But honestly, the Magimix does seem like a superior machine to most of the more common department store brands.
Such is the sophisticatation of the firm's software that coming to Amazon will not be like entering the halls of a huge, soulless department store.
The country's big cities are rife with small boutiques--many Zozotown suppliers have storefronts--but they are unlikely to mount a challenge to the department store giants like Matsuzakaya, Mitsukoshi and Takashimaya.
In the half-light, the proscenium glowed like a bright department-store window, which shadowy people behind it were dressing.
While creating a specialty department store sounds like a great idea, the reality of losing sales and earnings at a faster clip than has ever been seen in a major American retailer must give the Board pause.
Sony offers up a couple of possible examples, including a crudely scribbled map, a basic math equation and a drawing of a cup of coffee, all of which ship with the device like those pictures of happy families that come with department store picture frames.
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During their 20-year partnership, Levete and Kaplicky worked on the unusual Media Center at Lord's Cricket Ground, a spaceship-like structure that appears to hover above the ground, and a new Selfridges department store in Birmingham.
The best department store deals will likely be found at regional chains like Bon-Ton and Boscov's (both mainly in the Northeast), according to Anthony Liuzzo, a professor of business and economics at Wilkes University who's been tracking holiday retail trends since 1988.
While the tactic works for discounters like Wal-Mart, it has not motivated department-store shoppers.
The department store is attempting to revitalize its stale image, including brands like MNG by Mango and Sephora, and by purchasing the Liz Claiborne brand.
Easy access to discount shopping is so commonplace in the US that sometimes if you walk into a department store and buy something at full retail you feel like chump, knowing it will soon be on sale.
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