Word: retail
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...factories and think tanks are only one side of the development picture. Elsewhere in the city, development of another kind--chic retail outlets for the modern carriage trade--already blossom in concrete and glass on half a dozen corners and new development is likely. "The basic question is whether the area becomes Bloomingdale's on the Charles, or Quincy Market revisited," Duehay says. "The area between Central Square and Harvard Square could turn into another Fifth Avenue," Sullivan warns, calling for zoning restrictions to prevent a "canyon of buildings" lining the street...
Brennan's task will be made more difficult by the growing recession. Last month retail sales were down a sharp 1%. With its emphasis on easily deferrable big-ticket purchases like appliances, Sears could be hurt harder than most. All of Edward Brennan's company breeding and 24 years of training will be needed to help the Grande Dame of Retailing recover the attractiveness of her youth...
...Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose (nonfiction) -TIME'S bestseller list enters the computer age. The new literary hit parade, product of an extensive study by Books Editor Stefan Kanfer, is based on the most representative sample of U.S. bookstores ever constructed and on retail sales figures for each title, reported to the penny...
...later this year and, if the numbers hold up, declare the recession official. The rule of thumb definition is two consecutive quarters of decline in gross national product. Though the nation's business actually grew by a scant 1.1% in the first quarter, the economy is sinking fast. Retail sales slipped 1.6% in February and then an additional 1.3% in March. In response, businessmen are pulling back; factory output tumbled .8% in March, following a .2% drop in the previous month. Finally, perhaps the two most important industries, autos and housing, have collapsed (see following stones). Since automobile construction...
...community invariably bears the brunt of such a closing. It loses retail sales, corporate income taxes, residents--in short, its vitality. A confusing tangle of redevelopment assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Economic Development Administration, and other agencies frequently remains beyond reach for smaller cities, where the closings often have the greatest impact. Even when it is successfully administered, redevelopment assistance takes much longer than GM needs to pack up its assembly lines and head back to Detroit...