memorial day weekend

Hopes ‘Toy Story 3’ Can Bolster Summer Movie Sales

NYT > Business  Sun, 06/13/2010 - 22:10

After a disappointing Memorial Day weekend, Hollywood is still waiting for hit movies to energize ticket sales and box office receipts.


 

Wal-Mart Makes Sharp Price Cuts

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 05/29/2010 - 22:10

The sharp cuts, which came ahead of Memorial Day weekend, have already pushed rivals such as Target into price wars.

And the markdowns are expected to keep coming throughout the summer.


 

Starbucks: Memorial Day double-charges resolved

Newsvine - business  Wed, 06/10/2009 - 11:35

Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday it has re-paid all one million customers the gourmet coffee chain inadvertently double-charged on Memorial Day weekend.


 

Starbucks double-charges a million customers

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 06/09/2009 - 14:05

 Nearly one million Starbucks customers were unknowingly double-charged over Memorial Day weekend if they used a debit or credit card to pay.<br /><br />KING's Lori Matsukawa reports Starbucks has resolved the error. (NBC News Channel)If you bought coffee at Starbucks on Memorial Day weekend, you may have paid twice.



 

Small Ohio town rallies to save baseball

Newsvine - business  Sat, 05/23/2009 - 10:22

Memorial Day weekend often signals the start of youth baseball, and it almost didn't happen this year in the Ohio town of Greenfield, where the sputtering auto industry choked off money for recreation.


 

Small Ohio town rallies to save baseball

Newsvine - business  Sat, 05/23/2009 - 10:22

Memorial Day weekend often signals the start of youth baseball, and it almost didn't happen this year in this town of 5,000, where the sputtering auto industry choked off money for recreation.


 

Gas costs more, but don't expect a repeat of 2008

Newsvine - business  Thu, 05/21/2009 - 12:02

As tens of millions tank up and hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, gas prices are rising fast enough to revive painful memories of the $4-a-gallon summer of 2008.