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Looking for a leap year lift? Check out this silly French newspaper that only publishes on Feb. 29
Read full article: Looking for a leap year lift? Check out this silly French newspaper that only publishes on Feb. 29Satirical French newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur only comes out on Feb. 29, once every four years.
San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summit
Read full article: San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summitWorld leaders, CEOS, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a high-profile trade summit that could give the battered city a chance to reverse its image as a powerhouse in decline.
Black-owned Orlando businesses receive $75,000 in donations from IKEA U.S. Community Foundation
Read full article: Black-owned Orlando businesses receive $75,000 in donations from IKEA U.S. Community FoundationIkea’s U.S. Community Foundation, in partnership with the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, recently donated $75,000 to Black businesses in Orlando, according to a statement from the company.
Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in France
Read full article: Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in FranceA French court has ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay more than $1.3 million in fines and damages Tuesday over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France.
Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients
Read full article: Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clientsBut at Monday's trial in the Versailles court, lawyers for Ikea France denied any strategy of “generalized espionage." Another accusation alleged that Ikea France used unauthorized data to try to catch an employee who had claimed unemployment benefits but drove a Porsche. Former Ikea France CEOs Jean-Louis Baillot and Stefan Vanoverbeke, former Chief Financial Officer Dariusz Rychert, store managers and police officers are also going on trial. Ikea France, a subsidiary of Swedish furniture company Ikea, said Monday it has cooperated with French judicial authorities. In France, Ikea employs more than 10,000 people in 34 stores, an e-commerce site and a customer support center.
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
Read full article: Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspacesMillions of kids logging onto virtual school this fall has parents scrambling to find furniture for them. But John Furner, who runs Walmart’s U.S. stores, acknowledged low stocks of kid’s desks and laptops in a ABC News interview on Sept. 11. “It’s not as cute or trendy as a bought desk and I wish it had drawers for storage,” said Fry. Will the homemade desk make it through the school year? “I could not believe in three weeks how much damage he’s done to this desk.”_____Follow Joseph Pisani on Twitter @ josephpisani