Word: depotism
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...Look at this place," a private security guard says, panning his hand across the 336,289-sq-m marina. "It's rotting." Rather than serving as a home to the sport for which it was built, he complains, the $144 million facility is now used as a depot for a handful of vehicles. The compound is lifeless, with not even a seagull in sight. Across the road at the Helliniko Olympic Complex, venues for another seven sports - baseball, basketball, canoeing and kayaking, fencing, handball, hockey and softball - gather dust. Posses of stray dogs roam across the expanses of untended grounds...
Mather House will in fact become an East German train depot...
Home-improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's have particularly benefited. If the housing market is a gold rush, they're selling pickaxes. Greg Bridgeford, executive vice president of business development at Lowe's, says his outfit has been able to sell not just more items but also pricier ones: "In something as mundane as gas grills, our average price was $149. We started bringing in some very, very high-quality grills that priced from $497 to $697 to $997." Says Home Depot's John Costello, executive vice president of merchandising and marketing: "America's love affair with their...
BARS Put your cooler on ice. Today's outdoor kitchens boast fridges and full bars, complete with beer taps and wine caves. Home Depot's Modular unit, above...
...Office Depot, it takes only one person to change a light bulb, but that person happens to be the new CEO, Steve Odland, hired on March 11. "Every little step matters," says Odland, who estimates that more efficient lighting in stores could save the company at least $1 million a year. "By working on our annual telecom bills," he adds, "we can save [another] seven figures." Small change, you say? Perhaps. But in Office Depot's battle with rival office-supply giant Staples, he needs all the help he can get. For growth, Odland is backing a marketing initiative with...