Word: sales
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...measure's landslide passage in Maryland's state legislature belied its controversial nature. Last week, by a vote of 95 to 41 in the house and 35 to 10 in the senate, legislators gave their approval to the nation's first law that effectively bans the manufacture and sale of inexpensive short-barreled handguns, often called Saturday-night specials...
...rides (such as Peter Pan's Flight and Snow White's Scary Adventures) promoted the films. The Disney characters strolling through the parks served as free commercials for the Mickey Mouse back scratchers, Goofy bikinis, "Totally Minnie" fashions and Donald Duck notepaper (with the warning READ MY LIPS) on sale in the parks' stores. And in creating roller-coaster rides with a story line, Disney helped shape the course of movie narratives. George Lucas designed the Star Tours ride for Disneyland, and is planning an Indiana Jones attraction, but he is only returning a big favor. Lucas' movies are essentially...
When China was accused by the U.S. last summer of selling Iran Silkworm missiles that threatened shipping in the Persian Gulf, officials in Beijing entered the diplomatic equivalent of a consent decree. They denied having made such sales but promised to make none in the future. The same officials are saying even less about another recently disclosed missile deal: the sale to Saudi Arabia of an undisclosed number of intermediate-range CSS-2 missiles capable of reaching virtually anywhere in the Middle East, including Israel...
...giant, because it illegally sold the Soviets high-tech equipment used to make submarine propellers. A congressional committee working on a huge trade bill reportedly agreed to ban for three years the importation of machine tools and other products made by Toshiba Machine, the subsidiary that made the illicit sale. Though Toshiba's familiar consumer products would still be available, the provision would bar U.S. Government agencies from buying any Toshiba product for as long as three years. Still, the White House might veto a trade bill containing such sanctions...
...wonder many store managers are forced to slash prices relentlessly. One private study indicates that 70% of all department-store sales are generated by price markdowns. Retailers generally like to sell merchandise for 40% more than its wholesale cost, but these days the margin has shrunk below 20% for many items. Says William Panschar, a professor of marketing at Indiana University: "I can't walk into a department store anywhere in the country and not feel that it's sale time all the time...