Added 9 July, 2013
An American online grocer called Peapod has created shopping truck with "mobile billboards" on the sides that invite consumers to shop for groceries using their smartphones. The trucks are showing up at summer gathering places such as ballparks and concert venues in Peapod’s markets along the East Coast. Customers scan a QR code to download a free...
Added 8 July, 2013
UK stadium rockers Coldplay have announced that their new album will be carbon-neutral. What? "We have green energy in the studio and every kilowatt of energy we use that isn't green will be offset by buying carbon credits" said lead guitarist Jonny Buckland. To make sure no stone is left uncovered the band is said to be meticulously detailing the...
Added 7 July, 2013
Libberati, a Hong Kong based T-shirt startup has launched an online store/art gallery where each item sold is one-of-a-kind. Here's how it works: Visit the online store, select a shirt and it will be immediately removed from the inventory so no one else can either see or buy the same design. We love it.
Added 28 June, 2013
Bitcoin is getting another real-life boost at the Pembury Tavern in Hackney, east London, as well as its sister pubs in Cambridge, Norwich and Peterborough, all of which are now accepting the virtual currency. Pub founder Stephen Early, a former computer scientist, created a Bitcoin payment system that is now in use at the pubs. The bar staff...
Added 26 June, 2013
Has the Metrosexual era finally gone middle-America mainstream? Designer Tom Ford announced the launch later this year of his first men's grooming line. The new grooming collection, Tom Ford for Men, will launch in the fall and features nine skin-care and grooming products, including a face cleanser, moisturizer, eye treatment, purifying mud mask...
Added 25 June, 2013
Created for passengers of Virgin Trains, the high-speed rail lines around England, this latest brand extension for Virgin shows how more and more brands are seeing themselves as "lifestyle" brands, ones that offer a host of products and services that cater to their customers' sensibilities. Named "Tilting Ale," this Virgin beer is fully alcoholic...
Added 21 June, 2013
Companies world over are trying to be the Next Big Thing with the under-30 crowd by showing off their corporate street cred. Now W Hotels teams up with Ray Mendez to assemble a collection of five limited-edition decks designed by New York notables including David LaChapelle, Cara Delevingne, Cope2, Amar’e Stoudemire and Zana Bayne. The boards will...
Added 19 June, 2013
Inspired by the trend in craft beer and spirits, a group of California entrepreneurs is producing Beverly Hills 9OH2O, a beverage they are marketing as "sommelier-crafted water." Created from California spring water mixed with natural minerals, the result is said to be silky smooth, incredibly crisp, and have an "exceptionally fresh taste profile...
Added 18 June, 2013
Gilt, the innovative fashion flash-sale site, is the latest online fashion phenom to open a physical outlet. The pop-up shop, dubbed Designer Outlet, is another attempt by Gilt and similar online operations to skirt flash-sale fatigue. While the concept was built on the idea that users shop during specific windows of time, 30 percent of Gilt's...
Added 15 June, 2013
Transparency and sustainability trends collide as supermarket prints its reports on grocery receipts
A company's sustainability report can be truly sustainable itself, as proved by Auchan, one of the largest supermarket chains in Europe, which is printing its "Self Scan Reports" right on customers receipts. The move dovetails with the company's tagline: "Auchan - the responsible discounters" and upholds their long-term commitment to offer...