by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates
The saying goes that you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelet, but this year coloring a dozen eggs may crack your budget.
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Canadians love their hockey, doughnuts and the metric system, but they apparently are not appreciating the fluorescent glow of a good American value.
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Consumers today are accustomed to earning points for their purchases, but coins for being courteous? How Nice.
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A pile of honeycrisp apples in the grocery aisle isn't likely to get shoppers thinking about human trafficking, but some shareholders of Kroger Co. want it to.
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When I was a teenager my sister sold Avon products. She was actually pretty good. Our house was filled with Skin So Soft lotion, Sweet Honesty perfume and…
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You'd think a yoga outfitter would afford its customers a little more flexibility.
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Will a reusable cup get people thinking about their reusable cards? Starbucks may soon find out.
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At a cost of $200,000 a year, you'd think the cabin crew of Abercrombie & Fitch's corporate jet could at least get to wear regular shoes.
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At a cost of $200,000 a year, you'd think the cabin crew of Abercrombie & Fitch’s corporate jet could at least get to wear regular shoes.
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On a recent trip to a popular local pottery shop – the kind of place where everything is made on the premises by hand – I was faced with an unexpected dilemma…
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Every year we spend billions of dollars trying to find a way to thank our mothers for labor pains and unconditional love, but it turns out our primary display…
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Anyone who regularly goes to the pharmacy knows that the sound of a ringing phone is as prevalent as the rattle of bottled pills. Now Kroger Co. is testing a…
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The news that Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn left the company yesterday created quite a stir across Wall Street and the retail sector. It may also have consumers…
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Being fair and being loyal are not the same thing. But can one engender the other?
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As a former shareholder of Ford Motor Co. who benefited handsomely from my two-year investment, I should not be one to criticize the payouts enjoyed by the…
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The Kroger Co., the largest traditional supermarket chain in the country, is preparing to release its fourth-quarter and annual earnings March 1, and the…
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Perhaps it has something to do with our general fondness for footwear and do-goodery, because when it comes to delivering a positive image, Zappos.com walks…
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Matthew Broderick gave us a time-out during the Super Bowl, and for a middle-aged, recession-weary public, the timing couldn't have been better.
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Apple Inc. posted its largest quarterly profit ever on Jan. 24. So good, in fact, that it places the iPhone maker among an elite group populated by very few…
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Might as well keep that Coca-Cola on ice. The tallies are in, and the Real Thing is the real deal when it comes to world's best brand – again.
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