Tag: Retail
Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny
Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island
By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about...
The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your...
What is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to...
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...
Americans spend millions of dollars on Valentine’s Day roses. I calculated...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day – an occasion that traditionally combines romance with...
In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to...
Vivek Astvansh, McGill University
This is the year you can finally buy a car on Amazon. Well, one kind....
Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns −...
Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College
Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for...
Americans are tiptoeing out of economic turmoil this holiday shopping season
Ayalla A. Ruvio, Michigan State University and Forrest Morgeson, Michigan State University
With two big shopping days on the...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
