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Candies and desserts inspire the latest bath/shower products and soap fragrance innovations, says GlobalData Bath/shower and soap brands are creating a range of unique indulgent products inspired by dessert and candy fragrances appealing to experiential shoppers and their sense of nostalgia, according to GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.Khalid Peerbaccus, Senior Researcher at GlobalData, commented, ‘‘We have recently seen soap and body wash products use fragrances inspired by Love Hearts, an English hard candy, and Parfait, a French dessert. These products will typically appeal to women looking to treat themselves to an indulgent shower time experience to wash away...

Next generation IoT services are developed in Oulu – the new Innovation Center by UROS utilizes Elisa's private 5G network 8th April, 2020 - Oulu, Finland. A new generation IoT hub developed by UROS and Qualcomm will open in Oulu, Finland. The Innovation Center is the first facility in Finland to utilize private 5G network in IoT product development and validation. The private 5G network, deployed by Finnish operator Elisa, is already up and running and will serve all IoT ecosystem partners at the Innovation Center. The forthcoming Innovation Center established by UROS and Qualcomm will be a state-of-the-art facility...

Grim outlook for for LA's oil & gas industry due to virus's impact BATON ROUGE - The economic impact of the novel coronavirus and a global petroleum price war has brought the Louisiana oil and gas industry to its knees, and the price at the pump continues to drop. Though the low gas prices may seem like a short term win for consumers, it will ultimately draw a negative affect on communities and homes across Louisiana.  As a way to provide a lifeline to those in the oil and gas industry, President Donald Trump wanted to top off funding for...

Business owners, industry experts warn reopening by Easter won’t be easy By Associated Press Shutterstock President Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it’s not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the US are still rising. Trump this week said he wants businesses “opened up and just raring to go by Easter,” which falls on April 12. That contradicts many public health experts, who warn that restrictions should only be lifted gradually and once more...

Bactiguard starts manufacturing disinfectants in Sweden Bactiguard launched the disinfectant HYDROCYN aqua® in Sweden at the beginning of March and, since then, demand has been high. As late as this weekend, products were flown in from the company's production facility in Malaysia via a newly established air bridge. Now, work is in progress to start production in Sweden as well.  “In times like these, efficient logistics is extremely important in providing patients, healthcare providers and other critical societal functions with protective medical supplies. To ensure that we can meet the needs in the Swedish and European markets, we are now...