Co-op Bookstore in Oberlin forms deal with Maryland firm
The financially strained Co-op Bookstore in Oberlin will sell its inventory to Maryland firm Business Management Concepts to raise capital for a new management system. The move aims to provide tools and buying power to help the independent store survive, with hopes of matching benefits enjoyed by Borders and Barnes & Noble. The store faces a mortgage burden of $16,000 monthly on its 37 W. College St. location as it shifts to a pilot program for the partner.
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Oberlin
Maryland
Co-op
Alison Meyers
Borders Books
Barnes & Noble
Mayfield Heights
Shaker Heights
B. Dalton Bookseller
Doubleday Book Shops
Scribner’s
Waldenbooks
B. Dalton Booksellers
Midway Mall
Barnes & Noble and Borders
Westlake
Strongsville
Oberlin College
Meyers
W. College St
Elizabeth Fisco
Chronicle
Brett Duvall
Auto strike talks drag with no hint of settlement
DETROIT AP More than 100000 workers face weeks without pay as GM plants slow to a crawl. Strikes at Flint and other sites idle thousands while talks resume with little progress. President Clinton urges quick settlement. GM vows to settle to meet global pace.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
U.S
Mexico
Michigan
Flint
States
Canada
Clinton
United Auto Workers
Jack Smith
Kettering University
General Motors
UAW
Flint Metal Center
Delph
Flint East
Lordstown
Ohio
Silao
Chevrolet
Saturn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Wham O Relaunches Classic Toys With Tour and Ads
Wham O plans a 50 day coast to coast tour dubbed the invasion to revive demand for Hula Hoop Frisbee and Super Ball with new and classic toys. Bret Hadley, 38, leads the revived brand after Mattel sale and San Francisco investors. The campaign aims to raise consumer awareness and reestablish Wham O as a playful summer staple.
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Torrance
Calif
Bret Hadley
Memory Lane
Hadley
Wham-O Inc
Mattel
Wham-O
U.S
Christopher Byrne
Playthings Watch
Byrne
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
Rich Kneer
A.K
Bud” Melin
Bruce Bishop
Foreground
Matt Lopez
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