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...stores down the road. But will an extreme discounter like Dollar Tree suffer when the economic winds move against you? "I do think Dollar Tree is a beneficiary of people trading down," says Laura Champine, an analyst at Cowen & Co. "When the economy recovers, I believe its growth will slow...
Despite the risks, many analysts still like Dollar Tree's plan. Though the worst of the downturn may be over, the recovery promises to be slow. "Extreme value is going to be the gold standard as far as the eye can see," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a retail-consulting and investment-banking firm. In addition, Dollar Tree is well positioned to take advantage of low real estate prices. "Landlords are looking for growing retailers to fill vacant boxes," says Champine. "Dollar Tree fits." (Read "Inspired by McDonald's, Walmart Creates Its Own Dollar Menu...
...Abhisit is not to blame for the deep national divides he inherited when he took office nine months ago. During his short tenure, he has diligently applied himself to the slow rebuilding of democratic institutions that have been eroded by nearly four years of political turbulence. But so far good intentions have not yielded many concrete results. "Abhisit is the first elected Prime Minister who said he would put human rights and justice at the forefront of his administration in order to promote national unity," says Sunai Phasuk, Thailand researcher for Human Rights Watch. "But he lacks the power...
...bumps along the way. Every host city has to designate a network of roads, known as an Olympic Route Network, which will be used by athletes and officials to get to the event venues. London police have expressed concern that the lanes reserved for Olympic use could slow ambulances and increase congestion. But Cooper says traffic shouldn't be an issue, thanks to London's Underground and rail systems. "Our premise is that this will be a public transport Games," she says...
...Arroyo in 2005. "You should have seen the [officers]," says Henares-Esguerra, recalling the moment her four-year-old son ran to the stage during the President's speech to inaugurate World Breastfeeding Week in the Philippines. "They all wanted to rush and catch him. But they were too slow...