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...break out of its deep slump. Wal-Mart and other big discount chains like Target have eroded the company's sales in recent years, and now it looks as if Wal-Mart is circling for the kill, escalating a price war that may eat up whatever profit margin Toys "R" Us has left. Despite rising consumer confidence and blistering U.S. economic growth of 8.2% in the third quarter, analysts expect sales at Toys "R" Us to drop from $7 billion in 2000 to $6.5 billion this year. And the company dealt investors a yuletide lump of coal when it announced...
...successful mass merchandisers, Wal-Mart and Target can more easily afford a price war than Toys "R" Us and other toy specialists. Wal-Mart's sales of high-margin items like flat-screen TVs can make up for losses on low-margin toys. It's a classic loss-leader attack. Wal-Mart figures that supercheap toys will lure customers to the store, where they might buy pricier items. That puts the squeeze on toy specialists, which must either follow suit and risk losses or try to hold their prices and bet that their superior customer service and selection will enable...
Harvard twice was able to make it a two-possession game—first when junior captain Norman hit a layup to bring the Crimson within six with 2:27 remaining and then again after two free throws by Rogus restored the margin to a half dozen with 52 seconds to play—but never came any closer...
...championship game, they will not finish the season as national champions. And if that’s the case, then about 50 I-A teams start each season with no chance at a national title, even if they win every game 100-0. The BCS no longer figures margin of victory into its calculations, in order to keep coaches like former University of Florida czar Steve Spurrier from continuing calling fly patterns in the midst of a 77-0 blowout...
Rogus’ final points came on a pair of free throws that brought the Crimson within four at 79-75 with 25 seconds to play, but that was as close as Harvard would come as Shejdie Childs sank two free throws for the final margin...