The new restaurant includes a weekend “Hangover Brunch” with buckets of bacon and chicken and waffles.
TGI Fridays is now courting the children of its baby boomer patrons under a redesigned restaurant with a new name, Fridays.
TGI Fridays
The restaurant chain is testing out the new decor and menu to keep up with younger guests who have different tastes than...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Instacart Fires Its Delivery Drivers In Minneapolis
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Instacart, the grocery delivery startup, has run into challenges in Minneapolis, one of its newer markets, and will dismiss its delivery drivers there, an email obtained by BuzzFeed News shows.
The change, while relatively minor, shows how the four-year-old Instacart is continuing to evolve as it seeks to become profitable. While...
College Opens New Frontier In Education Outsourcing
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A community college in Ohio has opened a new frontier in the outsourcing of public education to private companies, striking an unprecedented deal for its student marketing, recruitment, admissions, and retention efforts to be handled by Pearson, the world's largest education company.
Pearson's deal with Cincinnati State Technical and...
Investors Dump Timeshare Companies After News Of Federal Inquiry
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Investors are dumping stock in timeshare operators in the wake of news that federal regulators are taking a close look at the largest player in the industry.
On Friday, BuzzFeed News reported that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking into the sales, marketing, and financing practices of Westgate Resorts, the country's...
Friday, March 18, 2016
This On-Demand Economy Startup Is Giving Workers Equity
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Office management startup Managed by Q is giving all employees — cleaners, handymen, and field staff — the option to have an ownership stake in the company.
Co-Founder and CEO Dan Teran announced the new stock option plan with U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez at the company's headquarters on 6th Avenue in New York Friday. The Secretary praised...
Financial Regulators Are Looking Into America's Largest Timeshare Seller
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The federal government is looking into Westgate Resorts — the largest privately-held seller of timeshares in the United States.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau demanded reams of information on Westgate's sales and marketing practices in October, documents posted online by the regulator show. BuzzFeed News is first to...
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Dropbox Shares Offered At 34% Discount In Secondary Market
Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston.
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Dropbox, the cloud storage startup facing questions about its $10 billion valuation, is expected to authorize a sale of its common stock at a 34% discount to its most recent round of private funding, according to documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.
The shares, to be sold by shareholders...