Tag: Consumer services
Americans update their closets as they emerge from pandemic
NEW YORK — After a year of being stuck in sweatpants, pajamas and fuzzy slippers, Americans are starting to dress up and go out...
Average US price of gas jumps 2 cents per gallon to $2.96
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.96 per gallon.
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Black customer ejected from supermarket after slur complaint
BERLIN — German supermarket chain ALDI has apologized after a Black customer who had complained about another shopper's racist slur was ejected from a...
Vaccines mean Hungary’s restaurants open for outdoor service
BUDAPEST, Hungary — People in Hungary got a taste Saturday of what life was like before the coronavirus pandemic as restaurants and bars served...
‘Way of the dodo’: Campus bookstore’s end sparks firing feud
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Andre Brady loved his job as a sales manager at the Youngstown State University bookstore. Ordering retail books and study guides....
Florida reaches new gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reached an agreement with the Seminole Tribe on Friday that would greatly expand gambling in state, including...
Chicago seeks developer to open city’s first casino by 2025
CHICAGO — Chicago is laying its cards on the table and officially seeking bids to build the first casino in the nation's third-largest city....
Philly developer has big plans for Atlantic City’s Showboat
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — As it turns out, the $100 million indoor water park that Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein is pursuing at a former...
Amazon begins rollout of pay-by-palm at Whole Foods near HQ
NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more...
Greece to reopen tourism services on May 15
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister says the country's tourism industry will open on May 15 when a ban on travel between different regions...
