• Pam Anderson’s ex Jon Peters allegedly spotted on SeekingArrangement.com

    Pam Anderson’s ex Jon Peters allegedly spotted on SeekingArrangement.com

    That’s a long, long swim to the shallow end of the dating pool. It appears that in just four months, Jon Peters went from being married to Pamela Anderson — arguably one of the most-desired women of the 20th century — to trawling for dates on low-rent “sugar baby” site SeekingArrangement. The “Baywatch” star, 53, …
  • Tinder owner’s shares surge over 12 percent as online dating soars amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Tinder owner’s shares surge over 12 percent as online dating soars amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Shares of Tinder’s parent company Match Group surged more than 12 percent Wednesday after it said stuck-at-home singles turning to its apps for love have fueled surprisingly strong earnings. The dating juggernaut — which also owns OKCupid, Hinge and Plenty of Fish — beat Wall Street’s forecasts for both earnings and revenue, raking in a …
  • Why TLC’s ‘Find Love Live!’ has struck a nerve

    Why TLC’s ‘Find Love Live!’ has struck a nerve

    TLC’s dating series “Find Love Live!” has become an unexpected hit. The reality show (Mondays at 11 p.m.) is now the top-rated late-night (live) show among females, garnering 5 million viewers for its first three episodes — triggering TLC to order an additional nine episodes. “It’s perfect in terms of balancing my own curiosity about …
  • Walmart makes deal with Shopify to expand online sales

    Walmart makes deal with Shopify to expand online sales

    Walmart has partnered with Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify, as the world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer ramps up its efforts to capture a bigger slice of the coronavirus-driven surge in online shopping. US and Toronto Stock Exchange shares of Shopify, which have doubled in value this year and briefly made the company the most valuable Canadian company …
  • Huge mall deal collapses as coronavirus cripples retail

    Huge mall deal collapses as coronavirus cripples retail

    The nation’s biggest mall owner is backing out of a $3.6 billion deal to buy a major rival as the coronavirus pandemic shakes the retail industry. It is the second major retail deal signed before the virus hit the US to crumble. The sale of Victoria’s Secret to a private equity group fell apart last …
  • Dunkin’ to hire 25K workers, offer online college classes

    Dunkin’ to hire 25K workers, offer online college classes

    Dunkin’, a unit of Dunkin’ Brands Group, said on Monday its franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 workers as it prepares for higher demand, with US states reopening after months-long lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’, which has about 90 percent of its restaurants open, said new …
  • States might turn to legalized gambling with budgets rocked by coronavirus

    States might turn to legalized gambling with budgets rocked by coronavirus

    The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the US as states deal with huge budget deficits and look for new tax revenue wherever they can find it. Most major sports remain shut down due to the virus, but European soccer and Asian baseball have begun play, …
  • Ralph Lauren profits sees surge from Chinese online sales

    Ralph Lauren profits sees surge from Chinese online sales

    Ralph Lauren said on Wednesday a surge in online shopping was helping it get back on track in China and putting it on course for a recovery from the financial damage wrought by the COVID-19 lockdowns in other markets as well. Online sales in China, a crucial growth market for luxury goods companies, jumped 76 …
  • SelectQuote jumps 40 percent in IPO as more consumers shop for insurance online

    SelectQuote jumps 40 percent in IPO as more consumers shop for insurance online

    Shares of SelectQuote jumped more than 40 percent in their stock market debut on Thursday, giving the insurance policy comparison Web site a market valuation of over $4 billion. The company’s stellar offering is the latest sign of thawing in the initial public offering market, which was shut to most companies when the coronavirus outbreak …
  • Alison Roman’s Times exile feeds gutless cancel culture amid Chrissy Teigen feud

    Alison Roman’s Times exile feeds gutless cancel culture amid Chrissy Teigen feud

    It’s a heaping portion of cowardice with a side of reflexive liberal cancel culture, courtesy of our most reliable provider: the New York Times. After their star food columnist was pitchforked online last week for criticizing model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen and reality TV organizer Marie Kondo, the paper — rather than stand by …