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Layoffs, losses, plunging share prices: These pandemic winners are now struggling 08/28/2022 12:20pm • Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic's economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or unwilling) to go to the gym, consumers rushed to buy its exercise equipment and, more importantly, sign up for its online classes. Peloton posted its first quarterly profits in calendar year 2

Woodbridge duo launches Re-Up shoe 'boutique' 08/21/2022 06:07pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. James Gerrald Jr. and Christian Henderson are both from Woodbridge, so when they decided to open a sneaker store, there was no doubt wher

WTOP Announces Winners of Annual Top 10 Contest, Recipients of $10,000 in Donations 08/16/2022 09:32am • For Immediate Release August 16, 2022 Washington, D.C. – WTOP and WTOP.com, toda

Back-to-school shopping a little cheaper in Md. as 'tax free holiday' week kicks off 08/14/2022 09:23am • Those looking to save a little extra dough on some back to school shopping can at least avoid paying state sales tax on most items this week in Maryland. The state’s tax holiday starts Sunday and runs through Saturday. Clothing and pairs of shoes $100 or less will have no sales tax added onto the

Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame 08/14/2022 09:06am • Confused about inflation? You're not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let's start with the simplest version: Inflation happens when prices broadly go up. That "broadly" is important: At any given time, the price of goods will

What do we know about consumer habits during back-to-school shopping season? 08/12/2022 04:09am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. School supplies. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) What to know about back-to-school shopping trends What it is: The first day of school is quickly approaching in the D.C. region, with

Virginia, Maryland to hold tax-free holidays in August 08/07/2022 04:40am • August has some perks for shoppers hitting the stores in Virginia and Maryland. Both states are holding their tax-free holidays. Virginia's three-day "tax holiday" ends Sunday, Aug. 7. Maryland's is Aug. 14 through Aug. 20. More Local News More Maryland News More Virginia News

DC-area organization that helps others needs help 08/04/2022 10:14pm • Six days a week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., hundreds gather at the parking lot of Lakeforest Mall in Montgomery County, Maryland, and people line up to get free vegetables, fruits and other foods. When the pandemic hit, Montgomery County-based nonprofit So What Else had to stop what they focused on �

13 items that sell on eBay, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace 07/24/2022 04:30am • Online sales have come a long way since eBay sold its first item -- a broken laser pointer -- in 1995. Back then, the company was known as AuctionWeb, and it quickly became a popular place to scout out collectible items such as rare Beanie Babies. Today, there is no limit to the things to sell on eB

New video shows Fairfax Co. officers killing armed man at Springfield Town Center 07/22/2022 03:49pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have released body-worn and dashboard camera footage showing events that led to officers killing an armed man in the Springfield Town Center parking lot last month. The Fairfax County Police Department said 37-year-old Christian Parker, a Reston resident, was s

Alexandria makes Travel + Leisure best cities to visit list for the first time 07/22/2022 10:27am • Alexandria, Virginia, is on Travel + Leisure's 2022 list of the 15 best cities to visit in the U.S. — it's the first time the city has made the list. Alexandria ranks No. 8. The rankings are based on reader ratings. More Local News More Travel News More Business News O

Amazon continues filling retail space at Arlington's HQ2 07/20/2022 09:50pm • Amazon has pledged to fill its HQ2 retail space at the National Landing campuses it is developing with locally-owned businesses, and so far it is batting 100%. Four new local retailers have signed leases for space at Metropolitan Park, the first phase of new HQ2 construction in Pentagon City.

12 shopping tricks to keep you under budget 07/17/2022 04:30am • Use these tips to stay under budget. What do inflation, interest rates, gas prices and groceries all have in common? They're all high. With many goods and services costing more these days, your money has to stretch further to pay for everything you need. That's why you need a few good shopping

British Open preview: Waiting for Rory's resurgence 07/13/2022 08:44am • Golf's final Major tees off Thursday morning at St. Andrew's. The 150th British Open (or Open Championship, for those sticklers) promises to deliver plenty of pageantry and salutes to the game's history, up to and including Tiger Woods (two of his three Open wins have come at the Old Course) and Jac

WTOP Announces Annual Top 10 Contest Awarding $10K to Local Area Businesses 07/11/2022 01:13pm • WTOP Announces Annual Top 10 Contest Awarding $10K to Local Area Businesses For Immediate Release �