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NEW YORK â" Shoppers won't be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. this year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either. | |||
Unpaid time off growing NEW YORK â" Here's the vacation no one wants, courtesy of the recession: Forced time off without pay. Many brands fall to recessionNEW YORK â" Shoppers won't be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. this year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either. Now a good time to set policyNEW YORK â" At the checkout counter of a Manhattan office supply store, there is a rack stocked with disinfectant spray, throat lozenges, tissues and Vitamin C supplements, reminders to small-business owners that a new season, the flu season, is upon us. Siegel ends successful run at helm of clothing companyBob Siegel pushed up sales of the famous Lacoste USA brand tenfold in his seven years as chairman and chief executive of the crocodile-emblazoned apparel company. On Wednesday, the Charleston resident stepped down from his post. "It's been a wonderful run," he said. | |||
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