Harrods has beaten the likes of Selfridges and Liberty to be named the world’s best-performing luxury department store. According to research compiled by industry analysts at GlobalData along with architects Sybarite, the 170-year-old retailer owned by Qatari royal family is the strongest performer by sales per square foot. Harrods raked in sales of £2.1 billion in the year ended February 2018, […]
Harrods Is Now World’s Most Successful Luxury Departmental Store
Growing Your Own Microgreens
Welcome to the world of microgreens — miniature plants, herbs, or vegetables that are comparable to sprouts, but unlike sprouts, use soil and sunlight to grow. Microgreens can be grown anywhere (even indoors in your kitchen!), which is why they’ve been gaining popularity recently, especially on social media. Microgreens have amazing health benefits because they are nutrient-concentrated. Because they grow […]
Dairy Alternatives That Will Double The Value In Next 6 Years
Considering reports that dairy milk’s annual sales in the U.S. dropped by $1.1 billion from 2017 to 2018, it’s no surprise that the global dairy alternatives market is expected to significantly grow by billions of dollars over the next few years. In fact, it’s expected to double in value. As Vegconomist reported, a new report by Global Market Insights estimates […]
Game To Encourage People To Have An Eco-Friendly Wardrobe
In honor of Earth Day this year, Google wants you to pledge to lower your environmental impact and support a circular economy — but to have fun with it. To help users do that, Google made an important addition to “Your Plan, Your Planet,” an interactive tool that the tech company first rolled out in September 2018. The digital tool walks […]
Going Digital Completely
In the digital age, it’s easier than ever to make the switch from paperwork to storing important documents digitally. Almost everything from bank and credit card statements to monthly bills like electric, insurance, and car payments have an online-only option. Instead of wasting paper to send your statements via snail mail, companies can simply invoice you via email. And with […]
Fitbit Versa The Best Yet?
I’m going to get the bad stuff out of the way to save time for people who really care about smartwatch notifications. The way the Fitbit Versa handles notifications is bad, same as it was on the Ionic. Text message notifications from iOS, in particular, are frustrating. They’re not remotely actionable on the watch, meaning there’s no way to respond […]
DJI Mavic Pro
I went for a long hike recently, up a steep mountain trail, excited to enjoy some crisp autumn air and beautiful fall foliage. In one pocket I had my smartphone. In another, I had a drone, the new DJI Mavic Pro. This was a pretty revelatory experience. Normally bringing along a drone means carrying at least a backpack, and most […]
Mapping The World’s Air Quality
You’re out on your first jog in more than a week. You’ve been running for maybe a half hour when you’re suddenly overcome by a shortness of breath. Your chest feels strangely tight, and as you breath you emit an odd rasping, wheezing noise. Is it your fitness level that’s faltering, you wonder, or could there be some external reason […]
Cuban Heels For The Guys
King Louis XIV of France wasn’t all fur cloaks and tights. The man liked a heel, too. Which comes as little surprise from someone who owned over 1,000 wigs, but such was the #menswear coming out of Versailles at the time. Where do you think the term ‘well-heeled’ came from? Good old Lou has been dead for about 300 years […]
Best Spring/Summer Footwear
These days, it’s impossible to keep up with the sneaker hype cycle, never mind every new hugely anticipated drop. It is worth keeping up with broader sneaker trends, though, plus what’s going on with smart shoes. Why? Because change is afoot. There has never been more technology in our shoes, making footwear more technical and more comfortable at the same […]