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FANNIE MAY: FATTER SALES, DEBT: CANDYMAKER HAS SWEET TOOTH FOR BUYING OUT RIVALS.

These are fat times for Fannie May Holdings Inc., even if that's meant bulking up on debt. Since 1995, the Chicago-based candymaker has...
Crain's Chicago Business, 07/05/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
COW COMMERCE: EATERIES, SHOPS, TOURISM RAKE IN BOVINE BUCKS.

Thought you'd seen everything: a herd of brightly colored cattle adorning Michigan Avenue, pairs of hand-painted cows flanking prominent city...
Crain's Chicago Business, 07/05/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
RANDOM WALK: CUES, BREWS, BLUES: BIDDING A DIVE ADIEU.

Like a scene out of the TV classic ``Cheers'' -- if ``Cheers'' had been set in a pool-hall-slash-bowling-alley dive in Chicago, that is -- loyal...
Crain's Chicago Business, 06/21/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
TRYING NEW ACCESSORIES: COACH BUILDS ON HANDBAG SUCCESS WITH FURNITURE, TOWELS, OTHER ITEMS.

When Sara Lee Corp. announced a major overhaul in 1997 that included shedding peripheral businesses, Wall Street figured it wouldn't be long...
Crain's New York Business, 06/21/99 by rewick, c. j. · More from publication -
DOMINICK'S MIDWEST EXPANSION: OWNER SAFEWAY EYES NEW MARKETS, MORE ACQUISITIONS.

Dominick's Supermarkets Inc., which has always operated close to its home base in suburban Chicago, is preparing to expand into new Midwestern...
Crain's Chicago Business, 06/21/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
NEW JEWEL OWNER HITS THE GAS PEDAL: ALBERTSON'S PLANS FUEL CENTERS FOR STORE PARKING LOTS.(Gary Michael)

Coming to a Jewel supermarket near you: private-label gasoline. Jewel Food Stores' future owner, Albertson's Inc., is the nation's first...
Crain's Chicago Business, 06/14/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
FOR COACH, BIZ IS NOT ONLY IN THE BAGS: SARA LEE UNIT MOVES INTO UPSCALE FURNITURE.

When Sara Lee Corp. announced an overhaul in 1997 that included shedding peripheral businesses, Wall Street figured the high-end Coach leather...
Crain's Chicago Business, 06/14/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
THE WILD, WILD WEB.(Giant Step's electronic commerce services)

Call it e-consulting or i-building. Whatever the name, Net marketer Giant Step intends to win an ample slice of an emerging market that's...
Crain's Chicago Business, 06/07/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
McD's new CEO tweaks recipe to ensure growth.(McDonald's, Jack Greenberg)

Since becoming CEO last August, Jack Greenberg has reinvigorated McDonald's Corp.'s slumping U.S. business and improved the company's financial...
Crain's Chicago Business, 05/31/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication -
AD GIANT BURNETT HAS ANOTHER OVERHAUL IN WORKS: NEW CEO EYED; SETBACK FOR HYPED `MINI-AGENCIES'.

Leo Burnett Co. is expected to announce a series of strategic changes in coming months, including a new chief executive and a pullback from the...
Crain's Chicago Business, 05/24/99 by REWICK, C. J. · More from publication



