Word: competitors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...store managers think the carts are a valuable added attraction. Says Charles Roder, manager of an A&P store in Wall Township, N.J., which has ten of the carts: "Several customers have announced that they can't go to a competitor now. The kids want to go to the A&P because of the carriages." Now that's hooking them...
...which has nearly $11 billion in debt from Time Inc.'s acquisition of Warner Communications, has seen its stock fall from 124 at the beginning of the year to 103 1/8 last week. The shares of Stone Container, a paper manufacturer that borrowed $2.2 billion to buy a Canadian competitor last March, have declined from 25 1/8 to 21 1/2 this year. Wall Street's message is clear. During the '90s, companies are likely to pare down their debts and return to an old-fashioned way of raising money: by issuing stock...
...eventually make Japan one of the premier powers in space. Muses-A is a prelude to future unmanned missions that may land on the moon and explore the atmosphere of Venus. At the same time, Japan is building a new booster rocket that could make the country a strong competitor in the burgeoning business of launching commercial satellites into earth orbit. The Japanese have announced no plans for manned space flights, but they are considering the possibility. Already their companies have begun developing construction techniques for use in building bases on the moon and even Mars...