This map making the rounds on the Internet lately shows every McDonald’s in 48 of our 50 states. The people who made it, over at Weather Sealed, figured out that the two farthest McDonald’s from each other in the contiguous US are in southwest South Dakota — a 145-mile drive from each other.
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Map: McDonald’s Is Never a Far Drive
Published September 28, 2009 McDonald's , multimedia 5 CommentsWe all know that Walmart is known for its low-priced goods. And we’ve heard stories as well how Sam Walton, it’s billionaire founder, was famous for his thriftiness, driving around an old pickup truck. But we had no idea that the boardroom in the company’s headquarters looked like a public school’s teacher’s lounge. Click on the image below to check it out.
It’s part of the recent CNBC report, “The New Age of Walmart.”
VIDEO: Simon on Buying GGP Malls
Published September 17, 2009 General Growth , Simon , malls , multimedia 4 CommentsSimon Property Group CEO David Simon weighs in on possibly acquiring some of General Growth’s portfolio during a Bloomberg Television interview. “We’re a logical buyer,” he says. “There’s a lot we can do with those properties.”
Simon also says that the industry could see a recovery some time next year if job growth pics up. Click on the image below for the full interview.
We try not to let things get to us too much around here, but every now and then, the irritation takes over. Take, for example, stupid television commercials. We aren’t in the camp that hates every TV ad out there. In fact, we think many are pretty darn creative. But for some reason, this series of Best Buy spots makes us want to smash flatscreens with a sledge hammer.
What are their marketing people thinking? We want to show the world how great our customer service is, dudes. So lets put a geeky person in…THE MIDDLE OF A STADIUM! And we’ll have the stands full of a bunch of know-it-all robot-like Best Buy employees all dressed the same, loyally belting out answers to questions about electronics. Americans, even when they’re broke, love cute, stupid stuff like this. They’ll spend money for sure! Oh yeah, and we’ll call our Twitter feed “twelpforce.” Yuck. And why do they wait until the end of the thing to say that this is a Best Buy ad?
VIDEO: Retail Sales Don’t Mean Much Right Now
Published August 31, 2009 multimedia , sales results 1 CommentStrange things are happening in retail nowadays. Sales are way down and the economy isn’t improving much, but companies’ stocks are performing well. Click on the Barron’s video below for more details.
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Scantily-Clad Women Not Helping Carl’s Jr.?
Published June 25, 2009 CKE , Carl's Jr. , Jim Cramer , McDonald's , Padma Lakshmi , Paris Hilton , multimedia 8 CommentsIt looks like, uh, suggestive commercials with Paris Hilton and Padma Lakshmi aren’t quite doing the trick for Carl’s Jr. The burger chain’s parent, CKE Restaurants, is having trouble in an environment where McDonald’s is thriving.
Jim Cramer of “Mad Money” talks to CKE’s CEO Andy Pudzer about the burger wars.
The National Retail Federation has put together an interesting map showing number of the retail stores, sales and jobs by state. For example, did you know that Utah has 23,249 employees in grocery and liquor stores? Well, now you do.
It’s On: McDonald’s Takes On Starbucks
Published May 13, 2009 McDonald's , Starbucks , multimedia 16 CommentsIt’s gonna get nasty!
McDonald’s has launched it’s $100-million advertising campaign against Starbucks. Who will come out the winner after the smoke clears?
VIDEO: Fox’s Retail Conspiracy
Published April 10, 2009 Britt Beemer , Obama , multimedia , sales results 25 CommentsLeave it to Fox News to politically charge the retail recession. This video suggests that the Obama Administration is “cooking the books” to better retail sales figures. And we thought WE got accused of too much doom and gloom reporting!
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VIDEO: Restaurant Lets You Decide Menu Prices
Published March 18, 2009 Java Street Cafe , The Beatles , multimedia 5 CommentsSo here’s a concept that Counter Culture readers will surely enjoy. A concept called Java Street Cafe in Kettering, OH, lets customers choose what they’re paying for a meal depending on what they think it’s worth. There are no menu prices.
So you are you shopping centers/brokers out there going to jam this place’s phone lines and beg them to start franchising? No? Maybe?
We remember reading about The Beatles trying to do something like this with less-than-favorable results.
Click image above to watch the CNN report.
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