Restaurants Undergo Massive COVID-Era Redesign McDonald’s and other quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have had to rethink their business models in the pandemic’s wake. The typical Hollywood portrayal of the fast-food drive-thru experience includes an unintelligible conversation with a clerk, made worse by a lousy speaker system and an outdated menu that’s […]
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6 Items to Add to Your Packing List for COVID-Era Travel
You don’t need a travel writer to tell you that the way you travel has dramatically changed due to the coronavirus pandemi. The items on your packing list may also need to change. Of course, there are the obvious things you should add, like masks — they’re mandatory on most […]
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COVID-era virtual school supplies come with real spike in spending
Back-to-school shopping is looking different for many families this year, thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With the 73 of the 100 largest U.S. school districts opting for remote learning this fall, backpacks are out – and Bluetooth headphones and Chromebooks are in. That’s upending the budgets for many families […]
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Covid-Era Tech Grads Launch Careers From Parents’ Homes
(Bloomberg) — Eric Lee has dreamed of working for Microsoft Corp. for as long as he can remember, and was stoked this spring to land a job at the tech giant right out of college. But instead of traveling across the country to start his career at Microsoft headquarters in […]