Subway's late cofounder will give half the company to a charity where his 2 sons work, amid reports the chain is considering a sale

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Peter Buck died in 2021. He owned half of Subway.

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Nike's battle with Lululemon heats up with new lawsuit over sneakers

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In a new lawsuit, Nike alleges Lululemon has infringed on its footwear patents, including with its Blissfeel sneaker.

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McDonald's hiked prices and started offering adult Happy Meals — and sales are soaring

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McDonald's collaborated with streetwear brand Cactus Plant Flea Market to produce a limited run of ultra-nostalgic adult Happy Meals.

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Meet Bernie Marcus, the Home Depot co-founder who is fearful of 'socialism' and 'woke' workers ruining America

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Bernie Marcus, 90, grew up in Newark, New Jersey.

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Whole Foods is sick of high prices, too — so it's pulling the Walmart trick of squeezing suppliers to bring prices down

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Whole Foods has lowered prices over the last several years to combat its image as an expensive chain. Now, it's asking suppliers to lower prices as inflation moderates.

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Ex-Sheetz worker said she quit her job over the chain's 'smile policy' that bans 'obvious missing, broken or badly discolored teeth'

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Employees at Sheetz's roughly 650 convenience stores must have full smiles without any "missing, broken, or badly discolored teeth," according to company policy.

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What is 'cotton candy' plastic, and how can it help keep refugee shelters warm?

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  • Four friends spent more than a decade designing a machine that recycles plastic waste.
  • The Polyfloss machine spins plastic into thin fibers that can be used for insulation. 
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Check out these renderings for an apartment building that's about to be built on top of a Los Angeles Costco

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Costco may open a new store at the bottom of an apartment building, an atypical format for the big box retailer.

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The Arnaults are betting big on K-Pop, and it shows the power of South Korea's luxury spending machine

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BTS singer Jimin at Dior's fashion show in Paris on January 20.

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Impossible Foods is laying off 20% of its employees in the third round of cuts at the company in roughly a year

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Peter McGuinness has been CEO of Impossible Foods for less than a year but has already overseen two rounds of layoffs at the plant-based meat brand.

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