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...start with Mexico? P.F. Chang's says it was as simple as finding the right local operator. In Mexico, that company is Alsea, which operates more than 1,000 Domino's, Starbucks and other American food outlets throughout Latin America. "It just so happens that Mexico makes a great deal of sense because it's closer [to the U.S.]," says DeAngelis. Greg Ruedy, a restaurant analyst at the Stephens financial-services firm in Little Rock, Ark., says it's logical for the company to start in Mexico given the number of American tourists there, the flow of Mexican migrant workers...
...Alessandro's priorities has been to push Benetton more deeply into international markets with the help of strong local partnerships. In India he signed a deal with the Tata group, the country's largest conglomerate, which will open and manage Sisley stores; in the first half of this year, Benetton opened 95 new India outlets, despite the economic crisis. In Mexico, the partner is the billionaire Carlos Slim and his Sears Mexico group. Under a deal signed last year, Benetton aims to open 250 new standalone outlets and boutiques in Sears stores in Mexico. Alessandro is also targeting other Latin...
Heroes Back to Earth Re TIME's story on green heroes [Oct. 5]: You needn't go to Japan to find people using biofuel. My son has been collecting oil from local restaurants and converting it to diesel fuel for his truck for years. The vehicle runs well, the process is relatively simple, and it costs him next to nothing. Dian Woodroffe, Shrewsbury...
...point you missed: a key factor in "white flight" was government-forced busing in the early '70s. The local schools were the anchors that held together the neighborhoods for many of the young parents and kids of Detroit. It didn't make sense to walk your child to the corner to be bused across the city to another school. Fred Kuplicki, Fraser, Mich...
...them, as well as groups of cross-border militants. To put down this multiheaded insurgency, New Delhi sent in what amounts now to a presence of 700,000 troops (among a civilian population of just 5 million). The military's hard-line tactics have sparked considerable anger among the local populace. The presence of those troops - despite the decline of the separatist movement - is the core complaint for ordinary Kashmiris like Baig. India ignores the rage of these young men at its peril. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, head of Srinagar's central mosque and chairman of the moderate faction...