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...chain began to take off, growing from eight stores to 100 in her first five years with the firm, Gibson kept the books, traveled as a buyer and even delivered loads of merchandise in her station wagon when the stores ran short. For three years during the company's heaviest growth, when the Gibsons' two daughters Kelly and Beth were in high school, James Gibson stayed home to take care of them. He now owns J. Duffy's, an Ohio company that specializes in designer home accessories...
...another case of corporate indigestion, Pantry Pride, the supermarket chain that acquired Revlon in November, last week announced that it had sold two Revlon units to Beecham Group, a British conglomerate, for $395 million. The two jettisoned Revlon divisions are Norcliff Thayer, maker of Tums antacids and other over-the-counter medications, and Reheis, a chemicals manufacturer. ENTERTAINMENT Rockin' with Uncle...
...public's new appetite for Southern delicacies like deep-fried catfish is part of the reason for the piscatory success story. Texas-based Church's Fried Chicken, a fast-food outlet, introduced the fish last April, and it is now a strong seller in the chain's 1,600 stores. Says Kay Richardson, Church's public relations director: "When I receive a letter from someone in Seattle asking about catfish, I know it's made it." According to a recent report by the Department of Agriculture, foreigners may soon be craving their own catch of American catfish. Among the likely...
Gottlieb, 28, is a long-haired chain smoker who works out of a cluttered apartment on Manhattan's Central Park South. A graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School, he launched his company, TeeVee Toons, in August 1984 and subsequently raised $250,000 to finance it. He then acquired the rights to 65 of TV's most memorable sound tracks and hired Composer Dave Erlanger, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, to produce the record. Erlanger re-created some songs that were unavailable or too scratchy to use. At $16.95, Gottlieb's album has sold 225,000 copies...
Some industry watchers think that a run-up in prices may force people to other drinks. Says Jules Rose, chairman of Sloan's Supermarkets, a chain in the New York City area: "Every time there's a noticeable increase in coffee prices, there's a drop in consumption. I think people will decide coffee prices are so high that it would be better to drink tea or soda. It's not the same caffeine kick, but it's a kick...