“We’re not rushed,” Inspire Brands CEO Paul Brown said about turning around Buffalo Wild Wings. “I’m not worried about next quarter’s numbers.”Hollis Johnson/Business Insider This post is part of Business Insider’s ongoing series on Better Capitalism. Inspire Brands CEO Paul Brown is tasked with turning around the restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings, using the same tactics he deployed at Arby’s. […]

Human rights group Amnesty International has accused Donald Trump of “hateful” politics and of being a threat to human rights. “President Trump takes actions that violate human rights at home and abroad,” the group said. Amnesty put Mr Trump in the same group as the leaders of Egypt, Russia, China, the Philippines, and Venezuela. The […]

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is cutting hundreds of jobs in its consumer business in Seattle, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, as the company shifts resources into fast-growing areas like its work on voice assistant Alexa. The job cuts, rare for the world’s largest online retailer, are in the low hundreds, the person […]

High-touch, multichannel engagement is within every brand’s reach, but it requires putting AI in the driver’s seat. Want to learn what’s truth, what’s fiction — and most importantly, how to even start applying AI powered marketing for notable returns? Don’t miss this VB Live event featuring Rusty Warner, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Access this […]

The teen gunman accused of opening fire with a semi-automatic rifle at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, officials said Thursday. Authorities said the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, concealed himself in the crowd fleeing Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following the massacre on Wednesday […]

Air travel is rarely very romantic, but this Valentine's Day some airports and airlines are making a special effort to add a dash of love and a sprinkle of surprise to the journey. The uptick in couples applying for last-minute marriage licenses in Las Vegas around Valentine's Day usually overwhelms the …

Madison Square Garden. Wembley Stadium. The Astrodome. The Rose Bowl. Dodger Stadium. These famous arenas are nearly as iconic as the teams that play in them. Sports fans and non-sports fans recognize these arenas either for sports or as a concert venue. They have become their own brands. Now, many of these arenas are also taking the […]

Love is in the air — and on the internet! Celebrities took to Instagram to share some pink, red and heart-shaped cheer on this very happy Valentine’s Day. Whether they were acknowledging their own relationships or just sending their fans some love, there’s plenty of positivity to go around today. Alec Baldwin filmed an emotional video message for his […]

Depending on the state of your personal life, Valentine’s Day can either be a celebration, a source of anguish, or a total non-event. To cover all of those bases, Spotify has shared lists of its 10 most popular songs in four Valentine’s Day-themed categories — “love,” “sex,” “heartache,” and, for the rancorous, “anti-Valentine’s.” Spotify’s release […]

Who ever said your Valentine had to be a human? At San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences, biologists are celebrating Valentine’s Day with African penguins, the Associated Press reports. A video shows them receiving big red felt hearts from their caretakers and wobbling around with them in their beaks. The California Academy of Sciences’ Vicki McCloskey told the […]