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Grocery   Online Grocery Services Struggle to Meet Spike in Demand   Just like physical retail stores, online retailers have begun to struggle to cope with the immense amount of demand for their products.   “It’s kind of becoming more challenging to put a meal together,” said Paul Smyth in […]

Loyalty Programs   Hyatt Extends Its Loyalty Program Benefits for One Year   Hyatt is giving those in its World of Hyatt loyalty program a one-year extension on the benefits they earn with that program. The status usually needs to be maintained every year with consistent stays but because of […]

Innovation   Snappy's launches new rewards program Snappy’s has launched a new rewards program through Paytronix systems across its 10 locations. This program, called Snappy’s Rewards, gives members five cents off per gallon of gas every day, bonus points through an email subscription, member exclusives and other rewards through the […]

Corporate Social Responsibility   Sheetz Launches Free Meal Program for Children in Need   Sheetz has announced a program that will give free meals to children and families in need at nearly 300 of their locations. These meals will have a turkey sandwich, chips, and a drink. They will be […]

COVID-19 is drastically affecting short and long-term prospects for businesses. For example, according to data from research firm GlobalData Retail, by the morning of March 26th, 2020, more than 40% of retail square footage in the U.S. was closed. It is also worth noting that it is not only retail […]

Corporate Social Responsibility   Giant Food Announces $1.5M Relief Donation During Coronavirus Pandemic   Giant Food announced the donation of $1.55 million to help those communities in need. These funds will be distributed out to multiple organizations, which are as follows:   $550,000 and 1,200 hams will be given to […]

Because of the amount of people self-isolating, but still needing medical essentials with the COVID-19 pandemic, Walgreens has now expanded the offerings of its Drive-Thru pick-up. This will occur at over 7300 of the company’s pharmacy drive-thrus nationwide. This allows customers to still get the products they need from the […]

In response to the many people who are currently working remotely, Red Roof is offering day rates for the first time ever to help those workers find a comfortable environment to focus. Thanks to spaces such as coffee shops, libraries and other workspaces closing, many remote workers are trying to […]

Restaurants   Popeyes Dishes Out Netflix Login Details as Fans Self-Isolate Amid Coronavirus   To stir up some good press and get delivery orders, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen started a social media campaign that allowed fans of the restaurant to win the login details of its Netflix account. To win the […]