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Research Finds Local Social Media News Encourages Adoption of Impossible Meat by Restaurants and Stores

News Release, October 21, 2026

New research has found that increased local social media news coverage can encourage independent restaurants and stores to begin offering “impossible meats”— plant-based meat alternatives designed to replicate conventional meat while reducing carbon emissions and offering potential nutritional benefits. The estimated news effect was stronger in counties with a larger share of liberal residents.

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Study Reveals Who Benefits When Online Retailers Let You Buy Online and Return at a Competitor’s Stores

News Release, October 14, 2026

A peer-reviewed study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science revealed that direct competitors in retail, online and offline firms, can both benefit by working together when it comes to handling product returns. The research shows that “buy online, return in store” (BORS) partnerships, such as those between Amazon and Kohl’s, can impact competition in a way that benefits both companies. At the same time, consumers can also be better off under some circumstances, leading to a win-win-win scenario for all players.

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Decision Science Digest

Decision Science Digest: September 30, 2024 September 30, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, September 30, 2024 –

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

  • Focusing on the Family: A Breakthrough in Genetic Testing that Provides Health Information to Everyone, Not Just One Person (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • Utilizing Drones to Save Lives and Fight the Opioid Epidemic: New Model Can Save up to 33 Lives per Year (INFORMS journal Operations Research)
  • Generative AI Interprets Reactions to Polarizing Content: Social Media vs. Email (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Identifying Depression and Preventing Suicide: New Model Utilizes Social Media Data to Save Lives (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
 Decision Science Digest: June 18, 2024 June 18, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, June 18, 2024 –

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

  • Tailoring Ads to Consumers: How Facial Expression Software is Streamlining the Process (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Teaming Up to Reach a Goal: New Research Proves Social Ties Improve Long-Standing Success (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Predicting Deliveries: Fostering Trust with Consumers So They Buy Again, A New Model to Nail Down Product Delivery Dates (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • The Tesla Effect! The Impact of EV Charging Locations on Local Businesses (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
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