With a threat of tariffs on the horizon, business journalists covering the retail beat are on the lookout for the likely impact on everything from
Fast fashion has been around for approximately 50 years, but a company that came from seemingly nowhere four years ago has managed to be the
You see it in an ad for a presidential candidate – or a commercial for a pickup truck. American patriotism has been in marketing and
Last month, Nestle, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing corporation, announced a voluntary recall of its Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and
Fear is one of life’s constants. We’re all going to feel it at some point, with varying reasons why. Humans have no problem identifying fear
Baby-formula expert Bridget Young has seen it all since February. That’s when the United States’ main provider of infant formula, Abbott Nutrition, closed its Sturgis,
The “baby-formula crisis” of 2021-22 sent U.S. parents of young kids into a panic, but it also provided a textbook example for business journalists of
Log onto Instagram and you’ll find brightly-hued photos of influencers offering glimpses of their lives, enviable travels, and of course the products they promote to
As the pandemic forced people to spend more time at home, one activity many have turned to is gardening. A Reuters article published in 2020
The greeting card industry faced significant turmoil throughout 2020. National paper goods retailer Papyrus collapsed in January amid debt woes and was forced to close
Traditional shopping malls haven’t been doing so hot for the past decade or so, and the pandemic has only accelerated their decline. So what’s going
The e-commerce website for New England furniture store chain Jordan’s Furniture looks like any other, with attractive, if staid, photographs of red leather couches and
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