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Interest in developing the metaverse has spiked in the past year with Goldman Sachs' analysts pointing out that companies could invest anywhere between $135 billion and $1.35 trillion in the development of this emerging technology. That's going to be a huge jump over the $10.4 billion that was reportedly invested in different metaverse components such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and gaming in 2021.
This could create a massive opportunity for investors to grow their wealth. Of course, investors will have to pick the right companies that could help build the metaverse or allow people to become a part of it.
Himax Technologies (HIMX -0.51%) and Matterport (MTTR 0.19%) are two companies that could win big from the metaverse in the long run, and their share prices are below $11 as of this writing. Let's see how the metaverse could supercharge these stocks.
1. Himax Technologies
Head-mounted displays (HMD) powered by AR and VR are going to open the window to the metaverse for consumers. Wearing an AR/VR headset can transport you to a virtual world where you can work, play, study, or socialize. This explains why big tech companies are in a race to develop advanced headsets that can deliver an immersive experience to customers and drive the adoption of the metaverse.
Himax Technologies provides a key piece of the tech that goes into these headsets -- liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) microdisplays. The company claims that it is the leading player in the LCoS microdisplay market since 2012, having shipped more than 4 million units of these chips from its assembly line, which is equipped for mass production.
A third-party estimate points out that the demand for LCoS microdisplays is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 32% through 2024. This is not surprising, as these chips help manufacture headsets with higher resolution, contrast, and black levels compared to other technologies. More importantly, Himax is already collaborating with several companies involved in the development of these headsets.
It is also worth noting that Himax was one of the early movers in this space, as it used to supply LCoS microdisplays for Google Glass in 2013. Though Google Glass was ahead of its time and didn't click with customers, times have changed, and Himax now has a better shot at taking advantage of this space.
So the metaverse could act as an additional catalyst for Himax and boost the company's already-impressive growth. Himax's revenue in the third quarter of 2021 jumped 75% year over year to $421 million. The company's adjusted earnings jumped to $0.79 per share from $0.07 per share in the year-ago period. This terrific growth was driven by robust demand for Himax's display chips, which are used in several applications ranging from televisions to smartphones to automotive.
Himax is a top growth stock to buy right now, as the company's growth could get stronger on the back of emerging growth drivers such as the metaverse, and investors shouldn't miss the fact that it is trading at a dirt-cheap 5.8 times trailing earnings.
While Himax Technologies could enable customers to enter the metaverse by powering head-mounted displays, Matterport can help build the things that one sees inside the metaverse. That's because Matterport is a "spatial data company, focuses on digitizing and indexing the built world." In simpler words, Matterport creates a "digital twin" of real-world physical spaces.
For example, a company can use Matterport's solutions to create a three-dimensional virtual copy of its physical office space and upload it to the cloud. This, however, is just one of the many applications where Matterport's technology is witnessing adoption. Matterport points out that its technology captures 3D spaces across a wide range of industries including real estate, retail, travel and hospitality, facility management, architecture, and construction, among others.
Its technology is gaining adoption even before the metaverse has gained critical mass. Matterport had 439,000 subscribers for its service at the end of the third quarter of 2021, a huge increase over the prior-year period's subscriber base of 203,000. What's more, its paid subscriber base increased to 54,000 in Q3, up from 40,000 in the year-ago period.
The company had 6.2 million spaces under management at the end of the quarter, up 63% from the prior-year period. This indicates that more and more people are bringing their physical spaces online with the help of Matterport, which sells both subscriptions and hardware. The subscription business is the key growth driver for Matterport, as it produced 56% of the company's total revenue in Q3 at $15.7 million.
Subscription revenue was up 36% year over year and outpaced Matterport's total revenue growth of just 10%. The company clocked $27.7 million in revenue during the quarter, which indicates that it is in a nascent stage right now. However, investors shouldn't forget that subscriptions produced 46% of the total revenue in the third quarter of 2020, indicating that the company is focused on increasing this revenue stream.
By 2025, Matterport estimates that subscriptions will produce 86% of its total revenue, compared to 52% in 2020, accelerating the company's gross margin by 17 percentage points to 73%. More importantly, investors should look beyond the small amount of revenue that Matterport is currently generating, as the company says that it has an addressable market worth $240 billion.
With concepts such as the metaverse gaining traction, Matterport could witness a nice increase in the adoption of its solutions. So it is not surprising to see that analysts expect the company's top line to accelerate sharply.
Matterport is one of the best ways to play the metaverse opportunity, as it can provide the building blocks for this emerging tech trend.


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BOISE, Idaho - Albertson's and Covering Kids are rolling out a national partnership to connect uninsured children with low-cost and free health care coverage. Over the next few weeks, Albertson's network of stores will alert families about the availability of affordable health care coverage for children through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid.
Albertson's will distribute more than 200 million grocery bags emblazoned with the national toll-free (877) KIDS-NOW hotline and place print public service announcements in store circulars. Parents and guardians can call the toll-free number to learn more about SCHIP/Medicaid eligibility in their state. More than 2,400 stores in 33 states will participate in the partnership by providing important health care coverage information during the month.
"Across America, families rely on the Albertson's family of grocery stores and drug stores to help keep their children healthy,? says Larry Johnston, chairman and CEO of Albertson's Inc. "While we provide the wholesome foods and advice on over-the-counter remedies that families need, we also strive to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve. Children need health care coverage too, and that's why we are committed to getting the word out about these programs."
Nationally, more than eight million children in America do not have health insurance. Most of these uninsured children are eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but are not enrolled. Covering Kids, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works to connect families with these programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Parents of uninsured children are seven times more likely to forgo or to delay filling prescriptions, compared with parents of insured kids, according to a national study conducted for Covering Kids. In fact, 14 percent of uninsured children are going without prescription drugs, when they need them, because their parents cannot afford to pay for the medicine, compared to 2 percent of insured kids.
"Albertson's partnership with Covering Kids illustrates the critical role that the business community can play in efforts to reach families with uninsured children," said Sarah Shuptrine, Director of the Covering Kids National Program Office. "As parents shop for their groceries and fill prescriptions in store pharmacies, Albertson's will make important information about affordable health care coverage for children available to its customers. And, we are grateful for that."


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Going away this Christmas? Here is why you should book your train tickets in advance
Rail travellers face paying up to twice as much for their Christmas getaway if they wait until December to book a ticket, according to new research.
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Higher prices for heating, cooking, deliveries in Massachusetts linked to invasion of Ukraine
Massachusetts homeowners and business owners will see their energy bills rise as a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Scott MacFarlane, of home fuel supplier MacFarlane Energy in Dedham, said he saw wholesale prices jump rapidly upward recently. He compared the sudden increase to what he saw during the start of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.
"It's almost gone up a dollar (per wholesale gallon) in the last week alone," he said. "Most dealers are absorbing the increases. It's hurt the dealers but it's hurt the consumers especially. We haven't had a lot of consumers complain yet but, obviously, it's going to hurt people on fixed incomes."
Gasoline prices are also on the rise. AAA said consumers are paying 8 cents more per gallon in the last week.
Mark Duffy, of Judy's Village Flowers in Foxborough, said his business is being hit by increased fuel costs for importing flowers from overseas and hit again by costs for delivery drivers.
"We have three to four delivery trucks that leave our store every day. We do about 50 to 60 deliveries a day," Duffy said.
He said the costs are being passed along to consumers with prices up a couple of dollars.
"I think people expect it. They're not happy about it, I mean, we're not happy about paying more for our flowers to get them trucked up here. But at some point, you do have to pass them along to the consumer, even if it's minimal," Duffy said.


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According to John Consoli at Mediaweek, "about 78 percent of all consumers are aware of the federally-mandated transition to digital television, which will take place on Feb. 17, 2009, according to a recent survey commissioned by the National Association of Broadcasters."
My mother is not one of these people. Every piece of consumer electronics my mother owns was given to her by me, when I upgraded. Her television (past two TV's actually), microwave and cordless phone are all DigiGod hand-me-downs. So, my mother will not see any benefit from the change. Howver, the rest of us will.
Still, here is a message to my mother about the advantages of digital televisions (note: for my mother to read this, she'd have to know what a blog is, and she'd have to know what IGN is, and she'd have to know what the internet is, although the latter is slowly entering her consciousness).
Dear Mom: on February 17, 2009, all television transmissions will transfer from analog to digital. That means all your stupid Harrison Ford movies, or movies that involve secret service agents running around the White House yelling, "Follow me, Mr. President and you'll be safe", will all be broadcast in pristine digital beauty. What does this mean to you? Well, first of all, digital TV signals never degrade. When an analog signal starts to degrade, you see static. However, as long as a digital TV is receiving a signal, that signal is perfect. Also, digital TV's mean CD quality sound. So when Humphrey Bogart says, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn", the sound will be perfect!!!
Also, you'll be able to see on-screen programming guides, something you could only dream about just a few years ago. Remember when Papa used to sit with the newspaper TV listings and use a pen to circle the shows he wanted to watch that night? Now, you can take that very same pen and draw cirlces on the television screen displaying all your viewing choices. Also, your television could be the conduit for much faster internet speeds. BTW, mom, Websters defines "internet" as "a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide. The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols." Believe me, once you start surfing, you'll realize that the internet is totally kickin' (BTW, mom, the Urban Slang dictionary defines "kickin'" as "fun, exciting and cool").
So you see, there is no disadvantage of having digital TV. Actually, there's a major disadvantage to me. Namely, I'll have to buy you a digital television, because you'd never buy one yourself. But it'll be worth it. When Dennis Quaid stands in that room full of government types in "The Day After Tomorrow" and warns them about the coming ice age, the hair will stand on your neck.
And mom, one more thing: the coolest advantage is that the end of analog TV will free up incredible amounts of bandwidth on the 700MHZ spectrum. This bandwidth is currently on the auction block and is worth craploads of money. Google wants to fork over $4.6 billion for a big chunk of the specturm. Hopefully, whoever buys it will use it for really cool things like software to filter my email account for messages asking when you're getting grandkids.


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Apple recently launched its latest software update iOS 17 promising easier contact-sharing prowess, new stickers, Siri command updates along other enticing features. The update…
E-commerce enterprises in Egypt are set to benefit from expansion plans by FlapKap after the Cairo-based revenue-based start-up closed a $3.6 million seed round. The round, announced earlier today, included participation from Bolt by QED, Nclude, Outliers, and A15.
FlapKap’s latest capital injection comes six months after the company’s pre-seed raise. It also coincides with the start-up recording significant milestones of a month-over-month growth of 200% in funding disbursed and serviced clients.
With the new funding, FlapKap says it will increase its capacity in helping more e-commerce businesses in Africa and the Middle-East to scale and maximise their growth potential. It also wishes to consolidate its position as the region’s foremost and leading revenue-based financing player.
The company aims to solidify its presence in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt by offering e-commerce businesses the ability to scale their inventory and digital ads now, while flexibly paying later.
Co-founded by Ahmad Coucha and Khaled Nassef, FlapKap enables e-commerce businesses to scale and grow by targeting businesses that have traditionally had limited access to bank or venture capital financing.
It offers insights and analytics to e-commerce businesses to help them accelerate growth and swift access to working capital financing for deployment on inventory and digital marketing spend.
Coucha, who is also FlapKap’s chief executive, says, “As we develop our platform and expand our capacity to enable even more e-commerce platforms to attain their full growth potential, we’re excited to be joined by prominent global investors with deep knowledge and extensive expertise in the revenue-based financing space, having previously invested in some of our international peers.
“Our rapid growth within a short period of time demonstrates the massive unmet demand in our region and, being founders ourselves, we take huge pride in being able to offer this founder-friendly financing to founders and entrepreneurs all across the region.”
The company prides itself on fast and data-driven decision making, which allows it to make merchants an offer less than 48 hours after they sign up. Fees are paid back as a percentage of revenues, meaning that if revenues slow down, so do repayments, and merchants do not have to worry about late fees or penalties
Targeting e-commerce businesses which have been operational for at least six months, FlapKap’s new capital and low entry threshold means it is able to welcome a lot more online stores to its already expansive roster.
FlapKap has so far worked with some of the region’s most-promising e-commerce firms, some of which include Dresscode, Palma, Tam’s Shoemaker, and Raw African, amongst others, helping in some cases generate up to 85% increase in revenue and over 70% increase in net profits within a few months. FlapKap has also recently integrated its AI-based insights and financial data analytics with Shopify, Woocommerce, Facebook and Google, and expects to strike more partnerships with players in the ecosystem.
Gbenga Ajayi, a partner at QED, said, “Having invested and worked with similar companies to FlapKap across other regions such as Europe and Latin America, we are confident this team can attain similar success.”
The growing post-pandemic trend in online shopping presents a great opportunity for FlapKap to expand its specialised solution to solve the growth-destructive challenges of emerging online stores in the region.
Recent research suggests that the e-commerce markets in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt alone account for a combined $21.4 billion and is projected to grow by more than 50% to $33.3 billion in 2025.


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A remade version of the fan favorite PlayStation action adventure title Fear Effect is coming to Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC in 2018.
Square Enix Collective has announced that French developer Sushee, who is also behind the crowdfunded sequel Fear Effect Sedna, is taking the reins on the upcoming remake, titled Fear Effect Reinvented.
The game will remain loyal to its roots by maintaining the soul of the original title, and as such, will have fixed camera angles. That said, Fear Effect Reinvented will feature improved controls and visuals, as well as a few new secrets along the way.
The original Fear Effect released back in 2000 and won praise among fans for its dark story, which took players into the crime worlds of Hong Kong with full-motion video.
According to Sushee founder Benjamin Anseaume, fan support for the Fear Effect Sedna Kickstarter campaign helped spark the notion of recreating the first game so that new fans would be able to experience what started the craze.
This is not the only recent news from Square Enix, as the publisher just recently announced that Final Fantasy XV is coming to PC.


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Mizzou will break out their gold jerseys and alternate matte black helmets on Saturday when they take on Florida in the annual gold rush game.These aren’t the Tigers’ typical uniforms though. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a touch of pink will be added to the Mizzou black and gold.
The players will be wearing pink Nike socks, gloves and sweatbands. On the sweatbands, Nike has stitched the words “dedicated to” in order to take the tribute one step further. This is where players can write the name of a loved one. There is also a pink ribbon, the international symbol of breast cancer awareness, on the back of the helmet.
On the sidelines, Gary Pinkel will be rocking pink Nike shoes to compliment his usual visor, as will the rest of the Mizzou coaching staff.
The pink gear will raise awareness and money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A few items will be auctioned off next week on MUTigers.com
Make sure you arrive early and decked out in gold for the 11:21 a.m. kickoff at the ZOU.


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In a potential major win for unionizing workers, Starbucks may soon face legal consequences for the high-profile termination of seven employees in Memphis, Tennessee, who were in the midst of unionizing their store.
On Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed an injunction in federal court against the company arguing that it must face consequences for firing the employees, dubbed the Memphis Seven by the union, in retaliation for their union activity. Five of the terminated workers made up nearly the entirety of the organizing committee at the store.
The petition, filed by the NLRB’s New Orleans Regional Director Kathleen McKinney, says that prior to being fired, the workers faced a variety of unlawful anti-union actions from the company, including coercion, surveillance and unequal treatment of known pro-union employees. The company had disciplined the employee who first started the union campaign at the store and took steps to prevent customers from voicing their support for the union campaign.
McKinney asked the court to order Starbucks to reinstate the workers and immediately cease other unfair labor practices that it’s carrying out in the store.
“Given Starbucks’ egregious conduct interfering with the federally protected rights of its employees, we are asking the Court to swiftly grant the injunction,” McKinney said. “Without immediate interim relief from this Court, Starbucks could irreparably harm the campaign in Memphis, and send a chilling message to its employees across the country that they too will suffer the same fate as the terminated Memphis employees if they dare to exercise their right to engage in protected activities.”
The Memphis Seven were among the first employees that the company fired in its union busting drive. At the time, in February, the union called the move the “most blatant act of union-busting yet,” and said that the company was frivolously citing supposed internal policies in their reasons for firing the employees. Since then, the company has fired many more pro-union employees.
It is illegal for employers to retaliate against employees for organizing a union, which the NLRB has found that Starbucks has done dozens of times in its anti-union campaign that spans across the country. Starbucks has denied the labor board’s allegations that the firings crossed legal boundaries.
This is the second injunction that the labor board has filed against Starbucks. Last month, the NLRB petitioned to have three fired pro-union workers in Phoenix, Arizona, to be reinstated and their internal records expunged. If the judge grants that injunction, the company will also have to have a high-level executive read the court order in front of employees with a member of the labor board present, or have a labor board official read it before employees in the presence of a company executive.
On the same day that the latest injunction was filed, 14 Senate Democrats and progressives sent a letter to CEO Howard Schultz asking him to immediately cease union-busting efforts and voluntarily recognize stores that have filed for union elections. So far, workers have filed over 250 union petitions to join Starbucks Workers United, which has successfully unionized over 60 stores so far.
The lawmakers, led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), asked Schultz to begin pursuing a nationwide plan to allow Starbucks workers to seek union representation. “[W]e are deeply troubled by reports that, on the heels of the stock buyback announcement, Starbucks has taken steps to undermine nation-wide, worker-led union campaigns,” the letter reads. The letter was signed by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), among others.
“[B]y offering to increase benefits for your workers, Starbucks is doing what the union campaigns have said all along: Starbucks can and should provide better working conditions and benefits for its workers,” the letter writers continue, referring to a recent announcement that the company is only raising wages for stores that aren’t unionizing or already unionized. “It is unfortunate that Starbucks has chosen to do this now seemingly to interfere with the union campaigns, since such action would constitute impermissible interference in a union organizing drive.”
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Top 10 COMPANIES That Will SOON DISAPPEAR
Whether due to bad decisions, lack of continued public interest, or economic turmoil, some companies, regardless of how long they’ve been around, wind up taking a dive. Utilizing a mix of trends and the Altman Z-Score, a figure based on working capital, retained earnings, and other factors against total assets and liabilities, this Archive compiles the top 10 companies the general public has known and loved that are likely to soon disappear.
The Container Store
Offering overpriced storage solutions when companies like Ikea, Wal-Mart, and Target provide cheaper and more accessible options may not have been the best business model for The Container Store. In less than a year, stock pricing plummeted from over $20 to under $4 per share, and though it had slowly climbed back up to around $7 per share in late 2016, the company’s long-term outlook is looking dire. In the 2nd quarter of 2016, the company saw a marginal increase of .3% of consolidated net sales and a .9% increase in net sales in its retail stores, while its 3rd party Elfa International AB sales were met with a 6% decrease. Will a downward trend continue and will an Altman Z-Score of -1.59 prove accurate for the fate of The Container Store?
Sears Holdings Corp.
It seems like it’s been a long time coming, but despite what the company told the public in July of 2016, Sears Holdings may be living its final days. After a report by Business Insider claimed that the K-Mart brand would be officially axed, Sears stepped forward and denied the claims, though it’s difficult to deny the 7.3% drop in sales in 2015 and the lack of any gain since 2010, where it saw a .8% sales increase. With hundreds of K-Mart and Sears stores closing, the company may be forced to turn to selling its most popular assets – Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard appliances and tools. Though there may be a focus on increasing profitability, Sears’ stock figures have remained consistently in the negative and its Altman-Z score hovers around -1.48, putting it at risk of closure.
In early 2016, the teen apparel retailer sought protection from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in response to the heavy hit taken by the fashion industry. Though its rivals, American Eagle Outfitters and Abercrombie & Fitch, were able to adapt to the economic slump, Aeropostale was forced to close 154 stores spread throughout the North American market. The downsize and bankruptcy protection were moves made to stabilize operations, though disputes with an unnamed vendor, a $160 million loan from Crystal Financial LLC, and the volatility of the teen fashion market may serve as detrimental roadblocks on the return to positive revenue. Further assisting Aeropostale are American mall operators, who provided $234 million in the 3rd quarter of 2016 to keep 230 U.S. stores open.
And they just got the former Verizon guy as their spokesperson! With heavy competition in the mobile communications industry, it’s not easy remaining on top as Sprint Corp. has been finding. In early 2016, the company sought to transform itself and wound up cutting over 2,500 jobs after closing six customer care centers. Since 2014, over 6,000 jobs had been cut, and though the company remains optimistic despite having been ranked fourth among national carriers, an Altman-Z score of -.08 speaks a troubled future. According to analysts, one of the biggest dilemmas Sprint may face is the ending of promotions that attracted many new customers and stricter consumer credit policies, which would likely hinder signing on questionable and low credit scores. Several possibilities that may help Sprint achieve a greater free-cash-flow include its deals with cable companies or a merger with T-Mobile.
Though widely accused of being a pyramid scheme, Avon has been a successful manufacturer and direct retailer of feminine beauty products and household goods. What started as a simple door-to-door tactic by David H. McConnell, erupted into a full-fledged company that expanded well beyond New York City. Despite years of success, it appears the make-up mogul may be close to the end of the line. In 2013, the company cut over 1500 jobs worldwide and pulled out of South Korea and Vietnam while simultaneously reducing its market in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reported in 2015 that Avon was looking at completely shutting its U.S. branches after an 18% revenue drop the year prior. There has also been an 18% reduction in Avon Ladies, the company’s sole source of income.
TripAdvisor is a fine source for looking up reviews of restaurants, but did you know it’s also an online travel agency? If not, you’re far from alone. Competing against established OTAs like Expedia, Priceline, Orbitz, and Hotels.com, TripAdvisor may have taken a misstep by focusing on joining the saturated market of electronic reservationists. In the 3rd quarter of 2016, TripAdvisor saw only a 1% revenue increase from 2015 and a sizable decrease in net income, earnings per share and free cash flow. Without the ability to directly make steady money from online booking, the website is forced to rely on click-based advertising – which, unfortunately, is factored into that minimal 1% increase.
Supervalu Inc, a large food distributor and blanket corporation for Cub Foods, Shoppers Food Warehouse, Shop ‘n Save, and a range of other supermarkets, faces hard times with a calculated Altman Z-Score of -1.43 as of June 2016. The closing of 60 stores in 2012, the sale of one of its larger chains, Save-A-Lot, for $1.365 billion and drastic drops in stock prices at the tail end of April 2015 and January 2016 all spell an uncertain future for this once-popular grocery chain. Though stock pricing was affected slightly by the Save-A-Lot sale, the grocer has been unable to break its stock price high for 2016, which was just under $6 per share in April.
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.
In August of 2015, the chain announced the closing of one of its oldest casinos in Natchez, Mississippi, leading to a sharp drop in stock pricing in the 4th quarter of 2015. Though it saw an increase in net income in the 2nd quarter of 2016, there was still a 1% decrease in revenue when compared to a year prior. As of September of 2016, the Reno, NV-based Eldorado Resorts announced plans to purchase the Isle of Capri casinos, and though that reveal boosted stock pricing from a low of $11 to over $20 per share, it’s not a finalized acquisition and, as history has shown us, anything can happen. Even with the acquisition looming, the fate of the Isle of Capri Casino chain is a gamble the house may not want to bet on.
New York & Company, Inc.
When there’s little hope for an upswing in a company’s future, they’ll often turn to tell-tale actions that signify business isn’t quite booming. For New York & Company clothing retailer, those actions included announcing upwards of 12 store closings and the conversion of 50 current locations into outlet markets. The New York-based retailer faced backlash from an emphasis on bargain shopping, which caused a drastic drop in stock pricing in 2009 from $15 per share down to around $5 per share. Since then, the company has struggled to break even $4 per share, with its peak in 2016 only hitting $3.75. 3rd quarter sales in 2016 came in at a .7% decrease. While higher-ups are focusing on a means of salvaging the numbers, expectations for the 4th quarter included a continued decrease in net sales.
J.C. Penney Company
From stirring up controversy with One Million Moms for featuring an openly gay spokesperson to facing backlash in the form of a 25% decrease in sales for openly advertising same-sex marriage, J.C. Penney has had a rough go of things over the past five years. Despite 90 store closings, there was no rebounding, but a 4.5% increase in sales from 2015 to 2016 provided some light at the end of the tunnel. Sadly, that light is dimmed by the grim reality that any rebound still leaves the company’s numbers paling in comparison to 2006, the last time it had roughly the same number of stores. Though its stock peaked in the 1st quarter of 2016, prices are slowly returning to those abysmal figures; and with an Altman-Z Score of .80, J.C. Penney has the potential of being another casualty of the times.


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That "second half" upturn that so many people had been predicting for the last three years finally happened in 2003. Semiconductor sales surged in the last six months of 2003, pushing the industry to 14.2% growth for the year, according to iSuppli's final annual semiconductor supplier rankings.
Additional evidence comes from the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association, which reported that the comeback that started last fall continued in February. The association's 12-month moving index of components orders is up nearly 10 points in the last six months after being flat for much of the first half of last year (see the figure).
The iSuppli semiconductor rankings showed that suppliers boasting sales increases last year outnumbered losers by four to one. In fact, 16% of suppliers boosted sales by more than 50%.
Not all regions were equally successful, though. The Asia/Pacific region did the best of the regions surveyed, growing nearly 22% last year. Japan was a close second, up 20%. Indeed, Japan took over as the second largest semiconductor region, surpassing the Americas, which was the only area to experience a market contraction.
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Survey: Awareness of IoT remains low
June 12, 2019
Metova, a provider of mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions,has announced the results of their second annual survey revealing consumer trends and the sentiment of over 1000 consumers on IoT and connected home technologies.
Notably, less than 25 per cent of people surveyed feel like they have a good understanding of what the Internet of Things (IoT) is, however, nearly 75 per cent of consumers already own at least one IoT device. The survey also reveals a growing amount of people view IoT as the “wave of the future,” and a growing concern around privacy and connected devices. In addition, 85 per cent of people would like the ability to monitor their utility usage in real-time with connected devices and would choose a utility provider over a competitor based on that ability if given a choice.
“We see notable growth and adoption of connected smart devices and increased demand for real-time monitoring of utility usage – yet surprisingly most consumers are not sure what the Internet of Things means,” said Jonathan Sasse, president and CMO at Metova. “As consumers continue to incorporate Internet of Things into their everyday lives, it becomes critical that businesses, both established and new, take note and provide their customers with the facilities, transparency, and convenience they are accustomed to through the use of IoT technologies and connected devices.”
Key IoT survey findings include:
- Year over year, a 25 per cent lift in the number of consumers understanding what “Internet of Things” is, but still less than 1 in 4 fully understand the term
- IoT device ownership is up 10 per cent year to year – with nearly 75 per cent reporting to own an IoT Device
- Privacy issues are a growing concern with nearly 90 per cent expressing a level of concern and a 5 per cent lift of people who are extremely concerned about privacy issues associated with IoT devices
- Over two out of three people view IoT as the “Wave of the Future” – a 10 per cent increase
- Nearly 75 per cent percent of people surveyed watch TV or video via the Internet an increase of 14 per cent since 2018
- The most commonly owned IoT device category (over 30 per cent) is Smart Bluetooth Trackers such as Tile or TrackR a nearly 14 per cent increase over 2018
- Smart Thermostats (63 per cent) and Smart Home Retrofit devices (70 per cent) remain as the leading goods that are most interesting to people
- Nearly 85 per cent would like to be able to monitor their electricity, gas or water usage and cost in real-time using a computer or mobile device with the number of people who “already can” do this doubling
- The amount of people who are able to monitor their utility usage in real-time via their smartphone as has more than doubled (119 per cent) with the amount who are interested in this remains high at nearly 80 per cent


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The U.S. Department of Commerce is issuing the University of Michigan a $1.1 million grant to be used for helping manufacturers that have been hurt by imports.
The money will go to the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, which is a federally funded nonprofit that is part of the Ann Arbor-based university's Economic Growth Institute.
The grant to UM is part of $13 million in Economic Development Administration grants for the same purpose being awarded to 11 trade adjustment assistance centers around the country, according to a Wednesday news release from the department.
"This program is just one element of a vast, government-wide effort to restore jobs, strengthen domestic manufacturing and ensure free, fair and reciprocal trade," said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in a written statement.
Established in 1983, the Great Lakes center assists small local companies negatively impacted by foreign competition, and it "addresses the downside of free trade without the use of tariffs, duties or other trade barriers," according to its website. It provides technical assistance, planning and analysis to help make small firms more competitive.


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YouTube Go is shutting down after six years of service. The lite version of the famous video app will be scrapped in the coming months. While it could worry many users on low-end devices, the company promises improvements on the main app to make it default for everyone.
If you remember YouTube Go was released in 2016 as a lite version for budget devices. Particularly the devices that came with Android Go that were cheap Android handsets naturally fit the subordinate YouTube app. It could work on slower cellular networks and used minimal data natively. But after 6 years, YouTube says the app will shut down beginning in August.
So what will happen to YouTube Go users after this? The company says it is making significant optimizations on the main YouTube app so that it works on all the devices smoothly. The company said,
“Specifically, we have improved performance for entry-level devices or those that watch YouTube on slower networks. We’re also building out additional user controls that help to decrease mobile data usage for viewers with limited data – so stay tuned for more updates!”
When it launched, YouTube Go gave users limited access. It lacked the “ability to comment, post, create content and use the dark theme.” The app didn’t receive a priority either. It was last updated on October 2021. So, the idea to phase it out was already in the mind of the company. Also read: YouTube Channels to Require a License, To Cost Rs.5 Lakh
YouTube Go is shutting down because the main app can replace it
As YouTube elaborates in its blog, “When we launched YouTube Go in 2016, it was designed for viewers in locations where connectivity, data prices, and low-end devices prevented us from delivering the best experience in the main YouTube app. Since then, YouTube has invested in improvements to the main YouTube app that make it perform better in these environments, while also delivering a better user experience which is inclusive of our entire community.”
Due to the fact that YouTube Go was only made for low-tier handsets, it was not comparable to the main app. It has 500 million+ downloads to be exact compared to YouTube’s billion+. But since there is a commitment to improving the main app to replace the lite version, it should come as a relief to all the smartphone owners who have been using the app so far.
What is your reaction to the announcement that YouTube Go is phasing out? Do share in the comments section below.


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In-store Mobile Commerce During the 2012 Holiday Shopping Season
58% of cell owners used their phones for recommendations, reviews, or price comparisons in a physical store this holiday shopping season. Young adults and smartphone owners lead the way.
Jan. 3-6, 2013 – Mobile Shopping
This omnibus survey contains questions about device ownership and cell phone usage during purchase decisions.


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Lenzing, RCGD tie-up to launch eco-couture textiles
In order to expand its impact within global fashion industry, Red Carpet Green Dress (RCGD) has collaborated with Lenzing’s new luxury brand Tencel Luxe to launch a range of eco-couture textiles.
22 Factor unveils on-demand 3D knitting service
22 Factor, a knitwear lifestyle start-up powered by Cobalt Fashion, a leading knitwear specialist in the knitwear industry, has unveiled an on-demand 3D knitting service offering.
Biba Apparels targets 500 stores in 2 years
Women’s ethnic-wear brand Biba Apparels plans to tap the franchise route to expand into small cities and towns. A majority of these would be for its mass to premium brand – Rangriti – aimed at the young audience.
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MARKING TIME: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak, Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet is exploring its inception and continued cultural impact in a coffee-table book published by Assouline.
Written by journalist Bill Prince, “Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon” includes 400 illustrations retracing the watch’s conception and the cultural environment that gave rise to it, alongside new archival material uncovered by the Swiss watchmaker’s patrimony department.
The 292-page volume also explores the continued impact of an object described in the foreword by chairwoman Jasmine Audemars and chief executive officer François-Henry Bennahmias as “a canvas of design innovation” since its creation and “a cultural artifact well beyond watchmaking, an object of permanence in a world of obsolescence.”
First released in 1972, the Royal Oak was imagined by legendary watch designer Gérald Genta, who had been tasked by then-managing director Georges Golay to create “a steel watch that hadn’t been done before.”
This octagonal design Genta later described as “the masterpiece of [his] career crafted by the Le Brassus artisans” and “the magical fulfilment of a childhood dream” was initially met with industry skepticism that turned to critical and commercial success.
Chronicled throughout the book is the Royal Oak’s evolution and continued appeal throughout the decades, peppered with quotes, including a note from Karl Lagerfeld, who wrote in 2002 that although he collected other timepieces, he always came back to his “good old Royal Oak” purchased the year of its launch.
Its final chapter focuses on portraits of the “Generation Royal Oak,” a cohort said to exemplify the watch’s boundary-breaking spirit that includes Elle Macpherson, Serena Williams, comedian Kevin Hart, British-American DJ Mark Ronson, and musician and Ambush cofounder Verbal.
Priced at 250 euros or $250, “Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon” will be released in English on Friday, with versions in six languages. — LILY TEMPLETON
PUT A RING ON IT: Pomellato has renewed its love vows to the city of Venice by funding the restoration of the Epistle Ambo pulpit at the landmark St. Mark’s Basilica. To carry out the project, the Kering-owned jewelry house partnered with the international nonprofit organization Venetian Heritage, whose mission is to preserve and safeguard the city’s artistic legacy.
Pomellato Group’s chief executive officer Sabina Belli described the initiative as “a significant project for Venice that makes me immensely proud, and is testament, once again, to Pomellato’s focus on the conservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of this wonderful city.”
To mark the initiative, Pomellato also developed a capsule collection of its Iconica ring paying tribute to the city’s artistic references by nodding to the iconic mosaics of the church and their colors.
Crafted in rose gold, the ring style is available in two versions, one with red porphyry and garnet and the other with green porphyry and green tourmaline. Available in a limited edition, the Iconica Venezia rings are now exclusively sold at the Pomellato store in Venice.
The Epistle Ambo is a key element of the city’s legendary Basilica, as in the past it indicated where the doge — the title bestowed on chiefs of state in the Italian city during the medieval and Renaissance periods — used to address the Venetians from and attend services at the church.
Made of red porphyry, a stone that according to Byzantine tradition was reserved for emperors, the structure was already in precarious condition when the exceptional flooding that hit Venice in 2019 further damaged the flooring of the Basilica and weakened the ground below the pulpit.
Begun in March 2022, the restoration works of the Epistle Ambo will be completed by the end of the year. — SANDRA SALIBIAN
BIGGER AREA: Simona Zerchi has joined Area as executive vice president, global sales, a new post.
Her role will be to position Area for the next phase of strategic growth.
Most recently Zerchi held a similar post at Nili Lotan and before that was a business development consultant at Greyss Inc. Consulting. Earlier in her career, she was senior vice president of sales at Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, and before that was vice president of wholesale at Gucci. She has also been president of Celine. She spent 10 years at the Prada Group in various posts, including vice president of wholesale and retail at Miu Miu.
Zerchi will be based in New York and reports to Beckett Fogg, chief executive officer.
The fashion and accessories brand was founded in 2014 by Fogg and Piotrek Pansczczyk in New York. The brand is known for its exploration of texture and materials and its quirky take on glamour. The brand sells such retailers as Mytheresa, Net a Porter, SSense, Neiman Marcus, Antonia, Webster, and Fwrd. —LISA LOCKWOOD
NEW SIGNING: Jill Kortleve has signed with IMG Models.
The 28-year-old Dutch model made her runway debut at Alexander McQueen’s spring 2019 show and has since appeared in campaigns for the British luxury house. She has also become a fixture at Chanel, recently modeling the bridal look at Chanel’s fall 2022 couture presentation, and Jacquemus.
“I grew up in a small town in the south of Holland where I always had the feeling I had to act a certain way or dress a certain way to fit in and for people to like me,” Kortleve has told press. “It took me about 22 years to figure out that I was in control of my own life. I made a big decision in my work — which was to stop focusing on my body weight.”
Kortleve, who isn’t “sample size,” is breaking barriers for a new generation in the fashion industry, gracing the covers of Vogue U.S., Vogue Italia, Vogue France, Vogue Spain, Vogue Netherlands, Vogue Russia, Vogue Hong Kong and Harper’s Bazaar U.S. She has also appeared in an editorial spread in British Vogue.
She has starred in campaigns for Valentino beauty, Fenty Beauty, Fendi, Victoria’s Secret, H&M and Mango. She’s walked for Valentino, Altuzarra, Michael Kors, Mugler, Prabal Gurung and Max Mara, to name a few.
“Now, I want to inspire young girls and boys and show it’s okay if you don’t fit beauty standards,” Kortleve continued. “It’s okay to be a brown woman and have a mustache and arm hair, and it’s okay if you don’t have a flat stomach.”
At IMG Models, Kortleve joins a roster of clients that include Gigi and Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Precious Lee, Paloma Elsesser, Alton Mason, Eileen Gu, Diana Silvers and Richie Shazam. — RYMA CHIKHOUNE
TAKING OVER AT WME: Endeavor, the global sports and entertainment company, has named Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead co-chairmen of its WME talent agency. They succeed chairman Lloyd Braun who plans to step down at the end of this year.
Weitz, a WME partner and leader within its scripted television department, represents a wide array of actors, comedians, musicians, writers, producers and directors. He first joined the Endeavor talent agency (which evolved into WME) in 1997. He was promoted to partner in 2002, where he was also named head of the agency’s television packaging department.
Muirhead has been with the company for 18 years and has served as Endeavor’s chief communications officer since 2014. He first joined the William Morris Agency in 2004 and was named its communications lead in 2008. Following its merger with the Endeavor talent agency in 2009, Muirhead became WME’s head of communications and was instrumental in the integration of the two agencies. Muirhead was shortly thereafter named a WME partner.
Mark Shapiro, president of Endeavor, said, “I’ve seen firsthand their innate ability to lead, to build meaningful relationships, and to leverage the broader Endeavor network in service to our clients’ aspirations. Coupled with their deep understanding of the entertainment landscape, I can say with certainty that there are no better or more complementary individuals to now lead the agency.”
Shapiro added, “I would like to thank Lloyd for his leadership over these past three years, navigating WME through the pandemic and setting the agency on course for its best financial year on record. Lloyd has left an indelible mark on WME and laid a strong foundation for the future.”
WME is one of the world’s preeminent talent agencies. Recently, Endeavor formed a new WME fashion division, bringing together the company’s fashion representation and management firms, along with its events business, under one roof to optimize client offerings. Its clients span film, TV, music, sports, fashion, theater, books, digital media, speakers and culinary. — L.L.


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The City of Fontana has required fire sprinklers in residential homes since 1987. On October 14, 1998, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) and Central Sprinkler announced a nationwide recall
of approximately 8.4 million Omega brand fire sprinklers manufactured since 1982.
The recall was announced after receiving reports of Omega sprinklers not functioning in several fires, resulting in millions of dollars in damages as well as injuries. As of 2009, there have been several such failures documented within the City of Fontana, indicating that there are potentially many of these Omega sprinkler heads in homes just like yours.
The Fontana Fire District recently sent out a letter on October 19, 2009, notifying all residents who may not be aware of this issue. View the letter online in English
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A new supermarket has opened its doors in Hull’s historic Old Town.
The One Stop on Silver Street offers a range of convenience products, as well as made-to-order sandwiches from sandwich-makers Stacked.
It is one of a number of new businesses and investments in the Old Town, which includes a new cycle hub in Trinity Market.
The One Stop investment has been supported by a £182,000 grant from the Humber High Street Challenge Fund.
The Humber High Street Challenge Fund has been supported with £2.23m from the Government’s Local Growth Fund, secured by the Humber LEP and part of the Government’s commitment to the Northern Powerhouse.
Local businessman Ragunathan Selvachandran has brought the franchise to Silver Street.
He said: “Opening this One Stop, with Hull’s first ever Stacked, has been an ambitious project that could not have happened without the support of Hull City Council.
“The response we have had from the local community since opening has been amazing and we look forward to serving the community for many years to come”
Open 7-days a week, the One Stop store provides a wide range of essential products and services for the local community including parcel pick-up and delivery, on-the-go meals, fresh and frozen food, beers, wines and other home essentials.
The regeneration of Whitefriargate is being supported by £1m of funding from the Humber High Street Challenge Fund, as well as £1.75m from Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme.


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While we are not TECHNICALLY in a recession (A friend pointed out that the definition of recession requires 2 quarters in a row of declining GDP) we are definitely in economic doldrums.
We have had four quarters of definitely sub par growth as a nation, the housing bubble has definitely burst, and more and more companies are looking to trim any fat they can.
Economically unstable areas already hit hard by the economic down turn now have even more bad news headed their way. One of the staples of these areas has always been self reliance, and the entry of big box home improvement stores into unstable areas has been a boon to these areas in terms of jobs and the ability to find cheap materials to do their projects. This is about to change for the worse. Especially for states east of the Mississippi.
On Thursday May 1, 2008 The Home Depot announced that it will be closing 15 under performing stores. This bold move by the retailer to trim fat from its list of stores is not the only move that the company is making. The Home Depot also announced that it will be removing 50 stores from its new store pipeline as well.
That means that not only can DIYers east of the Mississippi look forward to losing 15 current home improvement warehouses, but they can also bet that the 50 stores getting trimmed are not stores planned for bustling metropolises. Most likely these are stores that were planned for areas that the company, during happier economic times, was willing to take a risk on in the hope that they would pay off. Now that the economy has, if not fallen into a recession, taken a turn for the worse, the company is no longer willing to bet so heavily on possible money makers when the risk to an already shaky bottom line is so great.
While this will adversely affect some people's ability to reach the retailer's door, it is good news for those of us who are going to still have a Home Depot store in their neighborhood. By trimming poorly performing stores now and by not opening stores that were going to be a risk, the home improvement giant is definitely taking steps to insure that it will be around for years to come by taking the minor hits now to insure its long term financial health. A failing Home Depot would not be a good thing for any DIYers in the 4 countries in which it operates.
So while we mourn the loss of a DIY resource in some areas, we can breathe a sigh of relief for the future of the world's largest home improvement retailer because love the chain or hate it, it does provide a haven for DIYers, and the chain does help make sure that prices for us DIYers are as low as possible.


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FCC Approves Two Pantech Phones For ... Cingular
Feb 3, 2006, 2:23 PM by (staff)
The FCC recently approved two Pantech phones, each with indications they are coming to Cingular in the FCC documents. Until now, only Pantech's CDMA handsets have been announced for the US. Both phones are low cost handsets that are small on features, but each is small physically as well.
- C120: A slim dual-band GSM/GPRS candybar only 1 mm thicker than the SLVR. Features a speakerphone and VGA camera.
- C300: A tiny tri-band (850/1800/1900) GSM/GPRS clamshell with a color external screen, speakerphone and VGA camera.
Huawei P10 Revealed by FCC
Feb 16, 2017
The FCC today approved a new, unannounced phone from Huawei that matches leaked photos of the P10. The company is expected to announce the P10 flagship phone in a little over a week at the MWC trade show in Barcelona.
Samsung Shrinks Latest Isocell Camera Sensors
Oct 12, 2017
Samsung this week announced two new Isocell image sensors for smartphones and IoT devices. The first is the Isocell Fast 2L9 with Dual Pixel technology, a 12-megapixel sensor with pixels that measure 1.28-micrometers (Î¼m).
Galaxy S8 to Cost $750, S8+ to Cost $850: Carriers Share Launch Details
Mar 29, 2017
Samsung's new Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones will cost $750 and $850, respectively. The phones share almost all features other than size and both ship with 64 GB of internal storage.
Turing Robotic Industries Declares Bankruptcy
Feb 7, 2018
Turing Robotic Industries, a company that promised to create a sleek, secure smartphone nearly three years ago, has moved into insolvency. TRI was located in Finland and formed by some ex-Nokia employees.
C300 = CDM180?
Can't wait to see the new Pantech GSM phones. Does anyone know if they will be rebadged as "Cingular" phones like Verizon has been doing to Audiovox/UTStarcom phones?
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In a March 21 Financial Times article, “Watchmakers Heed Women’s Demands to Dial Up Size,” Sarah Shannon writes that while women are a growing segment of watch buyers, dated ideas from this male-dominated industry about what female consumers want have kept this market woefully underserved.
Shannon points out that the idea that women want dainty, small watches is not the reality. Her report also underscores that perceptions of femininity and masculinity are evolving and conventions are moving gender neutral. As women’s wealth grows worldwide, they’re low hanging fruit for the industry to court with new iterations of men’s styles with varying colors of dials and sizes that cater to this “unisexification”. The message to brands: stop carving up collections by gender.
Barbara Palumbo, watch and jewelry journalist and blogger for whatsonherwrist.com, is seeing more women going for gender neutrality as it pertains to style. “For years, so-called “women’s watches” were made with white or pink straps, mother-of-pearl dials, a quartz movement, and they were embellished with diamonds. While several watches created specifically for women still include one or more of those characteristics, women took it upon themselves to start buying men’s timepieces because they liked the versatility of a standard gold or stainless steel watch without feeling like they had to be dressed up to wear it. But, even in men’s watches, we’re seeing a shift toward smaller case sizes. A lot of that has to do with brands wanting to offer more gender-neutral options.”
Carol Besler, veteran watch and jewelry journalist and founder of the blog watchdetail.com, concurs, underscoring that men’s watches typically have fewer unnecessary frills and more functional features. “Designs for men have changed and gotten a lot more interesting,” she cites. “There is greater interest among women in watches that look more like men’s models, but smaller versions, something that used to be frowned upon, but is no longer anymore.”
Besler finds style and technology the buzzwords trending in products and marketing for women’s watches. Trends trackers also call out the growing “athleisure” movement inspiring the trend for everyday diamonds and watches that pair well with both casual-wear and special occasions. “It’s rare to see a ladies watch without some diamond accent.”
Step Up Women’s Design
Watch brands like Citizen and Bulova, topping best-of lists for watches under $5,000 at the recent international watch fair Baselworld. say they are committed to creating more compelling women’s designs to grow a part of the business that has no where to go but up.
Citizen brings its Eco-Drive technology to sleek, curvaceous silhouettes for the fall/winter season in its latest Capella and Ceci collections. “Capella is inspired by the crescent moon against a dark sky, including diamond dial and bezels, and inset hidden crown,” describes Susan Chandler, Chief Merchandising Officer, Citizen Watch America. “Created with the finesse of fine jewelry, Ceci is inspired by feminine curves. Its subtle C-shaped case is a nod to the brand, an identifiable signature detail.”
Bulova reports a robust ladies watch business. “Our ladies business at Bulova continues to outpace the industry and we’re fueling this excitement with our new Rhapsody collection,” Chandler shares. Rhapsody landed on Town & Country’s 10 Noteworthy New Watches Introduced at Baselworld 2019 — the only women’s watch on the list.
With a sleek minimalist and distinctly feminine design, our new Rhapsody collection is named after a heritage Bulova ladies timepiece and focuses on a new delicately slim bracelet and patent leather straps,” says Chandler.
The brand also is introducing additions to its iconic Rubyiat collection, Chandler says, showcasing elegant diamond applications and subtle ladies moon phase. And new classics in its Regatta series of ultra slim timepieces inspired from a 1960’s Bulova collection of the same name. Available in a range of case sizes from 30mm to 40mm, the style includes both Automatic and Quartz movements. “We consider this new collection quite versatile!”


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Peugeot Recovery Plan Cuts Costs, Upscales Brands
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Europe Business Editor Elliott Gotkine reports that PSA Peugeot Citroen laid out plans to return to profit with an upscale shift of its main brand and cooperation with General Motors, along with spending cuts. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move."
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Google has tasted success with its Nexus range of tablets and now reports hint that the company is working on an 8-inch version of the tablet. Internet grapevine is abuzz with alleged specs of the new tablet, which is being manufactured by South Korean electronic giant LG. According to Digital Spy, a device code named the LG V 510 was recently revealed which Evleaks claims is a new addition to the Nexus range. Reports also suggest that a mysterious Google tablet which recently appeared in a promotional image for the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system will arrive in the market as the Nexus 8.
Detailed Specifications of NEXUS 8
Nexus 8 will have a 5 MP primary camera, while a 1.3 MP camera will be placed on front side for Video calling.
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The tablet Nexus 8 will be an Android tablet and will support latest Android version 4.4 and will support eMMC storage of 16GB and offer 1GB RAM. Running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the LG G Pad 8.3 has Bluetooth 4.0 LE, 802.11 Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity.
There isn’t much info on what the Nexus 8 tablet may feature under the hood, but it’s valid to assume we’ll see the latest and most powerful CPUs, increased RAM size and better screens. It will, of course, also be running the latest version of Android. As for whose manufacturing this new device, Asus seems like the strongest contender, having manufactured the previous Nexus 7 tablets, but LG and even HTC are rumored to also be candidates.


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“I think social distancing is difficult in an office setting,” Dr. Bob Lahita, a professor of medicine at New York Medical College, told CBSN anchors Vladimir Duthiers and Anne Marie Green.The CDC has recommended a set of sweeping changes that could help make things safer for office workers, including adjusting workspaces to keep at least a six foot distance between people, adding transparent barriers to separate employees, and improving ventilation systems.”When we’re talking about an office where people are in cubicles, it’s probably OK because they can wear a mask and they don’t have to come in contact with the guy or lady next to them,” Lahita said. “But when you are not talking about cubicles and people gather at the water cooler or the coffee machine, this can be difficult.”According to Sam Cochran, a features director at Architectural Digest, those water coolers and coffee machines are features of the office environment that will have to go altogether.”I think there’s a lot of small but meaningful changes coming our way,” Cochran told CBSN.
Onsite, chair massages are done while you’re seated fully clothed in a portable, specially designed chair. These points are called acupressure points, and they are believed to be important for the flow of the body’s vital energy, called chi. Proponents say shiatsu massage can help relieve blockages at these acupressure points..
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G Star is probably the most wanted high end men’s designer jeans; due to this fact, it might get slightly difficult to search out this clothes collection in any shopping mall. Mainly the extravagant shopping centers stock G Star jeans items. Thus, in case you are planning to buy GStar jeans or another G Star clothes, it’s best to purchase the same online.
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The foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region surpassed 4.8 billion U.S
File photo: Workers work at the Liaoning section of a high-speed railway in northeast China's Liaoning Province
China's consumer inflation is expected to pick up in April due to rising non-food prices and a low base for the same pe
The first London-Yiwu cargo train carrying British products arrives at Yiwu West Station in Yiwu
Google and Facebook have confirmed that they were victims of an alledged 100 million U.S
Alibaba's four-year-old Yu'e Bao surpassed JPMorgan's U.S
China's commerce ministry on Friday expressed serious concerns over a petition filed by a U.S
Chinese financial regulators have vowed stricter supervision to prevent systemic risks as the importance of financial se
China and Cambodia agreed on Friday to boost their pragmatic cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The deputy director of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has confirmed new foreign-invested enterprises have continuously grown in the past three years, since the business system reform.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (C) attends a meeting on agricultural credit guarantee in Beijing, capital of China
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) inspects China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) in Beijing
China's leading on-demand mobility platform Didi Chuxing announced Friday that it had completed a new financing round of over 5.5 billion U.S. dollars to support its global strategy and continued investments in artificial intelligence (AI).
Senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Meng Jianzhu met with Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov Thursday, stressing cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative.


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December 13, 2017
Well, when it comes to automobiles, the future is easy to see—in fact, it’s already arrived. Electric cars are everywhere and it doesn’t take a prophet to predict that we’ll be see more and more of them in the years to come. Let’s take a look at 12 amazing milestones in the history of electric cars.
1. Way, Way Back
The very first electric vehicle may well have been invented by a Vermonter (we’re filled with home-state pride!) back in 1834. Thomas Davenport, a blacksmith, developed an electric motor for a small locomotive that moved along a short track. The first production electric car was built by Thomas Parker in London in 1884. It even had high-capacity rechargeable batteries!
2. 1900 Was a Big Year
By 1900, about a third of all vehicles on the road in the United States were electric! But over the next few decades, the abundance, and low cost, of gasoline led to electric vehicles (EVs) becoming an afterthought.
3. Prius Power
In 1997, Toyota released the Prius in Japan, the world’s first mass-produced electric hybrid. (Hybrids are powered by an engine that uses gasoline or an alternative fuel, combined with an electric motor.) The model was released worldwide in 2000 and brought the idea of electric motoring back into the mainstream.
4. ’Lectric Lux
In 2006, Tesla announced the production of its first car, the Tesla Roadster—the first mass-produced, truly luxury electric vehicle. Tesla is currently working to get its first “affordable,” mass-market car, the Model 3, to customers.
5. More and More and More
Worldwide, 750,000 electric vehicles were sold in 2016, putting the global number of EVs on the road at a record 2 million. That number is predicted to grow to between 9 million and 20 million by 2020, and between 40 million and 70 million by 2025.
6. Clean = Green = $$$
Tesla surpassed Ford in market value this spring. Then, a week later, Tesla found itself valued more than General Motors. Ford and GM have been producing millions of fossil-fuel-burning cars for more than 100 years each. Tesla is only about 14 years old, but the market appears to be betting on an electric future.
7. All in on Electric
This past July, Volvo became the first mainstream carmaker to give up on gas guzzling, saying that all of its models, starting in 2019, will either be hybrids or powered only by batteries. A few months later, apparently having seen the writing on the wall, General Motors stepped up to say that it believes “the future is all-electric”—it’ll begin producing at least 20 new EVs by 2023.
8. The Speed of Light (Or Electricity?)
9. Range Roving
EV batteries continue to improve, meaning that drivers can drive their cars ever farther between charges. The record for Tesla range was set this summer when someone drove 670 miles on a single battery charge. That should help eliminate “range anxiety.”
10. Charge It
At some point, no matter how powerful the battery, every EV will need to be charged. The good news is that charging stations are being added all over the country: now there are more than 16,000, compared to just a few thousand a few years ago. More good news: charging times are coming down too.
11. China in the Driver’s Seat
China is dominating the EV industry. It’s the world’s largest maker and seller of electric cars, with about 300,000 of them purchased this year—more than the rest of the world combined.
12. Au Revoir, Gas-Powered Cars
The mayor of Paris, France, Anne Hidalgo, announced plans in October 2017 to eliminate all non-electric cars from Paris streets by 2030. At the rate EVs are being added to the roads, it’s starting to feel like that goal is well within reach.
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A WINNERSH charity wants to make sure every student can get dressed up to the nines this year.
The Cowshed is expanding its prom outfit scheme to all families in Wokingham and beyond, meaning people no longer need a referral to access the programme.
The charity, which launched in 2018, supports those in need with free clothes and essential items, to help people through times of crisis.
And in 2019, it created the Prom at The Cowshed initiative to make sure all Berkshire students could attend their leavers’ balls, even if they could not afford to buy an outfit.
Until recently, the charity only offered free prom dresses and suits to families who had been referred for support — but now, low-cost garments are available to everybody in need of help.
Sally Russell, CEO of The Cowshed, said the team was inspired to launch the programme after hearing about a family who lost their home when they were unable to pay for their child’s prom outfit.
“We decided to start collecting outfits for families that couldn’t afford them,” Ms Russell explained. “Every girl wants to feel like her friends, have the same prom experience and fit in.
“It’s really lovely to see girls’ faces when they come here and get the experience their peers get when trying on beautiful dresses.”
The Cowshed is currently offering a range of prom dresses and suits in all sizes, available to rent for a flat rate of £50.
Ms Russell said each item is either brand new or hardly worn.
“We were [initially] only offering them out to families in crisis, but there are also lots of people who aren’t in crisis but are struggling financially,” she said.
“People were contacting us [about the scheme] but they didn’t quite qualify for our service, but it seemed silly not to support these families too.”
The Cowshed also offers shoes and accessories, available only to those who are referred for support.
“It’s a great way to recycle,” Ms Russell added. “Prom dresses are beautiful, and so many people have them sat in their wardrobes.
“Why not let another girl make use of it? It stops the dress from ending up in landfill, too.”
All the money raised from the ‘Prom at The Cowshed’ initiative will be directed back into the charity to help it support people across Berkshire.
According to Ms Russell, the charity has seen a 400% increase in demand since the beginning of the pandemic.
“In the last financial year, we’ve helped more than 6,200 people,” she explained. “The need for our service has gone mad, which is sad, but I’m glad we can support those who need it.
“There’s also no sign of that need slowing, and when the furlough scheme ends I fear it will only get worse.”
Now, she is calling on local residents to donate any second hand prom outfits if they can.
“We’ve got a huge amount of interest already in the service,” Ms Russell said.
“We’ve got around 300 dresses at the moment, but we will need a lot more if demand is high.”
People can donate dresses and suits at The Cowshed’s donation centre in Winnersh, on King Street Lane.
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For more information about the Cowshed, visit: www.thecowshed.org


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“All U.S. residents are eligible as long as they have a work-eligible Social Security number and meet the income requirements.” – (Bradley C. Bower / Associated Press)
“Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed, a $2-trillion economic stimulus package — the largest of its kind — designed to send money directly into Americans’ pockets while also aiding hospitals, businesses and local governments struggling during the pandemic.
“The payments are not taxable, according to a Senate aide.”
“Payments could arrive in as early as three weeks for people who have already set up direct deposit with the IRS, which is about 50% of Americans, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Others may have to wait weeks or even months to see their money because it will take the IRS longer to get the paper checks printed. Prepaid debit cards may be sent out as an alternative.”
“In addition to providing many Americans with a one-time payment of up to $1,200, the bill includes $500 billion in loans to struggling businesses, $377 billion in loans and grants for small businesses, $150 billion for local, state and tribal governments facing a drop in revenue and $130 billion for hospitals dealing with an onslaught of patients.
“Under the expanded unemployment program, assistance would be available to people who had the promise of a job that was postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus threat and to those whose workplaces closed because of it.


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Oracle is rolling out an incentive program to help customers pick up the pace of their. It will reward enterprises that agree to move their workloads to its by cutting their on-premise software licensing support bills.
By taking part in the Oracle Support Rewards Programme, customers will receive “at least” a 25-cent (18p) reduction in their Oracle Technology Licence supporton moving workloads to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environment.
The rewards for participants in Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreements (ULA) will be marginally higher, equating to a 33-cent (24p) reduction in the Oracle Technology Licence supportthey spend on OCI deployments.
“This means that a ULA customer with an Oracle technology license support bill of $500,000 could eliminate that bill by migrating $1.5m of workloads to OCI,” said the company in a statement.
It said some companies could have “100% of their Oracle supportworkloads” to OCI.
During a press briefing to discuss the program, Ross Brown, vice-president of cloud go-to-market at Oracle, said access to the rewardsto customers as they enter new or renewed contracts with the firm, and those that do so imminently should start reaping the financial benefits by the final quarter of 2021.
“It will be October-November before customers start seeing the benefit of this and can write it off their bills and bring it down, but the intent here is ifa significant amount of workloads into OCI early, you’ll accrue those support credits pretty rapidly to be able to offset your on-premise licensing completely,” said Brown.
Brown pointed to those with an exceptionally high concentration of Oracle database, Java, and Linux workloads whenor types of Oracle customers he thinks will benefit most from the program.
“So the financial sector, healthcare, manufacturing, and the– we have a heavy footprint in hospitality and retail too,” he said.
“We’ve never really disclosed externally how much of our installed base is in that licensing business, but if we converted half of our installed base, we’d be talking about tens and tens of billions of dollars of OCI revenue, which would put us on the size of [Microsoft] Azure in pretty quick order.
“We’re looking at this as an opportunity for us to be able to accelerate the movement of Oracle workloads over to OCI.”
According to Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison, that acceleration will reinforce OCI’s position as the fastest-growing business unit.
“We built a uniquemission-critical and general-purpose workloads,” he said.
“We want more customers to use the world’s best cloud infrastructure. Oracle Support Rewards gives customers an easy way to simultaneously reduce their software support spend and increase theadoption.”
Oracle Support Rewards is the latest in a series of revamps the firm has made into its licensing and support programs to accommodate the consumption-based pricing models for cloud technologies.
These changes are proof of the company’s commitment to meeting the needs of its customers, said Dave McCarthy, vice president of cloud and edge infrastructurewatcher IDC.
“Oracle is building differentiation in its cloud infrastructure services by staying laser-focused on the unique needs of its customers,” said McCarthy. “Oracle Support Rewards, combined with flexible and transparent pricing, are essential in attracting new business and accelerating adoption of OCI.”
Multinational consumer credit monitoringto have trialed the rewards program. The firm’s global chief enterprise architect, Mervyn Lally, cites the scheme to accelerate its ongoing move to the cloud.
“As aand analytics, providing the best customer experience is extremely important to Experian,” he said. “We work with Oracle for many of our core systems on-premise, from call center to financial reporting.
“As we continue to adopt cloud-based solutions, Oracle Support Rewards makes it much easier for us to choose Oracle Cloud for the future of these systems. Working with Oracle will allow us to enhance further ourand analytics capabilities in the cloud and help the millions of consumers and businesses we serve with our innovative solutions.


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By Supantha Mukherjee
STOCKHOLM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Swedish payments company Klarna on Wednesday forecast a return to profitability on a monthly basis in the second half of next year after reporting a 22% jump in both revenue and gross merchandise volume (GMV) in the first nine months of the year.
The company's losses for the nine month period tripled from last year to 8.34 billion Swedish crowns ($790.93 million), but losses in the third quarter were down 41% from the preceding quarter.
Klarna will achieve monthly profitability within six or seven months from now, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said in an interview. "It's important to distinguish that we still may post a loss for the full year of 2023."
The company, one of Europe's high-profile tech start-ups, last made a full-year profit in 2018.
As rampant inflation and the war in Ukraine created havoc with business sentiment in the first half of the year, the Swedish company laid off about 10% of its 7,000 employees to cut costs and saw its valuation erode.
Siemiatkowski does not expect another major round of layoffs. "Unfortunately, in a macro environment like this one, you are going to have employees being concerned, that's just unavoidable," he said.
In July, Klarna raised $800 million in new funds at a valuation of $6.7 billion, down around 85% from the $46 billion price-tag it attracted last year.
Klarna was not alone as valuations of other "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) services tumbled following a broad stock market sell-off that battered shares of major tech companies as investors worried about a fall in consumer spending.
Consumer sentiment tightened a bit in August but has improved since then, Siemiatkowski said.
"The average order value of our transactions is actually fairly constant compared to last year, but when you look a little bit deeper, you do see the baskets are filled with more items with a smaller average ticket size," he said.
GMV for the period rose to $60.2 billion and revenue was up to $1.4 billion, helped mainly by growth in the U.S. and UK markets.
U.S. has become one of the fastest growing markets for Klarna where volumes grew 92% year-over-year, but regulatory concerns loom as the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to start regulating BNPL companies like Klarna and Affirm Holdings. ($1 = 10.5446 Swedish crowns) (Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm, editing by Stine Jacobsen and Jane Merriman)


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ORANGE, Calif., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Father's Day, grandPad® senior tablet proudly announces a promotion that provides increased value to its customers.
The promotion, available for redemption at www.grandpad.net/fathersday, is valid from June 8 through June 18, 2017. Customers will have the option to use one of two promotional codes to save on subscription plans for their grandPad® service.
- Code "fathersday" offers customers their second month of service free. This represents a $75 value.
- Code "fathersdayannual" offers customers a year of service for $699. This represents an $87 discount off the standard annual rate.
These codes are valid for new and existing customers. Existing customers can apply the promotional code to the purchase of a new grandPad.
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grandPad® senior tablet takes communication and accessibility seriously, partnering with some of the leading companies in the world to keep seniors in touch with their family and active in their communities. grandPad includes apps that allow for video chatting and email. The grandPad® senior tablet is also capable of acting as a music player, making it as fun as it is functional. Paired with a music player, a bright screen, and front-facing speakers, the grandPad® tablet was designed with seniors in mind.
The grandPad experience is about more than a high-quality tablet. grandPad is incredibly proud of its white-glove, customer service program. This customer service program, included with the grandPad subscription, offers theft and damage insurance, internet data connectivity, a smart case, charging cradle, and stylus.
Using technology to help bring families together, grandPad® provides innovative solutions that are intuitive, engaging, and safe. Its flagship product, the grandPad senior tablet, is a solution that privately connects the entire family on a platform built for seniors. With grandPad®, seniors can video chat with the family, check emails in real time, share photos, play games, and much more. The intuitive, easy-to-use design turns technology into a gateway instead of a barrier, empowering seniors and encouraging them to Live Grand™. grandPad® is a privately held company based in Orange, CA. For information, visit www.grandpad.net, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @grandpad_social.


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We reported to you yesterday that Walmart announced a nationwide rule for its stores to require face coverings inside their stores – this includes the Manchester store. This goes into effect on Monday, July 20.
Following that announcement, other large retailers across the nation have followed suit, including Kroger, which has locations nearby in Tullahoma, McMinnville and Winchester. Kroger will require face coverings to shop beginning on Wednesday, July 22.
These rules despite no requirements by the Tennessee state government or the Coffee County government requiring masks.


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Published April 3, 2014
S.C. business leaders are being recruited for an economic development trip to Israel this May.
The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region will lead a Southeast delegation to the Israel Innovation Conference, an international conference that focuses on biomed and high-tech industries.
The trip aims to build relationships, make connections and recruit Israeli companies to set-up operations in the Southeast.
A similar trip through the chamber, the annual S.C.-Israel Economic Development Mission, recently resulted in an Israeli company opening its U.S. subsidiary in Charleston. NeuroQuest has set-up its clinical development center at Roper St. Francis’ Clinical Biotechnology Research Institute.
Economic developers and business executives, as well as professionals from the life sciences and high-tech industries, are being recruited from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina for this delegation.
Israel Advanced Technology Industries will host the conference May 20-22 at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds. The Southeast delegation will have a booth at the conference. The chamber also will set up additional meetings and tours for each participant.
States and companies can become booth sponsors. Contact Guy Tessler for more information.
Established in 1992, the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce connects Americans and Israelis through business.