Word: retailing
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...than heroin and eventually replacing that opiate as the leading drug produced in the notorious Golden Triangle. While methamphetamines had previously been sold either in powdered or crystalline form, new labs in Burma and northern Thailand commoditized the methamphetamine business by pressing little tablets of the substance that now retail for about 50 baht ($1.20) each. At first, only bar girls like Jacky smoked the stuff. Then some of the younger guys who hung out with the girls tried it. And then a few of the housewives began smoking, and finally some of the dads would take...
...They also need to see that investors are expressing some confidence about the future profitability of companies. They need to see the markets start going back up. Look at the correlation between the ups and downs of the NASDAQ and retail sales over the past few years - it's astonishingly closely tied. With so much of people's wealth determined by the markets, the markets are now the best leading indicator not only of the economy but of consumer sentiment...
...Legend, which is supposed to start shipping to retail stores this week, weighs a mere 5.3 oz. and has an "electronic bread crumb" feature called TracBack, which lets you retrace your route to your starting point. But the Legend's tiny memory--8 MB--means that for a big city like New York, you can't fit much more than street-level maps. Those are fine for finding an address, but don't expect them to recommend a good Uzbeki barbecue joint. For that, the Geode showed more promise. You can add as much as 128 MB of memory...
...Brigham Circle is very important to the general health of the surrounding residential community," said Eric Buehrens, associate dean for planning and real estate at the Harvard Medical School (HMS). "This project, by preserving and enhancing the retail operations in the community, is going to be a valuable addition to the overall economic vitality of the area...
...retail area will include a "Village Square"--a pedestrian plaza among the retail stores containing benches and ornamental paving as well as outdoor seating for restaurants with views of the downtown Boston skyline...