Word: burd
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...national chains are undergoing a massive restructuring that will determine which among them survive. "We've made a few mistakes," concedes Safeway CEO Steve Burd, who was the industry darling for years until his cost-cutting skills sucked the life out of recent acquisitions, including Dominick's in Chicago and Genuardi's in Philadelphia. Revenues at the 1,800-store chain edged up 2%, to $35.6 billion last year, as the company logged $170 million in losses. With several big pension funds calling for his head, Burd embarked on a two-week road show last month to convince investors that...
AmEx paid for the whole thing. If this is the gravest privacy danger we face, then you can all know Mom's name is Burd. In fact, since AmEx wouldn't tell me what happened with its investigation, I'm still rooting for the other me to outrun the AmEx cops. He's tough, he's a world traveler, he's frugal, and I'm pretty sure he can help me take care of Adam Cohen if Adam ever tries to break into my home computer...