7-Eleven will join the number of retailers that plan to revive development in Michigan next year. The convenience store chain plans to open 20 stores in the Metro Detroit area in 2013, including six in Detroit itself. The company wants to locate several stores in those areas for customers looking for speed and convenience, said Michael Anderer, a senior real estate representative for 7-Eleven in Michigan.

Domino's Pizza is posting strong domestic and international growth, and is planning to garner extra funds from franchisees for marketing this year to support its increasingly robust brand platform. Domino's growth is driven by its international presence, rising brand equity, expanding menu, store modernization and experimentation and an industry-leading digitization initiative. Same-store sales in both the U.S. and abroad were up by about 5% in the fourth quarter versus a year ago.

Domino's Pizza Inc. officials said domestic operators would shift their marketing spend in 2013 to national programs, building on sales momentum from its advertising programs and product introductions of 2012. Chief executive Patrick Doyle told investors during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call that the move was not an incremental increase in franchisees' contributions to Domino's marketing funds, but a reallocation from local couponing to mass media and digital.

Ferrari is teasing a major announcement planned for the upcoming Geneva auto show for a "new limited edition special series car." Ferrari has begun to release some teaser images, though specifics, starting with the actual name, are under tight wraps. Nonetheless, good sources have begun to provide enough hard details to begin pulling the picture together. It's the eagerly awaited replacement for the legendary Ferrari Enzo.

Guy Kawasaki, former Apple evangelist, announced on Wednesday that he would be taking on an advising position at Google-owned Motorola, saying the troubled smartphone manufacturer is ripe for innovation much in the same way that industry giant Apple was back in 1998.

Subway is now offering a 6-inch sub for $3, a response to the intensifying war for price-conscious diners. With the broader restaurant industry expected to be flat to modestly up this year, companies are going to greater lengths to convince people to eat out more. Burger King this week introduced "King Deals" in select markets, which includes a daily featured entree, small drink and side for $4.99. Wendy's recently revamped its value menu and McDonald's has been playing up its Dollar Menu.

Novelist Toni Morrison spoke this week to Google employees about what the company would be if it were a literary character. "It's like a big, metal, claw-y machine in 'Transformers,' " she said. Employees at the Manhattan Google-ship laughed. "When they're threatened, they turn into a little radio, they turn into a little car. And then after you pass them by they come up again."

The 'official hangout' of the NCAA will support its first March Madness hoops tournament with a marketing campaign that includes TV, radio, Internet, social media and a contest activating online and via a mobile app offering a trip to the Final Four in 2014.

McDonald's Corp. said it plans to cut its apple walnut salad and Chicken Selects in an effort to make room for new products expected to arrive this spring and summer. The chain is additionally reviewing options for its Angus Third Pounder, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The decision likely reflects a desire to make room for new products arriving soon, such as the McWrap sandwich with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, grilled or fried chicken, and a choice of sauce.