Articles by Kirk OβNeil
Enjoying a serving of frozen dessert on a hot summer day, or at any time for that matter, has grown in popularity as ice cream store industry growth rose by 5.8% to $7.4 billion in the five years thrοΏ½...
Precious metals investors saw their holdings skyrocket in value in 2024 and 2025, which was great news for them, but bad news for some dealers, such as Rosland Capital LLC.
Rosland Capital filed forοΏ½...
The proliferation of consumer cord-cutters has caused economic distress for the satellite television services, such as Dish Wireless, forcing restructurings and bankruptcies as the percentage of housοΏ½...
The craft beer industry has faced plenty of bad news over the last year.
Craft brewer volume sales declined by 4% in 2025, while retail dollar sales decreased by 2.8% to $28 billion, which accounts οΏ½...
Nationwide supermarket chains, as well as regional grocery companies, regularly review their store portfolios to eliminate underperforming locations that are dragging down their business.
The nationοΏ½...
Convenience store chains face many of the same challenges as grocery store chains and other retailers, trying to solve financial issues caused by the rising cost of products and labor driven by inflaοΏ½...
Hundreds of high-quality craft breweries have faced economic distress during the Craft Beer Apocalypse, with many filing for bankruptcy protection to continue operating and others forced to close.
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The burger wars of the 1980s, which featured fierce marketing campaigns by McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendys, have a new appearance today with some different players.
Burger chains are battling ecoοΏ½...
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Rising costs and competition force pizza chain closures, bankruptcies, and restructurings.Major pizza chain will close 250 US restaurants in early 2026, citing underperfo⦠[+3813 chars]
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Inflation, supply chain issues, and rising costs force casual restaurant chains to close locations.A popular casual restaurant chain will shutter 28 locations.Th⦠[+5140 chars]
