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Lakeland-based Publix saw a 22% gain in quarterly sales revenue to $11.4 billion. It attributed most of the year-to-year gain to a sales surge because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Geek wants everyone to know the new Microsoft Edge is not your grandfather’s Microsoft Edge. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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The growing Black Lives Matter movement has sparked petition drives to change the names of “plantation” communities in South Carolina and South Florida. Volusia and Flagler counties are home to several such communities. So far, the communities’ developers say they … (Read More)
Walmart will stop the sale of “All Lives Matter” merchandise on its website, noting that it is putting its emphasis on Black people and other people of color whose lives are being “impacted by ongoing racial injustice.”The nation’s largest retailer … (Read More)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined several steps the social network will take to combat hate speech as companies pull advertising from its platform.In a live stream and post published to Facebook on Friday, Zuckerberg detailed multiple steps the company will … (Read More)
Millions of pickup lovers got their first look at the redesigned version of America’s best-selling vehicle, the F-150, when Ford revealed it online Thursday night.Changes inside and out […]
All those Chuck E. Cheese tokens and tickets you’ve been hoarding are still good for now, but you might not have a local Chuck E. Cheese where you can use them anymore.CEC Entertainment, the parent company of the entertainment-and-pizza venue geared toward … (Read More)
Costco has started to bring back its legendary free samples to some clubs, but it’s no longer the free food smorgasbord it once was.Samples are now prepackaged items and kept behind plexiglass shields, according to […]
The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the coronavirus pandemic.
Mimosa Capital Partners LLC has entered into an agreement to purchase the Calypso Resort and Towers in PCB, which includes Calypso Tower III,
Mimosa Capital Partners LLC has entered into an agreement to purchase the Calypso Resort and Towers in PCB, which includes Calypso Tower III,
Mimosa Capital Partners LLC has entered into an agreement to purchase the Calypso Resort and Towers in PCB, which includes Calypso Tower III,
Mimosa Capital Partners LLC has entered into an agreement to purchase the Calypso Resort and Towers in PCB, which includes Calypso Tower III,
Many out-of-work Americans counting on receiving an extra $600 a week through the end of July may be surprised to discover that benefit will disappear nearly a week earlier than they expected. The additional $600 in weekly jobless benefits provided by … (Read More)
The extraordinary safety net that has buoyed financially stressed Americans during the coronavirus pandemic is starting to fray.In the coming weeks, the jobless will likely no longer receive an extra $600 in their weekly unemployment checks. Many tenants who don’t … (Read More)
More Americans are eligible to withdraw money from their retirement plans if they have been affected by COVID-19, according to the IRS.The Internal Revenue Service announced Friday […]
UPDATED: J.C. Penney updated its closings list again Wednesday and now has 136 locations listed. The story originally noted liquidation sales would start at 137 stores.Going-out-of-business sales at 136 closing J.C. Penney stores begin Wednesday, the department […]
The millions of Americans who have filed for unemployment since the pandemic walloped the economy in March face an unwelcome surprise next month.While the CARES Act directed an extra $600 a week in jobless benefits to help out-of-work Americans weather business shutdowns, … (Read More)
Target said Wednesday that it is raising its minimum wage for U.S. hourly workers to $15 beginning July 5.The increase is for all U.S. hourly full-time and part-time team members at stores, distribution centers and headquarters locations, the company said, noting … (Read More)
Sam’s Club is rolling out curbside pickup to its nearly 600 clubs nationwide.The new service, which will be free for plus-level members, is expected to be available by the end of June, the retailer announced Thursday.On-demand shopping for delivery and … (Read More)
Starbucks will close up to 400 company-owned locations over the next 18 months while also speeding up the expansion of “convenience-led formats” such as curbside pickup, drive-thru and mobile-only pickup locations.The Seattle-based coffee giant says the moves are being driven by … (Read More)
Seven in 10 Americans say the COVID- 19 pandemic will affect their retirement, with many dipping into their nest eggs, scaling back contributions and planning to work longer, a new survey shows.”The impact to Americans’ retirement accounts is bigger than … (Read More)
Usually around late summer, car dealerships begin trotting out the first batch of new models.This year you’ll have to wait.With the coronavirus pandemic slamming the auto industry, certain 2021 vehicles will arrive late as automakers have put the brakes on … (Read More)
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“While all states have seen record increases in the number of its residents applying for unemployment, the state of Florida’s performance has proved uniquely poor in its abject inability to assist millions of Florida residents who have applied for and … (Read More)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record.The economists said that employment, income and spending peaked in February and then … (Read More)
In April I was furloughed from my job and, at first, struggled to get unemployment benefits. But now, in an ironic twist, my problem isn’t getting paid. It’s getting overpaid. While millions of American’s haven’t gotten unemployment payments, some people like me … (Read More)
As retail begins to make a seeming ascent toward normalcy, several companies have announced that they’re curtailing some of the measures they instituted during the pandemic to keep work environments safe and reward employees. On Monday,Amazon.com announced that it’s stopping the $2 … (Read More)