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...Walmart executives and investors, this disturbing trend has to be reversed; despite the earnings growth, Walmart's stock fell 1.1% on the day earnings were announced. "We want to see top-line growth," says Deborah Weinswig, a retail analyst at Citigroup. After all, if fewer customers are spending less in Walmart's stores, there's a whiff of dissatisfaction in the aisles. (See 10 things to buy during the recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walmart, Suffering a Rare Slump, Fights Back on Prices | 3/20/2010 | See Source »

...what's going on? First off, food deflation in 2009 impacted the entire grocery business. However, a strategic shift from Walmart backfired a bit. In order to implement its "Project Impact" plan, which called for less clutter in the aisles and more space given to other product categories like toys and electronics, the store offered a narrower selection of brands and package sizes in its grocery section, which accounted for some 45% of its store space. This move had a two-pronged effect. Some shoppers, faced with a less robust grocery selection from Walmart, decided to make an extra trip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walmart, Suffering a Rare Slump, Fights Back on Prices | 3/20/2010 | See Source »

...Less than a minute after Dal Col’s shot cut the BU lead to three, the Terriers responded with two quick scores, courtesy of Jenny Taft and McKinley Curro...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Lacrosse Comeback Falls Short, Crimson Drops Home Opener | 3/19/2010 | See Source »

...hard was it to balance school and domming? Surprisingly, it wasn't. I mean, in terms of pure time management, I worked less hours at the dungeon than I would have had to in a lower-paying gig. I often did homework at the dungeon. I'd also had practice juggling different lives, seemingly disparate lifestyles; I enjoyed it. The exhilaration of it gave me a lot of energy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Secret World of a Dominatrix | 3/19/2010 | See Source »

...mention that being a domme quickly became part of your identity. In what ways did it translate to your personal life? Well, I borrowed a lot of confidence from my persona. I've always been pretty gregarious, extroverted, but secretly shy. I felt a lot less shy when I was a domme. It also gave me the power to compel anyone, at any time. People were so curious about it, and because I was approachable and seemed so unlike what they would imagine a dominatrix to be like, they felt safe asking me about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Secret World of a Dominatrix | 3/19/2010 | See Source »

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