“Free shipping”: Two words that are certainly appealing to consumers, but the process isn’t a simple one for retailers. To comprehend the merit in taking on that major cost, merchants need to understand (and weigh the value of) the precise elements that need to be...
What’s the value of a retro car? Unless you’re a skilled mechanic with an in-depth knowledge on the evolution of engine design, odds are the sight of a sleek and old-fashioned vehicle wheeling around the streets is enough to put a smile on the average...
Making it to one’s senior years can pay off -- quite literally, in the case of AARP discounts. But how many of these membership-based discounts are worth the years it took to earn them, and what’s really in it for retailers?
Though shoppers may not be as zealous for doorbuster Black Friday deals as they used to be, online retailers have picked up the slack in a major way this holiday shopping season. The traditional post-Thanksgiving retail tentpole has largely spread itself across an entire weekend and...
Retail is dead, right? Wrong. Consumers are, in fact, spending...the problem is that many of the industry prognosticators aren’t aware of it, because they’re looking in old-fashioned places -- where you won’t find the millennial shopper.
While the Ford Model T has been venerated over the years as the robust start to an American automotive tradition, the truth is that early cars provided just as much hassle as they did convenience. Not only did most models have to be hand cranked...
With so many purchases to make for others every holiday shopping season, is it any surprise that some consumers stray from their gift lifts and indulge in some retail therapy for themselves every once in a while? Pushing shoppers toward last-minute impulse buys is a...
Five Black Fridays ago, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia declared its surprising mission to limit its own growth in the name of the environment. In the years since, the company has actually seen its profits rise. How did this retail paradox become possible?
Few companies understand growth like Uber, which has continued to expand not only in scope as it adds more U.S. cities and foreign countries to its service network but also in the nature of its business. At first, Uber was nothing more than a more...
