Kodak, Sears, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Borders are either out of business or a shadow of themselves.

Starbucks, Nike and Sony Music Entertainment are among the companies integrating game elements into a digital marketing and loyalty strategy.

Phillips 66 will build a new headquarters in Houston and operate from a temporary quarters for two to three years in the interim.

Speaking to a group of business leaders at an awards ceremony this week, Paul Deighton, chief executive of the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG), has promised that this year's Olympics will be one of "no white elephants." Deighton claims that by using existing venues and the "creativity" of its corporate partnerships, LOCOG is avoiding unnecessary costs in staging its events this summer.

But, surprise, the latest extension of the popular "American Idol" TV show won't carry the program's name.

David Lukes, CEO of Mall Properties, Inc., will be president of real estate development for Sears' real estate business unit, seeking ways to use shuttered properties.

Although the economy is still frizzy, beauty salon sales were up 5.4% in the last two years, vs. a 2.3% sales increase in 2009, according to an analysis of more than 960 financial statements from beauty salons by financial analysis company Sageworks.

Who's the loyalist of them all? Turns out customers of Sam's Club, that's who, according to the 2012 Temkin Loyalty Ratings, which ranked 206 large companies across 18 industries.

Sorry, Pops. That's what diaper brand Huggies is saying to frustrated fathers who protested its ad campaign that depicts them as less-than-capable parents. Huggies pulled the TV ad and apologized.

Ditched in 1981, the Datsun brand is being brought back in 2014 for entry-level cars in India, Indonesia and Russia in an effort by Nissan Motor Co. to grab an 8% share of the global market by 2016.