More Americans than ever are living alone these days, and many don’t want to bake full-size cakes, buy eggs by the dozen, run half-loaded dishwashers or store 24-packs of toilet paper. “I gave up on buying bread,” says Nicole Beck, a 29-year-old public-relations manager living solo in Austin, Texas. “I’m always so annoyed that the loaf goes stale before I can use it all.”Consumer-products...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 02, 2019 17:37 UTC