Word: consumerization
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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They say Klein and his prosecutors have zealously targeted "new economy" businesses, even as prices dropped and consumer choice has increased.
In this hypercompetitive environment, loyalty is no longer taken for granted, the signature scent is considered passe, and consumers are constantly on the lookout for novelty and exclusivity. Large houses battle for market share not only with their traditional competitors but also with niche brands. A place in the consumer...
Previous turnovers of the market-cap champs, such as 1998's passing of the belt from General Electric to Microsoft, were useful indicators. Microsoft's emergence bespoke information technology as the driving force in our economy, supplanting consumer goods, aerospace and financial services as the sectors that investors most expected...
The redesigning of America is not likely to stop with the objects highlighted in your cover story [DESIGN, March 20]. The consumer will have to remodel the kitchen to accept new gadgets. We'll have to reinvent a nail for the elegant hammer and prepare attractive trash for the see...
The institution of groundbreaking firearms measures in Maryland and Massachusetts shows that America's gun control lobby is quickly finding itself better served by seeking regulation through the states rather than Congress. In Maryland, the state's legislature approved Gov. Parris Glendenning's bill requiring all new guns sold in...