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Could Chipotle's burrito bowl robot crack down on customers' favorite portion-maximizing hacks?
Chipotle fans have found subtle methods to ensure they get larger servings and a bigger burrito bow…
Lloyd Lee
These 5 things prompt us to tip more
Discover the psychology behind what makes people want to tip more. Several behaviors can make us ti…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins
Costco, Lowe's, Best Buy, and Tractor Supply are winning the battle against retail theft in a strikingly similar way
Costco, Lowe's, Best Buy, and Tractor Supply are succeeding in keeping an increase in retail crime …
Dominick Reuter
See Chipotle's new robots that can crank out nearly 200 burrito bowls an hour
Hyphen is one of a dozen food tech startups in the industry looking to streamline food operations f…
Nancy Luna
Starbucks promises its new 'siren system' will cut the wait for your drink but most stores are still waiting for the rollout
Starbucks unveiled the new system designed to speed up drink-making last year, but most customers h…
Kylie Kirschner
McDonald's is putting up royalty fees for new restaurants, marking the first increase in nearly 30 years
McDonald's is increasing royalty fees for new restaurants by 25% from January, requiring them to pa…
Grace Dean
Americans are cheaping out big time on restaurant tips. Here are the states with the worst and best tippers.
The average tips servers get at restaurants have dipped below 20%, per data from restaurant managem…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
Budweiser says it has stopped chopping the tails of the iconic Clydesdale horses used in its commercials and promotions
The American Veterinary Medical Association defines docking as amputating the bony part of a horse'…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins
Planet Fitness' longtime CEO says he was 'blindsided' by abrupt firing that sent gym's stock plummeting and barred him from talking to staff
Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau was fired after a decade at the helm and replaced by ex-NH Gov. Cr…
Katherine Long,Jack Newsham
Diners are clamoring for earlier reservations. 'When did a 6:00 dinner reservation become the new 8:00?' New York restaurateur Danny Meyer asks.
The Shake Shack founder and Union Square Hospitality Group chairman offered three theories, includi…
Dominick Reuter
Kraft Singles' hard-to-remove wrappers were the number one complaint for customers. Now, the wrapper is causing a recall.
Kraft Heinz recalled some packages of its Singles after some consumer said the cheese's wrappers le…
Alex Bitter
A taco chain made servers share their tips with kitchen staff and other workers, the Labor Department says. It could be ordered to pay staff $823,000.
The DOL filed a lawsuit against three Barrio Taco restaurant in Michigan, seeking $823,000 in back …
Grace Dean
Starbucks' dome lids are infuriating baristas and embarrassing customers
Starbucks baristas and customers express frustration over ill-fitting dome lids in viral TikTok vid…
Gloria Dawson,Nancy Luna
These retailers are bucking the trend and opening stores in San Francisco despite the city's 'doom loop'
A number of high-profile retailers shut up shop in San Francisco recently, but others are opening n…
Tom Carter
Disney's best-selling line of toys in Asia is a fluffy bear you've probably never heard of
Duffy and Friends is Disney's top-selling franchise in Asia. LinaBell, his pink fox friend, is also…
Huileng Tan
Amazon sellers are raiding dollar stores for products like glow sticks and Twinkies to resell online
Amazon sellers are raiding Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores for products they can resell for a…
Alex Bitter
I compared Jersey Mike's sandwiches to Subway's new deli-sliced subs. The contest was closer than I expected.
In July, a month before Subway was purchased by a private equity firm, the chain rolled out four me…
Nancy Luna
Costco superfans now have their own warehouse-themed Monopoly game – with tokens like the $1.50 hot dog combo
This holiday season, Costco lovers can celebrate 40 years of the wholesale club before getting into…
Dominick Reuter
Woman sues McDonald's over hot coffee spill nearly thirty years after the original infamous coffee lawsuit
The latest hot coffee lawsuit is reminiscent of an infamous 1994 case.
Nancy Luna,Jennifer Ortakales…
Fog is the latest tool retailers are deploying to fight theft
Confronted with rising concerns over smash-and-grab robberies, some US retailers are installing a l…
Dominick Reuter
People on the internet are split over Tokyo's standing sleeping pods: 'Why did Japan make this?'
"Only in Japan would you get a solution for a problem that doesn't exist," said one YouTuber, while…
Kai Xiang Teo
Digital screens are covering cooler doors at stores like Kroger and Walgreens, and they're driving TikTokers nuts
Cooler screens are becoming more common at Kroger, CVS, Walgreens, and other retailers. But shopper…
Alex Bitter
Chick-fil-A plans UK restaurants opening after previously facing backlash from LGBTQ+ rights activists
Chick-fil-A revisits UK market after backlash for supporting anti-LGBTQ+ groups.
Nancy Luna
Walmart reduces hours at 5 Atlanta stores after announcing a police workspace in separate area store
Walmart said the locations will now close two hours earlier each day, at 9 p.m., after feedback fro…
Dominick Reuter
Glossier founder Emily Weiss loved asking job candidates, 'Why do you work?' new book says
A new book by Marisa Meltzer described the "tedious" interview process at Glossier.