2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (308+ words) The number of chain stores in New York City has declined for the sixth time in the past eight years, according to the Center for an Urban Future's (CUF) annual "State of the Chains" report released this week. Overall, chain…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1809+ words) Things are looking a bit different at America's largest coffee chain. Starbucks announced last week that it would be closing more than 400 stores and laying off approximately 900 "non-retail" employees as part of a roughly $1 billion restructuring plan called "Back to…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (237+ words) Is anyone up for a coffee run? Because New York City residents are about to get yet another option for where to buy their morning jolt." Luckin Coffee, a global chain with shops in China, Singapore and Malaysia, has inked…...