Quarantine life, unemployment surges, and remote work stripped mobility out of the restaurant equation for many customers. Arguably, this COVID-19 reality flashed sharpest at brands that court habitual business—namely early dayparts, like breakfast and solo coffee trips. Click here to read the story at qsrmagazine.com. Discussion Questions: What is brand Read more…
Gen Z is ready to spend on clothing again, with females leading the recovery. Teen spending is inching up, according to Piper Sandler’s 41st semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey. The spring survey highlights spending trends and brand preferences from 7,000 teens (average age 16.1 years) across the country. Click Read more…
So you’re a hardcore Starbucks fan, you’ve tried all of the drinks on the secret menu, you’ve been a gold member since they first rolled out their rewards program, and you’ve read up on all the weird rules its employees have to follow. But there’s a small detail in the Read more…
Amazon can squeeze a lot into a box. Jared Ficklin was part of a secret team at a prominent design firm tapped with helping design and develop a watershed device from Amazon, the Fire Phone. The Fire Phone was going to be Amazon’s arrival in the design world. The Kindle Read more…
Lowe’s has a history of showing up for communities in times of crisis. Its Bucket Brigade helps communities in need by providing necessary supplies to those affected by natural disasters like the California wildfires. So, as the pandemic started to hit the United States and the country went into lock-down, Marisa Thalberg, Read more…
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery — and Lego takes it to a whole new level. Jeep and the Lego Group have partnered for the first-ever Lego model of a Jeep SUV, the Lego Technic Jeep Wrangler. Click here to read the story at mediapost.com. Discussion Questions: What is Read more…
In what is likely the best kind of bad publicity a restaurant can get, In-N-Out Burger’s new Colorado locations sparked pandemonium. Customers waited for more than 12 hours. Cops rerouted traffic. And the Daily Mail, more or less the National Enquirerof the U.K., reported on a man losing his pants in a Read more…
How far would you go for a free McRib? McDonald’s iconic barbecue sandwich returns to restaurants nationwide beginning Wednesday. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: Why do you think McRib is not a permanent McDonald’s menu item? What is promotion? What are the different types of Read more…
Mountain Dew is often described as having a “cult following,” but the soda brand may be more mainstream than you realize. In 2018, investing site The Motley Fool pegged Mountain Dew as the fourth best-selling soda brand in the U.S., behind only Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Diet Coke (and, to hammer Read more…
Mountain Dew is often described as having a “cult following,” but the soda brand may be more mainstream than you realize. In 2018, investing site The Motley Fool pegged Mountain Dew as the fourth best-selling soda brand in the U.S., behind only Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Diet Coke (and, to hammer Read more…