Frites Market on the Fritz
Like many countries around the world, Belgium is fighting a battle against the COVID-19 virus. As part of social distancing, restaurants and bars are closing down or limiting service. As…
Marker: “What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage”
Why is it so difficult to find toilet paper amidst the COVID-19 crisis? Conventional wisdom is that people have been irrationally hoarding, but a more likely explanation involves the ways…
CNN: “Why Walmart is seeing increased sales for tops, but not bottoms during the coronavirus crisis”
As more people engage in “teleworking” from home due to being on lockdown due to COVID-19, sales of tops have increased – since that’s all that shows on the webcam.…
The New York Times: “America Stress-Bought All the Baby Chickens”
Sales of baby chicks often rise before Easter, but this year’s increase has been extraordinary due to a variety of factors influenced by COVID-19: people are staying home with time…