America's 10 Most Popular Stores
Which retailers get our business month in and month out? As of March 2013, these are the 10 most-visited stores in America.
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Coming Soon to Taco Bell: Breakfast and Health Food
Not content with Doritos Locos Tacos and other weird junk food, Taco Bell is now expanding its breakfast offerings and announcing plans for a healthier menu.
McDonald's Tells Franchises 'Service Is Broken'
The top complaint of McDonald's customers is that employees are rude or unprofessional. Company officials recently told franchise operators that "service is broken."
5 Best and Worst Moves in Business This Week
From a new Taco Bell menu item sure to soar, to a short-sighted activist taking aim at the Dell deal, here's a rundown of this week's best and worst moves in the business world.
Taco Bell's Cool Ranch Dorito Taco: Just the Latest Frankensnack
On Thursday, the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco officially launches at Taco Bells across the country, joining a burgeoning genre of junk food that we've decided to call the Frankensnack.
Taco Bell Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco Coming March 7
It's official: Taco Bell's much-anticipated Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco -- culinary sequel to the fast food chain's hugely popular nacho-flavored Doritos Locos Taco -- will launch on March 7.
Is Chipotle Losing its Sizzle?
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the country's favorite quick-service chain, posted its quarterly results on Tuesday, and as respectable as its revenue growth might appear, there are some unappetizing trends hiding at the bottom of its bowl.
Free Tacos and Portraits: Next Week's Best Deals and Freebies
Every Friday, we hunt down the best deals, freebies and limited-time offers available for the coming week. Our favorites: free Doritos Locos Tacos, free portraits, big office supply discounts, and an early price cut on the Nexus 7 tablet.
Wall Street Watch Friday: Chipotle Gives Investors Indigestion
Chipotle Mexican Grill is getting flattened like one of its flour tortillas. The fast casual restaurant chain posted disappointing quarterly results after Thursday's market close. That's bad, but its outlook for 2013 is even less inspiring.
Wall Street Watch this Week: A Bummer Earnings Season Begins
Earnings season is here, and that's not necessarily a good thing. The profitability of all S&P 500 companies is expected to post its first year-over-year decline in nearly three years. Even information technology, a perceived bright spot, is struggling (excepting Apple).
Wall Street Watch Wednesday: Yum Brands Is Delicious
Things are getting tastier at Yum! Brands. The company behind Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC posted strong quarterly results after Tuesday's market close.
IHOP Tries Quaker Oats (and 4 More Clever, Cross-Brand Matches)
IHOP is teaming with Quaker Oats on an exclusive new line of hot cereals. It's a smart match for the two breakfast behemoths, and it's hardly the only recent clever corporate pairing.
10 Surprising Brands That We're Starting to Love Again
Popularity can be fickle: One day America loves your brand; the next, you're passe. But every year brings some surprising rebounds, and you won't believe some of the companies that made 2012's list for most improved images in the eyes of U.S. consumers.
How This Fast Food Chain Is Eating McDonald's Lunch in Asia
The most popular Western-style, fast-food company in China right now is Yum! Brands, which operates Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC. In fact, Yum!'s operations in China dwarf McDonald's -- and looks like it'll repeat the feat in India too.