Pandemic Silver Linings
Starbucks Signals the Order-Ahead Era
This is the latest in Localogy’s Skate To Where the Puck is Going series. Running semi-weekly, it examines the moves and motivations of tech giants as leading
Pandemic Silver Linings
Shopify Taps Into Walmart-Level Scale
Pandemic-driven economic fallout has a polarizing effect on the SMB SaaS world. Anything that’s high-touch is clearly suffering, including home services and local bars &
agile pivot
Small Wins and New Discoveries in Tough Times
As we examined around companies like Snap, Stripe and Shopify (good things come in S’s), Covid-era lockdowns have a polarizing effect. High-touch businesses suffer (events
Pandemic Silver Linings
Feature Fast-Track: Yelp Rolls Out Virtual-Service Highlights
This is the latest in Localogy’s Skate To Where the Puck is Going series. Running semi-weekly, it examines the moves and motivations of tech giants as leading
Augmented reality
Frontdoor Makes AR Free for Home Service Pros
Tech Vision is Localogy’s series that spotlights emerging tech. Running semi-weekly, it reports on new technologies that Localogy analysts track, including strategic implications for local commerce.
Pandemic Silver Linings
Shopify Goes User-Facing in New App
Among the many tools brought by the SMB SaaS era, Shopify is perhaps the best example of democratizing big-company capabilities for SMBs. In its case,
Pandemic Silver Linings
Will Remote Work Become the ‘New Normal?’
I’ve been “working from home” since 2002. Forced into it initially, and opposed out of sheer unfamiliarity, I didn’t like the isolation. But after acclimating
Augmented reality
Can AR Help Home-Service Pros Socially Distance?
Tech Vision is LSA’s series that spotlights emerging tech. Running semi-weekly, it reports on new technologies that LSA analysts track, including strategic implications for local commerce.