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...Johnson Redbook Service's Retail Indicators recorded a leap of 10.4% in department-, discount- and chain-store sales over last year. The source of the spree became clearer with the release of the New York-based Conference Board's consumer confidence index for December. It showed nearly a 13-point increase, following an 11-point hop the month before. Says Redbook analyst Steve Marotta: "Consumers went from the ostentatious '80s, making sure that they had somebody's name on their pocketbook, to the '90s, when they pulled in the reins. Now what we are seeing is the result of pent...
Nonetheless, a campaign to disarm Somalis could create hostility. "If we were obliged to go on a house-to-house search -- which we wouldn't do anyway," said Oakley, "the Somalis would see it as rank colonialism." Still some Somali leaders discount a major backlash because, they say, the people are sick and tired of the violence...
Think of it as bargain shopping. More technical terms such as "vender discount" and "leveraged purchasing" could also serve well...
Generally, attendees at the convention were upbeat, expressing more than the usual degree of "cautious optimism." On the eve of the convention, most discount store chains were reporting double-digit percentage sales gains for the Discount Store News, June...
Marvin's Room. Through Nov. 29. By Scott McPherson. A comedy of what happens when illness brings estranged members of a family together again. Hasty Pudding Theater, 8 p.m. $18-$30, with a 10 percent discount for Harvard students and seniors on Sunday through Thursday. Tickets are available by calling the Hasty Pudding box office at 496-9400 or through Ticketpro at (800) 828-7080. 20 November Friday...