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Restaurants Add New Fees to Drive Employee Retention Amid Inflation
Restaurants Add New Fees to Drive Employee Retention Amid Inflation
November 28, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants look for ways to drive employee satisfaction amid inflation, tips are not the only added payments that operators are leveraging. In an interview...

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Walmart Apparel EVP: We Can Make Luxury Fashion Affordable
Walmart Apparel EVP: We Can Make Luxury Fashion Affordable
September 28, 2023  |  Retail

Consumers are increasingly prioritizing convenience when making shopping decisions, leading to the rise of the “one-stop shop” concept. Retailers aspire to offer a comprehensive array...

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Carrefour Calls Out Brands for Shrinkflation as Grocers Resist Price Hikes
Carrefour Calls Out Brands for Shrinkflation as Grocers Resist Price Hikes
September 14, 2023  |  Retail

Around the world, brands have been addressing cost challenges by quietly reducing the amount of product per purchase — a move that can lose shoppers’...

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Fed’s Beige Book Portends Slowdown for Main Street Retail Mainstays
Fed’s Beige Book Portends Slowdown for Main Street Retail Mainstays
September 06, 2023  |  Economy

Modest growth is in the cards, and for Main Street stalwarts among smaller businesses — namely in retail — the pressure is mounting. The Federal...

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Expedia Sees 15% Gain in Active Loyalty Members but Booking Growth Slows
Expedia Sees 15% Gain in Active Loyalty Members but Booking Growth Slows
August 03, 2023  |  Earnings

Expedia’s second-quarter results showed gains in loyalty membership, a surge in B2B contributions as travel is becoming more affordable amid a pullback in pricing. But...

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Skyrocketing Pantry Item Costs Force Kraft Heinz’s to Raise Retail Prices
Skyrocketing Pantry Item Costs Force Kraft Heinz’s to Raise Retail Prices
August 02, 2023  |  Earnings

As many name-brand food companies work against inflation, The Kraft Heinz Company is seeing that the only way to protect its margins is to pass...

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Hershey Sees Consumers Change Their Tune on Chocolate Amid Inflation
Hershey Sees Consumers Change Their Tune on Chocolate Amid Inflation
July 27, 2023  |  Earnings

For a long time, candy brands maintained that chocolate was an affordable luxury, one that consumers would continue to spring for even as prices rose,...

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Unilever Says Inflation Past Peak as Sales Climb
Unilever Says Inflation Past Peak as Sales Climb
July 25, 2023  |  Earnings

Consumer packaged goods giant Unilever believes inflation has reached its peak. The company’s finance chief made that observation Tuesday (July 25) as Unilever reported its quarterly earnings, which...

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Grocery Shrinkflation Adds to Shopper Frustration
Grocery Shrinkflation Adds to Shopper Frustration
July 24, 2023  |  Economy

As food prices rise, many consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands seem to be reducing the amount of product per package, and consumers are taking note. In...

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