COSI - News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha 'COSI' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/cosi Restaurants Improve in July http://seekingalpha.com/article/159830-restaurants-improve-in-july?source=feed 159830 A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed a marginal improvement in the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) for the month of July 2009. The index rose 0.3% to 98.1 from June.

The index has remained below 100 for 21 consecutive months. An index of more than 100 would indicate that the restaurant industry is in an expansion phase, whereas below 100 would indicate that the industry is scaling back its development plans and is in contraction.

]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:36:45 -0400 Zacks.com Zacks.com submits:

A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed a marginal improvement in the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) for the month of July 2009. The index rose 0.3% to 98.1 from June.

The index has remained below 100 for 21 consecutive months. An index of more than 100 would indicate that the restaurant industry is in an expansion phase, whereas below 100 would indicate that the industry is scaling back its development plans and is in contraction.


Complete Story »]]> BJRI COSI CPKI DAVE RRGB Zacks.com Are Cosi and Jamba Juice Going Extinct? http://seekingalpha.com/article/125720-are-cosi-and-jamba-juice-going-extinct?source=feed 125720 Negative cash flow and a threadbare balance sheet makes survival challenging for some restaurant operators.

As the recession deepens, cash flow tumbles and credit tightens, the restaurant industry is right-sizing excess capacity that was added to satiate shareholders' thirst for growth.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:12:27 -0400 Zacks.com Zacks.com submits:

Negative cash flow and a threadbare balance sheet makes survival challenging for some restaurant operators.

As the recession deepens, cash flow tumbles and credit tightens, the restaurant industry is right-sizing excess capacity that was added to satiate shareholders' thirst for growth.


Complete Story »]]> COSI JMBA Zacks.com Raw Data Report: Pizza Inn, Cosi, Steak n' Shake http://seekingalpha.com/article/99659-raw-data-report-pizza-inn-cosi-steak-n-shake?source=feed 99659 Each day, Wall Street is flooded with stock research offering a multitude of conflicting investment opinions. As such, TickerMine is not in the business of providing more opinions. We believe that accurate raw data points can be used to gain insight in to the stock selection and valuation process.

Customers Spend Low at Pizza Inn (PZZI)

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:05:24 -0400 TickerMine TickerMine submits:

Each day, Wall Street is flooded with stock research offering a multitude of conflicting investment opinions. As such, TickerMine is not in the business of providing more opinions. We believe that accurate raw data points can be used to gain insight in to the stock selection and valuation process.

Customers Spend Low at Pizza Inn (PZZI)


Complete Story »]]> COSI PZZI TickerMine Raw Data Report: Cheesecake Factory, Cosi, and Olive Garden http://seekingalpha.com/article/89974-raw-data-report-cheesecake-factory-cosi-and-olive-garden?source=feed 89974 Each day, Wall Street is flooded with stock research offering a multitude of conflicting investment opinions. As such, TickerMine is not in the business of providing more opinions. We believe that accurate raw data points can be used to gain insight in to the stock selection and valuation process.

Wait Times Increase This Month at Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)

]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:52:40 -0400 TickerMine TickerMine submits:

Each day, Wall Street is flooded with stock research offering a multitude of conflicting investment opinions. As such, TickerMine is not in the business of providing more opinions. We believe that accurate raw data points can be used to gain insight in to the stock selection and valuation process.

Wait Times Increase This Month at Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)


Complete Story »]]> CAKE COSI DRI TickerMine Cosi Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript http://seekingalpha.com/article/68907-cosi-inc-q4-2007-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed 68907 Cosi Inc. (COSI)

Q4 2007 Earnings Call

March 17, 2008 5:00 pm ET

]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:42:08 -0400 Cosi Inc. (COSI)

Q4 2007 Earnings Call

March 17, 2008 5:00 pm ET


Complete Story »]]> COSI Retail Recall: Expecting Weakness in the Sector http://seekingalpha.com/article/35043-retail-recall-expecting-weakness-in-the-sector?source=feed 35043 recall that the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee lit a fire under the market when perceived hawkish language was removed from the official statement. In the days that followed, Ben Bernanke was forced to speak to the issue, and his quote conflicted with the market's view, as he firmly stated that the Fed remained equally concerned about inflation. We believe this Wednesday and Friday could bring the type of data and news that conflicts with the message the market bought into about a month ago.

First of all, if March retail sales benefited from warm weather, April should have suffered from one of the coldest such periods in history. Besides weather, gasoline prices have gradually risen through the period to a current peak, thanks to tight refinery production. At the same time, other prices have continued to rise at a robust pace, including the price of the oft-excluded foods category.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2007 13:28:46 -0400 Markos Kaminis Markos Kaminis (Wall St. Greek) submits: March retail sales figures were said to have benefited from relatively mild temperatures, corporate bonus season and the early April date of Easter. We think April's data could bring a recall of investor confidence that was previously supported by continued consumer strength. Please also recall that the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee lit a fire under the market when perceived hawkish language was removed from the official statement. In the days that followed, Ben Bernanke was forced to speak to the issue, and his quote conflicted with the market's view, as he firmly stated that the Fed remained equally concerned about inflation. We believe this Wednesday and Friday could bring the type of data and news that conflicts with the message the market bought into about a month ago.

First of all, if March retail sales benefited from warm weather, April should have suffered from one of the coldest such periods in history. Besides weather, gasoline prices have gradually risen through the period to a current peak, thanks to tight refinery production. At the same time, other prices have continued to rise at a robust pace, including the price of the oft-excluded foods category.


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