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1. Car lots to computers; how CDW's chief made it

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
CDW Computer Centers Inc. -- Management -- 00289983, Retail industry -- Management, Chief executive officers -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Michael P. Krasny, founder and chairman of CDW Computer Centers Inc., is as subtle as the conspicuous 5-pound paperweights he gives as gifts. Embedded in each facet of the oversized [...]

Published
1996

2. Soft Sheen heir quits family firm

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Soft Sheen Products Inc. -- Officials and employees -- 00093900, Toiletries industry -- Officials and employees, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Gardners seek outside CEO after deal stalls Soft Sheen Products Inc. President Gary Gardner has resigned from the privately held company, ending an era of family management at the nation's [...]

Published
1996

3. Canada sears Roebuck

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Sears Canada Inc. -- Finance, Department stores -- Finance, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

4. Past airline deals a warning for UAL

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
UAL Corp. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Airlines -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and mergers -- Statistics, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

7. Wither Woodfield Mall?

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Shopping centers -- Remodeling and renovation, Business, Business, regional
Published
1994

11. A downturn hits Ward's

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Montgomery Ward and Company Inc. -- Finance, Retail industry -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1993

13. Why the roof caved in on Handy Andy

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Handy Andy Home Improvement Centers Inc. -- Finance -- 00244215, Hardware stores -- Finance, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

14. At United, soaring buyout may have turbulent future

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
United Air Lines Inc. -- Management, Airlines -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

When virtuoso Yo Yo Ma travels the world to perform, he buys a separate airline ticket so his precious cello can occupy the seat next to him. But it used [...]

Published
1996

15. United to expand its shuttle: Denver likely hub for no-frills wing

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
United Air Lines Inc. -- Services, UAL Corp. -- Management, Airlines -- Services, Civil aviation -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

UAL Corp.'s United Airlines plans to expand a revamped version of its low-frills shuttle at one or more of its hubs - most likely Denver - by the end of [...]

Published
1996

16. McD's eyes museum in River North; top store primed for redevelopment

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
McDonald's Corp. -- Planning -- 00305566, Fast food restaurants -- Planning, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Rock 'n' roll is here to stay, but the Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's restaurant probably isn't. Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. is looking to redevelop one of its top-selling stores - [...]

Published
1996

17. No kidding, it's rocket science

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Campbell Software Inc. -- Management -- 00212884, Computer software industry -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

And lots of big retailers are buying it Michael H. Campbell is a rocket scientist whose 7-year-old software startup is poised for lift-off. Just three months after hiring its first [...]

Published
1996

18. Ward's gets a 'sale' tag

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Montgomery Ward and Company Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- 00305944, Retail industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

GE, Brennan shopping their retail giant Montgomery Ward & Co. - which previously acknowledged it was considering a public offering for its direct-marketing unit - confirmed last week that its [...]

Published
1996

19. Grocery for the S. Loop

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Hiffman Shaffer Anderson Inc. -- Contracts -- 00223276, Shopping centers -- Planning, Real estate development -- Contracts, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Dominick's targets mayor's neighborhood A Chicago developer is planning to build a shopping center anchored by a Dominick's supermarket near Mayor Richard J. Daley's grocery-starved South Loop neighborhood. The retail [...]

Published
1996

20. Dropping the other shoe at Florsheim: chief executive walks his talk with a revamp

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Florsheim Group Inc. -- Management -- 00039217, Footwear industry -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Florsheim Shoe Co. Chairman Charles Campbell hopes to teach old dogs new tricks. The turnaround specialist faces the daunting challenge of recasting the Chicago shoemaker's old-fogey image to attract younger [...]

Published
1996

21. Ward's healer needs new magic

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Montgomery Ward and Company Inc. -- Management -- 00305944, Retail industry -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

To borrow from the retailer's jingle: The more things have changed at Montgomery Ward & Co., the more they've stayed the same. Eight years after Chairman Bernard Brennan and his [...]

Published
1996

22. Sears is going shopping

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- Planning, Retail industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and mergers -- Planning, Department stores -- Planning, Business, Business, regional
Published
1996

23. Sportmart could use power play

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Sportmart Inc. -- Management -- 00222107, Sporting goods industry -- Management, Family-owned business enterprises -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Family-run Sportmart Inc., which 25 years ago invented the category-killer format for sporting goods, is battling to remain independent as the retail industry undergoes a formidable shakeout. Plagued by plunging [...]

Published
1996

25. Sear's new credit card

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- Joint ventures -- 00307730, Visa Inc. -- Joint ventures -- 00213973, Retail industry -- Joint ventures, Credit and debit card industry -- Joint ventures, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

26. UAL's buyout flier won't be its last

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
UAL Corp. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Airlines -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and mergers -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

27. How debt, sales unraveled Mark Shale

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Mark Shale/Al Baskin Co. -- Finance -- 00011031, Bankruptcy -- Reports, Clothing stores -- Finance, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

28. A down Field's heads upstream

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Marshall Field's -- Management -- 00305498, Department stores -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

29. Why the roof caved in on Handy Andy

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Handy Andy Home Improvement Centers Inc. -- Finance -- 00244215, Home center stores -- Finance, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

32. A closer look at Sears

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- Reports -- 00307730, Retail industry -- Reports, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

33. In or out? The area code plan

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. -- Planning, Telecommunications services industry -- Planning, Area codes (Telephone) -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

35. Spinoff pressure builds at Ward's

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Montgomery Ward Holding Corp. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- 00209066, Signature Group L.P. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- 00220725, Holding companies -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Mail-order industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

37. A fashion that never took off

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Bloomingdale's Inc. -- Management -- 00013730, Retail industry -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

39. A case to spin off Field's

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Marshall Field's -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- 00305498, Target Corp. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- 00302369, Retail industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

40. Price of United's win: competition in Asia

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Heathrow Airport -- Contracts, United Air Lines Inc. -- Services, Airlines -- Services, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

41. Kohl's isn't just for cheeseheads

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Kohl's Corp. -- Management -- 00271005, Retail industry -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

42. Chernin's steps up

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Chernin's Shoemart Express -- Finance -- 00221291, Frontenac Co. -- Investments -- 00209625, Footwear industry -- Finance, Venture capital companies -- Investments, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

44. O'Hare revamps concessions

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport -- Management, Food services -- Economic aspects, Airports -- Management, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

46. Homart headed for breakup

Author

Veverka, Mark and Andreoli, Tom

Subjects
Homart Development Co. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- 00050001, Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Retail industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Real estate developers -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

47. City shopping for Sears

Author

Andreoli, Tom and Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- Buildings and facilities, Retail industry -- Buildings and facilities, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

48. United's Shuttle diplomacy

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
UAL Corp. -- Forecasts and trends, Airlines -- Forecasts and trends, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

49. Catalog venture troubled

Author

Veverka, Mark

Subjects
Montgomery Ward Holding Corp. -- Joint ventures, Fingerhut Companies Inc. -- Joint ventures, Retail industry -- Joint ventures, Mail-order industry -- Joint ventures, Business, Business, regional
Published
1995

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