So I now have 3 copies of this on CD.
A European pressing, an American pressing, and now a SHM-CD made in Japan.
The EU and USA pressings sound alike. Very pleasant.
But the SHM-CD is a different beast altogether. Same remastered master tapes. No further remastering in Japan.
But heck, this is so much more detailed. The treble is clearer and better defined. You can hear the high hats. The bass is deeper and better defined.
Only difference it would appear is a better quality CD substrate or material. It cost much much more from CD Japan, but it is worth the difference.
BTW I'm using the Esoteric K03-XD player.

I recall (probably 1991-1992 when I was 3 or so years old) sitting in a stroller looking at a stuffed Figment plushie I had gotten at Epcot. We're in the main lobby area of The Contemporary (our hotel at the time I assume) and my parents are having an argument. My dad is saying we should wait in line for the next Mono-Rail to come, my mom is saying it's easier and faster to just walk across the parking lot to the park and she is pointing at it from the window of the hotel. My dad is saying it ruins the experience and you're supposed to take the monorail if you're in the Contemporary.
I am oblivious and apathetic to it all and am just examining my Figment plushie. Their arguments to my ears sound like Charlie Brown teacher blob voices of gibberish, I only know what they were saying because they've brought up what they were talking about as I recount this memory.
This is probably one of the earliest memories I have. Not sure if it's relevant for a thread but thought I'd share it.

The Fire get swept by Charlie Brown this season.
Discuss.

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It's been a while, huh?

First Last Next
Memory transcription subject: Yivreen, Cyonian Survivor
Date [standardized human time]: February 22nd, 2134
The flash daymares hadn’t stopped. Four nights since they’d set in, and now those two fire and brimstone eyes were lingering, waiting to come out when I was asleep. I’d thought that first daymare had been a fluke. It’d felt real, getting chomped up like that, crushed. But... ah.
I’d had more. Once I was in the mouth of that Arxur who’d kicked down the tree. Then I was in the cages with Hens Jr and Sr, and Alma... And each time if there was time for it that swampheaded, red eyed, smokey Arxur would come on in. Try and guilt me like I’d done something wrong.
It was working.
“Yiv. Yiv! I think I got it!” I blinked, my stupor broken by Junior. The kid had been a good help with the computer system since we’d let him fiddle with it instead of me. Much to my... begrudging admission: he was better at it. So, I stood from the chair and headed over to him. The monitor and console were lit up good as new, but they’d been like that for a couple nights now. We’d finally got access to a local map when that’d happened. Or rather a map of the surrounding area, outdated as it was it still had the location of the city on it. It wasn’t like anything had significantly changed in the past hundreds of years since this place had been abandoned. It had been the whole ‘trying to page it into the rest of the old systems at the outpost’ part that’d eluded Juniors little pet project.
“What did you get?” I replied, leaning over his shoulder with a paw on the console while he typed at it.
He cleared his throat. “W-well. I was able to find the wire that’d been causing the problem with the connection to the outpost’s server.” A server? What?
“What do you mean a server? I thought the only computer systems in here were in this room?” He turned his head, a brown eye winking at me. “Nuh-uh! Were you even listening when I explained it earlier? It’s more than just a weather monitoring station. It had a server, otherwise why would it need so many type-v connectors. See?” He pointed a claw to the bundle of wiring running up the wall and into a concrete hole that looked to lead to the next floor above us. Probably. I hadn’t really cared about how many wires there were.
“So... there’s more than just the databanks here in this room?” I asked. My eyes were tasked with looking over the monitor with pursed lips. I’d dug through some ye olde outpost files in the past nights for my journalist program but evidently I’d been missing things if all it took was one kid who had a knack for tech to ascertain there was more to these places.
Before my question could be answered though the command lines and startup protocols on the operating system for the thing had popped by and opened up onto a familiar desktop of our more modern tech. Junior went about clicking immediately to some command line and writing in some jibberish... And- my eyes widened. “What’s that?” I asked, pointing my claw to all the commands on his little black background’d screen.

1: Status
2: Logs
3: Garage Door
4: Barrack Override
5: Communications

Were among the top five, with a half dozen more I didn’t quite have time to think on. “Quick- quick! The uh- There’s a garage?” Don’t get distracted Yivreen. Ahhh moss-heaps.. “The Barrack Override. See what that does.”
The boy swatted away my paw trying to push at it. “Calm down! Calm down jeez, fine!” He jammed his digit into the corresponding number and pressed enter. A few moments passed as it simply displayed three dots. I waited... I waited.. Cmoooo-
Clank. VV-vv-vvv-veeeeeee....
It sounded like something behind the wall to our left was trying to unrust itself and move. A couple hundred years of not moving or being maintained had probably ensured it’d never get moving smooth again. Then of course the universe proved me wrong, and the wall actually shifted. The rounded metal slab I’d taken for a part of the tower’s superstructure began to lower, and behind it... “Holy shit.”
I don’t know where the extreme language had come from but... Wow. My eyes lit. Bunks. Bedding. Lockers.. It looked like the room beyond had been some sort of lodging area for soldiery when this place was built. But there’d been a grow-in on the back wall from a massive root. Snaring part of the room in its gripping-vinelike vice grip. The root was long dead, and the hole it’d bored through the concrete had left the inside exposed to the elements a touch more than if it’d just been left... At least there wasn’t much evidence of water damage.
“Yiv? Are you-” But I was already headed through the way, a paw on my pistol as I glanced around the abandoned room. My mind went right to checking out the lockers, which turned out to be a good idea. My little training sessions into understanding the named bits for guns with Alma were about to start paying off.
“We’ve got guns. Or... Something like guns.” I announced, pulling out the carrying case and flipping it open. Inside I found what looked to be a.. Hrm- no magazine, no bullets... I lifted it up, the rifle-like hardened carbon material was in remarkably good shape. Probably due to the case and materials, but something was different about it. I glanced my eyes over it, noting the electronic aiming system on top which... when I clicked at it offered a red circle for looking through the little scope with. Huh. Not a common thing to find on a Cyonian designed weapon, at least not these nights. This place was old, but this weapon looked like it’d been built by something more ambitious than Federation paws. Federation handhelds were all modified from the same combustion based lead belchers. A fact that rarely ever went unspoken on our own networks when we needed a reason to criticize Aafa.
It took a while longer, but eventually I did find a snap-button on the back of the trigger grip that made something inside it hum to life. My eyes widened. “It’s... An energy weapon.” I murmured. My tail flicking in apprehension. Would it even still fire? The red blinking just below the button told me it must have no power perhaps but... “Hey. Junior. You think you could figure out how to charge one of these guys-?”
I turned my head to see the kid standing at the threshold with his tail in his paws, gripping them anxiously. “Yiv. The uh. The communications aren’t working, but I think the garage door might open if we try it. It could be that cropping of wall and sealed door we figured the old power system must have been housed in right?” He glanced to the rifle in my paws. “I mean, if it uses the same standards as the computer out here it should still be compatible with our stuff. But- we don’t have anything to charge power packs of that size.” He pointed to the fixture sticking out the bottom of the stock. Hrm, he was right.
“See if you can’t get the garage open. I’ll keep looking in here and see if there’s something to help with that.” Came my own voice, I felt... Giddy. Alive. The potential to fight back was intoxicating. Before all I’d had was this dinky pistol I’d used to... kill a couple of the greys. But if we could bring the fight to their patrols, save more people-
I shook my head. Why was I thinking like this? I couldn’t stand up to an invasion fleet. I’d been a frightened Sivkit on the first night of the attack. I- I’d stampeded. I couldn’t remember any of it, but the chance I’d trampled someone in my panic was not zero. I might have contributed to someone being crushed... I’d failed Els, that soldier I’d dragged into the house. Obelisk I couldn’t even keep my mind straight in a fight with those howling, laughing Arxur in my head. The campfire fight had been a fluke!
I didn’t quite know how long I just sat there, staring at the rifle beating myself up, but eventually I was shaken from it by Keick when she sat beside me, an arm on my shoulder. “Hey. I heard you and Junior had a bit breakthrough eh?” She said non-chalantly. I could tell though, even with the chipper tone she’d read me. The accountant knew I’d been in one of my little moods. She’d known me the longest of anyone here, everyone else was like... a pack of convenience? Maybe not Junior. Keick and I had survived the woods together. I’d pulled her from her own hells next to that burning car.
“Hey.” I returned back. “Yeah. Junior got the servers working. Or something like that.” I pointed a claw over at the computer, only to notice he was gone now. I blinked. Had I been out of it that long?
Keick filled in the hole in my head. “He went with his old man to go check out the garage.” Oh. Yeah.
I looked around, “Ah. The guns. We have guns now. Real guns.” I explained, holding the one I had in my paws up for her to inspect.
“Doesn’t look like any gun I’ve seen.” She mused back, taking it from my grip. My body was moving on its own now, rummaging deeper into the lockers. Some of these cases had been broken by the snaring, smaller branches of the grow-in. The firearms within cracked open and busted. Probably no good at all, exposed to the ambient humidity as they had been for so long. Still, couple of the other rifle cases were good. We had weapons, plural. Binoculars? Got em. Spare power packs that needed charging? Got em. There was a lot of survival gear here. Like a militarized ranger outpost had been stationed here. The synthetic material of the camouflaged cloak I found proudly proclaimed it’d reflect thermal scanning on its faded label even! “Either the old rangers from before the treaties were really into operator stuff or the Obelisk put all this here just for us.” I murmured.
Keick, for her part seemed to be looking it all over with a little inventory in her head. Already tapping in the number of each item into her dataslate. “Well. I’d go with the former. The Obelisk hasn’t been around for us lately.” Came the reply as she poked a claw at one of the now entirely spoiled ration packs. “Still, there’s enough stuff here you could arm a squad of soldiers probably. If you know where we can find some spare soldiers that is.”
I flicked my ear at the poor humoured joke. “Ahuh.” Came my reply. “Maybe you should go try the radio again, they’d love to get their paws on stuff like this I think. Pre-war tech actually made to fight predators like this is rare.” Which begged the question... Why did the cloak boast about defeating thermals? These outposts were dated after our discovery and incorporation into the Federation as an early member, and WELL before the Arxur war. So why had we built cloaks like these? Was this equipment used during the years when we’d resisted the burning of our forests and jungles? If so, it meant it might have been auhh... much more violent then the archives made it out to be. Maybe there was a story here? My inner journalist was theorizing.
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I’d had to pick my jaw up off the ground after headed over to the garage. Hens Senior and Alma were leaned over the the opened hood of what looked like a remarkably still intact forest rover. The design was actually recognizable, having not changed much from what we had tonight. Six thick grooved tires, a buggy-like cockpit four seater set in the middle, and a back and top rack for storing anything you could want. “Is it working?” I asked the obvious as I stepped inside, noting Junior sat off to the side, fiddling with some wall mounted box or other. He didn’t look to actually know what he was doing beyond dusting it off and giving it a deep stare.
“I wouldn’t think so.” Came the chime of Keick, who’d followed me inside. It was around now my monocular visioned eyes were noting the various tools and spare parts laying around in the garage. Whoever had last been here had left in a hurry seemingly, because it was mostly stocked. No mess on all the immensely dusty parts. I could see a couple smaller fauna in the corners. A lizard here, a rodent there. Obviously there had been some way they’d chewed their way in at some point... Or they’d come in when the door was opened to the bustle and noise of the forest to my back.
It was Senior who looked back at my question, standing to his full height before leaning his back against the old vehicle. “No. It isn’t working. Or at least it won’t be until I figure a way to give the battery juice.” I tilted my head.
“Is it one of those older ones that zap out after a hundred years or so?” Came my obvious question.
He flicked his tail no. “It’s got one of the standard ones, it’s just that it stopped auto-cycling a couple hundred years ago. The electric motor looks like it should work if we pop it on. But we’ll have to see.” He glanced around the workshop. “I want to say we could probably get it working with the tools we have, but if the battery can’t be jumped, or it’s spent, or the motor needs a complete replacement we’re up a creek on getting it working.” It sounded like he knew a bit about it.
The feeling of my face scrunching ever so much came. “You didn’t tell me you were a handyman.” I said, crossing my arms.
“Well it never came up.” He said back with an affable smile. “Listen, it’s been a long couple weeks. Don’t get all spotty with me. We didn’t have anything a hobbying mechanic could fix anyhow.” Just a roll of the eyes from myself is all that met him as Keick spoke up, stepping over to the other three.
“So what’re you gonna jump it with?” She asked incredulously, leaning over the open cabin. From there I sort of... zoned out. All the older Cyonians present were bickering and blathering about the buggy which was quickly losing interest for me. I didn’t understand anything about mechanics like that beyond the bare minimum, so it was out of my purview. If they got it working that’d be another thing but I wouldn’t have been any help right now, so instead I placed a couple careful paws down until I was beside Junior, sitting next to him as he seemed to be eyeballing some far too faded label.
He had a paw lightly rubbing out the dust that’d caked an outlet, still one brown eye fixed on the label. All I could make out myself was the little yellow square symbol warning of an electric charge hazard. Weird to think even now those hadn’t changed. Had Federation technology really not changed all that much? Was it just us? A sigh. “So. What’s got your your nose twitching little dude?”
The past couple nights he’d gotten better with his anger, and... hadn’t destroyed any important tech in a fit of rage. All he’d needed was something to set himself to in a difficult situation like this. Keich had been right to set him on that computer. And.. I’d felt myself trying to encourage him along the way. Partly because I had an investment in getting those maps, and then partly because he’d ended up filling in a spot in my head like a younger cousin. Him and his old man had only been around for a little bit, but I guess maybe I didn’t want to think too hard about what had probably happened to my real family. For now, maybe I felt the most ‘at home’ around Keich and this little tinkerer. Was that weird? It felt like it should be weird.
He answered, looking up with a small upturn in his lips. “I think I found your energy cell charger for those guns you had.” He said simply. “One of the manuals over there wasn’t totally ruined, I saw something about a ‘optical projector weapon’ and ‘charger’ so I was trying to figure out if this was it. I... Think it might be, but I’d need one of those batteries to make sure.”
Now I felt like smirking. “Oh yeah? Well go get one swamp brain. Let’s see if these things still work huh?” Dutifully, he was up and off, tail shaking behind him in what I recognized as excitement. We weren’t totally defenceless anymore, and if the buggy could be salvaged there would be a means at least to relocate if we had to. Or... Maybe I could take a trip down to the city and paint a couple more of those scumbags red-
I shook my head. Where had that thought come from? If I was going back to Ataln it was to try and save more people... Yeah. I still needed to see if Gael was alive, maybe check that old house I’d left Els in. I don’t even know if I could find it now, knowing how scatterbrained I’d been at the time but- making a return to at least try seemed worth it.
Regardless, the box on the wall did turn out to be the correct port to charge energy cells for the guns. We’d just need to rig it up to the solar power system and juice them up to test them. Things were looking up! Our mobility had the potential to go from nights in every direction for shelter to mere hours, I’d just have to hope Senior knew what he was doing.
“Hey. Buddy.” I’d wrapped my arm around Junior’s shoulder. “Why don’t you go take a break for now huh? You were working on the computer all night. Maybe it’d be a good idea to just go relax. Enjoy how much you got done eh?” Besides. Gave me a good way to check out the logs page on the computer system myself before he stumbled on anything. It wasn’t like I didn’t trust him with it but- well there was no way to know what was in those logs.
He nodded, and with that I stood up, streeeetched out, and headed toward the tower. “Good, it’s your shift on the guard tower anyway.” I intoned politely. It was going to be a long day, assuming there was anything of substance in those logs... Scrounging through those would be preferable to sleeping right now anyway.

RESULTS FROM "9012-HO + BIG HAIR EVERYWHERE"
Maxi Win: Trinity Taylor
RUNWAY WIN: Valentina (⭐⭐⭐)
HIGH: Peppermint & Aja
SAFE: Trinity Taylor (⭐⭐), Sasha Velour (⭐⭐⭐⭐), & Nina Bo'nina Brown (⭐)
LOW: Charlie Hides
BTM2: Shea Coulee (⭐⭐⭐) & Cynthia Lee Fontaine
POLL
TRACK RECORD

I think I did well. I think I did pretty well in my dry read, the the director said that she thinks my voice and confidence improved(I ended up going with unruly heart from the prom instead of bringin back Christmas from spirited). The director said see you next week which I’m taking as a good sign because she has more auditions and the dry read next week.
I had a small audition group. It was me and three other people(they’re having more auditions Monday). There were two groups. One in the morning for people fifteen and younger, and my group was for people sixteen and older.
However, I knew everyone in my group so we already had some good chemistry. I was in bye bye birdie with one of them last summer, and in once upon a mattress jr with the other the summer before. I met the other at a production of you’re a good man Charlie Brown he was in. We all hyped each other up.

NOTE: this excludes episodes or times where all members at the time of filming were present. (Chuckle Week/Dungeon)
Charlie: 1
(Middle Door room)
Tucker: 2
(living room setup(89-119, not in ep.111), New Home (ep.120) )
Ted: 4
(Standard Setup area, Irish Pub (ep.79),Tucker’s House (ep.117), SwaggerSouls’ House (ep.119) )
Schlatt: 9
( og NY setup (ep.1-4) original Austin place (ep.5-20) Office (ep.21) Office: OTK Edition (ep.34-64) Guest Bedroom (ep.65-75) The non blown up 3 White Panel room (ep.76-89) Slanted Brown Wall room (ep.90-104) RETURN OF WHITE PANEL ROOM: without white panel edition (ep.105-106) RETURN TO GUEST BEDROOM (ep. 107-Present,120 as of writing) )
EDIT: Decided to add a stat of "Number of Changes of Setup/Number of Episodes with a setup in view (does not take into account Tucker's episodes without cam even though he was still in the Living room)
Charlie: 54.00 episodes in-between change
Ted: 30.00 episodes in-between change
Tucker: 15.00 episodes in-between change. (With a grain of salt because he's had one location for 29 episodes and nothing else before the most recent one)
Schlatt: 13.33 episodes in-between change.
Despite Ted and Schlatt being in all episodes. And Ted showing up in way more wacky places. Schlatt has more than double the changes of setup throughout Chuckle Sandwhich's lifespan.

This is the fourth track from Coldplay's fifth album ''Mylo Xyloto'. What are your thoughts regarding this song? How do you think it compares to the rest of the discography? How would you rate it out of 10?(decimals allowed)
SUGGESTED SCALE:1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.
Google Sheet with all of the results thus far

1. Mylo Xyloto: 7.47
2. Hurts Like Heaven: 8.89
3. Paradise: 8.32
4. Charlie Brown:

My ex-wife(30F) and I(32M) separated a little over a year ago and we are now in the final stages of our divorce. About 6 months before we separated I had the overwhelming suspicion that something was off so I went through her phone and found texts between her and someone named Charlie. When I confronted her asking about it she informed me that Charlie was a woman she had met at the gym, they became friends and then it became more than that when she wasn’t getting what she needed from me. She deleted everything, blocked her, stopped going to that gym, etc. but refused to accept responsibility for her actions and refused to go to couples counseling. When I found out that wasn’t the only person she was cheating on me with I told her to get out.
Fast forward to a few days ago. I had started dating someone, Olivia, we went out a few times, she stayed at my place a couple times and one day she invited me to her place to make dinner and watch TV. While dinner is on the stove she asks if I can take over she has to go to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription before they close, her roommate may come back before she gets back but she texted her that a strange man was in the kitchen cooking.
Her roommate does come in before she gets back and introduces herself before asking where Charlie is. My stomach drops at the mention of the name, I’m confused and I say I’m not sure who that is and jokingly ask if she’s in the right apartment. She thinks I’m playing a bit so she laughs and walks away. When Olivia comes back I say how I think her roommate called her Charlie, but maybe I misunderstood and asked if it was a nickname or anything. She says her middle name is Charlotte and some of her friends call her Charlie.
My mind is spinning. I never saw a picture of my Ex’s Charlie but she said she was thin with dark brown hair and glasses. Olivia is thin with dark brown hair and glasses. I realize she lives about a mile away from the gym my ex used to go to. She knows I’m divorcing, has never asked about though. I steer the conversation to her past relationships as she had mentioned being single for a little over a year. I dig deeper. Her ex was a woman. They met at the gym down the street and broke it off when she found out she was married.

In 2023, ecommerce companies in the UK generated a total revenue of over $130 billion. Ecommerce sales are expected to grow by 4.1% in 2024, helping the UK maintain its position as the most advanced ecommerce market in Europe.
We have created an article on the fastest growing ecommerce companies in the UK where we cover many important details about these companies.
Here is a quick summary of the full post:

Ecommerce Sales Growth in the UK

Although the industry is largely dominated by companies like Amazon, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Asda, there are many rapidly growing ecommerce companies in the UK. This report explores:

• Fastest-growing ecommerce companies in the UK
• Online stores (marketplaces) with the highest net sales
• Important UK ecommerce statistics and facts

Rising Ecommerce Companies in the UK

Gymshark

• Location: Solihull, UK
• Founded Year: 2012
• Founders: Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan
• Latest Funds Raised: $261M

Gymshark is a leading player in the fitness apparel industry, known for innovative, performance-enhancing gym wear. Starting in a small garage in Birmingham, Gymshark now serves customers in more than 230 countries through 14 online stores built on Shopify. In 2023, Gymshark generated an annual revenue exceeding £400 million, with significant increases in orders and international sales.

Smol

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2018
• Founders: Nick Green and Paula Quazi
• Latest Funds Raised: $34M

Smol is the fastest-growing laundry brand in the UK, revolutionizing the home cleaning industry with sustainable and eco-friendly practices. The company offers concentrated cleaning products in minimal, recyclable packaging. In 2023, Smol helped save significant amounts of plastic, chemicals, and carbon, reflecting its commitment to environmental impact.

OnBuy

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2016
• Founders: Cas Paton
• Latest Funds Raised: £35M

OnBuy is a renowned marketplace offering a broad selection of products and supporting small to medium-sized businesses. It was ranked 11th in the UK Technology Fast 50 by Deloitte and named Europe’s fastest-growing ecommerce company on the FT 1000 list. OnBuy is also the UK’s most trusted marketplace on Trustpilot.

Laced

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2018
• Founders: Chris Gibbons
• Latest Funds Raised: $12M

Laced is an online platform specializing in sneakers, offering styles from major brands like Nike, Adidas, and Air Jordan. The marketplace allows for buying and selling pre-owned sneakers, with a focus on transparency and customer satisfaction. Laced has secured over $17 million in funding and plans to expand into broader Europe.

Club L London

• Location: Manchester, UK
• Founded Year: 2007
• Founders: Katie Randev

Club L London specializes in women's clothing, focusing on glamorous and occasion-specific attire. The brand has seen significant growth, with sales nearly doubling over the past year. In 2023, Club L London recorded a turnover of £29.5 million, reflecting exceptional growth since its launch.

Papier

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2015
• Founders: Taymoor Atighetchi
• Latest Funds Raised: $50M

Papier offers personalized stationery, including custom notebooks, journals, wedding invitations, and greeting cards. The company secured $50 million in funding before launching in the US. Papier's revenue has increased by 50% year over year, driven by unique designs and high-quality products.

Naturewall

• Location: Hull, UK
• Founded Year: 2018
• Founders: Philip Brown

Naturewall is the largest SlatWall manufacturer in the UK, offering eco-friendly wall panels. The company emphasizes sustainability and authenticity, using high-quality materials. Naturewall invested £1 million into a new manufacturing plant in Beverley, East Yorkshire, to enhance production capabilities.

Lyst

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2010
• Founders: Chris Morton, Devin Hunt, Sebastjan Trepca
• Latest Funds Raised: $85M

Lyst is a global fashion search platform connecting shoppers with over 17,000 leading brands. The platform offers over 8 million items and has become the most downloaded premium fashion iOS app worldwide. Lyst's Gross Merchandise Volume now surpasses $2 billion.

Qogita

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2021
• Founders: Yaniv Toledano and Danny Toledano
• Latest Funds Raised: €80M

Qogita is a marketplace for health and beauty products, offering items from over 400 suppliers and 10,000 brands. The company secured €80 million in Series B funding and aims to expand into additional categories. Qogita focuses on providing low prices, high-quality service, and seamless shopping experiences.

Shop Circle

• Location: London, UK
• Founded Year: 2021
• Founders: Gian Maria Gramondi and Luca Cartechini
• Latest Funds Raised: $120M

Shop Circle provides tools designed to streamline and enhance the digital commerce experience. The company raised $120 million in funding and offers a suite of apps and solutions tailored to the needs of online businesses, helping them grow and improve customer satisfaction.

Top Online Stores (Marketplaces) in the UK

Amazon

• Online Store Launch: 1998

Amazon UK offers a vast selection of products, competitive pricing, and efficient logistics. In 2023, the UK became Amazon’s third-largest market, with net sales of $33.6 billion. Amazon operates 20 distribution centers in the UK and has invested over £56 billion in the UK since 2010.

Sainsbury’s

• Online Store Launch: 1999

Sainsbury’s provides a variety of goods, including groceries and home products. The company focuses on high-quality, affordable products and offers savings programs like Nectar. Sainsbury’s recorded significant growth in revenue and profit, with a turnover of £29.5 million for the 12 months ending January 31, 2023.

Tesco

• Online Store Launch: 2000

Tesco offers groceries, clothing, electronics, and homeware. The company serves over 20 million customers monthly through its online store. Tesco's overall revenue for the UK and ROI amounted to over 60 billion British pounds in 2022/23, and it employs over 309,000 people in the UK.

Asda

• Online Store Launch: 1998

Asda offers a wide range of products and services, including groceries, clothing, and pharmaceuticals. The Asda online store serves 98% of UK homes and has a brand awareness of 97%. The company reported a 9.6% increase in sales year over year, with a significant rise in own-brand sales.

Important Statistics for Ecommerce Companies in the UK

• In 2023, ecommerce companies in the United Kingdom generated a total revenue of $131.5 billion, with projections to rise to $185.37 billion by 2028.
• The UK hosts the most developed ecommerce market in Europe, with nearly 60 million ecommerce users, expected to grow to 62.7 million by 2029.
• In 2023, the ARPU for personal care ecommerce was $114.8 in the UK.
• Amazon leads as the top ecommerce platform in the UK, attracting over 500 million monthly visits as of March 2024.
• On average, online shoppers in the UK spend $126 on desktop purchases compared to $102 on tablets and $86 on mobile phones.
• More than 42% of shoppers in the UK begin their purchase journeys via search engines.
• The average revenue per user (ARPU) in the UK ecommerce market is expected to increase by $577.5 between 2024 and 2029.
• In 2023, the keyword ‘boots’ topped the competitiveness chart in the UK with a score of 94, while ‘sneakers’ and ‘sandals’ scored 70 and 65, respectively.
• With a 21% market share, Shopify is the second leading ecommerce platform in the UK as of 2024.
• The revenue in the UK’s furniture ecommerce market is forecasted to grow by $5.9 billion between 2024 and 2029.

BONUS: Please refer to our additional sources for more facts and & stats about ecommerce companies in the UK:

• UK Ecommerce Statistics and Market (2024)
• Top Shopify Stores in the UK

70's Alt Rock -King Crimson-Lark's Tongue In Aspic
80's Alt Rock - Talking Heads-Remain In Light
90's Alt Rock- Nirvana- Never mind
2000's Alt Rock-The Strokes-Is This It
2010's Alt Rock Tame Impala-Lonerism
Alt Country -Wilco-Summerteeth
Alt Hip Hop-MF Doom- Mad villainy
Art Rock-Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd
Brit Rock- The Clash- London Calling
College Rock-REM-Murmur
Emo Rock-My Chemical Romance-Welcome To The Black Parade
Experimental Rock-Swans-To Be Kind
Goth-The Cure Disintegration
Grunge- Soundgarden-Superunknown
Hardcore Punk- Black Flag- Damaged
Heavy Metal-Black Sabbath-Paranoid
60's Hard Rock-Led Zeppelin I
70's Hard rock-Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti
80's Hard Rock- AC/DC-Back In Black
90's Hard Rock-Nirvana-In Utero
2000's Hard Rock-Queens Of The Stone Age-Songs For The Deaf
2010's ˙Hard Rock- Tool-Fear Inoculum
Indie Rock-Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures
Indie Folk-Big Thief-Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Lo-Fi-Neutral Milk Hotel-In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
New Wave-Elvis Costello-This Year's Model
Progressive Rock- Tool- Lateralus
Punk- Ramones-Rocket To Russia
pop punk-Green Day-Dookie
Post Punk- Wire- Pink Flag
Shoegaze-My Bloody Valentine-Loveless
Blues-Nina Simone-Sings The Blues
Blues Rock-The Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers
Avant Garde- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band-Trout Mask Replica
Baroque Pop-The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
Symphonic Rock-Moody Blues-Days Of Future Past
Comedy/Novelty album-Adam Sandler-They're All Gonna Laugh At You
Stand Up Comedy-George Carlin-Back In Town
Americana-The Band-The Band
Bakersfield Sound-Buck Owens-Best Of Buck Owens
Bluegrass-Old & In The Way-That High Lonesome Sound
Outlaw Country-Willie Nelson-Redheaded Stranger
Classic Country-Johnny Cash-Live At Folsom Prison
Country Rock- The Flying Burrito Brothers-The Gilded Palace Of Sin
Dance/Club-LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
Christmas /Holiday Album-Vince Gauralidi-A Charlie Brown Christmas
EMD/Techno-Burial-Untrue
Ambient-Brian Eno-Music For Airports
Electronic Rock-Radiohead-Kid A
Space Rock- Spiritualized- Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Synthpop-Depeche Mode-Violator
Synthrock- New Order-Power, Corruption and Lies
Industrial-Nine Inch Nails-The Downward Spiral
Krautrock- Can-Tago Mago
Folk-Bob Dylan-The Freewillin' Bob Dylan
Folk Rock-Bob Dylan-Blood On The Tracks
Southern Rock-The Allman Brothers Band-At Fillmore East
80's Hip Hop-The Beastie Boys-Paul's Boutique
90's- Hip Hop Wu-Tang Clan-Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
2000's Hip Hop-Outkast- Stankonia
2010's Hip Hop-Kendrick Lamar-To Pimp A Butterfly
2020's Hip Hop-Run The Jewels-RTJ 4
East Coast Hip Hop- Nas- Illmatic
West Coast Hip Hop-NWA-Straight Outta Compton
Southern Hip Hop-Outkast -Aquemini
Midwest Album-Kanye West-My Dark Twisted Fantasy
Trap-Travis Sott-Rodeo
Instrumental Hip Hop- DJ Shadow- Endtroducing....
Indie Pop-Belle And Sebastian-If You're Feeling Sinister
Noise Rock-Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation
Post-rock- Godspeed! You Black Emperor-Lift Your Skinny Fist Like Antennas To Heaven
Acid Jazz- Medeski ,Martin, and Wood -Shack-Man
Trip Hop -Portishead- Dummy
Gospel -Aretha Franklin-Amazing Grace
Christian- Sufjan Stevens -Illnoise
Jazz-Miles Davis-Kind Of Blue
Avant Garde Jazz-Ornette Coleman-Shape To Jazz To Come
Swing/Bebop-Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers w/Thelonious Monk
Jazz/Fusion-Miles Davis-In A Silent Way
Jazz Rock-Miles Davis-Bitches Brew
Jazz/Funk-Herbie Hancock-Head Hunters
Jazz/Rap-A tribe Called Quest-The Low End Theory
Latin- Los Lobos-Kiko
Speed Metal/Thrash- Metallica- Master Of Puppets
Black/Death Metal-Deafheaven-Sunbather
Symphonic Metal-Haken-The Mountain
Glam Rock -T.Rex-Electric Warrior
Hair Metal-Guns N Roses-Appetite For Destruction
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-Iron Maiden- Number Of The Beast
Sludge-Electric Wizard- Dopethron
Nu Metal-Korn-Korn
New Age-Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
Pop-Prince-Sign O' The Times
60's Pop- The Beatles-Revolver
70's Pop- Carole King-Tapestry
80's Pop- Peter Gabriel-So
90's Pop-Madonna-Ray Of Light
2000's Pop-Madonna-Confessions On A Dance Floor
2010's pop-Robyn-Body Talk
2020's Pop- Perfume Genius-Set My Heart On Fire
Adult Contemporary- Billy Joel-The Stranger
Europop- ABBA- Arrival
Latin Pop-Ruben Y Seis Del Solar-Buscando America
Dance Pop-Dee-Lite-World Clique
Dream Pop- Mazzy Star-So Tonight I Might See
Power Pop- Weezer-Blue Album
R&B- Marvin Gaye-What's Going On
60's R&B-Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You
70's R&B- Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key Of Life
80's R&B- Janet Jackson- Control
90's R&B Album- Lauryn Hill-The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
2000's R&B- D'Angelo-Voodoo
2010's-R&B-Beyonce-Lemonade
2020's R&B- SZA-SOS
Disco-Donna Summers-Bad Girls
Doo Wop- The Chantels- We Are The Chantels
Funk-Funkadelic-Maggot Brain
Motown- Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
Neo-Soul-Erykah Badu-Baduizm
Psychedelic Soul- Curtis Mayfield-Curtis
Soul-Aretha Franklin-Lady Soul
Reggae-Bob Marley- Exodus
Ska-The Specials-The Specials
Swing Revival-Big Bad Voodoo Daddy-Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Rock N Roll-The Rolling Stones-Exile On Main Street
Acid Rock- Jimi Hendrix- Are You Experienced
Arena Rock-Boston-Boston
Cock Rock-Van Halen I
Math Rock-Slint-Spiderland
Stoner Rock-Kyuss-Welcome To Sky Valley
Jam Band- Grateful Dead-American Beauty
SingeSongwriter- Neil Young-Harvest
Surf Rock-The Beach Boys-Shut Down Vol II
Soft Rock/Yacht Rock-Steely Dan-Aja
Movie Soundtrack-Singles
Movie Score-The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
TV Soundtrack- Songs In The Key Of X:Music from and inspired by the X-Files
Musical Soundtrack-Jesus Christ Superstar

Comp: Premiership
Venue: Kingsholm
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London	Paris	Jo'burg	New York	Sydney	Auckland
15:00	16:00	16:00	10:00	00:00	02:00

Gloucester	Pos	Newcastle
Josh Hathaway	15	Louis Brown
Jonny May	14	Adam Radwan
Chris Harris	13	Matias Moroni
Seb Atkinson	12	Cameron Hutchison
Ollie Thorley	11	Ben Redshaw
Charlie Atkinson	10	Brett Connon
Caolan Englefield	9	Sam Stuart
Jamal Ford-Robinson	1	Adam Brocklebank
Seb Blake	2	Jamie Blamire
Kirill Gotovtsev	3	Eduardo Bello
Freddie Clarke	4	Tim Cardall
Freddie Thomas	5	John Hawkins
Ruan Ackermann	6	Sam Cross
Lewis Ludlow	7	Guy Pepper
Zach Mercer	8	Callum Chick
Santiago Socino	16	Bryan Byrne
Mayco Vivas	17	Mark Dormer
Ciaran Knight	18	Richard Palframan
Albert Tuisue	19	Adam Scott
Jack Clement	20	Freddie Lockwood
Stephen Varney	21	James Elliott
Alex Hearle	22	Rory Jennings
Jake Morris	23	Oliver Spencer

Comp: Premiership
Venue: Welford Road
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London	Paris	Jo'burg	New York	Sydney	Auckland
15:00	16:00	16:00	10:00	00:00	02:00

Leicester	Pos	Exeter
Freddie Steward	15	Dan John
Mike Brown	14	Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
Matt Scott	13	Henry Slade
Dan Kelly.	12	Joe Hawkins
Ollie Hassell-Collins	11	Olly Woodburn
Handre Pollard	10	Harvey Skinner
Jack van Poortvliet	9	Tom Cairns
Francois van Wyk	1	Scott Sio
Julian Montoya	2	Max Norey
Dan Cole	3	Marcus Street
George Martin	4	Jack Dunne
Harry Wells	5	Dafydd Jenkins
Hanro Liebenberg	6	Ethan Roots
Tommy Reffell	7	Jacques Vermeulen
Jasper Wiese	8	Greg Fisilau
Charlie Clare	16	Dan Frost
James Cronin	17	Billy Keast
Joe Heyes	18	Ehren Painter
Finn Carnduff	19	Christ Tshiunza
Olly Cracknell	20	Ross Vintcent
Tom Whiteley	21	Niall Armstrong
Kieran Wilkinson	22	Will Haydon-Wood
Solomone Kata	23	Zack Wimbush

Good morning fellow stringers! This is one of my favorite things I've ever written, because of the simplicity of the call and response. It was inspired by Schroder playing Piano Sonata #8 in A Boy Named Charlie Brown. I used a metronome when recording, but didn't quantize the piano part, for better or worse, hah. But I do think it helps give the piece a more flow-y nature. I enjoyed developing the piano "call", which adds a note on each repetition before resolving the whole phrase with the 7th. I also made the guitar responses a little different each time, so it sounds like the piano and guitar are (hopefully) having a small, playful conversation.
Anyway, pretty simple, but I think that's part of the appeal. I hope you enjoy it!
https://cjambrosia.bandcamp.com/track/connection
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I can’t stop thinking about it at the moment. Maybe because I’m listening to the music from the film. I think a lot of the scenes don’t really add to the plot but I kind of like them regardless. The message in the end is what really got to me though. It’s a rug pull of an ending where you’d normally expect a story about success but this movie completely flips it around. It’s a film about failure and it’s completely relentless as life moved on essentially. By the end of the film Charlie looks around as a passerby observing the world around him seeing nothing really changed. And even if the initial bit of failure didn’t hammer the point the movie sticks true to itself and rubs salt on the wound for Charlie. It’s such a fittingly beautiful ending and one that speaks to me. It’s a pickmeup for when I’m down knowing that I can still try.