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Hyatt’s Transformative Growth Continues: More Markets, More Segments, More Opportunities

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Hyatt acquired 100 percent of the asset-light Mr & Mrs Smith platform for an enterprise value of £53.0 million in cash consideration.

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  • Hyatt acquired 100 percent of the asset-light Mr & Mrs Smith platform for an enterprise value of £53.0 million in cash consideration.
  • Data shows that World of Hyatt members are looking for more opportunities to stay with Hyatt – in more segments and more markets.
  • Growth of the Thompson Hotels brand in new markets including Thompson Palm Springs, Thompson Rome and Thompson Shanghai.
  • Highly anticipated growth of the Park Hyatt brand with Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Park Hyatt Changsha in China.

Licensing Show brings together over 320 exhibitors

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Saturday, April 22, 2023

Dr Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director, HKTDC (centre) and Mr Lau Chun, Raistlin, JP, Under

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  • Dr Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director, HKTDC (centre) and Mr Lau Chun, Raistlin, JP, Under
    projects, featuring top global licensors and licensing agents.
  • We are pleased to see that Hong Kong continues to play a key role in linking the mainland and abroad in the licensing field, demonstrating the substantial potential of the global licensing industry."
  • Ever-changing consumer demands today made brand awareness crucial to a company's success and licensing enhanced a company's competitiveness, increased brand value and attracted consumers, he added.
  • Ms Chiu Siu Yin Lovinia, Chairman of Medialink Group, was one of the exhibitors focusing on IP and brand licensing management services.

HKTDC MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse attract over 1,400 global industry professionals

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

HONG KONG, Mar 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse were held today.

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  • HONG KONG, Mar 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse were held today.
  • With this year's theme being "MASTER THE FUTURE", the event featured over 30 events and attracted more than 1,400 global industry professionals from 18 countries and regions.
  • The MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse conference concluded successfully today, attracting more than 1,400 global attendees from 18 countries and regions.
  • The online platform for MarketingPulse will be accessible to industry professionals as of 16 March, until 15 April.

HKTDC MarketingPulse to be held at HKCEC in Wan Chai

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo's Senior Vice President and Global Chief Design Officer, for example, will share his thoughts on integrating marketing and design.

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  • Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo's Senior Vice President and Global Chief Design Officer, for example, will share his thoughts on integrating marketing and design.
  • Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the HKTDC Pulse Series returns to its longstanding physical venue this month at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
  • The series includes "MarketingPulse", "eTailingPulse" and "EntertainmentPulse", bringing together executives from across the marketing, entertainment and e-commerce sectors to facilitate networking and collaboration.
  • For interviews with speakers, please email [email protected] and [email protected] and we will be in touch to follow up.

Hyatt To Expand Independent Collection Brands in Key Global Destinations Through 2025

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Embracing the brands namesake (joie de vivre), JdV by Hyatt hotels invite guests and locals alike to connect, live in the moment and celebrate the joy of life.

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  • Embracing the brands namesake (joie de vivre), JdV by Hyatt hotels invite guests and locals alike to connect, live in the moment and celebrate the joy of life.
  • Ronil (Baga, India): Set on 1.6-acres in Baga, India, this JdV by Hyatt hotel will join three other Hyatt hotels in the region: Alila Diwa Goa, Grand Hyatt Goa and Hyatt Centric Candolim Goa.
  • The term Hyatt is used in this release for convenience to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.
  • The Company's offering includes brands in the Timeless Collection, including Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Hyatt Residence Club, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, and UrCove; the Boundless Collection, including Miraval, Alila, Andaz, Thompson Hotels, Hyatt Centric, and Caption by Hyatt; the Independent Collection, including The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination by Hyatt, and JdV by Hyatt; and the Inclusive Collection, including Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Zotry Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas, Dreams Resorts & Spas, Vivid Hotels & Resorts, Alua Hotels & Resorts, and Sunscape Resorts & Spas.

The Next Generation Street Racing Fantasy Starts Today in Need for Speed™ Unbound

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Friday, December 2, 2022

The next generation of the iconic Need for Speed franchise puts players in the driver seat of their own street racing fantasy as they outsmart cops and prove they have what it takes to win The Grand, Lakeshores ultimate street racing challenge.

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  • The next generation of the iconic Need for Speed franchise puts players in the driver seat of their own street racing fantasy as they outsmart cops and prove they have what it takes to win The Grand, Lakeshores ultimate street racing challenge.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221202005066/en/
    The next generation street racing fantasy starts today, December 2, 2022 in Need For Speed Unbound
    With an all-new, unique visual style , Need for Speed Unbound blends elements of street art with the most realistic looking cars in the franchises history in smooth 4K resolution at 60 FPS for the first time in the series.
  • "With self-expression at the heart of Need for Speed Unbound, we're pulling out all of the stops, said Kieran Crimmins, Creative Director at Criterion Games.
  • Run the Streets : In Need for Speed Unbound, players have to take risks to get to the top.

DESIGNING TIME: HOW NOOKA CHANGED THE WAY WE SAW THE FUTURE

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

TOKYO, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Designing Time: How NOOKA Changed The Way We Saw the Future (www.kickstarter.com/projects/sanq/designing-timenooka-future) is being produced by SAN-Q LLC, a Tokyo-based design lab. 

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  • Matthew Waldman, NOOKA creator
    TOKYO, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Designing Time: How NOOKA Changed The Way We Saw the Future ( www.kickstarter.com/projects/sanq/designing-timenooka-future ) is being produced by SAN-Q LLC, a Tokyo-based design lab.
  • "Learning how to read 'time' is not intuitive for children, which presents an opportunity to view it in a new way."
  • "NOOKA was my attempt to communicate without words, transcending geopolitical and cultural borders using design as a problem-solving tool.
  • "NOOKA was a sexy vision of a techno future, which was a new idea at the time," says Matthew.

New Testing Shows High Levels of BPA in Sports Bras and Athletic Shirts

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent legal notices to 8 brands of sports bras and 6 brands of athletic shirts after testing shows the clothing could expose individuals to up to 22 times the safe limit of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to California law.

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  • The sports bra brands include Athleta, PINK, Asics, The North Face, Brooks, All in Motion, Nike, and FILA.
  • BPA, a well-studied hormone disrupting chemical, mimics estrogen and can disrupt the normal functioning of the body, including metabolism, growth and development, and reproduction.
  • Sports bras and athletic shirts are worn for hours at a time, and you are meant to sweat in them, so it is concerning to be finding such high levels of BPA in our clothing."
  • "Even low levels of exposure during pregnancy have been associated with a variety of health problems in offspring.

Medico Sports Fashion GmbH Partners with Centric Software® for Centralized, Cross-Border Collaboration

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- German functional sportswear brand, Medico Sports Fashion GmbH (MEDICO), has selected Centric Software's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). https://www.centricsoftware.com/l/35842/2022-08-01/w97fp5 [Centric Software __title__ Centric Software]provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.

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  • MEDICO is part of the family-owned JCK group, and has stood for functional sportswear for over 100 years.
  • Following numerous subsequent innovations, MEDICO is renowned worldwide as a leading product developer in the sport and outdoor segment.
  • Over the last 10 years, MEDICO has been awarded the license rights for FILA footwear, apparel and accessories across Continental Europe.
  • "With Centric PLM, we have equipped MEDICO for the future and can efficiently develop FILA, Tamaris and future brands to come."

The 30 Most Influential Leaders in Ecommerce for 2022 Announced by Signifyd

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Signifyd today announced the 2022 Most Influential in Ecommerce award winners, an A-list of 30 retail innovators who not only led their companies through one of the most disruptive years in retail history, but designed ways to propel them forward toward incredible success.

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  • Signifyd today announced the 2022 Most Influential in Ecommerce award winners, an A-list of 30 retail innovators who not only led their companies through one of the most disruptive years in retail history, but designed ways to propel them forward toward incredible success.
  • Ecommerce remained a souped-up revenue engine and the digital-first consumer habits forged during the early pandemic did not fade.
  • Through it all, the 30 Most Influential in Ecommerce honorees embraced the agility, creativity and courage needed to find new ways of doing business for a new time in ecommerce.
  • The 30 Most Influential in Ecommerce is a program as much as it is an award, providing ongoing learning opportunities within the community.