--- title: "Weekly Wrap-Up: January 12, 2018" description: Catch up on all the latest market research blogs with our weekly wrap-up. image: https://blog.marketresearch.com/hubfs/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png --- [![MarketResearch.com](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hub/209482/file-22777923.gif?width=295&height=66&name=file-22777923.gif "MarketResearch.com")](https://www.marketresearch.com/) [Market Research Blog](https://blog.marketresearch.com/) # Weekly Wrap-Up: January 12, 2018 by [Sarah Schmidt](https://blog.marketresearch.com/author/sarah-schmidt), on January 12, 2018 ![market research blogs.png](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png?width=300&name=WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png "market research blogs.png")Catch up on all the latest market research blogs with our weekly wrap-up. Read up-to-date industry analysis on RFID technology, medical devices, educational publishing, life insurance, and more. In addition, be sure to download our new white paper on [Africa's Future Consumers](https://content.marketresearch.com/africas-future-consumers-white-paper) to learn about the powerful waves of disruption affecting the African economy over the coming decade. ### [Did 2017 Mark a Tipping Point for RFID Adoption by Retailers?](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/11/Did-2017-Mark-a-Tipping-Point-for-RFID-Adoption-by-Retailers) Cheap barcode labels are a mainstay of retail inventory tracking. However, some retailers are betting on RFID tags as the next big thing. ### [$185 Billion-Dollar U.S. Medical Device Industry Reckons with Return of Tax](https://www.kaloramainformation.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/08/185-Billion-Dollar-US-Medical-Device-Industry-Reckons-With-Return-of-Tax) This year, device makers who manufacture and sell into the U.S. face the return of a 2.3% excise tax. Kalorama Information examines the effects of this tax in a new blog post. ### [Data and Technology Lead to Change in Executive Suites](https://www.simbainformation.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/09/Data-and-Technology-Lead-to-Change-in-Executive-Suites) As traditional publishers move from a legacy system to a digital base, broad turnover among employees has become widespread, and executives are no exception.  ### [Colorful Trends in Pigment Prices](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/09/Colorful-Trends-in-Pigment-Prices) Rising global demand paired with shrinking supply drove volatility in pigment prices over the decade to 2016. ### [As Market Shrinks, Printing Machinery Suppliers See Opportunity in Digital](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/09/As-Market-Shrinks-Printing-Machinery-Suppliers-See-Opportunity-in-Digital) Digital printing presses are bucking the larger industry decline in printing machinery demand thanks to their greater flexibility and customization. ### [Lively Insights into the US Life Insurance Industry](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/10/Lively-Insights-into-the-US-Life-Insurance-Industry) The bulk of US households purchase life insurance, but revenues are constrained by slow population growth. ### [Cord Blood Banking Market: Opportunities & Threats Impacting the Global Market](https://blog.marketresearch.com/cord-blood-banking-market-opportunities-threats-impacting-the-global-market) Within the cord blood industry, there was a robust growth period during the mid-to-late 2000s. 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