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...aim of having more of the hottest merchandise on hand, of course, is to convince shoppers used to a steady diet of Macy's one-day sales that there's value in paying full price too. "Will they be able to wean the customer off the sale heroin? It's not going to be easy," says retail consultant Cynthia Cohen, president of Strategic Mindshare. To earn that premium, retail consultants say Macy's has to offer more merchandise that shoppers can't get anywhere else. Private labels like Charter Club and INC already make up about 18% of Federated...
...sustain skiiers. The hotel's gourmet restaurant has all the trappings of a top-notch eatery-crisp table linen, sparkling silverware and crystal glasses-but with friendly, unstuffy service. It's headed by Klaus Lettner of Die Jungen Wilden (the young, wild ones), a group of hip chefs who aim to attract young people to their profession by breaking the rules of food preparation and presentation. Lettner's menu features such unusual combinations as grapefruit and mint ravioli with caramelized chicory and sea bass, and bacon-wrapped oysters with champagne sauerkraut. Chef Rüdiger Linke at the ski lodge...
...sustain skiiers. The hotel's gourmet restaurant has all the trappings of a top-notch eatery - crisp table linen, sparkling silverware and crystal glasses - but with friendly, unstuffy service. It's headed by Klaus Lettner of Die Jungen Wilden (the young, wild ones), a group of hip chefs who aim to attract young people to their profession by breaking the rules of food preparation and presentation. Lettner's menu features such unusual combinations as grapefruit and mint ravioli with caramelized chicory and sea bass, and bacon-wrapped oysters with champagne sauerkraut. Chef Rüdiger Linke at the ski lodge...
...show up in court to answer for allegedly supporting child slavery on West African farms, where 70% of the world's cocoa is grown. The hearing, set for this week in Los Angeles, stems from a lawsuit filed by the International Labor Rights Fund, which is also taking aim at another Valentine's Day staple: lovely bouquets that happen to be laden with pesticides. Some 70% of cut flowers sold in the U.S. are imported, mostly from Colombia and Ecuador. A recent U.N. study found that nearly 60% of Ecuadorian flower workers, many of them children, suffered from pesticide poisoning...
...aim of yesterday’s game was to capture a flag—unadorned by stars and stripes—placed in the middle of a room and to carry it deep into enemy territory...