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Taco Bell files petition to end trademark to "Taco Tuesday"

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LEFT: A Taco Bell just before being rebuilt | RIGHT: A Taco Johns at night - The Retail Photographer Taco Bell has filed a petition to end the trademark to Taco Johns' "Taco Tuesday," a phrase that is argued to have become a mainstream common term that everybody uses. What's happening and about the two companies Taco Bell is an international chain of taco restaurants owned by parent company YUM! Brands headquartered out of Louisville, KY. Taco Johns is a smaller chain of taco restaurants based out of Cheyenne, WY with locations mainly in the areas of the zones of Mountain Time and Central Time. It turns out that the phrase "Taco Tuesday" originally was coined as "Taco Twosday," in an attempt to increase sales of tacos on the slowest day of the week. It was tweaked to "Taco Tuesday" when, according to Steve Lehto from Lehto's Law , Taco Johns filed for a trademark in 1989. As mentioned on CNN , Taco Bell filed a petition to end the tra
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Bed Bath and Beyond files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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A closing Bed Bath and Beyond store - The Retail Photographer On April 23, 2023, Bed Bath and Beyond announced that they were filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and that they would begin winding down their operations. Overview Bed Bath and Beyond is a home-ware big box store. It was started back in the year 1971 by Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein, and the store expanded to several hundreds of store locations. Previously, Bed Bath and Beyond began closing stores in late 2022 and early 2023, and lists can be found on their GCS page under featured information (at least, as of Apr 23, 2023). Bankruptcy Bed Bath and Beyond's home website as of Apr 23 has a banner that reads: Thank you to all of our loyal customers. We have made the difficult decision to begin winding down our operations. Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY stores remain open to serve you. also giving links to the customer service page and information about the Chapter 11 process . The Chapter 11 FAQ page co
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Maverik acquires Kum & Go, Solar Transport

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LEFT: A Maverik sign at night | RIGHT: A Kum & Go sign in the day time - The Retail Photographer Utah-based FMJ's Maverik has just announced that it is officially acquiring Krause Group's Kum & Go as well as Solar Transport. Overview Kum & Go is a fueling station and convenience center, and it has locations in the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions of the US; according to the site map on careers.kumandgo.com , this includes locations in fourteen states: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. As mentioned on Convenience Store News , Kum & Go has more than 400 convenience store locations. According to Kum & Go's Careers about page , William A. Kraus and Tony S. Gentle began the convenience store brand in 1959. Solar Transport is a delivery and logistics service that transports fuel across the United States. According to their About page , the company was f
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