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☆ Landing cut roughly a third of its Alabama staff — but first the real estate startup had the laid-off workers train their cheaper, Mexico City-based replacements
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The furnished-apartment rental company Landing laid off 110 employees last week. According to the company, it launched its Mexico operation in 2020, which has grown to include at least 100 employees. The two laid-off employees described training the Mexico City-based colleagues over Slack, Zoom, and the business-messaging application Intercom. However, two laid-off employees disagreed with this assessment and told Insider that while some employees had been moved into markets earlier this summer, they still required the help of a centralized operations team. "One of Bill's 10 business principles is to execute relentlessly," the laid-off employee said.

☆ Here’s what a new Biden administration labor proposal would mean for independent contractors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rudi_suardi | E+ | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration will soon issue a rule that may make it easier for workers to be considered "employees" instead of "independent contractors." Misclassification of workers as independent contractors — also known as freelancers or the self-employed — instead of employees is happening across many industries, like construction, health care, restaurants, retail and transportation, Labor Department officials said Tuesday. Employers may benefit financially by classifying their workforce as contractors instead of employees. These companies often classify gig workers as independent contractors. Federal action would especially be a boon to "low-wage, vulnerable workers," Labor Department officials said.

Food stamps restrict shoppers to nonalcoholic beverages, cold food items, seeds and plants. Expanding payment options for low-income shoppers could help the delivery platforms lure low-income grocery shoppers away from Walmart.com WMT.N and Amazon.com , which also have food stamp payment options. Shipt shoppers will also be able to pay for orders with SNAP EBT in 2023. Target.com customers can make grocery purchases online with SNAP EBT and their deliveries are powered by Shipt. Shipt does not currently offer any WIC or TANF payment options.

Chase Freedom Flex℠ and Chase Freedom® cardholders can activate the Q4 bonus categories through their Chase account starting September 15, 2022, until December 14, 2022. How Chase Freedom quarterly bonus categories workEach quarter of the year, the Chase Freedom Flex℠ and Chase Freedom® cards earn 5% back (or 5x points) on a different set of bonus categories. That's why you can think of the Chase Freedom Flex℠ and Chase Freedom® bonus categories as earning you either 5% back or 5x points. Previous Chase Freedom quarterly bonus categoriesFor Q3 2022 (July through September), the Chase Freedom bonus categories were gas stations, rental car agencies, movie theaters, and select live entertainment. Right now, there are alternative bonuses available directly through Chase for the Freedom cards — find out more in our guide to the current Chase Freedom offers and in our Chase Freedom Flex review.

☆ The biggest threat to UPS and FedEx isn't Amazon. It's the gig economy.
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Target's new delivery strategy shows FedEx and UPS are being disrupted by the gig economy. Top analysts see gig startups taking volume from UPS and FedEx. Gig delivery is leveling upOne gig driver delivering one order at a time isn't much of a competitive threat to the way UPS and FedEx move goods. Beyond same-day service, gig startups often offer live tracking and text updates for each order. On UPS' first quarter earnings call Tuesday, UPS CEO Carol Tomé acknowledged that gig logistics companies are competitors of UPS.

☆ Insiders reveal how to get a high-paying corporate job at Instacart, the fast-growing grocery startup where engineers and managers make well into the six-figures
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-10 | by ( Shoshy Ciment | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instacart, an online grocery startup, is looking to fill about 1,000 corporate positions. They revealed the best way to stand out, nail the interview process, and get a job offer from the company. The interview process can include everything from a team assessment to a question about your shopping habits. Here's how much the company pays engineers and more. Instacart is headquartered in San Francisco, California InstacartThe interview process doesn't end once you get an offer from Instacart.

☆ How this 32-year-old high school dropout built a business that sold to Target for $550 million
▼ + stars: | 2018-03-29 | by ( Sarah Berger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

"At that point he [my father] said, 'Alright he's going to do what's he's going to do,'" Smith adds. Finding inspiration in the grocery aisle The initial plan for Shipt, Smith says, was to build a business around same-day delivery for big box retailers. "[My wife and I] went to the grocery store for the first time with a 1-year-old and a newborn and it was such a huge pain. What made Shipt stand out Shipt currently offers unlimited, same-day delivery service for its members for $99 a year, or $14 a month. Smith says Shipt really started to see some success in late 2015.

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