Word: marcuses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Meanwhile, Wiseman has remained austerely, some would say maddeningly, consistent. In a string of further documentaries for public TV, his cameras have observed institutions from a New York City welfare office to Dallas' Neiman-Marcus department store, all with the same unvarnished, fly-on-the-wall style. Even his titles -- Hospital, Welfare, Racetrack, The Store -- are stripped to the bluntly descriptive essentials. Behind Wiseman's minimalist method, however, is a subtle and perceptive artist. His enduring subject: the way people cope with the stress, dislocation and institutional indifference of American life...
...focus on keeping prices low, others concentrate on providing good service. Sales at Nordstrom, a Western chain with an exceptional reputation for attentiveness to customer needs, rose 18% last year, while profits surged 26%. Noting that success, a host of companies are making fresh efforts to upgrade service. Neiman-Marcus will spend $20 million this year to improve its gift-wrapping and other customer-service operations. Castner Knott, a Nashville-based chain, has deployed "sales specialists," who are trained to be familiar with the merchandise in large areas of a store rather than just small sections. They roam the departments...
...statement from the office of Panama's Roman Catholic archbishop, Marcus Gregorio McGrath, said the government told him it would hold discussions with the opposition, mediated by McGrath...
After the Crimson led by eight, 87-79, withthree minutes remaining, the Bruin rally beganwith a ferocious dunk by Marcus Thompson,beginning a 12-4 run to end the game...
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