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CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
St-Léonard barber battles OQLF over English signs, social media
A St-Léonard barbershop owner says the OQLF is targeting his business over English content on his storefront and Instagram. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual A St-Léonard barbershop owner says he's spending as much time dealing with Quebec's language watchdog as he is cutting hair, after being flagged for using English on both his storefront and Instagram account. Jesse Padulo, who opened the Corner Shop barbershop a little more than a year ago, said inspectors from the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) first showed up at his business about six months ago. 'It's been rough ever since. So instead of me cutting hair I'm going back and forth with emails and trying to run my business,' Padulo said. He says the OQLF initially took issue with his outdoor sign, before focusing on his Instagram content. In a letter, the language watchdog cited Article 52 of the French Language Charter, which prohibits publishing commercial content on social media in a language other than French. In a statement to CTV News, the OQLF said that even videos have to be in French. 'They may also be in other languages, provided that they are accessible in French under conditions that are at least as favourable,' the watchdog said. Padulo also has a file for his outdoor sign because the OQLF says French must take up twice as much space as other languages, and non-compliance could result in hefty fines, reaching as much as $30,000 a day. 'I'm here to give a haircut, not a French lesson. If you walk in, 'Bonjour/hi, qu'est-ce que tu veux, what would you like?' I'll do it in both languages,' he said. The OQLF confirmed that it had received a complaint regarding Padulo's signage, adding that it was currently being processed. 'One fine and I close the doors, and I go on welfare.' Padulo said he is currently stuck in limbo and unsure what the next problem will be. 'I'm feeling stressed because I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, how can I give this service to my clients? So, what happens? Everything just decreases because they walk in and I'm not the same Jesse,' he said. Padulo noted that he will not be changing his storefront sign.
Metro
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Corrie's Carla shows her support for Lisa amid therapy - but a shock follows
Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers)'s current troubled state of mind in Coronation Street goes back to the death of her wife, Becky, who was also a police officer. The death of PC Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), who was killed while on duty, was especially hard for Lisa to deal with as it had echoes of Becky's death. She died while she was chasing a suspect when she was mown down by a getaway car. Lisa's grief was compounded by the fact that Becky had been under investigation by the police force's anti-corruption unit just before her death and this had put a strain on the relationship. In fact they'd had a huge argument on the day that Becky was killed, something that Lisa deeply regretted later as she never had a chance to apologise and make amends for the things she'd said. Craig's funeral, in which his colleagues and loved ones paid their respects, also made Lisa realise that the cloud of suspicion over Becky at the time of her death had meant she was denied the send-off she deserved. Carla (Alison King) persuaded Lisa that therapy could help her move on from these events. Although sceptical, Lisa gave it a try but was immediately on the defensive when the therapist broached the subject of Becky. In upcoming episodes there's an unsettling incident for Lisa when she witnesses a robbery at the Corner Shop and, rather than springing into action, she freezes. She later refuses to talk about this with Carla, who's puzzled by her actions. Wanting to be supportive, Carla encourages Lisa to continue with therapy, saying that she'll feel much better after a few more sessions. Lisa isn't convinced, but hopes that Carla is right. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! There could be a twist ahead, though. Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell) borrows Carla's laptop at work, and sees something on her screen that surprises him. More Trending Is Carla planning to take action of her own in a bid to help Lisa? The drama certainly isn't over for the couple and pictures have emerged from location filming, showing the two women in a park or woodland, with Lisa in tears and Carla consoling her. View More » Have they been arguing? Or could Lisa have uncovered some new upsetting information about Becky? MORE: All Coronation Street spoiler videos for next week as legends face death MORE: Lisa haunted by Becky in Coronation Street as the past is revisited MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers as violent killer escapes prison
Straits Times
03-07-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Kodak, once the picture of a dying brand, is having a moment
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Corner Shop, a Kodak Apparel store in Seoul, is what locals call the 'Brooklyn of Seoul'. SEOUL - Even among the flashy signs on the bustling main drag of Seongsu-dong, a former warehouse district turned hipster haven in Seoul, South Korea, the mustard-yellow facade of the Kodak Corner Shop stands out. On a recent afternoon, the two-storey apparel store in what locals call the 'Brooklyn of Seoul' teemed with shoppers. 'Share Moments. Share Life' – a slogan Kodak launched nearly a quarter-century ago – was posted above the door. People browsed shelves of Kodak-branded clothing, including shorts, T-shirts, baseball caps, book bags, sundresses and sandals. One of the shoppers, Ms Erye An, 27, a film photographer, modelled a cross-body bag emblazoned with Kodak's signature red-and-yellow, camera-shutter logo, once among the most recognisable symbols in the world. Ms An, who mentioned that her refrigerator was packed with Kodak film and kimchi, said the shop mirrored the 'dreamy' tones of analogue photographs and evoked for her a nostalgic feeling. Her friend, Ms Lee Young-ji, 30, a marketing student, offered an explanation for why the shop was so busy: 'I think it's because Kodak hasn't lost its emotional touch.' The Eastman Kodak Co., a brand as big in its heyday as Apple or Google today and whose sentimental ads left lumps in the throats of generations of consumers, has become a cautionary tale for companies slow to adapt to change. At its headquarters in Rochester, New York, most of the roughly 200 buildings that once stood on its 1,300-acre campus have either been razed or are occupied by other businesses. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Seller's stamp duty rates for private homes raised; holding period increased from 3 years to 4 Asia Japan urges evacuation of small island as 1,000 quakes hit region World Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending Bill wins congressional approval World US Treasury chief sees 100 countries getting 10% reciprocal tariff Sport A true fans' player – Liverpool supporters in Singapore pay tribute to late Diogo Jota Singapore Universities like NUS need to be open, to become a sanctuary for global talent: Vivian Balakrishnan Singapore 193ha of land off Changi to be reclaimed for aviation park; area reduced to save seagrass meadow Business More Singapore residents met CPF Required Retirement Sum when they turned 55 in 2024 But Kodak is having a moment again, mostly overseas, through trademark licensing agreements with manufacturers and retailers of a wide range of products. The company's logo is being slapped on lifestyle items such as apparel, luggage, eyewear and paint; on hardware like such as solar panels, flashlights and power generators; and on audiovisual equipment such as televisions, voice recorders and binoculars. Its ubiquity is perhaps nowhere more apparent than in South Korea, where there are 123 and counting brick-and-mortar stores that just sell products from Kodak Apparel, the name of the clothing line. There are no Kodak Apparel stores in the United States. 'Kodak is now a trending fashion brand in South Korea,' Mr Adrian Tay, an editor at LinkedIn News Asia, said in a post on April 1. 'No, this isn't an April Fool's joke.' Brand licensing is a growing, if small, part of Kodak's business, accounting for US$20 million (S$25.5 million) in revenue in 2024. That represents a 35 per cent increase over five years ago, when branding became a stand-alone segment of the company. Kodak has never fully recovered from a ruinous decision to bet on film, just as digital photography, a technology it invented, was taking off. In 2024, according to the company's financial filings, it recorded US$1 billion in revenue, compared with US$19 billion in 1990 when 'Kodak Moments' were captured on film everywhere. The bulk of Kodak's revenues comes from commercial print products and, to a lesser extent, materials related to the motion picture industry. Kodak currently has 44 brand licensees, according to the company, and some of them make products that many people might consider unrelated to the thing they most associate with the company: photography. But company officials said elements of photography such as creativity, telling stories and preserving memories were often integrated in the products bearing the Kodak logo. 'Our brand licensing portfolio begins with photography and imaging, but it's much broader than that,' said Ms Clara Fort, the vice-president for global brand licensing at the company. Ms Fort pointed to Kodak's wide-ranging apparel licensing deals in Asia, Europe and the United States as natural extensions of the brand at a time when images, amplified by social media, are central to daily life. 'With people taking pictures of themselves on social media,' she said, 'we thought, well, why don't we extend our brand to lifestyle?' Kodak Apparel and its related shops are the brainchild of Mr Lee Jun Kwon, the CEO of Hilight Brands, a South Korean fashion company that has been acquiring licences to prominent trademarks. The company holds licences for Diadora and Malbon Golf, and has Kodak Apparel outlets in Japan, Taiwan and China. 'We believed Kodak could not be limited to just the keywords 'camera' and 'film,'' a company representative, Hyejin Park, wrote in an e-mail. Kodak Apparel dovetails with a resurgence in film photography and a youth culture trend in South Korea known as 'newtro' – a portmanteau that describes a blend of contemporary style ('new') with nostalgia and vintage design ('retro'). American brands that have been 'newtroed' in South Korea include National Geographic, Discovery, CNN and the aeronautics defence contractor Lockheed Martin. Brand licensing is a prevalent and growing corporate practice, with a global market value estimated at upward of US$320 billion. Disney is often cited as the gold standard. 'Licensing is all about bringing to life the emotional connection between consumers and the brands they care about,' said Ms Maura Regan, the president of Licensing International, a trade organisation. The Kodak warm fuzzies were once deeply embedded in the company's hometown, Rochester, where the company employed 60,000 people and was the leading benefactor of the city's cultural institutions before it filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Today, Kodak employs about 1,300 people in the city, and its residents are more likely to regard the company with bitterness than as a paragon of branding. Yet in May, Kodak was in the running for Best Corporate Brand honours at the Licensing International Excellence Awards in Las Vegas alongside household names such as Jeep, Goodyear and the Girl Scouts. Though not ultimately winners of the prize, the company did win the distinction two years ago. In 2025, Kodak took home two other awards, one for its partnership with Hilight and another for a collaboration with American streetwear company HUF to put Kodak logos and images on hoodies, gold lockets and skateboards, among other items. In recent years, Kodak has partnered with Mattel on pink Barbie cameras and printers, and signed a deal allowing EssilorLuxottica, the European eyewear conglomerate that owns Ray-Ban and Oakley, to use the Kodak name in perpetuity. Kodak officials said the company was exploring options in the gaming, smart home and health care industries. Mr Eric Kunsman, a photographer from Rochester who works around the country, recently recalled spotting young people wearing Kodak clothes in Los Angeles. The sight warmed his heart, he said, and reminded him of Rochester's halcyon days when Kodak was on top of the world. 'I got this sense of hometown pride,' Mr Kunsman said. 'Even though I knew they weren't made in Rochester, to me, it was still Kodak.' NYTIMES
CairoScene
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Here's Why You Should Go to Downtown Cairo's The Corner Shop
And why you should do that THIS weekend. With the launch of the very first edition of 'The Corner Shop', a limited edition curatorial experience in partnership with Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investment, Adly street's iconic Kodak Passage has transformed into a vibrant Egyptian food market, bringing together the city's finest tastemakers for a celebration of flavor, culture, and culinary craftsmanship. An ode to Downtown Cairo from the heart of Downtown Cairo, The Corner Shop by Flavor Republic's When We Eat is paying tribute to Egypt's culinary roots, gathering Cairo's foremost purveyors of gastronomic bounty. Offering daily specials, limited edition menu items, and a series of events, workshops, and exclusive dinners, The Corner Shop is set to run until February 27th from 10 AM to 6 PM. Stomach rumbling? Here's everything you need to know about The Corner Shop, and what to expect. Where? The Kodak Passage, Adly Street. When Can You Go? 10 AM to 6 PM, Daily. What's the Vibe? Red brick walls, farmer's market stands, artwork proudly showcasing Egypt's culinary roots, and an ambiance reminiscent of Cairo's iconic 20th century cafés; think Café Riche and Groppi. What's on the Menu? A classic café-style menu by Crave Catering, serving up a slew of salads, classic Egyptian dishes, and flaky desserts baked from scratch before your eyes. Quanta Coffee is also serving up all sorts of caffeinated classics - and just the classic old-school sort, so no matcha here, but rather some top-notch Vienna coffees and traditional cappuccinos. What Can You Grab On-the-Go? Fresh produce and locally-produced food products from Cairo's prime culinary businesses, producers, and chefs - all accompanied by their own backstories.
