In our insights series of the retail industry, we examined the four defining trends before the Covid-19 crisis. Then, we talked about the increasingly ambivalent differentiation between the “online” and “offline” buying behaviours. In order to thrive, we argue that retail businesses should merge their online and brick-and-mortar insights. …

In our insight series on the food service industry, we have been examining trends and the startups that are building the future of the industry. …

Just as trends in business are constantly changing, so are successful business models. And since start-ups tend to lead in transforming and adapting their industry, it makes perfect sense to look into the entrepreneurs in each sector to get a read of where the industry might be heading towards. …

In the first instalment of our analysis of the retail sector, we’ve covered the four trends that have defined this sector prior to the current crisis; gamification of the retail experience, allowing the customers to visualise the products before they purchase, augmenting the physical set up of their experience, and…

There is only one metric that really matters for a UGC platform: the growth of its casual creator base. YouTube, Instagram and others have been proudly leveraging their home-grown top creators in their marketing efforts, but there is really only one metric that matters for the health and sustainability of…

Digital transformation, more than ever, is redefining how business is conducted for the foodservice industry. Businesses that can keep up with shifts in the industry create wonders, while restaurants that fail to embrace the new trends struggle greatly. In our previous blog post about the restaurant industry, we covered the…

The discussion surrounding digitalisation in the retail industry is not something new, so any analysis and future recommendations for the sector cannot be solely a response to the Covid-19 crisis. …

The relationship between customers and the restaurant industry has long been in flux, even before Covid-19 hit, so any analysis and future recommendations for the sector cannot be solely a response to the Covid-19 crisis. …

The best advice you can get nowadays is to ignore all social media apps on your devices. The rationale is simple. If you want to save yourself from constant anxiety, extreme worry, restlessness, stress and lack of concentration, do not check social media or newspapers first thing in the morning…