Purchasers Trim Inflation Impact Inside Gillette
Peter Tremblay, Gillette’s purchasing agent in South Boston, leads cost reduction efforts across over 2,100 vendors and $40 million to $60 million annual spend. His aggressive buying and monthly cost reduction meetings curb price increases, keeping overall costs about 5.2 percent lower than last year while inflation surges.
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Terry Kirkpatrick
AP News
Boston
Peter Tremblay
Gillette Co
Tremblay
Gillette
Jim Webster
Tennessee
Ati
Webster
National Association of Purchasing Management
South Boston
Robert Jenal
Solar heating basics for home use explained
A homeowner friendly overview contrasts passive and active solar heating. It explains siting orientation toward due south, materials with time lag properties, and how thick walls and brick or adobe aid temperature stability. A Royal Oak Maryland family showcases a passive system reducing winter electric heating costs in 1976 77.
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Ly Vivian Brown
AP News
North Pole
Royal Oak
Franklin
Self effort books rise as economy prompts readers
Books on solar energy home improvement and crafts drive sales in Carbondale stores. Book World owner Tom North notes strong demand for leather craft woodcarving and ceramics, while Waldenbooks assistant manager Marsha Musgraves cites macrame and weaving as hot items. University student Mary Dixon says she learned macrame from such books and now sells it in town.
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Phil Bloomer
Tom North
Book World
Carbondale
Marsha Musgraves
Waldenbooks
North
Ms. Musgraves
Mary Dixon
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Sunset Publishing Co
Musgraves
Do It Yourself Books Save Labor Costs At Walden
Editor notes self-help and how-to books as money savers. A divorced buyer cites saving over hundreds by building an 8 by 12 patio after spending seven dollars fifty on Masons and Builders. Titles include home remedies, stained glass, sand art, stone craft, blacksmithing and toymaking.
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Iter
Phil Bloomer
Waldenbooks
Louis Dezettel
Self-Improvement Books Rise in Popularity at Local Stores
Books focusing on self-improvement and personal psychology are selling briskly. Store managers cite female buyers driving demand for assertiveness, identity, and empowerment titles as part of a broader trend influenced by the women’s liberation movement.
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Waldenbooks
Book World
Robert Ringer
Max Marty
Linda R. Gannon
SIUC
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