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...remarks came just as Germany's Justice Ministry was working on a revision of the unfair trading law, and others rallied to her defense, including agricultural groups and makers of brand-name products. It's a microcosm of a divisive and peculiarly European debate: How low should retail prices be allowed to go? Predatory pricing - selling below cost to drive competitors out of business - is illegal everywhere, including in the U.S. But many European nations also heavily restrict or ban outright the promotions and discount prices that are standard practice in America, usually in the name of protecting consumers...
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...only takes one trip to Toys ’R Us to realize that Americans are not ready for chemical or biological warfare. The retail giant whose jingle boasts “a million toys…to play with” has its share of military toys, and as I went back to the aisles of G.I. Joes for the first time since the last Persian Gulf War, the changes—and lack of changes—were striking...
Gabellini's approach to specialization shows in the spaces he has designed. He has become an expert in the reuse of historic buildings. In London, for example, he converted the ultimate historical edifice, the three-century-old Royal Bank of Scotland on Savile Row, into a soaring yet soft retail space for Jil Sander. In the same vein, he created a modern shop in a 19th century building on 57th Street in New York City. In Milan he developed a 100,000-sq.-ft. emporium for Giorgio Armani, draped in soft blue hues, that complements the muted elegance that...
Within moments I learned a couple of key things. One was that your first day is no time to take over the sound system. Retail director Brendan Wittlinger keeps a tight rein on the stack of CDs, none of which were by the Beatles, Wings or even Band Aid. Basically, Brendan's style is to play that Missy Elliott album again and again until I want to kill him. I also learned that I was a little off when I decided to wear a suit...