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The Motley Fool February 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Cheesecake's Rising Price hikes are, once again, on the menu at this restaurant. Will Cheesecake Factory goers buy it?  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Gardner & Gardner |
Starbucks Fights French Resistance What does it take to bring American tastes to a discerning culture?  |
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Eric Griffith |
The Wireless MiniBar The latest Bartech E-Fridge is completely wireless. Any hotel with a Wi-Fi infrastructure could use them. They talk with the network like any 802.11 equipped laptop. The minibar automatically contacts a central system over the network whenever an item is removed.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Gardner & Gardner |
Starbucks Pleased With Overseas CEO Orin Smith says talk of international struggles is overstated.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 2, 2004 Parke Chapman |
Report: Internet Hotel Bookings On the Rise Internet hotel bookings are expected to double its share of total lodging demand through 2005, reports PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hotel bookings made on the Web are expected to increase from 13% in 2003 to 24% in 2005.  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Gardner & Gardner |
Starbucks' Starry Statistics Neither Atkins nor food police can keep coffee customers away.  |
Fast Company February 2004 Jennifer Esty |
One Pizza, United... but Open to Interpretation How do you successfully sell the same product in over 50 countries? You don't.  |
Reason February 2004 Tim Cavanaugh |
Sins of Wages: Living wages, killing restaurants San Francisco recently upped its minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, a hike that includes waitresses' and waiters' pay. Restaurateurs, who have until February to comply with the new law, are already discussing plans to cut back benefits and freeze hiring to offset the new expense.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 26, 2004 Parke Chapman |
Smith Travel: 2004 Will Be Solid for Lodging Industry Occupancy rates improved in the U.S lodging industry last year, despite a small decline in average room rate.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 23, 2004 Morris Newman |
Despite Weakness in the Sector, Lenders Are Optimistic About Hotel Recovery The hotel industry is ripe for recovery, and many banks and lending institutions seem eager to write loans on hospitality projects that were shunned two years ago, according to a group of hotel lenders who spoke Tuesday at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles.  |
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