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Asian Wanderlust Lives! Jamie James' article on concerns about the decline in long-haul travel to Asia as Westerners take holidays closer to home provided an intriguing glimpse into the key problems facing the travel industry today [Aug. 11]. One cannot, however, write off the promising future of long-distance...
The architect for Pacific Sun's expansion is CEO Greg Weaver, previously at retailer Jaeger Sportswear Ltd., who was brought on board in 1987 when the venture capitalists moved in. Though originally from Connecticut, Weaver has acquired the tanned skin and relaxed manner of an Orange County native. His laid...
For example, Pacific Sun tends to downplay rather than call attention to its house brand. PacSun stores carry the company's private-label clothing, called Tilt, but instead of stitching the name prominently on the outside of clothes, the retailer hides the logos on inside tags. The strategy provides insurance...
Genetics can make a difference as well. Those who are most susceptible to gaining weight on high-fat, carbohydrate-rich diets are those who are primed to produce high levels of circulating insulin in the first place. Among them are the inhabitants of the South Pacific island of Nauru, who...
Once, as if by mistake, and in order to sow the seeds for deeper frustration, the Tigers won the Japan Series (once, that is, in 68 years). But otherwise, as with the Cubs of America (Osaka is perennially called Japan's Chicago), their place in the national pageant, and the...