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Besides being available at the Salvation Army and vintage shops, the boho style is easily found in such low-cost stores as H&M, the Swedish chain that has 78 U.S. outlets. Its fall collection looks as though it were pulled from a closet in Big Sur, circa 1972. "We've imported a lot of items with accents of leather and suede, rustic wool and tweed from Eastern Europe and northern Canada," says Jennifer Uglialoro, H&M's U.S. spokeswoman. Also among the fall offerings are romantic blouses, heavy knits and feathered earrings for girls and vintage-inspired T shirts...
...growth in demand, particularly from China, rather than a curtailing of supply. In addition, developed countries have generally reduced their dependence on oil as services have replaced manufacturing, while central banks have become smarter about nipping inflation in the bud. And critically, China's status as the low-cost workshop of the world helps lower prices?and keeps them down?for everything from underwear to DVD players. "If you had asked two years ago where the economy would be if oil hit $65 a barrel, we would have been far less upbeat than we are today," says Mark Wall...
...donations and pledges of original artwork and manuscripts from heavyweights such as Pullman, Joan Aiken, illustrator Quentin Blake and ex-Monty Pythoner Terry Jones, who has been writing popular children's books since 1981. The collection, with a concentration of postwar literature, includes a 1940-99 set of the low-cost, high-quality Ladybird books, which made reading widely accessible. A recent addition is an original illustration by Faith Jaques from the first edition of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The center's new $11.3 million home is located in Newcastle's once-derelict Ouseburn Valley...
...donations and pledges of original artwork and manuscripts from heavyweights such as Pullman, Joan Aiken, illustrator Quentin Blake and ex-Monty Pythoner Terry Jones, who has been writing popular children's books since 1981. The collection, with a concentration of postwar literature, includes a 1940-99 set of the low-cost, high-quality Ladybird books, which made reading widely accessible. A recent addition is an original illustration by Faith Jaques from the first edition of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
From NASA spacesuits to vascular stents, W.L. Gore & Associates has succeeded by applying technology from four core divisions to niche products, with few competitors. But new CEO Terri Kelly, 44, will need to prove Gore-Tex's brand value to wholesalers tempted to buy from low-cost competitors in Asia. Kelly says Gore needs to improve idea exchange and streamline operations for its 7,300 associates while hiring in its top performing divisions: medical and fabric. Her next step: to "be real," meaning more visits to Gore's plants and offices. "You're only a leader...