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VANGUARD'S BIG DISCOUNT...
...Brattle St. 354-1872 4.00 1.65-2.75 1.65 1.65-2.75 8.00 4.00 1.25 Imperial Cleaners 161 Huron Ave. 547-3316 3.50 3.50 1.47-2.50 3.50 8.00 3.50 1.25 (8 lb. min.) 1. Without pleats, not leather or suede 2. Wash and fold, per pound 3. Offers 10 percent discount to Student Advantage customers
...will have to fight harder than ever for its slice of the profit. Wal-Mart's share of the $35 billion toy-retailing industry has grown from 10% in 1990 to 16% this year; over the same period Target's share has more than doubled, to 7%. The discount stores use toys as "traffic builders," attracting families with low prices on popular toys and then making higher profits on such items as clothing and appliances. "Wal-Mart and Target carry only the 50 or 100 hottest toys," says David Miller, president of the Toy Manufacturers of America. "Toys are only...
...aren't as exotic as they sound. You may know them as TIGERS (Treasury income growth receipts) from Merrill Lynch or CATS (certificates of accrual on Treasury securities) from Salomon Smith Barney. Basically, a zero is a bond that pays no current interest and is sold at a deep discount to its face value. The interest payments are built into the price at which the holder redeems the bond when it matures in five to 30 years. Zeros are easily obtained through a broker, and there's a series of mutual funds called American Century Benham Group Target Maturities...
Choosing the best long-distance service just got more complicated. Last week AT&T launched its dial-around discount service, dubbed Lucky Dog, which lets consumers bypass their carrier and pay 10[cents] a minute by punching in 10-10-345. Though they make big promises, dial-arounds like MCI's 10-10-321 tend to deliver savings for people with monthly bills under $20 or those who make calls during peak daytime hours. Otherwise, Lucky Dog may have more bark than bite...