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Hypebeast
6 days ago
- Business
- Hypebeast
Oakley Celebrates 50 Years with the Ellipse Sunglasses
Summary Oakleyis commemorating its 50th anniversary in 2025 with a truly unique release: the Oakley Ellipse sunglass, a high-performance eyewear piece literally shaped like the brand's iconic elliptical 'O' logo. This clever design wraps a circular frame around Oakley's Physiomorphic Geometry, allowing for a lens that fits closer to the face while drawing inspiration from the sculptural lines popularized in the 90s. The Ellipse is more than just a commemorative piece; it's engineered for performance, featuring Oakley's proprietary Prizm Lens technology to boost color and contrast, and Unobtainium earsocks and nose pieces for a secure fit that grips better with sweat. Available in several colorways, including a limited 50th Anniversary '50 Midas Fleck' edition with Prizm™ 24k gold lenses, the Oakley Ellipse is a bold statement that merges design, utility, and nostalgia. It is available this month (June 2025) both in-store andonlineand select retail partners worldwide.
Cision Canada
02-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Corbeil Strengthens Purchasing Power: Price Drops and Real Commitments During Peak Renovation Season Français
MONTREAL, May 2, 2025 /CNW/ - With the season of spring renovation, moving, and home improvement projects approaching, Corbeil Appliances is stepping up as a specialist to reassure, support, and take action. Given the current environment marked by persistent inflation, fluctuating tariffs, and economic uncertainty, the company made a strong move at the end of March by lowering prices of all appliances from its private label, Ellipse. This initiative is accompanied by five additional commitments aimed at protecting consumers and building a relationship of trust with them. "At Corbeil, we believe that the role of a specialist is to make it easier for Quebecers and Canadians alike to access home appliances that meet their everyday needs. As a Quebec leader in the industry, we have a duty to step up. Guaranteeing the best purchasing conditions, along with lowering prices for our Ellipse brand, represents our tangible contribution to protecting our customers' purchasing power," stated Anthony Amiel, President of Groupe Amiel. "This is a well-thought-out choice, consistent with our mission to be a trusted partner, especially at a time when purchasing decisions are particularly important," he concluded. The results of this initiative are already remarkable: in just a few weeks, many consumers have placed their trust in Corbeil, driving a 30% increase in units sold for the Ellipse brand. Tangible Commitments for Consumers Beyond price reductions, Corbeil is reaffirming its commitment to consumers through its Parole de Spécialiste campaign, putting forth several commercial initiatives designed to bring greater peace of mind to customers: A best price guarantee for 30 days after purchase; A protection plan that allows customers to recover 50% of its value in store credit if unused; Interest-free financing plans for up to 24 months; Free delivery on purchases of $699 or more; Free pickup and recycling of old appliances in partnership with GoRecycle. Finally, to meet a growing need for more affordable appliances and with a strong awareness of environmental challenges, Corbeil Appliances is launching a new line called Corbeil Éco-Choix, aimed at offering second-hand products, end-of-line models, "as-is" items, and the most accessible brands on the market. "Protecting purchasing power is a holistic approach that goes well beyond simply lowering prices. We also want to offer flexibility, peace of mind, and responsible options to our customers," added Mr. Amiel. A Supply Model that Makes a Real Difference In an environment where supply chains remain fragile, Corbeil Appliances benefits from a diversified supply network, sourcing products from Europe, Latin America, Asia and North America. This model helps mitigate the impact of tariff increases and maintain greater price stability. In support of this approach, we're also introducing new, clear, and informative store signage to help customers make more informed choices regarding product origin. About Corbeil Founded in 1949, Corbeil is a 100% Quebec-owned company held by Amiel Group since 2017. It is currently the largest home appliance network in Quebec, with some 30 stores across the province and in Ontario. Corbeil is improving the customer shopping experience by offering all new spaces for visualizing and trying out appliances, unparalleled service quality, and a merchant website. Today, as an industry leader, Corbeil is committed to environmental causes and to protecting its customers' purchasing power. For more information: About Groupe Amiel Groupe Amiel is a portfolio company founded by Anthony Amiel in 2017. It was created to bring together Distinctive, Corbeil Appliances and Termonas under one entity. Its primary objective is to establish itself as the trusted partner of reference in the Canadian home appliance market. The Groupe Amiel companies can now enjoy greater synergy while continuing to shape, advance and energize the appliance industry. For more information:
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Income-Driven Repayment Plans: What to Know
Advocates display a hand-painted sign on the Ellipse in front of The White House on June 15, 2021. Credit - Paul Morigi—We TheThe future of income-driven repayment (IDR) plans is in doubt after the Department of Education shut down applications on Friday. The decision to cease applications came after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary block of the Saving for a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan on Feb. 18, siding with a coalition of Republican-led states that sued to block the program. 'A federal court issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Education from implementing parts of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and other IDR plans,' a notice at the top of the federal student aid site reads. Read More: How Schools Are Navigating Trump's Immigration Policies The change has put the 8 million borrowers enrolled in SAVE, and others enrolled in one of three other IDR plans, in limbo. The SAVE plan was touted as the 'most affordable repayment plan' by the Biden Administration as, similar to other IDR plans, SAVE personalized borrowers' monthly student loan payments to their income and family size. SAVE borrowers who made less than $15 an hour, for instance, had a $0 monthly payment towards their student loans—which an estimated 4.6 million SAVE borrowers qualified for. The program also promised borrowers who took out $12,000 or less in student loans forgiveness after a decade of payments. Still, it is unclear how the 8 million SAVE borrowers will be affected under the Trump Administration. The Department of Education did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how the court injunction would affect SAVE borrowers, and those on other IDR plans. Prior to the most recent court decision, SAVE borrowers were enrolled in general forbearance, meaning they did not have to make any monthly payments and interest was not accruing on their loans. The Office of Federal Student Aid predicted that they would be unable to calculate accurate monthly payments for borrowers until September 2025, according to the Education Department information page that was last updated in January. The Department of Education previously stated that all forgiveness promised for borrowers enrolled in an income-driven repayment plan was enjoined. Student loan advocates have little hope for forgiveness under the Trump Administration, as some organizations have claimed that the actions taken go beyond what the court legally required. 'Shutting down access to all income-based repayment plans is not what the 8th Circuit ordered—this was a choice by the Trump Administration and a cruel one that will inflict massive pain on millions of working families,' said Student Borrower Protection Center Deputy Executive Director and Managing Counsel Persis Yu, in a Monday statement. Contact us at letters@
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Memo: Trump knocks over the guardrails, deepening Democratic panic
President Trump is pressing full steam ahead with an agenda that Democrats worry has an increasingly autocratic bent. But right now, there's not much they can do about it. News emerged late on Monday afternoon that the Justice Department was firing more than a dozen officials who had been part of the attempt to prosecute Trump, led by former special counsel Jack Smith. That move, apparently spearheaded by Trump's acting attorney general, James McHenry, looked to critics like the latest attempt by the president to take vengeance on his enemies, reward his friends and kick away the guardrails of civil society. In his first week back in office, Trump has pardoned almost all the people convicted of Jan. 6-related offenses, while commuting the sentences of a handful of others. The total of more than 1,500 people includes several convicted of seditious conspiracy and a larger number found guilty of violent attacks upon police officers. Trump's administration has also removed roughly 17 inspectors general from their roles overseeing government departments; removed security details from former government officials who have crossed him; and instructed the attorney general to root out anything he deems to be political bias in work conducted during former President Biden's administration. It's enough to magnify the chill many Democrats felt at the possibility of Trump resuming power. Biden, while still a candidate, warned about 'ultra-MAGA Republicans' whom he portrayed as a danger to American political norms. Former Vice President Kamala Harris held her final rally of the campaign at the Ellipse, near the White House, aiming to remind voters of Trump's conduct in and around the 2021 Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Former President Obama warned during the campaign that Trump 'sees power as nothing more than a means to his ends.' None of it kept Trump from winning a second term, and with a better performance than in either of his two previous presidential campaigns. Democrats have very little leverage to prevent Trump from enacting his agenda, given that there are GOP majorities in the Senate and the House, and that the Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority, thanks in part to the three justices Trump nominated in his first term. For the moment, the lower courts seem to offer Democrats and liberals a faint glimmer of hope. When Trump announced last week he was seeking to end the concept of 'birthright citizenship' — the automatic qualification of people born in the United States to be citizens, regardless of the immigration status of their parents — 22 Democratic-led states joined lawsuits to stop him. They got a boost when John Coughenour, a federal district judge in the western district of Washington, ruled in their favor. Coughenour, nominated to the federal bench by former President Reagan, paused Trump's order on the basis that it was 'blatantly unconstitutional.' Otherwise, Democrats for the most part have been restricted to throwing verbal barbs in Trump's direction. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Trump's actions in firing the inspectors general 'a chilling purge' that he contended was 'a preview of the lawless approach Donald Trump and his administration is taking far too often as he is becoming president.' Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) responded to the same event by calling it 'alarming' and posting on social media, 'This is what you do when you don't want someone watching what you're doing.' After Trump announced his mass clemency for people convicted or charged for Jan.6-related offenses, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — the House Speaker at the time of the riot — accused him of acting in a 'shameful' way and delivering 'an outrageous insult to our justice system.' Influential voices in the broader liberal community have sounded even more ominous notes. Former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki hosted Norm Eisen on her MSNBC show on Sunday. Eisen, a White House ethics lawyer during the Obama administration and a well-known liberal commentator, alleged that Trump had 'promised to be a dictator on day one, and he's carried that forward through the entire week, including this midnight firing' of the inspectors general. Trump and his supporters dismiss all such charges, of course. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was asked on NBC's 'Meet the Press' on Sunday whether Trump had violated the law in firing the inspectors general without giving Congress 30 days' notice and a specific reason for his actions, as mandated by a 2022 law. 'Technically, yeah. But he has the authority to do it,' the South Carolina senator responded. Graham, like the vast majority of Republicans, argued that Trump was clear about his intentions during the election campaign and now has a mandate to do all the things that are eliciting howls of protest from Democrats. The most fervent Trump backers, far from seeing themselves as acting outside democratic norms, contend they are correcting what they see as the excesses and 'weaponization' of the Biden era. Kash Patel, the president's nominee to lead the FBI, told Steve Bannon during a 2023 podcast that a future Trump administration would 'come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens.' Patel alleged falsely that these unnamed but shadowy figures had 'helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.' Patel's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled for Thursday. For now, it's a bleak picture for Democrats and other liberal critics of Trump. He is forging ahead, and his opponents have no way to pull the brakes. The Memo is a reported column by Niall Stanage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
