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Vapiano signed a lease with Federal Realty to open a corporate-owned Vapiano restaurant in Bethesda Row. This will make the 5th corporately-owned Vapiano in the Washington, DC metro and Vapiano's 1st location in Maryland. Vapiano will open in a new...
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (NASDAQ:CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, announced today that all...
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that its Board of Directors voted a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share payable on January 27, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 6, 2010.
Women who seek financial independence and greater control over their futures are becoming franchisees with BookKeeping Express. Whether looking to accomplish professional goals or transitioning career paths during the economic downturn, women are...
T.G.I. Friday's today announced it will give its guests at participating restaurants one more thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: a few hours away from the family. The majority of Friday's(R) 600 restaurants in the U.S. will be...
Dysfunctional Movie Thanksgivings Make Us Grateful for Our Families, According to Blockbuster Survey
If your family gives you more indigestion at Thanksgiving than the turkey, Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B) has a list of movies that will help you see it's all relative. In a recent poll conducted on blockbuster.com, movie fans named which...
Toys"R"Us today announced its stores nationwide will open at midnight on Thursday, November 26, providing shoppers access to its Black Friday deals five hours earlier than ever before. The company has pulled out all the stops to cater to Black Friday...
The Lansing Wingstop, located at 17707 Torrence Avenue, recently placed number nine on the national M.J. City Guides poll ranking the "Best Wings in America." The poll attracted thousands of voters across the country.
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announced today the culmination of a $70 million renovation to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Colorado's largest hotel. Sheraton Denver's extensive renovation is part of a $6 billion brand-wide global revitalization...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the opening of six new Westin hotels the remaining six weeks of the year. The upcoming openings underscore the Westin brand's focus on international expansion and will include...
Rich Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of Mars Venus Coaching, an international executive and life coaching company, has announced that Amy Kamstra has joined the organization as Media Relations Manager. In this position, she is responsible...
919 marketing, a top ten Triangle area public relations, marketing, and consulting firm, has been selected by UNITS Mobile Storage to provide public relations support and ongoing media outreach. The six year old Charleston, South Carolina based firm...

Zaxby's licensees Sammy and Danita Bruce, along with partners Kenny and Denise Lowry, and Skipper and Donna Barnett, will open the doors to York County's third Zaxby's restaurant, located at 2889 Heckle Blvd., this Monday. A Southeast favorite for...
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that the Holiday Inn Express Cal Expo will open within the month. The hotel has 57 standard guest rooms and 24...
Horizon Hospitality, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Lodging Associates and Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) celebrated the official ground breaking of a new Cambria Suites hotel, the all-suite brand from Choice Hotels designed to...
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B), a global leader in entertainment, today announced that consumers in the Seattle area can now rent the latest new video games such as "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", "Assassin's Creed 2" and...
Alfred Keilen will open Boston's first Vapiano restaurant at 191 Stuart Street, the corner of Stuart Street and Charles Street South. The new 5,400 square foot Vapiano location was the first choice in the entire market by Mr. Keilen and will feature...

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, the largest double drive-thru chain in the United States, announced today that the company has experienced substantial growth across the U.S. in 2009 with more than 35 new restaurant openings, a 70 percent increase over...
Today Carl's Jr.(R) launched The Six Dollar Cheeseburger™, adding more fuel to the fire in the premium burger wars. Selling for just $2.79, the Six Dollar Cheeseburger is nearly twice as big as the McDonald's Quarter Pounder(R) with Cheese, for...
Toys"R"Us today announced it has expanded its popular "Big Gift" layaway to include video game hardware and is also introducing a new video game hardware trade-in program. Now gift-givers have even more convenient ways to pay and save with these...
To celebrate the conclusion of its first Qmmunity program, Qdoba Mexican Grill(R) is pleased to announce that Emily DuBois, a 20-year-old native of St. Louis currently attending Regis University in Denver, is the winner of the inaugural contest.
H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) will report fiscal 2010 second quarter financial results on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, before the New York Stock Exchange market open. At that time, a copy of the press release will be available on the company's Web site.
ABC Family and Build-A-Bear Workshop® are coming together to create a little holiday "hoofla" this season as the network debuts an animated special that marks the first time in the retailer's 12-year history that its plush animals are brought to life.
Gamer Doc(R), the retail video game store franchise that delivers a new and interactive customer experience, is helping to fill every video gamer's wish list. According to a recent poll conducted by KRC research on behalf of the ESA...
Einstein Bros. Bagels is scoring a trifecta with consumers and food service groups alike, hitting on the three elements that distinguish the brand as a preferred dining option: taste, freshness and convenience.
Healthy Fast Food, Inc. (OTCBB: HFFI), parent to U-SWIRL International, Inc., the owner and franchisor of U-SWIRL Frozen Yogurt(R) stores, today announced its financial and operational results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Marble Slab Creamery® continues its rebranding initiative with the launch of the new MarbleSlab.com. The brand announced earlier this year that it was repositioning its global brand image to reconnect with its chef-driven roots and emphasize the...
When confronted with the fact that less than 5% of philanthropic dollars were going to women and girl's causes, a group of women passionate about the cause of empowering women in Houston, Texas decided to do something to ensure Houston did not fall...
Noodles & Company, the restaurant that serves noodles, soups and salads inspired from around the world, will open its 26th restaurant in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10:30 a.m. The new restaurant is located at 1210 W Sunset Drive.
Nearly half of American adults (46 percent) feel that travel would be less stressful if they could be upgraded to a suite whenever they stayed at a hotel, according to new research from Cambria Suites,* the newest all-suite brand from Choice Hotels...
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