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What the Fashion Industry Is Learning from Sports

In this video featuring industry advisor Matt Powell, see which technologies fashion brands are incorporating from the sports world.

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3 Ways Back-to-School Shopping Is Changing

See how e-commerce and the desire for convenience is transforming the back-to-school shopping experience.

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U.S. Video Games Industry Grows 40 Percent

Consumer spending on video games in the U.S. increased 40 percent to $19.5 billion in the first half of 2018. Find out why.

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Blended Retail Shopping is Heating Up the Holidays, NPD Says

Three-quarters of consumers plan to do at least some of their holiday shopping online this year, making the blending of online and in-store a retail focus.

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Aging U.S. Consumers Slowing Down Food And Beverage Consumption

The aging population and corresponding changes in life stage will contribute to the decline in total eating occasions on a per capita basis in the U.S., according to The NPD Group’s recently released Eating Patterns in America.

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Nearly Half of U.S. Smartphone Owners Report Shopping on Their Device

The role of the consumer device is evolving, as content that was once the domain of the computer continues to migrate to smartphones. In fact, 45 percent of smartphone users now report they shop online via their device.

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Unlocked Smartphone Users Are Spending More and Upgrading Less

According to NPD Connected Intelligence, the unlocked smartphone market is continuing to grow, as awareness levels reach an all-time high.

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Sustainable Apparel Is Evolving But Consumers Need to Be Educated

As consumer interest in sustainability grows so do the efforts of the apparel industry, but there is a clear need to educate shoppers in order to make this connection.

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4 Ways to Grow Online Sales

See how price, assortment, and purchase experience present opportunities for online retailers and brands to increase their buyer bases.

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The Open Office Trend – Peter Gibbons Was a Genius

As companies across the globe look for ways to increase productivity, collaboration display sales are reaping the benefits. According to NPD’s U.S. B2B Distributor and Reseller Tracking Service, the collaboration display market grew 61 percent in dollars for the 12 months ending August 2018 versus the year prior.

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Flashback Friday

Are cameras the main point of differentiation between smartphones these days? Connected Intelligence President, Eddie Hold takes a look back at past generations of mobile phones and shares his thoughts on the future.

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Let’s Disrupt the Overuse of Disrupt

The buzzword these days is disruption. What was initially used as a term to define technology-enabled services or products that target an established market and eventually move their way up to overtake the market leaders — think Uber — is now a catchall to describe any change or innovation.

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