Cities and towns are slowing their roll on new drive-thrus
Long lines of cars waiting to place and pick up orders at restaurant drive-thrus are spilling into roadways, causing congestion and......
Amazon going to use small businesses to make deliveries
Amazon.com plans to work with thousands of small businesses, including bodegas and florists, to deliver its packages. The retail, logistics and......
Sweetgreen plans to scale automated stores chainwide
Workers at Sweetgreen’s automated store in Naperville, IL, prepare ingredients that are fed into its Infinite Kitchen dispensers before being assembled......
Adults driving Squishmallows toy craze
The popularity of Squishmallows, a plush toy that ranges from two inches to two feet and costs between $5.99 and $39.99,......
All-you-eat buffets are back in a big way
Buffet-style restaurants took in on the chin during the pandemic but are coming back now. “The media called buffets zombie companies......
More people are working into their eighties
Around 650,000 Americans 80 or older worked last year, about 18 percent more than the previous decade, and most work in......
House report says Temu and Shein are skirting U.S. import tariff law
A House committee report asserts that Temu and Shein have exploited loopholes in U.S. law to get around paying import duties.......
Bud Light launching new ad campaign
After the Bud Light boycott, the brand is launching its new “Easy to Summer” ad campaign using a light-hearted approach to......
Retailer subscription programs draw scrutiny after FTC’s Amazon lawsuit
Retailer subscription programs face closer scrutiny following the Federal Trade Commission’s suit against Amazon.com for allegedly tricking “million...
Shareholders tell Kroger to reveal median pay by race and gender
Kroger shareholders approved a non-binding measure asking the grocery giant to reveal its workers’ median pay by race and gender. The......
Ace Hardware building a new 1.5 million-square-foot DC in Kansas City
Ace Hardware Corporation is building a new 1.5 million-square-foot retail distribution center. The warehouse is expected to be fully operational in......
Workers at 150 Starbucks to strike over chain’s stance on Pride decorations
Starbucks Workers United said that workers at 150 Starbucks will walk off the job today in protest over the chain’s alleged......
Union starts retail cannabis apprenticeship program
New Jersey’s largest cannabis union, UFCW Local 360, is accepting applications for its retail apprenticeship program. “The NJ Cannabis Apprentice Pr...
E-cigarette usage skews to younger adults and kids
Sales of e-cigarettes rose nearly 47 percent from January 2020 to December 2022, according to an analysis by the Centers for......
What Came First, The Chicken or The Lab?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved two companies to sell “cell-cultivated” chicken for human consumption....
Will Dormify Shops Make The Container Store a Big Deal On Campus?
The Container Store has plans to go off to college in the fall and it’s taking a friend with it....
FTC says Amazon tricked millions into joining Prime
The Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon.com, alleging that it used deceptive interface designs to trick millions into joining its Prime......
USDA says Americans can eat lab-grown chicken
The U.S. Agriculture Department has given the go-ahead to two companies – Good Meat and Upside Foods – to sell “cell-cultivated”......
Overstock.com acquires Bed Bath & Beyond’s name and digital assets
Overstock.com has acquired Bed Bath & Beyond’s intellectual property and digital assets for $21.5 million during a bankruptcy auction. Bed Bath......
Amazon reported having an interest in acquiring Ocado
Ocado’s shares rose up to 47 percent after The Times of London reported that the online grocer and technology firm could......