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(PDF) Survey - Amazon Go : Price, Not Speed, More Important for American Shoppers
[Consumer]
2016/12/14 10:36
New research shows that 66% of US adults aren't willing to pay more for groceries, even if it means skipping the checkout linePatience is a virtue, they say. Good things come to those who wait.When Amazon recently announced plans to launch a cashier-less, checkout-free grocery store called Amazon Go, however, the emphasis landed on a rather different trait: speed. Using hi-tech sensors and arti...
(PDF) BCG - Casual Apparel Outperforms High-End Fashion
[Business]
2016/12/14 10:36
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, the global fashion and luxury industry established a solid record of extremely strong value creation. More recently, however, the industry’s performance declined somewhat—a trend that has continued into 2016. The exceptions have been companies that have turned to digitization, consolidation, and “casualization”—trends that will remain relevant to...
Startups Use Protein Alternatives Like Crickets to Power Next-Gen Meal Replacements
[Product]
2016/12/14 10:24
The global meal replacements market is projected to grow to $12 billion by 2020, and the popularity of protein bars is emerging as a major driver. Six in 10 Gen Ys and more than two-thirds of Trendsetters tried them in 2015, and companies are getting creative to meet new demand, incorporating atypical ingredients that speak to youth’s health hacker mindset.100%food While NASA is busy making So...
Panasonic Checkout Machine Also Bags Your Items
[Tech]
2016/12/14 10:24
Meet Japan's answer to Amazon Go.The rush to automate manual labor jobs has reached new heights in convenience stores. Self-service checkouts are hardly new, but Panasonic and Lawson are taking them one step further in Japan. They've developed a new basket system which can detect the items you've placed inside and then, once you've reached the till, bag them up automatically. It's an elaborate...
GameHedge Will Refund 50% of Your Ticket If Your Sports Team Gets Blown Out
[Business]
2016/12/14 10:24
If you’re a sports fan you probably remember attending a game where you spent a fortune on tickets — and it was totally worth it. Your team won in overtime, there was a half-court buzzer-beater, etc. The kind of games that memories are made of.But you also probably remember the opposite. Like spending $500 on Sunday Night Football tickets to watch your team lose to the Cardinals by 23 points...
Giant Flowers Bloom as Pedestrians Approach
[Design]
2016/12/14 10:24
In Jerusalem, architects have designed towering, motion-sensing flowers that react to the bustle of the city.In 2004, Joseph Hart described the discipline of psychogeography as “Just about anything that takes pedestrians off their predictable paths and jolts them into a new awareness of the urban landscape.” Public installation architecture can do exactly that and here at Springwise we have w...
HiMirror Helps You With Your Skin Troubles
[Product]
2016/12/14 10:23
The “smart mirror” term has been thrown around a lot lately, but rarely do those smarts ever reflect — pardon the pun — the actual use case for a mirror. Until now, the smart mirror has more often than not been just another place to view general info like weather, calendar info, and notifications. In essence, it offers the same information you can already get on your phone, tablet, smart TV...
The Coastal Beacon and Buoyancy Aid
[Design]
2016/12/14 10:23
Time is the plain and simple difference between life and death at sea. This is especially true for water sports enthusiasts like surfers and skiers who put themselves at peril for the activities they love. The Coastal Beacon and Buoyancy Aid offers a streamlined solution that jumps into action in the event of an emergency.The wearable device fits comfortably on the arm and can be triggered by t...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Age of Analytics : Competing in a Data-Driven World
[Business]
2016/12/13 10:42
Big data’s potential just keeps growing. Taking full advantage means companies must incorporate analytics into their strategic vision and use it to make better, faster decisions.Is big data all hype? To the contrary: earlier research may have given only a partial view of the ultimate impact. A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), The age of analytics: Competing in a data-driven...
