In case you hadn’t heard, news of the iPhone X has been exploding on the internet. In fact, those who couldn’t wait for the state-of-the-art gadget quickly jumped online to pre-order the smartphone with the highest ever starting price for a mobile device. Because of this exceptionally high demand, it now looks as though…
All across the globe, subscription-based business models are booming, and changing the face of e-commerce along with them. In fact, visits to subscription retail websites have increased by over 800 percent since 2014. A subscription retail business is a company that sends you a package, usually once a month, of items they’ve picked out…
For those “too old” for trick-or-treating, living Halloween vicariously through your children is a great way to stock up on some free sweets and treats this fall. Be it candy corn, chocolate bars, sour snacks or delicious gummies, Halloween is the absolute best day of the year for those with active sweet tooths. Read on…
When Kansas City audiences first saw Judy Garland sing “Meet Me in St. Louis” in the film of the same name in 1944, little could they image that could actually do so in less than half an hour! Since the initial announcement of the Hyperloop One project and a Kansas City-St. Louis route being named…
When it comes to landing the second headquarters of the world’s largest online retailer, Kansas City is positioning itself for success. The city is preparing to make a serious bid to be the new home of Amazon’s planned second headquarters, which the e-commerce giant described as a $5 billion investment that would offer as many…
Be they ales, porters, lagers or stouts, there’s no question to the identity of America’s favorite beverage: beer! Before you crack open a cold one and kick back on the couch to enjoy another football weekend, consider where that brew in your hand comes from, or more specifically, how it got there. Aside from…
The Internet of Things or “IoT” is defined as “a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.” So it really comes as no surprise that the supply chain…
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have brought devastation and delays to the shipping and transportation industries in recent weeks. After targeting two major U.S ports as well Caribbean transportation storage facilities, the effect of these storms will be felt for years to come. Read on as we detail how transportation industry leaders plan to recover. …
Last week, the strongest storm to hit the continental United States in 12 years has caused serious problems within the transportation and shipping industry. The devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey caused massive amounts of flooding and damage in the Houston area. Thus far, Harvey has shattered the previous records for continuous rainfall by a tropical storm…
Similar to drafting, truck platooning is a method by which one truck can increase its fuel efficiency by driving closely behind another. The close proximity to each other allows the truck in front to block much of the latter vehicle’s wind residence. The resulting increase in the trailing truck’s aerodynamics causes its drag or…