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DOMENICO DE SOLE, president and CEO of luxury-goods group Gucci, after the worst three months in the firm's history saw first-quarter profits slide...
...psychiatrist who has treated former captives. "If you can't control it, you lose the coordinates of the self." This, of course, is the plan. It sets the stage for a good cop--bad cop strategy in which the captive comes to depend on the supposed ally as the sole means of comfort and is thus likely to offer information to please...
Thank you for the article on the band Radiohead and its new album, Hail to the Thief [MUSIC, June 9]. When rock groups record music for the sole purpose of making money, much of the creativity is lost, and it all seems to sound the same. The beauty that music can possess as an art form is missing from most of mainstream pop. But it is wonderful to hear Radiohead's originality and to be moved by the group's talent and artistry. I choose the music I listen to based not on what the musicians look like...
...products [PEOPLE, June 2]. Nike would garner far more publicity if it spent that money supporting the performing arts. It would earn my respect for making responsible community-minded donations. I support companies that display common sense. Ninety million just to wear shoes? It chills me to the sole. DON E. JONES JR. Safety Harbor...
...cash. Late last month, the company announced that it is distributing j1.34 billion to shareholders, handing an €850 million windfall to PPR. That gave a big bounce to PPR's stock price, helping Pinault in the process. "We don't need all this capital," says Domenico De Sole, Gucci's chief executive, who insists that he wasn't pressured into the decision. Pinault still has some big legal woes in California to worry about. First, there's a high-profile suit brought by the California Department of Insurance against him and French bank Crédit Lyonnais, alleging that...