TREND REPORTS
(PDF) BCG - Building Customer Experience for the Future
[Consumer]
2023/07/18 09:10
Even before the pandemic turned most individuals into diehard online shoppers, the world of customer interactions was already in a state of flux. The speed of change has only accelerated. Fast-evolving consumer expectations have been met by new capabilities, technical or otherwise, designed to satisfy them. Winning companies have deployed these capabilities to great effect. But these innovators...
Yayoi Kusama's Inflatable Works Take Over Manchester
[Design]
2023/07/18 09:09
From 30 June to 28 August 2023, Manchester International Festival presents You, Me and the Balloons, a major site-specific exhibition showcasing Yayoi Kusama’s inflatable artworks. The show brings together a remarkable collection of artworks spanning the past 30 years, including iconic pieces like a giant pumpkin, inflatable dolls, mirrored spaces, and polka-dot spheres, many of which have nev...
H&M : The Fashion Giant is Facing Stiffer Competition
[Business]
2023/07/18 09:08
H&M is switching up its physical presence, meaning malls near you could soon be littered with more stores specifically dedicated to the Swedish retailer’s beauty and home departments. This shift comes at a time when, as the Wall Street Journal noted, the fashion group has been shutting hundreds of its clothes-only outlets over the last few years.While the first stand-alone H&M Home sto...
(Paper) Age Reversal Breakthrough : Harvard Discovery Could Enable Whole-Body Rejuvenation
[Tech]
2023/07/18 09:07
Harvard researcher David Sinclair shared the findings, which were published in the July issue of the medical journal Aging, in a series of Twitter posts this week.Scientists from Harvard Medical School, the University of Maine, and MIT have published a groundbreaking study revealing a chemical method to reprogram cells to a more youthful state. This technique offers a potential alternative to g...
The 3D Animation Domination is Finally Over
[Business]
2023/07/18 09:06
From Disney’s ‘Wish’ to Nintendo games, animators are ditching high fidelity for something more painterly.When the trailer for the upcoming Disney feature Wish dropped this spring, aside from Ariana DeBose’s vocals, what immediately jumped out was the kingdom of Rosas. Forget the crystalline waters of Moana and the iridescent glaciers of Frozen, where every snow crystal was rendered in 3D p...
Global PC Shipments Continue to Decline in the Second Quarter of 2023 Due to Weak Demand and Shifting Budgetary Priorities, According to IDC Tracker
[Business]
2023/07/18 09:05
Global PC Shipments Continue to Decline in the Second Quarter of 2023 Due to Weak Demand and Shifting Budgetary Priorities, According to IDC Tracker.Global PC shipments declined 13.4% year over year during the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This was the sixth con...
Jeweler Reza Has a New E-Commerce Strategy for Huge Gems
[Business]
2023/07/18 09:04
Olivier Reza just moved his father’s company from Paris to New York, and with a new online presence, he hopes to bring high jewelry to everyday life.[A yellow sapphire that Reza cut down from 197 carats to improve its color.]When Olivier Reza took over the family business and decamped from the Place Vendôme in Paris—historically the home of high jewelry—to New York City, it raised eyebrows....
‘Barefoot’ Sneakers are Extending Their Grip in the Sneaker World. Here’s Why
[Product]
2023/07/18 09:03
Athletes and ‘ancestral living’ adherents alike suddenly have more options than ever to feel it in their soles.On one side are the sneakers with hyper-cushioned, almost comically bulky soles that have unexpectedly become fashionable recently, such as the popular ones by the brand Hoka. Once considered “clown shoes,” they are now so trendy that they’re eating the lunch of industry giants. T...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Real Estate
[Business]
2023/07/17 09:10
Real estate in the world’s superstar cities has not kept up with shifts in behavior caused by the pandemic. The cities’ vibrancy is at risk, and they will have to adapt.Hybrid work is here to stay. As a result, office attendance has stabilized at 30 percent below prepandemic norms.The ripple effects of hybrid work are substantial. Untethered from their offices, residents have left urban cores...
