Articles filed under Washington Post
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Retailers embrace in-store phone use in strategy to drive salesJul 25, 2015 7:32 am - GameStop has no doubt that mobile devices have changed the way its customers shop. Smartphones and tablets now account for up to 68 percent of the traffic to the video g...
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The unlikely success story of the Apple retail storeJul 25, 2015 7:31 am - "Sorry, Steve: Here's Why Apple Stores Won't Work," proclaimed a headline in Businessweek in May 2001. Published the day after Apple opened its first retail store in Tys...
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PBS sketches the science of runningJul 25, 2015 6:32 am - So how, exactly, are you running wrong? And what happens in your muscles when you hit "the wall" during the marathon? And is using a Fitbit turning you into the Quantifi...
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Here's how physics can help your golf gameJul 20, 2015 6:00 am - “Drive for show and putt for dough.” In the world of professional golf, this catchphrase means that a perfect drive down the middle of the fairway has little value if th...
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Researcher suggests 5 small habits that could make you happierJul 20, 2015 6:00 am - To those who think of happiness as a “nice to have” luxury or something that comes after a lifetime of sacrifice, happiness researcher Shawn Achor, head of Goodthink and...
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How a manager found some work-life balanceJul 20, 2015 5:45 am - Megan Rice, 31, works late every night as a health care consultant, managing 65 people. She brings work home. She thinks about work when she's not working, so she's alwa...
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Career Coach: Why you should never check email on Sunday eveningJul 19, 2015 7:41 am - Checking your email on Sunday evening again? Though you may take a break from work email on Friday night and Saturday, many of us are back at it on Sunday to get a jump ...
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Having a bad boss is bad for your healthJul 19, 2015 7:41 am - One head chef had a bad habit of throwing knives around the kitchen, in the direction of people that made him angry. Another woman's boss told her co-worker she couldn't...
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Work Advice: Workers question paying for trade shows and bad coffeeJul 19, 2015 7:40 am - Q: My husband's job requires him to give presentations and network at trade shows. He is required to pay for the table and trade show fees out of pocket and submit them ...
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How Spotify led to a wanted woman's arrestJul 19, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - In early December 2014, Brittany Nunn missed a court date. She was scheduled to fight for custody of one of her daughters, but the tide in the case had been...