Word: marte
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these Jewish pornographers idolize me! They adore me, you see, Hollywood and the whole bunch of decadents, they have made their fortune with me! Exploited me, you might say...where would they be without me!" He chuckled and laid the magazine down on his desk, next to a K-Mart color glossy of his wife and kids. "Now. What...
...unspectacular, private brand merchandise like Kenmore washing machines and Diehard batteries, which it sold at moderate prices and backed up with reliable service. But beginning in the early 1970s, Sears went astray. Pinched on one side by shopping-mall specialty stores and on the other by discounters like K mart, Sears tried to move uptown. Suddenly, along with familiar bestsellers like Craftsman home tools, Sears emphasized stylish items like Musk Oil aftershave. A merchandiser from New York's Bloomingdale's was hired as fashion director to lend some tony ambience...
...cutting down promotions and long-running sales to rebuild earnings. But that also failed, and sales declined 2.3%. Sears was developing an acute case of corporate schizophrenia. Says Morgan, Stanley Analyst Walter Loeb: "There is a certain sexiness about Penney's, a certain chauvinist budget-orientation about K mart. But Sears' heavy-handed male orientation doesn't appeal to women-and women are the shoppers...
...would call what is going on in the art mart today "cultural exploitation" rather than a trend of collecting. Did you know that the U.S. ranks as the No. 1 exploiter of primitive art? Primitive art is the hottest thing on the market right now, and your article barely mentions...