The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in...
Young women are spending more and more in China, driving the economy and the view of spending habits in the country, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
This week both Amazon and Walmart were offering up pictures — albeit with very different levels of detail built in — of how the immediate retail future will take shape. Amazon laid out what its decade-long march to fully-automated warehouses will likely look like, while Walmart didn’t...
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Burger King made a lot waves about a month ago when it announced that, in cooperation with the vegan burger folks at Impossible Foods, it would be rolling out meatless version of the Whopper. The Impossible Whopper is a meatless burger — but not a...
To provide consumers with less expensive and more flexible booking options, eCommerce innovators are taking new approaches to hotel reservations. Splitty Travel, for instance, allows consumers to combine two rate plans to create one itinerary for their stays. While the technology could allow consumers to...
With slowing growth in the company’s Vrbo short-term rental business, Expedia Group Inc. missed estimates for its first-quarter revenues. The travel company’s sales were $2.61 billion compared to the Street’s estimates of $2.69 billion, Bloomberg reported. Vrbo’s revenue growth was 14 percent compared to 20 percent last...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart, for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. The move comes the company is investing in refurbishing...
Shake Shack shares rose as much as 9.7 percent in late trading after the burger chain reported sales that beat estimates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
