Following the unexpected closure of dozens of locations last week, Red Lobster completely expectedly filed for bankruptcy protection this week — and how the seafood chain ended up in Chapter 11 restructuring is a fascinating story of bad decisions, spastic leadership, and shortsighted greed. It’s that last element that really tells the tale. […]
Another national retailer is calling it quits after the pressures of a changing retail environment, disastrous COVID-19 policies and Bidenomics caused the chain to make some hard choices. Rue21, which was once a mainstay in malls all across the country, will close all 540 of its stores in the coming weeks, according to CNN. The […]
A Wisconsin elementary school teacher is facing a sexual assault charge stemming from an alleged incident with a fifth-grade student. Madison Bergmann, 24, was charged this week with first-degree child sexual assault with a child under age 13, according to CBS News. Police had been called to River Crest Elementary School in Hudson in connection […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into its supply chains and is demanding answers within three weeks. A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to […]
President Joe Biden stopped by a Sheetz location on Wednesday to purchase snacks while on a campaign swing through Pennsylvania on the same day that his Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against the company and two of its subsidiaries. Apparently, no one informed the president that his administration considered Sheetz guilty of racial discrimination […]
President Trump’s visit to a New York City bodega after his court appearance earlier this week was a viral sensation. The scene was vibrant, with supporters chanting for Trump and demonstrating tremendous enthusiasm in a traditionally Democratic stronghold. Joe Biden attempted to emulate Trump’s visit by making a quick stop at a Pittsburgh Sheetz […]
Supply chain issues connected to a dearth of drugs for cancer and other chronic illnesses surged at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a federally funded study found. Funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, nine researchers analyzed medicine that U.S. pharmacies purchased from wholesalers and […]
California’s new $20 minimum wage law has forced popular chain Mod Pizza to abruptly close at least five locations in the Golden State and 27 locations nationwide. Mod Pizza, known as “the Chipotle of pizza,” shuttered its location in Clovis, near Fresno, two weeks ago, according to the New York Post. Fifteen employees were let […]
First, California came for plastic straws. It did nothing meaningful for the environment, but it made lawmakers feel good — albeit at the expense of consumers. Now, the state could be coming for “single-use cups” at chain restaurants. It’ll do nothing for the environment, again, but it’ll make lawmakers feel good, again. Guess what it […]
Texas-based gas station and convenience store chain Buc-ee’s might be coming to Arizona. The company announced its intention to open its first Arizona store in Goodyear, according to KSAZ-TV. Although the city’s planning and zoning commission already approved the re-zoning of 71 acres by Interstate 10 and Bullard Avenue, which would presumably accommodate the facility, […]
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