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Americans hate the economy so much, they’re buying $22 smoothies

Here's why people reach for certain things in uncertain times.

09.04.2026 6

Fortune

Yuanyuan Cui

Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy

Virtue-signaling and self-care help explain a popular new kind of splurge, even as American shoppers pull back elsewhere.

08.04.2026 6

The Conversation

Yuanyuan Cui

OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters

AI agents are poised to do your online shopping for you, with major consequences for the e-commerce industry – and your ability to make choices.

20.10.2025 7

The Conversation

Yuanyuan Cui