Maintaining positive experiences and relationships with customers is crucial for a business’s cash flow and sales growth. According to research done by Bain & Company, increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%. Overall, pointing to the fact that an increase in customer retention can lead to a huge increase in
Month: November 2023
This year’s El Niño weather pattern has hurt Peru’s crop of blueberries, cutting the supply making it to America roughly in half. By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff A shortage of blueberries has hit supermarkets across America. The scarcity stems from a lackluster blueberry harvest in Peru: Nearly half as many blueberries from Peru reached American
If you’re a traveler that prioritizes culinary experiences and local food, make sure to take a look at the cities that topped the “Best Foodie Cities” ranking for 2023. WalletHub recently compared over 180 destinations in the US to determine which had the best local food scenes. In order to determine the top destinations for
In this article MOIL-SG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT There are rankings of the best hotels in the world. But a new list, released by the members-only group LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence, ranks hotel brands rather than individual properties. The ranking analyzes many hotels within a brand in “granular detail,” using more than
All hotels have been independently reviewed and selected. We will earn a commission if you book via the links below, but this never affects our rating. Our expert writers are usually hosted on a complimentary basis in order to gain the first-hand experience necessary for their review. With their dazzling volcanic beaches, wildly contrasting landscapes
Remember when Starbucks became known as being the third place for people to congregate, beyond home and work. 7 Brew, a coffee bar, has been finding increasing success with a different kind of business model: drive-thru only. No third place for 7 Brew. It’s fast, quick and convenient where the customer drives in, picks up
It’s election night across America. And for restaurants, it was also a big night of awaiting results. The Michelin Guide held its annual awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday, November 7, announcing the new Michelin stars awarded to restaurants in New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. This year, twelve New York restaurants received Michelin
History seeps from the walls of the Old War Office in Whitehall, London, Winston Churchill’s former workplace. Once the beating heart of Britain’s military empire, the headquarters from which some of the most consequential decisions in modern U.K. history were made, the building is now forging a new future as one of the capital’s leading
In 2021, George Dickel released Dickel Bourbon, a Tennessee bourbon aged 8 years. Today, it’s expanding that bourbon lineup with the addition of a new 18-year bourbon. “At Cascade Hollow, we have a lot of whiskies that exemplify the Tennessee Whiskey style, but we also have inventory that has a lot more in common with
Are cruise ship designers OK? Maybe it’s all that sea air, or a touch too much sun, but the world of “floating resorts” is getting weirder by the minute. Over the years we’ve witnessed on-board ice rinks, waterparks, robot bartenders and “magic carpet” restaurants: now, enter the Aqua Slidecoaster, a hybrid rollercoaster-waterslide – the world’s
Once a year, the rum world gathers in the Caribbean to celebrate both molasses-based spirits and premium rhums agricoles over Caribbean rum week. To close out the festivities, the sixth annual Caribbean Rum Awards awarded top bottles and producers the year’s biggest honors. 2023’s best bottle is Don Q Reserva de la Familia Serralles, a
A new report has an ominous warning for air travelers. “No matter what you do on a plane, you’re probably annoying another passenger,” it states. The report, published Thursday by the data intelligence company Morning Consult, examined 12 types of behavior on flights, finding that most travelers (>50%) were bothered by all but one.
The idea of a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) inspired whiskey might seem like a fantasy to most people. But the recent successful launch of Quest’s End Whiskey from Find Familiar Spirits highlights an often overlooked segment of the drinkers with two things that drive sales: passion and deep pockets. That is something that the co-founder
Project Cali; Photo: Tom van Oossanen Lürssen has successfully launched the 82m Project Cali, which features exterior design by Jim Robert Sluijter, the German shipyard’s Lead Exterior Designer. Sluijter has given the 269ft tri-deck a sleek, elegant profile, distinguished by a reverse bow. Project Cali is for a family that enjoys outdoor activities and exterior
The U.S. Department of Agriculture just published its annual report on the state of household food security in the U.S. in 2022, and the situation is becoming worse than we imagined. Last year, 12.8 percent of households—17 million households—reported being food-insecure. That’s higher than both 2021 (10.2 percent, or 13.5 million households) and 2020 (10.5
For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made a weekly five-hour round trip from his home in northern Chicago to Green Lake, Wisconsin — population 1,005. Before that, the only thing he knew about the small town was that his high school buddy had family there, he said. But after a 30-year career
Throughout the lion’s share of the 21st century, Michter’s has enjoyed status as one of the premiere names in American whiskey. But now the Kentucky-based distillery can lay claim to being the king of the global whiskey-making game. This week it was named “World’s Most Admired Whiskey” in the annual top 50 list of producers,
With over 323,000 followers on Instagram and not a sandwich in sight, Something About Her might be the most popular unopened sandwich shop in history. Of course, its burgeoning fame has everything to do with the women at the helm; Vanderpump Rules’ Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney. Two extraordinarily savvy women capitalizing on an army
Pumpkin spice is nice, but before Starbucks ruled the land, fall was flavored with freshly-picked apples, spiced donuts, and hot apple cider. What better way to enjoy the tastes of the season, than with a trip to an apple orchard, surrounded by crisp October weather and beautiful fall colors? The farms below are not only
In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 10, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Airbnb shares slipped more than 3% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported stronger than