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As consumer eating habits change, restaurants need to be prepared to change courses very quickly to survive. So called mini-burgers ( sliders ) seem to tell us that snack foods are more popular than ever. One stop shopping has elevated Walmart as the king of retail and I think grocery stores are looking...

With Shultz's return to the top, the direction seems to be straight ahead with returning to their roots. "FREEBIES" never hurt anyone and I like the new ideas of the company. New Espresso machines being added to the stores gives the impression of new confidence for this huge investment. Will more aroma...

Visa beats expectations to raise $17.9 billion in its IPO and makes the record books as the largest U.S. IPO, amidst a shaky US financial market. Visa's long awaited IPO sparked a great deal of interest from investors  seeking a potential growth opportunity amid a bearish economic climate. In 2006,...

Software developers that provide ecommerce solutions for the "do-it-yourself" IT crowd will feel the mounting pressure of social networks. Outsourcing providers that need to match pace with "best in class" Internet merchants will feel the pressure to keep up with Amazon and others. Consumer technology...

1) Full Disclosure - Mark Mariotti ran a nonstandard auto operation (California admitted MGA with Ohio company underwriting)  in Southern California during the 1970's &  '80s with a direct-marketing model and a non-internet online (yes back then) reservation style quoting system....

Stores are not appealing to consumers. Apparel merchandise is boring and lacks a big name brand. Merchandising is lackluster and there are a lot of empty shelves especially in the hardlines section. Joining with KMart has not helped their brand name.

I agree totally with Jeff's assessment and it is right on target.  With Circuit City not knowing which direction to go in, it clearly puts Best Buy as the industry leader in consumer electronics. Walmart should gain market share as they fine tune their stores. Wholesalers will compete with...

Yahoo is doing whatever they can to avoid a Microsoft takeover, but it is becoming obvious that they will have no choice but to fall prey to the Seattle giant, in large part because their other suitors - News Corp, Google, and AOL - could never exude the leverage that Microsoft could.  In truth,...

Three new breakfast sandwiches coming soon to Panera Bakery Cafes. Will this make Panera more competitive in this expanding day part by different concepts? Is this the shot in the arm that Panera needs to possibly launch a new coffee expansion?

Kraft and Sara Lee executives recently spoke at analyst conference concerning their recent improvements to drive sales growth and improve operating margins.Both suggested the progress is real and sustainable.   Kraft highlighted new products and headcount reduction as keys to their progress.New...