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(Infographic) The Rapid Evolution of Plant-Based Alternatives
[Business]
2022/03/11 09:08
From plant-based Chick’n Tenders to dairy-free Mylk, consumers are spoilt for choice when it comes to alternatives products on the market.With an explosion of new options hitting shelves at lightning speed and consumers growing more knowledgeable of plant-based diets, a shift towards eating less meat is being felt across the globe. But how did this movement come to be?The infographic above fro...
(Patent) IBM Seeks to Patent Smart Contact Lens Based Shopping
[Tech]
2022/03/11 09:07
U.S. patent application, US20220044302, describes a method for using a smart contact lens in a shopping environment. The method includes receiving the gaze data associated with a customer looking at a locked product on a store shelf from the smart contact lenses, sending a request to unlock the product to a program in the store server, and receiving a bill for the unlocked product from the prog...
(Video) The IKEA Dollar Catalogue
[Business]
2022/03/11 09:06
The IKEA Dollar Catalogue: 200 items, 200 pages, 200 prices, ranging from 1 to 200 Taiwan dollars. Breaking from IKEA’s custom of categorizing products according to the different rooms of the home, we sorted out these low-priced products for consumers, we changed the order in which they received information, and we sped up the buying process. Using a more intuitive UX/UI experience, we created...
Animal-Free Dairy Milk Set to Finally Hit US Retail Shelves - Betterland Milk
[Product]
2022/03/11 09:05
Engineered microflora are used to produce whey proteins, allowing for the manufacture of milk that resembles cow milk.A new kind of milk will soon hit US shelves but it isn’t some plant-based product designed to resemble dairy milk. Instead it is made from whey proteins produced by microflora engineered to spit out exactly the same proteins found in milk from a cow.The unique cow-free milk is...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Cybersecurity Trends : Looking Over The Horizon
[Business]
2022/03/11 09:05
McKinsey examines three of the latest cybersecurity trends and their implications for organizations facing new and emerging cyberrisks and threats.Cybersecurity has always been a never-ending race, but the rate of change is accelerating. Companies are continuing to invest in technology to run their businesses. Now, they are layering more systems into their IT networks to support remote work, en...
(Video) Schlage Introduces Encode Plus Deadbolt With Support for Apple's Home Key Feature
[Product]
2022/03/11 09:04
One of the Wallet features introduced in iOS 15 was support for home keys, which will let users add digital keys for compatible HomeKit door locks to the Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch. With the system, users can take advantage of NFC connectivity to quickly unlock their home by simply bringing their device close to the lock.Schlage today is introducing the Schlage Encode Plus Smart...
(PDF) Deloitte - Global Powers of Retailing 2022 Report
[Business]
2022/03/10 09:10
A year of resilience and rising sustainability.In the past year retailers faced some strong economic headwinds against the backdrop of an unpredictable virus and its resurging variants. And yet retailers remained resilient and managed to grow in these unprecedented times and were able to respond to consumer expectations. Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing 2022 report reviews the global econ...
Stem Cells Make Up This Skincare Serum from Franz Skincare
[Product]
2022/03/10 09:09
They say that beauty is both art and science. Franz Skincare released an anti-aging serum that is infused with stem cells. The material used to make this serum is ethically-sourced and FDA-approved.Franz Skincare stem cell serums with a white box packaging next to themAdditionally, the serum is designed to both protect the skin and activate collagen growth. The formula is made with 10% stem cel...
Lululemon, The Apparel Retailer is Getting Into Footwear
[Business]
2022/03/10 09:08
This week apparel brand Lululemon announced a big move: it's getting into the shoe game.The first-ever Lululemon shoe, targeted at women, will put Lululemon directly into competition against industry giants like Nike and adidas — both of which sell billions of dollars of footwear every year.It's all about brandHigh-end athletic apparel is mostly a marketing game - and it's one that Lululemon i...
