Products like wheat, coffee, cocoa, cotton, milk, sugar, orange juice, live cattle and even pork bellies are bought and sold on more than 50 major
Chances are your newsroom runs topical feature stories around each holiday. Census data can be a valuable tool to help you delve deeper and find more interesting angles for these topical stories.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we’ll use it as an example.
Consumer products, trends and problems make for good local business stories, especially as retail heats up around the holidays. Follow these 10 national consumer issues reporters
Recreational Equipment Inc. members got a surprising email this week. The outdoor outfitters collective, known as REI, has decided not to be open on the
It used to be that department stores waited until Oct. 1 before putting up their holiday decorations and stocking shelves with gift items. But, as
Have you read about the growing number of fast food workers going on strike for $15 an hour? Because of growing media attention gained by
Wherever there’s a Shake Shack, you’ll find a line of people. Danny Meyer’s 71 upscale burger stands have drawn plenty of foodies, and now, they’re generating
A number of big retailers have run into problems this year. Now, Walmart is cutting the hours at some of its stores. About 200 of
When you dine out in a restaurant, you rarely think about whether it has enough staff. You just expect that someone will cook your meal,
Whole Foods wants to be cool. And it also wants a younger customer base. So, the upscale grocery store chain is going downscale — sort
During his show “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, HBO’s comedy news anchor John Oliver put the spotlight on a serious problem here in the United States: food
Subscription services are the talk of the gourmet food industry. Customers sign up for a box that arrives on a regular basis, packed with ingredients,
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