Major retailers report modest March sales gains
Major retailers reported a modest March pickup aided by earlier Easter and warmer weather. Sears edged up 0.7 percent for five weeks to April 5, Kmart up 42 percent, JC Penney 6.6 percent, Dayton Hudson 9.4 percent, and Wal-Mart 4 percent. Federated, Woolworth, May, Montgomery Ward and others posted varied results as strength clustered in department stores and durable goods lagged.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Ekmart Corp
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Monroe Greenstein
Bear Stearns & Co
Greenstein
Jeffrey Edelman
Dean Witter Reynolds
Edward Brennan
Sears
Amart
Bernard Fauber
Penney
Dayton Hudson
Minneapolis
Wal-Man
Bentonville
Ark
Wal Mart
Federated Department Stores Inc
Cincinnati
F.W. Woolworth Co
New York
May Department Stores Co
Louis
Nimeweek
Montgomery Ward Co
Chicago
Fisher-Price’s child veto shapes toy development worldwide
East Aurora New York toy maker Fisher-Price invites children to test and veto products informing design. With 6,100 employees in eight plants and a 4,000 child nursery waiting list, the firm blends safety and whimsy, evolving from 16 toys in 1930 to 200 plus offerings and a major Quaker Oats division.
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Sam Sly
Fisher Price
New York
East Aurora
N.Y
Fisher-Price
Buffalo
Herman G Fisher
Irving L. Frice
Binghamton
Helen M. Seheile
Mexico
Europe
Quaker Oats Co
Snyder
Ruis
Larry Nagode
Toy Manufacturers of America
Anguilla
Toy and Hobby World
Bayliner to open Allegany County boat plant
Gov Hughes announced Bayliner Marine Corp will open a power boat plant at Mexico Farms Industrial Park, Allegany County, creating up to 200 jobs and producing Capri boats. The move follows Maryland's legislative change allowing 60 foot boat carriers. Ed Juge notes Tandy may bring up to 100 jobs in Washington County. Maddux tours western Maryland and funds a $20,000 Tri County Council grant to boost regional exports.
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Cumberland
Harry Hughes
Allegany County
State Department of Economic and Community Development
Thomas H. Maddux
Washington County
Hughes
Bayliner Marine Corp
Mexico Farms
Maryland
Maddux
Hagerstown
Tandy Corp
Bayliner
McGee
Annapolis
General Assembly
Garrett County
Tri- County Council
Council
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
McDonald's and Hardee's Return to Classic Coke
Coca-Cola officials confirm McDonald's and Hardee's plan to switch from New Coke to Coca-Cola Classic will not affect the new formula’s market. Analyst Ben Crabtree doubts New Coke’s staying power. McDonald's, with about 7,000 restaurants, and Hardee's, 2,575, opt for the classic. Curtis says the move simply reflects preference, not a formula reversal.
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Atlanta
Coca-Cola
McDonald’s
Hardee's
McDonald's
Ben Crabree
Curtis
Merrill Lynch Borrowing Against Securities Guidance
The adviser notes that borrowing against securities may not suit all investors and offers guidance to determine if this lending option fits individual financial needs and risk tolerance.
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Merrill Lynch
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