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Senate Report Reveals Airlines Made $12.4 Billion From Seat Fees

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billion from seating fees between 2018 and 2023. This practice, common worldwide, is often the final frustration for passengers who feel coerced into paying extra fees after already purchasing a ticket and arriving at the airport on time. Both airlines maintain their pricing is transparent and that customers are treated fairly.

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Luckin Coffee Arrives in the U.S. With Plans to Outprice and Out-Tech Starbucks

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The company debuted its first stores in major capitals back in January 2018. Through the Luckin app, you can easily browse past purchases, explore new menu items and track your order status with minimal hassle. Just a year later, it had already opened more than 2,000 stores. Luckin arrives in the U.S.

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What’s Your One Word Mantra for 2018?

Office Dynamics

I have purchased homes I wanted, wrote books I envisioned in my head and made vacations become my reality. For 2018, my word is “grow.” So, what is your word going to be for 2018? The post What’s Your One Word Mantra for 2018? This is not the first time I’ve seen this happen in my life.

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Flexible Workspace Provider Expands Footprint with Historic NYC Building Purchase

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Jay Properties, the investment branch of flexible workspace provider Jay Suites, made headlines this week after purchasing a historic Midtown Manhattan building for $35 million. The post Flexible Workspace Provider Expands Footprint with Historic NYC Building Purchase appeared first on Allwork.Space.

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Krispy Kreme’s Refocus on Doughnuts Teaches: When It Comes to Building Your Business, Be the Steak Knife

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a publicly traded company , announced the sale of a majority ownership stake in Insomnia Cookies , representing a $350 million total enterprise value—double what it was when Krispy Kreme bought it in 2018. So, why explore this particular purchase? Insomnia Cookies’ growth has boomed since 2018.

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The Founder of Bite Toothpaste Is on a Zero-Waste Mission, But She Never Intended to Disrupt the Oral Care Industry

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She also took online chemistry classes and purchased a machine that allowed her to test out each new iteration in the form of a tablet. In 2018, zero-waste bloggers began talking about Bite online, and the product gained momentum. In fact, she kept her full-time job in the early days.

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The One Thing You Never Hear About Becoming Wealthy

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The starter home we purchased in 2007 lost over half of its market value less than a year after we bought it. Eventually we renovated and converted that home into a rental property until finally selling in 2018 at a sale price 60% higher than our original purchase price.

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