14 2017 June
The Brave and Slightly Scary Future Of Retail Surge Pricing
What if every retailer could implement surge pricing for products on their physical shelves or online stores based on who you are, what you like...
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12 2017 June
Best Buy Launches Try-Before-You-Buy Service To Fight Back Against Competitors
With the number of new gadgets constantly coming out, it can be paralyzing to have to sort through all the reviews, unboxings and online analysis....
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06 2017 June
Love IKEA? Now Your House Can Smell Like It
What do cinnamon buns, lingonberries and assemble-yourself-bookcases smell like? IKEA … and soon you can bring that smell home in a fragrance developed by independent...
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04 2017 June
An Inside Look At the Bullshit Of Hollywood Wellness
In a world that seems filled with bullshit, it is a voyeuristic thrill to see those all too rare moments when it all comes tumbling...
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12 2017 May
Slow Checkouts, Shoplifter Facial Tracking and an Espresso-Making Phone Case
As I sat bombarded with the same stories over and over this week, I found myself longing for something different. I feel that way a...
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05 2017 May
How Convenience Is Transforming Dating, Fast Food, Fashion And More
This week I kept seeing the recurring theme of convenience. Whether it was a story about how cell phones can be used for monitoring disease...
Read Now21 2017 April
The Awesome and Terrifying Future Of Influencer Marketing
This week the FTC sent warning letters to more than 90 “influencers and marketers” as a reminder to disclose when social media posts are paid...
Read Now10 2017 February
LinkedIn Redesign, Whole Food’s Big Idea and Tech That’s Always Listening
As you know, this weekly post is a collection of interesting stories, but today I was inspired to try something different. Rather than sharing individual...
Read Now20 2017 January
Tokyo Toilets, the World’s Rudest Billboard and Richard Branson’s Next Big Idea
This week’s stories span from a new design for the many buttons on Japanese toilets to a deeper look at the flaws inside one of...
Read Now13 2017 January
Kodak Brings Back Film, How To Be Funny On Stage, and the Professional Snowball Fighting League
The stories this week offer a valuable reminder that while we tend to focus a lot of our attention on looking forward toward the future,...
Read Now16 2016 December
Glow-In-The-Dark Hair, Secret NYC Trains, Nike’s Anti-Social Ad, and Citibank’s Flawed Strategy
First of all, thank you for indulging me for the past two weeks as I shared my favorite books of the year and also announced...
Read Now09 2016 December
15 Non-Obvious Business Trends Shaping 2017 (Retail, Consumer, Tech, Marketing, and Media)
Are you a member of the media? Visit our media kit to download a trend summary and more information about requesting an interview with Rohit...
Read Now25 2016 November
How To Avoid Getting Burned Out And The Most Important Thing To Buy (And Not Buy) This Black Friday
I hope you are having a week to be thankful for and spending it with family, whether you celebrate American Thanksgiving or not! My chosen...
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