Chicago candy lovers mourn for Fannie May
Chicago shoppers lament the possible closure of Fannie May stores as Archibald Candy Co seeks to sell its brands and shutter domestic outlets. Alpine Confections may reopen some shops, but recipes and Chicago roots risk changing. The move adds to Chicago’s long candy history with Frango mints production moving away in 1999.
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Fannie May
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Archibald Candy Co
Fanny Farmer
Archibald
Ag Poetary
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Alpine Confections Inc
Alpine
Jane Shroba
Marshall Field’s
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2003 Dark Year for Country Music Sales Decline
Nashville AP reports country music sales fell about 9.8 percent in 2003, with total album sales down 3.6 percent, reflecting fewer blockbuster releases and fallout from the Dixie Chicks controversy. Toby Keith’s Shock'n Yall topped charts with 2.3 million copies.
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Ed Benson
Country Music Association
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Dixie Chicks
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Tim McGraw
Shania Twain
Benson
Nielsen SoundScan
CMA
Joe Galante
RCA Label Group/Nashville
Bush
Natalie Maines
London
Texas
Maines
Iraq
Galante
Toby Keith
Downloads rise as lawsuits grip peer to peer music sharing
A marketing study shows a 6 percent jump in October and 7 percent in November in U S households downloading music from peer to peer networks after recording companies sued fans. NPD finds 12 million individuals used free networks in November, up from 11 million in September, suggesting seasonal demand or reduced coverage of lawsuits as possible factors. The R I A A has filed over 380 copyright suits nationwide since September.
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U.S
NPD
Sharers. Npd
Russ Crupnick
Recording Industry Association of America
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