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(Infographic) Generation Rent : Why Millennials and Gen Zers Rent Instead of Buy
[Consumer]
2019/10/25 00:10
Breaking down how younger consumers participate in the sharing economy. New data from Lab42 shows younger consumers' participation in the sharing economy.From Rent the Runway to Adorn, rental companies are all over Instagram feeds. But why are consumers renting instead of buying, and who is part of this trend? According to new data from market research firm Lab42, most renters are Gen Zers and...
SwitchBot Curtain Powers up "Dumb" Drapes
[Product]
2019/10/25 00:09
SwitchBot Curtain, make your curtains smart in seconds. Retrofit your curtains to make them smart. Automate your curtains to suit your lifestyle, habits, and the weather.Although there already are "smart" powered curtains on the market, the things can be complex to install, and often need to be plugged into a power outlet. The SwitchBot Curtain, on the other hand, is a battery-powered device th...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Revenue Growth Management : The Next Horizon
[Business]
2019/10/25 00:08
Consumer-goods companies have learned to capture significant value from revenue growth management. But the market is challenging them to improve their game again. Here’s a road map for success.Over the past decade, many consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies have mastered the fundamentals of pricing, promotions, assortment, and trade investment—revenue growth management’s four main elements...
Sandbox VR Raises Millions More in Celebrity Party Round
[Investing]
2019/10/25 00:07
How funding rounds are classified these days has much more to do with positioning than any VC definitions, but it’s still true that nothing has quite the pizzazz as the “strategic investment” celebrity party round.Sandbox VR, a location-based virtual reality startup that capped off a huge $68 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz at the beginning of the year, is bringing on some new in...
Can You Predict If Your Listing at a Hard Discounter will Succeed ? Or Fail ?
[Consumer]
2019/10/25 00:06
With consumer disloyalty on the rise and growth and return on investment (ROI) on everyone’s minds, it’s increasingly important to make sure that every move you make as a retailer or manufacturer counts.This importance extends to your strategy at hard discounters. How can you ensure that your discounter listing not only leads to incremental growth, but also does not jeopardize your existing r...
‘Artificial Leaf’ Successfully Produces Clean Gas - Syngas
[Tech]
2019/10/25 00:05
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to petrol.Being able to produce syngas sustainably would be a critical step in closing the global carbon cycle and establishing a sustainable chemical an...
Silicon Valley’s Funding Share Shrinks
[Investing]
2019/10/25 00:04
Silicon Valley may be the gold standard for technology hubs. But when it comes to securing money for startups, the region that holds that moniker – the Northern California counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo – is actually taking in a smaller share of funding than it once did.Of course, less is relative. A Crunchbase News tally of reported funding rounds for startups in the core Silicon Vall...
Red Dot Design Concept Award 2019 Winner - The Dandelion
[Design]
2019/10/25 00:03
The Dandelion is a winner of the Red Dot Design Concept Award for the year 2019.If you think of it, your legs are the perfect transportation medium. Aside from the fact that they run on your energy, your legs can actually conquer any terrain. They can go up and down inclined surfaces just fine, can walk with relatively the same speed on pebbles, gravel, concrete, sand, and mud. Take that logic...
(PDF) BCG - What’s Trending in Jobs and Skills
[Consumer]
2019/10/24 00:10
Understanding economic trends in the broadest terms—which industries are expanding, which are on the downswing—can be as straightforward as keeping up with the business headlines. But it’s not quite as easy to get a similar grasp of the job market: not merely which jobs are growing and which are disappearing, but which skills are increasingly in demand—and which are becoming obsolete.The ab...
