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Top five EPI blog posts of 2022: Inflation and minimum wage increases among the most-read posts

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The majority of EPI’s top blog posts this year dealt with inflation, including how corporate profits, not workers’ wages, were contributing to bigger price tags. . But the top post in 2022 was on minimum wage increases in 21 states, a welcome pay hike for workers struggling to make ends meet. .

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Deep Dive: Buy Now, Exercise Now, Pay Later

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All options cost money, however, and high price tags on gear, classes or personalized training plans can deter individuals from achieving their health goals. These range from extreme sports events like Spartan Races and triathlons to high-end luxury classes like SoulCycle — or simply having a bench press in one’s garage.

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Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?

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The tariff hike of 15 percent that appeared earlier this month tags items that traditionally are big holiday sellers — smartwatches, drones, TVs, headphones and smart speakers. It is a trait they share with the items coming in the next expected round of tariffs, which include smartphones and video game consoles.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Backs Data Portability Law, Amazon Considers Registering Services As Separate Entities In India

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The social media firm purportedly contravened an Illinois state law via a “Tag Suggestions” functionality that enabled users to identify their friends from photos put on the platform in the past. Many instances of third-party merchants hiking the cost of products, such as masks and hand sanitizer, reportedly took place.

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Amid Trucker Shortage, High Prices Loom

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Reported the Post : “Shipping costs have skyrocketed in the United States,” thus far into 2018, causing all sorts of other price tags to inflate. Consider the fact that Amazon Prime is now 20 percent more expensive than it had been previously, and that hike applies to two-day shipping. The impact is extending to the breakfast table.

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Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail

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The tariff hike of 15 percent that appeared earlier this month tags items that traditionally are big holiday sellers – smartwatches, drones, TVs, headphones and smart speakers. It is a trait they share with the items in the next expected round of tariffs , which include smartphones and video game consoles.

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Making Marketplaces For Experiences

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On the less expensive end of the spectrum are things one might expect to see on any number of marketplaces serving up experiences (Airbnb and Fixers are two of the more prominent names in the game) — dinners custom-paired with wine by course, walking tours, hiking excursions.