Mike's Industry View - Issue #156
AI / Creativity
Burberry merges Google Search with AR for shopping inspiration — www.retaildive.com
Burberry's deployment suggests that consumers now recognise and understand AR technology enough for it to be more widely available, helping bring the in-store shopping experience to more of its customers wherever they are.
Apple and Johnson & Johnson team up on new study to see if Apple Watch can reduce risk of stroke — www.cnbc.com Apple and Johnson & Johnson announced a new "Heartline" study to research atrial fibrillation and to find out if the Apple Watch can be used to detect signs of stroke early.
Business/Marketing/Adv
Amazon is opening its first full-size, cashierless grocery store. Here's a first look inside — www.cnbc.com Amazon is cracking further into the $800 billion U.S. grocery industry, keeping the likes of Walmart, Kroger, 7-Eleven and Instacart on their toes.
Uber Eats has lost its biggest advantage in the food delivery war — www.wired.co.uk
In 2019, 60 per cent of the company’s total volume of orders was from McDonald’s deliveries.
Interestingness
The Costco Connection is America's fourth biggest magazine — www.cnn.com Costco relies on a surprising perk to engage its executive members and keep them hooked on their $120-a-year subscription: The Costco Connection monthly magazine.
Inside the Seething Boardroom Drama That Poisoned HQ Trivia The app was America’s favorite gameshow until a toxic culture and co-founder feuding drove it off the air. Now, the CEO wants to bring it back.
Wellness
Millennials Are 'Cocooning' at Home Because of Work and the Internet — www.vice.com Today's solo dwellers are less likely to design their homes around entertaining others than previous generations were. That makes sense: We're busy, on a tight budget, and exhausted.
Is there a loneliness epidemic? — ourworldindata.org The media claims we are experiencing a ‘loneliness epidemic’. What is the evidence for this?
Platform News
Luxury brands go all in on TikTok — digiday.com
Historically luxury companies have been slower to adopt new trends, but they are increasingly game to bet on TikTok.
Why is it so tempting to rewatch your own Instagram Story? — mashable.com A lot of people like to rewatch their own Instagram story. But why? A psychologist and sociologist weigh in.