Distinction between online, offline blurs for shoppers, but not retailers: report

Published: May 18, 2015

Mobile’s influence on bricks-and-mortar sales rose to 28 percent in 2014, up from 19 percent the prior year, but the divide is growing between the digital functionality retailers provide and the experience consumers want, with mobile particularly affected, according to a new report from Deloitte.

Why innovation often happens at the edge

Published: May 18, 2015

The year is 1973, the place is Versailles, and five established French designers competed against five upstart U.S. designers in a fundraiser to renovate Versailles. Who won?

Shangri-La Sri Lanka focuses on environment prior to opening

Published: May 14, 2015

Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa has yet to open in Sri Lanka, but it is already making an impact by planning ahead for World Elephant Day in August with a crafty challenge that encourages recycling and reusing discarded materials for art.