Interesting article on Slate’s thebigmoney.com re: the ubiquitiousness of McDonald’s in the United States. in reference to: Furthest Distance From a McDonald’s: 107 Miles The Big Money (view on Google Sidewiki)
From NY Times: One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1)
From today’s (10/29/09) online version of the NY Times: Bruce Buschel outlines “[a] modest list of dos and don’ts for servers at the seafood restaurant [he is] building.” According to Buschel “veteran waiters, moonlighting actresses, libertarians and baristas will no doubt protest some or most of what follows. They will claim it homogenizes them or… Continue Reading
From the Greenville News: Cantrell v. Target Settled
A years-long, multimillion-dollar legal battle between Target Corp. and a Greer, South Carolina woman wrongly accused of trying to pass a counterfeit bill has ended after a federal appeals court dismissed the national superstore’s pursuit to overturn a jury’s $3.1 million verdict against it. The parties have settled the case. The terms of the settlement,… Continue Reading
From NRF’s Retail Big Blog: Top Ten Holiday Trends for 2009
Article from NRF’s Oct 20 blog entry re: insights of what to expect this holiday season if you’re a retailer. Click here for the complete article: Retail’s BIG Blog | Top ten holiday trends for 2009 (view on Google Sidewiki)
From NY Times: Disney Rehauls Its Retail Store Approach
“Disney’s Retail Plan is a Theme Park in Its Stores” Interesting article in today’s NY Times (10/13/09), detailing how Disney is taking a page from Steve Jobs’ and Apple’s playbook to drastically overhaul its approach to its non-theme park retail operations. Click here for the full story:Disney Plans Extensive Overhaul of Mall Stores – NYTimes.com… Continue Reading
From The State: Hotels, Restaurants, and Retailers Not Raking in the Dollars on USC Game Days
From thestate.com (10/10/09): Shrinking attendance at USC football games this season is changing the playing field for Columbia-area businesses. Despite winning all three home games, official attendance at Williams-Brice Stadium is down more than 7 percent so far from last year’s season average of 80,529. Many Columbia-area hotel, restaurant and souvenir store operators say their… Continue Reading
From NY Times: 100 Hotels in Europe Under $150
Is the exchange rate killing your plans to travel to Europe? Fear not! Today’s (10/10/09) NY Times has a listing of 100 great hotels throughout Eurpoe for under $150 a night. Start packing now. in reference to: 100 Hotels Under $150 – NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
National Retail Federation Forcasts 1% Decline in Holiday Sales
The National Retail Federation released its 2009 holiday forecast on October 6, projecting holiday retail industry sales to decline one percent this year to $437.6 billion. While this number falls significantly below the ten-year average of 3.39 percent holiday season growth, the decline is not expected to be as dramatic as last year’s 3.4 percent… Continue Reading
Casual Dining Sales Remain Soft
From National Restaurant News: Casual-dining companies this week continued to highlight cost-saving initiatives that drove profits even as sales remained soft, leading observers to believe a much-hoped-for sales recovery is not in the cards this year. California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased its estimated third-quarter earnings projection, and Ruby Tuesday Inc. posted a better-than-expected bottom line… Continue Reading
Grocery Store Shake Up Possible for South Carolina
Bi-Lo customers might have to put “find a new grocery store” at the top of their shopping lists if Food Lion goes through with a plan to buy out the struggling Mauldin, South Carolina-based chain. Some stores likely would close as a result, forcing shoppers to choose from among a dwindling list of grocery stores… Continue Reading
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