ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Instead of letting a corporate team decide what technologies to offer its customers, Wawa lets the changing behaviors of customers dictate what tech innovations come into Wawa’s stores, according to the Press of Atlantic City. The Pennsylvania-based convenience re...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Saturday granted an emergency stay temporarily halting enforcement of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers, citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues.” In BST Holdings vs. Occupatio...
CHARLOTTESVILLEe, Va.—The Markets of Tiger Fuel Company have teamed up with the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball team on a Shot Clock for Sandwiches promotion to donate hundreds of sandwiches this season to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge. Charlottesvi...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Kroger has opened a ghost grocery store in Florida, reports CNBC. The grocer has opened a large warehouse operated by robots and uses delivery drivers that drop off online grocery orders at people’s doors. Kroger invested $55 million just on construction of the wa...
BOSTON—Massachusetts is looking to change its 2019 tobacco law that banned flavored tobacco in the state, as multiple bills pending before the Public Health Committee attempt to carve out new exemptions, reports WWLP. The proposals were discussed at a hearing last week. The bills...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Companies are scrambling to hire employees in a labor market that has ample job openings but far fewer applicants. The struggle to find labor has some companies rethinking job qualifications, as well as the types of incentives used to attract employees, reports th...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Labor Department has submitted a 28-page filing to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which seeks to get the vaccine mandate back on track after the court granted an emergency stay temporarily halting enforcement of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vacc...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Supply chain snarls have started affecting the availability of takeout items such as plastic straws, coffee cups and to-go containers, reports CNBC. Off-premise restaurant orders were up 20% in September compared with the same time two years ago, according to the ...
ALEXANDRIA, VA.—Foodservice sales in convenience stores are about 23% of in-store sales, a category that continues to be a key focus area for retailers, NACS State of the Industry data indicate. The importance of food safety is paramount: Outbreaks affect not only individual bran...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—More than 80 bipartisan House members sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow truck drivers younger than age 21 to cross state lines with their cargo. Led by Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) an...
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