Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 31 1996

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 31 1996

Grocery Stores Now Offer More than Just Groceries.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
December 31, 1996... Dec. 31--Pat and Mary Lybrand were running errands on a recent Wednesday, a weekly ritual for the elderly couple. In addition to picking up groceries, the Lybrands filled three prescriptions, bought stamps for Christmas cards and...

Bay Area Electronics Store Comes to California Capital.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
December 31, 1996... Dec. 31--Known as a techie retail paradise, Fry's Electronics Inc. has built a reputation on stocking gobs of PCs, printers, software, peripherals and other "must- haves," such as potato chips, soda and No-Doz, for those hopelessly glued...

Financial Black Hole Closes Incredible Universe.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
December 31, 1996... Dec. 31--The 1996 Christmas retail season, which analysts say produced less-than-stellar jingling at the nation's cash registers, has claimed its first victim: Tandy is shuttering its Incredible Universe retail superstore chain. ...

Mine Deaths Nationwide Hit All-Time Low in 1996.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
December 31, 1996... Dec. 31--Barring an eleventh-hour disaster, 1996 will be the safest year in the history of American coal mining. Only 38 coal miners were killed in the United States this year, 11 of them in Kentucky, U.S. Mine Safety and Health...

After-Christmas Sales Weaker than Kentucky Retailers Expected.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
December 31, 1996... Dec. 31--Bluegrass retailers didn't get Red Ryder BB guns for Christmas, but at least they didn't get socks and underwear. Retail sales were up this holiday season, but business wasn't as strong as many had hoped, retailers and...