The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
Category: Consumer Behavior
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What Do Young Travelers Want? Exclusive Experiences.
The New York Times – Travel:
More millennials and Gen Z-ers are planning trips around experiences, and the industry is responding with concerts, dinners and V.I.P. events.
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Spotify Wrapped Isn’t the Only App Quantifying Our Social Lives
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Spotify is not the only company quantifying our social lives. Partiful will tell you how many events you attended. Strava will tell you how active you were. Is it too much information?
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How ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Built a New Culture of Consumption
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.
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With Amex’s Platinum Refresh, an Even More Exclusive Card Emerges
The New York Times – Travel:
The card, which will cost $895 a year, leans even further into lifestyle and travel benefits that are attractive to younger generations.
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Why Frequent Flier Programs Have Become Essential to Many Airlines
The New York Times – Travel:
The biggest U.S. airlines make billions of dollars from their loyalty programs and branded credit cards, which some analysts believe are now essential to the businesses.
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Has the Luxury E-Commerce Bubble Burst?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Some of the biggest names in fashion e-commerce, including Farfetch and MatchesFashion, have imploded. What does that mean for fashion brands, investors and customers?
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Has the Luxury E-Commerce Bubble Burst?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After implosions by Farfetch and MatchesFashion — and with other blowouts possible — the future for online fashion retailers looks uncertain.
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A Birkin Bag Is Hard to Buy
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
But fans of the famed Hermès accessory say that the exclusivity is the whole point.