When a business has been around for decades, you take what it's called for granted. But many prominent companies nearly ended up with very different names. So, pop quiz: How knowledgeable are you about the original names -- and almost-names -- of businesses you deal with every day?
President Barack Obama's joke about holding a "Slurpee Summit" between Democrats and Republicans has the makers of the sugary drink scrambling to take action. "We don't want to be opportunistic, but nothing has ever been this big for Slurpee" a 7-Eleven spokesperson said.
Convenience-store chain 7-Eleven offered $2 billion to acquire competitor Casey's General Stores, topping a hostile bid by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard
As a centerpiece of its Super Bowl campaign, Denny's announced plans to serve free Grand Slam breakfasts at participating restaurants for the second year in a row. It's a gambit that offsets roughly $14 million in lost revenue with huge potential gains in free publicity.
