The study from athletic apparel retailer Lululemon directly links rising well-being to a return to pre-pandemic activities, including a return to the workplace.The second annual “Global Wellbeing Report” from Lululemon Athletica Inc. is the company’s effort to offer a snapshot of global well-being and identify what drives wellness. The study took place in fall 2021 and included responses fro...

Since Apple’s foldable iPhone is the next big pie consumers are waiting anxiously to have a bite off; foldable iPhone mockups are landing dime a dozen. In that league, Designer Antonio De Rosa’s take is closest to the interesting rumors about the phone, and it begs a glance!Apple’s foldable iPhone is one of the best-kept secrets in recent times. While numerous leaks, renders and mock-ups hav...

Product profitability is an equation of cost, price and demand — and, crucially, where the product is in its life cycle.In short:Product managers must continually juggle the trade-off between fast sales expansion and highly profitable products, but should prioritize financial objectives.To maximize outcomes as you shift from sales-oriented to profit-oriented goals, incorporate into pricing dec...

RedRoute, a voice-based customer service experiences and conversational artificial intelligence startup, is going after an emerging $350 billion customer service automation sector.When Brian Schiff, Sam Krut and Jacob Cooper founded the company in 2015, they were still undergraduates at Cornell University and it was initially an Uber-like social transportation app to help people find rides on c...

Sustainable, animal-free fabrics have been used in capsule collections, but to have the greatest impact, they have to go from an alternative option to an everyday material.The list of brands experimenting with more sustainable new materials keeps growing.Adidas redesigned its classic Stan Smith sneakers with mushroom-based mycelium leather; Lululemon used the same material to make yoga mats and...

Are you among the millions of people who have been eating less meat in recent years? Plant-based alternatives are exploding in popularity, a trend that has become especially apparent during the pandemic.This infographic from the Very Good Food Company (VGFC) sheds light on why the global plant-based market is expected to go from a novelty to a new normal within the next decade.The Market Outloo...

The 3D-printed prototype, mounted on a Samsung Galaxy S9.People who are using blood-thinning medications regularly have to check if their dosage needs adjusting. And while doing so currently involves lab tests or expensive home systems, a simple smartphone-based setup may soon be able to perform the task.Because of a patient's ongoing physiological changes, what was initially an ideal dosage of...

Artificial intelligence (AI) provider MySize has announced its interactive, touch-screen mirror is now available to business clients, with the intention to bring a new omnichannel implementation into the customer store experience.The FirstLook Smart Mirror, which was unveiled at the National Retail Federation 2022: Retail’s Big Show, allows brands to provide their customers with both an in-sto...

The future of Toyota EVs is going to be very exciting. Besides the developments in performance, range, and efficiency Toyota’s EV future may include something from the past. Based on a recent patent filing by Toyota, a clutch-operated manual transmission may be on the future option list for your next Toyota. So how exactly does a manual transmission work in an EV? Let’s find out.In today’s E...