are all in one place. There will be more than 40 shops and 20 new cafes and restaurants.
Concourse at Grand Central
Richard Brown, Development Director at Grand Central said, “We are delighted to have Big Cat Group on board to deliver the launch and ongoing press office and communications for the development. With Grand Central being fully integrated with one of the busiest train stations outside of London, it’s imperative that the launch is a national success and we are keen to leverage Big Cat Groups expertise to help us to do this.”
The launch of Grand Central, whose anchor store will be John Lewis, will coincide with the opening of Birmingham New Street station in September 2015.
Everyone here at Big Cat couldn’t be happier and we are very proud to be part of Birmingham’s transformation. Watch this space!
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HUBBALLI: Agritourism, which is becoming popular globally, is gradually catching on in Dharwad
and surrounding districts. However, it's not yet a business for farmers and tourists. Innovative farmers, who are experimenting with organic farming and natural farming are attracting enthusiasts from different states in recent years.
Dr Sanjeev Kulkarni
, a gynaecologist-turned-ecologist, said rather than agritourism, ecotourism is growing in the region adjacent to the Western Ghats and Malnad.
"Tourists here are more interested in the biodiversity of the region. Agritourism has developed in Maharashtra and now catching on in North Karnataka region. Though locals are unaware about it, enthusiasts from cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi come and stay here for a few days. They even work in the fields to get a feel of the work," he said.
Kulkarni bought 17 acres of barren land in 1997 at Daddi Kamalapur village and has developed it with thousands of species of herbs, shrubs, trees and named it as Sumana Sangama Kaadu Thota. "Bird-watchers come here to watch indigenous species of birds. We provide basic facilities and we don't take money from them. We exchange knowledge and thoughts about ecology," he said.
Panchayya V Hiremath
, who designs landscapes in Hyderabad, has founded Nature First farm at Chikkamalligawad
and Hallikeri Cross.
He said that urbanized people are now put off by inorganic food. "As awareness about chemicals used togrow food increases, people are trying go the organic way. So, they come here to learn gardening by working with us in the fields. We've started training people in terrace gardening that includes sowing seeds, caring for plants and preventing diseases. We sensitize them to the environment," he said.
Both said such tourism is still in the early stages. "There is a lot of potential to make it a profitable business. But we need to ensure only genuine enthusiasts come," they said.
Hiremath said it'll become profitable if the forest, horticulture and agriculture departments come up with an effective plan.
"People working in different sectors of urban life are interested in getting exposure to soil, water and trees. Currently, they come here after hearing about us social media platforms or through word of mouth. If the government promotes it as part of the tourism policy, many farmers will benefited," he said.
Rahman Abbas, Urdu writer from Mumbai, said the Dharwad ecosystem is attractive for writers, musicians and scholars who can enjoy the green ambience too. "One can cultivate affection for plants and animals by staying at such farms," he said.


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The wireless earbud is the latest trend in the communication world. And virtually all mobile phone brands are coming out with their version of earbuds. One tech entrepreneur has added innovation to the earbuds economy with his own invention.
Danny Manu, a Ghanaian-British man, developed earbuds that auto-translate other languages. According to Keepthefaith, the earbuds can live translate over 40 languages. The product, called Click, is said to be “the world’s first truly wireless earphones” with live voice translation supporting 40 languages.
The wireless Bluetooth headset works by pairing to a smartphone. The earbuds then automatically detect the language being spoken and provide a spoken translation within a sentence or two. Click does not require internet like similar inventions.
The device, which has been on the rise since its invention under the Mymanu brand, has won customers across Europe, U.S and Asia. Manu tells Keepthefaith that the journey has been long and stressful, attributing his success to hard work and determination.
Manu built his business through self-financing. This was down to the challenges Black startups in the UK face in accessing capital or venture funding.
“Like all the other ethnic minority-run businesses within the UK, I had a hard time getting the funding and financial support from banks and government-funded programmes that I needed,” he said.
In the light of the above, Manu had to explore other means to raise funds for his startup. He used his personal savings, own sales and funds he raised from crowdfunding sites.
“If you truly believe in your product and ideas, you shouldn’t have too much trouble convincing other people to believe in them, too,” he said.
According to Keepthefaith, he raised over $5,000,000 on crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
When COVID-19 struck, the Manchester business owner innovated in order not to go out of business. He saw a business opportunity in producing PPE and other safety equipment to help protect people in the Manchester area from the pandemic.
“I wanted to help my community and do some good, and Medybird was the perfect solution,” said Manu. “I saw how COVID 19 was affecting the BAME communities and my fellow local businesses here in Manchester – it was heartbreaking to watch.”
He established Medybird to go into the production of PPEs and other safety equipment and within weeks, he supplied much needed PPE and subsequently shipped out over 15 million PPE to countries in need.
For other aspiring entrepreneurs who want to venture into the tech space, Manu said “focus on your successes and believe in yourself.” He continued: “if you surround yourself with your accomplishments and don’t stop believing in your dreams, you’ll have a real chance.”


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Fair Trade Month Twitter Chat
Thursday, October 18 at 1:00pm ET
Our Executive Director Chris Solt, FTF staff, and FTF members gathered for a Twitter Chat to celebrate Fair Trade Month, where they discussed Fair Trade Month and how best to find fair trade!
Thanks to those who joined us and used the #FindFairTrade hashtag! They were entered for a chance to win one of our Fair Trade Month giveaways. Check out a few of the prizes in the photo below.


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Last Wednesday's New York Times featured an interesting article on a company called Mass Animation; the company recently released a short film created by Facebook users. Mass Animation set out to create a 5 minute short through "crowdsourcing," allowing friends of their Facebook page to submit scenes for possible inclusion in the film.
The company provided users with a free software download and story paramaters, including the soundtrack and the films' first scene. Users voted on submissions, and Mass Animation worked with the winners to create the final piece. Fifty-one people across the globe contributed a scene to the short, and each received $500 per scene. The short film, entitled "Live Music," concerns a love affair between a violin and guitar. It has received such good press that Sony Pictures Entertainment will air the short before screenings of the theatrical release "Planet 51."
Mass Animation founder Yair Landau says he sees "Live Music" "as a step in the democratization of creative storytelling in Hollywood." Whether "crowdsurfing" has an effect on the industry remains to be seen, but its cool to see a company trying something new, and showing the international and interactive possibilities of the digital age.


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At E3, N. Evan Van Zelfden hunkers down with Jawad Ansari, who used to be a regular venture capitalist, managing a diverse portfolio of investments worth $3 billion. But when he founded GCube Ventures with partner Shiraz Akmal, he wanted to focus on a particular market.
"We're different from a traditional investment firm, because we understand the business," says Akmal, previously a corporate vice president at THQ, an international game publisher. "We're not investing in other industries."
Before forming the partnership, the duo performed an analysis of their connections on the website LinkedIn and discovered that though both of them had thousands of professional contacts, they reflected two different spheres of influence: one for game development, one for financial investment.
"When [people] hear 'game,' they think we just invest in the content," Akmal says. "That's just one of thirteen sectors. It's like investing in movies: you can invest in the movies -- but then there's the theaters, the distribution, the back lots, the catering -- everything that actually goes into creating that movie are all related."
"We invest in the ecosystem," continues Akmal. "And we look at the ecosystem of the game industry as thirteen sectors. Publishers generally invest in one or two sectors -- developers and content. But there are things like middleware."
He elaborates further. "If you look at the businesses that are in those spaces, where do they get their investments? It's very fragmented, and it's generally from random investors."
Akmal believes his new firm can help the companies integrate into other sectors, making them more profitable, and therefore making that investment more profitable. "And that's something that hasn't been done."
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A total of 104 proposals were received from breweries, wine bars and desi dishes
Guardian Minister Vijay Vadettiwar has ordered that brewery, local liquor store and wine shop licenses issued at temples, mosques and school premises must be canceled immediately. The district administration has received a total of 104 proposals from breweries, wine shops and deshidaru. Vadettiwar said the approval would be done in phases considering that the upcoming elections would not lead to deterioration of social health and unrest. He also said that some churches were playing politics for political gain from liquor stores.
Speaking at a press conference held at Niyojan Bhavan, Guardians Minister Vijay Vadettiwar said that politics is happening in the district from the liquor stores. He said that even though the policy is happening, the Collector, Excise Department and Police Administration have been instructed to approve stores now following all the rules. The excise department has approved licenses for rural breweries and liquor stores alongside temples, mosques, schools and children’s hospitals. He reported that instructions have been given to revoke the licenses of all these places. Before the ban, there were 40 breweries in the district. A year has passed since the embargo was lifted. In one year 35 breweries were allowed. He said that he had given clear instructions not to open any new breweries in the future. El Coleccionista has received a total of 104 proposals from breweries, country liquor stores and wine bars. Elections are coming up. Opposition groups called for a boycott of the assembly. The accusations are made for political purposes. There are also reports that liquor sales have increased. But this is not a fact. 104 proposals have been put on hold so as not to spoil social health and unrest in the elections. Vadettiwar also said that the new proposals would be approved in phases after considering all the issues.
Instructions to pay Rs 5 crore for Babupeth Flyover
A competition is currently taking place to rip off the Babupeth flyover. However, Mahavikas Aghadi of the state has provided Rs 5 crore 26 lakh for the Babupeth flyover. The state government is also working to provide additional funds. BJP failed to provide Rs 5 crore during its five years in power. However, today a meeting was held at the District Collector’s Office and NMC Commissioner Rajesh Mohite was instructed to pay the allocated Rs 5 crore to NMC immediately. Vadettiwar reported that Commissioner Mohite also said that when the municipality has a fund of Rs. “Those who want to do politics from the Babupeth overpass should do so. We will just work,” he said.
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As marketers, it's easy to feel like we're lagging behind. While some B2B marketing teams are launching their next-generation cross-device targeting and personalization programs, the majority are still barely scratching the surface in V1.
Throughout January, marketing blogs published a series of pieces on 2016 resolutions. Many spoke to improving targeting precision, running experimental campaigns in new channels and using data to make more accurate predictions. But look back to the same resolutions from 2015 and 2014 - you'll see many of the same statements repeated:
"This will be the year that personalization takes off."
"Marketers will finally be able to build attribution models that are perfect."
"If you're not using third-party data to improve your campaigns, you're lagging behind."
These grandiose goals are different from the realities that most marketers face every day. When it comes to data, precision and martech, the majority of companies are barely scratching the surface (anyone who tells you otherwise is likely all talk). That's a good thing it means that there are many emerging opportunities to have a powerful voice and be an industry leader. Success starts with knowing where to concentrate our efforts - and win. Here's how three marketing leaders describe their biggest priorities in 2016...
1. Improving Customer Profiles
Rule #1 of marketing is that we need to understand our customers. What information are they seeking? How can we better target them with relevant, engaging marketing messages? These questions are deceptively complex to answer; few marketers have the tools that they need to target audiences with the right messaging at the right time. For most organizations (as is the case with Dun and Bradstreet), this initiative will be a complex, multi-year initiative. The technologies that many of us need might not even exist or be accessible yet.
But instead of trying to climb a mountain overnight, we need to focus on iteration. We need to take small steps and continuously build upon our learning. That's why Brogie and his team are tackling marketing's attribution and personalization strategies in piecemeal. They're taking sustainable steps forward, starting with optimizing their customer profiles.
"We feel that there is never enough detailed information about the Web visitors that come to our page," says Brogie. "Google blocks the specific searches that they make to find us, and linking email addresses to accurate and detailed company information is difficult at times."
Currently, Brogie and his team are capturing everything about their prospects' industry segments, paths to discovery and on-site browsing activity. Using this data, teams within Repsly calculate a propensity-to-buy score.
In 2016, Brogie and his team plan to better to better understand "which prospects they should be spending more time and effort on, which marketing channels are working best and which buyer personas are best to target with the company's valuable acquisition budget." This process involves testing new data providers and collecting more information to build better customer profiles. Brogie and his team plan to explore new supplemental data sources to up Repsly's analytics game.
2. Boosting Customer Retention
When it comes to customer retention, loved companies seem to have it easy. But there's more happening behind the scenes. Even though the mainstream Internet is more than 20 years old, digital marketing is still in its infancy. More and more companies are emerging to offer B2B products and services - as one report from Marketo points out, there was over $3.3 billion in venture capital invested in marketing technologies in Q1 of 2015. The Internet has created a dynamic in which there's always something new or something better, a click or two away. Customer retention is a challenge as a result.
That's why marketers are like Cyr are aiming to improve customer retention in 2016. Rather than waiting for market fragmentation to become a challenge for LogoMix, Cyr and her team are using data to begin taking action immediately.
"Data has been crucial in establishing and adapting our customer retention strategy," says Cyr.
"Our target market is micro-businesses, and statistics show that 80% of new small businesses fail within their first 18 months, which only makes it more difficult to get customers to keep coming back and purchasing from us. We use data to figure out the value of our repeat customers and how to target the correct groups of users, with the right message, at the right time of day, using the right medium."
Using data, Cyr and her team are able to come up with ideas for campaigns, messaging and even new products at a faster pace. In 2016, LogoMix will be using data it has been collecting over the years to introduce new sources of value.
"We'll be adding new products to the mix to create more diverse opportunities for upsell and cross-sell among our customers," says Cyr. "This approach will push more one-time customers to come back as regular buyers."
3. Systemizing Data Maintenance
Data doesn't exist in a vacuum. Marketing automation systems and customer profiles need tune-ups every once in a while. Otherwise, information can become outdated or obsolete. Companies are collecting a wealth of data, and marketers need to make the most out of these efforts. It's not enough to simply build customer profiles - maintenance will be key for a successful long-term strategy, too.
That's why the team at Niswey is building systems for more consistent email list segmentation.
"An outdated database can mess up the results, big time," says Saxena. "So, even if a fourth of the database is outdated, it will skew the results and thus never show the true insights. The engagement rate, which is one of the criteria to measure a campaign's success, is dependent on the quality of the database. Any data falling out of our target audience does not account for the engagement rate, and this outdated data is the most difficult part to track."
This iterative approach helps ensure that audiences continue to receive relevant marketing messaging.
"We have a target persona that we'd like to stick to, because we know these are the customers for whom we can create value," says Saxena.
The bottom line is that the future of marketing isn't yet here. Companies are still figuring out how to translate their data into opportunities, and technology is still in its infancy. The most impactful step that we can take? We need to solidify our foundations, refine our customer profiles and make sure that our processes keep us moving forward. 2016 is the year that our baby steps will begin to matter more.
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Moneygate Group will be adopting its Fairstone brand across the entire group. Parent company, Moneygate Group Ltd will now be known as Fairstone Group Ltd.
With current revenues of some GBP26 million, the Fairstone Group, is a privately owned business with significant backing from UK based private equity firm (Committed Capital), two North East based venture capital companies (Northstar Ventures & NEL) and a Swiss based family office.
Commenting, Lee Hartley, CEO of Fairstone Group, says: “Following the rebrand of our customer facing business from Moneygate to Fairstone in 2013, this final stage of our rebrand completes our work to create a single, strong identity across our group. We have seen very significant growth over the last 3 years and this re-brand is part of our ambition to raise the profile of Fairstone across the industry and in the eyes of our customers.
“We continue to seek robust, like-minded IFA firms to join the Fairstone family and to benefit from our powerful business support structure and unique buy-out proposition.”
Headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne with regional offices in London and Bristol, the Group operates a core technology platform which generates customers and enables the delivery of financial solutions across advisory, investment management and direct channels. The business is following an evolving high-growth strategy which integrates financial advice firms in a structured manner and offers customers a multi-service proposition.
Fairstone Financial Management Ltd is the group’s primary regulated business and is a national firm of Independent Financial Advisers providing specialist and holistic advice across the entire financial planning spectrum. The company offers its customers instant access to the UK market’s entire range of financial products and services, delivered via a nationwide team of 200 Independent Financial Advisers supported by a strong back-office team of para-planners, researchers and customer support staff.
Fairstone Chairman, David Hickey, says: “Customer choice and exceptional service are at the core of everything we do at Fairstone and the bringing-together of our brands under one banner will provide greater transparency for our clients. Fairstone’s distinct channels are bound together by its proprietary technology platform and core processes which ensure high-quality, robust and repeatable outcomes for our customers. We are dedicated to building Fairstone’s business throughout the UK and the recent opening of our new London offices will provide close and dedicated access to our team of specialists.”


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Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY), the stock that investors and speculators can’t seem to get enough of right now, was reported as being worth more on paper than some of Canada’s leading established retail conglomerates such as Canadian Tire and Loblaw Companies Ltd. To put this in perspective, a company that sold roughly $18M US in cannabis in the past six months and just about the same amount doing so, is worth more than Loblaws, whose 2017 net profit was approximately 68x that. As Andy Bell of BNN reported this morning on BNN Bloomberg, short sellers of cannabis stocks in general have lost over $600M to date. Many are sticking to their guns, ie. that these companies stocks are over-priced and will ultimately have to drop in value. At current multiples, it would be hard to argue with their logic, but the shorts had a very bad day with Tilray yesterday, and the pain appears to be unabated this morning, as the stock is up another $13.oo as of this writing. Here are some views of prominent analysts yesterday.
Tilray Is Partying Like It’s 1999 (and It Won’t End Well)
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool
The baton has officially been passed. No longer are cryptocurrencies and blockchain the darlings of Wall Street. It’s now marijuana stocks.
It’s not hard to understand why pot stocks have ascended to the heavens since the beginning of 2016. Our neighbor to the north, Canada, passed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in June. In a mere 28 days, on Oct. 17, recreational weed will go on sale in licensed dispensaries, opening the door to what should be billions of dollars in added annual sales, atop what the industry is already generating from medical pot sales and via exports to foreign countries that’ve legalized medical cannabis.
However, no two marijuana stocks are alike, and there have clearly been outperformers. For instance, no pot stock has done better (or even come close, for that matter) than Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) since its initial public offering on July 19. After pricing its shares at $17, Tilray hit $300 a share in intraday trading on Wednesday, Sept. 19. For those of you keeping score at home, we’re talking about a gain of more than 1,600% in a span of two months. With the exception of cryptocurrencies during the fourth quarter of last year, the last time we’ve witnessed a meteoric rise like this for an individual stock, and the industry as a whole, was during the dot-com boom in 1999.
To be clear, Tilray as a business is one that marijuana stock investors can come to appreciate. It was one of the first growers to receive a cultivation license from Health Canada, and it has therefore had more time than many of its peers to develop its brand and build a healthy patient following. Differentiation is incredibly hard to come by in the cannabis space, and Tilray is one of the few growers that’s been able to do it, thus far.
Tilray Soars ~60% on September 19—What Drove the Stock Up?
By Adam Jones, Market Realist
Tilray’s market capitalization on September 19 hovered around $23.4 billion, leading other US-listed cannabis stocks. Canopy Growth’s (CGC)(WEED) market cap is $12.3 billion, and Cronos Group’s (CRON) market cap is $2.6 billion. So, what boosted Tilray on September 19?
On September 19, several media outlets reported on Jim Cramer’s interview with Brenden Kennedy, Tilray’s CEO, on CNBC’s Mad Money. Kennedy noted that the marijuana industry could serve as a “hedge” for pharmaceutical and alcoholic beverage companies.
Kennedy explained, “Cannabis is a substitute for prescription painkillers, prescription opioids, and so if you’re an investor in a pharmaceutical company or you’re a pharmaceutical company, you have to hedge the offset from cannabis substitution.”
Because medical cannabis (HMMJ) has already been established in several countries, its primary hurdle is the regulatory environment in the United States and similar markets. Investors seem to be betting on a future when those regulatory hurdles could be lifted, which could allow Tilray and its peers to have a pronounced presence in the United States.
Tilray’s ascent could be driven from the September 18 announcement that the company received approval from US regulators to import its cannabis drug for clinical trials. If the company succeeds in its clinical trials, the markets could see the expansive US medical market as a growth driver.
We believe that Tilray’s (TLRY) valuation looked stretched, with an NTM (next-12-months) enterprise-value-to-sales multiple of 115.8x. Aurora Cannabis’s (ACBFF) NTM enterprise-value-to-sales multiple is 18.4x, and Cronos Group’s NTM enterprise-value-to-sales multiple is 23.1x.


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At 09:46 AM, the stock was trading over 4 per cent lower at Rs 3,608 on the BSE. In comparison, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was trading 0.38 per cent higher at 40,584 levels.
"Revenue growth moderated to 12 per cent and was slightly below estimates. However, earnings momentum remained strong at 23 per cent, beating estimates by 6 per cent, led by strong margins from cost efficiencies," said analysts at Emkay Global in a result review note.
Adding, "With unlocking, tailwinds from in-home consumption seem to be declining. However, BRIT still offers a healthy growth outlook, given its strong portfolio expansion and execution, along with improved demand trends in rural areas."
The brokerage has maintained a "BUY" rating on the stock given its reasonable valuation with the target price of Rs 4,500.
Analysts at Edelweiss Securities have also given a "BUY" rating on the stock with the target price of Rs 4,420. "With 9 per cent volume growth in Q2FY21 vs 21.5 per cent in Q1FY21, it reaffirms what we have been highlighting regarding biscuits slowing down as out of home consumption sees recovery. We believe despite the tapering off Britannia will probably report the highest revenue growth in the sector," the brokerage said in a note post result announcement.
“Covid-19 has brought about a situation whereby we are witnessing tectonic shifts in economic growth and consumer behaviour across the world. While the government ended the lockdown, it will take a while for the situation to normalize,” said Varun Berry, managing director, Britannia Industries.
“These times have reinforced the importance of giving back to the society and community at large and we are making headway into creating a business which conjoins sustainability & profitability,” he said.


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Texcare International Canceled; Texcare Asia Moved to December
Leading suppliers of laundry and dry-cleaning technology used the free cancellation deadline offered by trade show organizer Messe Frankfurt and canceled their participation in Texcare International 2021. Due to these defections, with many citing the uncertainty of the pandemic as a reason for the withdrawal, the Texcare International advisory council voted to cancel this year’s show, according to a news release.
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Messe Frankfurt offered Texcare International exhibitors the right to cancel their participation free of charge until Sept. 3. As the months passed, the overall outlook became increasingly positive and, by the beginning of August, around 200 companies – including the largest manufacturers from all parts of the textile-care sector – had registered to exhibit at Texcare International in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1.
Factors contributing to this included the growing pace of vaccination worldwide, the categorization of trade fairs as business events, and the officially approved protection and hygiene concept of Messe Frankfurt. Nevertheless, the mood changed shortly before the cancellation deadline as leading companies decided to withdraw from the event because of uncertainties regarding the future trajectory of the pandemic created by the rise of the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19.
“Together with our partners, we worked untiringly to stage Texcare International for the textile-care sector in autumn,” said Kerstin Horaczek, vice president of technology shows at Messe Frankfurt. “However, a leading international trade fair with a significantly reduced spectrum on show would not do justice to participants’ expectations of the fair as the most important meeting place and innovation hub for the sector. Therefore, we have decided to accept the vote of the advisory council and cancel Texcare International 2021. We are extremely sorry about this. At the same time, we are grateful for the on-going, high level of commitment demonstrated by the sector for their most important trade fair.”
Additionally, the 2021 edition of Texcare Asia & China Laundry Expo (TXCA & CLE) will now take place from Dec. 22-24 instead of its original September date. The postponement is due to uncertainty for the attendees ability to travel to Shanghai at this time, as China continues with its anti-epidemic measures following an increase in COVID cases in late July, according to a news release.
Following discussions with the trade show’s stakeholders, the organizers of TXCA & CLE made the decision to delay the event until December to provide more certainty to participants in their preparation. Taking the government’s guidelines for pandemic containment into account, it was deemed preferable to delay the show until later this year to ensure all exhibitors and visitors will be able to travel to Shanghai.
Additional public health measures will be put in place during this year’s edition. These include real identity pre-registration, entry checkpoints to verify the digital health code of all participants and on-site temperature scans. Frequent sanitization of facilities will take place, and distancing measures will be implemented for seminar attendees.


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LimeWire is going from P2P to NFT as it plans a comeback in May
LimeWireplans to launch a marketplace for non-fungible tokens in May this year.
- The infamous P2P platform was a rage in the 2000s before being shut down by US courts for facilitating copyright infringement.
- LimeWire’s new
NFTavatar includes the Wu-Tang Clanand H.E.R.on its board of advisors.
AdvertisementLimeWire, the go to peer-to-peer (P2P) platform for 90’s kids looking to download movies, movies, games and software, is looking to make a comeback at a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in May this year.
The infamous platform, asked to shut down over a decade ago by US Courts for facilitating copyright infringement, plans on creating a legitimate iteration of itself this time around
The Zehetmayr brothers, Paul and Julian, who have founded other companies like Eversign, Apilayer, Stack Holdings and others will be at the forefront of LimeWire’s makeover as it seeks to capitalise on the hype around NFTs.
Making NFTs mainstream
So far, most NFT marketplaces only allow users to conduct transactions using cryptocurrencies whether than Ether, Ronin, Polygon or the plethora of options out there. In contrast, LimeWire plans to allow users to buy NFTs not just in crypto, but also fiat currency in partnership with Wyre — a payments system to convert normal currencies into crypto tokens.
The underlying aim is that users won’t have to figure out how to set up a cryptocurrency wallet or buy tokens on their own in order to buy an NFT. They will be able to make payments by simply using their credit or debit card, making the NFT marketplace more accessible to users who aren’t necessarily familiar with the crypto universe.
Is it really a LimeWire comeback?
The new iteration of LimeWire has little in common with the old. The management is different, led by the Zehetmayr brothers, Paul and Julian. The board of advisors includes the Wu-Tang Clan and H.E.R.
Rather than facilitating illegal downloads where artists get ripped off, the plan is to have a place where musicians can actually sell their music. According to the founders, most of the revenue will go to the artists with only a small cut coming back to the company.
However, the NFT marketplace is yet to cement its position as being legitimate. Critics have claimed that the entire NFT ecosystem is nothing more than a scam where overpriced digital files are exchanged, whether that’s images, music or videos.
As of right now, the project is being funded by the Zehetmayr duo. The company may seek outside funding sometime later this year.
The reuse of the name LimeWire is mostly for visibility, according to the founders The name drums nostalgia in the hearts of users for whom LimeWire was the first P2P platform ever. “It’s a very iconic name,” Julian Zehetmayr told Bloomberg in an interview.
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PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) union issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce released information on its decision identifying preliminary countervailing duty margins on uncoated paper imports from China and Indonesia. On January 21, 2015, the USW, along with several producers, filed countervailing duty petitions on uncoated paper imports from China and Indonesia and antidumping petitions on imports from China, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, and Portugal.
The four producers are Domtar Corporation, Finch Paper LLC, P.H. Glatfelter Company, and Packaging Corporation of America.
Uncoated paper has a variety of uses, with the most common being copy paper. It is also used in books, business forms, instruction manuals, inserts, flyers, brochures and maps. It may come in white paper, with a GE brightness level of 85 or higher, or as colored paper.
"Today's decision validates our claims that China and Indonesia have been subsidizing sales of uncoated paper that are imported into the U.S market," said USW International Vice President Jon Geenen. "This isn't the first time they've targeted the U.S. market. Product-by-product they engage in predatory practices to benefit their producers and workers at our expense. We bring a case and win, and they shift production in an effort to dominate the sector."
"Commerce's decision supports our claims," said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. "That's an important step in the effort to restore fair market conditions. But, let's understand: Washington is spending its time debating how to grease the skids for more trade agreements. Their efforts do nothing to stop the kind of subsidies and dumping we're dealing with here and with so many other products. The government has the ability to act by addressing world overcapacity in this sector and others, ranging from steel to glass, and it also has the ability to self-initiate cases, rather than forcing the workers and producers to fight these predatory policies. They're focused on the wrong priorities."
"Restoring fair trade is our goal," said Geenen. "More than 2,500 workers have already lost their jobs from the unfair trade practices identified in these petitions. Today, Commerce agreed that China is subsidizing their producers by 5.82 to 126.42 percent and Indonesia is doing the same, at levels ranging from 43.19 to 131.12 percent. Shortly, Commerce will also announce whether they have preliminarily found dumping in these products. We believe the facts are clear and that, ultimately, injury will be found and relief provided.
"Our members work hard and play by the rules and deserve that the rules be effectively and aggressively enforced."
The U.S. International Trade Commission issued its preliminary determination that the U.S. industry is being materially injured on March 9, 2015. In August, the U.S. Department of Commerce will issue its preliminary determination regarding dumping.
The USW represents 850,000 workers in North America employed in many industries that include metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining and the service and public sectors. For more information: http://www.usw.org/.
Jon Geenen (412) 562-2440
Wayne Ranick (412) 562-2444
SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)


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The release date and the price of the Sony A79, the APS-C A-mount camera that will replace the A77, are rumored to be June 2014 and €1,200, respectively.
Another camera which has been on the gossipers’ lips a number of times is the so-called Sony A79. This is the device which is believed to act as a replacement for the SLT-A77, the middle-entry shooter of the A-mount line-up.
The PlayStation maker has said that it is not planning to abandon the A-mount anytime soon. This detail has been specified multiple times by the Japanese company, which has also revealed that we might see some surprises in the first half of 2014.
Well, winter is not over, yet, so we still have to wait a little longer before we find out everything. This is where the rumor mill comes in. Trusted sources have revealed that the successor for the A77 is definitely on track for a spring announcement.
Sony A79 release date rumored to be June 2014 for a price of €1,200
It is unknown whether or not the A79 will succeed the A65, too, but what is certain is that the entry-level APS-C A-mount camera is not getting a “direct” replacement by the end of 2014.
The same thing can be said about the A58. In fact, the only two A-mount models that are being substituted this year are the A77 and A99, the latter being the flagship full frame camera.
If the announcement takes place during the spring, then the Sony A79 release date will be set for June. It may be a gradual rollout, therefore photographers should not be so surprised if the launch date in their country is delayed until July or August.
Sources have also “confirmed” a thing or two about the price of the A77 replacement. It appears that the A-mount shooter will retail for about €1,200 in Europe. This means that the price in the US should not go over $1,500.
What’s with the holdup?
The difference between this year’s rumors and the ones leaked last year is that Sony has finally come up with a plan for the digital camera market.
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has ordered its employees to delay all projects until they have a better idea of what to announce and when to do it. This is why the A77 and A99 replacements have been delayed for so long.
As soon as Hirai’s employees have done their job, the plan has been set in motion. As a result, the critically-acclaimed full frame E-mount mirrorless cameras, A7 and A7R, have become available along with the QX10 and QX100 lens-style cameras.
Everything seems to be in order now therefore we can expect many great things from Sony in 2014. Stay tuned to find out all the details!


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Samsung has been working the affordable 5G unit angle for some time now but it now has strong competition in that market also. Seeing as the Galaxy A52 5G was one of the 5G units that got a good reception in the market, it is normal that the South Korean OEM wants to bring a refresher of the unit to the market.
To be called the Galaxy A52s, the details of the device’s pricing in Europe has now made the news.
If you’ll be looking to buy the phone in the region, you should expect to shell out anywhere from EUR449. This is for the model that packs 128GB of internal storage, as seen on the retailer 91Mobiles. For those who checked the basic Galaxy A52 5G when it launched, it came in at EUR429 so this price is a great initial launch for the refreshed model.
But, what’s different?
On the new unit, Samsung brings a newer SD 778G chipset with fully integrated support for 5G out of the box. The current configuration of the device also means that there is a high chance it can be sold, and supported, by US carriers also.
For now, we expect that most of the features will remain the same with what we have on the older unit. Looking forward to the launch date, though, we should get more info about this device soon.


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Craig Harkins at www.fencing.net posted a little blurb about British Fencing’s new effort to promote the sport.
The above picture is a new logo designed Shaw & Skerm for British Fencing which aims to encourage people to take up the sport.
The branding, which launches next month, will be used on posters, certificates, badges, apparel and other materials. Shaw & Skerm partner Paul Skerm says, ‘Targeted at a varied audience of teens right through to veterans, the brand needed to shift people’s perception of the sport as an elitist activity and help them understand it has generic mass appeal.’
He describes the 2012 London Olympics as ‘an invaluable opportunity to expose fencing to the biggest potential audience’.
In a month, they will start unveiling the campaign. I’m a little iffy on the logo since by itself, you might think it is for a “fence” company and not the sport, but as with any of this stuff, the success of the campaign will be in the programs they run.
I hope they have great success! Go Fencing!


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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota to not release in INOX following Ronnie Screwvala's case against multiplex chains
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota is likely to bear the brunt of Ronnie Screwvala's case against theater chains for unjustly charging VPF to Indian producers and distributors.
The opening film of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2018, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, is finally hitting cinemas on 21 March, along with Akshay Kumar's large scale period-drama Kesari. The film will, however, not be screened in any of the INOX theatres because Ronnie Screwvala has filed a case with Competition Commission against four largest theatre chains in India — PVR, Inox, Cinepolis and Carnival Cinemas for charging undue discriminatory virtual print fee (VPF).
Mard Ko Dard Releases in 55 Screens across Taiwan-the biggest Release for an Indian Film in Taiwan ever @taran_adarsh @RSVPMovies and back home in India @INOXMovies Theater chain refuses to release movie in India as they hauled to Competition Commission pic.twitter.com/NLCPgzw9sH
— Ronnie Screwvala (@RonnieScrewvala) March 19, 2019
Ronnie has alleged that the screens charge the producers and distributors as much as Rs 20,000 when a film is released via a digital service provider. He has also pointed out that Hollywood films are exempted from this payment "owing to an understanding /global release agreement sign by the multiplex chains", the statement said. He added that Love Per Square Foot, which eventually premiered on Netflix, was supposed to have a theatrical release. But he was forced to release it digitally because of the exhorbitant VPF. Hence, Vasan Bala's quirky film is likely to suffer at the box office, as it releases in a limited number of screens. Interestingly, the film is releasing across 55 screens in Taiwan. According to Shekhar Kapur, the film is being received well there.
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Fans have been eagerly waiting for the third part of the Don franchise since the release of Don 2 in 2011.


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Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA), the first publicly traded cannabis company in the United States, announced that it has garnered news coverage in prominent cannabis industry news publication Growers Network.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA), the first publicly traded cannabis company in the United States, today announced that it has garnered news coverage in prominent cannabis industry news publication Growers Network.
A Jan. 28, 2019, article entitled “Interview with Dr. Stuart Titus, CEO of Medical Marijuana, Inc.” features an interview with Medical Marijuana, Inc. CEO Dr. Stuart Titus discussing the company’s many recent accomplishments and the future of the cannabis industry in 2019 and beyond.
“It is an honor to be featured as a thought leader in the industry and I’m glad that I had the opportunity to help share my knowledge about cannabidiol (CBD) with a new audience,” Titus said. “We hope that more people will begin to understand the many health and wellness benefits of CBD and support our company as we continue to grow and make tremendous progress in making CBD more readily available worldwide.”
The article outlines Dr. Titus’ journey from Wall Street broker to CEO of the first publicly traded cannabis company in the U.S. It also highlights the company’s efforts to create an international CBD pipeline and the many cannabis innovations that the company is looking forward to pursuing in the future.
Growers Network was founded with the sole purpose of connecting professional growers to the people and knowledge they need to improve their commercial grow operation. It is a vetted community of over 4,000 commercial cannabis professionals that allows members to connect, trade knowledge and transform the industry. This website has around 200,000 unique monthly visitors.
About Medical Marijuana, Inc.
We are a company of firsts®. Our mission is to be the premier cannabis and hemp industry innovators, leveraging our team of professionals to source, evaluate and purchase value-added companies and products while allowing them to keep their integrity and entrepreneurial spirit. We strive to create awareness within our industry, develop environmentally friendly, economically sustainable businesses, while increasing shareholder value. For details on Medical Marijuana, Inc.’s portfolio and investment companies, visit www.medicalmarijuanainc.com.
To see Medical Marijuana, Inc.’s corporate video, click here.
Shareholders and consumers are also encouraged to buy CBD oil and other products at Medical Marijuana, Inc.’s shop.
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. This material contains statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements by definition involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Medical Marijuana, Inc. to be materially different from the statements made herein.
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) DISCLOSURE
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.
Medical Marijuana, Inc. does not sell or distribute any products that are in violation of the United States Controlled Substances Act (US.CSA). These companies do grow, sell, and distribute hemp-based products and are involved with the federally legal distribution of medical marijuana-based products within certain international markets. Cannabidiol is a natural constituent of hemp oil.


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We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
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text: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China remained stable overall in October, despite slowing economic growth and weak inflows from the United States amid the trade war. FDI, a sign of international confidence in the world’s second-biggest economy, rose to US$9.7 billion in October, up 7.3 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. In the first 10 months of the year, total FDI rose to US$107.6 billion, with the growth rate accelerating slightly to 6.5 per cent from the same period last year and from 6.4 per cent in the January-September period. Investment from the US increased 4.1 per cent in the first 10 months, well below investment increases of 36 per cent for South Korea, 24 per cent for Japan and 176 per cent for Britain, the ministry said. Outbound investment from China to the rest of the world grew 3.8 per cent year on year to US$89.6 billion in the first 10 months. About 36 per cent of Chinese overseas investment was in leasing and commercial services, 17 per cent in manufacturing and 9.4 per cent in the mining sector. There was no new investment in foreign property, sport and entertainment, the ministry said, given the government crackdown on investment in those sectors. China’s September FDI figure rises as foreign investor shrug aside concerns of trade war In yuan terms, FDI rose 7.2 per cent year on year to 64.5 billion yuan (US$9.27 billion) in October, slower than the 8 per cent rise the previous month. It was also up 3.3 per cent year on year to 701.2 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year. Beijing has tried to shore up foreign investor confidence since FDI fell to US$126 billion in 2016, the first drop since the global financial crisis, on complaints over rising costs, cancellations of tax preferences, an uneven playing field for foreign firms, and limited market access. FDI bounced back by 4 per cent to US$131 billion last year. The central government has announced a series of market opening measures since April, including allowing foreign investors to take controlling stakes in joint ventures in financial services and car manufacturing, two sectors that were previously tightly protected. Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said the ministry was coordinating with Shanghai to expand the country’s first pilot free trade zone in an attempt to draw in more foreign investment. The move is the latest effort by Beijing to offset the uncertainty caused by the unprecedented trade war with the United States, which has started to dampen the investment climate. The US has levied tariffs of 10 to 25 per cent on about US$250 billion worth of Chinese merchandise, about half of its total shipments to the US. The ministry said previously that about half of those goods were produced by foreign-funded firms. The FDI earthquake you probably missed, and what it signals for global trade In Washington on Wednesday, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said trade talks between China and the US had resumed at “all levels”, paving the way for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting in Argentina later this month. Amid the trade war, Beijing has received financial endorsements from some multinational companies and organisations. For instance, German giant BASF announced a plan in July to invest US$10 billion in a new chemical complex in the southern province of Guangdong, while BMW said in September that it would raise its stake in its China car-making joint venture to 75 per cent from half. In late October, the World Bank said China had made one of the biggest improvements in its business environment among countries in the world, with its ranking in the annual Do Business Survey jumped to 46 from 78 last year. However, doubts remain over just how quickly China will act on its pledges to open up its market. Immediately after Xi made a series of promises at the first China International Import Expo a week ago, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said the vast majority of government commitments announced earlier had not been realised. “This constant repetition, without sufficient concrete measures or timelines being introduced, has left the European business community increasingly desensitised to these kinds of promises,” the chamber said.


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Samsung is bringing its Curved OLED HDTV to the U.S., and it can be yours for just $9,000.
The 55-inch KN55S9C set is now shipping to specialty retailers, but Samsung provided a sneak peek at the HDTV at a New York press event this morning.
"As a leader in standout design and television display technology, Samsung's new Curved OLED TV sets the bar for the next generation of televisions coming to market," Joe Stinziano, executive vice president of Samsung Electronics America, said in a statement. "Customers have come to expect brilliance from Samsung, and our Curved OLED TV is just that. With true-to-life color, ultimate contrast, and superior picture quality, this new TV delivers an astonishing home entertainment experience."
The TV includes Samsung's MultiView feature, which lets two people watch two different things on the same set with the company's 3D Active glasses. They come with built-in personal speakers for full stereo sound, and viewers can switch between the two sources with the touch of a button, without changing glasses.
The Curved OLED is a smart TV that includes Samsung Smart Hub interface, which organizes content into five panels: On TV, Movies and TV Shows, Social, Apps as well as Photos, Videos and Music. S Recommendation will serve up suggested shows, and all software programs are upgradeable so buyers don't have to buy a new TV every year.
The design, Samsung said in June, "is inspired by a 'Timeless Arena' [in] which the display is placed within a luxurious frame whose curved shape mirrors the curvature of an arena."
"Because of this, the panel keeps the distance between the viewer and TV screen the same from almost any angle for a more lifelike viewing experience," Samsung said.
Best Buy, meanwhile, started selling LG's 55-inch Curved OLED in July, but that one will set you back $15,000.
Will Greenwald contributed to this story.
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New Nissan Z Car, Code-Named Z35, in Pipeline
One of Japan's Most Iconic Cars is Making a Comeback
One of Japan's most iconic cars is making a comeback. A descendant of the game-changing 240Z that debuted in 1969, an all-new Z car (code-named Z35) will honor the legendary Datsun with a stylized 21st-century interpretation of the original's long nose, short deck, and perfect proportions.
That first Z was designed to appeal to buyers in its main market of the United States, and the new model will be no different. Just get a load of one artist's vision of the dynamic silhouette.
While the car will feature a low-slung, swooping body, it will be downsized from the current 370Z to dimensions that resemble the original's. That means the car will lose around 2 inches in width from the current 72.6 inches. Our insider mentions that lightweight high-tensile steel will be used to further reduce the car's curb weight by up to 420 pounds to a class-leading 2866 pounds.
According to a source close to Nissan, the Z35 will be powered by a choice of V-6 and four-cylinder engines at first. Company bosses want to phase out the V-6, though a small but strong fan base might lead engineers to retain it.
Nissan feels that it has to "wean" the motoring public off the six cylinder, which has been its mainstay powerplant since the very beginning, and switch to a more fuel-efficient four. We are told that the new four-cylinder will be a 2.5-liter turbo unit and incorporate direct injection to make at least 330 hp. But our insider explains that Nissan bosses are concerned about fuel economy and CO2 emissions, a fact that will almost certainly force them to reduce power to around 280 hp. For a gutsier Z, we can look to the company's in-house tuning arm Nismo, which is rumored to be working on a 330-plus-hp model.
The Z33 of 2002 was a big hit and its low-$30,000s price tag helped it drive out showroom doors. With the Z34, Nissan created a good-looking, sharp-handling coupe, but by Nissan targeting rivals in the BMW Z4, Porsche Cayman, and Audi TT, the price went into the low $40,000s and hurt sales.
The new Z35 must pick up where the Z33 left off and reinvent the Z car all over again. That means downsizing while creating a compelling design and minimizing its sticker price. And employing four-cylinder turbos will do the brand no harm in lowering prices, CO2, and fuel consumption.
We can expect to see the Z concept unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January. The final production version should debut one year later at the same show with a price tag starting under $30,000.


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There's a new Netflix app in town, and strangely, it doesn't have anything to do with streaming movies or TV. Nope, this is an official fan app for Orange Is The New Black, Netflix's original series about inmates in a women's prison. There aren't any clips or news articles in Orange Is The New App (har har). Instead it's more like a meme generator that's specific to the popular show. Read More
Another week, another cable channel with its own app, but this one will be particularly welcome for sports fans. Fox is now ready to broadcast its cable sports content to subscribers via the Fox Sports GO app, offering a live feed of available games and various talking head sports shows. Oddly this app shows up as a "version 2.0" release - Fox may have been testing it internally, since the Wikipedia page says that the Android version is still forthcoming. Read More
It's Saturday night. You've spent the last six hours partaking of the fruit of the vine in pleasant company (read: you're so drunk that your date is getting a contact buzz). Being the public-minded and responsible drinker you are, you elect to take the bus home. All seventeen stops. After a night out with your friends Morgan, Daniels, and Cuervo, it's difficult to stay awake on the rolling bus. You miss your stop and end up so far from home that you might as well stay on the bus and wait to get off in the morning. Read More
For the last several days, an unknown number of Android users have been getting inconsistent results when using the built-in Google Search app on their phones and tablets. And by "inconsistent," I mean that they aren't getting any at all, instead being greeted by the enigmatic message "can't load search results" whenever they try to use it. While none of the Android Police staff have experienced this, threads on Google Code, Google Groups, and Reddit continue to receive replies. Read More
One of my few complaints with the Netflix app for Android has always been that the app makes it more difficult than it should be to indulge in binge-watching behavior. Watching episode after episode of a TV show meant either going back into the episode list again, or hitting the show's tile from the home view again, and neither was ideal.
With a recent update, however, Netflix has added what it calls a "post-play" experience, which gives users the number and title of the next episode, along with a big red "play next episode" button. Read More
For some reason, it seems that streaming music is the new hotness in the world of tech firm acquisitions. Today, the New York Post reports that Google is eyeing the acquisition of Songza.
Songza is a popular music curating and streaming service that, with five and a half million active users, is nothing to sneeze at. The Android app is currently in the 1 million - 5 million download range, with almost 60,000 ratings. Read More
Each smartphone comes with a gallery app, but considering how diverse the Android smartphone landscape is, the one you end up with varies from device to device. If you want an identical experience across devices, the best approach may be to turn to a third-party app, and while you're at it, you might as well choose one that's spiffy and straightforward. QuickPic is one of our top picks in this area, and now the app's developer has opened up a beta community for testers and dropped a new beta release for them to get their hands on. Read More
Kingsoft, makers of the popular productivity app Kingsoft Office, today announced that the Android app has reached 210 million users around the world. To mark the event, the app has been rebranded to WPS Office and given a new icon to match. The announcement comes on the heels of the app's update to version 6.0, which introduces "over 100 feature updates and enhancements," including a revitalized interface, support for 44 languages, and - in Kingsoft's words - "much more."
The app can view, create, and share office documents on any Android device running 2.1+, and offers collaboration features like edit tracking and comments. Read More
Starting now, looking up information about the World Cup within the Google Search app will pull up specific details on who's playing where, who's competing next, and who's beating whom. The World Cup takes off next week, and rather than installing a dedicated app just to get the basics, Google has you covered. Read More
There are a handful of video editors available for Android, but CyberLink is attempting to raise the bar with the release of its popular PowerDirector software for Android tablets. Immediately upon opening the app, experienced video editors will see a UI that looks familiar to that they've been using on desktops for years, albeit much simpler. Here it is running on a Nexus 7.
The interface is somewhat cramped on this device, which is why the app requires an Android tablet seven inches in size or more to use. Read More


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Burns out as Food Lion president in Delhaize America shakeup
Delhaize America Chief Executive Roland Smith announced the shakeup to local employees Thursday with Beth Newlands Campbell, former president of Hannaford Supermarkets, taking over as president of both Food Lion and Harveys.
Burns had led Food Lion, based in Salisbury, since February 2010. She had started as a bagger at a Hannaford store while in high school. She rose to vice president at Hannaford before joining Food Lion in 2002 after Food Lion bought the smaller chain of stores.
Burns was replaced as a part of a Delhaize America reorganization designed to “improve results across the organization,” Smith states in a company press release. He’s based at the Food Lion headquarters in Salisbury.
Delhaize Group (NYSE:DEG) has seen its stock price drop to less than $37 a share in New York Stock Exchange trading since April, when it was selling at close to $88. For the company’s third quarter, which ended in October, sales in the United States, which makes up 65 percent of company’s revenues, were down 1.6 percent on a store-per-store basis.
Food Lion started in 1957 as a single store in Salisbury and has grown to almost 1,200 supermarkets in 10 states. Food Lion, Harveys and Hannaford are supermarket units owned by Belgium-based Delhaize Group.
Other changes at Delhaize America include:
• Mike Vail, former president of Sweetbay Supermarkets, assumes the role of chief supply chain officer at Delhaize America.
• Brad Wise, former senior vice president of human resources, Delhaize America, takes the role of president of Hannaford and Sweetbay.
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Speculation has finally stopped swirling around Lincoln’s latest iteration of the MKS full-size luxury sedan.
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Safety continues to be a big selling factor for car shoppers, especially for those with families.
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Lidl, with 140 stores in Finland, has growth problems.
”If only the metropolitan area showed some realism it could be 10-15 new stores a year for the next five or ten years,” says CEO Lauri Sipponen.
Lidl’s Finland-CEO has had a lot to say about Alko-establishments and municipal regulations for grocery stores. But currently, Lidl is the most successful grocery chain in Finland. And Alko-stores are opening next to Lidl instead of only Kesko and S-group stores.
Sipponen explains the market growth by Finland and the Finns becoming more international, and Lidl is Finland’s most international grocery store.
”We have to catch the right wave,” CEO Lauri Sipponen summarizes Lidl’s success in an interview with Talouselämä.
Lidl store sales grow so dramatically that the two existing distribution centers are not enough. And there is a constant demand for more stores from customers, according to Lauri Sipponen.
“We have many places with high customer pressure. Shops are full, the parking lots are full and staff restrooms are full. It is difficult to get today’s sales to fit on the shelves,”
Lidl does not intend to close any stores in the network. But Lauri Sipponen says the growth is slowed down by the municipal zoning.
“Finland can hold dozens of more shops more – if only the metropolitan area showed some realism it could be 10-15 new stores a year for the next five or ten years,” says Sipponen to Talouselämä.
Except for metropolitan areas and the big growth centers such as Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Joensuu and Vaasa he also points out smaller cities like Hyvinkää, Riihimäki and Seinäjoki that is interesting for Lidl.
“If the population decreases, it is a bad sign for us. Such localities we do not go to.”


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A new gaming-focused startup incubator and accelerator has launched in Montreal with $1.4 million in funding and the involvement of several videogame-industry luminaries.
Execution Labs announced it was open for applications yesterday. It’s looking to take teams of experienced game developers create and launch their own games and then spin out into a new development studio. Its seed round of funding has been lead by BDC Venture Capital, with Real Ventures and White Star Capital also pitching in.
Teams selected to take part in the program will receive seed funding, shared office space, development tools, and access to mentors. There is a longer-than-usual lease on the use of the office space at this incubator. Teams will be given marketing funds and support for customer acquisition until they gain market traction and they’re ready to form a studio of their own.
Execution Labs also has a partnership with GameStop, described as the world’s largest multi-channel video game retailer. The retailer has voiced the support of its global market presence to support the new incubator.
The co-founders behind Execution Labs include Jason Della Rocca, Keith Katz, and Alexandre Pelletier-Normand. Della Rocca has been the executive director of the International Game Developers Association and has operated his own game industry consultant business. Katz was vice-president of monetization at OpenFeitn, a mobile social gaming network that was acquired by GREE. He’ll be running the incubator’s business functions from San Francisco. Pelletier-Normand has started several game development studios at locations around the world, and has lead the development team at Gameloft.
Mentors involved with Execution Labs include Ed Fries, vice-president of game publishing at Microsoft known for his role in Xbox.
In August, Della Rocca told ITBusiness.ca an indie videgame incubator is exactly what Canada needs.
“Despite being an extremely successful and well-known country for game development, a majority of that production is done for multi-nationals,” he says. “You could say it’s a glorified sweat shop to a certain extent.”
At that time, he said the incubator would look for teams of between two and five that are developing mobile games, but haven’t yet created a corporate structure.


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Square Enix has revealed their new Luminous Studio game engine at a private E3 presentation Tuesday evening. The engine will be used to power the next generation of Square Enix games. Inside is the tech demo, titled, “Agni’s Philosophy: Final Fantasy”, and it was made entirely using Luminous Studio.
When asked by Gamasutra when Luminous-powered games might hit the market, SquareEnix’s CTO, Yoshihisa Hashimoto, smiled and said, “It won’t be that far from now.” The demo was first revealed back in August. You can see more screenshots from the “Agni’s Philosophy” demo at the official site. Thanks to LOT member Bloodios for the tip.


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Sport Ngin raises another $10 million
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Minneapolis-based Sport Ngin said that the latest investment was led by new investors Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking and Causeway Media Partners. Existing investor ICON Venture Partners also participated.
The company, which was founded in 2008 by Justin Kaufenberg and Carson Kipfer, raised $6 million last year and bought California-based 37sports. It employs nearly 200 people, and said it would use the funding for sales, service & marketing and to continue developing its product line.
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Martin Flick named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Growing Business Awards
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Martin Flick, CEO of LDC-backed Onecom, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Growing Business Awards 2022.
The Growing Business Awards have been celebrating the UK’s most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses for more than 25 years and Martin has been recognised for his entrepreneurial vision and his track record of business success.
Since joining the business telecoms provider Onecom as CEO, Martin has spearheaded the company’s growth strategy through a series of acquisitions, most recently acquiring Bristol-based telecommunications contractor Solution IP Communications in September 2022.
Under Martin’s leadership, Onecom has grown to employ more than 600 people across the UK and today works in partnership with global brands such as Vodafone, Samsung and Apple. It is now the UK’s largest business-to-business mobile, cloud telephony, contact centre and fixed-line specialist.
LDC first invested in Onecom in 2019 and is proud to support Martin and his management team on their growth journey.
We would also like to congratulate two LDC portfolio companies on their position as finalists at the Growing Business Awards.
Newcastle-based iamproperty, the UK’s largest residential auction service, was a finalist in the Aquis Growing Business of the Year: Mid-sized Company (£25m-£45m) category. LDC first partnered with the management team in 2019. Since then, the business has grown quickly, achieving an average annual revenue growth rate of 23% and it is currently on course to double its headcount from 2019 by the end of this year. We also supported the management team to complete its first acquisition in March 2022 to help drive even more growth.
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LDC would like to extend its congratulations to all of the companies and individuals recognised at the Growing Business Awards 2022. You can view the full list of winners here.


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Media Industry Predictions 2023
The media industry, like many other sectors, is constantly changing, and changing fast! So, the DPP has published media industry predictions 2023. This is the seventh year it has done […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new AWS Media & Entertainment initiative to simplify cloud workflows. Overcast’s Future of Work Video Platform is built on AWS and we are delighted to be a partner in this initiative!
AWS for Media & Entertainment is an initiative featuring new and existing services and solutions from AWS and AWS Partners, built specifically for content creators, rights holders, producers, broadcasters, and distributors.
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Bengaluru, which is also referred to as the Silicon Valley of India is the second fastest growing major metropolis in the country, and the fourth fastest growing Foodservice market in the country according to a report by the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI).
Discussing the report, NRAI President, restaurateur, Riyaaz Amlani remarked, “Bengaluru is the fourth largest Foodservice market after Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The employment generated by Foodservice in the city is around 2,15,000 people in both the organized and unorganized segments. The Organized segment employs around 1,60,000 (74 per cent) people of the total workforce.”
“Bengaluru is the perfect blend of new versus the old when it comes to the foodservice sector; which is also the reason why the sector has seen an exponential growth over the last few years. Though there are still several issues dampening the spirit of the sector. Until recently, the closing hour for pubs/ bars and restaurants followed an archaic time of 11:30 pm. However, the NRAI Bengaluru Chapter was able to champion a change and as of July 2016, the excise officer extended the deadline to 01:00 am giving the sector a welcome reprieve,” Amlani added.
He said that the city’s Foodservice sector is still grappling with its fair share of challenges – like the recent ban on plastic, and ambiguity in rules and regulations of the local Municipal Corporation for the restaurant industry.
“This coupled with the existing Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act and Noise Pollution Act tends to indirectly affect the industry. We are striving to work along with the state Government to ensure ease of doing business along with a simpler license renewal process,” Amlani said.
Noting that this is an exciting time for investors to be in the Food & beverages sector, Trustee and former president of NRAI, Samir Kuckreja, said, “Bengaluru is one of the most prosperous modern business centres in India with a young and demographically diverse population that comprises of students, single working professionals and nuclear families. It has one of the highest eating-out and ordering-in frequencies in the country and averages around seven to eight occasions with an average monthly spend of Rs 5,500-5,750 per household per month. The strong cosmopolitan culture of Bengaluru is also represented by the cuisine mix of the city. I believe this is a great time for new start-up ventures to cash in on the trend.”
In respect to Bengaluru’s foodservices industry, the report highlights that the city’s organized foodservice market (chain and organised standalone) is Rs 7,870 crore, 8 per cent of the total Indian organized market, while the unorganized market holds around 33 per cent share and is valued at Rs 3,870 crore.
According to the report, “The chain market in Bengaluru is estimated to Rs 2,855 crore and is 14 per cent of the overall chain market in the country and is dominated by Casual Dining Restaurants (CDRs), contributing to Rs 1,205 crore (43 per cent) of the city’s chain market followed by Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) at Rs 1,070 crore (38 per cent).”
Organized standalone market in Bengaluru is again dominated by CDRs. The market size of CDRs in the standalone market is estimated to be Rs 2,770 crore (55 per cent) followed by Pubs, Bar Cafes and Lounges (PBCL) segment with 19 per cent market share.
Organized food services market in Bengaluru is estimated to contribute Rs 800 crore – Rs 900 crore as taxes. An additional tax contribution of Rs 250 crore – Rs 300 crore can be added to the same by conversion of around 30-35 per cent of the unorganized segment to the organized.
Bengaluru – India’s Melting Cauldron
Sharing his thoughts on the recent developments in the restaurant industry in Bengaluru, Chapter Head, NRAI Bengaluru, Ashish Kothare said, “In the last couple of years, Bengaluru has witnessed a number of trends including farm-to-fork, food walks, pub crawls and molecular gastronomy and regional cuisines. Beer remains the city’s choice beverage and microbreweries have sprung-up giving lovers of lager much choice in artisanal beer. Gastronomically speaking, Bengaluru is India’s melting cauldron!”
“The food industry does robust business catering to tourists and locals alike and despite the challenges, Bengaluru Foodservice sector has come up trumps,” he concluded.


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Buffalo Wild Wings unveils new logo, redesigned restaurants
Buffalo Wild Wings unveiled a new logo Wednesday and announced plans to redesign its restaurants, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.
While the logo colors remain the same, the tagline has changed to “Wings. Beer. Sports.” from “Grill & Bar.” The image of the buffalo has also been changed to appear more muscular.
The Golden Valley, Minn.-based company (NASDAQ: BWLD) said its redesigned restaurants would be revealed in late 2012.
“We’ve refined the look and feel of our restaurant to create an atmosphere that feels more like being in a stadium,” said Kathy Benning, executive vice president of global marketing and brand development, in a statement.
Buffalo Wild Wings received low marks in a recent Consumer Reports ranking of 102 of America's biggest chain restaurants. Readers criticized the restaurant's noise and value.
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