Red Lobster’s Popular Endless Shrimp Deal Ate Into Its Profits

Red Lobster’s “irresistible” all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion has indeed proved hard to resist. The Ultimate Endless Shrimp deal has been so popular that it helped cause a drop in third-quarter profit for the restaurant chain, which had to raise the price to $25 from $20. Thai Union Group, which owns a large stake in the chain, …

Popular Science Shuts Online Magazine in Another Sign of Decline

In yet another sign of its decline, Popular Science has stopped publishing its online magazine, three years after it shut its storied print edition, which began in 1872. Popular Science will continue to publish articles and videos on its website, and will still produce its podcast, “The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.” But its …