Last year, as we turned the corner on Halloween, we noted the growing popularity of “Singles Day,” that online shopping extravaganza that has become…
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Now That Future’s Passed: A Look Back at 2017 (updated)
“It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” we wrote as 2016 became 2017, citing a Guardian article that had proclaimed our previous year…
September of Our Year: EMVs Delayed, Storms Felt (updated)
In last fall’s Labor Day survey, we wrote that the unspoken rule was to put white clothing away until Memorial Day…
The Christmas Economy’s Home Stretch — and One More Big Hack
Normally we like the holiday weeks to have more “genteel” posts, with a little holiday history, and some prognostications…
Economic Green Lights, as Summer Travel Plans a “Go!”
Memorial Day is here, and it’s once again time for our annual(ish) look on what the unofficial kickoff to summer means in terms of economic trends, etc.
Hearts to Be Celebrated This Weekend But Watch for the “Heartbreak of Hackery!”
If you’re not counting the Super Bowl, the upcoming Valentine’s Day weekend (which, by virtue of President’s Day making it a three day holiday!)…
Long Noodles, Whole Fish, New Hacks, and Other New Year’s Business
And so we come to our last post (and newsletter !) of 2015, with 2016 just a couple of days away (or perhaps a couple hours…
East vs. West: Where Did Christmas in the U.S. Start? (And Where Is It Headed?)
As with sports and hip-hop rivalries, we enter the holiday week with a good-natured “throwdown” on which coast, and its culture, gets more of the credit for creating Christmas in the U.S.
Holiday Snapshot: Shopping Goes Cyber, EMVs Go Slower, Customers Keep Going
As we hit the midpoint between the Black-and-Cyber shopping weekend, and the big event of Christmas itself, with Hanukkah now behind us and New Year’s (and the post-holiday sales!) still ahead…
