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...Phillipsburg, Toys "R" Us is more price competitive with Wal-Mart on diapers and baby formula. But an 8.9-oz. box of Cheerios at the Phillipsburg Toys "R" Us cost $3.49. At the Phillipsburg Wal-Mart, you get 21.06 ounces for $3.98. At Toys "R" Us, a 52-load container of Tide with Febreze costs $16.49. At Wal-Mart, you get 78 loads for $19.97. Not a huge difference, but cash-strapped consumers are searching for every kind of bargain these days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Toys "R" Us Sell Toilet Paper? | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...surprising that Wal-Mart offer lower prices than Toys "R" Us on consumables, one of the retail giant's core competencies. What should be more disconcerting for Toys "R" Us is that Wal-Mart often beats the toy company at its own game. For example, a collectable Lighting McQueen, the main character in the hit Pixar movie Cars, costs $2.97 at Wal-Mart. At Toys "R" Us, he and other key characters go for $3.59. Monopoly is $10.44 at Wal-Mart and $12.99 at Toys "R" Us. Here's a real shocker: at Wal-Mart, a "Surf's Up" Barbie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Toys "R" Us Sell Toilet Paper? | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...odds of a GM deal with bondholders may be more bleak. As part of its offer to bondholders, presented Monday, GM is offering to exchange 225 common shares for each $1,000 of principal amount of bonds. The offer covers $27.5 billion of bonds, and based on the recent price of GM stock would result in bondholders receiving less than 40% of a bond's original face value. GM's chief executive Fritz Henderson described the terms of the offer as "stern." For the swap to take place 90% of the bondholders must accept the offer. If that percentage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chrysler and General Motors Make New Bids to Survive | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

Boomers are fish in a barrel for improved nostalgia, but Gen X isn't far behind. In early April, Sony reissued four physical editions of Pearl Jam's 1992 album Ten at four price points. Each offered improved sound, a separate remix album, a DVD and thoughtful, creative packaging born of collaboration with the band. (A digital version without the extras is also available.) More important, Block's team reached out to Pearl Jam's fans and asked specific questions about what they wanted. In their first week of release, the various Tens combined to sell 55,000 copies - including...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Music, New Package: Will You Buy It — Again? | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...director Mitch Hensley says this specialized production process is worth the headache and is a big part of why the company has held its own in a tough manufacturing environment. "You cannot make this business work by just spinning commodity yarn, making commodity-type fabrics and competing only on price," says Hensley. "We take a market and hone it and make the highest-quality [yarn] at the lowest price. We're constantly trying to find the next new thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spinning a New Strategy | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

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