Record Store Day NYC 2026 Report: Early Lines Across Brooklyn & Queens, Swift & Grateful Dead Top Sellers

Across the United States some of the music industry’s legacy indie stores have been reporting their best day ever thanks to this year’s Record Store Day (RSD 2026) release line-up. As usual, Retail Track implemented the annual RSD store crawl on Saturday (April 18), visiting 10 stores that day to witness first-hand how RSD was performing.  But…

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Starbucks raises full-year outlook as turnaround takes hold — despite higher gas prices

Starbucks on Tuesday raised its full-year outlook for comparable earnings and same-store sales growth after reporting its second straight quarter of traffic growth. “This quarter marked a milestone for Starbucks – and the turn in our turnaround,” CEO Brian Niccol said in a video posted alongside the company’s fiscal second-quarter results. For fiscal 2026, Starbucks…

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New York Keeps Getting Hotter. Utilities Can Still Cut Off the Power.

Last month, at a luxury hotel near Miami, bill collectors from energy companies around the country gathered to talk shop. The three-day conference included headshot sessions and cocktail receptions sponsored by credit reporting and debt recovery agencies. During one seminar, representatives from utilities in New York spoke about how they had banded together to influence…

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