As gamers catch Pokemon, restaurants aim to capture sales
Operators are finding ways to use Pokemon Go as a promotional tool, such as offering discounts to players and paying to be part of the game.
Financing
Tax reform has restaurants confident heading into 2018
But companies at the ICR Conference reveal the industry’s conflicting challenges regarding sales.
Same store sales for September inched upward by 0.6 percent. How to revive the chain is a point of contention between Darden Restaurants and Starboard Value, a dissident shareholder that hopes to seize the board. Capital Grille posted a comp sales game of 6.4 percent, while Longhorn Steakhouse raised comps by 3.2 percent.