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Google is releasing a new version of Google Lens, its computer vision technology that lets you point a smartphone camera at any object and get information on it. We take a first look at the app’s most significant update yet. WIRED Videos
When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth's far-flung colonies are in danger. The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sheridan finds himself thrust into a desperate conflict that he and the untried soldiers under his command are ready for. Focusing on the people struggling to survive the onslaught, First Strike is a novel that propels the reader to the furthest limits of space. Fighting a ruthless and determined enemy, Sheridan soon learns the brutal lessons of war and that his enemy may not be what it appears to be.
“The West Wing” cast will reunite before the election for an HBO Max special, benefiting the voter-participation group When We All Vote. Watching the series again 20 years after its first of four consecutive best-drama Emmys, it’s remarkable how well Aaron Sorkin’s creation holds up, and how much of the Bartlet presidency still echoes through our current politics.
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DC Comics’ future is looking real bright based on everything that was shown during today’s virtual Comic-Con-like event, the DC FanDome. Here are the most significant announcements.
DC fans didn’t mind being stuck in the house on a Saturday due to the all of the epic reveals that went down during the DC FanDome. The event will span over two days, August 22, and September 12. Today, all of the virtual action took place in the Hall of Heroes, and, of course, the ladies kicked things off first.
Wonder Woman: 1984
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The FanDome kicked things off with Wonder Woman: 1984 panel that featured the film’s director Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman herself, the lovely Gal Gadot, her on-screen love interest Chris Pine whose character, Steve Trevor, somehow comes back to life. Kristen Wigg and Pedro Pascal, who take on the roles as the film’s villains, were also apart of the panel and helped field questions from fans.
Once that was out of the way, it was time to drop the second trailer, and it didn’t disappoint. We got to see more fantastic Wonder Woman action, and some more scenes of Diana and Steve together. Still, most importantly, Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah finally getting her spots and tail and doing battle with Wonder Woman.
Jenkins also confirmed that film is still on track to premiere in theaters exclusively on October 2, stating during the panel, “I really think the movie is so great on the big screen.” Yeah, we don’t know about that, especially if Rona is still running rampant in the United States. Anyway, you can peep the trailer for Wonder Woman:1984 below.
The Suicide Squad
Outside some of the cast announcements, not much was known about James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad film, that was until today. Gunn, who is best known for turning a bunch of relatively unknown Marvel Superheroes called the Guardians of The Galaxy into household names, is looking to do the same, but this time with a bunch of DC supervillains.
Gunn is basically wiping the slate clean and trying to help us forget the first Suicide Squad film that honestly sucked big time. BUT he is keeping the few bright spots from the first film like Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis reprising her role as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag and Jai Courtney coming back as Captain Boomerang. Gunn dug deep in DC’s crates for this second film, which will not be a direct sequel to the first film and is being described by Gunn as a follow-up to John Ostrander’s original run of “Suicide Squad.”
During the panel for the film, Gunn revealed all of the members of the squad and joining the names listed above include Idris Elba (Bloodsport), John Cena (Peacemaker), David Dastmalchian (Polka-Dot Man), Steve Agee (King Shark), Michael Rooker (Savant), Sean Gunn (Weasel), Peter Calpadi (The Thinker), Pete Davidson (Black Guard), Daniela Melchior (Rat Catcher), Flula Borg (Javelin), Mayling NG (Mongal), Alice Braga (Sol Soria), and Nathan Fillion (T.D.K).
No one but Gunn could make this film work. The Suicide Squad arrives in theaters on August 6, 2021. We didn’t get a trailer, but this montage of behind the scenes and actual film footage will hold you over till one finally arrives.
Justice League: The Snyder Cut
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Justice League stunk, let’s just get that out of the way. Immediately following the film’s release fans SCREAMED on the internet that Zack Snyder, who was initially tasked with bringing all of DC’s mightiest heroes together on film, should release the long-rumored “Snyder Cut” of the movie.
After years of denial, Snyder confirmed the cut of the film does indeed exist, and it is coming, but not in theaters but on HBO’s new streaming service, HBO Max. During today’s panel, we finally got to see a teaser of the highly-anticipated redo, which will feature new footage, Darkseid, a better looking Steppenwolf and, most importantly, Superman in his black suit. Snyder used the moment to confirm the film is astounding 4 hours long and will and will be broken up into 4 1-hour long episodes. Snyder did also say that the film will be dropped in its 4-hour entirety. We don’t know who got time for that, but whatever. You can peep the trailer for the movie, which comes to HBO Max next year.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get any footage, BUT we did learn a lot about the upcoming film, which will see Ezra Miller reprising his role as Barry Allen. During the panel, which featured Miller, Director Andy Muschietti, and screenwriter Christina Hodson the trio confirmed that film will see The Flash traveling through time to change the DC Multiverse.
Also, during the panel, it was hinted that The Flash could possibly visit classic DC films, so that could perhaps explain why Michael Keaton, who played Batman in Danny Elfman’s 1989 Batman film, will be making an appearance in The Flash movie. Plus, in some concept art that was shown revealing The Flash’s new costume, which we learned was created by Batman, we see Michael Keaton’s version of The Dark Knight.
Not much was known about the film revolving around the DC antihero, Black Adam, who basically has the same powers as Zachary Levi’s Shazam. Today, Dwayne The Rock Johnson helped shed more light on the film that’s slated to arrive in 2021. Before we got some juicy details about the film, The Rock detailed his character’s origin story with the help of animated short.
Johnson also confirmed that the Justice Society of America characters Hawkman, Dr. Fate, and Cyclone will be joining alongside previously confirmed Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) in the film.
The Rock, while not confirming his appearance in the film, did hint that we could expect Superman to show up in Black Adam for an epic showdown. Henry Cavill is currently in talks to put back on the Superman suit and make a cameo in a future DC film. We won’t be shocked if Black Adam is that movie.
Shazam! was one of the biggest surprises of 2019, bringing in $ 159.1 million around the world when it first opened, so it’s no surprise there is a sequel coming. In a panel led by the film’s star Zachary Levi and later joined by the rest of the cast from the first film Asher Angel, Meagan Good, Jack Dylan Grazer, Faithe Herman, Adam Brody, and director David F. Sandberg we got more details about the upcoming follow-up.
We learned that actor/comedian Sinbad who many believed was supposed to be in the first film, will NOW be in the sequel. The title of the film was also revealed when Herman “drew” it on a poster.
Outside of that news, Levi and the cast were very tight-lipped about details surrounding Shazam!: Fury of The Gods
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Outside of teaser images, Matt Reeves’ The Batman was shrouded in mystery, until today. Following a discussion with Aisha Tyler talking about his upcoming film that stars Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, we finally got to see a trailer. Before he let the footage go, Reeves explained that only 25% of the film is complete, but trust us when we say that the 2-minute trailer does its job in building intrigue for the film.
In it, we see a young Bruce Wayne growing into his night job as The Batman while having to deal with The Riddler, who is also in the beginning stages of his criminal career. Jeffrey Wright’s Commissioner Gordon, Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman, and a voice-over from Andy Serkis as Bruce Wayne’s loyal butler, Alfred appear in the trailer. Oh, of course, we get a glimpse of the new Batmobile as well as Batman in action, and we can’t front Mr. Twilight, Robert Pattinson gets very busy.
The Batman is slated to arrive in theaters on October 1, 2021. You can peep the first trailer below.
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Two travelers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, dream of striking it rich, but their tenuous plan to make their fortune on the frontier comes to rely on the secret use of a wealthy landowner's prized dairy cow. With their scheme landing somewhere between honest ingenuity and pure grift, renowned filmmaker Kelly Reichardt finds a graceful and deeply moving origin story of America in their unlikely friendship and fragile life at the margins.
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Paris taxi drivers usually know when it’s Paris Fashion Week.
Not this time, with participants in their homes or offices behind computer screens or hunched over their phones to discover creative films dedicated to the fall couture collections.
Said films ranged from rapid-fire teaser clips clocking in at less than a minute to Dior’s mega production, a 10-minute mythical movie directed by famed Italian director Matteo Garrone that was followed by five minutes of rolling credits.
Plenty of couture houses — even Chanel — kept it simple with films that mimicked fashion shoots or runway shows.
A word of caution to brands: When using the same model and the same music throughout, tedium can set in.
Other films resembled music videos, while a few went for disturbing drama scenes. Here, a selection of highlights and lowlights.
Singer Mika is pitch-perfect as a retro newscaster offering deadpan commentary on Viktor & Rolf’s collection. His description of a spiky coat, part of a gloom-and-doom segment? “There’s a lot to feel angry about and this garment will communicate exactly that,” he intones.
Bouchra Jarrar kept everything close to home, filming twin sisters frolicking in her Paris apartment, where she produced many prototypes herself. Her models also ventured out to a
Based on the true story that made history, a convict is put on trial for murdering a fellow inmate and the young, inexperienced lawyer assigned to him bases his defense on the assertion that inhumane treatment at Alcatraz was responsible for the murder. Christian Slater ("Interview with the Vampire," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"), Kevin Bacon ("The River Wild," "A Few Good Men") and Gary Oldman ("JFK," "Bram Stoker"s Dracula") star in this "sobering and thought provoking" film (The Hollywood Reporter).
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Legal action by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, against a British tabloid for breaching her privacy had its first court hearing on Friday, with the newspaper’s lawyer attempting to have claims that it had acted dishonestly struck out. Lauren Anthony reports.
“Always surprises and always entertains.” -Jonathan Maberry AFTER: FIRST LIGHT The end is just the beginning. When NASA scientists detect intense solar activity, the warnings go unheeded. Soon communications fail, power goes out, and the world's technological infrastructure collapses. But the solar radiation has also inflicted an unpredictable change–a disruption in the impulses of the human brain. Billions die. And they may be the lucky ones… Prequel novella to the After post-apocalyptic series. Look for the other books in the After series, The Shock, The Echo, Milepost 291, Whiteout and Red Scare. Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of more than 20 thrillers, including Stoker Award finalist The Red Church, The Harvest, and Drummer Boy.
In an effort to show appreciation to the brave healthcare workers who’ve gone above and beyond the call of duty during this Coronavirus epidemic, business such as hotels and some restaurants have offered their services free of charge as a token of appreciation and respect (Trump hotels have yet to offer similar amenities but that’s neither here nor there).
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Now the men and women on the frontline of this pandemic will also be able to enjoy some good grub while on their grind as McDonald’s will be blessing healthcare workers and first responders with free “Thank You Meals” at participating Micky D’s restaurants. Beginning Wednesday (April 22), the house that Ronald McDonald built will be offering the meals to the medical avengers with a simple flash of their work badge and they can keep it moving.
“We have been inspired by the way our franchisees have been going above and beyond to support their local communities throughout this trying time,” said Joe Erlinger, President, McDonald’s USA in a statement. “I couldn’t be more proud of how our company, franchisees and supplier partners have come together to give back to those who are working tirelessly for our country. That is truly our McDonald’s system at its best.”
Whether in the morning, noon or night, the medical heroes will be served sandwiches, fries, and/or hash browns in some OG Happy Meal Boxes. No word on whether they’ll come with toys but hey, can’t have it all, right?
But that’s just one way McDonalds is joining in on the fight against the Coronavirus.
In addition to serving local community initiatives across the country, McDonald’s USA is honored to join BET and United Way by donating $ 250,000 toward efforts that will directly support Black communities hit hardest in COVID-19. The donation will be announced during BET’s “Saving Ourselves” Telethon, a commercial-free, 2-hour fundraising event, airing Wednesday, April 22 at 8pm EST. This is one of many ways the Golden Arches is helping to aid with COVID-19 relief.
Now that’s hot business.
Thank you to all the healthcare workers and first responders literally putting their lives on the line to save lives across the nation and we hope y’all take advantage of all the services being offered to y’all right now. Y’all deserve it and much more.
RUSSIAN DRESSING: Thirty-two fashion videos replaced catwalk shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia and about 830,000 people followed the streams, organizers said Wednesday.
The digital presentations were streamed from April 4 to 6 on Aizel.ru and Megogo.net, appeared on 103 Russian and foreign web sites, as well as social media sites VKontakte, Facebook, and TikTok. The latter platform spawned the hashtag #CтильнаДому (i#StyleatHome, in English), which was viewed 37.3 million times. Most of the collections shown were for fall-winter 2020.
Participants included Red September, Julia Dalakian, Dokuchaeva, Nastya Nekrasova, White Crow, T3CM, Ceremony and House of Leo.
The videos, ranging from one to seven minutes in length, were viewed for more than 2.5 million minutes in two days. Organizers said an additional set of digital events, employing virtual reality and augmented reality, are to be unfurled later.
You’ve never heard of Kuala Pilah. The peaceful village is tucked out of the way in the middle of the Malaysia. But you may start seeing the faces and scenes of traditional life in the village as seen through the eyes of one of its young artists, providing the colorful inspiration for Vans Surf’s latest apparel collection, the Kide Collaboration, which drops today.
“When I am riding my bike, I always love observing the small town and village where I grew up,” says the collab’s namesake artist, Malaysian graphic designer Kide Baharudin. “I like to imagine how the place looked back in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. I try to find the story through my parents’ childhood. I illustrate this in my paintings. I think that was my inspiration.”
Vans was certainly inspired by Baharudin’s work, elevating the talented young painter after he won the Vans Asia Custom Culture contest in 2017 and illustrated the House of Vans Asia Tour poster. He’s been part of the family since.
And the artist is in good company when it comes to footwear trends. Walk down any street in the developed world and you get a sense of the influence of Vans, transcending the boardsports and music worlds in the past five years to arrive on a much broader cross-section of feet: from mall kids to 40-something accountants looking to accent their athleisure wear.
“The word ‘culture’ really caught my eye and inspired me to enter the competition,” Kide says, “I got excited about painting Malaysian history, culture and lifestyle onto the Vans Authentic shoe, so that skaters could learn about our culture.”
The result is a colorful and bold summer collection consisting of a Vans Slip-On crafted with water-based inks and glues on a white/marshmallow colorway with collapsible kick-down heel and UltraCush sockliner for updated comfort.
“My first Vans shoe was the Old Skool,” he adds. “In college, I loved collecting and reading Juxtapoz magazine. I saw most of the artists in the magazine painting and creating art in their Vans. It influenced my style while working in my studio, too.”
Vans also adds an Authentic SF and Slide-On with similar Kide artwork to the new line. They’re matched with a ready-to-party camp button-down of 100 percent Rayon, a 17-inch, four-way stretch tri-blend boardshort, plus a simple 16.5-liter backpack and a pair of hip hats.
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The Rothy’s woman is “kinetic, energetic, moving around,” the brand’s creative director Erin Lowenberg said as she padded around the brand’s soon-to-open New York City retail location, in between lauding its new handbags.
It’s the footwear brand’s first foray into the category, with five silhouettes including a convertible handbag, crossbody, clutch, tote and range of catchall bags, all in the notable “poppy” colorways that define the brand.
“We’re not trying to chase high fashion because we believe that our products are modern classics. What we want to do is chase the technology and inspiration behind them and remake them and rethink them for her and her life,” said Lowenberg.
That means being on the customer’s shoulder as well as her feet as Lowenberg enthused, which was the plan all along. Also in the plan is a nimble approach to brick-and-mortar, which already includes Boston; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco — and now New York City.
For the handbags, the 100 percent recycled polyester blended knit is made by combing nearby coastlines for ocean-bound plastics to be used in tandem with the brand’s signature thread spun from single-use plastic water bottles.
All bags are machine-washable, and some – like the handbag and dual-zip crossbody – come complete
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A team from the University of Southern California’s Rocket Propulsion Laboratory became the first student team to launch a rocket into space. WIRED’s Arielle Pardes spoke with Neil Tewksbury, the team’s Lead Operations Officer, about what it took to make it happen. Read more of the team’s story on WIRED.com: https://www.wired.com/story/a-rocket-built-by-students-reached-space-for-the-first-time/ WIRED Videos
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SHANGHAI–Luxury bridal and fashion house Galia Lahav has opened a new flagship store here at the Bund Finance Center, its first store in China and the first globally to hold the Galia Lahav evening wear collection along with the brand’s two bridal collections: couture and gala.
The new boutique is the Israeli brand’s fifth flagship location globally and its first location in Asia. The 1,000 square meter store cost $ 3 million to fit out and is one of the largest tenancies in the luxury BFC shopping center.
The brand is targeting the large and fast-burgeoning Chinese wedding market which this year is expected to exceed $ 80 billion.
According to the National Wedding Consumption and Development Summit, at least 13 million new couples have tied the knot annually in China over the last five years. It also found that couples in China are willing to use 31 percent of their savings for their weddings and 88 percent of Chinese brides wear four outfits for the occasion.
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MILAN — Intersecting echoes and references, the first Prada for Adidas limited-edition release is unveiled today and it blends designs that have both made history and sparked consumer crazes for the two global brands.
The Prada Superstar and the Prada Bowling bag for Adidas will be offered in a small run of 700 unisex pieces, and the designs will be sold as a set starting Dec. 4. The sneaker marks the 50th anniversary of the Adidas Superstar and the bag leverages Prada’s expertise in luxury leather goods craftsmanship, which spans more than 106 years.
Adidas’ Superstar sneaker, originally launched in 1969, is still a cornerstone for the group’s Originals style, as is Prada’s classic bowling bag, which is revisited with references to the Adidas gym bag.
Each piece is numbered with a unique serial number and made in Italy by Prada. Prices have not yet been revealed. Globally, 19 Prada stores will carry the styles in cities ranging from Milan, Moscow, Zurich, Paris, London, Munich and Dubai to Tokyo, Seoul, Macau, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore and Taipei. In the U.S., the products will be available at Prada’s New York Broadway store, in Los Angeles, and Miami. They will also retail online through adidas.com
Selena Gomez took to Instagram today (November 4) to celebrate earning her first ever No. 1 single on the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 chart with ‘Lose You to Love Me.’ The singer thanked her fans as well as her collaborators, Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter, for the song’s success. News
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BONJOUR PARIS: Los Angeles-based ready-to-wear label Enfants Riches Déprimés has chosen Paris for its first flagship.
Founded in 2012 by artist and designer Henri Alexander Levy, the brand picked a former jeweler’s atelier on the Rue Charlot in the Marais for its first brick-and-mortar space.
Working with architect Didier Faustino, the 164-square-foot boutique was designed to mirror a Twenties’ bank vault. The walls of the two floors, one on ground level and one below, were covered with stainless-steel plaques that catch the light coming in through the old-school Parisian storefront. Slabs of dark marble were used to create countertops, on which jewelry and accessories will be presented, as well as the staircase winding down toward the lower level.
Downstairs, in a room covered with wall-to-wall steel panels, a lime carpet added a touch of color, matching the Pierre Paulin ABCD sofa picked by Levy to decorate the space, which has steel racks subtly blending into the walls.
Marble and stainless steel at the Enfants Riches Déprimés store in Paris.
“The best retail experiences are in Paris for me,” said Levy, who divides his time between his studio in Los Angeles and the French capital. “I like the fact that Paris is a walking city:
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Aurate has begun putting its $ 13 million in funding to use. The direct-to-consumer jewelry label, which in June revealed a significant series A funding, will open its first two permanent retail locations on Saturday in New York City.
The brand, which has been operating a pop-up shop in Manhattan to test the market, will open stores in SoHo and on Madison Avenue.
The uptown store at 1015 Madison Avenue measures 916 square feet, while its location at 154 Spring Street is slightly larger at 1,242 square feet. Both locations feature experiential technology that introduces consumers to the raw materials and production methods enlisted to create Aurate jewelry. The stores were designed by female-led architecture firm Alda Ly, which is also responsible for the viral women’s coworking space, The Wing.
“Being that Aurate is a direct-to-consumer brand we have the freedom and flexibility to implement experimental strategies, and opening retail locations is no different. The installations, paying homage to the natural and sustainable elements of our jewelry, throughout the store create a truly immersive experience and are a testament to the brand’s innovative nature,” said Aurate cofounder Bouchra Ezzahraoui.
Cofounder Sophie Kahn added: “By using data collected in-store to help create the finalized experience, we’re
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New York designer Christian Siriano held an encore presentation of his spring 2020 collection in Paris on Wednesday, with a few famous faces in the front row, including his “Project Runway” co-star Karlie Kloss, and actress Alicia Silverstone.
Silverstone, who will next star in “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” revival, said she’s been friends with the designer for a while, and that they are travel buddies.
“I met him about four years ago. He asked me to come to a show and I hadn’t been to a fashion show since the one I had been in for Yves Saint Laurent when I was 8! The reason I went is he didn’t use fur, he didn’t use wool, and this was reason enough for me to show up. I felt so beautiful in the clothes, and he became a dear friend.”
The Paris show was the perfect excuse for a trip, she said. “He’s such a talent. I’m a huge fan of his work, and I’m so inspired by how he creates. I love everything he puts me in, and I also lie on top of him on planes.”
When asked to weigh in on this fashion season which has been headlined
Sylvester Stallone, in this explosive Oscar-nominated sequel to FIRST BLOOD, is back as John Rambo, the perfect fighting machine. Rambo's survival skills are tested with a vengeance on a top-secret mission that takes him back to the jungles of Vietnam in search of American POWs.
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Amber and Dave begin quietly in bed. They wake each other with some soft kisses and gentle rubbing, but the sexual activity quickly gets heavier when Dave sucks Amber’s tits and plays with her pussy. Dave licks Amber’s clit while he finger fucks her and quickly brings her to orgasm.
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GARDEN PARTY: Geopolitics are undeniably stormy, but Friday night’s clear-as-can-be weather was well-suited for the Trumps’ outdoors state dinner for Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jennifer.
First Lady Melania Trump appeared to keep things easy-breezy, sporting an aqua-colored chiffon dress designed by Gilles Mendel, the creative force behind the J. Mendel label. With wave-like effects in the chiffon, the flowy creation was in step with the Rose Garden setting. Instead of welcoming guests to the State Dining Room in the White House, the first couple welcomed guests al fresco. FLOTUS appeared to sail through the proceedings in patent leather heels from Christian Louboutin. The prime minister’s wife wore a navy column dress with velour and sequins from Australian designer Carla Zampatti, who also created the black ensemble she wore for the official welcome earlier in the day.
The Australian-friendly dinner crowd included Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch, Marvel Entertainment’s Isaac Perlmutter and Chevron’s Michael Wirth, as well as various politicians and Cabinet members like Kellyanne Conway and Betsy DeVos. The arrivals coincided with news that the U.S. would be sending more military troops to Saudi Arabia following the recent attacks on oil facilities in response to Iranian actions.
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This summer gave way to a changing of the guards in modern minimalism, as the popularity of Daniel Lee’s new Bottega Veneta seemed to overtake a mourning for Phoebe Philo’s tenure at Celine.
Lee’s first collection for Bottega began hitting stores in May. Shoes from his inaugural collections became ‘It’ products on social media and quickly sold out — spawning an Instagram fan account, @NewBottega, its name nodding to the popular Philo-Celine memorial account, @OldCeline.
The @NewBottega feed was started by Polimoda student Laura Rossi in late-February, just as @OldCeline’s activity began to peter out, with posts stopping in April.
Now with over 68,000 followers, @NewBottega was only the first sign that Bottega Veneta, which is owned by Kering, is gaining a bit of a hip quotient under Lee’s tutelage. This week the brand will conduct its first “drop,” tapping a style of commerce popularized by the streetwear industry.
On Sunday, Bottega Veneta’s New York City flagship will begin selling a large shipment of shoe styles that are more or less sold out across the U.S. Its stretch pump and stretch sandal styles will again become available in black and white, respectively.
Bottega said that the store, located at 740 Madison Avenue, will close for
You might find this hard to believe, but I’m about to give you the first opinion you have ever heard on the topic of gun ownership in the United States.
What? You say lots of people have opinions on that topic?
No, they don’t. Everyone in the United States except me has a half-pinion on the topic. I have the only full opinion. Here it is:
My opinion:I am willing to accept up to 20,000 gun deaths per year in the United States in order to preserve the 2nd Amendment right to own firearms.
For reference, the current rate of gun deaths is about double that number. In other words, I would be open to testing some gun ownership restrictions to see if we can get the number of gun deaths down.
A full opinion on any topic considers both the benefits and the costs. A half-pinion looks at only the costs or only the benefits in isolation. Ask yourself who else, besides me, has offered a full opinion on the topic of gun ownership. Answer: No one. You just saw the world’s first opinion on the topic.
So let’s stop pretending we have differences of opinion on gun ownership. What we have is exactly one citizen of the United States who has one opinion. Until someone disagrees with me with a full opinion of their own, there is no real debate, just blathering half-pinions.
Hugo Boss has collaborated with Konstantin Grcic, one of Germany’s most influential industrial designers, on a limited capsule collection for fall 2019.
Grcic’s award-winning work in seating and lighting is featured in the permanent collections of the world’s leading museums, including MoMA in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris; in 2010, he was named designer of the year at Design Miami. Over his almost three-decades-long career, Grcic is perhaps best known for his focus on utility and simplicity — high fashion seems rather a long way from his usual remit.
But not at all, Grcic told WWD as he showed off his Boss capsule collection in his airy Berlin studio, a converted factory floor with large windows and long white desks. “Beauty has a function, too,” he explained. “And if things are only practical, and not appealing, then you have a very different relationship to those objects.
“I don’t want to stretch the metaphor too far but chairs come close to something that we almost wear,” he added. Grcic’s chairs have won design prizes and several feature in museum collections. “So it’s not a completely strange world to me.”
This isn’t his first tie-up with a fashion brand either: In the
AN ALAÏA SALUTE: Fashion 4 Development is already gearing up for its First Ladies luncheon with a bevy of honorees. Carla Sozzani and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation are at the top of that list as the recipient of the F4D Development award. She is president of the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation and founder of 10 Corso Como.
The Sept. 24 event will feature a tribute to Azzedine Alaïa and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation complete with a runway show by Maison Alaïa. Twelve years ago, the company’s founder set out to convert his voluminous archives and holdings through the Association Azzedine Alaïa to become the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation. Sozzani and the late designer’s partner, Christophe Von Weyhe, have been instrumental in protecting his legacy. His collection is housed at 18 rue de la Verrerie in Paris, where he once lived and worked. Exhibitions are planned to share his work with future generations.
F4D founder Evie Evangelou said of Sozzani, “Carla is an extraordinary human being and she inspires goodness. Her sincere willingness to educate and bring her experience and knowledge to all, especially with fashion students through her work with the Alaïa foundation. It is a golden opportunity for all who have been touched by
SUNNY SIDE UP: In light of the increasingly fractured and troubled state of geopolitics, key world leaders have countless conundrums to deal with at the G7 Summit in Biarritz. Trade, climate change, Middle East tensions, Iran’s seizure of foreign ships and wariness of a worldwide recession based on warning signs in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. are among the many points of concern. While the powers that will be locked in meetings for much of the weekend, their respective better halves understand how their secondary roles can potentially offer some much needed levity.
Perhaps that’s the reason that First Lady Melania Trump exited Air Force One upon arriving in France, wearing a bright yellow and white Calvin Klein dress Saturday. The sleeveless style was a throwback look that had been designed by Raf Simons. Management at Calvin Klein’s parent company PVH parted ways with him at the end of last year but FLOTUS remains a fan. (Simons is back in his native Belgium designing his own collection and he collaborated with the outerwear label Templa.) Trump has worn his designs for Calvin Klein for other occasions such as an outing during last summer’s NATO’s Summit.
The First Lady also took something from
San Francisco-based, direct-to-consumer brand Everlane has opened its first permanent shop in Los Angeles, where it all started eight years ago.
The mission-driven basics line beloved by Meghan Markle, Emma Watson, Angelina Jolie and more, has opened a 3,188 square-foot store at 1101 Abbot Kinney in Venice, stocking Everlane’s denim, Ts and popular shoe styles including the Day Heel and Day Glove, alongside seasonal new arrivals. The space features huge glass windows, tons of natural white and a dramatic archway leading to the fitting rooms.
“Everlane has had roots in L.A. since we launched in 2011. It’s where our first product, the T-shirt, was made just outside of downtown, where they’re still made today. It’s also the home of our first pop-up and recent experiential concept store, Tread by Everlane,” said Tara Shanahan, vice president of retail at Everlane. “We know there is a huge appetite for the brand and after testing concept shops in a few different areas in L.A., we landed on Abbot Kinney for its sense of community, laid-back feel and the incredible foot traffic it sees on a day-to-day basis.”
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The brand commissioned San Francisco artist Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, known for her large-scale supergraphics and work at
Life-long friends Beth Carlyle and Nick Hammond haven’t ever pushed the limits of their relationship. But when her boyfriend turns violent and Nick jumps in to protect her, everything changes. In the chaos following that horrible night, Nick becomes Beth’s anchor as she pulls the pieces of herself together. She never imagined he’d be anything more than her best friend, but with her trust shattered, there’s only one place she feels safe—in his arms. Boundaries crumble and new desires ignite. With her heart a tangled mess, how can she know what’s real? Nick is willing to do whatever it takes to help Beth recover, no matter the cost to himself, but in the face of undeserved consequences, he may be the one who needs saving. Protecting the man she loves means bringing her nightmare into the light. Will she find the courage to reveal the truth before Nick pays the ultimate price? Find out why readers are saying that "picking up a new book in the Northstar series is like coming home”… check out the rest of the books in this deeply felt, heartwarming small town romance series: First Instinct Mountain Angel Summer Angel Twice Shy Once Burned Mistletoe Kisses Starlight Magic Wild Angel Forgotten Angel Last Surrender A NOTE ON THE CONTENT: The Northstar books are contemporary romances and contain some profanity and sensual scenes that may not be suitable for sensitive readers.
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IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY: Robert Graham is feeling the force.
The brand best known for its embellished men’s shirts, has inked a deal for its first collaboration, a capsule collection with “Star Wars” and the latest iteration of its popular film series, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” set to be released on Dec. 20.
In November, Robert Graham will introduce a collection of three men’s button-down shirts, two men’s sport coats, three men’s T-shirts, two women’s button-downs, one women’s T-shirt, one women’s bomber and five pocket squares. Among the styles will be the Leia blouse, the Light Speed button down, and the Vader Saber T-shirt.
The collection will be sold at Robert Graham stores and the company’s e-commerce site as well as select high-end specialty stores. Retail prices will be consistent with other pieces in the brand’s line. It will be released in November.
“The Rise of Skywalker” is the third installment of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy and the final episode in the nine-part “Skywalker” story.
Damian Lillard isn’t forgetting about his day job in the NBA, because championships are still his focus … but says he’d definitely be stoked to win a Grammy for his 3rd album. Dame just dropped his 3rd album, “Big D.O.L.L.A.” and the early…
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GOING OFF-LINE: The Modist, the Dubai-based e-commerce retailer that specializes in modest clothing, is set to open its first physical pop-up in Europe at the U.K.’s luxury outlet Bicester Village.
The pop-up, which will be open from Aug. 12 to Sept. 24, will stock a mix of the retailer’s in-house label Layeur and an edit of the luxury brands it carries on its site, such as Roksanda, Osman and Mary Katrantzou.
“Ghizlan Guenez’s game-changing vision has captured the attention of a generation with women across the globe embracing the elegance of dressing modestly. The pop-up will allow our international guests the chance to discover The Modist’s unique edit,” said Desirée Bollier, chair and chief merchant at Value Retail Management, which operates the Bicester Village Shopping Collection.
This is the first time Bicester Village has brought in an online retailer to its popular outlet center in Oxfordshire. The Modist is joining the likes of Aquazzura, Delpozo and skin-care label Omorovicza, which have all set up shop at Bicester this summer.
The luxury e-tailer, which was launched by Guenez in 2017, has aimed to leverage the growth potential of modest clothing and has attracted investors such as the specialist investment company Vaultier7, Farfetch, Nicola Bulgari and
Off the heels of Rhude’s Paris Fashion Week debut last month, Los Angeles-based designer Rhuigi Villaseñor commemorated his upcoming collaboration with Puma by throwing a party at Kith on Saturday evening.
“I wanted to celebrate silhouettes that already existed, but amplify that and bring it to an audience that doesn’t necessarily understand the heritage of Puma, while incorporating my own twist,” said Villaseñor in a sit-down with Kith’s Ronnie Fieg inside the Los Angeles location of the trendy retail store on Sunset Boulevard. “I’m in a space where I feel like I can concur that. It’s for the new age.”
In front of an audience that included singer Miguel and former New York Giants player Victor Cruz, Villaseñor shared that he wasn’t initially sold on the idea of working with the sportswear company. A conversation with Puma’s global director of brand and marketing, Adam Petrick, changed his mind.
“It was about –– just life and what’s happening in society, and I felt that he took a stand,” said Villaseñor. “It’s important to take a stand…We talked about gun violence and different things that I personally care about…I thought it was larger than just a partnership of products. It’s about ethics.”
“I got it tatted on me, ‘born broke, die rich,’” said rising rapper Dave East, lifting his white T-shirt and revealing the cursive letters marked below his navel.
The 31-year-old New York City native, born David Brewster Jr., came from humble beginnings, becoming a Crip as a teen, and later, facing a stint in prison for selling drugs. Following the 2010 release of his first mixtape, “Change of Plans,” and the broader attention that followed with 2014’s “Black Rose,” he’s been forging a different path and is now signed to Def Jam Recordings. With 2.4 million Instagram followers and millions of YouTube hits on each music video (“Perfect,” featuring Chris Brown, has 34 million views alone), East is one to watch.
“Them four words mean everything to me,” he continued. It’s also the title of a 2016 collaborative EP with Philadelphia rapper Kur. “You’re born a certain way, but you don’t gotta die like that.”
All eyes were on the rising rapper as he held court on Fairfax Avenue, smoking a joint in front of Diamond Supply Co., where he celebrated his collaboration with the streetwear and skateboard label on Thursday evening.
Inside the shop, “born broke, die diamond” read the $ 36 T-shirts hanging
You won’t find much about Kendrick and his high school sweetheart (they attended Centennial High School in Compton) turned wife to be, and that’s all good.
With that said, details are scarce beyond the make-up artist the delivering of a healthy baby girl, per US Weekly. Keeoing things super private, there wasn’t even a formal announcement that she was pregnant. The couple did attend the 2016 Grammy Awards together, though.
Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford.
STREET-INSPIRED FASHION: The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is planning the first museum exhibition for the late pioneering American designer Willi Smith.
Scheduled to open in March at the Upper East Side cultural institution, “Willi Smith: Street Couture” will showcase an array of streetwear from the fashion label WilliWear. After launching the company in 1976 with his partner Laurie Mallet, Smith dove into the realm of collaborating through partnerships with artists, designers and performers. In doing so, the aim was to erode social, cultural and economic boundaries. In 1980, for example, his models danced, pranced and glided down the runway to the music of a jazz quartet of the airy Alvin Ailey Dance Center.
When the exhibition is unveiled on March 13, it will include 200-plus works by Smith and collaborators such as Juan Downey, Dan Friedman, Keith Haring, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Les Levine, Dianne McIntyre, Nam June Paik and SITE. Visitors to the Cooper Hewitt will find a number of pieces that have not been shown publicly in more than 30 years. The exhibition will run through Oct. 25.
“Street Couture” takes its name from Smith’s most iconic collection, which was presented in 1983. At that time, the designer
The British singer-songwriter, on a break from his farewell world tour, welcomed celebrities to a villa in Cap D’Antibes for the Elton John AIDS Foundation Midsummer Gala. Rough cut – no reporter narration.
Back in May, Activision/Infinity Ward announced they were bringing back the OG, Call of Duty: Modern Warfarebut a newer version of it. Today (July 18) we get our first glimpse at the forthcoming games new 2v2 “Gunfight” mode ahead of the August 1 Multiplayer Universe reveal event.
The return of the single-player campaign won’t be the only thing fans will be excited about. COD’s multiplayer is what has taken the game to astronomical heights, making it a worldwide phenomenon. In the 3:20 video, we get a glimpse of the “quick-action, close-quarters duo-based combat that is a blast to play and to watch.” The new game mode is described as only “fraction” of what’s coming to the rebooted Modern Warfare’s Multiplayer Universe.
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As players enlist in the heart-racing Modern Warfare story, multiplayer continues the experience as players head online into the ultimate playground for the global balance of power. Featuring unified progression across modes, Modern Warfare seeks to unite the community with plans to support cross-play across platforms and the removal of the traditional season pass in order to deliver a greater mix of more free maps, content and community events post-launch.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare already impresses ahead of its global October 25 release earning “Best Online Multiplayer” honors from the Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2019. If this is just a sample size of what to expect from the game’s multiplayer universe, we don’t doubt we will be blown away during the reveal event.
Be sure to tune in to Call of Duty’s Twitch channel on August 1 to see what the folks at Activision/Infinity Ward have been cooking up. For now, feast your eyes on the fast pace “Gunfight” gameplay presented in glorious below.
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Amazon expands print magazine subscription service
Amazon.com is making it easier for people to manage their print magazine subscriptions by expanding the company’s Amazon Print Magazine Subscription Manager to cover magazines not purchased through the service.
Amazon announced Monday that customers can use Amazon’s magazine subscription manager to renew, cancel, change an address, track expiration dates or report a problem. The feature had been available for print magazine purchases through Amazon Print Magazine Subscription Manager. And now Amazon is expanding it to magazines purchased elsewhere.
Launched in 2009, Amazon Print Magazine Subscription Manager offers tens of thousands of print magazine subscriptions. The service offers popular titles from National Geographic, to Vogue to Esquire, as well as fashion, cooking and entertainment magazines.
By expanding the service to cover all subscriptions -- regardless of where they were purchased -- Amazon gets more granular data about a customer’s interests, information that could come in handy later for targeting customers with retail offers.
Amazon also increases the chances of signing up someone for renewals or for new magazines directly through the Amazon Print Magazine Subscription Manager.
“Customers rave about our Print Magazine Subscription Manager because it makes something that used to be a hassle -- like updating your address or reporting a missed issue – really easy,” Sean Gorman, director of periodicals for Amazon, said in a statement. “We didn’t want to limit the benefits of this service to Amazon magazine subscriptions, so now we’ve extended it to magazines purchased anywhere.”
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Elite group cashes in on YouTube videos
Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, the 32-year-old comedians known professionally as Rhett & Link, wanted to be television stars. They were on the verge three years ago when the CW network canceled their variety show after four episodes. That's when they started building a business centered on YouTube videos.
Two years ago, they persuaded a toy company called AJJ Cornhole to sponsor a music video - an ad, really - about a bean-bag-tossing game. Although the video generated more buzz than money, it led to more work. Since then, Alka-Seltzer, McDonald's, the Food Network, Cadillac and other brands have sponsored Rhett & Link videos.
McLaughlin and Neal have become part of an elite group that's making good money off their YouTube videos. Over the summer, the Web analytics company TubeMogul released a study estimating that the top indie video producers on YouTube earn north of $100,000 in annual advertising revenue alone. Although the video-sharing site may not be minting millionaire entertainers yet, six-figure incomes are within reach for the most industrious creators.
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So far in 2010, Rhett & Link videos have averaged 119,457 views per day, according to TubeMogul.
"What really sets them apart - lots of YouTube celebrities have more daily views - is their leadership in doing branded integration," said David Burch of TubeMogul. "No YouTube celebrity other than (cosmetics promoter) Michelle Phan has more branded views in 2010, according to our estimates."
By branded integration, Burch means sponsorships. In some Rhett & Link videos, products appear on-screen. In others, the name of the company is flashed at the end. Their latest opus is a music video produced for Carpenter, a cushioning manufacturer.
During its first week online, the pillow song was viewed more than 2 million times and generated more than 16,000 comments.
Sponsors as well as partners
"As we've come along, we've educated our audience, getting them to understand that brands do not compromise entertainment," McLaughlin said. "For us, they enhance it. They enable it." They also enable McLaughlin and Neal, who are both married with children, to support their families.
Rhett & Link get two streams of income from YouTube. Aside from the sponsorship money, which is all theirs, they receive advertising income because Rhett & Link have been designated an official YouTube partner.
Creators must apply to become partners, and so far about 10,000 have been accepted. Members get a cut of the ad sales on their channel. The ads are sold by Google, which owns YouTube.
The only thing McLaughlin will say about Rhett & Link's income - YouTube partners are contractually forbidden to discuss their ad earnings - is that he and Neal are no longer scrambling for survival.
"We're in a place now where we don't have to constantly be pursuing a project every couple of weeks to make a living," he said. "We can be choosier."
For most, the YouTube partner program doesn't provide enough to survive on. So video-makers hustle on multiple fronts: They sell T-shirts and mugs to fans on their YouTube pages. Musicians use videos to sell songs on iTunes and tickets for live gigs. Artists list post office boxes on their pages, and fans and companies send them free electronics, Snuggies and other stuff.
"That's another form of income," jokes DeStorm Power, a Brooklyn YouTube star who creates R&B music videos.
Top YouTube entertainers usually command flat fees in the five-figure range for their sponsorships. Rhett & Link negotiate their own deals.
"The rules of this game are being created as we go along," McLaughlin said. "Sometimes you ask a price and people laugh in your face, and sometimes they say, 'Yes,' and you're like, 'Hmmm, maybe we should have asked for more money?' "
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Not all YouTube stars want to handle their own business negotiations.
"I wanted to focus on the creative side," said Michael Gregory, a Brooklyn musician whose band, the Gregory Brothers, leapt to YouTube stardom with its Auto-Tune the News series.
He teamed up with a company called Next New Networks, a Web-video development company in New York. The company manages performers' sponsorships, negotiates ad deals with Google, and handles audience development and public relations. Next New Networks represents about 50 artists who collectively generate more than 150 million monthly views.
"These guys are no different than creators working in television and film," said former CEO Lance Podell. "They're looking for fame and fortune."


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This year's Cyber Monday was one for the record books.
Market analyst ComScore reported that, up 17 percent from a year ago, "representing the heaviest [U.S.] online spending day in history and the second day this season (in addition to Black Friday) to surpass $1 billion in sales."
ComScore said that the top category for sales was digital content and subscriptions (up 28 percent), followed by consumer electronics (up 24 percent and "buoyed by gains in smartphone sales"), computer hardware (up 22 percent, boosted by tablet sales), video games, consoles and accessories (up 18 percent) and jewelry and watches (up 17 percent).
That followed Black Friday's record online sales, which
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First quarter 2020 sales
At constant scope & curr.
Q1 SALES IMPACTED BY COVID-19 DISRUPTION BUT OUTPERFORMING MARKET BY 390bps
- Reported sales down 13.5% including a positive scope effect of €268m (+6.2%) due to the consolidation of 3 months of Clarion and 2 months of SAS
- Sales at constant scope and currencies down 19.7% vs. worldwide automotive production down 23.6% (source: IHS Markit dated April 2020) => outperformance of 390bps
STRONG MEASURES TAKEN TO FACE THE CRISIS WITH THREE PRIORITIES
- Priority No.1: Protect health and safety of all employees
- Priority No.2: Secure liquidity, recently enhanced through an €800m club deal loan
- Priority No.3: Be ready for a safe restart of production through the “SAFER TOGETHER” program
SHAREHOLDER’S MEETING POSTPONED TO JUNE 26 DUE TO COVID-19
Patrick KOLLER, CEO of Faurecia, declared:
“Our sales in the first quarter were strongly impacted by the global Covid-19 pandemic. This crisis impacted China throughout the quarter, with a peak in February, and then the rest of the world from March. While China has effectively and safely restarted, we expect the second quarter to be tougher in Europe and North America. The second half of the year should show sequential improvement.
To face this unprecedented crisis, we have immediately put in place all the necessary action plans to get through this period. Our top priority is the protection of our employees and preparing for a safe restart of our activity. At the same time, we have secured additional liquidity and implemented measures to aggressively cut costs and protect cash.
I am confident in our ability to get through this period, which I believe will lead to a new economic paradigm based on resilience and stronger collaboration and support across the whole supply chain.
All Faurecia teams are acting in the most effective and responsible way to protect the company in the best interests of all stakeholders and I thank all of them for their efforts.”
The Board of Directors, under the chairmanship of Michel de ROSEN, met on April 17, 2020 and reviewed the present press release.
Q1 SALES OF €3,739m, STRONGLY IMPACTED BY COVID-19 BUT OUTPERFORMING MARKET
In Q1 2020, sales amounted to €3,739.3 million (vs. €4,324.6 million in Q1 2019), down 13.5% on a reported basis
- Currencies had a limited negative impact of €2.5 million, representing -0.1% of last year’s sales
- Positive scope effect of €268.0 million, representing +6.2% of last year’s sales
(€100.6 million from 2 months of consolidation of SAS and €167.4 million from 3 months
of consolidation of Clarion)
- At constant scope and currencies, sales were down 19.7%, representing an outperformance of 390bps compared to worldwide automotive production that dropped year-on-year by 23.6% (source: IHS Markit dated April 2020)
SALES BY REGION
Europe (52% of Group sales): Sales of €1,930.7 million (vs. €2,216.5 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 12.9% on a reported basis, including:
- A positive scope effect of €80.1 million (+3.6% of last year’s sales)
- A limited negative currency effect of €2.7 million (-0.1% of last year’s sales)
- Down 16.4% at constant scope and currencies, 410bps above regional automotive production
(-20.5%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020)
In Europe, the Covid-19 crisis started to impact Faurecia’s activities in March, with sales down by close to 40% vs. March 2019, following customers’ plant shutdowns.
North America (27% of Group sales): Sales of €1,014.0 million (vs. €1,116.7 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 9.2% on a reported basis, including:
- A positive scope effect of €74.2 million (+6.6% of last year’s sales)
- A positive currency effect of €27.5 million (+2.5% of last year’s sales) mainly due to the US dollar vs. the euro
- Down 18.3% at constant scope and currencies, 750bps below regional automotive production
(-10.8%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020); this underperformance is mainly due to volumes with Nissan and Ford as well as the effect of the Daimler EoP for Seating (c. €35m).
In North America, the Covid-19 crisis also started to impact Faurecia’s activities as from March, with sales down by close to 35% vs. March 2019.
Asia (17% of Group sales): Sales of €635.1 million (vs. €797.8 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 20.4% on a reported basis, including:
- A positive scope effect of €110.6 million (+13.9% of last year’s sales)
- A limited negative currency effect of €2.6 million (-0.3% of last year’s sales)
- Down 33.9% at constant scope and currencies, 300bps below regional automotive production
(-30.9%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020); this underperformance at the regional level is impacted by an unfavorable geographic mix with Faurecia’s sales in China in Q1 2020 representing 56% of its sales in the region vs. only one third of automotive production.
In China, sales amounted to €357.3 million (vs. €603.7 million in Q1 2019), down 40.8% on a reported basis and down 42.1% at constant scope and currencies, 800bps above the Chinese automotive production
(-50.1%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020).
China was the first country in the world to face the crisis and close plants. Sales in the entire quarter were strongly impacted year-on-year with a peak impact in February and gradual recovery as from March. As of today, all plants have restarted production (including in the province of Hubei), with a loading rate of around 90% to rapidly reach 100%. This successful restart of activity in China, with no employee contaminated since the beginning of the crisis, will serve as an example for safe restart in other regions.
South America (3% of Group sales): Sales of €127.5 million (vs. €150.2 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 15.2% on a reported basis, including:
- A limited positive scope effect of €3.0 million (+2.0% of last year’s sales)
- A significant negative currency effect of €22.7 million (-15.1% of last year’s sales)
- Down 2.1% at constant scope and currencies, well above regional automotive production (-16.9%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020)
South America was the latest region to be impacted by the crisis, only in late March. Sales in March were down by close to 20% vs. March 2019.
SALES BY BUSINESS GROUP
Seating (38% of Group sales): Sales of €1,401.9 million (vs. €1,841.5 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 23.9% on a reported basis, including:
- A slight negative currency effect of €0.3 million
- Down 23.9% at constant scope and currencies, broadly in line with worldwide automotive production (-23.6%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020)
Interiors (31% of Group sales): Sales of €1,164.9 million (vs. €1,293.0 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 9.9% on a reported basis, including:
- A positive scope effect of €100.6 million, representing +7.8% of last year’s sales (consolidation of SAS since February 1, 2020)
- A slight negative currency effect of €2.7 million (-0.2% of last year’s sales)
- Down 17.5% at constant scope and currencies, 610bps above worldwide automotive production
(-23.6%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020)
Clean Mobility (26% of Group sales): Sales of €975.5 million (vs. €1,143.5 million in Q1 2019)
- Down 14.7% on a reported basis, including:
- A slight positive currency effect of €0.5 million
- Down 14.7% at constant scope and currencies, 890bps above worldwide automotive production
(-23.6%, source: IHS Markit dated April 2020)
Faurecia Clarion Electronics (5% of Group sales): Sales of €196.9 million (vs. €46.6 million in Q1 2019)
- Most of the change in sales was due to the scope effect from the consolidation of 3 months of Clarion for €167.4 million (Clarion has been consolidated since April 1, 2019)
UPDATE ON MEASURES TAKEN TO FACE THE CRISIS AND PREPARE FOR RESTART
No.1 PRIORITY: PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL EMPLOYEES
Since the very beginning of the crisis, Faurecia teams have deployed a strict crisis management process, whose number one priority is the protection of employees.
Best health practices recommendations have been widely spread all over the Group, a travel ban has been introduced, home office has been applied when possible and IT capabilities have been strengthened to ensure increased needs for connectivity.
A daily follow-up of the crisis has been set up to better evaluate the pandemic’s evolution, the production situation and the restart dates per customer, as well as the conditions for a safe restart of production.
No.2 PRIORITY: SECURE LIQUIDITY, RECENTLY ENHANCED THROUGH AN €800M CLUB DEAL LOAN
Faurecia has reacted quickly to the unprecedented situation to protect margin and cash, secure liquidity to overcome the crisis and maintain a sound financial structure.
Faurecia has taken all the necessary measures to drastically reduce, in the short term, its operating and administrative costs, development expenses and investments, including temporary unemployment according to the reduction of the activity faced by the sites. As of today, c. 90% of operators are under temporary unemployment in Europe and North America, drastic cuts were made to SG&A, hiring has been frozen since the beginning of the year and all efforts are deployed to ensure the highest cost flexibility and demonstrate resilience throughout the crisis.
To further protect cash generation, Faurecia targets to reduce capex by 30% (vs. €685 million spent in 2019) and will carefully manage R&D programs. Working capital will be tightly managed mostly through inventory adjustment, while securing the supply chain, and strict monitoring of receivables cash collection.
As of March 31, Faurecia’s cash position amounted to c. €2.2 billion, including the €600 million recently drawn down from the syndicated credit line out of an initial amount of €1.2 billion (maturity June 2024), in order to anticipate a drop of factoring of receivables.
In addition, Faurecia has €1.4 billion of available liquidity through the recently signed short-term loan and the remaining 50% undrawn part of the syndicated credit line:
- €800 million from a club deal loan signed on April 10, with an 18 months maturity and 100% drawn on April 17,
- €600 million from the undrawn syndicated credit line.
This liquidity will allow Faurecia to overcome the cash consumption during the first half of the year, while the second half should resume cash generation.
As regards its financial structure, Faurecia has a sound balance-sheet with no significant short-term repayment before 2022 and an average debt maturity profile above 5 years (excluding the club deal loan). The average cost of its long-term debt is below 2.5% and its covenant limit of 2.8x consolidated net debt vs. last 12 months EBITDA (including IFRS16 impact) offers significant headroom, even during the current crisis.
No.3 PRIORITY: BE READY FOR A SAFE RESTART OF PRODUCTION THROUGH THE “SAFER TOGETHER” PROGRAM
Based on recommendations from expert organizations, and governments and Faurecia’s experience in China, a “SAFER TOGETHER” program has been put in place that includes a comprehensive set of procedures and behaviors to be strictly followed at all plants and facilities.
Three main categories have been defined: mandatory personal protective equipment, required personal protection practices and considerations regarding daily life. Full training and communications are organized and the procurement or in-house production of all necessary personal protective equipment, including masks, gloves, glasses and gel, is secured.
Suppliers’ readiness and supply chain continuity are essential for a safe restart. Faurecia strongly encourages close collaboration with suppliers and openly shares all its internal practices, guidelines and procedures for their own use. They include the essentials of the SAFER TOGETHER program, regular updates of forecasted plant restart dates and supply chain restart check lists. Over 1,000 suppliers participated to webconferences held on April 9 to share the Group’s priorities and underline this collaborative approach. This crisis highlights the necessity for the whole supply chain to work together, now and in the future, with transparency and mutual support.
In the light of the crisis, and as a personal contribution to the many gestures of solidarity of the Group’s employees, Michel de ROSEN, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Patrick KOLLER, Chief Executive Officer, have decided to reduce their salary by 20% for at least the second quarter of 2020. In the same spirit of solidarity, the Executive Committee has unanimously joined this initiative.
DECISION TO POSTPONE THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING TO JUNE 26
At its meeting held by conference call on April 17, Faurecia’s Board of Directors decided, given the lack of visibility due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to postpone the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, initially planned for Wednesday, May 29, to Friday, June 26.
All details will be communicated in due course to shareholders.
As of today, it remains difficult to estimate production levels in coming months as they depend on many external parameters, such as government regulations and the pace of resolution of the pandemic in the various geographies, but also on customers’ effective restart of production as well as consumer demand.
In this context, Faurecia considers it is not currently in position to present new financial objectives for 2020 and will do so when the situation is stabilized and offers more visibility to the Group.
A conference call for financial analysts and media will be held today at 8:00 am (Paris time).
- France: +33 (0)1 70 73 27 27
- UK: +44 (0)203 009 5710
- USA: +1 917-720-0178
No access code needed and a replay will be available as soon as possible.
The financial presentation accompanying the conference call will be available at 7:30 am today (Paris time) on the Faurecia website: www.faurecia.com and may also be viewed at the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/de9k6bjc
June 26, 2020: Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (Nanterre)
July 27, 2020: H1 2020 results announcement (before market hours)
October 23, 2020: Q3 2020 sales announcement (before market hours)


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Starbucks is poised to become the world’s first consumer brand to achieve 10m fans (or ‘likes’) on Facebook – or on any single social network, according to the London-based social media metrics company Famecount. At 10am GMT Starbucks had 9,983,738 fans and is on course to reach the milestone within the next few hours.
Starbucks overtook Coca-Cola as the most popular consumer brand on Facebook almost exactly one year ago, and remains the fastest growing page, adding almost 2.3m fans this month alone. Across Facebook as a whole Starbucks is the ninth most popular entity, with the Zynga game Texas Hold ‘em Poker the most popular with almost 21m fans. Two media entities, Facebook itself, and TV show Family Guy are also ahead of Starbucks.
On an aggregated basis, across Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Starbucks is also the most popular consumer brand. Aggregated brand popularity across the social networks can be viewed here:http://www.famecount.com/all-platforms/Worldwide/all/Brand


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There are many people who look to Selena Quintanilla for Halloween costume ~inspo~ (like all of these A-listers), but there’s another Latina who’s inspiring the next generation with her iconic fashion choices. Since the start of her career in the 90s, Jennifer Lopez has been dazzling the red carpet with memorable look. And this year, a cute little girl decided to recreate one of JLo’s most recent gowns and—no surprise here—she nailed it!
Adilene Bustos Garcia posted pictures and videos of her three-year-old daughter Alinna on social media wearing a pink puffy gown for Hallloween. The dress is exactly the same as the dress JLo wore for the New York premiere of her film Second Act. The star’s pink couture gown by Giambattista Valli featured a high-low style with a short hem in the front while a long tail trailed behind her.
Not only does Alinna’s little dress feature the same style, the little girl also wore similar teardrop earrings and styled her hair up in a bun like Jennifer did for the red carpet. The little girl’s mother also shared a video of her stylish daughter dancing to JLo and Pitbull’s hit song On the Floor while flaunting her puffy gown.
Besides this cute costume, many fans have been recreating JLo’s iconic Versace look with the green-patterned plunging dress. The 50-year-old entertainer even took a moment to shout out all her fans that dressed up like her this year. “This is amazing!!!! Happy Halloween!,” she wrote alongside the video clip. “Sending you all lots of love on this Halloween!! Have fun and be safe!!”


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Apple billing system gets 30% of subscription revenue
Netflix Inc., three years after removing Apple Inc.’s disputed app purchase system from its main app, has restored it with its new video game offering.
For Apple devices, Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3, Shooting Hoops, Teeter Up, and Card Blast are all accessible.
Games are launched on the App Store individually according to the rules
The decision to let consumers to subscribe to Netflix, including games and streaming, using Apple’s payment system signals a reduction in tensions between the two companies, which peaked in 2018 when Netflix stopped allowing users to subscribe using Apple’s service.
While certain games allow players to purchase a full Netflix membership through Apple, the Netflix app as a whole still requires users to register elsewhere to watch.
It’s unclear whether Netflix wants to bring in-app purchases back to its main app in the future, or whether gaming subscriptions would be transferred to the main service.


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Hey everybody first off we want to say Thank You as always for being loyal supporters and readers of Android Community. We love seeing all the entries and submissions over on Google+ and the amount of interaction and engagement is awesome. Today we have a winner for the Archos 70 Internet Tablet Giveaway.
You like getting stuff for free? Well, you missed out on a free Nexus One if you didn’t enter Big in Japan’s first video contest. They announced the winner today, a college student from the University of Texas named Demi Adejuyigbe. But there’s a second contest now and you could be the winner of a Motorola Droid.
T-Mobile UK has a new promotion to commemorate the launch of the HTC Desire on the UK network on March 26, they are giving away one HTC Desire to any T-Mobile user who enters its online draw. To enter, sign up on T-Mobile UK forums and email some information given there and you could be the lucky winner.


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Amazon Echo Show is now available in the UK
Amazon’s all-new Echo Show is now available to buy in the UK.
This smart device has been available in America for a while and features the ability to not only hear content but also view it via an in-built display.
Like the award-winning Amazon Echo, the Show is powered by Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant with users simply asking for tasks to be performed.
However, due to its screen, the Show can now provide an added dimension with song lyrics, album artwork, videos and news reports all available to view.
Along with content, Echo Show also introduces Alexa calling and messaging - a totally new way to be together with your friends and family.
Just ask Alexa to call a family member and you’ll be connected via video to their Echo Show or Alexa app.
Customers can also use Echo Show to see a live camera feed from the nursery or your front door, or to control smart home devices from brands like Ring, Arlo, Philips Hue, Hive, TP-Link, Netatmo, WeMo, Smart Things, and Tado.
Echo Show is available from today in the UK and arrives in black or white with a cost £199.99.
Amazon is also offering anyone who buys two of these new devices the chance to get £100 off.
Express.co.uk is currently testing the new Echo Show and will bring you a full review soon.
Amazon Echo Show UK release
Although Echo Show is now on sale there is a device that won’t arrive in the UK until 2018.
Amazon’s new Echo Spot was announced at a major launch event earlier this year and is like a miniature version of the Echo Show.
This device includes a small display which can show content such as video flash briefings, music lyrics and weather forecasts.
Plus it can make calls to any friends and family who have an Echo Spot, Echo Show, or the Alexa App.
It’s currently only available in the US where it costs $129 - there’s no official UK launch date.
Along with the Echo Show UK launch, Amazon has just announced a major price cut for its new Echo speaker.
The US retail giant is offering a Black Friday price for the Echo of just £69.99 - making it one of the best early deals so far.
This offer is available now and is likely to run until the official sales begin later next week.
It's not just the Echo that's getting an early deal as the Echo Dot has also been reduced to £34.99.
This mini device can add voice-control to your home stereo system or existing speakers.
Along with these early deals going live today Amazon has also announced that it's cutting the cost Fire Kids Edition tablets.
The Fire 7 and 8 will both see discounts over £30 from this Friday.


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How do you get canned food in Canada?
Thats what the Canada-based CANADA Food and Beverage Corp. (CAN) is hoping to answer with its new canned fruit sales initiative.
The company is asking for $50,000 for the initiative and expects to be in operation by the end of March.
The goal is to bring canned fruit into supermarkets across Canada by March 31, 2018.
The CANADALAND Food and Wine and Canadian Tire retailers are participating.
The agency says the program will also help with the spread of disease in the country.
“The goal is really to bring the fruit into grocery stores across Canada,” said John Cunneen, CANADELAND Food Director of Communications.
“It’s very important that people have access to fresh fruits and vegetables in the grocery store, so that we can feed people.”
Cunnaen says the goal of the canned fruit program is to help consumers make informed choices about where to eat their food.
“We think it will help us to reduce the spread and disease in Canada,” he said.
“Canned fruit is a very nutritious food and can be an important part of a healthy diet.
This program will help reduce the amount of fresh produce we consume.”
There are currently more than 2.5 million cans of canned fruit in Canada, according to CANADANET.
According to the CANADAGEN, about 1,800 grocery stores in Canada now carry canned fruit, while about 2,200 stores in the United States have already started stocking canned fruit.
Cunney said the CANADA government is working to find out how the canned food program will work in other countries.
“As soon as we have the funding, we will work with other countries to implement this program,” he added.
Canopy Growth Corp. is also partnering with CANADALTECH to market its products in Canada.
CropLife Canada, a private Canadian company that operates some grocery stores, said its customers are also looking to get cans of fresh fruit.
The retailer said it has started marketing its canned fruit to grocery stores and has plans to bring in more canned fruit products.
“Canopy Growth has a great product portfolio, and our customers are looking to purchase these products to provide them with a great tasting and healthy alternative to traditional foods,” said Michael MacLeod, CEO of Canopy Global Growth.
“Our plan is to have a large portion of the cans in our stores by the middle of March.”


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A number of organizations from the U.S. travel and aviation industry called on the Biden administration March 22 to set a May 1 deadline to commit to a plan for reopening the country to inbound international visitation.
The 26 organizations to sign the letter included the U.S. Travel Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the United States Tour Operators Association and the Aerospace Industries Association.
The industry letter to the White House notes that 2020 international arrivals to the U.S. fell 62% from Mexico versus the previous year, 77% from Canada, and 81% from overseas markets for a total loss to the U.S. economy of $146 billion in 2020.
“Travel and tourism is the industry hardest hit by the economic fallout of COVID, and the damage is so severe that a broader economic recovery will stall if we can’t get travel off the ground,” said Roger Dow, CEO at the U.S. Travel Association. “Fortunately, enough progress has been made on the health front that a rebound for domestic leisure travel looks possible this year, but that alone won’t get the job done. A full travel recovery will depend on reopening international markets, and we must also contend with the challenge of reviving business travel.”
David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles.
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One Piece Odyssey
One Piece Odyssey is a new turn-based role-playing game set in the world of One Piece
A new canon story with new characters created under the supervision of series creator Eiichiro Oda.
Bandai Namco Europe has announced the development of One Piece Odysseya new turn-based role-playing game set in the universe of the famous One Piece manganime, featuring an original story and new characters created under the watchful eye of the man himself. series creator, Eiichiro Oda.
The game has been announced during a special broadcast of one pieceand will be launched in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the original manga and it will be a canon story that will offer all the humor and chemistry of the anime. And, in addition to having the participation of Master Oda, they will also be all the original voice actors of the Japanese version. One Piece Odyssey is being developed by ILCA Inc. and its release is scheduled for 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
One Piece Odyssey is a new role-playing game that transports players to the fantastic world of One Piece. During your trip, the Straw Hat pirates, led by Monkey D. Luffy, is consumed by a great sea storm and stranded on a mysterious island in the eye of said storm. They will end up separated from each other in this natural environment, with the Thousand Sunny completely destroyed, so our crew will have no choice but to set out on a new adventure full of wonderful environments, powerful enemies and strange encounters with the islanders. Players will have to help Luffy and his crew members set sail again as soon as possible! Both Adio, who is the new original character of the game, and the monsters that inhabit the game were designed in collaboration with Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece.
Katsuaki Tsuzuki, producer of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., said: “We are delighted to be able to participate in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of one Piece with the release of One Piece Odyssey. We have joined forces with ILCA Inc. and collaborated with Eiichiro Oda to create a grand adventure that will affect the world of One Piece and one that we hope will far exceed player expectations.”


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Much-Anticipated Grocery Store Now Open in Mississauga
Published January 2, 2019 at 9:04 pm
Can there ever be too many groceries in a huge city?
We don’t think so.
A new superstore of sorts has officially opened its doors in Mississauga, and it’s taking over a spot that has changed hands quite a bit over the last two years.
A few months ago, we found out that Iqbal Halal Foods, which has a Toronto location on Thorncliffe Park Dr., was expanding west to a plaza in the Erin Mills Parkway and Folkway Drive area.
The brand new South Asian and Middle Eastern grocery store is opening up in spot that was briefly home to Four Seasons. Its tenure as Four Seasons, however, was brief. For many years, the location was home a very popular–and very beloved–Michael-Angelo’s grocery store.
That’s an interesting story in itself.
In 2017, Starsky, the brand best known for its popular Eastern European grocery stores, assumed Michael-Angelo’s assets. That meant that the larger company took over the two locations once run by the Michael-Angelo’s brand, including the Erin Mills Pkwy. store in Mississauga.
But while the absorption went into effect on Sept. 1, 2017–at which point the store became known as the Four Seasons Marketplace–the store closed down within a year.
Fortunately for residents, that plaza is no longer a grocery deadzone.
Iqbal, which opened in late December, caters to the South Asian and Middle Eastern communities and also offers conventional grocery items and produce.
What kind of products can you expect? Fresh chicken, lamb, beef, veal, goat and sheep. It also offers all the conventional groceries–milk, bread, cheese, produce, etc.–that you’d expect from a well-known brand.
Will you be checking out Iqbal soon?
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Vancouver Motorcycle Show offers first glimpses of spring!
January 17, 2017 by Andrew McCredie
The recent cold snap certainly put a damper on West Coasters’ boasts about being able to ride 12 months out of the year, but the ice has receded, the temperatures are climbing and the days are getting longer.
Cue the 2017 Vancouver Motorcycle Show.
The three-day, two-wheeled extravaganza rolls into Tradex tomorrow, with the usual assortment of brand new models, dazzling demos and state-of-the-art gear.


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The 13th century Black Book of Carmarthen, containing some of the earliest
literature of Wales, will soon be available online.
According to BBC News, the 750-year-old Black Book of Carmarthen is being
digitized and will soon be available for eager researchers online. The fragile
book, named for the color of its binding, includes some of the earliest
mentions of Arthur and Merlin, and is thought to be the work of a single
scribe. It was purchased in 1904 by the National Library of Wales.
The project to make the book accessible online is being managed by Lyn Lewis
Dafis. "The manuscript will now be available for people all over the world who
don't get the chance to come to Aberystwyth," said Mr Dafis.
The book is the second to be featured on the website. The first was a Latin
book on the laws of Hywel Dda, and a third, Llyfr Taliesin, will include
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Specialist tobacco sniffer dogs discovered over 44,000 suspected illegal cigarettes hidden in vehicles and secret compartments following raids on shops led by Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards
Acting on local intelligence, on Thursday 8th December 2016, Warwickshire Trading Standards Officers visited a small ‘corner’ shop in Nuneaton, accompanied by a sniffer dog team and Warwickshire Police.
A search of the store revealed 600 suspected illicit (non-duty paid and counterfeit) cigarettes and 300g of hand rolling tobacco hidden in a secret compartment behind the counter.
Cllr John Horner, Warwickshire County Council’s portfolio holder for Community Safety, said:
“The sellers of illegal cigarettes don’t care who they sell to, making it easier for children and young people to obtain cigarettes and get hooked on smoking.
“Cheap illegal cigarettes also threaten the livelihoods of honest and genuine businesses and rob the taxpayer of money that could be spent on schools and hospitals.
“I am delighted that Warwickshire Trading Standards is taking this action to both protect the health of Warwickshire’s young people and support legitimate business.”
Warwickshire County Councillor , Philip Johnson, Chair of the council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, added:
“Trading Standards Officers will continue to employ specialist sniffer dogs from whom traders will struggle to conceal their illegal tobacco, however clever they believe their tobacco hides to be.
“I would urge anyone with information about the manufacture or sale of illegal tobacco to report the matter to the confidential fakes hotline or to Crimestoppers.”
Martin Jelley, Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police said:
“I’m delighted with the outcome of this operation. It’s an excellent example of how our Special Constabulary is working in partnership with Trading Standards to take action against the sellers of illegal cigarettes in order to support genuine local businesses and protect the health of our community.”
In all, Trading Standards Officers seized over 44,000 suspected illicit cigarettes and over 4500g of hand rolling tobacco from three shops located in Leamington Spa, Rugby and Nuneaton.
Trading Standards Fakes Hotline Number: 0300 303 2636. Any information you provide will be treated in confidence, and you will remain anonymous.
Crimestoppers telephone number 0800 555 111 Information can be given anonymously and intelligence is passed on to Trading Standards.
Smokers are often attracted to illicit cigarettes because they are cheap but the best way to save money and improve health is to quit for good. Warwickshire’s Stop Smoking Services offer help and support to make every quit attempt as successful as possible. Call 0800 085 2917 or visit www.smokefreewarwickshire.org
Warwickshire Trading Standards will not be naming the store whilst investigations are ongoing.