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| There"s no question that American consumers thirst for new products ?as the booming sales of camera phones and plasma TVs attest. But marketers are also noticing a growing demand for products from the past. This trend is affecting everything from cars to candy. |
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Americans Are Finall |
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| One of the driving forces behind the retro trend is the craving to return to a time when American products seemed to be made with higher standards for quality. But is quality really just a thing of the past? Not according to a growing number of businesses that are embracing the quality revolution. |
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They Retread Tires, |
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| It has been estimated that in seven years, as the first Baby Boomers reach retirement age, there will be 10 million more jobs than workers. By 2031, that gap could widen to 35 million. |
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The Money, Freedom, |
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| What do the fabled chief executives of top corporations do when they retire? |
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The 40-Hour Work Wee |
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| Futurists 50 years ago were projecting a 20-hour work week in the United States and Western Europe by the dawn of the 21st century. In most developed nations, their predictions have proven directionally correct: total work time has moved downward. |
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