Category: Business

Globally, growth continues to slow sharply due to rising inflation and interest rates, reduced investment, and supply disruptions caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Any new adverse development could further push the global economy into recession, said the World Bank. This includes higher-than-expected inflation rates, abrupt rises in interest rates to contain it, a […]

We can all agree that digital transformation (DX) is not easy. Most enterprises were not conceptualized as part of the digital world and are struggling with fragmented systems and complex operations. But to operate in today’s digital-first environment, enterprises are, more than ever, engaged in some form of digital transformation. If your organization is finding it challenging […]

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), global employment is set to grow by just one per cent in 2023, which is less than half last year’s level. The number of people unemployed around the world is also expected to rise slightly, to 208 million. This corresponds to a global unemployment rate of 5.8 per […]

By the very name, c-stores are intended to be fast and convenient. The average consumer spends three to four minutes in the store. It helps that when most consumers enter stores, they already know what they plan to buy. But that convenience can be derailed when the consumer sees a long checkout line. Unfortunately, the […]

Lebanon’s first ever Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Analysis predicts that the situation will deteriorate between January and April this year, with 2.26 million people – 1.46 million Lebanese residents and around 800,000 refugees – expected to be in the “crisis” phase or worse, needing urgent assistance. The results of the analysis were […]

Dive Brief: Wakefern Food, which runs grocery banners such as ShopRite, Price Rite and Fairway Market, has opened an autonomous convenience store with frictionless checkout technology from Trigo at its corporate campus in Edison, New Jersey, the East Coast retailer cooperative said Tuesday in an emailed press release. Called The Pantry, the store is a […]

For hours, António Guterres’ car had moved along a sinuous road, which opened against an arid landscape, but then one last curve, and a few hundred feet up a hill, the view outside his window bursts into myriad shades of green, as small terraces supported by stone walls filled with banana trees, palms and sugar cane, […]

A brand-new MacBook for work, a pair of new Pumas for the running trail, or a replacement Android smartphone — sometimes big purchases can be a brutal financial hit. That was until Sezzle came along to give a bit of sizzle to shopping. A buy now, pay later service, Sezzle helps make large purchases more […]

Dive Brief: Wawa is aiming to expand its c-store concept by opening travel centers in its existing and upcoming markets in the coming years, CEO Chris Gheysens said during the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s economic outlook meeting Jan. 13, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported. These locations won’t have places to stay overnight, but will include […]

Meta has cut ties with a subcontractor that provided moderators for its African markets, just weeks before the tech giant is due to appear in a Kenyan court to face allegations of human trafficking and union busting. The company has ended a contract with outsourcing company Sama, which former employee Daniel Motaung accused last year of imposing […]