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The Hottest Houseware Trends of 2021
The hottest houseware trends of 2021. Sales of these popular housewares are predicted to hold strong in the new year. After a historic year for houseware sales in 2020, when Americans spent more time at home than ever before, the industry is poised for another year of impressive sales growth. In 2021, it’s going to [...]
10 of the Best Luxury Housewares of 2020
10 of the best luxury housewares of 2020. The most highly sought after luxury housewares are multifunctional, high-tech and make people’s lives easier. Are you still trying to find the perfect gifts for the loved ones on your holiday shopping list? Well, you’re in luck because this week we’ve rounded up 10 of the best [...]
Top 5 DIY Home Improvement Projects During COVID-19
Top 5 DIY home improvement projects during COVID-19. In 2020, these are the five most popular DIY home improvement projects homeowners took on during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ninety percent of homeowners have tried their hand at DIY home improvement projects since the onset of COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2020, and 64 percent of them [...]
Boom! How to Supercharge Your Marketing in a Changing Economy
COVID-19 has changed the landscape when it comes to sales and marketing. Learn how to manage business development and increase your close rate in a world where the usual tools of business are no longer available. Join Ilyce Glink, WGN Radio's business correspondent and CEO of the award-winning financial wellness technology company Best Money Moves, [...]
5 Tips for Enjoying the Holidays During COVID-19
5 tips for enjoying the holidays during COVID-19. How to get in the spirit of the holiday season and keeping everyone safe. COVID-19 makes every holiday a little scarier. Now that your spider web netting, scary masks and adorable kids costumes have been safely tucked away in storage, it’s time to turn our attention to [...]
How Much Did Americans Spend on Groceries During COVID-19?
How much did Americans spend on groceries during COVID-19? The average weekly grocery bill increased by nearly 20 percent in 2020. In the early days of COVID-19, grocery store aisles were emptied of pasta, canned vegetables and toilet paper as Americans hunkered down for quarantine. In fact, our publisher, Ilyce Glink, just dug into a [...]
Managing Your Personal Finances During COVID-19
Managing your personal finances during COVID-19. How those who are struggling can utilize COVID-19 relief programs and prioritize bill payments. The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is putting an unprecedented strain on Americans’ finances. Half of those who were laid off due to COVID-19 remain unemployed and most workers who lost wages are still [...]
Healthcare System Concerns Heightened During COVID-19 Pandemic
Healthcare system concerns heightened during COVID-19 Pandemic. Americans share how they feel about healthcare during COVID-19 in a new survey. It’s no secret that the U.S. healthcare system is broken and the COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened Americans’ concerns about rising costs. The majority (60 percent) of Americans rated the U.S. healthcare system as “poor” [...]
What Can I Do If My Building Isn’t Following Local COVID-19 Rules?
What can I do if my building isn’t following local COVID-19 rules? What you can do about it and how to keep yourself safe. Q: Our city maintains a list of states that have high COVID-19 cases and requires local residents or visitors to quarantine for two weeks after traveling to these states. One of [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: How Can You Enforce a Quarantine?
COVID-19 Pandemic: how can you enforce a quarantine? This reader wants to know how travel quarantines can be enforced in a 55+ condo development. Q: We live in Florida in a 55+ condominium development in Florida. Our question is whether residents who visit out-of-state folks need to quarantine themselves upon return. And, what about residents [...]