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Largest Retail in the US Walmart Woos High Schoolers Amid a Labor Shortage

In a bid to combat a labor shortage of workers, retail giant Walmart, which is the largest private employer in the U.S., is heavily recruiting high school students to become the next generation of Walmart employees. Previously we discussed how McDonald’s has focused on older workers to increase their pool of employees. The retail industry is suffering […]

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WingStop Quarterly Earnings: Boost Due to Technology

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Wingstop INC. (NASDAQ:WING), announced that in May first-quarter same-store sales grew 7.1% — beating Wall Street’s expectations of 3.5%. Shares of Wingstop are up more than 26% this year and nearly 62% in the past year, trumping the S&P 500′s performance over the same time frames. The aviation-themed chicken wing chain was founded in 1994. Wingstop operates more than

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ServSuccess: A Blueprint for Restaurant Careers

According to a 2016 study by the National Restaurant Association, employee turnover across the restaurant industry was 61%. The percentage is even higher for customer facing employees. It’s estimated that restaurant employers spend an average of almost $2,000 to replace hourly employees and nearly $15,000 to recruit new managers. Also, currently the restaurant industry has

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Chain Pizza Hut Updates its Original Pan Pizza Recipe

Business Trends, Pizza | Pizzeria POS / Sintel System

Pizza Hut announced in a press release that for the first time since the early 1980’s, they are changing the original pan pizza recipe. The chain spent 3 year developing the new pizza which is said to have a tasty revamped sauce and cheese topping. Also the company has created a new pan and baking

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Checkers and Rally's Restaurants Suffer a Data Breach

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NOTE to READER: At the time of the hack, Sintel Systems was not involved. This week Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. published a security notice on its website announcing that it suffered a data breach when hackers broke in and planted malware on its payments processing system. 102 stores or about 15% of its restaurants in 20 states

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Direct to POS: Cafe Wang

Local Eateries, Point of Sale, Restaurant / Sintel System

In Old Town La Verne, CA at Cafe Wang, owner Fang Wang and her son manager Chris Li promote what they call “a unique taste of China into the US.” The cafe offers a variety of traditional and fusion Chinese cuisine including orange chicken, pot stickers and broccoli beef. Last summer Chris revamped the restaurant’s menu and oversaw renovations. As part

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Delivery Platform Uber Eats Considering Monthly Subscription

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Reverse engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong was poking around in Uber Eats Android App code and discovered placeholders for an upcoming monthly subscription option. Uber has since confirmed the existence of the feature to TechCrunch. At some point in the future, Uber Eats will most likely offer a $9.99 monthly subscription that allows users to place orders

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Multibillion-dollar merger between Global Payments and Total System Services

Business Trends, Credit Card, Point of Sale / Sintel System

Today Global Payments Inc. (GPN) and Total System Services Inc. (TSS) announced an all-stock merger of equals with an equity value of about $21.5 billion. Global Payments is fifth-largest merchant acquirer in the U.S., helping businesses handle their credit and debit card payments. Total System Services is the third-biggest payment processor in the credit card issuers’ market.

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Battle of the Coffee Titans: Starbucks vs Luckin: Starbucks Launches new Ordering App in China

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Starbucks has launched in a new app called “Starbucks Now” for Starbucks Rewards members in Beijing and Shanghai. Pending its success, the app will roll out across the rest of China before the end of the year. The app features GPS functionality so that customers can select their nearest store. Users can then choose and customize a beverage, select

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Food Maven Martha Stewart stars in Digital Delivery Service Postmates Commercials

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Food Icon and tv personality Martha Stewart is starring in a series of funny Postmate commercials to show that life in the kitchen isn’t always perfect and sometimes you just need to “Postmate it.” Postmates delivers anything to over than 3,500 cities, serving more than 70% of US households. The company offers on-demand delivery from more

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