Category Archives: Ed Zwirn – New York Post

Millennials spend billions on Halloween for social media fame: survey

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By Ed Zwirn

New York Post Oct. 26 2019

Welcome to a boo-tiful new world.

Halloween used to be an occasion to spook your neighbors in person, with costume and candy sales driven by trick-or-treaters and/or those looking to make the scene at parties and clubs.

But even as Halloween continues to generate strong retail revenue, not only is the shopping (and influencing) migrating online, but so are the venues at which costume purchasers intend to strut their stuff — with Instagram and Snapchat taking the place of face-to-face encounters.

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Over 44 million people are affected by student loan debt

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By Ed Zwirn

New York Post, Aug. 19,2017

Now is the time to load up your car for the hours-long drive to take your child to college — with little thought given to the loans taken out back in the spring to put them in class.

Nationwide, student loan debt affects more than 44 million borrowers, who owe about $1.3 trillion, according to a survey by LendEDU, a private firm that connects students and their families with student loans and loan refinancing. Continue reading →

Brick-and-mortar shops are surviving the retail apocalypse

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By Ed Zwirn

New York Post, Aug. 13, 2017

Lisa Salzer-Wiles

Lisa Salzer, who opened her first Lulu Frost store on Prince Street in July, is one of the latest entrepreneurs to go brick-and-mortar in the city — and so far, she says, “I love it.”
Salzer, a jewelry designer who started her Lulu Frost online 14 years ago, met up with floral designer Tess Casey when the two did the flowers and jewelry for the 2006 movie “The Devil Wears Prada.” Continue reading →