Adidas immerses Beijing shoppers with interactive 'phygital' installations
Dec 20, 2022 10:44 am UTC| Life Economy Business Sports Technology
YSPs design team created multi-sensory phygital installations at Adidas Sanlitun global flagship store in Beijing, China for an entertaining yet inclusive experience and a new identity. The design is a result of YSPs...
Twitter bans linking to rivals, such as Facebook, Instagram
Dec 20, 2022 08:40 am UTC| Technology Economy Business Life
Twitter will ban the free promotions of rival social media platforms by prohibiting users from linking to those websites, including Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon. Other banned platforms are Tribel, Nostr, Post, and...
South Korean fashion retailer ADLV opens in Vietnam
Dec 19, 2022 18:10 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
South Korean fashion label Acme De La Vie (ADLV) has opened its first store in Vietnam inside the Thiso Mall in Ho Chi Minh City in partnership with local distributor Tam Son International. ADLV also expanded in...
Looking to work in a bank? Better hide those tattoos and piercings
Dec 19, 2022 16:40 pm UTC| Life
For all the talk of the pandemic having relaxed our workplace dress code, the truth is that you would be best not turn up in loungewear in certain sectors, even in 2022. Research we conducted in the French banking industry...
Thinking of buying a battery to help power your home? Here's what you need to know
Dec 19, 2022 16:35 pm UTC| Life
Batteries are undoubtedly part of our energy future. Should you put one in your home now to store solar output, manage your energy use and cut costs? It really depends on what you want to achieve. Studies in 2017 and...
How to live up to the true spirit of Christmas
Dec 19, 2022 16:33 pm UTC| Life
If the media, popular entertainment, and retail habits are taken as indicators then the celebration of Christmas is no longer just the reserve of Christians. This has some consequences for the religious and non-religious...
McDonald’s to adopt automatic payment system for drive-thru in S. Korea
Dec 19, 2022 09:35 am UTC| Economy Business Technology Life
McDonalds Korea will adopt an automatic tolling system dubbed Hi-Pass allows drivers to pay tolls without having to stop at toll booths on major expressways for its drive-thru (DT) service. The South Korean unit of...
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