The fast food industry is stepping up its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, with market stalwarts including McDonald’s, Yum! Brands and Wendy’s expanding their deployment of the technology to streamline operations, improve profitability and enhance the customer experience. Last week, McDonald’s Chairman and CEO...
The wild roller coaster of post-earnings stock gyrations continued to impact the CE 100 Index, which gave up 1.3% through the past week — while broader market measures were mixed. Eight of 11 pillars were lower, and February proved to be a month awash in...
Value is the key to gaining share in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space in today’s macroeconomic environment, Domino’s executives said Thursday (Oct. 10). The pizza company gained share over the past year by offering “more for less” together with rewards that keep customers coming back,...
The CE 100 Index faltered 0.8% in a week that reminded us just how connected we all are — by software, hardware, and apps — and how an outage can bring things to a standstill. Of course, CrowdStrike was the focus here, as its...
March 05, 2025
The fast food industry is stepping up its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, with market stalwarts including McDonald’s, Yum! Brands and Wendy’s expanding their deployment of the technology to streamline operations, improve profitability and enhance the customer experience. Last week, McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski cited AI adoption among his top three trends […]
March 03, 2025
The wild roller coaster of post-earnings stock gyrations continued to impact the CE 100 Index, which gave up 1.3% through the past week — while broader market measures were mixed....
July 22, 2024
The CE 100 Index faltered 0.8% in a week that reminded us just how connected we all are — by software, hardware, and apps — and how an outage can...
April 01, 2024
The CE 100 Index was 1% higher on the week, as a majority of pillars finished in the black. Porch Group soared 14%, powering the “Live” pillar 1.7% higher and...
April 02, 2025
Domino’s Pizza has joined the DoorDash Marketplace, starting the rollout of a collaboration in which orders can be placed on the local commerce platform and delivered by the pizza company’s drivers. The companies are piloting this collaboration in select locations and plan to launch it across the U.S. in May and in Canada later this […]
October 10, 2024
Value is the key to gaining share in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space in today’s macroeconomic environment, Domino’s executives said Thursday (Oct. 10). The pizza company gained share over the...
April 29, 2024
Domino’s said its decision to relaunch its rewards program last year is paying off. The quick-service pizza chain released quarterly earnings results Monday (April 29) showing a 5.6% increase in U.S. sales, with management pointing...
May 09, 2023
Amazon is offering customers a deal to lower delivery costs: Pick up your items, get $10. As Reuters reported Monday (May 8), the eCommerce giant has recently begun emailing Prime...
