The cross-currents around the pandemic and the impending recovery continue to swirl. As of April 17, 85 million Americans had been vaccinated. Yet, new strains of the virus and anti-vaxx protests have put some states smack in the middle of the pandemic including North and...
Idioms do not, strictly speaking, have to make a lot of literal sense, as long as they convey the right mood. They work because even though getting fed up and cake icing don’t have a lot to do with each other in normal life, most...
Amazon, the world’s biggest eCommerce platform, is moving to compete with Wayfair by offering a premium-tier service that includes assembly of merchandise like desks, shelves and other items, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The past 13 months have transformed many consumers’ habits, as the daily routines that had become so ingrained were shaken up by lockdown restrictions and contagion concerns. Consumption behaviors and commerce channels shifted as consumers settled into their pandemic lifestyles. Conventional wisdom has it that,...
The Home Depot has brought three new distribution hubs to the state of Florida, which are located in Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Myers. Those centers will provide customers in the South Florida area with even more expedient delivery choices, according to an announcement....
Bottle shop, tap room and craft beer curator Craft+Carry has opened its sixth store, which is located in the Upper West Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City, according to a Friday (April 16) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The U.S. vaccination effort is well underway, with 37 percent of the population having received at least one dose, and businesses are starting to see consumer behaviors shift. When it comes to food spending, many consumers are beginning to return to restaurants for on-premises dining,...
In a pushback to the adage that things rarely go as planned, the federal government’s third round of stimulus checks, which were issued last month to boost spending and the economy, worked exactly as lawmakers had hoped, lifting March retail sales by a much better-than-expected...
The pandemic is a two-sided coin for the pharmacy and drug store category. Consumers needed more preventative health products, but they also took better care of themselves. Both added up to Rite Aid’s wider-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter loss, as it struggled with an uncharacteristically “soft” cold...
