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Expanding by profitable acquisitions and bringing all the stages of making and selling a product under one corporate roof are old, old strategies. But there are some industries in which they are still innovative...
...Savana is bigger than a Chevy Suburban but smaller than a Winnebago, and there's nothing mini about it--especially since the Explorer Van conversion company got through with it. It's a full-size van with a raised roof so you can easily move about the wood-clad cabin. Its sheer size gives you an enviable advantage over just about anything else on the road--personal space. Its two rows of captain's chairs and a rear bench seat mean the kids are rarely within reach of one another. Which, of course, is how sibling love flourishes on lengthy...
...saturating the market, creating a supply overhang that could last through the summer. This is an entirely new situation for Net investors. In the past few years they have had little choice but to bid against rabid techies for the same handful of precious stocks, driving prices through the roof. Wall Street reacted as expected: by underwriting stock deals for every dot com in sight. A flood of new shares hit the market this year, and now the scarcity premium on Net stocks is gone...
Viewers, often refugees returning to what is left of their homes with little money, also learn how to dry out dwellings after the roof has been blown off. And stay tuned for next week's spring-summer show: how to replant after de-mining has churned up your garden. Broadcast from Sarajevo with help from the nonprofit Internews, the show has attracted sponsors from the building industry, one of the few growth sectors in the region. Next market, Belgrade...
...hangs a picture that shows a very different scene from the turn of this century. The white letters are starkly clear now, reading "James White Carriage Factory" along with a myriad of other signs reading "Tannery" and "Carriage Repairs." Hinges that could only be viewed from outside on the roof, rusted by age, are suddenly pristine, revealing the doors that opened to store carriages for repair. This is no ordinary hair salon or Starbucks...