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Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating when I say that I don’t have a summer job, but to me, it certainly feels like that’s the case. Though I technically work part-time for a well-known retail clothing chain and volunteer at an elected official’s re-election campaign where I do exciting tasks like writing formulaic letters and addressing envelopes, I still feel that there is no true purpose to my summer...
...activity, I am forced to reply only with an awkward explanation of my part-time shenanigans. My friends, who have what you may call more “serious” jobs than I, take pleasure in pointing out my omission of the fact that I work in a retail clothing store known for its tough looks-based hiring practices...
...year after settling a long-running U.S. antitrust suit, De Beers has opened its first American retail business in New York City. Last month some 1,500 customers thronged to the unveiling, which featured the Millennium Star, one of the world's largest flawless diamonds, weighing 203 carats. Also in attendance: protesters from Survival International, a charity that has dogged the De Beers Group for allegedly helping push the bushmen of Botswana off their land. De Beers LV, the retail joint venture with LVMH, is operated independently of the parent company but has still drawn the ire of human-rights...
...Beers' move into retail may be motivated by its shrinking share of the rough-diamond market. In part because of new competing mines in Russia, Australia, Canada and Angola, De Beers' cut has fallen from 80% at its height in the late 1980s to 50% today. The move is controversial. When De Beers announced this venture in 2001, rival retailers stocked with De Beers stones saw it as "the ultimate threat," says Matthew Runci, Jewelers of America CEO. De Beers has promised to refuse its retail spin-off sweetheart deals. Adds Runci: "I've heard people adjusting, as they must...
...grocery stores. He wants to take the concept beyond pepperoni and prosciutto. Crispy Cones' menu features not just pizza but also a range of conical chow, including chicken, chili and fruit. Besting the Konopizza prep time of three minutes, Crispy Cones is counting on partially prebaked cones to cut retail oven-to-plate time to just 45 seconds. "Food should be as portable as a phone," says Adar. "Cone pizza will be the iPod of food this year." --Jeremy Caplan