Handpick, a recent startup based out of California, first began as a recipe-recommendation app for smartphone users. According to The Next Web, the application, which is available on iOS, offers users recipes based on ingredients already in their possession. Now, the company joins the fray of new businesses and traditional grocers that are attempting to…
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Apple Announces a New Mobile Payment System, Whole Foods Signs Up
With the new announcement, Apple attempts to succeed where other mobile payment systems have quietly under performed, payment systems like Google Wallet and Softcard. Apple Pay will use near-field communication (NFC) to process the mobile payment. A customer can simply wave their mobile phone in front of a retail terminal and press their thumbprint on…
Trying to Understand Millennials
The biggest buying group, Millennials, are proving to be less predictable than their Baby Boomer parents. They change habits and preferences as new opportunities present themselves. They have conflicting interests – sustainability and convenience. This is due, in part, because they are the most diverse generation we have seen. Millennials cannot easily be described, but…
2. Digitally Empowered Shoppers: The Consumer is King
A Changing Landscape, Where Digital is King As the world’s consumers become increasingly digitized and connected, industries are racing to engage with the new digital era. Over 274 million Americans have access to the internet, with 117 million using smartphones. Of these 117 million smartphone wielding consumers, 80% are using their smartphones to find stores,…
Pantry, Dash, Flow…What’s Next for Amazon?
UPDATE: We know what’s next- for now anyways. Check out #AmazonCart, another way Amazon is making it easier for consumers to purchase items with ease. A new partnership with Twitter lets consumers reply to tweets that feature an Amazon product link, using the hashtag #AmazonCart. The new partnership will use the hashtag reply as a signal to…