Word: superably
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...lure customers in the midst of a recession, Denny's has turned to a radical strategy: giving away the store. On Feb. 1, the 56-year-old company aired a Super Bowl commercial that promised free Grand Slams to anyone who walked through the door from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 3. Denny's, which is open 24/7, says some 2 million free meals were served. Pleased with the buzz and foot traffic, Denny's followed up with the two-for-one food sale on April 8. "We had to do something bold," says Denny's CEO Nelson...
...justify the cost? At Denny's, doesn't giving away high-margin breakfast meals drain the bottom line? No, says CEO Marchioli. The additional customers buying juice and coffee with their free breakfasts, plus the repeat business the giveaways generate, cover the cost. "We've already paid for the Super Bowl promotion, and then some," Marchioli said on April 8, the day of the two-for-one offer. "And today is a profit-making exercise. For giving it away, do I make less margin? Yes. But I drive new traffic. And in this economy, particularly for Denny...
...have its own Super Bowl - a good thing, that - but it never lacks for head-to-head competitions. Picasso and Matisse played show-me-what-you-got for decades, continually rolling out works meant to show up the other guy. Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael all kept a cool eye on each other. And there's a brisk little chapter in the history of Abstract Expressionism that could fairly be called De Kooning vs. Pollock...
...much-improved 9-7 overall and 2-0 Ivy record this season.“Holly is really a warm, caring, and fun, easy-going young woman,” Harvard coach Traci Green said. “She’s a great student as well as a super fierce competitor.” After starting tennis at the age of six, when she first realized that she was “quite good at it,” Cao rose in the Australian junior ranks, becoming the No. 1 junior Australian player in 2006. One of Cao?...
...Skidmore. Do you think your experience as a college student will influence what you choose to perform at Harvard?Evan Mast: Not really, I mean we kind of have had a lot of time since college. Mike dropped out after two years, because he wasn’t super into it. I don’t think about college much anymore, especially not when I’m putting together stuff for a show. 2. FM: If you could sum up your impression of Harvard in five words or less, what would it be?EM: Total party zone.3...