Cleaning wine glasses in a dishwasher is a challenge which many people fail. To pass this test without getting his hands wet, the American Gary Rose, has invented the Tether, to stabilise them in the machine.
At the launch of each Apple iPhone, the research and consulting firm, IHS Inc, dismantles the new devices to estimate their cost. For the latest phone in the range, the cost amounts to between 166 and 218 dollars.
In the USA, the carrying of firearms is at the centre of debates, particularly since the recent shootings. The director of Starbucks, at the heart of the controversy, has just announced the prohibition in an open letter.
Like its predecessors, the new Rockstar game sold at a tremendous speed. With 800 million dollars earned in only 24 hours, sales of GTA V break the records for the video game and cinema industries.
In the race to conquer the tablet and smartphone market, anything goes. Microsoft has openly mocked competitors Samsung and Apple in its new advertisements and buys American iPads in return for vouchers.
Starbucks has just announced its launch in Colombia, the country which has supplied its Arabica coffee since 1971. With a first store opening in Bogota in 2014 and 50 before 2020, the local Juan Valdez chain sees the arrival of a formidable competitor.
The Let Toys Be Toys Association has just reached an agreement with the Toys’R’Us toy store chain over gendered marketing. The giant has just announced the progressive suppression of separate boy/girl sections.
Tutorials have become new communication medium for brands. With thousands of people following certain fashion or beauty bloggers, stores have given them the chance to create their own temporary collections.
It’s now possible to use plastic to get around in Beijing. Recycling machines installed in the metro recover plastic bottles in exchange for a reward, with travellers credited with a couple of yuans on their transport cards.
For a question of image, most luxury brands don’t tend to reduce prices for their collections. So after a few private sales and some resale abroad, articles are simply destroyed, recycled or incinerated.
