Word: edward
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...Across from him was Brian Mulroney, 45, a jut-jawed businessman from Quebec who heads the opposition Conservative Party. In the final of three televised debates last week, the leaders of Canada's two largest political groups were sharing the spotlight with the New Democratic Party's Edward Broadbent, who has placed a distant third in the polls. With little to lose, Broadbent was the most relaxed of the contenders. But for the two photogenic front runners, it was the start of a sprint to the finish for the national elections that will be held on Sept...
Change is also sweeping the aisles of Sears' 806 retail stores in all 50 states, where some 39 million American families shop. Under Chairman and Chief Executive Edward R. Telling, Sears* boss since 1978, the company has launched a $1.7 billion capital-improvement program to build 62 new stores, remodel 600 others and update the company's whole approach to selling. By October, Sears will have 107 "stores of the future," which will depart sharply from its traditional selling places. They have a friendlier, more welcoming look than the Sears stores of old, with more aisles, lower ceilings...
...store-"leveraging off the customer base," in Sears jargon. In the ultimate one-stop shopping, it is now possible at many Sears stores to buy a house, pick all the needed furniture and appliances and then take out insurance on the whole bundle. On a more usual level, says Edward Brennan, 50, who is in charge of the giant
Long before The A-Team became a hit television show, Sears had its own Mr. T. In a polite and personable way, Chairman Edward Riggs Telling, 65, who is 6 ft. 2 in. and 220 Ibs., can be as tough in his sphere as that big bruiser with the Mandinka haircut. A former colleague recalls that Telling once delivered a friendly but firm ultimatum to the man ager of a money-losing store. "You know your job is on the line," said Telling. "This is September, and I don't see any reason why you can't turn...
Telling is scheduled to retire at the end of 1985. The front runners for the top spot appear to be Edward Brennan, 50, chief of merchandising; Donald Craib, 59, head of the Allstate insurance group; and Richard Jones, 57, Sears vice chairman. Whoever gets the job will have a tough time filling Mr. T.'s size 13A shoes...