Electronics
Gadgets Were Hot. Now They’re Not.
A lot of companies have been caught off guard by changes in our spending choices this year. Americans eager to travel and party after two years of staying largely at home are gorging on plane tickets and fancier clothes — and ignoring the patio furniture and soft pants that we splurged on in 2020. Consumer […]
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Want a Value-Priced Gadget? Good Luck.
By choice or necessity, Americans have fallen for fancier smartphones, televisions, laptops and cars. The companies that make this stuff are trying to assess whether the shift to luxury is a temporary phenomenon or a new normal. Some relevant stats from 2021: More than one of every four smartphones sold globally last year were higher-priced […]
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The Tech Gifts That Are Hard to Buy This Holiday Season
It’s that time of the year when our inboxes are flooded with discounts galore for Black Friday, Cyber Week and all the sales promotions that follow. But this year, we’re in a unique situation. We’re living in an era of scarcity driven by a global chip shortage, widespread unemployment and the effects of government-imposed lockdowns […]
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