Articles by author: Wil Kenney
It is no secret that a 3D-printing revolution is close at hand. With applications in countless industries and production costs dropping on an almost weekly basis, 3D-printing is poised to help tackle two of the globe’s most pressing modern problems: the energy and housing crises. Transnational tech firms are racing to demonstrate their innovations and […]
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Amazon’s HQ2 Pause Should Force Businesses to Rethink Workplace Flexibility Office Space Expansion
As Amazon decides to pause the construction of its HQ2 project amidst an uncertain economic climate, businesses are forced to grapple with the strategic viability of their workplace and work model. Major tech companies, faced with significant workforce reductions, are reevaluating the need for traditional office spaces and whether it’s a wise decision to consider […]
Metaverse Marketing: Influencer Avatars Open Up Retailers to a Target Generation of Consumers
The Metaverse has been growing since 2020 and is predicted to hit $800 billion by 2024. The Metaverse has always been extremely popular with the gaming industry, but there are more areas where the Metaverse has been proven to generate revenue for companies. Retailers are now expanding and using Metaverse marketing to reach younger generations […]
Sustainable Living: Exploring the Relationship Between Home Development and Trees
On this episode of Building Roots, two of Treenewal’s ISA Certified Arborists, James Allen and Cory Herpel, discussed the importance of taking a proactive approach to maintaining healthy trees in developing communities. They highlighted the need for involving an arborist early in the process, before any construction takes place, to minimize root damage and other […]
How 3D-Printing Is Solving Real World Problems From the Ground Up
It is no secret that a 3D-printing revolution is close at hand. With applications in countless industries and production costs dropping on an almost weekly basis, 3D-printing is poised to help tackle two of the globe’s most pressing modern problems: the energy and housing crises. Transnational tech firms are racing to demonstrate their innovations and […]
How Hotels Spark Retail Growth
Retail brands and retailers are no strangers to the hotel experience. Mid to high-end hotels around the world have been “shoppable” for years, with many if not all the items in a given room being available for purchase right off the wall. Recently, retail brands have taken this industry partnership to a new level. A […]
How Hotels Spark Retail Growth
Retail brands and retailers are no strangers to the hotel experience. Mid to high-end hotels around the world have been “shoppable” for years, with many if not all the items in a given room being available for purchase right off the wall. Recently, retail brands have taken this industry partnership to a new level. A […]
Restaurants Are Serving Up Sensors to Keep Diners Happy
Monitoring the various moving parts of a restaurant, from inventory to how long a customer has been waiting for a curbside pickup, is as important as it is daunting. In an evermore-connected world, having easy and reliable access to relevant information has become almost mandatory to keep a restaurant efficient and diners happy. Sensor technology […]
Restaurants Are Serving Up Sensors to Keep Diners Happy
Monitoring the various moving parts of a restaurant, from inventory to how long a customer has been waiting for a curbside pickup, is as important as it is daunting. In an evermore-connected world, having easy and reliable access to relevant information has become almost mandatory to keep a restaurant efficient and diners happy. Sensor technology […]
How Different Materials Are Forming the Future of 3D Printing
Hobbyists and artists have utilized a wide variety of materials in their 3D printing experimentation, from ceramics to even sugar and sand.[1] The tight control and consistency that 3D printing offers users has so far encouraged experimentation in numerous sectors. As 3D printing begins to disrupt commercial industries such as construction, a select few materials […]
Behind the Growing Pains of Voice AI in Retail
The in-home voice assistant market is still very much in a nascent stage. Though millions of American homes host an assistant and use it regularly, it remains an awkward experience that may take some getting used to. Retailers should not disregard voice shopping just due to a slow start. Observers and researchers predict a market […]
What Happens When A Retailer Changes Course
On the heels of the recent announcement from Starbucks of a major corporate restructuring, observers are itching to see what kinds of benefits the shakeup will bring for the flagging coffee giant.[1] Not all restructures are alike in their execution or their ultimate payoffs, but they all require a similar mindset that sometimes can be […]
Last Mile Delivery Divides Retail Industry
One of the great challenges to a retailer adapting to a seamless omnichannel shopping experience is shipping, and one leg of it in particular. Last mile delivery accounts for the final stretch from a local delivery hub to a customer’s door. Through prophecies of doom and gloom, retail shopping has evolved rather than died out […]