The fashion industry produces far more inventory than it sells, consuming and polluting more of the planet's resources than necessary and generating about 10% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Much of this excess merchandise ...
Economics & Business
Feb 1, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Southampton have explored how the pandemic has impacted the shopping habits and attitudes of consumers aged 65+ living and shopping in rural communities in the South of England.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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Can your personality affect your job performance? It depends on the job, according to a new study by management and psychology researchers.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2021
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With the increasing digitalization in manufacturing industries, companies start to integrate big data analytics into business processes and sell smart services. However, people tend to resist change, remain skeptical about ...
Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2021
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A competitor is usually just one click away, so how to companies make their websites stickier and so retain their potential buyers and persuade them to make a purchase? Writing in the International Journal of Technology Marketing, ...
Economics & Business
Dec 3, 2021
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Britain braced for an Arctic freeze Sunday in the aftermath of a powerful storm that left three people dead and thousands in Scotland facing days without power.
Environment
Nov 29, 2021
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Across industries, conservatives are more satisfied than liberals with the products and services they consume, according to a study of more than 326,000 U.S. consumers by an international research team from Rice University, ...
Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2021
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Researchers from University of Oxford published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines the use of chatbots in customer-service roles and finds that when customers are angry, humanlike chatbots can negatively ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2021
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As the pandemic grinds on through a second year, many American workers are feeling the pressure, and many say they intend to leave their jobs within a year, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2021
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Parcel delivery companies failed to keep customers satisfied during lockdown, with a "remarkable" decline in their service rating, according to new research.
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2021
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