Burger chain Red Robin has taken milkshakes to a new, calories-be-damned level with Beam-N-Bacon Boozy Shake, with Jim Beam Maple Bourbon. People who order it also get a strip of candied bacon as a stirrer and bacon bits are on top. You have to be 21 or over to buy the $4.79 item. The chain has a cult following for its beer and wine shakes.

Buick had an image problem, but thanks to a raft of new products and especially a slate of humorous, somewhat self-deprecating ads, the brand is enjoying a resurgence, in spite of the fact it doesn't have launches this year. The ads, with a "doesn't look like a Buick" theme, has helped drive up sales 8% through August compared to just 2.8% for all of GM. Last month alone Buick rolled out five ads for, respectively, the Encore, Regal, Enclave, Verano and LaCrosse.

Columnist Mark Ritson writes that Scottish brands might benefit from the news of Scottish independence, should that happen, and even if it does not. "The process of voting and the subsequent global debate about Scottish independence will generate thousands of media stories about all things Scottish." But not all brands. Consider Scottish financial services firms like Royal Bank of Scotland.

Restaurant companies will be among the first merchants to integrate Apple's digital wallet, ApplePay, which launches in October at chains like Panera, McDonald's, Starbucks and Subway. The technology company worked with McDonald's and Subway to develop the platform.

Automotive News looks back at that day and the aftermath, and how it affected executive offices, plants, dealers, and related sectors, starting with the Frankfurt Auto Show, where everything came to a halt as people gathered around monitors to watch events unfold. The Sept. 17, 2001, edition of Automotive News -- the first edition after the attacks, is at the jump, as are video recollections by Auto News staff.

NFL teams are showing their fans how to travel by sea via alliances with such cruise line companies as Carnival, Celebrity, Princess and Norwegian, including multi-platform advertising and marketing, in-stadium activations and such on-board experiences as meet-and-greets with team legends, live viewing of games and recreating tail-gate parties at sea.

Several cities have passed ordnances to ban sagging pants, the prison-inspired style of wearing pants below the waist, to expose briefs. The President has weighed in against the style, and municipalities, politicians and organizations like the NAACP have mounted out-of-home ads against the style. Here's a look back at polarizing youth styles and how oldster contempt just fanned the flames.

Because of the Rice fiasco, CBS Sports made ate changes to its Thursday Night Football pregame show cutting an opening segment featuring Rihanna and a comedic segment that had been planned. Instead, it opened with CBS News anchor Scott Pelley doing a quick recap of Thursday's news relating to the investigation into the NFL's handling of Rice's case. It was part of a number of changes made to Thursday's broadcast to make room to discuss the Rice situation.

Kroger reported a $347 million profit for the second quarter on Thursday - up 9.5% from the same period a year ago. Financial results were so strong during the quarter ended Aug. 16, the Cincinnati-based supermarket chain raised its profit and sales outlook for the year. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen said customers are spending more. "Kroger's data suggests some greater confidence in the economy

Microsoft may acquire Minecraft, a hugely popular game that lets you create your own virtual worlds. That's a problem for a lot of people, including Minecraft's founder Markus Persson. Why? Right now you can play it on Macs, iPads, iPhones, and the Sony PlayStation 3 game console, but not Microsoft devices. If Microsoft acquires the game, will it nix updates on non-Microsoft devices?