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Vintage Toys Aid In Happiness Recovery

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Old-School Amusements, Renewed. Hornby , the legendary British maker of model cars and trains, is seeing renewed interest in one of the oldest mechanical amusements still in production: the model train set. Video games are, of course, a newcomer to the toy and game universe. Does the name Hornby ring any bells?

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FTC Launches Antitrust Probe Into Apple-Amazon Deal

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You just sort of tag on to an existing listing. They created a bunch of renewed listings from the people who were certified, and they let those people sell on those listings, and they abandoned everyone else.”. “I went into describing how a listing works on Amazon. Amazon is interesting in that you don’t necessarily create a listing.

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Pandora A Takeout Target (Again)?

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The newswire said, citing unnamed sources, that there was no price tag attached to the newest approach toward Pandora, and the latter has not yet responded to the overture. The stock rose to a recent $13 a share on the rumor of renewed takeout interest. The last time there was an official bid, the offer stood at $15 a share.

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Alibaba In New Brick-And-Mortar Push With $2.6B Intime Deal

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Alibaba is at the forefront of a bid that would take Intime Retail Group private, with a price tag of as much as $2.6 We could be seeing renewal of a sunset industry.”. billion, part of a larger strategy to broaden its brick-and-mortar reach. What it’s shown is that department store chains are still relevant and of value.

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Unpacking Smart Packaging’s Insights And Engagement Promises

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Renewable materials provider Stora Enso creates intelligent packaging using radio-frequency identification (RFID), explained chief information officer Teemu Salmi. Companies can also get — and provide — important information when customers scan a product’s code or engage with its RFID tag. Customer interaction.

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Cool, Comfort And Ecology — The Allbirds Secret To Retail Success

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Their shoes are also a bit different, insofar as they are made from merino wool, which is both softer and more renewable than most sneaker materials out there on the market. The merino wool blend they use is proprietary, and the price tag for one pair is $95. We’re not making the materials. Allbirds’ total funding comes to $27.5

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Morgan Stanley Piles On Apple, Lowers iPhone Shipment Forecast

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Meanwhile, in the same week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) warned that sales will come in $1 billion less than analysts had been expecting – and with Apple, the main supplier for the company, that led to renewed fears that the iPhone X isn’t doing well.