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What role should employees play in enforcing social distancing rules?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 15, 2020
Employees may face tense situations with some customers.
Should restaurant and retail employees be in charge of enforcing the law?
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A Shanghai postcard: life after the COVID-19 economic shutdown

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 27, 2020
With masks, fever checks and health QR codes, there are signs that the coronavirus still poses a threat to daily life.
Marketplace's Jennifer Pak on a hike three hours outside of Shanghai. Before departing, she had to make sure she could return to the city without being quarantined.
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"Cooking with heart" through the COVID-19 crisis

by Victoria Craig
Mar 27, 2020
One east London cafe might be closed during the city's lockdown, but its co-owners are still cooking to serve the more vulnerable members of their community.
A Portuguese Love Affair, a cafe in east London, during normal business hours.
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Amid worker shortage, Houston restaurant industry seeks immigration reform

by Elizabeth Trovall
Feb 11, 2020
According to one estimate, the national workforce will lose more than a million workers aged under 25 in the next eight years.
Cooks at Hugo’s restaurant in Houston, Texas, prepare for the lunch shift.
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Restaurant gift cards are getting more popular as holiday presents

by Justin Ho
Jan 10, 2020
As gift giving has shifted toward experiences and not physical items, restaurant gift cards are getting more popular. And restaurants are catching on.
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Breakfast with your paint supplies? Home Depot tests in-store café

by Peggy Lowe
Oct 22, 2019
The café at a Home Depot in Kansas City is the first of its kind.
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The economics of $1 oyster happy hours

by Justin Ho
Oct 4, 2019
These deals are ubiquitous — especially in coastal cities — but critics say they’ve lowered expectations of a good oyster experience.
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Nordstrom vs. Nordstrom’s: Why do we confuse company names?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 8, 2019
Tacking on the possessive “s” is a habit for many of us.
A view of a Nordstrom men's store in New York City. Or wait — is it Nordstrom's?
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L.A. diners pay up for glow-in-the-dark noodles

by Sasa Woodruff
Aug 8, 2019
Temporary restaurants offer novel experiences to attract new clientele.
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Deal between sushi giants highlights "grocerant" trend

by Renata Sago
Jul 3, 2019
It just might be that the American grocery store is the new mall food court.
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