Voluspa scented candles for sale at Bloomingdale’s Inc. flagship department store in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images Perfume and cologne are typically popular holiday gifts. This year, however, the beauty industry is getting a boost from a different kind of […]
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How to overcome ‘comfort spending’ caused by lockdown anxiety
Retailers design their shopping experience to be ‘frictionless’, meaning you can spend money within a few clicks – sturti/E+ From the early days of toilet roll stockpiling, to the spike in online shopping – which in May, at the height of lockdown, accounted for 32.8 per cent of all retail […]
Readers choose favorite places in Chattanooga for banana pudding, a classic Southern comfort food
Whether you cast your ballot early or waited until Election Day, it’s possible you’re thinking that the world has gone bananas. You know what? That’s OK. Truth be told, if you’re only now deciding that, you’ve not been paying attention. By whatever measurement of lunacy you use, 2020 has been […]
Filipinos Redefine Comfort Food As Online Businesses Take Off During Pandemic
Collage: VICE / Images: Courtesy of the writer and subjects Over six months of pandemic restrictions in the Philippines decimated its restaurant scene, but they also helped amateur chefs rediscover their inner foodie and whip up dishes for a captive audience online. From traditional favourites with a new twist to […]
Orange County quilters find and bring comfort to others through their craft
Seymour Quilting newcomer Sara Peach found the group in February and went to three meetings in person before the group moved online. She said the online experience works because many of the women are familiar with each other. “It’s a very relaxed, social, welcoming group, and it’s a lot better […]
As We All Turn to ‘Comfort’ Booze, Craft Distilleries Are Fighting for Survival
Photo credit: Elaine Chung From Esquire Here’s a depressing thought, at a time when we really don’t need any more depressing thoughts: We could be barreling towards a big-box booze future. Dire predictions abound that only chain restaurants and monolithic brands—the Applebee’s and Targets—will make it through this pandemic as […]