Word: retailer
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...land of mad cows. He belongs in the U.S., the wellspring of genius entrepreneurs and shameless hucksters alike, which is why the flashy Times Square stunt is a perfect way for Branson to signal the next phase of his U.S. expansion. Says Ian Duffell, president of Virgin Retail Group in North America: "We've planted our flag here...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Trade Commission voted Wednesday to file antitrust charges against toy retail giant Toys R Us. The commission accuses the company of "using its market power to keep toy prices higher." Regulators charge that Toys R Us keeps prices up by using its size to pressure toy manufacturers not to sell to rival retailers. Manufacturers say the company will not buy products carried by large warehouse clubs, in effect using the clout of a company that accounts for more than one-fifth of the $19-billion-a-year U.S. toy business to keep suppliers selling only...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Trade Commission voted Wednesday to file antitrust charges against toy retail giant Toys R Us. The commission accuses the company of "using its market power to keep toy prices higher." Regulators charge that Toys R Us keeps prices up by using its size to pressure toy manufacturers not to sell to rival retailers. Manufacturers say the company will not buy products carried by large warehouse clubs, in effect using the clout of a company that accounts for more than one-fifth of the $19-billion-a-year U.S. toy business to keep suppliers selling only...
...netless, id plans to ship 500,000 copies of a CD-ROM-based version to retail stores. Again, the bad boys at the always-lower-case id (for "in demand") have come up with a novel retail strategy. The disk will contain the first third of the game--and cost just $5. Want more? Call the toll-free number, pay $35 via credit card, and id will unlock the rest...
...took nearly two years for the hit rock musical Rent to get from workshop to Broadway, but its sassy, sexy downtown look will be available retail this week--a scant nine days after its Broadway opening night--when Bloomingdale's opens a Rent boutique in Manhattan...