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...what could be a warning sign to retailers and manufacturers that do most of their business between now and Christmas, the government announced that retail sales were down 0.2 percent in October, the first decline in three months. The decline was buffeted somewhat by a sharp rebound in new car sales as automakers rolled out their 1996 models. Excluding autos, sales were down 0.5 percent last month. Hardest hit: department and clothing stores, a troubling sign of a potentially sluggish holiday season for retailers...
...first is a proposal by Cambridge Savings Bank to demolish four buildings in the Square which contain 14 tenants including the Tasty and the Wursthaus restaurants. The bank hopes to construct a new four-story building and in the process create 60,000 square feet of retail space...
...Bank proposal would demolish four buildings, which are all joined by a single wooden facade and which contain 14 tenants, including the Wursthaus and the Tasty. The Bank would use the area to construct a new four-story building, and in the process create 60,000 square feet of retail space...
True, there were a smattering of other fields with booths at the forum. For those interested in teaching or public service, there were five programs each represented. Eight companies were out for those considering careers in computers, three for insurance, three for manufacturing, two for retail and one each for accounting, advertising, commercial banking, communications, entertainment, real estate...
...yards of "Mad about Classics," "Weekend Classics," "Heavy Classix," "Inifinity Classics," "Best of Bach" and other compact discs have made fast inroads at retail stores. To these rows upon rows of recordings, most of them inexpensive, numerous classical afficionadoes turn up their collective nose. Why? The artists aren't the most famous, the works aren't complete, the selections pander to popular taste, the recording quality isn't great...