HOUSTON — In early March, a delivery truck carrying dozens of bags of live Louisiana crawfish arrived at Crawfish & Noodles. The restaurant, in a district known as Asiatown, is […]
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Back to news homeInvestors get a rise out of Walmart’s agreement to stock more Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat shares soared today on the heels of an announcement that Walmart is beefing up its relationship with the purveyor of meatless protein patties, sausages, and balls. 900 stores […]
Drive-Throughs That Predict Your Order? Restaurants Are Thinking Fast
Starbucks has employees at hundreds of busy locations strolling through car lines, taking orders with hand-held devices so customers can get their caffeine fix a few seconds faster. Shake Shack, […]
Is This the End of Tipping?
Though Ms. Van Duser was mortified, she said she knew she had to quietly sweep away the mess. She needed the tip.She said she used to make $150 to $300 […]
Hurt by Lockdowns, California’s Small Businesses Push to Recall Newsom
Small businesses across the country have suffered from shutdowns that sometimes seem to flare up as suddenly as surges in the coronavirus itself. Restaurants, gyms, corner stores and spas have […]
How a Queens Shaobing Stall Survives a Pandemic
As several restaurants in Flushing, Queens, one of the largest Chinatowns in New York City, shut down amid the pandemic, Yukun Shaobing quietly opened inside a nondescript mini-mall last September […]
How a Minimum-Wage Increase Is Being Felt in a Low-Wage City
When the wage went up, Ms. Parra said, she could more easily help with rent and pay the phone and cable bills at the apartment that she shares with her […]
The Power Balance Is Shifting in London’s Commercial Real Estate
LONDON — For years, landlords have had the upper hand in London’s real estate market, pushing up rents as businesses clamored for prime locations near offices, tourism hot spots and […]
Europe’s Bankruptcies Are Plummeting. That May Be a Problem.
PARIS — Romain Rozier’s cafe should be bankrupt by now.Since the coronavirus hit last spring, sales at the once buzzing lunch spot in northern Paris are down 80 percent. The […]
It Could Be a Great Year, if Your Business Survives Winter
For Ashlie Ordonez, owner of the Bare Bar Studio, a spa in Denver, vaccinations for the coronavirus can’t come soon enough. While she anticipates better days later this year, surviving […]