Survey: Americans Are Cutting Back on Fancy Coffee Because of the Economy Emily Bryson York reports in AdAge that americans appear to be cutting back on their Starbucks. After reporters in several different cities noticed much shorter lines at their coffee outlets, Ad Age decided to commission Lightspeed Research to find out whether either New…
Read More »LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Coffee chain Starbucks Corp could cut another 1,000 jobs in the coming weeks, according to a report in the Seattle Times on Saturday. The latest cuts could include employees at its Seattle headquarters, district managers and field employees but not the so-called baristas, who serve customers, said the report, which cited…
Read More »CEO Tosses Subway Cease-and-Desist Letter in Pizza Oven in Ad on ‘American Idol’ CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — The desire to burn harshly worded letters is nothing new, but Domino’s decided to do it on national TV on Wednesday in prime time during Fox’s “American Idol.” The pizza chain, which is fighting to gain a foothold in…
Read More »Sean Gregory writes at Time.com: Let’s face it — there are lots of reasons to hate McDonald’s: calories, cholesterol and, competition, for me at least, that queasy feeling after munching on McNuggets. Then there’s always that kid at the drive-through who forgets the ketchup. Well, add one more reason to spite Ronald: as the global…
Read More »A wage discrimination bill that heralds the pro-labor policies of the Democratic-controlled Congress and White House cleared the Senate yesterday and could be on President Obama’s desk within days. The legislation reverses a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that narrowly defines the time period during which a worker can file a claim of wage discrimination, even…
Read More »Scott Lehigh writes in Boston.com that: The early days of any new administration are carefully planned theater. What comes later is a better test of a new president’s skill, for that’s when he must start to navigate the jagged reefs that lurk just beneath the surface bonhomie. One issue that could soon test President Obama…
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