Word: retailer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There will be a lot more premium on retail politics," said Vince Dixon, former chair of Cambridge's Republican party. "And the incumbents are obsessive in doing these things. They touch every hand, they knock on every door...
When Swatch introduced a limited edition of watches styled like cucumbers, red chilis, and bacon with eggs, the first 5,250 sent to the U.S. were gobbled up at once. While most plastic Swatches sell for around $45, these retail at eight trendy food emporiums from Newport, R.I., to Seattle for $100. But will these tasteful timepieces by Pop painter Alfred Hofkunst appreciate like the graffiti-inspired ones from Keith Haring, offered in 1986 for $50 and now fetching...
After several years of modest sales, limited almost exclusively to the Western mountain states, the sports-sandal fad has spread to both coasts. The most popular line is known as Teva, made by Deckers Corp. of Santa Barbara, Calif.; they come in 30 different styles and retail for anywhere from $35 to $80. Peter Link, Deckers' vice president for marketing and sales, predicts that revenues from the sandal will double this year to $12 million and double again next year. Says Link: "We want to be the airy alternative to athletic shoes." Clearly, a goal worth striding...
...look at organized-crime groups the way I might analyze companies in which I am considering investing," says Shannon, who has kept tabs on the Cali group since 1984. "Medellin had more wholesale and retail outlets, but the organizations were sloppy and high-handed. Cali, on the other hand, is always finding new ways to handle high volume with efficiency and security. They're like Detroit and the Japanese automakers used...
Despite the stubborn overhang of consumer caution, cash registers have begun to ring more briskly at department stores and other big retail outlets, which were hard hit by the slump. In the first major sign that shoppers are returning, 13 of the top 20 U.S. retailers reported that sales last month increased over May 1990 levels...