As news broke last week of the CDC's newest guidance on mask-wearing for fully-vaccinated people, different stores across the country adjusted, re-enforced or dropped their stand on mask-wearing for customers and employees.
Please note: local requirements may supersede stores' policies. The requirements are quickly changing as stores and businesses review the CDC guidance and make their decisions.
Walmart said that Masks will no longer be required for fully vaccinated Walmart employees or customers starting Tuesday.
Toy Retailer Rolls Out Online Shopping for Kids as Young as 3 - WSJ
New York-based toy retailer Camp NYC Inc. is adding an e-commerce feature to its website that lets kids as young as 3 years old shop for gifts and check out with minimal adult oversight.
The idea is for kids to be able to buy something for friends, family members or themselves without requiring further signoff from an adult. The platform guides children through the shopping experience and filters the items it shows by asking questions such as what types of toys the gift recipient likes.
Shopping for Outdoor Chaises Longues - The New York Times
On a warm summer day, "they're something that people gravitate toward," said Tommy Zung, the principal of New York-based Studio Zung — whether that's by the side of a large pool in the Hamptons or sitting under an umbrella in a tiny backyard.
To choose the right model for your outdoor space, consider how much you'll lounge wet and dry, advised Mr. Zung, whose firm has designed not only beach houses on the East End of Long Island but also its own line of surfboards.
Mattress FAQs: 5 Questions to Ask When Shopping for a New Mattress | www.splicetoday.com
You may be experiencing body aches and poor rest due to your old mattress that lead up to you feeling stuffed up and drowsy in the morning. And your spine must have been misaligned by now because of your mattress softening over time! Indeed, old mattresses can be very gross and uncomfortable as it reaches its expiration date.
So if you’re planning to replace your old mattress, you’ve come to the right place. But shopping for one without prior knowledge can be confusing and overwhelming. Whether you plan to buy a mattress in a traditional way or online, you have to know your way around first. Listed here are some questions you can ask when shopping for a new mattress.
How shopping on Instagram and TikTok can lead to credit card debt - Vox
She laughs when she mentions the seven days of the silent treatment, a distinctly Midwestern shrug that makes its way along Iowa phone lines. The laugh seems intended to reframe her tribulations and make them feel manageable, but it was the very unmanageability of her social media-fueled compulsive shopping habits, and the debt that they accrued, that led her to turn to her husband for support. Instead, he offered silence.
"I'm home with my kids all day, and I'm looking to escape somehow," she says. Like many people, Erin turned to social media. And social media — a landscape increasingly strewn with consumerism land mines like targeted ads, sponsored content, and influencer fashion hauls — deposited her directly into online shopping.
Anycart, Dubbed The Expedia For Online Grocery Shopping, Is Disrupting The $100 Billion E-Grocery
Anycart co-founders Silvia Curioni and Rafael Sanches founded the company to solve their own 5pm ... [+] problem of what to cook for dinner.
E-Grocery search engine Anycart allows customers to shop by recipe or by item and quickly add recipe ... [+] components to their cart. There is no mark-up online to the order. As a contrast, Anycart found that the average online grocery mark-up is 30%.
Co-founders Silvia Curioni and Rafael Sanches said that the inspiration for Anycart came from their own family's challenge to make a quick and healthy dinner. Curioni said, "We always had the same 5pm struggle. Do we have the ingredients to make the meal, and the time to go to the store or not. But ordering online was expensive. I thought, there must be another way to do this more affordably... So that's how Anycart started."
Scottsdale woman invents recyclable shopping cart liner
For Andi Barness-Rubin, the COVID-19 pandemic led to invention. The Scottsdale woman created a recyclable shopping cart liner to protect people from the germs and grime that cling to carts.
Barness-Rubin, who started Cart Safe in April 2020 , points to an often-quoted study from University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba – also known as Dr. Germ – that found E. coli and other bacteria on a random check of shopping carts.
"Once it was learned that the quantity of bacteria found on shopping cart surfaces was higher than those found in public restrooms," Barness-Rubin said, "we knew we needed to create a cover that would add that much-needed extra layer of protection between shoppers and shopping carts."
The Market at East End shopping event, June 4-5 - North Texas e-News
McKinney, Texas -- The Market at East End, June 4-5, is a highly curated two-day shopping event hosted at the historic East End Salvage barns in downtown McKinney, Texas. The sale will feature European antiques, architectural salvage, mid-century modern, vintage furniture and home decor, artisan made pottery, and a plant shop. Espresso, beer & wine will be available for purchase. The event is hosted by Kaci and Robert Lyford, proprietors of East End Salvage in downtown McKinney, Texas.
Walmart turns on TV shopping partnership with So Yummy | Chain Store Age
"Unbox'd," which viewers can watch on the So Yummy TV network and on the brand's social media platforms including Facebook, is a competition show where social media food influencers compete with ingredients provided in a specially curated box and whatever additional products they can buy with a $10 Walmart gift card. Each episode ends with the selection of a winner based on resourcefulness, culinary technique, and presentation.
In addition to being able to instantly purchase all ingredients necessary for a recipe they see on So Yummy TV, Facebook or Instagram, this new offering features a built-in savings maximization tool which works to ensure that the particular products added to a consumer's shopping cart are in the appropriate size or quantity needed for the recipe, all at Walmart's prices.
Happening on Twitter
Some stores — including Trader Joe's, Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco and Publix — are switching to mask-free shopping… https://t.co/D2MUAowBo3 USATODAY (from USA TODAY HQ, McLean, Va.) Sun May 16 19:28:00 +0000 2021
Trader Joe's customers don't have to wear a mask while shopping, the grocery chain says. The news follows new guida… https://t.co/wUzbLFfkd4 CNN Fri May 14 21:31:02 +0000 2021
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