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The genius marketing trick that's the key to the iPhone's 'prestige'

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 05:27

iPhone with message thread showing a green chat bubble with a sweat face emoji, experiencing distortion or display issue. — Apple has spent more than 15 years fostering an in-crowd/out-crowd scenario with the iPhone. And for many Americans, it's working.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Tech, Retail, Discourse, Media, iPhone, apple, smartphones

It's not just you – stores are cutting back on product variety and how many choices you can make

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 13:00

A customer shops at a Walmart in Florida. — A customer shops at a Walmart in Florida.
Jeff Greenberg/Getty

Retail, Retail, Products, Stores, Consumers

The death of free shipping

Sun, 02/18/2024 - 06:22

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Stack of shipping boxes with a torn — Free shipping and no-cost returns have become a baseline expectation in the modern online shopping experience. That's coming to an end.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Retail, Discourse, Tech, Retails, E-Commerce, economy

Domino's pizza is the latest American product facing backlash in Asia amid the Middle East turmoil, exec says

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 18:02

A worker at a Domino's restaurant wears the company's blue-and-red outfit while assembling a cardboard pizza box and applying a label to it. — A Domino's franchisee says that the brand's sales are suffering in Malaysia as consumers associate American brands with Israel.
Sunday Alamba / AP Images

Retail, Retail, Consumers, Israel, Boycott, dominos, Food

Hoards of people are stampeding stores to get Stanley's limited edition Valentine's Day cups, and resales are going for more than $100

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:00

Customer holding a limited edition Stanley cup — This eBay seller is listing one of the limited edition Stanley cups for $100.
eBay / bartasystem406

culture, Retail, stanley, Target, valentines-day, limited-edition, Viral

Shein shoppers say they're more environmentally conscious than the average consumer

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 12:08

flat lay image of checkered pants, pink heels, a claw clip, and Shein bag on pink backdrop — The average Shein customer spends $100 per month on women's clothing.
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins/Insider

Retail, Shein, E-Commerce, Shopping, Consumers, consumer-reports

Russia's central bank pushes interest rates to 16% to try and cool war-time inflation

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 09:22

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Putin — REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin

economy, Markets, Markets, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Inflation

The economy is flashing a worrying signal that hasn't been seen since right before the 2008 crisis

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 11:58

Tech Insider : Economy

Trader scared — Andrew Burton/Getty Images

economy, Markets, mi-exclusive, Recession, recession-2024, 2008-recession, recession-signal

The return of dad fashion matches how Americans feel about the economy

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 09:17

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Adam Sandler is seen exiting 'Good Morning America' Show on March 22, 2023 in New York City. — Adam Sandler is perhaps the king of dadcore, and a fashion icon for many younger Americans.
Raymond Hall/Getty Images

economy, economy, Consumers, Recessions, kramercore, dadcore, dad-fashion

Americans notched the biggest annual increase in credit card debt on record last quarter

Tue, 11/07/2023 - 15:30

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

credit cards — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

economy, Markets, economy, economic-outlook, new-york-federal-reserve, federal-reserve, credit-cards

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