Word: sizes
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Boston. I didn't go intending to participate; I just happened to be in Boston near the Common, and I was curious to see who was making all the noise. Although I initially looked at the protest with an critical and skeptical eye, I quickly became impressed by the size and enthusiasm of the crowd, a group of people intent on revitalizing the activism of the 1960s...
Some antitheft systems are decidedly low-tech. Several grocery stores, including Cub Foods in Colorado Springs, Colo., are placing life-size cardboard figures of local police officers next to such tempting items as film and cosmetics. The cutouts cost Cub $500 apiece but have reduced shoplifting in the store 30% in the past six weeks. "We don't have to feed them, pay them, give them vacation or worker's comp," says assistant manager L.J. Stevens. "We just clean them off once a week with a dustcloth...
...Development Co., Western's main rival in megamall retailing, is building what it touts as "the largest manufacturers' mall in the universe" near Niagara Falls. The 200-store extravaganza, scheduled to open in 1992, features a Fashion Avenue of stores of the most exclusive designers and "Epcot-like life-size video games...
...shoppers, of course, they are a blessing, but not without some pitfalls. Service can be spotty to nonexistent. At Bass shoe outlets, for instance, the customer himself must find the right size shoes. Often the latest styles and fashions are not offered at outlets, and there may be a limited selection of sizes. Nor is getting a bargain guaranteed. Prices have edged up as yesteryear's bare-bones outlet stores full of seconds and irregulars have given way to today's fancy discount malls full of first-quality goods. "You need a good eye or you can still get ripped...
...national championship by defeating Clemson in the Sugar Bowl 20 years ago, Gravely has produced a series of losing, embarrassing seasons. Gravely also faces lung cancer, a dead marriage, and a town of angry, Southern football fanatics who call him late at night and make insulting comments about the size of his wife...