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China Dominates Smart Speaker Market in Q1. 2019
[Business]
2019/05/23 10:01
The smart speaker business is booming in China with a 500% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2019.During the first four months, 10.6 million units were shipped helping China secure a 51% share of the global market. The US, on the other hand, saw only 5 million smart speaker sales for the same period with a 24% market share.Baidu captured the top spot in the Chinese market due in large...
Seedlip Taps Into Growing Demand For "What To Drink When You're Not Drinking"
[Product]
2019/05/23 10:01
Whilst global alcohol consumption is on the up, in the U.K. and across parts of Europe it is dropping. One startup in the U.K. called Seedlip, is pioneering the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits, stealing the march on its competitors in taking advantage of the 7% drop in U.K. alcohol consumption over the past two decades. Brits are still drinking an average of 11 litres of alcohol...
RÆBURN Upcycles North Face Tents Into One-of-a-Kind Bags
[Design]
2019/05/23 10:01
The North Face and British designer Christopher Raeburn of RÆBURN have recently collaborated to launch a new line of accessories handcrafted from recycled tents.Introduced late last month, the unique collection consists of three distinct items—a toite bag, drawstring bag, and Rae Bag—that all feature RÆBURN’s iconic “REMADE, REDUCED, RECYCLED, RÆBURN” tagline. The partnership marks the...
(Infographic) AI : The Secret To Sustainable Commerce
[Business]
2019/05/23 10:01
Doing things the old way isn’t exactly a recipe for success. Artificial intelligence has the ability to streamline business operations by analyzing vast amounts of data to target inefficiencies in the system. Learn how AI is revolutionizing the supply chain in this infographic from Noodle.ai.Infograhic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/noodle.ai-AI-for-supply-chain.jp...
(Patent) Dirac Creates Immersive Audio for VR with Algorithms
[Tech]
2019/05/22 10:31
Illustration of a woman looking up through a VR headset, with representations of audio, algorithms, and physical speakers around her.Hardware and software engineers, as the perennial lightbulb jokes point out, see the world differently. And indeed, a number of problems can be solved either way; the choice is not always obvious, at least at the time. The 737 Max design, reports are now indicatin...
(PDF) BCG - How CPG Leaders Are Using M&A to Bolster Growth
[Investing]
2019/05/22 10:31
Growth in the US consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry accelerated slightly in 2018, reaching 2.0%, compared with 1.4% in 2017. Pricing (price per unit) and assortment (more premium products) underpinned the uptick for the second straight year. Meanwhile, growth continued to be propelled by smaller players and private-label brands, at the expense of the larger and more established companies.Ag...
The Next Generation of Single-Serve Coffee - Droops
[Design]
2019/05/22 10:27
Wastefree Single Served Coffee pods. With coating made of 100% Biological Materials. Partnering with patented Swiss Coating Technology to develop world's first fully "sustainable, effortless and green" coffee capsules.Why Droops?60 billion coffee capsules of waste created due to aluminium-free & plastic-free non-sustainable pods. There are enough coffee pods buried on the planet to circle t...
These IKEA Rugs Were for Sale Only to People Who Loved Them
[Business]
2019/05/22 10:27
Retailer's 'He(art) Scanner read consumers' brain waves and heart rate before they were allowed to buy.For five years running, Ikea has debuted its annual “Art Collection,” a series of products on which it collaborates with famous and up and coming artists and designers. This year, the collection's focus was on rugs and comprised a breathtaking lineup from Louis Vuitton artistic director and...
(Infographic) Sustainability Continues to Drive Sales Across the CPG Landscape
[Consumer]
2019/05/22 10:26
he ways in which companies are delivering on their brand promises to consumers is steadily widening as sustainability expands well beyond food and beverages.While we expect sustainable-minded shoppers to spend up to $150 billion on sustainable products by 2021, sustainability is starting to drive gains in everything from resource management to product packaging. Here’s a glimpse into the myria...
