Tell Me Something About Linens -N- Things…

They’re considering bankruptcy, right?  So how did they fail while Bed Bath & Beyond has not?  I mean that with all sincerity.  I really want to learn something from this: What does BB&B do right that Linens -N-Things does not?  Because I think they are very similar.
LnT posted $2.79 billion in sales last year, but [...]

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Target Gets Bigger, Better, Greener

Target announced today two new store prototypes expected to launch in 2009, not-so-descriptively named P2009 (general-merchandise stores, which don’t sell groceries) and S2009 (SuperTargets, which do sell groceries). 
In both prototypes there will be more focus on food and pharmacies will move to a more prominent location.  Both will feature more floor space for electronics.  And both types [...]

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Finding Stores via 411

I’ll never ever ever dial 411 again thanks to 800-FREE-411, or 800-GOOG-411.  No one deserves to be charged a few bucks just to track down a phone number or address.  This isn’t about GOOG-411, just wanted to throw that plug in there.  This is about which retail stores people are looking for when they use [...]

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