Amazon.com Inc.'s planned department stores will aim to boost its apparel sales by offering shoppers a chance to try on clothes from its own private-label brands in technology-fueled dressing rooms, according to people familiar with the matter. The department stores, which the online shopping company could open next year, will primarily function as a place for Amazon to sell T-shirts, jeans and other items from its own labels, as well as a mix of outside brands that sell clothing on its website, the people said. Amazon wants to see if the potential department stores can improve the brand recognition of its apparel while addressing some of the irritants of both online and bricks-and-mortar clothes shopping, they said. One idea that has been tested is for customers to scan QR codes of items they want to try on by using a smartphone app and for associates in the store to gather the items and place them in fitting rooms, the people said. Once there, customers could ask for more …
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Tarek El Moussa Is Back-and Buys a House-on ‘Flipping 101’
Tarek El Moussa has returned with a new season of "Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa," but in this very special Season 2 premiere, his mentees aren't the only ones buying a house! In the episode "Gambling With the Rules," El Moussa helps Jenny and Marco , who have just bought a house in Anaheim, CA, for $500,000. These two definitely need some help. This couple may have done some flipping in Las Vegas, but they don't have experience with California rules and regulations; nor do they have a local renovation team. They end up struggling to get work done, are hit with a "Stop work" notice, and they even run out of money towards the end, forced to put the project on credit cards. Meanwhile, El Moussa is hunting for his first house with his fiancée, Heather Rae Young , and the place they end up buying is unbelievable! So find out everything El Moussa and Young have been up to—and along the way, learn some smart tips on how to flip a house, if that's on your bucket list. …
How rheumatoid arthritis patients can find the best treatment sooner
(BPT) - If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you probably know how debilitating it can be. What most people don’t know, is how hard it can be to find the right treatment. That’s because RA is a complex disease that affects every person differently. RA affects 1.6 million Americans and can begin at any age, causing swelling and joint pain — usually in small joints of the hands, wrists, knees, and feet. The pain can make even simple, daily activities like combing your hair or standing up difficult and painful. According to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), if untreated, the disease becomes progressively worse. However, while there are many FDA-approved drugs for the disease, in the past doctors had no way of knowing if one was more likely to work for you over another. Finding the drug you respond to can take years. Ashley, only 42 years old, was diagnosed with RA nearly five years ago, and is still working with her doctor to …
2022 Acura NSX Type S Looks The Business With Retro Motul Livery
The Acura NSX hasn't been getting a lot of attention following the world premiere of the Type S earlier this year, but the electrified supercar is now making the headlines courtesy of Motul. The French oil company has decided to mark the 50 th anniversary of its best racing oil with a special livery for the swan song of Acura's flagship car . Dressed to impress in white and red, the NSX Type S wears retro-flavored graphics and swaps out the original black alloys for striking HRE Vintage two-piece wheels finished in brushed gold. Mind you, it's only a digital livery, inspired by Motul-sponsored race cars of yore, an eye-catching look which certainly suits the mid-engined supercar in its ultimate form. Gallery: 2022 Acura NSX Type S with Motul livery 6 Photos Why did Motul decide to pick the NSX Type S? Because the company is an official sponsor of the Acura Grand Prix of Long …
German City Mayor Wants Owners Of Heavy Cars To Pay A Lot More For Parking
€30 – that's how much residential parking currently costs in Tübingen, a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany where the average age of a citizen is just 39.1 years. The fee is applicable to all types of vehicles, regardless of much they weigh, meaning the owner of a luxobarge such as a Bentley Bentayga doesn't have to pay more than someone who drives a Dacia Sandero. That could all change soon as owners of heavy vehicles might have to be forced to pay six times more. Following a rather controversial debate, Tübingen's climate protection committee recommended raising the annual parking fee to €120, with one major exception. Owners of cars that weigh more than 1,800 kilograms (3,968 pounds) would have to pay an extra €60, bringing the grand total to €180. Gallery: 2019 BMW X7 78 Photos Mayor Boris Palmer had proposed an even higher fee …
Aura Electric Sports Car Has 400 Miles Of Range, But No Roof
Four companies from the United Kingdom joined forces to develop the concept car you see in the gallery below. It’s called the Aura and for now, it is just a prototype, albeit a fully operational and road-legal one. Designed to preview what the future of driver’s cars looks like, it is built with sustainable materials at its core and has a very minimalistic and simplistic design language. Publicly unveiled at the CENEX-LCV show at Millbrook Proving Ground, the Aura features a “pure, simple, iconic low-drag, efficient design” that’s been created using the latest Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technologies for testing. While the drag coefficient is not known for now, it is said that the electric car can travel up to 400 miles at a single charge of the two 44-kWh batteries. Speaking of the battery pack, one battery is mounted front, while the other one sits underneath the chassis for optimal weight distribution. Gallery: Aura EV Concept 5 Photos …
Former Nissan CEO Ghosn Claims Company Is Now ‘Boring, Mediocre’
The former Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance chairman Carlos Ghosn moved from Japan to Lebanon in December 2019 after being under house arrest in Japan pending trial for financial misconduct in the country. A few months later, there were reports about a potential split between the companies from the alliance , though, obviously, this hasn’t happened so far. In a recent interview, however, Ghosn slammed Nissan for the way it has developed since his departure from the automaker. "Nissan came back to what it was in 1999, unfortunately, after 19 years of work, as a boring and mediocre car company, which is going to be struggling to try to find its place in the car industry," the 67-year-old Brazilian said in an exclusive FOX Business interview. "We were building a system where this company would be a part of something completely new with a lot of technical innovation." Ghosn Slamming Nissan: Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn Says Company Will Go Bankrupt In 2-3 Years …
Renault Nissan Merger Not Happening
Despite earlier reports that The Renault-Nissan Alliance could be set to get deeper by merging fully, Carlos Ghosn has shot down the possibility. Ghosn, who helms both companies, was previously thought to be overseeing a merger between the two giants, but he recently poured cold water over the suggestion, according to Reuters . "Anybody who will ask Nissan and Mitsubishi to become wholly owned subsidiaries of Renault has zero chance of getting a result," said Ghosn. His comments follow similar ones from Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa who said that a "full merger" was not being discussed, again, contrary to reports. More about the prospects of a merger: Renault Nissan Merger Will Not Happen Before 2020 Nissan And Renault Discussing Merger Into A Single New Company A lack of a merger between Renault and Nissan won't, however, spell the end of their partnership which has been in place since 1999 "We need to work together… to find a system by which what …
Nissan And Renault Discussing Merger Into A Single New Company
PSA Group’s acquisition of Opel and Vauxhall might turn out not to be the only major deal in the automotive industry this decade. According to a new report from Bloomberg , quoting “people with knowledge of the matter,” Nissan and Renault are currently discussing a merger to form a new automaker. We can’t say we are surprised to hear that, as the two companies already have a lot in common. The French manufacturer owns 43 percent of Nissan, while in return the Japanese firm has a 15-percent stake in Renault. Both companies are managed by Carlos Ghosn. Update: Renault Nissan Merger Will Not Happen Before 2020 Namely Ghosn is considered to be in charge of running the negotiations between the two brands, a transaction in which shareholders from both Renault and Nissan will receive stock in the newly-formed company. It is believed the new automaker may maintain two headquarters, one in Japan and one in France, but there’s also a possibility for a single HQ in …