The retail format that thrived throughout the 20th century is struggling to adapt to the 21st. Department store sales are down 3.9%, according to the Census Bureau, continuing a years-long decline. Yet, while many of its peers are closing, Nordstrom is still expanding. There are a few reasons for this: Nordstrom sensed the opportunity in online...
Already benefiting from a surge in international and domestic travel, the nation’s listed airports have received an extra boost this year: the first increase to domestic takeoff and landing fees in a decade and a doubling in the commissions they can charge duty-free operators.
Such positive news has already shown up in their share prices...
Low-cost airlines like Norwegian Air are ramping up service across the Atlantic and because of that, American Airlines fares just plunged 9.1 percent, the most since right after the recession ended in 2009. Delta Air Lines Inc. also recorded a sharp drop in the same yardstick. While that’s great news for bargain-hunting travelers, it’s a blow...
Air France is testing an immersive entertainment system with virtual reality headsets allowing customers to enjoy 3D and 2D films or series in their own private movie theatre in isolation from the rest of the cabin. In an aim to surprise its customers and offer them a new form of entertainment, Air France is rolling out a brand new immersive...
Hundreds of thousands of hearing aid wearers are participating in rock-and-roll history when legendary rock band Styx broadcasts the final show of its U.S. summer tour directly to their hearing aids. This world's first live broadcast involves audio engineers capturing the live concert feed directly from Styx's soundboard and delivering it via a...
Amazon Instant Pickup is a new service offering a curated selection of daily essentials available for pickup in two minutes or less at five of Amazon’s fully staffed pickup locations in the United States. Items available with Instant Pickup include snacks, drinks and electronics, as well as some of Amazon’s most popular devices. With Instant...
Mandatory vacations may yield higher productivity and greater employee satisfaction than traditional vacation policies or unlimited vacations, according to a new study from Harvard Business Review. Under traditional vacation policies, many employees feel pressure to maximize enjoyment from their two- or three-week breaks,, though the looming...
Nobody can deny the value of oxygen, but breathing isn't the only way to get it into our bodies. Drinking oxygenated water supposedly offers an easy-to-use way to get a lot of oxygen into your system quickly. A process called sublingual absorption allows the oxygen to be pulled into the capillaries in the mouth. Further oxygen is absorbed by...
Imagine a place to kick back with a glass of mushroom lemonade, chat with other people who know their reishi from their cordyceps, and maybe even share recipes and favorite workout spots. Your fungi-fueled dreams are starting to come true. (Don’t have any such dreams? Here’s why you still might want to sip!). The Shroom Room, the brainchild of...
Coop, Switzerland’s second-largest supermarket chain will begin selling insect burgers for human consumption after the country’s food safety laws were revised. Coop said insect-based produce such as the flour burgers and balls of protein-rich mealworm will go on sale next week. Switzerland is the first European country to authorize the sale of...