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Articles in July 16, 1990 issue of Discount Store News

• Sporting goods buyers benefit from shows' new timing; in trying to compete with Europe, NSGA moves show even earlier - National Sporting Goods Association
• Golf, Alpine skiing apparel gain in NSGA Sports survey - National Sporting Goods Association - Sporting Goods Buyers Benefit from Shows' new timing
• TSS still trying to sell last of its dept. stores - TSS Seedman's discount department stores
• Full-liners profit from lower-priced fashion - domestics - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Diet aids carry weight with H&BA consumers - health and beauty aids - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Texas, New York and Calif. '89 store leaders - leading discount store states - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Target plans large non-food superstore pilot - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Costco targets Northeast for opening of six clubs - membership warehouse store chain - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Circus World Toys joins growing Melville stable - retail conglomerate buys toy store chain
  by Laura Liebeck
• Meijer faces challenge from Wal-Mart thrust - hypermarket chain challenged by discount store chain
• 1990 Ad
  by Richard Halverson
• Men's wear gets printed; rayon, unusual waistbands, dominate NAMSB Show - National Association of Men's Sportswear Buyers
• Discounters top ladies' sales: separates, mix 'n match add up in women's apparel for 1989 - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Discounters claim up to 40% of '89 children's wear market - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Home office spurs stationery: chains stock up on higher-end merchandise, expand offerings - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Toy segment sales get dolled up for 1990 - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Wal-Mart poised to run away from the field - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Toys 'R' Us still going strong while competitors falter - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Apparel firms practice what they preach - environmental issues
  by Jill Lettich
• Accessories, jewelry sparkle basics - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Home decor fueled by fashion: non-electric housewares focus on looks, not on functionality - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Market saturation threatens appliance sales - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Service, minilabs trigger rebound in category - photographic film development - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Golf, fitness tempt full-liners, category killers - sporting goods at discount department stores and discount specialty stores - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Ward completes transition to specialty formats - Montgomery Ward and Co - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Price Club sets steady growth pace - membership warehouse stores - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Sam's expansion is key to Wal-Mart's success - Sam's Wholesale Club - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Service regroups, sheds non-catalog ventures - Service Merchandise Company Inc., catalog showroom retailer - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Canada's chains brace for change; tax laws, separatism unsettle Canadian landscape
• After drought, lawn & garden up 5% - lawn and garden equipment sales
• Men's wear branded for better sales volume - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• 'Green' products beckon as higher-ticket items - hardware and lawn and garden products - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Target probes updated DC picking technology - discount chain's distribution center in San Bernardino tests system for sending less-than-a-carton shipment to stores
  by Arthur Markowitz
• Apparel skirts 31% of market - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Chains widen offerings as price points decline - consumer electronics - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Specialty concepts evolve, waxes shine bright - automotive supplies - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
• Chainwide remodeling key to K mart's future - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile
• Ames has rocky road ahead in '90 - Ames Department Stores Inc, discount store chain - Discount Industry Annual Report: part 2: Chain Profiles - company profile