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Storyboard18 - 2022 - Definitely, maybe: Brand builders, be mentally ready to compete with machines
Predictions are a risky business. But we're bravely venturing again to list the many ways things will change in the future. In these articles, we have industry leaders and experts trying to future-gaze and capture the transformative and disruptive ideas and trends that will 'change everything as we know it'. (Or not.) In 2022, definitely, maybe
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How much will it cost to buy gifts from 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
Take a look at how much will it cost you to buy the 12 gifts of Christmas, individually, and all-together in 2021
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Toys 'R' us tries to come back, four years after bankruptcy
Four years after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and three years since closing its 735 stores, the brand that Charles Lazarus started in 1957 has been raised from the dead in time for last-minute holiday shopping
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Storyboard18 - Food is as much a passion as fashion: Simeran Bhasin of Licious
Simeran Bhasin, VP - brands and new ventures, explains why Licious is a 'lifestyle brand' and how hyper regionalisation will play a huge role in the company's growth going forward
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Why even a 40% tax break won't move Japan's employers to raise pay
The phenomenon is not unique to Japan and in most advanced economies, the once tight correlation between economic growth and increases in pay has broken down
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Storyboard18 - 2022 - Definitely, maybe: Hybrid lives, healthier societies, an omni-world, and less brand-speak
Predictions are a risky business. But we're bravely venturing to list the many ways things will change in the future. In this series of articles, we have industry leaders and experts trying to future-gaze and capture the transformative and disruptive ideas and trends that will 'change everything as we know it' (or not.) In 2022, definitely, maybe
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Omicron infections seem to be milder, three research teams report
Three separate teams of scientists on two continents have found that omicron infections more often result in mild illness than earlier variants of the coronavirus, offering hope that the current surge may not be quite as catastrophic as feared despite skyrocketing caseloads
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Why a Chinese company dominates electric car batteries
CATL already supplies batteries to almost all of the world's automakers, including GM, Volkswagen, BMW and Tesla and has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the electric car boom, along with Tesla
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You've got mail: Wake up, and start your Jurni
Two young women are sprinting in their bootstrapped journey by delivering morning newsletter on culture, work-life and travel to millennials. Can The Jurni make big business out of newsletters?
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Ready for a Christmas movie-marathon? Here are the top grossing films
From Home Alone to Four Christmases, here's a look at the top grossing Christmas movies of all times. Add them to your movie marathon list
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Storyboard18: MTR Foods fires first salvo in the battle of the batters
The knives are out. MTR Foods, which entered the fresh idli and dosa batter segment, took a dig at existing products and brands in the market in its latest ads. Are we witnessing the opening of a new frontier in brand wars?