Word: chico
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GEORGE ROGERS, CHICO, CALIF...
...mean it's impossible to do well in an industry with oodles of competition - just that if you're going to play that game, you'd better know your customer pretty well. Consider retail. The stores that make the list are all super-focused on what they sell. Chico's is for comfortable women's clothing. Gymboree is to dress your kids. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers is for men's suits and dress shirts. And PetMed Express is to order your dog's prescription online. Department stores, big-box discounters and generalist web sites - retailers that try to be everything...
...losers were largely retailers who a) did not have big electronics offerings, b) did not offer huge Black Friday discounts or c) are not worshipped by teens. Count among them J. Crew, Chico's and Banana Republic, which offered fewer discounts and saw traffic fall, says Goldman Sachs analyst Michelle Tan, in a note. Pacific Sunwear, Ann Taylor, Talbots and Gap stores were also weak, noted Credit Suisse analyst Paul Lejuez...
...doesn't have to be a literary masterpiece. Authors make things up in works of fiction. Anything that will get people to turn off the computer or TV is good, and this book will. Plus, far more people will read the book than will read your review. Clif Sellers, CHICO, CALIF...
Those broken promises are still an issue for those admittedly few Cariocas who care about such things. The Pan Ams might have provided a three-week jamboree for millions of athletes, locals and visitors, but when the closing ceremony ended, the city returned to its usual mess, said Chico Alencar, a Rio Congressman who campaigned for investigations into the massive overspending at the Pan Am Games. "The chronic problems that we have here are the same as they always were," Alencar said. "I want Rio to win the right to host the games, but we need to learn from...