The Daily Money: Three-day shopper boycott starts
Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money.
Organizers of several consumer boycotts that have been underway since early February say they are having an impact as shoppers avoid certain retailers.A three-day economic blackout starts today (April 18) through Sunday (April 20) to protest what organizers say is corporate greed and a rollback in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by businesses.Leaders of the boycotts point to Target's stock plummeting and data showing that in-person activity at Target and several other retailers is down.But data from several firms show a mix of results, with sales at some retailers increasing or remaining flat for the first quarter.Read more about the boycotts in my latest story, take a look at some data, and find out what else is planned.
Here's how to thrift
I have always been a huge thrift-store fan. During the summer, you'll also find my husband and I at garage sales. A few years ago during the COVID-19 lockdown, he started selling things we weren't using from our basement. He enjoyed it and now he has a small side hustle. We started going to estate sales and now we're hooked on all three. He looks for treasures to sell. I look for things that I could use without cluttering up my house.
The word is out on the benefits of thrifting, reports my colleague, Madeline Mitchell. Learn more about how to thrift and whether tariffs will affect prices.
Shoes off, laptop out? Why does TSA differ so much?
Shoes on or off at airport security? Even if you have TSA-precheck, why are security rules different at airports and sometimes within different security lines at the same airport?
My colleague, columnist Zach Wichter, explains.
Speaking of footwear, should you keep your shoes on or off when you're flying?
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