Amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City, we found a first-of-its-kind retail showroom. PIRCH, located in SoHo, specializes in fixtures and appliances for the kitchen, bath and outdoors and provides its customers with a deluxe shopping experience. We… Continue Reading
As part of its recent spinoff and renaming to better reflect Fung Global Retail & Technology’s role as a global think tank focusing on the intersection of retail, technology and fashion, we have introduced a new website, www.FungGlobalRetailTech.com. Earlier this year,… Continue Reading
Aging brings with it many changes, often including disability due to frailty or illness. While some seniors are able to care for themselves at home, others experience conditions that constrain their mobility or leave them housebound. In the US and… Continue Reading
Pokémon Go became the most successful US mobile game ever, even surpassing Candy Crush Saga in popularity. The game peaked at 45 million daily active users in the US on July 21, according to Axiom Capital Management via Bloomberg, exceeding… Continue Reading
Traditionally, families have cared for their senior loved ones by employing staff to look after their needs, by helping them move into care communities or retirement homes, or by caring for them directly. New technology, however, has enabled many families… Continue Reading
Nursing homes were once viewed as the main option for seniors who were no longer able to live independently at home. However, over time, in-home care services and assisted-living communities evolved to help seniors with their nonmedical daily needs, such… Continue Reading
This week, Fung Global Retail & Technology and First Insight hosted a Breakfast with The Disruptors event at the PROJECT Las Vegas conference in conjunction with P1VOT, which is PROJECT’s new show floor area highlighting innovative, tech-based business solutions for… Continue Reading
Internet usage and online shopping participation rates are, naturally, lower among older age groups: seniors have not had the advantage of growing up with this technology, as millennials have. But in developed Internet economies, online penetration rates for seniors are… Continue Reading
Fung Global Retail & Technology attended the National Association of Chain Drug Store (NACDS) Total Store Expo (TSE) in Boston which ran from Saturday, August 6, to Tuesday, August 9. The annual trade show, the industry’s largest gathering, brought together… Continue Reading
Millennials may be the demographic garnering the most headlines lately, but the aging and rapidly growing senior community deserves attention, too. The UN forecasts that the number of people aged 60 or older will grow by over 500 million between… Continue Reading