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Flair Furniture, the furniture retail group that owns Bed Kingdom, has acquired the assets of e-commerce furniture retailer Cuckooland, which has faced challenges in the post-COVID-19 trading environment. Heckmondwijk-based Flare has acquired shares and intellectual property worth more than £800,000 from Dorchester-based Cuckooland. Assets include various components essential to Cuckooland's operations. Despite doubling its sales during the pandemic, Cuckooland faced challenges due to reduced demand and unforeseen events such as a cyber incident and a glitch in its content management system that affected its website. did. Cuckooland, which specializes in children's furniture, upholstery, cabinetry and outdoor furniture, reported a net…

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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — About a month after suddenly going out of business, luxury electronics retailer Pirch has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Customers and employees said all stores across San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles were closed without warning. “It's unusual for a company to be put under emergency Chapter 7,” said bankruptcy attorney Arlen Tiller. Only preliminary documents have been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and only a partial summary or estimate of Pilch's financial situation exists at this time. Mr. Pilch lists approximately 1,000 to 5,000 creditors, assets of $10 million to $50 million, and…

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In accordance with the fifth stage of Arksey and O’Malley’s framework for a scoping review, the findings from the 233 included studies are summarized and discussed in the following three sections. Section 4.1 summarizes basic information regarding the included studies; section 4.2 presents a holistic analysis of the research foci and trends over time using keyword clustering analysis and keyword burst analysis; and section 4.3 offers an in-depth content analysis focusing on the categorization of the included studies and discussion of the major findings.Basic information on the included studiesDistribution by year of publicationAs Fig. 3 shows, the first studies on…

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Cryptocurrency highs recorded mixed movements today as Bitcoin (BTC) price soared above the $66,000 level. In contrast, Ethereum (ETH) price has fallen and moved away from the $3,200 mark. Additionally, other top altcoins such as XRP and Solana (SOL) have rallied noticeably, while Cardano (ADA) has fallen slightly.Today's major virtual currency prices1. Bitcoin priceBitcoin price increased by 0.62% As of writing this article on Tuesday, April 23rd, it has reached $66,301.95. Meanwhile, trading volume increased by 9.66% in the past 24 hours to $25.6 billion. Meanwhile, the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies was $1.3 trillion.2. Ethereum priceEthereum's price fell by 0.80%…

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| Photo by Jocelyn King | Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones briefed school board members Monday night on the details of purchasing new turf for Wheeling Island Stadium. WHEELING – Wheeling Island Stadium, which was covered by flooding earlier this month, now has new artificial turf. The Ohio County Board of Education approved the emergency purchase of turf from AstroTurf on Monday night at a cost not to exceed $610,000. However, the vote was not unanimous, with a 3-2 vote in favor of the acquisition. Board President Andy Gerber and commissioners Pete Chakalos and…

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PARIS (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault said on Tuesday first-quarter sales rose 1.8%. Strong performance in the financial business offset the decline in sales in core automotive sales.The group sold 549,099 vehicles in the same period, with revenue of 11.7 billion euros ($12.47 billion).This beat the company's consensus, which had expected sales to decline slightly year-on-year to 11.49 billion euros.The global auto sector is bracing for a difficult year as demand for electric vehicles slows, adding new challenges for companies already battling fierce competition from China.Renault, which makes the Clio and Twingo, saw sales rise last year after four consecutive…

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Submitted photo Outstanding Staff Service Award recipients, clockwise from top left, are: Kay Brusca, Kirsten Christian, Anaid Espinosa, Andrea Howard, and Brandi Maples. The College of Education and Health Professions recently announced the recipients of the 2023-24 Outstanding Staff Service Award. This award recognizes staff who always go above and beyond to serve the university, students, and community. Staff members will be recognized along with the University's Outstanding Faculty Award recipients at the year-end conference on Friday, May 3, in Hillside Auditorium. This year's winners are: Contributions to the Education and Health Professions: Kay Brusca…

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Developmental psychologist Howard E. Gardner '65 will deliver the keynote address at the 2024 convocation of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, HGSE Dean Bridget Terry Long announced April 15.Gardner, a longtime professor at HGSE, is scheduled to address graduates at a convocation ceremony on May 22, the day before the university-wide commencement ceremony at Harvard Yard.Although Gardner retired from teaching several years ago, he remains actively involved in research at Harvard University.”I used to joke that I had the most medical records in the university because I've been in the medical service for 60-odd years,” Gardner said.Gardner is world-renowned…

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Panelists ranging from Brown researchers to former public school students spoke Monday night at the RI Senate Education Conference, hosted by Community Colleges of Rhode Island and moderated by state Sens. Sandra Cano (D-Pawtucket) and Hannah Gallo. He spoke at the summit about state and school accountability. (D-Cranston, West Warwick). Kelvin Roldan, Rhode Island Department of Education's Deputy Secretary of Systems Transformation, outlined RIDE's approach to measuring and improving student success through a “student-first” strategic plan and student advisory boards, and The advisory committee said it will help identify students who are difficult to measure. needs. “Rhode Island schools as…

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A domino player wears a paperclip on his arm every time he loses at a public school that serves as a refuge for people forced to flee their homes due to clashes between armed groups in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 22. 2024. Haiti's health system has long been weak, but it is now close to complete collapse after gangs launched a coordinated attack on February 29, targeting critical national infrastructure in and around the capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A woman began convulsing at a hospital in the heart of a gang-controlled area in Haiti's capital on…

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