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Amazon Partnership Delivering Returns for Kohl's
[Business]
2019/04/07 09:07
Hosting Amazon returns is bringing a return to Kohl's. Comparing Kohl's stores in Chicago, where most locations are participating in the tie-up, to Kohl's stores elsewhere.Earnest found that "Chicago sales, transactions, and customer growth all outpace the same metrics nationwide for 2018," after the stores began taking Amazon returns.In Kohl's Chicago operations, revenue growth tops 10%, compa...
Connected Fitness Startup Tonal Raises $45M Series C
[Investing]
2019/04/07 09:06
We’re seeing more fitness-related startups focused on customized and convenient training as work-outers seek alternatives to big box gyms.Tonal announced it has raised $45 million in a Series C round led by L Catterton’s growth fund. Evolution Media/CAA, Shasta Ventures, Mayfield, Sapphire Ventures and other investors also participated in the financing. The round effectively doubles the amoun...
The Bestselling Fast Casual Food Chains in the U.S.
[Product]
2019/04/07 09:05
When Americans want their burger, fries, tacos or chips, but they also want to take it up just a notch, they opt for fast-casual dining chains. These restaurants that are just a tiny bit fancier than your average fast food chain have been growing at nearly three times the rate of the restaurant industry as a whole, according to Restaurant Business Online and Technomic.Ahead of the pack is sandw...
BIG Unveils Floating City Concept Made Up of Hexagonal Islands - OCEANIX
[Design]
2019/04/07 09:04
Bjarke ingels group (BIG) has revealed images of a floating city concept designed to withstand natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes. made up of a collection of hexagonal platforms which are moored to the ocean floor.The city can hold around 10,000 residents and has the facilities to produce its own power, fresh water, and heat. furthermore, ‘oceanix city’ is designed to gro...
(Infographic) The Healthtech Revolution
[Tech]
2019/04/07 09:03
Imagine being a patient in the early 19th century, when all ailments were considered “humors” to be ejected from the body. To restore balance, various techniques such as diets, natural herbs, or bloodletting with leeches were used – the only “technology” available at the time.Even when the basic structure of modern medicine came into place, the average life expectancy was just 34 years old...
(PDF) IFPI- Global Music Report 2019
[Business]
2019/04/04 11:25
The global recorded music market grew by 9.7% in 2018, the fourth consecutive year of growth. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2019 show total revenues for 2018 were US$19.1 billion.- Global revenue growth: +9.7%- Streaming revenue is 46.8% of global total- Growth in paid streaming revenues: +32.9%- Physical revenues: -10.1%- Download revenue: -21.2%Streaming revenue grew b...
(Video) Amazon's Vision for the Future - A Giant Delivery-Drone Blimp
[Design]
2019/04/04 11:25
A video of a giant amazon blimp deploying a swarm of delivery drones has made the rounds on twitter this week, showing what one user described as a ‘borderline dystopian’ image of the future. While the origin of this video has something, in part, to do with April Fool’s day, there’s some truth to this concept too. Amazon has, for long, been experimenting with aerial deliveries, sending unma...
MIT - The Future of Agriculture is Computerized
[Tech]
2019/04/04 11:25
Researchers in MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative grow basil under controlled environmental conditions to study how taste and other features are affected.Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features.What goes into making plants taste good? For scientists in MIT’s Media Lab, it takes a combination of botany, machine-learning algorithms, and some go...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Supercharging Retail Sales Through Geospatial Analytics
[Business]
2019/04/04 11:24
A retailer can now use geospatial analytics to understand the interactions between its online and offline channels. With these insights, it can create a higher-performing retail network.Is our outlet store in San Francisco hurting foot traffic and sales at our full-price store two miles away? Or is it doing the opposite—attracting new customers and making them more likely to visit both stores?...
