Tag: Retail
Three things that could help save Christmas 2021 from shortages
Jas Kalra, Newcastle University and Jens Roehrich, University of Bath
When problems with food...
Shopping for the holidays? Keep your distance from retail workers
Nada Elnahla, Carleton University and Leighann C. Neilson, Carleton University
Maintaining social distancing inside retail stores during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a daily source...
How the decline in Chinese tourists around the world has hit...
Xiaoqing Chen, University of Aberdeen and Carol Zhang, University of Nottingham
Large groups of Chinese visitors have become a pillar of the global tourism industry....
3 reasons Forever 21’s bankruptcy doesn’t spell the end of brick-and-mortar...
Anthony Dukes, University of Southern California
Affordable fashion brand Forever 21’s decision to file for bankruptcy and shutter hundreds of its stores has resurrected the...
Amazon is turning 25 – here’s a look back at how...
Venkatesh Shankar, Texas A&M University
A quarter of a century ago, on July 5, 1994, a company, which shared a name with the world’s...
What is ‘green’ dry cleaning? A toxics expert explains
Joy Onasch, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The winter holidays are a busy time for many businesses, including retail stores, grocers, liquor stores – and dry...
Singles Day shows China’s global retail power
Venkatesh Shankar, Texas A&M University
Nov. 11, or 11/11, has been celebrated as Singles Day – a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day for single people...
What you see in a 3D scan of yourself could be...
Jessica Ridgway Clayton, Florida State University
Amazon is reportedly looking for people who are willing to have their bodies scanned in 3D in order to...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
