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Articles in Oct 7, 1991 issue of Discount Store News

• Discount stocks soar, despite '91 recession - discount stores
• Kmart tests customer tracking system
  by Arthur Markowitz
• Keeping true to original discounting - Taking Stock - column
  by Arthur Markowitz
• Brand offerings stabilize as partnerships blossom - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey
• Brand leaders solidify positions in stable market - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Apparel/ Children's
• Discount chains streamline supplier lists - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Home Products/Domestics
• Top stationery brands consolidate their support - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Stationery, Greeting Cards
• Brand names help to bolster sagging toy sales - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Toys
• Stretching panty sales - Apparel Merchandising: Women
• Upper-tier partnerships: top chains are editing their vendor lists; the big get bigger and grab larger market shares - HouseMarket Trends: Feature Story
• Alexander's revamp gains speed - Alexander's Department Stores
  by Jill Lettich
• Big fuss over dirty diaper deed - Child World accuses Toys R Us Inc. of unfair business practices
• BJ's tests free road service for tire customers - B J's Wholesale Club Inc
• Top 4 underscore brands' importance - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Apparel/Men's
• Emerson climbs back to top performer position - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Home Products/Consumer Electronics
• Big yellow wins again, but competitors gain - Eastman Kodak Co - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Home Products/Photo, Camera
• Auto brand performance fragments in '91 - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Automotives
• Licensing wars rage on - Apparel Merchandising: Children
  by Jill Lettich
• The new American Gothic: today's apparel marketers are facing new challenges as they learn to deal with an American population that is more diverse and less homogeneous than ever - Apparel Merchandising: Cover Story
  by Jeffrey Arlen
• Coordinated selections: licensed juvenile tabletop hits are often keyed by current releases of movies to video stores - HouseMarket Trends: Tabletop
• Green issues confront automotives industry; oil recycling options debated - includes related article on auto recycling
  by Richard Halverson
• 1991 Ad
  by Tony Lisanti
• 1991 Ad
• Bold marketing helps Gitano grab lead again - Gitano Group Inc - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Apparel/Ladies'
• Upgraded image, new strategy give Maybelline a facelift - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Cosmetics
• Four P&G brands make mark on top 10 - Proctor and Gamble Co - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Home Products/Household Cleaners
• Coleman, fishing brands gain prominence - Coleman Company Inc - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Sporting Goods
• New products, price wars fuel category - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Food, Candy, Snacks
• Apparel politics - Apparel Merchandising: Editorial - editorial
  by Jeffrey Arlen
• Pergament lights up home decor category; using a three-pronged approach, Rooms 'N Lights combines fashionable furnishings at affordable prices - Pergament Home Centers Inc - HouseMarket Trends: Cover Story
  by Mary Ellen Kelly
• Best previews its look of the future in new 'diamond' prototype - Best Products Company Inc
  by Richard Halverson
• Discounters dominate Exclusively HBA show
  by Jill Lettich
• Discounters well set to capitalize on recovery - Buyers & Sellers - column
  by Don Longo
• JCPenney struggles to maintain upscale image - J.C. Penney Company Inc
  by Jill Lettich
• Variety of brands spices up department - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Home Products/Housewares
• Brands paramount in H&BC department - health and beauty care - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Health & Beauty Care
• Stanley, B&D command dominant positions - Stanley Works; Black and Decker Corp - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Hardware
• What's next? - Apparel Merchandising: Men
• No kidding around: bedding suppliers take aim at thriving juvenile market with bold, trendy fashions and hot licenses - HouseMarket Trends: Bed & Bath
  by Jim Sullivan
• Fall market: boom ahead for textiles - HouseMarket Trends: Bed & Bath
  by Pat Hisey
• Kmart stays on road to renewal
  by Tony Lisanti
• New Canadian megastore chain debuts - Business Depot Ltd - Specialty Store Focus
  by Laura Liebeck
• RPM: still risky business for manufacturers - retail price maintenance - Washington Report - column
  by Ken Rankin
• Big gains for leading cosmetic brands - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Cosmetics
• Branded goods take upper hand in category - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Home Products/Personal Care Appliances
• Greeting cards' stability reflects uniqueness of category - Top Brands - Part I: Store Manager Survey - Hard Lines/Stationery, Greeting Cards
• Reviving fashion jewelry - Apparel Merchandising: Women
• Home fashions giants face off: prototype positions Waccamaw for higher sales per square foot; arms it against BB&B - Bed, Bath and Beyond - HouseMarket Trends: Feature Story