Selling alcohol on the internet is a challenge, but the team at newly launching Casemates is an unusual group. The brains behind Amazon-purchased Woot.com and the amusingly named A Mediocre Corporation are far-from-mediocre minds. They think the wine business really needs cooperation and community — and that they are just the people to build it. It's very early days — the company is only one Kickstarter campaign in — but Casemates is generating quite a buzz.
There’s something romantic about a hand-made cup of coffee: hot water, lovingly poured over fresh-ground beans by a friendly barista who knows your name and asks about your kids. But that old-fashioned pour doesn’t work so well in practice if there are 25 people in line. Here’s how coffee QSRs are using efficient automation to speed up those slow pours. Read More...
The Frightful Five
Amazon Slays, Apple Prays
December was a good month for Amazon. For Apple, it was more of a roller coaster ride. Facebook’s sinking more dough into video, while Google preps for the smart speaker race finish. All the details in this week’s edition of the Frightful Five — just in case you missed it.Read More...
Digital Identity
Why Collection Notices Are 2018’s Tipoff To Digital ID Fraud
Anyone thinking that identity fraud was left in the 2017 rearview mirror might want to think again. David Barnhardt, executive vice president of product at GIACT, says 2018 will bring more of the same — but with new consequences. For example, innocent consumers have already been suddenly hit with post-holiday collection notices. Here’s why (and how) something like that happens. Read More...
