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R Us Inc. Toys "R" Us, Inc. is a retailer of toys, children's
apparel and baby products. As of February 2, 2002, the Company operated 1,599
retail stores consisting of 1,092 United States locations comprised of 701 toy
stores under the name Toys "R" Us, 184 children's clothing stores under
the name Kids "R" Us, 165 infant-toddler stores under the name Babies
"R" Us and 42 educational specialty stores under the name Imaginarium. |
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Lowes
Lowe's Companies, Inc. is the second largest retailer of home
improvement products in the world, with specific emphasis on retail do-it- yourself
(DIY) and commercial business customers. Lowe's specializes in offering products
and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and
remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings. |
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| Price
Chopper Price Chopper is one of the 50 largest supermarket chains in
the United States, with over $1.6 billion in annual sales. It operates over one
hundred stores in the northeastern part of the United States. |
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Fidelity
Investments Fidelity Investments began in 1943 when Edward C. Johnson II
started the Fidelity Fund to indulge his passion for the stock market, to consolidate
investment accounts he managed for relatives, and to pursue his belief –
unique at the time – that investments should make rather than preserve money
for shareholders.
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| Pathmark
Pathmark Stores, Inc. is a full-service supermarket chain in
the Northeast, operating in the densely populated New York-New Jersey and Philadelphia
metropolitan areas. The Company's stores provide "one-stop" shopping
with a wide assortment of foods and general merchandise and typically provide
a variety of conveniences including a customer service center, a pharmacy, expanded
produce and health and beauty care departments, service seafood and delicatessen
departments and an in-store bank. |
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| Vitamin
Shoppe Vitamin Shoppe Industries (VSI) helps its customers meet their
minimum daily requirements. The company sells vitamins, supplements, and minerals,
in addition to herbal, homeopathic, and personal care products, through about
140 The Vitamin Shoppe stores (most along the Eastern Seaboard), its monthly catalog,
and VitaminShoppe.com. |
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| Christie's
Christies is one the premier auction houses in the world. Famous
works of art, one-of-a-kind collections, and historical items are sold under their
gavel. To promote their auctions, Christies produces high-end catalogs in England,
Holland, Switzerland, and the United States. |
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| Sony
Music Hoping to strike all the right chords, Sony Music Entertainment
is the world's #2 music company (behind Universal Music). Part of the Sony Broadband
unit of Sony Corporation of America, the US arm of Japanese electronics powerhouse
Sony, the company is home to numerous record labels and recording artists |
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Time
Warner Cable A unit of AOL Time Warner, TWC is the #2 cable company in the
US, after Comcast. It has about 12.9 million subscribers, including 2.5 million
digital video customers. |
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| Hammel
Mobelfabrik Hammel Furniture is one of the leading furniture manufacturers
in Denmark. |
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer Dating back to 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer is considered
Philadelphia’s leading newspaper. A division of the Knight-Ridder Newspaper
Group, it is renowned for its investigative and in-depth coverage of local, national,
and foreign issues. |
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| Newsday
Newsday is one of the nation's largest daily newspapers, serving
Long Island and New York City through its print editions, its Web sites at Newsday.com
and NYNewsday.com, and through TV and radio news and feature segments produced
in its newsrooms for local stations. Newsday is the premiere source of local news
and comprehensive national and international reporting for Long Island and Queens. |
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