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Online shopping became a national pastime out of necessity during COVID, with many stranded at home and unable to shop at bricks and mortar retailers.
This has buoyed the fortunes of an array of e-tailers over the course of the pandemic. A number of online retailers have made this year’s Fast Starters list, many of which sell niche products through original business models.
Australian Bureau of Statistics’ figures back up our hunger for online shopping. Australians spent a record $4.3 billion online in September, up 3.4 per cent on the August figure, which was also a record.
The ABS attributes the rise in online sales to lockdowns shuttering bricks and mortar retails in NSW, Victoria and the ACT, which has boosted online activity.
Supplement and active wear business Muscle Nation, which has made this year’s Fast Starters list, has benefitted from two trends: our infatuation with online shopping as well as our fitness obsession, cemented during COVID as people sought to get fit during lockdowns.
“When we launched Muscle Nation in August 2016 we entered a saturated market, so we focused on building a community and connecting their needs with our brand,” say co-founders and co-owners Nathaniel Anthony and Chris Anastasi.
“We listened to what they wanted and the products followed. Our community and their support are central to our growth. We are always looking at how we can innovate and expand our offerings and charitable contributions.”
“Online sales really took off during the pandemic and people have sought out reputable and trustworthy brands during this time. We have a reputation for reliable delivery, exceptional customer service and high quality products,” Anastasi says.
Muscle Nation has attracted two million followers to its social media platforms and employs a dedicated customer service team to ensure it delivers the best-possible experience. Its supplements have been available at Coles supermarkets since July. Testament to its growth is a new $8 million, 4000-square-metre Brisbane headquarters, scheduled to open early next year.
Further growth is also on the cards for next year. “As a business we are very dynamic and move fast. In 2022 we have amazing activewear designs to launch, including the expansion of our sustainable range. We also plan to further expand our supplements and protein snacking ranges,” says Nathaniel Anthony.
The esoteric has become a fascination for many through the pandemic, with online retailers in the space enjoying strong growth. Stoned Crystals is one of them. Its products include crystals, home décor and jewellery.
Owners Ashley Bellino and Jeremy LeBard have a novel sales model, using live video to create a virtual showroom, a technique they have employed since 2017, well before the current Zoom craze for video meetings.
“Stoned Crystals is a modern decor brand that turns crystals into functional pieces of art. We sit on the edge of spirituality and design,” Bellino says.
“In a declining physical retail world over the last few years, we saw the need to be able to transform the intrinsic value of a physical space into the online world.
“Our live sale business model, alongside a message of mindfulness and hope, has generated great interest and been a very pertinent strategy that saw us continue to take flight, even during a pandemic,” she adds.
The pair have plans to target hotels and wellness retreats as part of next year’s strategy.
Says Bellino: “Stoned Crystals hopes to see raw crystal becoming a mainstream material used in modern building and design. We plan to extend our offerings to modern homes and bathrooms, as well as kitchens and living spaces. By transforming the spiritual history of crystals into a mindfulness message, we invite you to create sacred, styled spaces that inspire you to be still.”
Eco dog poo bag Oh Crap is another Fast Starter. CEO Henry Reith says his business has so far saved 23 million poo bags from being sent to landfill.
“We’re changing the world one poop at a time. We have a live dog poop bags saved from landfill counter front and centre so we can keep track of how we are doing on our mission.”
“We are a small, family business at our core. But we pride ourselves on having systems and processes to rival any large multinational company. Along with all decisions and actions aligning with our core values, including #OhCrapFamily first, we run all decisions through a lens of, what questions would a $100 miliion company ask in this situation? to make decisions and move forward. When we are thinking problems through we also ask ourselves, ‘What would someone, that is, a company, who loves themselves do in these circumstances?’ An outcome must align with all the above filters to be actioned.”
Reith is currently building a new brand, No More Plastic Crap, whose aim is to eradicate all the plastic used in a business setting. Compostable mail satchels are its first foray into the market.
Fast Starter The Local Drop has experienced strong business growth through lockdown as people shifted to shopping online for food and wine. The specialist food and wine online shop credits its success in part to its respectful approach to communication.
“Buying habits have changed and people want a personal experience with retailers,” says founder Jagdev Singh. “They also want access to wines that other retailers can’t get. So we don’t send out frequent emails and generic offers. We have avoided using a short-term, profit-driven ethos and we have built the business through genuine relationships with clients and word of mouth,” says founder Jagdev Singh.
Singh and his team are in the process of creating what they believe is the world’s first wine-ordering platform that can be accessed on a mobile phone that can source any wine in the world.
“We’ll continue to look after our existing clientele and their wine-loving friends, support philanthropic projects that align with our values and pursue the never-ending search for great wines across the world to share with our clients.”
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By Tom Krisher, The Associated Press
DETROIT At 789
The dealers have just a few weeks to sell the Chryslers, Dodges and
"You've got some very good negotiating power," said Dave Champion, director of automobile testing for Consumer Reports magazine. "(Dealers are) really looking to shift this inventory. It's just stacking up all around them."
COMPLETE LIST: Of dealers Chrysler wants to cut (pdf)
GM STRUGGLES: More hints of possible Chapter 11 filing for automaker
On Thursday, Chrysler asked a
Chrysler has signed a deal with GMAC Financial Services, Chrysler's new finance company, to float loans to those dealers that Chrysler plans to keep so they can take on the 789 dealers' unsold inventory. Chrysler spokesman Kathy Graham said dealers to be cut from the company will get Chrysler warranty reimbursement and sales incentives such as rebates and low-interest financing until June 9. But after that, they won't be reimbursed for either.
That means the dealers have a big reason to get rid of the cars before their franchise agreements end. Incentives on some vehicles can run $6,000 or more, and without them, dealers who have been cut won't be competitive with remaining dealers who can still offer the discounts.
"They're not giving us a lot of time," said Michael Wolf, a
Erich Merkle, an independent auto industry analyst in
He said the resale value of Chrysler vehicles has dropped, evidence that it's losing the power to keep new car prices stable.
"What'll end up happening, if a dealer wants to stay in business, they'll probably end up just selling it below cost just to get rid of it," Merkle said.
Dale Horn, owner of a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership in Malvern, Ark., whose franchise was cut, isn't counting on any help from the company to unload his inventory of 34 vehicles.
"Right now, I don't have much confidence that they will do what they say. Nobody's called me yet saying they're going to try to help me," Horn said. Still, he's determined to sell the cars and trucks before June 9, and he's not ruling out selling at a loss.
Champion said that before walking into a dealership, it's important to find out about incentives and holdbacks, which are payments the dealer gets when it sells a car. "It's not a bad idea to go in there with a lowball price," he said.
Waiting until the closure deadline might give shoppers even greater power. But Champion noted that supply is drying up. So waiting too long could mean not getting the ideal color or features.
"The longer you wait, the less options you'll have," he said.
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S3 admits Taiwan rejected chip sale to Via
Negotiations to try to rescue JV continue in earnest
S3's attempt to form a joint venture with Via and to then sell the Taiwanese mobo company its graphics chip business was initially rejected by Taiwan's government, S3 boss Ken Potashner admitted yesterday.
"The Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Government of Taiwan initially denied the application for our joint venture based on VIA’s initial application," Potashner said in an adjunct to S3's statement of its Q2 2000 results.
Fortunately for Via and S3, the Ministry said it would "reconsider its decision upon receipt of revised information".
"We are working with VIA to try to present a proposal that is acceptable to the Taiwanese government," Potashner added.
That Taiwanese officials have a problem with a deal emerged last month. The completion of the JV was originally set to take place by the end of June, but that deadline came and went without the final handshake.
Shortly afterwards, Via claimed the delay was merely a matter of the slowness of such Ministry vetting procedures. "[It] always takes quite a bit of time," the company said, and we speculated that it might have more to do with serious problems with the JV than governmental confusion.
Indeed, a Taiwanese official later said: "This is the largest overseas transaction that has been proposed to us so far this year. We have to evaluate the case with great caution due to the huge amount involved as well as the benefit for Via's shareholders."
Via's takeover of S3's chip business is worth around $377 million. Taiwanese regulators must give their approval for any such venture that's worth more than $50 million.
Other government staff said they are worried because the cash and shares component of the deal, $323 million out of the total $377 million, is nearly three times the size of Via's $120 million paid-in capital.
The sale remains the lynchpin of S3's strategy to remake itself as an Internet and digital media company and shrug off its association with the graphics semiconductor business. If the deal collapses, it would be a bitter blow to the company's plans.
The tone of the Taiwanese officials' comments suggests to us real scepticism that the deal will be allowed to go ahead, as does Potashner's own statement. It certainly expresses no optimism that the deal will be finally signed off by the Taiwanese authorities, at least not in the short term. Taiwan will not come to a new decision on the Via-S3 deal until the middle of this month at the earliest. ®


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Swiss Economic Award 2021: The winners have been announced
Interlaken - At this year's Swiss Economic Forum 2021, in addition to the coveted Swiss Economic Award, the women's business award, the SEF.WomenAward, was presented for the first time for outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.
The three winning young companies of the Swiss Economic Award prevailed against more than 100 competitors. The Swiss Economic Award is presented in three categories and is the most important prize for young companies in Switzerland.
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WASHINGTON (CBS WASHINGTON) — Athletes may soon be able to comment and respond through Twitter and Facebook – on their shoe.
Adidas has paired up with the London-based shoe designer, Nash Money, to develop a sneaker with Twitter imbedded right into it. Earlier this month, the Adidas Social Media Barricade plan was announced through a YouTube promo video starring Nash himself.
The Social Media Barricade re-thinks the popular Adidas tennis shoe by adding full social media capabilities right into the sneaker. An LCD screen attached to the shoe displays incoming tweets in real time. With the Social Media Barricade, any fan and athlete can remain connected even while an event is progress. Hypothetically, Usain Bolt could gloat before and after his next sprint.
“I’ve turned a smartphone into a shoe in the sense that its cover is made out of shoe materials,” Nash told Idesigntimes.com.
The Twitter and social media-sneaker is a response to overwhelming use of social media throughout the recent 2012 London Olympics, where both athletes and fans were able to keep up communications in real time throughout the world.
“You have an Adidas sneaker that lets you tweet an athlete while he’s on the court,” Nash says in a video posted on dailymotion.com. “In 2016, every athlete may have a shoe like this.”


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NEW DELHI: Singer Elvis Presley, painter Pablo Picasso and legendary actor Charlie Chaplin may have some elements of Indian ancestry in their roots. Their forefathers could have migrated from this country many moons ago, according to the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). In a three-day seminar starting Friday that will see participation by ministers Sushma Swaraj and Mahesh Sharma, more than 30 scholars and artists...
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While the lady seen in Amedeo Modigliani's recent megaseller 'Nu couche' remains unidentified, here's looking at women behind other famous nudes. 'Les femmes d'Alger (Version "O")' Pablo Picasso Fetched $179.4 million in July 2015 The famous work, painted in 1955, was Picasso's homage to his friend and competitor, Henri Matisse, and his own take on 19th century French master Eugene Delacroix's 'Les femmes d'Alger'. The painting features unidentified women, believed...
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EW YORK: A 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso set a world art auction record on Tuesday when it sold for a staggering 106.4 million dollars, the auction house Christie's announced. The Spanish master's painting, "Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur" ("Nude, Green Leaves and Bust") had been expected to bring in more than 80 million dollars, but soared past that figure to eclipse the record set in February, when Alberto Giacommetti's "Walking Man I" sculpture sold in London...
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PALM BEACH: Police say two Pablo Picasso etchings worth a combined $450,000 (euro286,000) have been stolen from a gallery in Palm Beach, Florida. Authorities responded to an alarm at Gallery Biba at about 3:40 am today. Palm Beach police spokeswoman Janet Kinsella says a glass back door had been smashed and the two etchings were missing. She says the etchings were valued at $150,000 (euro95,000) and $300,000 (euro190,000). She says authorities...


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The leading innovator in marketing optimization for the real estate industry, and H2O.ai, the open leader in AI, are partnering to launch G5’s next generation Intelligent Marketing Cloud with H2O’s Driverless AI. The G5 data science team has optimized the Intelligent Marketing Cloud leveraging H2O and Driverless AI for unique positioning in the property management marketplace with a solution that can prioritize inbound leads to simultaneously drive conversions, and cut digital marketing spend.
G5 leverages H2O Driverless AI to automate actionable customer insights
G5 Chief Product Officer Martin Stein said that they are leveraging AI to guide the decision-making process in real estate marketing with the help of their Intelligent Marketing Cloud platform that maximizes marketing effectiveness and efficiency. They are partnering with the best-in-class team at H2O to enhance their machine learning capabilities, so that the G5 Intelligent Marketing Cloud continuously and efficiently improves its accuracy and predictive qualities. G5-powered campaign insights point to actionable opportunities to improve ROI through each step of the customer journey, starting with channel attribution, all the way to leveraging natural language processing to classify inbound phone calls. G5’s vision is to give all real estate marketers and analysts access to this deep competitive edge from an end-to-end and easy-to-use dashboard that will find and land paying tenants.
H2O.ai, CEO Sri Ambati said that they are excited at the partnership with G5 to transform real estate marketing. G5’s team is achieving stunning results with Driverless AI to deliver personalized customer experiences in their Intelligent Marketing Cloud. Teams of any size can disrupt an entire industry with the democratization powered by Driverless AI. G5 has the power of H2O’s world-class automatic machine learning platform at their fingertips to optimize marketing spend for their customers in real estate.
Working together, G5 and H2O.ai are generating impressive results for the bottom line. In the real estate industry, over 50 percent of a digital marketing budget results in a phone call. Empowered by Driverless AI technology, marketers can quickly prioritize and convert inbound leads from the Intelligent Marketing Cloud platform that have purchase intent with 95 percent accuracy. Driverless AI helps enable G5 to provide customers with an edge that uniquely benefits them to grow their real estate businesses while also driving down costs.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ)- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says its officers in Louisville seized 170 counterfeit championship rings destined for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware from China.
CBP officers intercepted the rings May 20th. They say they depicted copyrighted professional sports team logos from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL.
According to CBP, the real manufacturer suggested retail price for those rings would have been $43,450.
“CBP officers in Louisville are committed to protecting the American consumer, the economy, and the facilitation legitimate business,” Chief Customs and Border Protection Officer Brian Lick states, “when sports fans chose to spend their hard-earned money to show support for their favorite team they deserve to know they are receiving a genuine article.”
According to CBP, importing counterfeit merchandise can cause revenue loss, damage the economy, and threaten health and safety.
Together with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP says it has seized 27,599 shipments with intellectual property rights violations in fiscal year 2019.
CBP says e-commerce has grown over the last five years so many people buy online then receive products shipped through international mail.
The agency says you can submit an anonymous report through e-Allegations Online Trade Violation Reporting System.
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Monday, October 28, 2019 By Amy Rush-Imber, Floor Covering Weekly
Bruce Weber [Atlanta] Fresh off of September’s convention, American Home Surfaces Group (ASHG) and Commercial USA CEO Bruce Weber is psyched for both the group’s and its supplier partners’ future. And while the group knows how to have fun — Joe Weber, son and vice president, general manager’s wedding kicked off convention this year — there is more to celebrate. Weber reported that, for the first nine months of 2019, sales for AHSG members were up 22 percent while sales for Commercial USA were up 33 percent.
“To start out in this environment and come into convention with the two divisions up significantly for the first months … it was a very upbeat group attending,” said Bruce Weber, adding that the uptick for members is, in part, due to the group’s methodical strategy to achieve set goals. “We have 50 or 60 different goals every week of every month and those that we don’t accomplish that are still meaningful roll to the next week. It’s our willingness to take the time to write goals every week that makes things happen,” he asserted.
ASHG and Commercial USA live by the set goal and what Bruce Weber called, “Five S’s” — “See them, sell them, service them, sympathize and save them.”
One goal AHSG has, noted Bruce Weber, is “the race for space. We are constantly battling and co-existing in member showrooms. Today, we are probably 15 to 20 percent of members’ showroom space. Twenty-one years ago maybe 4 or 5 percent. It’s an ongoing challenge and it all starts with that weekly plan,” he said.
Other accomplishments for 2019 include holding 118 PKs in partnership with its core vendors. “We hold them in the stores with our supplier reps,” Bruce Weber offered adding that efforts such as this have helped the group add 82 new members since last convention in 2017.
He added that the partnership with its suppliers is built to benefit both the supplier and the retail members. “Things happen when we collaborate with our suppliers,” he said. “We don’t want our people traveling alone but with a supplier. It’s teamwork.”
But success has also come from both AHSG and Commercial USA co-investing in their members. “We always look to improve the alliance. It never stands still,” Bruce Weber said. “We co-invest; it’s such a big part of making a partnership.” The group, for example, matches the expense to attend convention, association membership to the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) and supplier displays among other support systems.
In addition to guest speakers such as Peggy Grande (Ronald Reagan’s top Administrative assistant) and economist Ray Padron, Bruce Weber gives each of the 30-some vendors an opportunity to address attendees. “It’s not just meeting members in the supplier showrooms but they can take the stage and tell them everything they think they should know,” he said adding, “Convention was beyond all expectations and I’m so thrilled.”


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In their interview with Tek Syndicate, the Vice President of Bethesda (Pete Hines) dropped a tease bomb on the viewers with news of a new unannounced title coming this year… before giving no further details whatsoever.
We are deep in the era of remastered games, and one thing’s for certain, no one has enough time and money to play them all. So, should Skyrim Special Edition make the Christmas list?
Here are all the latest Nintendo Switch rumours in one easy post, you lucky girl.
With the Skyrim: Special Edition hitting the shelves on Friday let’s take a look at console mod support.
When you want something doing hand the bad news over to your fans and make them do the hard work for you. Sony have taken the hint, it seems, and it was announced last night that mods will indeed be coming to the popular Bethesda titles (Fallout 4/Skyrim) on their platform.
Sony has blocked the support of mods on the PS4 version of Fallout 4, despite Bethesda’s best efforts.


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According to the latest rumor, after the successful launch of Vivo Y93 earlier this month, Vivo is all set to launch the Vivo Y95 smartphone. The phone is already officially announced in the Philippines. Vivo Y95 will be an upgraded version of Vivo Y93 and it has got several new features and updates. The striking aspect of the Vivo Y95 is that it sports a rear-mounted Fingerprint sensor that was unavailable in Vivo Y93. Also, the quality of the camera in the upcoming Vivo Y95 is upgraded. Now let’s talk in detail about the features of this smartphone.
Vivo Y95 Specs
The Vivo Y95 sports a 6.22-inch IPS HD+ display with a resolution of 720×1520 pixels resolution, 270ppi pixel density and protected by 2.5D curved glass. The Dual sim (Nano) smartphone is powered by 64-bit Octa-Core processor clocked at a frequency of 1.9GHz paired with Snapdragon 439 SoC and Adreno 505 GPU support.
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Vivo Y95 Key Specifications
|Display||6.22-inch (720×1520 pixels) HD+ IPS display|
|Chipset||Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC|
|Primary Camera||13 MP + 2 MP|
|Secondary Camera||20 MP|
|Expandable Memory Upto||256 GB|
|Sensors Used||Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Fingerprint sensor and supports Face Unlock|
|SIM 1||GSM, 4G/ LTE, 3G (Nano)|
|SIM 2||GSM, 4G/ LTE, 3G (Nano)|
|Colours||Starry Black and Aurora Red|
|O.S||Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.5|
On the camera front, Vivo Y95 features a 13 MP + 2 MP Dual camera set up on the rear side with LED flash and PDAF. An upgraded 20 MP selfie camera wit AI face beauty and selfie flash support is integrated. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with FunTouch OS 4.5 User Interface coupled with 4GB RAM. The Internal memory of the phone is 64 GB which can be further expanded upto 256 GB via microSD card. The phone is backed up by 4,030mAh Battery. In terms of connectivity, Wi-Fi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth, OTG, GM Radio, GPS, GLONASS are included. Sensors onboard include Accelerometer, Fingerprint sensor, light sensor, orientation, face unlock, and Proximity sensor.
Vivo Y95 Price in India & Philippines
The Vivo Y95 smartphone is available in Starry Black and Aurora Red color options. In the Philippines, the price is set at PHP 13,999 roughly Rs. 19,100 in India. For now, there is no news of the smartphone launch in India.
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Greetings from SIHRA!!
The president FHRAI is pleased to inform the good news to all our hotel and restaurant members that the representations given by FHRAI to the Honorable Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Members of the GST Council and other senior government officials have been favorably addressed.
The GST percentage on food was earlier fixed at 28% in 5-star hotels this has now been reduced to .18% bringing it at par with stand alone restaurants.
The slab of Rs.5000/- on which earlier there was a GST tax of 28% has now been enhanced to Rs.7500/-. Now 28% GST will apply on Rs.7500/- and above.It is expected that this measure will benefit a majority of our hotel members
FHRAI will continue tirelessly to espouse the cause of its members in future and will aim at securing 18% GST for all our hotel members.
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Post (POST) – Weekly analyst ratings updates
A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets to Job (NYSE:POST):
- 05/24/2022 – The release was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a ‘strong sell’ rating to a ‘hold’ rating. They now have a price target of $83.00 on the stock. According to Zacks, “Although Post Holdings has lagged the industry over the past three months, we expect the trend to reverse in the near term. The company is benefiting from cautious acquisitions, which have continued in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Revenue included $102.1 million of net sales from buybacks.Recovery in volume demand in the Foodservice unit is also contributing to the increase.Management noted that volumes for some channels and product categories in the foodservice industry have almost fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels.However, the company is facing supply chain issues due to labor shortages labor, input and freight inflation and other supply chain impediments Post Holdings’ fiscal gross margin in the second quarter was impacted by higher raw material costs. sources, freight and manufacturing. The company is also struggling with escalating SG&A spending. »
- 05/09/2022 – The release is now covered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. They have set a “buy” rating and a price target of $92.00 for the stock.
- 5/9/2022 – Post has had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $84.00 to $96.00.
- 06/05/2022 – Post has been upgraded by TheStreet analysts from a ‘c’ rating to a ‘b’ rating.
- 04/01/2022 – Post has had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler analysts from $129.00 to $75.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 03/31/2022 – The release is now covered by StockNews.com analysts. They have placed a “holding” rating on the stock.
Shares of NYSE:POST traded at $1.45 during Friday’s trading, hitting $82.98. The stock had a trading volume of 440,845 shares, compared to an average volume of 664,552. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 2.60 and a leverage ratio of 1.75. . Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $62.83 and a 12-month high of $82.99. The company has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.66. The company’s fifty-day moving average is $74.42 and its 200-day moving average is $93.81.
Post (NYSE:POST – Get Rating) last released its quarterly results on Thursday, May 5. The company reported earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 per ($0.05). Post had a return on equity of 4.19% and a net margin of 7.54%. The company posted revenue of $1.41 billion in the quarter, versus $1.36 billion expected by analysts. In the same period a year earlier, the company earned earnings per share of $0.29. Post office revenue for the quarter increased 17.3% year-on-year. Equity research analysts expect Post Holdings, Inc. to post EPS of 1.85 for the current fiscal year.
Separately, director Gregory L. Curl sold 4,000 shares of the company in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 17. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.11, for a total transaction of $328,440.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 15,907 shares of the company, valued at approximately $1,306,123.77. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, accessible via this hyperlink. Additionally, director Robert E. Grote sold 5,000 shares of the company in a trade dated Friday, May 13. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.91, for a total transaction of $394,550.00. Following the sale, the administrator now directly owns 8,987 shares of the company, valued at approximately $709,164.17. The disclosure of this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,250 shares of the company worth $743,390 in the past three months. 9.70% of the shares are currently held by insiders.
Major investors have recently changed their stake in the company. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Post by 387.4% during the 4th quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 74,780 shares of the company worth $8,430,000 after acquiring an additional 59,437 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC increased its stake in Post by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 1,454,057 shares of the company worth $163,916,000 after acquiring an additional 111,209 shares during the period. CWM LLC purchased a new stake in Post during Q4 for a value of approximately $137,000. PYA Waltman Capital LLC increased its stake in Post by 5.2% during the third quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC now owns 157,978 shares of the company worth $17,403,000 after acquiring an additional 7,788 shares during the period. Finally, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its stake in Post by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 15,471 shares of the company worth $1,744,000 after acquiring 3,350 additional shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors hold 90.62% of the company’s shares.
Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through five segments: Post-Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, Refrigerated Retail and BellRing Brands. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals and hot cereals.
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When Kathryn Rudloff accepted her new role as executive director of weVENTURE, the Bisk College of Business’ women’s business center, in January, she expected the usual challenges: Learning the ins and outs of the university. Building trust and rapport with her employees. Making important decisions.
She did not, however, anticipate leading a new team through the unfamiliar territory of a worldwide pandemic during her first 90 days.
Still, she’s done just that. And here, Rudloff provides insight into finding a way when business as usual gets quarantined.
As executive director, how are you helping your organization navigate these uncertain times?
As a Small Business Administration (SBA)-funded local community partner, weVENTURE is on the frontlines of helping small businesses respond to the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 crisis.
Our staff is working remotely, and all our consultations and programs are now entirely virtual. We remain available to help businesses understand the disaster recovery programs available to them, help them decide what to apply for and work with them as they reassess their business and plan for moving forward in this new normal.
As executive director, I believe my role is to provide the staff with leadership and structure to ensure we are able to continue to effectively serve the high volume of businesses seeking our help. We have implemented daily check-ins and other procedures to ensure we are all communicating and working together despite our physical separation.
What message do you have for small business owners who are struggling right now?
I encourage them to stay connected to the community. Whether you join weVENTURE sessions or other online meetings hosted by business groups or socially as friends. Don’t get stuck with your head down, wallowing in your own anxiety. We must stay connected and talk about working through this as a community. It is one thing to be physically isolated; it is another to think you are going through this alone.
The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything we have ever seen. Are there past experiences or historical instances that have set any type of precedent for how entrepreneurs and small businesses should proceed? If not, from where do you and your team develop your guidance?
While many Florida businesses are used to temporary shutdowns and interruptions in their business operations due to hurricanes, this current health crisis is unprecedented in the prolonged nature of the shutdowns. We have worked with a number of businesses who were prepared for a few weeks of downtime, but now that this crisis will extend through April—and into who knows how long beyond that—they are having to take more drastic measures to respond.
What is the No. 1 piece of advice you have been giving to small business owners?
As a local branch of the SBA, we have been privileged to be on calls with the administration directly and have heard the message repeated: This crisis is unprecedented because never before have all 50 states been declared in states of emergency. Nothing in our history compares to this, and we must all be patient and supportive as we work through it together.
Every entrepreneur that I speak to is panicked and wants answers now, and I am preaching patience. Every day that passes, more information is available. These new federal recovery programs are being written and implemented in real time. Avoid making rash decisions, and instead, assess your business plan and respond in a strategic, thoughtful way.
As this situation continues to unfold, what positives have you seen develop as a result?
I love working with entrepreneurs because they see opportunity where others don’t. In the midst of this crisis, we are also hearing from individuals who see opportunity to launch a new product or business. Every economic downturn results in tremendous opportunity for new businesses to capitalize on the rapid changes taking place. I can’t wait to see what new businesses we see come out of this crisis.
When the pandemic has passed, where do you see the state of business and entrepreneurship?
I believe that after riding the booming economy for the last decade, entrepreneurs will be extremely motivated to get back to business. The entrepreneurial spirit is hard to break, and many thrive in the face of adversity. In true Florida Tech spirit, the relentless pursuit of innovation will drive entrepreneurs to succeeded, no matter what obstacle they may face. I am inspired every day by the men and women we serve and honored to be in this position to help them.
Having served as an advocate for women and children in the community and political organizations as well as on multiple political campaigns, Rudloff has garnered extensive fundraising experience and connections within the local business community that have already begun to effectually serve the mission of weVENTURE, the Bisk College of Business’ women’s business center.


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If you have been reading all the rave reviews about the Samsung Galaxy Tab and were wondering if you can get hold of one soon, the answer is yes. Samsung has announced that their highly anticipated Android tablet computer will launch in India on November 10. And the price is pretty nice too – Rs. 38,000.
The pricing is pretty neat when you compare that this is just marginally higher than the higher end smartphones in the country. For that matter, the iPhone 4 is speculated to be priced around Rs. 40,000 when it launches. That means that the Galaxy Tab will find appeal among a number of users in the upper middle class.
India is among the first three major markets to get the Galaxy Tab. But if you are waiting for more options or competition to drive down prices, probably you should wait until January. That is when the Notion Ink Adam is speculated to launch. The iPad, well that is always going to be pricey – so doesn’t matter.
Also Read : Samsung Galaxy Tab Global Price Comparison


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Honda India Made A Sale Of 7,821 Cars In January 2023
Honda Cars India (HCIL) reported monthly domestic sales of 7,821 units in January 2023, with the business exporting 1,434 units. Last year, the firm sold 10,427 units in the local market and exported 1,722 units over the same time period.
HCIL previewed a new SUV for the Indian market last month, with a launch scheduled for later this year. While specifics regarding the model are scant, it is projected to compete with the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun, and MG Astor in the mid-size SUV sector.
“January 2023 volumes were in line with our expectations, as we are working on the seamless transition of our line-up to the approaching new emission requirements under RDE regime,” Yuichi Murata, Director, Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars India, remarked on the occasion. We are upbeat about our success in 2023, thanks to robust client demand in the automobile industry.”


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As the prolific entrepreneur has plowed cash into everything from the Post to virtual grocery stores, along with the physical and virtual infrastructure to zoom it all to your door, we’ve become captive Bezos consumers, relying increasingly upon his technology to anticipate what we’ll want to watch, gift, like, and wear.
When the rapacious company announced that it needed to increase shipping capacity, UPS and FedEx were quickly put on high alert.
As his empire and his ambitions swell, Bezos looks like a new kind of competitor on the global scene: someone with essentially bottomless pockets, an ever-expanding cache of data, and a willingness to keep investing in insurgent businesses until the rest of the world recognizes the value in them.
Bezos’s approach has a big advantage in the world of newspapers — most of which are struggling to pay reporters and photographers, let alone duke it out for developers on par with a Facebook or Google.
But Bezos can, in fact, afford both, and he has the fortitude to try new things that might rankle industry stalwarts.


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HTC's One M8 Eye is the 13-megapixel version of the HTC One M8 and we saw it launching in China and Asia. Before the US launch event most of us believed that HTC plans to reveal this device for US and European markets, but it turns out that the only update that HTC planned for this quarter was the Desire Eye, a phone with 13-megapixel front and rear cameras.
We had a chance to chat with some local DACH HTC representatives and we got confirmation that the new HTC One M8 Eye won't be coming to Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The representative said the HTC One M8 was designed for specific markets, especially India, and he said that the device lacks some features like infrared found on the high-end HTC One M8.
Ultrapixel is here to stay and it turns out that HTC still believes in this technology. Of course there is still room for improvement and HTC can make Ultrapixel cameras even better in next generation devices. The Ultrapixel concept is good, but it is easier for end users to understand that an 8-megapixel camera has much more pixels than a 4-megapixel camera.
The HTC Desire Eye has two 13-megapixel cameras, but the Desire brand was always reserved for mid-range products rather than HTC flagships. The HTC Desire Eye is not here to replace the HTC One M8, this was HTC's clear message. The One M8 is still the company's holiday season flagship.
Interestingly enough, the company mentioned that the HTC Dotview cover is the most successful accessory that they ever had and that they plan to expand it to a wide range of phones.


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The company, which is owned by Permira Investment Fund Managers, was looking for an agency to create a campaign that would differentiate the brand from its competitors such as Premier Lodge and Travel Inn. It is looking to position itself as the company that offers true value for money in the budget hotel sector.
Simon Gregory, Travelodge's sales and marketing director, said: "We have been talking to a few agencies but only Partners BDDH really seemed to grasp the way our business needs to distinguish itself, within an increasingly cluttered market, and help the brand move forward."
Partners BDDH's managing director, Simon Toaldo, added: "This is an excellent win and a fascinating challenge. We look forward to working with Travelodge to build its brand and business."
Neil Christie, the Partners new-business director, added: "This sector has not been distinguished by smart marketing in the past. But there is a real opportunity here to change people's perceptions in the way that the budget airline industry has done."
The win does not affect Travelodge's media planning and buying account, which is held by Mediaedge:cia Manchester.
There are more than 236 Travelodges across the UK and Ireland.


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Many users or potential buyers of Sony’s PMW-F3 Super35 sensor camera have expressed some confusion over the implementation of S-Log gamma in the recently-released version 1.4 firmware of the camera. A niche subject but a very popular camcorder. Ned Soltz investigates.
I recently had several hours to play with a pre-release Sony PMW-F55 camera. Sony also supplied me with 2 64gb SxsPro+ cards, the AXS-5 4K recorder, one AXSM 4K media storage, the new LCD viewfinder, the new Olivine battery, and last but hardly least, a new Sony 85mm prime lens
Amid all the recent fuss over 4K, it's easy to get caught up in the enthusiasm over resolution. Shooting a video frame that's the size of a photo taken by a stills camera is no bad thing, of course, but colour and contrast are still the most eye-catching properties on an image. But now we know what the future holds for colour
Hollywood equipment house AbelCine has been serving the needs of professionals for years. Now they're educating pros too, with two videos explaining Sony F55 camera and post workflow.
It is safe to say that the POV action camera market is pretty much owned by GoPro at the present time. Sony have now clearly decided that it was about time that the ante was upped and as a result they have now announced an upgrade to their HDR-AS100 in the form of the HDR-AS100V. Simon Wyndham explores
Even though some people groaned when Sony announced their XAVC codec back in October 2012, it's beginning to look like it is more than just another variation on the h.264 theme. What it may turn out to be is a rich environment for 4K production that is widely supported by NLEs and post production vendors


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Wandersong, the musical side-scrolling adventure from Greb Lobanov, will be getting a limited physical release for Nintendo Switch and PS4. Set to be sold and distributed by Limited Run Games, the short-run physical editions will be available to pre-order from October 11th 2019.
Having originally launched in 2018 as a digital-only title, Wandersong captured the hearts of gamers and critics alike with its charming presentation, story and clever “song wheel” mechanic. Carrying a whole host of award nominations under its belt, from “Excellence in Narrative” to “Best Sound Design”, it’s no surprise that the game would eventually make its way to the physical realm.
In Wandersong, players take on the role of an unnamed bard, who after learning of the universe’s impending doom, must set off to save the world. Equipped with only his talent for singing, the Bard must puzzle his way through a world of secrets to retrieve the mysterious melody that could save them all. With over 150 whimsical characters to meet and an interactive score to die for, Wandersong is certainly worthy of pride-of-place in any collection.
Pre-orders for the physical edition of Wandersong are set to go live on October 11th 2019 over at the Limited Run Games website. According to a tweet from the developers, the limited physical releases will pack some “new and exciting goodies”, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for more details in the coming days.


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A slightly less controversial headline would be "Privacy, as we know it, will soon become a thing of the past." However, every day there's a news story (reference a few of my recent posts about Facebook) that makes me think that we're already there.
According to a the recent "Future of the Internet" study from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, millennials will continue their current habit of sharing large amounts of personal information online as they age.
From the report:
Some said new definitions of "private" and "public" information are taking shape in networked society. They argued that this means that Millennials might change the kinds of personal information they share as they age, but the aging process will not fundamentally change the incentives to share.
At the same time, some experts said an awkward trial-and-error period is unfolding and will continue over the next decade, as people adjust to new realities about how social networks perform and as new boundaries are set about the personal information that is appropriate to share.
One telling quote from the report came from well-known social networking analyst Stowe Boyd, who stated: "Publicy will replace privacy. Privacy will appear quaint, like wearing gloves and veils in church."
What does this environment of connectivity and transparency mean for your organization? Whatever else might be true, the point is, it's time to start thinking about how to maximize the positives and mitigate the negatives (on both an organizational and individual level) as these social norms change around us.


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To celebrate National Battery Day Feb. 18, Call2Recycle says it wants to celebrate the 8.4 million pounds of batteries that its collection partners, stewards and consumers recycled throughout the U.S. in 2020. This marks an 11 percent increase from what it recycled in 2019.
Call2Recycle is an Atlanta-based consumer battery stewardship and recycling program.
Call2Recycle reports that there was concern that battery recycling levels could decrease in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent Ipsos survey that Call2Recycle commissioned, consumer recycling trends remained robust in 2020, mirroring each other on the East and West coasts. Call2Recycle says more than half of respondents in Vermont and California reported they recycled all or some of their batteries in 2020, while more than 40 percent of respondents were storing all or some of their consumer batteries for a future recycling trip.
According to a news release from Call2Recycle on these latest figures, the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders affected the organization's rechargeable battery collections, which declined 10 percent from 2019. However, Call2Recycle says, its total volume of batteries collected led to higher numbers, surpassing its record collections set in 2017. The program reports that the increased usage and handling of batteries in 2020 places “an even greater need for consumers to understand the safety and environmental risks associated with improperly managing batteries at their end of life.” The program plans to expand its awareness and education efforts and diverse service and solution offerings to help prevent battery safety incidents and motivate consumers to take responsible action.
In 2020, Call2Recycle says it noticed a surge in its partners’ commitment to recycle primary batteries, with 3.2 million pounds of primary batteries collected, a growth of 77 percent compared with 2019. Other sectors that contributed to battery collection growth included retailers with more than 2.3 million pounds, battery manufacturers with 1.8 million pounds and health care with 145,000 pounds.
“Achieving record-breaking collection numbers during a global pandemic is a testament to our incredible stewards and program partners,” says Leo Raudys, CEO and president of Call2Recycle. “We are exceedingly thankful to everyone involved in our program who helped make the year a success particularly during such a difficult time.”


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Thieves stole more than 30 Rolexes and thousands of pounds in a Middlesbrough jewellery firm robbery.
The shocked owner of the business has estimated their haul at £250,000.
Now he has branded the robbers "low life scum" for taking "everything I've worked hard for" away.
He said: "After working 50 hours a week since I was 16 years old, [I've had] everything I’ve worked hard for, for me and my family taken away from me by a group of low life scums who couldn’t be bothered to go out and earn an honest living.
"Taking not only my items but customers as well.
"This has already been the worst year of most our lives and now unfortunately the worst week of my life."
He has told Teesside Live how he "just stood there" in disbelief, after discovering the carnage last Saturday.
"The safe was gone," he said, "there was at least 30 Rolexs and about £28,500 in cash.
"The windows were smashed in, it was an absolute mess. The door was unopened. I had to put the code in.
"They had climbed up the ledge. I just stood and looked, staring at the room.
"I must have been in shock. I knew what happened the second I saw it, I just didn't want to believe it.
"It didn't sink in properly for a couple of days."
He had "taken a long time" to get the business to the level it had reached, he added, and it was "doing well".
"You work 40 or 50 hour weeks but even when you get home, you're still on your phone buying and selling watches.
"This won't happen again - that's for sure. This wasn't a small robbery.
"I've given it to the insurers and they're cracking on with it."
Cleveland Police is appealing for information following the incident on November 7.
A spokesperson said: "The incident occurred between 9.30pm and 11.30pm.
"A number of Rolex watches estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds were stolen from the premises as well as over £10,000 worth of cash."
Anyone with information regarding the burglary or anyone who may have been offered the items for sale is asked to contact DC Bonnie Dowson."
Independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.


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A downgrading by investment bank J.P. Morgan sent shares of social games maker Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) tumbling 7% Monday morning, blunting -- at least temporarily -- the company's recent momentum on Wall Street.
Zynga shares fell 1.04, or 7.0%, to 13.65 early Monday after J.P. Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth cut his rating for the company to "neutral" from "overweight," while maintaining a $15 share-price target.
Essentially Anmuth is arguing that Zynga shares were getting ahead of themselves due to several positive catalysts over the past five weeks or so.
Remember, this is a stock that had a disappointing ticker debut in mid-December, finishing the day at 9.50, below the $10 offer price. It closed at $8 on January 9.
But in late January, rumors began that Facebook would be filing to go public. This pushed Zynga shares over $10 for the first time since the IPO. The stock got another boost on February 1 when Facebook filed its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealing that the social networking giant derives 12% of its revenue from Zynga. By mid-February, shares had climbed over $14.
A fourth-quarter loss reported on February 14 knocked shares below $12 and resulted in several analyst downgrades.
But the stock climbed back, fueled late last week by news that Zynga was creating a platform for gamers on its own website, a move designed to lower the company's dangerous dependence on Facebook, from which it derives more than 96% of its revenue.
While arguing in a note to clients that Zynga could benefit from several "key Internet trends, including social, increased smartphone and tablet penetration, the rapidly growing app economy, and the secular shift toward free-to-play games," Anmuth adopted a cautious stance regarding Zynga's new gaming platform.
"[G]ame economics will not change for Zynga, and it will likely take some time to drive traffic to the new site and for players to get comfortable with an additional gaming destination," Anmuth wrote.


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Customer awareness of cheap prices available on international websites has put retailers under pressure to reduce the 25% to 50% price gap between local and global prices.
A survey of over 1,000 Australian consumers by management consultants Bain & Company has found that 68% of consumers are unwilling to pay even a small premium to purchase goods from an online store.
Just 24% of consumers are prepared to pay 5% premium to buy from Australian stores, but 31% were not willing to pay a 5% premium.
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Prices for products such as books, clothing, footwear and electronics are estimated to be 25% to 50% higher than those in the US and UK, reflecting higher wholesale prices paid by local retailers, higher cost of wages and rent, and higher taxes.
The Bain & Company survey has not yet been published but SmartCompany has seen preliminary results which show that 68% of consumers say they buy the cheapest product whether it is from an Australian or international store.
The survey found that online shopping continues to increase, with the most heavily penetrated categories as travel, digital content, books and magazines.
The least heavily penetrated categories are gardening products, furniture and whitegoods.
The survey found most online shopping is at Australian websites, but the share of spend at overseas websites has increased in the past 12 months.
Almost 50% of those surveyed said they chose an overseas website rather than an Australian one for the cheaper prices while product selection and delivery were also factors.
Bain & Company warned there are signs that online shopping may be plateauing in some categories such as footwear, hardware, clothing, toys, books and magazines.
While many of the survey respondents said that they expected to increase the amount of money spent online, this number was slightly down on survey results from the previous year.
David Zehner, Australian retail partner at Bain & Company, warned that shopper behaviours have dramatically changed and retailers cannot afford to ignore the shift.
Zehner said the internet was not just another shop and while “online” may be the short-term priority, the future will require thinking.
Brian Walker, retail specialist at The Retail Doctor, told SmartCompany there was pressure on retailers to reduce the gap between local and global prices.
“Yes retailers are under pressure to cut prices because there is much greater transparency but they are under even greater pressure to offer some value equation that is meaningful,” says Walker.
“In many cases if it is just based on price they are not going to compete.
“They need to provide services such as much faster delivery service than an overseas site can provide and offering an in-store service otherwise they are simply not going to compete.
“It is a lot about retailers building their story, brand and position and taking consumers into an experience rather than a price comparison.”


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Both scams are doing wonderful I see.
With NSAV From the SRAX Website...
An important understanding with NSAV:
This is from the SRAX website:
Another odd thing to me is nobody except NSAV posters have commented on the NSAV SRAX connection on stochwits or IH. It still makes no sense why NSAV doesn't release something proper like. I got out because I find it exceptionally strange
that carrots seem to be the only thing NSAV produces. I wish it the best. I hope it does well. It just dont add up. Maybe I smoke too much weed IDK.
$NSAV $SRAX has an audience of over 9 million investors on their Sequire Platform and very soon, all of those investors will hear about NSAV and the great work that they are doing in Crypto and Blockchain. $NSAV has entered into a partnership with SRAX (NASDAQ: SRAX) to maximize and accelerate its communications for interested investors, shareholders, and supporters.
Three months later and we’ve seen nothing from SRAX. No wonder their stock has been tanking.
$NSAV Announces Partnership with $SRAX to Enhance Investor Communications
London, England, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Net Savings Link, Inc. (OTC Pink: NSAV), a cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital asset technology company, today announced that they have entered into a partnership with SRAX (NASDAQ: SRAX) to maximize and accelerate its communications for interested investors, shareholders, and supporters.
Through SRAX, a publicly traded company offering premier operating system tools for publicly traded companies, NSAV will have the ability to further reach its community through sophisticated solutions to assist it in maintaining, communicating, and expanding its shareholder base.
With Sequire, a product of SRAX, NSAV will be able to secure trading data instantaneously— including level two trading data, current share price, volume, change percentages, and beyond— but will also allow for better shareholder engagement via amplified media utilization.
With over 200 platform subscribers, an 88% platform retention rate, an investor audience exceeding 9 million, and a 1360% year-over-year growth, NSAV is confident that collaborating with SRAX will help it reach its goal of providing trustworthy, transparent, informative, and immediate communications with its supporters.
Furthermore, this partnership will allow for improved company education and a deeper understanding of the market demographics within NSAV’s areas of focus, opening up a door for tailored marketing and communication strategies to best capture investor, shareholder, and consumer interest.
Dato’ Sri Desmond Lim, Interim CEO and Senior Vice President of Cryptocurrency Operations for NSAV and Silverbear Capital partner stated, “We are thrilled to welcome our partnership with SRAX. We sincerely hope our investors, shareholders, supporters, and community see the value of it.”
FPVD there baby brother company is strong like bull
DD: SRAX files 13G on Feb 11, 2021
Hudson Bay Capital Management just got in bed with them at over 1.3M shares -- current valuation puts them close to $7M invested.
I'm no expert but SRAX's balance sheet still looks like poo - maybe Hudson Bay Cap knows something we don't... a development in the near future perhaps?
IMHO this will put SRAX back closer to their 2014 PPS of $20 - or at least on the way there!
SRAX Announces Sequire Platform Has Over 3 Million Retail Investors
SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies through Sequire, its SaaS platform, has announced that Sequire has grown to over 3 million retail investors.
“We have been discussing the importance of retail investors in public companies since the inception of Sequire. It’s the very reason why we built the platform and related tools -- to help companies effectively communicate with these investors. The current environment in the capital markets is only validating what we have been preaching for years.” Said Christopher Miglino, Founder and CEO of SRAX, “Through our LD Micro conferences and our virtual event partners, we are helping educate investors and providing them with tools that will help them be more successful.”
The Sequire platform is an operating system for publicly traded companies that through the use of machine learning helps companies identify prospective retail investors. The platform is also creating a community of retail investors with interests in specific sectors. These investors are participating in education and virtual events. Sequire has aspirations to be used by every publicly traded company.
SRAX (NASDAQ: SRAX) is a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies. Through its premier investor intelligence and communications platform, Sequire, companies can track their investors’ behaviors and trends and use those insights to engage current and potential investors across marketing channels. For more information on SRAX, visit srax.com and mysequire.com.
SRAX Announces Preliminary Revenue Results For Q4 and Full Year 2020
Thu, January 28, 2021, 8:00 AM
SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies through Sequire, its SaaS platform, is providing unaudited preliminary revenue results for Q4 and Fiscal year 2020.
For the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company expects to report net revenue of approximately $4.5 million, surpassing the company's guidance for the quarter. Revenue is expected to be up approximately 320% year-over-year and up 75% from Q3 2020, exceeding analyst expectations.
2020 revenue of approximately $8.7 million, up approximately $5 million and 142% over 2019.
Four consecutive quarters of revenue growth and seven quarters of consecutive Sequire growth.
Guidance for full-year 2021 of $17-$18 million.
Q1 2021 Revenue Guidance of $5 million representing a $4.7 million increase over Q1 2020.
153 issuers have joined the Sequire platform, a 22% increase since our last report.
Marketable Securities of approximately $16 million currently on hand.
Gross Margins of approximately 69% for the year and 73% for the quarter.
"We continued to see significant demand for our Sequire platform in Q4 and this growth has continued into the first month of 2021. On the product front, we are continuing to add new features to the platform to enhance the value to our clients," said Christopher Miglino, Founder and CEO of SRAX. "We have a vision of delivering a platform that will be an essential part of every public company. We are well on our way to accomplishing this goal and think that this year will validate our leadership position in the market," added Miglino.
BIGtoken Focused on Top Consumer Concerns: Censorship and Data
Thu, January 28, 2021, 6:00 AM
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire — BIGtoken today announces its placement in an editorial published by NetworkNewsWire ("NNW"), one of 50+ trusted brands within the InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company for private and public entities.
To view the full publication, “Censorship and Data: The Stakes and Consequences Are Getting Serious,” please visit: https://nnw.fm/yzWoa
A recent Pew Research article pinpointed major concerns with social media platforms. “Americans have complicated feelings about their relationship with big technology companies,” the article observes. “While they have appreciated the impact of technology over recent decades and rely on these companies’ products to communicate, shop and get news, many have also grown critical of the industry.” The article goes on to report that a Pew Research Center survey found that “roughly three-quarters of U.S. adults say it is very (37%) or somewhat (36%) likely that social media sites intentionally censor political viewpoints that they find objectionable. Just 25% believe this is not likely the case.”
The events of the last few weeks have made that article appear almost prophetic as issues of censorship and privacy have gained additional prominence on the world stage. A number of private and public companies are working to resolve these issues, with many of those companies relying on blockchain to provide their services. Leading the pack is BIGtoken, the first consumer-managed data marketplace where people can own and earn from their data. The opportunity ahead has such potential that parent company SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX) is spinning out BIGtoken into a separate publicly traded company and has entered into a definitive share exchange agreement with Force Protection Video Equipment Corp. (OTC: FPVD). The separation of BIGtoken provides shareholders a pure play in the consumer-managed data sector.
Just In: $SRAX SRAX Sells Remaining MD Ownership Stake for $8M
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SRAX Provides Brands Clarity in a Time of Uncertainty With BIGtoken Lightning Insights
PR Newswire PR Newswire•March 30, 2020
BIGtoken launches research and surveys, delivering rich audience insights in hours
LOS ANGELES, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a digital marketing and consumer data management technology company, announces BIGtoken Lightning Insights, a new solution that gives brands the power of knowledge by returning robust audience insights in just hours.
SRAX's permission-first consumer data management platform, BIGtoken, which boasts over 16 million panelists across more than 30 countries, is now providing brands the ability to quickly activate research and surveys about their brand, products, or industry.
With BIGtoken Lightning Insights, brands can target and access very niche groups through 10,000 unique points of segmentation and augment their inquiries with additional data points including location and purchase history. What sets BIGtoken apart is that these actionable audience insights can be delivered in hours, not days.
Recently, we surveyed the BIGtoken community to understand how the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected their social and work life. In a 24-hour period, we received results from over 1,300 panelists.
Click here to download the full results from this study!
"These are difficult times for the world at large. In just a few months, the lives of millions of people have experienced radical change, and now more than ever, understanding your consumers' points of view is critical," says Kristoffer Nelson, co-founder of BIGtoken and COO of SRAX. "We want to do our part by helping brands gain clarity during this time of uncertainty. With BIGtoken Lightning Insights, brands can collect information from their target consumers on their current challenges, needs, perspectives, values, and habits—and act on it. Together, we can overcome uncertainty."
To learn more about BIGtoken Lightning Insights contact us here: https://go.bigtoken.com/lightning-insights/.
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SRAX Partners with Top Insights Exchange Platform Cint to Launch BIGtoken Research
PR Newswire PR Newswire•December 4, 2019
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a digital marketing and consumer data management technology company, has partnered with Cint to leverage the BIGtoken platform to gather insights for brands. Cint has the world's largest online sample exchange, and its platform automates sample fieldwork and operations for insights companies so they can gather research data faster, more cost-effectively and at scale.
"By partnering with BIGtoken, our customers will be able to utilize its 16+ million mobile subscriber base, adding to Cint's existing panel base of more than 100 million respondents, to gain access to a 360-degree view of their customers," said Richard Thornton, COO of Cint. "BIGtoken's innovative approach to opt-in mobile data provides accurate research from an engaged global consumer base. With the largest mobile subscriber base in the industry that can be broken into very specific data sets, BIGtoken can provide our data-centric customers with high-quality insights. We look forward to working with SRAX to offer our clients this unique and valuable viewpoint."
"This partnership bolsters BIGtoken's entry into the market research ecosystem," said Kristoffer Nelson, COO of SRAX and co-founder of BIGtoken. "Cint is one of the world's largest solutions to help accelerate consumer insights for top brands including many of the Fortune 500. BIGtoken will leverage Cint's technology, and we expect client relationships to build another recurring revenue stream beginning in the first quarter of 2020."
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- News tagged "sony"
Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012
Samsung and Sony plan to level the playing field against online retailers and mega-stores with their new unilateral pricing policies. This move would ensure that independent or smaller dealers have a chance of making the sale in light of the aggressive price competition.
Sony announces eight new slim and lightweight Cyber-shot cameras which deliver superior optical performance. They will be available in APAC starting March 2012.
Monday, 27 Feb 2012
Both the Sony Xperia P and U are now official, joining its earlier announced sibling, the Sony Xperia S as part of the Xperia NXT series of smartphones. Both devices are armed with dual-core processors and will be available in Q2 2012.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2012
Sony's unique dual-screen tablet, the Sony Tablet P, will be available in Singapore from 24th February. The Android Honeycomb tablet is priced at S$848 and available at all Sony stores and authorized outlets.
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012
Another image of Sony ST25i Kumquat device was leaked showing a design that resembled the recently announced Xperia S. In addition, a leak on Indonesia's Postel (the country's telecommunications regulatory authority) referred the device as Sony Ericsson Xperia U.
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012
Trend Micro has extended its collaboration with Sony to offer two web security services - Trend Micro Kids Safety and Trend Micro Web Security for PlayStation Vita.
Sony makes it known to UK's gadget news and reviews site, Pocket-Lint, that picture quality, price, and design, are amongst consumers' foremost concerns when it comes to snagging a modern HDTV.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012
Sony Singapore has informed us that the NEX-7 will be available from February 15, at a price of S$1,799 for the body.
Sony has gone on record to say that the NEX system will have 15 lenses by the end of 2013.
Wednesday, 8 Feb 2012
Adopting quad-speed frame sequential display technology which is able to minimize crosstalk distortion, the 3D Display offers a high contrast of 5000:1 and wide viewing angle of 176 degrees.


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The People's Bank of China's move to lift its US dollar/yuan fixing rate by 1.9 per cent on Tuesday stunned the markets and sparked a 1 US cent fall in the Australian dollar.
It's also sparked confusion among those of us who are used to floating currencies, such as the Australian dollar.
Like the majority of China's markets, its government largely controls its currency movements, and unlike floating exchange rate currencies which are determined by market forces (supply and demand), its currency moves as a crawling peg to the US dollar.
How does China's currency work?
In 1994 China's currency, the renminbi, was pegged to a fixed rate of 8.28 yuan to the US dollar. That remained until July 2005, when it was loosened to allow it to fluctuate 2.1 per cent from a set midpoint determined daily.
The system is also referred to as a crawling peg and had been very stable in recent months, barely moving from its peg of US16.1¢ to the yuan between April and now.
Over the course of the past decade, that peg has been adjusted by the government as it deemed necessary, including placing a halt on its appreciation during the global financial crisis as demand for Chinese goods slowed.
Since 2005 the renminbi moved to what is known as a managed float system against major currencies. Also more excitingly known as a dirty float, it is controlled through central bank's buying and selling currencies in a bid to cap its appreciation.
Why does China use this system to regulate its currency?
Market analysts widely suggest that the yuan is held at a substantially undervalued level to make its exports more globally competitive.
This is where the reference, or fixing rate comes in. The yuan is pegged to the US dollar at a daily reference rate within a fixed band to control the value of the yuan. The government caps appreciation by selling yuan and buying greenback.
On a real exchange-rate basis, however, more recently yuan has been considered overvalued by around 13 per cent as it followed the US dollar up against other major currencies (the Aussie included).
The move on Tuesday created a drop of 1.4 per cent to 6.3 yuan to the US dollar in Shanghai, while it fell 1.6 per cent in its offshore Hong Kong trade, according to Bloomberg.
Wait, what? What are onshore and offshore rates?
As the names suggests, onshore (CNY) yuan is traded on the mainland, while offshore (CNH) is traded through the Bank of China in Hong Kong and available to be bought and sold by international investors.
The CNH floats freely, unlike its onshore counterpart, and was introduced as part of China's efforts to internationalise the yuan.
Loosening the grip on the yuan's reference rate effectively brings the CNY and CNH closer together, narrowing the gap between the market's value of the yuan and the government's artificial rate.
"It looks like this is the end of the fixing as we know it," Khoon Goh, a Singapore-based strategist at ANZ Banking Group told Bloomberg.
"The one-off devaluation of the fix and allowing more market-based determination takes us into a new currency regime," he said.
Does this mean China is entering the currency wars?
Analysts reckon no. While Westpac's Sean Callow says the currency's been "taken off the leash" with the government now fixing the rate at or near the previous day's closing price and market quotes, meaning traders could push it on an upwards or downwards trend, HSBC's experts says it's a logical, measured step towards creating a more market based mechanism.
The central bank said itself that the move was "necessary to further improve the yuan's midpoint pricing to meet the needs of the market", citing its trade in goods posting "relatively large surpluses".
It also comes as no surprise this move was made a few days after some dismal trade figures came in, including an 8.3 per cent slump in exports in July, way worse than economists' estimated 1 per cent fall.
What is a yuan? I thought China's currency was the renminbi.
Renminbi is the official name of the currency. It was introduced by the Communist party when the People's Bank of China was established in 1948, and translates from Mandarin to "the people's currency".
Yuan refers to the individual unit. You can have one yuan, but you can't have one renminbi. Think of it the way you would think of using "sterling" and "pounds" to describe Britain's money.


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A working day just before Countrywide Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) authorized WhatsApp Fork out in limited way for now it is only permitted to have 20 million UPI consumers in India the nodal agency for the retail payment units arrived out with a rule that would effects huge payment applications like Google Spend and PhonePe. In a push assertion, NPCI explained that the no third-get together application part of UPI payment procedure would be authorized to have out far more than 30 for each cent of all UPI transactions.
The volume of transaction will be calculated for previous three months on rolling basis and the rule will come into influence from January 1, 2021.
The new rule arrives on the working day the market is viewing a new entrant, which is WhatsApp Fork out. What type of the effects the new rule will have on the industry in the prolonged term can’t be ascertained right now, but in the shorter phrase it is possible to hit Google Pay out and PhonePe, which are well-known and reportedly have out as significantly as 80 for each cent of all UPI transactions.
“With UPI achieving 2 billion transactions a thirty day period and with probable for future development, (NPCI) has issued a cap of 30 per cent of overall volume of transactions processed in UPI, applicable on all 3rd Party App Suppliers (TPAPs),” stated NPCI. “This will be with outcome from January 1, 2021. It will aid to address the challenges and defend the UPI ecosystem as it even further scales up.”
Although NPCI is saying that the capping transactions for third occasion apps will produce a additional aggressive industry, it looks there are some nuances involved. The rule is only heading to go over apps like Google Shell out that are not component of the banking community. Applications like Paytm, simply because they have banking licence, are not regarded as TPAPs so they will not be covered beneath it, although they also can have out UPI transactions.
Google said that the announcement was a shock. “Digital payments in India is nonetheless in its infancy and any interventions at this place ought to be made with a see to accelerate buyer decision and innovation,” said Sajith Sivanandan, organization head, Google Pay back and Next Billion Person initiatives, India. “This announcement has come as a shock and has implications for hundreds of tens of millions of consumers who use UPI for their each day payments and could effect the more adoption of UPI and the close intention of economical inclusion.”
By the way, the NPCI announcement came a working day ahead of WhatsApp bought the permission to get started its payment company in India. The authorization for WhatsApp Payment, which was stuck for around 3 many years, arrives a several months following Fb, which owns WhatsApp, invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms.
Announcing the financial investment on April 21, Fb had hinted that the collaboration would assistance it carry WhatsApp Payment to India. “By bringing alongside one another JioMart, Jio’s modest enterprise initiative, with the power of WhatsApp, we can enable men and women to join with firms, shop and in the long run invest in products in a seamless cell knowledge,” Fb had mentioned in a assertion.
WhatsApp will also use UPI to give its payment solutions to people and for utilising the payment gateway it is performing with 5 banking institutions in India such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Lender, Axis Lender, the Condition Lender of India, and Jio Payments Lender.


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EPA Approves Fungicide to Fight Coffee Leaf Rust
Hawai‘i coffee growers now have the approval to use a specific fungicide in their efforts to manage and control the spread of coffee leaf rust (CLR).
On Thursday, May 20, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a request from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) to use Priaxor® Xemium to battle CLR, a devastating plant pathogen. The fungicide is not currently labeled by the EPA for specific use on coffee plants, but it is allowed for use to control fungi on leafy vegetables, strawberries, tomatoes, soybeans, wheat and many other crops.
“Hawai‘i coffee growers now have an added method to combat the coffee leaf rust, which is extremely difficult to manage,” said Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser, chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture. “Other efforts to minimize the damage and spread of coffee leaf rust include quarantines on the movement of coffee plants and associated material, the import of disease-resistant coffee plants and the development of integrated pest management strategies.”
In March 2021, HDOA filed a request for a specific exemption with the EPA to allow the use of the fungicide on coffee plants. HDOA was notified of the approval of the emergency exemption Thursday, May 20, which allows the fungicide to be used for up to one year or until use on coffee plants is added to the product label by EPA and the product’s producer.
The EPA exemption allows coffee growers to use the fungicide under the following conditions:
- Growers must inform the Pesticides Branch at least seven days prior to using the product by emailing [email protected].
- Personal protective equipment must be worn as required by the label.
- All directions on both the container label, as well as the dealer-provided Section 18 label, must be followed.
- All use/application must be reported to HDOA’s Pesticides Branch within 10 days of application.
Growers with questions on the proper use of the fungicide may contact Pesticides Branch staff at:
- Hawai‘i Island: Cal Westergard – 808-974-4143
- Maui County: Mitchell MacCluer – 808-873-3078
- O‘ahu: Adam Yamamoto – 808-973-9409
- Kaua‘i: Emilee Wedekind-Balualua – 808-241-7140
In anticipation of EPA’s approval, HDOA and the University of Hawai‘i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR) held two webinars for coffee growers in April on the use of Priaxor® Xemium. Two additional webinars are being planned in June.
CLR is a devastating coffee pathogen that greatly reduces the growth of the plant and berry. There are multiple long-term impacts of CLR, including dieback, resulting in an impact on the following year’s crop, with estimated losses ranging from 30% to 80%.
Since the first detection of CLR in Hawai‘i in October 2020, a multi-agency effort involving HDOA, UH-CTAHR, the USDA Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center and the Hawai‘i coffee industry has been working to protect Hawai`i’s $56 million coffee industry.


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but we had no idea it was to this extent. Hanjin have been in the news for a few weeks now (as you might have noticed by our articles) firstly it was announced they would be seeking receivership, then it was revealed Seoul were going to offer financial support and now we have received some details on the value of the disturbances.
The reported figure of the value of merchandise that is/was stranded at sea is a staggering $14 billion, no wonder retailers and manufacturers were showing such concern. Owners of said merchandise have been rushing about trying to find the best solutions to transfer the cargo from a stranded ship at sea to the intended destinations.
Since Hanjin Shipping Co. of South Korea filed for bankruptcy protection there last week, dozens of ships carrying more than half a million cargo containers have been denied access to ports around the world because of uncertainty about who would pay docking fees, container-storage and unloading bills. Some of those ships have been seized by the company’s creditors.


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The government has put in place a robust policy doing away with some cumbersome rules and brought in ease of doing business
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Tuesday said the applicability of drone in the agriculture sector is beyond pesticide spraying and has tremendous scope in organic and natural farming as well.
Drone industry in India has grown 6-8 times in the last one-and-a-half years. The drone infrastructure set up in the country is "extremely robust" and an Indian case study of drones as pioneer in agriculture will be exhibited in the ongoing meeting of G20 agriculture working group.
India's aim is to become a global hub for drones by 2030, for which an industry friendly policy including the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) is in place, he added.
Addressing the media on the side-lines of the first G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting here, the Union minister said: "Don't look at drones through narrow lines. The versatility and diversity of the application of using drones as service is vast."
The use of drones in agriculture should not be limited to pesticide spraying. It can be used in cadastral mapping and survey of agriculture land, he said.
"The area of drone application for jaivik kheti (organic farming) is also tremendous. ...Even in natural farming, there is tremendous scope for application of drones," Scindia noted.
As organic farming sees an organic growth, there will surely be the movement of drone application, he added.
The government is promoting organic and natural farming in a big way to reduce use of chemical fertilisers and save mother earth. Madhya Pradesh is currently leading in organic farming.
Currently, drones in agriculture are permitted only for pesticides spraying.
Asserting that many more applications will continue to emerge in future, the Union minister said there are multiple uses of drones. "I think as volumes grow, versatility will also grow."
He mentioned that the prime minister has been clear in determination that India can no longer be a follower and the country must be a leader in unexplored areas in the world. Drone is one such area.
For achieving the aim of becoming a global hub for drones by 2030, the government has adopted a three-pronged approach, he said.
Firstly, the government has put in place a robust policy doing away with some cumbersome rules and brought in ease of doing business. In a short span, digital mapping of drones has been done in the country into red, green and yellow zones.
Secondly, the government has come out with the PLI scheme for promotion of the drone industry. "For the first time, the PLI scheme was brought about for industry which was in a nascent stage," he said.
The PLI scheme for drone industry encompasses close to Rs 120 crore incentive for industry whose size in 2021 was only Rs 60 crore, he added.
The minister further said the PLI scheme has yielded "very good results" as many companies have registered and the size of the industry has grown 6-8 times in the last one-and-a-half years.
Thirdly, the government is creating demand for drones and earmarked 12 ministries including agriculture for mandatory use of drone technology, he added.
The three-day event of the first G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting of the Agriculture Working Group (AWG) will conclude on February 15.
It deliberated on four key priority areas: food security and nutrition; sustainable agriculture with climate smart approach; inclusive agriculture value chain and food supply system; and digitisation of agriculture transformation.
The next meetings of the G20 agriculture working group is likely to be held in Chandigarh, Varanasi and Hyderabad.


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New Delhi: With digital payments and transactions on the rise since the demonetisation move by the government on November 8, firms in the field are leaving no stones unturn to beat their competitors.
Hitting up the competition in the digital payments world, FreeCharge announced a free insurance on wallet balance.
The Snapdeal-owned company has partnered Reliance General to provide free insurance on wallet balance of up to Rs 20,000 on their e-wallets.
The insurance has been offered to users in case of loss or theft of mobile phones and is applicable to all FreeCharge customers including consumers and merchants.
"With this move, FreeCharge takes another step in proactively addressing consumer concern around the usage and security of e-wallets, safeguarding the money of the consumer in the event of theft or loss of his/her phone," Freecharge said in a statement.
Under the arrangement, the wallet balance of customers will be insured up to a limit of Rs 20,000, as long as the user is transacting at least once a month.
In case of loss or theft of phone, the customer needs to lodge an FIR within 24 hours at the local police station and report the same immediately to FreeCharge via e-mail or by calling customer care.
"Over the course of operations, we have realised that consumer perception of wallet safety is critical to drive both adoption and retention of our customers and hence, we are offering this plan to our consumers free of cost.
"FreeCharge is faster, convenient and more efficient than cash and now much safer too. We believe this is another step to help realise the vision of a less-cash India," FreeCharge CEO Govind Rajan said.
With PTI Inputs