After losing her job as a journalist and the security of a good salary, Caitlin Kelly took a part-time job at an upscale outdoor clothing company at her local mall. In this memoir, Kelly recounts her mid-career misadventures in the absurd world of American retail.

"Details historical sales, expense, and/or profit data, as provide by the franchisors themselves... 112 earnings claims statements"--p. [4] of cover.

"A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found. Welcome to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. If you ever lost a sock, you'll find it here. If you ever wondered about favorite toy from childhood... it's probably sitting on a shelf in the back. And the headphones that you swore that this time you'd keep safe?...

"Emprender y franquiciar exige riesgos, disciplina y una buena dosis de esfuerzo y dedicacion al negocio; pero tambien el conocimiento nesesario para poder abordarlo con ciertas garantias de exito. Este libro es una ayuda eficaz para todos aquellos que se inciian en el apasionante mundo de las franquicias"--Cover. "Entrepreneurship and franchising requires risks, discipline and a good dose of effort and dedication to the business; but also the necessary...

Looks at the effect Wal-Mart stores have on local businesses, their employees' economic status, the rights of women and minorities as Wal-Mart Associates, the lack of environmental responsibility by Wal-Mart starting with corporate headquarters on down, and the exploitation of Chinese and Bangladesh workers. Shows that Wal-Mart has concern for its own profits by heavy in-store security but well-known lack of security in their parking lots which have...

"Once upon a time, a no-frills J.Crew rollneck sweater held an almost mystical power--or at least it felt that way. The story of J.Crew is the story of the original 'lifestyle brand,' whose evolution charts a sea change in the way we dress, the way we shop, and who we aspire to be over the past four decades--all told through iconic clothes and the most riveting characters imaginable. In The Kingdom of Prep, seasoned fashion journalist Maggie Bullock...

At a grocery store in Chicago, two employees fight for a big promotion. How far will each man go in order to receive the coveted job?

When Sam Kornberg{u2019}s wife, Lala, walks out on him, he{u2019}s an unemployed used-book store clerk and failed experimental novelist with a broken heart. Desperate to win her back, he takes a job as assistant detective to the enigmatic Solar Lonsky, a private eye who might be an eccentric and morbid genius or just a morbidly obese madman. It{u2019}s a simple tail job, following a beautiful and mysterious lady around L.A., but Sam soon finds himself...

There{u2019}s something 100% off about Maggie and her fiancé Sam{u2019}s new dream home in the historic section of St. Stanley. The lights flicker, the doors blow shut, and their cat, Marshall Dillon, hisses at empty space. And there{u2019}s something in the basement that{u2019}s definitely not a bargain. After Maggie discovers a skeleton in the root cellar, she{u2019}s convinced her house is haunted by a murdered man{u2019}s ghost. With the help...