Author: Joseph Pisani
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Amazon faces biggest union push in its history
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NEW YORK • The second Jennifer Bates walks away from her post at the Amazon warehouse where she works, the clock starts ticking. She has precisely 30 minutes to get to the cafeteria and back for her lunch break. That means traversing a warehouse the size of 14 football fields, which eats up precious time.…
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A holiday miracle? Stores try to cut down on long lines
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NEW YORK • Retailers will once again offer big deals and early hours to lure shoppers into their stores for the start of the holiday season. But they’ll also try to get shoppers out of their stores faster than ever by minimizing the thing they hate most: long lines. Walmart, Target and other large retailers…
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Starbucks to train workers on ‘unconscious bias,’ CEO says
PHILADELPHIA — Starbucks wants to add training for store managers on “unconscious bias,” CEO Kevin Johnson said Monday, as activists held more protests at a Philadelphia store where two black men were arrested after employees said they were trespassing. Johnson, who has called the arrests “reprehensible,” arrived in Philadelphia this weekend after video of the…
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Kroger joins other big retailers, tightens gun restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK— Kroger will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 at the stores it owns, becoming the third major retailer this week to put restrictions in place that are stronger than federal laws.…
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Starbucks gives workers raises, stock grants due to tax law
NEW YORK — Starbucks is giving its U.S. workers pay raises and stock grants this year, citing recent changes to the tax law. All employees will soon be able to earn paid sick time off, and the company’s parental leave benefits will include all non-birth parents. Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday that the changes affect about…
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Diet Coke gets new look, new flavors amid sinking sales
NEW YORK — Diet Coke is getting a makeover to try to invigorate the sugar-free soda’s slumping sales. Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday it’s adding a slimmer 12-ounce Diet Coke can, updating the logo and offering the 35-year-old drink in four new flavors, including mango and ginger lime. The taste of the plain Diet Coke will…
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Papa John’s founder out as CEO weeks after NFL comments
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NEW YORK — Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players — comments for which the company later apologized. Schnatter will be replaced as chief executive by Chief Operating Officer Steve Ritchie on Jan. 1, the…
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Even in the Amazon era, Black Friday shows stores are alive
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NEW YORK — Retailers worked hard to attract shoppers to stores on Black Friday, offering in-person deals meant to counter the ease of shopping by phone on Amazon. A better economy and colder weather helped, to be sure. But stores have also tried to improve the store experience and offer better service. They’ve also made…
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DIY holiday: Starbucks releases a color-it-in-yourself cup
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NEW YORK — It’ll be a (mostly) white Christmas cup for Starbucks this year. The coffee chain’s latest holiday design lets customers color it in themselves. The cups — which are typically red-themed — were available Wednesday. Cup sleeves to go with them are red. A plainer red cup from 2015 spurred an outcry from…
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Now at Whole Foods: Cheaper milk, ‘farm fresh’ Amazon Echo
NEW YORK — A half-gallon of milk was 50 cents cheaper at a Whole Foods in New York. Ground beef was down by $2 a pound. And an organic avocado cost a buck less. Amazon kicked off its first day as the owner of Whole Foods by slashing prices, adding its logo on signs and…