Tag: Business
A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands...
Timeka N. Tounsel, University of Washington
Some Black consumers may be breaking up with Target this February.
Poor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty...
Michael H. Morris, University of Notre Dame
Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even...
Driving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy,...
Kate Vitasek, University of Tennessee
Conventional wisdom says that you should never leave money on the table when negotiating....
Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Five out of the six biggest U.S. airlines have raised their checked bag...
How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast
Latisha Nixon-Jones, Jacksonville University
Imagine saving for years to buy your dream house, only to have surging property...
Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their...
Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University
New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s...
How safe are your solar eclipse glasses? Cheap fakes from online...
Yao "Henry" Jin, Miami University and Simone Peinkofer, Michigan State University
Americans from Maine to Texas are set for...
Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess looks like a case study in stakeholder...
Vivek Astvansh, McGill University
Just two words created a publicity nightmare for fast-food giant Wendy’s: dynamic pricing.