At some gyms, the New Year’s set keeps memberships longest
Fitness centers attract many new customers in January. Most of us are bad at keeping New Year's resolutions, but these members, surprisingly, stick around.
Author: Kate Gessner
Amazon is primed to gain on Walmart this holiday season
As America’s biggest retailer, Walmart has outsold Amazon in past holiday seasons. But debit and credit card transactions show Amazon is narrowing the gap.
Despite Black Friday closure, REI holiday sales climb
Black Friday backlash has been on the rise in recent years, and perhaps no store has been a stauncher opponent than REI, which will be closed on Thanksgiving and Black Friday for the third year in a row. While closing on Black Friday has been a principled—rather than promotional—move, the decision didn’t hurt the company’s … Continued
Applebee’s serves up biggest sales of the year with Veterans-Day deal
What’s the secret to tripling sales? For Applebee’s, it’s giving away free food.
Blue Apron? HelloFresh? Home Chef? We looked at 9 meal kits to see who steps up to the plate
The popular clothing-subscription company Stitch Fix filed for its much-anticipated IPO, and investors can’t wait to see what it will become. One thing it probably won’t be is another Blue Apron.