| Lines expected with release of video game "Halo"
Hoping to make entertainment history, Microsoft plans to release the latest video game in its hit "Halo" franchise today. The "Halo" series, set in a future when humanity is battling a hostile alien race, has sold more than 14.8 million copies since its debut in 2001, making it one of the most successful game franchises. The last major game in the series, "Halo 2," set a record in 2004 for first-day sales of any entertainment product, generating more than $125 million in the United States in its first 24 hours. Locally, Taylor Hall, a Cabrillo College student majoring in computer science, planned to buy the $60 version of the game at Game Stop in Capitola. He was planning to camp out Monday night in front of the store to get first whack at the sales.
Cosi, Inc. Names Veteran Restaurant Executive James F. Hyatt President and CEO
DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cosi, (Nachrichten) Inc. , the premium convenience restaurant company, today announced the appointment of James F. Hyatt as its President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Hyatt, 51, most recently was Executive Vice President&Global Chief Operations Officer of Burger King Corporation. He has more than 30 years of branded industry experience at all levels of corporate and franchise restaurant operations, including as a successful franchisee at Burger King. Mr. Hyatt succeeds Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Merritt, who will continue to serve as a member of Cosi's Board of Directors. Cosi's Chairman, William D. Forrest, said, "Jim has the ideal combination of experience, skills and drive to be a highly effective leader for Cosi.
Chevron Promises Continued Push into Growing Retail and Exploring Alternative Fuels
DENVER, Colo. -- Promising not to rest on their laurels, Chevron North America executives told its marketers, dealers and franchisees that the best is yet to come during the oil company's biannual convention in Denver last week. "Beyond the Horizon" was the theme for the event, which attracted almost 2,500 attendees, according to a company spokesman. In the opening Town Hall session Friday morning, Danny Roden, vice president of North America marketing; Frank Herbst, general manager of the company's Eastern retail region; and Cary Knuth, Herbst's counterpart for the Western region, disclosed the company's achievements since its last convention two years ago in Nashville, Tenn., and outlined new initiatives aimed at growing marketing share in the retail arena. In addition to announcing a one-month extension (until the end of September) of its temporary credit-card fee reduction program and the imminent end of its 75-cent upfront fee on gift cards, Chevron also revealed that next year it would introduce a new co-branded credit card tied to a loyalty program.
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