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Articles in Jan 8, 1990 issue of Discount Store News

• New York files suit against Sears - New York Attorney General says every day low price campaign is a fraud - column
• Home fashions megastore set for '92 debut; Toronto's HomeWorld will include 200 retailers - HomeMarket Trends
• Beginning anew: Anchor Hocking molds bright future with new products, packaging innovations - glass housewares - HomeMarket Trends
• Can Conran's Habitat be tamed? Brunner will face increasing competition in the U.S. home furnishings retail market as he takes the helm - Conran's Habitat, furniture store; Ray Brunner - HomeMarket Trends
  by Mary Ellen Kelly
• 1990 Ad
  by Pete Hisey
• Wal-Mart tests C-store buz; tinkers with Hypermart USA - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opening convenience stores - includes related article
• Retailers begin jockeying for TSS store locations - TSS-Seedman's Inc., discounter, is liquidating assets
  by Laura Liebeck
• Higher-end cookware sales expected to sizzle - at discount stores
• Expanded array of clocks strike retailers' fancy - clock sales at discount stores
• Chains see room for higher margins in organizers - closet organizer sales at discount stores
• Five-year-old Office Club expects black ink in '90 - office supply warehouse store
  by Pamela Meek
• Oil cos. begin recycling plastic for motor oil bottles
• Anti-drug rule implemented; DOT requires discounters to begin testing drivers - Department of Transportation requires drug testing of truck drivers
  by Deane Evans
• Surfwear rides crest of wave of popularity - beachwear selling well at discount stores
  by Pamela Meek
• Differentiation: superstores carve clear identities in order to survive shakeout threat - office supplies warehouse stores; includes related articles - Home Office Merchandising
  by Pete Hisey
• No frills at Stuarts - discount department store's office supply marketing strategy - Home Office Marketing
• Molding a market: ergonomically designed chairs are at the cutting edge of design and comfort - sales of office chairs at office supply warehouse stores - Home Office Marketing
  by Laura Liebeck
• Promos to spice videotape sales - sales of blank video tapes at discount stores
  by Peter Hisey
• CE chains try to pick up slack after VCR peak - consumer electronics stores
• Profusion of degradable bags tests retailer's wits - biodegradable garbage bags; includes related article
  by Richard C. Halverson
• 1990 Ad
  by Mary Ellen Kelly
• State recycling laws send shockwaves out to discounters - battery recycling laws
  by Richard C. Halverson
• Fleecewear brand war heats up - knit activewear sales at discount stores
  by Kenneth M. Chanko
• Retailers scramble for Game Boy; other Nintendo products pace holiday toy parade - video games
• Barbells, aerobics sprint ahead in exercise category - exercise equipment at discount stores
• Discounter issues continue retreat; index drops 34 points - Discount Store News Index, discount store stocks
• Number of at-home workers increases - Home Office Marketing
• H&BA mergers to spark expanded assortments - health and beauty aids
• Kirsch acquires Clopay; consolidates assortment - window treatment manufacturers - HomeMarket Trends
• Glitz on a budget: A&S homes in on Manhattan - home furnishings at Abraham and Straus department stores - HomeMarket Trends
  by Faye Brookman
• The curtain rises on Wal-Mart's Cannon collection - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. introduces bed linen line from Cannon Mills Co - HomeMarket Trends
  by Pete Hisey