Applebee&#39;s: Olympics ate our sales
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Applebee&#39;s International Inc. shares fell more than 4 percent Wednesday after the restaurant company reported weak August sales and said it expects the Olympics will hurt sales for the first week of September.
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The United States had lost nine straight Olympic matches, dating to the Atlanta Games in 1996. Clay Stanley made sure it didn't continue.
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the price is US$29 for the six-pack, by the way -- to make much of a dent in the $8.3 billion company&#39;s bottom line. But dozens of
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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IHOP Corp.  said on Monday it plans to buy Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share, as the newly restructured company seeks growth outside its iconic pancake chain.
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Chips said to be duds, re-marked for sale
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ATHENS, Greece - Three got medals, and Paul Hamm got mad. The United States upped its gymnastics medal haul to seven Sunday night, the most since the Americans won 16 at the boycotted Los Angeles Games in 1984...
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Business & money: World's biggest fast food chain surprises Wall St with warning that consumers are cutting back on Big Macs
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IHOP announced on Monday that they have agreed to purchase Applebee's, known for its 'Half-and-Half Happy Hour,' for $1.9 billion in cash. By 2010, they plan to sell 500 of the company-owned Applebee's and turn it primarily into a franchiser. IHOP curr...
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They offered ticket packages that were more family friendly. They cut prices at the concession stands for some games. Heck, they even had a "Disco Night."
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Jefferson Graham writes in USA Today, &#147;Thanks to brilliant marketing, savvy neighborhood locations and a revival of the company&#146;s fortunes sparked by the hip iPod digital music player, Apple stores are hot. Walk into one in Los Angeles&#146; outdoor mall The Grove, in New York&#146;s Soho district, on Chicago&#146;s North Michigan Avenue or in Austin&#146;s Barton Creek Mall, and it is likely to be jammed with customers. Saturday, Apple opened its first European store, in London&#146;s West End district. Next month, the 100th store will open, in Bethesda, Md.&#148; [Nov 22]
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I&#39;m no longer accepting the popular - and lame - excuse that the United States men&#39;s basketball team failed to win Olympic gold because its best players didn&#39;t show up.
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Pancake restaurant IHOP Corp.  plans to buy Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share, the companies said on Monday.
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IHOP Corp.  said on Monday it plans to buy bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share to expand beyond its iconic pancake restaurants, sending IHOP's shares up nearly 12 percent to an all-time high.
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Restaurant chain Applebee's  International Inc. APPB.O on Thursday said there was room for  at least 3,000 of its namesake restaurants in the United  States, nearly double the existing number.
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âIsnât it sweet to shop at a store where members of the sales staff not only know their stock inside and out, but donât hesitate to recommend a less expensive product when itâs appropriate?â Thatâs what Bob Levitus (Houston Chronicle) wonders in an article about the Apple Store and three new programs it recently introduced. âThe one I find most compelling is the new One to One personal training service. For a mere $99 a year you get unlimited access to expert trainers at the Apple Store.â Levitus considers that âquite an amazing deal.â
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Applebeeâs plans a rebranding campaign that includes a wide-reaching advertising effort, new logo, new uniforms, redesigned restaurants and a new theme, âTogether is good.â