Word: marshes
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...Conventional grocers are starting to get the message--differentiate or die--which is why some are jazzing up the old big-box routine. The northeastern Wegmans chain just opened its first store in Virginia, where it is spicing up its prepared-foods sections with daily cooking demonstrations. In Indiana, Marsh opened two stores this winter that have circular layouts. Each store has a central cafe with European-style markets on the perimeter showcasing, for example, artisanal cheeses in one room and baby food and supplies in another. And sticking with the old retail-is-detail adage, Marsh pipes mellow guitar...
...mood seems to work. "There's something about this place that isn't in-your-face stimulating," says Cathy Beerbower, 45, who frequents the new Marsh store in Fort Wayne, Ind. And her reason for avoiding the local Wal-Mart--"it's too chaotic"--could be the industry's salvation. Kroger is trying to emulate the swanky Whole Foods scene in a few of its 2,500 stores by adding in-store chefs, gourmet meals and upscale wines. Likewise, Safeway, which is making a huge push into quality perishables in general and prepared foods in particular, is doing so with...
...apparent abduction shook the city: citizens became bloodhounds, dorms became prayer centers, and Madison itself was on edge. On March 31, Seiler was found in a marsh a couple of miles from campus after a woman spotted her and called police. Seiler was bruised and suffering mildly from exposure but otherwise unharmed. Police at first accelerated the hunt for a perpetrator. At a nearby cancer clinic, about 50 employees and five cancer patients were herded into a room as officers swarmed through the building looking for a suspect. "People had radiation treatments aborted because you can't run the machines...
...been able to squeeze in juggling time with Harvard’s premiere juggling club, but says he only tumbles when he is out to “impress girls.” FM asked for a sample back tuck, but Marsh concluded that such a feat might be a little inappropriate in the Quincy dining hall. FM regrettably concurred...
...oftentimes embarrassing” world of the circus, but he’s not one to gloat. Modesty kept him from telling his freshman year roommate, who only discovered Jack’s talents after Googling him. “That was kind of weird,” says Marsh...