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By: Mr. Gray
Tags: What Does It Mean, Poetry, Tomorrow, Love, Thoughts

Life is bizarre and most things are interesting, you just have to word it right. Here to share a thought or two.
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By: Ashley Noel
Tags: Reading, Family Saga, Shakespeare, Book Review Writing, Thoughts

Hi. I'm Ashley. I enjoy reading and writing. I look forward to connecting with other writers on Medium
Change of mind about 2020.
By: Florian Delhomme
Tags: Blog, Diary, Dirty Realism, Thoughts

Change of mind about 2020.

I’m not a fan of new year resolutions, fuck that it’s useless. I prefer reflecting on the past year, what worked well for me, what I learned, achieved or fucked up, what brought me happiness, and what didn’t. The old friendships I still nurture and the ones I should cut, the new connections I made along the road, but also the missed opportunities, some of them were not meant to last while others blew up due to a lack of communication. Having a broader perspective on past situations helps visualize what I could have done differently in certain cases, learn from it, and move one. Win or learn as they say. Don’t know who’s “they”, but the sentence looks cool on paper.

Something struck me this morning as I woke up. 2020 is a global shit show we experienced in real-time, all together, and it kicked us out of our comfort zone, but it was not the most difficult year of my life, far from it. It was challenging sure, not being to plan anything, not knowing how it would go in the next weeks or months, I had to adjust, adapt, admit to myself the future was uncertain and I had no control over this crisis — especially with incompetent governments locking us up and telling us how to live — but I could still take ownership of my actions and control the way I react to the situation to make the best of it. And that’s kind of what I did. I have ups and downs sure, but I keep in mind how lucky I am to be in South Korea, one of the countries who had the best and most moderate response to this pandemic. I could have accomplished far more than I did this year still, I feel I learned far more about myself, and others, than I would have during “normal times”. It really made me grow. It also gave me some hints on what would happen if we get into a really catastrophic situation: People will totally lose their mind—can you imagine fighting over toilet paper— and governments and institutions will fail to protect us causing more harm than good — the biggest drama not being the pandemic itself, but the financial and mental health toll it took on all of us.

Conclusion. You can only rely on yourself, but be present for others, don’t be a cunt.
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Every night close to my ears someone whisper as if I have set an alarm of it.
By: Mohammad Bezinjo
Tags: Ranting, Thoughts

Every night close to my ears someone whisper as if I have set an alarm of it. The night is very dark and the wind is very hazy and ugly. I always question myself what I have achieved throughout the day before going to sleep and I always find my self in despair. However, I have gone through so many good opportunities and I have never given my best of it but yet I have been successful being in it. What is death? To some it is the stoppage of breath, to some, it’s a deposit and every one of us will pay sooner or later. For me, It could be the finest way of ignoring filthy people and resting your life in your own way.

Multiple problems are running in my mind and life. I always feel one day or not I will get through it but it remains always a hope. I open books, read books see papers always feel damn good thing that my problem is difficult to get solved, there is a monster who is dwelling inside me which never let me live my own life. I receive numerous admonition in my life when I see people walking around me when I witness people sitting in a group and discussing the problems which aren’t an even a problem. I’m fed up from the surrounding from the discourse which I always interact inevitably. People need a reason to leave and fuck themselves, and me who have no idea what is happening and what will happen. At this position of life, I believe I cannot get contentment. I believe I’m faking, a family a nation. Please don’t come up with Islamic Philosophy of yours I’m enough pious and I offer my prayers to Allah, I don’t need bigotry from rest of you. How does it feel to be secluded? I wish I could be Rumii and could find a master like Tabraiz and would have given my rest of life to him.
The truth
Tags: Poem, Philosophy, Meditation, Truth, Thoughts

The truth is great.

Always tell the truth,

always tell us the truth.

The truth sets us free.

It always makes us noble,

it always makes us invincible.

The truth of it all,

always makes us aware,

it always makes us great.

The truth is eternal.

Always awake,

always latent.

I will always be,

I will always be honest.

The truth is that I neither want nor can be otherwise.
Midnight Thoughts
By: Michelle Sh
Tags: Shower Thoughts, Poem, Poetry, Thoughts, Bedtime

On the brink of falling victim to the heavy fluttering of my eyelids, a scatter of a thousand papers fly through my brain.

The finely-printed words flash before my eyes, and scenes of the most vibrant black and white consume me.

The muddled pictures envelop my brain, and I become an illusion made up of the small, fragmented thoughts that morph into one grotesque clump.

Regrets and accomplishments.

Sadness and joy.

Anxiety and excitement.

I am an oxymoron clump of emotions.
When is enough enough?
By: Kenzie Kuhn
Tags: Poem, Poetry, Musings, Thoughts, Feelings

When is enough enough?

At what point can you look at something

and be completely satisfied with what stares back?

Contentment seems like a myth at this point

Many call it ambition

but corruption looms close behind

Even the wealthiest man in the world

once longed for more

and still he continues to pine

but what will he do

when he has absolutely everything?
Krishna Quotes for Krishna Devotees | Inspirational DeskTops
By: Inspirational Desktops
Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Krishna, Thoughts, Quotes

These Best quotes have presented on the lines of Lord Shri Krishna.

God of the Gods, Lord Krishna, who took the incarnation in human form to set the example and destroy evil,

Based on the life and thoughts of the same Lord Shri Krishna, these Krishna quotes have been presented by Inspirational DeskTops.

Lord Krishna Quotes

1. You live life successfully from doing good things after thinking good things. 2. There is no benefit from growing big like palm, it is very beneficial to have a small plant like basil, 3. You does not get best results just by wanting, You have to do best work to get best results, 4. A plum tree has to planted for the plum fruit to grow. plum not growing on acacia tree, 5. Your Worrying for tomorrow will spoil your today, 6. If you can’t smell like flowers, don’t prick like a thorn, as well as 7. Only your good deeds illuminate your life, 8. Parents have a higher status than God, worship God or do not, but worship the parents, 9. Take your own burden, do not make others a partaker,

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Hidden feelings ..
By: Maneesha Maliseeti
Tags: Storyofmylife, Student Life, Feelings, Thoughts

I don’t want to express every time to others that I am feeling bad about myself thinking that I am not doing good.Actually I have people who listens me and consoles me and make me comfortable at that point of time.My greatest barrier is lack of self esteem and confidence.I feel that when I put myself out to known people,deep down inside of my heart I feel they judge me at some point of time.Though I have the ability to motivate others to improve themselves and not feel bad or giving up in any situation especially my friends,its being tough in my situation.

I am such a person who knows what to do but does not do that to put myself in good position.This happened with me in my intermediate,where I used to sit for hours and study but not in proper follow-able procedure and no planning.I helped my friends who used to cry when they get less marks and tell them to do in a particular manner.At the end after 2 years I failed in my mains exam and friends got into nits or (IITs who are more cleverer and hard working).

This haunts me every day and I try to come out of this but it took me 4 years .I entered into a good eamcet college where I did not do that good but not bad also.I placed in a company now.

I got an idea that expressing myself out can help me to be comfortable and hence put my thoughts and feelings here.

This is my first ever article.Suggestions will be happily taken.
Don’t be when you must become
By: David Niwewe
Tags: Mindfulness, Phylosophy, Thoughts

It is human nature to avoid any sort of discomfort. But believe it or not there’s no progress without it. “Don’t be when you must become.” is a thought that hit me one morning after snoozing my alarm and woke up an hour later.

“Yet little sleep, a little slumber, and little folding of the hand to rest.”

I kept thinking about those words, and realized it is the only thing that makes us fail adapting to a new reality. Whether it is the one we want to create or one we find ourselves in. Deep down we always know what we want, however that is only buried within our self. On the other hand our body tends to be reluctant when it comes to change.

Thus you find that unless the will to become is more than the need to be, no change can happen. And as fact change is inevitable as long as time is not static. For everything changes to better or worse, and for the better or worse (Not to forget that better or worse are relative to the observer).

Loose yourself to uncertainties, listen to the whispering voice; not the loud. Understand that you’re not the mind, but the one who hears it. And be a child at play. That’s what becoming is all about. Not to be.
Beware of. // Imagine Poetry Series.// 42.
Tags: Poetry, Feelings, Thoughts, Poem

Photo by Jill Dimond on Unsplash

Beware of

Well-travelled paths

and

Well-worn boots.

Compliment the way

She floats towards

Enchanted realms of

Cherry blossoms

and

Young forests.

Most of all my friend,

Cherish the blue days

When poppies lead the way

To the fortress of her heart.

That’s it for this week’s Imagine series. Created for your entertainment either to transport you to another realm or to make you smile/laugh at my less-than-stellar poetry.

Check out the ‘Week 42’ section from my ‘Mood Board’ over on Pinterest if you want to see what inspired this poem.

Thank you for reading!

Take care.
4am contemplation of life
By: Amy Wang
Tags: Contemplation, Reason, Philosophy, Thoughts, Life

What is the true purpose of life? We human beings do nothing but destroy everything around us and each other. We tear each other down, claw at other’s successes, and bulldoze over the things they hold most dear, all for what? For a title? A number in the bank account? Or is it our ego? Pride?

But in the end, there really is nothing. Everything amounts to zero. Because even if someone works their ass off, they will one day lose all progress made. It’s just a matter of when.

So if there’s no “what” we’re living for, then who are we living for? Certainly not for Mother Nature or each other. I mean, we are on a steady path to exterminating the once beautiful Earth, and with the extreme racism, sexism, homophobia, etc., the human race will terrorize and desecrate one another to the death.

Therefore, at the end of the game of life, will we really have done anything at all? Is there nothing that can be extracted for the greater good?

I refuse to believe so. As humans, there is this drive to do good and to be good. To do the right thing, to have integrity, to abide to a moral compass. That has to mean something, right? Millenials of education can’t just occur for no reason.

Thus, I believe in reincarnation. Though the idea stems from many religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, I am not attempting to shove a religion down your throat. My goal is simply to provide an interpretation of one of the unanswerable questions of life. At its core, reincarnation is about rebirth that is dependent on how one’s last life was lived. Karma from the previous life dictates whether a person is reincarnated into a life form closer to or further away from the ultimate goal of peace. I believe that our drive for benevolence is due to this subconscious desire for a good rebirth, one that will lift us closer to transcendence. Please note that this is my interpretation of this abstract idea and is not necessarily someone else’s perception.

Of course this theory will never be known for certain to be true or false, but, for the time or our being on Earth, it can provide just a little bit of…I don’t know. Comfort? Closure? You choose.

Through all the love and hate, light and darkness, there has to be an endgame. A reason why all of this unending pain is endured for so long. You don’t have to like my interpretation; I just hope my writing got you thinking a bit.
Our Political Discourse is Poisoned
By: Eshaan Arora
Tags: Optimism, Late Night Thoughts, Musings, Politics, Thoughts

I am 21, going on 22. And yet, in my short time here on Earth, I have seen the social fabric of our country become more poisoned, year after year. And yes, I mean in the political sense. In my view, the hardball politics of America are the source of its social decline. Ever since I was old enough to pay attention, I have observed through a computer screen the gradual fractionalization of this country. And slowly, I have seen that same behavior ooze into the real world, a devilish monster of hate and mistrust. Politics has made this country lose its mind.

Of course, the poison running through this country is based upon lies. Disinformation, fake news, whatever you want to call it, it is the venom that is destroying honest discourse among our people. It stirs hate in their hearts, turning them against the other, when in reality they have more in common with that bogeyman than they would like to admit.

All I want to say is — love your neighbor. Love them as yourself, kindly and honestly and dearly. Even if they hold different values than you, understand that they too want only the best for their communities, and for themselves. Of course there will be outliers with bad and malicious intentions. But, I genuinely believe that the majority of this country is made up of good people, and that we as a society can be made to see that once again. We will move past these tumultuous times. It is 4 AM where I live but I needed to get this off my chest.

To anyone who ends up reading this: have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
How You Can Change The Dark Colors Into Light Colors With Just Your Thoughts
By: Cici Maria
Tags: Mindset, Success, Life Lessons, Thoughts, Future

“ The colors you think you see are just illusions made by your mind.” by CiCi Maria

What do I mean by that?

You see, many people around you are too focused on the basics of everyday life that they forgot to sit and just think about their lives, and what they actually want to do.

Every day, I meet people who tell me about their problems and how dark their lives are, and so on.

But maybe that’s because they are too focused on the dark that they forgot about the light.
2 am thoughts: A Reflection on 2020
By: Jumardin Taslim
Tags: Blog, Motivation, Kaleidoscope, Thoughts, 2020

⁣⁣This year taught us about something. It’s taught us about the hardest lessons of life. It’s about letting go. Life is about learning how to let go, isn’t it? I mean, that’s how life works.⁣⁣⁣ No matter what we try to hold on to something, no matter we try not to let it go. If the time comes up, we should let it go. Just deal with it. Holding on is more painful than letting go, isn’t it?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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Not everything will work out as we thought. Whatever will be, will be. We haven’t to spend our time to regret what is done. Sometimes we only have to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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It’s not like, we can forget about something when we say we’re going to forget it. Just like the wind blows in when you open the window. It will come back to our mind once in a while.⁣ Everyone and everything that’s been in our life have been there for a reason, to teach us, to love us, or just to give us an experience.⁣⁣

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It might seem difficult to let something go, but at the end of the time, it will help us smile later.⁣ There’s something I believe in life, “even the greatest storms will die down” and it same goes for things that happen in our life. When it’s happened, we started to relief about life.⁣⁣⁣

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On spontaneity and articulation
Tags: Thoughts, Words, Spontaneity

On spontaneity and articulation

Such is a race of thoughts and words that this phenomenon of spontaneity is seized. Krister ·Dec 24, 2020

Photo by Chris Leipelt on Unsplash

The ability to think and formulate ideas is one thing. The ability to articulate them in an apt manner is another. Such is a race of thoughts and words that this phenomenon of spontaneity is seized by a rather trained person or simply a gifted one.
Placebo
Tags: Poem, Life Lessons, Poetry, Thoughts, Quotes

Upon the dark road stood a woman with a frail heart

Void of emotion, she stares out into the distance where the light shines

Fireflies dancing in the night sky

Slowly and gracefully against the wind

As the messengers, it whispers within the darkness

It small existence bring hope to those with a broken heart

Reminding her that magic does exist

Standing on the ashes where she used to be

Its light blind her for a while

Numbing all her pains

It’s frightening, but the little warmth was enough to deceive her
Life & Learnings for a Black, Modern, Queer Yogini
By: Tamika Caston-Miller
Tags: Bipoc, Meditation, Yoga Teacher, Yoga, Thoughts

I am Tamika Caston-Miller — an educator, yogini, linguist, historian, thinker, farmer, and a whole bunch of other things. Culture sees me as a full-figured, Black, queer woman gardener that teaches yoga (or yogi that gardens). How simple, no? What is for sure is that I love yoga, community, art, growing food, and creating healing spaces. I’ve been doing all of that at my own space and online in various yoga platforms. Now I am here.

Every month of 2020, I spent time talking about different yogic concepts and applying them to modern times. Who knew just how important those lessons would be??? I mean, learn thousands year old wisdom as we go through a pandemic? What great timing! Good wisdom is timeless, so as I delve into this new medium, I’ll be sharing those same thoughts, as well as some additional ones.

This article is all about this very common saying:

First of all, when someone says “the yoga,” know that you’re in for something uber-spiritual. Or bullshit. Okay, I admit, I’m one of those people who says “the yoga” now. But that’s because I’ve realized that there is a yoga… and there’s a bunch of gymnastics posing as yoga.

“The Yoga begins now” is a translation of Atha yoga anushasanam — Yoga Sutra 1.1 — one of a collection of scriptures called the Yoga Sutras on THE yoga written by an old sage (or a collective) called Patanjali sometime between 500 BCE and 400 BCE.

Of Patanjali’s 196 aphorisms on yoga, this is the first. Begin, and all else follows. Interestingly, it’s not think about and contemplate all your past failures, then begin. It’s just it all begins now.

Every time we step onto the yoga mat or the meditation pillow, we have a chance to begin without being a slave to the past. This is both benediction and admonition because we are given the opportunity to start in co-creation from the beginning while stepping away from the framework of the past.

The good news is that you don’t have to spend a single additional penny on works and teachings of Eckart Tolle because you can simply choose to be in the power of right now, then choose that again tomorrow and the day after.

For me, this looks like not letting another minute be lived shackled to the past, its failures, its successes, its shame, and its bliss. It’s about intentionally creating what’s important for me, right now, by deeply listening to my heart, moving a bit more slowly, and by being faithful to my vision that has been carved into imagery through meditation.

Consider what is your yoga… Are you willing to begin?
Abyss
By: Wira Pratama
Tags: Inner Demons, Nightmare, Regret, Thoughts, Smoking

Heed this word,

“For every end of the month, the abyss would arrive and devour the thoughts of men, for as it beyond repair nor could rebound as a whole”.

As he lit the fire,

only bars of deceptive ease would calm him,

he wishes not for this nor the abyss would do so.

For the abyss does not care who he devours,

for it matters only those who were fragile in thoughts.

The ashes he breathes in would depart to calm him,

the cinders ran out, so does the fog remains as the memories he hoped would not coming back.

He went nowhere, shamed in thoughts that his stand was not the prime he cherishes, so much that it snapped in pieces.

Knowing that the promised ladies are now laughing to their knees, beaten and broken he has become, in scatters.

Had he not partook the handshakes of the bastards,

would he not fell into this.

Mad bastards all around as they are inevitable, for these are their stead.

The fear that he was foretold has now engulfed him,

only the memoirs would remains,

to become one of them, he wishes not.

-Wira’s — January of 2020
Confessions of a Worrywart
By: Lexus Ndiwe
Tags: Anxiety, Worry, Mental Health, Thoughts, Confessions

Confessions of a Worrywart

Photo Credit: Ekaterina Bolovtsova for Pexels.

The root cause of this manifestation of uneasiness most likely stemmed from childhood: abandonment and trauma.

Bubbling inside…

That child grew-up.

And what was once perceived as a little shyness had been re-wrapped into social inadequacy. Something weird or strange, that needed to be fixed.

“You worry too much, you know,” countless people have told me.

But with statements like this, people often stop before they can examine the ‘why’. I do not blame them. Everyone’s life is filled with a personal set of obstacles. They have their own set of worries, so who would want to share or carry the burden of another’s?

So, I lugged this boulder of anxiety around with me, until I faced the prospect of the unthinkable reflected in the shattered glass: Lose the person I love the most right in front of me and have to live beyond their lifeline, or if they survived, leave them on this earth to carry on alone. None of these options were desirable, so I chose none. Lady luck granted me a second chance at life. My loved one and I survived.

Shedding a few packages off my back, going through all that taught me how valuable time is. To sit and allow the think-lice to infest your mind beyond recovery is a disservice to your own physical and mental well-being.
Why me?
By: Vineet Jha
Tags: Mind, Calm, Thoughts, Why, Writing

Every time when some one questions us about anything this thought just pops up.

But seriously why does it feel like we must not be asked questions?

Even though we might be able to answer what is asked, we just try not to grab attention while someone is asking questions.

Is it our thoughts? Or is it because of the fear that answer must be wrong?

I feel it’s both. For most of the people, who aren’t as expressive as others, seem to think that they might answer completely wrong and would just be embarrassed after answering.

While our brain seems to do well, and it actually is, there is some part in our consciousness that seems to apply a pressure, a pressure that actually is opposing our ability to answer.

What to do in such situations? It might just be my thought, but try reading more and more books, articles or anything that seems to calm you and after you have calmed down, try to remember what has actually made you calm. Now, while you are about to answer, remember this feeling, the thing that actually made you calm just before you answer. The more composed you are, the more will the pressure disappear and it would become easy for answering even the most sudden asked questions.

It has been working for me so far and I hope it helps you too.
Happy (belated) Boxing Day
By: John Yunker
Tags: Retail, Boxing Day, Localization

For those of us in the US, today is simply the day after Christmas.

But for many millions around the world, today is Boxing Day.

Which you’ll see if you visit Amazon.co.uk (leave it to Amazon to extend it a few extra days):

And here is Costco UK:

And Target (not the American Target but the Australian Target):

Sadly, my favorite event of today, the Sydney to Hobart, has been cancelled. But I’m already counting down to next year, optimistic to see actual yachts racing towards Hobart.
Does Santa need Big Data?
By: Lauren Toulson
Tags: Christmas, Technology, Retail, Data, Big Data

Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash

With our ever-growing population, today there are around 2.2 billion children on the planet, which has more than doubled in the last century. But how can Santa keep up with all these wish lists?

Photo by Jorge Dominguez on Unsplash

Language-processing algorithms can process the letters sent to Santa and add items to a database of gifts to be made ready for Christmas. With big data, he can keep a database of all the children in the world, containing relevant information about their tastes and wishes through their online search histories and social media accounts, as well as their wish list once it has been received. His algorithm can parse the database of search results to provide a ranked prediction of each child’s most preferred gifts — making these results even better is his years of intuitive experience about gift preferences, he can work alongside the algorithm to provide the best Christmas ever, even with a growing population!

Big data collected from previous years will also allow Santa to supplement the child’s wish list with extra surprises — What do children normally like if they ask for a toy car? The database will provide the most popular gifts received together.

Big data will also mean more efficient running of the elf workshop — a detailed database can keep track of what items have been made and sort gifts into bags based on delivery location; a system that will work regardless of growing demand, allowing the Elves to focus on other Christmas tasks!

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3 Things We Learned From William Bissell’s Episode on LBB’s Open House S2
By: Kanak Kundlani
Tags: Lbb, Retail, Podcast, E Commerce Business, Open House

Annnd we’re back with another episode of LBB Open House Season 2. We are super stoked to bring this episode to you, in conversation with William Bissell (Chairman, Fabindia). William talked about how to think long term, and differentiate static from signal while building your brand. He also gave really interesting statistics around the life-expectancy of corporates, what’s new on the retail front, and new consumption trends.

Here are our picks of the 3 things we learned from this one.

Having a long-term mindset in the age of instant gratification

One of the first things that we discussed with William was how to build a brand that can last. To that, William replied with an interesting insight that he had observed over the years. He said that in the 1960s, the average life of a company was 50 years, but today it has been reduced to 20 years. It is interesting how the human life expectancy has increased, whereas corporate life expectancy has shrunk.

So how does a brand build longevity? William talks about thinking of this on day 1- and demonstrating agility and flexibility to adapt to changing customer needs from the get go.

2. Customer and consumption trends

William mentioned that he sees a lot of younger people driven by a higher purpose, and they are willing to make monetary sacrifices to fulfill the same. They choose things that are of value to them, instead of just working to earn. This is a HUGE customer trend that he has noticed.

Here are 3 more consumption trends that are of note:

Customers are evolving at a faster pace than brands.

The wellness revolution has been huge in recent times. People are more willing to switch to healthy lifestyles & wellness choices, and the pandemic has only accelerated it.

Consumers now are also looking at brands’ environmental footprint.

To fit under the “trendy” umbrella, brands have to keep up with these trends, otherwise trendy today can be dead tomorrow.

3. Future of retail

In this segment, William talked about retail & e-commerce, and essentially divided it into 2 parts; the channel strategy and product strategy.

Product strategy makes your brand product(s) ideally fall under 3 buckets.

Value products- inexpensive products that masses buy.

Super luxury products- that make consumers feel good about themselves.

Ideology products- brand products that represent a higher purpose.

In terms of channel strategy, William added that it is very important for a brand to focus on e-commerce. There are different categories of retail that are going to emerge as well. Basically, having a retail store will only be enough for a brand if it is related to a broader experience overall.

Listen to the full episode to have more insight on building new-age brands better. Tune into William’s episode through our YouTube Channel or a podcast platform of your choice.
Reflecting on 2020
Tags: Retail Technology, Flux, Retail, New Year, 2020

Matty Cusden-Ross, CEO and Founder of Flux, reflects on the year that was.

2020 has been a year like no other. We’ve all faced personal and professional challenges that we’d never have imagined back in January, and as an industry — we’re not going to lie — it’s been tough. As a company with 50% of our business invested in retail footfall, there’s been some less than ideal conditions on the high-street. The pandemic has undoubtedly been our biggest hurdle since we started.

Amongst the chaos, however, we did witness the acceleration of some positive retail trends — things like the decreasing use of cash and the demand for contact-free shopping experiences for customers in-store. It’s crazy that for all of the technological advances we’ve seen over the past decade, we’re still reliant on tiny slips of paper for our proof of purchase. These recent changes are a shift in the right direction — and a timely reminder that the path we’re on is the right one.

Despite all the challenges, we’re incredibly proud of the way we’ve pulled together as a team this year and we’re so excited for the opportunities that 2021 is going to bring.

So with that in mind, let’s reflect on the year that was…
Data Center Colocation Market Size Worth $104.77 Billion By 2027
By: Gaurav Shah
Tags: China, Japan, Retail, 5g, Wholesale

The global data center colocation market size is expected to reach USD 104.77 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 12.9% from 2020 to 2027, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc. Colocation is the practice of renting infrastructure and space for servers and various storage devices at a third-party provider’s facility. Colocation providers provide enterprises with infrastructure, along with other related services, such as physical security, networking, and power and cooling components. Reduction in the overall IT cost, enhanced security for the data, free maintenance of servers, and predictable yearly or monthly costs are motivating enterprises to adopt colocation services.

Rising adoption of online shopping is anticipated to upkeep the market growth over the next fewyears.Rising number of online shoppers directly translates to an increased volume of data across the retail industry. Large volume of data has led to increased investments in IT infrastructure, especially in data centers.In order to save IT costs, more and more retailers are opting for colocation centers, which is driving the market in the retail sector.

Increasing number of smartphone users has led to a large volume of data for telecom operators to manage. Considering the rising disposable income in developing economies, the number of smartphone users is bound to rise, which will result in additional volume of data. Telecom operators are opting for colocation centers to minimize their IT expenditure and manage data efficiently, thus fueling the market growth. However, security concerns among customers can hinder the market growth over the forecast period. Colocation providers are offering additional services such as facility monitoring over CCTV cameras to gain the trust of their customers.

Click the link below:

https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/data-center-colocation-market

Further key findings from the study suggest:
Influencer, Indy Blue Opens Her First Storefront For Lonely Ghost and You Won’t Believe What’s Inside.
By: Gal Media Group
Tags: Retail, Ghost Grocery, Indy Blue, Lonely Ghost, Shopping

Indy Blue Severe — Co-Founder of Lonely Ghost

A year and a half after launching Lonely Ghost, Indy never thought in her wildest dreams they would be opening their very own storefront. Since opening December 1st 2020, Ghost Grocery has seen great success, with fans & influencers driving from all over the United States to check it out.

Bronson Christensen & Indy Blue Severe

So what’s inside of this store you ask? A Lonely Ghost inspired Grocery Store.

They were inspired from pop-up shops around the world like; Museum of Ice Cream, Dreamscapes and a few more. Indy wanted to create something that was out of the ordinary and no, it makes absolutely no sense, but neither does opening a retail spot when no one in the world wants to go shopping. You know?

I guess if you didn’t know by now, making absolutely no sense is kind of our thing. — Indy Blue Severe

Indy and Business Partner, Bronson Christensen created this space as a labor of love for their community and wanted to invite people to come and experience their brand firsthand.

Ghost Grocery Located in Provo, Utah

The store itself features vintage checkerboard flooring with bright complimentary colors and an assortment of rainbow fruit and vegetables scattered around the store for a modern and trendy look. The store also features a secret room, “The Room Last Forever,” accessible through a hidden door in the frozen food section and is complete with mirrors and beautiful lighting fixtures — making it the perfect setting for taking photos.

The Room That Lasts Forever

Ghost Grocery

Learn more at Lonelyghost.co
Just the Data: Wide Leg Jeans
Tags: Retail Technology, Retail, Denim, Fashion, Trends

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Durians Daily #157: 150+ promising startups joined the global 500 family amid the pandemic; US$2.3 million funding to empower 10 million SMEs in Pakistan’s “unorganised retail sector”; This startup pr
Tags: Supply Chain, Startup, Retail, Exploration

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Consumer Behavior Forever Changed By COVID-19
By: Fidelity, Portfolio Manager Insights
Tags: Consumer Behavior, Retail, Fidelity Investments, Investing

Consumer Behavior Forever Changed By COVID-19

As difficult as the COVID-19 pandemic has been, I believe consumer behavior has been forever changed, and those retailers that have adapted, if not thrived, will be long-term beneficiaries. When the world is able to put the coronavirus in the rear-view mirror, I believe the retailing industry will have gone through a historical paradigm shift in which e-commerce adoption and increased customer engagement will have been accelerated by several years.

While it’s still early days, the new normal for retailers will likely be a mixture of how the industry functioned both prior to and during the pandemic, while 2021 will serve as a transition year. As a result, my goal as a portfolio manager is to own retailing companies that will have better growth prospects resulting from this change in consumer behavior.

Looking beyond the more apparent beneficiaries of this trend — including e-commerce stocks — there are other segments within the industry, including dollar stores, price clubs, off-price and closeout retailers, as well as luxury brands, for example. As restrictions throughout the world limited the ability to travel, high-end consumers, particularly those in China, which accounts for one-third of luxury spending globally, often shifted their focus online.

At the other end of the spectrum, the coronavirus unfortunately served to further widen the wealth gap in many countries, including the U.S. Consequently, I anticipate that value retailers will continue to gain traction by offering value to lower-end consumers as the world recovers over the coming years.
How Industries Use People Counting Systems to Optimize Their Businesses
By: Martin Hildgen
Tags: Gyms, Retail, Covid 19, Casinos, Hospitality

How Industries Use People Counting Systems to Optimize Their Businesses Martin Hildgen ·Dec 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for people counting systems globally.

End-users such as retailers, supermarkets, shopping malls, and transportation are adopting people counting systems to track and count visitors, allowing them to get real-time data about the number of visitors and helping them maintain the safety of customers and employees.

Learn how to leverage V-Count’s solutions for your industry to optimize your business and increase revenues. 👇

https://v-count.com/how-various-industries-use-v-counts-people-counting-systems-to-increase-revenues/

#Retail #Hospitality #Gyms #Casinos #PeopleCounting #Covid19
Working with thrift stores for online resale merchandise
By: Tim Gebauer
Tags: Online Business, Retail, Small Business, Ecommerce, Thrift

Photo by krakenimages on Unsplash

A secret weapon for resellers

Finding things in thrift stores worth reselling online is work. It takes consistent effort and a good amount of knowledge. Whenever there is an opportunity to stack the deck in your favor a little more, it’s worth doing.

Staff in those stores know what’s going on on the sales floor as well as the backroom. They know when things are being processed and when things aren’t. They know the processing rock stars and newbies. Those kinds of insights can help you shop smarter.

You will find out who will negotiate prices and who won’t. Despite official policies, this sometimes varies between managers in the same store.

It’s worth getting to know the staff and to make them your friends. Get to know their names, chat with them regularly. Let them know what is important to you without being pushy. Like any good relationship, these things take some time.

Be good to them and over time they will find ways to help you.

Some resellers have visited my stores almost daily for years. They are nearly a member of the work-family. Despite all of my no favorites rules, I am sure those they get a deal from time to time.

One time I caught a sales floor employee selling a batch of fifty soft rifle cases to a regular even though none of them had even been on the sales floor. He sold them for a fraction of what we should have gotten them for. I only found out because I saw him loading them in his truck as I was walking in.

When I asked about the sale faces turned red. Needless to say, several hard conversations followed. The point is, he took (in this case undue) advantage of relationships he had built over time.
Conversion Rate Optimization: Why It’s Important for Physical Retail
By: Martin Hildgen
Tags: Retail, Retail Analytics, Cro, Conversion Rate

For brick-and-mortar retail stores, conversion rate optimization takes more than just a few clicks, and without measuring customer traffic, increasing the sales conversion rate in your retail stores is tricky.

V-Count combines the most advanced people counting solutions and data reporting to drive better results and boost conversion rates.

Discover why retail analytics for physical locations is a must-have investment. 👇

https://v-count.com/conversion-rate-optimization-why-its-important-for-physical-retail/

#CRO #ConversionRateOptimization #Retail #RetailAnalytics
5 Ways Retailers Can Optimize Customer Journey & Boost Conversions
By: Martin Hildgen
Tags: Retail Technology, Conversions, Peoplecounting, Retail, Retail Analytics

5 Ways Retailers Can Optimize Customer Journey & Boost Conversions

From entry to exit, every step of a customer’s buying journey may eventually lead to a purchase.

By monitoring and understanding this data, store managers can start implementing strategies to improve this journey and increase traffic, conversions, and revenues.

Learn how you can accurately track various metrics in your visitor’s journey to optimize every step of the buying process. 👇

#DrawInRate #Conversions #Retail #PeopleCounting #RetailAnalytics #CustomerExperience

https://v-count.com/5-ways-retailers-can-optimize-customer-journey-boost-conversions/
Social Distancing in Time for Christmas Demand — Can Technology Help?
By: Martin Hildgen
Tags: Christmas, Retail, Socialdistancing, Retail Analytics, Occupancy

As non-essential shops ease on lockdowns and reopen in time for the festive season, social distancing and long queues may cause issues for retailers.

With V-Count’s solutions and advanced technologies, retailers can gear up for the imminent Christmas demand.

Find out how technology can help retailers reopen and optimize Christmas shopping for their customers.

#Christmas #RetailAnalytics #SocialDistancing #Occupancy #Retail

https://v-count.com/social-distancing-in-time-for-christmas-demand-can-technology-help/