Industry Headlines
[2009-06-19] The company has reached an agreement to sell 55 of its Quick Stuff stores and is in negotiation for the sale of the remainder.
[2009-06-18] Friedman Fleischer & Lowe to purchase Church's Chicken from rcapita Bank B.S.C for an undisclosed sum.
[2009-06-08] Visits were down in the fourth quarter but one segment and one country stayed afloat last year.
[2009-06-08] For the U.S., the company's sales rose 2.8 percent last month.
[2009-06-04]
Large ticket items, however, are not seeing the same rebound, according to Harris Poll.
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[2009-06-03] New Boston Market CEO Lane Cardwell resigns from P.F. Chang's board of directors.
[2009-06-01] Jamba, Inc intends to use the funding raised by its $35 million stock sale to eliminate long-term debt and capitalize its blend plan.
[2009-05-29] Total revenue decreased 12.5 percent.
[2009-05-28] For the first time since 2006, the chicken company's global same-store sales for the quarter were positive.
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