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This Startup is Ditching Plastic Waste by Bringing the Refills to You
[Business]
2019/10/20 09:06
Chilean startup Algramo initially used vending machines to sell refills of staple goods in stores. Now it’s expanding to include a mobile refill unit—and it’s coming to the U.S.If you live in Santiago, Chile, and run out of dish soap or detergent, you don’t need to toss out the empty bottle. Instead, in a pilot that the Chile-based startup Algramo been running since May, customers can bring...
Experts are Pessimistic About the Economy
[Investing]
2019/10/20 09:05
Economic development is expected to deteriorate significantly from +32% currently to -5% worldwide according to the study “Global Economic Outlook (GEO) Score”. The score for the expected development within the next six months lowers globally. Overall, the most negative estimation for the future is found in Europe with -22% and the most positive is in Asia with +6%. The country-specific findi...
Major Food Brands Debut Pick-Up Only Concepts
[Business]
2019/10/20 09:04
As fully explored in Cassandra’s The Retail Exchange, the way young consumers shop is becoming polarized: they’re tending toward either experiential or, at the other end of the spectrum, frictionless formats to obtain the products and services they desire. The following major food brands are debuting concepts on the frictionless end of the spectrum, allowing young consumers to get their food...
(Video) HairBoom Air FDA Cleared to Treat Hair Loss
[Product]
2019/10/20 09:04
WONTECH, a Korean company, won FDA clearance for its HairBoom Air hair loss treatment helmet.The device delivers low-power laser therapy to the scalp, bathing it in light. This kind of treatment has been shown to help increase blood flow around hair follicles, increasing oxygenation in nearby tissues, resulting in more hair growth and improved hair quality.The HairBoom Air, similar to the alrea...
Walmart's Direct-to-Fridge Delivery Service Now Available - Walmart InHome
[Business]
2019/10/17 11:25
Walmart will now put groceries right in your fridge, starting in 3 cities Tuesday.- InHome grocery delivery is a membership program that is being rolled out at an introductory price of $19.95 a month.- Shoppers have to purchase a $49.95 smart door lock kit or smart garage door kit, which comes with free installation and a month of free unlimited grocery delivery.- Employees have to have at leas...
(Video) OpenAI’s ‘Human-Like’ Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube One-Handed
[Tech]
2019/10/17 10:10
OpenAI is clearly interested in showing off what its Dactyl robotic-hand can do with a Rubik’s Cube.There’s always been something so annoying about people who found the need to stack additional challenges onto solving a Rubik’s Cube quickly, whether it was doing it blindfolded or while juggling or one-handed. While it might have just been a challenge for them, it also seemed like a need to s...
(PDF) BCG - Global Payments 2019 : Tapping into Pockets of Growth
[Investing]
2019/10/17 10:09
Lifted by the global shift away from cash, buoyed by the uptake of electronic transactions, and amplified by big tech and fintech innovations, payments revenue worldwide is on track to grow by 5.9% annually through 2028—extending an unbroken streak that began in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. However, achieving growth above GDP levels will be challenging for incumbent players. To succeed...
The Cargo Robot from the Makers of Vespa, is Going on Sale for $3,250 - Gita
[Product]
2019/10/17 10:07
Gita, the cargo robot from the makers of Vespa, is going on sale for $3,250.Piaggio Fast Forward, backed by the company that launched the Vespa, is launching its first consumer product: the Gita. The little spherical robot is meant to trail people on the go, carrying up to 40 pounds of their belongings. PFF envisions people using it to carry their groceries, gym equipment, or kids’ and pet toy...
Where the Most Groceries Are Bought Online
[Consumer]
2019/10/17 10:06
Amazon, with its online food delivery service Fresh, and other online vendors of fast moving consumer goods (the type you normally buy in supermarkets and drug stores) still have an awful long way to go if they are to make a meaningful dent in the market share still held by traditional bricks and mortar grocery stores.As a share of all FMCG revenue in the U.S., e-commerce still accounts for onl...
