Happy Thursday. Welcome to another edition of Insider Retail, featuring our top deep dives of the week. Today we re looking at some major drive thru problems, an iconic doll s comeback, and the food tech startups to watch. So without further ado. Chick-fil-A; Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Insider
Chick-fil-A s massive drive-thru lines are drawing complaints â and even lawsuits. We have the details. Barbie
She s back. An inside look at Barbie s comeback â including how Mattel repositioned the 60-year-old doll as a woke role model. Patrick McMullan/Getty; Skye Gould/Insider
How Roark Capital s Neal Aronson built a $54 billion fast-food juggernaut with brands like Arby s, Jamba and Dunkin .
How to Turn Your Clutter Into Money
Did you do a little too much online shopping the past few months? Here are some ways to unload the stuff that s piling up
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By Courtney Jespersen
I placed more online orders than I can count in 2020. And I justified all of them.
My front porch was filled with boxes containing all sorts of things: furniture (I needed to redecorate), paper towels (I needed to stock up), crafts (I needed activities), board games (more activities) and a treadmill (I needed exercise).
But if I’m being honest, I bought a little too much.
A sewer system backup Tuesday night in Transcona flooded several basements, causing thousands of dollars in damages and leaving residents to deal with a mess of raw sewage.