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It’s all falling together as it has in years past. Per Boy Genius Report, AT&T employees have been informed that the phone is actually coming, and may in fact be on sale in the month of June.
The announcement matches employee vacations for June affecting the cell carrier and back at the end of April, it was hinted that the fourth generation iPhone might go on sale during the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference itself.
Even so, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster has stated that he doesn’t expect to see the new iPhone anytime in the immediate future.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available and let us know what’s on your mind in the comments.
And just made it that much pricier to leave early to do business with anyone else.
Per the Dow Jones Newswire, beginning June 1st, new AT&T iPhone customers who wish to cancel their contract with the wireless carrier will need to pay a US$325 early termination fee, up from the existing US$175 fee.
The new fee will apply to all smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, as well as connected netbooks. For feature and messaging phones, the fees will drop to US$150.
Though change comes on the heels of speculation that AT&T could lose exclusivity of Apple’s iPhone over the next year, though an AT&T spokesperson reportedly said that the increase in the early termination fee to US$325 was not related to one specific device.
“The changes come amid increased regulatory scrutiny and class-action lawsuits over the issue,” the report said. “The Federal Communications Commission has expressed concern that onerous fees make it difficult for consumers to switch their service. Wireless carriers argue the fees are necessary to recoup the costs incurred by the subsidies they provide to lower the initial cost of the handset.”
The change follows a previous move by competitor Verizon, which began charging a $350 early termination fee for smartphone users. Google and T-Mobile also charged a combined US$550 fee for those who canceled their contract on the Nexus One. Both of those recent developments have brought early termination fees under scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
AT&T and Apple offer the iPhone at a subsidized rate, starting at US$99 for the iPhone 3G, with a two-year contract for the device. Starting in March, Apple began selling contract-free iPhones at a much higher price, as it has done in previous years, to help clear out inventory before the launch of new hardware.
In addition to recouping lost money from a canceled contract, the fees are also designed to deter customers from jumping to another network. The timing of the early termination fee increase will undoubtedly result in speculation about the potential of the iPhone becoming available on a carrier other than AT&T.
Apple is expected to introduce its next-generation iPhone when it kicks off the annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 7th while rumors of a Verizon iPhone have been persistent since March.
On Tuesday, Apple released the fourth beta of its iPhone OS 4.0 operating system, pushing Apple towards a final release that’s expected to coincide with its WWDC event next month.
Per Gizmodo, the new release appears to invoke tethering options for AT&T in the US. iPhone OS 3.0 introduced tethering support in software, but AT&T has been among the carriers failing to support the feature.
A new configuration panel appears to indicate that AT&T has worked out its issues related to refusing to support tethering on the iPhone (it supports tethering with other phones, but apparently fears that iPhone users would overwhelm its network) and will have a billing program in place by the time iPhone OS 4 ships.
The new Internet Tethering setup panel directs users to call AT&T or visit its website to setup tethering on their account.
Other new features spotted by beta testers include the ability to view photo Camera Rolls in landscape, more useful wallpaper images, an option to turn off group MMS messaging, and a generally faster interface throughout, ranging from call dialing to Maps.
Apple has apparently awarded a contract for building a CDMA iPhone to Pegatron Technologies.
The news arrives from Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes, which back in February announced that the company had won the contract for building the expected next generation UMTS iPhone 4. Previous iPhones have been built by Foxconn, which also builds Apple’s Mac mini, iPods and the iPad, and is the company’s main supplier.
Rumors surrounding the possibly of a CDMA iPhone model that Apple could sell through Verizon and Sprint have regularly surfaced throughout the iPhone’s entire history, and have recently blossomed as speculation about the end of AT&T’s exclusive contract in the U.S. has reached a fevered pitch.
Pegatron is a three year old Taiwanese company formed during a restructuring of Asustek, which resulted in a split between Asustek’s own Asus-branded products, its PC-related manufacturing performed under the Unihan name, and contract manufacturing under the Pegatron name.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Per MobileCrunch, AT&T has begun modifying some customers’ upgrade dates, shortening them in some cases by months to allow customers to buy a new, subsidized, fourth-generation handset in June.
This week, a reader contacted MobileCrunch to say that his upgrade date was moved from Nov. 21st, 2010, to June 21st, 2010. The reader said they bought an iPhone 3GS in 2009 on the device’s launch day.
“As a valued AT&T customer, we can offer you a discounted iPhone upgrade at a higher price, along with a 2-year commitment and an US$18 upgrade fee,” the customer’s account profile reads. “Please proceed with the online upgrade process for pricing details. You may qualify for a full discount on a standard iPhone upgrade on 6/21/2010.”
The same changes have appeared for some other customers as well. AT&T has revealed in the past that generally speaking, the more a customer spends with AT&T, the quicker they become eligible for a price break on a new device. For example, iPhone customers who spend more than US$99-a-month per line are generally eligible for an upgrade between 12 and 18 months into their contract.
The revised dates will likely pave the way for AT&T to offer some customers reduced prices on Apple’s fourth-gen iPhone, expected to be announced in June. AT&T also took the same approach last year when the wireless carrier offered early iPhone 3G adopters the opportunity to purchase an iPhone 3GS as the same US$199 and US$299 price points as new customers.
In years past, Apple has introduced its annual iPhone upgrade at the Worldwide Developers Conference. This year, WWDC 2010 will be held June 7th through June 11th at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Tickets for the event sold out just eight days after Apple announced the dates.
Another rumor has suggested Apple could sell the next-generation iPhone as soon as it is announced on June 7th. That approach would be a change from years prior, when a new handset was announced a few weeks before its sale date. AT&T has also blacked out the month of June for its employees, preventing them from taking vacation days.
With additional chatter surrounding the idea of Apple extending the iPhone to Verizon this year, the exact specifics of Apple’s five-year exclusive contract with AT&T have never really been published. Fortunately, the cool cats at Engadget managed to uncover the following:
An ongoing California class-action lawsuit filed in 2007 claims that Apple and AT&T illegally exerted a monopoly over iPhone service by telling customers the iPhone’s required service contract was two years long when the Apple / AT&T exclusivity deal was actually for five years. Per the case, this required buyers to re-up with AT&T for three years if they wanted to keep using the iPhone. Within Apple’s response to these allegations, and in addition to arguing that no one was ever promised an unlocked iPhone after two years, the company’s lawyers repeatedly confirm the existence of the five-year agreement while noting it was publicly reported in USA Today.
Select quotes include the following:
“The duration of the exclusive Apple-[AT&T] agreement was not ‘secret’ either. The [plaintiff] quotes a May 21, 2007 USA Today article – published over a month before the iPhone’s release – stating, “AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years-an eternity in the go-go cellphone world.”
“[T]here was widespread disclosure of [AT&T’s] five-year exclusivity and no suggestion by Apple or anyone else that iPhones would become unlocked after two years… Moreover, it is sheer speculation – and illogical – that failing to disclose the five-year exclusivity term would produce monopoly power…”
Since this case occurred in October of 2008 and has gone relatively off the record, the real question is whether or not the exclusivity deal is still on the books. Even given that the case is ongoing and many of its relevant bits have been under seal since 2009, contracts can be canceled, amended, and breached in many ways, especially given AT&T’s track record and the explosion of the iPhone market. In addition, the two companies obviously hit the negotiating table again to hammer out the iPad’s pricing plans, and there’s no way of knowing whether that deal involves the iPhone as well.
You’ve wanted data tethering on your iPhone for years now.
And AT&T may one day provide this.
Per MacRumors, Engadget received a comment from AT&T stating that installing data tethering could create high traffic usage that could hamper network performance:
“iPhone tethering has the potential to exponentially increase traffic, and we need to ensure that we’re able to deliver excellent performance for the feature over and above the increases in data traffic we’re already seeing before we will offer the feature.”
Tethering is the process of using your iPhone as a wireless internet modem for your other devices such as your laptop.
Over the weekend, Apple began e-mailing customers to tell them that their iPad 3G orders had been pushed back to May 7th to reassure them that their hardware will ship on schedule in late April. In addition, the company has also begun shipping the iPad camera connection kit to some who ordered.
Per AppleInsider, Apple’s online store has been updated to reflect that new orders of the iPad with both 3G and Wi-Fi will not ship until May 7th. But while those ordering new iPads with 3G connectivity will not get their device until a few weeks later, original preorders are still on track for a late April release. To confirm this, Apple began sending the following e-mails to customers who already ordered:
“To Our Valued Apple Customer:
Thank you for your recent order of the magical and revolutionary iPad 3G.
We would like to confirm that your order will be shipped in late April as communicated at the time you placed your order. You will receive a confirmation notice when your order has shipped.
You can get up-to-date information about your order, including shipping status and tracking number, at http://www.apple.com/orderstatus
Thank you for choosing Apple.
The Apple Store Team”
The 3G-enabled iPad models carry a US$130 premium and offer wireless connectivity with the AT&T 3G network in the U.S. No-contract data plans are available for US$15 per month for 250MB of data, and US$30 a month for unlimited access.
Though U.S. orders remain on track to ship on time, last week Apple announced that international customers will have to wait, as a shortage of devices caused the launch to be delayed until the end of May. Apple shipped more than a half-million Wi-Fi only iPads in its first week of availability in the U.S. alone.
In the U.S., online orders of the Wi-Fi-only iPad ship in five to seven business days. All orders remain limited to just two per customer.
Finally, some who preordered the camera connection kit for the iPad have been notified that their order has finally shipped. Apple first gave the connection kit a shipping date of late April on its Web site at the end of March.
A new report profiling AT&T’s bandwidth troubles posed by millions of iPhone units reveals that AT&T had Apple modify the handset to ease strain on the company’s network. Per the Wall Street Journal, AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan said he and other executives flew to Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., campus to give the handset maker a “crash course in wireless networking.” With regular return meetings at Apple, AT&T employees helped the iPhone designers create new technologies to limit the strain on the wireless provider.
“Apple rejiggered how its phones communicate with AT&T’s towers,” the report said. “As a result, the phones now put less of a load on the network for such simple tasks as finding the closest tower or checking for available text messages.”
Donovan told the Journal that Apple’s designers are now “in a Master’s class” on networking, having learned the basics and worked with AT&T to improve the iPhone dramatically. Exactly what changes were made, and whether they were hardware or software based, were not revealed.
The article also revealed that AT&T executives set up a 100-day play in December of 2009 to improve the company’s network in large cities where users most commonly experience dropped calls. A random performance test released in February found that AT&T’s 3G network speeds had improved by 84%.
But the Journal also noted Tuesday that AT&T is still “racing” to improve its network as Apple is rumored to be working on a CDMA capable iPhone that could be headed to the Verizon network as soon as this year.
Over in the hacking domain, George Hotzhas demonstrated a new method to permanently “jailbreak” the iPhone 3GS, and he said the hack will “probably” work on the iPad, which goes on sale next week.
Per AppleInsider, Hotz, known online as “Geohot,” posted a recent blog entry including video which demoed a jailbroken iPhone 3GS being rebooted. The handset had been hacked via the first untethered method to date.
“The jailbreak is all software based, and is as simple to use as blackra1in,” Hotz said, referencing his previous iPhone 3GS crack that employed a method known as a tethered jailbreak. “It is completely untethered, works on all current tethered models (ipt2, 3gs, ipt3), and will probably work on iPad too.”
Late last year, Apple quietly updated the BootROM in the iPhone 3GS to thwart potential hackers. The change marked the first time ever that the handset maker had modified its hardware in the middle of a product line, without a new model released.
The new BootROM, known as iBoot-359.32, has proven challenging for hackers, who have only been able to implement the tethered jailbreak, which requires users to connect their iPhone to a computer via USB every time they reboot the device. Hotz claims his latest hack will not require a USB connection.
While iPhone users can rely on jailbreaking to unlock their handset for use with unauthorized carriers, the 3G-capable version of the iPad, scheduled to arrive in late April, ships unlocked by default. However, its 3G frequencies are only compatible with AT&T in the U.S.
Apple and the jailbreaking community, led by Hotz and a separate group of hackers known as the iPhone Dev Team, have gone back and forth for some time, as the Cupertino, Calif., company has looked to close avenues used by hackers. One of the main concerns about jailbreaking is piracy, as the procedure can allow users to steal software from the App Store.


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French farmers yesterday appealed to consumers to buy beef to prevent the total collapse of the French beef sector, as panic about the possible spread of mad cow disease to humans took hold across the Channel. Despite efforts by French politicians and food producers to reassure consumers that only British beef held a risk, Europe's biggest carnivores were spurning even home-produced meat.
Orders for beef fell by 35 per cent in the first two days of the week and the wholesale market outside Paris was glutted with unsold carcasses. School canteens were reported to be buying no beef, while shoppers and restaurateurs were preferring other meats, or fish. Beef orders from abroad suffered, with Italian customers cutting their orders by half.
Luc Guyau, president of the France's biggest farmers' union, the FNSEA, said consumer panic could "prompt the collapse of the whole beef sector" and called for financial help for producers from Brussels.
The agriculture minister, Philippe Vasseur, said he had appealed to Brussels for financial help to prevent the collapse of Europe's beef market.
President Jacques Chirac said France would "consider positively the idea of EU financial support" to compensate British farmers for the slaughter of their herds.
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yellow.ai provides an NLP engine and platform that allows enterprises to build chat bots and voice bots in over 100 languages to automate customer support and conversational commerce.
Prior to this, the company had raised $20 million in 2020 and said it has grown 470% in recurring revenues since the earlier round of funding.
“With our rapid client and revenue expansion in India and across the world, we are geared to becoming the global leader in the CX Automation space and are bullish on building our product, partnerships, teams, and community to truly democratize AI in the near future,” said Raghu Ravinutala, CEO and co-founder of yellow.ai.
The company will use the funds to strengthen its position in over 50 countries across Southeast Asia, the UK, Latin America and the Middle East and establish a stronger presence in the US. Asia Pacific is a large market for conversational AI, currently contributing nearly 75% to the company’s revenues.
“What impressed us the most is the speed at which customers deployed yellow.ai for support automation and quickly scaled to commerce, HR and other use-cases,” said Sumir Chadha, founder and managing partner of WestBridge Capital. “This pattern is a testimony to the platform’s capability of creating an impact across the board thereby becoming a pivotal AI-partner.”
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The company currently has over 500 employees, which it will increase over the next few months, including 70 in the US and another 100 in R&D and product development. yellow.ai will deepen investments towards global expansion, hiring top talent across regions, and applied R&D in hyper-automation. The rise in the adoption of AI and the importance of virtual assistants, already recognised prior to the pandemic, continues to accelerate as organizations are challenged with handling increasing customer queries in a digital environment, more effectively with existing teams.
“During a time when consumers expect personalization and everything on-demand, yellow.ai is pioneering CX Automation with a platform that not only addresses inbound customer support requests instantaneously but also enables businesses to proactively engage customers across any channel,” said Jai Das, co-founder, president and partner at Sapphire Ventures. “What caught my eye about yellow.ai was their impressive technology and growth, achieving 4x year-over-year growth despite the pandemic.”
The company currently works with over 700 enterprises in 50 countries, including global brands like Domino’s, Sephora and MG Motor.
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Online shopping powerhouse Amazon has invested $175 million into daily deal site LivingSocial.com, the company announced Thursday.
(More On TIME: Groupon Becomes Social Shopping Network)
While we wait to hear about the possible purchase of competitor Groupon by Google via a rumored $6 billion deal, it appears Amazon and LivingSocial have also tied the professional knot. While Tech Crunch reports that LivingSocial is on track to bring in $500 million next year, it only commands 8% of the group buying market (even with more than 10 million subscribers), whereas Groupon, the unquestionable favorite, controls 79%. So whereas Groupon could stall a large-company acquisition, Amazon’s investment is LivingSocial’s greatest opportunity to encroach on more of Groupon’s empire.
“To be the biggest player in the local commerce space there is no one better to work with than Amazon,” CEO of LivingSocial Tim O’Shaughnessy said in press release. “As the social shopping space continues to heat up, LivingSocial is committed to staying focused on providing the high level of quality that consumers and merchants have come to expect when working with us.”
(More On Time: 5 Online Scams To Avoid This Year)
The race for daily deal domination has come again. But can Amazon and LivingSocial cook up a scheme that will trump Groupon’s newly announced social shopping network? It seems unlikely, even with Amazon’s natural e-commerce appeal – though one Amazon.com-centric deal could put the company on a very nice path.


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Revenue is up, but hardware is proving to be a big drag...
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Android One was barely talked about at Google’s I/O developers conference, but it could revolutionize the budget smartphone market in emerging countries.
Although alleged Samsung Galaxy Note 4 leaks have already hit flood levels, there’s still obviously plenty of space for rumormongers to do their thing, speculating on possible release time frames and camera specifications.
HTC was quick to make up for its absence at Google I/O by announcing a 90-day time frame for updating its flagship phones to Android L.
Memo from FAA boss bans the use of drones for commercial purposes until further notice.
As expected, Google had a whole lot to showcase in terms of software upgrades and refreshes at the developer-focused I/O conference, but fairly little in the hardware field: just the Android Wear-based LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live smartwatches.
Android expands again to platforms beyond its usual tablet and smartphone home.
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No Jitter Roll: This Week in Enterprise Communications
After a well-deserved break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the No Jitter Roll is back in action to catch you up on all the enterprise communications news you may have missed while you were passing the mashed potatoes. (Side note: Did you get your turkey defrosted in time?).
With news this week trickling out of Amazon Web Services' re:Invent conference, rumors circulating on Avaya's future, and the close of the sale of Interactive Intelligence to Genesys (see previous No Jitter coverage), you may have missed some of these other notable developments taking place in enterprise communications. Take 10 minutes to get up to speed...
Tata Communications Jumps into SD-WAN
Global communications provider Tata Communications this week launched an SD-WAN offering as an addition to its IZO cloud-enablement platform. As Tata stated in the press release, IZO SDWAN is aimed at combatting connectivity complexity that has arisen out of the variety of applications, clouds, connections, and data sources that have come to market of late.
IZO SDWAN promises to improve agility, flexibility, and bandwidth efficiency while lowering operating costs for enterprise organizations by enabling instant deployment of branch office networks at any location around the globe, Tata said. IZO SDWAN, a managed modular overlay service, tightly integrates with the underlying network, be that the Internet, a hybrid network, or private WAN, Tata said.
ShoreTel Rolls Out New Partner Program
Communications provider ShoreTel announced its new PartnerStart program, designed to enable its partners to become the single point of contact for enterprise ShoreTel Connect Cloud installations. PartnerStart participants will undergo a certification process so that ShoreTel can ensure they have the right tools and training for cloud deployments. Certified PartnerStart participants will have access to dedicated project managers for deployment assistance as needed.
Heather Tenuto, VP of global go-to-market programs and strategy at ShoreTel, said the company considers this cloud-installation program a game-changer for its partners. "Partners get the opportunity to differentiate from each other and provide customer-centric services, previously provided by ShoreTel," she said in a prepared statement. The change should help increase customer satisfaction while shifting top-line revenue to the partner's business, she added.
Cisco Invests in Contact Center
We've written about investments that Google and Microsoft have made in previous No Jitter Roll editions, and this week we have investment news from Cisco. Customer support company Helpshift recently announced that Cisco Investments participated in its Series B funding round, joining Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures as an investor. Helpshift said it will use the funds for continued development of its autonomous customer support services. In addition, Cisco and Helpshift will be reviewing ways to integrate Helpshift's in-app customer support solutions with Cisco's contact center solutions, Helpshift said.
"We continue to invest in strategic solutions to help propel technology developments that will solve challenges for our customers, partners and beyond," said Rob Salvagno, head of Cisco Investments and VP of Cisco corporate development, in a prepared statement. "Through our investment, we look forward to supporting Helpshift to enable companies to provide best-in-class mobile customer care through their data-centric messaging platform."
Atlassian Gains Former Apple Exec
Atlassian is a name most are familiar with in the team collaboration and messaging space. In fact, No Jitter Editor Beth Schultz recently covered the integration of Amazon Alexa into Atlassian's HipChat software. Atlassian is in the news again this week, with Business Insider reporter Matt Weinberger covering its hiring of its first vice president of ecosystem, Max Mancini.
Mancini comes to Atlassian from Apple, where he was head of engineering for Apple's online store. In fact, Mancini told Business Insider he was "attracted" to Atlassian as a result of seeing the improvements that its HipChat tool brought to his team at Apple and the way in which work was getting done. "When you're doing software in Silicon Valley as long as I have, you recognize the value of tools," Mancini told Business Insider.
As VP of ecosystem, Mancini will build out an integration infrastructure and manage the company's relationships with software developers, advocating for them to choose Atlassian's tech platform to build their businesses on top of, Business Insider reported.
Dialpad Brings on More Execs
Dialpad, the company on a mission to kill the desk phone, has been on a roll as of late. Following the recent appointment of Web pioneer and technology investor Marc Andreessen to its board of directors, yesterday Dialpad announced that in order to support its aggressive growth strategy it is expanding its executive bench with three new appointments.
Steve Love, formerly CFO at Mblox, will take the reigns as Dialpad's first CFO; Erik Lagerway, No Jitter contributor and co-founder of Hookflash, has become Dialpad's VP of client solutions; and Khaled Saffouri, previously VP of sales for Rackspace, is now the company's VP of commercial sales.
Expansion of the executive suite is a natural progression given Dialpad's 451% growth from 2012 to 2015, the company said.
Voss Brings UC Management to collab9
In the last couple of months, we've reported that UCaaS provider collab9 received approval to sell its FedRamp-authorized UC cloud service to the state of Utah, and, separately, that UC management company Voss Solutions had released a Web-based analytics portal. This week we share the news that Voss and collab9 are now working together.
Collab9 has implemented Voss's UC management technology for use in on-boarding new agencies to its cloud collaboration platform and for ongoing management capabilities, the company stated. Collab9 said it will use Voss MiGR8-2-UC for large UC migration projects, Voss UC management technology for simplifying day-to-day operations, and Voss Analytics for the quick retrieval of information about users, equipment, and transactions.
Toshiba Upgrades UCedge App
Last we heard from Toshiba was at the close of September when it released its software-only IPedge solution. This week, Toshiba's Telecommunications Systems Division announced it has updated its UCedge UC application to enable workers to use mobile devices or desktops and laptops as their business telephones.
This latest UCedge release is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, as well as Windows and Mac OS X computers, Toshiba said. Also new with this release is call recorder integration, a softphone trial license, and group instant messaging enhancements, such as the ability to view multiple groups simultaneously as well as initiate one-click group broadcasting.


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MANCHESTER became the party capital of the country as thousands of people poured into the city centre to enjoy the Commonwealth Games.
Bars and restaurants have been doing a roaring trade as revellers and sports fans soaked up the atmosphere.
City centre bosses say stores are also enjoying a shopping bonanza with visitors snapping up everything from designer labels to bargains in the summer sales.
Pavement cafes along Deansgate have been full as people making the most of the sunny weather.
Bars have been granted extended opening hours and many along Canal Street and at Deansgate Locks were overflowing as revellers partied until the early hours.
Some opened early yesterday(Saturday) so visitors could enjoy a drink and food as the marathon came through the city centre.
Hundreds also watched the sporting action on giant screens in Exchange Square and Piccadilly Gardens, with many wearing the team colours of their country.
There has also been live entertainment in every city square to accommodate all tastes, from music of the Commonwealth in Barbirolli Square to samba and jazz in Great Northern Square.
Gordon McKinnon, City Centre Management chief executive said "The city centre has never looked better. It's alive, vibrant and awash with colour, decorated with an extravaganza of flowers, banners and bunting adorning every piece of street furniture available.
"The atmosphere in Manchester city centre is really quite electric now that the Games have actually begun.
"It has never looked better, the city's squares have never been so well used and people generally are getting into the spirit of the Games - Manchester is full of smiling faces."


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Adidas may trail Nike in its share of the sportswear market globally, but its recent move into period-proof activewear could see the brand win extra points with female consumers.
Last week, the brand unveiled TechFit Period Proof tights, a new product innovation that features an absorbent layer to help protect against leaks. The tights are the latest release in Adidas’ Stay in Play collection, which aims to drive menstruators’ participation in sport.
“Our ambition with this product is to keep more people in sport by giving them the confidence to train on their period. We’re so proud of what we were able to achieve, and look forward to introducing more product innovation in this space,” Kim Buerger, senior product manager – women’s apparel at Adidas, said in a statement.
According to research undertaken by St. Mary’s University in Twickenham, one in four girls leave sports during adolescence, with one of the key reasons cited being fear of leakage whilst on their period. Adidas said the high dropout rate emphasised the need for better performance wear for those who menstruate.
US brand Thinx and Australia’s ModiBodi, which are both leaders in period-proof underwear products, have already picked up on the demand for leak-proof activewear.
Thinx has a range of activewear products including training shorts, cycle shorts, a leotard and leggings. And in March, ModiBodi introduced the 7/8 Recycled Active Legging, made from 78 per cent recycled materials.
The difference is that the Adidas tights are designed as a support when worn with a tampon or pad and not a complete solution.
“We started designing this collection from the inside out. We knew it had to be comfortable and breathable, but most importantly, it had to serve its purpose of helping to protect against leakage,” Buerger said.
The biggest challenge they faced was testing. The team spent over two years developing and testing the product.
“It was incredibly rigorous and went through several rounds, because we had to be sure our product could deliver,” she said.
Marketing executive Kate Russell, a former regional community manager at Lululemon, believes that the move will be well received by consumers.
“Like many women, I am all for products that can support women during their menstrual cycle to ensure they can continue doing what they love and in this case, it is sport and working out,” Russell told Inside Retail.
“The statistics around teenagers dropping out of sport due to their monthly cycle is a really sad reality. If the product can physically help women during their cycles by providing protection against leakage and also mentally through instilling that extra bit of confidence, I am all for it.”
Adidas generated sales of €19.8 billion in 2020, and alongside the obvious commercial aspect of the Stay in Play collection, the brand also aims to normalise conversations around periods and ensure teens and adults have a better understanding of the dropout issue through education.
To do so, the brand has partnered with leading sports research scientist Dr Georgie Bruinvels to create free resources and lesson plans for PE teachers in schools around the world.
Bruinvels, director of sports science and female athlete lead at sports data startup Orreco, said while women’s participation in sport is progressing, the subject of menstruation is still ignored.
“Education will enable progressive discussion, helping to break down barriers associated with physical activity and the menstrual cycle,” she said.
“We know, more than ever, the importance of exercise for both mental and physical well-being, and I am excited to see the positive impact this campaign will have.”
In addition, the brand will tap into its network of famous athletes, Olympic medallist Jazmin Sawyers and WNBA player Layshia Clarendon, to share their experiences of training and competing on their periods.
“The more brands can provide education and resources about understanding periods, especially amongst teens, is a sensible move in my eyes,” Russell said.
According to Adidas, this is all part of a “roadmap of innovations” coming out this year under its Watch Us Move campaign, which aims to revolutionise products and services for the brand’s diverse female community.
The post Why Adidas is venturing into period-proof activewear appeared first on Inside Retail.


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UAE: Mahzooz announces new weekly draw with higher chance of winning Dh10 million
The ‘Fantastic Friday Epic Draw’ gives participants a greater probability of taking home the top prize since it involves selecting 6 out of 39 numbers only
Mahzooz announces the launch of a new weekly draw to celebrate its second anniversary.
The ‘Fantastic Friday Epic Draw’ will be held every Friday at 8 pm starting November 18, 2022. This draw will offer participants an greater chance of winning a grand prize of Dh10 million, as they purchase a bottle of water for Dh35 to gain access to the Super Saturday Draws, held every Saturday at 9 pm.
This announcement comes as the top prize of Dh20 million was claimed by a lucky winner on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
While the Super Saturday Draws continue to feature the Grand Draw offering a top prize of Dh10 million, a second prize of Dh1 million and a third prize of Dh350, as well as the raffle draw offering three prizes totalling Dh300,000, the new Fantastic Friday Epic Draw presents a top prize of Dh10 million and excellent winning chances, as it requires the participants to select 6 out of 39 numbers only.
“We anticipate the new Fantastic Friday Draw to appeal to a significant portion of the rapidly expanding draw audience as it offers our customers an additional avenue to win another Dh10 million without having to buy an extra water bottle,” says Farid Samji, CEO of EWINGS, Managing Operators of Mahzooz.
“This comes in celebration of our 2nd anniversary, and in line with our commitment to constantly innovate our offering. We are eagerly waiting to crown our new millionaires and we hope that someone will hit the record-breaking Dh10 million top prize in the Fantastic Friday Epic Draw, and the Dh10 million in the Super Saturday Grand Draw. We take this opportunity to congratulate our latest winner of Dh20 million who claimed his prize this weekend,” he added.
By purchasing a bottle of water for Dh35 on mahzooz.ae or the app, participants can enter the draws, by choosing two different set of numbers.
While Super Saturday Grand Draw requires participants to pick 5 out of 49 numbers, the new Fantastic Friday Epic Draw requires only 6 numbers to be chosen out of 39.
Mahzooz is committed to changing people’s destiny by ushering them into the good life.


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A report from SensorTower states that Apex Legends Mobile has lost 96% of its revenue in the 8 months since its release. These colossal figures prompted EA to withdraw further support for its project.
A side note: EA is closing Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield
Contrary to this figure, the game has managed to earn $37 million since its release in May 2022 and has been downloaded by around 37 million users (a rather paradoxical ratio of player figures to revenue, if you ask me).
Anyway, the mobile shooter market sagged by 25% at the end of last year, which, for example, didn’t stop Call of Duty Mobile from boosting its revenues by 7%.


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June 21, 2010
Verizon Offering FiOS Free For A Month
Verizon Communications is now allowing customers to try out its FiOS Internet and television services free for a month.
Verizon hopes to lure more customers away from cable and satellite rivals with the offer, which includes the option of paying month-by-month with the assurance that the price would not go up for a year.The risk is that new customers could leave just after a month of free use, which would be a $1,350 loss for Verizon after installing a FiOS system.
Matt Davis, an analyst at research firm IDC, said the move was part of a "growing trend" for television and telecom providers to add more flexibility to their service terms.
"Verizon's reacting to that trend, trying to stay slightly ahead of it," he told Reuters.
AT&T Inc. and Verizon have been adding TV services to their offerings in recent years, to help them compete better with cable operators which have long sold telephone services.
Larry Hettick, a Current Analysis analyst, said he sees Verizon keeping a "substantially large" number of customers who sign up under the new rules, making it likely rivals will react.
"There's so much tit-for-tat in the cable TV business, anything that changes for one provider may bring pressure on the others," Hettick told Reuters.
Verizon is kicking off on Monday across its FiOS coverage region, which currently has a potential 12 million customers for television services and 12.6 million for Internet services.
Hettick said there is some risk Verizon will be left in the lurch by customers, which could potentially leave for cable operators a month after signing up for Verizon. However, he said the offer showed that the company is confident it will keep customers.
Verizon started offering its FiOS Internet service in August 2004 and started selling FiOS TV about a year later.
Verizon spokesman William Kula said that since then its TV service has won about 25 percent market share in the areas where it operates and FiOS Internet has about 29 percent share.
Kula said he believes that once customers have a chance to try out FiOS "they'll stick with (it) for the long haul."
He said that he sees current uncertainty around the economy making the offer particularly attractive for anxious customers that are worried about surprise price rises or early termination fees.
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Check out these bodacious bras! They’re going to be auctioned in June at the FestiGals Bras for a Cause fundraiser. There’s even a News with a Twist bra designed by artist Simon.
They were unveiled at the Steinmart in Metaire on Tuesday, where you can see them on display for the next couple of weeks.
They’re not made for wearing just admiring! Each bra will be auctioned off at a luncheon at the Hotel Monteleone in June and all the proceeds will go to the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans.


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Macesport managing director Paul Mace (front) unveils Notts County club sponsorship with owner and chairman Alan Hardy.
Fans can win official match-worn Notts County shirts in August thanks to club sponsor Macesport.
International sports communications consultancy Macesport are celebrating being Notts’ first main shirt sponsor for the 2017-18 campaign by running a special free competition for each of the opening five League Two fixtures.
Supporters need to ensure they are wearing a Notts replica shirt emblazoned with the Macesport logo – and be photographed in the crowd by a club photographer.
Photos will be posted online and one lucky winner will be chosen at random. The prize is a game-worn Notts shirt from a player of their choice who will personally present it to them.
Macesport managing director and Notts board director Paul Mace said: “We want to pro-actively engage with fans through our sponsorship and this is a way in which supporters can win something quite special and unique, while demonstrating their support and passion for the club on match day.
“On each match day a club photographer will be taking photos pre-game and filing all of these online across club and Macesport social media channels, so make sure you are displaying your replica shirt with the Macesport logo loud and proud.
“Overall there has been a tremendously positive response from supporters to the whole highly innovative monthly club sponsorship initiative. Underground kingdom features an eclectic cast of characters, plus a dose of free mobile phone spy download mystery, and of course, adventure.
“This is one small way in which Macesport can give something back to fans as a thank you for their continued support. ”
Macesport created a bespoke company logo for their sponsorship in the club’s black, white and gold colourways, featuring the iconic 1970’s single Magpie motif – last worn on the club’s shirts in the early 1980s.
All photos of Notts fans wearing their shirts with a Macesport logo will be carried on club and Macesport social media channels. The winner will be announced via social media and the lucky winner will then receive a player’s game-worn shirt of their choice directly from the player at Meadow Lane.
Macesport logos will be carried on the following Notts’ League Two fixtures:
Coventry City (A) Aug 5
Chesterfield (H) Aug 12
Wycombe (A) Aug 19
Accrington (H) Aug 25
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Each year, Owler, a crowdsourced competitive intelligence platform, recognizes the top trending companies in cities around the world. This year, Openbay was chosen as the winner of 2016 Owler Hot in Cambridge, MA award. Cambridge, a mecca for startups and for millennials seeking to latch on to the next rising star, is strengthening its position as one of the […]
To celebrate National Car Care Month, Openbay hosted a photo contest, picking two winners who proved their #CarCareBoss status. Vincent was our first winner, and here’s Maggie, the second and final winner of $200 toward auto repair and maintenance on Openbay. Her car has had some odd issues, so she already knows what she wants to […]
BetaBoston covered Openbay’s “App of the Year” win at last week’s annual #MTLCAwards. Here’s an excerpt from the piece: “From what I’ve heard… partnerships are not only gaining the company more users nationally — Openbay has users in all 50 states —but also transforming Openbay into the ubiquitous resource for enterprises that rely on automobiles.” […]
Openbay, an award-winning online e-commerce marketplace for automotive repair and services and a provider of SaaS-based solutions for the automotive care industry, is transforming the experience for automotive repair and service for consumers and the way that automotive care businesses acquire and service customers.


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Carbon tax to push up new-build prices for home loans customers
Home loans applicants considering purchasing a new-build home may do well to purchase one sooner rather than later as the cost of these abodes could be set to increase.
The Master Builders Association (MBA) revealed that the predicted rise in the cost of materials caused by the impending carbon tax could push the cost of a new home up by $5,000.
Wilhelm Harnisch, chief executive officer of the MBA, said the tax would be a "negative for the building industry", adding that there is "nothing in it for homebuyers".
Figures from the organisation suggested that metal prices could surge by as much as four per cent, while the cost of minerals might be pushed up by three per cent.
Overall, it forecast a rise of between 1.6 per cent and two per cent in the overall cost, which would take the average new-build price to $305,000.
This comes after John Thurtell, general manager of builder PJ Burns told the Queensland Sunday Mail that new developments often have smaller backyards than existing properties.
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The cruise ship Nieuw Statendam of the Holland America Line completed the first visit to Curaçao last Saturday and moored at the Jackie Voges Mega pier. Read more »
The cruise ship MSC Magnifica of the cruise line MSC Cruises, made its first visit to Curaçao with 2,294 passengers and 1,027 crew members on board. Read more »
On Sunday, January 13 the inaugural ceremony was held for the first visit of the cruise ship Aidaperla to Curaçao. Read more »
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CHICAGO (March 21)—C.P. Hall Co. has acquired RTD Chemicals Corp. of Hackettstown, N.J., and created a personal care manufacturer and marketer called RTD*HallStar from its HallStar business and RTD. The new company will remain in Hackettstown, and offer fatty alcohols, specialty stearates and lines from CasChem, P&G and Rhodia, as well as HallStar specialty esters, the company said.
C.P. Hall buys RTD Chemicals
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During this campaign Coprohníjar predicts a 10% increase in large watermelons at the expense of the smaller ones.
Between weeks 15 and 16, producers from Almeria have started to cut the first national watermelons. This year’s campaign started up in the middle of the uncertainty generated by the Covid-19 crisis, but with the land already planted, the room for manoeuvre has been virtually non-existent in Almeria. “At the moment, there is little we can do. We can only work on carrying out a successful harvest and wait to see what happens,” the chairman of Coprohníjar, Juan Segura, commented to Fruit Today.
This year, the company from Almeria predicts an increase of between 5-10% in the volumes compared to last year; that is to say, around 15 million kilos on a surface area of almost 230 hectares of crops. This increase is accompanied by a change in the sizes. “There will be around 10% fewer mini watermelons, with this changing over to the larger sizes.”
Mini watermelons still have a reduced space on the national market. “For Spanish consumers, the possibility of buying cut watermelons is more attractive, therefore the trend has increased in recent years.” However, this idea could vary this year, as some chains such as Mercadona and Consum have stopped selling halves and quarters as a preventive measure during the confinement, with the subsequent drop in sales of imported watermelons.
Putting to one side this exceptional situation, which continues at the close of this edition, the farmers also prefer the larger sizes due to the yield they offer and added to this is the fact that the prices paid for the smaller sizes “were not feasible” in the 2019 campaign, as they were similar to the prices paid for large watermelons, meaning that producers have opted more for the ‘heavier’ fruits when planting.
The company continues with a stable production of ecological watermelons, on 50 ha. This produce is mainly sent to foreign markets.
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Kompozable, a new Manchester-based intelligent technology company which helps businesses thrive in the digital economy, has been launched by industry experts Bryan Oak and David Procter.
Kompozable is on a mission to make intelligent technology work for everyone. It helps improve organisational agility, flexibility and resilience, transforming the way enterprises operate by ushering in the age of digital, data-driven and composable business capabilities. According to Gartner, composable businesses will outpace the competition by 80% by 2023. Kompozable is focusing on the engineering, design and implementation of intelligent technologies, data and process automation, and integration solutions to provide this competitive edge.
The start-up is eyeing rapid growth over the next 12 months, with an initial focus on serving enterprises in the Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Transport and Logistics sectors. It plans to open an office headquarters in Manchester City centre and grow its team to 20 over the next year. With a commitment to supporting up and coming talent in the region, Kompozable plans to build out its own tech capabilities to focus on the development and delivery of data, automation and AI-based solutions to solve enterprises’ most pressing challenges.
With over 30 years of tech industry experience and extensive knowledge of cross-sector operations and supply chain management, Bryan Oak will lead Kompozable’s consulting and client engagement. His previous roles include Enterprise Solutions Director at Xansa (now Sopra-Steria), CSC (now DXC) and Supply Chain Consulting at IBM.
David Procter, an experienced CTO-level technology leader, will spearhead digital and intelligent technology delivery at Kompozable. David has more than 30 years of experience leading technology programme delivery, in sectors ranging from Financial Services and Telecommunications, to Public sector and Healthcare. His previous roles include CTO at a challenger bank, key roles in agile programme delivery for the NHS and Programme Manager of Identity and Data at the UK Home Office.
The duo has a strong existing network across Manchester, the North West, Yorkshire and the East Midlands, which has enabled them to kick start activity since Kompozable’s inception in Autumn 2021. The business has already secured a strong roster of clients to build on, including a FTSE 250 transport and logistics company, and wholesale distribution business units of a major Plc.
The core team is currently supported by a network of associated partners, and the start-up has already secured several key partnerships including Microsoft for Azure Data, Integration &, PowerPlatform, Boomi, and TimeXtender.
Bryan Oak, co-founder at Kompozable, commented: “Kompozable is a way for David and me to utilise the skills and knowledge that we have been building for over 30 years. We aim to be the most collaborative business in the industry and are passionate about creating long-term partnerships – from clients to vendors and suppliers.
“We are proud to be headquartered in Manchester, a city globally renowned for its innovation and collaboration. The opportunity in our city region cannot be underestimated, and it is our mission to develop the next generation of diverse tech talent in Manchester as we expand our services throughout the UK. “
David Procter, co-founder at Kompozable, added: “At Kompozable, our purpose is to make intelligent technology work for everyone. We believe that when used properly it can be transformational for businesses, no matter their size or sector.
“In our experience, we have seen a real need for modernisation of the data estate as the first step towards embracing intelligent technology for businesses. We hope to drive the future of enterprise tech by guiding businesses on their intelligent technology journeys and delivering positive business outcomes and tangible return on investment for our customers.”
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Figuring out where to invest can be challenging – and there are many options.
In this edition of ‘Where’s the money’– we take a look at what is still a driving trend – cars.
The classic auto market grew nearly 18 percent last year – outperforming other luxury assets like art, wine, watches or jewelry.
CGTN’s Karina Huber reports.
Collectible car expert Joe DeMatio inspects the new Ford GT – one of the stars of the 2017 New York Auto Show. The $400,000 sports car is a redesigned version of a model sold in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ford.
DeMatio expects it to become an instant collectible, just like the ’05.
“It has held its value incredibly well and has even gone up in value. This is virtually unheard of for most modern exotics other than certain special edition Ferraris,” DeMatio said.
Another car being sold in limited edition that will likely gain in value is this muscle car – the Dodge Demon. DeMatio said exotics tend to hold or gain in value the most but sports cars have potential too.
There are more affordable cars that are seen as likely to hold their value over time like this Mazda Miata that goes for around $35,000. But you’re going to have to wait quite a while before it’s seen as a collectible.


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Tanja Skaza was awarded the prestigious prize for her outstanding contribution to the development of women's entrepreneurship in Central and Southeastern Europe. Among 107 candidates from nine countries, Skaza convinced the expert committee with her key role in Skaza Company, which transformed from a garage startup into a high-tech development company under her leadership. Today, Skaza operates in 56 markets, expanding sustainable business in collaboration with global multinationals, with revenues jumping from four to 40 million euros annually. Simultaneously, she founded the Skaza Institute, whose fundamental mission is to equip business owners and managers with skills to strengthen their own and their employees' values, promote creative thinking, and enhance organizational culture that boosts employee engagement. "All these are crucial elements for successful business operations," emphasized the award recipient.
In the development of Skaza's own brand, they adhered to clear goals, starting with sustainable business practices, highlighted Tanja Skaza. Every year, they breathe new life into five thousand tons of plastic, with a crucial 43 percent being recyclable. Skaza is now setting trends in the global electro and furniture industry. The key driving force behind their success is their dedicated employees and well-coordinated teams. "We build a strong team with team-building activities, offering internal and external education, as confirmed by this year's award for the top investor in education," emphasized Skaza. Additionally, their own ideas contribute to development with the innovative approach of BIPS (Boundless Ideas Plastic Skaza). These are approaches used to develop the potentials and creativity of their employees. Matrix organization is crucial, where every employee is considered a creator. "We believe that each contributes to the company's growth and success, increasing added value, gaining new customers, and building a reputation," says Skaza. Sharing praises and placing employees on a pedestal with the "All Victories Count" competition and the selection of the best employees and leaders are just some of the ways they build a positive company culture.
Three years ago, Tanja Skaza set a new milestone by establishing the Skaza Institute. "The Institute represents the heart of our dedication to empower entrepreneurs and business owners. With expertise and sharing key skills, we enable the achievement of goals and the strengthening of a winning organizational culture. With enthusiasm, we want the Skaza Institute to become not only a guide but a source of inspiration for all striving for personal satisfaction, business success, and company growth," emphasized the award recipient.
The prestigious "Creators for Centuries" award was first received in 2016, while this year's recognition is the second. "Our ambition is to expand the mission of the Skaza Institute to the Balkans, thereby sharing our knowledge and contributing to the strengthening of the Croatian economy and raising the added value of Slovenia."
The global congress of entrepreneurs "Creators for Centuries" has been taking place since 2014, aiming to publicly highlight visionaries and leaders who shape the future and promote progress in the community through their work, knowledge, and creativity. Over 300 "Creators for Centuries" awards have been presented in 11 countries to date.


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NEWTON PRESBYTERIAN MANOR HOSTING VETERANS BREAKFAST 2017
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Veterans, their spouses and widows are invited to Newton Presbyterian Manor for a complimentary pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. November 10 at Presbyterian Manor, 1200 E Seventh, Newton.
“We appreciate their service,” said Marc Kessinger, executive director. “It’s an honor to serve our area veterans, their spouses and widows each year and remember their sacrifice.”
The meal will be served come-and- go from 7 to 10 a.m. in the main dining room.
Plan to come back to get a jump on your Christmas shopping at our Browse & Shop event from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Broadway Apartments.
For more information about Newton Presbyterian Manor, contact Noelle Dickinson, marketing director, at 316-283- 5400 or email@example.com.
Use our Facebook event page to invite your friends to the Veterans Day breakfast. We have an event page for Browse & Shop, too. Inviting your friends through our event pages on Facebook helps us spread the word. We appreciate it!


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Microsoft unveiled its Surface Earbuds, the company’s answer to the wireless earbuds market, a few months ago. The earbuds were initially planned for a release this holiday season, but according to a tweet from Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay, the company has pushed its release date to 2020.
Panos tweeted that Microsoft is still working on getting the Surface Earbuds right, and as such, will be forced to delay the earbuds until the spring (March – June) of 2020.
Product-making is about the relentless pursuit to get all the details right, which takes time…sometimes more than we planned on. To ensure we deliver the best possible experience for you, our fans & customers, Surface Earbuds will now launch worldwide in Spring 2020 #Surface
— Panos Panay (@panos_panay) November 21, 2019
We’re not sure what might have taken Microsoft so long to release the earbuds, but we suppose it’s better Microsoft prefers to take their time to get it right rather than rush it out.
Incase you missed it, the Microsoft Surface Earbuds are a pair of wireless earbuds designed and made by Microsoft. Given that it is a Microsoft product, the earbuds are produced to successfully integrate with Microsoft products such as PowerPoint, where users can control their presentations by sliding on the earbuds.
Microsoft claims the earbuds flaunts a battery life of up to 24 hours and will be priced at $249 (N90,262.50).


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Which new direct-to-consumer beauty brand could become the next Glossier?
Glossier was a breakout star in the beauty world. Now plenty of other online-first brands are following in its footsteps — how can they stand out in a crowded market?
UP-AND-COMING BEAUTY BRANDS
When Glossier launched in 2014, it broke the beauty industry mold. Its debut lineup contained just four products, it sold to consumers exclusively over the internet, and it already had a fan base that was ready to start shopping, thanks to founder Emily Weiss’s blog, Into the Gloss.
Over its lifetime, it has raised more than $260 million in venture funding and become a case study in the business world for how to build a community around a brand.
But a few years on, the Glossier effect looks to be fading. In recent months, it has been clear the direct-to-consumer darling has been going through a difficult period, with more than 80 employees laid off at the start of this year and Weiss stepping down as CEO just a few months later.
The same publications which covered Glossier’s meteoric rise now describe the brand as experiencing an inevitable downfall. At this stage, it’s not possible to predict what the future holds for Glossier in the long term. It seems unlikely that the brand will fade into total obscurity any time soon, but there is now clearly room for a younger brand to fill the role of most-hyped.
And those emerging brands have a key advantage. Having witnessed the tide turn for Glossier, brands following in its footsteps can learn from both its successes and missteps. So how are brands launching today approaching the pursuit of breakout success in the beauty category?
The making of a breakout beauty brand
There are many things a new brand can do to increase its chances of becoming a runaway success — from orchestrating a buzzy launch campaign that alerts all the right influencers and journalists, to waiting for the right moment to debut a trend-led product.
For beauty brands specifically, viral success can indeed be driven by a single, hit product within a brand’s range.
In the case of Youthforia, its color-changing BYO Blush is what got people talking about the brand last summer. The oil-based formula appears green when first swiped on the cheek, before reacting to your skin and transforming into a “universally flattering” flush. Before and after videos became a regular feature on TikTok — one posted by founder Fiona Co Chan on the Youthforia account has racked up more than 1.4 million views and 180,000 likes.
But it's not enough to simply put a gimmicky product out there — Chan says the formula stands up to the test, and generally the product is well-reviewed in the press.
“When I think about the brands I grew up with that I really loved, they all had products that were new and differentiated, and that’s always going to speak to a brand’s longevity,” Chan says of her approach to product development. “To stand out, [you need] products that work really well, where consumers love something about the texture or there’s a surprise element to it. With color-changing blush, you’re always surprised with how it works.”
A flagship product is an important thing for a brand set on growth to have: it's something retailers will want to see, as its recognizability can make it easier to catch consumers’ eyes in store. “When we thought about our Pick Me Up lipstick, that’s what we were thinking about. That’s the product that launched the ship of the brand,” says Danya Klein, the cofounder of beauy brand Gen See and an alum of L’Oréal and Coty. The lipsticks are packaged in a bold, orange-red containers (meaning they will stand out in the average person’s lipstick collection) while the formula itself is highly pigmented.
Building brand recognition
Glossier and its early direct-to-consumer peers were able to utilize Instagram, Facebook and Google ads to build brand recognition — but in 2022, this route is no longer such a reliable tactic. The cost of online advertising has ballooned as more brands fight for air time on these platforms, while Apple’s iOS14 update has reduced the effectiveness of this marketing channel. Brands have therefore had to pivot to a slow-and-steady approach to becoming household names.
“Since iOS14, bringing your brand to life through digital channels [is] very expensive. A lot of people are saying retail is the new DTC,” Klein says, jokingly. Selling to third-party retailers is no longer taboo as the focus for brands shifts to being product-led and building visibility. She describes outlets like Sephora and Target as “the motherships that make brands mega brands,” but also says that beauty brands will be looking to get in the door of clean beauty retailers such as Credo and Detox Market, who vet brands on their ingredients. “They help build real credibility and are great first stops on the way.”
Influencer marketing of course remains an important means for young brands to get the word out about a new product, as are press and TV mentions. But still, it’s a long slog compared to the instant fame era that brands experienced in the mid-to-late 2010s. Gen See has featured on both This Morning (a daily U.K. show that pulls in around 1.4 million viewers per program) and as a backstage brand on a number of episodes of James Corden’s Late Late Show, and while the features do translate into a boost in sales, Klein says, these should be seen as building blocks, rather than rocket fuel.
Farewell, Glossier girl?
When Glossier launched, it was responding to the needs of an emerging consumer archetype at the time — women climbing the career ladder, and who aspired to be effortless, cool, and accomplished.
But that was pre-pandemic, and the mood among beauty consumers today is very different following two years of being forced to sit at home and think about what exactly we were putting all this effort into working hard for.
“We launched in the height of the pandemic, so that was a time when people really did not want to be involved with bad feelings,” says Tiffany Tarazi, the cofounder of Nosta Beauty. The brand’s palettes are themed around different eras and feature brightly colored shades. It’s makeup designed for self expression, and which can be dialed up or down depending on the mood.
Tarazi says that Nosta purposely avoids thinking about who the 'Nosta girl' is. “We don’t have one,” she says, saying that each time the brand launches a palette channeling a different decade, it broadens its appeal to new customers. Speaking of the brand’s 90s-inspired products, she says “we thought our target was going to be millennials, but have found that we’ve hit Gen Z who are super curious about how we had our childhood.”
The way these brands think about their target customers also reveals something interesting about changing consumer tastes — the reason these brands aren’t sticking religiously to a ‘look’ is because, post-pandemic, people are getting experimental with their makeup. “So many brands think about, ‘who is our girl?’ But with Gen See everyone is our person, and so we get excited about not having rules and having no defined sense of beauty,” says Klein.
“What’s really fun about makeup right now is that a lot of our customers, across a really wide age range, have a different look depending on the time of day or day of a week,” says Chan. “Maybe on Tuesday they have the clean girl look, and then on Friday they might do a bold smoky eye.”


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Kraft Heinz Recalls Lunchables Due to Undeclared Allergens
Kraft Heinz Company is issuing a recall on 959 pounds of Ham and American Cracker Stackers Lunchables products due to undeclared allergens and misbranding.
About the Kraft Lunchables Recall
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the recall involves products that were branded with the incorrect product label, and in turn, not declaring certain allergens.
The Lunchables Ham and American Cracker Stacker packages at the center of the recall received the back labeling for a Nacho Lunchable product. The ingredient statement label does not declare wheat and soy, which the recalled products contain.
Kraft discovered the problem through a customer complaint. According to the USDA, no illnesses have been reported due to the mislabeling and undeclared allergens in the recalled products.
Consumers are urged to discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
Description of the Recalled Lunchables
The recalled products were produced on September 21, 2016. The recall affects 3.4 oz boxes of Lunchables Ham and American Cracker Stackers with a “USE BY” date of December 25, 2016 and production times ranging from 9:13 to 10:00
The recalled Lunchables bear the establishment number “EST. 537K.” In addition, the recalled items were shipped to retail locations in Utah and California only.


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After fifty years Frisch’s is breaking from its traditional offering of Coke products and making the switch to Pepsi (much to the excitement of Mountain Dew drinkers). As might be expected, however, the news has Cincinnati in an uproar.
Frischs’ Facebook page is literally hundreds of negative comments plastered under pictures of pies, sandwiches and entrees- anywhere there is space. These are all written by people who are dissatisfied enough with the change that they claim they will not return to the restaurant. Some have even stated that the food Frisch’s offers will not taste right with Pepsi products. The flavorings won’t work well with the already sweet-tasting base Pepsi flavor. Others believe that changing the traditions that have been passed down for generations is sacrilegious.
Cincinnati is a city that is steeped in tradition. Ask anyone about Red’s opening day and you are bound to find those that believe it should be a recognized holiday. We also have our Bengals, fireworks, ice cream, chili and a deep loyalty for our high schools. With this is mind, it is no surprise that the city is not buying the financial aspect that Pepsi made Frisch’s a much better contract offer.
We should put this in perspective though. Frisch’s did everything right. They facilitated their Toledo market as the guinea pigs for the changeover. They blind taste tested their syrups using Pepsi with the majority of people not realized there was a difference. They choose the soda brand that would grant them the highest profit margin on soft drinks, which is the quickest and easiest way for any food service industry business to make money. Unfortunately that isn’t enough to please many residents of the Queen City.
Product branding and marketing likely have a place in this controversy as well. Coke spends almost twice the amount Pepsi does a year on advertising and although PepsiCo as a company has a much higher revenue margin, based on soft drinks alone according to most consumers, Coke is the clear choice. This was also demonstrated in a taste test study. The study showed that when the subjects knew they were drinking Coke, they preferred it 75% percent to Pepsi at 25%. When the test subjects were given the beverages blindly, their preference changed and the ratio was split 50/50.
People do not typically react well to change and there is always a likelihood of backlash. Historically, however, they adapt in spite of themselves. There are other places in the Cincinnati that will still serve Coke with a burger that tastes similar. At issues is the fact it’s not going to be the restaurant people have been going to since they were kids.
Realistically though, Frisch’s food is not know for its complex flavors or variety of menu items. The average Frisch’s patron would not be able to differentiate most of the items on Frisch’s menu from what can be bought at a grocery store and prepared at home. The real problem is opinions are hard hard to change- even over soft drink selections.


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A district consumer forum in Tamil Nadu awarded Rs. 5,000 compensation to N Arasakumaram, who had filed an right to information application relating to answers in a test for recruiting teachers, a delayed response to which cost him a government job.
In second case, a Chennai consumer forum held the public information officer of Tamil Nadu State Information Commission liable for “deficiency of service” for failing to provide information. He was asked to pay a compensation of Rs. 5,000 to right to information applicant B Ramesh.
The third case is from Pune consumer forum which asked the Maharashtra Directorate of Technical Education to pay compensation of Rs. 10,000 to right to information applicant KR Kakade for delay in providing information. Kakade had sought information regarding his employment with the institute but failed to get any response.
Such consumer court orders may open a Pandora’s box as any unsatisfied RTI applicant can now file petitions against public information officers and seek compensation.


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Today, 2K Games has announced that a new studio has been set up under the publisher – and that new studio will be making the next iteration in the BioShock franchise.
That's right – the fan-favourite franchise originally envisioned by Ken Levine is coming back, and it's beind developed by a brand new studio.
The new studio, called Cloud Chamber, is a collective of storytellers eager to push the frontlines of interactive entertainment by making unique, entertaining and thoughtful experiences that engage the world, according to a press release.
Cloud Chamber will build its team at two locations: 2K’s San Francisco Bay Area headquarters in Novato, Calif., as well as in Montréal, Québec, which marks the first-ever Canadian office for a 2K studio.
We don't know too much about the newly-minted studio and its first BioWare project, other than the fact the game is still years away from release.
“As we continue growing our product portfolio, we remain inspired by opportunities to invest further in our valuable IP, great people and their collective, long-term potential,” said David Ismailer, President of 2K.
“BioShock is one of the most beloved, critically praised and highest-rated franchises of the last console generation. We can’t wait to see where its powerful narrative and iconic, first-person shooter gameplay head in the future with our new studio team at Cloud Chamber leading the charge.”
As per the press release, the game will still be in development for 'the next several years', so don't expect to see it hit consoles soon.
The good news is that almost certainly means the game will see a release on PS5 and Xbox Scarlett, so the next iteration of the highly-regarded franchise will take advantage of all the next-gen tech we're going to see announced over the next few years.
“We founded Cloud Chamber to create yet-to-be-discovered worlds – and their stories within – that push the boundaries of what is possible in the video game medium,” said Kelley Gilmore, Global Studio Head, Cloud Chamber.
A 22-year industry veteran with more than 40 games shipped to date, Kelley Gilmore will serve as Cloud Chamber’s Global Studio Head and be the first woman in 2K history to lead a development studio.
“Our team believes in the beauty and strength of diversity, in both the makeup of the studio and the nature of its thinking. We are a deeply experienced group of game makers, including many responsible for BioShock’s principal creation, advancement and longstanding notoriety, and honored to be part of the 2K family as stewards of this iconic franchise.”
Stay tuned for more news as it becomes available.


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AdBlock Plus hopes to help publishers monetise through tie-up with online payments service Flattr
Eyeo, the company behind AdBlock Plus, has lifted the lid on its plans to help publishers monetise their content, plus reduce their reliance on ad revenue, through a tie-up with content funding tool Flattr. Eyeo has suggested the partnership will raise as much as $500m for the beleaguered publishing sector next year.
The tie-up between Eyeo and Flattr, a content-funding tool that has already paid 30,000 creators since 2010, will see the launch of Flattr Plus – a web browser extension that will let AdBlock Plus users fund the content they consume without exposure to ads or resorting to paywalls.
Users sign up for Flattr Plus (which is currently in beta) and then set their own monthly budget – for instance $5 per month - which they can use to ‘flattr’ the web content they consume. The algorithms used by the web extension then determine how to divide the funds between publishers.
Ben Williams, chief operations officer at Eyeo, told The Drum that it hopes to raise $500m for publishers following the full rollout of Flattr Plus next year (this is based on a projection of 10 million of its 80 million users agreeing a budget of $5 per month).
The current beta phase of the launch was being used to “perfect the algorithm”, with Williams later going on to clarify that Eyeo would also be able to tell publishers which have yet to sign up to Flattr Plus how much they would have gained in revenue should they have been participating in the scheme.
Williams also went on to say: “We’re making it easy for people to automatically fund the content they love… We thought of a micropayments system, but we found that too cumbersome a user experience.”
Flattr Plus is based on the Flattr project, founded by Peter Sunde and Linus Olsson in 2010 to let people fund content by through an online payments system, and originally hit the headlines after it allowed WikiLeaks readers make donations after mainstream outfits such as Visa, MasterCard and PayPal cut off WikiLeaks’ access to such payments.
Eyeo went on to claim that payments were intended to be incorporated into the original fabric of the web (dating back to its pioneering days of Sir Tim Berners Lee) in order to provide a way for online audiences rewards original content, but the capability was not technologically feasible during that period.
“Our goal with Flattr Plus is to finally evolve the Web into what it was supposed to have been to begin with; a place for creators to meet their audience, and a mechanism for audiences to directly and sustainably support creators,” said Peter Sunde, co-founder of Flattr and also of Pirate Bay.
Linus Olsson, co-founder of Flattr and lead developer of Flattr Plus, added: “The idea of great content has gotten lost in clickbait headlines and slideshow articles. All with the goal of generating advertising revenues. If we want to reverse that trend, we need a funding model that is based on engagement and attention rather than mere visits.”
Meanwhile, Till Faida, co-founder of Adblock Plus, commented: “The current model of showing obnoxious ads to users and violating their privacy in return for content has failed: users are increasingly frustrated with the advertising experience on the Web and at the same time aggressive ads provide less and less value to publishers.”
The announcement of the beta trial comes the same period as AdBlock Plus attempts to complete the process of setting up its Acceptable Ads Committee as an independent entity, a process it hopes to complete by the end of the year.
The Drum attempted to contact sources within the publishing sector for their reaction to the proposal, but none were able to respond by time of publication.
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Food companies are increasingly held to a higher sustainability standard along their supply chains, prompting a more holistic approach when developing strategy
Irish ingredient supplier Kerry Group has announced Beyond the Horizon – a new ambitious sustainability strategy with targets that address key impacts by 2030 in not only nutrition and health, but also emissions, energy, circular economy, raw materials, and social impact.
Objectives in the new strategy includes a goal to enhance and expand Kerry’s solutions portfolio, reaching over 2bn people with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030. The company recognises an increasing demand for food and beverages that are healthier, taste great and respect the planet. Kerry plans to reduce operational emissions by 33% by 2030, reaching net-zero before 2050 and reducing emission intensity of the supply chain by 30% by 2030, after reducing this measure by almost 23% in the past 5 years.
Head of sustainability for Kerry Group Juan Aguiriano said the company is supporting a more circular approach on plastics and waste. By 2025, the group aims to ensure all plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable. With a shift to more reusables, waste will be diverted away from landfill and a target to halve food waste by 2030 is more achievable. Aguiriano said Kerry is ready to work with its customers to “co-create and innovate for more sustainable consumer diets” as the group wants to source all priority raw materials sustainably by 2030.
Chief executive officer of Kerry Group Edmond Scanlon said the group is looking to explore the many sectors experiencing accelerated demand due to COVID, saying improving shelf-life for food could have a huge impact on food waste.
Through investments, mergers & acquisitions, Kerry is moving into pro-active health ingredients, allowing the company to tap into trends in functional foods created by the pandemic. Probiotics are gaining greater traction and Kerry has made several acquisitions in this space, and patented a probiotic ingredient designed to provide digestive and immune health support.
Scanlon said COVID has accelerated nutritional consciousness making food safety and food security the number one priority across countries, saying the company’s sustainability strategy will continue to inform its mergers and acquisitions.


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California’s New Data Privacy Law Has Muddled Expectations of Companies ⇥ nytimes.com
Natasha Singer, New York Times:
Millions of people in California are now seeing notices on many of the apps and websites they use. “Do Not Sell My Personal Information,” the notices may say, or just “Do Not Sell My Info.”
But what those messages mean depends on which company you ask.
Stopping the sale of personal data is just one of the new rights that people in California may exercise under a state privacy law that takes effect on Wednesday. Yet many of the new requirements are so novel that some companies disagree about how to comply with them.
I’m not sure they’re “novel” as much as they are poorly defined. A couple of weeks ago, a piece in the Wall Street Journal explained how Facebook would be taking advantage of the confusion — at least until the actual expectations of these new regulations are hashed out in court in the coming years.
Laws like the CCPA, and GDPR in Europe, are necessary steps forward, even though they are incomplete and imperfect. But that’s part of the process; and, as new test cases come forward to challenge their measures, they will become better-defined. They should be paired with better antitrust enforcement, too, so that those companies which have huge market advantages cannot unfairly coerce consumers.


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Apple acquired artificial intelligence company Xnor.ai.
Xnor.ai had raised millions of dollars to build tools that help AI algorithms run on devices rather than remote data centers. In recent years, Apple has pushed to run this type of software on its devices to keep user information more private and speed up processing.
It's not clear how much Apple paid for the acquisition. GeekWire, which reported the deal earlier, claims that Apple paid about $200 million.
Doing AI work on devices is a key trend, especially for Apple, as it makes it easier to offer privacy protections. Apple, for example, does all of its automated tagging and categorization of photos on its devices. It also uses AI in Siri.
"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," the company said.


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One of the debilitating effects of cancer for women is the toll treatments take on their appearance. That’s where Look Good Feel Better programs come in.
Underpinning the program from the Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association Foundation is the belief that a woman will fight cancer with more confidence if she looks her best during the appearance-altering treatment. So, the Look Good Feel Better Program offers a series of workshops and services across Canada to help women tackle the issue.
The program is popular and much-needed. It is estimated that 100,000 women have benefited from these workshops since they began in 1992.
And, on Saturday, Nov. 20, guests from the beauty, fashion and retail industries gathered at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto for the annual Mirror Ball, a black-tie dinner and live auction that this year raised $500,000 for the worthy cause.


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As workforces continue to work from home for the foreseeable future, fraudsters have shifted their focus to target remote workers with a VPN configuration scam.
Cyber Security Scams
Following the launch of the highly anticipated Disney+, subscribers are being warned of a vicious email scam that attempts to harvest their personal information.
As anti-racism marches and rallies take place across the world, opportunistic fraudsters have turned their attention to the Black Lives Matter movement, in an attempt to exploit the public.
In the latest spate of COVID-19 related phishing scams, Microsoft has warned users about a new phishing campaign which uses malicious Excel macros to obtain remote access.
Fraudsters are ramping up for the summer season by launching a new wave of phishing scams targeting holiday makers.
As individuals and businesses become increasingly reliant on video conferencing to stay connected during the Covid-19 outbreak, fraudsters have used the opportunity to target users with a malicious Zoom phishing scam.
Just hours after the UK government opened its furlough scheme for applications, opportunistic fraudsters targeted organisations with a devious furlough phishing scam.
Parents have been warned about a phishing scam that appears to be from the Department for Education, offering free school meals due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
A new phishing scam is in circulation which pretends to be from a local hospital and informs recipients that they have been exposed to the coronavirus.
As millions of people around the world go into lockdown, fraudsters have launched a devious new Netflix scam that claims to give away free subscription passes for the platform. The scam has been perfectly timed to exploit the current surge in people turning to streaming services during the isolation period.…
Flybe passengers are being warned to watch out for scams as fraudsters attempt to capitalise on the airline’s collapse. Europe’s largest regional airline collapsed into administration on Thursday 5 March, leaving many passengers stuck in cities throughout the UK and Europe. As passengers attempt to recoup lost money, fraudsters are…
Cybercriminals have launched a Norton 360 LifeLock scam which infects inboxes with malware.
The DVLA has urged motorists to be extra vigilant after it reported a huge rise in scams across the UK. New figures compiled by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) revealed a 20% increase in online scams, with 1,538 reported scams during the last three months of 2019. The…
Emotet malware has turned its attention to targeting banks and financial institutions in the US and the UK.
The infamous RobbinHood ransomware has found a new way to worm its way into corporate networks by using a legitimate hardware driver to delete security products and infect computer systems. By exploiting a known vulnerability that exists in a driver produced by Taiwanese firm Gigabyte, hackers have been able to…


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MOBILE phone operator Vodafone announced tie-ups with two major retailers yesterday as it looks for ways to kickstart business in the UK.
The company, which is under pressure from strong competition in its home market, has reached agreement with Asda for the supermarket chain to offer its own branded mobile phone service using the Vodafone network.
The deal will help Vodafone increase its current 8% share of the #1bn wholesale mobile phone market. Asda will roll out its branded phones across 150 stores in the next three months.
And the firm also announced a deal with PC World and Currys owner DSG International to target small business mobile phone customers with 30 new Connectivity Centres placed in PC World stores.
The deals were announced as Vodafone warned of increased pressure on UK margins caused by intense price competition. Shares were off by more than 4% yesterday.
Vodafone said the tough competitive and regulatory environment was expected to continue in the year ahead.
UK margins for the second six months of the year to March would be lower than the 30.8% reported for the UK business for the half-year to September, the company added.
It said the pressure followed "the impact of tariff changes and commercial policies", and said it continued to focus on reducing costs. Vodafone's UK business achieved margins of 26.6% for the five months to February.
Management did highlight year-on-year growth in service revenues of 4.8% in January and February this year, compared with 3.3% in the three months to December.
Vodafone, which has more than 200m customers worldwide, also won the battle for control of India's Hutchison Essar earlier this month.
The company beat off Reliance Communications and Essar itself to buy Hutchison's controlling stake for #5.7bn.


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Seattle is celebrating with NYC and the other cities participating in the best night in International Fashion – Fashions Night Out! With headliners Nordstrom, Mario’s and Barney’s offering sips and bites, music and more, here is your guide to what Seattle and Bellevue have planned to celebrate on Thursday, September 6.
Nordstrom Downtown Seattle invites you to attend a special Jason Wu Trunk Show on Tuesday, August 21 from 9:30am – 5:00pm on Level 2.
Seattle-based Nordstrom has introduced a nifty new app for iPad users. Not only does the app allow you to shop and make purchases, but to mix and match wardrobe pieces, develop a personalized homepage and more.
In its seventh year, fall’s fashion trends from The Bellevue Collection are set to hit the Northwest once again September 26 – 30. This fashionable experience goes day-to-night with runway shows, chic parties, special appearances, stylish in-store events, happy hours and irresistible shopping.
Seattle-based Nordstrom has announced a partnership to launch TOPSHOP and TOPMAN starting with 14 Nordstrom stores across the country and on nordstrom.com beginning in September.
Get a jump on back to school shopping at Seattle based Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale! All the looks and styles for fall at reduced prices and for a limited time!
Nordstrom has announced its sixth area Nordstrom Rack store will open this fall at Northgate Mall in Seattle.
SEATTLE (AP) — The effort to build a new arena in Seattle with the hopes of seeing the NBA return has added a big name: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Ballmer will be part of the […]
With the right clothing, men can look good at any age. Here are some fashion tips to help dad spruce up the wardrobe.
Just in time for Father’s Day, the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale for Men starts Friday, June 15 online and in stores. It’s that time for guys to save on all their favorite brands, and for moms and kids to pick something up for dear old dad.