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...slightly musty chain is ready to take on the industry giants--Starbucks and McDonald's--on their turf. He started small, rolling out espresso drinks in 2003; they now account for 5% of sales. Next he plans to triple the number of U.S. stores, to 15,000, by 2020; expand the menu with pizza and flatbread sandwiches; and give the stores a much-needed makeover...
...France's other good fortune is to have Paris as a hub. Charles de Gaulle Airport is one of the few in Europe that has the ability to expand traffic. This summer, for instance, it is increasing capacity 5.4%, even adding a Seattle-Paris nonstop flight. Analyst Derocles says C.D.G., the main airport serving Paris, has increased traffic 18%--or by 9 million passengers--since 2004. "London and Frankfurt don't have that advantage," he says, "and it has let Air France--KLM develop sales by 7% to 8% per year...
...Rodriguez, 26, decamped from the thriving London office for Emeryville. As director of business development, she's ready to work with partners like Viacom, NBC and Turner and target other major media companies. The mission is to program--and monetize--their content for mobile phones. Rodriguez plans to help expand MobiTV's role as a distributor that fashions content into made-for-mobile programs such as Fox Sports and ABC News Now as well as unique content channels. "At the end of the day, we're an enabler," she says with buoyant vitality, accented by hair nearly as orange...
...listeners must pony up for new equipment to hear the other channels—web-only content offers many of the same benefits at almost no cost and allows listeners to tune in when they’re not near a radio. HD and streaming technologies both expand radio’s capabilities instead of creating competition through premium content services, as satellite does.The debate over satellite radio shouldn’t overshadow the larger issues confronting the radio industry, namely figuring out ways to incorporate new technology with new programming strategies. Local programming, local personalities, local bands?...
...increasing every year and technology is booming at a rapid pace,” said Kushner. “We’re hoping to get pretty big, pretty fast.” And while Vostu.com creators are currently focusing on the Latin American community, they hope to expand in the future. Schlosser said they are planning to launch an Arabic version of Vostu.com. “Ultimately, we hope Vostu is a media company, not a social network,” said Kafie. Representatives from Facebook did not respond to requests for comment...