What’s Fit for the Gym May Not Be Fit for Its Members
Your new year resolution to lose weight by purchasing a gym, yoga, or dance studio membership might only make your wallet slimmer. So a pay-as-you-go plan might be a better idea. A steadily growing industry for the past decade, the number of fitness center memberships...
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Caterpillar Looking to Take Over with Autonomous Solutions for Its Competitors
Javier Irucuta has used Caterpillar heavy equipment in his job as a rancher for the past 26 years. In that time, he has seen several of the technological advances and digital additions to the company’s iconic yellow machinery which have allowed it to remain an...
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Marriott Ventures Into Homesharing As Competitors Woo Business Travelers
Amid growing threats from short-term rental giants like Airbnb, a new initiative from the world’s largest hotel chain is looking to change the homesharing game. Following years of mostly dismissing the impact of homesharing, Marriott introduced a pilot earlier this...
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Five Below Raises Concerns Over Possible Tariff Increase
Five Below, Inc. is raising concerns as a result of a possible increase in tariffs announced by the Trump administration, indicating such decision would take a toll on the company’s retail prices. During an earnings call held on Thursday by president and CEO Joel D....
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Could Discounter Five Below’s Expansion Be Undermined By Real Estate Cost?
Five Below, Inc., not to be considered as your typical ninety-nine cent store. For unlike competitors such as Dollar Tree and Dollar General that focus on necessities such as laundry detergent and toothpaste, the firm caters to a target demographic of teen and preteen...
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In Need of Dental Care But Cannot Afford it? Try Going Abroad
By the time Anghy Guevara turned forty years of age, she became in need of having dental implants done due to serious back-tooth decay developing over the years. There was just one problem: she couldn’t afford to pay for it out-of-pocket. “They were charging me $4,500...
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DirecTV Now continues to sink as parent AT&T doubles down on video bet
As streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu steal the stage, traditional pay TV is struggling to keep up.
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Mousy to mature: How the Fox acquisition is forcing Disney to adapt its family brand
When 20th Century Fox’s violent, foulmouthed superhero Deadpool first showed up on the big screen in 2016, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that his own studios had no plans to release R-rated Marvel movies anytime soon. But after announcing plans to acquire 21st Century Fox...
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Is Home-sharing Cozy Enough for Marriott?
Tribute Portfolio Homes, Marriott’s upscale homesharing brand, was first launched in London in April, and then expanded to Paris, Lisbon, and Rome in October. The 340 properties range in price from $280 to $350 per night with comparable hotel standard services and...
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