http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/track-price-changes-of-restaurant-menus.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:56:36 +0000 Website run by a well-known food critic lets you know when restaurant menu prices increase. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/could-food-prices-be-related-to-the-arab-uprisings.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:13:19 +0000 A provocative new study suggests the timing of the Arab uprisings is linked to global food price spikes, and that prices will soon permanently be above the level which sparks conflicts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/soaring-price-of-gold-creates-selling-frenzy-in-japan-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:06:31 +0000 Japan is racing to sell everything gold. Line ups are so long, some trading shops have to turn customers away.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/apple-faces-lawsuit-for-conspiring-with-major-publishers-to-fix-prices.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:38:21 +0000 HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster are some of the publishers who are accused of conspiring with Apple to fix box prices to compete with Amazon's consumer-friendly prices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/high-number-of-returns-forces-google-to-slash-price-of-its-tv-box-revue-headlines.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:14:25 +0000 Google hopes slashing the price of its TV box, Revue, will attract more customers to buy it and hopefully, keep it.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/why-is-netflix-raising-its-prices.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:25:49 +0000 The online rental service says delivery charges and increasing expenses to acquire movie-streaming licenses are the reasons for its price hike.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/biofuel-demand-keeps-food-prices-high-headlines.html Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:40:34 +0000 A Farm Foundation report reveals that the need for biofuel is indeed the reason for high food prices in the past year.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-emotional-impact-of-money.html Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:19:27 +0000 A test explores the link stress plays in our financial decisions. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/chris-harrison-price-war-cuts-are-great-for-consumers-not-for-brands.html Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:29:05 +0000 Discounting is a short-term policy. And it places some businesses you in the last chance saloon faster than they ever would have imagined.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/seth-godin-gifts-misunderstood.html Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:20:19 +0000 What really makes something a gift?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/peep-insights-the-latest-in-the-coffee-wars.html Mon, 11 May 2009 20:52:56 +0000 Last Wednesday was National Beverage Day, a little-known holiday that inspired us to examine the new McCafé coffee line, from McDonalds. Perhaps an unlikely chain vying for a piece of the caffeinated pie, but with this week’s launch, McDonald’s introduced an expanded McCafé coffee line, featuring cappuccinos, mochas and lattes. The specialty offerings are available at 11,000 locations (out of 14,000) nationwide. And taking a page from the coffeehouse playbook, McDonald’s customers can customize any drink with flavored syrups, steamed milk or whipped cream. While Starbucks battles the stigma of the recession-unfriendly “4 dollar coffee,” a coffee run at McDonald’sRead more...]]>