Call it an advance in ice cream delivery systems. Baskin-Robbins, the Canton-based chain of ice cream shops, said it is now offering customers a "new Double Header ice cream cone." "The unique cone is designed to hold a … [Read more...]
Convenience Stores Expect Growth
October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Commercial real estate market said to enable better deals for new locations Anna Huddleston reports in Las Vegas Business Press that while other retailers are scrapping growth plans, the $624 billion convenience-store … [Read more...]
Obama: Still “A Long Way To Go” to Help Small Businesses
October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Henry Pulizzi of the New York Times reports that President Barack Obama unveiled initiatives to help small businesses, saying the U.S. has "a long way to go" to ensure that credit flows to an area of the economy hit hard … [Read more...]
McDonald’s Profit Tops View, Sales Soar
October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Epoch Times reports that McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, said third-quarter profits jumped to $1.3 billion, exceeding last year’s results and beating analyst estimates. The fast food … [Read more...]
Starbucks Settles With Ex-Exec Who Went To Dunkin
October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dow Jones Commodities News Select reports that the Starbucks Coffee Co. announced Friday night it had reached a settlement with Paul Twohig, a former executive who ran the company's retail operations in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Health Care Bill Passes the Senate Finance Committee!
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On October 13, the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve its bill on health care reform by a vote of 14-9. While lacking wide bipartisan agreement the measure did attract one Republican vote, Sen. Olympia Snowe … [Read more...]
Good Employees Work Toward their Strengths
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Maureen Moriarty writes in the Puget Sound Business Journal that wise companies and bosses understand the importance of aligning worker roles to their strengths. If you are interested in increasing performance, morale … [Read more...]
McDonald’s Restaurants to Open at the Louvre
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Henry Samuel reports in the London Telegraph that lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's restaurant and McCafé in the … [Read more...]
National Retail Chains to Add Michigan Sites
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Jaclyn Trop reports at the The Detroit News that more than a dozen national companies, from AutoZone to Wal-Mart, are expanding in Michigan, tapping the growing number of consumers looking for lower-priced food, goods … [Read more...]
Citizens Runs on Dunkin’
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Jackie Noblett of the Boston Business Journal reports that America may run on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, but one local bank is hoping a branch inside one of the coffee giant’s stores may add its own version of liquidity … [Read more...]
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