Imagine an ordinary situation: a girl walks into a cosmetics store. There are numerous products in front of her, advertising posters, consultants … What did she come for? What does she want to buy? Lipstick? New waterproof mascara? Concealer?Without thinking about the situation, you can answer “YES”, the girl came to purchase cosmetic products. Mostly traditional cosmetic retail works accord...

Consumer spending recovered only modestly, but data signal decline may not be sustained. Consumer spending recovered only modestly at the start of the year, signaling a slowdown in economic growth between the fourth and first quarters.Retail sales, a gauge of spending at restaurants, bricks-and-mortar establishments, and online stores, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in January from a month ear...

If you require a coffee to kick-start your day, then this product is the one for you! With a form that’s soft, inviting, and has a certain Italian-design-friendliness to it, Tap and Drop aims to revolutionize how we start our days, making efficiency and simplicity the key features.The satisfyingly smooth curves used for the top of the device guide the coffee beans into the machine, eliminating...

In this day and age of rapidly developing technology, even our pets are getting their own gadgets. Can tech really help your pet to live a better life? Learn more about improving your pet’s daily life through technology in this infographic from PetXP.Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pet-tech.jpg[PetXP]

As customer expectations continue to evolve, banks need a new way to measure the effectiveness of their acquisition and retention strategies.Until a few years ago, US regional banks enjoyed comfortable incumbency in their regional markets, with modest expectations from customers in terms of their banking experience and loyalty based on a relationship-banking model. Mega banks, on the other hand...

Earlier this year, word broke that Google is exploring a game streaming service powered by Chromecast, and a newly-discovered patent shows off what could be the controller that service would rely on.Later this month, Google is hosting a mysterious event during the Game Developers Conference that very well could revolve around its the rumored streaming service, which in past reports has been lik...

Getting deep, restorative sleep is paramount to health, but in modern society’s state of general fatigue—brought on by chronic stress and anxiety—everyone is looking for a little boost. Seeing the renewed focus on functional sleep aids, brands are developing sweet snacks that aid in the quest for more ZZZs, so that consumers no longer have to make tradeoffs when it comes to having their swee...

U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in more corners of the economy beyond their traditional foothold in car plants.Shipments hit 28,478, nearly 16 percent more than in 2017, according to data seen by Reuters that was set for release on Thursday by the Association for Advancing...

Nvidia Corp. agreed to buy chipmaker Mellanox Technologies Ltd. for $6.9 billion, gaining expertise to help it push into the growing market for data center components.The $125-a-share cash offer for Mellanox is a 14 percent premium to Friday’s close of $109.38. But traders may not be sold on the idea that the deal will go through, with Mellanox trading up 8.6 percent to $118.62, still short of...