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Sales at Rite Aid are up a healthy 9%, and most of its nearly 4,000 locations are jammed with customers in search of a cure for everything from pimples to arthritis. So why are Wall Street wags calling it Wrong...
That report may be gratifying, but the search for answers can leave you feeling empty. What progress DeAngelis has made in his search owes something to the support he has enjoyed in Littleton. The day after the massacre, he went to address students and parents at a local church. He felt uncertain, but when his name was announced, the place erupted in a spontaneous ovation. As he had in the past, DeAngelis told the students he loved them...
Then, in July, European authorities conducted a series of dawn raids on Coke facilities from the Continent to Britain in search of evidence that the company was offering retailers illegal kickbacks for favored shelf space. That investigation is ongoing. And last month French authorities rejected Ivester's $840 million bid for the Orangina soft-drink business. Observes John Quelch, dean of the London Business School: "The power of global brands may be strong, but they are not strong enough to preclude the need to cultivate [government] relationships at the national level...
...This week DMX joins the list of rappers on a magical, musical search for themselves. Here are the best of their solipsistic tunes and date released...
Rather than brave the holiday-shopping frenzy in search of wool socks and Pokemon paraphernalia, Linda Micke of Daly City, Calif., simply adopts animals from the San Francisco Zoo in her relatives' names. More than 130 zoos nationwide have adopt-an-animal programs, with average yearly adoption fees of $48. The money goes toward the care of the zoo's animals, and "zoo parents" usually receive an adoption packet that includes a photograph of--and facts about--the adopted animal. The gift is tax deductible too. "I'm no dummy," Micke says with a laugh. "I don't throw away...