AMAZON LAUNCHES ITS ‘MAGIC BUTTON’ IN MORE COUNTRIES
Amazon has a new-ish weapon in its challenge to traditional grocers, Amazon Dash. The innovation launched last year in the US but is now…
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HOW ‘PHANTOM BRANDS’ REVIVE SALES
Australian chain and Countdown’s owner, Woolworths has recently introduced new so-called ‘phantom brands’, private label products without any reference to the supermarket’s brand or…
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FOR BOHEMIAN CATS
A Denver-based company has presented the latest must-have for spoiled cats: cat wine. If this sounds like a good idea to you (and we…
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BYTES #1: HANGOVER ICE CREAMS, ENGAGING DESIGN & MORE…
ULTIMATE HANGOVER CURE A Korean convenience store chain has recently launched the world’s first hangover-fighting ice cream, called Gyeondyo-bar (literally ‘hang in there’). South…
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THE SELF-SERVING STORE THAT NEVER WAS
Nearly seventy years ago, in 1948, a US entrepreneur opened the first-ever vending machine supermarket—unfortunately, the world wasn’t ready yet. Having patented the concept…
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A BRIEF PHOTO HISTORY OF CANS
Appeared for the first time in Europe during the Napoleonic wars, canned food debuted on shelves in the 19th century and has evolved throughout the decades to…
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