Word: beemer
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...retailers struggle with recession, debt-laden consumers, unfriendly bankers and declining property values, fewer of them will be around next year. "By the end of 2009, the number of retail players will be down by at least 25% and could be down by as much as 40%," says Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, a consumer-research and marketing firm based in Charleston, S.C. "I expect the number of bankruptcies next year to be more than we've seen in the last five years combined...
...will certainly be happy to see Rolls generating profits, given the $1.2 billion Rhys estimates it put into the company. Rolls won't budge Beemer's bottom line, given the parent company's $65 billion in sales. But owning Rolls-Royce gives BMW prestige and bragging rights. It proves it can sell cars that sweep the breadth of the market, from budget to budget-busting. Should the world's economy sputter and car sales drop off a cliff, "Rolls-Royce would probably be the first thing to go," Rhys says. But for now, like that iconic spirit of ecstasy that...
...Dick, along with thousands of other employees, is left in the dust. Dick and Jane believe that this reversal of fortune is a small setback and that things will come around. They don’t. After making many changes to their lifestyle—including turning in their Beemer and pawning off most of their valuables—they suddenly realize their once- luxurious lifestyle is drifting further and further away. Since playing by the rules isn’t working for them anymore, they turn to armed robbery. Through their criminal adventures, Dick and Jane rediscover their love...
...BEEMER FOR THE REST...
...Diddy-all-about-the-Benjamins-style, tends to be more like the black E! channel, celebrating money and fame. Only a handful of artists, like Dead Prez, are calling to change the channel: "You would rather have a Lexus or justice, a dream or some substance?/A Beemer, a necklace or freedom...