Last year Clear Returns reported that returns were costing the UK retail industry £60 billion. In the US the National Retail Federation reported that Americans returned $260 billion in merchandise in 2015, or 8% of all purchases. It’s a similar…
It looks like a typical conference room. But the L’Oréal Beauty Lab, as it’s referred to internally, is stacked with virtual reality glasses and installed with a VR screen that occupies a full floor-to-ceiling space on the wall. Two other…
As we move ahead into another year of unprecedented technology advancement, it is useful to examine the trends & technologies and applied verticals that are already shaping 2017. Below are a compilation of categories, lists and short synopses that should…
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It’s not just in Google laboratories that the revolution in electric, driverless transportation is gathering pace: a Norwegian shipping company is aiming to be able to deliver cargoes by sea on unmanned vessels from 2020. Read more in Bloomberg The…
The concept of Internal branding is all about believing in yourself. If the employees of a company are cynical about it’s product or do not have confidence on the organization itself, then it is very difficult to convince the buyers…
Brands, especially large brands with an established following, are already ahead of the game when it comes to driving social change. By mobilizing their consumers and investing in the resources to support the mission, they’re in a great spot to…
Ray Kurzweil is called “a prophet of both techno-doom and techno-salvation.” The author, inventor, computer scientist, futurist, and director of engineering at Google provides, a full 86 percent of his predictions — including the fall of the Soviet Union, the…
Just how do major retailers use mobility data to stay competitive in this fast paced industry? In the retail industry, the movement of shoppers and prospective customers are of particular interest. With footfall data, you can determine other key metrics that are…
The company is positioning its new smart speaker as a music device. But the powerful tech inside gives it the headroom to become a full-blown computing platform.HomePod may be as useful a speaker-based agent as an Echo or Google Home.…
