Articles Worth Reading - 21/1/2018

What’s Happening In Retail?- Articles Worth A Read:

This might be the best and worst article of the last 12 months. It starts off talking about Shakespeare and monkeys but eventually gets around to retail with some interesting observations. It certainly got me thinking –

https://www.inc.com/greg-satell/googles-genius-productivity-hack-will-change-how-you-innovate.html

A story about an eatery where customers are served by machines -

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/eatsa-replaced-cashiers-with-machines-heres-what-its-like-2016-12#/#outside-eatsa-which-is-located-in-midtown-manhattan-a-sign-advertises-one-of-the-restaurants-major-attractions-its-affordable-price-almost-everything-costs-just-695-1

The lowdown on last week’s big retail conference in New York –

https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahweinswig/2018/01/19/at-nrf-2018-retails-big-show-retail-technology-was-center-stage/#43f57cd966b1

Advice from Intels Global Head of Retailing about the reality of online shopping –

http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/amazon-won-t-kill-aussie-retailers-but-evolution-might-20180114-p4yyh1.html

McDonalds announces major change –

https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/mcdonalds-just-made-a-stunning-announcement-that-will-completely-change-future-of-fast-food.html

Innovation In Shoe Stores –

https://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/running-stores-focus-on-community

Knitted wool sneakers are the latest –

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/knitted-sneakers-are-kicking-wool-prices-to-record-highs?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-australia