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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...book-selling game? "Borders has to give people a reason to shop there," says Norris, starting with improving customer service. "It has to be more than better," he says. "It has to be astronomical. It has to be something people talk about." (Read "Books Gone Wild: The Digital Age Reshapes Literature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailers on the Ropes: Can These Companies Survive? | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...What is the average age when men start losing their hair? It starts in their twenties. And for the men who have the most severe hair loss, they have a very clear indication of that well before they're out of their twenties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fight Hair Loss | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...average age for women? It's mostly post-menopausal. A small handful of women will have genetic hair loss in their late teens and early twenties or thirties. These women almost always have a mother and sister or grandmother who has a similar presentation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fight Hair Loss | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...company Mattel has sold more than 1 billion copies of its hit toy by cultivating its wholesome image, making it as popular with American kids as it is safe for parents. But the toy industry has been changing. Girls are trading in traditional favorites for video games at younger ages while tweens flock to hipper dolls like Bratz, which launched in 2001 and quickly chewed into Barbie's market share. Mattel last year won a copyright-infringement case against Bratz owner MGA Entertainment, but that didn't change the fact that, over the past five years, Mattel's domestic sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Botox for Barbie | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...Mattel intends to seduce an older demographic. This isn't as crazy as it may seem. In Asia, the Barbie brand is not deeply entrenched, so grown-ups are less likely to automatically dismiss it as kids' stuff. Besides, Asians don't necessarily put away childish things as they age. Collecting toys such as Hello Kitty merchandise well into adulthood is common. "Asian culture loves cute," says Richard Dickson, general manager of the Barbie brand. "They're much more comfortable with character art as part of fashion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Botox for Barbie | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

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