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...fair, Mary-Kate and Ashley aren’t the only child stars who have attempted to forge teenage careers. Raven Simone, the youngest Cosby, dropped a record of her own a few years back. But as That’s So Raven languishes in a K-Mart bargain bin somewhere in Omaha, we must accept the sad truth: absent the blonde, former child stars haven’t a prayer of retaining their fame. Sorry, Pete and Pete, the masses have spoken: 10 million girls of America want Olsen movies—and clothes and makeup and books...
...strongest bond of all—money, tied to our American Brand Names—has finally United the States in something more powerful than just war and football. All of America is held in common now—a McDonald’s on every corner, a Wal-Mart in every county, an American consumer life that we can share if nothing else binds us together...
...life harder than Pilates. Given $50 to buy groceries, they go over budget and plead for a break from the cashier, who tells them, "This isn't a soup kitchen." Asks Richie: "What does that mean, 'soup kitchen'?" Later, Hilton is stumped to hear of a thing called Wal-Mart. ("Is it, like, they sell wall stuff...
Manufacturers and retailers are moving forward with RFID for backroom logistics. In June Wal-Mart CIO Linda Dillman gave the firm's 100 top suppliers--which provide half the goods on its shelves--a veiled ultimatum about the stuff flowing into its 103 U.S. distribution centers. Vendors who don't use EPC codes on pallets and cases by 2005 could risk losing business. "By 2006, we'd like to roll it out with all our suppliers," says spokesman Tom Williams. Wal-Mart, which did much the same with the bar code, has admitted there is no timeline for RFID-tagging...
...With Wal-Mart requiring RFID tagging on pallets and cases, the stampede is on for U.S. suppliers to get up to speed. Earlier this month, the Auto-ID Center planned to issue its first RFID privacy guidelines, promising clear notification, choice and confidentiality. Saffo thinks that RFID may save us all some headaches in the future. It certainly might have helped a certain actress caught shoplifting in Beverly Hills, he says. "If only Winona Ryder had waited a couple of years, floor sensors would have detected her purchases as she headed out the door, and just charged her credit card...