…Business Outlook GEORGE DILA Special to the Jewish News F . or Arthur M. Horwitz, publisher of the Detroit Jewish News, getting an evening phone call from the alarm corn- pany for the newspaper's Southfield office was not out of the ordinary. He'd had these calls before, and none of them had proved to be too serious. So when Horwitz got such a call as he and his wife were headed out to dinner on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 27, he wasn't ove...…
…Business Outlook 001 22J aLli a BOUNCING BACK from page 7 No Time For Regrets The newspaper's management team didn't have time to watch the fire, or to reflect on the past. Two things were uppermost in their minds — getting an emergency place for the staff to work, and publishing the paper on schedule. "There was never any doubt that we would publish a paper that week," said Sklar. "We didn't want to break our string of publishing a pape...…
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…ONE STOP KOSHER MARKET KOSHER CONVENIENCE N.N-c "'s"\`‘• • Jews have a kosher supermarket they can call their own, even as it serves the larger community. y ou don't have to be Jewish to like shopping at One Stop Kosher Market. The Southfield supermarket is fully stocked with the food and household products everyone needs. But for those who keep kosher, the store is a community treasure. One Stop offers thousands of certified-kosher nam...…
…Independent retailers shake of ~ winter's chill; greet new season with optimism. ED NAKFOOR Special to the Jewish News A s if the challenges facing an independent mer- chant last year weren't enough: encroaching "big boxes" and hungry chain stores at every turn, uncooperative weather, ho-hum fash- ions, fickle consumers, a once buoyant economy taking on water fast, early markdowns, and the constant search for good help. Indeed, heading int...…
…Business Outlook WHAT'S IN STORE? from page 13 Ron Elkus talks about how he, too, has been working smarter at his opera- tion, the Shirt Box in Farmington Hills. "Like any business, not just retail, you have to [market] yourself and advertise," even more so during tougher times he says. Last fall, Elkus started running more promotions, and he stays in touch with customers more frequently, encouraging them to stop in and see what's new While...…
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…Economic Crystal Ball For Detroit D avid Littmann, vice presi- dent of Comerica Bank in Detroit, predicts a slow improvement in the region's economy. _ In his latest economic reports, Littmann said real gross domestic product (GDP) expansion in 2001 was 1.2 percent, compared with 4.1 percent in 2000. The slump that occurred was centered in the high- tech, capital spending, and Detroit- related auto industry and manufactur- ing segments of th...…
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…A Different Beat A West Bloomfield teen puts her music on paper. LISA BRONSTEIN Special to the Jewish News 33 igh school sophomore Beth Kerwin recently attended a performance of the Bloomfield Hills Andover High School chamber ensemble at Oakland University. Although she is an accomplished pianist, Kerwin did not perform with the ensemble. She listened, perhaps with a more critical ear than other members audience, she performs in approxim...…
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