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January 19, 2019

The Top Global Risks in 2019

The world is facing a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges—from slowing global growth and persistent economic inequality to climate change, geopolitical tensions and the accelerating pace of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Infographic from the latest World Economic Forum Risk Report.

January 11, 2019

The World's Largest 10 Economies in 2030

The next decade will bring dramatic growth to Asian economies. By 2030, seven of the world’s 10 largest economies in GDP terms will be in emerging markets.

January 06, 2019

Big Data in the Retail Industry

Retailer’s data didn’t really get “big” until the explosion in smartphone and social media addiction, resulting in the need for more agile, relevant marketing. Welcome to the Retailer’s Guide for Big Data.

December 29, 2018

Retail E-commerce Future Trends 2019

Projected worldwide e-commerce sales to 2021. Omni channel retail marketing platforms and channels. Artificial intelligence and machine learning. Here comes the chatbots. Personalization for every customer. Artificial intelligence moves from personalized to predictive.

December 24, 2018

Global Happiness: Which Countries are the Most (and Least) Happy?

Today’s chart uses data from the World Happiness Report 2018 to measure and understand which countries report feeling the most and least happy.

December 16, 2018

How Retailers View the Tech Giants: Friend, Frenemy or Foe?

Retailer relationships with big tech companies could be described as … complicated. We were a little surprised by the chumminess toward Amazon. Apple is more likely to be a frenemy or a foe.

December 09, 2018

A Visual Look at Holiday Customer Journeys

Google provides some key takeaways, including the volume of research the consumers are doing, the reliance on mobile, and the fact that these consumers aren’t focused on gifts.

December 01, 2018

Why Generation Z has a totally different approach to money

Millennials ended up making their fair share of financial mistakes – but interestingly, evidence is now mounting that the next generational cohort (Gen Z) is already learning from their elders.

November 26, 2018

Here’s What the Big Tech Companies Know About You

Today’s infographic comes to us from Security Baron, and it compares and contrasts the data that big tech companies admit to collecting in their privacy policies.

November 17, 2018

Technology Innovations: The Future of AI and Blockchain

Senior business and technology decision makers weighed in on the implications of technology breakthroughs and what innovation will look like as these advancements permeate the world. From MIT Tech Review

November 10, 2018

Top Ten Future Technologies That will Revolutionize The World

In early 2000, no one was considering that technology come to this level in just no matter of time. These technologies will totally transform the future dynamics of the business, though some are the serious threat to future jobs.

November 03, 2018

What Do Gen Z Shoppers Really Want?

Demanding customers, but not in the way you think. And yes, good news for physical stores.

October 28, 2018

Habits of People Who Trust Their Intuition

Only half of Americans said they trusted their gut to tell them what’s true. Additionally, 62% of top business executives said they relied on their gut feelings. Like the Julius Caesar wife example.

October 19, 2018

The true power of Instagram

Instagram has more than 1 billion monthly active users (MAUs) or more than 13 percent of the Earth’s population. Instagram currently has over 25 million active business profiles. The typical user spends an average of 55 minutes per day on the site.

October 13, 2018

The $80 Trillion World Economy in One Chart

Over recent years, the list of top economies hasn’t changed much – and in a similar visualization we posted 18 months ago, the four aforementioned top economies all fell in the exact same order. However, look outside of these incumbents, and you’ll see that the major forces shaping the future of the global economy are in full swing.

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16th Annual Store Experience Study 2019: Doubling Down on Transformation

USA retail sales were up close to 6.0% after a 4.5% increase in 2017. Enterprise IT spending (which is a term used to describe overall IT spending) is expected to grow 5.2% (last year’s increase was 5.6%) and store IT spending is expected to grow 5.4% (5.8% last year). What tech will lead in 2019? A favorite annual report. Read more

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Looking Forward: Predictions 2019
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