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...Sagan (9) 5. Miss Piggy's Guide to Life, Piggy with Beard (6) 6. The Eagle's Gift, Castaneda (5) 7. The Alpha Strategy, Pugsley (4) 8. Survive and Win in the Inflationary Eighties, Ruff 9. Theory Z, Ouchi 10. How to Make Love to a Man, Penney...
...They have the poise and humor to bring it off: Ron is always armed with that grin, those boyishly wholesome jelly beans. Besides, most of America would judge it hypocritical or bizarre if the Reagans suddenly started serving tuna casseroles at state dinners and getting their clothes at J.C. Penney. The presidency is a form of national theater; even in difficult times, Americans may still like to see a little sumptuousness there, in the same way they like to see Fred Astaire movies during their depressions. The trick is to be impressive without looking either corrupt or ridiculous. Richard Nixon...
Though road signs outside Evanston still proclaim a population of 4,462, that figure has surely doubled since 1975; it will probably top 15,000 by 1985. Everything in Evanston is booming, partly because many roustabouts make $1,000 or more a week. Business is up 20% at J.C. Penney's, and it would be more than double that if the store had more space. It hopes to move to the new shopping center now being planned, the town's first. Neon lights blink NO VACANCY outside motels charging $35 a night, cash in advance. "Tourists...
...after the A.C.T.W.U. threatened to run its own candidates for the board seats held by Finley and New York Life Chairman R. Manning Brown Jr. When the agreement between the union and Stevens was signed, Rogers was preparing assaults on three other companies with Stevens connections: Sperry Corp., J.C. Penney and Metropolitan Life Insurance...
...discount chain rang up $12.7 billion in sales last year, with profits of $358 million, second only to Sears' $17.5 billion volume. In the first six .months of 1980, K mart's sales grew by an additional 14.1%, while Sears slid 2.2% and Penney's rose a mere 1%. Since K mart's sales have averaged a 19.3% annual growth since 1970, many analysts expect that it will pass Sears by the mid-'80s. Says Detroit Investment Analyst Mariann Kotas: "Leaving aside Sears' insurance business, K mart already is No. 1 in retail profits...