ThinkstockE-commerce and daily deals website for moms Zulily Inc. (NASDAQ: ZU) sold 11.5 million Class A shares Friday morning in an initial public offering (IPO) that priced shares at $22, above the…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.This summer, thousands of fast-food workers in the United States went on strike in cities across the country, demanding their wages be increased to $15 an hour and…
ThinkstockThe Piper Jaffray consumer research team was given some help from the technology research team and has laid out an initial holiday road map for investors in a new research report. They…
Courtesy Starbucks Corp.If investors did not understand the victory that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) was bringing home when it acquired Teavana, they simply were not looking at reality nor at mathematics of…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of Starbucks In a press release Wednesday morning, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it plans to hire 10,000 U.S. military veterans and active duty spouses in the next five years.…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings. Expectations were high because the stock was within one percent of trading at an all-time high yet again. Howard…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggEarnings season is in full swing and this coming week will bring many key earnings reports. This will also be the last week of major on-calendar earnings for the third quarter,…
Courtesy Starbucks Corp.Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) will open its first Teavana Fine Teas + Tea Bar in New York City on Thursday, adding the sale of beverages to its tea offerings at…
Paul Ausick courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) made a brilliant acquisition when it acquired Teavana. The leader in coffee managed to acquire one of the most prominent names in tea retailing. What Teavana…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is sick of playing defense in China, where the nation’s big broadcaster criticized the coffee shop chain for what it charges for coffee. China has to…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockA massive fire at a Brazilian port virtually destroyed six warehouses containing 180,000 tons of raw sugar waiting to be exported. That will cut into an expected sugar surplus of 2 million…
Paul Ausick courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the latest global brand to be targeted by China Central Television (CCTV). The world’s largest coffee chain has pricing that is unfair and discriminatory in…
courtesy of StarbucksFor a number of years, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz has displayed a sort of arrogance about what he, and sometimes his coffee company, can do to save the…
TwitterIn among the major and minor celebrities, news media outlets, the Pope and President Obama, there are no huge corporations with substantial followings on Twitter. As a matter of fact, among the…
ThinkstockBurger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) has a new product it calls Satisfries. The french fries have 40% less fat than the fast-food chain’s current product and 30% fewer calories. Of course, they also…
