New York, Illinois and California have erected new speed bumps on the road to profitability for third-party food deliverers.

Brands know how hungry people are for that Big Apple energy.

"Marketers want to get as close to the moment of purchase as possible. Broadly, there is a sort of collapse of the funnel," says Kantar SVP Todd Szahun.

With a sharp increase in its outlook for rest of 2021, the old-school retailer might have enough pluck to beat e-rivals -- even Amazon -- at their own game.

Wendy's hopes to grow breakfast revenue by 30% in 2021-with a goal of 10% of sales coming from breakfast by the end of 2022.

"McDonald's distribution centers may have been victims of the purported conspiracy, unknowingly purchasing broiler chickens from Tyson," says company execs.

The denim heavyweight is rolling out a new collaboration with tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, a four-piece collection made entirely from upcycled denim.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is considering opening several large department stores in Ohio and California.

"Lowe's relatively higher DIY exposure leaves it less well positioned than Home Depot," notes Wedbush analyst.

Some franchisees want the chain to pull any ads featuring the soccer star.