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Articles in Nov 13, 1989 issue of Discount Store News

• Zayre comes back to life; poised to be urban force - Ames Department Stores Inc. retains the Zayre name at some urban locations
  by Peter Hisey
• Quake shakes up Bay Area retailing; area discounters clean up, pitch in with donations - San Francisco Bay Area earthquake
• The Big One catches DSN reporter clothes-shopping at Nordstrom - San Francisco Bay Area earthquake; Discount Store News reporters personal narrative
  by Pamela Meek
• TSS is slated to expire by mid-1990 - TSS-Seedman's Inc., discount store chain
  by Laura Liebeck
• Competition escalates in kids'; robust sales, flat margins mark category - children's wear at discount stores
• A sunny spring ahead for domestics - household linens - HomeMarket Trends
• Industry edges upward after soft landing: after avoiding recession in '89, better '90 ahead - discount store industry
  by Richard Mount
• Alexander's readies first new outlet in a decade - Alexander's Inc., department store chain
  by Kenneth M. Chanko
• Hardware, H&BA report gains; increasing stock turns boosts hardware, tools - hardware and health and beauty aids at discount stores
• The heat is on; retailers will be sweating out a soft market in 1990 - discount store sales of home furnishings - HomeMarket Trends
• Vendors unveil '90 RTA plans - ready-to-assemble furniture manufacturers - HomeMarket Trends
• Venture plush hound howls holiday cheer - Venture Stores Retailers Ltd., discount chain markets plush toys as Christmas promotion
  by Richard C. Halverson
• NACSM releases housewares survey - National Association of Catalog Showroom Merchandisers
• Cosmetics, drugs take fewer markdowns - Hardware, H&BA report gains; health and beauty aids
• Wholesale Depot opens first of small-size, big-results clubs - membership warehouse store
  by Mary Ellen Kelly
• OPA goes up against Staples on the East Coast - Office Products of America, office products warehouse stores
• Finding just the right look: suddenly-picky shoppers demand more progressive designs and colors that are exactly right - bed and bath linens at discount stores - HomeMarket Trends
• View is bright, colorful - forecast for window treatment sales at discount stores - HomeMarket Trends
• A strong case for higher quality; growing consumer preference for higher-quality furniture offer lucrative opportunities - at discount stores - HomeMarket Trends
• Upscale settings add luster; study reveals that crystal, silver could find a niche in the discount store arena - tableware - HomeMarket Trends