Earlier this week, meme stock retailer turned Pok é mon card pawn shop, GameStop, announced a new trade-in stunt engineered to go viral. " Trade Anything Day " will let customers come in and hand over almost anything in exchange for store credit. Employees who weren't told about the promotional stunt in advance are already preparing for the worst. Some are even trying to harness the chaos for a good cause.
Some grocery stores owned by Sobeys Inc. are the latest Toronto stores to test body-worn cameras. In a statement, the retailer confirmed it's piloting the project after the bodycams were spotted on FreshCo cashiers in a store located at Sherbourne and Isabella streets. The cameras are being used to combat harassment and assault directed toward employees and to prevent shoplifting and other crimes, Sobeys spokesperson Caitlin Gray said.
One night in mid-September, two employees say, a "neighborhood guy" came into the restaurant at close to midnight, visibly intoxicated and displaying alarming signs of mental-health issues. Smith was in the restaurant, along with three young women who were working. When the man asked Smith for a beer, the artist offered him water instead - a gesture that the women working say "invited him to stay" despite their safety concerns.
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The United Bodegas of America is demanding action following recent attacks in New York City. The owners rallied on Thursday calling for additional security measures to keep employees safe, including panic buttons.
