‘We do crazy stuff’: How cinemas are going beyond studio marketing to lure moviegoers back

'We do crazy stuff': How cinemas are going beyond studio marketing

[ad_1] A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night on 42nd Street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images “If you build it, they will come.” Universal’s president of domestic theatrical distribution borrowed the iconic line from “Field of Dreams” during the studios slate presentation at … Read more

Can I live without it?

Can I live without it?

[ad_1] A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Calla Kessler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sandy Magny plans to take her teenage daughter to West Palm Beach, Florida, this summer, even though airfares are surging. It won’t be cheap, but Magny doesn’t want … Read more

Tim Hortons’ comeback takes hold as coffee chain forecasts another year of Canadian same-store sales growth

Tim Hortons' comeback takes hold as coffee chain forecasts another year of Canadian same-store sales growth

[ad_1] Restaurant Brand International restaurants’ Tim Hortons and Popeyes. Randy Risling | Toronto Star | Getty Images Tim Hortons is anticipating Canadian same-store sales growth in the mid-to-high single digits in 2022 as the coffee chain’s turnaround takes hold in its home market. The Restaurant Brands International chain also said Tuesday during an investor presentation … Read more

Starbucks suspends its outlook as Covid lockdowns hammer sales in China

Starbucks suspends its outlook as Covid lockdowns hammer sales in China

[ad_1] Starbucks on Tuesday suspended its outlook for fiscal 2022 as Covid lockdowns in China weighed on international sales. Still, strong demand in the U.S. offset sharp declines from China, helping the company’s quarterly revenue top Wall Street’s estimates. Shares rose 5% on the report in extended trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with … Read more

Ford reports smaller sales decline in April while chip shortage weighs on supply

Ford reports smaller sales decline in April while chip shortage weighs on supply

[ad_1] Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks sit on the production line at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor on Wednesday reported a 10.5% decline in April sales compared to a year ago, notably narrowing its losses compared to recent … Read more

World’s second-largest hydropower plant set for 14-year upgrade after deal with GE

World’s second-largest hydropower plant set for 14-year upgrade after deal with GE

[ad_1] Straddling the border between Brazil and Paraguay, Itaipu commenced electricity production in 1984. The technological upgrades being planned for the site are set to take 14 years. Tifonimages | Istock | Getty Images GE Renewable Energy has signed a deal that will see it carry out upgrades to the 14 gigawatt Itaipu hydropower plant, a … Read more

Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation

Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, the most aggressive step yet in its fight against a 40-year high in inflation. “Inflation is much too high and we understand the hardship it is causing. We’re moving expeditiously to bring it back down,” Fed Chairman … Read more