GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MINISO, a global lifestyle brand, recently announced its partnership with “Black Myth: Wukong”, winner of the “Best Action Game” and “Players’ Voice” awards at TGA 2024. The collaboration will explore innovative approaches to IP partnerships, and deliver exciting new experiences for the “Destined Ones” and fans of both brands.

This partnership highlights MINISO’s strategic focus on the booming ACG goods economy, which has emerged as a significant trend both in China and globally. With numerous companies stepping into the IP(or intellectual property) field, the ACG peripheral industry is experiencing rapid growth. As of November 2024, there were more than 64,000 enterprises related to the ACG Goods Economy, with over 10,000 enterprises newly established within the year.

Amid this flourishing market, MINISO has emerged as a dark horse, capturing the attention of consumers with its diverse product offerings and driving the growth of this dynamic sector. During the third quarter of 2024, 300 MINISO stores with additional ACG goods zones were built compared to the previous quarter, driving a remarkable 50% increase in ACG goods sales performance. In the future, MINISO will continue to deepen its IP strategy, collaborate with more top IPs and popular games favored by consumers, and plan to develop MINISO’s own IP products to satisfy increasingly diversified needs.

The ACG goods refer to the products related to ACG culture, which includes items such as plush toys, clothing and other collectibles based on characters. According to the Baker Institute, China’s animation industry generated domestic revenue of 9.82 billion RMB in 2021. Meanwhile, CITIC Securities projects that the country’s anime merchandise market will surpass 500 billion RMB (US$68.9 billion) in the near future.

This impressive growth is driven by two key factors: the rise of Generation Z as the dominant consumer group and the increasing focus on interest-driven consumption. The ACG goods offer emotional value and a sense of attachment, resonating deeply with consumers’ personal interests and passions.

In this trend, high-quality IP has become the core element supporting the development of the ACG goods economy, offering robust content support that drives the market and stimulates consumption potential.

As the world’s leading IP design retail group, MINISO has partnered with over 150 renowned IPs, driving the sale of more than 800 million ACG goods products globally. Among these, the Chiikawa series was a great success, with the MINISO and Chiikawa pop-up event instantly generating over 1 million online views. Similarly, the launch of the Identity V series at Shanghai MINISO Land sparked a frenzy among fans, with store staff struggling to replenish inventory in order to keep up with the sales. During this year’s Halloween, the Identity V products achieved an impressive 93% sold-out rate. These phenomena highlight the strong influence of MINISO in the field of ACG goods.

MINISO’s success in tapping into the ACG goods economy extends beyond China. The newly launched “One Piece” series at the store in Jakarta, Indonesia proved to be a huge draw for fans, achieving an impressive 95% sold-out rate within just two days. Among the series, the “One Piece” blind box became the store’s best-seller. This remarkable performance showed the potential of the ACG Goods Economy in international markets, demonstrating its growing appeal worldwide.

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WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — From January 14-16, 2025. Solar Energy Expo 2025 will be held at PTAK International Exhibition Centre in Warsaw. This premier event, organized by PTAK Warsaw Expo, is a hub for renewable energy innovation in Central and Eastern Europe, showcasing the latest in solar technology. At that time, Hinen Poland will jointly participate in the expo with Alians OZE, a leading provider of renewable energy solutions in Poland. Leveraging Hinen’s technological advantages and Alians’ professional services, they will offer comprehensive, reliable, and efficient energy storage solutions to customers at booth E3.11.

Overview of Poland’s Renewable Energy Market

The Polish government is actively promoting an energy transition, prioritizing renewable energy as a key area of national development. In recent years, with the launch of the sixth phase of the “My Electricity” (Mój Prąd) rebate program, subsidies totaling 400 million PLN have been provided for household photovoltaic (PV), battery storage, and hot water storage systems. According to new policies, installations after July 31, 2024, must include a storage system or hot water storage system to qualify for funding. This demonstrates the Polish government’s commitment to promoting the use of clean energy and supporting it with substantial incentives.

Supporting Energy Transition: Hinen A Series AC5S

As the country strides towards a sustainable future, Hinen is proud to introduce the Hinen A Series AC5S, a 5kW AC-coupled single-phase all-in-one residential energy storage system combines a solar inverter, battery inverter, energy storage battery, on/off-grid automatic switching unit, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and an advanced management system, offering users a safe and worry-free energy solution. Designed specifically for upgrading existing PV systems, this product is compatible with inverters from any brand and features the following characteristics:

Efficient Energy Storage: Real-time management of energy flow; excess energy generated during peak sunlight hours is stored in batteries and used during high-demand periods, optimizing energy utilization efficiency.Grid Forming Functionality: Ensures the entire solar system, including PV inverters, continues to operate normally even during grid outages, ensuring power supply stability.Ultra-fast Switching: In the event of a power outage, it can switch to off-grid mode within 10 milliseconds, ensuring continuous power supply to residential or commercial loads.Dual CT Design: Real-time monitoring of PV inverter output power for precise anti-backflow control, enhancing system safety and efficiency.Smart Monitoring: A dedicated APP allows users to monitor system operation status in real-time, access data, and manage remotely, making operations convenient.Easy Installation: Simple installation, flexible expansion, and wiring that does not interfere with existing PV lines, reducing initial investment costs and suitable for various retrofit needs.Wide Compatibility: Equipped with lithium iron phosphate cells, supports single or multi-cluster parallel expansion, up to six inverters connected in parallel, with a total output power of up to 30kW, suitable for home storage and small-scale industrial and commercial renovation projects.Modular Flexibility: Each cluster can connect 1-3 battery modules, with up to six clusters in parallel.Extreme Temperature Adaptability: Operating temperature range from -20°C to 60°C, ensuring reliability in extreme weather conditions.Top-tier Safety: Five-layer protection mechanisms, including comprehensive temperature detection, BMS intelligent control, built-in DC circuit breaker, internal aerosol fire extinguisher, and decompression valve.

Building a Greener Future Together

Hinen invites all professionals who care about the development of clean energy to visit booth E3.11. We look forward to discussing how to build a more sustainable future together. We aim to collaborate with you to drive the green energy revolution in Poland and beyond.

About Hinen

Hinen Group, listed since 2004 with stock code 300787, is recognized for its robust product capacity and technological prowess. Its subsidiary, Hinen New Energy, is devoted to crafting residential energy storage systems, boasting integrated inverter and battery R&D. With a dedication to promoting energy independence globally, Hinen has expanded its reach with branches worldwide, offering localized, expert services.

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ez1099 Accommodates the New Regulation of 10 or More Returns Requiring Efiling by IRS

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Business owners and tax professionals get a jump on the 2025 tax season when utilizing the newest 2024 version of ez1099 software. Halfpricesoft.com has updated the latest version of the 1099 preparing software to seamlessly efile unlimited forms, in-house. See instructions on efiling.

“Tax professionals and accountants get an easy to navigate feature to efile unlimited 1099 forms, in-house with the just released 2024 ez1099.” Dr. Ge, Founder of Halfpricesoft.com says.

Cost is only $79 per installation for the basic version of ez1099 Software or $139 per installation for the advanced version with bulk printing feature, import feature, PDF file creation and electronic filing capability. We also offer a network version for two installations at $199 to enable sharing data between computers or offices.

ez1099 software also assists in compiling, printing and e-filing these other IRS forms: W2G, 1099-OID, 1097BTC, 1098s (1098, 1098C, 1098E, 1098 T), 1099s (1099A, 1099B, 1099C, 1099CAP, 1099DIV, 1099G, 1099H, 1099INT, 1099LTC, 1099MISC, 1099OID, 1099PATR, 1099Q, 1099R, 1099S, 1099SA), 5498s (5498, 5498ESA, 5498SA), 8935, 3921, 3922, 1096 1098-F form, and 1099 NEC.

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Halfpricesoft.com is a leading provider of small business software, including online and desktop payroll software, online employee attendance tracking software, accounting software, in-house business and personal check printing software, W2, software, 1099 software, Accounting software, 1095 form software and ezACH direct deposit software. Software from halfpricesoft.com is trusted by thousands of customers and will help small business owners simplify payroll processing and streamline business management.

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