Retail companies that have shown annual sales increases of 3 percent or better are more likely to implement sustainability initiatives in the workplace than those firms with smaller growth, a recent study found.The survey, conducted by Miami-based...

One look at his current or past academic titles, such as Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering and Dean’s Professor in the Sciences of Uncertainty, tells you that best-selling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former institutional trader...

The appropriateness of remotely hosting point-of-sale system software for multiple locations and relying on centralized storage for restaurant-level-transaction data has been a point of contention within the industry for years.Proponents, many...

CLEVELAND —With most budgets suffering from recession-related cutbacks, restaurant trainers and human resources managers are looking for inexpensive ways to keep employees trained and able to serve...

As director of wine for San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels, Emily Wines is anything but green when it comes to selecting varieties for the company’s eco-friendly wine program. Currently, 30 percent of all wines served at Kimpton...

Doug Tomlinson says frustration drove him to create Vino Volo, an upscale airport wine bar concept. An oenophile who worked as a management consultant for Deloitte Consulting LLP, he recalls returning from a business trip in...

Late last month as the federal minimum-wage increase approached, the jump to a new hourly rate of to $7.25 appeared to be ruffling few feathers.While none of several operators interviewed cheered the 11-percent increase over the previous minimum...