Sale ending soon? How online stores trick you into buying
Sale ending soon! Only two left! This is a hot item! If you've shopped online, you've probably seen those messages. What you may not realize: They're designed to make you...
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Cámaras adivinarán ánimo del consumidor
Diversas tiendas empezaron a colocar cámaras diminutas en los anaqueles para tratar de adivinar la edad, sexo y estado de ánimo del consumidor y, quizá, qué es lo que quiere...
‘We are totally happy,’ say Amazon workers paid to tweet
NEW YORK — Amazon is taking an out-of-the box approach to answering its critics — paying workers to be "ambassadors" and tweet full-time about how satisfied they were at their...
Park, load, go: Amazon brings grocery pickup to Whole Foods
Amazon, known for bringing items to shoppers' homes, is adding a curbside pickup option at Whole Foods for Prime members. Shoppers will be able to order eggs, milk and other...
Wayfair follows Amazon with its own made-up holiday: Way Day
Amazon started Prime Day. Alibaba capitalized on Singles Day. Now another e-commerce company is hoping for success with an invented shopping holiday. Online furniture seller Wayfair is calling April 25...
On the menu for McDonald’s: Cut greenhouse gas emissions
The company behind the golden arches wants to get greener. McDonald's said Tuesday it's taking steps to cut the greenhouse gases it emits, including tweaking the way the beef in...
Diet Coke gets new look, new flavors amid sinking sales
Diet Coke is getting a makeover to try to invigorate the sugar-free soda's slumping sales.Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday it's adding a slimmer 12-ounce Diet Coke can, updating the logo and...
Papa John’s founder out as CEO weeks after blaming NFL for slow pizza sales
Papa John's founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he publicly criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by football players —...
Panera founder to step down as CEO; company buys Au Bon Pain
Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich is stepping down as CEO and the company is buying Au Bon Pain — bringing together two chains the executive helped build. The companies did...
Amazon seeks home for second headquarters for 50,000 workers
Amazon, bursting out of its Seattle headquarters, is hunting for a second home. Must haves: A prime location, close to transit, with plenty of space to grow. The company said...