Malls and the economic divide Dec 262015 The fate of two shopping malls illustrates the importance of skills and education for communities December 26, 2015 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:01 pm No Responses economy, education, Future of Work Tagged with: economics, education, retail, shopping, skills, workforce
Dashing to the shops with the internet of things Apr 092015 The Amazon Dash Button gives us a hint of how the Internet of Things will change shopping. April 9, 2015 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 5:35 pm No Responses Internet of Things Tagged with: amazon, internet of things, iot, retail, shopping
A year of competing beacons Feb 022015 Are we looking at too many beacon technologies? February 2, 2015 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 9:19 pm No Responses Internet of Things, Smartphones Tagged with: beacons, retail, shopping, sports
Links of the day – redesigning the car and South China Mall. Jan 072015 Interesting links include Mercedes’ vision of a driverless car, an analysis of the ill fated South China Mall’s flaws and how Amazon is reorganising its R&D efforts after the failure of the Amazon Fire. January 7, 2015 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 4:12 pm No Responses China, design, telcos, Telecoms Tagged with: amazon, AOL, automobiles, cars, china, daily briefing, property, research, retail, shopping, smartcars, smartphones, telco
Regent Street fights back Jun 072014 London’s Regent Street shows how main street retailers can use new technology to reinvent themselves June 7, 2014 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 5:08 pm No Responses Uncategorized Tagged with: beacons, internet of things, retail, shopping
Pay Pal and the Modern Spice routes Oct 282013 PayPal trace the modern online spice routes with some important messages for retailers. October 28, 2013 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 10:54 pm No Responses business advice Tagged with: e-commerce, retail, shopping, trade, web