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...despite E.U. threats of $160,000 daily fines. Then foot-and-mouth again halted exports. But their reinstatement doesn't mean Britain's cattle industry has recovered. New laws say no cattle over 13 months old-the lower quality that were the bulk of exports-can enter the food chain. "That is here to stay," says a Farmers' Union spokesman, "and we won't see the old volumes again." Even in the small, high-end market for young, prime beef, there's no guarantee that consumers, especially in France, will bite. THE BOURSE When Mickey Gets Militant How intense...
...made-to-order system, which is supposed to give the kitchen flexibility to add new menu items, has made some McDonald's slower - adding precious seconds, if not minutes, to a customer's wait at the counter or the all-important drive through, which accounts for about half the chain's sales. A small but vocal number of franchisees - who invested thousands of their own dollars in the kitchen changes - are seething. And customers are also losing patience. "Since they took away the heat lamps, it takes forever - and the food still isn't hot," an Atlanta lawyer groused...
...range of unorthodox decors, including a mountain-chalet-style store with wooden beams lining the ceiling and natural-grain wooden tables on the floor. France is one of the few bright spots in McDonald's flagging European business, and maybe that's a sign of hope. If a burger chain demonized by activists as the symbol of American imperialism and poor taste can win over the French, maybe it can rebuild its business at home...
...first job at Wal-Mart: cashier, store No. 231, Ada, Okla. But he did not count pennies for long. At 29 he became the youngest top executive in company history, and now Turner, 37, has been assigned to turn around Sam's Club, Wal-Mart's lagging membership-warehouse chain. Sam's profits rose just 3% last quarter, in contrast to 17% at Wal-Mart's main discount stores...
...Crew arrives well prepared for the task: as president of Gap Brand Worldwide, Pilot, 41, was responsible for merchandising and field operations in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Japan, France and Germany. Pilot rejoins Kathy Boyer, executive vice president of men's business, who left Gap's Banana Republic chain for J. Crew...