Word: rental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early afternoon, I will pull my rental car into Duluth, Minn...
...WOULD SEEM that the University would lose money by not building rental units at the St. Paul's parking lot site. However, only a small portion of the property's rental income need be diverted toward a residential center for homeless families. In addition, a fair amount of extra money may be attained by the University in the form of grants for research into the problems of the homeless family...
...penthouse is available for rental to any Harvard affiliate, Dyslin said, adding that the students in the final clubs are affiliated with the University, although the clubs are not. The penthouse had been the site of about five final club parties a year, she said, including at least one party this fall...
...week. Dispirited by slumping profits and weary of accusations that it produces bland, look-alike autos, the company decided that it needed to give car buyers a peek at coming attractions. In a surprise marketing step, GM's Chevrolet division announced it would supply Avis, National and other car-rental agencies with several thousand advance models of its 1987 Corsica sedans and Beretta coupes. GM hopes that the cars, to be available for rent about three months ahead of their official March 12 debut, will turn some heads. The spiffy Chevrolets (estimated price: $8,500) represent GM's strongest answer...
...independent video-rental shops have been pinched as well by the falling prices of prerecorded cassettes. Movie studios have drastically lowered prices < in the hope that consumers will purchase tapes rather than rent them. According to the Fairfield Group, a market-research firm, the average price of a prerecorded cassette has fallen from $51.60 in 1984 to $27 this year. Many classic movies now sell for only $19.95, and children's films often go for $14.95. This has prompted many mass merchandisers, notably Sears, to start selling cassettes in their stores. Mom-and-pop shops, which started out in rentals...