After high school, my son moved from working at Wendy’s to working for Chipotle. It was a fairly major change, as the Mexican chain actually makes all of its food fresh each day. He would start his shift by frying tortillas to make chips, mixing guacamole, and prepping food for the grill. As the day
Scroll through Walmart’s app, and you’ll pass a small gray label: “Sponsored.” Someone paid for that spot, and it seems too small to matter. It moves more than almost anything else the company sells. Goldman Sachs wrote in a Sept. 9 research note shared with TheStreet that the ad placement next to your Walmart (WMT)
A major beverage company is preparing for one of the biggest changes in its history after acquiring JDE Peet’s and setting the stage to divide its beverage and coffee operations. Bank of America thinks that split could give investors a better look at what the company’s individual businesses are worth. The bank reiterated its Buy
As travel numbers in many parts of the country are impacted by rising operating costs and lower international arrivals, many hotel operators have felt the financial fallout, either creeping in slowly or hitting all at once. The historic Hotel Charlotte near Yosemite National Park filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the start of the summer.
When you visit a major grocery store or gas station, you expect it to carry all the major brands. It’s not uncommon for a favorite flavor or size to be out of stock, but if you went to your local Publix, Wawa, or 7-Eleven and found no Pepsi products or shelves that simply no longer
Headlines highlighting large retailers closing hundreds of stores frequently grab massive attention. However, sometimes beneath the flashy titles lies a story of a strategic store optimization that is yielding strong results. That is the case of a 44-year-old iconic mall retailer, which, after 40 quiet closings, is projecting a return to profitability. And while industry
A major discount retailer is closing several stores across the U.S. this year, but the moves don’t necessarily signal a broader retreat. The company has been evaluating which locations make sense for its evolving retail strategy as it looks at smaller store formats and new opportunities in markets where other retailers have pulled back. Founded
With aviation already an often prohibitively costly industry for individual players without major backing, several smaller and charter carriers did not survive the spike in jet fuel prices that came at the start of 2026 following the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran. Major recent news in this space includes the collapse of Spirit Airlines and the
Target has spent years building out its fashion and homewares departments, turning itself into a go-to spot for the trendy consumer. But there’s one area where it’s struggled to get a foothold: grocery. Unlike Walmart, its nearest competitor in the big-box space, grocery accounts for a relatively small share of Target’s overall sales. Food and
When you live in South Florida, as I do, the only holidays that feels right are Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. Warm weather Halloween and Thanksgiving lack the turning leaves, orange pumpkins, and other hallmarks of those day to someone who grew up in Massachusetts. Christmas, however, seems the most out of