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IndustryWeek November 1, 2004 David Drickhamer	Appliance Envy From the factories to the stores, Whirlpool's Chinese Operations reflect the company's global push to earn customer loyalty.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2004 David Drickhamer	Manufacturers Like Us When asked to identify the focus of their market strategy, Chinese manufacturers listed "high quality" first, followed by innovation, service and support, and low cost. For U.S. manufacturers, innovation straggled in a distant seventh.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Andy Reinhardt	Blackberry's European Assault Wireless gadget maker Research in Motion Ltd. is determined to win over Europe.
InternetNews October 11, 2004 Clint Boulton	CA Moves into EMEA for SMBs The software maker Computer Associates plans to invest $24 million on equipment and marketing to sell storage and security software to small- and medium-sized businesses in Europe, Middle East & Africa
PC Magazine October 19, 2004 John Clyman	Business IT: Rent or Buy? As a technology or business manager, how can you cut through the hype to tell whether and where application outsourcing might be right for your organization? And what caveats should you keep in mind?
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Seth Jayson	Sons of Sam Look Overseas Wal-Mart's big expansion plans look for non-domestic money. Investors need to keep an eye on the firm's same-store sales.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Warehouses for Warsaw Corporate expansion in Poland during the past few years has led to a new generation of distribution centers exceeding 300,000 sq. ft. But Poland is not the only country where developers are redesigning warehouse and distribution centers.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Carol Matlack	Carrefour In A Corner If there's any foreign retailer that can hold a candle to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., it's Carrefour. But the hypermarket chain is feeling the squeeze as discount rivals expand. It's stock has shed half its value since 1999, and there's talk of a takeover.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004	Buying A Piece Of Russia ConocoPhillips bought a 7.59% stake in Russia's biggest oil company, and may up its stake to 20% within two or three years.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Rich Smith	Toyota: Resistance Is Futile Given the disarray and limited offerings of the competition, Toyota's flooding of the U.S. market next year may well satisfy the lion's share of the demand for hybrid vehicles -- leaving no buyers left for the also-rans, and little hope of gaining economies of scale on their hybrid product lines.
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