Denver-area gasoline prices continued their slow decline for a fourth week, despite an uptick in average prices nationwide, according to the American Automobile Association’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report.

Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Denver is $2.598, down 0.6 cents from a week ago and down 4.7 cents from four weeks earlier.

As of Monday, mid-grade gas in Denver averages $2.779 a gallon, and premium gas is $2.904 -- both prices down 0.6 cents from a week ago. But diesel is $2.923, up 0.2 cents from the previous Monday.

Researchers at the University of Southern California say the rude behavior often leaves a strong negative perception about the business.

"These findings underscore the need for organizations to promote employee civility," said Deborah MacInnis, Professor of Business Administration at the USC Marshall School of Business and Vice Dean for Research and Strategy. "Training employees to treat one another well enhances the bottom line because of its impact on customer behavior."

Burlington Coat Factory on Monday announced plans to open a 63,145-square-foot store at Lakewood's Colorado Mills mall in September and said it plans to employ about 75 local residents for sales and management jobs there.

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The reviews are coming in from those who were able to get their hands on the iPhone 4 ahead of time. Despite a mostly warm reception, there are already scattered reports of defective screens.

Gizmodo and MacRumors had reports from 20 people with a brand new iPhone 4 who say there is a yellow discolored area on the screen, or an overall yellow hue to the display even after adjusting the phone's display settings. In most cases, the users say Apple has offered to replace the phone.

More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled Thursday because concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs.

Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily. That movable side, however, can malfunction or detach from the crib, creating a dangerous gap where babies' heads can become trapped, leading to suffocation or strangulation.

Starting July 1, Starbucks will offer free wi-fi service. Currently customers at Starbucks pay just under $3.00 for two hours of Web surfing. The change is preceded by McDonald's move last December to drop the $2.95 access charge and offer its customers free Internet service.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced the move, along with some other changes. Schultz also revealed plans for a new Internet portal called the Starbucks Digital Network, in partnership with Yahoo!, which will debut later this fall.

Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing. The big drop raises new worries about the durability of the economic recovery.

The Commerce Department says that spending fell 1.2 percent last month. Auto sales were down 1.7 percent but there was weakness in a number of areas. Excluding autos, sales fell 1.1 percent.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs called it "the biggest leap since the original iPhone,"  as he introduced the iPhone 4.

The iPhone 4 will come in two colors and two models - the 16GB that will sell for $199 and the 32 GB, selling for $299. Both models require a two-year AT&T contract to get those prices.

The biggest change with the iPhone 4 is FaceTime, offering real-time video calling anywhere there is wi-fi, with no setup required. However, the person you are calling will also need an iPhone 4 for the service to work.

Xcel Energy is seeking to shrink its targets for solar power generation by 48 percent following a dispute with a billionaire landowner.

In a 2007 plan filed with state regulators, Xcel said it hoped to acquire 355 megawatts from solar power by 2015. On Friday, it asked to lower that to 185 megawatts.

Xcel says it's not sure a proposed 140-mile, $180 million transmission line to carry solar power generated in the San Luis Valley will be ready in 2013, as originally planned.

Activists are asking the southwest Colorado resort town of Telluride to require grocery stores to charge customers 25 cents for each single-use plastic bag.

Town Council members reacted favorably to the idea at a work session last week and directed town staff to draft an ordinance.

The idea was proposed by a group including environmentalist David Allen, local filmmaker Suzan Beraza and Town Council members Chris Myers and Brian Werner.

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