TREND REPORTS
Clothing & Shoes Are the Most Returned Online Purchases
[Consumer]
2025/05/09 09:05
One of the biggest challenges for online retailers is to keep return rates as low as possible. These days, many consumers have come to expect (hassle-)free returns, making them not only a possible differentiator versus other online shops but also a real cost factor for many businesses. According to a report by the National Retail Federation and Happy Returns, retailers in the U.S. estimate that...
How A T-Shirt is Rewriting Coffee and Cotton's History
[Product]
2025/05/09 09:04
In a powerful reimagining of historically exploitative industries, Memphis-based coffee company Cxffeeblack and sustainable textile brand COMOCO Cotton have joined forces to create a limited-edition t-shirt that transforms cotton and coffee into vehicles for Black economic empowerment. The God Don't Make No Junk t-shirt combines COMOCO's cotton, grown by Black farmers, with natural dyes made fr...
RNT Furniture-type Audio System with Turntable Integration
[Design]
2025/05/09 09:03
RNT Table is a concept high-tech table that combines a furniture, turntable, and speaker into one. The built-in turntable on the tabletop allows you to enjoy your vinyl records while Bluetooth connectivity technology helps the sound to connect to a wireless speaker. There’s a dedicated remote control with intuitive control of power, volume, as well as turntable functions. The speaker is locate...
The Patent Powerhouses of 2025 - Amazon Tops the List
[Tech]
2025/05/08 10:10
Amazon, Apple, and Snap dominate the rankings.In 2006, IEEE Spectrumranked patenting powerhouses in our first annual patent survey. The survey, conducted by the research firm 1790 Analytics, examined the number and influence of U.S. patents generated by more than 1,000 organizations. Semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology came out on top at the time, with IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and...
(M&A) Frieze Sells to Hollywood Kingpin Ari Emanuel in $200M Deal
[Investing]
2025/05/08 10:09
Frieze has been sold to Ari Emanuel, the former CEO of the entertainment group Endeavor, which currently owns the fair group. The news comes just days ahead of Frieze New York, which opens May 7, and amid a prolonged art market contraction. The deal includes its seven fairs, its magazine, and its London exhibition space.The deal covers Frieze’s seven global fairs as well as its magazine and Lo...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How CEOs Can Outcompete by Building New B2C Businesses
[Business]
2025/05/08 10:08
Companies across sectors are looking for new growth beyond their cores. Three consumer-focused strategies can deliver long-term revenue gains.When is a medical-device manufacturer not just a medical-device manufacturer? When it’s also an online marketplace for consumers to buy wellness products and get advice from healthcare providers. Amid unrelenting pressure from digital-first competitors,...
ChargePoint’s EV Chargers Can Transform The Game
[Product]
2025/05/08 10:07
Fast DC chargers get all the love, but at-home AC chargers may be more important. ChargePoint’s EV Chargers Can Transform the Game Fast DC chargers get all the love, but at-home AC chargers may be more important.ChargePoint is hoping its new AC charger can make a big impact in the way EV owners charge their cars. Public DC fast charging hogs the EV spotlight. Automakers and charging providers...
The First Personal 3D-Texture UV Printer - eufyMake E1
[Product]
2025/05/08 10:06
eufyMake E1 helps you create a side hustle by producing 3D-texture printed objects. It’s world’s first personal 3D-texture printer that breaks the limit of traditional printing device, it transcends boundaries by offering full spectrum of vibrant colors and intricate details. We do have UV printers which are capable to produce millions of accurate colors directly onto different objects and ma...
(Infographic) The World’s Top Universities Outside of the U.S.
[Consumer]
2025/05/08 10:05
Outside of the U.S., the UK has the next most top-100 universities (12) in the world, led by Oxford and Cambridge.International interest in studying in the U.S. is plummeting according to data released to University World News.Germany is second at eight and China third with seven. As a region, Europe accounts for 36 of the top-100 non-American universities.For context, the U.S. has cornered the...
