DenverPost
Chipotle plans to close all 15 of its ShopHouse restaurants, ending its attempt to expand into Asian fusion. The company had said last year that it was exploring options for the spinoff chain. The decision comes as the company works to recover from a series of food scares that have sent sales plunging. Sales were down 20% at established locations for 2016.
Bangor Daily News
The founder of a California-based outdoor clothing retailer fighting to save a national monument in Utah has slammed Maine Gov. Paul LePage as part of extending his company's efforts to protect Maine's national monument. Both Utah's Bears Ears and Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters national monuments were created last year by executive orders.
USA Today
Electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for its second bankruptcy in two years and will close 187 more stores this month, about 9% of its 1,943 locations. The chain previously filed for bankruptcy in 2015, resulting in about 2,400 store closings. Subsequently, General Wireless, a joint venture of hedge fund Standard General and Sprint, acquired it.
The Drum
Microsoft aims to build on its past outreach and encourage more girls to study science, math, technology and engineering via its #MakeWhatsNext campaign. The campaign will introduce resources to girls including a tool being launched by Microsoft and LinkedIn that demonstrates how girls can pursue their passions across industries and social causes.
The New York Times
Stories and images of the statue, called "Fearless Girl" and placed on behalf of the investment firm State Street Global Advisors, trended on Facebook and appeared thousands of times on Instagram and Twitter. People are calling for it to remain in Lower Manhattan beyond its one-week permit. The statue already has its own Wikipedia page.
Bloomberg
In February, the company ceded market share to other chains, as measured in foot traffic by xAd Inc., a research firm that uses location signals from mobile phones. Starbucks' share declined to 11 percent among the U.S. restaurants tracked by xAd, down from 12 percent in January. Editor's note: This copy has been amended to reflect a correction made by the source.
The Wall Street Journal
Bottled-water sales have been growing in the U.S. ever since the arrival of Perrier in the 1970s. And 26% of water revenue in 2016 went to soda giants Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., which sell the top two brands, Dasani and Aquafina, respectively, and are now pushing higher-priced premium brands.
USA Today
Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump's fashion line soared in online sales of individual items last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump's brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with12,000 retailers and designers.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One day in winter 1937, Joe Rogers and a fellow teenage National Guardsman sneaked away from their windy post on a Mississippi River levee to have a meal in the home of an elderly couple. This wasn't a fancy dinner. The house was more of a shack. The boys ate turnip greens, fatback and cornbread, and drank coffee from tin cups. But they were tired and hungry - weary young men in need of a break and a hearty bite. "I can't recall a better meal," Rogers would later say. On Friday, Rogers died, leaving a legacy as a man …
Marketing Land
Nine of February's top 10 YouTube ads were Super Bowl spots, with Hyundai ranking No. 1. The only non-Super-Bowl ad in the top 10 was The New York Times' "The Truth Is Hard." The other Super Bowl spots that made last month's ad leaderboard were Budweiser, Kia, Mr. Clean, T-Mobile, Audi and 84 Lumber.