Word: consumerized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even though superheated consumer buying has helped fuel the economic boom of the 1980s, the heedless lack of saving also poses serious dangers. With too few reserves to fall back on, consumers might have to restrict their spending severely during a recession and thus aggravate the downturn. Other harmful side...
Boston's consumers will be able to live the yuppie life available in other major cities when two consumer delights, the Hard Rock Cafe and Tower Records, open branches here soon.
In an interview yesterday, consumer advocate Ralph Nader charged that Harvard had failed "to tap the ideas of its students. It's an institution that has established a successful restraint on the expectation levels of its students," Nader said.
If the U.S. economy had enough momentum going into the October stock-market crash, the country may be able to avoid slumping into a recession. Last week that hope was fortified when the Government announced that the U.S. economy grew at a robust 4.1% annual rate during the third quarter...
And of course, what consumer-oriented American benefit LP would be complete without an overblown, melodramatic ballad. The idea of Whitney Houston singing "Do You Hear What I Hear" is initially promising, a pure pop voice made to sing simple ballads. This production is more like "We Are the World...