MapleStory Fest at Home 2020 Unites Maplers Around the World with All-Digital Event

MapleStory Fest at Home 2020 Unites Maplers Around the World with All-Digital Event

Fans Celebrate With New Update Reveals for MapleStory and MapleStory M

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Maplers around the world gathered to celebrate their favorite games: MapleStoryand MapleStory M. Garnering over 20,000views, MapleStory Fest 2020 at Home brought fans together for the virtual festivities. Fans enjoyed special announcements, greetings from developers, live engagement events, including quizzes, a fan art contest, and several giveaways.

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The event kicked off with a teaser of MapleStory M’s highly anticipated new Demon Avenger class available in-game starting on December 1. MapleStory M developers also answered community questions based on feedback gathered through various platforms announcing several improvements.

Maplers were also treated to the latest news surrounding MapleStory with the announcement of the Awake two-part content update. The first installment, Awake: Ascend to Mastery, will be landing on November 18 featuring new 5th Job skills for all classes, Grand Athenaeum Episode 6: Sharenian Knights and character level-up events, including the return of Burning World.

The second part of the update, Awake: Flicker of Light, will include Reboot world improvements with the addition of Zero character creation, new areas, seasonal events, and exclusive Global MapleStory content slated to hit on December 16.

After receiving hundreds of submissions, viewers came together to vote for the most creative fan art and MapleStory and MapleStory M guild group screenshots. During the event, a special community video was shown featuring MapleStory and MapleStory M players sharing their favorite Maple world memories.

Winners of the MapleStory Fest 2020 in-game prizes were also announced throughout the event from over 6,000 entries received. Nexon also partnered with HyperX to create an exclusive MapleStory Fest 2020 Cloud Alpha headset raffled during a social media promotion. Hyper X also provided various free products raffled throughout the event.

On November 12, Nexon Korea’s CEO, Jung-Hun Lee, announced a collaboration event between popular anime series, Attack on Titan, and its mobile MMORPG, MapleStory M. A key figure from Attack on Titan will offer special quests until November 25. Based on the manga “Shingeki no Kyojin” by Hajime Isayama originally serialized in the Monthly BESSATSU SHONEN magazine published by Kodansha Ltd. ©Hajime Isayama,Kodansha/”ATTACK ON TITAN”Production Committee. All Rights Reserved.

To learn more about the content updates announced at the event, please visit the MapleStory Fest2020 at Home website and follow @MapleStory and @PlayMapleM on Twitter for the latest news.

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About MapleStory https://maplestory.nexon.net

MapleStory is one of the largest and most active free-to-play, side-scrolling MMORPGs with over 13 million registered players from its Global services alone out of total seven MapleStory services around the world. First released in North America in May 2005, the game continues to grow and evolve alongside its passionate community since launching over 15 years ago. There have been over 274 million characters created to date, which would make MapleStory the 4th highest populated country in the world.

About MapleStory Mhttps://maplestorym.nexon.com/

MapleStory M, launched globally on July 24, 2018, brings the nostalgic world of side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory to mobile, offering the same endless amount of customization, immersive storylines and epic boss raids that fans have come to expect from the epic franchise. MapleStory M quickly reached 10 million downloads within 100 days after global launch and recently celebrated its 2-year anniversary with 16 million global downloads.

About Nexon America Inc. https://www.nexon.com

Founded in 2005, Nexon America Inc. delivers outstanding free-to-play online game expertise and live game support, taking the strengths of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) and applying them for uniquely western audiences. Nexon America has consistently sustained iconic franchises such as MapleStory and Mabinogi for more than a decade, which have gone on to break records and captivate players. With new projects on the horizon, Nexon America maintains the pioneering and innovative spirit of its parent company, employing its player-first approach, while designing the best possible gameplay experiences for the western market.

Nexon America

Cynthia Lezama

[email protected]

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Electronic Games Entertainment Online Mobile Entertainment

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Personalis® to Present at the AMP Annual Meeting 2020

Personalis® to Present at the AMP Annual Meeting 2020

MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Personalis, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSNL), a leader in advanced genomics for cancer, today announced that the company will present data from its clinical test – NeXT DxTM – at the virtual AMP Annual Meeting from Nov 16-20, 2020.

The poster presentation, titled “An exome and transcriptome based NeXT DxTM test enables therapy selection for cancer patients and offers insights into emerging composite biomarkers for immunotherapy” will be presented on Tuesday, Nov 17th between 1-2pm EST. The NeXT Dx test utilizes Personalis’ ImmunoID NeXT Platform®, the first platform to enable comprehensive analysis of both a tumor and its immune microenvironment from a single sample. The Personalis NeXT Dx Test provides a diagnostic report to the ordering provider which includes genomic alterations identified in 247 cancer-related genes, therapy recommendations, clinical trial matching and results from immunotherapy-related biomarkers such as microsatellite instability (MSI) status and exome-wide tumor mutational burden (TMB). Research data supporting identification of novel biomarkers from tumor exome and transcriptome can be provided upon physician’s request.

About Personalis, Inc.

Personalis, Inc. is a leader in population sequencing and cancer genomics, with a focus on data, scale, efficiency and quality. Personalis operates one of the largest sequencing operations globally and is currently the sole sequencing provider to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program (VA MVP). In oncology, Personalis is transforming the development of next-generation therapies by providing more comprehensive molecular data about each patient’s cancer and immune response. The Personalis ImmunoID NeXT Platform® is designed to adapt to the complex and evolving understanding of cancer, providing our biopharmaceutical customers with information on approximately 20,000 human genes, together with the immune system, from a single tissue sample. The Personalis Clinical Laboratory is GxP-aligned as well as CLIA’88-certified and CAP-accredited. For more information, please visit www.personalis.com and follow Personalis on Twitter (@PersonalisInc).

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this press release that are not historical are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements relating to attributes or advantages of the ImmunoID NeXT Platform, Personalis’ services for the VA MVP, the company’s business opportunities, leadership or growth, or other future events. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, that could cause actual results to differ materially from any anticipated results or expectations expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that could materially affect actual results can be found in Personalis’ filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s most recent reports on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, and include those listed under the caption “Risk Factors.” Personalis disclaims any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

Investor Relations Contact:

Caroline Corner

[email protected]

415-202-5678

Media Contact:

Jennifer Havlek

[email protected]

https://www.personalis.com/

KEYWORDS: California United States North America

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Oncology Health Genetics Clinical Trials Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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Masimo to Present in Stifel Virtual Healthcare Conference

Masimo to Present in Stifel Virtual Healthcare Conference

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that its management is scheduled to participate in the Stifel Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Masimo website at www.masimo.com. A replay of the webcast will be available following the live presentation.

About Masimo

Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI) is a global medical technology company that develops and produces a wide array of industry-leading monitoring technologies, including innovative measurements, sensors, patient monitors, and automation and connectivity solutions. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care. Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, introduced in 1995, has been shown in over 100 independent and objective studies to outperform other pulse oximetry technologies. Masimo SET® has also been shown to help clinicians reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in neonates, improve CCHD screening in newborns, and, when used for continuous monitoring with Masimo Patient SafetyNet in post-surgical wards, reduce rapid response team activations, ICU transfers, and costs. Masimo SET® is estimated to be used on more than 100 million patients in leading hospitals and other healthcare settings around the world, and is the primary pulse oximetry at 9 of the top 10 hospitals listed in the 2018-19 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll.8 Masimo continues to refine SET® and in 2018, announced that SpO2 accuracy on RD SET sensors during conditions of motion has been significantly improved, providing clinicians with even greater confidence that the SpO2 values they rely on accurately reflect a patient’s physiological status. In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously could only be measured invasively, including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), Pleth Variability Index (PVi®), RPVi (rainbow® PVi), and Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi). In 2013, Masimo introduced the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform, built from the ground up to be as flexible and expandable as possible to facilitate the addition of other Masimo and third-party monitoring technologies; key Masimo additions include Next Generation SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring, O3® Regional Oximetry, and ISA Capnography with NomoLine® sampling lines. Masimo’s family of continuous and spot-check monitoring Pulse CO-Oximeters® includes devices designed for use in a variety of clinical and non-clinical scenarios, including tetherless, wearable technology, such as Radius-7® and Radius PPG, portable devices like Rad-67, fingertip pulse oximeters like MightySat® Rx, and devices available for use both in the hospital and at home, such as Rad-97. Masimo hospital automation and connectivity solutions are centered around the Iris® platform, and include Iris Gateway, Patient SafetyNet, Replica, Halo ION, UniView, and Doctella. Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com. Published clinical studies on Masimo products can be found at www.masimo.com/evidence/featured-studies/feature/.

Masimo, SET, Signal Extraction Technology, Improving Patient Outcome and Reducing Cost of Care… by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications, rainbow, SpHb, SpOC, SpCO, SpMet, PVI and ORI are trademarks or registered trademarks of Masimo Corporation

Investor Contact: Eli Kammerman

(949) 297-7077

[email protected]

Media Contact: Evan Lamb

(949) 396-3376

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: California United States North America

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ASE Technology Holding Named 2020 Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the Fifth Consecutive Year

ASE Technology Holding Named 2020 Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the Fifth Consecutive Year

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 3711, NYSE: ASX), the leading provider of semiconductor packaging, test and system assembly services, today announced that it has been included in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and Emerging Market segments. This is also the fifth year in a row that the company has been named the Industry leader in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group, becoming the only company from Taiwan to achieve this accolade. ASE is also the only company from Taiwan to be named on the CDP A list thrice and on the FTSE4Good Emerging Index for five straight years. The recognition from numerous distinguished international organizations is a testimony to ASE’s resounding commitment in corporate sustainability, which has allowed the company to gain a competitive edge and create positive impacts through its business practices.

The DJSI World applies a transparent, rules-based component selection process based on the companies’ Total Sustainability Scores resulting from the annual SAM (previously known as RobecoSAM) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Only the top ranked companies within each industry are selected for inclusion. The CSA is open to the largest companies globally and over 3,500 publicly traded companies are invited this year. In this year’s DJSI list, there were 58 companies assessed in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group, and 7 of the companies, including ASE, made the cut on the 2020 DJSI World list. ASE achieved outstanding scores in 23 assessment categories including the highest scores in the categories of customer relationship management, information security/cybersecurity and system availability, environmental reporting, product stewardship, corporate citizenship and philanthropy.

“Despite an uncertain economic climate that was exacerbated by a global pandemic, we were able to deliver outstanding financial results with revenue increasing 15% in the first three quarters of the year and demonstrate steady profit growth,” said Jason Chang, Chairman and CEO, ASE Technology Holding. “As an industry leader, we remain committed to promote sustainability across the entire organization and develop a sustainability blueprint for the long term. Going forward, we will continue to play an active role to advance sustainable development within the semiconductor industry and contribute positively to the environment, economy and society,” he continued.

Towards Industry 4.0. In 2015, ASE embarked on the planning and transformation of ASE’s operations into smart factories. The adoption of automation and the heterogeneous integration of facilities, machinery and IC packaging have helped to drive innovation and increase the value of the industry through the collaboration between ASE, customers and suppliers. ASE’s expertise in heterogeneous integration combined with sustainable development and the development of new applications will further advance and improve human life.

Managing Cybersecurity in a Digital Age. ASE has introduced the NIST CSF (National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework) to all its 25 sites worldwide. With a robust risk and business continuity management structure, the company can effectively conduct overall cybersecurity maturity assessments and develop prudent responses against risks and threats.

Charting a Low Carbon Future. The development of low-carbon, efficient and environmental friendly clean energy has always been an integral part of ASE’s sustainability strategy. In addition to active energy conservation and emission reduction, expansion of the green supply chain and increasing the use of renewable energy, ASE is also exploring new smart energy technologies and investing in renewable energy. In 2019, ASE’s consumption of renewable electricity increased by 29% compared with the previous year, and seven of its manufacturing sites have already achieved 100% renewable electricity usage. The total amount of water recycled has also increased by about 9% compared with 2018.

Giving back to the Community. The ASE Cultural and Educational Foundation and the ASE Foundation for Environmental Sustainability are responsible for developing long-term social projects that create environmental, economic and social benefits. The foundations support programs that align with environmental conservation, community building and arts charity.

Programs include the provision of medical care and education to rural communities, donation of a mobile clinic, organization of a summer camp for children in the rural communities, and activities for senior citizens. ASE has also launched a reforestation program to mitigate greenhouse effects, conserve water, increase green resources, and improve the habitat and biodiversity of wild animals and plants. Since 2017, the reforestation program has restored almost 27 hectares of land and about 40,000 new seedlings have been planted.

Resilience in a Pandemic. To mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on business operations, ASE has established innovative management systems and implemented BCP policies and pandemic measures at all its global locations. The company has also invested in technology and infrastructure to develop effective response and recovery mechanisms. Among the various approaches is the building of a class 100K clean room facility to manufacture high quality surgical face masks that will be provided to employees to help prevent transmission.

The thorough assessment of each ASE business unit’s benchmark for sustainable development and value creation has enabled ASE to foster a unique corporate value creation model that is closely in line with industry trends. Integration, expansion and innovation form the core of ASE’s basic business strategy for the future and serve as an important basis for the company to focus on achieving corporate sustainability of the highest standards. For more information on ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd’s corporate sustainability, please visit http://www.aseglobal.com/en/csr/

About the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are a family of best-in-class benchmarks that recognize companies with sustainable business practices. The family was launched in 1999 as the first global sustainability benchmark and tracks the stock performance of the world’s leading companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. Created jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices and SAM in 1999, the DJSI combine the experience of an established index provider with the expertise of a specialist in Sustainable Investing to select the most sustainable companies from across 61 industries. For more information, please visit https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/

About ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. is among the leading providers of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly, test, materials and design manufacturing. As a global leader geared towards meeting the industry’s ever growing needs for faster, smaller and higher performance chips, ASE Technology Holding develops and offers a wide portfolio of technology and solutions including IC test program design, front-end engineering test, wafer probe, wafer bump, substrate design and supply, wafer level package, flip chip, system-in-package, final test and electronic manufacturing services. For more information about ASE Technology Holding, please visit www.aseglobal.com; Twitter: @asegroup_global; Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ase-group

Safe Harbor Notice

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although these forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition or business prospects, are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements in this press release. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our senior management and our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements for reasons including, among others, risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor or electronic industry; changes in our regulatory environment, including our ability to comply with new or stricter environmental regulations and to resolve environmental liabilities; demand for the outsourced semiconductor packaging, testing and electronic manufacturing services we offer and for such outsourced services generally; the highly competitive semiconductor or manufacturing industry we are involved in; our ability to introduce new technologies in order to remain competitive; international business activities; our business strategy; our future expansion plans and capital expenditures; the strained relationship between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China; general economic and political conditions; the recent shift in United States trade policies; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors. For a discussion of these risks and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the 2019 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on March 31, 2020.

Media Contact: Eddie Chang

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Amazon Black Friday Deals Week Starts Friday, November 20—Score Epic Deals While They Last!

Amazon Black Friday Deals Week Starts Friday, November 20—Score Epic Deals While They Last!

Starting Friday, November 20 through Black Friday on November 27, Amazon will release tens of thousands of deals with deep discounts and incredibly low prices, including thousands of holiday deals from small businesses

Customers can secure buzzworthy gifts and trending products across toys, beauty, home, fashion, Amazon Devices and more at amazon.com/blackfriday— find deals on brands includingSamsung, Sony, Cuisinart, iRobot, Rivet, Belei, Mario Badescu, DEWALT and Tommy Hilfiger

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon’s Black Friday Deals Week is almost here! Starting this Friday, November 20, through November 27 (Black Friday), customers can score tens of thousands of amazing Black Friday deals and low prices on top gifts at amazon.com/blackfriday or on the Amazon App. Plus, new Black Friday deals will be dropping daily all week—don’t miss out, many of these deals only last 24 hours. From new gadgets and electronics, to kid-favorite toys, must-have home and kitchen items, seasonal fashion finds and beauty favorites, customers will find a wide selection of deals to secure before they sell out. Customers can also shop on smile.amazon.com/blackfriday to find the same amazing deals and Amazon shopping experience, with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase price of eligible products to a charity of their choice. Amazon continues to support small business selling partners this holiday season; in addition to shopping top deals from small businesses, customers can easily support small businesses through recently launched collections at amazon.com/supportsmall.

More customers than ever are shopping early for their holiday gifts this year, with popular categories including home, toys and Amazon Devices, as well as shopping from small and medium sized businesses at record levels. For customers who still have gifts to check off the list, Amazon is continuing its season of epic deals and savings with tens of thousands of Black Friday deals starting on Friday, November 20. Customers can also shop deals and popular products within Amazon’s collection of holiday gift guides, including the recently-launched Oprah’s Favorite Things list, all at amazon.com/gifts. Amazon is committed to making it easy to save this holiday season, in fact, a recent study by ecommerce analytics firm Profitero found that Amazon has the lowest prices. Plus, with Amazon’s extended returns window, customers can shop with confidence knowing that most items shipped now through December 31, 2020 can be returned for free until January 31, 2021 at over 18,000 convenient locations across the U.S.

At Amazon, incredible employees come together to deliver magical experiences for customers—every day and throughout the holiday season—and that includes offering fast, free and convenient delivery options for customers. With more than 150 new process improvements and safety measures implemented over the last several months, approximately $10 billion expected to be invested this year to help keep employees safe and deliver products to customers, and hundreds of thousands of employees working across Amazon’s network, customers can rely on fast and efficient delivery throughout the holiday season and beyond.

Black Friday Deals Week Preview:

The deals included below—and many more—will be available on various dates and times between November 20 and November 27 (Black Friday), while supplies last, at amazon.com/blackfriday and the Amazon App.

Starting November 20, discover Alexa-exclusive deals and more by simply asking “Alexa, what are my deals?” Customers can also simply look for the “Black Friday Deal” badge to spot top deals. Get your gift list ready and shop these deals while they last!

Support Small Businesses on Amazon

  • Save on thousands of Small Business Holiday Deals from November 26 – November 30. Customers can also shop for gifts exclusively from small businesses in the Small Business Gift Guide.
  • Save up to 20% on gifts and décor from Amazon Handmade Makers, such as Hereafter You + Me Puzzle Piece Wood Ornaments and Melanie Golden Topaz Stud Earrings. Customers can also support small businesses and Makers by browsing unique, handcrafted items in the Handmade Holiday Gift Guide.
  • Save from small brands on Amazon Launchpad, such as up to 50% on Ubeesize Cell Phone Ring Lights and Tripods, 35% on JavaPresse Manual Coffee Grinder, 15% on MOKOQI Star Projector Night Lights for Kids and 20% on OVAL Smart Home. Customers can discover new, unique, and unexpected products from today’s emerging brands in the Launchpad Holiday Gift Guide.
  • Save on a new service called Amazon Explore that lets customers take live, customized virtual experiences to shop for unique gifts at boutiques and markets all around the world. Amazon Explore is a way for customers to support small businesses and even get to know shop owners and hosts while virtually browsing items, asking questions, and purchasing gifts instantly.

Amazon Devices

Amazon Brands

  • Save up to 20% on gaming accessories from AmazonBasics
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  • Save up to 20% on mattresses from Rivet and AmazonBasics
  • Save up to 20% on select furniture and décor from Rivet
  • Save 40% on Wag dog food and treats
  • Save 20% on Belei skincare
  • Save 20% on nutrition and wellness products from Amazon Elements and Revly
  • Save 20% on coffee, snacks, and other grocery essentials from Solimo, Happy Belly, and Amazon Fresh
  • Save up to 30% on select men’s and women’s fashion from our brands including fleeces and puffers in bright colors, neutrals, and animal prints

Fashion

  • Save up to 30% on select seasonal fashion trends including animal prints, plaids, and cozy loungewear
  • Save up to 20% on select Fall fashion from Shopbop including Rag & Bone, Frame, and Free People
  • Save up to 30% on select C9 Champion
  • Save up to 30% on select most loved Men’s clothing, shoes, and watches
  • Save up to 40% on select Calvin Klein underwear
  • Save up to 50% on select top watch brands from Citizen, Bulova, Anne Klein, and more
  • Save up to 30% on select adidas active wear, backpacks, and more
  • Save up to 40% on select apparel from Tommy Hilfiger
  • Save up to 50% on select Samsonite and American Tourister luggage

Beauty, Health and Personal Care

  • Save up to 40% on premium beauty and professional beauty appliances
  • Save up to 50% on Premium Beauty from Mario Badescu, Elemis, Oribe
  • Save up to 40% on Gillette and Venus razors, refills and more
  • Save up to 40% on Waterpik Aquarius
  • Save up to 47% on toothbrush and toothpaste from Oral-B, Crest and more
  • Save 50% on 23andMe Health + Ancestry Personal Genetic Service Kit

Toys & Games

  • Save up to 30% on games from Exploding Kittens and more
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  • Save up to 30% on STEM toys from Learning Resources
  • Save up to 55% on the Monster Jam Grim Takedown Playset
  • Save up to 40% on the KidKraft Super Vortex Racing Tower
  • Save on select Princess toys and accessories
  • Save on select Star Wars toys and accessories
  • Save on select Marvel toys and accessories
  • Save on select LEGO toys

Household, Kitchen, Office, Smart Home and Home Improvement

  • Save up to 40% on select Ninja Kitchen Products
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  • Save 30% or more on select Samsung vacuums
  • Save on select iRobot products
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  • Save up to 20% on Moen showerheads and faucets
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  • Save up to 25% on Broan ventilation fans
  • Save up to 25% on select Hansgrohe kitchen and bathroom products
  • Buy a myQ Smart Garage Hub and connect to Key by Amazon to receive a $30 Credit (Terms and Conditions apply)
  • Save up to 25% on select Hunter fans
  • Save up to 30% on select Sengled lightbulbs
  • Save up to 25% on select Yale Assure locks
  • Save 40% on select Simplisafe security systems
  • Save up to 30% on Zmodo security cameras
  • Save 15% or more on home office and bedroom furniture from Modway, Serta, Safco, and more
  • Save up to 15% on select rugs from Safavieh, nuLOOM, and more
  • Save up to 20% on select Lucid Gel Memory Foam mattresses
  • Save up to 30% on select Zinus Furniture
  • Save on the new Rocketbook Panda Planner from Treasure Truck
  • Save up to 30% on Rocketbook reusable notebooks
  • Save up to 50% on markers and pencils from Prismacolor, Sharpie and more

Electronics

  • Save up to 30% on Kodak Instant cameras and printers
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  • Save 40% on Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements
  • Save $50 on Microsoft Office Home and Student
  • Save up to 25% on select PlayStation subscriptions
  • Save up to $10 on select Xbox One controllers
  • Save up to 50% on Square Enix games
  • Save 16% on Nintendo Switch + Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Save $15 on Game Pass Ultimate 3 Months
  • Save on Samsung TVs
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  • Save on Sony BRAVIA OLED TVs
  • Save on TVs under $1000
  • Save up to 25% on TVs 75 inches and larger
  • Save up to 30% off Wireless Chargers and Accessories
  • Save up to $10 off select Xbox One controllers

Tools, Lawn & Garden and Major Appliances

  • Save 15% on select Walsh appliances
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  • Save up to 31% on select Gerber tools & knives
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Sports & Outdoors

  • Save up to 15% on select Intex Airbeds
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  • Save up to 60% on select golf clubs, balls, and accessories
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  • Save up to 30% on adidas shoes, apparel and accessories

Audible, Music, Prime Video, Kindle and Books

  • Audible: through December 31, new members save nearly 40% on the first six months of an Audible Plus membership at just $4.95 per month.
  • Amazon Music: New Amazon Music Unlimited customers can get three months of the premium streaming tier free, to enjoy unlimited access to more than 70 million songs, ad-free and a wide selection of popular podcasts.
  • Amazon Music: Current Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can upgrade to the Family Plan free for three months, with access for up to six accounts.
  • Amazon Music: With purchase of select Echo devices, New Amazon Music Unlimited customers will receive six months of the premium, ad-free streaming tier for free.
  • Prime Video: For a limited time, eligible Prime Video customers who are not already subscribed to Noggin via Prime Video Channels will be able to subscribe for $0.99 per month for up to two months.
  • Kindle: Enjoy 2 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 – access more than 1 million books, popular magazines and thousands of books with Audible narration. Offer valid for new members only. Terms and Conditions apply.
  • Books: Save up to 50% with discounts and flash deals on select multi-genre books and eBooks. Looking for gifts for everyone on your list? Check out the new Books Gift Guide here!

Pets

  • Up to 51% off Dog and Cat Food from Wellpet
  • Save up to 30% on Greenies and Dentastix treats
  • Save on Hill’s Science Diet Dog and Cat Food
  • Save up to 20% on Frontline Plus Flea and Tick Treatment

Business, Industrial and Scientific

  • Save 15% on AmScope microscope kits for students and kids
  • Save 20% on Oreck Commercial XL Upright Vacuum Cleaner
  • Save up to 40% on Mynt 3D Printing Pens and Accessories
  • Save 15% on Flashforge Creator Pro 3D Printer
  • Save 16% on Dremel Digilab 3D Printer 3D45
  • Save 19% on Flashforge Finder 3D Printer
  • Save up to 15% on First Aid Only all-purpose first aid kit
  • Save 15% on Fluke 62 Max Thermometer and Fluke 59 Max Infrared Thermometer
  • Save up to 20% off on 3M Littmann stethoscopes

Automotive

  • Save up to 15% on Gold Eagle All Surface Interior Cleaner
  • Save up to 30% on Meguiar’s Gold Class Car Wash
  • Save up to 15% on Turtle Wax Seal N Shine with Premium Microfiber Towel and ICE Spray Wax
  • Save up to 25% on Gold Eagle Spray Wax and Quick Detailer with UV Protectant
  • Save 50% on Tire Installation
  • Save up to 20% on Select Gator ETX Tri-Fold Truck Bed Tonneau Covers
  • Additionally, customers can enter our Holiday Vehicle Sweepstakes for a chance to win a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe from December 1-31, 2020. To enter, customers need to visit one of the following pages: 1) Automotive Storefront, 2) Sweepstakes Landing Page, 3) Hyundai Santa Fe Vehicle Detail Page, and 4) Hyundai Virtual Showroom. A winner will be notified on January 15, 2021.

Amazon Gift Cards

  • November 26 through November 30, save 20% or more on select gift card brands including Gap, H&M, Petco and more.
  • Now through December 31, customers using Amazon Reload to replenish their Amazon Gift Card balance for the first time will receive a $10 bonus with their reload of $100 or more.
  • Now through December 20, first-time Amazon Gift Card shoppers will receive a $15 promotional credit with the purchase of $50 or more in Amazon Gift Cards. The promotional credit expires on February 6, 2021. Other restrictions apply.

Amazon Credit Cards

  • Now through December 22, with an eligible Prime membership, customers who apply and are approved for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card will instantly receive a $100 Gift Card. Prime Cardmembers earn 5% back at Whole Foods Market and Amazon.com. Additionally, customers without a Prime membership can apply for the Amazon Rewards Visa Card and receive a $60 Gift Card upon approval, in addition to earning 3% back at Whole Foods Market and Amazon.com as a cardmember. Restrictions apply. Visit amazon.com/visa for details.

Whole Foods Market

  • Whole Foods Market: Both in-store and online, Prime members can receive exclusive discounts on customer favorites including candles (30% off) and all reusable water bottles and accessories (30% off) from November 18 to December 1. From November 27 to December 1, all customers can get 25% off on all probiotic supplements, with Prime members getting an additional 10% off the sale price.

Woot! and Amazon Warehouse

  • Woot!: Amazon’s deal site will have dozens of limited-time discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday with free shipping for Prime members and daily doorbuster deals. Visit woot.com or fire up the Woot! App starting Sunday, November 22nd!
  • Amazon Warehouse: Customers save an extra 20% on select quality pre-owned and open box items for the kitchen, home, office, sports and outdoors, including major appliances, furniture, home décor and more. Visit amazon.com/amazonwarehouse.

More Ways to Shop This Season

  • Gift Guides: Wrap up your holiday shopping with Amazon’s biggest-ever selection of gift guides and exclusive storefronts at amazon.com/gifts. Customers can shop gift guides from Small Businesses, Books, Beauty, Fashion, Toys, Home, Electronics, Amazon Launchpad, Amazon Handmade, Curated by Ciara, Amazon Hometown Heroes, as well as products that give back with (RED).
  • Oprah’s Favorite Things: For the sixth year in a row, Oprah’s Favorite Things will be available for purchase at amazon.com/oprahsfavoritethings. This year’s list celebrates Black-owned businesses and features an array of decadent desserts, ingenious gadgets, fashionable sustainable goods and unique finds in home, fashion, and beauty.
  • Amazon.com in Spanish: Customers can visit Amazon.com/espanol or use the Amazon App to shop, browse and search for millions of products, view their carts, and place orders in Spanish. On the mobile App customers can go to Settings and tap on “Country and Language” to select Spanish. Amazon.com in Spanish gives customers the same convenient shopping experience in their preferred language.
  • Alexa Shopping: Alexa makes it easy to find the best holiday deals. Just ask, “Alexa, what are my deals?”
  • Amazon Live: Throughout the holiday season, tune-in to amazon.com/live for shoppable livestreams featuring holiday inspiration, gift guides, and live demonstrations of this season’s top deals and gift ideas from influencers and celebrities.
  • Amazon Coupons: Discover more ways to save with Amazon Coupons. Find discounts on everyday essentials, as well as gifts, electronics, clothing, and more. Simply clip the coupon and the discount will be applied at checkout. Explore the most popular coupons on amazon.com/Coupons.
  • Climate Pledge Friendly: Customers can discover and shop for products that have one or more of 19 different sustainability certifications, which help preserve the natural world. Get details at amazon.com/ClimatePledgeFriendly.
  • Shop In-Store: Customers can visit Amazon’s retail locations, including Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star, Amazon Pop Up, Amazon Fresh, and Whole Foods Market to find incredible deals and amazing savings this holiday season.Find your nearest store at amazon.com/stores or wholefoodsmarket.com/stores.

Give Back This Season

  • AmazonSmile: Customers can visit smile.amazon.com and find the exact same Amazon experience—amazing deals, wide selection, fast and free delivery options—with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase price on eligible products to a charity of their choice. Customers can shop with AmazonSmile via the Amazon app on iPhones and Android phones, or by starting at smile.amazon.com on a web browser.
  • Alexa Donations: Simply say, “Alexa, I want to make a donation,” and you can make a monetary donation to the organization of your choice. For more information and charities to support, visit pay.amazon.com/alexadonations.
  • Charity Lists: AmazonSmile Charity Lists give charitable organizations an easy way to create wish lists of needed products while providing customers a convenient way to donate items directly to these causes. Customers can shop thousands of Charity Lists this holiday season by visiting smile.amazon.com/charitylists, with new charities joining all the time. Plus, you can join Amazon in Delivering Smiles to more than a thousand AmazonSmile Charity Lists this holiday season, supporting the communities hit hardest by the events of this year.

Fast, Free & Convenient Delivery Options

In addition to free delivery on millions of items for all Amazon customers, Amazon offers a number of ways for customers to shop for and receive holiday gifts:

  • Free One-Day & Same-Day Delivery: Prime members in the U.S. can shop a selection of over 10 million items eligible for Prime Free One-Day Delivery with no minimum purchase, and millions of items available for Same-Day Delivery in 47 major metropolitan areas. These delivery options are not only convenient for customers but they’re better for the planet because One-Day and Same-Day deliveries ship from local fulfillment centers so they travel shorter distances and generate less carbon emissions. This is just another way that Amazon is leveraging its scale for good to make investments that support communities. Learn more at amazon.com/primedelivery. Not a Prime member yet? Join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/prime.
  • Ultrafast & Free Grocery Delivery & Pickup: Prime members in more than 2,000 cities and towns have access to free, two-hour delivery on more than 170,000 products from Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh. Plus, in addition to groceries, Prime members can find toys, gifts, household products, and everyday essentials, electronics, Amazon Devices, and more available with free, two-hour delivery from Amazon Fresh. Prime members also get free one-hour pickup at all U.S. Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh stores.
  • Delivery Where it’s Needed Most: Whether road-tripping to see family, staying home and need a secure delivery location, or sending a gift to a loved one or friend, there are thousands of alternative package pickup options customers can choose from via Amazon Hub. These locations are conveniently located near or in offices, convenience stores, malls, apartment buildings, and grocery stores, in more than 900 cities and towns across the country. Tens of millions of products can be easily and conveniently delivered to an Amazon Hub pickup point at Whole Foods Market, 7-11, Chase Bank, Rite-Aid, HealthMart, GNC, Stage Stores, and more. To find an Amazon Hub location, visit amazon.com/hub.
  • Extended Returns Window: Customers can buy gifts with confidence on Amazon knowing that millions of items are eligible for free and convenient returns at over 18,000 locations in the U.S. and this year’s return window is even longer—most items shipped between October 1 and December 31, 2020 can now be returned until January 31, 2021. In addition, over 5,800 locations including Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star, UPS Store locations and Kohl’s—and new this year Whole Foods Market—offer label-free, box-free returns, making it even easier than ever to check returns off your list.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

Profitero Study Methodology

Each day, Profitero monitors prices and other data on more than 450 million product pages on hundreds of unique retailer sites. For this study, Profitero analyzed daily prices collected over an 8 week period (Aug. 24, 2020 to Oct. 18, 2020) at Amazon.com and other leading online retail sites across 20 categories. Only identical items available and in-stock in the same pack configuration were compared. Prices for the same items were collected within 24 hours of each other to ensure validity of the comparisons.

Amazon.com, Inc.

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MHI Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index for Fourth Consecutive Year

MHI Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index for Fourth Consecutive Year

  • Selection reflects acclaim as a company with exceptional sustainability based on ESG criteria

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)(TOKYO:7011) has been selected again this year for inclusion in the Asia Pacific Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the world’s leading investment indices for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance. This is the fourth consecutive year that MHI has been included in the index, beginning in 2017. The high acclaim afforded to the MHI Group as an investment target reflects recognition of the social significance of its business operations, and potential for sustainable growth.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201116005533/en/

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DJSI2020 (Graphic: Business Wire)

The DJSI was developed in 1999 by the U.S. firm S&P Dow Jones and the Swiss investment advisory company RobecoSAM. Listed companies around the world, based on long-term shareholder value, are assessed in terms of their overall economic, environmental and social criteria, with those determined to have exceptional sustainability selected for inclusion in the index. MHI was one of 158 companies selected for the 2020 index (of which 82 were Japanese companies), from a total of around 600 major companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

MHI has proactively implemented various ESG measures with the aim of realizing a sustainable society, including reducing the environmental load from its customers and its own operations, promoting diversity, and strengthening corporate governance and disclosure. In addition, to enhance enterprise value and achieve growth over the longer term by providing solutions for social issues, MHI has also recently updated the priority issues (materiality) for the company to address, and announced them in its 2021 Medium-Term Business Plan (MTBP) for the three-year period from FY3/22 through FY3/24.

In addition to the DJSI, MHI has been included all four of the ESG indices adopted by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund, comprising the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), and S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index.

Going forward, MHI will continue, through constant innovation and industry-leading products and technologies, to contribute to a more secure, sustainable future for all of humanity.

About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, is one of the world’s leading industrial firms, with 80,000 group employees and annual consolidated revenues of around 38 billion U.S. dollars. For more than 130 years, the company has channeled big thinking into innovative and integrated solutions that move the world forward. MHI owns a unique business portfolio covering land, sea, sky and even space. MHI delivers innovative and integrated solutions across a wide range of industries from commercial aviation and transportation to power plants and gas turbines, and from machinery and infrastructure to integrated defense and space systems.

For more information, please visit MHI’s website: www.mhi.com/index.html

For Technology, Trends and Tangents, visit MHI’s new online media SPECTRA: spectra.mhi.com

PRESS CONTACT:

Corporate Communication Department

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Miki Yanabe

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +81-(0)3-6275-6200

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BRAVADA International Releases its Q3 2020 Financial Results

BRAVADA International Releases its Q3 2020 Financial Results

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
BRAVADA International Ltd (https://www.Bravada.com) (Pink Sheets: BRAV), a company that owns and curates online websites through a proprietary methodology of developing and operating consumer level and B2B products and services, has released its Q3 2020 financial results and recorded another excellent quarterly performance. Highlights on Q3 2020 were as follows:

Total Revenue:

$

1,418,467.73

Net Profit:

$

286,223.92

Cash on Hand:

$

174,174.09

Current Ratio:

14.72:1

The Company’s financial results can be viewed at: https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BRAV/overview

“Our Q3 financial results continue to show the business model we implemented in 2017 as very successful resulting in topline revenue growth of over 300% and significant profitability,” replied BRAVADA’s CEO, Danny Alex. “In 2016, our reinvention was born out of necessity, otherwise BRAVADA would have become just another gravestone in the ‘Great Retail Dying’ of the 2010’s. We develop our knowledge by throwing ideas against the wall and seeing which ones stick. Some stick and some do not but as we continue in the ongoing ‘trial and error’ process, we gain unparalleled knowledge and then apply it.”

Danny Alex continued, “In 2020, we have also done exceptional work on our balance sheet by eliminating the majority of our debt and growing our current assets. We expect to eliminate the majority of our remaining debt in Q4 and head into fiscal year 2021 with an exceedingly strong balance sheet. In addition, we have launched new revenue properties such as WomensFashionWholesale.com and WorldofPets.com that we expect will add additional topline revenue growth and profitability.”

In March of 2020, BRAVADA launched MedicalMaskSuperstore.com which has quickly become a leading provider of face masks and PPE to the civilian public. We applied our proprietary ecommerce methodology and in a short time, developed the website into a successful property with excellent Google, Bing and Yahoo page rankings.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this announcement contain statements, estimates and projections about the growth of BRAVADA International’s business, corporate growth, and related business strategy. Such statements may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Factors or events that could cause actual results to differ may emerge from time-to-time. BRAVADA International undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The recipient of this information is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

About:

BRAVADA International is an internet and media company that owns and curates online properties through a proprietary methodology of creating, developing and operating retail and wholesale websites that provide an exciting blend of consumer level and B2B products and services.

BRAVADA operates OnlyLeggings.com, WorldofLeggings.com, LeggingsWholesale.com, WomensFashionWholesale.com, MedicalMaskSuperstore.com and WorldofPets.com.

Danny Alex, CEO

[email protected]

1-323-936-0569

KEYWORDS: United States North America California

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Retail Online Retail Specialty Fashion

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Performance Foodservice Launches Proprietary Line of Plant-based Protein Products

Performance Foodservice Launches Proprietary Line of Plant-based Protein Products

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Performance Foodservice, a division of Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE:PFGC) announced the launch of its Green Origin™ brand, a proprietary line of plant-based protein products. Made from delicious, simple ingredients, the Green Origin portfolio includes plant-based burgers, grinds, breakfast sausages, and nuggets. Green Origin products are made exclusively by Greenleaf Foods, SPC, owner of leading plant-based brands Lightlife® and Field Roast™. With this launch, Performance Foodservice will have one of the largest plant-based Exclusive Brand portfolios in the industry.

“We’re well past the point of plant-based eating as a niche trend,” said Fred Sanelli, senior vice president of marketing and sales at Performance Foodservice. “It has become a significant and growing segment in the foodservice landscape. We know that the number of consumers committed to a cleaner, more sustainable, healthier, and great tasting culinary lifestyle is increasing rapidly, and we are thrilled to add our expertise to the pursuit of a ‘greener way of life.’ Our Green Origin line delivers a premium eating experience that will give our customers exciting menu options.”

Green Origin products are 100 percent plant-based, free of artificial flavors, colors, and additives. The exceptional integrity of the sourcing process carries through to every level of production, from manufacturing, to packaging, to distribution. Many of the products, including the plant-based burgers and grinds are vegan-certified, non-GMO-certified, soy-free, gluten-free, and kosher.

“In addition to offering our Lightlife and Field Roast branded products to Performance Foodservice customers, we’re excited to support the Green Origin product line,” said Dan Curtin, president of Greenleaf Foods. “Their broad network of restaurant and foodservice outlets makes them a strong partner to deliver great tasting plant-based protein to more people throughout the country.”

About Performance Food Group Company

Built on the many proud histories of our family of companies, Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG today has a nationwide network of over 100 distribution facilities, thousands of talented associates and valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping our customers thrive, we market and deliver quality food and related products to over 200,000 locations including independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, theaters and convenience stores. Building strong relationships is core to PFG’s success – from connecting associates with great career opportunities to connecting valued suppliers and quality products with PFG’s broad and diverse customer base. To learn more about PFG and Performance Foodservice, visit pfgc.com.

About Greenleaf Foods, SPC

Greenleaf Foods, SPC, is transforming plant-based protein with a wide array of delicious and innovative products that satisfy consumers interested in adding protein variety to their diets. Our leading brands include Lightlife (“Lightlife”) and Field Roast Grain Meat Co. (“Field Roast”). Together, these brands are delighting loyal, longtime fans and enticing new ones who never knew plant-based protein could taste so good. The Lightlife and Field Roast portfolios feature nearly 50 products and represent a leading market position in the refrigerated, plant-based protein category in the U.S. Greenleaf Foods, SPC, is a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX:MFI). For more information about Greenleaf Foods, visit greenleaffoods.com.

Trisha Meade

Director, Communications & Engagement

(804) 285-5390

[email protected]

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Pantene Launches Its “Family is #BeautifuLGBTQ” Series to Show the Connections That Make a Family

Pantene Launches Its “Family is #BeautifuLGBTQ” Series to Show the Connections That Make a Family

Launching during National Adoption Month and created in partnership with Family Equality, Pantene’s new series tells the stories of real LGBTQ-adoptive families and the hair moments that help them build their family bond

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
For many, hair is heritage. Hair is strength. Hair is self-expression. Hair is Pride. And for LGBTQ+ couples – who are seven times more likely to adopt or foster children – it can mean even more: Trust. Attachment. Connection. Family.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201116005698/en/

Family is #BeautifulLGBTQ: Raymond & Robbi on becoming a family (Photo: Business Wire)

Family is #BeautifulLGBTQ: Raymond & Robbi on becoming a family (Photo: Business Wire)

Pantene understands the vital role hair plays in connecting new families, and this National Adoption Month is launching “Family is #BeautifuLGBTQ,” a series created in partnership with Family Equality that supports LGBTQ+ families and celebrates the moments that connect and bring them together. The series will live on Pantene’s Instagram (@Pantene) and extend through November 2021, continuing to share the stories of diverse LGBTQ+ families throughout the year.

“Hair is the #1 expression of self-identity, and we know this is even more important for the LGBTQ+ community,” said Bret Senior, Pantene Brand Director.“In our ongoing partnership with Family Equality, we learned about the special moments – and struggles – LGBTQ+ couples embrace when starting a family. As a hair care brand, we’re proud to recognize that hair is often a part of the special moments that bring families closer. For these families, hair starts as an unfamiliar challenge that transforms into a familiar connection – whether that’s learning to braid your daughter’s hair so she feels her most confident, or performing a nightly hair-wrapping routine to form new traditions together.”

The hair moments in the series depict real family connections and lasting memories being made. In the series’ first video starring Raymond and Robbi, and their daughter Ella, they share how her hair bonded them from the very beginning as they created a hair-washing ritual that gave them the time to talk and connect while also learning about her hair needs and heritage, with Ella having a birth mother from India and birth father from the Caribbean. These are the moments that allow conversations to take place, bonds to form and families to grow.

“LGBTQ+ couples are seven times more likely to adopt than non-LGBTQ+ couples, and they are also more likely to adopt children who have the most difficulty finding forever homes,” said Denise Brogan-Kator, CEO (Interim) and Chief Policy Officer at Family Equality. “We are so proud to be partnering with Pantene on this campaign to show that, while LGBTQ-adoptive families may look or seem ‘different’, all families have one thing in common – the love for each other built through moments shared, both big and small. That is what makes a family.”

This campaign is the latest in support of Pantene’s mission to represent, celebrate and make the LGBTQ+ community feel beautiful year-round, building off of last holiday season’s “Going Home for the Holidays” campaign and “Don’t Hate Me Because I’m #BeautifuLGBTQ,” which launched during Pride Month 2019.

To learn more about “Family is #BeautifuLGBTQ” and how you can support Family Equality, please visit FamilyEquality.org/Pantene. Pantene is also encouraging families to share a family photo using #BeautifuLGBTQ in support of family equality for all. For each photo shared, Pantene is donating $1 to Family Equality (up to $100,000).

About Procter & Gamble

P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands.

About Family Equality

Family Equality advances legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. Family Equality believes every LGBTQ+ person should have the right and opportunity to form and sustain a loving family, regardless of who they are or where they live. Learn more at familyequality.org.

Jenna Hreshko

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Wealth Management Team Led by John McNamee and Daniel White Joins First Republic

Wealth Management Team Led by John McNamee and Daniel White Joins First Republic

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced that a wealth management team led by John C. McNamee and Daniel J. White has joined First Republic Investment Management in Century City.

McNamee and White were each named Managing Director and Wealth Manager and are joined by two investment specialists and three client support associates. The team will provide investment management, retirement planning, investment consulting and other wealth management services to individuals, families, nonprofits and private family foundations.

“John McNamee and Daniel White are very accomplished wealth managers who lead a terrific team of financial professionals,” said Bob Thornton, President of First Republic Private Wealth Management. “First Republic continues to successfully expand its wealth management capabilities in the greater Los Angeles area by attracting wealth managers who understand the advantages of First Republic’s unique, client-centric culture.”

McNamee has more than 24 years of wealth management experience and provides estate planning, asset allocation, and equity and fixed income management solutions to multigenerational families and institutions. Before joining First Republic, he was a Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor at Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management. McNamee serves on the board of the Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles and is an Executive Committee member of The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He is a former board member of the Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles. McNamee earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He has been recognized in a number of industry rankings, including Barron’s Top Advisors ranking by State and Top 100 Financial Advisors and The Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers.

White has more than 28 years of wealth management experience and offers estate planning, asset allocation, and equity and fixed income management solutions to multigenerational families and institutions. Before joining First Republic, he was a Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor at Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management. White is a graduate of Centenary College. He has been recognized in a number of industry rankings, including Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors and Barron’s Top Advisors ranking by State.

To learn more about First Republic Private Wealth Management, click here. To see our growing team of wealth management professionals, click here.

About First Republic Bank

Founded in 1985, First Republic and its subsidiaries offer private banking, private business banking and private wealth management, including investment, trust and brokerage services. First Republic specializes in delivering exceptional, relationship-based service and offers a complete line of products, including residential, commercial and personal loans, deposit services, and wealth management. Services are offered through preferred banking or wealth management offices primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach and San Diego, California; Portland, Oregon; Boston, Massachusetts; Palm Beach, Florida; Greenwich, Connecticut; New York, New York; and Jackson, Wyoming. First Republic is a constituent of the S&P 500 Index and KBW Nasdaq Bank Index. For more information, visit firstrepublic.com.

Investors:

Andrew Greenebaum / Lasse Glassen

Addo Investor Relations

[email protected], [email protected]

(310) 829-5400

Media:

Greg Berardi

Blue Marlin Partners

[email protected]

(415) 239-7826

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