- According to a report, Amazon is working on Alexa-supported earbuds with voice assistance and fitness tracking. This would be the firm’s first health and fitness device and it’s rumored to be priced at less than $100 which, would be a large discount to Apple’s Airpods.
- Based on the annual holiday report from The Harris Poll and OpenX, 2019 will mark the first time more than half of holiday shopping will take place online. The study predicts 53% of holiday spending will occur digitally and that holiday sales will grow 5% over last year.
Source: Survey: Digital to take the lead over in-store in holiday shopping | Chain Store Age
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