Walmart's chain of warehouse-style membership clubs is the bringer of more bad news. Reports say that the company is letting go of more than 11,000 workers around the country. The measure follows an announcement that Walmart will close 10 Sam's Clubs across the country that are loosing money. No further...
Another significant chain just joined the ranks of retailers and restaurants filing for bankruptcy in the last year. Uno Restaurant Holdings, owner of the Uno Chicago Grill deep-dish pizza chain filed Chapter 11 earlier this week after facing an overload of debt and declining sales, which are hurting...
It seems like things are improving at Starbucks. The coffee giant posted first-quarter earnings of $241.5 million, and a same-store sales gain of 4%, it's first since 2008. Executives attributed the improvement, in part, to its new Via instant coffee. Starbucks also cut costs and closed stores in the...