--- title: "Weekly Wrap-Up: October 4, 2018" description: Get caught up on all the latest industry articles from Packaged Facts, Simba Information, Kalorama Information, The Freedonia Group, and MarketsandMarkets. image: https://blog.marketresearch.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/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: October 4, 2018 by [Alecia Mouhanna](https://blog.marketresearch.com/author/alecia-mouhanna), on October 5, 2018 ![wrap-up october 4 2018](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png?width=300&name=WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png)Check out the latest industry articles from Packaged Facts, Simba Information, Kalorama Information, The Freedonia Group, and MarketsandMarkets.  Topics include the ongoing battle between online and brick-and-mortar retailers, textbook sales, next-generation sequencing in diagnostics, a slew of new tariffs, and more. ### [Can Today’s Amazon Consumer Become Tomorrow’s Walmart Loyalist?](https://www.packagedfacts.com/Content/Blog/2018/09/26/Can-Today%E2%80%99s-Amazon-Consumer-Become-Tomorrow%E2%80%99s-Walmart-Loyalist) For Walmart, targeting upscale shoppers is just one of the keys to gaining a foothold over online retail behemoth Amazon. ### [U.S. Textbook Exports Fall 7.3% in First Half of the Year](https://www.simbainformation.com/Content/Blog/2018/10/02/US-Textbook-Exports-Fall-73-in-First-Half-of-the-Year) With sales flagging, US education publishers are reassessing how to appeal to international markets. ### [Next Generation Sequencing Continues to Make Strides: Neonatal Screening, Onco-genomics, Infectious Disease Dx, and More](https://www.kaloramainformation.com/Content/Blog/2018/10/01/Next-Generation-Sequencing-Continues-to-Make-Strides-Neonatal-Screening-Onco-genomics-Infectious-Disease-Dx-and-More) A quick look into some of the latest developments in the next generation sequencing segment. ### [Tariff Tracker: Newest Tariff List Will Hit Consumers Hardest](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/09/21/Tariff-Tracker-Newest-Tariff-List-Will-Hit-Consumers-Hardest) Which goods should consumers expect to pay more for in the coming weeks as new tariffs take effect? ### [Tariff Tracker: Proposed Tariffs on Plastic Bags Could Harm Green Businesses](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/09/24/Tariff-Tracker-Proposed-Tariffs-on-Plastic-Bags-Could-Harm-Green-Businesses) Though new tariffs on certain types of plastic bags may seem like a boon for green businesses, they may hurt more than they help. ### [Tariff Tracker: US-China Trade War Escalation to Impact Market for Wood Building Products](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/09/27/Tariff-Tracker-US-China-Trade-War-Escalation-to-Impact-Market-for-Wood-Building-Products) Ongoing tariffs may significantly impact the US wood building products industry. ### [Tariff Tracker: The $1.25 Store? Tariffs to Strike Discount Retailers](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/10/03/Tariff-Tracker-The-125-Store-Tariffs-to-Strike-Discount-Retailers) New tariffs on Chinese imports could spell bad news for dollar and discount stores, as well as the lower income consumers that rely on them. ### [8 Key Military Applications for Artificial Intelligence in 2018](https://blog.marketresearch.com/8-key-military-applications-for-artificial-intelligence-in-2018) Artificial intelligence in military is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.75% from 2017 to 2025, highlighting how critical AI has become to modern warfare. ### [The U.S. Roofing Industry Outlook for 2018 and Beyond](https://blog.marketresearch.com/the-u.s.-roofing-industry-outlook-for-2018-and-beyond) According to a new white paper from The Freedonia Group, roofing demand growth will be bolstered by several factors, including an increasing need for storm-resistant products. ### [Optical Modulators Poised for Explosive Market Growth](https://blog.marketresearch.com/optical-modulators-poised-for-explosive-market-growth) How will optical modulators support future advancements in global tech? 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