European User Data Privacy Laws Have Worldwide Effect

European User Data Privacy Laws Have Worldwide Effect

“If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer, you’re the product being sold.” The quote gets attributed to a few dozen people in a variety of paraphrases, but the content is the same: free services have to get their money from somewhere, and they usually get...
GNC Files for Bankruptcy Amid COVID-19 Impact

GNC Files for Bankruptcy Amid COVID-19 Impact

Another business giant has fallen under the burden of the pandemic crisis in the United States. GNC, the vitamin and supplement company, announced in late May that it has filed for bankruptcy and that they plan to close up to a quarter of their 5,800 stores while they...
Chuck E. Cheese Struggling to Avoid Bankruptcy

Chuck E. Cheese Struggling to Avoid Bankruptcy

Even in the best of times, Chuck E. Cheese dd not inspire thoughts of cleanliness and a hygienic atmosphere. The chain of child-friendly restaurant-slash-activity centers has always had the reputation of being a place for children’s birthday parties, where you eat...
Black-Owned Businesses Hit Hardest During Pandemic

Black-Owned Businesses Hit Hardest During Pandemic

Before all the chaos of COVID-19, black-owned businesses were already in a precarious position. According to a study from the Federal Reserve, 58 percent of black-owned businesses in the United States were in financial distress as of the end of 2019. Distress was...