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THE END OF BEING CIVIL, KIND, LAW ABIDING AND PROFESSIONAL

Culinary Cues

The lack of kindness that occurs in our society has grown exponentially with the availability of social media. I have watched in horror as mobs break into stores and steal merchandise, terrorize employees and customers, and do so without any consideration of the harm being done, or the laws that are designed to protect.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The sharp decline in sales has reached all restaurant dayparts as regular daily routines got upended by the social distancing guidelines. Since then, gift card sales have declined, but online ordering and merchandise sales have both increased steadily: Online orders have increased 50 percent week-over-week for the last three weeks.

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Inside the Starbucks Collectors Cup Market, Where a Single Tumbler Can Sell for Nearly $2K

EATER

The pandemic and social media have fostered an intense level of commitment from collectors, as well as fraudsters creating fake cups Most people who love Starbucks are in it for the drinks. The drinkware retails between $20 and $30, and is almost always sold out on the Starbucks website. NICKY1841 /Shutterstock.

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How Walmart Got Its Hands on the Coolest Pantry Brands

EATER

But after attaining the niche cool factor via podcast ads, chic shoppy shops , and food media raves, these brands have one unlikely destination in common: the grocery aisles at Walmart. With more than 4,600 stores across the United States, Walmart is the definition of a retail behemoth.

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How I Got My Job: Designing NYC’s Coolest Restaurant Merch and Food Labels

EATER

Eater New Guard member Eric Sze , chef-owner of the Tang and 886 in New York City, estimates that his restaurant sold about 60 jars of Sze Daddy Chili Sauce per week when it was open, and during the pandemic it became a hot ticket retail item, selling out when it first became available online. Take advantage of social media.

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The Corner Store, Curated

EATER

boiler seem practically sculptural” — positioned itself less like a food market and more like a high-end retailer, one available to the masses, but subsidized by the rich. Every retailer does things a little differently — Walmart and Whole Foods don’t charge slotting fees , but they levy other costs related to distribution and shelf space.

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The Leftovers

EATER

In an era of inflation and higher food costs, the app also touts the fact that it helps customers to buy food at a third of the cost of retail price. In other words, these bags are a classic intermittent reward, the same kind that keeps rats pushing levers and us scrolling social media.

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