Lawrence stores to host new Target ultra-store test beds
Lawrence gains a test bed for Target SuperTarget concept with an opening slated October 8 at 3201 Iowa. The move fits a nationwide expansion plans including five new Kansas City area stores, as Dayton Hudson considers restructuring amid mixed performance in its other chains.
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Lawrence
Target
Kansas City
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Kmart Corp
Target Stores
Minneapolis
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Topeka
South
Iowa Street
Jcpenney
Crown
Super- Target
Dayton Hudson Corp
Dayton Hudson’s
Marshall Field’s
Dayton’s
Hudson’s
Mervyn’s
Crain
Chicago
Target Division
Dayton Hudson
Allen Radford
Onyx Group
Santa Monica
Calif
Lawrence's SuperTarget to open with wide product mix
Lawrence introduces SuperTarget set to open on Oct. 8 offering groceries general merchandise and shopping services under one roof. The store will feature three entry points a full service bank a florist postal services a bridal registry and more including food courts sushi bar and a one hour photo shop.
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Lawrence
Wal-Mart
Kmart
Target
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
Capitol Federal
SuperTarget
Seipel
Credit history used to judge insurance risk sparks debate
Insurance firms pull latest credit reports before homeowners or auto coverage. Tests by Fair Isaac and Allstate claim to predict risk, while State Farm and Nationwide doubt full reliability. Critics say studies lack controlled factors, NAIC probes slow, and firms guard model details as competitive.
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York
Fair, Isaac & Co
San Rafael
Calif
Allstate Insurance
Allstate
State Farm
Nationwide
Fair
Isaac
Binny Birnbaum
Texas Department of Insurance
Kate O’brien Ahlers
Birnbaum
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NAIC
Wendell Larson
Credit history rules may boost insurance costs and raise bias concerns
The piece discusses how insurers like Allstate rely on credit reports to rate risk, with past due accounts, liens, judgments, bankruptcies, and other blemishes affecting premiums. It notes varying uses by State Farm and Nationwide, possible discrimination, and calls for transparent, uniform application across applicants.
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Allstate
Steve Sheffey
State Farm
Nationwide
California
Arkansas
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Texas
Dilbert and the 1990s workplace satire take hold
The essay traces Dilbert creator Scott Adams from his Pacific Bell firing to global fame as a voice of tech era absurdity. It notes his strip lampoons corporate shakeups and cubicle life, Dogbert as chorus, and Adams leveraging online fan mail and licensing as Dilbert runs in hundreds of newspapers.
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Dilbert
Dogbert
Pacific Bell
Adams
Daily
Dustin
Lawrence Journal-World
Scott Adams
Hallmark
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