Magic in the air: home fresheners lead the market, while candles try to keep up.
WITH THE FLICK of a match or a click of a spray, home fragrance products are an easy way to quell pesky odors or revitalize a room. However, add a cornucopia of scent selections and the competitive edge of modern marketing innovations, and suddenly the simple world of home...

Shining the light on greyfields: a Wal-Mart case study on preventing abandonment of big box stores through land use regulations.
I. INTRODUCTION Shopping trends in the United States have changed dramatically over the last few decades with the introduction of the large-scale discount retailer. Wal-Mart is the forerunner in the retail market and dominates competition through the use of its big box stores. (1) Started by Sam...

Internet purchases by rural residents: implications for community development.
This article examines Internet purchasing patterns of rural residents by age, income, and sex to determine the characteristics of Internet purchasers and the types of stores in rural areas likely to face the most competition. The multivariate Logit analysis of 840 rural residents in the 2000 Illinois Rural Life...

IRI uncovers turning point in shopping patterns.
* One-stop-shopping has clearly become an outdated term, since three-quarters of today's consumers shopped in five or more channels this past year to meet their consumer packaged goods (CPG) needs, according to Times & Trends report, Channel Migration: A New Turning Point in Consumer Shopping Patterns, from Information Resources,...

The 1903 anti-Chinese riot in Tonopah, Nevada, from a Chinese perspective: two letters published in the Chung Sai Yat Po.
Translator's Note: These two documents were written by the Tonopah Chinese community and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), (1) respectively. They were originally published in the San Francisco Chinese newspaper Chung Sai Yat Po. (2) Sup plementary information on the subject taken from earlier account in the same...

Labor strike in Chinatown--official statements of parties involved: Chinese Digest, April 1938.
Note by the editor of Chinese Digest: The first organized, large-scale labor strike between Chinatown workers and Chinatown employers occurred here recently, a fact which is history making in the life of the Chinese in America. On the morning of Feb. 26, 1938, the newly organized Chinese Ladies Garment...

Retailing on the move: an era of change.
Retailing is a dynamic, vital, and important segment in the economy. Almost one in five workers in the United States is employed in the retail industry. Over one million retailing companies operate more than 1.4 million retail establishments, Retailing is defined as the timely delivery of goods and services...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.
Byline: The Register-Guard Not much is 'Made in U.S.A.' Having noted concern by many Americans of a reported loss of jobs in recent years, I did a little investigating on my own. Visiting a major department store recently, I discovered one major American...

Businessmen support observance of Labor Day.
Byline: RAUL V. GONZALES Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas yesterday welcomed the participation of various commercial establishments, including the countrys biggest malls and popular fast-food chains, in this years Labor Day celebration which carries the theme: Araw ng Pagawa, Pasasalamat sa Manggagawa. According to the...

The retail industry: a giant, hidden career opportunity.
Twenty-four year old Renee Fisher works for Sears in charge of determining the marketability of merchandise in Sears stores across the country and of ordering merchandise worth millions of dollars. Since joining Sears after graduating with a degree in international business, she has been promoted twice. David Cross works...