Tag: Retail and wholesale
Americans hungry for Burger King, sales improve in Q1
Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King, saw its sales climb in the first quarter to top Wall Street's view as Americans...
Amazon’s profit more than triples as pandemic boom continues
NEW YORK — Amazon’s pandemic boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down.
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Best Buy president to leave after 17 years at chain
NEW YORK — Best Buy said Thursday that its president and chief operating officer is stepping down in July after more than 17 years...
McDonald’s sales soar on strong US demand
As America emerges from the pandemic, it's heading to McDonald's.
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Merchants sue Federal Reserve over fees for debit cards
NEW YORK — Two trade groups representing businesses in North Dakota filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Federal Reserve, asking the agency to lower...
Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell sales bounce as restrictions ease
LOUISVILLE, Ken. — Profit for the company that runs Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC restaurants more than tripled during the first quarter and...
US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran in a...
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...
