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Making It Hard to Save

Americans are famously unable to save money. The personal saving rate is a scant 5% […]

By Marc Levinson | May 30, 2016
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In Defense of Industrial Food

The other night I watched Michael Pollan’s new documentary, In Defense of Food. I’m a […]

By Marc Levinson | January 30, 2016
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The Times Cracks the Digital Code

The New York Times has been congratulating itself for signing up the one-millionth paid subscriber to […]

By Marc Levinson | October 11, 2015
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End of the Road for an American Icon

The July 20 bankruptcy filing by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company marks the […]

By Marc Levinson | July 20, 2015
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A New Survey Finds….

When it’s a slow day out in medialand, you can always count on a survey […]

By Marc Levinson | August 31, 2014
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Can WalMart Shrink Its Stores?

Chain stores have some obvious advantages, such as well-known brand names and the ability to […]

By Marc Levinson | July 8, 2014
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How to Destroy a Brand

Not too long ago, in need of a flash drive, I dropped by my local […]

By Marc Levinson | March 7, 2014
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Bad Brands, or just Bad Management?

“Brands are finding it hard to adapt to an age of skepticism,” The Economist declared […]

By Marc Levinson | February 19, 2014
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The Box in Audiobook, at last

I’m happy to report that The Box is finally available as an audiobook. Making it […]

By Marc Levinson | February 3, 2014
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A Century of Discounting

The other day I was in Macy’s. Wherever I turned, there were signs promoting 20%, […]

By Marc Levinson | December 12, 2013
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