Mobile payment systems and product identification technologies are enabling users to interact with and purchase virtually any product they come across in the world, regardless of whether or not it is found in a traditional retail environment.

The introduction of internet-enabled mobile devices is allowing sales staff to create a personalized shopping experience that helps ensure repeat business.

PSFK has released its forecast for the retail industry, PSFK presents Future of Retail. The free 80-page report features 10 key trends that will impact the retail sector in the next 3 to 5 years.

We spent some time recently looking back at the patterns in the content in PSFK to try to identify emerging themes within specific target categories. ‘Four-Wheeled’ is one of three trends we identified from the data found on our site.

We spent some time recently looking back at the patterns in the content in PSFK to try to identify emerging themes within specific target categories. 'Livable Cities' is one of three trends we identified from the data found on our site.

In just less than 40 pages, the PSFK Web & Technology Ideas Report Vol 1 spotlights key ideas including collaborative lending, big gaming, audience-participation music video shoots and the mobile novel; our Shanghai office has also provided reports on developments in China; and we also look at evolution in web use: how boys and girls differ in their surf-time activities, how drive to provide hyperlocal information services and other trends.