Todd Baldwin can afford to splurge on fancy meals. But for the most part, the 27-year-old self-made millionaire refuses to spend his own money at restaurants .
Baldwin, who earns six figures at his day job and has built a $4.4 million real estate portfolio with his wife Angela, is a "secret shopper" on the side and gets paid for dining out.
"There are a lot of businesses out there that want to know how their employees are doing and how the market is responding to their products," he tells CNBC Make It . "Those companies will hire mystery shopping firms to find independent contractors like me to go pose at their establishment as a regular customer, buy the product or service and then report on it." Reporting usually entails completing an online survey within a certain time frame.
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Chip stock gains have outpaced the broader market for well more than a year, but now that they're plummeting along with everything else amid fears about COVID-19, a Morgan Stanley analyst released a potential shopping list for the sector Thursday.
In a Thursday note, Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore said that in the chip space "indiscriminate selling should create some opportunities when the dust settles." Moore has an in-line rating on the sector.
How to grocery shop during the coronavirus outbreak — Business —
PORTLAND, Maine — Fresh produce may be part of a healthy diet, but the coronavirus outbreak poses additional concerns to some grocery shoppers.
Crowds in supermarkets, bins of tomatoes that shoppers readily touch, open salad bars and exposed prepared food areas can cause unease during a rapidly spreading outbreak.
“They are taking extra steps to clean and sanitize the stores and equipment and emphasize personal hygiene,” said Christine Cummings, executive director of the Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association in Augusta. “We’ll see an increase in the use of gloves and masks and things to help prevent the spread of infection. Shoppers shouldn’t be fearful. It demonstrates the store is taking extra precautions.”
Shopping centre giant Intu warns it could go bust - BBC News
The owner of some of the UK's biggest shopping centres, Intu, has said there are doubts that it can survive unless it raises extra funds.
The weakness in the retail sector meant Intu wrote down the value of its shopping centre sites by nearly £2bn.
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The collapse and contraction of High Street retailers has left landlords such as Intu struggling to fill vacant space. At the same time, Intu has run up debts of nearly £5bn.
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MVRDV transforms old Taiwanese shopping centre into "lush lagoon"
The remnants of a shopping centre evoke concrete follies at Tainan Spring, a sunken park and public pool by MVRDV in southern Taiwan .
Described by MVRDV as a "lush lagoon", the project replaces the vacant China-Town Mall close to Tainan's canal network and forms part of a wider masterplan to rejuvenate the area.
It has been surrounded by local plants that will "develop into a lush jungle" overtime, offering the city greener public spaces that mimic natural landscapes found elsewhere on the island.
Coronavirus precaution: Abu Dhabi installs thermal detectors in shopping malls | Uae – Gulf News
Abu Dhabi installs thermal detectors across shopping malls as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus.
The thermal scanners are installed to ensure the safety of all people while offering a healthy shopping experience, Abu Dhabi Media Office tweeted.
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