TREND REPORTS
(PDF) NRF - 2024 Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry
[Business]
2025/05/13 10:06
To understand the shifting landscape that is retail returns, NRF and Happy Returns, a UPS company, explored both consumer and retailer perspectives and priorities for the returns experience in 2024 Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry. The report explores the impact of returns for the retail industry, consumer expectations for returns, retailers’ priorities and strategies for returns, the c...
(Video) Clever Cargo Robot Uses Legs and Wheels to Tote Boxes Without Human Help
[Product]
2025/05/13 10:05
The LEVA robot takes its name from the Latin word "levitas," which is in turn the root of the English word "levitation".Ground-going delivery robots are already streamlining operations in various industries, but they typically still have to be loaded and unloaded by humans. That's where the multi-terrain LEVA bot comes in, as it can autonomously lift and drop off cargo boxes weighing up to 85 k...
(Infographic) Charting U.S. Trade Relationships
[Investing]
2025/05/13 10:04
As global policy uncertainty continues to dominate the headlines, maintaining a balanced perspective is crucial. For investors, understanding the broader trade landscape—including where America’s largest trade deficits and surpluses lie—can help identify both emerging risks and overlooked opportunities.In partnership with New York Life Investments, this visual breaks down the key players in...
Volkswagen Camper Van Explodes Living Space Via Clever Pop-slide Roof
[Product]
2025/05/13 10:03
Tonke's innovative pop-and-slide roof creates a larger bed while also adding to the headroom in the main van cabin.We already knew that Tonke had a different spin on the pop-up camper roof in store for the new Volkswagen ID. Buzz, but we didn't previously know exactly how it worked. The Dutch camper specialist released a video this month showing the new expandable sleeper roof design in action...
The 2025 TIME100 : The 100 Most Influential People of 2025
[Business]
2025/05/12 09:10
The 2025 TIME100 is here: TIME's annual list of the world's most influential people.What happens next? As journalists, that is the question we get asked more than any other, particularly these days. As we were closing this issue, President Donald Trump introduced a tariff plan that upended the global economic system. For many readers, the move accelerated the sense that almost everything was sh...
Under Armour's ‘No Weigh Backpack' is Made for Movement
[Product]
2025/05/12 09:09
Under Armour’s most advanced backpack ever isn’t just innovation—it’s interventionFor years, athletes have carried the same burden – and we are not talking about expectations or pressure. We are talking about their bags. Backpacks have been quietly doing damage for decades—the weight, the strain, the pull on your shoulders after a long day of carrying gear, laptops, and textbooks. That fa...
(PDF) Bain - Commercial Excellence and Revenue Growth Agenda 2025
[Business]
2025/05/12 09:08
The B2B Growth Divide: What Sets Winners Apart. Industry leaders excel in AI and supporting technologies, sales plays, pricing, and productivity.Top B2B companies delivered 2 times the average revenue growth vs. their industries in 2024—and close to that multiple for gross margin growth.These winners have deployed AI and related technologies at greater scale, treating it as a force multiplier...
IBM CEO Says AI Has Replaced Hundreds of Workers but Created New Programming, Sales Jobs
[Consumer]
2025/05/12 09:07
The tech company promises higher total employment as it reinvests resources toward roles like software development.IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says the company used AI to replace hundreds of human resources employees.Its AskHR agent now automates 94% of routine HR tasks, including pay statements.IBM employed 270,300 workers globally as of its 2024 annual report.International Business Machines Chief...
Chinese Travelers Choose Skydiving and Safaris Over Handbags
[Consumer]
2025/05/12 09:06
Chinese travelers are shifting from group trips to individual travel, prioritizing adventure and experience over shopping and luxury goods. In the 1990s, as Beijing loosened Mao-era restrictions on travel, millions of Chinese left the country for the first time, triggering a rush by companies offering group trips where these new travelers could move smoothly from charter flight to private bus t...
