Marielle Segarra, Marketplace

Marielle Segarra

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New York, NY, United States

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Past:
  • Marketplace
  • crossroads.newsworks.org
  • NewsWorks

Past articles by Marielle:

What will the Chevy Bolt recall mean for the EV market?

People will often accept risks posed by things they know — like gas-powered cars — but not things that are new to them. → Read More

Toys R Us brand to reappear in more than 400 Macy's stores

A few years ago, the toy retailer closed its U.S. operations and laid off 30,000 workers. Now, it's back to expand department store traffic. → Read More

How do "buy now, pay later" services work?-

The digital payments company Square says it will buy Afterpay, an Australian fintech firm that allows installment payments, for $29 billion. → Read More

Biden administration rolls out new vaccine incentives

About 63% of Americans have gotten at least one vaccine dose. The Biden administration wants to get to 70% by July 4. → Read More

Howard U hopes to "put a major dent" in Hollywood's diversity problem

The HBCU is naming its reestablished school of fine arts after late actor and Howard alumnus Chadwick Boseman. → Read More

An economic indicator suited to the pandemic: dress shoes

Dress shoe could give us a sense of how the economy is recovering. → Read More

Retail sales were flat in April, falling short of estimates

But considering what we're comparing it to (the stimulus-fueled month of March) it's not so bad. → Read More

Simon Property Group bets on retail comeback with store leases

The commercial landlord agreed to lower mall retailers' base rents for a bigger cut of their sales. → Read More

What value do Yahoo and AOL have?

Verizon is selling the two companies to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. → Read More

Retailers try to hire tens of thousands of workers

Dollar General, Taco Bell, McDonald’s and others expect rising demand. For smaller businesses, it's harder to raise pay to attract employees. → Read More

How helpful is the sell 1, donate 1 business model?

To have the greatest effect, in many cases, it’s better to donate money than a specific item. → Read More

Why it's so hard to strike a deal on a global corporate tax

A major international group is trying to prevent companies from shifting profits to countries with low tax rates. → Read More

We’re beginning to dress like we have somewhere to go

Case in point: Urban Outfitters says it saw a sudden jump in sales of dresses at the end of February. → Read More

We’re buying a lot more stuff these days

Money can’t buy happiness, but that’s never stopped anyone from trying. → Read More

Fear of job loss takes an emotional toll

More than half of Americans are afraid of losing jobs over the next 12 months, according to the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. → Read More

Why do economists compare recessions to letters of the alphabet?

In Tuesday's presidential debate, President Trump and nominee Joe Biden were asked how they viewed our economic recovery. → Read More

What can clothing retailers do with all that excess inventory?

With clothing sales way down, there are not a lot of good options. → Read More

Apparel retailers have an inventory problem

Spring is normally a great time for apparel retailers to sell. But COVID-19 has put a pause on that, and retailers have inventory leftover. → Read More

What happens when retailers stop paying rent?

Stores are closed, sales have evaporated and a lot of retailers can’t pay their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. → Read More

Apparel manufacturers producing surgical masks during pandemic

Hanes, Christian Siriano and many small apparel companies are getting into the mask-making business due to rocketing demand. → Read More