Month: February 2018

product design awards

Product Design Awards vs. Product Reviews for Those Same Products

As we peruse the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) product design awards for 2017, we are awestruck at the ingenuity that has us saying over and over again, “why didn’t we think of that?”. From sustainable products to throwback redesigns and a plethora of gadgets connected to the IoT, this year’s batch of gold, silver …

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Retail Closures Timeline

American Apparel to Walgreens: A Timeline of 52 Mass Retail Store Closures Announced 2016 to February 2018

As we reported a year ago, over 20 major retailers made announcements of mass store closures in 2016. As 2017 rolled on, 37 major retailers shared closure plans with the public. One after another…almost as fast as you can “buy now with one click”, the effect of Amazon and e-commerce is now the elephant in …

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