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Crocs is in its element
The company known for its funky (but ultra-comfortable) foam clogs may have been fighting for its life a decade ago, but Crocs found its groove again in 2016. Not counting the pandemic-crimped first and second quarters of this year, revenue has grown every quarter year over year since the last quarter of 2017. Ditto for operating income.
The rebound is built on the convergence of several trends, not the least of which is customization. Although consumers were decorating their Crocs clogs years ago, the effort wasn t organized. Now it is. The company s website sells Jibbitz charms as part of the online purchase process, and even if on an unsponsored basis, patches, pins, and stick-ons of all sorts are readily available to make each customer s
|Narberth and Whitland Rotary were helped tp make the draw at Narberth RFC by Ysgol y Preseli students Olly Hough and Owain Holgate. Picture: Powerpix Photography NARBERTH and Whitland Rotary have helped bring some seasonal cheer to local charities. Their Santa Run raffle – staged instead of the Narberth Santa Run, cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic – raised the magnificent sum of £744 which is being shared between Narberth Foodbank, Patch (Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship) and Rotary charities. There were great prizes up for grabs, with the first prize of £50, donated by the club, a hamper from Narberth-based Calon Wen, plus four hampers, a bottle of whisky and a signed Katherine Jenkins CD, all donated by club members.
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The UK s energy mix is in the process of transitioning from coal and gas towards renewables and has been for some time. During the first quarter of 2020, 47 per cent of the UK s electricity generation came from wind and solar.
When all sources of renewables are included, such as biomass and hydro, the forecast is for around 80 per cent of our power to come from renewables by 2040.
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, media images of health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients provided some of the first glimpses into the devastating impacts of the global crisis.
Executives at Crocs not only saw those stressed, overwhelmed frontline workers, but also started getting requests from them for shoes to keep them going during the long hours. The company realized it had an opportunity to offer a little kindness and comfort to a group of loyal customers at a particularly challenging time. Crocs came up with an ambitious idea: to give away 10,000 pairs of shoes every day to people working on the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic.