Restaurant chains including Chick-fil-A, Red Lobster and Cracker Barrel often test new menu items in Orlando first. The Florida city's diverse population, wealth of chain restaurants and millions of annual tourists make it the perfect testing ground, experts say, and…
Teenagers are natural social media pros, writes Mike Figliuolo, who notes that his daughter is racking up a sizable following on YouTube through a combination of ambition, skill and an intuitive understanding of principles such as search engine optimization and…
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust has awarded 21 health centers more than $1 million combined through Innovations in Community Health grants to increase access to treatment for chronic illness. CVS Caremark also has released a study showing that a majority…
Robert Narveson, incoming chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, says he is "absolutely convinced of the power of community pharmacy to dramatically improve the welfare of humanity." At the annual NACDS meeting, he said, "As the demand…
Small businesses face confusing issues related to the Affordable Care Act, Karen Klein writes. For example, the law does not allow companies to offer different health care packages to exempt and non-exempt workers. If a company has more than 50…
The Senate voted 74-20 last night to begin debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act, marking the first binding vote involving an actual sales tax fairness bill in a dozen years. This new action builds on recent momentum after last month's…
President Barack Obama supports the Marketplace Fairness Act after hearing from governors, mayors and business owners around the country who say the measure is needed to level the playing field for brick-and-mortar merchants and shore up state coffers, White House…
Employers posted 3.9 million job openings in February, more than any other month since June 2009, according to the Labor Department. There are now about three jobless Americans for every opening, compared with about seven per opening in 2009. Fully…
Some retailers are replacing the cash register with a tablet-based checkout system, adding accessories that enhance appearance and improve functionality, such as letting the tablet swivel or hang on a wall. In Seattle, Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream uses an…