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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...

Untrustworthy memories make it hard to shop ethically

Rebecca Walker Reczek, The Ohio State University; Daniel Zane, The Ohio State University, and Julie Irwin, University of Texas at Austin Imagine a shopper, Sarah,...

Retail rage: Why Black Friday leads shoppers to behave badly

Jaeha Lee, North Dakota State University The manic nature of Black Friday has at times led shoppers to engage in fistfights and other misbehavior in...

New Tesco CEO might enjoy the benefits of a dramatic debut

By Andre Spicer, City University London “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” The well-known words of Winston Churchill are probably on the mind...

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