According to the Census Bureau, auto sales in the US may be on the upswing. Rising 6.8% year-over-year in August, it was the highest rate in nearly three years for retail sales of automobiles. This ...

During our school days, we agonised over the most difficult math problems and often wondered how they would help us in the future. Now that you’ve entered the corporate world, you begin to understand ...

Fashion buying and merchandising are essential aspects of the fashion industry that involve understanding consumer needs, trends, and forecasting future demand for your specific market. The fashion ...

In the sticky heat of summer, the back-to-school shopping season has begun. While sales growth is likely to slow in New England, according to retail experts and a survey released by the National ...

Mobile devices are bringing vast changes to a number of industries, and retail is no exception. Whether they're making cash registers and traditional payment methods obsolete, making it easier for ...

The four Overby siblings have math stars as bookends: My older sister, the former high school mathematics teacher; my younger brother, the civil engineer. Ten years of age separate those two, but part ...

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