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People Like to Drink Starbucks Coffee Outside of Starbucks, and It’s Paying off for Nestlé
[Business]
2019/04/22 11:20
The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, is buzzing.The Swiss packaged food giant posted first-quarter earnings today, revealing that sales rose by 4.3%, beating analyst expectations. Coffee played a big role in the results—specifically, Starbucks coffee.Nestlé owns the Nespresso brand of capsule-based coffee makers. Last year, it announced that it would pay Starbucks $7.1 billion to licen...
Genelec Promises Monitor-like Audio Realism from Headphones
[Product]
2019/04/22 11:20
Aural ID creates a personal audio fingerprint that allows audio engines to deliver faithful and accurate reproductions of sounds.Though there are a few notable exceptions – including the excellent Nuraphones – most headphones on the hi-fi store shelf will deliver a "one size fits all" sonic experience to listeners. But that's not how we hear sounds around us. Finland's Genelec is looking to i...
Earphones for When You Don’t Want to be Disturbed
[Design]
2019/04/22 11:20
Earphones are a great tool to use when we want to close ourselves off to the outside world and for those time when we are just feeling a little less talkative. However, some people just don’t get this hint as they persistently try to be heard over your music. This issue led to the development of Gem; the wireless earphones that communicate your desire to not be disturbed.Gem’s method of showi...
(Infographic) Goldman Sachs : Here's How Millennials will Completely Change the Economy
[Consumer]
2019/04/22 11:19
Goldman Sachs has put together a tremendous infographic showing how millennials-those born between 1980 and 2000-are going to impact and shape the economy in a profound way as they move into their "prime spending years."Because of factors such as lower unemployment rates and student loan debt, millennials have deferred major life events like getting married, having kids and buying a home, Goldm...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Agile in The Consumer-Goods Industry
[Business]
2019/04/21 09:10
In the consumer-goods sector, agile ways of working aren’t an all-or-nothing proposition. Success depends on knowing where and how to deploy them.Despite a strong economy and low unemployment, many large consumer-goods brands can’t seem to gain an edge. Over the last decade, incumbent companies have been consistently outmaneuvered by innovative upstart brands. Consider that the top 50 consume...
(Video) 'Marriott Hotel x LIFEWTR' Invites Hotel Guests to Redecorate Using AR
[Business]
2019/04/21 09:09
Hotel room artwork not to your taste? Marriott will soon allow guests to redecorate their rooms — virtually, anyway. In early December, LIFEWTR and Marriott Hotels announced a collaboration to create a new in-room augmented reality (AR) art experience. The partnership created a key from that usually boring hotel bottled water to unlock a new AR experience.Guests can scan the LIFEWTR tag on in-...
Adidas's Futurecraft.Loop is a Zero-Waste, Sustainable Sneaker
[Product]
2019/04/21 09:08
The Futurecraft Loop performance running shoes can be returned to Adidas, where they will be ground up to make more shoes, again and again.So, recycling is a mess. Manufacturers have sold us on the idea that it's the consumer's responsibility to recycle the manufacturer's product, ostensibly relieving the manufacturer of responsibility for all the trash their products generate. Meanwhile, despi...
CBD Goes Mainstream
[Business]
2019/04/21 09:07
CR surveyed more than one thousand CBD users nationwide to find out whether it’s changing their lives—and how.A mother uses CBD to treat her son’s seizures. A veteran hopes it will help her wean off opioids. A dietitian says it helps her sleep through the night. Even a pet owner uses it to calm his anxious Saint Bernard. These are just some of the estimated 64 million Americans who have trie...
A Max Levchin-Backed Startup Raises $19 Million To Tackle Online Returns
[Investing]
2019/04/21 09:06
Returnly is helping thousands of retailers turn returns back into sales by offering shoppers instant store credit for unwanted items. We have all been there: You buy a jacket or pair of shoes online and they don’t fit or the color is all wrong. When you find the time, you head to the post office to drop off the item and then wait a few weeks for the refund to hit your bank account.A San Franci...
