Nicholas Guiang
Latest Stories (36)
Mississippi record store enlists student influencers to help business
Feb 24, 2023
Phillip Rollins, owner of Offbeat, wants to attract more college students and give them a place to hang out.
For online shoppers, is too much variety a blessing or a curse?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Feb 21, 2023
With thousands of items and products to choose from, consumers need to protect themselves from making the wrong purchase.
As mortgage rates rise, so have all-cash offers for homes
by
Amy Scott
and Nicholas Guiang
Feb 15, 2023
Some people are selling expensive homes and using the cash proceeds to buy more affordable ones. How does that hurt first-time buyers?
Keeping up with cat-flation and the rising minimum wage
Feb 14, 2023
The entrepreneur behind a Florida cat cafe hopes 2023 brings reduced costs and many more adoptions.
With labor and supply still tight, a Detroit business owner finds an optimistic new normal
Feb 1, 2023
Supply chain hangups and labor shortages have frustrated small businesses. But for a custom frame shop in Detroit, optimism is high for 2023.
Esports have exploded, but the profits haven't followed
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Jan 19, 2023
Over the past decade, esports have grown to a point where events sell out NBA stadiums. But as popularity has boomed, esports leagues still face major business barriers.
"Dark patterns": The deceptive arts of e-commerce
by
Nicholas Guiang
and Reema Khrais
Jan 16, 2023
Emily Stewart of Vox explains how web tactics like countdown clocks and inventory trackers can create a false sense of urgency for consumers.
What did my Gen Z coworker just say?
by
Kimberly Adams
and Nicholas Guiang
Dec 26, 2022
Gen Z has developed its own way to communicate and is now bringing it into the workplace. But their use of language is leaving older colleagues bewildered.
Don't panic, it's just a roundabout
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Dec 22, 2022
The modern roundabout was created in 1960s Britain. But since the '90s, the small Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Indiana has slowly become the roundabout capital of the United States.
Fine art: a playground for the superrich
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Dec 8, 2022
Since the blockbuster auction of Paul Allen's collection, the art market might be losing some of the wind in its sails.