Shopping

37 Buffalo Exchange employees were left jobless after their boss was accused of sexual abuse

They found out on Facebook.

On Aug 6, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IKEA’s AR app is as fascinating as it is flawed

Gimmick or useful shopping tool?

On Oct 11, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Prada’s $185 paper clip is just what you need to get your life together

Stop holding your papers together with a regular paper clip like you’re some sort of peasant.

On Jun 23, 2017 by David Britton

These shopping baskets tell salespeople if you need help—or if not

Just swerve, salespeeps.

On Dec 10, 2016 by Samantha Grasso

Where to shop anti-Trump this holiday season

These companies have vocally stood against the president-elect, and many put their profits toward good causes.

On Nov 30, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

How corporations use technology to be more human

Welcome to the world of ‘corpo-humanization.’

On May 19, 2016 by Gillian Branstetter

Anthropologie’s $100 rusted trash can makes sense—because everything they sell is garbage

Ban this store.

On Jan 20, 2016 by Elijah Watson

Your ‘handmade’ gift from Etsy might be made in China

With mass-produced products being resold, actual handmade goods are being clouded in Etsy’s search.

On Sep 3, 2015 by Elizabeth Seward

Reddit goes ‘shopping with Lowe’s Girl

Gender roles reverse as the shopper becomes the dejected spectator in the hardware store.

On May 2, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III