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Catherine Wagner2021/03/251 min read

Online Hoarder or Brick & Mortar?

Despite the decline in traffic with more Americans workcouching from home, most neighborhood streets are clogged with delivery trucks depositing all manner of American consumptive ...
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Brendon Ellis2020/11/19< 1 min read

Gifts are Nice, Discounts are Better

Now that Election Week (Year?) is finally behind us, we have made it to the holidays! Tis the season to be merry, jolly, and survive the financial burden of pleasing all your ...
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Brendon Ellis2020/10/081 min read

Udder Disappointment

Have you ever wondered why the Starbucks drive-thru line has been slower than WFH wifi? It’s not because everyone immediately started ordering bespoke pour over coffee. It’s the ...
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Brendon Ellis2020/09/241 min read

The Bare Necessities

With avocado toast and smartphones entering the cultural and generational battles of 2020, we set out to understand how Americans’ perceived necessities, conveniences, and ...
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Nina Sabarre2020/09/17< 1 min read

A House Divided

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Kyle Block2020/08/14< 1 min read

But Where is the Tip Jar?

Don’t worry, BOPIS is not the next novel coronavirus. It’s just one tool to help us survive the current one. Buy Online, Pickup In Store was a fledgling retail trend in the before ...
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Kyle Block2020/06/051 min read

OMG SUV

With airplane travel unlikely to return soon, gas prices at pre-Millennium levels, and space becoming the newest dimension of luxury, SUVs maneuver into seven out of the top ten ...
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Kyle Block2020/05/21< 1 min read

Saving For a Rainy Day/Week/Month/Year

The IRS may have put Santa out of business this year. Why wait in line to sit on his lap when you can do nothing and get cash in your bank account?
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Nina Sabarre2020/05/07< 1 min read

Sharing is for Socialism

Why restrict the sharing economy just to rides around town and a complete stranger’s apartment? Surely there has to be an interest in renting big-ticket household items on demand. ...
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