The predominantly online retailer Amazon.com announced in a news release at the start of this year (January 2026) that it is changing course in its engagement in brick-and-mortar retailing. Its plan, already in motion, is to concentrate on the physical chain stores of Whole Foods Market (acquired in 2017), while closing the unmanned store chain… Read More
The Issues Troubling Consumers, and Their Search for Answers
For a fifth year in a row, consumers worldwide are living in an era that can be closely described as very busy, oftentimes turbulent, and full of challenges. It is an unstable era. The events or developments of this era, explicitly or through their consequences, touch on multiple areas: health-oriented, economic, political, socio-cultural, and technological.… Read More
Understanding Consumer Approach to Transformational Vehicle Technologies
Two important technological developments with transformational power in vehicles are taking place side-by-side: electric vehicles (EV) and autonomous vehicles (AV). They have the power of transforming consumers’ experiences of driving their cars, or travelling as passengers, and maintaining them, possibly changing the way consumers perceive passenger vehicles in whole. The purposes and functionalities of the… Read More
Samsung’s Bump in a Rush to Market: Galaxy Fold
The forthcoming new model of Galaxy smartphone with a large (7.3”) foldable screen looks as a brave move by Samsung — it opens new options for consumers in using their smartphones and may lead to new patterns of behaviour. But in a rush to get its solution for a ‘larger-than-ever’ screen of a smartphone —… Read More
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