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...Tribune Co. of Chicago, which bought the L.A. Times six years ago, has been asking that question and answering it with demands for cuts in budget and staff. One might ask what the point of the Tribune approach is as well. The Tribune paid a premium for a premium paper and seems intent on dragging it down into mediocrity. That may improve margins in the short run, but it does nothing to address the fundamental crisis of newspapers. Two weeks ago the Times's editor and publisher publicly refused to chop any further, which doesn't address the crisis either...
...these companies had little to do with the Medicare spending here," argues a Department of Health and Human Services aide, particularly since millions of seniors didn't sign up for the benefit until near the May 15 deadline, five months into the year. Nelligan also says the average premium seniors are paying for the benefit "is almost 25% lower than predicted last year because of aggressive price negotiation and competition" by the private insurance companies administering the plan. The Democrats' "politically inspired report failed to mention that the Medicare prescription drug program has improved the lives of millions of seniors...
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...seemingly as an afterthought, glimpses of Diesel product. "Diesel: For Successful Living" became the brand's tagline. Today Diesel continues to expand. In addition to perfume, there's a home-furnishings line in the works, and Rosso is in the middle of an ambitious strategy to make Diesel more premium by integrating sophisticated techniques from ready-to-wear and pushing up prices accordingly. Rosso says he is driven by the increasing sophistication of fast-fashion outfits like H&M and Zara. And by the fact that there are more newly rich people in emerging markets. "My company is 28 years...
...Excelsior works with retailers and brands to bring masstige products to North America, and Hudson, formerly of Boots in Britain, is trying to develop the middle market. "In drugstores you have a big range of the multinational brands, while in department stores you've got a wonderful array of premium products. But you don't have what you have in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, a middle ground that gives the mass consumer some choice, a better selection...