How We Shop
From online to in-store, an exploration of what we buy, why and how.
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How we shop for clothes now
Jun 25, 2021
Apparel sales are up lately. But the kind of clothing many people want to wear has changed because of the pandemic.
How We Shop: A trip to the mall with a fashion business expert
May 12, 2021
Ever wonder why you keep seeing the same clothing trends in store after store? Or why a certain color is everywhere?
How We Shop: Losing a job
Mar 25, 2021
Here's how one family had to rethink the way they spend money after a layoff.
What is makeup for during a pandemic?
Feb 10, 2021
Social distancing has made some women more aware of what wearing makeup means for them, whether it's peer pressure or self-care.
The shoe economy, almost a year into the pandemic
Jan 26, 2021
With so many people staying home in their slippers, shoe sales have fallen dramatically. You can see that play out in neighborhoods.
How We Shop: Secondhand
Aug 13, 2020
How one thrifter is confronting the ethics of buying clothes secondhand and reselling them at a markup.
How We Shop: a New Year's shopping fast
Jan 1, 2020
Ever look around and realize you have 17 bottles of hand lotion?
For public good, not for profit.
How We Shop: Ethically (but that can be hard)
Dec 20, 2019
Trying to shop with the environment, worker rights or animal welfare in mind: It can be difficult to even know what the right thing is.
Shopping in the gig economy after retirement
by
Sean McHenry
Dec 13, 2019
One retiree earns a little extra with a shopping app.
How accessibility dictates how we shop
by
Sean McHenry
Nov 22, 2019
Why one Georgia woman uses catalogs instead of going to the store.