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...wait just a darn minute. Wouldn't you trade a little interaction for a little selection? "Retail comes down to how you shelve and hang things. That's all you can do," laughs Michael Gabellini, head of Gabellini Associates, who designs stores for Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ultimo and Jil Sander...
...there was a problem. Before I went anywhere, I had to figure out how to use the darn things. New wireless units have begun to pop up in the past few months because of a new short-range radio technology called Bluetooth that's built into some of the newer-model phones. The headsets offer more freedom than their corded counterparts by letting you stray up to 30 feet from your phone without being encumbered by a cable that might yank on your ear or get caught on your coat buttons...
...than half of consumers were willing to pay $10 extra to custom-order a pair of $50 slacks--but not much more. "The economy's bad," says Madison Riley of retail consultants Kurt Salmon Associates. "But if it's not going to stop people spending, they'll make for darn sure what they do spend is on the best quality...
PETE ROSE may have a questionable past, but darn, the fans love him. Which may explain why baseball commissioner Bud Selig has been negotiating to lift the lifetime ban on the all-time hits leader and make him eligible for the Hall of Fame. In 1989 Rose was accused of betting on baseball while manager of the Cincinnati Reds. An investigation produced strong evidence that he had done so, but Rose steadfastly refused to admit it. Instead, he copped to betting on other sports and accepted his banishment for life. That "for life" part has struck some baseball fans...
...also wondered why she left five messages on my emergency cell phone announcing that Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniels, Jim Bean and Tanqueray No. 10 would be our biggest donors. I haven’t met those particular seniors, but she seemed to know them pretty darn well.” Filney was later spotted cashing checks made out to the College Fund at Central Square’s Supreme Liquors...