Word: retailing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which sells books, comics, compact discs and tapes, described past months as busy, but said recent sales were only "mediocre" at best. The employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, attributed the low sales not only to competition from the larger music stores but also to a generally slow retail season...
...employee at In Your Ear, another small music retailer, reported a similarly unremarkable "so-so" retail season since Christmas...
...high competition in the music retail business stems from the nature of the clientele, according to Smith...
When the arcade first opened in the fall of 1993, HPRE--which was then Harvard Real Estate (HRE)--went out of its way to entice merchants to the arcade by creating the impression of considerable retail potential. HPRE wined and dined prospective merchants and threw a huge gala opening. Irma B. King Licorish, proprietor of the Caribbean-African Creations kiosk, said she feels Harvard "enticed us in here under false pretenses...
...month Winston Cup season gets under way following last weekend's Daytona 500 opener, this year's success promises to be even bigger. New speedways are under construction in Southern California and Texas, and this fall NASCAR races will be held in Suzuka, Japan. The first NASCAR Thunder retail outlet, a store that will feature NASCAR insignia clothing, souvenirs and artwork, will open in Atlanta in April. As early as September, the first NASCAR Cafe, a theme restaurant, will start serving in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. By 1998 the association hopes to lift its sales of trinkets, clothing and other...