Stories Tagged as
Consumer
China's Wanda buys Ironman race series
Aug 27, 2015
Conglomerate says it paid $650 million for the company that owns the triathlon.
Kitchen appliances are back in fashion
by
Gigi Douban
May 8, 2015
A growing interest in cooking has given small appliances a comeback.
McDonald's first turnaround steps aren't about food
May 4, 2015
The company plans to cut costs, boost revenue, buy back its own shares.
The stakes of the failing Comcast-Time Warner merger
by
Stan Alcorn
Apr 23, 2015
It appears the Time-Warner Comcast merger may be on its deathbed.
Fraud-resistant credit cards are a long time coming
Feb 27, 2015
Only 1/3 of U.S. credit-card holders have fraud-resistant microchip-enabled cards
Consumer sentiment and retail sales
Dec 12, 2014
The monthly Index of Consumer Sentiment has clues about holiday sales numbers.
For public good, not for profit.
Why Walgreens stepped back from the inversion brink
Aug 6, 2014
One reason Walgreens chose not to move to the UK: it's a consumer-facing company.
The best days of the week to shop
May 30, 2014
Forget the weekends. Spend your money mid-week in order to get the best deals.
Keep the change: The psychology of tipping
by
Adriene Hill
Mar 21, 2014
To tip or not to tip? Starbucks is trying to make that decision as easy as a text message.