In 2020, teachers had to think fast and make some huge adjustments to keep their students engaged. From dealing with the struggles of virtual learning to finding unique ways to get kids to maintain social distancing and wash their hands, teachers across the country found themselves taking on lots of […]
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Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley scraps hope of profit leap as Tier 4 forces him to close stores before Christmas rush
TipRanks The 5G Revolution Could Send These 3 Stocks Higher 5G is here. The new networks are online and expanding, and customers – individual consumers, institutional users, and industrial applications – are starting to take advantage of the new technology. The advantages of 5G are already well-known: faster connections, more […]
Beauty professionals hope for prettier picture in 2021
Make-up artist Poppy Johnson is one of many who took their businesses online Beauty salons have been greatly affected by this year’s pandemic. With the first Covid-19 vaccines now being administered, we speak to speak to six industry professionals about how they have coped with 2020, and their hopes for […]
Small business owners hope customers shop local this holiday season
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Many small business owners plan to have extended hours this weekend as customers start their holiday shopping. Shoreline Sugars Boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. The boutique started in 20`16 as a mother-daughter collaboration. “We sell […]
Pensacola businesses hope residents shop small
Madison Arnold, Pensacola News Journal Published 4:23 a.m. CT Nov. 27, 2020 CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The local business community is hoping residents remember to shop local this year, even on Cyber Monday, which is traditionally ruled by large corporations and major online retailers. Rusted […]
Small Business Saturday shops hope consumers will remember them
CLOSE Quiana Borden, owner of The Kitchen by Cooking With Que, provides plant-based healthy food options with a choice of meat additions in her Midtown restaurant. (Photo: Cooking with Cue) For the last decade, Small Business Saturday has found stores bustling with customers looking to support their neighbors. But this year, things […]
Owners hope customers shop local for Small Business Saturday
The final months of each year are incredibly important to Anna Meyer, the owner of Range Free, a specialty bakery and café in downtown Columbia. Meyer estimates upward of 20% of her yearly revenue comes during the winter holidays. The pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home order cost Meyer more than a quarter of […]
Small Business Saturday: Amid pandemic, small businesses hope to hang on
For the past decade, Small Business Saturday has been a once-a-year occasion to encourage people to think local amid the… For the past decade, Small Business Saturday has been a once-a-year occasion to encourage people to think local amid the rush of the holiday shopping frenzy. This year, it’s more […]
Businesses hope for big retail weekend | Covid-19
With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday this weekend, local retailers are gearing up with sales, unique ways to shop safely and lots of fun. Many small businesses in the area are offering unique merchandise and give-aways to lure customers into stores for safe, in-person holiday shopping experiences with the […]
Japan reform chief Kono voices hope to be prime minister
TOKYO — Taro Kono, Japan’s minister for administrative and regulatory reform who is regarded as a likely future candidate for prime minister, on Monday signaled that he in fact wants to seek the top job down the road. “Someday, I want to become prime minister, spell out my own policies […]
St. Louis business owners hope residents will shop more local this holiday season | News Headlines
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — As COVID-19 cases rise again, there’s growing concern over whether many small businesses will be able to survive the pandemic. We’re moving into a crucial time of year for them and now there’s a push to help small businesses stay alive. Donna Overy, the owner of Naturally […]
Business owners hope residents will shop more local this holiday season | News Headlines
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — As COVID-19 cases rise again, there’s growing concern over whether many small businesses will be able to survive the pandemic. We’re moving into a crucial time of year for them and now there’s a push to help small businesses stay alive. Donna Overy, the owner of Naturally […]
Bookstores Hope Customers Skip Online Retailers For Local
Amazon Prime Day begins Tuesday, but local retailers hope customers don’t overspend. Bookstores like Market Block Books and The Book House, which have the same owner, said online companies like Amazon have negatively impacted their business. Add COVID-19 concerns to that equation, and local stores have had to make some […]
1 issue Jets can actually fix to have some hope this season
The Jets have had problems with talent and execution during their 0-4 start to the season. Those aren’t overnight fixes. But there’s one issue they can fix if they want to make anything of the 2020 season: penalties. Specifically, avoidable personal foul penalties, which have crippled the Jets early in […]
Rishi Sunak pledges hope for all those who lose job with launch of new scheme
The Treasury has already announced help for workers who are able to go back part time, as well as retraining for the long-term unemployed, but the JETS scheme is aimed at those who have been out of work for 13 weeks or more in England and Wales. The Department for […]
why some young US voters have given up hope on climate
When Siddharth Namachivayam casts a ballot in Colorado this fall, he’ll forego Democratic nominee Joe Biden, whom he sees as just a “Band-Aid,” and instead support the longshot Green party candidate focused on climate action. “I guess, yeah, it’d be marginally better if Biden was president, but I don’t think […]
How non-league clubs hope to manage their financial futures in a post-Covid world
In the first of a five-part series analysing the state of football in the post-Covid world, Jim White examines the parlous condition of non-league football. Back in March, Paul Lyon had never heard the word “furlough”. Six months on and the finance director of Oxford City credits the policy brought […]
Loan program ends, hard-hit businesses hope for 2nd chance
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are in limbo again as the coronavirus outbreak rages and the government’s $659 billion relief program draws to a close. Companies still struggling with sharply reduced revenue are wondering if Congress will give them a second chance at the Paycheck Protection Program, which ends […]
Colleges hope new rules will slow COVID-19 spread, students aren’t convinced
Colleges want their students back this fall. That much is clear. What’s less clear are the new rules for student conduct in the midst of a pandemic, and how universities will go about enforcing them, especially when the offensive behavior takes place off-campus – or overnight. The University of Texas […]
Music’s Last Best Hope Lies in Live-Streaming
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Except for the biggest pop acts, like the Rolling Stones or Rihanna, and a few hot shows like “Hamilton,” musicians have struggled to fill concert halls. But now the entire business of live performance is in trouble, even for the top stars, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic: […]