[Automotive] Mazda gets its Mazdaspeed compact in the game--literally--through a promotion with EA's Need for Speed Carbon, the latest version of the popular videogame, … Read the whole story

[Restaurants] When your biggest competitor has 12,000 locations, and you have 432, it pays to be creative. Caribou Coffee has a granola bar deal … Read the whole story

[Financial Services] As the season to spend approaches, Citibank this week launched a quirky new campaign to promote its "holistic" approach to rewarding points … Read the whole story

[Retail] Hy-vee, a leading Midwest supermarket chain, is hiring registered dietitians to help its customers with their food issues. Look for more chains to … Read the whole story

[Beverages] As 7-Eleven was pulling Cocaine Energy Drink off its shelves Wednesday--apparently the first large retail chain to do so--the drink's MySpace profile logged … Read the whole story

[Automotive] As the third-quarter automotive sales numbers roll in--no surprise--Honda, Toyota, Hyundai and Nissan had solid quarters, while the domestics did not. Read the whole story