The retail apocalypse visualized (it's not as bad as you think) While nearly 5,000 stores have closed in 2019, many REITs are filling space with new kinds of tenants before they become liabilities. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.25.19 4:00 PM
Shake Shack is on a store-opening spree as it expands online ordering As the "retail apocalypse" hits restaurants, it seems Shake Shack is riding the wave past them by opening more stores in 2019. James Mattone 3.22.19 7:29 PM
Data confirms that New York is the Grubhub delivery capital of America There are 7.3 million reviews of New York restaurants on Grubhub. That's more reviews than for restaurants in the next four most reviewed states combined. James Mattone 3.21.19 7:03 PM
Predicting Japanese GDP via TEPCO energy usage fluctuations: an alternative data experiment Now that we have energy usage predictions from Japan's TEPCO, we look at how fluctuations correlate to economic indicators. The results are eye opening. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.21.19 4:04 PM
Chinese social media users continue to shun Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana is still hemorrhaging followers on Weibo, the popular Chinese social media platform, as the company has yet to cool its controversy involving the entire country. James Mattone 3.20.19 1:36 PM
Why Jack in the Box, Del Taco, and In-N-Out won't open in New York (yet) Jack in the Box, Del Taco, and In-N-Out don't have a single restaurant in New England nor the tri-state area. Why is that? And what does the map of these cult favorites look like? James Mattone 3.19.19 7:05 PM