A close contact of a COVID-19 patient had been traced back to the Ikea store in Shanghai. (Image credit: @fangshimin/Twitter) An Ikea store in China's Shanghai city was put on lockdown on Saturday after a contact of a COVID-19 patient was traced back there, CNN reported. Chaotic scenes unfolded as the customers inside tried to flee before the store's doors closed. Footage on social media showed shoppers running towards exits. At one point, a huge crowd pushed through an exit door despite the security staff's efforts to restrain them. 上海徐汇宜家要禁止出入配合流行病学调查,吓得顾客赶快逃亡。在病毒被消灭之前不要在中国逛商场,切记。 pic.twitter.com/dAWbpbln7v — 方舟子 (@fangshimin) August 14, 2022 Close COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions View more How does a vaccine work? A vaccine works by mimicking a natural infection. A vaccine not only induces immune response to protect people from any future COVID-19 infection, but also helps quickly build herd immunity to put an … [Read more...] about Watch: Panic as China Ikea store goes into lockdown due to COVID-19
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The Impact of China’s Economic Slowdown
China’s central bank unexpectedly slashed interest rates after data showed its retail sales and manufacturing output grew less than expected, signaling central bankers want to avoid an economic slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy . Retail sales rose 2.7% in China in July compared to expectations of 5% growth, while industrial production grew 3.8%, below expectations of 4.6%. Both retail sales and industrial production slowed from the month before. According to a government spokesman, “the momentum of the economic recovery has slowed. More efforts are needed to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery.” The slowdown comes in the wake of China's “zero COVID” approach to containing COVID-19 with local lockdowns and amid a real estate slowdown. Oil prices fell on the slower-than-expected economic data, with light sweet crude down as much as 5%, below $90 per barrel. The retail sales data may signal problems ahead for Tesla and GM. Tesla generated roughly … [Read more...] about The Impact of China’s Economic Slowdown
How a Disney Map Helped My Company Survive the Death of the Direct-to-Consumer Model
Every week, the same headline repeats: DTC upstart heads to retail. You can now find Magic Spoon at Target, Glossier at Sephora, and Away at Amazon, and the list goes on. This month, Yumi, the company I co-founded, also threw our proverbial hat into the brick-and-mortar ring, with a full nationwide launch at Target and nearly 2,000 stores. So, yes, the "era of DTC" as we know it is dead . But I would argue that the DTC era was an important pit stop to the inevitable omnichannel future. In the initial version of our company pitch deck, we created a future road map inspired by Walt Disney's famous Synergy Map in 1957, when he envisioned Disney's 60-year road map in a napkin sketch. He doesn't explicitly name Disney+, its big gambit in connected TV, or the purchase of Pixar, but all the breadcrumbs are there for the sprawling online and offline empire we know today. Our Disney map slide showed Yumi's later-stage selling channels would include real-life festivals for … [Read more...] about How a Disney Map Helped My Company Survive the Death of the Direct-to-Consumer Model
Hyundai Motor Group signs MOU with Rolls-Royce for air mobility development
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung, right, and Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East, standing next to an electric aircraft concept model made by Supernal that is expected to be introduced in 2028, pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of air mobility. [HYUNDAI MOTOR] Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung met with high-ranking officials of global aircraft manufacturers at the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 to ensure cooperation on the development of electric air mobility, including signing a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce. Chung held a meeting with Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, and signed an MOU to co-develop battery-electric and fuel cell electric technology for its electric air mobility. The meeting, also attended by Shin Jai-won, head of the advanced air mobility (AAM) division at Hyundai Motor Group, was held at the booth of Supernal during the airshow on Monday. Established in 2020, Supernal is … [Read more...] about Hyundai Motor Group signs MOU with Rolls-Royce for air mobility development
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How Alison Brie Struck Perfect Balance Of Heart And Comedy In ‘Spin Me Round’
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Alison Brie added another impressive notch to her writing belt with the film Spin Me Round , screening at the Cinequest Film Festival Wednesday evening (September 17) at 7:15 p.m. PT at the Hammer Theatre Centre in San Jose, California. Spin Me Round will be in theaters, On Demand, and streaming on AMC+ August 19th. The movie marks the third feature film writing credit for Brie, who plays “Amber” in addition to co-writing the movie about a woman who wins an all-expenses-paid trip to her company's facility outside of Florence and the chance to meet the restaurant chain's rich, charismatic owner. As Alison has impressed with her acting in major projects like Community , Glow , and Mad Men over the years, as well as 70-plus other works, I found myself zeroing in on the story, character development, and jokes in Spin Me Round — which all flowed beautifully like an Italian red — that she helped create. Brie … [Read more...] about How Alison Brie Struck Perfect Balance Of Heart And Comedy In ‘Spin Me Round’