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Hamilton Spectator
21-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Costco announces change to $1.50 hot dog and drink combo, plus new Canadian locations
Costco Canada announced some big news on Monday that impacts the $1.50 hot dog and soda combo. While the price isn't changing (it's been $1.50 since 1985), your beverage options will. Costco Canada has confirmed its food courts are switching from Pepsi to Coke. Revealing the news in an Instagram post, Costco Canada said Coca-Cola has officially joined the drink lineup across Canada. 'Whether you're grabbing a quick refreshment or pairing it with your meal, Coca-Cola is now a delicious new option,' the warehouse giant added. A post shared by Costco Canada (@costco_canada) Costco invited customers to share their reaction in the comments. While many welcomed it, others said they prefer to pair their $1.50 hot dog with a Pepsi. 'Coke! It would be awesome to have Cherry Coke and Coke Zero,' elenidenguessi responded on Instagram. 'Boooooo,' countered Lauren Ruhr. 'One of my fave things about the food court is that they had Pepsi products.' Some customers have already noticed the switch. Filming his experience from a Costco warehouse in Richmond, B.C., TikTokker Andy Shen showed his followers the new beverage options. Along with Coca-Cola, the Richmond store also has Fanta orange soda, Coke Zero, Fuze iced tea, Sprite and Diet Coke. 'We haven't had Cokes with our hot dogs at Costco for over 10 years,' said Shen. 'So finally, they've switched back to Coke, which is my favourite drink. So next time you go to Costco, make sure you pick up a hot dog with your Coke and I hope you enjoy your delicious after Costco treat.' A post shared by Costco Canada (@costco_canada) In related news, Costco has also confirmed two new Canadian locations, including one in Ontario. In an earlier Instagram post, Costco Canada said its newest Ontario warehouse will open Aug. 20 at 107 Harry Walker Pkwy. S. 'Are you as excited as we are?' Costco Canada added. On the r/Costco subreddit , commenters expressed some concerns over traffic congestion at the Newmarket location. 'That Harry Walker/Davis intersection and that plaza is going to be more of a nightmare than it already is,' wrote Adamo2JZ. Costco previously announced the development includes a 167,000-square-foot store with a gas bar. The current East Gwillimbury store will be converted to a Costco Business Centre. Along with the Newmarket location, Costco also plans to open a new warehouse in Rimouski, Que., in August, according to the company website . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Tom's Guide
10-07-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Want a Coke to go with that new iPhone 16e? This Amazon double deal makes for the perfect weird combo
Amazon Prime Day deals are going hard this year over four consecutive days, and in my experience, people fall into two different camps. Either you're going to finally pull the trigger on a big purchase, or you'll pick up some essentials and save a few bucks along the way. Well the good news is I've picked out two killer deals for both those camps. Right now, you can grab the iPhone 16e for £594, which is a 15% discount on the full £699 price. And if you just need a stock up on the essentials, you can get 24 cans of Cherry Coke for just £7 right now. Both solid deals at different ends of the spectrum. The iPhone 16e is the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE series and features a 6.1-inch OLED display, a 48MP camera and an Action Button. However, it doesn't feature a dynamic island like more modern iPhones, instead getting the same notch seen on some of the older models. Amazon is slashing the prices of Coca Cola in various flavours. I've highlighted Cherry Coke here, but I'd recommend adding a few different versions to your basket if you're a regular Coke drinker. This deal is for the pack of 24 cans which is reduced by 15% for Prime Day. The iPhone 16e is the latest device from Apple's stable and takes over from the now-retired iPhone SE (2022) as the "affordable" iPhone. The display is a 6.1-inch OLED affair and, like the rest of the iPhone 16 family, it's got a mappable Action button on the side. The iPhone 16e also comes with FaceID, and a USB-C port although it also supports wireless charging. Unfortunately, there's no MagSafe compatibility and you won't find Apple's dynamic island on the front — it has a notch just like the iPhones of old. Apple has opted for a single 48MP camera on the back of the phone which may seem a bit basic, but it actually offers excellent performance for all sorts of conditions. Our review noted that the low light performance still improves significantly over the iPhone SE. The iPhone 16e achieved a battery life of 12 hours and 41 minutes on Tom's Guide's battery benchmark test When September arrives, the iPhone 16e will get all the new iOS 26 features, including the Liquid Glass material design, Live Translation, new Camera app, and more. And because it's powered by the same A18 chip as the iPhone 16, performance shouldn't be an issue for even demanding users. The iPhone 16e achieved a battery life of 12 hours and 41 minutes on Tom's Guide's battery benchmark test — and that's a huge improvement over the 7 hours and 38 minutes achieved by the iPhone SE (2022). Meanwhile, Coke — if you're not familiar with it — is a carbonated drink with sweeteners that tastes pretty good at this time of year when it's consumed on the rocks with a slice of lemon. There are plenty more deals to be had this Prime Day — make sure you check out our Prime Day live blog to make sure you're staying on top of all the latest sales and offers.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Worried About a Bear Market? 3 Reasons to Buy Coca-Cola Stock Like There's No Tomorrow
Its product lines are not only always in demand, but enjoy strong pricing power. International tariff tensions and trade posturing don't pose major threats to its business. While not entirely immune to the effect of a bear market, the stock can be more comfortable to own. 10 stocks we like better than Coca-Cola › Stocks may have fought their way back from a bear market since April. But that recovery rally hasn't exactly been convincing. Several economic red flags are still waving, and now there's the potential for escalating conflict in and around the Middle East. The stock market could still be easily upended. If that's a worry for you, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll need to bail out of the market altogether. However, you'll want to try owning fewer stocks that are especially vulnerable to a bear market, while taking on more exposure to stocks that can stand up to economic weakness and recover reliably once it passes. The pick of the proverbial litter is arguably beverage behemoth Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), for several reasons, three of which stand out among the rest. There's the Coca-Cola you know. That's the company with the world's best-selling soda of the same name, along with its derivatives like Diet Coke, Coke Zero, and Cherry Coke. Then there's the Coca-Cola you may not know. This is also the company behind Gold Peak tea, Minute Maid juice, Sprite, Powerade, Dasani water, and Powerade, just to name a few. It's got choices for consumers' ever-changing preferences, and can serve all beverage markets ranging from bulk-grocery to convenience stores to foodservice. That's not quite what makes Coca-Cola stock such a great bear market buy, although it's closely related. Rather, this beverage giant does well in all kinds of markets because its products are so well-loved and frequently used that consumers worldwide don't think twice about buying them -- even when the future is bleak and money may be tight. For perspective, despite the rampant inflation of the prior couple of years, its total sales volume was up slightly in both 2023 and 2024, while price increases allowed for organic revenue growth of 12% in both years. In other words, consumers and commercial customers willingly paid higher prices for Coca-Cola-made drinks. It's unlikely that a bear market would cause anyone to rethink this affordable indulgence. Although economic weakness and geopolitical trade tensions don't inherently go hand-in-hand, it would be naïve to believe one wouldn't exacerbate the other if either worsened. Companies relying on overseas revenue could be caught up in a trade war in the near future, stymied by tariffs that are largely meant to be punitive, or used as leverage. That's not a particularly big worry for Coca-Cola, though. There's very little product being made domestically that's being shipped across any border. By and large, Coca-Cola products are bottled where they're sold. The company works with roughly 200 different third-party bottlers that collectively manage about 950 production facilities located all over the world. In countries where its branded beverages aren't made, they're readily supplied by nearby facilities that aren't facing the same steep import/export tariffs most U.S. companies and consumers are suddenly facing. The only real cross-border concern Coca-Cola faces is the taxation of its profits earned overseas that are repatriated back into the United States, which isn't exactly the worst problem to have. The lingering inflation that could not only help cause a bear market, but worsen because of one, is certainly nothing to dismiss. Just keep the company's business model in mind. Coca-Cola's bottom line is largely linked to the amount of its branded beverages that are consumed, rather than the actual profitability of those packaged products. Most of the cost-based risk here is ultimately borne by its third-party bottling partners and distributors, which cover the bulk of variable expenses like delivery, local promotion, and production. Finally, if you're worried a bear market is now inevitable, buy Coca-Cola stock because its above-average dividend could prove valuable in an environment where almost everything else is underperforming. Be careful of reading too much into this broad idea. While the idea that growth stocks underperform during bear markets as certain value stocks manage to climb makes superficial sense, most stocks still lose ground during prolonged marketwide sell-offs. There aren't actually any proven safe-haven stocks, including Coca-Cola's, which has often fallen in step with the overall market during each of the last several technical recessions. Don't lose sight of another way Coca-Cola provides value, regardless of the market. Newcomers will be plugging into a stock with a forward-looking yield of just under 3%, based on a dividend that's now been raised for 63 consecutive years. There's no end in sight to this streak, either. This cash flow might not fully offset any setback that Coke shares may or may not suffer during and because of a bear market. Obviously, nobody can predict the future. But you can limit your overall risk by owning more stocks of resilient income-generating businesses and scaling back your exposure to more economically vulnerable ones. That's often enough. Everybody "takes some lumps" during bear markets. You just want to be sure you're fully invested at the beginning of new bull markets, since that's when some of the market's best gains are made. A safer dividend-paying name like Coca-Cola allows you to do this comfortably, even though it's impossible to predict when a new bull market will begin. The fact that the stock also gives you a small chance of logging gains during the bear market itself is just a bonus. Before you buy stock in Coca-Cola, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Coca-Cola wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $687,731!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $945,846!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 818% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 175% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 23, 2025 James Brumley has positions in Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Worried About a Bear Market? 3 Reasons to Buy Coca-Cola Stock Like There's No Tomorrow was originally published by The Motley Fool
USA Today
10-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- USA Today
Diet Cherry Coke is coming back, but only at certain stores
Diet Cherry Coke is coming back, but only at certain stores Show Caption Hide Caption Tariffs become a new front line in the cola war between Coke and Pepsi The Trump "Liberation Day" tariff plan is affecting both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Co., but seemingly one more than the other. Straight Arrow News A fan favorite Diet Coke flavor is coming back for a limited time. Retro Diet Cherry Coke will be available for purchase for a limited time starting later this summer, a Coca-Cola spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY. The soda will be available exclusively at the Kroger family of stores beginning in mid-July. Diet Cherry Coke was first introduced in the United States in 1986, according to Coke Solutions, a website run by Coca-Cola. By 2018, it was wiped from retail stores, according to an archived page on Coca-Cola's website. Fans of the flavor were quick to share their excitement at the news on social media − one user said they will be "purchasing it by the case." Another user chimed in: "LET THEM COOK." Here's what to know about the return of the line, including how to get it. Sprite + Tea: Sprite introduces a limited-edition flavor How to get Diet Cherry Coke Soda fans can get Diet Cherry Coke starting in mid-July. The flavor will only be available at supermarkets in the Kroger family of stores, according to Coca-Cola. In addition to the namesake brand, Kroger's family of stores includes Fry's, King Soopers, Ralphs and more. See the full list here. It will also only be available for a limited time, but final date to purchase it has not yet been announced. REI expansion: New REI stores are coming to these 3 cities this summer What happened to Diet Cherry Coke? History of the flavor Diet Cherry Coke was first sold in 1986 − four years after the original Diet Coke hit store shelves, according to Coca-Cola. The flavor built on the success of the regular Cherry Coke, which launched in 1985. In 2018, Coca-Cola announced the launch of four new Diet Coke flavors, including Diet Coke Feisty Cherry, which was intended to "offer a bolder taste experience" than Diet Cherry Coke, according to the company. With the release of Diet Coke Feisty Cherry, Coca-Cola announced that Diet Cherry Coke would be taken out of retail stores but still available to purchase on Amazon. It eventually went out of circulation online. Two years later, in 2020, the company discontinued Diet Coke Feisty Cherry, according to The New York Times, marking the end of the most recently available cherry-infused Diet Coke flavors. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
Japan Forward
24-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Forward
Warren Buffett, A Japanese Love Call
It really is the end of an era. Warren Buffett, the greatest investor of modern times, is to retire at the age of 94. While maintaining his optimism about America, he has not made any significant new investments in his home market for some years. Even the sharp sell-off caused by President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on April 2 was not enough to entice him to deploy some of his record-breaking $334 billion cash pile. The message appears to be that United States stocks will have to get much cheaper before they become attractive in the eyes of the Sage of Omaha and his chosen successor, Greg Abel. The announcement was made at the annual shareholder meeting of his listed vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway, in early May. This event attracts tens of thousands of participants from far and wide, hence the nickname of "Woodstock for capitalists." Buffett's comments were particularly notable this year because it was the last time for him to respond to questions in that homespun but often illuminating style that he perfected. Particularly interesting was the praise he lavished on the five Japanese companies he has invested in – trading houses Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co, Sumitomo Corporation, Itochu Corporation, and Marubeni. "We don't have any intention of trying to change what they've done because they do it very successfully," he declared. "Our main activity is just to cheer and clap." Warren Buffett answers questions on the monitor at the shareholders' meeting held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3. (©Reuters) He also had a typically folksy take on cultural differences, noting that the best-selling Coca-Cola product in Japan is Georgia canned coffee. Meanwhile, Buffett's favorite, Cherry Coke, is much less popular. "I haven't converted them to Cherry Coke, and they're not going to convert me to Georgia coffee. But it's a perfect relationship." Buffett went further than mere flattery, stating that he hoped Berkshire Hathaway would hold its positions in the five traders for another fifty years. Coming from anyone else, such a comment might seem jokey or fanciful. But Buffett is renowned for his patience and long-term perspective. This is the man who studied the business record of IBM for fifty years before deciding to invest; who has held the stock of Coca Cola since 1988; who snapped up America's largest railway company in its entirety because "it was an opportunity to buy a business that will be around for one or two hundred years." Japan understands durability, too. More than half of the world's oldest companies are Japanese. The Sumitomo Group started in 1590. Japan's Mitsui family began business in 1673. Mitsubishi, though, is a relative newcomer, having been founded in the late nineteenth century. Buffett came to Japan late in life and via a circuitous route. An Israeli technology company in which he had bought a major stake had a Japanese subsidiary. And in former times, it was a listed company called Toshiba Tungaloy. With its factory in northern Honshu, it suffered damage from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. Buffett visited the stricken area and showed solidarity with the staff. Despite the wealth that Berkely Hathaway has amassed over the decades, Buffett leads an unassuming lifestyle in Omaha, Nebraska. Sometimes he takes breakfast at his local McDonald's, and he is a longstanding critic of "egregious" executive pay. The generally modest level of remuneration in Japan for CEOs and other key figures was appealing to him. He's mentioned it on several occasions. When did Buffett set his sights on the five traders? It's unclear, but my sharp-eyed colleague Ben Williams spotted the great man browsing a Japanese company handbook (an indispensable digest of corporate data) in a 2012 CNN feature. Buffett himself cites the solid dividends and share buybacks, which are part of Japan's recent corporate governance reforms, for clinching the deal. Without that change in corporate and investor culture, it is doubtful that Buffett would have bothered. Buffett and his team made the initial investments in 2020. Such is the enormous scale of Berkshire Hathaway's financial assets that taking a stake in just one of the Japanese traders would hardly have moved the dial, even if the stock did well. Buying into all five was unorthodox but delivered an excellent return. Especially when financed by Japan's super-low interest rates. Warren Buffett attends the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, in May 2024. (©Reuters via Kyodo) Will Berkshire Hathaway invest in other Japanese companies? It is feasible but unlikely. There are many excellent candidates with inexpensive stock market valuations, but very few that are of sufficient size to make a difference to Berkshire's portfolio. On the other hand, it may continue to add to the existing stakes in the trading houses, if managements consent, as was set out in the original agreements. There is another intriguing possibility. On many occasions, including the recent shareholders meeting, Buffett and his team have expressed a strong desire to collaborate with the trading houses. What would such a collaboration look like? Probably it would involve large-scale infrastructure. Perhaps related to the energy needs of Japan and other Asian countries. Two years ago, Buffett's late partner, Charlie Munger, deplored the geopolitical fissure that had opened up between the US and China. It was, he termed, "stupid, stupid, stupid." Now the geopolitics are much worse and, as Buffett noted, trade wars can easily morph into shooting wars. It would be a fitting counterexample of the benefits of trade and openness if the great company created by Warren Buffett and Japan's famed trading houses could come together and build something new and substantial. Author: Peter Tasker Find other essays and analyses by the author on JAPAN Forward .
