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Sexed-Up Models, Advertising and the Candy Bar Game

January 22, 2013 By Mark Greene 8 Comments

A simple game to take back our construction of beauty from the mass media.

Filed Under: Featured Content, MegaSAHD Tagged With: advertising, beauty, Candy Bar Game, commodifying beauty, commodifying sex, deconstruction, game, Gamification, Mark Greene, marketing, megasahd, retail, selling beauty, sex, Social Gamification, subtext, Supermodels

Costco CEO Criticized for Being Too Good to Employees

November 29, 2012 By Noah Brand 4 Comments

Noah Brand wonders why the NY Times focuses on the negatives when it comes to ethical business practices

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Best Place to Work, Beth Wagner, business, business ethics, Costco, Discount, Emme Kozloff, ethics, Good Feed Blog, Jim Sinegal, new york times, Noah Brand, retail, Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, wholesale, Your Money

6 Sneaky Retail Tricks To Avoid

September 6, 2012 By Jordan Dahlberg 6 Comments

Don’t fall victim to unnecessary purchasing: Be aware of these pitfalls.

Filed Under: Money, The Good Life Tagged With: avoid, budgeting, buying in bulk, dating, marketing, money, ploys, retail, scams, shopping pitfalls, tips, wholesale, wisdom

Dear John: Lost Cats and Lecherous Cads

May 18, 2012 By John Simpson, GoLocalProv.com 5 Comments

Did my neighbor steal my cat? Why do older men hit on younger women? Dear John answers these and more tough questions this week.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: cat, dating, dear john, death, death of a spouse, neighbor, older men, pets, relationships, retail, younger woman

Profiles of a Regular Man: The Full House

May 1, 2012 By Livia Gershon 2 Comments

Karl Tiedemann says the economy hasn’t affected him so much as it has his kids, who all work in retail and can’t afford to move out.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content Tagged With: adult children living at home, economic recession, retail, working class

Comics: @DC_NATION’s Day & Date Digital Drive Changes The Game

May 31, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

DC Comics threatens to change the game, being the first major US publisher to offer comic books available in digital and print editions on the same day.

Filed Under: Escapism, komplicated Tagged With: bob wayne, change, comics, dan didio, dc, Digital, direct market, geoff johns, jim lee, Marvel, retail

Study of the Day: Why You Should Never Buy Your Wife Anything Nice

December 16, 2010 By Lu Fong Leave a Comment

A new study has found that when people are given an expensive, high-end gift (specifically, designer items), they tend to spend more money to make that gift feel at home by buying other expensive items.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Newsroom Tagged With: Christmas, consumerism, designer, gift-giving, gifts, jewelry, retail, Study of the Day

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