According to sales numbers from 2020, these 25 chain restaurants dominated the market in what was a tough year for eateries worldwide.

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From ‘make hay’ to ‘peel the onion,’ here are the phrases each state’s corporate community just can’t quit.
The balconies over Popeyes drive-thrus aren't functional, but they do pay homage to the fast food restaurant's Louisiana roots.
Supermarkets don't let in much—if any—natural light. It's another example of how retailers mess with your mind.
When movie theaters are open for business, snacks make up nearly half of their profits. But when movie houses first cropped up, managers banned food outright.
There's a surprising reason stores like consumers to have plenty of space above their heads. According to science, it's giving them room to think.
Step into a Target or Walgreens and you might be labeled a 'guest.' The practice probably started for a very Goofy reason.
The single-serve ketchup packets that had been dumped into takeout bags with abandon are now fetching premium prices on eBay.
Plenty of consumer brands have abandoned their core market to try something new. Sometimes it works, and sometimes you wind up with Bic pantyhose.
For people in a swath of the country, Sheetz is an unwritten item on the itinerary of any journey of more than 40 miles.
In the 1980s, shopping malls across America hosted everything from video game demonstrations to fans screaming for Patrick Duffy.
Men's razors aren't necessarily better than women's razors, but they are different (and not just because they aren't pink).
Before writing plans for Memorial Day, check which businesses and institutions will be closed on the federal holiday.
From 'It's a Wonderful Life' to 'Battlefield Earth,' these box office turkeys proved that it can take just one major flop to send a studio down the dreaded path of bankruptcy.
Easter Sunday is not a federally-recognized holiday, so plenty of places are open—but there are some exceptions.
If you’ve been sneakily using your ex-girlfriend’s stepmother’s Netflix account, the jig could soon be up.
Tom Cruise's charisma helped salvage an iconic-but-dying pair of sunglasses. Two of them, actually. (Cue maniacal laughter.)
The Blizzard debuted in Dairy Queen restaurants in 1985, and it's been a popular menu item with customers ever since.
Don Draper, Holly Golightly, and some other iconic New Yorkers helped maintain social distance at a New York steak house.
Having a person stand at attention at the entrance to a store makes shoppers feel welcome, but there's also a financial benefit for retailers.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries accommodates customers in many ways, but they won't serve you beef cooked rare or medium.
White collar jobs are purportedly better paying and more respectable than blue collar jobs—here’s how that came to be.