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Mondovino succeeds in part by appealing to the snob in each of us—the part of our consciousness that cringes at the sight of a newly-constructed Wal-Mart or the phrase “Have it your...
...retreats into depression and her history studies, increasingly unable to handle daily life. Evans graphically charts Georgia's descent into an emotional paralysis that makes simply buying a carton of milk an immense effort. "If she did brave [a trip to the store] ... she found more problems. The mini-mart was out of semi-skimmed. The milk aisle was crawling with human beings." Ultimately, not even her special bond with Bessi can prevent Georgia from being overpowered by inner demons. Evans writes with the pained passion that can only come from personal experience. "We did hold on to that magical...
...Best Buy's competition is far broader than Circuit City, from direct sellers like Amazon and Dell to the quintessential category killer, Wal-Mart, which analysts estimate sold $17 billion in electronics in 2004. With challengers like those, Best Buy knows it cannot compete on price alone. Instead, CEO Anderson, a 32-year veteran at the company who began as an in-store salesman and ascended to the top job in 2002, wants Best Buy to differentiate itself by focusing on upscale customers and providing them with the hand holding and service that today's increasingly complex electronics invite...
...police found Linton, the main suspect, in North Carolina on Saturday. According to the Boston Globe, he was arrested in a Raleigh Wal-Mart, and was charged in North Carolina as a fugitive-from-justice...
...SCOTT, Wal-Mart CEO, after announcing that net income at the world's largest retailer for the year ending Jan. 31 topped $10 billion for the first time in the firm's history