Business

  • Fairfax, USA - November 25, 2016: Trader Joes grocery store facade with sign and items on display and people walking

    Is Trader Joe’s Return Policy Better Than Costco’s Return Policy?

    Trader Joe’s is in a league of its own when it comes to grocery store convenience and pricing (the parking is a different story), but it turns out there’s one more reason to love it. Its return policy, which has…

  • Madam Walker

    Black Americans Who Broke Barriers in the Business World

    Historically, we’ve tended to hear about the major successes of Black Americans only when they happen on the field or on a stage, and that in no way paints an accurate picture. African-Americans have been making huge strides in the…

  • Subway

    Late Subway Co-Founder Donates Half the Company to Charity

    One of the founders of fast-food giant Subway has donated his stake in the company to his own charitable foundation. Peter Buck, a nuclear physicist, gave $1,000 to 17-year-old co-founder Fred DeLuca in 1965 to open the sandwich shop that…

  • Proposed mixed-used Costco development in LA's Baldwin Hills neighborhood

    This New Costco Could Be Topped By Affordable Housing and a Rooftop Pool

    A proposed Costco warehouse in Los Angeles is generating buzz online, in part because the store would sit directly beneath 800 apartments. The 5-acre mixed-use building would include prefabricated apartments, a rooftop pool, a basketball court, a fitness area, and…

  • Sorter. Nikon D3.

    Why Are Eggs So Expensive? Some Point to Record Profits

    As egg prices have continued to soar, so, too, have profits for America’s leading egg producer. And consumers, lawmakers, and advocacy groups are angry. “They don’t want you to know that the real reason prices are skyrocketing is because of…

  • Bennigan's

    Restaurant Chains We Miss

    Americans have been dining out for as long as there’s been a United States, but it wasn’t until after World War II that fast-food and sit-down restaurant chains became part of the national fabric. Over the decades, tastes have changed,…