Online brands are giving consumers alternatives to single-use plastic shampoo bottles with bars of the product packaged in paper. HiBAR Co-founder Ward Johnson explains how the company is tapping into eCommerce to sell its bars — and how it designed the product to (literally) stand up to traditional salon-quality shampoos. Read More...

Drones are lifting off from Africa to the U.S. to deliver cargo ranging from medicine to meals. Zipline, for instance, is taking flight to provide greater access to medical care, while Wings looks to make meals more convenient for consumers. Here’s how these companies are getting airborne — and the potential obstacles that may make consumer adoption turbulent.  Read More...

Payments, when done right, have a good way of making consumers happy and strengthening the bond between suppliers and buyers. But cross-border transactions present significant problems.Read More...