Restaurants are expected to hit record numbers this summer, and, as a result, “Bar Rescue”‘s Jon Taffer is sounding the alarm on the worker shortage – a problem that is being solved with artificial intelligence and robots. “Since April, we’ve hired over 900,000 employees. We need a lot more, but we’re forecasting record travel this summer. … Read more
Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers canceled plans to honor Sisters of Indulgence, a group of “queer and trans nuns” at their upcoming Pride Night.
A new study found that job seekers with a Southern accent could make less money than people without one. According to the study by the University of Chicago and the University of Munich, people with a Southern accent could lose out on thousands of dollars per year. The research revealed that people with strong regional accents face … Read more
Rapper Lil Nas X waded into the outrage over Target’s controversial sales of woke Pride Month apparel this week, trolling conservative ire over the retail giant’s offering “tuck-friendly” swimwear and LGBTQ-friendly clothing for infants. In a Thursday tweet that has so far garnered more than 5.1 million views and hundreds of comments, the Grammy Award-winning … Read more
The State Farm General Insurance Company will no longer accept new applications for property insurance and other policies in California, citing “historic” increases in construction costs and inflation,” the company said Friday. Beginning Saturday, the Illinois-based insurance group will cease to accept applications for business and personal lines property and casualty insurance. The move doesn’t impact … Read more
An Old Navy store that has been in San Francisco for three decades is slated to shutter this summer — adding to the growing list of retailers closing down throughout the crime-plagued city. The Market Street location — located just three miles away from its corporate headquarters — will shut down July 1 once its … Read more
Airline passengers feeling the pinch of sky-high fares are increasingly resorting to an old trick to save some money by booking flights with a layover to their intended city and ditching the second leg of the trip. Although not a new concept, “skiplagging” — also known as “hidden-city” or “throwaway” ticketing — has been gaining … Read more
Target has donated $2.1 million to an LGBTQ advocacy group that has pressured school districts to not tell parents if their children identify as another gender, according to an online report by Fox News Digital. The retail giant, which has been the subject of widespread boycott calls in the wake of protests over its “PRIDE” … Read more
Bud Light is one of the brands sponsoring next month’s Cincinnati Pride Parade — the latest in a series of mixed signals the beer giant has given as it grapples with controversy over its Dylan Mulvaney partnership. A glance at the list of sponsors on the event’s website reveals that the Anheuser-Busch brand is lending … Read more
Dollar Tree Inc. may up its prices in some areas because of theft, according to the discount retailer’s CFO. While speaking to analysts and investors on Thursday morning, CFO Jeff Davis said Dollar Tree expects to “improve our performance on shrink through defensive merchandising efforts, real estate optimization, and perhaps higher prices to compensate for areas … Read more