Most people like Thanksgiving to have passed before setting up Christmas decorations and jumping into winter holiday mode. For marketers, however, it’s now become standard to embrace the winter holiday mentality long before …
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Time to Get Ready for a Smaller Hershey Bar?
Just in time for Halloween, chocolate prices are expected to hit record highs.
7 Signs That the Craft-Beer Craze Has Gone Totally Mainstream
From Hollywood to Costco to your state senator, everyone seems to want to be associated with craft beer lately. Here are a few indications that craft beer can no longer be classified as a niche category with limited appeal to the masses.
Don’t Be Afraid to Share: Ridesharing Companies Lyft, Sidecar, UberX Get Official OK in California
It’s often been difficult for “sharing economy” participants to confirm what they’re doing is legal. But now we have a little clarity—at least in terms of the sharing of car rides, at least in California.
Guess Who’s Getting Some Pretty Awful Reviews: User Review Sites
The trustworthiness of Yelp, Angie’s List, and other “unbiased” ratings services is called into question in a new study by Consumer Reports. And the consumer advocacy publication is hardly the only one taking issue with …
Why Retailers Have Stopped Freaking Out About Showrooming
Big brick-and-mortar retailers know that everybody is using smartphones when shopping in their stores. And they’re (mostly) cool with it. For one thing, they don’t have much choice in the matter. For another, they’re embracing …
Shoppers Face End of Generous Retailer Return Policies
It’s getting more difficult to return stuff, even at stores renowned for their phenomenally generous, no-questions-asked return policies. You can thank the few bad apples who have habitually abused return policies for that.
Mad Monster Retro Rush Coming to Cereal Aisle This Halloween Season
What, you’ve never heard of Frute Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy? To a certain population that grew up in the 1970s and ’80s, the return of these cult-favorite monster-themed cereals—in vintage form, no less—is bringing on a high on par with eating two bowls of sugar cereal while Saturday morning cartoons blare on the TV.
The New Ride for Orlando Tourists: Electric Cars
A new initiative hopes to turn tourists visiting central Florida into the electric car owners of tomorrow.
To Woo Uneasy First-Time Cruisers, Carnival Launches Post–‘Poop Cruise’ Guarantee
Eager to convince the public that its ships are up to snuff, Carnival Cruise Lines is introducing a guarantee promising unsatisfied customers a 110% refund and a free (and speedy) trip back home.
Automakers Don’t Have Enough Cars to Keep Up with Buyers
Car dealerships sold a ton of new vehicles last month, but they could have moved even more—if only they had more cars on hand to sell.
The Next Whole Foods? Three Emerging Healthy Supermarket Challengers
Whole Foods is often credited with reinventing the supermarket, and today it is undeniably the king of the healthier grocery store category. It has plenty of competitors.