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The Apocalypse of Brick-and-Mortar Stores Has Arrived in Full Force

As always, the American market serves as a valuable database of statistics to understand what is happening and what will happen in the world.Today, we talk about commerce and e-commerce.These two brothers can be mutually helpful, yet at the same time, one can be the nemesis of the other. I would like to

L’apocalisse dei negozi fisici è arrivata in tutta la sua potenza

Come sempre il mercato americano è un utile banca dati di statistiche utili per comprendere cosa accade e cosa accadrà nel mondo.Oggi parliamo di commercio e di e-ecommerce.Due fratelli che possono essere vicendevolmente di aiuto e che, al contempo, possono anche essere uno la nemesi dell’altro. Desidero quindi fare alcune riflessioni sull’attuale tendenza

The flying, swimming and tunnelling robots inspired by nature

The Ornithopter in the sci-fi blockbuster film Dune resembles a helicopter crossed with a dragonfly. It’s no wonder why. Ever since humankind has imagined flight, pioneering engineers have taken inspiration from nature. Today they’re striving to build flying robots that can reach remote places to monitor the environment and collect samples. Flapping wings

Nurturing the Earth: Nourishing Humanity While Preserving Our Globe

In today’s era, the pursuit of nurturing agriculture that sustains itself looms as a crucial conundrum. It weaves together the need to satiate the ever-expanding global populace with the obligation to protect our terrestrial home. This discourse explores the multifaceted dimensions of self-sustaining agriculture, shedding light on its potential to simultaneously guarantee food

Schools and industry should join forces to reduce skills gap – Marc Durando

All industrial sectors need qualified professionals in STEM to boost the pace of innovation, employment and productivity, and consequently Europe’s ability to compete globally. The outcomes of the 2015 PISA study indicate that there is room for improvement in STEM education to boost students’ performance and motivation, while demand for highly skilled tech

Americans are tiptoeing out of economic turmoil this holiday shopping season

Shoppers are looking for value this holiday season. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Ayalla A. Ruvio, Michigan State University and Forrest Morgeson, Michigan State University With two big shopping days on the horizon – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – U.S. retailers are getting ready for the most important time of the year. The stakes

Geert Wilders: how election victory in the Netherlands for Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism

Catherine de Vries, Bocconi University The results of the Dutch election, in which Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom emerged as victors, have sent shockwaves through the political establishment. For the first time in Dutch history, a party of the extreme right is the largest in the national parliament. Wilders is an eccentric politician

The election of Javier Milei and the challenges of an impoverished Argentina

Matheus de Oliveira Pereira, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) In December 2001, Argentina experienced one of the most dramatic moments in its history. The collapse of convertibility – the monetary stabilisation plan that established parity between the dollar and the peso – brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets to protest against