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Discount retailers add Santa Claus
The Wall Street JournalDepartment stores and shopping malls long have enjoyed a holiday advantage: Santa Claus. The same parents who bought toys at Wal-Mart would take the kids to Macy's to sit on Santa's lap and have their picture taken. This year, though, they won't have to...Tags: General Growth Properties Inc., Toy Industry, Children, Groceries, Macy's
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Wall St. shakes off negative news
The Associated PressIn another display of its immunity to bad news, Wall Street moved higher today, despite the prospect of disappointing sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Federated Department Stores Inc. Analysts credit the market's resilience to investors' rising...Tags: France, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Baldwin, NYSE, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Retailers try more subtle sales this year
The Wall Street JournalWith the holiday shopping season already under way, many of the nation's leading retailers say they plan to avoid the kind of deep, across-the-board discounts that gave last year's season an air of desperation -- and crimped profits. Instead, many are...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Armed Forces, Neiman Marcus, Foot Locker Incorporated, Macy's
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Experience counts in holiday gift giving
Chicago TribuneSince opening a spa with heated marble floors and buttery leather furniture last month, the 61-room Herrington Inn in Geneva has sold about 1,000 gift certificates to the inn's pampering provider. Of those, Sherie McGowan bought five as Christmas gifts...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Parachuting, Blue Man Group, Skydiving, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Designers sponsor a 'sizing census'
The Wall Street JournalShopping for clothes is like going on a fishing expedition for Thais Austin. On a recent excursion for a pair of black pants, she tried on at least 10 pairs, in sizes ranging from 4 to 10, before settling on a size 6. "It's a process of elimination,...Tags: University of Oxford, Target Brands, Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Colleges and Universities, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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Patrick Collins dies at 82; longtime chief of Ralphs Grocery Co.
Patrick W. Collins, a longtime president of Ralphs Grocery Co., died May 16 of congestive heart failure at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said his wife, Beth. He was 82.
Collins became president and chief operating officer in 1976 and was named...Tags: William Collins, Hospitals and Clinics, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Heart Failure, Management Change
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PASSINGS: James McLure, Joseph Flom, Harry Fogle, Tommy Bell, John Robinson
James McLure
Playwright who wrote 'Lone Star'
James McLure, 59, a playwright and actor best known for his two one-act plays that reached Broadway, died Feb. 17 from cancer at his home in Marina del Rey, said his sister, Jenny Schroeder.
McLure's...Tags: Armed Forces, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Music Theater, Environmental Pollution, George Washington University
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Prime Beverly Hills development site purchased by Asian investors
Money & CompanyThe site of a former department store in Beverly Hills widely considered one of the most desirable pieces of real estate in the country sold for $148.3 million Tuesday to investors from Hong Kong and Singapore who intend to develop...... -
PASSINGS: Kenny Guinn, Walter William Ralphs Jr.
Kenny Guinn Former 2-term GOP governor of Nevada Kenny Guinn, 73, a former governor of Nevada, died Thursday after falling from the roof of his Las Vegas home while making repairs, police said. Guinn, a moderate Republican, was elected governor in 1998...Tags: Livestock Farming, Local Elections, Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, California State University, Fresno
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Lawsuit forces retailers to give out free makeup
Staff WriterSome lucky shoppers are entitled to free cosmetics after a class-action lawsuit found several companies were overcharging for their products. As part of a class action settlement, $175 million worth of free cosmetics products will be distributed to...Tags: Michael Kors, Neiman Marcus, Target Brands, Inc., Estee Lauder Cos., Fragrances
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Recall: Flatware That Can Choke Children
Web ReporterCertain kinds of flatware are being recalled because they contain small pieces that can break off and choke children if they put the pieces in their mouths. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Cambridge Silversmiths Ltd. Inc. are recalling about...Tags: Homes, JC Penney Company Inc., Children, Consumers
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: American Financial Group Inc.; Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Charles River Laboratories International Inc.; Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.; Corrections Corporation of America; El Paso Corp.; Gaylord Entertainment Co.; General Growth Properties...Tags: General Growth Properties Inc., Satellite Technology, American Financial Group Incorporated, Global Crossing Limited, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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