Who says paying in installments is only for physical items? This new year, a rise in vacation layaway programs -- whose roots are in traditional retail -- may see more budget-conscious consumers buying trips that would otherwise be out of their financial reach.
If you, or someone you know, received a Martha Stewart Collection 10-piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set from Macy’s for Christmas, it would be advisable to avoid a couple of the frying pans in it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Generous return policies have helped to fuel a return-obsessed consumer culture in the U.S. One journalist, Bourree Lam of The Atlantic, recently explored exactly why American retailers are so forgiving when it comes to returns and the surprising upside of the practice for merchants. Get...
The “fast food” moniker has gained something of a negative reputation as health and fitness trends have exploded in recent years, but at least McDonald’s is proving that “fast food” can also describe its willingness to adapt to changes in the market. Get the Full Story...
Though the vast majority of citizens would prefer their health data to be private — and likely believe it will be due to the stringencies of HIPPA — a new report by ProPublica casts some real questions about just how safe consumer health data is. Get...
Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery outside of the retail world, but within it, releasing a product that practically calls attention to its similarities with a competing item is as close to a declaration of war as it gets. Get the Full Story...
Is the future of auto sales in the online realm, or are there too many variables involved in those transactions to ever see traditional methods fully give way to new technology? With the U.S. auto industry coming off a banner year, the answer might be...
If there’s anything that retail should learn from the now-deposed king of social media outrage Martin Shkreli, it’s that consumers always have a line they don’t want businesses to cross. For Shkreli, raising the price of life-saving medications should have been a no-brainer if he...
Everybody’s gotta eat -- including high-end retail customers. That’s why luxury stores such as Burberry are moving ahead on installing dining options with ambiance and cuisine to match the high culture of their stores, with the idea being that the more time customers spend on...
