Red Lobster seeks a buyer as it looks to avoid bankruptcy filing

Red Lobster seeks a buyer as it looks to avoid bankruptcy filing

Beleaguered seafood chain Red Lobster is seeking a buyer as it looks to avoid filing for bankruptcy, CNBC has learned.  The company has considered filing for bankruptcy to help it restructure its debt and get out of a number of costly and lengthy leases, but it’s also sought a buyer in recent months, people familiar … Read more

How I started an $8 million/year grocery chain

How I started an  million/year grocery chain

Gek Teng Pang founded Surrey Hills Grocer in 2021. Success didn’t come easy for Pang Gek Teng. The 35-year-old serial entrepreneur went through five failed business attempts before her efforts to build a multimillion-dollar grocery store chain in Singapore finally bore fruit. Today, she is the proud founder and CEO of Surrey Hills Grocer, an … Read more

Chipotle abandons Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after ghost kitchen closes

Chipotle abandons Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after ghost kitchen closes

Chipotle is launching Farmesa Fresh Eatery first at Kitchen United’s upcoming Santa Monica location. Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is abandoning its Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after partner Kitchen United closed its ghost kitchens. A little over a year ago, Chipotle announced the opening of its first Farmesa location at Kitchen United’s Santa … Read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Q1 2024 earnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Q1 2024 earnings

The logo of Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen in Manhattan, New York. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by higher traffic to its restaurants. The stock rose 4% in extended trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based … Read more

Inside Foot Locker’s plan to revitalize retail footprint

Inside Foot Locker’s plan to revitalize retail footprint

A Foot Locker, Inc. store.  Courtesy of: Foot Locker, Inc. A new and improved Foot Locker debuted at a New Jersey mall on Wednesday as the sneaker retailer looks to reverse a sales slump, keep brand partners loyal and win back Wall Street’s confidence by revamping the footprint for its all-important stores.  The new concept Foot … Read more

Starbucks resumes bargaining with Workers United union

Starbucks resumes bargaining with Workers United union

Starbucks and the union that represents its baristas will resume contract negotiations on Wednesday, ending an extended stalemate. The two sides’ return to the bargaining table follows their February announcement that they found a “constructive path forward” during mediation discussions related to litigation over the union’s use of Starbucks’ branding. It marked a major pivot for … Read more

Walmart-backed fintech One introduces buy now, pay later

Walmart-backed fintech One introduces buy now, pay later

Customers shop in a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup One has begun offering buy now, pay later loans for big-ticket items at some of the retailer’s more than 4,600 U.S. stores, CNBC has learned. The move puts … Read more

PepsiCo (PEP) Q1 2024 earnings

PepsiCo (PEP) Q1 2024 earnings

Bottles of Pepsi soda are seen on display at a Target store on February 09, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images PepsiCo on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, despite a recall of some Quaker Foods cereal and bars that dented volume. … Read more

FTC sues to block Tapestry acquisition of Capri Holdings

FTC sues to block Tapestry acquisition of Capri Holdings

Pedestrians walk past a Coach store and a Michael Kors store. Scott Olson | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block the $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings by Coach and Kate Spade’s parent company, Tapestry. The move by regulators brings at least a temporary halt to a deal that would … Read more

Express files for bankruptcy, plans to close nearly 100 stores

Express files for bankruptcy, plans to close nearly 100 stores

Pedestrians walk past an Express Inc. store in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Mark Kauziarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Longtime mall retailer Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, but a group of investors led by brand management firm WHP Global is looking to save the company by acquiring it.  … Read more