World Business

The pandemic pushed for the rise of self-service in businesses. In the retail industry, more physical retail stores are resorting to self-checkout counters. This technology has been around for quite a while. Data from 2019 shows that 47 percent of consumers in the U.S. regularly used self-checkout counters. In the time of a pandemic, self-checkout users have …

Self-checkout: Why Technology Still Has a Long Way to Go in Retail READ MORE

The past year has highlighted the need for an outdoor living space in every home. When cities locked down, the public had no choice but to retreat inside their respective houses and wait until it was safe enough to go out. Billions of people had to adhere to restrictions that limited the activities that they …

Business is Booming: Pandemic Boosts Demand for Outdoor Upgrades READ MORE

Reuters reported that at the start of 2020, experts expected unbridled economic growth. This positive outlook turned sour as Covid-19 became an unmitigated disaster. Small businesses were one of the worst hit by the recession. The government’s financial aid kept them afloat. Entrepreneurs are looking for ways to maximize productivity while keeping costs low. They …

Strategic Cost-cutting Measures READ MORE

While the reopening of the global economy and vast industries has been underway and seen significant amounts of progress, the associated economic confidence is waning as new pressures and data forecast that market volatility and uncertainty might win out in the coming months. And while we have managed to recover from the pandemic-induced recession and …

Expect Short-Term Fluctuations And Market Volatility In The Coming Months READ MORE

Having a house does not guarantee that you will be happy all the time living in it. People must know that a house must be well designed and built because it is fixed and hard to replace or change. Having a poorly planned design can affect people’s lives and may cause problems related to how …

Things to Take Note of When Buying a House READ MORE

The heart and soul of every city rely on the businesses that operate there. The stomach of every city relies on the affordability and accessibility of meals for its countless workers. Sadly, the pandemic has made the food industry suffer because of quarantine restrictions. One of the industries that suffered the most during the pandemic …

Pave the Way for Food: The Food Truck Sub-sector and the Cost of Starting One READ MORE

The change was abrupt. With the onset of Covid-19 in 2020, companies were ill-prepared to adapt quickly to the new world landscape. Cities were locked down, offices were closed, and businesses ground to an unceremonious halt. It took time, but the world slowly moved again. By making this possible, we have learned much through trial …

Adapting to Change: Hybrid Working READ MORE

If there is one thing the pandemic taught homeowners, it’s the value of upgrading and maintaining their homes. It is their first place of escape if anything happens. It’s where they spend half of their lives, and during a pandemic like the COVID-19 crisis, most of their time. Now more than ever, homeowners know how …

Exploring Ideas for Service-based Businesses This 2021 READ MORE

What started out as a simple online bookstore is now one of the world’s largest and richest organizations ever. Rivaling only Apple in terms of revenue, Amazon has expanded its operations from e-commerce and tech to media streaming and production. Just how big of an operation are they? Well, as of 2019, Amazon is one …

A Brief Look at Amazon READ MORE

With more than 1.8 million vendors selling roughly more than 600 million items at any given time (with more coming in every year), it’s fair to say that Amazon is one of, if not the, biggest e-commerce market in the entire internet. With that many items on hand, Amazon itself can’t manually inspect every single …

Fake Stars: How to Spot Fake Amazon Reviews READ MORE