Luckin Coffee now has 3,348 locations in China as it closes in on Starbucks. Next stop: Middle East. Luckin Coffee is only 700 stores behind Starbucks in its home country, and it's about to expand West to the Middle East. James Mattone 7.22.19 2:53 PM
Lawmakers want to curb dollar store expansion - these maps and data show why Birmingham, Cleveland, Fort Worth, and more cities in America have a point with dollar stores in their fight to curb their rapid expansion: there are so many of them in such little space. James Mattone 7.19.19 6:49 PM
WeWork is cutting hot-desk prices in emerging markets ahead of IPO If WeWork's co-founder cashing out on $700 million in stock sales doesn't shake investors, international pricing data collected since May just might. Joshua Fruhlinger 7.19.19 5:28 PM
Royal Caribbean hiring up, social slows as it preps earnings Analysts are somber on Royal Caribbean, but alternative data shows that the cruise line is likely to weather the storm. Joshua Fruhlinger 7.18.19 7:51 PM
Domino's gets caught in the Delivery Wars crossfire as third party apps apply pressure Delivery services like GrubHub continue to suffocate Domino's in America's largest markets with nearly double the number of local pizza options... Including Domino's competitors. James Mattone 7.18.19 1:47 PM
How dollar stores and e-commerce are wiping out Fred's stores A tale of overcrowding: 75% of Fred's stores — both in the three lists of closures and stores that will remain open — are within a mile of at least one Dollar General or Dollar Tree store. Here are the maps. James Mattone 7.17.19 1:40 PM