Word: retailing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After its initial launch in conjunction with Warner Publisher Services (WPS), a Time-Warner Company, back in April 1993, Inside Edge has made publishing history by expanding to over 100,000 retail outlets in the United States and in over 20 foreign countries, and by beating "established" books such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, and Details in key major markets across the United States...
...game is BattleTech, a 10-minute interactive video extravaganza that plunks you down on a barren, monolith-strewn spacescape to neutralize a platoon of stealthy robots: your opponents. The process is called virtual reality. And Virtual World Entertainment, which besides the Walnut Creek showroom has retail outlets in Chicago, Tokyo and Yokohama (with a San Diego branch due in November), is just part of this burgeoning blend of art, science and razzle-dazz...
...Mart, the retail discount giant, was prepared for just about any misgiving the residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts, might have. In exchange for turning a 63-acre lot into a 121,267-sq.-ft. store, they would pay the town $100,000 in annual taxes and cover much needed road improvements too. The store even agreed to spring for an archaeological dig on the site, once an Indian campground. "All people were thinking was, 'This is where I'm going to get cheap underwear,' " says resident Al Norman...
Finally, if one would notice this travel agency in the Holyoke Center now, it will not be there in the near future. After 27 years in our present location, we were advised by Harvard Real Estate that they need our space for their retail rentals, and they were not willing to accommodate us in another space that would fit our requirements. However, our agency will not be taken out of the Square as we will move a few short blocks west into a more dignified location at 150 Mount Auburn Street. Our very experienced, professional agents will continue to serve...
Mariachis, octopus salad and President Neil L. Rudenstine were all part of yesterday's opening ceremony for Harvard Square's newest retail venture, The Shops by Harvard Yard...