Word: urban
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...Still, there are a few bright spots this Christmas season. Urban Outfitters Inc. has distinguished itself with stylish merchandise that stands out, while teen retailers Aéropostale and Buckle have posted positive same-store comparisons by offering good value. Says Davidowitz: "You have to be either really cheap or really different and really right to do well in this market...
...Kramer’s family opened their store in the midst of the Great Depression on what is now John F. Kennedy Street, in the spot now occupied by Urban Outfitters. His father borrowed $300 from his grandfather to found the company, Kramer says...
Joint Center for Housing Studies Director Nicolas P. Retsinas will serve on the Department of Health and Human Services Team and Housing and Urban Development; Public Policy Lecturer Sarah B. Sewall will lead the National Security Team; and Public Policy Lecturer John White will lead the National Security Team, according to a Kennedy School press release...
Thomas E. Perez, who is also a Kennedy School alum, will work with the Justice, health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Housing and urban Development departments. Clark Kent Ervin ’80 will review Department of Homeland security transition issues...
...program has been a welcome change for Tatsumi Nakayama, who works at the elderly care home Michinoku-so in Aomori, a 4-hour train ride from Tokyo. Unlike companies in more urban areas, Michinoku-so hasn't yet had difficulty keeping a full staff, but they know that they could. "Applicants for our jobs are decreasing every year. What would happen after five years? It's very bleak," says Nakayama, a 25-year veteran of the industry. That's why the company decided to hire two Indonesia caregivers through the new national program. "I believe there are many things...