Word: sluggish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...worried about is quantity. Since the heady years of heavy champagne consumption in the late '80s, sales have dropped dramatically, and profits with them. In 1989, 249 million bottles were sold; by 1992 the number had slumped to just over 214 million. Part of the problem is cyclical: the sluggish world economy has provided little incentive to pop champagne corks. But the French producers are also paying for aggressive pricing in the days of high demand. Prices nearly doubled during the '80s. Champagne drinkers started looking elsewhere -- notably to Australia, the U.S. and Spain -- for acceptably priced bubbly, even...
...diversification of Harvard Square, the store's high fixed costs and the still-sluggish retail market could conspire to deal another severe blow to the Coop's finances and the student rebate...
...diversification of Harvard Square, the store's high fixed costs and the still-sluggish retail market could conspire to deal another severe blow to the Coop's finances and the student rebate...
...elder Haft, who had heart problems in 1991, regards his son's eagerness to take over as an unwelcome reminder of his own mortality. The Donnybrook also puzzles investors on Wall Street, where Dart stock, a highflyer in the '80s, has been languishing. Beset by growing competition and the sluggish economy, Dart saw its profits fall to $3.5 million in its latest fiscal year, down 44% from the previous period...
With the economy still sluggish, the interest rate for 30-year Treasury bonds reached a historic...