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Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Chili's Performance Is Better Than It Looks

July 28, 2011

Although comp numbers are down a little, traffic is actually up at most restaurants.Because of the new promotional items and so-called "meal deals", the average ticket price is down which in turn has lead to a minimal decline in comp numbers.

Chicke Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

The Hospitality Brand Game - Direct Distribution by the Hotel Industry

July 28, 2011

The Hospitality Brand Game | distribution-solutionz.blogspot.com

Yesterday I posted the June Compete stats for the airline industry and Tuesday, posted the same for the online players. While this is easy for those industries, for the hotel industry, not so much.Sure, we can start by looking at the top level brand picture for each of the publicly traded hotel companies, but it doesn't tell the whole picture, due to what I call the "hospitality brand game".The analysis is for Marriott, Wyndham Worldwide, Intercontinental Hotels, Starwood and Hyatt Hotels.

Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Whose Leading The Dollar Discount War?

July 27, 2011

Between Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and Dollar General, one might ask how many stores can the country hold with these Dollar Discount concepts?Between the big 3, who is leading the way and why?

Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Buffalo Wild Wings Looks To Expand

July 27, 2011

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. reported Tuesday healthy second-quarter growth in 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 and aims to hit an earnings growth goal of 20 percent for 2011.Things are looking good for the wing chain as they gear up for the upcoming Football season.

Chicke Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

June stats released by Compete - Expedia still leads the OTA

July 27, 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 June OTA stats released by Compete | distribution-solutionz.blogspot.com

Today Compete released its June 2011 normalized metrics for unique visitors to the wide range of websites tracked by the organization.  My blog shows the results for the top Online Travel Agencies (OTAs).

Chicke Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Solutionz adds Travel Industry Stock Portfolio to our blog

July 26, 2011

Travel Industry Portfolio Added to Distribution Solutionz | distribution-solutionz.blogspot.com

Those that have been following my analysis on GLG will know that the travel industry is like its own ecosystem - deeply intertwined.For that reason, we have added the Travel Industry Stock Portfolio to our blog site, and will soon add it to our web site.

Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

BJ’s Boosts Sales With Low-Cal Dishes & More Beer

July 25, 2011

Low-calorie menu items and offering more beer on tap helped boost sales in the second quarter for BJ’s Restaurants Inc., During the quarter, BJ’s introduced a line of lower-calorie items called Enlightened Entrees, and expanded the number of beer taps in restaurants.

Chicke Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

AA CEO's Statement of the Obvious in the airline's dispute with the GDS

July 25, 2011

AA CHIEF ACKNOWLEDGES 'ENORMOUS RISK' IN GDS BATTLE | www.travelmarketreport.com

While ABC's nightly news counts down to the breakdown in government talks over our multi-trillion dollar debt, a countdown of another variety is also ticking away.   On August 31st, Sabre and American Airlines' contract for the distribution of AA's inventory to the online and offline travel agency community expires.   As of this writing, that leaves  36 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes and 07 seconds for American and Sabre to come to terms.

Roberto Dolci, Chief Information Officer & Director Customer Care

Roberto DolciChief Information Officer & Director Customer CareSYSTEM SPA What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

CIO: a long overdue critique to offshoring tout court

July 25, 2011

IT Outsourcing: How Offshoring Can Kill Innovation | www.cio.com

Two Harvard Business School Professors, David Pisano and Willy Shih, argue that offshoring IT services can damage the corporation, and use Manufacturing as case in point.In the ICT industry outsourcing and especially offshoring (that is outsourcing to far away low cost countries) have long been pitched as panacea: quite to the contrary.Common sense is now restated by two HBS scholars after extensive research: one should be very careful in selecting the IT service that can be offshored.

Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Chipotle To Start Serving Breakfast?

July 25, 2011

Chipotle only serves Breakfast at one location and that is in an airport, but the customers really like it and this could spur them to expand the offerings across the country.With the already overly cannabalized Breakfast offerings from many restaurant chains, there will be winners and losers, and Chipotle is a winner.

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