In life after COVID-19, experts warn that the local restaurant scene may be no more than a KFC, McDonald’s, Burger King and one or two overpriced craft cocktail bars serving tapas which somehow managed to survive the financial distress from the pandemic. There have been eight bankruptcies of outright restaurant chains or operators of franchises […]
Could a simple drug that has been on the market for decades be used to treat COVID-19? A research team led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s Professor Yaakov Nahmias says that early research looks promising; their findings appear in this week’s Cell Press Sneak Peak. Over the last three months, Nahmias and Dr. Benjamin […]
As the summer heats up, the best day of the season is rounding the corner: National Ice Cream Day! The holiday for enjoying a classic hot-weather sweet treat always falls on the third Sunday of July, which is actually known as National Ice Cream Month. That means it will take place on the 19th this […]
Brooks Brothers Group Inc. filed for bankruptcy, felled by the pandemic’s impact on clothing sales and its own heavy debt load. The two-century-old apparel company is the latest to succumb as lockdowns during the coronavirus outbreak add to the woes of old-line retailers. Neiman Marcus Group Inc., J. Crew Group Inc. and John Varvatos Enterprises […]
Wearing face masks and limiting the number of people in a store are just a couple ways grocery shopping changed these past few months due to COVID-19. For the launch of its Consumer Health & Safety Index, global research firm Ipsos provided results of a survey revealing which retailers are successfully carrying out proper health and safety measures. While there were some shocking […]
2019 set a record for the amount of e-waste ever generated worldwide: 53.6 million metric tons of discarded phones, computers, appliances, and other gadgets. That’s more than the combined weight of all the adults in Europe. It’s also a 21 percent increase since 2014, according to a new international report. Just 17 percent of that […]
Google says it will no longer allow ads for products or services marketed for tracking or monitoring another person without their authorization. In an ad policy update, Google said this will apply to spyware and technology used for intimate partner surveillance, including tech used to monitor texts, phone calls or browsing history. It also applies to GPS […]
Patrick Starrr does things differently. For starters, you won’t catch him participating in internet catfights. (Although, an occasional subtweet isn’t out of the question.) He’s not hawking out his name to every brand on the planet. And in a beauty industry with a culture that thrives on what’s happening now, how to be relevant at […]
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated consumers’ purchase of plant-based meats. In the 16-week period ended June 20, retail sales of fresh meat alternatives had soared 218% compared to the year-ago period, according to Nielsen data. So while many industries are suffering, Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are entering brand new markets and capitalizing on the […]
Air conditioning units that recirculate the same air in a room should be switched off or only used with open windows, experts have urged, amid mounting concern around the role of airborne transmission to spread Covid-19. Experts told the Telegraph that air conditioning units that only used recirculated air could exacerbate the spread of virus […]