Missguided: Sports Direct owner Frasers Group buys fashion retailer after collapse By Becky Morton & Jennifer Meierhans BBC business reporters Published 9 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Getty Images Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has bought Missguided for £20m, after the online fashion retailer collapsed into administration. Chief…
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A 2,000-foot glass-bottomed bridge in Vietnam was just certified by Guinness as the longest of its kind in the world — take a look at the pedestrian walkway, suspended high above a valley
Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images A 2,000-foot-long glass-bottomed bridge that recently opened in Vietnam has been certified the longest of its kind in the world.Bach Long, the pedestrian bridge, has three layers of 40 mm of tempered glass, a report says.Beneath it is a 500-foot plummet to a valley below.Take a look at a daredevil’s…
Democratic Senate candidate wears noose around his neck in ad hitting Sen. Rand Paul’s past opposition to an anti-lynching bill and criticism of the Civil Rights Act
Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker and Republican Sen.Rand Paul of Kentucky.Timothy D.Easley and Greg Nash/AP Democrat Charles Booker released a striking ad featuring him wearing a noose around his neck.Booker, who is Black, used the image to attack his Senate opponent, GOP Sen.Rand Paul.Paul, seeking re-election this year, opposed a bill making lynching a federal…
Binance raises $500 million fund to invest in Web3 startups
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is launching its own venture capital fund.The company’s venture arm, Binance Labs, said Wednesday it has raised $500 million for its debut start-up fund, securing backing from venture capital firms DST Global and Breyer Capital as well as unnamed family offices and corporations.It comes after Andreessen Horowitz last week…
Elvis-themed weddings in Las Vegas could soon disappear
Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels. The licensing company that controls the name and image of “The King” is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Monday.Authentic Brands Group sent cease-and-desist letters in early…
How the Next Generation Is Carrying on the Tradition of Cambodian-Owned Doughnut Shops in Southern California – Eater LA
It took two years for Danette Kuoch to convince her parents to begin accepting credit cards at California Donuts, her family’s 40-year-old doughnut shop on Third Street in Koreatown.Next came new toppings and fillings, like Fruity Pebbles and whole Snickers bars, a departure from the shop’s classic sugared rings, glazed twists, and craggy buttermilk bars.Launching…
Ikea deal approved: Overseas Investment Office consents to purchase, opening date out
It’s a land deal – with a side serving of meatballs along with a little secrecy. Swedish homeware giant Ikea has won consent to buy Auckland land for its New Zealand debut. The Overseas Investment Office has just released the decision where consent was granted for the business which is famous for its in-house meatball…
Missguided: Sports Direct owner Frasers Group buys fashion retailer after collapse
Missguided: Sports Direct owner Frasers Group buys fashion retailer after collapse By Becky Morton & Jennifer Meierhans BBC business reporters Published 10 hours ago Image source, Getty Images Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has bought Missguided for £20m, after the online fashion retailer collapsed into administration. Chief executive Michael Murray said the group, which also…
Tourist destinations gear up for summer without Russian visitors | Tourism News | Al Jazeera
Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus face uncertain summer season as numbers of Russian tourists slump amid war on Ukraine. People paddle on stand-up boards at sunrise near a beach in Larnaca, Cyprus [File: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters] By John Psaropoulos Published On 31 May 2022 31 May 2022 Athens, Greece – Key European tourist destinations are set for…
How TikTok Is Changing the Music Industry, From Marketing to Discovery
TikTok has become a go-to platform for discovering new music.Record labels, music marketers, artists, and other creators are all flooding the app with songs.Here’s a full breakdown of Insider’s recent coverage on TikTok’s impact on the music industry.TikTok is an essential promotional tool for music artists and record labels. Songs can rise up organically on…