Word: cautioning
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Stores have to figure out how to tap into this recalibrated value system--one based on caution rather than the branded excess of Christmas past. "The American consumer is trading downward in the most dramatic fashion ever seen," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a retail-consulting firm. What's more, the thrift mind-set has seeped into all income levels. Saks Fifth Avenue, for instance, had a 16.6% drop in sales in October. "Saving is cool right now," says Candace Corlett, president of WSL. "Conspicuous consumption is out, and people have lost their passion to buy." (See pictures...
...Drew G. Faust alerted the community in an e-mailed statement of the need to consider greater financial constraints in the face of an “unprecedented” economic downturn. But in interviews yesterday, many department chairs said they have not yet been informed what the new caution will entail and hope that today’s meeting will begin to answer their questions...
...hard life as a homeless orphan in the company of his brother Salim (Madhur Mittal) and, not often enough, with the winsome, consistently abused Latika (Freida Pinto). Salim is a type-A troublemaker, a fighter and conniver, restless and reckless, and thus the ideal complement to Jamal's caution, sensitivity and resilience. These flashbacks constitute the body of a sharp, teeming, dark, very romantic film. (See other films from the Toronto Film Festival...
...while Harvard wrestlers are anxious to get back on the mat, Crimson coach Jay Weiss recognizes the need for caution during the grueling regular season...
...CUTS WITH CAUTION...