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Keeping magic under wraps
Times Staff WriterThere's nothing like a secret to get people's attention. Under extraordinary security at distribution centers in the U.S. and other countries this week, workers are shipping painstakingly sealed cartons of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Order of...Tags: Sacramento, Borders Group Incorporated (MI), Dick Cheney, Theft, United Kingdom
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May sales dim Sears' 2nd-quarter outlook
Experiencing weakness in every department of its traditional mall stores, Sears, Roebuck and Co. was one of the few major retailers to post disappointing May sales, and the Hoffman Estates merchant on Thursday provided a more somber assessment of its...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Saks Inc., Groceries, Target Brands, Inc., Weather Reports
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Ross taps the thrill of the bargain hunt
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMary Bullard has a sort of love-hate relationship with Ross Dress for Less. She doesn't like the stores because they have narrow aisles, long lines and "way too much stuff." But all that isn't enough to keep her away: The Corona, Calif., resident...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Huntington Beach, Buyback, Corporate Performance
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An Empire Built on Bargains Remakes the Working World
Times Staff WritersChastity Ferguson kept watch over four sleepy children late one Friday as she flipped a pack of corn dogs into a cart at her new favorite grocery store: Wal-Mart. The Wal-Mart Supercenter, a pink stucco box twice as big as a Home Depot, combines a full-...Tags: Sam Walton, Judges, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Washington (U.S. state), Tampa
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McDonald's fights try for paid health insurance
Tribune staff reporterA battle is gearing up in California to determine if companies will be forced to pay for workers' health insurance. A law requiring many employers to pay at least 80 percent of workers' premiums will go into effect unless voters strike it down in...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Referenda, Government, Dining and Drinking, Career and Workplace
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Andersen loses last big client
Associated PressCHICAGO - Fast-shrinking Arthur Andersen LLP suffered two more setbacks yesterday with announcements that 25 newly departed partners and 250 other professionals have formed a consulting group and that the last of Andersen's 15 biggest public audit clients...Tags: Companies and Corporations, San Francisco, Accounting and Auditing, Huron Consulting Group Incorporated, Career and Workplace
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Casino's Success Breeds Tension
Times Staff WriterSANTA YNEZ, Calif. — In the 1960s, a group called Concerned Citizens held barbecue dinners, car washes and fashion shows to help bring indoor plumbing to the Chumash Indian reservation here. The display of charity was not an isolated occurrence....Tags: Death, Lotteries, Sports, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Seizures
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