Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Outfitters in the Santa Fe Mall. (Business Wire). American Eagle Outfitters Opens Two New Stores in Mexico
American Eagle Outfitters just opened their second store in the Santa Fe Mall of Mexico City, as part of their strategic plan to increase their presence in North America. The store in Santa Fe is located in the third biggest mall in Latin America. Known for its skyscrapers and modern architecture, Santa Fe Mall is surrounded by various universities with a large population of young people influenced by fashion, according to a press release by American Eagle Outfitters.
The first store the company opened was in Perisur, south of the Mexican capital, and is close to being top 20 of the most important stores in North America. The launch of the store in Perisur was dependent of celebrity stars like ABC’s Pretty Little Liar’s Shay Mitchell, Diego Boneta, Aerie, and Sport Illustrated’s Nina Agdal, who celebrated the opening with music by Classix and DJ Linx Linx.
“We are going down the right path with our new growth strategy,” says Simon Nankervis, senior vice-president of American & Global Country Licensing. “We are planning on opening in total six more stores under the company’s property in order to boost the business in profit in the next upcoming years. We are excited for all the success we have received in Mexico. Ever since the launching, we have reached more than a million and a half friends on Facebook, the most we have ever received comparing to our other markets outside of the US. We have a great future in Mexico.”
AEO is planning on opening a series of owned stores and operated by the same companies in Mexico. Each AEO includes Aerie in form of “shop-in-shop” or in form of side to side. The third store of the company will be launched June 7, 2013 in Guadalajara, the second biggest city in Mexico, in the mall of Galerías Guadalajara.
In 2012, American Eagle Outfitters has received licenses to open stores in Japan, Israel, and Poland and will continue increasing their presence around the Middle East. Recently, the company launched their success in the Phillippines, which is also a brand new market. American Eagle Outfitters is now present in 14 countries and also sells items through the internet in an international level involving 81 countries.
The company operates more than 1,000 stores in North America and ships items to 81 countries around the world through their website. The products of American Eagle Outfitters and Aerie are available in around 57 international franchise stores in 14 countries.
This epic match will be led by Lionel Messi, one of the most dominant athletes in sports. Messi, who has been recognized as the world’s best soccer player by FIFA four years in a row, stated on YouTube, “I invite you on July 3rd to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to experience an unforgettable match, with the best soccer stars in the world.”
Messi will be joined by 28 of the top world soccer figures including Giovani dos Santos, Javier Mascherano, Robert Lewandowski, Cesc Fàbregas, Gerard Piqué, Robinho De Souza, Sergio Busquets, Sergio “Kun” Agüero and more, promising to be one of the most exciting games of the year.
A press conference will be held on Tuesday, June 11th at 12 noon, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum where the final line up will be announced, and the official uniform will be revealed.
Wikimedia Commons. Santander launches a song and video clip as a tribute to Scuderia Ferrari
Banco Santander has launched “Forza, Santander’s Tribute to Scuderia Ferrari“, a song and video clip made from the characteristic sounds of Formula 1 cars, such as the engine or the wheel guns. The song is a tribute by the bank to Scuderia Ferrari and to their four years of partnership.
The song was composed by the Spanish musician and producer Carlos Jean, who went to Maranello with his team to record the sounds of the Ferrari factory. Just as the heart of a song is its melody, so the heart of a car is its engine. That is why the sound of the Ferrari engine provides the melody for this single, while wheel guns, tyre calibrators and car jacks provide the beat.
Carlos Jean recorded part of the song live at an institutional event staged by Banco Santander and the F1 team ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. The Scuderia Ferrari official drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, the test drivers Marc Gené and Pedro de la Rosa, the Team Principal Stefano Domenicali, the engineers and mechanics took an active part in the recording.
The drivers, engineers, mechanics and other staff of Ferrari all valued and appreciated the creation of this song and video clip. Banco Santander has been an official sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari since the 2010 season and their partnership runs until the end of 2017.
Wikimedia CommonsFoto: Art Comments. UBS se convierte en socio global de Art Basel
Art Basel is delighted to announce a new global partnership with its long-term partner UBS. As Art Basel’s Lead Partner, UBS will support Art Basel on a global level and across its shows in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong. The multi-year agreement commences on May 28, 2013, and is a testament to both organizations’ shared aspiration of creating a global platform for the exchanges that drive the art world forward, and the development and promotion of the visual arts.
The announcement coincides with the 20th anniversary of the organizations’ partnership for the Basel show. In 2000, UBS extended its support to Unlimited, Art Basel’s unique exhibition platform for museum-quality artworks that transcend the traditional art fair stand, and in 2002 UBS became the founding partner of Art Basel’s show in Miami Beach.
From its second edition, UBS will become the Lead Partner of Art Basel in Hong Kong, which next year will take place from May 15 to 18, 2014 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO UBS, said: ‘We are proud to be a global partner of Art Basel’s shows in Basel, Miami Beach and now in Hong Kong. We share a passion for art and have been actively supporting cultural and artistic endeavors across the world for many years. This new collaboration ideally complements our existing portfolio of sponsorships and underlines our ongoing commitment to supporting and promoting contemporary art.’
Wikimedia Commons. Purchase of shares, transfers and balance inquiries at the summit of Mount Everest
Two mountaineers have set a world record by being the first to use a mobile banking app on Mount Everest. Climbers Horacio Galanti , from Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada, and Horacio Cunietti, of Mendoza, Argentina, achieved the feat using Standard Chartered Breeze mobile banking apps during their expedition to summit the highest peak in the world; an altitude of 8,848 metres above sea level.
Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953, the two Horacios are aiming to climb into the Guinness Book of World Records. In a series of firsts for banking, they have successfully traded shares with Breeze Trade and conducted funds transfers with Breeze Banking at various stages around the summit of Mount Everest.
These achievements come after they made history earlier in their journey with the world’s first stock trade for 50 Standard Chartered shares (2888.HK) at the Mount Everest South Base Camp at 5,364 metres using the Breeze Trade app. Apart from proving that with Standard Chartered Breeze, banking is possible anywhere and anytime, the duo are also serving an environmental purpose by helping in the restoration of Mount Everest by recovering debris left behind by other expeditions over the decades.
Breeze mobile banking apps were developed in Singapore and now they’ve reached the top of the world.
Morgan Stanley today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Feeding America through a new $8 million commitment to its Fill the Plate program and an expanded employee volunteer initiative with the organization. Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief charity and partners with Morgan Stanley on a range of programs including:
Individualized awards to local food banks over the next four years, including grants given this spring to 27 food banks, tailored to best serve the child and family nutritional health needs in each community;
Financial support of cutting-edge research to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of child hunger-relief programs;
Continuing assistance for the National Produce program that helps bring fresh produce to families in need across the United States through a network of 61,000 Feeding America partner agencies such as soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters; and
Continuing assistance for the BackPack program that provides free backpacks with food staples so children who usually receive reduced or free lunch at school can get the nutritious meals they need over weekends or long school breaks.
In this latest phase of Morgan Stanley’s Fill the Plate initiative, awards to local food banks will total more than $1 million each year for the next four years. The innovative design for this grant-giving allows individual food banks to select hunger-relief programs that most effectively match their local population and capabilities. The awards provide groundbreaking flexibility to Feeding America and its hunger-relief network of over 200 food banks nationwide.
“With more than 16 million children in the United States in danger of going hungry, we know that we can’t solve this issue alone,” said Bob Aiken, President and CEO of Feeding America. “This historic gift by Morgan Stanley shows the true commitment they have to help us fight hunger in all of our communities. We are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with them in looking for ways to solve this problem.”
For 50 years, the Morgan Stanley Foundation has supported employee communities and innovations in pediatric health through initiatives such as its Global Alliance for Children’s Health. Through Fill the Plate, Morgan Stanley is dedicated to addressing food insecurity. Currently, one in five children in the U.S. does not have enough to eat, according to Feeding America’s 2010 Hunger Study.
Wikimedia Commons. El Diario Las Américas, de vespertino a matutino después de 60 años
“Diario Las Americas” announces that beginning May 21, 2013, it will become a 24/7 publication. Originally an evening publication, it will now become a morning newspaper and its subscribers will have access to the news early in the morning and it will now be published seven days a week, Monday through Sunday.
Furthermore, with the goal of becoming closer to its readers each passing day, the newspaper will increase its number of pages and sections.
Considered by many to be the most influential daily newspaper within the Spanish-speaking community in South Florida, “Diario Las Americas is capable of influencing the political agenda and becoming the main source of information about what is taking place in the Miami-Dade Hispanic community”. Moreover, it is a publication recognized with significant prestige throughout the rest of the United States and Latin America, said the paper in a statement.
“The future of the print media rests on three fundamental pillars: exclusive content, investigative reporting and opinion from renowned columnists. At Diario Las Americas we are working earnestly with the goal of making a difference in terms of our competition,” said Manuel Aguilera , Editor of Diario Las Americas. “The option of being present every morning, 365 days a year, is going to allow us to become even more indispensable in the life of the people of South Florida. We aspire to be a necessity in the daily life of the Hispanic family.”
Founded in 1953, Diario Las Americas has written the history of daily events in Spanish in South Florida, the United States, Latin America and the world. The Diario has been and will continue to be an indispensable source of information for the Hispanic community, which represents 17% of the population in the United States. Under the leadership of its Editor, Manuel Aguilera – previously editor of renowned newspapers in the Spanish and American markets – the newspaper is published in Miami and works with a group of highly regarded national and international correspondents.
The content of Diario Las Americas includes opinion articles, investigative reports, information about the South Florida community, society, daily classified ads, and special offers, among others. Its sections include politics, finance, sports, entertainment, interviews with personalities, theme reports, popular music, books, fashion, health, beauty, theatre, fine arts, calendar of events, night life and social events.
Wikimedia Commons. Matteo Vanzi is Crowned the Bombay Sapphire World's Most Imaginative Bartender
Matteo Vanzi of Italy is the winner of the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® World’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition. Matteo Vanzi took home the top honors at the global final in Tuscany, Italy, which saw him compete against professional bartenders from around the world for the accolade and a prestigious prize. The world’s fastest-growing gin brand by volume and value challenged the competitors to create a cocktail inspired by Tuscany, the home of the juniper berries, which lies at the heart of Bombay Sapphire gin.
The bartenders took part in a four-day event, in and around the historical city of Florence where they experienced the region. The winner, Matteo Vanzi of Italy was chosen from 11 finalists from around the world.
The Pastorini (Perfect Lady) – Matteo Vanzi’s Winning Co
Overall recipe ingredients
50ml Bombay Sapphire gin
10ml St Germain infused jasmine green tea and pink grapefruit peel
15ml Martini Bianco
20ml White Balsamic Vinegar with verbena and camomile
Homemade shrub
1tsp juniper berry meringue
Overall method
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
Shake, fine strain and serve in metal picnic mugs
Homemade Shrub
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup white balsamic vineger
Method for homemade shrub
Heat vineger and allow sugar to disolve and then filter
Infusion
375ml St Germain
3 tbs Jasmine green tea
Peel of one pink grapefruit
To make the infusion
In a Vienna coffee machine lightly infuse the green tea and pink graprefruit peel with the St Germain
Juniper Berry meringue
125g egg white
125g caster sugar
5 whole fine gounded juniper berries
Method for meringue
Whisk to mergine
The Finalists:
Austria: Markus Altrichter , Hammond Bar , Viena
Canada: Franz Swinton , Cube Tasting Lounge, Calgary
Denmark: Niklas Frank , The Union, Copenhague
Germany: Mathias Noori , Roomers Bar, Frankfurt
Italy: Matteo Vanzi, Stravinskji Bar hotel de Russie, Roma
Japan: Mai Seike , Cellar Bar, Rihga Royal Hotel, Tokio
South Africa: Assaf Yechiel, Orphanage cocktail bar, Ciudad del Cabo
Spain: Joao Eusebio , Magatzem Escola Borne, Barcelona
Switzerland: Nico Colic, Hotel Rivington & Sons, Zurich
UK: Joe Wild , Berry & Rye, Liverpool
USA: Rustyn Vaughan-Lee , The Sporting League, Las Vegas
Wikimedia CommonsFoto: Marcus Quigmire. Reconocen a empresarios impulsores del cambio social en Canadá, EE.UU. y México
American Express, in partnership with Ashoka Changemakers, is recognizing 45 social entrepreneurs as top innovators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. They are most likely the next generation of leaders that will work to solve some of the world’s most critical challenges.
“The strength of our global society depends on the work of passionate innovators who can respond to the needs of our communities,” said Timothy J. McClimon, president of American Express Foundation. “These 45 young entrepreneurs have channeled their empathy and commitment to create solutions that are currently changing lives throughout North America.”
The innovators will attend the American Express Emerging Innovators Leadership Boot Camp in their respective countries where they will have the opportunity to seek guidance from leaders including president of American Express’ U.S. Consumer Services Group, Josh Silverman; Ashoka Fellows Charles Best, Molly Barker, Tonya Surman, George Roter and Ai Jen Poo; author and entrepreneur, Seth Godin; and Huffington Post Media Group Chief of Staff, Koda Wang.
The two-day Boot Camps in New York City, Toronto, and Mexico City are part of the American Express Emerging Innovators campaign, which aims to accelerate and highlight the ideas of tomorrow’s leaders through training, mentorship, promotion, and collaboration. An online campaign which can be accessed here will feature videos, interviews, and insights from the 45 innovators, as well as notable thought leaders who will share their knowledge and advice about leadership, social change, and entrepreneurship. The campaign will be translated into both Spanish and English.
The American Express Emerging Innovators are:
United States:
Adam Lowy , Move For Hunger
Andrew Posner , Capital Good Fund
Cristi Hegranes , Global Press Institute
Curt Bowen , Semilla Nueva
Danielle Miller , Cell-Ed
Dante Cassanego , Juntos Finanzas
Jason Young , Mindblown Labs
Kalsoom Lakhani , Invest2Innovate
Lisa Curtis , Kuli Kuli
Manjula Dissanayake, Educate Lanka
Maurya Couvares , ScriptEd
Sara Potler , Move This World
Shivani Siroya , InVenture
Sombit Mishra, QMedic
Tinia Pina , Re-Nuble
Canada:
Abid Virani , Hope in The Fight Productions Inc.
Asha Suppiah , Enviro Spinnovations
Athena Theny , Athena Atelier
Corey Cook , Mino Bimaadiziwin “The Good Life”
Katie Jeanes , A Little More Good
Kelly Lovell , My Clean City
Patrick Shannon , Project Gwali
Robyn Ashwell , Shift Delivery
Saksham Uppal, Social Spark
Scott Oldford, FundUni
Simon Pickup , Youth Hydrogen
Sonam Swarup , Fusion Kitchen
Tara Mahoney , Gen Why Media Project
Taylor Conroy , Change Heroes
Yang (Linda) Liu , Sprouts
Mexico:
Alejandro Maza , Yo Propongo
Ana Lucia Cepeda , VidaMujer
Areli Rojas , Quien Habla por Mí
Citlali Salas , Mision Planeta
David Hernandez , CAPTAS
Gregorio Desgarennes , Hub Oaxaca
Hector Elizondo , yoReciclo
Jesus Gastelum , GC Ingenieria Social
Jesus Herrera , Conciencia Hídrica y WETnology Challenge
Juana Jurado , tuOla
Marco Vinicio Barcena , Red Mexicana de Debate
Marisol Campos , Fundacion Rayuela para la Cultura A.C.
Monica Seoane , NUSCAA TIERRA NUEVA
Nancy Amado , Trascendiendo con Resilencia y Dignidad A.C.
Pedro Agustin Gomez , Proyecto METAS
One of American Express’ three platforms for its philanthropy is Developing New Leaders for Tomorrow. Under this giving initiative, which recognizes the significance of strong leadership in the nonprofit and sectors, American Express is making grants focused on training high potential emerging leaders to tackle important issues in the 21st century. The Academy brings together emerging leaders from a diverse set of nonprofit, social sector and non-governmental organizations.
American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Ashoka Changemakers is a community of action that connects social entrepreneurs around the globe to share ideas, inspire, and mentor each other. Through its online collaborative competitions and Open Growth platform, Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs—more than 2,500 men and women with system-changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems.
Wikimedia Commons. Invirtiendo en el poder de las mujeres
Goldman Sachs is helping women such as Ayo grow their small businesses. Through the 10,000 Women Program, they are providing business skills to women entrepreneurs worldwide. Since participating in the program, Ayo has relocated her catering business from her home and has opened a restaurant. Now her small business is driving economic progress in her country.
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative is a five-year investment to provide underserved female entrepreneurs around the world with a business and management education.The initiative operates through a network of more than 80 academic and nonprofit institutions. These partnerships help develop locally relevant coursework and improve the quality and capacity of business education worldwide.
The women selected for the program enroll in customized certificate programs ranging from five weeks to six months. Topics covered include marketing, accounting, writing business plans and accessing capital.Students are offered mentoring and post-graduate support by partner institutions, local businesses and the people of Goldman Sachs.
Investing in the Power of Women
Investing in women is one of the most effective ways to reduce inequality and facilitate inclusive economic growth. Research conducted by Goldman Sachs over several years has shown that investing in education for women has a significant multiplier effect, leading to more productive workers, healthier and better-educated families, and ultimately to more prosperous communities.
