Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County will hold a ReStore Your Wardrobe fashion event June 23 to benefit Habitat’s Women Build program.
Guests are encouraged to bring a pair of gently used designer/fashion shoes or handbag for a silent auction at the event, which also will include donations from local boutiques and raffle items.
The event will be held from 2-4 p.m. at The Loft in Poulsbo, and tickets are $20, which includes appetizers.
Space is limited, and anyone wanting to attend may RSVP to Julia at 360-479-3853 or by email to devdir [at] kitsaphabitat [dot] org.
Gold Mountain Golf Club is hosting a special evening and dinner with local Der Blokken Brewery on Friday, June 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. The menu includes four-courses expertly paired with a unique, 12-ounce Der Blokken brew with each course.
The event is $30 per person if pre-paid by June 25 or $35 at the event. read more »
The slogan, “You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it,” was the tagline that made George Zimmer into a household name and men’s clothing industry legend. Only you won’t see his bearded face gracing your TV screen any time soon. The founder of the popular Men’s Warehouse chain, who served as its executive chairman, was unceremoniously fired from his own company on the eve of the firm’s annual shareholder meeting. The company was mum on what led to the decision, the odd timing, or who will replace him, and has even postponed the meeting until a later, date that has yet to be scheduled. read more »
The public is invited to an informational community meeting on June 23 from 2-4 p.m. at the Gig Harbor Public Library. The speaker will be Michelle Vest, who will discuss the effects of the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as ObamaCare) on health care.
The presentation will cover:
There will also be time for questions.
The Gig Harbor Library is at 4424 Point Fosdick Drive NW. read more »
When the White House decided to crack down on patent trolls, administration officials didn’t waste time identifying the industry that has quickly become one of trolls’ biggest targets — retail.
“Patent trolls are increasingly targeting Main Street retailers,” the White House said, specifically citing infringement claims over retail point-of-sale software and business methods. “End-users should not be subject to lawsuits for simply using a product as intended.”
When the most recent patent reform law was passed just two years ago, frivolous lawsuits over dubious patent claims were a problem mostly for the high-tech industry and were rarely seen by retailers. Since then, patent trolls — companies that buy obscure patents from inventors and then make millions threatening to sue innocent users of the technology — have gone after merchants on a large scale. read more »
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and Google are pushing to go green by going Arctic to tap the environmental benefits of setting up shop in that part of the world.
Facebook this week switched on its first data center outside the U.S., located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, which it says could be the most environmentally friendly facility of its kind.
The social network said its facility in Lulea, Sweden is “now serving live user traffic from around the world.”
The announcement follows last week’s news from Google that it has agreed to buy the entire output from a wind farm in Sweden for 10 years to power its data center in Finland. read more »
By most accounts, the commercial Internet was born in 1995 - the same year as today’s high school seniors. That makes this Taylor Swift and Snapchat-loving generation of teens the first wave of Americans who have literally never known life without the modern web.
So if you’d expect anybody to feel more at home spending money online than at a brick-and-mortar store, it might be them. But you would also be wrong. The investment bankers at Piper Jaffray & Co., which has long tracked teenager consumer habits, recently asked more than 5,000 teens whether they prefer to do their shopping on the Internet or IRL. read more »
FORT WORTH, Texas — Millennials struggling to get a foothold in a challenging economic environment are looking to a range of financial services providers for lower, more transparent fees and convenient access to their money, according to a new study released by Think Finance, a leading developer of online financial products that bridge the gap between payday loans and credit cards.
The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive, on behalf of Think Finance, among 1,021 Americans ages 18 to 34, and found that Millennials are using a mix of traditional and alternative financial services to meet their needs. While nearly all (92 percent) Millennials report that they currently use a bank, almost half (45 percent) indicate that they have supplemented banking services with some form of alternative financial product or service (e.g., prepaid debit card, money transfer service, check cashing, pawn shop, payday loan, etc.) within the past year. read more »
Visa Inc. sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in a bid to stop the world’s largest retailer from bringing price-fixing claims over merchant swipe fees.
Wal-Mart is among more than 7,000 retailers that dropped out of a multibillion-dollar settlement with Visa and MasterCard over the fees, which are charged to merchants when consumers pay with credit cards. In a complaint made public June 14 in a New York federal court, Visa said it wants to prevent “the continuation of endless, wasteful litigation between the parties.”
“Put simply, Visa seeks finality in its dispute with Wal-Mart,” the Foster City, Calif.-based credit card firm said in the complaint. read more »
