Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and split off ice cream division, including Ben & Jerry's

Unilever, the giant company behind Ben & Jerry’s, Dove soaps, and Hellman’s mayonnaise, said it’s spinning off its ice cream business to try and reduce costs.

Joann, the fabrics and crafts chain, files for bankruptcy

Joann, the iconic fabrics and crafts retailer, has filed for bankruptcy protection but plans to keep its stores and website open as it refinances.

Target adding express self-checkout to stores, limiting items to 10 at most stores

Target is making changes to its checkouts starting this weekend, with plans to limit the number of items customers may buy in the self-checkout lanes. 

Dollar General becomes latest to cut self-checkout lanes

The dollar store chain is scaling back on self-checkout at 300 stores and joins Walmart and Target using this new business strategy.

McDonald's outages reported at stores worldwide – here's what to know

McDonald’s suffered system outages at locations around the world on Friday morning, with some stores closing and others back up and running.

Family Dollar, Dollar Tree to close about 1,000 stores

Several Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores are set to close after the company suffered a significant quarterly loss.

Detroit Fleat owners plan new cafe, bar in Oak Park's Berkley Coffee spot

Months after Berkley Coffee and Oak Park Dry closed, a new coffee shop and event space is moving in. Cafe and bar Mother Handsome, a sister location to Ferndale's Detroit Fleat, is currently prepping the space for a summer opening.

Layoffs jump to highest for any February since 2009, report says

Last month marked the highest layoff total for the month of February in data going back to 2009, according to U.S. outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Here's where Aldi plans to open new US stores, convert existing chains

Aldi plans to add 800 stores across the U.S., including new openings and store conversions of existing grocery chains. Here’s what plans have been released.

NFL Draft 2024: Detroit vendors excited for temporary spots on Woodward

The NFL Draft is less than two months away. As Detroit prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of fans to the downtown area beginning April 25, so are the vendors.

Detroit Means Business offers support hub locations to assist entrepreneurs

On Monday Detroit Means Business and Duggan announced plans for 25 small business support hubs. There will be at least one hub in every Detroit City Council district.

JetBlue, Spirit agree to terminate merger over regulatory issues

Low-cost carriers JetBlue and Spirit agreed to terminate their $3.8 billion merger agreement after facing significant regulatory and legal hurdles. 

Deja Vu Showgirls in Ypsilanti reopening nearly 4 years after fire

Deja Vu in Ypsilanti is reopening nearly four years after a fire damaged the building while it was closed during the Covid pandemic.

Pizza Cat Max closing Detroit restaurant

The Detroit Pizza Cat Max location will close after this weekend, the restaurant chain announced Friday. The pizza restaurant near Greektown took over the former Ready Player One spot in 2022.

Lucid Motors makes $10 million investment in Michigan with Southfield hub

“We want to track the best talent out there. and as we looked at those studies for hardware, engineers in particular, there’s no place like Michigan," said Gale Halsey, vice president, Lucid.