Mostly Cloudy 35°
Tag:

Fresh Food

Business
7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores 7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores
7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is closing hundreds of stores in North America. Parent company Seven & I Holdings said that the 444 locations were “underperforming.” They make up about 3 percent of 7-Eleven's total of around 13,000 outlets in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Specific sites of the stores have not yet been released. In announcing the closures, the company said that 7-Eleven stores saw a 7.3 percent decline in traffic in August, saying a "pullback in consumer spending has persisted beyond prior expectations" that has affected store traffic and sales growth "as consu…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
'The Simpsons' Lovers Behind Union County Bagel Shop D'OH Are Anything But Average 'The Simpsons' Lovers Behind Union County Bagel Shop D'OH Are Anything But Average
'The Simpsons' Lovers Behind Union County Bagel Shop D'OH Are Anything But Average D’OH Bagels in Rahway is anything but your average breakfast joint. The mom-and-pop shop opened its doors in the summer of 2017 and makes each item fresh in-store each morning. The shop’s name, of course, is an homage to the Simpsons as well as a quirky play on words. “My husband grew up loving 'The Simpsons,' which is partially where the name D'OH! came from,” said Erin Leonard, who runs the shop with her husband, Manny. "But it’s sort of a pun since we make all of our dough in-house, too.” Donut varieties include cinnamon crumb, birthday cake, chocolate peanut butter, chocolate Oreo,…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson