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The new plans come after two rough quarters for Starbucks, which saw traffic and comparable-stores sales in its U.S. business fall for the first time ever. The slip is partly due to softening consumer spending, but Starbucks executives insist that by retraining the company on a coffee-centric customer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starbucks Announces New Upgrades | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

At Hugo Boss, Sälzer doesn't collaborate with famous-name designers like Westwood, and some see the lack of a star like John Galliano or Marc Jacobs as a disadvantage because the brand may seem amorphous and harder for a consumer to pin down. On the plus side, shareholders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Boss | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

It's been just over a year since Swiss luxury-accessories company Bally hired American shoe designer Brian Atwood, 40, to infuse some glamour and vitality into the brand. With a résumé that includes a six-year stint at Versace and a namesake shoe line that draws raves from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brian Atwood | 3/17/2008 | See Source »

In spite of Vista’s well-publicized release in January 2007, consumer demand for Windows XP has been quite strong, and XP still retained a dominant 75 percent market share as of September 2007 . In fact, Dell, one of the largest American computer manufacturers, re-introduced Windows XP...

Author: By Eugene Kim | Title: Don’t Pull the Plug | 3/16/2008 | See Source »

Furthermore, although Vista sales may increase in the short term as a result of this decision, it may also ultimately hurt Microsoft’s market share. The firm’s few competitors in the operating system market, most notably Apple’s OS X, have been gaining...

Author: By Eugene Kim | Title: Don’t Pull the Plug | 3/16/2008 | See Source »

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