Small Businesses in Big Apple Hit Hard by Strike
Dec. 21, 2005 --They carpooled, peddled their bikes, or legged it out. Or stayed home. Yet even as owners and employees of N... Read story
Bloomingdale's Inc.
Retail Refugees
Bringing Corporate Discipline to Main Street Read story
Why Retailers Can't Discount Discounting
Department and specialty stores -- like Bloomingdale's and Brooks Brothers, I. Magnin, or Neiman-Marcus -- have traditionally dominated the retail apparel... Read story
If Words Fail You, Their Cards Can Help
A greeting card croons, "Love Me Tender." Another demands, "Kiss me, you fool." Still another croaks out a plain and simple, "I love you." The talki... Read story
Television;
IT ISN'T EXACTLY "Let's Make a Deal" -- no studio audience members dressed up as dinner salads, no contestants betting the lawn furniture against whatever... Read story
Timing's Everything
A CEO recounts how she brought computers online in her office in a short amount of time and how you can do the same. Read story
By The Numbers
Segal's Secret: More Bang for the Square Foot Read story
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About PR...
Advice on PR strategy with regard to the market, not the media. Read story
Sugar Baby
Jimmy Spradly's candy bar has already charmed the South. Can it sweet-talk its way into the national market as well? Read story
Private Lives;
For Ken Shader, turning a hobby into a business was more than a fantasy. Read story
Fast, Faster, Fastest
In order to compete with other personal-care companies, one distributor introduced a deluxe model sold with accessories. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Tracy Reese
India influences Tracy Reese's fashions. The Maldives inhabit her dreams. Read story
Fighting the War on Postage
Catalog houses suggest alternative marketing tactics to offset the high cost of mailing. Read story
Super Deli
Zabar's grosses $12 million a year in New York City. Read story
When in Rome
A cosmetic retailer sells her wares at a Saudi Arabian bazaar. Read story
The Get Ahead Guide: Seema Sudan Made Money on Her First Collection
But the rag trade is full of knockoff artists. How can she protect her brand? Read story
A Plan That Makes Scents
An empty bottle will get a return. That, at least, was what Ronald Senkirk, vice-president and general manager of the $10-million Parfums Caron U.S. divi... Read story
Case Study: Update
Singling out a new market. Read story
Poaching: Where to Draw the Line
With the labor market so tight, recruiting the best people from the competition is not only necessary, butalso a smart move, some experts say. But employe... Read story
Mr. Smooth
New, from the man who brought you Armor All, a billion-dollar industry that will change the way you live! Read story
In Defense of the Entrepreneur
First-person account of an entrepreneur's shortcomings as a manager. Read story
A Bright Future: After the Train Wreck
A four-time entrepreneur explores the realities of retailing, both on and off the Web -- and finds out that they're the same. Read story
Starstruck
Jane Fonda starred in the marketing campaign for her ill-fated line of exercisewear. But Ron Mester's company landed the leading role in the ensuing tragedy. Read story
Taking a Niche Player Big-Time
Keurig Inc. has transformed office coffee with its unique, one-cup-at-a-time system. Can it do the same for the at-home market--with machines that cost $250 ... Read story
Read storyHigh And Dry
Imports have not stopped Peerless Umbrella Co. In fact, it's growing faster than ever. Read story
The Future of Advertising is Here
It's becoming increasingly possible to target "smart ads" specifically to people who want them. And best of all, you can do this for a fraction of the price ... Read story
The Eyes Still Have It
Just how many fortunes can Bob Hillman make by starting the same business over and over? Read story
Case Study: How to Survive EDI
Two owners of a start-up explain how they were able to meet their largest customer's EDI demands. Read story
When Your Neck Is On The Line
Should a leading tiemaker cope with a market slump by putting his own neck on the line? Read story
The Wine Entrepreneurs
Forget stomping grapes. These savvy entrepreneurs have transformed their passion for wine into lucrative businesses. Read story
Child's Play
Start-up attempts to sell a positive-message-stuffed doll to kids. Read story
Growing Steady
Maybe it's how well you grow that matters, not how fast. Read story
Made to Order
In-depth analysis of a start-up catalog business. Read story
A Chocolate Maker is Buffeted By Global Forces Beyond His Control
How long can he stay profitable? Read story
Sole Success
The Swartz brothers combined old-time quality, a new sales strategy, and a lot of luck to move their boots from Army-Navy stores to Saks in just two years. Read story
Merchant Prince Stanley Marcus
One of retailing's great impresarios thinks he knows who's to blame for the lost arts of salesmanship and merchandising -- it's the retailers themselves Read story
This Woman Has Changed Business Forever
The Body Shop mixes business with a devotion to social causes, inspiring both employees and customers. Read story
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