“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” There are many great ways to begin a book – but it’s hard to argue that anyone did it better than Charles Dickens. Whether one has read A Tale Of Two Cities or not,...
A decade ago, the world of financial services saw what was perhaps its greatest sea change in a generation — in 2007, two separate, unconnected and epoch-making things happened at the same time. The first was that the iPhone hit the market, igniting the mobile phase...
No year in payments is exactly alike – perhaps conversation is the only constant. 2017 was epic, from Amazon to bitcoin to hillbillies to Walmart, as the following eBook pages prove. Here’s to a 2018 filled with more food for thought, across the realms of...
It was a record-breaking year in retail, according to reports — but not the good kind. More store closings have been announced this year than in any other year before, as retailers across categories have collectively announced plans to close the doors on 6,700 brick-and-mortar locations...
December 29, 2017
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” There are many great ways to begin a book – but it’s hard to argue that anyone did it better than Charles Dickens. Whether one has read A Tale Of Two Cities or not, everyone knows that opening phrase. And it works as well […]
December 26, 2017
A decade ago, the world of financial services saw what was perhaps its greatest sea change in a generation — in 2007, two separate, unconnected and epoch-making things happened at...
March 15, 2017
The big day has finally arrived — no thanks to Mother Nature, who decided to throw a disruption of her own at the year’s biggest celebration of innovation in the shape...
January 02, 2018
Wondering what consumers in your home state are buying on Walmart.com? The company has revealed the year’s 20 most popular online items by state, and while staples like water and paper towels won’t surprise anyone, there are a few products that might turn some heads. For example, people in Minnesota love their Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, […]
October 27, 2017
It was a record-breaking year in retail, according to reports — but not the good kind. More store closings have been announced this year than in any other year before, as...
August 04, 2017
The U.S. labor market in 2017 is getting a bit tighter. And at the same time, the services sector is slowing bit, as measured by economic data in July, dinging...
August 03, 2017
Samsung Electronics remained the leader in terms of global mobile smartphone shipments during Q2 2017. That’s according to market research firm Canalys, which reported news that Samsung shipped more than...
