Lufthansa poised to acquire ITA Airways by end of April
Mar 31, 2023 20:51 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Lufthansa will get a chance to buy ITA Airways after the winner of the previous bidding, Air France/KLM, refused to bid on ITA again, Lufthansa had been interested in purchasing ITA Airways for quite a while and lost...
Shake Shack opens first Thai store
Mar 31, 2023 20:49 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
US burger chain Shake Shack opened its first store in Thailand at Bangkoks CentralWorld in partnership with Hong Kong-based licensee Maxims Caterers. Shake Shack will open 15 more stores across Thailand by 2032 as part...
NewJeans to release Coca-Cola Zero commercial song, music video
Mar 31, 2023 20:45 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
K-pop girl group NewJeans is set to drop Zero, a commercial song and a music video for Coca-Cola on Monday. Ador, the label behind NewJeans, had announced that NewJeans is taking part in the new Coca-Cola Zero campaign...
Baemin found to have charged highest transaction fees among S. Korean e-commerce platforms
Mar 31, 2023 20:43 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
South Koreas Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) identified food delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, as charging the highest fees to its vendors among the countrys e-commerce platforms as it seeks to announce commission...
Chick-fil-A is getting rid of a well-loved menu, and diners are upset
Mar 31, 2023 09:09 am UTC| Business Economy Life
Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwich offerings is pulling out one food item from its menu, which turned out to be a favorite of many customers. As a result, many diners were upset by...
Burger King now accepts Bitcoin, crypto payments in Paris
Mar 30, 2023 23:42 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Digital Currency
Burger King has introduced Instpower power bank rental machines connected to crypto payment services Alchemy Pay and Binance Pay that accept cryptocurrency payments at its Paris locations. Instpower, the...
Allbirds creates the world’s first zero-carbon shoe
Mar 30, 2023 23:18 pm UTC| Nature Life Economy Business
Apparel and footwear brand, Allbirds, has designed what is dubbed the worlds first zero-carbon shoe, called M0.0nShot. The shoe is made from carbon-negative materials such as merino wool, sugarcane-based foam, and...
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