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- Low-cost franchise business model is changing, but not the risks
on December 8, 2025 at 1:57 pmMany new franchise business models are mobile app and internet based, but while the lack of real estate can reduce costs, many risks remain.
- An industry focused on death faces an existential crisison December 1, 2025 at 5:40 pm
The small, family run companies that make traditional memorialization products like gravestones are facing the dual challenges of tariffs and cremation.
- Gen Z, millennial spending cutbacks set to reshape holiday shopping seasonon November 28, 2025 at 5:48 pm
Younger Americans are preparing to scale back their holiday shopping more than any other generation, according to new data from CNBC and SurveyMonkey.
- Higher costs weigh on Americans’ holiday shopping plans this year: CNBC surveyon November 28, 2025 at 5:47 pm
Most Americans believe prices are higher this holiday season and many will buy less gifts, according to the CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Saturday survey.
- Chinese consumer brands flood into Africa as old investment model fades and exports jump 28%on November 24, 2025 at 5:20 am
Chinese firms are shifting from big infrastructure to consumer goods in Africa, driven by demand, adventurous entrepreneurs and pressure to produce locally.