Word: item
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When a particular item sells well, it often sells phenomenally well. Sales of heavyweight "reverse weave" University of Michigan sweatshirts, which were recently introduced at Ulrich's Books in Ann Arbor, have gone through the roof...
...plan all but finished, Weinberger dug in his heels. At a top-level planning group meeting two weeks ago, headed by Reagan, the Defense Secretary said that the proposals would compromise U.S. military security. McFarlane challenged him to cite specifics. Weinberger could not come up with a single item. Admiral William Crowe, the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, offered no support to the Secretary...
These buyers continuously negotiate prices with companies and check the quality of the goods coming in. "Basically, we are trying to get a good quality item for the best value", says Phil Bauer; one of the people in charge of buying. Bauer explains that this process involves ongoing bargaining with suppliers due to changes in market prices...
...minute votes, Crane asserted that "Supreme Court Justices and ambassadors are traditionally driven to the airport" and that their aides should not hog the spaces, forcing Senators and Representatives to scrounge for other spots. Engen, who doubtless is studying the problem carefully, has yet to reply. Perhaps the next item on Crane's agenda: box seats at Redskins games...
Along the crowded counters of Bi-Rite Photo in midtown Manhattan, bargain hunters contend not only with the usual bewildering selection of cameras and lenses but also with a choice of prices for the same item. The popular Nikon FE-2 camera, for example, costs either $279.50 or $239.50. What's the difference? Top dollar buys a camera backed by an authorized U.S. Nikon distributor. For the lower price, a buyer gets the same machine but with only Bi-Rite's guarantee...