Local business owners said they were concerned about the impact a UPS strike could have on their shipments, and with only days left for negotiators to avoid a nationwide strike, some owners are preparing. Businesses reliant on shipping products for customers say they hope the Atlanta-based package delivery giant and the Teamsters union reach a…
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Nearly 2,400 stores are closing across the US in 2023. Here’s the full list.
Bed Bath & Beyond closed 896 stores in 2023.Ben Tobin More than a dozen major retailers have said they will close US stores in 2023, a combined total of 2,373 locations. Amazon, Bath & Body Works, Walmart, and Foot Locker are among the chains shutting down stores. Bed Bath & Beyond closed 896 locations amid…
WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop
WestJet is shutting down its budget airline, Swoop. The company made the announcement in a news release Friday, noting that the ratification of its recent deal with its pilots allows it to integrate all of its staff at various airlines into a single banner. “As negotiated in the collective agreement, the WestJet Group will now…
Petro-Canada payment problems continue, but the company says it’s ‘making progress’ on fixing
Petro-Canada says the nearly weeklong problems that customers have experienced with things like payment and loyalty programs at the gas station chain are ongoing, but it is making progress on solving them. Problems at the company started about a week ago, when on Friday reports suggested that parent company Suncor had been hacked. Over the…
Terminating Your Physician Employment Agreement
Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing…
Nigel Farage bank account shut for falling below wealth limit
Nigel Farage Nigel Farage fell below the financial threshold required to hold an account at Coutts, the prestigious private bank for the wealthy, the BBC has been told. It is understood that he was afterward offered a standard account at NatWest which owns Coutts. Mr Farage says he believes his account is being shut down…
American companies are draining their cash at the dumbest possible time
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN — Companies are sitting on a lot less cash than they were last year,…
New investigation targets company executives
Connecticut’s attorney general has announced an investigation into Hyundai and Kia concerning the companies’ failure to equip millions of their vehicles with modern anti-theft technology. In a press release Tuesday, Attorney General William Tong accused the Korean automakers of ignoring repeated calls to install the hardware, known as an engine immobilizer. The technology can prevent…