Businesswear push aims to revive formal dress in casual era
In San Francisco and beyond an alliance of apparel makers led by The Men's Warehouse seeks to restore suit wear as the standard for business. Sales at older stores fell 6.9 percent in five weeks vs a 6.9 percent rise last year, while brochures urge “situation-appropriate” dressing to project authority.
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Dockers
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Richard Goldman
Fremont
Calif
James Ammeen
Neema Clothing Ltd
New York
Goldman
Men's Warehouse
Men's Apparel Alliance
Viacom
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CBS
MTV
Paramount
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How Dow Jones Became a Market Gauge Across History
A concise look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average from its 1896 origins to today. It explains the index’s purpose, its price weighting, and its role as a barometer of U.S. business health, noting key milestones like the 1906 100-point milestone and the 1928 decline.
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U.S
Charles Henry Dow
Dow Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
Dow America
Dow Jones
Dow Jones & Company, Inc
Hewlett-Packard to cut six thousand jobs amid revenue drop
HP trimmed its revenue forecast again and announced 6000 more job cuts, about 6 percent of workers, on top of 4700 already disclosed this year. Third quarter revenue expected to fall 14 to 16 percent to 9.9 to 10.1 billion, missing analysts' 11.1 billion estimate.
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Hewlett-Packard
San Jose
Calif
Hewlett- Packard Co
Thomson Financial
First Call
Ex-CEO criticizes Furrs demise and expansion
Ex-chair Jan Friederich says the New Mexico grocery chain could have survived as a local company. He disputes Tom Dahlen's expansion moves and says community ties and broker relationships suffered, while Fleming Cos. buys assets for 110 million and plans store sales.
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Albuquerque
Furrs Supermarkets Inc
New Mexico
Jan Friederich
Furrs
Friederich
Tom Dahlen
U.S
James Starzynski
Fleming Cos. Inc
Fleming
Dahlen
United Blood Services to Celebrate New Building
United Blood Services will mark the opening of its new building at 1 p.m. on Monday July 30 at No. 3 Grand Avenue Plaza off East 19th Street. A ribbon cutting and weeklong celebration offer free T shirts and gifts to donors.
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United Blood Services
Grand Avenue Plaza
East 19Th Street
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