Amazon's Second Home Search, Plus Groupon's Foodie Rewards, And Rebecca Minkoff Taps China With Alipay. | | | | | | | | | | | | | How Pentatonic Literally Turns Trash Into Treasure | | We've all heard the old adage, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Well, the team at Pentatonic has found that adage has a very real and useful application in a world where everyone is trying to go a little more green. The company turns household items typically regarded as junk — broken cell phones, scratched CDs and DVDs, even old cigarette butts — into furniture and household items that even the trendiest among us could love. So, how do they do it — and why? | | |
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| | | | | | | Cities Clamor To Become Amazon's "Home Away From Home" | | Amazon announced their search for a second home base, and cities have already begun to try and woo the retailer onto their turf. But what is the real purpose for establishing a second North American headquarters? Plus, trouble brewing about water bottle surges, where are stocks headed in the short and long term, and which new country is about to get Prime Now? Read More... | |
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| | | | | The Smarter Car: Who Will Get There First? | | Jaguar might be building the automated car Apple couldn’t — and taking it further with a removable steering wheel that could replace every other smart device in its owner’s life. This “Sayer” wheel would act as the car’s key and would be the only part of the car drivers owned. It would give them access to any one of a shared fleet of Jaguar’s Future Type cars, replacing traditional car ownership with a shared economy model. Crazy? Maybe not as much as it sounds — Ford and others have similar AI-based visions. Read More... | |
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| | | | | | For Online Discounts, The Thrill Of The (Non) Chase | | Everyone likes to save money. No one likes to spend precious time chasing a discount, especially online. Thus: shopping cart abandonment when frustration sets in and that magic code (or voucher) proves elusive. In our latest Topic TBD, Jonny Plein, co-founder and finance director of Pouch, discusses how to automate the process and cut right to the cut price. Read More... | |
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