A recent Bank of America Institute note spotted a contradiction: While data shows customers increasing spending at restaurants recently, when surveyed, shoppers said they actually cut spending on dining out. They explain this by deal-hunting: Diners still went out, but scaled down the types of restaurants they visited to get more bang for their buck.
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Executives from JDE Peet's presented a new vision for Peet's Coffee, emphasizing omni-channel growth over local heritage and premiumization, aiming for extensive franchising and retail expansion.
Silicon Valley is known to celebrate its entrepreneurship, it's known throughout the world for its entrepreneurship. So why are we so far behind so many of the significant areas in the U.S. in fostering entrepreneurship?