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Turning Point Brands Canada Named Exclusive Master Distributor for VPR Brands' HoneyStick in Canada

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Friday, January 5, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - VPR Brands (OTC: VPRB), a dynamic player in the personal vaporizer market, has named Turning Point Brands Canada (TPB) as the Exclusive Master Distributor for VPR Brands' HoneyStick products in Canada. TPB is a leading specialty marketing and distribution firm, focused on building brands in the Canadian smoking, vaping and alternative products categories. HoneyStick is a lifestyle brand that combines the features of high-tech performance, dependability, and affordability. This strategic partnership marks a significant step in enhancing the distribution and accessibility of HoneyStick, an already renowned brand in the vaping industry, across the Canadian market.

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  • A New Era for HoneyStick in Canada, TPB Canada’s Stewardship Includes Icons Such as Zig-Zag, Clipper, Choice Leaf, HMP, Rebound and Evolve
    FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - VPR Brands (OTC: VPRB), a dynamic player in the personal vaporizer market, has named Turning Point Brands Canada (TPB) as the Exclusive Master Distributor for VPR Brands' HoneyStick products in Canada.
  • TPB is a leading specialty marketing and distribution firm, focused on building brands in the Canadian smoking, vaping and alternative products categories.
  • HoneyStick is a lifestyle brand that combines the features of high-tech performance, dependability, and affordability.
  • TPB Canada will revolutionize the distribution landscape for HoneyStick by consolidating ordering, logistics, and warehousing under one roof, thereby delivering unmatched efficiency and service excellence.

H2 Clipper Achieves Major Advanced "Swarm Robotics" Breakthrough For Large Scale Airship Manufacturing

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

This foundational robotics patent using advanced "swarm robotics" achieves radical reductions of cost and quantum advances in manufacturing techniques for a wide variety of applications—including large scale lighter than air airships.

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  • This foundational robotics patent using advanced "swarm robotics" achieves radical reductions of cost and quantum advances in manufacturing techniques for a wide variety of applications—including large scale lighter than air airships.
  • H2 Clipper is determined to use the most advanced technology to safely build, launch and fly its "green" Clipper airships that will cruise typically at 150mph powered by hydrogen using fuel cells to create propulsion and using hydrogen as the lifting gas.
  • H2 Clipper's '214 patent provides an innovative approach to utilizing "swarm" robotics to efficiently construct these airships of the future.
  • H2 Clipper is represented in intellectual property matters by John C. Serio , a Partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology Group at London based Withers Worldwide.

Clipper® START Makes Bay Area Transit More Affordable for More Low-Income Riders

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies today announced the expansion of the Clipper® START pilot program — which provides transit-fare discounts for lower-income adults age 19 to 64 — to include VTA buses and light-rail trains and to include a uniform 50 percent discount for rides on all systems that accept Clipper for fare payment.

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  • MTC and the transit agencies last summer extended the Clipper START pilot through June 30, 2025.
  • An additional 17 transit agencies joined the Clipper START pilot in late 2020 and early 2021, and the pilot period has now been extended twice.
  • "Clipper START is an important tool that helps bridge the gap toward more affordable transit for those who most need that access," stated MTC Executive Director Andrew Fremier.
  • "The transit agencies' adoption of a blanket 50 percent discount demonstrates their seriousness about making transportation more equitable for more people across the Bay Area."

New Andis® Emerge™ Clipper Offers Pet Groomers High Speed & Power to Clip Any Coat Type

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Monday, October 30, 2023

STURTEVANT, Wis., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Andis® Company, a leading manufacturer of handheld grooming tools and education for professional groomers, announced today the launch of its professional-grade eMERGE™ Clipper. Designed for high-volume cutting, this sleek clipper features a precision-engineered, high-speed rotary motor that delivers 4,500 strokes per minute to create great grooms faster. From curly to long-fur, plush trims and tidy profiles, this single-speed clipper will quickly cut through any pet coat.

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  • Designed for high-volume cutting, this sleek clipper features a precision-engineered, high-speed rotary motor that delivers 4,500 strokes per minute to create great grooms faster.
  • From curly to long-fur, plush trims and tidy profiles, this single-speed clipper will quickly cut through any pet coat.
  • "We're excited to share the eMERGE Clipper with the grooming community," said Andis' Manager of Education and professional groomer, Nicole Kallish.
  • With a 1-year warranty, the eMERGE Clipper is built to not only last, but also be a mainstay in any groomer's toolkit.

Unifor and Victoria Clipper reach tentative agreement

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Friday, September 1, 2023

VICTORIA, BC, Sept. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - A Labour Day weekend strike has been averted after the bargaining committees of Unifor Local 114 and the Victoria Clipper ferry signed a tentative agreement.

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  • VICTORIA, BC, Sept. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - A Labour Day weekend strike has been averted after the bargaining committees of Unifor Local 114 and the Victoria Clipper ferry signed a tentative agreement.
  • Details of the agreement will be available upon ratification of the contract.
  • Unifor Local 114 represents 25 workers at the Victoria side of the Clipper's workforce in customer service, ticketing, baggage handling and docking.
  • Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.

Strike deadline set for Labour Day weekend at Victoria Clipper ferry

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

"Ferry workers deserve a fair contract and will take job action if negotiations continue to stall."

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  • "Ferry workers deserve a fair contract and will take job action if negotiations continue to stall."
  • Unifor has begun outreach to local businesses and festivals on both sides of the border who rely on international tourism.
  • Clipper workers are seeking to negotiate fair wage increases, adjustments to the scheduling system, and better job security.
  • Unifor Local 114 represents 25 workers at the Victoria side of the Clipper's workforce in customer service, ticketing, baggage handling and docking.

Uber Announces Results for Second Quarter 2023

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Mobility Adjusted EBITDA margin was 7.0% of Gross Bookings compared to 5.8% in Q2 2022 and 7.1% in Q1 2023.

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  • Mobility Adjusted EBITDA margin was 7.0% of Gross Bookings compared to 5.8% in Q2 2022 and 7.1% in Q1 2023.
  • UK Uber Travel expansion: Announced a new UK feature which allows UK users to book flights directly in the Uber app.
  • Flights on Uber join existing UK transport options including Uber Rides, Uber Boat, international and intercity trains and buses.
  • A live audio webcast of our second quarter ended June 30, 2023 earnings release call will be available at https://investor.uber.com/ , along with the earnings press release and slide presentation.

GXO To Expand GXO ServiceTech Offering

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

LONDON, U.K. and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today it is expanding its GXO ServiceTech offering to its customers following the completed acquisition of Service Control inHome BV (“Service Control”), a Netherlands-based specialist for on-site repairs and returns for a range of industry leading home appliance brands.

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  • LONDON, U.K. and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today it is expanding its GXO ServiceTech offering to its customers following the completed acquisition of Service Control inHome BV (“Service Control”), a Netherlands-based specialist for on-site repairs and returns for a range of industry leading home appliance brands.
  • GXO currently provides a range of value-added services, including fully managed reverse logistics for electronic goods, in North America, the UK and Europe.
  • Recently, GXO announced plans to expand the offering across Europe and North America, including France, Italy, Poland and the U.S.
    “Service Control is an excellent addition to our GXO ServiceTech offering, as we continue to expand our capabilities into new markets,” said Richard Cawston, President, Europe, GXO.
  • GXO ServiceTech currently operates multiple sites covering the UK, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Unifor warns of possible summer disruption to Victoria Clipper service

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

VICTORIA, BC, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Members of Unifor Local 114 working at the Victoria Clipper say the pace of bargaining for their next contract suggests that the Victoria-Seattle ferry service could be disrupted before the end of the summer.

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  • VICTORIA, BC, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Members of Unifor Local 114 working at the Victoria Clipper say the pace of bargaining for their next contract suggests that the Victoria-Seattle ferry service could be disrupted before the end of the summer.
  • Contract disputes and service disruptions would be new to the Clipper service.
  • The German company who purchased the service in 2016 has been more difficult to work with, says Unifor.
  • Unifor Local 114 represents 25 workers at the Victoria side of the Clipper's workforce in customer service, ticketing, baggage handling and docking.

GXO Unifies and Rebrands Technical Services Division as GXO ServiceTech

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

“The technical repair capabilities we gained through the Clipper acquisition give GXO unrivalled expertise in the consumer electronics service sector,” said Richard Cawston, President, Europe, GXO.

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  • “The technical repair capabilities we gained through the Clipper acquisition give GXO unrivalled expertise in the consumer electronics service sector,” said Richard Cawston, President, Europe, GXO.
  • “Bringing all of our electronics repair services together as GXO ServiceTech gives us a tremendous foundation from which to strategically expand the service offering and the markets we serve.”
    GXO ServiceTech currently operates from multiple sites in the U.K., Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, fulfilling direct-to-consumer and retail orders, repairs and returns.
  • In 2022, GXO ServiceTech repaired more than 1.5 million consumer electronics devices, including laptops, televisions, displays, and mobile and gaming devices as well as home appliances.
  • The GXO ServiceTech offering includes:
    “For more than two decades, we have offered a unique and unrivalled end-to-end solution that is in high demand,” said Richard Costello, Managing Director, GXO ServiceTech.