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...Despite sometimes losing his work to whitewash or a power hose, Banksy's career seems to be continuing on its upward trajectory. His latest work is an installation called "The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill," a commentary on the human-animal relationship that features walking chicken nuggets, swimming fish sticks and hot dogs that slither like snakes. It has been captivating the New York City art scene this month and closes Oct. 31. Although he works undercover, it doesn't look like Banksy can escape the spotlight...
Harvard T-shirt: Check! Harvard cap: Check! Harvard thong…check? If you’re sick of digging deep into your wallet for overpriced Harvard gear at the Coop, then have no fear! Your local Victoria’s Secret store is now offering slightly cuter, slightly pricier, and much tinier apparel to complete your collection. As much as I support the fine institution that I am lucky enough to call my school, I am also proud to have spent a total of zero dineros on Harvard paraphernalia. I already know what my school is, so why drop...
...starters, Aldi stores are typically just 10,000 sq. ft., far smaller than the 80,000-sq.-ft. stores grocers like Whole Foods have recently opened. The relatively small size has helped Aldi penetrate urban markets, where real estate is generally more expensive than in suburban locales, and also allowed the company to carve a niche in neighborhoods that supermarket chains neglect. Operating costs are as spare as the rest of the place. At any given time, there are fewer than five staffers inside an Aldi store. On a recent afternoon at a location on Chicago's North Side...
More fundamentally, Aldi concentrates on selling core, high-volume grocery products, like ketchup, cereal and coffee. Want a choice? Forget it. By offering a single brand, usually a private label in a single size, Aldi executives say they can substantially undercut conventional retailers on 90% of the products the store sells. Nor do customers have to make any trade-offs in buying private labels. Consider the sleek, dark 16.9-oz. bottle of Ariel Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($4.29). Or the 13-oz. box of Fruit Rice cereal ($1.69). "You wouldn't be embarrassed to have that on your counter," says...
...Aldi has solved at least part of that problem. Tunis was among the first to arrive at the grand opening of an Aldi store in downtown Sanford, next to one of Seminole County's largest shopping centers. Now he's hoping other grocers will follow Aldi's lead. "There's really no equivalent at the moment," he says. Deep discounters like Aldi can challenge both conventional supermarket chains as well as Wal-Mart, America's largest grocer. Indeed, Wal-Mart ultimately found it too hard to compete in Germany, where deep-discounters are firmly entrenched, and left...