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The extension of Black Friday sales and growing strength of other shopping events (hello Cyber Monday ) is also changing what holiday spending looks like today. The term “Black Friday” is several generations old, but it wasn't always associated with the holiday retail frenzy that we know today. In 2003, e-commerce accounted for just 1.7% of total retail sales in the fourth quarter, per the U.S. Commerce Department. BLACK FRIDAY 'MONTH’ AND THE RISE OF CYBER MONDAYIt's no secret that Black Friday sales don't last 24 hours anymore. Offering early deals for holiday sales helps extend that window.

Persons: wasn't, Jie Zhang, Harvey Sanders, University of Maryland’s Robert H, Jay Zagorsky, Zagorsky, I’m, Zhang, it’s, ” Organizations: National Retail Federation, Army, Navy, Associated Press, Retail Management, University of Maryland’s, Smith School of Business, COVID, Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, U.S . Commerce Department, Commerce Department, Small, National Retail, Adobe Analytics Locations: Philadelphia, York

☆ The pedestrian detection systems in self-driving cars are less likely to detect children and people of color, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pedestrian detectors in self-driving cars are less likely to detect kids and people of color, study shows. A team of researchers in the UK and China tested how well eight popular pedestrian detectors worked depending on a person's race, gender, and age. While gender only presented a small discrepancy in accuracy, researchers found the detection systems were less accurate at detecting pedestrians with dark skin tones. The detection systems were 19.67% more likely to detect adults than children, and 7.52% more likely to detect people with lighter skin tones than people with darker skin tones, according to the study. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe research team called on lawmakers to regulate self-driving car software to prevent bias in their detection systems.

Persons: ChatGPT, Jie Zhang, Zhang Organizations: King's College London Locations: China

☆ A viral TikTok video of a strap-on shoe that helps you walk faster has gotten 25 million views. The founder says it's designed for everyone — even though it costs $1,400.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A TikTok video of shoes that claim to help you walk 250% faster went viral earlier this year. That's because the shoe will make you walk 250% faster, according to Xunjie Zhang, who developed it. An average person can cover about three miles per hour at a walking pace, Zhang says in the TikTok video. "The faster you walk, the faster the shoes walk with you," Zhang said. "For the small small price of $1399," a sarcastic comment read on the viral TikTok video.

☆ Zara owner Inditex invests in tech to speed future sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Corina Pons | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Inditex has extended its lead over Swedish rival H&M (HMb.ST), in part because of a less price-sensitive customer base. As the cost of making garments increased, H&M took a profit hit while Inditex was able to pass on costs to shoppers. In-store and online sales rose 18% to 32.6 billion euros ($34.99 billion) from 2021 and were 15% higher than in 2019, before the pandemic hit. Excluding Russia, where Inditex stores have been closed since the Ukraine conflict started just over a year ago, sales in that period were up 17.5% in constant currency terms. Inditex also delivered a surprise, but by hiking capital expenditure to 1.6 billion euros from 1.1 billion euros previously.

☆ Studiu: Ce se întâmplă în cuplurile în care femeile câştigă mai mult decât bărbaţii
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: pressone.roStudiu: Ce se întâmplă în cuplurile în care femeile câştigă mai mult decât bărbaţiiAtunci când într-un cuplu femeia câștigă mai mult decât partenerul ei de sex masculin - soț sau iubit - crește riscul de violență domestică cu 35%, potrivit unui studiu, sugerând că bărbații nu sunt împăcați cu locul 2 și luptă să conducă într-un fel sau altul. Pe baza sondajelor efectuate de Biroul australian de statistică în mai mult de un deceniu, s-a stabilit că odată ce femeile ajung în poziția să câștige mai mult decât partenerul de cuplu, se confruntă cu mai multe riscuri de a suferi abuzuri fizice și emoționale, potrivit The Sydney Morning Herald. Studiul australian, datorită numărului imens de date adunate în peste 10 ani, a reușit să analizeze situații înregistrate în anumite perioade de timp, în aceleași familii, fiind considerat mult mai relevant decât studiile similare făcute în alte țări. În Australia, femeile ajung în multe cazuri la venituri mai mari decât partenerii lor și, care urmare, autoritățile încep să se confrunte cu situații noi și caută soluții, scrie digi24.ro. Recent, premierul Scott Morrison a anunțat schimbări majore în conducerea federală, creând noi funcții, inclusiv cea de ministru pentru siguranța femeilor și un ministru pentru securitatea economică a femeilor.

Persons: Robert Breunig, Zhang, ., Scott Morrison Organizations: Sydney, Universitatea Națională Australiană Locations: Australia

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