Word: franchisee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Invented by Robert Cahlander and David Carroll of the Robot Aided Manufacturing Center in Red Wing, Minn., the robot has a 400-lb. arm that dispenses discs, makes change and processes credit-card purchases. Its computer brain also tracks inventory and cues up tunes for customers who punch their requests...
The Maine ballot included an advisory measureto ban cruise missile testing in the state, whileSan Francisco, in danger of losing its Giantsbaseball franchise, decided whether to build a new$115 million stadium to replace Candlestick Park
The Tattered Cover (110,000; Denver). Owner Joyce Meskis says, "We wanted to maintain an ambiance of an old, comfortable slipper." Some slipper. All the books, along with 190 employees and inviting armchairs, are packed into this former department store, making the Tattered perhaps the largest and best independent book...
The city's Post-Dispatch, founded in 1878 by Joseph Pulitzer and controlled by his descendants, seems entrenched (circ. 378,255). The competing Globe- Democrat, which announced its closing three times in three years, finally folded in 1986. But Ingersoll contends that the P.D. fails to serve the market. "Two...
Director of Franchise Development: Linda D. Warren