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...Group, third largest wine company in the U.S., acquired Glen Ellen and M.G. Vallejo in May from Diageo, a beverage group based in London. Until then the Wine Group had relied on its Franzia wine-in-a-box brand, which sold in high volume but at a low profit margin. Diageo added Sterling Vineyards--a Napa property that is more upmarket than Glen Ellen or M.G. Vallejo--with its purchase of Seagrams this year...
...also practices guerrilla pricing. Sullivan comparison-shops at the chains and tracks the smaller-ticket items they advertise, like sealant or tape measures. He prices the same merchandise about 10% to 15% higher and, like them, earns a higher margin on items that aren't so price sensitive, such as basic tool kits and paint accessories. The strategy lures customers to his store (as it does to the chains), but Sullivan wins additional business through service. His sales force helps people find the right socket wrench fast, holds their hands through a plumbing project and pays a home visit...
Aside from the four turnover it created against Lehigh, the Harvard defense has had its trouble forcing opponents into mistakes. In Harvard’s three other games, it has managed only three takeaways. The team led the nation in turnover margin last year...
Harvard cannot continue to operate within that margin of error and expect to win games against Ivy teams much better than Cornell. The de facto captain of the defense, Balestracci, knows as much...
...Yale doubles team defeated the Crimson by an 8-1 margin. Hiniker-Martin downed Hyotte-Ajilore, and Cao Minh-Finicane fell to Pucell-Martin. Bajin-Martire led 5-3 but did not finish...