Category: Business

The reasons not to go to the gym are endless: It’s really cold outside. Panting in a workout class with 15 strangers in the middle of flu season doesn’t sound very fun. Maybe you just don’t feel like going. If the gym just isn’t your thing but you’re still looking for an exercise outlet, it […]

So you’ve made a budget, cut out unnecessary spending and found ways to earn extra income. You finally have money to set aside. Great work! Now the question is: Where will you stash that cash? If you just let it pile up in your checking account — or worse, stuff it under your mattress — […]

Every now and then, well-intentioned plans to save money simply fail. You think you’re following the frugality playbook only to have it backfire. It’s when trying to be cheap ends up being expensive. It happens to the best of us. 10 Frugality Fails to Avoid Here are 10 situations where trying to pinch pennies can […]

Dive Brief: Convenience store retailer Racetrac Petroleum is proposing a new location in Delaware, Ohio — its first location in the state — according to a report by the Delaware Planning Commission.  Ohio marks the second Midwestern state Racetrac is eyeing in expansion plans, as it’s also working on a previously announced store in Seymore, […]

Photo courtesy of Chipotle What’s better than Chipotle? Free Chipotle! And what could be better than free Chipotle? Free Chipotle for a year. The fast-casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is holding a new sweepstakes contest in which 3,100 Chipotle Rewards members — matching the company’s 3,100 locations — will win free food for a year. […]

Dive Brief: The number of convenience stores operating in the U.S. grew by 1.5% last year compared to 2021, breaking a four-year downward trend, according to NACS’ 2023 Convenience Industry Store Count report. Much of this growth was fueled by a 1,087-location increase in independent c-store operators, boosting their overall footprint to 90,423 stores. Single-store […]

It started with a charity shop off London’s Portobello Road, and the perfect pinstripe suit. Well, almost perfect. “I totally loved it, but it didn’t fit me. So I had the idea for building an app,” explains Josephine Philips, the founder of Sojo, a startup that wants to bring tailoring “into the modern age.” Nicknamed “the […]

Setting up a budget is challenging. Doing it forces you to face your spending habits and then work to change them. But when you decide to make a budget, it means you’re serious about your money. Maybe you even have some financial goals in mind. The end result will bring you peace of mind. But […]

Dive Brief: Electra Consumer Products, a franchisee for 7-Eleven, opened the chain’s first store in Israel on Wednesday, according to a press release. The new store, located in the Dizengoff Center Mall in Tel Aviv, will sell well-known 7-Eleven products like Slurpees and Big Gulp drinks, alongside popular Israeli items.  The store also plans a […]

In fact, the federal government has required that states applying for public charger money submit plans detailing how they’ll support a new workforce to service them. “One of the biggest things we’re really excited about is the continued emphasis on reliability,” says Walter Thorn, head of product at ChargerHelp, which provides operations and maintenance services […]