Word: manhattanization
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...York is such a draw,” said Harriet Brand, director of public relations for Princeton Review, explaining NYU’s appeal. NYU’s diverse and eccentric surroundings plays a key factor in many students’ preferences, Brand surmised. “Everyone knows Manhattan is the coolest place in the world,” she explained, “cooler than Harvard Yard.” Prospective students have responded to the allure of the city life, said Robert J. Franek, vice president and publisher of Princeton Review Books. “Over...
Eventually, Bruce finds an ex-girlfriend who picks him up and helps him fit the pieces of his life together, but ultimately, he doesn’t care that he has a spacious Manhattan apartment and ample financial resources. Bruce cares about what he doesn’t have—his memories...
...business. Joining Eos at J.F.K. and Stansted is MAXjet, which offers 767s outfitted with older, reclining business-class seats and real meals for a rock-bottom fare of $1,500. But leave it to the Italians to reinvent the cabin as a clubhouse. MiMa - an abbreviation of Milano-Manhattan - will soon begin service between Milan and New York City. Partly owned by Alitalia, MiMa will screen passengers for chic quotient as well as weapons, enrolling those who pass as "members." The $4,000 fare will include sleek transport to and from Milan's Linate Airport and concierge service in both...
...consumers were willing to pay more for products that were labelled “fair trade.” Hiscox and Nicholas F. B. Smyth ’05, who wrote his thesis on their research, carried out the social labeling experiment at ABC Carpet and Home, an upscale Manhattan housewares store. They compared the sales of towels and candles, to which a “fair trade” label had been applied, to similar products that did not carry the label. The label included a statement that certified that the product was made...
...Eric Kan, whose Hong Kong-- based Oasis Global Sourcing designs and procures luxury housewares on the mainland, "Chinese factories have improved dramatically in the past three to five years in terms of their attention to detail." Kan outfitted the Sands Casino in Macau, and is at work furnishing a Manhattan clubhouse for the Ciprianis, the Venetian family that owns namesake hotels and restaurants around the world. Factories in China are capable of producing furniture for those kinds of venues, he says, but they need supervision. "Today I still have to specify what kind of glue, how many screws, what percentage...