Word: dion
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...Honorable Mention: Celine Dion...
...submits a detailed report to the Justice Department, charging that the leak broke the rarely used 1982 law against knowingly identifying undercover officers. On Sept. 26, Justice's counterespionage chief John Dion decides that the case merits a criminal investigation, and MSNBC.com reports an investigation has begun...
...Washington Post reports that "two top White House officials" called at least six reporters with the information on Plame before Novak's column ran. Attorney General John Ashcroft, White House counsel Alberto Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller are informed the next day of Dion's decision...
...employees to be able to answer questions about merchandise? In many cases, yes. "If you're shopping where you expect the rock-bottom price, they're just not going to be able to afford to put a bright, well-informed sales associate in front of you," says consultant Jim Dion of Dionco, based in Chicago. High-volume stores such as Kmart and Target hold prices down in part by keeping payroll expenses low, generally less than 5% of sales. Stores like the Gap or Abercrombie & Fitch may spend double that. But even at discount king Wal-Mart, "associates have always...
...even further ahead to a roving pre-checkout system, using wireless technology for mobile cashiers. Home Depot, based in Atlanta, recently invested heavily in self-checkout technology, which should be fully online by this summer. A cash outlay isn't the only answer or even the best one. Jim Dion notes that in the Midwest, Jewel grocery stores, a division of Albertson's, have their cashiers circle the preferred-customer savings on the register tape before handing it to the shopper. "Nice little touch," Dion says approvingly. "Maybe they could add to that a sincere 'thank you,' which would...