Wellness is becoming a more important shopper consideration and increasingly wired into consumer lifestyles, and Best Buy is launching a new collection of connected fitness products.
In recent years, we have discussed the need for retailers to rethink how each uses their physical space to keep their brick-and-mortar stores relevant as digital commerce continues to grow.
Fitbit has launched its Charge 3 fitness tracker, which features the company’s most advanced sensor and algorithm technology in a tracker, the company said.
Artificial intelligence (AI), voice-recognition technology and fast connectivity will help spur overall U.S. consumer technology industry revenue to $377 billion in retail revenues in 2018, a 6% increase, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
Fitbit has partnered with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) to launch the PH5 for Fitbit Versa collection. The new line of accessories combines an unconventional approach to knitwear, featuring six bands in a variety of bold styles and colors, the company said.
Fitbit has launched its first wearable designed for kids ages eight and younger, the Fitbit Ace.
Water Tracker has released the Water TrackerMix sport shaker bottle, made from Eastman Tritan and designed with the fitness lover in mind, the company said.
Fitbit has introduced new apps and clock faces to help users better manage their health directly from the wrist, the company said.
Keurig Green Mountain will partner with and invest in LifeFuels, Inc. to accelerate commercialization and growth of the latter’s patented portable drink maker.
For the Spring High Point Market, Twin Star Home is getting active with the company demonstrating the efficacy of its adjustable height desk line.
SodaStream has tapped fitness and nutrition expert Jillian Michaels to star in the company’s upcoming national infomercial.
InBody has debuted a wearable health tracker which features body composition analysis and fitness tracking, the InBody Band 2.
Fitbit has unveiled its first smart watch, the Fitbit Ionic, which is designed as a health and fitness platform.
Fitbit has unveiled its updated Aria 2 WiFi Smart Scale, which connects to the brand’s app to support the user’s health and fitness goals.
Jawbone, a fitness tracker and consumer electronics manufacturer, has begun liquidation proceedings after its fitness trackers failed to garner consumer interest, according to multiple reports.
In the first quarter of 2017, Apple captured 16% global wearables market share and overtook Fitbit to become the world’s largest wearables vendor, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics.
Fitbit reported a decline in revenue and a net loss in its first quarter, as the wearables company saw demand contract in North America.
Garmin has added to its vívosmart lineup of fitness trackers with the launch of the vívosmart 3, an activity tracker with an ultra-slim design and new tracking features.
Gold’s Gym has entered into a partnership with C+A Global to develop Gold’s Gym’s own line of small kitchen appliances such as blenders, juicers, healthy grills along with a line of protein powders.
According to the NPD Group Connected Intelligence wearables industry overview and forecast, while overall activity tracker ownership continues to see growth, up more than 11 million devices in the second quarter compared to the year prior, the most substantial growth in the category includes devices with heart rate monitors.