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Global App Spending Reached $407 Million on Christmas, Growing 35% Over 2019
2020 has been a record-setting year for worldwide spending on mobile apps and games, which passed $100 billion in a single year for the first time ever in November. This trend continued on Christmas, when consumers around the globe spent an estimated $407.6 million across Apple’s App Store and Google Play, according to preliminary Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates. This figure represents 34.5 percent year-over-year growth from approximately $303 million in 2019, and is nearly 17 points higher than the growth experienced last year when spending grew 17.7 percent Y/Y.
Mobile spending on Christmas comprised 4.5 percent of the month’s total spending so far, which reached approximately $9 billion globally from December 1 to December 27. The majority of the holiday spending was on mobile games, which climbed 27 percent from $232.4 million on Christmas 2019 to $295.6 million this year. Tencent’s Honor of Kings was the category leader with approximately $10.7 million in consumer spending, up 205.7 percent Y/Y from $3.5 million on the same day in 2019.
Amazon, unsurprisingly, has been a huge winner of this dramatic shift, growing its US retail business an estimated 39 percent this year and increasing its market share to 39 percent of all online retail in the US, according to eMarketer. The e-commerce giant has posted record sales and profits, even with early warehouse capacity issues and delivery delays, internal labor battles, and spending billions on Covid-19-related precautions.
Life Without Amazon (Well, Almost)
For concerned customers, avoiding one of the world’s largest retailers and web service providers is proving harder than expected.
(Even the most determined abstainers find their limit when trying to eliminate Amazon Web Services, which counts among its clients thousands of other companies, including popular websites and apps, as well as The New York Times.)
Not every Amazon abstainer has a coherent or specific critique of the company — for some, it’s merely the most visible representation of consumerism, concentrated wealth and big business, taking Walmart’s place in a variety of broad lamentations about culture and the economy.
Covid will have a long-lasting impact on the industry.
In the United States, the list of causalities includes Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Pier One, Brooks Brothers, Sur La Table, Guitar Center, and Stein Mart.
The legacy laggards are the most visible retailers that are struggling, but there’s another category that we call “unsustainable innovators.” These are companies that launch something exciting in the digital space but have no real path to profitability.
Nearly half a billion users played Among Us in November
That’s the most monthly users for a mobile game ever
With roughly half a billion people reportedly playing it in November, Among Us has had the most monthly players for a mobile game ever, beating giants like Pokémon GO and Candy Crush Saga .
It even caught the attention of sitting congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who livestreamed herself playing it to try to encourage people to vote, with an audience on Twitch that peaked at over 400 thousand viewers.
Reshore, nearshore or offshore?
Moving supply chains is not an overnight decision or task. While risk from the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend for many industries, others lack the infrastructure and labor to go all in on "Made in USA."
Moving supply chains and manufacturing is not an overnight decision or task.
While risk from the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend for many industries, others lack the infrastructure and labor to go all in on “Made in USA.”
Nuro robot delivery cars will start operations in California in 2021 - Gizmochina
Robotic startup firm, Nuro has gotten official approval to start its paid delivery service with autonomous vehicles. This much was revealed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Steve Gordon, DMV director stated that the permit granted to Nuro marks a significant milestone in the evolution of autonomous vehicles in California. The deliveries of …
Steve Gordon, DMV director stated that the permit granted to Nuro marks a significant milestone in the evolution of autonomous vehicles in California.
The delivery service is just a tip of the expansion plans of the company, which recently announced the acquisition of autonomous trucking firm, Ike, for an undisclosed sum.
How TikTok Changed Fashion This Year
Whether you’re on the app or not, you can’t deny its fashion impact in 2020.
Gucci, for instance, partook in the #GucciModelChallenge by reposting creators’ posts (the challenge has over 210 million views, and asks users to pile a bunch of random items on top of each other, creating an eclectic, Gucci-esque look).
“Plus, it reduces the massive amount of waste that the fashion industry is responsible for.” Wearth London , which creates goods using eco-friendly materials and has 47,00 followers, also posts TikTok videos on how to live more sustainably, offering easy tips to be more eco-minded.
Retailers did not achieve 1-day delivery in 2020: study
Companies took about three days to fulfill orders, while brick-and-mortar locations leveraged BOPIS and curbside pickup services.
Retailers have done what they could to keep their supply chains flowing this year, but carrier caps could derail their ability to get products to consumers on time this holiday season, according to the report.
Additionally, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that UPS imposed shipping limits on a number of retailers, including Macy's, Gap and L.L.
Design History Spotlight: The Cultural Origins of the Bachelor Pad in the Mid-Century
It’s the crash pad of single men—the domain where they watch sports, entertain friends and dates, and create a home that’s not a mismatch of hand-me-downs but a cohesive space that reflects the preferences of the dweller (with hopefully not a futon in sight).
It’s located in an urban apartment building and owned by someone who had a good stream of income—contrasting with the norm of wealthier people moving to the suburbs) It has a large footprint overall, with a super modern design The kitchen is quite small—indicative that this fellow is probably eating out or getting takeout more than he’s cooking About one-third of the apartment is taken up by the bedroom and office, showing the importance of both work and sexuality to the modern man of the time The entertaining space of the living room is also quite large and is filled with designed objects and cultural artifacts, showing off how worldly this type of man is The bathroom is also spacious, suggesting that men can care about their appearances