Retail industry

Products and companies most at risk

Products and companies most at risk

Mickey Vernon

Customers shop for food at a grocery store on Jan. 15, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images ...

Chuck E. Cheese makes comeback after bankruptcy

Chuck E. Cheese makes comeback after bankruptcy

Mickey Vernon

Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company has spent $230 million renovated its stores. Source: CEC Entertainment Four years after exiting bankruptcy, ...

McDonald’s to close three CosMc’s locations — and open two more

McDonald’s to close three CosMc’s locations — and open two more

Mickey Vernon

A sign hangs outside of a CosMc’s restaurant, a concept recently launched by McDonald’s, in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Dec. 11, ...

DraftKings tests subscription service in New York

DraftKings tests subscription service in New York

Mickey Vernon

Sports betting company DraftKings’ logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images DraftKings is ...

Wendy’s, Denny’s, Red Lobster close locations in 2024

Wendy’s, Denny’s, Red Lobster close locations in 2024

Mickey Vernon

A rough year for the restaurant industry led many chains to close underperforming locations in 2024, as they try to ...

Here are 4 things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Here are 4 things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Albert Wagner

Technology stocks stood tall in the first week of December trading, helping the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ...

U.S. sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over driver payment accounts

U.S. sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over driver payment accounts

Mickey Vernon

A Walmart truck pulls out of a Walmart Distribution Center in Hurricane, Utah, on May 30, 2024. George Frey | ...

CEO departures at U.S. companies hit a record this year

CEO departures at U.S. companies hit a record this year

Bob Elliott

Clockwise from top: Former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun (CNBC), Starbucks former CEO Laxman Narasimhan (Getty Images), former Nike CEO John ...

Fast-food companies KFC and Chick-fil-A bet big on chicken tenders

Fast-food companies KFC and Chick-fil-A bet big on chicken tenders

Lawrence Booth

Fast-food companies like Yum! Brands’ KFC and McDonald’s are getting back into chicken tenders as a way to attract consumers ...

Restaurant winners and losers include McDonald’s, Chili’s, Taco Bell

Restaurant winners and losers include McDonald’s, Chili’s, Taco Bell

Mickey Vernon

A “location closed” sign hangs in the window of a closed Red Lobster restaurant in Torrance, California on May 14, ...