Do you ever hear a brand name that makes you pause for a moment of nostalgia? Or cringe at seeing a shop logo or slogan you hadn’t thought about for years? Discovering a store or brand that excites you can be a notable moment. But when the same brand drifts out of your life a […]
Personal finance apps promise to whip our bank accounts into shape or provide deals to take some of the expense out of shopping. And with many consumers not being taught how to handle their finances at school, this modern phenomenon is, in part, a welcome development. One study found ‘statistically significant Improvement’s in the ‘financial […]
Do you remember that iconic moment when Don Draper snapped his MacBook shut, leaned back with an energy drink and scrolled through the pictures in his iPhone Photos app? Of course not. Mad Men’s 1960s setting saved us from enduring yet another Apple product placement campaign. But if/when Mad Men gets a 1980s-style reboot in […]
You’ve just completed a session of online shopping, something that one in three people around the world do. Your digital cart is full of goodies and you’re ready to checkout — so how would you like to pay? Online shopping has taken off in the last twenty years, with an American survey revealing that over […]
Independent retailers are an essential part of the fabric of a commercial economy. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that around 31.7 million small businesses are active, accounting for 99.9% of America’s registered companies. Yet retail giants dominate the country’s retail landscape, with the 100 largest chain stores earning a combined $2.6 trillion in sales […]
