53% of Americans plan to pay for travel lodging this summer, according to a study from Deote. When asked for the top reasons to book a hotel, survey respondents said that they look for great location, room comfort, and service. And according to Hotel.com's hotel price index, there are ways for budget conscious travelers to save, even at five-star hotels. I want to bring in Melanie Fish, Hotels. com travel expert, to break down this report.We got to know what what's top of mind for travelers this summer. Wel ...

After reaching multi-year lows in 2024, Dollar General (DG 0.18%) and Dollar Tree (DLTR 1.15%) are staging epic recoveries in 2025.Year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing, Dollar General has surged a staggering 49.5% and Dollar Tree is up 25.2%, compared to a mere 2.1% gain in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC).Even with those gains, both stocks have drastically underperformed the S&P 500 and larger retailers like Walmart (WMT -1.68%) and Costco Wholesale (COST -1.12%) over the last few years.Here's what' ...

Shake Shack (SHAK) FY Conference June 11, 2025 02:15 PM ET Speaker0 Hi, everyone. Thanks for participating in Oppenheimer's twenty fifth Annual Consumer Conference. I'm Mike Tamas, and I cover Shake Shack here at Oppenheimer. Know, Shake Shack's been one of our top picks in 2025, and we remain excited about management's new strategies to stimulate same store sales, enhance margins, and accelerate unit growth. We're gonna dig into all those topics and much more with Katie Fogarty, Shake Shack's CFO. She join ...

Key Takeaways SFM stock is up 27.4% YTD, outpacing industry peers but trading below its 52-week high of $182. Sprouts trades at a 1.72X forward P/S, well above its peers and its 1-year median of 1.62X. Strong Q1 sales, private-label growth and store expansion back SFM's 2025 guidance of 12-14% sales growth.Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) has carved out a unique niche by tapping into the growing demand for fresh and organic groceries. This focused strategy has driven strong financial performance and set ...

Key Takeaways BROS saw Dutch Rewards account for 72% of Q1 transactions, up 5 points year over year. Promos like sticker days drove 1.3% system transaction growth in Q1 2025. The loyalty platform supports expansion, with 160 new shops planned and digital channels scaling.To drive repeat traffic, Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) is leaving no stone unturned. The company is leaning heavily into its Dutch Rewards loyalty program. The early results of these efforts are also promising. In first-quarter 2025, 72% of syst ...

Key Takeaways CAVA's loyalty revenues rose 340 bps YoY in Q1, with 50K+ new members joining each week. National Pita Day sparked record traffic and redemptions 130% above internal projections. A new tiered system aims to personalize rewards and unlock targeted upsell opportunities.CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) is doubling down on loyalty-driven engagement as a central growth lever, building on the momentum of its reimagined rewards program. In a competitive fast-casual landscape defined by shifting consumer hab ...

Chewy (CHWY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call June 11, 2025 08:00 AM ET Company Participants Natalie Nowak - Director - IRSumit Singh - CEODavid Reeder - CFOEric Sheridan - Managing DirectorMark Mahaney - Senior Managing DirectorNathan Feather - Equity Research AssociateShweta Khajuria - Managing DirectorSteven Zaccone - Director, Equity Research, Hardlines Retail Conference Call Participants Curtis Nagle - Director - Senior US SMID Cap Internet AnalystDouglas Anmuth - Managing Director & Internet AnalystRupesh Parikh ...

Chewy (CHWY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call June 11, 2025 08:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, everyone, and a warm welcome to Chewy's First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Call. My name is Emily, and I'll be coordinating your call today. After the presentation, you'll have the opportunity to ask any questions. I will now hand over to our host, Natalie Nowak, Director of Investor Relations to begin. Natalie, please go ahead. Speaker1 Thank you for joining us on the call today to discuss our first quarter results f ...

Papa John’s International (PZZA) FY Conference June 10, 2025 09:45 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, everybody. I'm Brian Bittner, the restaurant analyst here at Oppenheimer. And thank you again for attending our twenty fifth annual consumer conference. We're incredibly excited to welcome Papa John's International back to our conference, and we're thrilled to be joined by Papa John's president and CEO, Todd Penegor. He joined the company in August of twenty twenty four after a solid run as CEO at Wendy's. And we ...

Shake Shack (SHAK) 2025 Conference June 05, 2025 09:05 AM ET Speaker0 Okay. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the session for Shake Shack. I'm David Tarantino, restaurants analyst at Baird. And as many of you know, Shake Shack is a leader in the fast casual premium burger segment, a concept that's been very popular and generated really good returns on capital and has a lot of room to grow in our opinion. Pleased to welcome two members of the management team here today, CEO Rob Lynch and CFO Katie Bogarty. ...