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If Starbucks Can Put a Little Wang on its Shirts, Just Think of What Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Could Do
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:48pm | 334Read More...Stained coffee marks are only the beginning. This week, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it had really made a mess of itself by teaming with designer Alexander Wang to produce a series of splotchy T-shirts for style-seeking women everywhere. Priced at $85 per shirt (the cost of nearly 20...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 26
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 7:57am | 909Read More...As the month and the calendar quarter wind down this week, only a handful of companies are scheduled to report their earnings results. These include Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL), McCormick (NYSE: MKC) and Walgreen (NYSE...
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Brinker International and Darden Restaurants End the Week Near 52-Week Highs
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 5:32pm | 283Read More...Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) reached new 52-week highs of $26.49 and $53.63 per share, respectively, Friday afternoon. Brinker saw its board extend its share buyback program in June by $250 million, and back in March the company boosted its quarterly...
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How to Sell a Windows PC
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 1:43pm | 700Read More...For generations, salesmen have scratched their heads at the prospect of selling a Windows PC. “It should be so easy!” the salesmen would shout. “They should practically sell themselves!” And why wouldn't they? Why would anyone go on a Safari when they can explore a wide web of content right here...
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Same-Store Sales And Earnings Up
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 6:31pm | 142Read More...Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI), which operates the Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, reported that during its fiscal 3rd quarter, same-store sales were up 1.3%, or 0.5% if Thanksgiving week is not counted, an improvement over last year's industry-wide 4.3% decline....
