Los Angeles Business Journal

1. House of Fabrics Inc.
Sherman Oaks-based House of Fabrics operates home sewing and craft stores. Information herein is taken from the June 14, 1991 proxy and the 1991 annual ...
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2. Employment, help-wanted stats keep business outlook pessimistic.
Los Angeles County employment numbers continue to be soft in Econowatch, meaning that red flags will stay up for retailers, real estate agents and others ...
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3. Southland oil hits a new patch of price volatility; oil industry insiders...
More petroleum price volatility, with emphasis on the downside, was forecast for the new year in the Los Angeles Basin by local oil industry executives ...
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4. Compatibility drives computer industry competition.
Plethora of software choices prompts further advances For the computer industry in Los Angeles and across America, the 1980s were years of unprecedented innovation. Perhaps ...
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5. Moviemakers expect a rebound, timing is uncertain.
Independent producers emerge as a major industry force Calculating when the slump in the entertainment industry will end is about as easy as it was ...
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6. Government controls, competition heighten pressure on media outlets.
Media industry executives predict another bleak year in 1992 for the broadcast networks, not so much because of a continuing recession, but due to government ...
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7. Tourism officials foresee a less than lustrous year.
Recession, image woes continue to scare away visitors Last year was one of the worst ever for Los Angeles County's travel and tourism industry. And ...
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8. Retailers stock up survival gear as outlets face another soft year.
Shaken by lackluster consumer spending and a recession-fed market shift, retailers are sharpening their survival skills to make it through 1992. Those skills will be ...
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9. Insurers face a new year full of legislative changes.
Garamendi's second year continues in cost-cutting mode Property/casualty insurers expect the recession to catch up with them in 1992, while life insurers are breathing a ...
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10. S&Ls face another year of tumult coping with rules.
Receivership looms for institutions lacking adequate capital Just as 1991 was the year of bank mega-mergers, forecasters see this year likely bringing more pairings, not ...
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