Word: priceyness
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...cotton shirts, cashmere sweaters and colorful Moroccan-inspired tunics, all for under $500. "This kind of fashion at this price was missing in the market," says Burch, who previously worked for Narciso Rodriguez, Vera Wang and Ralph Lauren. "It's more expensive than, say, a Banana Republic but less pricey than Marc Jacobs." In both cases, the price is right; only the surroundings look expensive...
...Good riddance,” he said. “They were very pricey for what they were serving—not good value...
...cotton shirts, cashmere sweaters and colorful Moroccan-inspired tunics, all for under $500. "This kind of fashion at this price was missing in the market," says Burch, who previously worked for Narciso Rodriguez, Vera Wang and Ralph Lauren. "It's more expensive than, say, a Banana Republic but less pricey than Marc Jacobs...
...issue in the Scruggs lawsuits and the state probes is soaring hospital charges. You've heard of the $10 aspirin? It's that pricey because hospitals mark up costs an average of 232%--as much as 673% at the 100 priciest institutions, according to a recent study by the Institute for Health and Socio-Economic Policy. Hospitals do this largely because insurers negotiate discounts off the list price, creating incentives to inflate charges. That expensive aspirin also subsidizes other items and services--a widespread practice...
...just seven studio chiefs. What got him noticed? "Probably my mouth," he says. "I've been pretty outspoken from Day One." While designing the interior of the Jeep Liberty, his first production vehicle, he got in a fight over chrome ornamentation, which other executives were convinced was too pricey. He recalls a meeting that wasn't going his way. "I got really emotional," he says. "For the first time in my life I made an impassioned plea to the marketing guys that this is something you have to pay for. If you don't, you're really screwing...