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...Lewis, a retail consultant and newsletter publisher in New York City, says Kohl's will grow sales faster than Penney because its corporate structure is less bureaucratic and layered. "Kohl's has an advantage because it is leaner and meaner," says Lewis. "It can respond more quickly, and its low-cost business model gives it greater flexibility...
...looking for a way to back out of trouble spots like the Middle East, but U.S. airlines are increasingly looking for a way in. A viciously competitive domestic market is sending some major airlines abroad to find healthier profit margins on international routes--anywhere but in the U.S., where low-cost carriers and high fuel prices are killing their bottom lines...
...majors won't have these routes to themselves and may soon face competition for business they once had locked up. Low-cost airlines such as AirTran, JetBlue and Spirit are bidding for part of the $2 billion the Department of Defense spends annually to move personnel and equipment around the world. Traditionally, major passenger and cargo airlines have dominated that business, but they may soon find themselves in a bidding war with the lower-cost carriers...
...Newspapers have three attributes that will for a time, make them still relevant. They are low-cost or no cost, they are highly portable, and you can scan through more bits of information on a printed news page faster than you can on a PC, online, on a PDA or on a cell phone. So it's a very efficient means of presenting information. The two attributes it lacks are timeliness, because it is tied to a once-a-day publishing schedule, and interactivity. If those two attributes can be solved technologically, there's a huge, robust future for newspapers...
Charlesview Apartments, a low-cost housing community with 213 apartments, will be relocated to the new tract at Harvard’s expense...