Tony D'Onofrio
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- February 10, 2025
50 Science Fiction Technologies and How Long They Took to Become Reality
List of 50 real-life technologies to showcase their journey from imaginative concept to tangible reality and explore how long it took to bring these futuristic ideas to life. - From Infographic Journal
- February 03, 2025
ChatGPT vs DeepSeek: A Detailed Comparison
- January 28, 2025
Visualizing How Americans Spend Their Money
More than ever, Americans are using debt and credit cards to fund these purchases. In the second half of 2024, household debt hit a record $17.9 trillion. At the same time, credit card debt surpassed a historic $1 trillion, climbing by 8.3% over the time period. - From Visual Capitalist
- January 20, 2025
What matters to today’s consumer 2025
The demand for 2-hour delivery has increased from 34% to 65% over the past two years. Quick commerce, supported by advanced logistics and AI, is set to dominate, with consumers willing to pay for speed. - From Capgemini
- January 06, 2025
Visualizing What the World Googled in 2024
- December 02, 2024
Gen Z to Lead the Shopping Charge this Holiday Season
- November 18, 2024
Retail Media: An Evolving Growth Opportunity that Won't Wait
Retail media is still surging. Ad spending with US retailers is growing 9X faster than traditional point-of-sale shopper marketing. - From Bain & Company
- November 05, 2024
Visualizing the Cost of the American Dream in 2024
While pandemic-led wage growth boosted real incomes, it followed five decades of stagnant wage increases. At the same time, housing prices have soared. Pushing up prices are a limited supply of homes, with home construction plummeting 55% compared to 2006. Together, these broad economic forces have made it harder to get ahead, even with a competitive salary. - From Visual Capitalist
- July 22, 2024
Visualizing the Cost of Hosting the Olympics
The Paris Olympics are estimated to cost over $9 billion to host, making them one of the less expensive Summer Olympic Games in recent memory. The International Olympic Committee requires cities to have at least 40,000 hotel rooms for spectators and an Olympic Village that can house 15,000 athletes and officials. - From Visual Capitalist
- July 08, 2024
The 10 Biggest Economies in the World Over Time
The United States leads world economies today. The only significant change of fate for the US was a dip in the 90s in which Japan surpassed the U.S. This huge economic boom in Japan was driven by their production of electronics and cars. They had a boom of industrial growth after the Korean War and an expanding, motivated workforce. - From Infographic Journal
- June 29, 2024
The Death of Cash Transactions Around the World
The prominence of cash for use in transactions is dropping in every country measured. This includes countries where cash was preferential method of payment in POS transactions. The report predicts that France, Singapore, South Korea, the UK and the U.S. will fall below the 10% transaction value threshold for cash by 2027. - From Visual Capitalist
- June 21, 2024
The Top 20 Retailers Worldwide, by Revenue
As the largest retailer by sales globally, Walmart raked in $628.6 billion dollars in revenue, with 84.7% of its revenue being domestic. Today, about 90% of Americans are located within 10 miles of a Walmart store, attracting 200 million visitors each month. To gain a greater edge in the market, Walmart is expanding its advertising business, launching a premium product line, and growing its digital sales channels. - From Visual Infographic
- May 20, 2024
What matters to Today’s Consumer: 2024 consumer behavior tracker for the consumer and retail industries
52% of consumers are extremely concerned about their personal finances compared to 61% last year. 43% of consumers fear their personal finances will worsen in the next 6-9 months, far below the 80% last year. One in five consumers has already used generative AI in shopping. - From Cap Gemini
- May 13, 2024
How People Get Around in America, Europe, and Asia
North America’s share of public transport and active mobility (walking and biking) is the lowest amongst all surveyed regions by a significant amount. On the other hand, public transport reigns supreme in South and Central America as well as Southern and Eastern Asia. It ties with cars in Southeastern Asia, and is eclipsed by cars in Western Asia. - From Visual Capitalist
- May 06, 2024
AI in Retail Organizations: Not Everyone Sees Eye to Eye
More than half of respondents are leveraging AI in some capacity across their businesses today. More than half of CEOs of enterprise-level businesses believe that the role of AI-based technology is fundamental to the future of retail. - From Digital Commerce 360
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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
Continuing our global journey to learn something new, we travel to Rio De Janeiro in Brazil. Located in Guanabara Bay, this city got its name in January 1502 when Portuguese explorers thought they found the mouth of a large river. Literally the name means “January River.”
The Carnival in Rio is world famous with 2 million taking the streets every day. Incidentally, the word “carnival” comes from Latin and it means “to remove the meat.” It refers to an era where Roman Catholics would indulge in one last day of dancing, drinking, and general fun (eating lots of meat) before the start of Lent, a period of abstinence in the run up to Easter.
The now famous Copacabana beach in Rio did not always have this name. The region was originally called Sacopenapã, a name of Tupi origin that was given by fishermen who passed through there. Over time, a chapel was built in the area with the image of Our Lady of Copacabana, brought by Bolivians. And the origin of the name “Copacabana” comes from the expression kota kahuana, from the Aymara language, which means 'view of the lake'.
This picture is me in front of the new seventh wonders of the world, Christ the Redeemer, on a very foggy day. Located on top Mount Corcovado, it was completed in 1931. The outstretched arms span 28 meters (92 feet). Getting up that mountain on a rainy day was an adventure. They tell me the view is spectacular….
Don’t put off living until tomorrow for too quickly there will not be enough of those days left to enjoy. Dare to be more adventurous for life is one sweet ride when you open your mind to endless possibilities.
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UK Retail Crime Survey 2025
Violence and abuse ballooned, rising by over 50% in the past year and 340% since 2020. Levels are now at over 2,000 incidents every single day, the highest rate ever recorded in our crime survey. The total cost of retail crime including crime prevention now sits at a colossal £4.2 billion, of which £2.2 billion is a direct result of customer theft. - From British Retail Consortium (BRC) Read more
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50 Science Fiction Technologies and How Long They Took to Become Reality
List of 50 real-life technologies to showcase their journey from imaginative concept to tangible reality and explore how long it took to bring these futuristic ideas to life. - From Infographic Journal
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