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The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cosi's Continuing Climb With a stock chart resembling a boomerang, the edgy eatery chain continues to crawl its way back to relevance -- the hard way.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Brian Gorman	Cosi Gets More Bread As it expands, the restaurant operator may need to boost its marketing budget.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Jim Mueller	A More Appetizing Cosi Costs are improving at this restaurant chain, but it still won't be profitable this year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Macy's Gets Cosi Is this deal a marketing miracle for Cosi or a messy mistake?
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Brian Gorman	Cosi Still Half-Baked The restaurant operator's plans for rapid expansion in the midst of a slow down is troubling. Should investors worry?
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The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cosi-ing Up to Earnings The restaurant operator has spent three years on the public markets and has yet to post a profit. Yet every quarter it narrows its losses a bit more against the previous year's equivalent period. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Marko Djuranovic	What's Eating at Bob Evans Second-quarter earnings of $0.30 per share beat analyst estimates, but only after the company warned of significantly lower profits one month ago. Will new cafes come to the rescue of the restaurant chain?
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 John Bluis	Tasty Turnarounds? Cosi and Denny's are working their way back from the brink, but do they deserve a place in your portfolio?
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	When Will Country Style Get It Right? The Chinese quick-service chain continues to have a margin problem.
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The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	Little Comfort at Cosi The sandwich specialist's woes continue, with more losses reported and more expected. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cosi Gets Cozy The upscale eatery crawls along the hard road back to relevance. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Cosi's Cost Sandwich Panera Bread's sandwich rival makes improvements, but expenses continue to weigh on the Cosi operation. Potential investors may want to pass on its stock.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Five Tasty Stocks If the holidays are making you hungry, dig into these tempting restaurant stocks. The author takes a closer look at five companies in various stages of growth that could add some flavor to your portfolio.
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The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Cosi Not So Tasty Despite meeting Wall Street's expectations, the high-end luncheonette has some bugs investors need to keep an eye on.
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The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Steven Mallas	Chipotle Gets Hotter The fast-casual burrito chain's first report impresses investors.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Federated May Meet May The upscale retailer posts a decline in fourth quarter net income amid a possible merger with May.
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The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Eating Up the Diners Consumer confidence be damned, restaurant sales are booming.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Seth Jayson	Firming Up at Federated Decent sales, decent comps, decent earnings. Maybe there is a bargain in retail.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Who Hogtied Bob Evans? The struggling restaurant company reports disappointing sales and offers a weak recovery strategy. Investors, there's nothing exciting here.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Circuit City a Little Short? Circuit City revealed its sales numbers for the first quarter today. The electronics retailer said its first-quarter same-store sales increased by 6.4%, a decent upswing that nevertheless is overshadowed by its rival, Best Buy.
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