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August 3, 2026

A shopper browsing a colorful produce display near the entrance of a grocery store

How The American Supermarket Is Designed to Work Against You

Store layout, cart size, lighting, music, and price tags are all engineered to make you spend more. Here's how supermarkets do it and what actually helps.
a spread of food at Chez Frites in Ocean Casino Resort AC

Atlantic City’s Chez Frites Made Me Rethink Everything I Thought About Casino Dining

Chez Frites, a French brasserie inside Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, delivers oysters, cocktails, and surf and turf worth skipping the slots for.
the bar at Sugar Factory Hard Rock AC

Sugar Factory at Hard Rock AC Somehow Pleased Our Entire Family—From Toddlers to Teens

Finding a restaurant that pleases a family with two teenagers and two toddlers at the same table is basically a logistical miracle. Someone wants something “fancy,” someone else wants chicken

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    • A shopper browsing a colorful produce display near the entrance of a grocery store

    How The American Supermarket Is Designed to Work Against You

    a spread of food at Chez Frites in Ocean Casino Resort AC

    Atlantic City’s Chez Frites Made Me Rethink Everything I Thought About Casino Dining

    the bar at Sugar Factory Hard Rock AC

    Sugar Factory at Hard Rock AC Somehow Pleased Our Entire Family—From Toddlers to Teens