Three months after Target once again began testing curbside pickup with employees in the Minneapolis area, the perpetually-playing catchup retailer has expanded the program to actual customers. [More]
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Toys ‘R’ Us Hopes Playrooms & Augmented Reality Stations Will Bring Customers Back
By 10.2.17
If Toys ‘R’ Us is going to survive its recent bankruptcy filing and prevent a domino effect of debt throughout the toy industry, the retailer will need to get shoppers into stores and buying things. The company is hoping that making its stores more interactive for customers — including try-before-you-buy playrooms — will help put it back on the path to solvency. [More]
Domino’s Self-Driving Delivery Cars Means Having To Retrieve Pizza Yourself
By 8.29.17
Maybe you’re not ready to hop into a driverless taxi cab, but what about having your pizza delivered by a self-driving car? [More]
With Galaxy Note 8 Nearing Launch, Samsung Focuses On Battery Safety
By 8.23.17
A year after Samsung recalled and eventually discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 after several of the devices’ batteries overheated and exploded or caught fire, the tech company is prepping the release of its next version of the smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8. [More]
Delta Enters Next Phase Of Testing Fingerprints As Boarding Passes
By 7.21.17
Back in May, Delta announced that it would test allowing a subgroup of passengers to access its Sky Club lounge at Reagan National Airport using only a fingerprint. That test was apparently successful, and now the airline will begin allowing that same group of passengers to actually board the aircraft using their fingerprint instead of a boarding pass. [More]
Chipotle Customer Tested Positive For Norovirus
By 7.20.17
The day after a Virginia Chipotle reopened following a temporarily closure for sanitization after more than a dozen patrons reported becoming ill after eating at the restaurant, one customer has tested positive for norovirus. [More]
Chick-Fil-A Testing $30 Family Style Meals So Everyone Can Just Share
By 7.18.17
Taking a page from KFC’s finger-lickin’ chicken book, Chick-fil-A is stepping away from fast food’s traditional individual meals — you know the ones where everyone has their own fries they never finish — and dipping its toes into family style meals. [More]
Southwest Remembers Jets Have Two Doors So People Exit Plane Faster
By 6.19.17
Have you ever been near the back of a plane, waiting for the line of exiting passengers to start moving when you remember, “Hey, there’s another door back here! Maybe we could use that and speed things up?” Looks like Southwest has had the same epiphany. [More]
Popeyes Now Has Cookie-Crusted Chicken & It’s Getting Some Mixed Reviews
By 6.6.17
Popeyes is venturing into territory usually inhabited by adventurous home cooks or hipster food trucks with their newest offering: “Sweet & Crunchy Tenders” which combines fried chicken and cookies. [More]
Tuna Sold At Restaurants In Three States Recalled Over Potential Hepatitis A Contamination
By 6.6.17 — Updated: 6.9.17
Update: The Food and Drug Administration has updated the list of restaurants affected by the recall after determining that they were shipped the frozen tuna. The below list has been updated.
If you’re a fan of yellowfin tuna, you might want to skip ordering it the next time you’re dining out, at least if you live in Texas, Oklahoma, or California, as the product may be contaminated with hepatitis A and has been linked to two recalls. [More]
Doctors, Safety Advocates Have Unanswered Questions About Popular ‘Baby Boxes’
By 5.25.17
Reducing the rate of infant mortality in the U.S. is an admirable cause, but some health and safety advocates say they aren’t yet convinced that placing your baby in a cardboard box to sleep is the right or safe way to achieve that goal. [More]
Some Marijuana Dispensaries Pull Pot Possibly Contaminated With Pesticides
By 4.19.17
Following reports that a variety of products sold at California medical marijuana dispensaries may be contaminated with potentially dangerous pesticides, a number of pot shops in the state have begun to stop selling these items. [More]
Starbucks Testing Lunch In Chicago This Week
By 4.10.17
Starbucks may have missed out on gobbling up Panera, but that doesn’t mean the company is ditching lunch. Instead, the coffee chain will begin tests of a specific lunch menu in Chicago this week. [More]
Taco Bell Continues Assault On Definition Of ‘Taco,’ Now Using Fried Egg As Shell
By 4.6.17 — Updated: 4.7.17
Taco Bell’s apparent longterm goal of proving that any item in your pantry can be turned into a taco shell continues. After folding Doritos, waffles, biscuits, croissants, and fried chicken into shell-like shapes, the fast food chain is now bending the definition of “taco” by putting some stuff inside a fried egg and calling it a Naked Breakfast Taco. [More]
Subway Fires Back At “50% Chicken” Claim
By 3.7.17
A recent report out of Canada claimed that testing of Subway’s chicken revealed that the meat was only 50% chicken with the rest made from soy. Now the sandwich chain is countering that report with science of its own, saying that two independent tests confirm that Subway’s chicken is… well, chicken. [More]
Toyota Testing Keyless Car-Sharing Program With Getaround
By 11.1.16
Days after Toyota announced it would follow in the footsteps of other carmakers like BMW and General Motors by investing in the car-sharing game, we’re learning a bit more about what the company plans to do with its new stake in San Francisco-based Getaround. Here’s a hint: it doesn’t involve keys. [More]
Target Testing New “Cartwheel Perks” Rewards Program
By 9.12.16
Since its launch in 2013, Target’s Cartwheel app has provided customers with several avenues of savings: from clipping manufacturer’s coupons to sending notices of what’s on sale near them. Now, the company is testing another feature that rewards customers for using the app. [More]
