Word: wolverton
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...cartoon by Stephen P. Breen of the San Diego Union-Tribune; Breeden's Oct. 11 cartoon of Kim Jong Il is similar to a Slate.com cartoon by Cagle himself; and Breeden's Sept. 22 cartoon of Pope Benedict XVI is similar to a cartoon by Monte K. Wolverton of The Wolvertoon. These cartoons, in addition to Handelsman's, can be found on Cagle's Web site...
Lush first made its way to North America thanks to brokerage scion Mark Wolverton of Canada's Wolverton Securities. While vacationing in London in 1995, Wolverton happened upon Constantine's irreverent new beauty deli and the following spring opened Lush's first joint venture outside Britain, in Vancouver. But it took Wolverton, 40, now CEO of Lush North America, six years to persuade Constantine to venture south of the border. "We honed our skills in rollouts in other countries," says Wolverton, "places that were less litigious, where there was less red tape." To help kick North America into gear...
...into a handful of other U.S. cities, but don't look for it in your local mall anytime soon. Likewise, by the end of next year, Lush plans to open an additional 100 stores worldwide, but only 15 of them will be in the U.S. "To keep the buzz," Wolverton says, "our strategy is to be slightly harder to get." He's using the marketing equivalent of a bouncer--increase access too much, and the appeal is gone--but as any good nightclub owner knows, it's hard to stay hip for long...