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The ghost kitchen model refers to delivery-only virtual brands operating out of commercial kitchens, which saw explosive growth during the pandemic as consumers turned to off-premise dining. However, the model is now facing a reckoning as consumers seek cheaper alternatives amid rapid grocery and restaurant inflation. For instance, casual dining brand Chili’s recently closed down […]
Leaders must inspire people with a solid and achievable vision, an inclusive culture, personal growth opportunities, and competitive rewards. Inspiring employees has become increasingly important in today’s business world. Many employees have been questioning the purpose of their day-to-day job, especially after the pandemic, which has resulted in high turnover rates and pushback about […]
Jetpack.io is a startup founded by Daniel Loreto, a former Google, Airbnb, and Twitter engineer. Loreto noticed that his developer team at his last job running engineering at Virta Health had to work hard deploying infrastructure, which distracted them from their primary job of building applications. He launched Jetpack.io to solve this infrastructure deployment problem […]
Deliveroo has opened a new type of “dark store” in Central London, called the Deliveroo HOP, as it experiments with expanding its rapid grocery business. The new store functions as a mini-warehouse where Deliveroo staff pick orders for couriers operating on its platform to collect and deliver locally to app users. Moreover, the new store […]
Establish a sustainable work-life balance with these five simple steps to find success at work (and at home). The daily habits that can promote work-life balance and career success include encouraging and expressing gratitude, talking with strangers, saying “I love you” a lot, exercising, and breaking a sweat, as well as reflecting, taking notes, and […]
2022 was a challenging year for managers, with rapid changes in work trends and economic pressures. The Great Resignation led workers to seek work-life balance through quiet quitting, four-day workweeks, distributed teams, and employee analytics. Managers had to adapt to fluctuating team priorities and company policies while striving to make new work modes succeed. Gallup […]
Point of Sale (POS) systems are an endless source of insight that can help retailers build customer relationships and boost brand loyalty. POS systems have sophisticated customer shopping behavior analytics, providing valuable insight to help retailers build a promotional sales calendar, create content about popular products, and offer data-backed marketing to their mailing list. Retailers […]
The workplace is changing, and to succeed in the new world of work, individuals need to develop their technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Creativity, agility, empathy, communication, and continuous learning are among the top skills to build for success in the workplace. Building creativity involves making time for it, seeking out people who think differently, […]
Squid is a popular open-source caching proxy to improve web server performance and security. It has been used for many years and is available on various platforms. PySquid is a Python library that provides an interface to the Squid proxy. PySquid allows you to interact with Squid using Python code, which makes it easier to […]