Tag: Consumer products and services
Lobster lovers feeling the pinch as summer nears
PORTLAND, Maine — Summer weather has arrived, and New England tourists are hungry for a lobster roll or a whole cooked lobster — but...
Union vote authorizes strike at South Dakota pork plant
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The union at a Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota said it will head to contract negotiations Tuesday...
Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
PORTLAND, Maine — Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well,...
Tempur Sealy plans Crawfordsville plant with 300 workers
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Bedding manufacturer Tempur Sealy International Inc. said Tuesday it will build a foam-pouring plant in western Indiana that will employ about...
Wawa to mark ‘Mare of Easttown Day’ with new cheesesteak
PHILADELPHIA — For all the love Wawa has gotten thanks to the HBO hit TV show “Mare of Easttown,” the popular Pennsylvania convenience store...
Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times
DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to...
Toyota reaches settlement over bullied engineer’s suicide
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Toyota has reached a settlement with the family of an engineer whose suicide was ruled a job-related death due to...
Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers
NEW YORK — A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior...
Levi’s CEO on changing sizes, inflation and voter rights
NEW YORK — As Americans start to go out and update their wardrobes, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co. is enjoying a resurgence in...
Why you should consider a ‘second city’ trip in 2021
Even if you’re fully vaccinated, you might not want your next trip — perhaps your first trip in over a year — to be...
