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...stores in 2009, while closing six of its 33 North American distribution facilities. Staples is now the dominant office supply brand. "Though Office Depot's situation is less dire than Pier 1 Imports, they are certainly on the ropes as well," says Chukumba. Office Depot's less capital-intensive contract business - which involves making deals with companies and governments to supply them with paper, pens and staplers - somewhat shields it from the more dire retail shocks. But the company is still in a dangerous spot. "With their leases and off-balance-sheet leverage, Office Depot's financial risk is undoubtedly...
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...spokesman Patrick O'Connell. But still the stories persist. Replacement names are bandied about: Carine Roitfeld from French Vogue is a favorite, with Amy Astley from Teen Vogue as a dark filly. The most recent reports are that all the rumors are merely the result of jostling during new contract negotiations between Wintour and Newhouse. (Read a 1988 TIME article about Wintour...
...restored or raised tax breaks on more than 3,700 export items, including consumer goods like toys. The rebates could make Chinese exports even cheaper, but that doesn't mean cash-strapped shoppers in the U.S. and Europe will exercise their credit cards. HSBC estimates China's exports could contract by as much as 19% in the first quarter of 2009. "The international financial crisis is deepening and spreading, with continuing negative impact on the domestic economy," Ma Jiantang, the head of China's statistics bureau, told reporters...