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Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

Panera Bread Versus Chipotle'

June 26, 2011

Chipotle and Panera are fast-casual restaurants, meaning you still order at a register but they are certainly a step above fast food restaurants. They offer a classier ambiance and better, albeit pricier, menu choices. It should be noted that this design is not going overlooked by the fast food players.

Jeff BaronPresidentBaron Consult, Inc.

Duty Calls - A Good Night's Sleep (2 of 2)

June 26, 2011

Analysis of:From China, an end run around U.S. tariffs | www.washingtonpost.com

Few issues have been as divisive to the American furniture industry as wood bedroom anti-dumping duties; pitting manufacturer against retailer.Early last decade, a group of American wood bedroom furniture manufacturers petitioned the United States Department of Commerce to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. They claimed their competitors were “dumping” products at unreasonably low prices; disrupting the market, damaging domestic suppliers and costing American workers their jobs.Part two of two.

Jeff BaronPresidentBaron Consult, Inc.

Duty Calls - A Good Night's Sleep (1 of 2)

June 26, 2011

Analysis of:From China, an end run around U.S. tariffs | www.washingtonpost.com

Few issues have been as divisive to the American furniture industry as wood bedroom anti-dumping duties; pitting manufacturer against retailer.Early in the last decade, a group of American wood bedroom furniture manufacturers petitioned the United States Department of Commerce to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. They claimed their competitors were “dumping” products at unreasonably low prices; disrupting the market, damaging domestic suppliers and costing American workers their jobs.

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

What's Wrong At Chilis?

June 13, 2011

At some point and time Brinker has to decide what it wants to do with this once popular brand.Maggianos' cannot provide enough revenue to carry the more popular brand.

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

Is Wendys Selling The Wrong Chain

June 13, 2011

Because it accounts for over 2/3rds of the entire revenue, Wendy's sales have been very sluggish as well as Arbys'.On the surface, it's easy to see why Arby's is getting the boot. Store-level sales have been sluggish, the restaurant count is declining, and the competition is getting smarter.However, the same can be said for Wendy's itself. Both chains have been shrinking in recent years, though Wendy's did finally manage to open more units than were closed down last year which has been rare.

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

Qdoba Vs. Chipotle

June 9, 2011

Jack In The Box's Qdoba looks like a better stock pick than Chipotle despite Chipotles' huge successLooking at the numbers, I am liking Qdoba much much better

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

Will Consumers Be Traveling To Cracker Barrel This Summer?

June 8, 2011

Cracker Barrel reported a decrease in comp sales even though they had price increasesMost restaurant stocks have seen improvements in 2001-why not Cracker Barrel

G. Brent BarkinVice PresidentSHOE STATION, INC.

Groupon. Don't Buy The Hype (unless you get a discount).

June 8, 2011

Analysis of:Behind dazzling growth story, Groupon struggles to keep ustomers clicking | www.chicagobusiness.com

The theory behind Groupon is a great one. In today's money-saving age, one builds a massive following by offering phenomenal deals. Offer those deals by providing the sellers with a immediate, quantifiable boost in traffic and revenue. However, like perpetual motion, the idea that Groupon's model will be self-sustaining is a flawed theory. Groupon will be a flash in the pan and will go down in history as the worst overvaluations in modern history. There are many reasons for this. Here are three.

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

The Sale Of California Pizza Kitchen

June 7, 2011

Things were looking bleak for the Pizza chain as most concepts saw traffic and sales improvements over 2010Have the smaller "Pizza" chains choked the progress of the Casual Pizza chains?

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

Bojangles Singing A Positive Song

June 6, 2011

Bojangles continues to be a hot concept ready to be boughtTheir market share is strong in their southern markets and I think they can expand beyond that through franchising

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