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Articles in Sept 26, 1988 issue of Discount Store News

• Ames gobbles Zayre Stores; discounting's big 3 now big 4 - Ames Department Stores Inc., Zayre discount stores
  by Peter Hisey
• New York next on IKEA's expansion agenda - home furnishings retailer
  by Mary Ellen Kelly
• A short history of K mart - Antonini's K mart
• K mart has hopes for Makro - warehouse store divison - Antonini's K mart
• The Dry Goods: prototype's image fits product mix - off-price apparel chain; includes related article on history of the chain - company profile
  by Donald Longo
• Price Savers confronts Price Club in Phoenix - membership warehouse clubs
  by Pamela Krein
• Office Square: K mart's diversification extended - K mart's office supply warehouse store chain - Antonini's K mart
• K mart's Jacyln Smith Collection: three years old and getting bigger - licensed apparel - Antonini's K mart
• The great Chicago office supply battle - office supply warehouse stores, Arvey Paper & Supplies, Office World, and Office Square; includes related article on prices
• Higher quality audio equipment has sound appeal to discounters - and other consumer electronics
• Two Oshman's SuperSports units set to kick off
• 31 Gold Circle stores give Target beachhead for national growth - Target Stores purchases 31 discount stores from Kimco Development Corp
• Lionel leaps into big apple with city's first discount toy store - New York City, Kiddie City toy stores
  by Richard C. Halverson
• Slow economy makes sales growth tough despite Antonini's efforts - Joseph Antonini, Kmart's growth - Antonini's K mart
• Sporting goods giants score extra points - sporting goods retailers
  by Richard C. Halverson
• Multi-firm deal splinters Gold Circle; discounters pick up 68 units
  by Kenneth M. Chanko
• Consumers Express: model for narrow stores - Consumers Distributing opens prototype for long, narrow store buildings
• Hills gains fill-in units for market dominance - Hills Department Stores leases former Gold Circle discount store locations from Kimco Development Corp
  by Laura Liebeck
• CVN diversifies operations, takes over Fashion Channel - home shopping
  by Arthur Markowitz
• 1988 Ad
• Electronic POS debit system draws near at K mart - Antonini's K mart
  by Deane Evans
• Civil recovery helps chains stem losses from shoplifting - discount store chains
  by Richard C. Halverson