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Retail and Food Sales Dropped 0.9%, Steeper Than Expected Decline

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Andy Kiersz |Brian Delk |Henry Blodget

American shoppers are starting to step on the brakes. President Donald Trump's seesaw sentiment on tariffs led many Americans to stock up on goods. The latest retail sales data shows this may be slowing. The Census Bureau reported Tuesday morning that retail and food services sales were down 0.9% over the month in May, a larger drop than economists expected.
Copenhagen Ranks No. 1 Among World's 10 Most Livable Cities

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Andy Kiersz |Brian Delk |Henry Blodget

Copenhagen, Denmark, is the world's most livable city. The Danish capital ranked the highest in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index report, a survey of 173 cities. EIU, which publishes the annual report, measures and scores cities on five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. This report compiled data collected between April 14 and May 11, 2025.
Crayola registra el olor de sus lápices de colores de cera

Aug 24, 2024 | bloomberglinea.com | Lily Meier |Brian Delk

Bloomberg — Si Pete Ruggiero, CEO de Crayola, logra lo que se propone, es muy probable que pronto nos encontremos oliendo crayones de colores en los pasillos de los comercios. La Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de EE.UU. concedió en el mes de julio una marca registrada al coloso de las artes y las manualidades por el aroma de sus crayones: el olor a cera de una infancia intentando colorear dentro de las líneas.
Crayola trademarks the smell of its crayons

Aug 22, 2024 | unionleader.com | Lily Meier |Brian Delk

You may find yourself smelling crayons in the aisles of stores soon -- if Crayola’s Chief Executive Officer Pete Ruggiero has his way. In July, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent to the arts and crafts giant for the smell of its crayons -- that waxy scent of a childhood spent trying to color within the lines.
Crayola trademarks the smell of its crayons

Aug 22, 2024 | torontosun.com | Lily Meier |Brian Delk

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How Crayola’s Factory Makes 13 Million Crayons a Day for Back-to-School Season

Aug 22, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Lily Meier |Brian Delk

At its color-drenched crayon factory in Pennsylvania, the company ramps up production every summer to equip classrooms across America. By Lily Meier and Brian DelkPhotographs by Adam Golfer for Bloomberg BusinessweekFor a lot of companies, the weeks between July 4 and Labor Day are a quiet time, full of employee vacations and summer Fridays. Not Crayola LLC.
Crayola Now Owns the Smell of Back-to-School Crayons

Aug 21, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Lily Meier |Brian Delk

It’s too soon for this back-to-school season, but Crayola envisions one day pumping the scent into the aisles of retailers. You may find yourself smelling crayons in the aisles of stores soon — if Crayola’s Chief Executive Officer Pete Ruggiero has his way. In July, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent to the arts and crafts giant for the smell of its crayons — that waxy scent of a childhood spent trying to color within the lines.
2024 US Election Creates Workplace Stress for Republicans and Democrats

Jul 9, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brian Delk

Hi, Brian Delk here. I’m your host for the Work Shift newsletter this week. We want to hear from you, so send your feedback and ideas to me here. If you're coming to us by way of a friend or colleague, please consider signing up. Typically, it’s office politics that creates tension at work, but with a highly polarizing US election season underway, it’s national politics causing the problems.
Половина од фирмите користат ВИ за да ги намалат трошоците за плати

Jul 8, 2024 | mk.bloombergadria.com | Brian Delk

Кариера 9 јули 2024, 12:45 Работниците кои стравуваат дека нивните работодавци би можеле да користат вештачка интелигенција за да ги заменат, можеби се во право, според податоците во извештајот на Банката на федерални резерви (Фед) од Ричмонд.
Nearly half of US firms using AI say goal is to cut staffing costs

Jun 30, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Brian Delk

Workers fearing that their employers could use artificial intelligence to replace them might be right, according to data in a Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond report. In a survey conducted earlier last month of firms using AI since early 2022 in the Richmond region, 45% said they were automating tasks to reduce staffing and labour costs. The survey also found that almost all the firms are using automation technology to increase output.