SÃO PAULO, Aug 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global market research company Euromonitor International presented a new analysis, “Retail in the Age of the Empowered Consumer,” at the Latam Retail Show, the leading retail event in Latin America.
The new research identifies a new consumer type who will change the future of the global retail landscape – armed with technology, the Empowered Consumer reads and writes product or service reviews, compares prices online, and interacts with companies via social media. 26 percent of consumers worldwide are Empowered Consumers. Of these, 52 percent are under the age of 35. Their young age indicates that their behaviors will continue as they age and will influence their children, the next generation of consumers. “Convenience is important in Empowered Consumers’ shopping experience. They prefer internet-enabled devices to make their purchase, as 74 percent of them make their purchases through smartphones versus 44 percent of non-Empowered Consumers,” comments Michelle Grant, head of retailing at Euromonitor International. “They enjoy the ability to save time and order at anytime from anywhere. They also expect the same shopping experience in whichever way they choose to purchase, thus retailers must embrace omnichannel retailing to meet these needs.” Empowered Consumers are five times more likely to write a product or service review than the non-Empowered Consumers, so companies that cannot meet the Empowered Consumer’s expectations may suffer consequences even after purchase completion. “Brands and retailers no longer control the information available about their products. Empowered Consumers can be your best customers and brand ambassadors, or they can be your worst nightmare, spreading negativity about your company,” concludes Grant. To download the presentation, please visit: http://bit.ly/emi_empoweredconsumers ABOUT EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONAL Euromonitor International is the world’s leading provider for global business intelligence and strategic market analysis. We have more than 40 years of experience publishing international market reports, business reference books and online databases on consumer markets. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180828005018/en/ Contact Euromonitor International Nathalia Ariza, +55 11 2970 2175 Communications Executive [email protected] Source : Euromonitor International
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New MG07SCA 14TB hard disk drives help SAS-based cloud-scale storage platforms achieve TCO objectives
TOKYO, Aug 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, a committed technology leader, today announced its new Enterprise Capacity 14TB [1] and 12TB helium-sealed SAS HDD models. The MG07SCA Series features 7,200 rpm performance, a SAS 12Gbit Interface [2], and Advanced Format Sector Technology. The hard disk drive boasts an industry-leading, 9-disk helium-sealed design and 14TB of Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) capacity for optimum compatibility. Toshiba’s helium-sealed design fits into industry standard 3.5-inch [3] drive bays. A 12TB model is also included in the Series offering. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180827005620/en/ The innovative 9-disk helium-sealed design utilizes Toshiba’s precision laser welding process, and a special top-cover design seals helium inside the drive offering high capacity and low power profile to the product. The SAS interface provides 12Gbits transfer rate performance and dual port capability for the data-path redundancy preferred by many storage solutions designers. The 14TB SAS model offers approximately a 40% increase in maximum capacity over Toshiba’s prior MG06 10TB SAS models. “Toshiba’s new helium-sealed 14TB and 12TB SAS models expand the choices available to our cloud-scale and storage solutions customers. By utilizing an innovative 9-disk design, Toshiba provides both SAS and SATA models at an industry leading 14TB capacity,” said Shuji Takaoka, General Manager of Storage Products Sales & Marketing Division at Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation. “Our cloud-scale and storage solutions customers strongly value the power-efficient storage capacity enabled by Toshiba’s advanced 9-disk helium-sealed mechanics. By using helium to reduce the aerodynamic drag on the spinning media platters, the Toshiba 14TB model is able to provide approximately 55% (W/G[4]) lower operating power profile over the previous 10TB model, resulting in TCO [5] benefits for today’s dense storage platforms and cloud-scale service-solution architectures. Only helium-sealed HDD technology is able to deliver these customers’ TCO benefits with an amazingly low acquisition cost per GB.” Toshiba continues to expand its HDD product offerings with higher storage capacity and performance. The MG07SCA Series further illustrates Toshiba’s capability to advance the design of HDD storage devices for cloud-scale server and storage infrastructure, and to realize more cost-effective data-protection, data-retention, content serving and digital archiving. The 14TB and 12TB helium-sealed SAS HDD models are available for sampling today. For more information on the new product, please visit: https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/storage-products/enterprise-hdd/mg07scaxxx.html Follow @ToshibaStorage on Twitter For more information on Toshiba's full line of HDD storage products, please visit: https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/storage-products.html Notes: [1] Definition of capacity: A terabyte (TB) is 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1TB = 240 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacities may vary. [2] Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. [3] Form Factor: "3.5-inch" means the form factor of HDDs. They do not indicate drive's physical size. [4] Power efficiency is calculated based on active idle power consumption divided by formatted capacity. [5] Total Cost of Ownership. Product Inquiries: Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Storage Products Division https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/contact.html * Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice. * Company names, product names, and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. About Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation combines the vigor of a new company with the wisdom of experience. Since becoming an independent company in July 2017, we have taken our place among the leading general devices companies, and offer our customers and business partners outstanding solutions in discrete semiconductors, system LSIs and HDD. Our 19,000 employees around the world share a determination to maximize the value of our products, and emphasize close collaboration with customers to promote co-creation of value and new markets. We look forward to building on annual sales now surpassing 700-billion yen (US$6 billion) and to contributing to a better future for people everywhere. Find out more about us at https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/company.html View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180827005620/en/ Contact Media Inquiries: Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Chiaki Nagasawa, +81-3-3457-4963 Digital Marketing Department [email protected] Source : Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Clients in aggressively growing market can now make trades and access market information through Facebook Messenger
SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TD Ameritrade Singapore Pte. Ltd. is bringing U.S. financial market updates, investor education, research and trading to its retail investors in Singapore through Facebook Messenger. TD Ameritrade’s chat bot for Messenger – powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology and backed by live client service support – will give local retail investors one more way to access the U.S. equity markets and their investments where they are, when they need support, and in the most natural, conversational way. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180826005022/en/ “Our goal is to allow clients to seamlessly access TD Ameritrade features and functionality through the channels they’re familiar with and prefer,” said Sunayna Tuteja, head of strategic partnerships and emerging technologies at TD Ameritrade. “Investors in Singapore are active and engaged and have a particular affinity for Messenger, so we’re excited to bring trading and the best of TD Ameritrade education, knowledge and experiences to them through this channel.” By connecting with TD Ameritrade through Messenger, investors in Singapore can access on-demand market information, news and events; receive quotes and sector information presented in visual format with charts and graphs; and watch educational videos about investing. Equity and ETF trading is also available. Through the Messenger app, Singapore investors can also:
“We’ve seen solid growth in trading in the Singapore market as a result of our client’s high engagement rate. In fact, our Asia-based clients are eight times more active than our U.S. clients, placing a third of their trades through mobile,” said JB Mackenzie, managing director of TD Ameritrade Asia. “There is a lot of potential for us to better serve our clients in Singapore by providing investors with education on U.S. equity markets, and making information available through the channels they use every day; ultimately supporting our goal of helping investors become more comfortable investing in the U.S. equity markets.” TD Ameritrade, a U.S.-based leader in trading technology and solutions for individual investors, has a proud history of innovation dating back to its founding in 1975 that includes being the first to trade over touch-tone phone, the first to trade over the Internet, the first to offer mobile device trading, and – most recently – the first to leverage artificial intelligence to offer trading via bot.1 Investors in the U.S. can currently connect with TD Ameritrade through third-party platforms including Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, Apple Business Chat and Twitter Direct Message. Scan the QR Code to connect with TD Ameritrade Singapore on Messenger. About TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation TD Ameritrade provides investing services and education to more than 11 million client accounts totaling more than $1.2 trillion in assets, and custodial services to more than 6,000 registered investment advisors. We are a leader in U.S. retail trading, executing an average of more than 780,000 trades per day for our clients, more than a quarter of which come from mobile devices. We have a proud history of innovation, dating back to our start in 1975, and today our team of nearly 10,000-strong is committed to carrying it forward. Together, we are leveraging the latest in cutting edge technologies and one-on-one client care to transform lives, and investing, for the better. Learn more by visiting TD Ameritrade’s newsroom at www.amtd.com, or read our stories at Fresh Accounts. Third party firms mentioned above are separate from and not affiliated with TD Ameritrade, which is not responsible for their services or policies. TD Ameritrade Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Reg. No. 200902152D) is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and does not provide tax, legal or investment advice or recommendations. Products and services offered in Singapore are provided by TD Ameritrade Singapore Pte. Ltd. and nothing in the published material is an offer or solicitation to conduct business in any other jurisdiction. TD Ameritrade Singapore Pte. Ltd. trading as TD Ameritrade. The TD Ameritrade logo is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. Brokerage services provided by TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org) /SIPC (www.SIPC.org). 1 Sources: TD Ameritrade https://www.amtd.com/inside-td-ameritrade/our-history/default.aspx and https://www.amtd.com/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/TD-Ameritrade-Enables-Trading-Through-Messenger/default.aspx View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180826005022/en/ Contact TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Christina Goethe Corporate Communications 201-369-8510 [email protected] @TDAmeritradePR or Jeff Goeser, 402-597-8464 Investor Relations [email protected] Source : TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (GCC, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK lead NRIs investment sentiment)
SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mumbai’s leading realty firm Omkar Realtors and Developers is set to launch one of the country’s biggest mixed-use realty hubs with an estimated SGD 4.4 billion topline revenue under the brand name Omkar International District (OID), first-ever such development of about 65 acres within the key micro market of Mumbai. The EOI (Expression of Interest) for the residential inventory on offer is available now with key channel partners (CPs) in the Singapore market. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180824005140/en/ Located adjacent to Andheri on the western highway in Mumbai, the mixed redevelopment being undertaken by Omkar Realtors will see a record 10 million sq. ft development. Out of this, 6 million sq. ft. is dedicated to residential development while balance 4 million sq. ft. will be retail and commercial development. The current 600-plus residential units project on offer is titled “Sereno”. The RERA compliant inventory consists of 1/2 BHK units with the ticket size ranging from Rs 93 lakh onwards (365 sq. ft.-510 sq. ft. carpet area). The project offering a record 35-plus amenities and 550-plus apartments has a range of collaborations with leading names in hospitality for a 5-star hotel and services. It will also be home to Mumbai’s biggest and most premium mall spanning over one million square feet. According to Mr. Rahul Maroo, Senior Vice President of the mid-sized conglomerate, Omkar Realtors: “The project’s EOI has opened to an encouraging response from the investors and end-users community within India and key International markets including Singapore. From our International inventory allocation of 150+ units, we have already crossed 90-plus EOI consents from GCC, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. The NRI investors have shown a renewed bullish sentiment in our latest Mumbai development as the product pricing, designing and ROI potential meets their investment aspirations.” Mr. Maroo added that NRIs, particularly from the Singapore market, are keenly eyeing inventory in areas with upcoming infrastructure developments such as Metro, Monorail, new link roads connecting the East-West Corridors of Mumbai city and Andheri-Jogeshwari east highway corridor is one such key location in India’s prime realty market. Project Sereno, strategically located on the Western Express Highway, is within a 7-minute drive to domestic and international airports and is located across the road of the upcoming Metro rail. Mr. Maroo further stated that NRI investors and customers today are primarily looking at four factors to invest in the Mumbai realty market; namely minimum initial investment, RERA compliance, high rental yield potential and a brand which has proven delivery track record. “Brand Omkar, which is a mid-sized corporate conglomerate, scores favorably on all these four counts,” he remarked. The key target customer groups in this micro market spans SME’s, trading community, corporate professionals, media & entertainment industry. The location is one of the most sought after by Mumbai’s film and television fraternity including artistes and production houses. Omkar’s NRI outreach: Omkar has a 4500-strong customer base spanning pan India locations and key global NRI communities. In 2017, the customer and investors traction had been on the increase from NRI markets, particularly from the business and corporate communities. Currently, the brand enjoys a 650-plus customer base from international markets. Globally based NRI investors/customers base spanning corporate professionals and business communities have historically found connect with Mumbai’s trade and finance markets, apart from being the home country. These factions have been key investors across all ticket sized realty projects in Mumbai. Within the key markets of GCC, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Land USA, Omkar had notched up an impressive sale of 100-plus units for its Signet (Mumbai) residential project launched in mid-2017 and a record 250-plus units for its Lawns & Beyond (Mumbai) residential project launched in November 2017. The marked investment interest level from global investors is indicative of high trust quotient and transparency factor prevalent amongst customers for leading branded players in Mumbai’s residential market. “Omkar’s reach out focus directly and indirectly with fast-expanding global customer base has grown steadily over the years and we are committed to engaging customers emerging from this region in terms of empowering them with in-depth product experience, advance product awareness, flexible payment solutions and dedicated CRM,” Mr. Maroo added. Today, Brand Omkar has successfully designed projects aimed at luxury gated communities. This includes its most anticipated ultra-luxury residential development Omkar 1973 Worli and the largest and tallest luxury gated community in Mumbai’s suburbs, Omkar Alta Monte. Other key projects include Omkar Meridia and VIVE (Near BKC), Vayu (Mahim), Veda (Parel) and Ananta (Goregaon East), Crescent Bay (Parel) - JV with L&T Realty, Piramal Mahalaxmi (Mahalaxmi) - JV with Piramal Realty, Serendipity (BKC) - JV with Forum Group and Signet by Omkar (Malad East). View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180824005140/en/ Contact Omkar Realtors & Developers Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Suresh Rathod, DGM - Corporate Communications Hand Phone - 919820007348 Direct – 912266254383 [email protected] www.omkar.com Source : Omkar Realtors and Developers KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd (MyCreative) has opened submissions for The Craft Master 2018 and Visual Arts Pitch (VAP) 3.0 competitions.
It is an initiative to provide promotional opportunities to visual artists and crafters driving the Malaysian creative art scene, as well as a platform for the industry experts to discover fresh talents. The Craft Master 2018 is open to Malaysians aged 18 and above and aims to discover potential creative talents in the Malaysian craft scene and ultimately to find the best craft products, be they modern/contemporary or traditional, that have the potential to be commercialised. MyCreative in a statement today said there are no limitations in terms of usage of medium including wood, metal, ceramic, fabric, plastic, rubber and others but the craft products should be original, functional, saleable, creative and presentable. The competition offers RM24,000 in cash prizes to four selected winners of The Craft Master 2018. This year’s categories are lamp, desk organiser and bag. Meanwhile, VAP 3.0 is open to Malaysians aged 18 to 35 and the contestants may submit more than one artwork for the competition including paintings, drawings, sculptures or even photography as long as these are original non-commissioned artworks by the contestants themselves. This competition awards RM15,000 in cash prizes to the top three winners and it also offers the shortlisted contestants a chance to get their artworks showcased in a prominent art gallery. Interested applicants must send in their submissions by Sept 16 for The Craft Master 2018 and by Sept 30 for VAP 3.0. -- BERNAMA |
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