According to a new NerdWallet survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, of the predicted 93 percent of Americans that plan to make purchases this holiday season, 44 percent will be comparing prices of products more closely due to the current trade war with China. Tariffs have dominated business and economic news throughout 2018. In an…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent right-to-repair, IoT and battery related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 11/05-11/09. U.S. passes landmark decision in the right-to-repair movement While physically repairing devices has not gotten any easier, consumers now have easier ways of legally getting their electronic devices repaired. This is thanks to…
In today’s society, it is pretty common knowledge (and a given) that e-commerce is booming more than it ever has and with consumers increasing using online stores to not only search for the best deal but to make a transaction, there has been a longstanding risk that the traditional store will lose relevance. To avoid…