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Who knew the desire to sell wild Maine blueberry jam in 1991 would burgeon into a booming business with 21st century tech demands in every phase of its operations? That’s the story of Stonewall Kitchen, where the first products were sold at a Portsmouth, New Hampshire, farmers market. Founders Jim Stott and Jonathan King would […]

It’s been a standing joke in so many sitcoms in which a wedding is being planned. “I should have eloped,” exclaims the bride-to-be, her already frazzled mind nearly taxed to the limit by the many complexities of what should be the happiest day of her life. Which needn’t be the case, says the man who, […]

He may be chief information officer, but Elvis Cernjul knows the real reason the Perfectly Posh personal-care products company brought him aboard in 2016. “It’s all about customer service,” the personable and to-the-point Cernjul tells Toggle in August from the company’s base in Salt Lake City, Utah. “It’s the differentiator in today’s market world. You’ve […]

It’s an international operation that in some ways has seemed to be going against the tide of modern retail. For Casaideas, one of South America’s dominant chains for household and design merchandise, has yet to fully embrace online shopping. It does sell digital gift cards online, but for the most part depends on customers visiting […]

Besieged with a pandemic crisis, Americans are experiencing a new stay-at-home existence—and the life-altering restrictions that come with it. With schools shut down just about everywhere, part of this new reality is having the kids at home—where many of them are bored to tears. Many parents are going “old-school,” turning to tried-and-true indoor activities like […]

Seguramente ha pensado que su computador o teléfono móvil escucha lo que dice. Y también habrá notado que la búsqueda web de un servicio o producto, inmediatamente desencadena anuncios de información relacionada. Todos estos hechos, aparentemente casuales, están íntimamente ligados con la Transformación Digital. La experiencia del usuario es hoy más valiosa que nunca, por […]

Like many manufacturers and retailers, Bassett Furniture has been launched into the new digital economy. Customers, it seems, expect retailers to meet them at the de facto common ground of the 21st century: online. For the 117-year-old furniture manufacturer, that meant finding someone who understood not only data and computers, but how technology impacts every […]

Hoy en día hay más y más personas determinadas a mejorar su condición física y a llevar una vida más sana. Es por esto que, para alcanzar estos objetivos, muchos se han apoyado en las diferentes herramientas tecnológicas que hoy en día se encuentran a disposición. Dicho esto y con el ánimo de aprovechar este […]

The U.S. continues to expand access to cannabis in many states and in November 2020, five more states voted by overwhelming majorities to legalize cannabis. Despite this, in more than two dozen states, a person can be arrested and thrown in jail for possessing or trying to sell marijuana. In the other 15 states where […]

Noted for its array of sentimental collectibles sure to tug heartstrings on holidays—especially Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day—The Bradford Group knows what drives emotions. Could be Thomas Kinkade artistry, always popular around the Yuletide. Could be personalized jewelry for Valentine’s Day, or a music box for mom or grandma come Mother’s Day. And for […]