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Merchants paid $126 billion in credit card fees in 2022, up 20% from the year before. The pushback is playing out in lobbying campaigns and Congress.
Expectations around tipping have changed in the last several years. Here’s what to know.
While takeout, delivery and drive-thru sales are above pre-pandemic levels, on-site dining remains down.
That’s meant automating some tasks once done by humans and thinking carefully about the humans they do hire.
Because a restaurant tab pays for more than just the food on the table.
Downtown Boston has more restaurants and bars now than it did before the pandemic. Retail stores, meanwhile, are still struggling.
Sales at restaurants and bars were up around 25 percent from last year. Part of that is likely due to pent-up demand.
Businesses are extending hours, serving coffee and bringing out extra TV screens to meet World Cup demand.
More people are going out to eat, but some are frustrated with the rising cost. Yet the cost crunch is just as bad, or worse, for restaurant owners.
In part, that’s because restaurants don’t want to scare away customers.
