Word: megacorp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...disparity prompts notice, discussion, opinions. Should the U.S.O.C., or some indulgent megacorp, buy Turner and the other kayakers a car? Well, no, that is not the point. "The whole Olympic idea is in danger of losing the support of the people," argues U.S.O.C. President William Simon. He has bombarded the International Olympic Committee with his strong views on easing restrictions, and, he says, he has been "summarily ignored. Nothing has happened. There's so much hypocrisy. Take tennis, a demonstration sport this year. Eligibility is by age. That means Jimmy Arias, who made more than $1 million playing tennis...
...real oddities of the ice cream industry is that business firms ranging in size from megacorp down to mom and pop can all do very well. No company can be said to dominate; Dart & Kraft, which makes Sealtest and Breyers ice cream, is in first place with sales of $337.3 million in 1979, but its market share is only 12.2%. Borden, with $257.8 million in sales and a 9.3% market share, comes second; Lever Bros., which owns Good Humor, is in seventh place with $62.9 million in sales and a 2.3% market share; and Howard Johnson is ninth with...
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