While the common trend in supermarkets is to speed up the checkout process, one store in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, has taken the opposite approach. They have introduced a so-called super-slow checkout, where there is no room for rush and stress. This checkout is designed especially for the elderly and people with health problems. Everyone ha...
Exactly 15 years ago, the first version of Minecraft was released to the public. Its creator, now 44-year-old Swedish developer Markus "Notch" Persson, didn't believe in its success at first. Eventually, however, this seemingly simple title became a worldwide phenomenon. Minecraft was developed by Mojang and launched on 17 May 2009. Notch, as...
In the last financial year, Toyota Motor, Japan's leading carmaker, recorded an impressive rise in net profit, which almost doubled to a record 4.94 trillion yen, equivalent to about 742 billion kronor. This remarkable increase in profits was supported by several factors, including strong demand for vehicles following the end of the covid-19 pan...
The gaming industry is full of stories of small, independent studios trying to break through in a competitive environment. One such story is the one that Czech game studio MADFINGER Games is currently experiencing.For they are happy to announce a historic milestone: their game Gray Zone Warfare sold over 500,000 copies of the base game and 250,0...
The Czech online business has recently seen significant personnel changes that will affect one of the biggest players on the market, Slevomat. Ladislav Veselý, the long-time director of this popular discount platform, recently announced his departure on parental leave. He is to be replaced by Tomas Braverman, former director of Heureka and one o...
Michal Karcol assumes the position of the new CEO at XXXLutz Furniture retailer XXXLutz has appointed Michal Karcol as the new CEO for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. His responsibilities will include overseeing all retail stores, including the kitchen studio, as well as planning the brand's expansion into new cities to reach out to a broader c...
V třetím čtvrtletí tohoto roku pokračoval globální pokles prodeje počítačových tabletů, když se meziročně propadl o více než 14 % na přibližně 33,2 milionu kusů. Výzkumná společnost International Data Corporation (IDC) oznámila, že situace na trhu s tablety je alarmující, a analytici varují před absencí silného impulzu, který by otočil klesající...
Six months after severing relations with Kanye West, Adidas is still unsure what to do with its $1.3 billion mound of unsold Yeezy goods. It's been six months since Adidas broke relations with Kanye West, and the company is still unsure what to do with the avalanche of unsold Yeezy merchandise that followed. Adidas Bjrn Gulden stated in a sta...
