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...Calixto said he estimated Ralph Lauren took in about $25,000 in retail sales revenue from the HLS ties. In collecting royalty fees, the University usually demands 7.5 percent of the wholesale price of the merchandise, Calixto said...
...yesterday's would-be Wasp, the Ralph Lauren brand signified something very clear. What is today's consumer to make of a brand comprising everything from silverware to biking gear? "His clothes are losing their historic reference points," says David Wolfe, creative director of the Doneger Group, a retail consultant. "He's not building a myth anymore...
...possible for you to go online and--for a price ranging from nothing to $50--download software known as emulators, which can transform your computer into just about any gaming platform that ever existed. These include today's top-line consoles, the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64, which retail for about $130. Once you've done that, it's a cinch to find literally hundreds of thousands of sites on the Internet that offer illegal copies of the latest shoot-'em-ups--for free. "With just a few keystrokes, you can have a game that's just as good...
...Angeles no less, go under? If the answer you want is that malls are done, that people are going back to Main Street because they're tired of the Muzak and have finally realized there's nothing in those bath shops they really need, you won't be happy. Retail analysts say mall business in general is grand and that Internet shopping won't make a significant dent in it for at least five years. But they also see a future with fewer malls, as stronger, bigger ones squeeze out the dinosaurs...
NIGHT TRADING If you're sick of online-trading outages, just wait until dark. Last week Discover Brokerage said that come this summer, it will offer extended Net trading hours, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (E.T.), letting retail investors react to late-breaking news the same way institutions do. Wit Capital has similar plans. Just be aware that since the trading volume after-hours is lower, price volatility can increase...