Traditional Retailers Focus On Customer Experience At The Expense Of Other Innovations

Almost every retailer out there will tell you they need to be more innovative, and that this is hard. Retail has long been an industry focused on buying low, selling high, and optimizing everything in between. Shifting to meet an expectation of providing content, services, experience, engagement and more – this is a big shift, … Read more

Wayfair Unleashes Archie & Oscar Exclusive Line of Furniture and Accessories for Pets

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W), one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home, today launched Archie & Oscar, a new Wayfair-exclusive line of furniture and household accessories for pets. Available now at Wayfair in the U.S. and Canada, Archie & Oscar features more than 500 unique and stylish items ranging from aquariums and gerbil cages, … Read more

Mirwaiz urges youth to revive traditional means of business

Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday expressed serious concern over diminishing traditional businesses of Kashmir and urged the youth to evince interest in old means of trade while starting their new business ventures. Mirwaiz stated this while inaugurating a business venture in Rainawari area of Downtown Srinagar. On the occasion, Mirwaiz urged youth … Read more

11 modern trends that people can’t wait to go out of style

From memes to dance moves, 2018 is already responsible for a huge number of worldwide trends… but which are the ones that need to go out of style already? Reddit user Fireswar posed the question to the website, asking for people’s suggestions of trends that should stop as soon as possible, and people had strong opinions. Here … Read more

The Dining Room Of Your Dreams Is Finally Possible

While searching for the perfect sofa, Rob Royer ran into way too many challenges. Royer set out to create the opportunity to customize a quality home piece with budget and personalization in mind. Now, as the founder of Interior Define, he’s broadening his company’s horizons. The interior-decor company started in the living room. Now, the dining room is their next … Read more

A Woman Captured review – brave and up-close story of modern slavery

It seems scarcely possible to make a documentary in the open about someone being worked as a slave, rather than having to work undercover to expose it. However, in one of the boldest investigative stories of recent years, Hungarian film-maker Bernadett Tuza-Ritter’s shocking film shows, in almost full view, the exhaustion of being entrapped as … Read more

Universal access to modern energy is ‘catalyst of inclusivity’ – deputy UN chief

“To be strong partners of countries as they deliver the 2030 Agenda – across all SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] – the United Nations too must change,” Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, said Wednesday at the High-level Panel on Transformational Energy Access in LDCs in Geneva. “But together, the United Nations development system offers unapparelled expertise and global reach,” she added. Ms. Mohammed spoke … Read more

Final Months of Thoroughly Modern Millie U.K. Tour Canceled

The final two months of the U.K. tour of the Tony-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, which opened at the Richmond Theatre March 27 and was scheduled to run through August 5, has been canceled. The production played its final performance June 2 at the Theatre Royal Bath. “We are extremely sorry to have to announce the cancellation of the … Read more

A delicious affair of modern Orient

Triple 8 attempts to break away from the usual trappings and notions associated with an Oriental restaurant. It serves a mélange of Orient and Japanese fare, and with chef Vivek Rana at the helm our expectations were high. After all, he has worked under stalwarts like chef Manish Mehrotra of Indian Accent, and hence we … Read more