This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, September 28, 2021 High demand + bottlenecked supply + spiking prices = no relief The economy is still growing — albeit a touch more slowly. And while sentiment indicators suggest otherwise, the consumer still appears more than willing to spend in the face of rising inflation and raging COVID-19 infections. According to Kenneth Leon,… Source link
Read More »Taco Bell to ‘Defy’ COVID, puts futuristic spin on new restaurant coming in 2022
Taco Bell (YUM) is stepping into the future latest restaurant design. Dubbed “Taco Bell Defy,” the food giant is doubling down on trends amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely digital ordering and delivery. The location is expected to debut in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, but won’t actually open its doors until the summer of 2022. According to the company, the new design concept was developed by Minneapolis-based Vertical Works, and includes a drive-thru experience with four lanes…. Source link
Read More »Teenagers Find New Way to Defy Parents: Getting Vaccinated
Kelly Danielpour, founder of the website VaxTeen.org, in Los Angeles, June 16, 2021. (Jessica Pons/The New York Times) Teenagers keep all sorts of secrets from their parents. Drinking. Sex. Lousy grades. But the secret that Elizabeth, 17, a rising high school senior from New York City, keeps from hers is new to the buffet of adolescent misdeeds. She doesn’t want her parents to know that she is vaccinated against COVID-19. Her divorced parents have equal say over her health care. Although her… Source link
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