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Walmart and Amazon were the wild cards, though, as both challenged electronics retailers on price every step of the way, allowing them to gain market share in the electronics sector. Walmart was especially competitive. "Walmart's [average] prices were 3.5% below Amazon, 4.2% below Target and down double digits compared to both Kmart and Toys "R" Us," said Goldman Sachs analyst Adrianne Shapira, in a note. "Walmart left no doubt as to who was the pricing leader...
...privilege to have a speaker of this caliber who is willing to share some of these stories of how artists have contributed to social change” in response to AIDS, said M. Ray Williams, director of education at the Harvard Art Museum...
Empty stores indicate tough economic times, and Harvard Square has seen its share of blank windows and dark buildings. But, at least for a few more months, the most conspicuous storefront in the Square will light up Brattle St. with bold frocks, patterned cushions, quirky furniture, and floor-to-ceiling tapestries. The exhibit, under the direction of architect Jane F. Thompson, celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the glass and concrete edifice at 48 Brattle Street. Thompson’s late husband Benjamin C. Thompson designed the iconic building in 1969 as headquarters for Design Research, a home furnishings and design...
...killed from Karachi to Islamabad, it has become clear that it is the Pakistani people who are the most endangered by extremism. Public opinion has turned. The Pakistani army has waged an offensive in Swat and South Waziristan. And there is no doubt that the United States and Pakistan share a common enemy...
...December. Yet, with some 400 property projects already reportedly frozen in Dubai, the news raised the specter of a gigantic default that would sink exposed creditors around the world. "Inspired by Islamic artifacts," read the sheik's post on Twitter during a visit to the British Museum as share prices from Tokyo to New York City were about to plunge in response to Dubai's announcement. (See a story about Dubai's debacle and the global financial crisis...