Word: paces
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...turf surface of Class of 1952 Stadium, which quickened the overall pace of the game, could not hurt. Although the Crimson have played on turf this season, it is more accustomed to the grass surface of Cumnock Field...
After the tidal wave of books with advice for working mothers a few years ago, it was only a matter of time before the male version emerged. Marathon Dad: Setting a Pace That Works for Working Fathers by John Evans (Avon) leads the charge with advice directed at the father who wants to take part in parenting without giving up his career. Evans, a psychotherapist, sees Marathon Man as the natural partner of Super Mom: "another breathless man trying to juggle the demands of a full-time career and hands-on, involved parenting in a two-working-parent home...
...four largest pizza chains whose slice of the pie has grown at double-digit rates over the past five years. Profits? Papa John's earnings jumped 45% last year and are on track for at least a 30% increase in 1998, even as Schnatter opens units at the furious pace of a store a day. "Papa John's has been an incredible success story," says Mitchell Speiser, who watches the restaurant industry for Lehman Brothers. "They have done a great job of emerging out of nowhere...
...meatier toppings. Meanwhile, Pizza Hut has closed 250 stores since PepsiCo spun it and siblings Taco Bell and KFC into Tricon last year. The new strategy pushed Pizza Hut's same-store sales up a strong 9% in the second quarter, although the company said last week the pace slowed to 4% in the third quarter. "Pizza Hut has generated very strong results since the spin-off," says Speiser. Nonetheless, "as Pizza Hut continues to focus on building sales within its existing pizza operations, Papa John's will continue to gain market share...
...volume. Last week marketing firm Cendant unveiled a $1 billion program to buy its own shares. This followed on the heels of buybacks by Pfizer ($5 billion), McDonald's ($3.5 billion) and American Express ($3.3 billion). In September $25 billion in share repurchases was announced--double the pace of earlier this year...