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☆ I went to Checkers for the first time, and my $23 meal was some of the best fast food I've ever had
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Amena Ahmed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I went to a new Checkers near me shortly after it opened to try the chain for the first time. AdvertisementFast food isn't my first meal choice, but it comes in handy when I'm on the go. When a Checkers opened near me recently, I knew I had to try it out. Fast food is getting more expensive nowadays, so I'm always looking for the best value. I was excited to see if Checkers was worth including in my rotation.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O'Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq's Fun House. “Las Vegas isn't ready for the show we're about to bring,” Big Boi said. The stars of the CBS show “The Neighborhood” will host the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration at the Palms Casino Resort on Wednesday night. MALUMA & SIRIUSXMColombian superstar Maluma will take his vibrant Latin music vibes into Las Vegas with the help of SiriusXM. ___More on the Super Bowl: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl

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Political Cartoons View All 253 Images___AP: What will be your mentality heading into your show hours before the Super Bowl? .... playing at the Super Bowl, that’s pretty fantastic. Hoover Dam was right behind me with my logo on it, which was insane. AP: Are there any other locations like Hoover Dam where you would like to perform? I couldn’t have ever imagined Hoover Dam, so now the world is my oyster.

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☆ One Costco employee at each new store can win $500 in cash if they correctly guess first-day sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a company tradition, employees at opening warehouses guess their location's first day sales. AdvertisementNovember was a busy month for Costco, with 10 new locations opening up during the month, and seven of those within a ten-day span. A year later I am on the marketing training team and part of my job is traveling to new warehouse openings. This is my first official new warehouse opening and I am so excited to be part of this opening in Newark, California. I love new warehouse openings because there are items that we do not carry all the time, and some warehouse traditions as well.

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☆ Spirit Halloween lives on, even when the holiday ends and stores close
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The facade of seasonal Halloween decor store Spirit Halloween at a shopping center in Dublin, California, on Aug. 23, 2018. Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesHalloween is over, and your local Spirit Halloween is about to become a ghost town. The retailer opened a record 1,506 stores this season, up more than 50 stores from 2022, Spirit Halloween told CNBC. These become opportunities for Spirit Halloween, then, as the company pays to use the abandoned space for the Halloween season. Drew Richardson | CNBC"We have built great relationships with our real estate partners over the years," a representative for Spirit Halloween told CNBC.

Persons: it'll, Steven Silverstein, Silverstein, Drew Richardson, Maria, Jane, Neil Saunders, Saunders, Lana, I'm Organizations: Spirit, Spencer Spirit Holdings, Halloween, CNBC, Rite, CVS, Harmon, CVS Pharmacy, National Retail Federation Locations: Dublin , California, It's, New York, Manhattan's, New York City, New, Brooklyn Heights, Russia

☆ Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens, other chains are walking out again — here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The company's ongoing efforts are focused on how it can recruit, retain and reward pharmacy staff, the spokesperson said. CVS pharmacists make $61.44 an hour on average, while Walgreens pharmacists make $53.85 per hour on average, according to employment website Indeed. However, some Walgreens pharmacy staff told CNBC that the company continues to push their stores to hit performance goals for tasks like verifying prescriptions. IAM Healthcare did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while UFCW has expressed its support for the recent walkouts staged by Walgreens and CVS pharmacy staff. People make their way near a Walgreens pharmacy in New York City, March 9, 2023.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Shane Jerominski, walkouts, Stephanie Keith, I've, Irfan Khan, aren't, Jerominski, UFCW, Leonardo Munoz Organizations: Walgreens, Reuters, CNBC, CVS, Rite Aid, Kansas City, Bloomberg, Getty, Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer, CVS Pharmacy, Los Angeles Times, Kroger, IAM Healthcare, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, Corbis Locations: Somerville , Massachusetts, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S, Massachusetts , Pennsylvania, California , Texas , Michigan , Missouri, Indiana, New York, Eagle Rock , CA, Canada, New York City

☆ Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, CVS say they’re at a breaking point — here’s what their days look like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Those investments include enabling teams to schedule additional support as needed, enhancing pharmacist and technician recruitment and hiring and strengthening pharmacy technician training, according to the spokesperson. The pharmacist typically begins the shift by completing several paperwork tasks, which take about five to 10 minutes. The pharmacist and a pharmacy technician then juggle administering shots with several other tasks. The technician typically handles the first part of that task, which involves processing new prescription orders from doctors. One CVS pharmacy technician said they typically come to their store location at 7:50 a.m., 10 minutes before their eight-hour shift starts.

Persons: Mandel Ngan, weren't, Brian Snyder, —, Spencer Platt Organizations: AFP, Getty, Walgreens, CVS, CNBC, Reuters Locations: Washington ,, Somerville , Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New York City

☆ $1,850 a day? What it costs to visit the 10 most expensive vacation destinations in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Quek Jie Ann | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The travel website FloridaPanhandle.com analyzed costs in 100 popular vacation spots, looking into average prices for accommodations, transportation, food and attractions. According to the analysis, the most expensive vacation destinations, excluding flight costs, are: Gustavia, St. Barts Gstaad, Switzerland Aspen, Colorado Park City, Utah Maui, Hawaii London, England Cocoa Island, Maldives Maun, Botswana Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Monte Carlo, MonacoThe 10 most expensive vacation destinations around the globe. Where hotels average $1,000 per nightThe Caribbean island of St. Barts is the most expensive vacation destination in the world, largely because of its high accommodation costs, which average $1,770 per night, according to the analysis. The town in the Swiss Alps also has the highest average food costs on the list, at $177 per day. Despite having higher overall average costs, St. Barts and the Maldives' attractions were valued at $0.

Persons: Barts, Switzerland's Gstaad, Nik Wheeler, FloridaPanhandle.com, Ostill Organizations: Cayman, CNBC, Aspen, Istock, Getty Locations: St, Barts Gstaad, Switzerland Aspen, Colorado Park City , Utah Maui, Hawaii London, England, Maldives Maun, Botswana, Cayman Islands Monte Carlo, Monaco, London, Switzerland's, Swiss, Aspen , Colorado, Park City , Utah, Maun, Africa's, Maldives, Monte Carlo

☆ A passenger was whisked through TSA security checkpoints by Clear, but they never signed up or had their identity checked —they just used a boarding pass they found in the trash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Politico on Monday reported two additional Clear security incidents that happened this year. In one case, a person used a ticket found in the trash to be escorted through security by Clear. Clear employees then lead them past the TSA ID check line, straight to the security screening where bags are checked. Clear previously told Insider that was a "single case of human error, which was addressed immediately." Accurate and reliable verification of passenger identity is foundational to aviation security and effective screening by TSA."

Persons: Bennie Thompson Organizations: TSA, Politico, Clear, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Technology, Homeland Security

☆ 10 under-the-radar towns Airbnb and Vrbo hosts should consider for their next rental
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But it's a cruel summer for short-term rental hosts, as many vacationers are seeking out lower nightly rates and last-minute bookings, putting pressure on hosts in busier markets. To compile the report, AirDNA looked only at locations with between 100 and 500 whole-home listings with between one and five bedrooms. These spots proved a "happy middle ground" of established destinations that are not yet "name-brand" vacation spots, AirDNA Director of Enterprise Marketing Dillon DuBois told Insider. The higher a location's yield, the higher it ranked. AirDNA supplied all figures except for average home prices, which are from Zillow and used by AirDNA in its ranking.

Persons: Vrbo, AirDNA, Dillon DuBois, DuBois Organizations: Service, Enterprise Locations: Niagara Falls , New York, Geneva , Ohio, Wall, Silicon, Wisconsin , Mississippi , Ohio

☆ DoorDash's cofounder, who earned $2.8 million last year, says he got lost making deliveries as an undercover boss
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Alex Bitter | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DoorDash Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Andy Fang got lost while making deliveries. DoorDash's app gave Fang the wrong address for a restaurant, a problem he said he'll look into. Andy Fang, DoorDash's chief technology officer and co-founder, is one of the executives featured in an AP story published on Tuesday about C-suiters who work shifts as regular workers at their companies. The culprit: DoorDash's app, which Fang figured out was directing him to the wrong address to pick up an order from a restaurant, per the AP. As chief technology officer, Fang made $2.8 million in 2022, according to the AP.

Persons: Andy Fang, Fang, —, DoorDash's, Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber, Khosrowshahi, Laxman Narasimhan, Narasimhan Organizations: Technology, Service, AP, Forbes, Starbucks Locations: San Francisco

Taylor Swift has announced 50 international dates for the Eras Tour across Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Date Local venue time City June 23, 2023 6:30 p.m. Minneapolis, MN June 24, 2023 6:30 p.m. Minneapolis, MN June 30, 2023 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati, OH July 1, 2023 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati, OH July 7, 2023 6:30 p.m. Kansas City, MO July 8, 2023 6:30 p.m. Kansas City, MO July 14, 2023 6:30 p.m. Denver, CO July 15, 2023 6:30 p.m. Denver, CO July 22, 2023 6:30 p.m. Seattle, WA July 23, 2023 6:30 p.m. Seattle, WA July 28, 2023 6:30 p.m. Santa Clara, CA July 29, 2023 6:30 p.m. Santa Clara, CA August 3, 2023 6:30 p.m. Inglewood, CA August 4, 2023 6:30 p.m. Inglewood, CA August 5, 2023 6:30 p.m. Inglewood, CA August 8, 2023 6:30 p.m. Inglewood, CA August 9, 2023 6:30 p.m. Inglewood, CAHow to buy tickets for the Taylor Swift Eras TourTaylor Swift in promotion art for her album "Midnights." Beth GarrabrantTickets for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in the US are now only available to purchase through resale sites like StubHub. How much are Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets? In the US, general ticket prices for Taylor Swift's the Eras Tour started at $49 and went up to $449.

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☆ Chipotle will pay a $240,000 penalty — roughly 1% of its daily revenue— for shutting down a store that tried to unionize
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The settlement is equivalent to the global revenue that Chipotle made in 15 minutes last year. The employees filed a petition to form a union last June — the first time Chipotle employees had taken that step. The payment will be split among the former location's employees, who will receive between $5,800 and $21,000 each based on their seniority, pay rate, and other factors, per the Journal. That math is based on Chipotle locations operating daily, and doesn't include locations closed on major holidays. Under the settlement, Chipotle will also offer the employees "preferential hiring" if they pursue jobs at the company's other locations in Maine.

☆ I went on a 'Sex and the City' tour in NYC. It's wild to see how the TV show still boosts tourism 20 years later.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Emily Carmichael | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

On Location's "Sex and The City" tour was a fun way to see a large swath of Manhattan in a short amount of time. While it may not be the best choice for casual viewers, it's perfect for those who want to live like Carrie for a day. The author outside Carrie's apartment. Emily Carmichael

☆ A 32-year-old rock climber built a treehouse vacation-rental business in Kentucky with 10 retreats that go for up to $950 a night. Check out one of the properties he calls 'Cliff Dweller.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The business rents treehouses in Kentucky's Red River Gorge, some for up to $950 a night. Kroner moved to the Red River Gorge area in 2009 because of the location's world-renowned rock climbing. It was after Kroner's friends began to visit his treehouse when he came up with the idea for The Canopy Crew. When he's scouting a new location for a treehouse, Kroner said, he looks for a place in the woods where he'd like to hang out. It also has a giant net that serves as a hammock and unbeatable views of the gorge, Kroner said.

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