We’ve all heard about how quickly America’s craft beer market is growing. Two traditional beer alternatives—hard ciders and fruity malt alcoholic beverages like Bud Light Lime Straw-Ber-Rita—are expanding even more impressively, and unlike beer, which skews heavily male, these brews are enjoyed evenly by men and women.
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Travelers: It’s About Damn Time Airlines Toughened Up Baggage Policies
United is ratcheting up stricter carry-on baggage rule enforcement, and the result is that more passengers will be hit with fees. To which many travelers say: Wonderful!
After Two Frigid Months for Auto Sales, Dealerships Are Desperate for Buyers
Week after week of cold and misery has kept car buyers away from auto dealerships in 2014. The weather should also be indirectly helping them get better prices on new-car purchases this spring.
Beef: It’s What’s No Longer Affordable for Dinner
To paraphrase a Paula Cole song, where have all the cows gone?
What the World’s Richest 5 Could Buy
You know that private island you’ve always dreamed of? These guys own them.
The Out-of-Nowhere Hot-Selling Sports Jersey Phenomenon: A Recent Timeline
Everyone understands why the jerseys of all-time greats like Peyton Manning, LeBron James, and Derek Jeter top on the best-seller list. But in our age of the insta-hero, the masses can be driven to buy jerseys due to a player’s …
Finally, Some ‘Best’ Places You Can Actually Afford
What good is it to hear about the world’s best hotel when one night there costs more than you make in a week?
Hey, We Want More $$$ Too! More Theme Parks Jack Up Ticket Prices
Within days of Disney jacking up admissions prices to its theme parks, Universal Studios has done the same.
Disney’s Early-Season Price Hike Almost Dares Visitors to Boycott Its Theme Parks
A year ago at this time, a one-day pass to Disney’s Magic Kingdom cost $89. Now, after two price hikes in less than 12 months, admission runs $99—$105 after taxes.
The Rise of Snobby Secondhand Fashion Retail
Don’t call them thrift stores. A new breed of secondhand fashion franchises is emerging, and it’s worlds away from the funky, dusty, cheap Goodwill.
Walmart’s Big Push to Go Small—and Destroy Your Neighborhood Dollar Store
After months of subpar sales, the prototypical big-box retailer is embracing the idea that one size does not fit all.
Huh? America’s Best-Selling Car Isn’t Purchased By the Most Drivers
Toyota sold over 40,000 more Camrys in the U.S. than its nearest competitor, the Honda Accord. But Honda is making hay that the Accord was actually the car bought by more Americans last year.