Las Vegas’ MGM Resorts Prepares to Welcome Back Large Scale Conventions
Avoiding high touch surfaces and gathering in large groups spelled trouble for Las Vegas, where conventions and casinos are the driving streams of revenue The city continues to struggle through a pandemic recovery, but MGM Resorts is confident it can begin to operate...
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Las Vegas’ MGM Resorts Prepares to Welcome Back Large Scale Conventions
Avoiding high touch surfaces and gathering in large groups spelled trouble for Las Vegas, where conventions and casinos are the driving streams of revenue. The city continues to struggle through a pandemic recovery, but MGM...
Disney Parks Cut Labor Force by 28,000 Amid Difficult Recovery
Disney theme parks are becoming a small world after all as the company announces a massive round of layoffs to its part-time employees. According to the BBC, Disney lost 4.7 billion dollars in revenue in...
Walmart Moves Forward at Scale with its Shopping Experience Redesign
The pandemic has drastically changed the way we shop, but Walmart already had plans to make changes before COVID-19. According to USA Today, the big-box store plans to roll out a brand new store design...
Will Consumers React Well to Ring’s New Drone Security Camera?
The Amazon-owned security camera, Ring, is going airborne with a surprising new offering for homeowners. The recently announced Always Home Cam is a small drone that flies around an owner’s house, providing real-time visuals of...
Epic Games Teams Up with Developers to Take a Bigger Bite out of Apple
In this Business Casual segment, Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern weigh in on some updates to the public battle between Epic Games & Apple over the latter's app store prices and practices. In retaliation to...
Amazon Pumps the Brakes on Echelon’s “Prime Bike”
With the announcement by Echelon Fitness that their $500 exercise bike, dubbed the ‘Prime Bike,’ would be an Amazon Prime customer exclusive, Peloton’s stock fell as much as 6.7%.
General Electric Ditches Coal Power in Favor of Offshore Wind
According to CNN Business, General Electric announced Monday it would not buy nor build any more coal power plants.
Microsoft Upgrades Teams to Meet Remote Work Needs
For well over a quarter of the US labor force, working from home is a semi-permanent reality. That means Zoom meetings aren’t just a passing phenomenon.
Amazon is Reportedly Stifling Competitor Ads
Amazon is no stranger to scrutiny over its business practices. The online marketplace already has a stronghold over fast delivery of consumer goods.
NYC Adds Dining Out Tax in an Effort to Help Restaurants
Small business restaurants have been particularly hard hit by COVID’s lockdown measures. In NYC, a COVID hotspot, restaurants have only recently reopened to limited capacity. As the weather cools and outdoor dining becomes more di
Professional Cheeseburger Taster Job is a Case in Creative Marketing
Everyone has their own definition of “dream job,” but for fans of all-American food, there’s no better job than “Cheeseburger Tester.” According to CNN, the casino review site, BonusFinder, announced the paid “job,” to coincide...
Remote Education Struggles to Reach Students in Salt Lake City
As Salt Lake City went back to school this week entirely virtual, the school district saw a major drop in enrollment and a shocking lack of student participation. The cause? Many students lack the equipment...
DraftKings Expands its Pro Sports Market Share with New Partnerships
Sports fans have been satiating their craving for the stadium by participating in online sports betting and fantasy sports as the pandemic prevents large gatherings. Virtual sports events are only expected to continue rising in...
Parents Struggle to Afford High-Tech Back to School Shopping
73% of the nation’s largest school districts are still educating students remotely this Fall. This means back to school shopping isn’t about that new backpack, but about buying bluetooth headphones, software, and computers to conn
Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok But Still Seeks Political Approval
The race to buy Gen Z’s favorite social media app, TikTok, has been front and center in the past few weeks. Finally, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, struck a deal with Oracle after turning down...
Target Pledges to Hire More Black Employees Over the Next Three Years
Target Corp recently pledged to increase diversity throughout their retail company, focusing on hiring and retaining black employees. Target’s publicly released data showed black employees made up 15% of their workforce last year,
Executives at Mining Company Take the Fall For Destroying Ancient Archeological Site
In pursuit of iron ore, the Australian mining company Rio Tinto, blasted through the historic caves of the Jukkan Gorge. The area is rich in aboriginal heritage dating back almost 50,000 years. Rio Tinto shareholders...
Kohl’s Invests Big in Customer Cash Back Loyalty Program
In this Business Casual snippet, hosts Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern explore the landscape of loyalty rewards programs in the retail space. In a post-COVID, retail-shy marketplace, what is the value of loyalty reward programs?...
McDonald’s Revives Celebrity Brand Collaboration with Travis Scott Burger
Twenty eight years ago, McDonald’s partnered with Michael Jordan to brand, market, and sell their meals. The fast-food chain has not attempted a celebrity branded partnership since...until now. On September 8, Variety reported the
Peloton Cuts Product Prices in Attempt to Expand Customer Base
In this Business Casual snippet, hosts Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern consider Peloton’s investment in gym-shy budget consumers. Peloton’s move signals the company’s bet that the gym experience may never fully recover. If their bet
Minnesota Icon Surly Beer Hall Permanently Closes Doors
Clinking cold pints on a hot day with friends is a familiar sound of summer. But 2020 has a different summer in store for craft breweries. In Minneapolis, CBS Minnesota reports the Surly Beer Hall...
Will US Airlines Dropping Change Fees Get Customers Booking Again?
Few industries have been hit as hard by the global pandemic as the airline industry. Even as the U.S. State Department lifts its “Do not travel,” advisory, travel is merely trickling back. With business travelers...
Target’s Business Model Proves More Profitable Than Its Competitors: Business Casual
On this Business Casual snippet, hosts Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern consider whether Target got lucky, or whether the company strategically set itself up for success.
Why Uber & Lyft Threatened to Leave California For Good: Business Casual
A San Francisco judge threatened the ride-share business model; Uber & Lyft retaliated with a boycott.
Microsoft Finally Retires Internet Explorer: Business Casual
Right around the 25th anniversary of Internet Explorer, Microsoft announces the final end to the company’s hallmark proprietary browser. To take its place, Microsoft offers a new version of Edge, the browser powered by Google...