Word: retailing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...doubt about it, the House of Blues folks have something good going. It looks like their hearts are even in the right place, notwithstanding the impending Hanes jihad of club t-shirts. Sure, these people are funneling megabucks into this project and have a retail clothing division, and this club bears no resemblance to an actual juke joint. But, the way I see it, any force of nature or entrepreneurial insight that brings the blues to Harvard Square is a good thing. And besides, I live across the street from this bar, so I'll like it sooner or later...
Clinton himself is easy for us. Getting coffee at local McDonald's restaurants, working his way through down-town crowds of inner-city residents--these are the tools of retail politics that got him elected governor five times...
...luncheonette opened in 1958, one in a series of retail establishments that have occupied the building since 1926. The next occupant will be Tommy's House of Pizza, opening on January...
...happy combination of factors seems to be putting shoppers in an expansive mood. Says Jack Schultz, president of the National Retail Federation: "For one thing, the election is over, and we're not hearing all that negative talk about the economy anymore. People also seem to feel relieved that we no longer have a gridlocked government." Unemployment, moreover, has improved slightly. And since families have been gradually whittling down their debts, they are feeling less pressure to scrimp as the holidays approach. Ladies and gentlemen, start your lists...
...Yardeni, chief economist for the Wall Street firm C.J. Lawrence. "That would create concerns about overheating the economy" and could reignite an inflation rate that is now in the low 3% range. Last week the Commerce Department provided evidence that the recovery may be gaining momentum: its report said retail sales climbed 0.9% in October, the biggest gain in three months...